Free Speech
London: 100K Rally-Goers Unite Against Mass Immigration
Massive Turnout at London Rally On September 13, 2025, more than 100,000 people filled central London for a rally titled “Unite the Kingdom.” The event was organized by Tommy Robinson, a controversial figure known for his anti-immigration activism. Police estimated the crowd at around 110,000, making it one of the largest protests in modern British history. The guardian reported “110k” at our London rally today. Yet, literally had their own helicopter showing the millions of patriots 🤡 Legacy media proving again they’ll just lie to your face for their own agenda. This is why nobody trusts them. We are the media now. pic.twitter.com/s0yOh2NEfe — Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) September 13, 2025 The rally focused on immigration, national identity, and frustration with government policies. Protesters carried English flags, Union Jacks, American flags, and Israeli flags. Many wore MAGA hats as chants of “Stop the boats” and “Send them home” echoed across the city streets. Alongside those messages, people honored Charlie Kirk, the late American activist. Supporters held pictures, raised signs in his memory, and chanted his name throughout the demonstration. (MORE NEWS:Fake Jobs Boom Exposed: Nearly 2 Million Vanish) Counter-Protesters Gather While Robinson’s supporters dominated London streets, about 5,000 counter-protesters also turned out. Their message centered on opposing what they described as xenophobia and far-right extremism. Police prepared for both groups with a massive deployment. More than 1,600 officers, including mounted units and riot teams, patrolled London. Buffer zones separated the rallies, though some protesters attempted to cross the police lines. Authorities reported repeated efforts to breach the cordons, which led to clashes. Violence and Arrests Although organizers promoted the rally as peaceful, violence broke out. Officers reported bottles, flares, and other objects thrown from the crowd. Police confirmed that 26 officers were injured, four of them seriously. Injuries included broken teeth and concussions. At least 25 people were arrested. The charges ranged from assaulting officers to damaging property and engaging in violent disorder. Authorities stressed that while the majority of attendees stayed within the law, a smaller but aggressive group escalated the situation. Political Tensions Rise The rally came at a time of growing division in Britain over immigration. Record numbers of migrants crossing the English Channel this year have intensified calls for action. Asylum centers and migrant housing have become focal points for protests across the country. (RELATED NEWS: Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Deep Immigration Divide) For many supporters, the demonstration represented more than a call for stricter immigration controls. They described it as a stand for free speech, national sovereignty, and resistance to political elites. Critics, however, argued that the march reflected growing far-right influence and hostility toward immigrants. Elon Musk’s Message One of the most striking moments came from Elon Musk, who addressed the crowd by video. He warned that immigration was being used as a political tool. “There’s a massive incentive on the left to import voters. So if they can’t convince their nation to vote for them, they’re going to import people from other nations to vote for them. It’s a strategy that will succeed if it is not stopped.” 💯 https://t.co/IF8cDC3g3t — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2025 Musk also expressed wider concerns about Britain’s future. He said free speech and open debate were being stifled. According to him, the BBC enables policies that erode national identity. He argued that mass migration was causing rapid social change, that the government had failed to protect its citizens, and that Britain now stood at a crossroads between decline and renewal. His remarks drew thunderous applause from the marchers and quickly spread across social media, intensifying the debate over Britain’s direction. Robinson’s Video Message After the rally ended, Robinson recorded a thank-you video from his car. He praised the crowd for making history and called for continued involvement. “Every one of you helped us make history today. The fight is not over, it’s just starting. We need all of you to get involved. Everyone. We’ve all got a role to play. Don’t talk about change. Be the change. Thank you to Elon Musk, man. What a moment… Twenty minutes of Elon Musk’s time, he gave that time to you, the British public. He spoke up for us. He continues to fight for us for free speech. As has Donald Trump. As has JD Vance. So when you voted to save America, it wasn’t a vote to save America.. Everything wouldn’t have happened today without your vote. It’s a vote to save the West… we are fighting back.” 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Unite the Kingdom 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 https://t.co/jRDmwLJIi0 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2025 The video circulated widely online, energizing his supporters and tying the event to a larger international movement. Opposition Voices Stand Up To Racism and allied groups used their counter-protest to call for tolerance and inclusion. They argued that immigration strengthens the UK and warned that Robinson’s message was dangerous. Leaders urged the government to take a stronger stand against what they called the rise of far-right extremism. Police praised both sides for mostly staying within their designated areas, but they acknowledged the day was marked by tension, confrontations, and disruption. The Metropolitan Police said it would review its planning after so many officers were hurt. What Comes Next The “Unite the Kingdom” rally showed how immigration now dominates British politics. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to act, and inaction could spark more protests. The counter-protest highlighted Britain’s divide. Opponents of Robinson’s message plan to intensify their campaigns, while his backers push harder for change. Immigration debates have left Parliament and moved to the streets. Leaders must confront issues of security, housing, and identity while protecting freedoms. The London rally proved immigration is Britain’s defining political fight, and the government’s response will shape the nation’s future. Cut through the noise. Drown out the spin. Deliver the truth. At The Modern Memo, we’re not here to soften the blow — we’re here to land it. The media plays defense for the powerful. We don’t. If you’re…
