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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 12d

"An administration headed by a president who just called upholstered furniture a national security threat cannot be trusted to invoke national security responsibly."
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Despite walk back, Pentagon access policy is unconstitutional nonsense

Reporters can’t be limited to information that falls into their laps. They’re entitled to report

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 22d

This. It comes down to whether we want the government policing ideas, and yeah… we don’t.

Hateful speech should be met with denouncement, mockery, facts, or just ignoring it. But handing the government the power to silence speech it disagrees with is not only unconstitutional, it’s a bad idea.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23d

I’m more used to saying this to people on the Left than people on the Right, but, “hate speech” is not an exception to the First Amendment. “Hate speech” is protected by the First Amendment unless it falls into a traditional established exception.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23d

Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 25d

Ah @yrfatfriend.bsky.social is such a breath of fresh air:

“We can build a world that doesn’t assume fat people are failed thin people, or that thin people are categorically healthy and virtuous.” 💪 ❤️

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Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org · Sep 3

HRDAG stands firmly with the human rights community in insisting that encryption is not optional — it is fundamental to the defense of truth.

Any attempt to ban or backdoor encryption technology is a threat to the human rights community.

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Without Encryption My Work Wouldn’t Be Possible

Our work isn’t always popular. It can infuriate those in power who want to cover up incriminating truths about the past and current trends in state violence. So when I think about HRDAG’s threat model...

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 26d

Really well-researched & well-reasoned article from @thefireorg.bsky.social exploring the many people (including many teachers) losing their jobs for celebrating Charlie Kirk's death.

"We should remember we don’t win an argument by ruining someone’s life." www.thefire.org/news/we-are-...

We are in the cancel culture part of the tragedy cycle

Cancel culture ends when we decide that people can be horrifically wrong and still entitled to the grace that enables us all to grow from our worst moments.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 28d

A giant in the civil liberties field! We all owe a debt of gratitude to Cindy Cohn for her indelible leadership at @eff.org for so many years (and for being our legal counsel at @freedom.press since our founding in 2012).

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights

After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battl...

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 29d

I had a chance to work with Cindy for many years, and to be honest I often still refer to her as "boss." She always led EFF with integrity and courage. I wish her well in the next chapter; it'll be hard to beat 25 years at EFF.

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29d

After 25 years at EFF, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battle.

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights

After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battl...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Sep 5

End-to-end encryption is vital to protect journalists, human rights workers, and billions of people across the world. Read this important piece from @hrdag.org for why:

Without Encryption My Work Wouldn’t Be Possible

Our work isn’t always popular. It can infuriate those in power who want to cover up incriminating truths about the past and current trends in state violence. So when I think about HRDAG’s threat model...

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Sep 3

I can’t wait to read this.

Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · Sep 3

I’m thrilled to announce that @fieldsmeyer.com and I are writing a book about how to challenge authoritarianism.

“On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.

Publishers Marketplace announcement: Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT contributing Opinion writer Julia Angwin and former White House senior policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer’s ON COURAGE: TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AMERICA"S AGE OF FEAR, a guide to confronting fear, taking risk, and being courageous in our new age of authoritarianism, which expands on The New Yorker essay, “So You Want to Be a Dissident?: A Practical Guide to Courage in Trump's Age of Fear,” through new interviews with dissidents, opposition leaders, theorists, and movement strategists across the world, to Peter Hubbard at Mariner, for publication in summer 2026, by Laurie Liss at Sterling Lord Literistic (world English).

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · Sep 3

"The idea of 'official' versus 'unofficial' press is a ridiculous invention, completely at odds with constitutional protections and civic norms."

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Journalist speaks out after attempt to silence him with a restraining order

Attempted restraining order yet another instance of local officials punishing routine journalism

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Aug 31

One of my close friends shared this excellent article with me the other day and it's been on my mind ever since.

Creative and academic labor for trans communities becomes doubly important under fascism.

Scatter and keep working.

Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org · Aug 4

How do human rights workers keep going in the face of evolving threats, whether legal, financial, or physical?

Our approach is simple: scatter and keep working.

Read more on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Text: More human rights workers and even everyday citizens are asking: how do we deal with the evolving and very real threats we are facing?

