This operation is a dangerous marriage of public and private power—a global system of security agencies, tech firms, activist groups, nonprofits, media orgs and government bureaucracies taking what they describe as a "whole-of-society" approach to censoring disfavored speech.
All of this is completely unprecedented.
It's an entirely new, sprawling system of speech and thought control—far more powerful and far-reaching than anything we've seen the past, built with and for the new technology of the digital age.
And most of it operates in the shadows.
The censorship enterprise is enabled by a vast ecosystem of "non-governmental organizations" (NGOs). These groups represent a fifth column in American politics—a shadow state that serves the interests of the ruling elite, with no accountability to the society it wields power in.
I went into detail about who these groups are, what they do, and how they coordinate with elites in government and elsewhere in my thread earlier this month. We'll get into it much more in tomorrow's hearing too.
But let me briefly tell you why this is of such urgent importance.
In the 21st century, the internet is the new public square. This is where people get the information they need to understand the world. It's where they read, write, argue, and learn. It's where they shape the ideas that will define the future. It's where politics happens.
That's why this fight matters. The fight for freedom of speech online is the fight for a free people's right to access, analyze, share and discuss information on their own terms, and to draw their own conclusions.
In that sense, it's the fight for self-government itself.
The assault on free speech across the West isn't happening in a vacuum. It's inextricably connected to the war on our shared history, heritage, and identity.
In other parts of the West—where the crisis is much further along—politicians admit this openly:
You heard the Australian Premier above: They need censorship to carry out their entire social agenda.
In America, too, this is part of a much deeper war on *who we are.* It's a tool to silence the critics of the disastrous social transformation that the Left wants to carry out.
And—as we'll discuss tomorrow—it's all funded by your tax dollars.
The sprawling labyrinth of leftist NGOs, nonprofits, foundations and activist groups that drive this agenda don't just work hand-in-glove with their friends in the federal bureaucracy; they're paid by them, too.
At our hearing, we'll be exposing all of this with three of the world's leading experts on the vast censorship enterprise—all of whom have been warriors for free speech: @MZHemingway, @JonathanTurley and @bhweingarten.
Tomorrow. 2 PM. You won't want to miss this one. — End
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🚨 The Supreme Court just delivered a HUGE win on birthright citizenship.
But it's even bigger than that. They also reaffirmed that rogue district judges can't issue nationwide injunctions to stop President Trump from carrying out his agenda.
This is a big, big deal. 🧵
This case wasn’t just about just about birthright citizenship—it was about the proper role of the courts in our political system.
I called this after oral arguments took place for the case last month: "Trump could be on the cusp of a big win."
The entire Democratic Party is lining up behind an anti-American open borders socialist who wants to tear down the country that welcomed him and his family.
Don't look away.
This is who they are. 🧵
Zohran Mamdani just won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. He wants to:
• End cooperation with ICE
• End deportations of criminals
• Abolish prisons
• Defund the police
• Decriminalize all drugs
• Have taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids
...and much more.
Mamdani is an open left-wing revolutionary. Those are his words—not mine.
He's not just "liberal." He is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America—and holds every insane leftist, socialist, Third Worldist position in the book.
King George Soros is bankrolling "No Kings Day"—a national day of riots—on June 14th through one of his leftist NGOs.
Soros financed the mass migration crisis. Now he's mobilizing his army of illegal aliens and far-left activists to try to stop President Trump from ending it. 🧵
The Left wants to nationalize the riots in Los Angeles. On June 14th—the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army—they're planning to organize 1,500 "No Kings Day" protests across the country.
They call it a "nationwide day of defiance."
The organizing group, Indivisible, was founded in 2016 to fund, organize and mobilize anti-America and anti-Trump protests.
It has received more than $7.5 million from George Soros since 2017.
The Right wins elections, and the Left pretends to magically rediscover the Constitution, the rule of law and free speech.
Don't fall for it. 🧵
Last week, 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley gave a dramatic commencement speech warning that "our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack."
We've heard these lines a million times before.
Today's corporate press has an extraordinary hero complex—they imagine themselves as fearless, courageous defenders of democracy and freedom, as brave as the boys on the beaches at D-Day, risking it all to fight tyranny.
They want us to believe they're "speaking truth to power."
The Hur audio makes unavoidable what free thinking Americans had known—for most (all) of his four years, Joe Biden was mentally incapable of serving as President.
It's why I was the first Senator to call for the 25th Amend.
The deeper question—who was running our country? 🧵
Axios finally published the long-sought-after audio from Special Counsel Robert Hur's 2023 interview of President Biden regarding Biden's classified documents found near his Corvette.
🚨 SCOTUS just heard arguments on President Trump's birthright citizenship order.
This case is big. It isn't just about birthright citizenship—it's about the limits of how rogue judges can use nationwide injunctions.
My prediction: Trump could be on the cusp of a big win. 🧵
Solicitor General John Sauer (who was my Solicitor General back in my AG days) argued for President Trump. Right out of the gate, multiple liberal justices were swinging for his head, but they could never land the critical blow on Teflon John.
While birthright citizenship is the subject matter of the "merits," SCOTUS is more likely to address a critical procedural question and dodge the merits.
That question: Can courts issue nationwide injunctions or must courts address questions of group relief in class actions?