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Update. "Eastern Florida State College has agreed to pay $250,000 to a former employee it fired after she criticized #CharlieKirk on Facebook." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/10/27/florida-college-pays-250k-free-speech-challenge #Academia #Censorship #FirstAmendment #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

OMG 🤣 LOOK AT THIS GUY'S FACE DJ Byrnes is an Ohio political blogger who sent a Shrek dick pic to a Nazi politician. The latter crapped his pants and pressed charges. Byrnes could have faced jail time, but fortunately the judge refused to treat this like it's the kind of death threats that MAGAs routinely send to Dem politicians. Byrnes' laughter just says it all. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/09/ohio-political-blogger-found-guilty-in-explicit-shrek-meme-trial/#Ohio #MAGA #Republicans #GOP #FirstAmendment

Amanda McGonigle at @CatsOnACouch has 2.2 million followers on Ig because of her online and IRL trolling of #JDVance. His delicate feelings were hurt by her followers typing "meow" in his social media posts, so he wanted her banned from an event in #Maine. The ACLU helped her sue and they won. Although her mockery of Vance is hilarious, there's nothing more serious now in the US than defending the #FirstAmendment. #FreeSpeech is still alive and kicking because of lawsuits like this.

Right now, a cheerful but determined crowd of protestors has gathered outside a court house to support the "Minnesota 15," legal observers of #ICE. Although everything the observers did was legal under the #FirstAmendment, #DHS is persecuting them with, well, trumped up charges. We have the First Amendment for as long as we defend it. #Minneapolis is even bringing the marching band energy. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeC5TrZg5V3/#Minnesota #50501movement #FuckICE

And look under the hood of tech policy via @mmasnick@mastodon.social's feed. https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jpk2b2xmmbf1qdwbrnssnkcj #Journalism #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment

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Because of the farcical prosecution of James Comey, millions of protestors across the US put 8647 on protest signs. This is free speech. Bridge trolls in Santa Barbara #California recently put an 8647 sign alongside other signs and the US flag on a bridge. Officers in the California Highway Patrol wanted 8647 taken down after a complaint. This Indivisible chapter would not be silenced. We have the #FirstAmendment as long as we defend it. https://www.edhat.com/news/chp-reports-santa-barbara-protesters-to-fbi-over-8647-sign-on-highway-overpass/#50501movement

JD Vance Outed as Anonymous Source Behind Story Trump Used to Justify Banning Politico #news #trump #vance #firstAmendment

#DOJ claims #Trump can shut out #journalists from the White House at his will & for “national security” A court filing from the Trump admin late Tuesday night argues “access to the White House is a privilege, not a right,” in spite of #FirstAmendment protections around #PressFreedom. The admin attys argue that Trump can control areas of the White House to protect “national security” information that may be inside the complex. #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism

The #FirstAmendment is alive and kicking-- hard-- for as long as we use it! Well done, ma'am. Not all heroes wear capes. "‘Careful With the Stairs!’ Trump Gets Trolled on His Way Inside UN — 1 Year After Infamous Escalator Mishap" https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/careful-stairs-trump-gets-trolled-152425523.html#Trump

At midnight Bezos turns back into a mouse. 🐁 #media #WaPo #JeffBezos #Bezos #Trump #FirstAmendment

#Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of #Trump After White House Bans #CNN, #MSNOW & #Politico The move was an escalation of Trump’s showdown with the White House #press corps after he moved to bar journalists from the 3 outlets. Major #television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of Trump after the White House refused to allow CNN to serve as a pool representative on Monday. #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #fascism

#CNN, #MSNOW & #Politico to sue #Trump admin over White House access The three national news outlets Trump banned from the #WhiteHouse — CNN, MS NOW, & Politico — are filing a critical #FirstAmendment lawsuit to restore their access. The emergency request is set to go before a federal judge in the DC District Court & could result in hearings & legal arguments from the admin as soon as this week. #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #media #MafiaState #fascism

“This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights & defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” the three news organizations said in a joint statement on Monday. #Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

“Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting,” the news outlets said. “Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom & the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.” #Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Many #media organizations criticized Trump for banning Politico, MSNOW, and CNN: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/us/politics/news-outlets-react-trump-media-ban.html But their words need to be followed by actions: Ron Filipkowski had the best suggestion: "No network should broadcast a single Trump or Vance event, speech or press conference live until his ban targeting specific media companies for their coverage is lifted." copy: @renewedresistance@channel.org #politics #FirstAmendment

CNN, Politico and MS NOW denied White House access after Trump announces ban ~ Trump claims they lie and fabricate news, and that other (unnamed) news outlets will follow (if they don't act right and report how he wants, basically). The banned news outlets all say their rights have been violated. Courts have said the same when Trump tried to ban news outlets in the past. #USA #US #USpol #trump #law #FirstAmendment #1A #news #media --

#Trump abruptly announced on Friday afternoon that he would ban #MSNOW, #CNN & #Politico from the White House, a stark escalation in his ever-expanding battles with the #news #media. Trump attributed the ban to his displeasure with the outlets’ coverage of his admin. “There’s something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon. #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

#Fascism #Journalists from #CNN & #MSNOW were denied access to the #WhiteHouse grounds on Saturday, a day after #Trump announced a ban on 3 #news organizations because of reporting he disliked. Akayla Gardner, a White House correspondent for MS NOW, said that her White House-issued access badge failed to work at the security entrance where reporters typically enter near the West Wing. #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #democracy #FreePress #journalism #censorship

“The officer asked me to hand over my badge; he said that it was disabled,” Ms. Gardner said in an on-air interview. “I asked why I could not get inside; he said it was above him.” A photographer for #MSNOW was also asked to relinquish their badge, but a producer for the network was allowed into the #WhiteHouse, Ms. Gardner said. #Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny