America’s Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warrior, Brendan Carr, Gets A Letter Documenting His First Amendment Violations
For years, certain folks on the left kept insisting they wanted to bring back the Fairness Doctrine — the old FCC policy that required broadcasters to present “both sides” of controvers…
I don't know how bad #antisemitism is at #Harvard University or whether that Ivy League university is in violation of the Civil Rights Act, nor am I certain that the Department of Justice's lawsuit against it is pure in intent or just more #jawboning. One thing's for certain, though: Harvard University can easily afford to do away with funding from government, and it would not feel the pressure to kowtow to it.
"the threats of agency action are the point. There’s even a term for it: #Jawboning ... intended to elicit an action from a #private company by mere pressure from a #government entity.
...Gomez wrote about Carr ... “The #FCC can issue threats all day long, but it is powerless to carry them out. Such threats violate the #FirstAmendment and will go nowhere. Broadcasters should continue covering the #news, fiercely and independently, without fear of government pressure.”
Bondi Bragged About Forcing Facebook To Censor Speech. Now FIRE Is Suing.
Rand Paul Only Wants Google To Be The Arbiter Of Truth When The Videos Are About Him
Hey Zuck, Remember When You Said You’d Never Again Cave To Government Pressure? About That…
Jim Jordan Celebrates Google Caving To His Pressure In Letter That Says Caving To Government Pressure Is Wrong
Look, if you want to cut to the chase: the lawyers working for Google and Meta know that the MAGA world is very, very stupid and very, very gullible, and it’s very, very easy to tell them som…
Trump Supporters Are Lying About Biden ‘Censorship’ To Justify Brendan Carr’s Unconstitutional Kimmel Threats
Trump supporters cycled through increasingly desperate explanations for why the Jimmy Kimmel situation was totally legitimate. First came the absurd “low ratings” defense—because sure, …
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