VKV Law
@vondak.bsky.social
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Attorney, revived Journalist; promoter and protector of free speech, free press, media rights, and government and corporate accountability and transparency.
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Baltimore No Kings sign waves throughout the city during the annual running festival.

#baltimore #nokings #freespeech #democracy
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 6d
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Shoutout to Baltimore's hometown outlet the @thebaltimorebanner.com for receiving the Catalyst Award for an investigation revealing the local impact of the opioid crises and another exposing decades of child sexual abuse allegations involving a local megachurch.
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Wow. Judge Immergut just issued a second TRO from the bench blocking the deployment of out of state National Guard troops to Portland. This analysis is holding up well👇
Trump’s attempt to federalize the National Guard in Portland has no legal basis

No invasion
No rebellion
No breakdown of law

He’s using a years-old video to justify a power grab

We @democracydefendersfund.org are in court to stop it

I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇
Where are our federal tax payer dollars going? The Trump administration can't or won't say.

NOTUS investigates.

www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Fiesta Baltimore 2025, Patterson Park

Celebrating the city's diversity over a warm, sunny October weekend.

#baltimore #dei #culture
More censorship from the Trump administration and more capitulation by corporate America.
Today, HUD officials posted divisive political messages on their website.

There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.

This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
Patterson Park, Baltimore. Signs of Support.

Community exercising 1stA free speech rights in response to Trump's actions with a sign-making activity in the park. Links to immigrant and protestor Know-Your-Rights resources:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english
I, and many other American friends and colleages, have spent 25 years supporting civil society organizations around the world operating under repressive regimes.
Looks like we'll need to apply those skills, experience, and expertise back home now.
Trump signs memo targeting ‘domestic terrorism’ amid fears of crackdown on the left
US president criticizes ‘anarchists and agitators’ as he unveils memo expected to meet fierce legal pushback
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To support writers who have been targeted, we’ve created a guide on what to do if you’ve been doxed or placed on a watchlist. Please share it with anyone who needs it: pen.org/what-to-do-i... (2/2)
What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist
We map out steps you can take right away, and steps you can take to build resilience longer term against doxxing.
pen.org
A must-read HCR on Kimmel, censorship, political dissent, and the 1st Amendment.
The Banner profiles professors who describe the abuse they experienced when Charlie Kirk's Turning Point placed them on its Professor Watchlist. The professors talk about doxing, harassment, threats, and fear. Their offenses? Advocating for equality in one form or another. #freespeech #censorship
Maryland professors were targeted by Charlie Kirk. Now what?
After Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, some of his professor targets in Maryland worry for their own safety and feel anxious about the climate of distrust he sowed among young people.
www.thebanner.com
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Today, a federal court stopped the Trump-Vance admin’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress.

We are proud to represent Shira Perlmutter in defending the integrity of our democratic institutions.
JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.

2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
Federal employees, know your dissent and whistleblower rights.
⚖️ As federal workers experience retaliation for exercising their right to dissent, knowing where the law stands can make all the difference.
Submit your comment to CDC's vaccine committee.
REMINDER: You can submit a written comment or sign up to provide an oral comment to the CDC's immunization committee that RFK Jr has stacked with antivaxxers. The deadline is Sept 13.

Written submission link: www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...

Oral sign up link: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
Online "Know Your Rights" training.
#baltimore
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 2
President Trump deployed military troops and federal agents to DC and LA to respond to made-up emergencies, and is now threatening to do the same in other cities across the country.
Know Your Rights when you encounter law enforcement.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 30
With heavily-armed federal agents and National Guard troops patrolling the streets in DC, knowing our rights is critical to keeping ourselves and our communities safe.

No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.
Know Your Rights | Encountering Law Enforcement and Military Troops in D.C. | ACLU
No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops are bound by the Constitution, including our rights to peaceful assembly and due process.
www.aclu.org
#WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day protest in Baltimore. Protestors marched through the streets to rally outside local offices of controversial billionaires: Johns Hopkins and Atlas Restaurant Group (linked to the Smith family - Sinclair Broadcast Group / Fox45
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore
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Know Your Rights.
⚖️ An effective and accountable government depends on employees' ability to speak up without fear. Despite whistleblower protection laws, some agencies use “gag orders” to silence federal workers.

Congress affirms these can’t override their rights. Learn more: whistleblower.org/blog/federal...
msnbc.com MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 16
NOW: People are marching in the streets of Washington, D.C. to protest President Trump's federal takeover of the city's police. NBC's Gary Grumbach reports.
"Media Matters, a nonprofit group that has played a key role in liberal politics, is struggling to withstand months of legal assaults by President Trump’s allies, offering a glimpse of what might be in store for even well-funded targets of his retribution campaigns." - NYT
#freespeech
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
www.nytimes.com