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I wanted to put, in one place, a documented list of all of the ways that speech is being threatened.
The list is admittedly incomplete. It is also overwhelming.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/real-chill...
The President has politicized the Department of Justice and threatens to unleash the power of the federal government on his political enemies. For example, he has promised to punish law firms that provide legal support for his opponents, Now, many are no longer willing to do so. Critics who once held security clearances or security details have them removed. Organizations fearful of threats from the President preemptively erase ideas, or silence dissenting voices. The President has suggested that critics are supporters of terrorism, using vague language that allows him to threaten nonprofits, or promise to deport protest leaders. Words and ideas are banned. Censors rifle their way through government documents and websites to remove them. Federal spaces, like schools on military bases, are purged of books that even mildly hint at the idea that diversity is a good thing. Executive orders that purge these ideas tend to be ambiguous, leading organizations to respond broadly and to self-censor. Funding of research ideas is being taken away from research experts and handed to political appointees who are defunding the ideas they dislike. Campus officials are trying to decide how to respond to government orders to remove ideas.
March 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM