Free Speech & Hypocrisy

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Vivian Wilson is calling out her father for Sieg Heiling after his remarks Monday while also shading the publications that have refused to call the Nazi salute what it is.

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is the highlight of a new, scathing supercut now circulating on social media. The deeply critical montage was referenced by MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Tuesday, October 5, reports HuffPost. During the segment, Hayes pushed back against the Republican lawmaker's disapproval of ...

The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to investigate the far-right party.

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Jordan Peterson is a joke. All is has is lies and whataboutism. Watch the rest of the original interview here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFDcxErGgI&t=3...

Donald Trump told the world that his administration would end the censoriousness of “woke” liberal culture. His time in office has seen one of the worst crackdowns on free speech in recent American history.

Prominent right wing accounts on X, formerly Twitter, suddenly saw their popularity fall off a cliff after criticizing Elon Musk.

When white people find Black protesters scary, and white vigilantes heroic, where does that leave the legal concept of ‘reasonable belief’?

As of the middle of August, more than two dozen states have introduced — and 11 states have enacted — bills or rules to restrict the teaching of history and contemporary social realities. Right-wing activists have mounted similar attacks at school board meetings throughout the country. This stunning barrage of legislation and policies aims to ban teaching critical race theory (CRT), and supposedly “divisive topics” in the curriculum. But the real target is the truth. The anti-CRT campaign echoes the Big Lie that Trump won the election. It is the curricular counterpart to the wave of voter suppression laws promoted by the same far-right political forces that have tried to rewrite the history of the 2020 election and cover up the attempted coup on Jan. 6.

Above photo: Barbara J. Miner. As of the middle of August, more than two dozen states have introduced — and 11 states have enacted — bills or rules to restrict the teaching of history and contemporary social realities.

Panicky teachers in Florida are emptying their bookshelves, afraid of a five-year jail term for having an unapproved book in the classroom.

Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert was criticized after she claimed "leftists" opposed to billionaire Elon Musk's recent move to buy Twitter only want "censorship.

The American Library Association, which monitors ‘challenges’ to books, says social media have amplified protests to the highest number for decades

Narratives about race, gender and inequality are being banned around the US – but sales are rising as the frenzy appears to cause the opposite effect

This seems like an appropriate moment.

Actions speak louder than voting records.

A data-driven look at 39 recent political scandals.

Conspiracy theories work on different levels.

Do you ever just peruse the New York Times opinion section and think to yourself…my God, what even…is this? Lord knows I do. I think I’m going to start a new feature. LOL, as if I’m Netflix. Anyways…

He argues that US conservatives misunderstand the very purpose of journalism.

A string of setbacks made the pundit flee television, the Republican establishment and even his home. He re-emerged with what may be the most racist, and successful, show in the history of cable news.

Republicans have spent months scapegoating mental health issues as a catch-all for problems like mass shootings.