Seth Stern
@seth-stern.bsky.social
Director of Advocacy @freedom.press
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Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
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Commentator and journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social recounted his arrest and illegal 18-day detention by ICE at an FPF event this week.
"If the American public finds out the realities of what's happening, ICE will be dismantled in an instant," he said.
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"If the American public finds out the realities of what's happening, ICE will be dismantled in an instant," he said.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Commentator and journalist @salhachimi.bsky.social recounted his arrest and illegal 18-day detention by ICE at an FPF event this week.
"If the American public finds out the realities of what's happening, ICE will be dismantled in an instant," he said.
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"If the American public finds out the realities of what's happening, ICE will be dismantled in an instant," he said.
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Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
Immigration agents claim routine reporting violates federal law
Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
freedom.press
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
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Here we fucking go. The thought police are coming. Everyone thinks libraries and librarians are extraneous, but this is EXACTLY the kind of shit we fight against.
I wrote for @theintercept.com about how prosecuting transportation of these pamphlets is a danger to all writers, journalists, and Americans.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here we fucking go. The thought police are coming. Everyone thinks libraries and librarians are extraneous, but this is EXACTLY the kind of shit we fight against.
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“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.”
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.”
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
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"How can possession of literature incriminate anyone, let alone someone who isn’t even accused of anything but being present when someone else allegedly fired a gun?"
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"How can possession of literature incriminate anyone, let alone someone who isn’t even accused of anything but being present when someone else allegedly fired a gun?"
I wrote for @theintercept.com about how prosecuting transportation of these pamphlets is a danger to all writers, journalists, and Americans.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wrote for @theintercept.com about how prosecuting transportation of these pamphlets is a danger to all writers, journalists, and Americans.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
Possession of words is not a crime, even with intent to distribute.
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I sent the EPA a FOIA request for a single email and I included the date of the email and what it discussed.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I sent the EPA a FOIA request for a single email and I included the date of the email and what it discussed.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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That's an all-star panel!!
🔔 Join us for a discussion with immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities, ft. @maritzafelix.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @joseiswriting.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
That's an all-star panel!!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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"Judges need to rise to the moment, confront present realities, and stop pretending yesterday’s norms and assumptions remain valid while we slide further into authoritarianism."
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"Judges need to rise to the moment, confront present realities, and stop pretending yesterday’s norms and assumptions remain valid while we slide further into authoritarianism."
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So we went from feigned outrage about allegedly biased public media to the president making deals with centibillionaire friends to make corporate media more biased. Got it.
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So we went from feigned outrage about allegedly biased public media to the president making deals with centibillionaire friends to make corporate media more biased. Got it.
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From endless delays in response time to ridiculously overbroad redactions, FOIA is plagued with problems.
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freedom.press
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
From endless delays in response time to ridiculously overbroad redactions, FOIA is plagued with problems.
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The county "drew condemnation from civil liberties advocates across the country, sacrificed any credibility it had when it comes to valuing transparency and respecting First Amendment rights — and all to recover a grand total of $50," writes @seth-stern.bsky.social in @citybeatcincy.bsky.social.
[OPINION] Kenton County’s $50 Lesson in Press Freedom
Even after dropping charges, Kenton County can’t undo the damage caused by prosecuting journalists who were simply covering a protest, despite clear legal protections for the press.
www.citybeat.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The county "drew condemnation from civil liberties advocates across the country, sacrificed any credibility it had when it comes to valuing transparency and respecting First Amendment rights — and all to recover a grand total of $50," writes @seth-stern.bsky.social in @citybeatcincy.bsky.social.
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“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
Immigration agents claim routine reporting violates federal law
Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
freedom.press
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
“The practical effect,” the court wrote, “is to enjoin all law enforcement officers within the Executive Branch.”
And that’s supposed to be a bad thing, when the head of the Executive Branch openly encourages and even demands exactly the kinds of illegality the order restricts?
And that’s supposed to be a bad thing, when the head of the Executive Branch openly encourages and even demands exactly the kinds of illegality the order restricts?
Appeals Court Halts Sweeping Order that Restricts Immigration Agents’ Use of Force Around Chicago
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to stay an order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis that sought to rein in agents’ use of tear gas, pepper balls and other crowd control measures ...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The practical effect,” the court wrote, “is to enjoin all law enforcement officers within the Executive Branch.”
And that’s supposed to be a bad thing, when the head of the Executive Branch openly encourages and even demands exactly the kinds of illegality the order restricts?
And that’s supposed to be a bad thing, when the head of the Executive Branch openly encourages and even demands exactly the kinds of illegality the order restricts?
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Here's Brendan Carr before trading his integrity for a Trump lapel pin: "A newsroom’s decision about what stories to cover and how to frame them should be beyond the reach of any government official, not targeted by them."
Now, he's targeting newsrooms that weren't even involved in BBC's decisions.
Now, he's targeting newsrooms that weren't even involved in BBC's decisions.
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Here's Brendan Carr before trading his integrity for a Trump lapel pin: "A newsroom’s decision about what stories to cover and how to frame them should be beyond the reach of any government official, not targeted by them."
Now, he's targeting newsrooms that weren't even involved in BBC's decisions.
Now, he's targeting newsrooms that weren't even involved in BBC's decisions.
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Probably should've predicted that our roving army of misfit fed goons would consist of the kind of men who subsist largely on Slim Jims and energy drinks in between beating immigrants
“.. Federal agents walk through a gas station market searching for undocumented immigrants during Operation Charlotte's Web in Charlotte, North Carolina.”
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November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Probably should've predicted that our roving army of misfit fed goons would consist of the kind of men who subsist largely on Slim Jims and energy drinks in between beating immigrants
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NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
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Feds used chemical agents dozens of times in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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It might lead one to suspect that being ICE had previously gotten him out of charges
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It might lead one to suspect that being ICE had previously gotten him out of charges
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"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
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November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
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Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
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Tomorrow: Join FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social on @npr.org's 1A for a discussion about secrecy surrounding the Trump admin's immigration activities, the targeting of foreign journalists, and the fight for more transparency.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Tomorrow: Join FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social on @npr.org's 1A for a discussion about secrecy surrounding the Trump admin's immigration activities, the targeting of foreign journalists, and the fight for more transparency.
🕒 10 a.m. EST
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📻 88.5 FM in D.C. metro area
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🌐 the1a.org
📻 88.5 FM in D.C. metro area
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8 years ago, a billionaire laid us off + shuttered our newsroom.
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
Block Club Named Best Daily News Site In International Competition
Block Club Chicago has published more than 29,000 stories since it launched in 2018.
blockclubchicago.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
8 years ago, a billionaire laid us off + shuttered our newsroom.
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...