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Trump Is Making Inroads in His Sly Attack on Free Speech
Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but it may be about something else tomorrow.
Over 600 Were Fired or Punished as White House Whipped Up Charlie Kirk Crackdown
Education workers were the most frequently punished, a new report finds.
DHS Falsely Labels Journalist a “Terrorist Sympathizer” After Wife’s Op-Ed
The detention of Sami Hamdi “is about silencing political dissent to create a chilling effect,” his wife wrote.
Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
“No Kings” Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists
Republicans are already smearing the protesters, but their intimidation tactics are out of touch with reality.
3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech
“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.
Trump Brags That He “Took the Freedom of Speech Away” From Protesters
Trump bragged about his administration seeking to ban flag burning, which is protected speech.
Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire
Weiss’s appointment by the billionaire Ellison family “is an ideological power play,” says journalist David Klion.
Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”?
Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US.