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In today’s hearing, Judge denied to grant emergency relief and the complaint will now proceed via ordinary course.
A new lawsuit in Monmouth County challenges how the Sheriff’s Office moderates comments on its official Facebook page, raising questions about public forums and free speech. A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 6.
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Lawsuit Challenges Moderation on Monmouth County Sheriff’s Facebook Page
Plaintiff alleges comments critical of officials were hidden from public view
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February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
In today’s hearing, Judge denied to grant emergency relief and the complaint will now proceed via ordinary course.
Can municipalities opt-out of yearly reassessment?
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Can municipalities opt-out of yearly reassessment?
CD-11 Republican candidate by default, Joe Hathaway, with an early attack on his opponent Tom Malinowski.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:13 AM
CD-11 Republican candidate by default, Joe Hathaway, with an early attack on his opponent Tom Malinowski.
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👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.
This is really incredible reporting. Thank you!
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This is really incredible reporting. Thank you!
Incredible reporting. Locally (NJ), these websites have popped up but do not appear to have the traction that they have in other states. The scale that this network operates is alarming. Read full thread and story below.
In my latest investigation for @columjournreview.bsky.social, I found that a network of 1,200 news-appearing websites isn’t just publishing slanted articles wrapped as journalism, it’s filing FOIAs to get personal data— 1,000s of them.
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Incredible reporting. Locally (NJ), these websites have popped up but do not appear to have the traction that they have in other states. The scale that this network operates is alarming. Read full thread and story below.
A new lawsuit in Monmouth County challenges how the Sheriff’s Office moderates comments on its official Facebook page, raising questions about public forums and free speech. A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 6.
Read more: publicrecordnj.com/lawsuit-chal...
Read more: publicrecordnj.com/lawsuit-chal...
Lawsuit Challenges Moderation on Monmouth County Sheriff’s Facebook Page
Plaintiff alleges comments critical of officials were hidden from public view
publicrecordnj.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A new lawsuit in Monmouth County challenges how the Sheriff’s Office moderates comments on its official Facebook page, raising questions about public forums and free speech. A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 6.
Read more: publicrecordnj.com/lawsuit-chal...
Read more: publicrecordnj.com/lawsuit-chal...
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NEW TONIGHT: A new civil lawsuit in Monmouth County raises serious questions about partisan politics entering public education and the consequences for students, teachers, and taxpayers. Court filings outline a troubling pattern of political influence.
New Lawsuit Raises Questions About the Middletown BOE and Party Politics
Allegations, rulings, and public records
publicrecordnj.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
NEW TONIGHT: A new civil lawsuit in Monmouth County raises serious questions about partisan politics entering public education and the consequences for students, teachers, and taxpayers. Court filings outline a troubling pattern of political influence.
With the case now moving into discovery, the focus shifts from allegations to evidence. What emerges next will depend on records, communications, and sworn testimony that have yet to be made public.
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New Lawsuit Raises Questions About the Middletown BOE and Party Politics
Allegations, rulings, and public records
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February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
With the case now moving into discovery, the focus shifts from allegations to evidence. What emerges next will depend on records, communications, and sworn testimony that have yet to be made public.
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Our research also identifies payments to an out-of-state opposition research firm whose principal has advised national school-focused political movements, raising questions about how partisan tactics enter local school board politics.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Our research also identifies payments to an out-of-state opposition research firm whose principal has advised national school-focused political movements, raising questions about how partisan tactics enter local school board politics.
Campaign finance records show payments to Archangel Strategy Group during the same periods when the coverage appeared. Our reporting does not allege coordination, but identifies a recurring overlap between campaign activity and undisclosed editorial control of a local political Substack.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Campaign finance records show payments to Archangel Strategy Group during the same periods when the coverage appeared. Our reporting does not allege coordination, but identifies a recurring overlap between campaign activity and undisclosed editorial control of a local political Substack.
The complaint also alleges that personnel files and district records were used to generate undisclosed media coverage critical of the teacher, echoing patterns documented in our prior reporting.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The complaint also alleges that personnel files and district records were used to generate undisclosed media coverage critical of the teacher, echoing patterns documented in our prior reporting.
The lawsuit centers on a long-time public school teacher and local mayor who alleges he was suspended and subjected to tenure charges after political disputes escalated. The charges were later withdrawn, but reinstatement and back pay were denied.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The lawsuit centers on a long-time public school teacher and local mayor who alleges he was suspended and subjected to tenure charges after political disputes escalated. The charges were later withdrawn, but reinstatement and back pay were denied.
NEW TONIGHT: A new civil lawsuit in Monmouth County raises serious questions about partisan politics entering public education and the consequences for students, teachers, and taxpayers. Court filings outline a troubling pattern of political influence.
New Lawsuit Raises Questions About the Middletown BOE and Party Politics
Allegations, rulings, and public records
publicrecordnj.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
NEW TONIGHT: A new civil lawsuit in Monmouth County raises serious questions about partisan politics entering public education and the consequences for students, teachers, and taxpayers. Court filings outline a troubling pattern of political influence.
