Posts Tagged ‘First Amendment’
When protests against terrorizing communities, terrorize communities
In Providence, there seems to be no concern about loud demonstrations happening at locations that have nothing to do with the issue being demonstrated about. They wear their First Amendment rights as a steel shield. Anything goes. Or does it? One such event happened on Thursday when a group identifying themselves as the RI Party…
Read MoreDr. Stephen Skoly returns to hold State of Rhode Island accountable
Going back to the most restrictive part of the COVID pandemic time, Dr. Stephen Skoly, a maxillofacial surgeon providing acute care not only to the general public, but working on prisoners from the ACI and patients from the Eleanor Slater Hospital and forensic units who had severe oral injuries such as broken jaws, gunshots to…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The Emperor’s New Clothes – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer The grief associated with the loss of freedom in free speech causes a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty, analogous to a death. At this time of agitation and lack of respect for differences of opinion it seemed time for a reprint of this popular article We are living…
Read MoreDefining our truth.
Politico was the first to report that the Department of Homeland Security -DHS – “is standing up a new Disinformation Governance Board to coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security, focused specifically on irregular migration and Russia. Nina Jankowicz will head the board as executive director. She previously was a disinformation fellow at the Wilson…
Read MorePresident: Facebook is killing people. Zuckerberg: He’s looking for scapegoats…
Facebook wasn’t going to take accusations from the President that “it’s killing people” lightly – and Saturday brought a vociferous response from Mark Zuckerberg and the company. In a spontaneous moment on Friday, President Biden walked up to a reporters’ line when asked about Facebook – and in response to the question, “What’s the message…
Read MoreThe Taricani Lecture on First Amendment Rights: Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights features courageous journalists and thought leaders who have powerful stories to share. The inaugural lecture for the in-person series is scheduled for Spring 2021. In the interim, the University of Rhode Island will present a three-part summer virtual series on the First Amendment with veteran news journalists…
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