WhatIsPoppinNowOct 14
#WhatIsPoppinNow
#TopTrend: 🇺🇸📰 US news outlets refusing to sign restrictive Pentagon reporting rules. #MediaMatters
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Show threadWittgenstein's MonsterSep 26

And honestly?

Marvel needs to give us what we really want:
A What If... Nixon wore makeup?

Or better yet — drag.

#ThisDayInHistory #KennedyVsNixon #TelevisedDebate #PoliticalTheater #MediaMatters #MarvelWhatIf #AlternateHistory #DragPresidency #TVChangedEverything

Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Sep 15

"He also offered solutions: improving how we talk about politics and each other, and muting destructive voices.

“'My wife Abby and I are 11 years sober from cable news, a decision that improved our lives immeasurably,' he wrote.”

#WordsMatter #MediaMatters #MediaLiteracy #SocialMedia #algorithms #misinformation #divisiveness #inclusiveness https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/09/14/utah-governor-speech-spencer-cox-on-charlie-kirk/

Spencer Cox met the moment in a dark week. Will his message take hold?

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speech about Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. Spencer Cox "disagree better." What the Utah governor has said.

Deseret News
PrivacyDigestAug 22

Is it illegal to not buy #ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre #ad fight.

After a judge warned that the Federal Trade Commission's probe into #MediaMatters for America ( #MMFA ) should alarm "all Americans"—viewing it as a likely government #retaliation intended to silence critical #reporting from a #political foe—the #FTC this week appealed a preliminary injunction blocking the investigation.
#rights #freespeech #Twitter

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/is-it-illegal-to-not-buy-ads-on-x-experts-explain-the-ftcs-bizarre-ad-fight/

Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.

Here’s the “least silly way” to wrap your head around the FTC’s war over X ads.

Ars Technica
DeadlineAug 22

Trump FTC’s Investigation Of Media Matters Will Remain On Hold As Judge Rejects Latest Motion
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #FederalTradeCommission #FTC #MediaMatters #MediaMattersforAmerica

https://deadline.com/2025/08/ftc-media-matters-trump-1236495256/

Trump FTC’s Investigation Of Media Matters Will Remain On Hold As Judge Rejects Latest Motion

A federal judge rejected an FTC motion to put a prior ruling on hold.

Deadline
PrivacyDigestAug 18

Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” #MediaMatters lawsuit may be fizzling out
#Musk

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/elon-musks-thermonuclear-media-matters-lawsuit-may-be-fizzling-out/

Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” Media Matters lawsuit may be fizzling out

Judge blocks FTC’s Media Matters probe as a likely First Amendment violation.

Ars Technica
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseAug 18

Deadline: Judge Rules FTC Investigation Of Media Matters Violates First Amendment. “A federal judge has restricted the Federal Trade Commission‘s investigation of Media Matters, the progressive watchdog group, finding that the agency was likely engaged in retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/18/deadline-judge-rules-ftc-investigation-of-media-matters-violates-first-amendment/

Deadline: Judge Rules FTC Investigation Of Media Matters Violates First Amendment | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz
Eric Darnley SmallAug 16
A federal judge blocked the FTC’s investigation into Media Matters, ruling it violated the group’s free speech rights after Media Matters published research critical of Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter). The judge called the FTC inquiry—launched under Trump’s appointee and targeting alleged collusion with other ad groups—a “retaliatory act,” halting it for now. Media Matters claims the investigation is political retribution for exposing antisemitic content on X. The FTC can appeal, but the case raises big First Amendment questions about political targeting. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/media-matters-ftc-musk-injunction.html? #MediaMatters #FreeSpeech #FTC #ElonMusk #Trump #FirstAmendment
Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters

The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.

The New York Times
WYM ModAug 16
A federal judge has blocked the FTC’s probe into Media Matters, ruling it violates the free speech rights of the liberal watchdog. Susie Madrak details how the investigation, tied to Elon Musk and the Trump admin, was deemed retaliatory and unconstitutional. Read more on this critical First Amendment defense: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/08/federal-judge-blocks-ftc-investigation #SusieMadrak #FederalJudge #FTCAttack #MediaMatters #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #ElonMusk #X #PoliticalRetaliation
Judge Grants Injunction Against FTC Investigation Of Media Matters

For now, it's one for the good guys.

Crooks and Liars
kurtshAug 16

At least some parts of the American Judicial system still work.

#trump #mediamatters

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