The gap between this standard and the actions of the five governments is not a policy difference; it is a chasm between democracy and its opposite. #RuleOfLaw #EUPolitics #DemocracyUnderThreat #CivilLiberties #EuropeanUnion #GeopoliticalRisk
This is the first installment of a series I'm creating out of my favorite classroom discussions.
It's free for the next few days on Kindle.
#civicseducation #billofrights #civilrights #civilliberties #amwriting
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The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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#Privacy #Drones #CivilLiberties #Tech #Journalism
Freedom of speech requires the freedom from being profiled.
🔗 1bluebass.com/2025/1... #FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #MassSurveillance #1BlueBass
Rhode Island got a D- on civil forfeiture laws. Property can get snatched with barely any proof. Shouldn’t we have higher bars before the state plays keep-away with our stuff? What’s your take, Ocean State? #RhodeIsland #CivilLiberties
9️⃣ Ex parte Milligan (1866)
SCOTUS ruled the President can’t override civil courts—even in wartime. Emergency ≠ autocracy. 🔥🧑⚖️
#CivilLiberties
Source: www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt...
Are MPs really under threat—or is criticism being rebranded as crime?
The numbers behind “malicious communications” tell a very different story.
#UKPolitics #FreeSpeech #Democracy #CivilLiberties #TheWhipLine
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Are MPs really under threat—or is criticism being rebranded as crime?
The numbers behind “malicious communications” tell a very different story.
#UKPolitics #FreeSpeech #Democracy #CivilLiberties #TheWhipLine
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-mps-rea...
Tell the Government to scrap digital ID plans
The Government has launched a consultation on a proposed #DigitalID scheme. Tell the government that you oppose a sweeping digital ID system that would reduce our #CivilLiberties.
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no... #privacy #HumanRights
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KEIR STARMER IS SPEARHEADING ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING ATTACKS ON #CivilLiberties IN MODERN TIMES | Peter Stefanovic
#TrialByJury is a Cornerstone of #OurDemocracy, & an essential Safeguard against Authoritarianism!
#Labour
#EndAusterity
#JusticeForAll
#ToriesGone637
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U.S. counterterror officials are planning an international antifa summit to expand intelligence sharing and build a global coalition around a diffuse domestic ideological target. #Trump #Antifa #Counterterrorism #Intelligence #Surveillance #CivilLiberties #Reuters
DOJ prosecutors framed a Prairieland ICE shooting case as an “antifa” terrorism trial despite not needing to prove any organization, highlighting how ideological labels shape prosecutions without legal requirement. #Trump #DOJ #Antifa #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Texas #KERA
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KEIR STARMER IS SPEARHEADING ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING ATTACKS ON #CivilLiberties IN MODERN TIMES | Peter Stefanovic
#TrialByJury is a Cornerstone of #OurDemocracy, & an essential Safeguard against Authoritarianism!
#Labour
#EndAusterity
#JusticeForAll
#ToriesGone636
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🚨 Today, “not a suicide pact” rhetoric is used to weaken due process or civil liberties. History shows this logic excused abuses — from internment to rights suppression — later ruled unconstitutional.
⚠️ Fear ≠ law
#CivilLiberties
FACT CHECK: When Sen. Johnson says the Constitution “is not a suicide pact,” he’s invoking a WWII‑era legal phrase to argue crises justify limiting rights. Critics note courts usually reject this logic and warn it’s been used to excuse civil‑liberty abuses.
📜⚖️ #Constitution #CivilLiberties
Stockton City Council has stirred controversy by approving a $3.15 million drone contract, igniting fierce debates over privacy and civil liberties.
Learn more here
#StocktonCitySanJoaquinCounty #CA #SurveillanceEthics #CitizenPortal #CommunityInvestment #StocktonPublicSafety #CivilLiberties
“We think this is an extraordinary and shocking decision, and a huge setback for civil liberties in this country,” Nineham said. “It is an attempt to send a chilling message across society that people shouldn’t be protesting.”
#civilliberties
#righttoprotest
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Labour is “overhauling” non-crime hate incidents—but is it a retreat from policing “legal tweets”? If it’s not a crime, why is it on your record?
#NCHI #FreeSpeech #UKPolitics #CivilLiberties #TheWhipLine
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Residents of Medina are rallying against proposed Ohio immigration laws, fearing they threaten civil liberties and local democracy.
Get the details!
#OH #LocalDemocracy #RacialProfiling #CitizenPortal #CivilLiberties
Ambassador Sam Brownback argues that religious freedom is not just a human rights issue, but a crucial security concern that could be the key to combating authoritarian regimes worldwide.
Learn more here
#US #HumanRights #CitizenPortal #Authoritarianism #CivilLiberties
This never stops - #ICE agents will be stationed outside #MarineCorps #graduation events in #SouthCarolina.
As the U.S. continues to fight the war in #Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, #passports or #birthcertificates to […]
⚖️ THE FOURTH AMENDMENT QUESTION:
When TSA scans your ID and hands that data to ICE — did you consent?
Did you even know?
Courts have never ruled on this pipeline.
Your plane ticket is now an immigration screening tool.
#FourthAmendment #DataPrivacy #CivilLiberties
Badenoch considers burka ban as part of extremism review
#UKPolitics #Badenoch #BurqaBan #Extremism #ReligiousFreedom #CivilLiberties #PublicPolicy #UKNews #PoliticalDebate #HumanRights
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👉 NOW AVAILABLE! Legislating Against Liberties: How Congress Suppresses Constitutional Rights After Wars by @HBlain https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641055/
#Congress #MilitaryHistory #CivilLiberties #PoliticalScience #UPKansas
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Thomson Reuters, a media company and data broker, provides personal data used by ICE. Reports suggest it may also feed into #Palantir systems used for enforcement targeting. #Reuters was acquired by Thomson Corporation in 2008.
#ICE #ThomsonReuters #CivilLiberties
Many of us warned people before the GE that the instinctively authoritarian Keir Starmer would be dreadful for #civilliberties; we were told to stop being silly, and that we needed a Labour government to protect us from Tory attacks on civil liberties.
#DontVoteLabour
Four of the five European Union members identified as actively “dismantling” democratic safeguards are located in Central and Southeast Europe, says Civil Liberties Union for Europe report. Bne IntelliNews #EULaw #Democracy #CivilLiberties #RuleOfLaw #CentralEurope
Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle the rule of law.
Governments in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the ru…
#Europe #EU #RuleOfLaw #Censorship #FreedomOfSpeech #CivilLiberties #Bulgaria #Croatia #Hungary #Italy #Slovakia
AI facial recognition is sending shockwaves through civil liberties. We covered a New York woman's controversial arrest, based...
#Technology #BreachAndBuild #AIFacialRecognition #CivilLiberties #PrivacyConcerns
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Millions Take to the Streets in "No Kings 3" as Nationwide Protests Against Authoritarianism and the Iran War Hit Record Turnout
WASHINGTON, D.C. #CivilLiberties #March28thProtest #NoKings3 #NoKingsProtest20
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