#^He Criticized the Mayor. They Arrested Him. He WON.



A federal judge in Iowa ruled that the city of Newton, Iowa, violated Noah Petersen’s constitutional rights when city leaders arrested him for critiquing the police and calling them “fascists” during a city council meeting. The decision is a clear warning to government officials nationwide: in America, you don’t get to call the cops on your critics. If you do, not even qualified immunity can save you.

“Today’s ruling is a major win for government accountability,” said Institute for Justice (IJ) Attorney James Knight. “From small towns to federal agents, government officials don’t get to use the power of arrest to punish protected speech. The First Amendment doesn’t allow public meetings to become praise-only zones—and it certainly doesn’t allow officials to weaponize the police against dissent.”
#video #IJ #free_speech #qualified_immunity

#^This TWEET lands you in JAIL?!



British police arrest an average of 33 people per day for their “offensive” social media posts.
#video #free_speech #UK

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#^Why Dictators Hate Comedy



Why would a government fear a joke more than a protest? And why does laughter seem to unsettle powerful people across cultures and political systems?

This video explores a strange but consistent pattern: when humor points at power, power often strikes back. From a puppet show banned in Russia just weeks after a new leader took office, to comedians in the Middle East and Asia facing arrests, fines, and career-ending consequences, the story keeps repeating. Even in societies that pride themselves on free speech, satire can suddenly feel… negotiable.


Ultimately, this isn’t just about comedy. It’s about how freedom erodes quietly, one canceled show or silenced punchline at a time. If laughter really is harmless, the question becomes: why are so many people in power afraid of it?
#video #free_speech #humor

#^EP149: Free Jimmy Lai from Chinese Prison with Eric Kohn - Gracearchy with Jim Babka



You're being invited to a conspiracy. Civil disobedience is a tradition for free people resisting crimes by unaccountable State actors. Jimmy Lai and millions (literally) of Hong Kongers used protests and vigils to call attention to the deeds of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, Jimmy was imprisoned in 2020, and in December 2025 he was finally convicted under the National Security Law - essentially, an accusation of sedition. This Hong Kong "law" is so sweeping that YOU are violating it if you share this episode with others, even though you don't live in Hong Kong or China. Watch. Learn. Then... Please join the conspiracy by sharing.
#video #free_speech #Government_is_the_enemy

#^Matt Taibbi: Does The Rise Of Socialism Risk The End Of Western Civilization?



Today we're going to start with our usual financial fare, but then branch out into other important topics impacting society today, like the state of free speech, media bais and the role of government.

I'm taking the license to do so because of our good fortune to be joined today by Matt Taibbi, one of the few remaining truly great independent journalists -- a rare breed these days.

Many of you know Matt from his work at Rolling Stone where, among other great scoops, he chronicled the unfolding of the Great Financial Crisis, as well as the abuses that caused it, in a plain-language manner that the general public could finally understand.

Or you may know him from his pioneering work on the Twitter Files, exposing the government-driven censorship and narrative planting that had metastasized across the social media ecosystem during the COVID era.

Or you may know him from his ongoing work on Substack at his Racket News channel, or from the many books he has authored.

We are very lucky to have him join us today.
#video #free_speech #economics

#^ILLEGAL to criticize the war?!



Could you get 8 to 16 years in prison for saying you’re “going to give this c*ck-s*cking government a good f*cking”?

If you lived in America, why yes you could. And like J.A. Griffith, you might have ended up at the Old Montana Prison.
#video #free_speech

#^War on Words: Both Parties Try to Silence Speech They Don’t Like



Free speech is the FIRST Amendment for good reason.
Without it, we’re not really free.
In Britain, police arrest hundreds of people a week for things they say online.
Here, Democrats and Republicans say contradictory things about free speech.
#video #free_speech

#^Free Speech: Protecting the Raw Material of Knowledge



Knowledge doesn't come from getting everything right the first time—it comes from the freedom to be wrong. Without the ability to challenge, question, and yes, even offend, we can't separate good ideas from bad ones.

This Banned Books Week, we're reminded that protecting the "raw material of knowledge" means defending the speech we find uncomfortable, the books we disagree with, and the ideas that challenge us. Because the alternative—a world where only approved thoughts are allowed—isn't safety. It's ignorance enforced by law.
#video #free_speech

#^The UK’s Free Speech Problem



#video #free_speech