Thank you for reading!
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thank you for reading!
(apologies in advance for the self promo but) yes, the local R's have an entrenched system there. Here's an example from the Middletown school board race medium.com/@publicrecor...
Who Paid for the Outrage? Following the Money Behind Capone and Tobacco’s Attacks
An investigation into how local media, campaign spending, and Facebook amplification shaped public messaging in a BOE election.
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
(apologies in advance for the self promo but) yes, the local R's have an entrenched system there. Here's an example from the Middletown school board race medium.com/@publicrecor...
Middletown is comprised of many named neighborhoods and confusing postal designations. Don't be fooled by the Whole Foods in "Red Bank", it's actually Middletown. Parts of town even have a Rumson mailing address.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Middletown is comprised of many named neighborhoods and confusing postal designations. Don't be fooled by the Whole Foods in "Red Bank", it's actually Middletown. Parts of town even have a Rumson mailing address.
The story missed the opportunity to reference Middletown's Nut Swamp Road. Perhaps that is a good thing.
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The story missed the opportunity to reference Middletown's Nut Swamp Road. Perhaps that is a good thing.
Boosting this for visibility. This is the beginning of our look into local party-networks. What are shocked at how far these manufactured dynamics extend in New Jersey.
Stay tuned for more. 👀
Stay tuned for more. 👀
NEW: Our look at campaign filings appear to show county Republican party coordinating with school board candidates to push anti-trans messaging through an "independent outlet" with undisclosed ties.
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD:
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD:
Who Paid for the Outrage? Following the Money Behind Capone and Tobacco’s Attacks
An investigation into how local media, campaign spending, and Facebook amplification shaped public messaging in a BOE election.
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Boosting this for visibility. This is the beginning of our look into local party-networks. What are shocked at how far these manufactured dynamics extend in New Jersey.
Stay tuned for more. 👀
Stay tuned for more. 👀
This is just one illustrative example of from our research into local party-network spending: Mapping Influence and Information Flow: The Convergence of Party Spending and Political Media in Monmouth County
Mapping Influence and Information Flow: The Convergence of Party Spending and Political Media in…
A Case Study in Financial–Informational Coordination within Local Party Networks.
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This is just one illustrative example of from our research into local party-network spending: Mapping Influence and Information Flow: The Convergence of Party Spending and Political Media in Monmouth County
None of the content contains "paid for by" disclosures. To readers, it appears as organic news from a local community source.
Business records identify the Substack editor as a vendor that is used by many, local Republican candidates. Campaign payments align with post dates.
Business records identify the Substack editor as a vendor that is used by many, local Republican candidates. Campaign payments align with post dates.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
None of the content contains "paid for by" disclosures. To readers, it appears as organic news from a local community source.
Business records identify the Substack editor as a vendor that is used by many, local Republican candidates. Campaign payments align with post dates.
Business records identify the Substack editor as a vendor that is used by many, local Republican candidates. Campaign payments align with post dates.
One local Substack regularly wrote positive articles about the candidates, while espousing anti-trans ideology and verbally attacking state officials.
Those articles became Facebook posts, which were then pushed to local community groups.
Voters would never know the content was paid for.
Those articles became Facebook posts, which were then pushed to local community groups.
Voters would never know the content was paid for.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
One local Substack regularly wrote positive articles about the candidates, while espousing anti-trans ideology and verbally attacking state officials.
Those articles became Facebook posts, which were then pushed to local community groups.
Voters would never know the content was paid for.
Those articles became Facebook posts, which were then pushed to local community groups.
Voters would never know the content was paid for.
The 2023 election in Middletown was the center of the "parental rights" movement in New Jersey.
The Attorney General had sued the school district for adopting an anti-trans measure that violated state policies.
Board members took their re-election campaign to the media, appearing on Fox News.
The Attorney General had sued the school district for adopting an anti-trans measure that violated state policies.
Board members took their re-election campaign to the media, appearing on Fox News.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The 2023 election in Middletown was the center of the "parental rights" movement in New Jersey.
The Attorney General had sued the school district for adopting an anti-trans measure that violated state policies.
Board members took their re-election campaign to the media, appearing on Fox News.
The Attorney General had sued the school district for adopting an anti-trans measure that violated state policies.
Board members took their re-election campaign to the media, appearing on Fox News.
NEW: Our look at campaign filings appear to show county Republican party coordinating with school board candidates to push anti-trans messaging through an "independent outlet" with undisclosed ties.
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD:
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD:
Who Paid for the Outrage? Following the Money Behind Capone and Tobacco’s Attacks
An investigation into how local media, campaign spending, and Facebook amplification shaped public messaging in a BOE election.
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
NEW: Our look at campaign filings appear to show county Republican party coordinating with school board candidates to push anti-trans messaging through an "independent outlet" with undisclosed ties.
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD:
Those stories were then pushed into local Facebook groups, fueling outrage.
A THREAD: