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"The ICE Out of Our Faces Act does one simple thing: It stops Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection from using facial recognition and other biometric-surveillance technologies. Period." - @markey.senate.gov
Ed Markey Wants ICE Out of Your Face
The Massachusetts senator tells Pressing Issues: “Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny.”
pressingissues.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The ICE Out of Our Faces Act does one simple thing: It stops Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection from using facial recognition and other biometric-surveillance technologies. Period." - @markey.senate.gov
"Ferguson's letter would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous. This is what government censorship looks like." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-ftc-denies-being-speech-police-but-says-apple-news-is-too-liberal/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-ftc-denies-being-speech-police-but-says-apple-news-is-too-liberal/
Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories
FTC claims Apple News suppresses conservatives, cites study by pro-Trump group.
arstechnica.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"Ferguson's letter would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous. This is what government censorship looks like." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-ftc-denies-being-speech-police-but-says-apple-news-is-too-liberal/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-ftc-denies-being-speech-police-but-says-apple-news-is-too-liberal/
The Blackout Report is a comprehensive analysis by @esosaosa.bsky.social & @theonyximpact.bsky.social on the real-world cost of erasing, distorting, and suppressing Black progress.
This disinformation campaign is designed to seize illegitimate power and control, using “DEI” to justify harm.
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This disinformation campaign is designed to seize illegitimate power and control, using “DEI” to justify harm.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The Blackout Report is a comprehensive analysis by @esosaosa.bsky.social & @theonyximpact.bsky.social on the real-world cost of erasing, distorting, and suppressing Black progress.
This disinformation campaign is designed to seize illegitimate power and control, using “DEI” to justify harm.
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This disinformation campaign is designed to seize illegitimate power and control, using “DEI” to justify harm.
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This is the real Free Press, the original, before Bari Weiss plagiarized it for her AIPAC media org. This one is worth following, friends. (Although, I have to give credit for the fake FP for hiring Tanya Lukyanova to do real Epstein journo work.)
"Within days of the U.S. takeover, TikTok announced changes to its terms of service & privacy policies, allowing it to collect more sensitive demographic and location data from its users."
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Who Owns the Media
Who owns the 35 most powerful media companies in America? The Media Capitulation Index shows how these conglomerates came to dominate the U.S. media landscape. Using a chicken scale, Free Press rates their ability to defend democracy during a time of authoritarianism.
www.freepress.net
February 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
This is the real Free Press, the original, before Bari Weiss plagiarized it for her AIPAC media org. This one is worth following, friends. (Although, I have to give credit for the fake FP for hiring Tanya Lukyanova to do real Epstein journo work.)
The Story of Hazel Scott, the first African American to host a variety show broadcasted into American living rooms in 1950, is one about power and influence.
And maybe that’s why McCarthy didn’t just blacklist her, he erased her.
Free Press' Cristina Escobar reflects on her legacy with @aapf.org:
And maybe that’s why McCarthy didn’t just blacklist her, he erased her.
Free Press' Cristina Escobar reflects on her legacy with @aapf.org:
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Story of Hazel Scott, the first African American to host a variety show broadcasted into American living rooms in 1950, is one about power and influence.
And maybe that’s why McCarthy didn’t just blacklist her, he erased her.
Free Press' Cristina Escobar reflects on her legacy with @aapf.org:
And maybe that’s why McCarthy didn’t just blacklist her, he erased her.
Free Press' Cristina Escobar reflects on her legacy with @aapf.org:
"To save the media and our democracy, we need to do more than cancel subscriptions to The Washington Post" - Free Press co-CEO @notaaroncraig.bsky.social on breaking up with billionaire-owned media
https://pressingissues.org/breaking-up-with-billionaire-owned-media/
https://pressingissues.org/breaking-up-with-billionaire-owned-media/
Breaking Up with Billionaire-Owned Media
To save the media and our democracy, we need to do more than cancel subscriptions to The Washington Post
pressingissues.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"To save the media and our democracy, we need to do more than cancel subscriptions to The Washington Post" - Free Press co-CEO @notaaroncraig.bsky.social on breaking up with billionaire-owned media
https://pressingissues.org/breaking-up-with-billionaire-owned-media/
https://pressingissues.org/breaking-up-with-billionaire-owned-media/
Many people of color in the United States understand that our mere presence in mainstream society is seen as “indecent” or threatening by those who wish to silence us.
