VKV Law
@vondak.bsky.social
Attorney, revived Journalist; promoter and protector of free speech, free press, media rights, and government and corporate accountability and transparency.
"Grambo, who retired from the Navy in 2022, believes it is his patriotic duty to keep a close eye on ICE because he believes the agency’s stepped-up tactics under the Trump administration violate the due process rights of immigrants." - Banner
‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
Baltimore activist Clifford “Buzz” Grambo said, after confronting apparent ICE agents in Patterson Park, he was shoved several times.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"Grambo, who retired from the Navy in 2022, believes it is his patriotic duty to keep a close eye on ICE because he believes the agency’s stepped-up tactics under the Trump administration violate the due process rights of immigrants." - Banner
Threats to Civil Society. Re-circulating CEIP's @carnegieendowment.org useful resource for civil society organizations experiencing more restrictive operating environments in the United States.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Defending Civic Space in the United States: Lessons Learned Around the World
In a context of democratic erosion, U.S. civil society organizations face a widening array of legal, political, and security threats. They can learn from the experiences of civic activists in backslid...
carnegieendowment.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Threats to Civil Society. Re-circulating CEIP's @carnegieendowment.org useful resource for civil society organizations experiencing more restrictive operating environments in the United States.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Baltimore No Kings sign waves throughout the city during the annual running festival.
#baltimore #nokings #freespeech #democracy
#baltimore #nokings #freespeech #democracy
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Baltimore No Kings sign waves throughout the city during the annual running festival.
#baltimore #nokings #freespeech #democracy
#baltimore #nokings #freespeech #democracy
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Shoutout to Baltimore's hometown outlet the @thebaltimorebanner.com for receiving the Catalyst Award for an investigation revealing the local impact of the opioid crises and another exposing decades of child sexual abuse allegations involving a local megachurch.
Learn more about the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards:
2025 Freedom of the Press Awards | The Reporters Committee
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press recognizes journalism and media law leaders at its annual Freedom of the Press Awards.
www.rcfp.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Shoutout to Baltimore's hometown outlet the @thebaltimorebanner.com for receiving the Catalyst Award for an investigation revealing the local impact of the opioid crises and another exposing decades of child sexual abuse allegations involving a local megachurch.
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Wow. Judge Immergut just issued a second TRO from the bench blocking the deployment of out of state National Guard troops to Portland. This analysis is holding up well👇
Trump’s attempt to federalize the National Guard in Portland has no legal basis
No invasion
No rebellion
No breakdown of law
He’s using a years-old video to justify a power grab
We @democracydefendersfund.org are in court to stop it
I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇
No invasion
No rebellion
No breakdown of law
He’s using a years-old video to justify a power grab
We @democracydefendersfund.org are in court to stop it
I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Wow. Judge Immergut just issued a second TRO from the bench blocking the deployment of out of state National Guard troops to Portland. This analysis is holding up well👇
Where are our federal tax payer dollars going? The Trump administration can't or won't say.
NOTUS investigates.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
NOTUS investigates.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
October 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Where are our federal tax payer dollars going? The Trump administration can't or won't say.
NOTUS investigates.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
NOTUS investigates.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Fiesta Baltimore 2025, Patterson Park
Celebrating the city's diversity over a warm, sunny October weekend.
#baltimore #dei #culture
Celebrating the city's diversity over a warm, sunny October weekend.
#baltimore #dei #culture
October 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Fiesta Baltimore 2025, Patterson Park
Celebrating the city's diversity over a warm, sunny October weekend.
#baltimore #dei #culture
Celebrating the city's diversity over a warm, sunny October weekend.
#baltimore #dei #culture
More censorship from the Trump administration and more capitulation by corporate America.
Apple pulls ICEBlock app from the App Store
Apple pulls ICEBlock app from the App Store
ICEBlock reportedly has 1.1 million users.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
More censorship from the Trump administration and more capitulation by corporate America.
Today, HUD officials posted divisive political messages on their website.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Patterson Park, Baltimore. Signs of Support.
Community exercising 1stA free speech rights in response to Trump's actions with a sign-making activity in the park. Links to immigrant and protestor Know-Your-Rights resources:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english
Community exercising 1stA free speech rights in response to Trump's actions with a sign-making activity in the park. Links to immigrant and protestor Know-Your-Rights resources:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english
September 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Patterson Park, Baltimore. Signs of Support.
Community exercising 1stA free speech rights in response to Trump's actions with a sign-making activity in the park. Links to immigrant and protestor Know-Your-Rights resources:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english
Community exercising 1stA free speech rights in response to Trump's actions with a sign-making activity in the park. Links to immigrant and protestor Know-Your-Rights resources:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english
I, and many other American friends and colleages, have spent 25 years supporting civil society organizations around the world operating under repressive regimes.
Looks like we'll need to apply those skills, experience, and expertise back home now.
Looks like we'll need to apply those skills, experience, and expertise back home now.
