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Chip Stewart

@medialawprof.bsky.social

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Doctor of Journalism. Law-talking guy. Chaotic good. Fan of bad sports teams. Anti fascist. I have friends everywhere. https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/daxton-chip-stewart/

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · Jan 23

I have to admit, I’ve been getting down about the liars and the dirty dirty cheats of the world

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Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 2h

Enjoyed this piece on Pynchon by @devintoshea.bsky.social which phrases a point @mattseybold.bsky.social makes - “Print is a Rent Strike” - in another way

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I've been thinking a lot about how, now, thanks to our phones and screens, every waking hour of the day is subject to capital extraction through data, which is collected and bundled, and sold without you or I even knowing we labored. Reading a physical book breaks from that, and I sometimes feel physical relief in my head when I detach from the monitor; putting eyes on text that doesn't move, read a line, close the book, take a breath, stare out into the sky, open the book back up, notice something, then notice something about the room I'm in, or the park bench. Sometimes the relief of this feels like someone cracked open my skull and poured cool water on the hot machine; other times I'm too scattered and frightened about the future to do anything but sit beside the book while I scroll.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9h

And, as I covered earlier this week, Ted Cruz's whole report is based on him (1) not understanding disinfo research (2) not understanding that monitoring disinfo is not censorship and (3) pretending Biden was President from 2018-2020.

www.techdirt.com/2025/10/06/s...

Senator Cruz Figure Out Who Was President From 2018 To 2020 Challenge; Impossible

I have a simple question for Senator Ted Cruz: Who was president in 2018? How about 2020? I ask because Cruz just released a “bombshell” report claiming that the Biden administration “convert…

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 5h

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 10h

I have a hard time going for the Yankees, but after what Toronto did to the Rangers in 2015 & 2016, I don’t mind watching them squirm a bit

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 12h

The Oatmeal, ladies and gents. Really thoughtful illustrated essay on the use and misuse of AI art and why it often feels…bad

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 13h

GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:

*An important update regarding the books that
were previously paused from curriculum use as a
result of concerns around Senate Bill 12.
Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated
to the secondary curriculum book list, with
revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS
alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four
titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully
Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for
additional review of curriculum alignment. Please
note that all books, including these four, should
remain available, or be returned if removed, to
classroom libraries for individual student choice
reading.

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Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 18h

If you are a Texan being investigated for your connections to "radical leftist" groups, I am interested in representing you against harassment by Ken Paxton's office.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 20h

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 17h

Disney has released the medal designs for marathon weekend in January, and the half marathon medal is so hideous I may just refuse to finish on principle alone. Or maybe I can trade it for the much cooler 5k medal?

6 medals for various Disney marathon races

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 18h

Have we considered the possibility that "Norwegian Wood" was about Jan Stenerud

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 19h

Always amused when my employer has its "gives day," when they want employees to donate back to the university. This year, I've already surrendered $750 in retirement benefit cuts (annual involuntary gift since 2020) and $2,500 in unreimbursed research travel costs. You're welcome!

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Adam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 22h

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Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · 22h

Journalists of color watching more mediocre “journalists” failing up into leadership positions they are woefully unqualified to handle.

a woman is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and a tea bag .

ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and a tea bag .

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 23h

Said with all the confidence of someone who has a rat under their hat that is secretly pulling the strings

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 1d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Lindsey Meeks @lmeeks.bsky.social · 1d

Most in the country for 2024: www.ala.org/bbooks/censo...

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent work! We've unfortunately got book bans happening all over the place in Texas at the moment.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

The DC Circuit is set to consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by expelling the Associated Press from the White House press pool. @knightcolumbia.org's brief, just filed. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this year, @amykristinsanders.bsky.social and I did a project showing how Abbott & co’s hostility toward free speech has escalated over the past decade. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think there's a single student in my class who is on Bluesky, but if they were, this is an example of the chilling effect. Which will definitely by on our exam tomorrow.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

I was told not to teach a class on the intellectual histories of Zionism and Anti-Zionism next year - not because they doubted I could teach it fairly, but because it would attract too many politicians scrutinizing the syllabus.

A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 1d

My wife, a physician, didn't know who Charlie Kirk was until a few weeks ago. Imagine that blissful existence.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Photo of the violent insurrectionists causing politicians to fear for their lives.

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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 1d

Glad that this is getting coverage, but the chilling effect is here! Apple and Google are very clearly chilled! Speech is restricted with no legal basis! No experts needed, it's just facts!

New England First Amendment Coalition @nefac.bsky.social · 1d

Apple and Google Block Apps That Crowdsource ICE Sightings. Some Warn of Chilling Effects | Associated Press www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/b...

Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects. - The Boston Globe

Even though it has been removed from the app marketplace, those who have already downloaded the app should still be able to use it.

www.bostonglobe.com

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