Fortunately for Bad Bunny, that’s not the FCC's legal standard.
From @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
Fortunately for Bad Bunny, that’s not the FCC's legal standard.
From @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
February 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Many people of color in the United States understand that our mere presence in mainstream society is seen as “indecent” or threatening by those who wish to silence us.
Fortunately for Bad Bunny, that’s not the FCC's legal standard.
From @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
Fortunately for Bad Bunny, that’s not the FCC's legal standard.
From @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
"Ferguson's claims aren't based on any facts or evidence, just innuendo from discredited partisan operatives who think The Wall Street Journal is too woke. Imagine if another administration had told Drudge or Fox News what stories they should feature." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social, @arstechnica.com
Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories
FTC claims Apple News suppresses conservatives, cites study by pro-Trump group.
arstechnica.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Ferguson's claims aren't based on any facts or evidence, just innuendo from discredited partisan operatives who think The Wall Street Journal is too woke. Imagine if another administration had told Drudge or Fox News what stories they should feature." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social, @arstechnica.com
"Within days of the U.S. takeover, TikTok announced changes to its terms of service & privacy policies, allowing it to collect more sensitive demographic and location data from its users."
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Who Owns the Media
Who owns the 35 most powerful media companies in America? The Media Capitulation Index shows how these conglomerates came to dominate the U.S. media landscape. Using a chicken scale, Free Press rates their ability to defend democracy during a time of authoritarianism.
www.freepress.net
February 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"Within days of the U.S. takeover, TikTok announced changes to its terms of service & privacy policies, allowing it to collect more sensitive demographic and location data from its users."
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Free Press' Media Capitulation Index got a big update from @timkarr.bsky.social.
Here's the latest on TikTok:
Last week, Ed Markey introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act that would ban ICE & CBP from using or acquiring biometric-surveillance tech.
The MA senator tells Pressing Issues: "Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny."
The MA senator tells Pressing Issues: "Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny."
Ed Markey Wants ICE Out of Your Face
The Massachusetts senator tells Pressing Issues: “Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny.”
pressingissues.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Last week, Ed Markey introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act that would ban ICE & CBP from using or acquiring biometric-surveillance tech.
The MA senator tells Pressing Issues: "Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny."
The MA senator tells Pressing Issues: "Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability. And power without accountability becomes tyranny."
"Since the 2020 rise of TikTok, I've been an avid consumer of the app. I've gone there for hot takes, political education, dancing trends, multipart gossip stories from people I'll never meet and so much more."
Free Press' Courtney Morrison shares why they've decided to delete TikTok entirely:
Free Press' Courtney Morrison shares why they've decided to delete TikTok entirely:
I Deleted My TikTok and I'm Not Going Back
First they stole my heart. Then they stole my data.
www.freepress.net
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"Since the 2020 rise of TikTok, I've been an avid consumer of the app. I've gone there for hot takes, political education, dancing trends, multipart gossip stories from people I'll never meet and so much more."
Free Press' Courtney Morrison shares why they've decided to delete TikTok entirely:
Free Press' Courtney Morrison shares why they've decided to delete TikTok entirely:
Big News: Free Press’ Courtney Morrison broke up with TikTok. 💔
Here are their 3 reasons for deleting the app (and why you should too):
1. New ownership
2. New privacy policy
3. The algorithm just won't be the same
Read more here: www.freepress.net/blog/why-to-...
Here are their 3 reasons for deleting the app (and why you should too):
1. New ownership
2. New privacy policy
3. The algorithm just won't be the same
Read more here: www.freepress.net/blog/why-to-...
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Big News: Free Press’ Courtney Morrison broke up with TikTok. 💔
Here are their 3 reasons for deleting the app (and why you should too):
1. New ownership
2. New privacy policy
3. The algorithm just won't be the same
Read more here: www.freepress.net/blog/why-to-...
Here are their 3 reasons for deleting the app (and why you should too):
1. New ownership
2. New privacy policy
3. The algorithm just won't be the same
Read more here: www.freepress.net/blog/why-to-...
Since the agency's inception, FCC policies have undermined Black communities.