Free Speech Alarm: Farage’s Wake-Up Call to Congress
Nigel Farage brought a blunt message to Washington. Speaking before the U.S. Congress, he warned that Britain is slipping into a culture of suppression, abandoning free speech. His comparison cut sharp: the nation, he said, looks more like North Korea than a free democracy. 📺MUST WATCH: @Nigel_Farage outlines the importance of free speech around the world. If we lose free speech, we lose everything. pic.twitter.com/c83XW4OFID — House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) September 3, 2025 The Reform UK leader appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on September 3, 2025. From the start, he accused Britain’s political class of betraying core democratic values. Laws written to fight “hate speech,” he argued, now crush open debate. Police enforce speech violations instead of protecting expression. Farage urged lawmakers to pay attention. What happens in Britain, he said, will not stay in Britain. Once censorship takes hold in one Western democracy, it spreads. America must recognize the danger and refuse to stand by silently. (RELATED: Court Nixes California AI Deepfake Law, Free Speech Wins) To drive home the point, he drew on history. Free nations, he explained, have always defended speech, even offensive or unpopular speech. Citing the spirit of Voltaire, he said, “We’ve forgotten the Voltarian principles that we’ll fight and defend to the death your right to say something that we fundamentally disagree with. That is the absolute foundation, if you think about it, of free speech, of democracy, of living in freedom. It’s kind of why we fought two world wars, at massive, massive cost. To defend that very principle for ourslves and for many, many others around the country.” His testimony framed censorship as a creeping threat. It rarely arrives with blunt force. Instead, it advances quietly, disguised as protection or safety. That, he said, makes it more dangerous. For Farage, the solution is clear: hold Britain accountable and defend free voices before they are silenced altogether. Linehan Arrest: A Comedy Writer in Handcuffs While Farage spoke in Washington, a separate story unfolded in London. Graham Linehan, the comedy writer behind hit shows like Father Ted, was arrested at Heathrow Airport. His alleged crime was not violence or fraud but a series of social media posts criticizing trans activism. One post claimed that if a “trans-identified male” entered a female-only space, the act should be treated as violent and abusive. He suggested that bystanders should make a scene, call the police, or even respond physically. The message drew swift attention from authorities. Police questioned Linehan over the post and banned him from using X, formerly Twitter, while on bail. For him, the arrest was absurd. He described it as a “dystopian clown show” and vowed to challenge it in court. In his view, the state had criminalized satire. This is how Graham Linehan shows up for trial in the UK just days after being arrested in the London airport for posting “offensive tweets” This is how you deal with the trans mob. Double down. We’re cheering you on, @Glinner 👏🏼🔥pic.twitter.com/vWVItcwUGK — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) September 4, 2025 Linehan’s case exposes the tension between comedy and censorship. Once a staple of British humor, satire is now being dragged into police stations. To his supporters, this proves Farage’s point. What begins as regulation of speech can quickly become prosecution of thought. A Growing Storm Around Free Expression Farage’s testimony and Linehan’s arrest tell the same story from different angles. One shows political leaders tightening laws. The other shows police enforcing those laws on individuals. Together, they highlight a dangerous shift in how Britain treats free expression. (MORE NEWS: U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Drug Cartel Boat Signals New Era) Critics of these policies argue that governments are overstepping. They ask who decides where satire ends and offense begins. They warn that the power to punish speech can easily be abused. Defining “harm” too broadly, they say, allows almost any opinion to be silenced. Supporters of strict laws counter that hateful rhetoric poses real risks. They argue that social cohesion requires limits. Yet opponents point out that once the state defines harmful speech, political dissent often becomes the first casualty. In Washington, Farage urged Congress not to ignore the trend. He pressed lawmakers to use America’s influence to keep free speech alive in allied nations. Across the Atlantic, British citizens watched Linehan’s case unfold and asked whether their own freedoms were next. Why This Matters for the West Free speech shapes more than Britain. It defines the Western world. When one democracy clamps down, others copy the move. Farage warns that Britain could set the model — for censorship instead of liberty. Linehan’s arrest exhibits danger in real time. Police charged a comedian for satire. That action chills