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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 17h

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 1d

“They are deliberately blurring the line between speech protected by the First Amendment and violence or other unlawful activity, and they seem to be quite explicitly listing viewpoints that they don’t like as predicates for an all-of-government crackdown."

Trump’s Directive on ‘Organized Political Violence’ Could Lead to Increased Surveillance of His Critics

The president issued a directive that could make dissent riskier for people and nonprofits.

www.notus.org

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 2d

our tv:

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 4d

ahahahahahaha

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 5d

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe Brendan Carr can weigh in.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 5d

Delaware GOP demanding an investigation and "consequences" over a University of Delaware student comedy sketch TV show (akin to SNL) because its closing credits offered "Special Thanks to: Charlie Kirk's Killer" (and also "Cocaine" and "Pollution").

Executive Director of Delaware GOP tweets: 🚨 University of Delaware TV Network Thanks “Charlie Kirk’s Killer” in Credits — Then Covers It Up

@UDelaware
’s STN49, advised by the Comms Department, aired “The
@BiweeklyShow
” with that credit. After students noticed, it was deleted and reuploaded. I’m told the department wanted it to “go away quietly.”

No accountability just a cover-up.

It was produced under faculty oversight, funded by the university, and greenlit through a sanctioned program. Who approved this and what consequences will follow?

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 7d

DEAR MR POLICE,

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Andy Sellars @sellars.bsky.social · 7d

AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ahead of the case caption, a handwritten note: "Trump has pardons and tanks . . . . what do you have?" Judge Young's reply: "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States –- you and me --
have our magnificent Constitution.
Here’s how that works out in a
specific case –- "

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 10d

You will be shocked, SHOCKED, to learn that comedians performing in Riyadh are banned from performing material that mocks or criticizes the Saudi government and royals. Who could’ve predicted that a country that executes journalists and jails and tortures its critics would have such policies???

One of the screenshots of the alleged contract states in its “Content Restrictions” section, “ARTIST shall not prepare or perform any material that may be considered to degrade, defame, or bring into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, embarrassment, or ridicule:

“A) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including its leadership, public figures, culture, or people; B) The Saudi royal family, legal system, or government, and; C) Any religion, religious tradition, religious figure, or religious practice.”

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 11d

Texas Tech leadership bans professors at five public universities from discussing gender -- unless they conform to a Trump Executive Order about "gender ideology": www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...

Unabashed censorship.

Texas Tech System restricts classroom teachings about transgender, nonbinary identities

Professors at the Texas Tech University System cannot teach students that there are more than two genders, according to a memo chancellor Tedd Mitchell sent...

www.dallasnews.com

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 12d

IT’S A CALL TO ACTION (that happens every day and only results in prayer)

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 12d

Florida congressman extremely concerned by primary issue in his district: Muslims praying in Michigan.

Randy Fine tweet: Muslims blasting their "prayers" in an American city at 5 AM isn't a call to worship, it's a call to action.
This is their warning siren. We should listen.
No different than the German Stuka dive bomber scream of WWII.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 12d

For all the caterwauling that Comey’s “8647” seashell message was a threat (it was not), notable that he wasn’t charged for that.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 13d

It was founded in the 1700s so I’m pretty confident that the existence of the Park Police is pretty low on the list of threats of dictatorship.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 13d

An important question about whether this is lawful is what the permit says. So I'm asking the Park Police to release the Epstein statue files. www.muckrock.com/foi/united-s...

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Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 14d

I filed a FOIA request with DHS back in May for a copy of the pitch for this show.

They just denied it in full because releasing it could reveal trade secrets.

lolol what trade secret? that America is nightmare bizarro land?

Department of Homeland Security Considering Pitch for U.S. Citizenship Competition Reality Show

The idea, from reality TV veteran Rob Worsoff, would see immigrants compete in stereotypically American activities like collecting gold from a mine in San Francisco or assembling a Model T in Detroit.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 18d

more bad news? yes

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Shawn Musgrave @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social · 19d

Scoop: DHS is trying to unmask Instagram accounts that named and shamed federal agents. One activist just filed a motion to quash the subpoena which was sent to Meta in early Sept. theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...

The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents

StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.

theintercept.com

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 19d

It’s an emergency. Just like TikTok.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 19d

“They say, ‘Hey, nice network you got here. Wouldn't it be a shame if something were to happen to it?’”

— @thefireorg.bsky.social 's @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social on FCC Chairman Carr's "easy way or the hard way" threat to ABC on Jimmy Kimmel

Full video inside www.allrisenews.com/p/kimmel-bre...

Kimmel censorship: Free speech group denounces scheme to 'extort' ABC

The FCC chair threatened the network: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

www.allrisenews.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20d

This was after Colbert was canceled. Which was two months ago.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 20d

A competent opposition party would be asking why an attorney who is supposed to be defending the right to free speech would instead be seeking to suppress it.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 20d

A senior attorney in the DOJ's Office for Civil Rights is pressuring a public university to fire a faculty member for commenting on Charlie Kirk:

Leo Terrell tweets: "Your move @montanastate," sharing a Libs of Tik Tok post about Samantha Balemba-Brownlee for saying that Kirk "was a misogynistic, racist, homophobic, xenophobic asshole. He spread hate. He harmed society. He cut down women at every turn. No, I do not mourn the man" and "Holy shit! Someone shot CHarlie Kirk in the neck! Not condoning violence, but maybe people are sick of the garbage he spews, perhaps?"

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 20d

"we have to get them off the internet. We can’t let them communicate with each other. I’m all about free speech, but"

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-c...

Texas Congressman Says Trans People Need To Be Taken ‘Off The Streets’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting

The killing of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk has prompted...

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