Americans do not need our government's permission to remember the words of our public officials, and I refuse to let them be silenced or censored. The post I am a Private Citizen Seeking to Hold My Government Accountable. Dr. Vinay Prasad, a Government Doctor, Killed My YouTube Channel. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.| Science-Based Medicine
When I first started working, both the steel mills, and the coal mines had a company doctor. This was in the late 1960’s. By the 1970’s the doctors were putting in part-time hours, and were generally on call. By the end of the 1970’s the factory doctor office was open a part of the time … Continue reading True talent, Mr. Ducky, comes from the heart| Metallicman
It was Summer. I had gotten back from my freshman year at university, and I was working in the grocery store. Pretty much, for one reason or the other, it was basically myself and my mother and the other kids had their own lives in one form or the other. I’m sleeping and I hear … Continue reading The past holds lessons, but the present is where we live| Metallicman
How are you all doing? How has this year been a treating you all? Are you coping well, fearful, apprehensive, hopeful or just treading water? Don’t let the media get you down, and don’t allow the apparent crazy-world around you upset you. The world is filled with good stuff. Of all sort. For me, it’s … Continue reading A little research can save a lot of trouble—and acorns| Metallicman
We had no idea how great our life was before the United States became a psychopathic shit-hoe. Here’s some meme’s to underline this truth. First one… Don’t be bitter, but do try to appreciate what we all have lost… Today… ** FLASH TRAFFIC ** URGENT** U.S. MAKES DIRECT NUCLEAR THREAT TO RUSSIA Hal Turner World … Continue reading A world where a rat’s gotta do what a rat’s gotta do| Metallicman
PEN's 2025 report shows how systemic book bans have become in K-12 school libraries and also shows a path forward to restore books to the shelves through direct action.| Politics in Practice
Back in April, US Defense Secretary Pete “Signal” Hegseth ordered 381 books removed from the US Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library. These included works read by young people—Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give—and scholarship on books for young people, such as Robin Bernstein’s Racial Innocence and my Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children’s Literature and the Need for Diverse Books.| Philip Nel
By TESS LAWRIE MBBCh, PhD MY condolences to Professor Thomas Borody’s family on his recent passing. I was very grateful for the gravitas that Prof. Borody’s academic and clinical experience brought to the fight to get ivermectin approved for COVID-19 in 2021-3. His contribution to the worldwide battle against COVID-19 disinformation will not be forgotten. […] The post Vale the heroic Australian professor Thomas Borody who defied Covid lies appeared first on www.cairnsnews.org.| www.cairnsnews.org
AUSTRALIA’S WEF/EU-aligned eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant issued a 20-page removal notice to X on September 26, demanding the platform censor 23 specific posts of raw CCTV clips showing the last moments of Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska’s life on a US train. X has been threatened with staggering fines of AU$825,000 per day – yet the […] The post WEF’s witch is back censoring ‘politically sensitive’ content on X appeared first on www.cairnsnews.org.| www.cairnsnews.org
A Call for Peer Re-Reviews of Articles on Covid Vaccines by Eyal Shahar at Brownstone Institute In the years that I served as an associate editor (for The American Journal of Epidemiology), I have seen the entire spectrum of “peer reviews” — from meticulous, thoughtful critiques whose authors evidently invested several hours in the task to sketchy reviews that reflected carelessness and incompetence. I have read friendly reviews by admirers of the authors and hostile reviews by their e...| Brownstone Institute
Banned Books Week 2025 is officially underway and runs through 10/11. To highlight this important cause, we will continue to address challenged topics.| Harvard Education Press
The Russian authorities this year created a ‘white list’ of websites that are not to be blocked while everything else would not be available for users in Russia| Global Voices
China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced on September 22 the launch of a two-month campaign to curb content that incites antagonism and violence, and amplifies pessimistic and negative sentiments.| Global Voices
Two scholars–Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley–explain why Trump is censoring exhibits at the Smithsonian. He has also imposed censorship of signage and exhibits at other federal site…| Diane Ravitch's blog
In a letter published by the AAC&U on Tuesday, Stanford administrators were absent from a list of signatories who condemned the Trump administration’s actions toward U.S. higher education institutions.| The Stanford Daily
For years now, the MAGA crowd has been absolutely convinced that the Biden administration engaged in the most egregious censorship campaign in American history. They’ve waved around the Murthy v. Missouri case as proof that Biden officials illegally pressured tech companies to remove content (even as the Supreme Court concluded there wasn’t even enough evidence […]| Techdirt
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) condemns the federal government's use of its power to pressure ABC to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air. The executive branch's work to silence a disfavored media voice violates the First Amendment and undermines every American's liberty to choose what they read, see, or hear.| National Coalition Against Censorship
