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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser

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Chief Global Affairs Officer at Committee to Protect Journalists - @pressfreedom.bsky.social | Dominican born, New York bred; lover of freedoms & strategizing for good. Views personal.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1h
A case study in how the Trump White House circulates selective documents out of context that then get amplified in the right-wing media ecosphere to fuel conspiracy theories meant to undercut the criminal investigations into Trump. By Charlie Savage www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
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How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 13h
Control and retaliation. 👇👇👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 21h
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The Battle for the Post-Trump Right
For decades, the Heritage Foundation was a conservative powerhouse. Can it stay relevant in the influencer age?
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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 09/10/2026
With armed conflicts at their highest level since World War II, ICRC president today focused on the role of IHL for global peace and stability during an Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV & a separate meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella. 👉🏼 www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
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ICRC president underscores role of international humanitarian law as foundation for global peace and stability in Audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and President Mattarella in Rome
Rome (ICRC) - With armed conflicts at their highest level since World War II, Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), today focused on the role of internat...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 09/10/2026
Yes, it does, IDF. You denied killing U.S. reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 until evidence forced an admission. Then you murdered hundreds of journalists in Gaza and denied it all over again. Want credibility? Let international press into the Strip.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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CPJ joins legal effort to restore White House press access - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined an amicus brief authored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) in support of a lawsuit filed by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico against...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 06/10/2026
Latest: Two charities associated with the world’s largest far-right Hindu group have raised more than US$24.4 million over a five-year period through US grants that allow the donor to be anonymous, Bellingcat can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/10...
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US DAFs Donate Millions to Groups Linked to India’s Far-Right
Donor-advised funds allow individuals and foundations to give money to charities while remaining anonymous.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Egyptian journalists from fact-checking website facing terrorism charges
Matsda2sh rejects the accusation by prosecutors that its entire newsroom belongs to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of spreading false information based on the vague tenets of this poorly conceived legislation. Read more ⬇️ cpj.org/2026/10/insi...
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Inside Turkey’s Lawfare: How Turkey uses its disinformation law against journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
Istanbul, October 5, 2026—Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of spreading...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Facts matter. Thank you, @propublica.org . #ThisIsJournalism 👇
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and partners are hosting "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists," a four-part webinar series offering practical guidance for journalists, editors, and newsroom leaders. 🗓️ Starting TODAY → Nov. 17 🔗 Register: pen.org/election-rea...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"CPJ is appalled by the testimony from Matsadaash journalists before the Supreme State Security Prosecution that they were subjected to beatings, forced stripping, electric shocks, and threats to harm them or their families, and were forced to record fabricated 'confessions.'" — CPJ's Sara Qudah
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"More than 80 rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists, condemned the arrests as a violation of freedoms, and demanded the immediate release of the Matsadaash staff." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained
Calls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknown
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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FCC using DEI as 'sword' against Disney, ABC to attack press freedoms
A federal judge ruled that prosecutors cannot revive a felony charge against a former Olympian previously accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Dave Aronberg, former state attor...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“It pained me that I was behind bars for 38 days without being charged and because of someone who misused his power,” Somali journalist Mascuud Warsame told CPJ. Read more on his story and Somalia's press freedom risks: cpj.org/2026/09/how-...
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How a Somali journalist tried to fix regional president’s Facebook page — and spent 38 days in jail - Committee to Protect Journalists
It’s been a month since journalist Mascuud Warsame was freed from a detention facility in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, but his memories of the harrowing experience are still vivid. He remembers…
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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‘We’re afraid of dying’: Brazilian news site will not cover upcoming elections after threats
Co-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CPJ calls on Egyptian authorities to release the 6 detained journalists working for investigative media platform Matsadaash, reveal their whereabouts, ensure they have prompt access to lawyers and families, and drop any charges stemming from their legitimate journalistic work. cpj.org?p=625000
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watching #Brazil closely and with concern as elections take place this Sunday. 👇👇👇
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is the moment an Israeli settler kicks Palestinian freelance journalist Salman al-Khatib as he and other journalists covered Israeli demolitions near Birzeit in the occupied West Bank. Al-Khatib’s experience was not isolated. cpj.org/2026/09/kick...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CPJ welcomes the significant vote by 47 U.S. Senators on September 29, calling for justice and accountability for the killings of civilians, including Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, by Israeli forces and settlers. cpj.org?p=623384 CC: @vanhollen.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evan Gershkovich was the first American journalist to be imprisoned in Russia in nearly half a century. The circumstances were terrible, the access extraordinary. Read Joel Simon on why his new book is more than a hostage memoir: www.cjr.org/feature/repo...
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Evan Gershkovich: Reporting from inside.
The new book from Evan Gershkovich is not just a prison memoir.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor US midterms fuels fears of serious election-related human rights concerns. This is the first time the US has declined to invite in OSCE monitors since they began observing US elections.
