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Freedom Of The Press Is Under Attack

ABC and George Stephanopoulos have settled with Trump for $15 million in a defamation lawsuit that is an example of how Trump will operate as President. Our freedom of speech requires that we are able to criticize our elected officials. And freedom of the press is essential to keep tabs on political corruption. Trump knows this, and he and his allies are going to do everything they can to create a chilling effect on our press and our ability to criticize the government. 
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S O U R C E S:
ABC agrees to settle Trump defamation lawsuit for $15 million (Salon) https://www.salon.com/2024/12/15/abc-agrees-to-settle-defamation-for-15-million/
 
Why the ABC News Settlement With Trump Is Complicated (Mother Jones) https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/why-the-abc-news-settlement-with-trump-is-complicated/ 
 
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll (WashPo) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/19/trump-carroll-judge-rape/ 
 
Why ABC News settled with Donald Trump for $15 million (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/media/george-stephanopoulos-trump-settlement-abc/index.html 
 
New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact (AP) https://apnews.com/article/new-york-rape-law-governor-hochul-50e5f9d35b1a7e26881db616a787b45a 
 
Trump v. ABC Ruling on the Motion to Dismiss https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.664183/gov.uscourts.flsd.664183.34.0_1.pdf 
 
Trump v. ABC Settlement Order https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24990103-abc-trump-dismissal-ruling/ 
 
Florida statutes Ch 770 Defamation, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0770/0770.html 
 
New York Times v. Sullivan https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39 
 
How Morning Joe plans to cover a second Trump term https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndkgprDLKjw&t=330s 
 
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/media/trump-defamation-lawsuit-abc-hegseth-cnn.html 
 
Bill to protect journalists from revealing sources is ‘on life support’ (WashPo) https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/12/11/senate-bill-protect-journalists-sources/ 
 
Freedom of the Press (ACLU) https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/freedom-press 
 
Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society (Pew) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/23/most-americans-say-a-free-press-is-highly-important-to-society/ 
 
Obeying in Advance: Media billionaires ask for tyranny (Timothy Snyder) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nJYpx9K5w 
Free Speech for People https://freespeechforpeople.org/

Is Vigilante Justice The Answer To America's Problems?

Luigi Mangione faces charges in the death of CEO Brian Thompson. Daniel Penny was acquitted in the death of Jordan Neely. Both are 26 year old white men who are likely to face very different fates. But are being applauded for being vigilantes. Is vigilante justice the answer to America's problems, or just a symptom of them?
 
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Are We Allowed to Laugh When A CEO Dies?

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan on Wednesday and the response online has been... jubilant? What does this reaction have to say about the state of the US healthcare system and about inequality generally in the country that's supposed to be the wealthiest on earth? Turns out this might just be the beginning of some class consciousness here in these United States of America and, frankly, I'm here for it.
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Trans Kids Are On The Chopping Block

The outlook is not great for US v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court case that had oral arguments today about the Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The outcome of this case could either get rid of trans bans across the country or provide precedent for even more bans to come. And with Trump entering the White House, the future of the case is uncertain.
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How Trump Will Weaponize The Justice Department

President Joe Biden just gave a sweeping pardon to his son Hunter Biden and Republicans are losing their minds. To them, the DOJ should do their bidding and anything that holds them accountable or goes against their wishes is a "miscarriage of justice." With Pam Bondi named Attorney General, Tulsi Gabbard named Director of National Intelligence, and Kash Patel named FBI Director, we're starting to get a clearer picture of how Trump will go after his "enemies from within" and what the DOJ and "justice" generally will look like under Trump's second term.
 
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How Trump's Tariffs Will Hurt You

After the election, Google searches for What Is A Tariff shot up. So let's talk about tariffs. Are Trump's new tariffs going to bring back the manufacturing jobs he says they will? And how much is this gonna cost me?!
 
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America's Education System Is Doomed

Teachers were already burning out before COVID. Add onto that parents who are trying to police what's being taught in schools or are completely checked out, and students who are misbehaved or have quit showing up, and you have yourself a true disaster. Now with Linda McMahon as education secretary, a woman who has more experience in the WWE ring than in a classroom, it seems all but assured that our education system is going down the toilet.
 
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How To Fight Fascism In America

When they go low, we go low. But do it for democracy. Republicans don't care about hypocrisy or lies, they don't care about decorum or rules. How do you fight back against an enemy that doesn't care at all? Meet them where they are. Namely, use their playbook against them: coordinate between universities, think tanks, the media, and government to push democratic, leftist ideology into every aspect of society. They already think we're doing this. Might as well actually start conspiring.
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How Right Wing Media Took Over America

Fox News is just the beginning when it comes to unraveling the right wing news media empire. From Rush Limbaugh to conservative YouTubers, this is how right wing media took over America, and who's providing all the funding.
 
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Trump's Cabinet Picks Are A Horror Show

Matt Gaetz will lead the Department of Justice. Stephen Miller will head up policy at the white house. Name after name is being dropped for Trump's cabinet and white house advisors, and it's one horror show after another. Please note that some of these are expected nominations, and his first term featured extensive amounts of turnover, so things could change any moment. Such is life in Trump's America.
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