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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 18, 2022
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    3Spine Raises $33M in Series C Funding Round

    The 3Spine MOTUS implant 3Spine has raised US$33 million in an oversubscribed Series C private offering, the proceeds of which will be used to fund a ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 12, 2022
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    6 Ways to Increase Startup Capital for Your New Business in 2022

    Americans are increasingly looking to start their own business, with about 29% citing being their own boss as the main motivation when leaving the labor market ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 9, 2022
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    “My friends think my life could be in danger”

    UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell has revealed his life could be in danger for his views on the Ukraine-Russia war. Mitchell recently claimed that he would not ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 4, 2022
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    International censorship sets in against Russian state-affiliated media

    In recent days, censorship measures have been taken by the European Union (EU), technology and social media platforms and streaming services internationally against media sources with ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 3, 2022
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    Canada needs a National Anti-Racism Commissioner

    There are human rights commissions in every province, but not at the federal level. The authors argue for a coordinated and horizontal approach such as a ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 28, 2022
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    What do Trump’s Putin comments mean for the future of the GOP?

    To learn how the definition of conservative has changed in America, consider the story of Saul Anuzis. His parents were fans of Democratic President John F. ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 27, 2022
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    Chinese Censors Delete Academics’ Post Denouncing Russian Invasion | Taiwan News

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A post on Chinese social media platform Weixin jointly signed by five prominent scholars denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was almost immediately ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 26, 2022
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    Liquor stores refuse to sell Russian vodka

    (The Hill) – In addition to official government sanctions, bars and liquor stores in the United States and Canada are trying to harm Russia economically in ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 20, 2022
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    In GOP’s embrace of Canadian truckers and Capitol rioters, some see a double standard

    (AP) – Former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters “thugs” and “anarchists,” said there was “a lot of respect” for the ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 19, 2022
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    ‘Freedom Convoy’ leader says he just wants to go home after spending the night in jail

    Breadcrumb Links News Local News “My days of organizing are over,” Chris Barber said Friday when he was released on bail. A file photo of the ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 17, 2022
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    Reviews | The police used a rape victim’s DNA to arrest her later? Genetic databases need to be redesigned.

    Boudin’s office said Tuesday it had dismissed the case against the woman, and the San Francisco Police Department said it was investigating the crime lab’s practices. ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 15, 2022
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    Opinion: Tennessee couple’s struggle to adopt shows religious freedom is under siege in America

    The Rutan-Rams (and six others) have now filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and its commissioner. According to court documents cited by ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 11, 2022
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    “Truth-Based Journalism in the Age of Censorship” Forum and Media Leaders’ Dinner — NRB

    As the digital information ecosystem becomes increasingly difficult to navigate, truthful and factual reporting seems more elusive than ever. Are there outlets the public can trust? ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 6, 2022
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    If we the people allow it, free speech will be the last casualty of Covid – 850 WFTL

    By Stephen Diener As Covid begins to calm down all over the world, those in power who have gained so much can’t seem to let it ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 30, 2022
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    Bob Doucette: As the Winter Olympics begin, a reminder of the challenge the United States faces with China | Columnists

    But things are different now, mainly because the nature of China has changed. Chinese leadership has shifted again – from communist to capitalist and now nationalist. ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 27, 2022
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    Living by prayer: Supreme Court to hear case of football coach who lost his job for praying | Husch Blackwell LLP

    On January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether a school district was within its rights to tell a coach not to continue ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 21, 2022
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    Slavery in Mauritania and the Shame of a Continent, By Osmund Agbo

    In November 2017, the world watched in utter disbelief as newsworthy footage aired by CNN showed dozens of men in detention centers being auctioned off for ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 18, 2022
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    HRW media darling ignores Palestinian crackdown, calls for end to aid to Israel

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last week in its latest Global Report that Israel was a repressive regime and called on democratic leaders around the world ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 16, 2022
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    Montana parents’ rights deserve protection | Columnists

    KENDALL COTTON “The right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution of the United ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 12, 2022
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    Reviews | The gender gap takes us to unexpected places

    Steven Pinker, professor of psychology at Harvard, writes in his book “The Better Angels Of Our Nature”, that “the most basic empirical generalization on violence” is ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 8, 2022
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    Colston defendant says juries and freedom of speech are ‘cornerstones of society’

    One of four people cleared of charges related to dismantling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston said jury trials and free speech are “cornerstones of ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 8, 2022
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    Anti-military violence erupts in Sudan following resignation of civilian leader – World Peace Organization

    Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok resigned his post on Sunday despite his recent return to power following a military coup earlier this year. Hamdok’s resignation has ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 7, 2022
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    Broncos announce donation of over $ 200,000 to player-nominated organization through club’s Social Justice Fund

    ENGLEWOOD, Col. – As part of the Denver Broncos’ Inspire Change program, the organization on Friday announced a donation of more than $ 200,000 to player-nominated ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 6, 2022
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    Explained: Why Elon Musk Is Facing A Backlash On His Businesses In China

    From Tesla to SpaceX, Elon Musk’s trip to China did not go as he planned. It could be from Time Magazine Person of the year, but ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 4, 2022
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    Oath Keepers Kelly Meggs, Connie Megs Sue January 6 Committee

    Kelly Meggs and Connie Meggs, via the FBI A husband and wife couple of extremist militia members Oath Keepers sued the House committee investigating the Jan.6 ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 4, 2022
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    Hindu pilgrims meet NA speaker, praise upkeep of religious sites – Journal

    ISLAMABAD: The first group of Hindu pilgrims currently visiting the country met with National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday and praised the upkeep and upkeep ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 31, 2021
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    Protesting trans athletes is not about fairness. It’s about transphobia

    As swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania women’s team appear to be considering a boycott of their trans teammate, Lia Thomas, it’s worth remembering the long ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 31, 2021
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    Young protesters win small victories in struggle for democracy: hungry to vote – News

    UN-PAC members protest outside the White House on the ninth day of a 15-day hunger strike in December (courtesy of Shana Gallagher) Group of 20 students ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 30, 2021
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    Thousands of people challenge Sudan’s lockdown in latest anti-coup protests | News of the protests

    Security forces fired tear gas at protesters trying to march towards the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, as thousands defied containment to join new anti-coup ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 29, 2021
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    Stories that could define China

    welcome to Foreign policeChina Brief, the last edition of 2021, a very bad year in US-China relations. But things can always get worse. This week, we ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 28, 2021
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    Anger among Kellogg workers as work resumes after union betrayed after two-month strike

    Kellogg grain workers returned to work in the United States on Monday after their two-and-a-half-month strike was betrayed by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 26, 2021
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    Professor Eric Kaufmann discusses free speech and censorship among academics – Oakland News Now

    Oakland News Now – Professor Eric Kaufmann discusses freedom of speech and censorship among academics – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 23, 2021
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    Satanic exhibit inside Illinois Statehouse days before Christmas draws protesters

    Religious leaders and others in Illinois were outraged this week, just days before Christmas, when a satanic group unveiled their holiday exhibit inside the Statehouse Rotunda ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 22, 2021
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    Chinese pressure fuels unlikely language renaissance in Taiwan

    TAIPEI — Aversion to the Chinese Communist government has caused many people in Taiwan to stop seeing themselves as Chinese. Now, the increased pressure from Beijing ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 21, 2021
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    Kyodo News Digest: December 21, 2021

    The following is the latest list of news highlights selected by Kyodo News. ———- Moderna says COVID booster shows effectiveness against Omicron WASHINGTON – U.S. biotech ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 18, 2021
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    Biden finally ready to fight for the right to vote with the Senate on vacation

    Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty HThe vacation break has come for the United States Senate without the passage of the Build Back Better Act or action ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 17, 2021
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    Government to hold first convention of Pakistanis abroad on December 23

    LAHORE: The first “Global Overseas Convention” of overseas Pakistanis living in the world will be held at the Governor’s House on December 23. Prime Minister Imran ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 16, 2021
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    USC Hate Speech and Extremism Online Study Focuses on USC News

    Researchers at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences hypothesized that a high level of consistency in similar moral concerns within online communities is linked ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 16, 2021
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    bill regulating education on slavery called “outright censorship” | News

    OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma lawmaker says he wants to put the teaching of slavery in America “in context,” but one of the country’s leading historians, ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 15, 2021
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    CT vax passports? Brawl of the readers

    Editor’s Note: We invited readers at offer their opinions to vaccine passports, and got about 100 responses – far too many to squeeze into that space. ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 14, 2021
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    Democrats introduce bill to end political spending by foreign companies

    House Democrats reintroduced a bill On Tuesday, that would prevent foreign companies from spending company funds to influence the U.S. election. The bill would extend the ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 12, 2021
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    Why the weakest member of the Justice League is secretly Superman’s worst enemy

    WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Dark Knights of Steel # 2, on sale now. Green Arrow has never been the most powerful member of ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 10, 2021
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    Olympians set to boycott the 2022 Games, as many did in 1936 – J.

    This piece first appeared at The Forward. President Biden’s decision to suspend U.S. diplomatic participation in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, while allowing athletes to ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 9, 2021
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    Analyst in Sudan: Three scenarios for post-coup Sudan

    Following the military coup of October 25 and the signing of the political agreement between General El Burhan and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok on November 21, ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 8, 2021
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    California positions itself as a “refuge” for the right to abortion

    California political leaders said on Wednesday they would work to make the state a sanctuary for women seeking abortions if a Supreme Court ruling allowed the ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 7, 2021
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    Remembering Phil Harvey: Defender of Freedom of Expression

    The free speech community lost a great champion on December 2, 2021, with the passing of Phil Harvey. In addition to his leadership on the NCAC ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 4, 2021
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    WVU Students Fake Campus Censorship to Show Importance of the First Amendment | New

    Warning tape on the exterior of the Mountainlair. An upside down flag inside Martin Hall. Signs around the campus announced the censorship of certain music. WVU ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 4, 2021
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    Governor of Florida proposes state military force under his direct control

    Ron Desantis speaking at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 2, 2021
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    NYT Editorial Board Member Calls on Twitter to Tackle Disinformation Harder, Suggests New Ways to Censor Users

    Media headlines December 2 In today’s media, Chris Cuomo’s suspension has been “difficult” and “divisive” for the network according to an insider, an NBC producer appears ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 2, 2021
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    Deadline for federal funding approaches. Will the government shut down?

    The possibility of a partial government shutdown is increasingly looming, as Congress has yet to come to an agreement on federal funding a day before it ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 1, 2021
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    Anti-Semitism and the IHRA

    Sir, – Remarkably, Alan Shatter suggests that the government lacks sufficient commitment to “protect today’s Jews from escalating anti-Semitism in Ireland”, but uncritically quotes Hungary, whose ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 29, 2021
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    Getting Matt Walsh out of SLU isn’t about free speech, it’s about giving hate speech a platform – The University News

    SLU’s College Republicans Chapter caused a stir on campus and among alumni after its members announced that they had booked a pro-Trump speaker to give an ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 29, 2021
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    Saudi Arabia, China accused of using sport to cover up human rights abuses

    Students from the Youth Olympic Winter Sports School perform ice and snow gymnastics during an event to mark the countdown to the 100 days to the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 28, 2021
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    Why CMS should rely on CMPD for sexual assault investigations

    OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other Opinion content provide perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom journalists. ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 27, 2021
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    Disney + reportedly censored Simpsons episodes in China

    The simpsons is censored in China because of a few random episodes. The 12th entry of Season 16 got the chop due to a nod to ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 26, 2021
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    How to Prepare for Book 2022 Challenges: This Week’s Censorship News

    One of the reasons we’ve seen an increase in the challenges of books, among many others, is the death of local journalism. Where there used to ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 24, 2021
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    Selling ‘Freedom’ Is Victimization At The Heart Of Morrison’s Election Strategy

    Scott Morrison might be resigned to his religious freedom bill going to a Senate committee – even a joint committee – and therefore not passing before ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 22, 2021
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    North Korea remains the land of bad options: what to do with human rights?

    Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights, recently tabled his latest report on human rights in North Korea. Unsurprisingly, his conclusions were ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 21, 2021
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    Our rights to change, where to draw the line – the Blue Banner

    By Austin Campbell News editor [email protected] Photo by Austin CampbellPhoto Illustration of the American Flag Flying Upside Down Trends in America and around the world have ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 21, 2021
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    Censorship by the royal command – Village Magazine

    By Joseph de Burca. The BBC is resisting an attempt by Buckingham Palace to neutralize a documentary on a press briefing war between Princes William and ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 20, 2021
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    With Aid Money, American Schools Pay Special Attention to Mental Health

    Schools in the United States are using a large increase in federal money to meet student mental health needs. School systems, or districts, have a great ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 19, 2021
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    Home Secretary seeks to remove derogatory place names in US

    ALBUQUERQUE, NM – US Home Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday said “squaw” was a derogatory term and said she was taking action to remove the term ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 17, 2021
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    The second circuit affirms the rejection of the challenge of the freedom of expression of the owners against the harassment

    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 On October 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Melendez v. New York City, in ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 16, 2021
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    CSU Buildings’ Connections to Campus History – The Rocky Mountain Collegian

    Amy Van Dyken Way located next to the Oval at Colorado State University on November 15th. (Grayson Reed | The Collegian) Sometimes the story can seem ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 12, 2021
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    Bari Weiss: I hear congratulations on your Palestinian studies department? | Mustafa Bayoumi

    To Bari Weiss and the founders of the new University of Austin, I am writing to you today to warmly congratulate you on the inauguration of ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 11, 2021
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    Reviews | Iowa City protesters should fight for Sudan’s freedom

    Protest against the military takeover in Sudan – the Sudanese people are denied basic human rights. Towards the end of October, more than 100 Sudanese Americans ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 9, 2021
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    We all need “Fiddler”; Nothing like a Messianic synagogue – J.

    OR: Can I watch Porky Pig? Thank you for your thought-provoking JTA article, which sided with the Orthodox Union’s decision to consider Impossible Pork non-kosher, even ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 9, 2021
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    Describe the broadband provisions of the Build Back Better Act

    With the adoption by the United States House of Representatives of a large-scale infrastructure package, the main players in the broadband and telecommunications space are now ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 5, 2021
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    US Chamber warns SCOTUS of litigation funding risk

    A general view of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, United States on June 25, 2021. REUTERS / Ken Cedeno Reuters the US ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 2, 2021
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    Regulators try to get more teeth into Chinese CCTV vendors

    Lobbying campaigns by the US and UK to uphold ethical principles for Chinese facial recognition players took a new turn last week. It looks like machine ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 1, 2021
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    Rising GOP war on free speech should sound the alarm bells

    The desire of the right to suppress any speech they dislike is metastasizing. Look no further than Donald Trump’s latest effort to build his own social ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 1, 2021
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    Why are Google and Apple silent on Russian censorship? | the Internet

    On October 19, Russia concluded a three-day parliamentary election windfall, which sparked much controversy. Not only were there allegations of ballot stuffing and repression against the ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 1, 2021
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    HUDSON | Funding dispute portends a bleak future for regional transport | Opinion

    Miller Hudson Colorado Republicans like to poke fun at the People’s Republic of Boulder and its propensity for political movements to the left. This year is ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 31, 2021
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    GUEST VIEW: Censorship creeps into the curriculum when left unchallenged

    Fern schumer chapman By Fern Schumer Chapman Researchers and historians investigating the Holocaust classify those involved into three groups: perpetrators, victims and bystanders. Countless passers-by witnessed ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 27, 2021
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    Why the Hazara people fear the genocide in Afghanistan | Human rights

    In the aftermath of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, violence against the Hazara population intensified. With a long history of persecution, including by the ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 27, 2021
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    # 638: Founding Fathers, All-American Breweries, and Global Workspaces – Plus, Hell’s Podcast

    Storm Warning (s): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and to the middle of a stormy workweek at the end of October, with not one but two ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 26, 2021
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    Penn State: Milo Yiannopoulos event sparks anger, controversy

    Old Main on the campus of Penn State University. Abby drey [email protected] A controversial right-wing figure linked to hate speech against various groups is expected to ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 26, 2021
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    NH delegation denounces Executive Council vote on Vax funds

    For the second time in as many months, the New Hampshire congressional delegation held a joint press conference to denounce the actions of the State Executive ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 25, 2021
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    With coercion and black boxes, Russia installs digital iron curtain

    Russia’s most daring steps to censor the internet began in the most mundane way – with a series of emails and bureaucratic forms. The messages, sent ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 24, 2021
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    On Abolitionism, Tennessee Residents Lacked “Free Speech” | Opinion

    Tennesseans talk a lot about the right to freedom of expression, and they should. But it is interesting to note that free Tennessians have not always ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 23, 2021
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    Why censorship advocates obsess over stories of “Fire!” In a theater – OpEd – Eurasia Review

    By Joshua Mawhorter If someone boldly asserts the importance of the right to free speech, it is almost inevitable that another will respond with one of ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 22, 2021
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    EXCLUSIVE: CBD Censorship Continues Amid Current Trend Of Cannabis Legalization

    What word does not belong to this group? Sex, hate, alcohol, guns, CBD or tobacco? Well, opinions differ, right? According to Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 22, 2021
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    Colonial feminism and the non-liberation of women in Iraq

    The experience with Iraq shows the importance of recognizing the dangers that emanate from feminism when it falls prey to imperialist propaganda programs and calls to ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 20, 2021
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    Sense. Cotton, Blackburn: Freedom of speech has come under fire on American college campuses. This is how we will protect it

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The promise of American higher education has always been to equip young people with the skills and knowledge ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 20, 2021
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    Students talk about self-censorship in class and role of Greek life at Penn Paideia virtual event

    Credit: Tori Sousa About 50 students from Penn and local universities gathered via Zoom on Tuesday evening to participate in a civil dialogue on the contentious ...
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  • Funding Freedom
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 18, 2021
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    Launch of the 2021 week-long Womennovator World Summit

    Non-profit organisation Gvriksh practically started Womennovator World Summit 2021 and 1000 Asian Women Prize Monday. The week-long summit is organized with the support of India’s Ministry ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 17, 2021
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    Putin’s Russia clamps down on free speech and political dissent

    MOSCOW – Russia is in the midst of the biggest crackdown on the free press and political dissent since the Soviet era. The trends that drive ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 15, 2021
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    LinkedIn leaves China under pressure from censorship

    Here is today’s one Foreign police brief: LinkedIn moves away from China, EU and UK Brexit officials meet in Brussels, and Lebanon organizes a day of ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 15, 2021
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    Sadr may have to negotiate with pro-Iran groups to choose Iraqi prime minister

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