This is the full transcript, lightly edited for grammar and clarity, of an interview with Jessica Batke, ChinaFile’s senior editor for investigations, and Laura Edelson, assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University, on their report “The Locknet: How China Controls Its Internet and Why It Matters.” An abridged version of the interview, with an […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
It is no secret that the European Union doesn’t like nations with a sovereign agenda. Hungary and Slovakia are often seen as a nuisance to the roll out of their globalist agenda. We have seen how they managed to make sure that there would not be a third EU-country added to the list of sovereign […]| Gondolath – Deep State Study Group
The European Union is starting to look more and more like an ugly empire, whose sole purpose is to expand and hold on to their own power. Democracy and freedom are only allowed when countries agree…| Gondolath - Deep State Study Group
Disturbing Secrets about Vaccines by Peter C. Gøtzsche at Brownstone Institute The vaccine area is much more complicated than I knew when I worked at a department of infectious diseases as a young doctor. I didn’t perceive vaccines could be a problem and had taken all the recommended ones. My 2013 book, Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime, hardly mentions vaccines at all because none of the major scandals in healthcare where drugs had killed thousands of patients because of drug company...| Brownstone Institute
Responding to a subpoena and investigation by the House Judiciary Committee, lawyers for Alphabet — parent of Google and YouTube — informed Chairman Jim Jordan that the company would restore the accounts of content-producing conservatives who had been deplatformed by the video site, after receiving pressure to do so from the Biden administration. Breitbart reported […]| National Legal And Policy Center
The Rhode Island Commission To Encourage Morality In Youth was founded in the late 1950s and sent lists of books that they found objectionable to a number of publishers, which led to the U.S. Supreme Court case Bantam Booke Inc. v. Sullivan heard in 1962 to 1963. What is known about the specific titles and authors that the Commission objected to? So far just from browsing links like the above, I've not found any specific examples.| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
More debate, not fear, is how we honour him The assassination of Turning Point CEO Charlie Kirk has shocked the Western world, and in particular, young conservatives who saw his good-faith debates as an escape from a hostile learning environment. It’s hard to believe that a 31-year-old father of two could be shot in the throat in front of both his family and a crowd while having a conversation. University campuses are meant to be a cradle of learning – not a slaughterhouse. Watch or conti...| Malcolm Roberts
Share articleNEW YORK — Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension and, in an emotional monologue where he appeared close to tears, said that he wasn’t trying to joke about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind, but I do want to […]| Key Biscayne Independent
Unite Against Book Bans is teaming up with Public School Strong to connect Banned Books Week events nationwide. A new interactive map and calendar make it easy for communities to share, find, and support local efforts to protect the freedom to read.| Unite Against Book Bans
It’s probably worth flagging the fact that the president of the United States is promoting the establishment of a Ministry of Truth to restrict information in the United States in a suggested…| Caitlin Johnstone
This week, Jimmy Kimmel Live was put on suspension by ABC as a result of comments Kimmel made in his Monday night monologue related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said It was appearing to directly mislead the American public about a significant fact that probably one of the most significant political events we’ve had in a long time, for the most significant political assassination we’ve seen in a long time. And President Trump said he said a horrible thing...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
Lawmakers this year proposed 137 bills restricting lessons and training about racism and gender identity, a 250 percent increase since 2021.| Education Week
Kirk was antithesis of Kimmel. Kirk was influential with the youth while Kimmel’s sanctimony is reserved for a dwindling audience.| Brownstone Institute
Rapidly expanding across the city’s historic venues since its 2018 inception, 212 Photography Istanbul puts the focus on discovery with an enticing mix of local and international artists| 1854 Photography
WESTERN Australia’s Public Health Act 2016, section 158, is a recipe for totalitarian control of the population of the worst type – something equivalent to the East German Stasi’s terrorism of suspected dissenters among the population. Section 158 says, in plain English, the government can order you to undergo medical observation, medical examination, medical treatment, […]| www.cairnsnews.org
Featherfall(An allegory.)At first light,under a bruised sky,the First Raven rose—hackles oiled,black mood on black air.”Freedom!” he cried,the Conspiracy lifted with him—razor beaks,tun…| Musings from a Stonehead
For 14 years we’ve exposed empire, propaganda, and genocide. Now, with funding slashed, our future depends on you. The post MintPress News Faces Shutdown Amid Unprecedented Attacks on Truth appeared first on MintPress News.| MintPress News
On Tuesday, Xi Jinping presided over a major military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China’s “War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.” The carefully choreographed 90-minute spectacle showcased autonomous military hardware, nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and a finale featuring the release of 80,000 doves and balloons. Joining Xi in […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
