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Jennifer Fiore

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Former Obama appointee, team Julián Castro, Human Rights Campaign. Feminist who supports trans kids, especially my own. Avatar: Portrait of Emilia Bassano Banner: Emancipation Desk at Lincoln Cottage, Washington, DC

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Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

18.09.2025 14:56 — 👍 29625    🔁 7522    💬 374    📌 145

The context here, of course, is that the “local broadcasters” Carr is egging on are actually huge conglomerates with a pending merger before his office that would give them (and him) vast control over all broadcast television stations

18.09.2025 14:08 — 👍 2692    🔁 748    💬 95    📌 22
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Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

18.09.2025 14:10 — 👍 9817    🔁 2470    💬 230    📌 106
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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

18.09.2025 14:10 — 👍 62189    🔁 19819    💬 2031    📌 927

As more major hospitals cease providing gender-affirming care for trans adolescents (Children’s Hospital - DC and LA - NYU, others), there is a legal challenge to the EO.

04.02.2025 22:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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