Maggie unpacks the growing danger of “censorship by proxy,” where government pressure and political influence shape media mergers and silence voices. With the FCC and figures like Charlie Kirk at the center, she and former US Attorney, Jim Santelle, expose the hypocrisy of those who once championed free speech but now embrace censorship when it suits their agenda. Maggie highlights the rise of far-right violence—contrasting it with suppressed DOJ data on leftist violence—and calls out how hate speech is too often cloaked as free expression. She also challenges all of us to confront our own biases, recognize the stakes for democracy, and stand united against bigotry and oppression.

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