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Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label

Source: Ken Klippenstein on Substack — The move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism." “Antifa is an existential threat…

freespeechnewsNovember 13, 2025

Censorship

US Formally Confirms Shut Down of Counter-Disinformation Frameworks After Censorship Accusations

Source: Reclaim The Net — Once a war room for supposedly battling Russian bots, now a relic of bureaucratic overreach and mission creep. On Wednesday,…

freespeechnewsSeptember 19, 2025

Censorship

The State Department Relied on Columbia University’s Mischaracterization of Protests to Arrest Mohsen Mahdawi

Source: Drop Site News — High-ranking officials at Columbia University, including then-President of the university, Shafik, have acknowledged in conversations with university stakeholders that Columbia…

freespeechnewsApril 17, 2025

Foreign Policy

Trump administration shutters US office countering foreign disinformation

Source: The Guardian — The closure represents a huge victory for critics who had alleged that the office was involved in censoring American speech. It…

freespeechnewsApril 16, 2025

Censorship Foreign Policy

State Department dodges question on whether US citizenships may be revoked for pro-Palestine speech

Source: Middle East Eye — That would be US *Citizens* having thier citizenship revoked. Asked later about whether she can confirm if pro-Israeli advocacy group…

freespeechnewsMarch 31, 2025

Censorship Foreign Policy

VIDEO: Sam Husseini’s Viral Confrontation With Blinken

Source: Decensored News Edition — Sam Husseini exposes the State Department. Journalists Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini made national and international headlines on Thursday for attempting to ask…

freespeechnewsJanuary 17, 2025

Censorship Foreign Policy War

State Department Defies Congress, Revives Infamous Censorship Office in Absurd Prank

Source: Racket News - It was reported that the State Department's Global Engagement Center had been shut down. In reality, the people were simply moved…

freespeechnewsJanuary 10, 2025

Europe Foreign Policy

NGOs Backing Judicial Coup in Romania Funded by USAID, State Department

Source: Lee Fang— We have been following the story of the canceled Romanian election. The US was behind it. American taxpayer money flows to think…

freespeechnewsDecember 11, 2024

Foreign Policy

How the U.S. State Department spends millions to coordinate Western media against its enemies

Source: Eugyppius — For years, the US State Department has secretly funded and coordinated the OCCRP, a massive journalism consortium directing the energies of press…

freespeechnewsDecember 5, 2024