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Yesterday — 29 May 2026Main stream

ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses

29 May 2026 at 07:36
The TV network slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying the regulator was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of “unconstitutional retaliation.”

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The filing was the second time this month that ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights because of what the network has called “speech the government does not like.”
Before yesterdayMain stream

Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts

Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.

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Suzanne Swierc was fired from her job as a health care administrator at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit

27 May 2026 at 00:49
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The justices of the Supreme Court said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had overstepped in its ruling. There were no noted dissents.

Chizi, Standup Comic Exiled in China, Wants to Be More Than Just ‘a Rebel Comedian’

4 May 2026 at 12:01
Having gotten into trouble for making jokes critical of the Chinese government, the standup comic Chizi now lives in self-imposed exile. He’s finding that freedom imposes its own constraints.
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