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US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers
The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and partners are hosting "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists," a four-part webinar series offering practical guidance for journalists, editors, and newsroom leaders. 🗓️ Sept. 29 → Nov. 17 🔗 Register: pen.org/election-rea...
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Judges should award attorneys fees to media defendants in cases like this. The case is frivolous and it is transparently an effort to chill reporting protected by the First Amendment, as the NYT’s lawyers say. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...
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Florida Files Lawsuit Against The New York Times
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Journalist Henry Constantín detained in Cuba on ‘disobedience’ charge cpj.org?p=623724
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Journalist Henry Constantín detained in Cuba on ‘disobedience’ charge - Committee to Protect Journalists
September 25, 2026, Miami—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Cuban government to release journalist Henry Constantín, director of La Hora de Cuba. Constantín has been detained since Sep...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms
Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thou shalt not transform the press pool into a propaganda organ. politicalwire.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Pope Leo Xiv Responds to Trump’s Press Ban
"Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists…
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I so love the Pope ✊😇
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ahead of Thursday’s meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, CPJ took to the streets of Washington, DC, calling for the release of jailed publisher Jimmy Lai and veteran journalist Dong Yuyu. Join us to #FreeJimmyLai and #FreeDongYuyu: cpj.org/asia/china
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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scoop: San Francisco has sued Trump Media over its new Truth Social program to give those who pay $100,000 monthly an early view of the president’s posts. City Attorney David Chiu said it fosters insider trading and called it corruption at the highest levels. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts
The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The president wants to define and control what is considered to be true. This cannot be.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 101 on the White House press pool - what it is, how it works and why it matters. Thank you, @adamrose.bsky.social 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fantastic thread! 🙏👏
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Banning @cnn.com, @ms.now and @politico.com from the White House sets a dangerous precedent, one in which the president decides what the American people know and from whom they can know it. CPJ and leading news organizations stand together in defense of a free press. Join us ⬇️ cpj.org?p=622000
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Leading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirmi...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on Paramount-Warner Bros merger: “This settlement appears to pave the way for yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence”
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. cnn.it/4cXFIma
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There's one good thing that President Trump can do, and that is to fulfill his pledge to #FreeJimmyLai - www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Opinion | Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Jimmy Lai
China’s President has so far spurned the U.S. President’s appeals to release the imprisoned 78-year-old Hong Kong publisher.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 20/09/2026
Disappearance of Journalists in Djibouti Raises Concerns for Their Safety www.occrp.org/en/news/disa...
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Disappearance of 2 Journalists in Djibouti Raises Concerns for Their Safety
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/09/2026
President Trump has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television on.wsj.com/4h3su9V
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President Trump has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television
The president has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The extremist far-right AFD party in Germany has another significant state-wide election win. This is bad news for democracy but very specifically for press freedom as the AFD has stated its goal to end the contract through which the Germany's extensive public media network is funded. 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW and URGENT ⚡ The White House ban on @ms.now, @cnn.com & @politico.com has gone into effect. This act of reprisal against journalists for doing their job, is an egregious assault on the free press and a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. constitution. cpj.org/2026/09/cpj-...
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CPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights - Committee to Protect Journalists
Miami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of ho...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you for this @aclu.org, for remembering, for championing Rubén Salazar and #PressFreedom ❤️🙏
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Extraordinary reporting. Undeniable facts that demand accountability. #ThisIsJournalism 👇 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This denial of access is a denial of the public’s right to receive independently researched and verified information about the actions of govt & how these impact the public. This retaliatory censorship is done with taxpayer money in denial of the public interest. #PressFreedom is your freedom. 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t ban reality. The facts and context that journalists unearth will not cease. #PressFreedom ✊✊✊
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/09/2026
Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC action, Disney says reut.rs/4dIU5eh
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Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC action, Disney says
Ongoing threats by President ​Donald Trump against ‌reporters and broadcast networks are grounds ​for a ​U.S. judge to block ⁠the Federal ​Communications Commission from ​reviewing Disney's eight ABC station licenses early, the ​company said ​on Thursday.
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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The idea that allowing the Saudi regime — which has murdered journalists, don’t forget — and other foreign investors to up to 100% of CBS and CNN is somehow in the “public interest” twists the term beyond recognition. But FCC’s Brendan Carr only serves Trump and Larry Ellison, not the public.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW ⚡ CPJ urges US Congress, Trump to press for Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi visit cpj.org?p=620935
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CPJ urges US Congress, Trump to press for Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi visit - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to “resolutely demand” for the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, ahead of a meeting bet...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 17/09/2026
🔔 What does Stanford Daily v. Rubio mean for free speech? Join our webinar to learn how the Trump admin’s deportation scheme affects journalism both on campus and off, with @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social, Esha Bhandari, and Marium Uddin. 🗓️ Sept. 18, 1 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/stanford-daily
Invitation to Sept. 18 FPF webinar on Stanford Daily v. Rubio.
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