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org · Aug 27

We’re data scientists, and like a lot of folks in the science world, we’ve found a home here on Bluesky. We also love our Mastodon community — still going strong.

Ars Technica just covered the scientist migration off Twitter:

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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Aug 26

"Any story that quotes an Israeli official or references Israeli allegations should say that Israel does not allow the international press to verify its claims and kills the local journalists who try," we told @aljazeera.com.

Israel’s killing of six Gaza journalists draws global condemnation

Five Palestinian journalists, including an Al Jazeera cameraman, were killed in Israeli attack on a hospital in Gaza.

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Ash Parrish @adashtra.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW from me: Stripe has issued a statement apologizing for its reps saying it prohibits LGBT content
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Stripe apologizes for customer service agents claiming LGTBQ products were banned

“The information given by our support team was totally wrong.”

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Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org · Aug 15

Learn how HRDAG and our partners built and improved custom LLMs to support transparency around police misconduct in California hrdag.org/2025/08/14/m...

Millions of Pages of Police Use-of-Force Files Available through New Searchable Database

A new, public database will bring more oversight to police abuses in California—and may serve as a model for police accountability for other states across the country. HRDAG was part of a coalition…

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is a big, big deal. Spyware companies are rarely made to defend their practices against their targets in US courts, even when the consequences of their spying, in this case imprisonment and torture, is so severe. So great news that Alhathloul's case moves forward. www.eff.org/press/releas...

Torture Victim’s Landmark Hacking Lawsuit Against Spyware Maker Can Proceed, Judge Rules

PORTLAND, OR – Saudi human rights activist Loujain Alhathloul’s groundbreaking lawsuit concerning spying software that enabled her imprisonment and torture can advance, a federal judge ruled in an opi...

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Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org · Aug 11

Transparency can be a powerful tool against police misconduct. @hrdag.org data scientist Tarak Shah helped to build a public, searchable database of police abuses in California. www.kqed.org/news/1205010...

Thousands of Once-Secret Police Records Are Now Public. Here’s How You Can Use Them | KQED

The database, which includes about 12,000 cases detailing police misconduct and serious use of force from hundreds of agencies, is the first of its kind in California.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Aug 12

“This is probably the worst thing in my view that has ever happened to our rights online,” EFF’s @thejasonkelley.com tells David Ruiz on @Malwarebytes.com’s Lock and Code podcast, discussing the security and privacy risks of online age verification. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcas...

“The worst thing” for online rights: An age-restricted grey web (Lock and Code S06E16)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with EFF Activism Director Jason Kelley about online age verification and the "grey web."

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Aug 12

Preach it, @randomwalker.bsky.social.

I've worked with so many nonprofits, and I think an organically-grown newsletter community is so, so valuable. It takes time, but it's worth it. substack.com/@aisnakeoil/...

Arvind Narayanan (@aisnakeoil)

Some people have asked me about the decision to start a newsletter rather than using other channels like op-eds. There's one key thing I've learned, and I made a stylized chart to explain it. If you b...

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Or if that's not your jam, then yes it's also on Amazon, with audiobook and digital book options as well: www.amazon.com/Transaction-...

Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech

Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech [Reitman, Rainey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Aug 11

This is a link to order from Bookshop, with a portion of the proceeds going to support an awesome independent bookstore called Obodo Serendipity Books: bookshop.org/a/88573/9780...

Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech

Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'm happy to announce my new book, Transaction Denied, is available for pre-order. Pre-ordering is one of the best ways to support an author, especially new authors like me. I'd deeply appreciate any support, whether pre-orders or spreading the word. raineyreitman.com/2025/08/11/t...

Transaction Denied Now Available for Pre-Order

My new book, Transaction Denied: Big Finance’s Power to Publish Speech, is available for pre-order today. Here are three ways to order: 1. Use this link to order from Bookshop.org and a porti…

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John Vantine (he/him) @w00t.bsky.social · Aug 8

Unforgivable

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rainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · Aug 8

Which, sure. It happens. It's frustrating, but it happens and I deal.

But if I skip my long run for you and you don't show up to our meeting? Ooooo boy. I will literally always remember you as the person who cost me my long run.

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