Andrew Bridgen's investigation into an AI-generated video raises big questions about speech, satire, and police priorities. When does “grossly offensive” become a tool for policing dissent?
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#FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #UKPolitics
#NicholaShannal Lawyer:
Important announcement for anyone
who attended the Sydney #Herzog protest.
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Florida created a state-run terrorist designation system linking executive authority to funding cuts, student expulsions, and institutional enforcement, expanding counterterrorism powers into education. #DeSantis #Florida #TerrorDesignation #Education #CivilLiberties #FloridaPolitics
"America built the most sophisticated surveillance state in history to fight foreign enemies. Someone forgot to ask what happens when the enemy is domestic."#NationalSecurity #CivilLiberties #ScheduleF #FBI #DeepState #Democracy #Authoritarianism #AmericanPolitics
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#FirstAmendment
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A contentious bill aiming to limit the public sharing of criminal history records has been put on hold after pushback from civil rights advocates and legal experts in Louisiana.
Read the full story!
#LA #CitizenPortal #LouisianaCriminalJustice #CriminalHistory #CivilLiberties #PublicRecords
FBI budget language links broad ideological views to domestic terrorism indicators under NSPM-7, thereby expanding the scope of federal surveillance and lowering investigative thresholds. #Trump #FBI #NSPM7 #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #TheNewRepublic
An “ineptly worded” subpoena is not a small issue.
That is the issue.
If the wording is flawed, the risk of overreach is real.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO6bGdipHg
#CivilLiberties #FirstAmendment
New FBI-led NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center uses broad ideological indicators to identify domestic terrorism threats, indicating expanded federal surveillance and preemptive scrutiny of political dissent. #Trump #FBI #NSPM7 #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #KashPatel #KenKlippenstein
"For simultaneously standing up to a bullying FCC and the major broadcast network that employs him, while pointing out dangers to our media ecosystem, #StephenColbert is a Media & Democracy Hero of the Month":
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"For simultaneously standing up to a bullying FCC and the major broadcast network that employs him, while pointing out dangers to our media ecosystem, #StephenColbert is a Media & Democracy Hero of the Month":
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Germany’s new rule: men aged 17–45 may need military approval for extended stays abroad even in peacetime, as part of defence reforms.
Is this about national security preparedness or an overreach on personal freedom?
#Germany #Military #CivilLiberties #NationalSecurity #Conscription
Hey Ocean State, why ain’t we talkin’ about civil forfeiture? Other states are grading harsh on laws that let cops seize property without a conviction. Should RI step up and protect our rights? Let’s chat. #RhodeIsland #CivilLiberties
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.
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The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE | Electronic Frontier Foundation
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#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. 🔥🧑⚖️
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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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