Freedom of Speech in America is on Life Support

DSR's Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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“This is a 10,000-meter race to a full-blown police state, and they’re picking up speed.” The Trump administration is using the Charlie Kirk assassination as a tool to attack free speech at an alarming rate. Under the guise of “hate speech,” Trump and his cronies are taking aim at everyone from ABC reporters to Democratic organizations and NGOs. What comes next for free speech in America? Tune in as Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf discuss all this and more. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:36.3	Hello, and welcome to DSR's Words Matter.
1:39.6	I'm David Rothka, and I'm joined by the great, the one and only, the always interesting, Norm
1:46.5	Hornstein. How are you doing today, Norm? Well, it's been a pretty difficult week, David.
1:53.4	But it's only Wednesday, Norm. I know, even after a whole series of difficult weeks.
1:59.9	But, you know, it's like you're watching a race, a 10,000 meter race,
2:08.5	and they're, you know, loping along through the first number of laps, and then they pick up speed.
2:13.8	And this is a 10,000 meter race to a full-blown police state, and they're picking up speed. And this is a 10,000 meter race to a full-blown police state. And they're picking up speed.
2:21.9	Well, look, you always take the gloomy view on these days. Let me give you, let me give you the
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