Erik Ugland
@erikugland.bsky.social
U. prof writing about media law, ethics, and policy.
Show me a billionaire and I’ll show you a failure. Show me a trillionaire and I’ll show the face of evil.
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Show me a billionaire and I’ll show you a failure. Show me a trillionaire and I’ll show the face of evil.
Gleefully racist, white nationalist Islamophobe Laura Loomer just got a Pentagon press credential. Sounds about right.
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Gleefully racist, white nationalist Islamophobe Laura Loomer just got a Pentagon press credential. Sounds about right.
Interesting that Trump is only threatening war against countries with massive oil and gas reserves.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Interesting that Trump is only threatening war against countries with massive oil and gas reserves.
Re-write history or lose your job.
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Re-write history or lose your job.
Kim Jong-un has to be jealous
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kim Jong-un has to be jealous
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Pentagon Press Association: "Make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom"
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Pentagon Press Association: "Make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom"
Latest censorship alert from the SPLC. Anyone have updates?
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS
Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
www.idsnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Latest censorship alert from the SPLC. Anyone have updates?
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Solidarity is the only way
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Solidarity is the only way
Feel the patriotism 😜
The Trump administration is attempting to undermine elections. Efforts have included rewriting election rules to burden voters, threatening to prosecute election officials, and supporting election deniers. Keep track and learn more with our new interactive timeline: bit.ly/3IZMSdG
Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections
Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Feel the patriotism 😜
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Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm
Pete Hegseth's attempt to root out Charlie Kirk critics from the military should be challenged on First Amendment grounds. Should be easy to show dissimilar punishments of similar speech = plain evidence of viewpoint-based motivation.
October 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Pete Hegseth's attempt to root out Charlie Kirk critics from the military should be challenged on First Amendment grounds. Should be easy to show dissimilar punishments of similar speech = plain evidence of viewpoint-based motivation.
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Excellent recap an analysis
Google’s letter to Jim Jordan said Biden pressured them to moderate, but they acted independently.
Jordan’s reaction? Cry “censorship” & claim victory.
Except there’s receipts showing Jordan knew this was BS all along…
Breaking down the censorship hoax ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/spee...
Jordan’s reaction? Cry “censorship” & claim victory.
Except there’s receipts showing Jordan knew this was BS all along…
Breaking down the censorship hoax ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/spee...
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Excellent recap an analysis
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The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
n.pr
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
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Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:
Plainly unconstitutional for now. But Texas v. Johnson (1993) is not safe in the hands of the current SCOTUS.
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Plainly unconstitutional for now. But Texas v. Johnson (1993) is not safe in the hands of the current SCOTUS.
Latest First Amendment attack. #NSPM-7
New triggers for fed anti-TERRORIISM scrutiny: "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity ... extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality."
New triggers for fed anti-TERRORIISM scrutiny: "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity ... extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality."
October 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Latest First Amendment attack. #NSPM-7
New triggers for fed anti-TERRORIISM scrutiny: "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity ... extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality."
New triggers for fed anti-TERRORIISM scrutiny: "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity ... extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality."
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the trump admin is taking aim at every point of access to information and protection. app stores, media outlets, platforms, AI tools, everything.
New: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells 404 Media "we are determined to fight this."
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
the trump admin is taking aim at every point of access to information and protection. app stores, media outlets, platforms, AI tools, everything.
The extra layer of cringe was Hegseth’s expressions and body language. He thought he was crushing it.
October 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The extra layer of cringe was Hegseth’s expressions and body language. He thought he was crushing it.
McCarthyism at UNC? Or is there more to the story here?
UNC professor placed on leave following alleged affiliation with 'anti-racist, anti-fascist' organization
Dwayne Dixon, a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, has been placed on administrative leave effective immediately.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
McCarthyism at UNC? Or is there more to the story here?
Every minute of this Trump speech is an impeachable offense
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Every minute of this Trump speech is an impeachable offense
Are you a jacked-up, Fascism-curious, white evangelical meathead? Uncle Same wants YOU!
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Are you a jacked-up, Fascism-curious, white evangelical meathead? Uncle Same wants YOU!
The latest knee-slapper: the FBI orchestrated Jan. 6 and framed the "good" protesters. Watch conservative media fall in line to tout the narrative. Mike Johnson has already kicked this off.
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The latest knee-slapper: the FBI orchestrated Jan. 6 and framed the "good" protesters. Watch conservative media fall in line to tout the narrative. Mike Johnson has already kicked this off.
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David Cross folks.
September 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
David Cross folks.