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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 20h

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency. freedom.press/the-classifi...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23h

We wrote about why the SEC gag rule is unconstitutional for @thehill.com last year.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23h

“Past presidents would have loved to exclude serious journalists…and bring in the Benny Johnsons [but] were under the impression that the public wouldn’t tolerate that.”

The public must demand fact-based journalism, @seth-stern.bsky.social told Straight Arrow News.

MAGA slams 'fake news' but embraces 'The Benny Show’s' misinformation

As the media landscape widens, members of the Trump administration and MAGA movement have embraced right-wing podcasters.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2h

FPF has filed over a dozen FOIA requests with AG Pam Bondi’s office. Every single one has been ignored.

This clip from @thedailyshow.com sadly checks out.

Transparency shouldn’t be optional.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

Pam Bondi is so transparent, you can see right through her

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 20h

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency. freedom.press/the-classifi...

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 5d

The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People
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The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People

Brendan Carr is advancing a plan to choke communications for people who use cellphones to expose abuses in prison.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23h

“Past presidents would have loved to exclude serious journalists…and bring in the Benny Johnsons [but] were under the impression that the public wouldn’t tolerate that.”

The public must demand fact-based journalism, @seth-stern.bsky.social told Straight Arrow News.

MAGA slams 'fake news' but embraces 'The Benny Show’s' misinformation

As the media landscape widens, members of the Trump administration and MAGA movement have embraced right-wing podcasters.

san.com

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

So "soliciting" leaks is not protected newsgathering, according to this administration.

Do they think leaks grow on trees? Journalists aren't stenographers who wait for the government to tell them what they can print. We wrote about this here.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23h

We wrote about why the SEC gag rule is unconstitutional for @thehill.com last year.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23h

We filed a brief opposing the SEC "gag rule," which bars those who settle with the SEC from talking to reporters to protect the SEC's reputation.

We shouldn't need to say this, but the government doesn't get to censor its critics to make itself look good.

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Seth Stern @seth-stern.bsky.social · 1d

The DOJ agrees with the plaintiffs here, or at least did last time they chimed in.

They’ve twice said that journalists have a constitutional right to cover protest dispersals which obviously requires them to be allowed to stay after protesters are dispersed.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

Proud to partner with @theintercept.com on this article by Jeremy Busby of @joinjeremy.org.

Jamming cell phones in prisons isn't about crime, it's about stopping incarcerated people from exposing abuses, like those shown in the upcoming @hbo.bsky.social documentary The Alabama Solution.

The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People

Brendan Carr is advancing a plan to choke communications for people who use cellphones to expose abuses in prison.

theintercept.com

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

So "soliciting" leaks is not protected newsgathering, according to this administration.

Do they think leaks grow on trees? Journalists aren't stenographers who wait for the government to tell them what they can print. We wrote about this here.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

🚨 PSA: Are you a current or former federal employee and have information that you'd like to share with the press?

You can share it while protecting your anonymity using @securedrop.org:

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

Just as everything is getting more expensive, Microsoft plans to pull support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025.

The good news: There are free alternatives. Our digital security team talks through some options.

Warning: Time to move away from Windows 10

With Windows dropping support for Windows 10, you’ll need to upgrade — or consider another operating system entirely!

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

"That somebody might use the app to break the law doesn't mean the app can be banned any more than a newspaper ... because someone might use its reporting in a manner that the administration considers unlawful," FPF's @seth-stern.bsky.social told BBC.

Could US government ban apps which track ICE agents?

The US government and law enforcement agencies have hit out at developers and users of the apps, saying they pose a risk to agents.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):

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ICE is on a rampage against the press

Plus: Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

Want to read the Epstein files? Or important climate reports? You’ll probably need a FOIA office for that.

Use FPF's new tool to help us tell Congress that Trump’s decimation of FOIA offices is unacceptable. Americans deserve access to all their records.

Tell Congress to protect FOIA offices

Use FPF’s new tool to ask your representatives to put a stop to secrecy

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

More on this from @nppa.org

nppa.org/news/814

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all time low.

This makes it too difficult to know what current administrations are doing, and what past administrations have done.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 2d

Here’s last night’s story about presidential libraries, how they help shape history, the troubling ways they can be used, and – of course – some tasteful conjecture about one president’s undercarriage. youtu.be/dB1-lg-xZWc

Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Great to see Chicago news outlets and press orgs stand up against ICE's violent and unconstitutional rampage against journalists and protesters.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

@unraveledpress.com & other press have been threatened, shot with less-lethals and arrested while reporting on federal immigration activities in Chicagoland and on the resulting protests at Broadview.

I'm now at a hearing asking the federal court to rein ICE & co in. I'll let you know how it goes.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Great to see Chicago news outlets and press orgs stand up against ICE's violent and unconstitutional rampage against journalists and protesters.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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