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Former Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon signs to play overseas

Sheldon is headed to The Land Down Under #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Xbox TV app and Game Pass Ultimate are now available on Amazon Fire Sticks

The Xbox TV app is officially available on Amazon Fire sticks.

TechRadar

Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies for the Long Haul

Your early retirement withdrawal plan can make or break your FIRE strategy. Think beyond financial independence to how you will maintain a stable portfolio.

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Federal Intervention in Campus Protests Is Going Too Far

Department of Education settlements with protest-wracked colleges threaten censorship by bureaucracy.

Reason

Judge Tosses Biometric Data Suit Against X

X's child porn detection system doesn’t violate an Illinois biometric privacy law, the judge ruled.

Reason

Will Retiring Early Make You Happier? It’s Complicated

Many people dream of retiring early. But leaving the daily grind may not be the key to happiness for everyone.

Kiplinger

New York Community College Abruptly Cancels Jewish Student Event

This isn't the first time a student event has been canceled over alleged safety issues.

Reason

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Maryland Elementary School Tries To Force Students To Say The Pledge

Students have a constitutional right to refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance, no matter what school officials think.

Reason

Retire Early for Adventure: Travel and Volunteer

Want to ditch the office and explore the world? Retire early for adventure by volunteering abroad.

Kiplinger

MLS power rankings: FC Cincinnati back on top despite roster upheaval

Exactly half of Cincy’s first-choice starters from 2023 left the club, leaving five holes for the front office to fill. And yet, they’re right back where they were last year

The Guardian - US

80 Years After S. Ct. Held Pledge of Allegiance Couldn't Be Mandated in Public School, Public School Seems to Try to Mandate It

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression letter sent today to the Twin Ridge Elementary School (Maryland): Our concerns arise out of an April 26 email TRES sent to school staff to address confusion regarding what conduct is required during the Pledge of Allegiance. The email represented that per…

Reason

Ending Section 230 Would Kill the Internet as We Know It

Don’t unleash censors; restrain them more!

Reason

"My father had an extramarital affair with a woman from another planet": The gospel according to Arthur Brown

The future looks bleak. Money isn’t everything. Embrace getting older. Simple pleasures are the best. These things and more shape the real God Of Hellfire’s world view

Louder

How to Retire at 50 or 55

Yes, you can retire at 50 or 55. Take these FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) steps now.

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Apparent Suspension of Student Groups at Wisconsin for Pro-Hamas Chalking

From FIRE's letter sent yesterday to the University of Wisconsin (you can see the citations here); I generally trust FIRE's factual summaries, but if there is any error in the below, I'll of course be very glad to correct it: FIRE is deeply concerned that UW-Madison has suspended two registered…

Reason

Vox Wants Progressives To Support Free Speech for the Wrong Reasons

Eric Levitz argues that the left should take a stand against censorship—for practical rather than principled reasons.

The Hindu

Catch Nandita Das and Deepa Mehta at Kashish Pride Film Festival

Kashish Pride Film Festival, South Asia's largest LGBTQ+ film fest, screens 133 films from 46 countries in Mumbai.

Reason

Nico Perrino: When Does Protesting Become a Crime?

Executive VP of FIRE Nico Perrino discusses the history and legality of campus protests.

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How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech

Police crackdowns on nonviolent campus protests have raised questions about student rights and administrators’ biases.

Reason

For Peaceful Campus Protests, Colleges Need Free Speech Principles

Even vile speech is protected, but violence and other rights violations are not.

Top News

FIRE Expert: Some Behaviors At Columbia Protest Not Protected

Learn about a free speech expert's perspective on recent disruptive behaviors at Columbia University, emphasizing the importance of peaceful protests and l...

Reason

FIRE's Response to Police Dispersing Pro-Palestinian Protesters at UT Austin

As I've noted before, public universities have considerable authority to impose content-neutral rules on demonstrations, for instance prohibiting overnight campouts, restricting sound amplification, and so on. But of course the First Amendment requires such rules to be content-neutral (or, in "limited public forums" on campuses, at least viewpoint-neutral). And even…

Kiplinger

How to Retire at 40 or 45

It's not easy, but you may be able to retire by 40 or 45 if you take these FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) steps now.

The Texas Tribune

Here’s what the law says about protesting on Texas college campuses

Students can generally peacefully protest, regardless of their viewpoint, but colleges and authorities may enforce some restrictions and criminal laws to maintain peace and order.

Reason

"USC Canceling Valedictorian's Commencement Speech Looks Like Calculated Censorship"

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Alex Morey) discusses the incident; I also commented on it yesterday morning on AirTalk (with Larry Mantle) on an L.A. radio station yesterday; for more about the material that the valedictorian had apparently posted online, see this Daily Mail (James Gordon) story. An…

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