by William Trollinger Jerry Bergman is at it again. And it’s as bad as ever. A prolific writer for the Answers Research Journal and similar creationist outlets, Bergman has gone to great lengths to promote the Darwin-to-Hitler trope, which has been vigorously critiqued by the Anti-Defamation League and mocked by a host of scholars. Then […]| Righting America
Amid silence from Valve, two Steam devs have reported their games are being denied early access release because they have "mature themes".| Rock Paper Shotgun
The UK’s Online Safety Act is being used to monitor and censor online users, not only in the UK but worldwide. Now, Ofcom, the regulator implementing the provisions of the Act, is turning its attention to “emerging online harms.” At the end of this year, new regulations will come into effect that allow for super-complaints| The Expose - Home
In light of this week’s announcement by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, etc), I have been pondering this question: Why am I, a person that has long been a staunch advocate of free speech and encryption, leery of sites that talk about being free speech-oriented? And, more to the point, why an I — a person … Continue reading Censorship Is Complicated: What Internet History Says about Meta/Facebook→| The Changelog
Updated roster shows modest growth to 1,456 sources, with expansion focused on provincial and government platforms. The post China Issues Approved News Source List appeared first on China Media Project.| China Media Project
An open letter from 140 health professionals to the leaders of the 4 nations, regarding the catastrophic management of the covid pandemic. The post Our grave concerns about the handling of the COVID pandemic by Governments of the Nations of the UK, 21-08-2021 appeared first on HART.| HART
Reproduced in full from Dr Scott McLachlan (@lawhealthandtech), his account of his career from undergraduate to academia, from student to Senior Lecturer to unemployed... The post Academia appeared first on HART.| HART
This is not the first time I’ve commented on book banning in this country and my frustration with this insanity. Trying to change history or pretending that current events are not occurring by bann…| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
More details emerge in what happened during the IMLS takeover by DOGE and what might happen in the federal lawsuits against the agency's dismantling.| BOOK RIOT
The notice was thoughtfully displayed on top of a writing pad next to the telephone, in our hotel in Shanghai. But no one telephones nowadays. So I didn’t see the sheet of paper, with its neatly formatted corporate logos, until my daughter brought it to me to make her a paper airplane. | Hmm Daily
The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
It’s funny just how often the actions of so-called “strong men” actually show just how scared and fragile they are. And if you want a more specific example of what I’m talki…| Techdirt
Do read my previous post first! And I should credit “Ban This Filth!” for the caption to the Laurie Penny tweet. In addition to the Dan Hodges blogpost that I linked to at the end of that one, here are some other relevants articles worth reading that I couldn’t shoehorn in. Here’s Mrs Trellis, writing a Dear Joan letter to feminism to explain why she’s […]| PooterGeek
Even for those following the current wave of book censorship, it's been difficult to understand what today’s educators are facing. To address this, NCTE just released survey data from nearly 4,100 teachers from all 50 states.| Unite Against Book Bans
Dominic Adler, a former police officer in Counter Terrorism Command, explains why the Government has become obsessed with suppressing anti-immigration sentiment on social media.| The Daily Sceptic
Life will never guarantee safety. That is not an excuse to legislate danger. Australia is set to ‘quietly’ introduce ‘unprecedented’ age verification checks for YouTube and Google as part of a wider push to gate-keep access to social media. Quietly. Without the consent of the Australian people. Labor is pushing ahead despite alarming fallout from […]| Malcolm Roberts
The free speech organization PEN America fired me three days after I published an article about how they investigated me for sharing an article critical of Zionism. My termination is a sad reflection of PEN’s censorious approach to Palestine.| Mondoweiss
Jul 12, 2025 In this webinar, Jan examines how academics have been censored by members of the Holocaust establishment because they disagreed with standard Judeocentric narratives. These censored ac…| Justice-4-Poland.com
One evening back in the mid-1960s, my father and I were listening to a radio show called The Joe Pyne Show. Pyne was interviewing a guest who had written a book exposing the dark side of the FBI. Pyne brutally ridiculed the guest, who started suggesting that Pyne must be…| James Perloff
Gaming storefronts Steam and itch.io have come under fire recently for taking NSFW games and media off their platforms or preventing such contents from showing up in search results. Both Steam and itch.io have been known for their lenient policy regarding such games and media and nobody seemingly bat an eye over it—until an Australian activist group entered the picture.| Sebin's Blog
I will be attending Seattle Worldcon 2025 from August 13-17! For those attending, I’d love to see you at any of my panels: Diagnosing Your Characters, Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm When Everything Has Ri…| Clara Ward
The impacts of a two-year-old law are finally being felt in Britain—and, as the United States looks to pass its own Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), it should| Foundation for Economic Education
In 2021, Canadians were told that the remains of 215 Indigenous children had been found at a former school. The story turned out to be false—but no one in authority seems to know how to walk it back.| Quillette
