#FreeSpeech #FreedomofSpeech #1stAmendment #FreePress #FreedomofthePress #CivilRights #Petition Fight Back Against Trump’s Assault on Press Freedom | #CivicShout
https://civicshout.com/p/fight-back-against-trump-s-assault-on-press-freedom?ref=LvM8vEg
Hi this is NOT OK
House Joint Resolution (HJR) 3020 – introduced by Del. Henry Dillon, R-Wayne – calls for the Christian Bible to be formally recognized as the “inerrant foundational document for our society and government.”
The resolution describes the Bible as being “divinely inspired,” and calls for the inclusion of both the Old and New Testaments. The resolution further refers to the Bible as being “an accurate historical record of human and natural history, and the utmost authority for human moral behavior.”
Should the amendment be codified into the state’s constitution, the Bible would be given “a place of prominence and reverence in the public buildings, laws, policies, and schools of the state of West Virginia.”
Trump administration due in court over AP lawsuit, as he continues to threaten the free press in the U.S. #1stAmendment
https://whyy.org/articles/trump-administration-associated-press-lawsuit-white-house/
Republicans whined about woke and censorship, and then get butt-hurt if you don't use their "preferred, proper nouns" (It's the Gulf of Mexico)!
#Trump #MAGA #1stAmendment #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfThePress #Censorship #AssociatedPress #AP #FourthEstate
apnews.com/article/ap-l...
AP sues 3 Trump administration...
“ 'Maga is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy and most importantly, Maga is explicitly a Nazi movement...
You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that’s what it is.'
He was handcuffed by law enforcement officials and carried out of the chamber. The 43-year-old was charged with disrupting an assembly and was released after four hours in custody. He later said on social media that the police were 'polite and professional.' ”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/20/chris-kluwe-nfl-punter-arrest-maga
#NFL #1stAmendment
“The Trump administration understands that it does not have absolute power and that it must rely on creating a false illusion of power to create a chilling effect to get everyday people to respond to fear, comply in advance, and censor their own free speech. Ultimately, in clear scenarios such as these, the best way to handle paper tigers is to call their bluff,”
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/aoc-tom-homan-immigration-deportation-latino-voters-rcna192616
#1stAmendment #CivilRights #RuleofLaw #AOC
When I saw this on calendar I was nervous until I read it. It’s sponsored by the only Libertarian Rep I respect & Rep Ellen Read, a total badass.
I might go to this one in person. Except I have to be there the day before for the ranked choice voting committee meeting so I can testify in support, and that’s a lot.
#NH #HB620 #1stAmendment #atheist
@Lazarou
Doubleplusungood! ( #1stAmendment )
@DrALJONES This is how people will be disappeared. I embarrassed local cops by schooling them on #1stAmendment. Cops have long memories and hold a grudge. Any day, I expect them to show up with fake warrant for arrest for harboring illegal aliens from space in attic of non-existent pizza parlor in Moosecrotch, Montana. I'll be held for years w/o access to lawyer.
Is Elon Musk breaking US law? He is a member of the government, as an advisor to the POTUS, and he is restricting an American's speech. #1stAmendment
I'm sure the partial outage at Substack has nothing to do with the ascension of Gameshow Göering to the presidency... just a standard outage, routine really. No reason at all to think independent publishers might be targeted. None. No really. Do you not believe me?
status source: https://substack.statuspage.io/
If there is an ultimate freedom of speech in the USA, it's freedom to advertise. No way the state of Florida will win this.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/florida-news-abortion-ballot-coverage
#Florida #DeSantis #DumbIdeas #Censorship #1stAmendment
Make threats a PRIORITY.
Reuters' showed local cops & DAs DON'T make this a priority. It takes skill, time & money.
Provide $$ & resources to law enforcement & prosecutors.
DOJ's Election Threats Task Force was created to provide resources to prosecute threats.
Use them on this!
They've had success. BUT THEY DON'T PUBLICIZE THEM, so there's no awareness for deterrence to change behavior.
TEACH:
#DeathThreats are NOT #1stAmendment protected speech! They are condemnable criminal acts.
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Come December, I expect a bump in #Mastodon inscriptions as more people flee #LeonSkum's disaster of a #Fascist "#TownSquare"
The #ElongatedMuskrat, earlier today, Sept 27, 2024:
«In order to be a platform that fully embraces #FreeSpeech, the #block and #mute features will be removed from #X this December as they are a hindrance to the #1stAmendment»
"The 1st Amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences.
“If you’re yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from an internet community, your free speech rights aren’t being violated.
It’s just that the people listening think you’re an asshole,
and they’re showing you the door.”
Our American Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution intending to NOT dictate religion.
#TheConstitution is intended to allow everyone to seek God (or not seek Him at all) via their own path. They believed (wisely) that #FreedomOfSpeech and #FreedomOfReligion were entwined in the same basic human right.
You cannot have one freedom without the other, and you cannot give up one freedom without giving up the other.
Having ANY faith forced upon a person is NOT freedom of religion. It is #Theocracy.
U.S. Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on social media and free speech laws in Florida and Texas.
CBS News reports: "The 2021 laws came in response to what their GOP backers saw as discrimination by social media platforms against conservative viewpoints, claims that were amplified after Facebook and Twitter, now known as X, banned former President Donald Trump from their platforms after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol."