Year: 2025

Johnson Has No Plans To Punish Omar For Comments Justifying Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Ilhan Omar’s comments are simply the latest in a long string of outrageous remarks — and House Republicans have done virtually nothing to hold her accountable.

Sen. Lee Seeks to Revive 1948 Law Against Domestic ‘Propaganda’ Repealed in 2013

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is calling on Congress to pass the Charlie Kirk Act, which would restrict the broadcasting of federally funded programming intended for… Read More

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Biden DOJ Official Condemns Free Speech Moves After Kirk Murder

A former official from the Biden administration is calling for the silencing of online free speech at a time when the country is mourning the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was killed while exercising his First Amendment right to free speech.
Speaking on Wednesday on CBS Mornings, Laura Edelson, a former chief technologist at the Biden-led Department of Justice, used the reaction to Kirk’s murder to demand more censorship from social media companies. Edelson blamed pro-free speech moves at Meta and X for the quick spread of “bad information” online, claiming they were “absolutely” responsible. 
[The story continues on MRCFreeSpeechAmerica.org]
 

Tennessee Colleges Fire Employees over Social Media Posts Regarding Kirk’s Assassination

Tennessee colleges took action against employees who made inappropriate comments after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated last week at a Turning Point USA event in Utah.
Kirk, who is the founder of Turning Point USA, was at Utah Valley University when Tyler Robinson, who lived with his transgender partner, allegedly shot him with a bolt-action rifle from a long distance.

Call to Fire Tennessee Teacher Who Mocked Kirk Assassination Boosted by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, State Lawmakers Johnson and Reeves

The call for Franklin High School science teacher Emily Orbison to be fired for posting a "hateful screed" justifying the assassination of Charlie Kirk to social media on Saturday gained momentum, with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), and State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) calling for the public school employee to be fired. 
Orbison’s post about Kirk was first reported by The Federalist, which revealed the educator described the assassination as "rational" and "prudent." She mockingly wrote, “Guess there wasn’t a good guy with a gun there. Shame.”  

Bomb Planted Under Fox Affiliate Vehicle, Suspects Nabbed in Salt Lake City

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491 – Trading our Rights for Internet Access

Benjamin Franklin wrote “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.” What does it say about the American people who seem willing to give up their right to control their government in exchange for Internet access?

Why names of power shape war, rights, and censorship

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Names carry weight, shaping how we see war, rights, and even free speech. From Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense to Durham’s Fourth Amendment claim and censorship abroad, the struggle over words reveals hidden power. What we call things influences law, culture, and trust—reminding us that naming is never neutral…