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Lawrence Moss

@lawrence-moss.bsky.social
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International human rights advocate, lawyer, college prof, political leader, adventure traveler, cyclist, art fan. HRW, Amnesty, PHR alum. NYC Bar rule of law task force, Int’l Affairs Council.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Omg. When you’ve lost Joe DiGenova….
diGenova just told me by phone when I asked about his abrupt exit:
"If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A responsible cabinet would invoke the 25th amendment and remove him. A responsible Congress would impeach and convict him. Unfortunately, we have neither. 60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality
With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.
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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
And we’ll hear “states rights” again.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The NYC Bar Association today urged the US Senate to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General, citing his abuses of prosecutorial power and loyalty to the personal interests of Donald Trump rather than to the Constitution and the rule of law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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City Bar Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General | New York City Bar Association
The New York City Bar Association called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for U.S. Attorney General, citing his record on prosecutorial independence and the rule o...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Absolutely the right point. Trump has committed dozens of "high crimes and misdemeanors" each of which would be impeachable in the Watergate era. JD Vance Accidentally Admits the Truth With His Thoughts on Watergate newrepublic.com/post/212391/... via @newrepublic.com
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JD Vance Accidentally Admits the Truth With His Thoughts on Watergate
The vice president says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would just be a “12-hour news story.” That proves he knows how bad his boss really is.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Instead of saying #TaxTheRich, let’s just say let’s reduce the federal deficit by restoring tax rates to what they were in the Eisenhower Administration.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Race and partisanship are so intertwined in the Confederate states that white majorities will draw lines to wipe out black (& Dem) representation. Reconstruction ended prematurely and now Confederates are reversing the second Reconstruction. Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The indictment of Comey for this post is beyond absurd. I encourage everyone in America who wants to get rid of this President (by legal means of course) to repost Comey’s shell message.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NYC Bar Association: "our country’s armed forces must be prepared to resist illegal orders to carry out a genocidal attack or any similar blanket attacks on civilian infrastructure amounting to war crimes." www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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On the President's threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" | New York City Bar Association
New York City Bar Association Statement This morning, following a series of escalating threats amidst the war against Iran, President […]
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Not content with a mere criminal war of aggression and threatening war crimes, the career criminal now blatantly threatens genocide.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child. Reminds me of the brilliant Brazilian film The Secret Agent, authoritarian state power deployed for personal grievance. Ironic that the ex-girlfriend was deported by ICE to Brazil. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
NYC Bar Association calls on Congress to begin #impeachment proceedings. "Congress has the power to protect the nation’s democracy and rule of law by removing a President who has demonstrated an accelerating pattern of “high crimes and misdemeanors” by egregious abuse of his office." bit.ly/4cFQ9vm
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The Crisis Deepens: Congress Must Act Now to Address Escalating Abuses of Executive Power | New York City Bar Association
A City Bar update highlights continued concerns over presidential abuses of power and urges Congress to address escalating constitutional issues.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
International Crisis Group podcast dubs the Trump/Netanyahu war on Iran “Operation Epic Folly” an apt name www.crisisgroup.org/node/27442
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Operation Epic Folly? Trump’s and Netanyahu’s War on Iran | International Crisis Group
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard talks with Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez, Yasmine Farouk, Mairav Zonszein and Michael Wahid Hanna about the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, its fallout in the Gulf and...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Extraordinary joint statement by 29 independent UN human rights experts: “We cannot pick and choose when international law applies. Unlawful military intervention is not a solution to the nuclear issue, countering alleged terrorism, or the human rights situation in Iran www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Iran: UN experts call for de-escalation and accountability
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today condemned the unlawful military attacks launched by the United States of America and Israel against Iran.“Unprovoked attacks by the US and Israel — launched ami...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Over 200 complaints by service members that their commanders proclaimed the Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff...
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MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ
“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The 1st principle re attacks on Iran is Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, the cornerstone of post-WWII international law: “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state”
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
You can just say things.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Discussion of the threats by Trump to attack #Iran rarely mention that these threats are illegal under the US Constitution, the War Powers Act and the UN Charter. The NYC Bar Association condemns the threatened use of force as completely lacking any legal authority. bit.ly/4tOKfhv
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On the Threat of Use of Force Against Iran | New York City Bar Association
New York City Bar Association Statement The New York City Bar Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the ongoing […]
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics. "It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The NYC Bar Association bestowed honorary membership on Judge Michael Luttig in recognition of his advocacy to preserve the rule of law. Luttig and panelists spoke on the dire threats to democracy and the rule of law in the US. www.nycbar.org/videos/judge...
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Judge J. Michael Luttig Receives Honorary Membership from the NYC Bar | New York City Bar Association
The New York City Bar Association bestows Honorary Membership on the Hon. J. Michael Luttig. A former judge of […]
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The NYC Bar Association condemns the use of force in Venezuela as a brazen violation of both US and international law and calls on Congress to use its powers to halt the illegal operation and hold the President to account. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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Congress Must Act to Halt the President’s Violations of U.S. And International Law in Venezuela | New York City Bar Association
New York City Bar Association Statement The New York City Bar Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the blatantly […]
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Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Writing from Denmark, I can only echo: people here are shocked, saddened and baffled by this last year. The "bad ally" suffered more per capita in America's wars than any other.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The NYC Bar Association today released a report calling for Congress to use all available means of holding Trump accountable for his numerous abuses, up to and including impeachment. www.nycbar.org/press-releas... I serve on the Task Force on the Rule of Law which drafted the report.