Version française By Ariane Gauthier We make surprising connections throughout our lives. Things we thought were confined to our work or social circles unexpectedly surface in other areas. For me, …| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Why a prominent speaker at a global conference on artificial intelligence was silenced The post AI, the UN and the performance of virtue appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
テキサス州議員たちは、中絶に関する議論の芽を摘むだけでなく、既存の議論さえ見つけられないようにしようとしている。彼らの目標は中絶に関する情報をインターネットから完全に消し去ることにある。 The post テキサス州の「中絶戦争」が「インターネットの検閲戦争」へと拡大 first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
米国下院は本日、TAKE IT DOWN法案を可決した。この法律により、権力者たちは単に気に入らないという理由だけで、合法的な発言をプラットフォームから削除させる危険な手段を新たに手にすることになる。 The post TAKE IT DOWN法、重大な欠陥を抱えたまま可決される first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
「我々は壊滅的災害後も通信サービスへの弾圧を続け、市民の生命の危機を無視し続けるミャンマー軍の行為を断固として非難する」 The post ミャンマー軍事政権は壊滅的災害後も続くインターネット遮断・制限をただちに解除せよ first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
This is a furry blog, where I write about whatever interests me and sign it with my fursona’s name. I sometimes talk about furry fandom topics, but I sometimes also talk about applied cryptog…| Dhole Moments
Last weekend, the Australian National Review hosted a free speech summit on the Gold Coast. Although I was unable to attend in person due to commitments in Canberra for the opening of the 48th Parliament, I expressed my strong support for all those standing in defence of free speech and national sovereignty. We answer to […]| Malcolm Roberts
Monday’s 'Daily Show' aired unfiltered thanks to a one-night-only TV-MA upgrade—clearing the way for Jon Stewart’s profanity-laced protest.| LateNighter
After the fall of Troy, Cassandra was taken as Agamemnon's "pallake" (concubine) and taken to Mycenae, where she was killed by Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife. The destiny of prophetesses is never so bright, especially when they turn out to have been right. Something similar, although fortunately much less tragic, happened to my Cassandra blog, censored on Facebook by the powers that be. So, it is time to call it quits. But Cassandra is not dead! She reincarnated in the form of the Roman philo...| Cassandra's Legacy
A message I received from Facebook on Jan 29, 2021. Five of my posts were deemed "spam" and erased. Some were somewhat "political" although non-partisan, but two were purely technical. That these posts were erased is an indication that censorship is by now applied to all forms of dissent, not just political ones. It was not unexpected, but it was still somewhat shocking after decades of propaganda that had convinced most of us that the Western world was a place where you could enjoy "freedom ...| Cassandra's Legacy
TikTok deleted 3.6M videos in Nigeria in Q1 2025. But as takedowns rise, so do concerns over censorship, bias, and transparency in content moderation.| WeeTracker
What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity? Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass librarians, book bans and book sanctuaries, the "curiosity paradox" of such bans, what makes libraries a center for community, and how curiosity is like an insatiable puppy.| CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS
Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you had no or anonymized logs and still wanted to figure out where your traffic was coming from? Or you have multiple upstreams and are looking to see if you can save fees by getting into peering agreements with some other party? Or your site is getting heavy load but you can't pinpoint it on a single IP and you suspect some amoral corporation is training their degenerate AI on your content with a bot army? (You might be getting onto somethi...| Blog.
Yass Valley Council in New South Wales has voted down a motion to remove sex education book Welcome to Sex, co-authored by Yumi Stynes, from its library.| www.abc.net.au
As more students take advantage of dual enrollment programs during a time when more states are adopting restrictive laws about access, academic freedom, and the right to read, we need new policy-focused partnerships between high school and academic libraries that will support student success and maintain institutional integrity.| Politics in Practice
It’s not news to those in library-land that book bans and censorship in higher education have serious implications for the future of […]| Social Science Space
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Rockingham County Public schools after school board members voted to remove Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff, and Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. The School Board overrode the recommendation of a review committee to retain these books and voted 4-1 to permanently remove them.| National Coalition Against Censorship
Perhaps because college students are generally considered adults, and college and university campuses and classrooms have long been viewed as places to […]| Social Science Space
The other day, a friend of mine wrote a blog post about how an anti-vaccine Facebook page was taken over by someone who worked their way up to admin privileges, locked out all of the other admins, and then started posting goat memes, a practice known as "goating". My friend had been invited to take part, but by the time he took a look, the goating was well underway. All he did was write up a blog post describing what had happened, mentioned in passing that he had enjoyed watching events unfol...| Harpocrates Speaks
Doctors in Washington State and beyond are still being muzzled on Covid and other issues by government agencies, warned Dr. Michael Turner, a leading independent medical professional who was persecuted for prescribing Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine during Covid. Speaking to The New American magazine Senior Editor Alex Newman on Conversations That Matter, Dr. Turner also outlined ... The post Doctors STILL Being Muzzled, Warns Doc Persecuted for Covid Treatments appeared first on The New Am...| Video - The New American
