Esther Kaplan

Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendment

Judge William Young: “The case squarely presents the issue whether noncitizens … have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The court answers this question unequivocally, ‘Yes, they do.’“ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story Article about a Charlie Kirk vigil referring to controversies involving him was altered after a GOP Alaska lawmaker complained to company management

A threatening letter from Rep. Sarah Vance demanded "immediate corrective action" after a group of Alaska papers described Charlie Kirk as "a far-right political activist and Christian-Nationalist icon." The newspapers caved.

www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

Lovely review. But “a protester throwing a Molotov cocktail at riot police”? That was explicitly an undercover officer sent in to throw the device as an excuse for the uniformed cops to open fire.

Footage like this every day. This is lawlessness.

And what a horror for so many families, kids, to live through this.

Former FBI Deputy Director McCabe says he hasn't been contacted "at all" by the FBI about Comey and adds, "if my interactions with Comey was gonna be the basis of this entire prosecution, it's unbelievable that prosecutors wouldn't at least want to sit down and hear what I have to say about it."

Stephen Miller tweeted that calling ICE authoritarian "incites violence and terrorism." This wasn't just the usual fascist bluster. It was a signal.

I asked Bannon if Miller will seek to prosecute groups that use this language about ICE

Read our exchange below. 2/

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Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

The Pentagon to impose new restrictions on reporters covering the DOD, requiring them to pledge not to use any information that had not been formally authorized for release or risk losing credentials to cover the military.

That’s barring newsgathering itself. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

I want Kimmel back on the air and my friends to stay employed but this is a fucking shakedown

Anna Gomez, hero. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

The Washington Post can't claim to defend free speech while firing Karen Attiah for exercising hers.

The Post should be a newsroom that promotes the freedom of ideas, speech and the press.

Jeff Hiller!!!

Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Was Illegal, Judge Rules

Surprise!

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant. “I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The US President’s attempt to seize control of our statutorily independent central bank—beyond being illegal—turns out to have been based on a fabrication.

25 journalists just killed in Israeli airstrikes in Yemen, on top of 197 journalists dead from Israeli strikes in Gaza.

"Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented." cpj.org/full-coverag...

“Lawyers believe the government is deliberately moving their clients to jurisdictions where immigration judges are less likely to grant asylum, or where legal injunctions blocking Trump immigration policies do not apply.”

This is truly chilling

Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.

Donald J. Trump 4 & @realDonald Trump • 2h 'I love the smell of deportations in the morning... Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR FA US. ARMY Chipocalyse Now

This is a real post from the President of the United States

The turquoise is the US. Then it’s UK, Denmark, France, Spain

Really striking how views of Israel’s war on Gaza that are considered controversial in the US are widely shared in Europe (survey obtained by dropsitenews.com). Genocide, check. War crimes, check. ia601004.us.archive.org/7/items/key-...

The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

And so we arrive at a President Duterte.

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.

I am feeling for Florida parents today. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Israel-Gaza War - Committee to Protect Journalists Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. Palestinian journalists are being threatened, directly targeted and murdere...

"Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that the Committee to Protect Journalists has ever documented." cpj.org/full-coverag...

Honestly, I'm happy for my tax dollars to pay for tree mulching. Trees are vital to the climate, offer much needed shade as temperatures rise, and mulching is great for them, keeping moisture in the soil and supporting beneficial organisms. May all soldiers become mulchers!

Fascinating to see mayors watch and learn from the experience in LA and DC.

Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Recent unosatyr.bsky.social satellite imagery shows almost every school building in #Gaza - including UNRWA’s – have been damaged in the war.

Schools must be protected at all times.

Read the @globaledcluster.bsky.social report: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...

#CeasefireNow