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Federal #immigration agents illegally arrested Dr. #BadarKhanSuri on Mar 17 in retaliation for his constitutionally-protected #speech in support of #Palestinian rights & his family’s ties to #Gaza, & then secretly transported him to #Louisiana & then #Texas in an effort to prevent him from accessing courts.

Since then, the #Trump admin has detained Dr. Khan Suri in an #ICE facility 1,500 miles away from his family, despite the fact that he is a lawful #visa holder married to a #UScitizen.

The reich-wing administration has criticized #Germany's decision to ban #afd the far-right party, after a deep review of their activities.

According to columnist Heather Cox Richardson, Germany's Foreign Office responded thusly:

This is #democracy. The decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our #Constitution & the #ruleoflaw. It is independent #courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that #rightwing #extremism needs to be stopped.

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Our Founders believed in freedom of #speech, but were alert to the threat of #populism. Some of their attempts to mitigate that threat through representation government worked out reasonably well — separation of powers, the House of Representatives — while others — the Senate, the Electoral College — developed largely as sops to smaller states or slave states, have not.

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Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant | Nature, by Miryam Naddaf

A -reading implant that translates neural signals into audible has allowed a woman with paralysis to hear what she intends to say nearly instantly.

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comBrain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instantImprovements to brain–computer interfaces are bringing the technology closer to natural conversation speed.
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The govt is threatening to end the flow of billions to #universities across the country, many of which are facing inquiries from agencies that range from the #DOJ to #HHS.

But #Trump’s punitive approach…is playing out most acutely at #Columbia. The university, a hub of last spring’s campus #protest movement against the war in #Gaza, has spent months confronting accusations that it *condoned* *antisemitic* behavior, permitted *lawlessness* to dominate, & stifled #academic & #political #speech.

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#Trump’s declaration that he & the AG are the sole authoritative interpreters of federal #law for the executive branch; the transformation of ordinary spending responsibilities into discretionary tools to punish partisan foes; the stripping of #security clearances from perceived enemies & opponents; the threat of #criminal prosecutions for #speech deemed unfavorable by the president; & the verbal attacks on #judges for enforcing the law.