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Nevilledog

(55,134 posts) Fri Dec 4, 2020, 09:37 PM Dec 2020

ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources

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Hamed Aleaziz
@Haleaziz
NEW: ICE investigators issued a subpoena this week demanding BuzzFeed News identify its sources — an extraordinary attempt by the government to interfere with a news outlet acting under the protections of the First Amendment.

ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources
“This is embarrassing for ICE,” the former acting director of the agency said. “When you’re trying to intimidate the press, you cross a line.”
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ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources (Original Post) Nevilledog Dec 2020 OP

Should reply that we respectfully don't think your organization Arne Dec 2020 #1

2nd that. triron Dec 2020 #2

Total fascism accomplished yet? gratuitous Dec 2020 #3

Heads need to roll at ICE in late January. House of Roberts Dec 2020 #4

Some news agencies cave and give up their sources BlueLucy Dec 2020 #5

Did they really expect Buzzfeed to say nothing? crickets Dec 2020 #6

Arne

(3,609 posts)

1. Should reply that we respectfully don't think your organization

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 09:45 PM

Dec 2020

will be around much longer.
ICE should have been abolished years ago.

triron

(22,240 posts)

2. 2nd that.

Reply to Arne (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 09:53 PM

Dec 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. Total fascism accomplished yet?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 09:57 PM

Dec 2020

Wait; have we tried to force a news outlet to identify its sources on a story we don't like yet? Hmmm. Don't think so. Let's get on that. Time's a-wastin'!

House of Roberts

(6,633 posts)

4. Heads need to roll at ICE in late January.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 10:11 PM

Dec 2020

Human rights violations need to be dealt with according to International law.

BlueLucy

(1,609 posts)

5. Some news agencies cave and give up their sources

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 10:17 PM

Dec 2020

so why not try?

crickets

(26,168 posts)

6. Did they really expect Buzzfeed to say nothing?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 11:57 PM

Dec 2020

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Hamed Aleaziz @Haleaziz
Replying to @Haleaziz
“You are requested not to disclose the existence of this summons for an indefinite period of time. Any such disclosure will impede this investigation and thereby interfere with the enforcement of federal law," it also states.

Yep, it would impede you stepping all over a news company that's trying to report the news, including the news that you're stepping all over said news company.

“Also, please don’t tell anyone.”

Silly.

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