Trump signs memo targeting ‘domestic terrorism’ amid fears of crackdown on the left
US president criticizes ‘anarchists and agitators’ as he unveils memo expected to meet fierce legal pushback
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I, and many other American friends and colleages, have spent 25 years supporting civil society organizations around the world operating under repressive regimes.
Looks like we'll need to apply those skills, experience, and expertise back home now.
Looks like we'll need to apply those skills, experience, and expertise back home now.
To support writers who have been targeted, we’ve created a guide on what to do if you’ve been doxed or placed on a watchlist. Please share it with anyone who needs it: pen.org/what-to-do-i... (2/2)
What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist
We map out steps you can take right away, and steps you can take to build resilience longer term against doxxing.
pen.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A must-read HCR on Kimmel, censorship, political dissent, and the 1st Amendment.
September 17, 2025
"A republic, if you can keep it."
"A republic, if you can keep it."
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
This evening, John Koblin, Michael M.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A must-read HCR on Kimmel, censorship, political dissent, and the 1st Amendment.
The Banner profiles professors who describe the abuse they experienced when Charlie Kirk's Turning Point placed them on its Professor Watchlist. The professors talk about doxing, harassment, threats, and fear. Their offenses? Advocating for equality in one form or another. #freespeech #censorship
Maryland professors were targeted by Charlie Kirk. Now what?
After Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, some of his professor targets in Maryland worry for their own safety and feel anxious about the climate of distrust he sowed among young people.
www.thebanner.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Banner profiles professors who describe the abuse they experienced when Charlie Kirk's Turning Point placed them on its Professor Watchlist. The professors talk about doxing, harassment, threats, and fear. Their offenses? Advocating for equality in one form or another. #freespeech #censorship
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Today, a federal court stopped the Trump-Vance admin’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress.
We are proud to represent Shira Perlmutter in defending the integrity of our democratic institutions.
We are proud to represent Shira Perlmutter in defending the integrity of our democratic institutions.
JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today, a federal court stopped the Trump-Vance admin’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress.
We are proud to represent Shira Perlmutter in defending the integrity of our democratic institutions.
We are proud to represent Shira Perlmutter in defending the integrity of our democratic institutions.
Federal employees, know your dissent and whistleblower rights.
⚖️ As federal workers experience retaliation for exercising their right to dissent, knowing where the law stands can make all the difference.
September 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Federal employees, know your dissent and whistleblower rights.
Submit your comment to CDC's vaccine committee.
REMINDER: You can submit a written comment or sign up to provide an oral comment to the CDC's immunization committee that RFK Jr has stacked with antivaxxers. The deadline is Sept 13.
Written submission link: www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Oral sign up link: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
Written submission link: www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Oral sign up link: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
September 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Submit your comment to CDC's vaccine committee.
Online "Know Your Rights" training.
#baltimore
#baltimore
September 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Online "Know Your Rights" training.
#baltimore
#baltimore
Know Your Rights when you encounter law enforcement.
With heavily-armed federal agents and National Guard troops patrolling the streets in DC, knowing our rights is critical to keeping ourselves and our communities safe.
No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.
No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.
Know Your Rights | Encountering Law Enforcement and Military Troops in D.C. | ACLU
No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops are bound by the Constitution, including our rights to peaceful assembly and due process.
www.aclu.org
September 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Know Your Rights when you encounter law enforcement.
More pictures from the #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day protest in Baltimore.
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore #FreedomOfSpeech #1stAmendment
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore #FreedomOfSpeech #1stAmendment
September 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
More pictures from the #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day protest in Baltimore.
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore #FreedomOfSpeech #1stAmendment
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore #FreedomOfSpeech #1stAmendment
#WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day protest in Baltimore. Protestors marched through the streets to rally outside local offices of controversial billionaires: Johns Hopkins and Atlas Restaurant Group (linked to the Smith family - Sinclair Broadcast Group / Fox45
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore
September 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day protest in Baltimore. Protestors marched through the streets to rally outside local offices of controversial billionaires: Johns Hopkins and Atlas Restaurant Group (linked to the Smith family - Sinclair Broadcast Group / Fox45
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore
#Indivisible #MayDayStrong #baltimore
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🗞️ Now on The Guardian: Elon Musk’s #DOGE put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says
This article features our whistleblower client Charles Borges, who alleges that DOGE created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data.
🔗: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
This article features our whistleblower client Charles Borges, who alleges that DOGE created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data.
🔗: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
The Guardian: Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says
The non-profit Government Accountability Project whistleblower organization is providing Borges legal counsel in the case and filed his complaint with the US Office of Special Counsel, as well as memb...
whistleblower.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🗞️ Now on The Guardian: Elon Musk’s #DOGE put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says
This article features our whistleblower client Charles Borges, who alleges that DOGE created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data.
🔗: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
This article features our whistleblower client Charles Borges, who alleges that DOGE created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data.
🔗: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...