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Report: Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has published a video of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest:

“Ideas are not illegal", the group said, "& there is no ‘controversial speech’ exception to the First Amendment.

“Our right to free speech includes advocacy for Palestine. We will not be intimidated. We will not be stopped. We will fight until Mahmoud Khalil is free.

"We will fight until Palestine is free."

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#MahmoudKhalil #Trump #Racism #Autocracy #JVP #USPol #FreeSpeech .

Baffling to see a woman in a friends FB thread supporting the presence of Tate bros 'Pimping Hoes' podcast on #Spotify in the name of free speech. Describes herself as a 'free speech absolutist'. Just not for those poor country PoC moderators that have to deal with the absolute sh*t pouring into socmed streams every day - see screenshot from Gillespie, 2018 Custodians of the Internet.

archive.org/details/Custodians

When #Trump and the #maga party was voted to take control of #America, I was worried what our nation would be in a few years. With the quick implementation of #Project2025, I now fear what our country will become in the next 6 months with the dismantling of our government, law & order, economy and constitution. They have began attacking free speech even though they profess to be for #FreeSpeech.

#DOJ probes Columbia war protests for terrorism violations

The U.S. #Justice Department is examining whether student protests at #ColumbiaUniversity over the #Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, #Trump’s Deputy Attorney General & former #criminal defense attorney #ToddBlanche said on Friday.

#law #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #USpol #NaziState
reuters.com/world/us/us-justic

Adrian Carrasquillo: ‘A Horrifying Escalation’: How Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Could Galvanize #tRump Opposition: Pro-immigrant groups warn that the controversy can not, and should not, be just about free speech rights on #college campuses.

#ice #immigration #MahmoudKhalil #restistance #freespeech #dueprocess
thebulwark.com/p/mahmoud-khali

The Bulwark · ‘A Horrifying Escalation’: How Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Could Galvanize Trump OppositionBy Adrian Carrasquillo
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@nixCraft 💡 GBS Media Response:

Big Tech isn’t just dominating markets—it’s controlling speech and shaping narratives. 🚨

They suppress competition, throttle independent creators, and dictate what the public sees. Free speech suffers when a few companies hold all the power.

The future belongs to independent voices and decentralized platforms. It’s time to reclaim the internet for everyone—not just Silicon Valley. 💪