#BillMoyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91
He was White House press secretary under Lyndon B. Johnson & Newsday publisher before becoming an acclaimed television #journalist, mostly for #PBS.
#TruthInBroadcasting #news #US #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #law #journalism [no joke, for me, a bit of a heart throb]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/26/bill-moyers-lbj-pbs-broadcasting-dead/
Finally a tiny bit of good news
US #LawFirm #SusmanGodfrey defeats #Trump #ExecutiveOrder
Law firm Susman Godfrey convinced a judge on Friday to permanently block a White House EO against it, capping a string of court victories for #LawFirms targeted for their association with Trump's perceived enemies.
#FreeSpeech #DueProcess #law #Constitution
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-law-firm-susman-godfrey-defeats-trump-executive-order-2025-06-27/
Pure #authoritarianism
#Trump repeatedly threatens to violate the #FirstAmendment: says he will prosecute #CNN for its reporting on an app, he plans to prosecute the creator of the anti-ICE app, & he will prosecute CNN for its reporting about the Iran bombing.
#law #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfThePress #democracy #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing #DOJ ire at #UVA
Over 2 months this spring, *#Justice* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the #UniversityOfVirginia, alleging possible *racial* #discrimination in #admissions & #hiring, inaction to address *#antisemitism* [#FreeSpeech] on campus, & a failure to cleanse #diversity, #equity & #inclusion efforts at the institution.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #tyranny #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/
1. How long before it is a terrorist offence to say Israel is a genocidal state?
2. How long before saying anything critical of Israel is legallly antisemitism?
3. How long before even revealing a company's complicity in genocide is a hate crime?
3. Where are all the free speech absolutists now?
⚠️ Our very democracy is being sacrificed for a foreign state.
#genocide #palestine #gaza #ukpol #PalestineAction #antisemitism #freespeech #democracy
