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Aaron Cantu

ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE: AN INDICTED JOURNALIST REFLECTS ON CONSPIRACY IN TODAY’S AMERICA

Written by AARON CANTU Posted August 9, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Media Farm, Non-fiction

His actions consisted of walking, wearing black and being a witness to history as a freelance journalist. Yet, a few months later, and despite having no clear evidence of such crimes, federal prosecutors slammed him with eight felony charges including conspiracy to riot and property damage.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Media Farm, Non-fiction Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, alt right, alternative journalism, Baynard Woods, DC, Democracy in Crisis, Inauguration, J20, prosecution, Trump

THE PUSH CONTINUES

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted January 26, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, NEWS+OPINIONS

US Attorney dropped charges against 129 defendants, but continues to prosecute journalists and others

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, Baynard Woods, Democracy in Crisis, J20, Richard Burr, Washington DC

FEDS CONTINUE HOUNDING JOURNO’S DATA

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted November 6, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, News

Aaron Cantú is among nearly 200 people to have devices seized during inauguration protests

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, News Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, antifa, Baynard Woods, Congress, Democracy in Crisis, Donald Trump, fascists, J20, Mark Warner, Richard Burr, Santa Fe Reporter, Washington DC

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: THAT TERRIBLY SCARY DATA GRAB STORY CONTINUES

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted August 29, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

This is after the Trump Department of Justice has had the chance to view personal information from thousands of people who did no more than send an email to an address associated with the site.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, ACLU, arrests, Christopher Gowen, Democracy in Crisis, detective Greggory Pemberton, Donald Trump, First Amendment, J20, Jennifer Kerkhoff, John Borchert, journalist, Judge Lynn Leibovitz, media, Metropolitan Police Department, Trump, Washington DC

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: DOJ WARRANT SEEKS INFORMATION ON POLITICAL OPPONENTS FROM WEB HOST

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted August 15, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

While major news outlets hyperventilate over not being called on at press conferences, other reporters, as well as activists who exercised their First Amendment rights are facing decades in prison.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, Christopher Gowen, Democracy in Crisis, detective Greggory Pemberton, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Jennifer Kerkhoff, John Borchert, journalist, Judge Lynn Leibovitz, media, Metropolitan Police Department, Trump, Washington DC

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: OPERATION STINGBALLS

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted August 7, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Without warning, Defendant Officer John Doe 150 grabbed Mr. Horse’s testicles and yanked on them."

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, ACLU, Christopher Gowen, Democracy in Crisis, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Jennifer Kerkhoff, journalist, Judge Lynn Leibovitz, media, Trump, Washington DC

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: DREAM DARKER

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted June 20, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The fact that we are already here and the amount of resources being spent to get to where we are now leads me to believe we are going to have to sit through all these trials. All this taxpayer money is going to be wasted.”

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Aaron Cantu, Christopher Gowen, Democracy in Crisis, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Jennifer Kerkhoff, journalist, Judge Lynn Leibovitz, media, Trump, Washington DC

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