New, by me: How Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack

In an address to Congress this month, President Trump claimed he had "brought free speech back to America." But barely two months into his second term, the president has waged an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment rights of journalists, students, universities, government workers, lawyers and judges.

This story explores a slew of recent actions by the Trump administration that threaten to undermine all five pillars of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedoms concerning speech, religion, the media, the right to assembly, and the right to petition the government and seek redress for wrongs.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/how-each-pillar-of-the-1st-amendment-is-under-attack/

I've noticed something that I think is worth pointing out: pretty much ALL of the pushback I have gotten on LinkedIn over the past few months over stories critical of this administration has come from men in IT. Many of whom no doubt idolize Musk, who in their minds can walk on water.

Conversely, the response almost universally I've seen from female non/male people in IT and security professionals on LinkedIn has been a great deal more appropriate, i.e. horror, disgust and revulsion for the way this administration is treating federal employees, veterans, the courts, judges, lawyers, journalists, and important, long-standing U.S. policy interests.

I guess what I'm saying is nobody should expect the men in IT to lead the resistance. So many of them are like this guy: angry, aggressive, and really excited about the good old US of A going back to the 80s. Like the 1880s.

"We have ceded so many of the core operations of our lives and institutions to tech, we must recognise that strong encryption isn’t the enemy of security — it *is* security." - Signal President
@Mer__edith for the Financial Times on the war on encryption

https://www.ft.com/content/a934150f-e0f5-4e75-a2d1-a3671ea52ca0

every damn time

#libraries

I never ever thought I could develop such a uhh.. "dislike" against the US (gov)..

In the past i've always defended it and living there was my dream but it's all ruined by a hand full of people

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Americans here on the Fedi and I only want the best for you

But with all that's happening right now in the United States, it's no longer a local issue but a global

Big time..

We need to unite together to fight the fascist overtake, I don't see what else we can do

Ditch US Big Tech and choose better European tools!

What are your favorites?

#chooseeurope #eu #europe #privacymatters #germany

Consider this: Russian state media (TASS) was in the fracking Oval Office to report on the shameful performance by President Trump yesterday. Reuters and the Associated Press were banned. But Russia's main state-sponsored news mouthpiece was fully present.

First off: What a giant security failure. Again, shows that this White House is completely ignoring anything related to security clearances. President Trump on Day 1 in Term II declared the security clearance process was too onerous and that anyone so deputized by the White House counsel could have access to the most secret information there is.