Ellison said he wants to surveil everyone, Jewish, Palestinian or neither, to keep us on our best behavior. It's not antisemitic to talk about how his gov subsidized surveillance, war and "scary technology" businesses may impact his family's media outlets
ms.now/opinion/david-ellison…
Paramount just issued a lengthy statement responding to @MarkRuffalo:
"We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe. This doesn't deserve a response in kind — and to be clear, we don’t tolerate prejudice of any kind, against anyone.
This brings us to a moment to lower the temperature, not raise it. We’d rather build than further engage in such rhetoric. This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction. On the other hand, our commitment to great content is matched by our commitment to acceptance - to every story, every storyteller, and no blacklists, no exceptions, for anyone.
We understand people feel strongly about this merger and are hopeful and expect that it will be judged based on the legal merits, not underlying bias. We’re asking for the same good faith we’re extending: less rhetoric, more understanding. Paramount’s future is being written for everyone who wants to make and watch great stories."
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“When you have the president of the U.S. standing inside the White House delivering an important speech, I think that’s something that broadcasters should be carrying,” Carr said.
Here’s the thing, @BrendanCarrFCC. The First Amendment means what you think is irrelevant.
FCC Chair Says ABC's Decision to Not Broadcast Trump Speech Live Will Be Part of Agency's Review of Station Licenses variety.com/2026/tv/news/fcc…
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Sounds like you spent a lot of time looking for flaws in CPJ's data.
In how many cases were you NOT able to find evidence that the killed journalist was anything but a journalist, despite your extensive efforts?
Hard to demand a correction without the correct number...
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Seth Stern retweeted
June was Espionage Act History Month
For the last 30 days, we've shown how the Act's been used to punish whistleblowers, journalists, & dissidents for opposing war & exposing secrets.
We're also urging support for a major new reform bill.
@nathanLfuller on the campaign:
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I’m a lawyer. There is absolutely no law against newspapers printing the names of law enforcement officers or social media posters repeating them. Whether the officer could hide location data is not relevant. If a newspaper finds out his name anyway, it can print it.
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Did this social media poster threaten his life? Show me the law against saying a public official’s name after someone else allegedly threatened them.
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Yea good call, because we’d never oppose a Democratic administration trying to criminalize possession of literature by right wingers. Oh right, we did. documentcloud.org/documents/…
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Lots of comments about him concealing evidence, but evidence of what? How do political zines written years before the protest that say nothing about the protest prove whether his wife committed a crime at the protest?
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Evidence of what? How can political essays written long before the protest where the officer was shot evidence any crimes at the protest?
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Direct me to a single time we said anything complimentary about Joe Biden’s record on press freedom.
You’re doing the exact same thing you’re accusing us of doing. If you think it was bad when Biden did it why are you ok with it now?
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I get the frustration. If Mamdani spoke up because people who don't gathering news get seats over those who do, that's a different convo. But he only cared when someone said something controversial. I don't think his position would change if they were more prolific Substackers.
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But the mayor's statements weren't prompted by anyone acting up, they were prompted by people saying things he didn't like.
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Seth Stern retweeted
*Everyone* should oppose government agencies forcing the people they investigate to keep quiet as a condition of settlement. Looking forward to talking w/ these smart folks about why that violates the letter and spirit of the First Amendment. Join us!
The SEC "gag rule" is blatantly unconstitutional.
As financial regulators confront new tech — crypto, prediction markets, etc. — they’re sure to make mistakes. You deserve to be informed.
Hear from experts on why SCOTUS must act.
🗓️ May 5, 2 pm ET
zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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The constitution gives the press (and comedians) rights, not responsibilities. I'm all for those rights being exercised responsibly but if you think that's not happening, change the channel. Under the constitution, the government is who should sit this one out.
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And yet despite all that censorship, the vast majority of Americans have figured out that you and your boss are full of shit, @BrendanCarrFCC.
FCC Chair: Trump is winning. Look at the results—PBS and NPR defunded. Joy Reid, Sleepy-Eyed Chuck Todd, Jim Acosta, John Dickerson are gone. Colbert is leaving. CBS is under new ownership, and soon enough CNN will have new ownership as well.
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Association is constitutionally protected. So is being an anarchist. Jargon isn't a substitute for a coherent explanation.
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What was the evidence he was convicted of concealing? Zines. What crime did the zines contain evidence of? The First Amendment's protection doesn't depend on what label prosecutors use, it depends on the substance of the charges.
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