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The Actual "Enemy From Within" -- Cartoon and Commentary by Ann Telnaes
Trump lays the groundwork for using the military on dissent.
Senator Joseph McCarthy used the same term “enemies from within” in his speech to the Ohio County Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, which launched the 1950s red scare. I doubt this was a coincidence by Trump’s speechwriter.
Ann Telnaes
October 1, 2025
Open Windows- Ann Telnaes
Vengeance -- Cartoon and Commentary by Rob Rogers
Trump is using the once independent DOJ to go after his political enemies for imaginary crimes and/or the crime of insufficient fealty.
Rob Rogers
September 30, 2025
TinyView
Re: Trump-Netanyahu Joint Remarks Ripped As ‘Litany of Lies… Not a Promising Foundation for Peace’
Two war criminals pause for a photo op.
Aaron Stephens
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Re: Recognizing Palestine: What Israeli Leaders Should Tell Israelis, if They Had the Guts
Finally! Thank you! May it happen!
Marcia Slatkin
Palestinian Statehood -- Cartoon and Commentary by Nick Anderson
At last, a few of America’s closest allies are saying out loud what has been morally obvious for decades: Palestinians deserve a state of their own. Britain, Australia, Canada, and Portugal have formally recognized Palestinian statehood, joining more than 150 U.N. members who have already done so. Their coordinated declarations are more than symbolic. They are a rebuke to the ongoing nightmare in Gaza. A crisis that can no longer be explained away as collateral damage in an endless war.
Nick Anderson
September 25, 2025
Pen Strokes
Executive Order -- Cartoon by Nick Anderson
Nick Anderson
September 29, 2025
Pen Strokes
Re: Media Bits and Bytes — September 30, 2025
not to freak you out, but the first article on this list is important
Ethan Young
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Re: Tom Homan Took $50K From Undercover FBI Agents. Trump’s DOJ Shut Down the Investigation.
It wasn't a bribe because Homan wasn't a federal official when he accepted it.
Vivian Kahn
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Vivian Kahn that's narrow legalism. In common understanding it was a bribe. It was still illegal under a different statute, but they hope to catch him fulfilling the contract of the bribe after assuming office. They didn't count on the general corruption of the Trump administration.
He isn't the Border Czar. He's the Bribery Czar.
Joseph Drake
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Re: 2025 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report
(posting on xxxxxx Labor)
I am so glad to see that they passed a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US arms sales to the Zionist state and divesting of Israeli bonds, and publicizing the horrors being carried out by the Zionists and the US government against the Palestinians.
GREAT!! Thanks for that report...
Marilyn Vogt-Downey
Illegal Aliens from Another Planet! -- Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
Mike Luckovich
October 1, 2025
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Re: Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
He was not a nice person. He doesn't deserve his face on currency or coins. He doesn't deserve a statue at the White House. He doesn't deserve any honor at all except from the KKK, maybe.
Aaron
Ethic Cleansing by Decree -- Cartoon by Mr. Fish
Mr. Fish
September 29, 2025
ClownCrack
Re: Global Left Midweek — September 24, 2025
My friends, this has been a maddening, terrifying, infuriating week in the US. But beside all the stampeding fascism, this has also been a week that has seen the spread of youth revolt in distant corners of the world. It's a bigger, more furious, more focused clash of class interests than the late 60s. Read this week's Global Left Midweek for the mind-boggling, boundary-expanding details.
Ethan Young
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excellent timely survey
Eric Schuster
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except for Mao's Cultural Revolution, the turmoil far exceeds 68
Ethan Young
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
Highlights from the Museum for Latino History -- Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
Lalo Alcaraz
September 29, 2025
https://www.pocho.com/
The Revolution Will Be Crocheted -- Meme
Today, We Relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment
This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs. They targeted elected officials, government employees, academics, and artists. They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression.
Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together in defense of our constitutional rights.
The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry.
We refuse to stand by and let that happen. Free speech and free expression are the inalienable rights of every American of all backgrounds and political beliefs – no matter how liberal or conservative you may be. The ability to criticize, question, protest, and even mock those in power is foundational to what America has always aspired to be.
We understand that this is a frightening and confusing moment for many people. We recognize that we represent just one group of many who are under threat right now. Across classrooms, libraries, factories, companies and workplaces of all kinds, Americans of every walk of life are facing intimidation and censorship too — and we stand with them.
We know there is power in solidarity and strength in numbers. We will stand together—fiercely united—to defend free speech and expression from this assault. This is not a partisan issue. That is why we urge every American who cares about the First Amendment—the cornerstone of our democracy—and every artist around the globe who looks to the United States as a beacon of freedom to join us.
And to those who profit from our work while threatening the livelihoods of everyday working people, bowing to government censorship, and cowering to brute intimidation: we see you and history will not forget. This will not be the last you hear from us.
In Solidarity,
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About the Committee
The Committee for the First Amendment is a large collective of artists, storytellers, and cultural leaders standing together to defend free expression against government repression, industry complicity, and intimidation.
Free speech is not partisan — it is the cornerstone of democracy, the lifeblood of art, and a global beacon for freedom. History has taught us: silence is complicity, and solidarity is our only defense.
The formation of this Committee is not a warning shot. This is the beginning of a sustained fight.
We draw inspiration from the original Committee for the First Amendment, when artists like Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Henry Fonda stood together against attacks on the First Amendment during the darkness of the McCarthy era. Today, we continue in that spirit: preparing for what’s coming, resisting with non-cooperation—but always non-violence— when needed, and ensuring our collective voice is loud and purposeful in these dangerous times.
Inspired by our history.
In 1947, the original Committee for the First Amendment produced a two-part radio program — that aired on the ABC Radio Network — to express outrage at government infringements on free speech, stand in solidarity with their targeted colleagues in the film industry, and publicize the frightening implications of a United States without freedom of expression. We are moved by their courage to speak truth to power and alarmed by how relevant their words are today, 78 years later.
Hollywood Fights Back 10/26/1947
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Hollywood Fights Back 11/2/1947
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Stand with us now.
Our industry—and artists around the world—have a long history of refusing to be silenced, even in the darkest times. We face a powerful assault today, but we still have our voices, each other, and the freedom to express ourselves. Let’s speak out before it’s too late.
Committee for the First Amendment
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Livestream Forum: AI and the Future of Work -- New York City -- October 7 (CUNY Graduate Center)
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
6:30 pm
Experts look ahead at how artificial intelligence may affect jobs, the workplace, and the economy.
In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream.
Proshansky Auditorium
Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed, causing much anxiety about how our society and daily lives may change in the not-too-distant future. Top of mind for many: jobs. A panel of experts brings the speculation down to earth, addressing questions such as: What jobs will AI replace? What new jobs will be created? How will AI affect workplace conditions, wages, unions, and the overall economy? Featuring Daron Acemoglu, Nobel laureate and professor of economics at MIT; Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate, former New York Times columnist, and research professor of economics at the CUNY Graduate Center; Danielle Li, David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology at MIT; Zeynep Tufekci, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times columnist; and others. Moderated by Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.
Presented with the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality.
A video of this event will be posted a few days later on our YouTube Channel
This is a hybrid event.
Online: Register for Livestream
The City University of New York