journalists, writers, and citizens who use humor to push back against authority. These events prove a hard truth: free speech survives only when people defend it. Laws must shield it, not crush it. Leaders must honor it, not bargain it away for peace. The debate cannot wait. Citizens, not governments, define acceptable thought. They must choose whether satire stays part of culture or becomes a crime by voting out of office those who threaten freedom. Conclusion: A Call to Defend Free Speech The message is clear. Societies that value freedom must defend speech in all its forms—serious or satirical, popular or unpopular. If they fail, censorship will not remain confined to Britain. It will spread across the democratic world. America once broke free from British control to secure liberty. Today, Britain drifts toward censorship, using “safety” and “tolerance” as excuses. Farage’s warning should not be ignored. If the U.K. can arrest comedians and silence debate, America must make sure it never follows down that path. Linehan’s arrest proves how quickly jokes and opinions can be turned into criminal offenses. Free nations survive only when debate is open and free speech is protected. America doesn’t need to repeat Britain’s mistakes. It needs to stand firm, defend its Constitution, and remind the world that freedom of speech is not…
ROOKE: Blue State Should Pay The Price For Breaking America’s Greatest Promise
by Mary Rooke, commentary & analysis writer The First Amendment protects American citizens’ right to free speech, but a recently passed Colorado bill plays into left-wing ideology that violates this promise and more. Under the guise of “anti-discrimination” and adding legal protection for so-called transgender individuals, Colorado lawmakers adopted into law House Bill 25-1312, “Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals,” which may violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. This bill puts the government and schools in charge of the welfare of children by requiring that the courts consider whether parents committed cardinal sins of transgender ideology like deadnaming or misgendering, which is now considered “coercive control” under the law. It also prevents the court from removing a child from a parent for allowing the child to receive so-called “gender-affirming care services.” These procedures are known to cause irreversible damage to children’s bodies, including removing healthy organs and loss of future fertility. Fines For Free Speech HB 25-1312 also changes the state law to include deadnaming and misgendering as discriminatory acts. This makes using biological pronouns and birth names in a public place a discriminatory practice, which could mean fines starting at $5,000 per violation. It requires teachers to use “chosen” names and pronouns, and that school districts provide clothes and other amenities for these confused children, even if the parents disapprove. Here’s the Colorado perverts responsible for passing HB 25-1312 which makes “misgendering” a form of “discrimination” empowering the state to kidnap your children. Jesus promised millstones would be His response. pic.twitter.com/s1MK4tgSNw — Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) May 10, 2025 Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, Protect Kids Colorado, Do No Harm, and Dr. Travis Morrell joined to bring a complaint against state officials and others under 42 U.S.C. §1983, claiming HB 25-1312 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. (RELATED: Kay Hill On America’s Spiritual Revival & The Battle With Secular Power) “‘If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.’ West Virginia v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 642 (1943). The state cannot place its thumb on the scale to favor one side of a contentious public debate. It certainly cannot stifle viewpoints it doesn’t like simply because it finds those views offensive or disagreeable,” Defending Education said in a statement. As parents sit back and watch the state remove our divine right to raise our children within the bounds of our moral values, it’s hard not to wonder when the higher courts will step in to protect our ability to do that. SCOTUS The U.S. Supreme Court did step in on behalf of children in 2024 when it reversed a lower court ruling that blocked an Idaho law to protect children from irreversible procedures progressives tout as gender-affirming care for minors. Hopefully, it doesn’t come down to SCOTUS to decide whether this law is unconstitutional. It seems like a very straightforward answer. The language of HB 25-1312 is government-compelled speech, and violations of the law result in massive penalties. The lower courts should have no reason to deny the complaint against them. Still, as parents have unfortunately experienced during the rise of transgender ideology in our country, we can’t rely on the judicial system to protect our rights. The left wants you to believe that the government has the right to sever the parent-child relationship by ending the importance of parental authority. It also wants you to believe in a false reality that sex is not immutable by forcing even non-parents to use fake names and pronouns. Their ultimate goal is to get to children. They want them so badly, and you, as their parent, stand in the way. (RELATED: Pastors Must ‘Make It Clear To Our People’ That Anti-Parent Transgender Laws Come From ‘One Political Party’) We have to fix this problem. Not only should this law be struck down as unconstitutional, but any state official who voted for or otherwise signed their name to it should face serious repercussions at the ballot box. We have to end the left’s control of our state and local governments, or these laws will continue to pass. TMM Action Follow Mary Rooke on X: @MaryRooke_ Sign up for Mary Rooke’s weekly newsletter here!