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Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week
The mainstream media barely made a peep about Trump’s latest attack on Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech rights.
Chilling Dissent
An alarming sea change has become a hallmark of the second Trump administration: an inversion of the assumption that, for the most part, Americans are protected by their right to free speech. First Amendment rights are under attack, as Trump uses the tools of the U.S. government to crack down and even punish protesters, journalists, critics, and more.
Trump Wants to Label Antifa a Terror Group. His Real Target Might Be a Lot Bigger.
The domestic terror designation might be a flop, but Trump will keep trying to find ways to crush the left.
Nancy Mace Targets Ilhan Omar in Charlie Kirk Speech Crackdown
The censure attempt comes as waves of people face professional reprisal over their speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Trump Sanctions Palestinian Human Rights Groups for Doing Their Job. Anybody Could Be Next.
It’s the first time the U.S. has sanctioned an organization specifically for using lawful, peaceful tools of advocacy.
GOP Rep. Backtracks on Bill That Could Let Marco Rubio Revoke Passports From Israel Critics
The bill alarmed civil liberties advocates who feared Rubio could use it to punish pro-Palestine Americans.
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.
The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel
Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS movement against Israel.
The Student Newspaper Suing Marco Rubio Over Targeted Deportations
The Stanford Daily argues the First Amendment protects journalists from arcane laws used against Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk.
Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students
With interview slots vanishing and arbitrary visa denials, the U.S. could see 150,000 fewer international students this fall.
Egyptian Officials in New York Beat Two Gaza Protesters on Video. The NYPD Arrested the Protesters.
The protesters’ parents said the officials beat their sons with chains at Egypt’s U.N. mission. The NYPD arrested the brothers for assault.