The State’s War on the Left Didn’t Begin With Trump — But He’s Escalating It @chipgibbons.bsky.social on the Rubio-Miller 'political terrorism summit, the State Dept's McCarthyite 'Cuba Report', and Trump's NSPM-7 -- the memo outlining his blueprint to crush the left truthout.org/articles/the...

The subpoenas of @btnewsroom.bsky.social, the @peoplesforum.bsky.social & @tricontinental.bsky.social are a blatant pretext to intimidate dissenting activist groups and media outlets, part of the Trump administration's growing new McCarthyism Policy Director @chipgibbons.bsky.social breaks it down:

Defending Rights & Dissent objects to the State Department's McCarthyite report on Cuba, which makes unfounded claims seeking to tar domestic movements for social change as agents of a foreign government. (cont'd)

Tell Congress: Block legislation that would expand U.S. military cooperation with Israel! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...

Reject expansion of US-Israeli military cooperation! A provision of the National Defense Authorization Act calls for the US & Israel to co-produce weapons, coordinate AI tech for war & meld together the US-Israeli military-industrial complex. Say NO to NDAA Section 219!

Reporter @maxblumenthal.bsky.social, editor of @thegrayzonenews.bsky.social, was stopped & searched at the U.S. border upon return from Iran, where he reported on the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. CPB forced him to turn over his smartphone. Our statement on this attack on press freedom:

Defending Rights & Dissent board member and law professor Emily Berman explains that the Espionage Act is written so broadly that it's been abused to punish whistleblowers and the press, and why we must reform it. Contact your lawmakers today: secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/ellsberg-act

Robert Ellsberg, son of legendary whistleblower Dan Ellsberg, recounts his father's prosecution under the Espionage Act and why we must reform the law now to end its abuse against truthtellers and journalists. Learn more at rightsanddissent.org

On This Day in Espionage Act History On June 17, 2022, British Home Sec. Priti Patel signs an extradition order to send WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the U.S to face charges under the Espionage Act for publishing -- the first such charges for a journalist. Learn more: rightsanddissent.org

On this day in 1918, Eugene Debs delivered an anti-war speech for which he was convicted under the Espionage Act and sentenced to a decade in prison. It's long past time to reform this law and end its abuse against dissent, against whistleblowers, & against the press, for good.

109 years ago today, Congress created one of the most dangerous weapons in prosecutors' arsenal: the Espionage Act. We're spending June highlighting key milestones in the history of the Act, which has been used for over a century to silence dissent.

Trump has declared war on free speech in support of Palestine. We will not accept a Palestine exception to the First Amendment. That's why we're suing the govt to release all files on this authoritarian crackdown. Here's our Board co-president Shannon Al-Wakeel on the FOIA lawsuit.

June is Espionage Act history month! One of the worst laws in our legal code, the Espionage Act poses a direct threat to whistleblowers, journalism, & your right to know. We're spending the month highlighting its abuses & the urgent need for major reform. www.rightsanddissent.org/news/june-is...

We condemn the abusive overreach of the U.S. government applying terrorism sanctions to humanitarian activists attempting to bring life-saving aid to the people of Gaza. (1/2)

Release Courtney Williams! Drop the charges now! Williams is an Army veteran who blew the whistle on sexual harassment & gender discrimination in the military. Now the government is charging her under the Espionage Act. Sign our petition with @dropsitenews.com! actionnetwork.org/forms/petiti...

You can show your support too! Sign the petition to release Courtney Williams here, organized with @dropsitenews.com: actionnetwork.org/forms/petiti...

NEW: Rights Groups, Journalists, & Whistleblowers Call for Courtney Williams’ Release “Patriotic individuals who alert the public to government wrongdoing are whistleblowers, not spies." Williams, an Army vet, was charged under the Espionage Act after speaking out against abuses in the military

Live in 5 mins: Breaking down NSPM-7 and Trump's crackdown on activism and free speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ks...

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Just 9 more days to urge your Congressmembers to say NO to warrantless surveillance by voting against a "clean" reauthorization of FISA section 702 Take action here: actionnetwork.org/letters/bloc...

No war In Iran, no more bombs for Israel! ☎️ Call your Senators TODAY to support an War Powers bill and 2 JRDs to block arms shipments to Israel. Votes expected today, act now!

The Dangerous Precedent of the Prairieland “Antifa” Trial Hear from lawyers, press freedom experts, and activists on the First Amendment implications of the Prairieland terror convictions -- including a defendant from the trial! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL0...

📺 Join us for a livestreamed panel discussion on the Prairieland "Antifa" trial and what it means for dissent and the First Amendment 📆Tomorrow @ 4pm ET Featuring: 🔹 @freedom.press 🔹 @nlg.org 🔹 @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social 🔹 @chipgibbons.bsky.social Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL0...

Free detained protester Leqaa Kordia! On Wednesday, March 11, we'll host a panel discussion on the campaign to free detained pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia, featuring her cousin and members of her legal team Livestreamed to X & YouTube, 1pm ET www.rightsanddissent.org/news/free-de...

By just two votes, the bill to stop Trump’s war on Iran fails in the Senate 52-48, as lawmakers decline to assert their constitutional authority and allow Trump’s reckless attacks to continue.

Trump continues to beat the drums for war with Iran. Only Congress can stop him, by invoking the War Powers Act and reasserting their authority. Will they act in time? Urge your lawmakers to take a stand NOW. NO WAR ON IRAN! secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/iran-wpr

Read our statement on the disturbing arrests of journalists Don Lemon, @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social, and other journalists this morning for their reporting on protests in Minnesota: www.rightsanddissent.org/news/don-lem...

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