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Again #GeorgeGalloway is cutting through the noise precisely. It's not just #PinkFloyd, @rogerwaters, @macklemore, #Lowkey, #MIA, #Kneecap...
youtu.be/LXRlJ0U2pGE

There are millions of artists taking a stand against #genocide in @palestine being muted by #MSM. But not even the #BBC could #censor all of us, successfully. Just like #BobVylan at #Glastonbury delivered the message #FREE #FreePalestine and #death #death2theIDF live on stage and telly.

It's #zioNAZI @israel against #humanity #HumanRights #civilization and in effect #WeThePeoples. So, it's natural that #FreeArtists support @bdsmovement, #FFC and @intifada not #ethniccleansing. What a surprise for #cokeheads like Starmer, Merz & Macron, isn't it?

While this is absolutely correct, the author fails to reach the conclusion that Trump's authoritarian bullshit wouldn't do this with either the left or the right if there wasn't already a built in mistrust of Jews independent of him and his dumb shit within their social, political, and ideological milieus.

"The consequences are serious. By making #Jews the public face of a campaign to #censor #universities, this approach invites backlash from both ends of the ideological spectrum. On the right, it feeds into age-old tropes about #Jewish control of media, academia or public discourse. On the left, it generates suspicion that Jewish advocacy is merely a cover for the suppression of #Palestinian voices.

The effect is to isolate Jews politically and socially − at the exact moment we are being told we are being “protected.”

usatoday.com/story/opinion/voi

USA TODAY · Trump's fight with Harvard risks making Jewish students a scapegoat | OpinionBy reducing antisemitism to a partisan talking point, President Donald Trump undermines efforts to address it meaningfully.

#TakeItDown Act has passed the #House 409-2 giving #Trump & the #FTC power to #censor the #internet.

The bill seems good at first glance. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery aka“revenge porn.”

However, it will also enable the FTC to demand #content be removed from websites.

🚨In fact, Trump said he will use the bill ON HIS OWN BEHALF, presumably to remove criticism of him from the web.

#law #tech #regulations #FreeSpeech #Constitution
techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congre

Techdirt · Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down ActHere’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone …
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Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?

Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X.
newrepublic.com/post/191601/el

"Self-professed free speech crusader #ElonMusk seems to be trying to #censor users on his own platform...

“Signal, the encrypted messaging #app, has recently become a major tool for #government workers looking to blow the whistle on #DOGE.” #Journalists also using #Signal to solicit tips from unhappy federal workers."