Katie Fallow
@katiefallow.bsky.social
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Dep. Litigation Dir., Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Cat enthusiast.
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jessicacalarco.com
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
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"All Media School and IU students, faculty and staff
should be scared by this blatant attack on someone
standing up for what's right," student Editors-ln-Chief
Mia Hilkowitz and Andrew Miller said in a statement.
Read more: bit.ly/43ebKW1
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student newspaper's content The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.
katiefallow.bsky.social
Another reason to cancel your Facebook account.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Federal officials telling social media companies to take down posts was supposedly a free speech crisis. It’s not even really hypocrisy, since the right was lying about much of it.
And this isn’t misinformation, foreign influence ops, or public health, just 1A-protected speech the govt doesn’t like.
chicago.suntimes.com
At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
"Content moderation for me, not for thee."
yasharali.bsky.social
Statement from AG Pam Bondi:
Statement from AG Pam Bondi: 

“Today following outreach from the DOJ, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target ICE agents in Chicago. 

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.”
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gshans.bsky.social
Apparently improper jawboning of tech platforms by the federal executive only happens under Dem administrations (what exactly was the “outreach”?).
noupside.bsky.social
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?
Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.
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heartlandsignal.bsky.social
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.
katiefallow.bsky.social
Among the many specious arguments made by the billionaire drafter of the compact is the idea that a government ban on "belittling" conservative views promotes free speech. What would he say if the compact banned only the belittling of liberal views? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
katiefallow.bsky.social
The best response to this is mass peaceful protests.
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Marc Rowan says the "compact" will "protect free speech," but First Amendment scholars across the political spectrum are of one mind that the compact is flagrantly unconstitutional, and every major free speech org--from the ACLU to FIRE to PEN--agrees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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wyden.senate.gov
Thoughts and prayers Kristi Noem
oregonian.com
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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philipncohen.com
After the president blocked me on Twitter and I sued him in federal court and won I got to talk to press on the courthouse steps thanks to @knightcolumbia.org
katiefallow.bsky.social
So now babies are supposed to “tough it out” I guess.
acyn.bsky.social
RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol
katiefallow.bsky.social
Paying a $16M bribe gets results!
atrupar.com
Trump: "I think they work in conjunction with some of the media. I think ABC Is very bad. I think NBC is very bad. CBS has a new owner, so we have hope for CBS. CBS has a great new owner."
katiefallow.bsky.social
just like in the wedding website case.
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pilotv.bsky.social
Free shipping on @bookshop.org today AND No Borders/The Rolling Library just launched our mini book drive to send books to people who are incarcerated at Rikers. these are all titles/authors they requested, and most under $15. you can purchase directly via our wishlist: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...
we’re hosting a mini book drive to send more books to our neighbors who are incarcerated on rikers! our wishlist is full of specifically requested  books—purchase any title and it’ll be sent directly to us to pass along. 

tinyurl.com/fallbookdrive

For info about donating gently used books (only the titles & authors on this list) or any other questions, email therollinglibrary@gmail.com
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: A 20-year federal prosecutor, fired abruptly this week even as he lead case against Abbey Gate bomber, warns his colleagues: the Trump administration is sacrificing national security to purge Trump's perceived adversaries.

w/ @dnlbrns

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Just noting that a university that signed this compact would be agreeing to gut clinics and institutes like, say, the Knight Institute, whose mandate is to promote free speech and press freedom. What would it even mean for us to be “neutral”?
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murshedz.bsky.social
Tomorrow is Yom Kippur
whstancil.bsky.social
Last night, the ADL took down its "Glossary of antisemitism" which included an entry for the term "globalist," describing it as a far-right codeword for Jews.

Hours later, the official DHS account authors a post with a common far-right meme, saying that "globalists" will be denied entry to the US.
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brennancenter.org
The Trump administration plans to continuously monitor the 50+ million U.S. visas-holders for "anti-American" social media posts that could get them deported. The threat will chill free speech, which the First Amendment protects regardless of citizenship.
bit.ly/4823Brc
“Continuous Vetting” of All Visa Holders Is Impossible, but the Threat Alone Chills Free Speech
Government claims of AI-powered surveillance create an illusion of total oversight that encourages self-censorship without actually improving security.
www.brennancenter.org
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scottbwilkens.bsky.social
We're asking the 11th Circuit to compel Judge Aileen Cannon to rule on a motion @knightcolumbia.org filed over 6 months ago seeking the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report about Trump’s mishandling of classified information at Mar-a-Lago. knightcolumbia.org/documents/uj...
Knight Institute's Petition for Writ of Mandamus
knightcolumbia.org