@josephtorr.bsky.social explains how the FCC plays a critical factor for those fighting for racial justice and against Trump's authoritarianism regime via @objectivejournos.bsky.social:
@josephtorr.bsky.social explains how the FCC plays a critical factor for those fighting for racial justice and against Trump's authoritarianism regime via @objectivejournos.bsky.social:
Reckoning with the Federal Communications Commission’s history of structural racism
Since the agency’s inception, FCC policies have undermined the 14th Amendment rights of Black people and Black communities.
objectivejournalism.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Since the agency's inception, FCC policies have undermined Black communities.
@josephtorr.bsky.social explains how the FCC plays a critical factor for those fighting for racial justice and against Trump's authoritarianism regime via @objectivejournos.bsky.social:
@josephtorr.bsky.social explains how the FCC plays a critical factor for those fighting for racial justice and against Trump's authoritarianism regime via @objectivejournos.bsky.social:
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Here's my explanation of why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show wasn't illegal or indecent under FCC law. www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Wasn't Illegal or Indecent Under FCC Law
The only thing indecent about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is how mad the extreme right is about it.
www.freepress.net
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Here's my explanation of why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show wasn't illegal or indecent under FCC law. www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
Some far-right figures want the FCC to investigate Bad Bunny's amazing halftime show on trumped-up charges of indecency.
More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Wasn't Illegal or Indecent Under FCC Law
The only thing indecent about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is how mad the extreme right is about it.
www.freepress.net
February 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Some far-right figures want the FCC to investigate Bad Bunny's amazing halftime show on trumped-up charges of indecency.
More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social:
www.freepress.net/blog/bad-bun...
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This is tonight! Join @aapf.org and @freepress.bsky.social for a "The Story of Us" virtual broadcast and live talkback.
If you couldn’t attend the event in-person, you’re in luck!
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is tonight! Join @aapf.org and @freepress.bsky.social for a "The Story of Us" virtual broadcast and live talkback.
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If you couldn’t attend the event in-person, you’re in luck!
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
If you couldn’t attend the event in-person, you’re in luck!
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
Join @aapf.org tomorrow, Feb 11th, as they host a virtual broadcast of "The Story of Us" with a live talkback.
Free Press will be there to offer our reflections on the empowering experience.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-mc...
Sundance isn’t just about the wattage of attendees.
The festival brings together the united, pluralist society that racists are so scared of — making it a prime space for organizing.
Free Press’ Cristina Escobar reflects on her experience, and @aapf.org's star-studded event on storytelling.
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The festival brings together the united, pluralist society that racists are so scared of — making it a prime space for organizing.
Free Press’ Cristina Escobar reflects on her experience, and @aapf.org's star-studded event on storytelling.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Sundance isn’t just about the wattage of attendees.
The festival brings together the united, pluralist society that racists are so scared of — making it a prime space for organizing.
Free Press’ Cristina Escobar reflects on her experience, and @aapf.org's star-studded event on storytelling.
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The festival brings together the united, pluralist society that racists are so scared of — making it a prime space for organizing.
Free Press’ Cristina Escobar reflects on her experience, and @aapf.org's star-studded event on storytelling.
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Have you called your Senators today?
The deadline for DHS funding is Friday — call your senators and urge them to defund ICE: 202-688-0628.
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The deadline for DHS funding is Friday — call your senators and urge them to defund ICE: 202-688-0628.
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📣 ACTION ALERT: The DHS funding deadline is this Friday.
Federal agencies are unlawfully surveilling and terrorizing communities and those who dare exercise their First Amendment rights to hold ICE accountable.
Congress must oppose any new funding. Call your senators TODAY!
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Federal agencies are unlawfully surveilling and terrorizing communities and those who dare exercise their First Amendment rights to hold ICE accountable.
Congress must oppose any new funding. Call your senators TODAY!
Swipe for script ➡️
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Have you called your Senators today?
The deadline for DHS funding is Friday — call your senators and urge them to defund ICE: 202-688-0628.
Script below. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
The deadline for DHS funding is Friday — call your senators and urge them to defund ICE: 202-688-0628.
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If you're worried about the consolidation of our media outlets into authoritarian-sympathizer hands, this thread of Senate Commerce Committee hearing commentary from @freepress.bsky.social @mattfieldwood.bsky.social is for you.
