Backpage.com ex-owners speak to Reason.com’s Elizabeth Nolan Brown in exclusive interview about their First Amendment battle with the feds

Miami Herald endorses Republican Congressional candidate who claims she was abducted by space aliens

Comedian David Cross show will go on at the University of Utah despite “deeply offensive” Mormon underwear joke on Twitter
Hey #SaltLakeCity! See you on Wednesday night at @kingsburyhall @UUtah? Tickets still available at https://t.co/jgeQwHc8en pic.twitter.com/WoOZIne7jt
— )))David Cross((( (@davidcrosss) August 18, 2018
Protesters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill topple a 105-year-old statue honoring Confederate war dead
Confederate statue "Silent Sam" on North Carolina campus toppled by protesters https://t.co/6VGN5hnZQB pic.twitter.com/woKxcAbrTh
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 21, 2018
White House burns and bald eagle dines on Trump’s skeleton in Pearl Jam concert poster in support of Montana Democrat
Satanic Temple parks statue of winged, goat-headed Baphomet at Arkansas State Capitol for First Amendment rally
Baphomet has arrived. #hailsatan pic.twitter.com/d83uJl43xQ
— Sadie Satanas (@SadieSatanas) August 16, 2018
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office probes sex-abuse allegations against #MeToo icon Asia Argento

Nationwide prison strike protests slave wages behind bars
On #August21, prisoners across the US will kick off a #PrisonStrike against prison slavery. Already, almost 50 events are planned in solidarity and almost 40 cities are taking part. Will your crew be part of history? https://t.co/KXpiP6Y6Vk pic.twitter.com/OnvQlZutUV
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) August 16, 2018
White House speechwriter fired for speaking at conference of white nationalists
Trump Speechwriter Fired After Revelations of His Links to White Nationalists https://t.co/TjaC7AzQd9 pic.twitter.com/HRSlDWZRHT
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 20, 2018
And…Alyssa Milano mocked by (mostly) conservative wags over Handmaid’s Tale getup
I finally figured out who Alyssa Milano was reminding me of. pic.twitter.com/1ZcBbRWUoV
— neontaster ??? (@neontaster) August 20, 2018
See Also:
“First Amendment Today, August 20, 2018: Asia Argento’s #MeToo Scandal; Ocasio-Cortez Bars Media from Town Hall; Twitter’s @Jack on Alex Jones’ Time Out”
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