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DoomsdaysCWWell, here's a blast from the past... The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlienAndSeditionActs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AlienAndSeditionActs</a> of 1768! Embodied in the latest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> directive -- all done in the name of "protecting Jews" (just like the ones to "protect women"). Yeah, we can see where all this is going...Additional Measures to Combat <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiSemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AntiSemitism</a>EXECUTIVE ORDER January 29, 2025"(e) In addition to identifying relevant authorities to curb or combat anti-Semitism generally required by this section, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with each other, shall include in their reports recommendations for familiarizing institutions of higher education with the grounds for inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) so that such institutions may monitor for and report activities by alien students and staff relevant to those grounds and for ensuring that such reports about aliens lead, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to investigations and, if warranted, actions to remove such aliens."<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-semitism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-semitism/</a>Alien and Sedition Acts"The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#immigration</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#speech</a> in the United States. The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlienFriendsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AlienFriendsAct</a> of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NonCitizens</a>, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president additional powers to detain non-citizens during times of war, and the Sedition Act of 1798 criminalized false and malicious statements about the federal government. The Alien Friends Act and the Sedition Act expired after a set number of years, and the Naturalization Act was repealed in 1802. The Alien Enemies Act, as amended, is still in effect as 50 U.S.C. ch. 3."The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by a Congress controlled by the Federalist Party, and they were directed against the other party at the time, against Democratic-Republicans, the party typically favored by new citizens. Only Democratic-Republican journalists were prosecuted by these laws. Publicity from Sedition Act trials caused massive criticism and contributed to the Federalists being removed from power in the 1800 election."The Acts were supported by the Federalist Party, and supporters argued that the bills strengthened national security during the Quasi-War, an undeclared naval war with France from 1798 to 1800. The acts were denounced by Democratic-Republicans as suppression of voters and violation of free speech under the First Amendment. While they were in effect, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and the Sedition Act in particular, were used to suppress publishers affiliated with the Democratic-Republicans, and several publishers were arrested for criticism of the Adams administration. The Democratic-Republicans took power in 1800 because of backlash to the Alien and Sedition Acts, and all but the Alien Enemies Act were eliminated by the next Congress. "The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AlienEnemiesAct</a> has been invoked several times since, particularly during World War II by President Roosevelt. These laws were used to imprison over tens of thousands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/noncitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#noncitizens</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#German</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Italian</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japanese</a> descent, all known as 'Enemy Aliens.'"The Alien and Sedition Acts are generally received negatively by modern historians. The U.S. Supreme Court beginning in the mid-20th century has indicated that aspects of the laws would likely be found unconstitutional. Recently, the Alien Enemies Act was mentioned by President-elect Donald Trump during a campaign rally held at Madison Square Garden for the 2024 presidential election, claiming that he would use them to remove illegal immigrants operating within gangs and criminal networks on "day one" if he were to win the presidency by invoking the acts. After being sworn in as President on January 20, 2025, he mentioned it again during his inaugural address." <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingCritics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SilencingCritics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IsraeliWarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeditionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SeditionAct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Colonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ResistFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USInternmentCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USInternmentCamps</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gitmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gitmo</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsIt1768Again" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IsIt1768Again</a>?

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FCC</a> chair investigates <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NPR</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PBS</a>, urges Congress to defund them<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BrendanCarr</a> described as "Trump's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensorshipCzar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CensorshipCzar</a>" as he launches media probes. by Jon Brodkin – Jan 30, 2025 "The FCC's Democratic commissioners, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnnaGomez" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AnnaGomez</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeoffreyStarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GeoffreyStarks</a>, issued statements denouncing the investigation. 'This appears to be yet another Administration effort to weaponize the power of the FCC. The FCC has no business intimidating and silencing broadcast media,' Gomez said."Starks said that '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PublicTelevision</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RadioStations</a> play a significant role in our media ecosystem. Any attempt to intimidate these local media outlets is a threat to the free flow of information and the marketplace of ideas. The announcement of this investigation gives me serious concern.'" Read more: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/trumps-fcc-chair-investigates-npr-and-pbs-urges-congress-to-defund-them/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/trumps-fcc-chair-investigates-npr-and-pbs-urges-congress-to-defund-them/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingCritics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SilencingCritics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Censorship</a>

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