Opening the #SenateCommerce hearing on broadcast ownership, Chairman Cruz expolains how the 39 percent "national cap" on broadcast conglomerates' reach was set by **Congress** -- the FCC can't change that. Our FCC comments from @freepress.bsky.social explain: www.freepress.net//sites/defau...
www.freepress.net
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
If you're worried about the consolidation of our media outlets into authoritarian-sympathizer hands, this thread of Senate Commerce Committee hearing commentary from @freepress.bsky.social @mattfieldwood.bsky.social is for you.
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Cantwell noted Carr's apparent bias towards approving deals, without specifying that Carr is retweeting the president's cheerleading for mergers still in process before his agency. But @timkarr.bsky.social had the receipts at @freepress.bsky.social.
#SenateCommerce
www.freepress.net/blog/trump-a...
#SenateCommerce
www.freepress.net/blog/trump-a...
Trump and Carr See a Propaganda Boost in Getting the Shady Nexstar Deal Done
In pushing for the unlawful Nexstar-Tegna deal, Trump and FCC Chairman Carr are supporting media giants that have already capitulated to Trump’s political agenda.
www.freepress.net
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Cantwell noted Carr's apparent bias towards approving deals, without specifying that Carr is retweeting the president's cheerleading for mergers still in process before his agency. But @timkarr.bsky.social had the receipts at @freepress.bsky.social.
#SenateCommerce
www.freepress.net/blog/trump-a...
#SenateCommerce
www.freepress.net/blog/trump-a...
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Senator Cantwell credited lobbyist arguments that broadcasters are "getting eaten alive" by "big tech."
Meanwhile, broadcast conglomerate CEOs laugh all the way to the bank, bragging to Wall Street about how good their business is. #SenateCommerce
Nexstar's CEO, quoted by @freepress.bsky.social:
Meanwhile, broadcast conglomerate CEOs laugh all the way to the bank, bragging to Wall Street about how good their business is. #SenateCommerce
Nexstar's CEO, quoted by @freepress.bsky.social:
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Senator Cantwell credited lobbyist arguments that broadcasters are "getting eaten alive" by "big tech."
Meanwhile, broadcast conglomerate CEOs laugh all the way to the bank, bragging to Wall Street about how good their business is. #SenateCommerce
Nexstar's CEO, quoted by @freepress.bsky.social:
Meanwhile, broadcast conglomerate CEOs laugh all the way to the bank, bragging to Wall Street about how good their business is. #SenateCommerce
Nexstar's CEO, quoted by @freepress.bsky.social:
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Handing more control to a handful of capitulating media giants and billionaires already so dominant in the broadcast space is a wildly dangerous idea under any administration but especially this one.
What's happening? We'll explain.
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What's happening? We'll explain.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing more control to a handful of capitulating media giants and billionaires already so dominant in the broadcast space is a wildly dangerous idea under any administration but especially this one.
What's happening? We'll explain.
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What's happening? We'll explain.
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Follow Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social for updates on today's Senate Commerce hearing on broadcast ownership.
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Opening the #SenateCommerce hearing on broadcast ownership, Chairman Cruz expolains how the 39 percent "national cap" on broadcast conglomerates' reach was set by **Congress** -- the FCC can't change that. Our FCC comments from @freepress.bsky.social explain: www.freepress.net//sites/defau...
www.freepress.net
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Follow Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social for updates on today's Senate Commerce hearing on broadcast ownership.
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If approved, the Nexstar-Tenga merger would combine the nation's largest television-station conglomerate with its fourth largest.
The deal also would violate the FCC's few remaining local-ownership limits in approximately 30 markets.
Our statement:
The deal also would violate the FCC's few remaining local-ownership limits in approximately 30 markets.
Our statement:
Proposed Nexstar-Tegna Merger Is Blatant Violation of the Law Prohibiting One Company from Too Much Control of Local Airwaves
The $6.2 billion deal also would violate the FCC’s few remaining local-ownership limits in nearly 30 markets. In some, it would leave Nexstar in control of three of the top-four-ranked stations.
www.freepress.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If approved, the Nexstar-Tenga merger would combine the nation's largest television-station conglomerate with its fourth largest.
The deal also would violate the FCC's few remaining local-ownership limits in approximately 30 markets.
Our statement:
The deal also would violate the FCC's few remaining local-ownership limits in approximately 30 markets.
Our statement: