Tag: Freedom of Speech

US professor: I was censored, doxed and fired because of Gaza

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A New York city academic explains why despite this setback, he’ll keep advocating for Palestinians and other oppressed people across the world.

US professor: I was censored, doxed and fired because of Gaza

U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.

U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television

Republicans Pump Brakes on KOSA After Realizing It Could Censor Them Too 🤭

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

from the always-think-of-how-your-worst-enemy-will-use-this-law dept

For a while, we’ve been pointing out how terrible KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) is. Our main concern is that the bill would fundamentally lead to the suppression of all kinds of speech. That’s because the “duty of care” provision, while limited, would allow officials (mostly at the FTC, which can get partisan) to argue that certain types of results were due to a design failure, and companies would seek to suppress content, rather than face the potential liability.

Republicans Pump Brakes on KOSA After Realizing It Could Censor Them Too

Why is the New York Times Silent About the Case of the Uhuru 3?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

On Wednesday, August 14, the Hands Off Uhuru Coalition is taking action to defend the rights of the Uhuru 3 and expose corporate media’s complicity in refusing to cover this important case, which threatens the First Amendment for everyone.

Why is the New York Times Silent About the Case of the Uhuru 3?

Related:

Leonard C. Goodman: An important case threatening First Amendment rights is about to go to trial

7/25/24 Leonard Goodman on the Government’s War on Ukraine War Dissent

Uhuru Case

Young Americans recount moments angrily rebuking anti-China politician at a forum

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A video capturing a few passionate young Americans confronting a former senior White House official Matthew Pottinger and being forcefully removed from the venue has recently made a splash across social media platforms in China and the US. According to José Vega, the 25-year-old American who was being dragged out of the venue violently, Pottinger made inflammatory remarks accusing China of instigating a potential World War III during his speech at a forum on security issues relating to the Taiwan Straits recently held in New York. Outraged by these false allegations, José and his friends Simon Miller and Robert Castle felt compelled to speak out against Pottinger’s divisive rhetoric. 

Young Americans recount moments angrily rebuking anti-China politician at a forum

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Milwaukee Shipped in 4,500 Cops From Across the US to Suppress Protest at RNC + More

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Contestations over the Republican National Committee’s efforts to foreclose avenues for lawful protest outside this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) were already heated months before GOP delegates started booking their flights to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the convention.

Milwaukee Shipped in 4,500 Cops From Across the US to Suppress Protest at RNC

Related:

Fatal shooting of homeless man raises security questions about out-of-state police at RNC

Milwaukee officers will accompany all visiting police units after fatal shooting

Columbus police have killed more than 60 people since 2013

Columbus police shoot and kill more people than most of their peer cities, according to an analysis of police shootings data by the Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network.

ACLU of Wisconsin: Files open records requests seeking answers about police killing of Samuel Sharpe Jr. 

The FDA Just Quietly Gutted Protections for Human Subjects in Research

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Late last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly introduced a regulation that may be one of the most important shifts in how non-profit and for-profit U.S. institutions, both at home and abroad, conduct future medical and public health research. It represents an erosion of personal medical choice and threatens to undermine the public’s trust in scientific investigations in biomedicine.

The FDA Just Quietly Gutted Protections for Human Subjects in Research