SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida—Three of the four U.S.-based defendants in the U.S. government’s case about a conspiracy with Russia to sow social discord spoke out May 10 for the first time since indictments dropped last month.
First Public Comments After African People’s Socialist Party Members Indicted for Colluding with Russia
Tag: First Amendment
Congrats, People Of Montana: Your Governor Is About To Blow A Ton Of Taxpayer Money On An Unconstitutional TikTok Ban
Except, of course, he’s done no such thing. He’s trampled on the 1st Amendment rights of Montanans and put their data at much greater risk. That’s because the law will require geographic tracking by TikTok, Apple, and Google to a much more significant degree than exists currently, just to figure out who is in Montana and who is not. So, by setting up this ban, he’s forcing these companies to collect more data than they otherwise would, putting that data at much greater risk.
On top of that, if China wants that data, they can just buy it from American data brokers, because we have basically nothing in place to stop them. Banning TikTok does literally nothing to help here, other than rile up some brainwashed boomers who think that China is spying on Americans through an app kids use to share dance moves.
Recommended video: TikTok Banned in Montana
WaPo Deleted Portion of Zelensky Interview Where He Accuses Paper of Aiding Russia
The Washington Post deleted a portion of an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he accused the paper of helping Russia by posing a question about information contained in leaked classified documents.
WaPo Deletes Portion of Zelensky Interview Where He Accuses Paper of Aiding Russia
US: Jewish doctor refuses pledge to not boycott Israel, doesn’t get paid
‘I actively support a boycott,’ doctor says in response to Arkansas anti-BDS law
US: Jewish doctor refuses pledge to not boycott Israel, doesn’t get paid
5/11/23 Mutaqee Akbar on the Uhuru Movement, Who They Are and What They’re Charged With
Scott is joined by Mutaqee Akbar, one of the lawyers representing members of the Uhuru Movement. The Uhuru Movement is a group of Black Socialists who were recently arrested in a SWAT raid and charged with operating as agents of the Russian government. Akbar explains what the Uhuru Movement is and gives some details on what the U.S. government is attempting to use as evidence in its effort to send these political activists to prison.
5/11/23 Mutaqee Akbar on the Uhuru Movement, Who They Are and What They’re Charged With via The Scott Horton Show
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The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government
Absolutely, there is a war on free speech.
To be more accurate, however, the war on free speech is really a war on the right to criticize the government.
The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government
Previously:
Tucker Carlson Is Starting A New Show On Twitter: The Last Big Platform That Allows Free Speech
Tucker Carlson returns with a message about free speech a few weeks after being unceremoniously fired from FOX News: He’s starting a new show on Twitter.
Tucker Carlson Is Starting A New Show On Twitter: The Last Big Platform That Allows Free Speech
Montana’s Governor’s Changes To TikTok Ban Bill Would Ban All Social Media Entirely
We’ve already talked about Montana’s extraordinarily unconstitutional “ban TikTok” bill that raises a huge number of constitutional issues. Lots of individuals and organizations pointed this out to governor Greg Gianforte (who came to office as a former tech exec of an internet company, and was supposed to be someone who understand the internet).
Montana’s Governor’s Changes To TikTok Ban Bill Would Ban All Social Media Entirely
The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online
Congress has resurrected the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that would increase surveillance and restrict access to information in the name of protecting children online. KOSA was introduced in 2022 but failed to gain traction, and today its authors, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), have reintroduced it with slight modifications. Though some of these changes were made in response to over 100 civil society organizations and LGBTQ+ rights groups’ criticisms of the bill, its latest version is still troubling. Today’s version of KOSA would still require surveillance of anyone sixteen and under. It would put the tools of censorship in the hands of state attorneys general, and would greatly endanger the rights, and safety, of young people online. And KOSA’s burdens will affect adults, too, who will likely face hurdles to accessing legal content online as a result of the bill.
The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online
Israel lobby smeared Palestinian American professor, then got him fired
Cabrini University discriminated against a Palestinian American professor and violated his First Amendment rights, a lawyer says. (Cabrini Univesity)
Israel lobby smeared Palestinian American professor, then got him fired
Related:
Cabrini University: Professor Fired after Anti-Israel Tweets
On March 19, 2023, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Cabrini University fired Professor Kareem Tannous in August 2022 after pressure from outside organizations to censure and punish the professor for allegedly anti-Semitic tweets. FIRE wrote the university on April 14, 2023, explaining it cannot fire Tannous for protected extramural speech and that the university should make clear it upholds the academic freedom standards it maintains in its faculty handbook.
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