We can't list everything wrong with this lawsuit but here's one: Patel says The Atlantic should have filed FOIAs before reporting.

The FBI’s average FOIA response time is two years.

@recommon.org won't back down and we will stand in solidarity with them!

I wrote about the Prairieland trial, the first to pilot the White House’s theory that antifa is a vector for terrorism. The case is a dangerous escalation in the admin's war against the left. Yet it also highlights a longer history...
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Trump threatens to jail journalists in hunt to find leaker of Iran fighter jet story In a news conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, Trump touted the rescue of two U.S. airmen whose jet was shot down over Iran.

The power of the people is rooted in the ability of the free press to investigate and report news, especially in times of war.

Trump is threatening to eliminate the people of Iran overnight. Years of normalizing genocidal rhetoric and mass violence has brought us to this cataclysmic moment.

I don’t know about you…but jailing journalists for protecting sources sounds a lot like something that starts with an “A” and ends with “tarian.”

Clearly this isn’t isolated. It’s part of a relentless, calculated attempt to erode press freedom.

Our democracy is in danger.

Iran: President Trump’s apocalyptic threats of large-scale civilian devastation demand urgent global action to prevent atrocity crimes Responding to the United States President Donald Trump’s statement about Iran on Truth Social on 7 April 2026, warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International said: “President Trump’s very act of making such apocalyptic threats, including his warning of ending ‘a […]

President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic warning that Iran's “whole civilization will die tonight” is a threat to commit war crimes and may constitute a threat to commit genocide.

The international community must take urgent action to avert an impending catastrophe.

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What today’s judgment means for Greenpeace USA - Greenpeace A final judgment has officially been entered in Big Oil company Energy Transfer’s massive lawsuit against us.

It was just round 1. It is not over. It’s time to resist.

We will APPEAL this ruling in North Dakota. Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit is a billionaire-backed attack on the right to protest. We won’t back down.

Learn more: www.greenpeace.org/usa/what-tod...

#TimeToResist

A North Dakota judge ordered @greenpeace.org to pay $345 million in damages to the pipeline company Energy Transfer caused by protest actions in 2016/17.

This is a textbook #SLAPP – a strategic lawsuit against public participation, designed to silence dissent through crushing legal costs.

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#StopSLAPPs

This is a blatant attempt to silence resistance, at a time when our right to protest is more important than ever. We stand boldly and unequivocally with our #ProtectTheProtest coalition member, Greenpeace.

When movements for liberation grow strong enough to demand systemic change, backlash follows, so our responsibility is to safeguard protest as a fundamental, living right, & to honor Black freedom struggles not just in memory, but in action. Black history is American history. #TodayInProtestHistory

Especially during #BlackHistoryMonth, this moment reminds us that protest has always been met with pushback and that protecting the right to organize is inseparable from the broader fight for racial justice.

This history directly echoes the work we do at Protect the Protest today: defending the right to dissent, challenging anti-protest laws, and supporting communities targeted for speaking out against injustice.

At a time when the Panthers were building community survival programs which included free breakfasts, health clinics, political education and the state responded not with support but with surveillance, criminalization, and attempts to legislate them out of existence.

#TodayInProtestHistory: On February 28, 1969 we remember a powerful moment when the #BlackPanther Party mobilized at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia to resist legislation designed to suppress their organizing and undermine their right to bear arms and assemble.

Women of Wounded Knee Exhibit | Discover Indigenous Women Leadership – Get Inspired — WARRIOR WOMEN PROJECT Explore the Women of Wounded Knee exhibit honoring Indigenous women leaders' resistance and legacy. Learn about their pivotal roles and stories through our virtual exhibit and resources.

As we honor this Indigenous history, we are reminded that when communities are denied justice through formal channels, protest becomes not just a right, but a responsibility, and safeguarding that right remains urgent work today.

Learn about the Women of Wounded Knee 👇 #ThisDayInProtestHistory

Protest is often born from broken promises and systemic neglect, and protecting the right to dissent is inseparable from protecting Treaty rights, land, and self-determination.

This moment directly connects to our work to defend the right to assemble, speak out, and demand accountability without facing militarization or criminalization.

What followed was a 71-day armed standoff involving federal law enforcement, military-style surveillance, media scrutiny, and mass arrests, revealing how quickly the state escalates when Indigenous Peoples organize for sovereignty and justice.

#TodayInProtestHistory

2/27/1973 marked the beginning of the #WoundedKnee Occupation, when members of the American Indian Movement took a stand at the location of the 1890 massacre to demand the U.S. honor its Treaties & investigate corruption & violence impacting Indigenous Peoples on Pine Ridge.

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What do federal terrorism laws mean for U.S. nonprofits and activists?

ICNL’s explainer breaks down key federal offenses, government designation authorities, enhanced sentencing rules, and what constitutional protections apply.

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Friends of Big Bear Valley Executive Director Sandy Steers dies Steers, 73, was one of the founders of Friends of Big Bear Valley, which has operated a bald eagle webcam since 2015.

RIP Sandy Steers, the longtime Big Bear advocate and SLAPP victim who was famously sued for racketeering (yes! civil RICO!) by a developer when she shared a USFS employee's report with other govt agencies including the Army COE. www.sbsun.com/2026/02/12/f...

Who Isn’t a Domestic Terrorist: 19th Prairieland Defendant Should Concern Us All — Protect the Protest “We cannot take lightly the federal government's expansive repression and persecution of anti-ICE and anti-fascist activism. On July 4, 2025, community members gathered at the Prairieland ICE Detentio...

"We cannot take lightly the federal government's expansive repression and persecution of anti-ICE and anti-fascist activism." - @nlg.org's Director of Defense Xavier T. de Janon

Read Protect the Protest coalition member National Lawyers Guild's full statement on the PtP website 👇 #ProtectTheProtest

Another win for pro-Palestinian protesters to add to the list!

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Ron Bloomingkemper: SLAPPed for Speaking Out on Sexual Harassment — Protect the Protest Ron Bloomingkemper Jr. is a graphic designer based in Texas who founded the XA Lion’s Den forum and Wrestling Lions, a media and nonprofit organization equipping young adults, parents, and campus lead...

“...my history of speaking up has always been rooted in justice. At previous jobs, I would literally take the company values off the wall when weweren’t living them. Speaking up is my nature...”

Read Ron's story of being SLAPPed for speaking out on sexual abuse in his church. #StopSLAPPs

Coalition Statement on ICE Killings — Protect the Protest The Protect The Protest Coalition grieves the killings of Keith Porter, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti, the shootings in Portland, and the ongoing deaths of people in ICE custody. These are not isolated...

As a coalition, Protect the Protest demands systems that prioritize life over punishment, compassion over cruelty, and justice over silence.

An attack on one of us is an attack on us all.

We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.

Supreme Court Ruling Signals Trouble Ahead for Anti-SLAPP Statutes in Federal Court On Jan. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling about when certain state statutes may apply in diversity actions in federal court. In Berk v. Choy (24-440)…

Yesterday #SCOTUS issued a ruling about when certain state statutes – including anti-SLAPP protections – may apply in federal court.

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Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?

Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.

Read More:

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US senator calls for insider trading inquiry over Trump donors buying $12m worth of shares Co-chairs of LNG firm, who bought stock worth almost $12m each after meeting with Trump officials, deny wrongdoing

🚨 BREAKING: @merkley.senate.gov is calling for mega-polluting gas company Venture Global to be investigated for potential insider trading after reporting from @theguardian.com uncovered suspiciously timed stock purchases by its billionaire Trump-friendly CEOs.

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