We need to do more work to divorce free speech from content moderation. The world without content moderation would be a much worse world, and we don’t want to live in it. Sure, social media platforms are too powerful, but this is not the answer. link to ‘Texas has teed up a Supreme Court fight for the future of the internet - The Verge’

Worrying days ahead. There’s a lot being said on Gab that’s spilling out into “mainstream” GOP discourse. link to ‘Republicans Sharpen Post-Roe Attacks on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights - The New York Times’

Worrying ideas here—American democracy feels more and more tenuous. link to ‘U.S. Supreme Court takes on the independent state legislature theory : NPR’

A long but important read. link to ‘The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas - The New York Times’

Religious freedom only counts as such when it’s applied across the board and not just for conservative talking points. link to ‘Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber : NPR’