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Twitter accused of violating US sanctions by selling subscriptions to...
A technology watchdog group says Twitter is violating U.S. sanctions by selling checkmark subscriptions to known terrorist leaders, including Hezbollah leaders and Houthi groups, reports The New York...
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Edward Snowden licks Elon Musk's boots
Russian citizen Edward Snowden is defending free speech absolutist, red-wave aficionado, and antisemite Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk. It's not surprising, but certainly indicative, that Musk's aid to Putin...
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Elon Musk's hypocrisy: funding a lawsuit that silences free speech
In a trademark display of hypocrisy, Elon Musk's Twitter has pledged to pay the legal fees for Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill, a Canadian physician who lost a defamation lawsuit she filed against her critics....
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Breitbart's unhinged "Civil War" reviewer dreams of a President who "shoots...
As much as I'm interested in reviews of the movie Civil War, I'm more intrigued by reactions to the politics (or lack thereof) of Civil War. A lot of critics think the film intentionally ducks...
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Lawyer's two-word response to a legal threat from the LAPD: "LOL, no."
The Los Angeles Police Department's feelings were hurt when it learned that the Cola Corporation was selling a T-shirt with a logo that combined the Los Angeles Lakers' iconic logo with the phrase...
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North Carolina senate passes bill to ban masks in public – even for cancer...
The MAGA anti-mask brigade in the North Carolina Senate just rammed through a draconian bill that bans wearing masks in public — even for legitimate health reasons, reports USA Today. The...
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Canada's new bill threatens free speech
I'm not a free speech purist, but pretty close. To me, attempts at censorship in democracies are a hallmark of right wing movements — historically, they're the ones who want to ban books, police...
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Vineyards sue Napa County over right to wine tastings
Three Napa Valley wineries—Hoopes Vineyard, Summit Lake Vineyards, and Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery—have sued the Napa County government over their right to free speech. Specifically, they say...
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First protester arrested under New York "mask ban" was wearing kaffiyeh
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The first person arrested under Nassau County, New York's ban on masks—supposedly a public safety measure—was a pro-Palestinian...
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Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons
In July, Ashraf Omar, the cartoonist for the independent Al-Manassa news platform in Egypt, submitted cartoons about Egypt's economic crisis and energy and infrastructure problems. Days later, on July...
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Elon Musk punishes Laura Loomer and other MAGA loyalists who criticize him:...
After Trump loyalist Laura Loomer criticized Elon Musk over his support for H1B visas, the "free speech absolutist" gagged her on X, not only taking away her verification badge, but temporarily...
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Masked "federal agents" abduct Tufts student (video)
Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national, was abducted by masked plainclothes federal agents near her off-campus apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts. A Tufts...
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Elon Musk threatens to use government power to "go after" people who "lie"...
Elon Musk was interviewed on Fox News last night and said he was going to use his governmental powers to "go after" people who "lie" about Tesla. "It's the people pushing the propaganda that caused...
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Judge: White House can't bar Associated Press from attending events
The White House banned the Associated Press from attending news conferences after it refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" in reportage, as demanded by the Trump...
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Musk funds Texas group aiming to crush journalists with defamation lawsuits
"I am a free speech absolutist," Elon Musk declared on Twitter in 2022. Now his $1 million donation backs legislation that would remove a crucial shield protecting ordinary Texans from expensive...
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PBS censors free speech documentary
PBS has censored a documentary about Art Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus. It removed a 90-second clip of Spiegelman at a public event. In the...
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