First Amendment Bulletin
Researching and publishing First Amendment news, thoughts, and essays in conjunction with F.A.C.T. (First Amendment Culture Team). Focussed on the work of Artists, Activists and Cultural Organizations affected by First Amendment infringement.
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First Amendment Friday (opens the original)
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I’ve been posting these weekly newsletters for a year now. This is the 54th Friday post. I’ve been thinking about what I could do better. I know I could write more about religious freedom. I’d like to do more original investigations or journalism. It’s necessarily a very part-time project that I do alone with research and editing help from Claude AI (it’s a problem - I know). If you have thoughts for me, please email We received this article from Regina Bains, Executive Director at Louis Armstro
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This week, another roundup of the latest First Amendment stories we are paying attention to. But first !Call to ActionOur friends and FACT members at Queens World Film Festival have just announced their First Amendment Film and Arts Festival for November 13th & 14th. Please submit work HERE!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fe
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The Harder WorkTwenty-five years ago today, evil men flew airplanes into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and into the ground in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, killing themselves and 2,977 people. That’s about how many people stood around watching Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University when he was assassinated a year ago. Student Hunter Kozak was there, taking a brief break with his wife from the neonatal intensive care unit where their newborn was receiving care. He was the last person to ask Kir
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This week, a quick roundup of news we’re paying attention to.Meta’s $17 Billion SettlementOn August 26, Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle lawsuits brought by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 47 states and several territories, over claims that Facebook and Instagram were designed to harm young people. The deal is structured as an initial $12 billion over ten years, with roughly $5 billion more contingent on YouTube, TikTok, and Snap reaching similar settlements. <a
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The Deregulation of RealityKayfabe and the First AmendmentMy adult kid is with me in London for a break following college and her summer job. We haven’t had much time together for a few years, and I’m thankful for the chance to reconnect as she considers her path forward. A few days ago, at breakfast in our Lambeth sublet, she launched into a lengthy monologue about “kayfabe,” and her love of professional wrestling, which seems to have replaced manga as the primary object of her attention. An in
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