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August 10, 2026

Hans Mahncke: We are living through a massive information crisis

Source: Hans Mahncke on X – At least half the population is being systematically misinformed, making any sane national debate increasingly difficult. A country…

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August 9, 2026

FBI seeks AI for political watch list

Source: Daniel Boguslaw on Reason — Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus…

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Consumer Protection Privacy Laws

August 8, 2026

Protesting Flock, Arizona man presents plan to surveil government officials

Source: Samantha Cole on 404 Media — "But I wouldn't because it's wrong. Just like what you guys are doing to us is wrong.” …

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Censorship Privacy Laws

August 8, 2026

FEMA’s new mission: domestic terrorism

Source: Ken Klippenstein — The disaster response agency forgets the weather and embraces pre-crime. What is needed now is the thing FEMA was actually…

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Foreign Policy Middle East News Abroad War

August 7, 2026

Human Rights Watch doesn’t have a single Palestine researcher

Source: Zo Brown on X — The entire "Israel/Palestine" team quit in disgust, due to censorship of their reports. Human Rights Watch doesn't have…

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Censorship Europe Foreign Policy News Abroad

August 7, 2026

Freedom of speech dying a slow death in Europe

Source: Claudio Grass on Forum Geopolitica — From the Digital Services Act to economic sanctions, by way of hate speech laws, Europe has quietly erected…

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Press Freedom War

August 6, 2026

Journalist quits following criticism for fact-checking Israeli claims

Source: William Peynsaert on X — He has since quit journalism, even as a finalist for the Pulitzer prize. too much of a journalist…

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Censorship Press Freedom

August 6, 2026

Google censorship suppresses ‘threatening’ articles

Source: Hans Mahncke on X— The information exists, but it has been rendered invisible. Ask yourself this question: Am I more concerned about Vladimir…

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Europe Media Platforms News Abroad Press Freedom

August 5, 2026

Journalist fired for asking EU if Israel should fund rebuilding of Gaza

Source: Musafir Nafar on X — A journalist raises an uncomfortable question, and is summarily fired. Journalist: “You've said that Russia should repay for reconstruction…

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August 5, 2026

Rania Khalek: BreakThrough News is under attack

Source: Rania Khalek on X — Republican lawmakers are claiming the political views of BreakThrough News and its reporting are part of a foreign plot.…

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Foreign Policy

August 4, 2026

Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court

Source: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein on Politico— A non-citizen on U.S. soil with constitutional rights can be charged with "endorsing or espousing" terrorist views…

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Foreign Policy War

August 4, 2026

Robert Kagan foresees critical geopolitical juncture

Source: Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge — Robert Kagan's new column in The Atlantic gives an eye-opening insider look at the behind-the-scenes ‘establishment’ read of the…

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Hans Mahncke: We are living through a massive information crisis

FBI seeks AI for political watch list

Protesting Flock, Arizona man presents plan to surveil government officials

FEMA’s new mission: domestic terrorism

Human Rights Watch doesn’t have a single Palestine researcher

Freedom of speech dying a slow death in Europe

Journalist quits following criticism for fact-checking Israeli claims

Google censorship suppresses ‘threatening’ articles

Journalist fired for asking EU if Israel should fund rebuilding of Gaza

Rania Khalek: BreakThrough News is under attack

Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court

Robert Kagan foresees critical geopolitical juncture

Media Platform Roundup

Reporting of the RAF Fairford arrests blows a hole in the idea of a “free press“

Giving up on the Russia narrative?

The essence of fascism

California Is building an internet of age checks and identity gates

Over 60,000 arrested in ‘chilling curb of free speech’

Camila Lourdes Galarza: the highest honor in journalism