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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. https://cnn.it/462x8OS
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. https://cnn.it/462x8OS
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"I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians," a retired US special forces officer told the BBC when asked he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution centres. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Gaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
www.bbc.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians," a retired US special forces officer told the BBC when asked he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution centres. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Gift link to a chilling report from Haaretz that everyone should read. Even if only a fraction of this (and some of the paper’s previous detailed reporting on possible war crimes) is true, we should all be deeply saddened and sickened, as I am right now.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Gift link to a chilling report from Haaretz that everyone should read. Even if only a fraction of this (and some of the paper’s previous detailed reporting on possible war crimes) is true, we should all be deeply saddened and sickened, as I am right now.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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The U.S. has entered Israel’s war against Iran. President Trump said the U.S. had struck Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facility, as well as two other sites. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
June 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The U.S. has entered Israel’s war against Iran. President Trump said the U.S. had struck Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facility, as well as two other sites. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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This is outrageous.
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This is outrageous.
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Erdoğan depremi bahane edip İstanbul Belediyesi'ne de kayyım atar mı?
Berliner Tagesspiegel'de yer alan bu haber benim değerlendirmemi de içeriyor.
👇👇👇
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
Berliner Tagesspiegel'de yer alan bu haber benim değerlendirmemi de içeriyor.
👇👇👇
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
April 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Erdoğan depremi bahane edip İstanbul Belediyesi'ne de kayyım atar mı?
Berliner Tagesspiegel'de yer alan bu haber benim değerlendirmemi de içeriyor.
👇👇👇
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
Berliner Tagesspiegel'de yer alan bu haber benim değerlendirmemi de içeriyor.
👇👇👇
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
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Fatima Hassouna, a war documentarian who had covered the conflict in Gaza on the ground for 18 months, was killed along with seven members of her family in an Israeli strike this week.
Gaza photojournalist who wrote, ‘If I die, I want a resounding death’ killed in Israeli airstrike | CNN
Fatima Hassouna, a war documentarian who had covered the conflict in Gaza on the ground for 18 months, was killed along with seven members of her family in an Israeli strike this week.
www.cnn.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Fatima Hassouna, a war documentarian who had covered the conflict in Gaza on the ground for 18 months, was killed along with seven members of her family in an Israeli strike this week.
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President Trump just fired almost the entire staff of the CFPB, who protect you from getting scammed by Wall Street.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
April 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
President Trump just fired almost the entire staff of the CFPB, who protect you from getting scammed by Wall Street.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
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The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.
White House Refuses to Restore The A.P.’s Access Despite Court Order, It Says
The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.
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The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.
They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them
The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.
www.npr.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.
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⚠️'Gergerlioğlu: “Annesi tutuklu bir çocuk öldü, mutlu musunuz?”'⚠️
📰 Detaylar: www.omerfarukgergerlioglu.com/basin/gerger...
📰 Detaylar: www.omerfarukgergerlioglu.com/basin/gerger...
Gergerlioğlu: "Annesi tutuklu bir çocuk öldü, mutlu musunuz?"
5 Nisan 2025
Velev
Bolu’da Gülen cemaatine yönelik soruşturmalar kapsamında hapis cezası verilen ve Sakarya Ferizli Cezaevinde tutuklu bulunan Melek Gelir’in 15 yaşındaki kızı Sümeyra Gelir, 3 N...
www.omerfarukgergerlioglu.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
⚠️'Gergerlioğlu: “Annesi tutuklu bir çocuk öldü, mutlu musunuz?”'⚠️
📰 Detaylar: www.omerfarukgergerlioglu.com/basin/gerger...
📰 Detaylar: www.omerfarukgergerlioglu.com/basin/gerger...
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Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims.
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims.
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Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name director
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.
Almost 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter apologising for not directly acknowledgingBallal and the film by name. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
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Trump tried to intimidate the entire legal profession. Now 60+ bar associations just told him: not so fast. Targeting judges. Bullying law firms. Gagging dissent. This is how it starts. But this? This is how you push back. Silence isn’t strategy. It’s surrender.
March 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Trump tried to intimidate the entire legal profession. Now 60+ bar associations just told him: not so fast. Targeting judges. Bullying law firms. Gagging dissent. This is how it starts. But this? This is how you push back. Silence isn’t strategy. It’s surrender.
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NEW—After a day of uncertainty on where agents took Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, she appears to be in a Louisiana facility.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
WATCH: The Moment Masked ICE Agents Arrested Tufts Graduate Student Who Spoke Out in Support of Palestine
“I can buy that badge from a fucking costume store,” says a witness to the “kidnapping” of Rumeysa Ozturk as she was on her way to break her Ramadan fast.
zeteo.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW—After a day of uncertainty on where agents took Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, she appears to be in a Louisiana facility.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
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In Massachusetts yesterday after Tufts student arrested by ICE.
March 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In Massachusetts yesterday after Tufts student arrested by ICE.
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“Trump sent masked law enforcement officers to arrest Rumeysa Ozturk — a Tufts University grad student with legal status — without a criminal charge,” Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) wrote.
“Disappearances like these are part of Trump’s all-out assault on our basic freedoms.”
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“Disappearances like these are part of Trump’s all-out assault on our basic freedoms.”
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Masked agents whisk away Tufts student from sidewalk, video shows
The widely circulated video of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest in the Boston area has sent shock waves through the academic community.
wapo.st
March 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“Trump sent masked law enforcement officers to arrest Rumeysa Ozturk — a Tufts University grad student with legal status — without a criminal charge,” Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) wrote.
“Disappearances like these are part of Trump’s all-out assault on our basic freedoms.”
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“Disappearances like these are part of Trump’s all-out assault on our basic freedoms.”
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was detained March 25 by Department of Homeland Security agents in masks and plainclothes.
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
March 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was detained March 25 by Department of Homeland Security agents in masks and plainclothes.
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
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Turkey deported a BBC correspondent who was covering the antigovernment protests in the country, the broadcaster said on Thursday.
“No journalist should face this kind of treatment simply for doing their job,” the chief executive of BBC News said.
“No journalist should face this kind of treatment simply for doing their job,” the chief executive of BBC News said.
Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests
Mark Lowen was detained in Istanbul after reporting on unrest prompted by the arrest of a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the broadcaster said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Turkey deported a BBC correspondent who was covering the antigovernment protests in the country, the broadcaster said on Thursday.
“No journalist should face this kind of treatment simply for doing their job,” the chief executive of BBC News said.
“No journalist should face this kind of treatment simply for doing their job,” the chief executive of BBC News said.
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Goldberg indicates Hegseth lied when he denied texting war plans
March 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Goldberg indicates Hegseth lied when he denied texting war plans
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If you're a journalist in the US and you're not speaking out against the ongoing killing of Palestinian journalists, at record levels, by a US-funded foreign military, then you should hang your head in shame.
From the farewell of the Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat.
March 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
If you're a journalist in the US and you're not speaking out against the ongoing killing of Palestinian journalists, at record levels, by a US-funded foreign military, then you should hang your head in shame.
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More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – Europe live
More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – Europe live
Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to Erdoğan
Turkey’s interior minister said 1,133 people had been detained since protests began on 19 March, AFP reports.
There have been large-scale demonstrations in cities across Turkey since last Wednesday over the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – Europe live