{"id":14799,"date":"2025-05-25T22:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T22:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/?p=14799"},"modified":"2025-05-25T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T22:43:21","slug":"the-most-massive-attack-on-free-speech-in-u-s-history-and-theyre-still-lying-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/the-most-massive-attack-on-free-speech-in-u-s-history-and-theyre-still-lying-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Massive Attack on Free Speech in U.S. History \u2013 And They’re Still Lying About It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ryan \u201cDickie\u201d Thompson, The Punk Rock Libertarian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve seen censorship. I\u2019ve been banned, shadowbanned, locked out, flagged, and algorithmically buried more times than I can count. But what we heard in Congress this week should send shivers down the spine of anyone who claims to care about freedom\u2014whether you lean left, right, or live completely off that axis like I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let me break it down in plain language for those too busy living life to sort through 150-page court opinions and political grandstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a congressional hearing that featured testimony from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, and attorney John Sauer\u2014three people who have taken real hits for speaking uncomfortable truths\u2014we heard confirmation of what many of us already knew but couldn\u2019t yet prove: The federal government, under Joe Biden\u2019s administration, systematically pressured social media companies to silence dissent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not opinions that were illegal. Not speech that incited violence. Just wrongthink<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, thanks to a lawsuit led by the Attorneys General of Louisiana and Missouri, and thanks to a federal court\u2019s ruling, we know what was done\u2014and who did it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Conspiracy Theory” Until It Wasn't<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Remember when people said the lab leak theory was a crazy right-wing conspiracy? Banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember when doctors said lockdowns were more harmful than helpful? Banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember when folks like me shared articles critical of vaccine mandates, mask laws, or Hunter Biden's laptop? Banned, shadowbanned, or labeled as “misinformation” by state-fueled fact-checkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of it orchestrated behind the scenes by government operatives using back channels, direct emails, and \u201cpartner portals\u201d to flag, throttle, or erase inconvenient content from the digital public square. They didn\u2019t need to pass laws. They used coercion, intimidation, and soft censorship\u2014because they knew it would never survive constitutional scrutiny if they were honest about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They even tried to shut down this very hearing<\/strong>, as Rep. Mike Johnson pointed out. Before a single word of testimony could be given, House Democrats attempted to block RFK Jr. from speaking. Why? Because the truth is radioactive to those who live by illusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Church Committee Moment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What we\u2019re looking at here isn\u2019t just political bias or social media manipulation\u2014it\u2019s the weaponization of the federal government against the First Amendment<\/strong>. Just like the Church Committee in the 1970s exposed the CIA's domestic surveillance programs, this moment is peeling back the layers on a system that now uses Big Tech as a proxy army to do what the government itself is forbidden to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re not talking about rogue interns or confused bureaucrats. We\u2019re talking about systemic collusion<\/strong> between federal agencies\u2014including the FBI, DOJ, HHS, and the White House\u2014and Silicon Valley. We're talking about coordinated takedown requests, weekly meetings, pressure campaigns, and veiled threats of regulation or antitrust action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not private industry. That\u2019s not capitalism. That\u2019s fascism<\/strong> by any historical definition\u2014corporate and government power merging to crush opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just about the past. As long as these bureaucrats remain in power, and as long as tech giants remain unaccountable, this will happen again. It might already be happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissent Is Not Disinformation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most revealing moments in the hearing came when Rep. Johnson highlighted the federal court\u2019s opinion: “If the allegations made by the plaintiffs are true, the present case arguably involves the most massive attack on free speech in United States history.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not my words. Not some fringe YouTuber\u2019s words. A sitting federal judge\u2019s words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let that sink in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of Americans were censored\u2014many without knowing it. Their posts were throttled, their reach collapsed, their accounts de-boosted or demonetized. Not because they were wrong, but because they were inconvenient<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t about left vs. right. It\u2019s about liberty vs. authoritarianism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gatekeepers Are Panicking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch the hearing footage. Listen to the panic in the voices of those trying to discredit the witnesses. They didn\u2019t argue with the facts\u2014they dismissed them entirely. They ridiculed the idea that the government would ever conspire to silence people. They sneered at Kennedy, called him a political pawn, and tried to shame him for testifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not debate. That\u2019s desperation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re terrified that Americans are finally waking up. They\u2019re scared that the paper trail exists\u201420,000 pages of communications between federal officials and Big Tech. They\u2019re scared that whistleblowers are talking. They\u2019re scared that, for once, their grip on the narrative is slipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they\u2019re especially scared because this isn\u2019t going away. The Fifth Circuit is now reviewing the case, and more lawsuits are coming. The American people want answers\u2014and they deserve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Don\u2019t Need Permission to Speak<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what this whole case confirms for me, as a punk rock libertarian who\u2019s lived by one rule since the first time I got thrown out of a venue for speaking my mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t need permission to speak.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free speech is not a privilege. It\u2019s not a perk for compliant citizens. It\u2019s a right<\/strong>. And that right doesn\u2019t end because some bureaucrat thinks your post might cause “vaccine hesitancy” or because you criticized a powerful family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Constitution doesn\u2019t come with an asterisk. There is no \u201cunless Twitter disagrees\u201d clause in the First Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the state can silence dissenters through private intermediaries, then the First Amendment is a lie. And we either fight for it now or we lose it forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Comes Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This court ruling was just the beginning. The evidence is overwhelming. The suppression was systematic. The implications are profound. Now we need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n