News BeepFeb 27

Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 30 more indicted in Minnesota church protest

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges Friday against 30 mo…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AlexPretti #DonLemon #DonaldTrump #DougWardlow #Generalnews #GeorgiaFort #Immigration #Indictments #KeithPorter #Minnesota #MNStateWire #NekimaArmstrong #PamBondi #Protestsanddemonstrations #Religion #ReneeGood #TrahernCrews #U.S.news #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesgovernment #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/410999/

Sebastian LasseJan 31

#GeorgiaFort speaks at CNN Anderson Cooper

Why journalist says her arrest over church protest is a 'chilling message'
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/video/georgia-fort-interview-anderson-cooper-digvid

#PressFreedom #USPOL #Fascism
#DonLemon #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews

Why journalist says her arrest over church protest is a ‘chilling message’ | CNN

CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks with independent journalist Georgia Fort following her arrest by federal agents in connection with an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota.

CNN
Sebastian LasseJan 30

#LosAngeles
I am a journalist. I was covering the Afghanistan conflict.
I am from Europe, the nation always in the second row there – „a little off the front lines“.
We visited the gun factories in Darra and had Kalashnikows in our eyes- I did not see US soldiers there but:

I ASK YOU TO DEFEND PRESS FREEDOM TODAY AND TOMORROW !
And your democracy :_(

SAT Los Angeles City Hall at 2 p.m.

„Here are the planned actions across L.A.:“ https://laist.com/news/politics/la-nationwide-ice-out-protests-what-to-know-about-call-to-action

#LA #USPOL #PressFreedom #ICE
#LA0201 #FirstAmendment #GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews

Here’s a list of planned 'ICE Out' protests in the LA region

Activists will take to the streets across the nation, including in and around Los Angeles, against immigration enforcement actions.

LAist
Sebastian LasseJan 30

@Bundesregierung

Die SPD bezeichnet die #USA als "feindliche Macht".
Der Bundeskanzler bezeichnet die USA bis zuletzt als "Partner".

Ich verlange nun, daß der Kanzler mir erklärt, ob die #Pressefreiheit noch zu Deutschlands Grundwerten zählt.

#FirstAmendment #GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews

#Faschismus

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 Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen:

“Reporters in America are free to view, document, and share information with the public,” Gilbert said. “This arrest is a constitutional violation, an outrage, an authoritarian breach, and utterly appalling.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/30/politics/don-lemon-custody
also Special Reports at the CPJ https://cpj.org/issue/press-freedom-in-the-us/

#GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews
#PressFreedom #USPOL #Fascism

2/2 🧵

Don Lemon taken into custody

Journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night, according to his attorney.

CNN
Sebastian LasseJan 30

#FirstAmendment

RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort

https://www.rcfp.org/lemon-fort-arrest-statement/

#GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews
#PressFreedom

RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort

“To our knowledge, it's unprecedented for the Justice Department to deploy the federal laws it has previously cited in this case against journalistic activity.”

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Sebastian LasseJan 30

IPI North American Committee raises alarm over threats to press freedom in the U.S.
https://ipi.media/ipi-north-american-committee-raises-alarm-over-threats-to-press-freedom-in-the-u-s/

[video]
Georgia Fort livestreamed
her arrest
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/georgia-fort-arrest-journalist-minnesota-church-b2911041.html

#GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews
#PressFreedom

IPI North American Committee raises alarm over threats to press freedom in the U.S.

In a resolution adopted at its January 23 meeting in Washington, D.C., the North American Committee of the International Press Institute expressed concern over a series of recent events that threaten media freedom and free speech in the United States:

ipi.media
Sebastian LasseJan 30

Sparking Press Freedom Alarm
https://www.binnews.com/content/2026-01-30-georgia-fort-arrested-after-don-lemon-sparking-press-freedom-alarm/

#GeorgiaFort #DonLemon, #JamaelLundy #TrahernCrews
#PressFreedom

Journalist Georgia Fort Arrested After Don Lemon, Sparking Press Freedom Alarm | BIN: Black Information Network

The arrest of journalist Georgia Fort has intensified outrage over what many are calling a dangerous escalation against the press — particularly Black journalists — following the federal arrest of Don Lemon just hours earlier.

BIN: Black Information Network