Category Archives: Free Speech

To Silence One Commissioner NH Democrats Would Use The Government to Silence Them All.

… The legislation, SB466, was “introduced” the day after the tweet triggered delicate partisan political Pajama-Boy Pappas, with all but one State Senate Democrat listed as a sponsor. That’s a mighty powerful statement. |Read more at GraniteGrok.com

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Progressives Are Making A Big Mistake Abandoning Freedom Of Speech

I recently read a downright alarming opinion piece. It worried me in a multitude of ways. It worried me, first of all, because of what it said about the future of political discourse in our society; about the condition of … Continue reading

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U. Minnesota Claims Anti-Christmas Memo Wasn’t Supposed to be Made Public

Of course they didn’t mean it to be public, it was terrible. We covered the memo in question in an earlier post. Now the school is back-tracking. The College Fix reports: University of Minnesota says its anti-Christmas memo wasn’t supposed to leak … Continue reading

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Twitter: We Used To Believe In Free Speech But Not So Much Anymore

Business Insider reports that a Twitter executive named Sinead McSweeney spoke to British politicians Tuesday and made clear that the company no longer believes the answer to bad speech is more speech. Instead, McSweeney says Twitter is now on a “journey” … Continue reading

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Keene Mosque Now Open, Holds First Prayer of Jummah

Masha’Allah! It’s been months in the making and there have been some interesting bumps in the road, but the initial renovations are complete and New Hampshire’s first full-time mosque is now open! | Keep Reading at Free Keene

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Manchester Pays $275,000 To Man Wrongly Arrested for Recording Police

Concord, NH – The City of Manchester has paid $275,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the ACLU of New Hampshire (“ACLU-NH”) on behalf of Alfredo Valentin. Valentin was wrongly arrested in March 2015 for criminal wiretapping after … Continue reading

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DUI Checkpoint Activism + College Know-Your-Rights Outreach

Recently I wrote the eulogy for Cop Block, the national police accountability activist news website. Nothing lasts forever, especially in the world of activism, where doing the right thing rarely means one can make a living at it. Burnout is real … Continue reading

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Brandon Pinney Victorious in Court in Free Speech Case vs NH State Police

After being found guilty last year in Keene District Court of “disorderly conduct” for telling state police to “f**k off”, NH-native Brandon Pinney appealed to a jury trial. I’m happy to announce that thanks to a hung jury, Brandon is victorious, as … Continue reading

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Threats of Violence and Murder Contradict Left’s “Love not Hate” Narrative

This week on No Safe Spaces Rich and I discuss the contradiction between the “Love not Hate” protesters at a recent Steve Bannon event and all the intimidation and threats of violence against everyone involved with the Dinner that preceded it. |Read more … Continue reading

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Libertarian Elected in Manchester: Voting is Palliative

Libertarian Colin Gibson was elected to Ward 4 Moderator on November 7th. Colin won 738 to 331. There were 8 write-in votes. Colin is an advocate of crypto currency, police accountability, and agorism. Colin is known by many in the liberty community, … Continue reading

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