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The Abuse of Presidential Power and Breach of the Public Trust | New York City Bar Association
New York City Bar Association Report The New York City Bar Association has released a report examining a broad pattern […]
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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
@amnesty.org : Assembly of States Parties must oppose, not appease, US sanctions on the ICC www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Assembly of States Parties must oppose US sanctions on the ICC
States must protect the Court’s ability to pursue its impartial mandate
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Senator Kelly is correct. Plus a Public Service Announcement: KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1. The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal: "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our planet’s at its hottest in 120,000 years. Methane levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years. CO₂ levels their highest in 3 MILLION years.
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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Bloodstains so vast they are visible from space. Atrocities that should shame the conscience of the entire world. The RSF and their foreign sponsors must be held accountable for these crimes. Not 10 years from now, NOW. www.middleeasteye.net/news/satelli...
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Satellite images show RSF likely committing mass killings across el-Fasher
Yale HRL documents evidence consistent with reports of executions in hospitals and of people fleeing Sudanese city taken over by paramilitaries
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Powerful essay on how led by Trump, Crypto hs become "a machine for transferring control and wealth from the many to the few, a bribery-as-a-service platform for buying and selling influence among authoritarian oligarchs." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
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Opinion | How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The most corrupt President in US history pardons Binance Founder with whom First Family’s Crypto Venture gains tens of millions of dollars www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Pardons Binance Founder With Ties to First Family’s Crypto Venture
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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
After 4 years of failure on #Myanmar, ASEAN has one last chance to reject military dictatorship, ongoing atrocities and regional instability. All ASEAN countries must reject the junta’s sham election and uphold their responsibility to protect. www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-m...
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ASEAN to discuss Myanmar election observers at October summit
The invitation to send election observers was extended to all ASEAN member states.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The NYC Bar Association speaks out against the politicized indictment of AG Letitia James www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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Statement on the Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James | New York City Bar Association
In Defense of Our Independent Justice System On October 9, 2025, New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, became the latest […]
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Electing rights-respecting states to the UN human rights council, and avoiding the election of violator states, only works when regional groups have competitive elections for seats. Non-competitive slates make it easy for violators like Egypt and Vietnam to be elected. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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UN: Abusive Governments Set to Win Rights Council Seats
Egypt and Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership, Human Rights Watch said.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 10/10/2025
Irony: Antifa began in Weimar Germany to fight Nazis. Today, Trump calls Antifa “terrorists” while Posobiec cites that same history without noting they were resisting the very kind of authoritarianism Trump embraces.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Peggy Noonan on Hegsmith: "some pumped-up drama queen who makes everything more jarring and fevered" “What would it look like if Captain Queeg took Adderall?” "a strutting, gelled bantam" The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth by @Peggynoonannyc www.wsj.com/opinion/the-... via @WSJopinion
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Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Hunter Biden: Wait, this was an option?
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The consolidation of US media ownership by right-wing oligarchs is much like the consolidation of control of Russian media under Vladimir Putin. Larry Ellison a major stakeholder in CBS/Paramount, possibly soon also CNN, HBO & TikTok. Musk/Twitter-X. NXSTR. Sinclair. Murdoch/Fox.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
For the first time, one country out of the UN's 193 members -- the United States -- has refused to participate in the periodic review of its human rights record. Even the worst rights violators regularly submit to this process, and the US now sets a terrible example. thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"Charlie Kirk called Britain a “totalitarian third world hellhole”. Among Maga influencers it's common to talk of the UK's coming civil war. By all means Britain should deliver fruits to the Trumpian volcano. But it would be wise not to live in its shadow." My column. www.ft.com/content/37b4...
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Trump and the limits to British flattery
Keir Starmer might be tempted to hymn ‘shared values’ but such talk rings increasingly hollow
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Celebrating Jerry Nadler’s long progressive service in the NY Assembly and the US Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n.... Congratulations to Jerry on his retirement and making way for next gen progressives to run for his seat.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 26/08/2025
The international community should not accept U.S. sanctions on leading ICC figures, writes @dchovell.bsky.social. She offers 3 nuanced imperatives to fight the attempted coercion of the Court’s independence: legal, reputational, & commercial. www.justsecurity.org/119583/raisi... #ICC #Sanctions
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Raising the Cost of U.S. Coercion Against the ICC
Previous administrations reinterpreted, evaded, or selectively engaged with international law. Trump is delegitimizing and dismantling it.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
“ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies in the federal government.”
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Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb. (Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.) www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los ...
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Excellent analysis on Trump's effort to obstruct renewable energy and force allies to buy more US oil & gas. Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization by Mark Blyth, et al @ProSyn prosyn.org/RE8I5Ix
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Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Judge J Michael Luttig: “The chief justice is presiding over the end of the rule of law in America” The court is “acquiescing in and accommodating the president’s lawlessness. And doing so without briefing, without argument, without deliberation – and without even a single word of explanation”
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The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America
The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The Permanent Stain open.substack.com/pub/andrewsu...
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The Permanent Stain
Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Blistering statement by FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on the bribe paid to Trump to gain FCC approval of the Paramount merger along with agreeing to government monitoring of CBS news content.
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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Knight Institute: "The settlement is an astonishing transfer of autonomy and authority to ... an administration whose disdain for the values of the academy is demonstrated anew every day. It will have far-reaching implications for free speech and academic freedom at Columbia"
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What the Columbia Settlement Really Means
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