Zach Silver

“In the United States of America, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion. Free speech isn’t a privilege the government hands out. Under our Constitution it is the inalienable right of every man, woman, and child.”

@thefireorg.bsky.social spitting hot 🔥

BREAKING: FIRE has filed a lawsuit against Allentown, PA, defending a protester's rights to film and criticize police activity in public spaces after officers chased him with a patrol car and cited him for disorderly conduct and loitering.

Inject the second paragraph of this footnote directly into my veins.

(And then send it to the nine firms that have bent the knee.)

So am I.

Yeah, High Court (or The Highest Court in the Land) absolutely needs to be a thing

I like to pronounce it aym-eye-kiss and watch people's eyes twitch

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

Good.

The First Amendment ensures freedom of the press for all news organizations, not just the president's preferred outlets.

Because we all need some cuteness today

I have no idea if this is really where the math is from but it does suggest an issue for AI: if search engine optimization is a thing that Google etc has to battle, what kinds of info will be created specifically to be sucked into an LLM?

11-year-olds get it.

If you impose a tariff on an atoll is it a toll or a tariff?

This will only be the third time in over 40 years that the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will not be hosted by a comedian. But for those who are expecting jokes, don't worry - the White House Correspondents’ Association is filled with them.

I can’t tell if this is accidental fascism (stupidity) or deliberate fascism. But the point of due process is figuring out—through trial, evidence, jury deliberations, etc—WHETHER YOU ACTUALLY BROKE THE LAW. Without due process, they’re just locking you up based on an accusation.

a cage full of shaved men in bunks stacked up to the ceiling is the modern day death camp. they are invoking the cruelty, the sadism, the AESTHETICS of Nazism and turning it against young Latino men. it is disgusting and it offends me in my deepest self.

I am very angry. Which is weird for me because I don't usually get angry. (Depressed is more my speed). But I am very angry at the cowards, the betrayers of our oath, the colleagues who joined my profession but now abandon any pretense of pursuing the ideals of the rule of law.

Irony has lost all meaning.

Bursts into the room: HOUTHI AND THE BLOWFISH

American Jews must not give an inch on free speech — even when words hurt us - Jewish Telegraphic Agency We endanger the ability to speak out when we allow the government to erode our First Amendment protections, writes a Jewish FIRE attorney.

My brilliant colleague @jdzeman.bsky.social is spot on: "Giving the government the power to punish hateful speech will only erode our own right to speak out against hate" and "would only deprive us of our most powerful weapon."

www.jta.org/2025/03/14/i...

A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia | Eugene Volokh, Michael C. Dorf, David Cole We write as constitutional scholars—some liberal and some conservative—who seek to defend academic freedom and the First Amendment in the wake of the

Excellent statement from a number of Con Law scholars--including some notably conservative ones--on the government's funding cutoff at Columbia/ www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

Frankly, this is shameful on the part of Paul, Weiss.

The executive orders targeting law firms are an existential threat to the legal industry. Capitulation is not the answer.

As a Jewish man, I’m disgusted how the legacy of antisemitism is being weaponized to silence protesters. The price of religious liberty for my people can’t be there wholesale censorship of others. The powers wielded against pro-Palestinian protesters today will be aimed at so many others tomorrow.

It actually COST money since someone had to write it, print it, etc. 🤦‍♂️

This guy's political career needs to be bi-gon.

Congrats on building such an incredible organization, and so excited to see what's in store for you!

Biden WH officials yelling at Twitter/FB employees to address misinformation is "coercion" and "significant encouragement," but nothing to see here...

Top federal prosecutor in N.Y. resigns after refusing to drop Adams charges Two top prosecutors in Washington also resigned over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Valor

Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns

John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns

Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Did they use Bilbos?

You better be Saru[, ]man.

Kids, this is what happens when you get too Smaug.