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Bizarre Verdict in the Tampa Free-Speech Trial

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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September 13, 2024
Bizarre Verdict in the Tampa Free-Speech Trial
In the last week, I have been writing about the federal prosecution of a group named the African People’s Socialist Party and its related Uhuru movement: A Federal Prosecution in Florida Is Keeping Us Safe from the Russkies First They Came for the Communists Tampa Trial on Free Speech Exposes U.S. Hypocrisy The group has long criticized the …
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