They are on a crusade for censorship and it needs to be framed in those terms. They are using state power to suppress dissent and opposition. It is a central goal of the broader authoritarian project. Genuine defense of free speech is as essential as defending democracy, and the two are inseparable.
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As Ron DeSantis tries to protect his state’s abortion ban, his agency is threatening to prosecute TV stations for sharing a dying woman’s story.
When Fascism came to America it came to Texas and Florida first.
They are coming for the media and for scholarship.
When some politicians talk about protecting free speech they’re only talking about hate speech directed towards minorities.
The FCC chair told him to kick rocks.