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Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
The Hill - Sat Dec 16, 2017
Multiple agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have reportedly been told by the Trump administration that they cannot use certain phrases in official documents. More»

CDC Gets List Of Forbidden Words
Washington Post - Fri Dec 15, 2017
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget. More»

After nearly 10 months, DOJ gives up prosecution of woman who laughed at Sessions
Think Progress - Mon Nov 6, 2017
After nearly 10 months, Desiree Fairooz is a fully free woman. More»

Reporter violently arrested while trying to film Virginia Gov. hopeful Ed Gillespie at public event
Think Progress - Tue Oct 31, 2017
A reporter covering Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie's appearance at a town parade Saturday was violently arrested by a half-dozen police after a woman reportedly associated with the Gillespie campaign spoke to the officers. More»

Is Facebook Blocking Access to Data for Reporters Seeking to Probe Russian Infiltration in 2016 Election?
AlterNet - Mon Oct 16, 2017
The mystery is deepening over how much Facebook knows about Russian use of the social media platform to inject content and messaging intended to influence voters during the 2016 presidential election. More»

Jury convicts Virginia woman who was removed for laughing during Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing
Raw Story - Wed May 3, 2017
A Virginia woman is facing a year in jail after a jury convicted her of disrupting the confirmation hearing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions after she loudly laughed during it. More»

In Trump Era, Censorship May Start in the Newsroom
New York Times - Fri Feb 17, 2017
This is how the muzzling starts: not with a boot on your neck, but with the fear of one that runs so deep that you muzzle yourself. More»

Trump Goes to War on Science: Badlands National Park tweets on climate change deleted; messages defied Trump policy
Raw Story/Washington Times - Tue Jan 24, 2017
Apparently defying the Trump administration's new social media policy, the Badlands National Park went rogue for a few hours on Tuesday and tweeted several scientific facts related to climate change - but the tweets were deleted as the White House apparently reeled in the wayward park. More»

History teacher suspended for lesson showing 'remarkable parallels" between rise of Trump and Hilter
Raw Story - Sat Nov 12, 2016
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German fascist dictator Adolf Hitler. More»

Reuters Websites Blocked In China
Huffington Post - Sat Mar 21, 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) - The news websites of Reuters, including those in English and Chinese, were inaccessible in China on Friday, after users first experienced difficulties accessing them late on Thursday. More»

Texas Bill Would Make Recording Police Illegal
Huffington Post - Thu Mar 12, 2015
A bill introduced to the Texas House of Representatives would make it illegal for private citizens to record police within 25 feet. More»

Florida officials banned from saying 'climate change' because Gov. Rick Scott doesn't think it's real
Raw Story - Sat Mar 7, 2015
Administrators working for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have been banned from using the terms "climate change" or "global warming" in any state documents, as well in meetings, on orders handed down from high-ranking officials in Governor Rick Scott's administration, reports the Miami Herald. More»

U.K. government thought destroying Guardian hard drives would stop Snowden stories
Washington Post - Mon Aug 19, 2013
In a remarkable post, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger describes how the British government raided the Guardian's offices in order to destroy hard drives containing information provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. More»

Cops Beat Woman For Filming Another Beating
AlterNet - Sat May 11, 2013
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Baltimore police beat up a woman and smashed her camera for filming them beating up a man, telling her: "You want to film something bitch? Film this!" the woman claims in court. More»

EU funding 'Orwellian' artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for "abnormal behaviour"
The Telegraph, UK - Mon Sep 3, 2012
A five-year research programme, called Project Indect, aims to develop computer programmes which act as "agents" to monitor and process information from web sites, discussion forums, file servers, peer-to-peer networks and even individual computers. More»

Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals
American Medical News - Sun Aug 26, 2012
When several unrelated patients visited McMurray, Pennsylvania-based plastic surgeon Amy Par, MD, she initially was unsure what to make of the bleeding, oozing legions covering their faces. More»

For Pennsylvania's Doctors, a Gag Order on Fracking Chemicals
The Atlantic - Mon Mar 26, 2012
Under a new law, doctors in Pennsylvania can access information about chemicals used in natural gas extraction -- but they won't be able to share it with their patients. More»

Viva WikiLeaks! Sicko Was Not Banned in Cuba
Michael Moore - Huffington Post - Sat Dec 18, 2010
Yesterday WikiLeaks did an amazing thing and released a classified State Department cable that dealt, in part, with me and my film, 'Sicko. More»

Actor Mark Ruffalo placed on terror watch list for supporting a documentary about gas drilling
The Daily Mail - Sun Nov 28, 2010
Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo has been placed on a terror watch list by US officials after organizing screenings for a new documentary about natural gas drilling. More»

Military services caution personnel against accessing WikiLeaks site
CNN - Fri Aug 6, 2010
Washington - US military personnel are being warned not to log onto the WikiLeaks website to view the tens of thousands of leaked military documents there, saying it could be considered a security violation. More»

Ivor Van Heerden, Who Pointed Fingers In Hurricane Katrina Levee Failures, Fired By LSU
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Thu Apr 9, 2009
Ivor van Heerden, the outspoken coastal scientist who led the state's independent Team Louisiana investigation into Hurricane Katrina levee failures, has been notified by Louisiana State University that he will be terminated as a research professor in May 2010. More»

Facebook's War on Nipples
Time - Wed Dec 31, 2008
The breast-feeding wars have long followed a familiar pattern: A woman gets thrown off a plane for nursing her toddler; she sues Delta. More»

White House Launches New Attack on Woodward Book
Washington Post - Sat Sep 13, 2008
The White House yesterday launched a formal attack on a new book that criticizes President Bush's handling of the Iraq war, arguing that author Bob Woodward's opinions are not supported by his own reporting. More»

Palin's Book-Banning Controversy
Associated Press - Thu Sep 11, 2008
WASILLA, Alaska - The McCain campaign is defending Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's much-criticized inquiry into banning books at her hometown library, saying her questions were only hypothetical. More»

MSNBC shake-up: Olbermann and Matthews no longer anchoring
Politico - Sun Sep 7, 2008
Less than two weeks ago, MSNBC president Phil Griffin was still defending the network's anchor team to Politico, despite reports of turmoil behind-the-scenes and on-air squabbles. More»

Dunkin' Donuts pulls Rachael Ray ad after complaints
Associated Press - Tue May 27, 2008
BOSTON - Dunkin' Donuts said today it stopped running an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism. More»

Military Keeps News Photographer Charges Secret
WGCL-TV - Sun Nov 18, 2007
BAGHDAD - The US military is planning to seek a criminal case in an Iraqi court against an award-winning Associated Press photographer. More»

White House Edits CDC Climate Testimony
Associated Press - Mon Oct 22, 2007
The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents. More»

Student arrested, Tasered at Kerry event
Associated Press - Mon Sep 17, 2007
GAINESVILLE, Florida - Video of police Tasering a persistent questioner of Senator John Kerry became an Internet and TV sensation Tuesday, generating fierce debate about free speech and the motives of the college student involved - a known prankster who often posts practical jokes online. More»

Industry pressure waters down breast-feed ads
Washington Post - Thu Aug 30, 2007
In an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing advertising campaign a few years ago to convince mothers that their babies faced real health risks if they did not breast-feed. More»

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