A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media.
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ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and ‘unlawful threats’
The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app’s developer is suing.
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President Trump wants Seth Meyers fired. The FCC chair amplified the message
President Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has “no talent” and called for NBC to fire him.
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She posted about Charlie Kirk’s death. Within eight hours, she was fired
Alexandra is one of many people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer’s death. She described the online mob that got her fired as “state-sponsored censorship.”
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Opinion: ‘Free speech doesn’t work just when you agree with it’
NPR’s Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.
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A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn’t the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 19, 2025
Let’s hold off on the Halloween stuff for now — it’s not even October. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Fallout from the assasination of […]
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How FCC chair Brendan Carr is leading Trump’s charge against the media
In the eight months since becoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has waged war against the free speech of those who have reported on, criticized, or satirized the president.
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Democrats and Hollywood stars decry Kimmel’s suspension as government censorship
High-profile politicians and performers are criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show as an attack on free speech. They are calling for the Trump administration and ABC to be held accountable.
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DOGE copycat at Brown cleared of wrongdoing
Defiant and undaunted, Brown sophomore Alex Shieh celebrated the fact that he won’t be sent down for breaking university rules. “I’m happy that I’m not being charged anymore, but I’m upset,” Shieh said. “I’m upset that I was charged in the first place.” Earlier this year, Shieh used AI to scrape contact details of all […]
