Nora Benavidez

Of course as those with the most money & power jockey to eliminate diversity, civil rights, dissent, and power of the global majority — Pantone chooses white as its color of the year. The whitewashing of the world.

Stop the Merger Madness Rule No. 1 when big deals get announced: Don’t believe the hype

The history of media mega-mergers is all lies, broken promises and strategic blunders. Merger madness only leads to disaster.

Netflix may have won the bidding war. But the losers in these deals are always creators, writers, workers and the rest of us sitting in the audience.

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Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.

The administration is relentless in its escalation of chilling tactics to limit free expression & equity. Now, it's doubling down on reviewing social media accounts to determine if immigrants are loyal enough or have engaged in "censorship". www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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The New York Times sues the Pentagon over press restrictions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s requirement that journalists pledge not to solicit any unauthorized information violates the First and Fifth amendments, the newspaper alleges, calling it “an attempt ...

Litigation to push back against the administration's unconstitutional acts is necessary. We need more systemic resistance using the rule of law and upholding constitutional principles. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

America stares down erasure of Black history and progress In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.

The erasure is real. The whole point is to remove Black and Brown people from public life in this whitewashing of US history. www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...

Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs

Costco has maintained its DEI policies and is now suing Trump for the financial refund owed due to the admin's tariffs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

The whole point is to control the message. Trump seeks to silence dissent by going after journalists, outlets, critics, activists, academics, even law firms and judges. This is complimented by his billionaire allies buying up up outlets & platforms — resulting in a winnowing of diverse speech.

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The whole point is to control the message. Trump seeks to silence dissent by going after journalists, outlets, critics, activists, academics, even law firms and judges. This is complimented by his billionaire allies buying up up outlets & platforms — resulting in a winnowing of diverse speech.

The Oxford English Dictionary has named “rage bait” its phrase of the year.

Rage has become a valuable commodity.

How to make rage less profitable? Here are five remedies. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-monetization-of-rage

White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism

The White House just launched a "Media Bias" tracker to supposedly monitor fake news. It's really a hit list of reporters & outlets covering issues in ways Trump & the admin dislike. Flagrant attack on independent thought, freedom of the press & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A critical step for an authoritarian regime.

White House launches news-style site to promote favorable coverage of Trump Administration’s news ‘wire’ will promote press releases, posts by high-level officials and positive news about itself

Remember in May -- the White House launched a news website to promote positive press about the president. All of this is meant to create one singular narrative that frames Trump positively. To control the message, like authoritarians do. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House launches news-style site to promote favorable coverage of Trump Administration’s news ‘wire’ will promote press releases, posts by high-level officials and positive news about itself

Remember in May -- the White House launched a news website to promote positive press about the president. All of this is meant to create one singular narrative that frames Trump positively. To control the message, like authoritarians do. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The list wraps its intent in an effort to whittle down and remove fake news. But, like the other hallmarks of this admin, Trump and the White House distort reality and constitutional principles like free speech by turning them on their head -- an authoritarian's go-to hit list to target dissent.

The list wraps its intent in an effort to whittle down and remove fake news. But, like the other hallmarks of this admin, Trump and the White House distort reality and constitutional principles like free speech by turning them on their head -- an authoritarian's go-to hit list to target dissent.

The list is a ready-made tracker for SLAPP suits, defamation suits, doxxing, harassment, and other chilling attacks on reporters and outlets.

White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism

The White House just launched a "Media Bias" tracker to supposedly monitor fake news. It's really a hit list of reporters & outlets covering issues in ways Trump & the admin dislike. Flagrant attack on independent thought, freedom of the press & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We're THISCLOSE to a total AI bust.

Hegseth Threatens Senator Mark Kelly With Inquiry for ‘Seditious’ Video

Hegseth framing political speech as seditious after Kelly called out sedition. Banana republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...

"Oops!" www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Hegseth Threatens Senator Mark Kelly With Inquiry for ‘Seditious’ Video

Hegseth framing political speech as seditious after Kelly called out sedition. Banana republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...

Department of War 🇺🇸 on X: "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations" / X OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations

Defense Dept has renamed its X account as "DeptofWar" and is going after Mark Kelly for his political speech. It's pathetic as it is a distraction from the kinds of defense efforts our government should be focused on, like foreign manipulation & real national security issues: x.com/DeptofWar/st...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James

Trump's threats are scary & chaotic & intimidating. The bidding his loyalists do to make good on his threats are similarly chilling. But they are losing a lot in court. Today: the prosecutions tossed against Comey & James, bc the prosecutor was unlawfully brought on: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Read this. These atrocities are happening right here in this country. Right now.

All referred to a destabilizing lack of info, the dreadful understanding that they could be held for weeks or months w/o anyone informing them why they were being held at all. We heard how they begged for recourse — asked to speak with the outside world, for bond hearings, to protest their detention

They spoke of lights left on 24 hours a day and of interstate transfers that came without notice. They described food that was inadequately distributed and made them unwell. Of being forced to urinate and defecate in front of fellow detainees and guards. Of being humiliated and mocked by officers.

There was a disquieting sameness to the horror that was described to us. Those we interviewed despaired at how the detention centers were kept purposefully, horrendously cold, forcing some of them to huddle up against strangers.