A quotation from Henry Commager

If government, or those in positions of power and authority, can silence criticism by the argument that such criticism might be misunderstood somewhere, there is an end to all criticism, and perhaps an end to our kind of political system. For men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

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The Columbia University #Silencing #Science #Tracker records the US #government’s many attempts to #restrict or #prohibit scientific #research, education, discussion, or the publication or use of scientific info. Thank you, #ColumbiaUniversity. https://climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Science-Tracker

"Why didn't you say something sooner?!"
Because of responses like "Why didn't you say something sooner..."

#AbuseCulture #silencing

A quotation from Charles Mackay

Keep, Galileo, to thy thought,
   And nerve thy soul to bear;
They may gloat o’er the senseless words they wring
   From the pangs of thy despair:
They may veil their eyes, but they cannot hide
   The sun’s meridian glow;
The heel of a priest may tread thee down,
   And a tyrant work thee woe;
But never a truth has been destroyed:
   They may curse it, and call it crime;
Pervert and betray, or slander and slay
   Its teachers for a time.
But the sunshine aye shall light the sky,
   As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
   And justice shall be done.

Charles Mackay (1814-1889) Scottish poet, journalist, song writer
Poem (1847), “Eternal Justice,” st. 4

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #charlesmackay #censorship #freedomofthought #inevitability #justice #repression #science #silencing #truth #tyranny

Seit dem 7. Oktober zeigt sich, wo antideutsche Positionen vorliegen und wie massiv antideutsche Personen agieren, mit #silencing und offenen Auseinandersetzungen. Und - das ist keine "Verschwörungstheorie" sondern Alltag etwa in #wuppertal ...

I don’t understand why this journalist was fired. Variety said there was critical discomfort with his comments on social media but gave no examples, and I don’t see that what he said is in any way personally defamatory or not true. I’ve been avoiding MSM, especially “cable” news because they’ve already fired so many real journalists.
#MSNBC #silencing

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/matthew-dowd-fired-msnbc-charlie-kirk-death-1236514875/

#RokosBasilisk is here, it's the revenge model that #Trump and #Vance are pursuing against their loudest enemies. Wait until they come for you. #Purge #silencing #autocracy #totalitarianism

Danke dafür, @a_koschinski 🙏

Ich denke, dass Jahrtausende des #Silencing weiblicher Stimmen hinter uns liegen & immer noch nicht überwunden sind. Entsprechend ehre ich #OlympeDeGouge & schrieb über die unglaubliche #AntoinetteBrownBlackwell (Clip unten) eine #Biografie. Dass es auch heute mutige Autorinnen wie Dich gibt, macht #Mut & #Sinn! Sonst wären alle Kämpfe der letzten Jahrhunderte verloren…

Daher einfach: Danke, sehr!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovj7tAQO-fk

📢 From #Dictator Moves to #Silencing Peace Vigils—#Trump’s Week of Authoritarian Chaos https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/from-dictator-moves-to-silencing?r=1x9kto&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

@randahl wtf? So #trump is #silencing #comedy and #critics? #RevolutionUsa #democracyisdead

Humans are #silencing #nature by the loss of species. Will we also need sound recordings to survive one day? Or for our children to know what is lost? Are we aware of how much we change the natural soundscapes? #ecology #biodiversityLoss #extinction #biodiversity #NatureMatchCuts #baseline

The #Truth Always Finds a #Leak. When truth becomes a #threat, #power hides; #Trump #crackdown on #congressional #oversight isn’t about #leaks—it’s about #silencing #accountability before the questions even begin. https://www.meidasplus.com/p/the-truth-always-finds-a-leak #democracy #constitution #law #ruleoflaw

So sehen übrigens Solidarität und Courage von Berufsverbänden aus, wenn die/der Angehörige einer Profession von Demokratiefeinden angegriffen, diffamiert und bedroht wird. In einer besseren Welt wäre das vielleicht auch bei der Polizei so… #Silencing #Polizeiproblem

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lsxes5qfvqsas4gxz5usktmi/post/3lrfqxe6dns2c

#rp25

Carmen Wegge + Sophia Maier + Anna-Lena von Hodenberg auf #stage3 1/x

"Angegriffen und alleingelassen: So beeinflusst digitale Gewalt unsere Demokratie"

Studie von @hateaid hier zu finden:
https://hateaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/hateaid-tum-studie-angegriffen-und-alleingelassen-2025.pdf?mtm_campaign=safe-to-engange-studie&mtm_kwd=backdrop-republica25

Durch massive digitale Gewalt explizit vermehrt Frauen gegenüber kommt es zum sog. #silencing-Effekt, was dazu führt, den Diskurs immer weiter nach rechts rutschen zu lassen. Denn Frauen verlassen immer wieder die Politik u/o der Öffentlichkeit oder begeben sich nicht in diese

>#CoffeeKlatch with #RobertReich and #HeatherLofthouse<

#Corruption #Silencing
#Tax #EconomicInjustice #Medicare #Poverty

#Education & #Democracy vs #Authoritarianism

TheLastClassFilm.com

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1LHCQ1WHeZc&si=-kXKASqj6DArhlxg

#StPeters #Basilica #BenedictIX #Bergoglio #Bible #gatetohell #currentnews #demons #dimensions #spirituality #Francis #heresy #intrigue #Svatopluk #Machar #jubilee2025 #catholicism #catholicchurch #catholic #corruption #church #screaming #idolatry #UnholyFather #Fatheroflies #pope #hell #fraud #portal #pilgrimage #Rome #sheepsrobe #Satan #conspiracy #dirt #StPeter #world #secret #silencing #bribes #warning #Vatican #vatican2025 #video #visionofhell #Revelation

https://www.imatrion.cz/papezovi-se-dostalo-varovani-a-zjeveni-skutecneho-pekla-varovani-k-temer-nemoznemu-obraceni-se/

🚨 Breaking News: Your #AI model's #confidence is now a #ghost 👻 of its former self! Apparently, upgrading is the new #silencing 🤐. But fear not, our trusty 'Variance Products' will save the day—or at least tell you why you're out of touch. 🎩✨
https://www.variance.co/post/alignment-is-not-free-how-a-model-silenced-our-confidence-signals #VarianceProducts #Upgrade #HackerNews #ngated

Deltagare på nästa #ESC får inte visa någon annan flagga än sin nationalflagga på scenen och i officiella sammanhang. Därmed är även Pride-flaggor och liknande förbjudna. Heja nationalism.
Publiken får däremot tydligen ta med alla flaggor som inte är illegala i Schweiz, dvs. även Palestinaflaggor som förra året var förbjudna.

Källa: https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=53397 (på tyska) genom https://chaos.social/@justanotherguy/114426727487692571

#Eurovision2025 #silencing #backlash #konservativ #pryd #FCKEBU

@erohpamyc Entschuldigen Sie meine Frage: Kann es sein, dass Ihre „boosts“ eine Art #silencing sind?