🚨 FIRE is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for strong-arming Facebook and Apple to censor groups and apps reporting ICE activity using public information.
The First Amendment protects the right to record and criticize what law enforcement does in public.
No government official can wield their power over criminal investigations or prosecutions to suppress protected speech. This coercion — known as “jawboning” — is a serious threat to free expression. ❌
Kae and Mark’s platforms are fully protected by the First Amendment, and our justice system exists to punish crimes, not protected speech. 🏛️
Comment “ICE” to see why FIRE is suing to stop this censorship and hold government officials accountable. 📲
#ice #bondi #dhs #immigration #chicago #firstamendment
Free speech has been one of America’s most revolutionary ideas. Now, we invite you to a celebration 250 years in the making. 🗽
This is Soapbox, FIRE’s free speech conference.
Secure your seat for three unforgettable days of fearless conversations, sharp debates, and incredible entertainment — right in the heart of America’s birthplace. 🇺🇸
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#america #freespeech #firstamendment #conference #constitution
On Saturday, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse named Alex Pretti was shot and killed by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. The tragic loss of life, and the Trump administration’s response, deepen FIRE’s concerns about threats to the First Amendment rights to protest and to record law enforcement.
The killing demands a thorough and transparent investigation. Any agents who used lethal force without justification must be held accountable.
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#freespeech #minnesota #minneapolis #firstamendment #usnews
Frederick Douglass’ warning still holds.
Free speech is never static. It's tested by each generation, shaped by pressure, and survives only when it is defended.
Join us at Soapbox, our free speech conference, for conversations that put those ideas into practice.
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#freespeech #america #frederickdouglass #usa #firstamendment #quote
Inherit the Wind shows a courtroom where ideas themselves are on trial, not just a defendant.
When that happens, the effects reach beyond the verdict and shape what can be taught, said, and believed.
#freespeech #firstamendment #dissent #civilrights #film #cinema #law
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, we’re revisiting the figures who shaped American free speech, for better and worse.
We begin with Joseph McCarthy, the senator who became America’s censor-in-chief and gave us a new term for political oppression: McCarthyism.
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#civics #ushistory #freespeech #firstamendment #didyouknos
How did one speech trigger a national panic? 😨🇺🇸
250 years of the American story. One lesson everyone should take from McCarthyism:
Accusations are not evidence.
Joseph McCarthy’s fear-driven accusations launched one of America’s most notorious political witch hunts, turning suspicion into punishment and leaving a lasting mark on free speech.
That history is exactly why free speech matters.
Watch Ep. 1 of our new animated series Figures of Speech.
Comment “VILLAIN” to see what happens when fear replaces evidence and dissent is treated as disloyalty.
#us250 #america250 #history #civics #ushistory #1950s #freespeech #firstamendment #history #mccarthy #mccarthyism #coldwar #censorship #america #communism #redscare #didyouknow #senate #ussenate
If faced with an unknown future, I think America must be a country that errs on the side of freedom when balancing risks.
My brief closing remarks at @thefireorg 's latest Free Speech Future event:
Big ideas 🤝 big laughs 😄
This is Soapbox, FIRE’s free speech conference: three unforgettable days of fearless conversations, sharp debates, and incredible entertainment.
Gala keynote: Tony and Emmy-winning comedian @alexedelman 🎤🔥
📅 November 4-6, 2026
📍Philadelphia, PA
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#america #freespeech #firstamendment #conference #constitution
As America inches toward 250 years, the ideas that built it are still being tested in real time.
At Soapbox, our free speech conference, we’re exploring what free expression looks like now and what it demands of us next.
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#freespeech #america #truman #president #usa #firstamendment #quote
