Friday, December 5, 2025

Tag: free speech

How the Disney boycott beat the FCC’s censorship push

Jimmy Kimmel's censorship seemed like a done deal, but then millions acted quickly, strategically and together for a significant movement win.

MIT rejects Trump funding compact, ignites academic freedom showdown

First elite university publicly refuses White House pledge critics call “extortion,” setting up a legal, financial, and political fight over free inquiry and federal research dollars.

Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows the power of noncooperation

What we’ve seen is the power of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, to approve mergers and how that gives the executive branch dangerous leverage over media.

Disney reverses course as Jimmy Kimmel returns after FCC threats spark...

Disney says comments were “ill-timed,” but reinstates Jimmy Kimmel following FCC threats, nationwide protests, and a celebrity-backed ACLU letter warning of government-driven censorship.

Censorship is a structural problem: Huge corporate power, not just a...

Donald Trump + Corporate Media Conglomeration = Censorship

Free speech under siege as Trump FCC forces cancellation of Kimmel

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s show after threats from Trump’s FCC, raising alarms about corporate capitulation, censorship, and the systematic erosion of First Amendment protections.

‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society...

From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.

Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target...

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

Trump-appointed judge rules White House cannot exclude AP over refusal to...

In a First Amendment victory, federal court blocks administration from retaliating against AP for rejecting Trump’s geographic renaming order.

US denies French scientist entry over anti-Trump text messages

Trump administration, free speech, academic freedom, border security, France, scientific research, political censorship, U.S. immigration, CBP, FBI, diplomatic relations.

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Republican bill seeks to eliminate dual citizenship and force Americans to choose

A new proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno would require millions of Americans to renounce either their U.S. citizenship or their foreign citizenship within one year.

Apocalypse soon?

Returning a final time to Cheyenne Mountain.

Republicans shaken after narrow win in deep red Tennessee district

A narrow Republican win in a Trump +22 district exposes voter anger over costs, healthcare, and abortion ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Trump DOJ backs Bayer in Supreme Court fight over Roundup cancer lawsuits

A move by the administration aligns federal power with pesticide manufacturers as thousands of cancer patients fight for their day in court.

How Trump fueled an affordability crisis

While everyday Americans struggle, Trump prefers to party with the rich.