On September 10, 2025—while the country was reeling from the assassination of Charlie Kirk—we hit “launch” on FSNN: Free Speech News Network. It wasn’t the origin story we imagined, but it’s the one we’ve got. Our answer to violence isn’t louder rage; it’s louder curiosity and better conversations. Reuters+1
And because we believe communities are built by creating (not just commenting), we also spun up a logo competition. In the first 24 hours, you maniacs submitted 300+ designs. That’s not a brainstorm—that’s a category 5. If you want to peek, rate, or rally your friends, check out the gallery here: FSNN Logo Contest on 48hourslogo.
Statues are still. FSNN isn’t. We built FSNN to be a working memorial—not marble on a pedestal, but a living platform that does the daily work of protecting, teaching, and practicing free expression. It honors his efforts—the hours at microphones, in town squares, on stages, and in conversations that weren’t always safe or easy—by turning principle into practice.
What a “working memorial” means
A working memorial doesn’t ask you to look up; it asks you to lean in.
- Record the truth: Preserve stories, sources, and timelines so memory doesn’t get edited by tomorrow’s narrative.
- Teach the skills: Replace outrage with civic content-based tools—logic, media literacy, steel-manning, fair-minded debate.
- Make space for everyone: Give people who disagree a place to talk without dehumanizing or doxxing.
- Reward courage and memorialize the facts: Spotlight those who speak up—especially when it costs them.
How FSNN does the work
- Aggregate broadly, label clearly. We pull reporting across the spectrum and tag who’s talking, what’s contested, and why it matters.
- Debate Lab & Free Speech 101. Short, friendly modules that show how to argue well, verify claims, and listen like adults.
- Case & Policy Tracker. Plain-English updates on legislation and court cases shaping speech—so advocacy is informed, not improvised.
A living place to meet—online and off
FSNN pairs naturally with Boostr.live, our peer-to-peer communications tool:
- Live rooms for town halls, teach-ins, campus forums, and on-the-ground reporting.
- Moderator tools that keep conversations spirited but safe—no threats, no dehumanizing.
Honoring him by building forward
If we want to honor his efforts, we don’t freeze them in time—we extend them:
- Memorial Pages (living archives): Curated timelines of key free-speech moments, speeches, debates, and reforms he championed, published to our future Global Impact blockchain ledger.
- Honor Roll: A rolling list of educators, journalists, creators, and citizens advancing open discourse—submit names, add sources.
The promise we keep
We won’t always agree. Good—disagreement is how discovery works. But here are the rules we hold, every day:
- Critique ideas, not people.
- Assume good faith—then verify.
- Steel-man first, rebut second.
- No victory laps on concessions.
- Corrections in public, not in the shadows.
FSNN is the memorial that moves: a place where courage becomes curriculum, memory becomes roadmap, and speech becomes something we protect together. If you believe a freer conversation builds a freer people, pull up a chair. Bring your best arguments—and your best listening.
The “Big-Name Megaphones” (love ’em or not)
You asked for three big U.S.-based free-speech advocates to tip the hat to. Here’s our playful, noisy Mount Rushmore:
- Elon Musk — The self-described “free speech” guy who bought the town square and then asked why it was so loud. Whether you cheer or groan, he keeps the speech debate front-page.
- Dave Chappelle — Treats a microphone like a constitutional exhibit. Comedy needs elbow room to work—even when it misfires.
- Joe Rogan — America’s 3-hour conversation habit. Guests from everywhere, arguments about everything, and moderation debates that double as cardio for your timeline.
Do all three make everyone happy? Absolutely not—that’s the point. FSNN isn’t about inventing saints; it’s about inventing space.
Keep the campaign signs off the playground
We believe politics shouldn’t swallow our shared spaces:
- Schools: Teach civics, logic, and media literacy. Fewer purity tests; more “here’s how to argue without turning into a supervillain.”
- Entertainment: Let creators risk being wrong so they can be interesting. We can disagree and still share the popcorn.
- Sports: Keep the scoreboard spicy, not the stands. Winning the game beats winning the comment war about the game.
- Religion: Conscience is personal. Pulpits aren’t party platforms, and your neighbor’s beliefs aren’t a piñata.
Wherever we have community—classrooms, theaters, stadiums, sanctuaries—we should co-exist without extremism, support discourse and discovery, and retire the flamethrowers (metaphorical and otherwise).
The FSNN fun-size pledge
Stick this on your fridge—next to the leftovers you swore you wouldn’t eat at 1 a.m.:
- Assume good faith (until evidence says otherwise).
- Steel-man first, clap back second.
- Use receipts, not rumors.
- No victory laps when someone concedes a point.
Why start now?
Because the worst days dare us to be our best. A public figure was killed while speaking in a public square—an attack on anyone who believes words beat weapons. FSNN’s response is simple: more light, more listening, more learning—together. Reuters
If you’re in for constructive weirdness—the radical idea that people who disagree can still share a table—you’re our kind of reader. Pull up a chair. Argue kindly. Laugh often. And help us pick a logo while you’re at it. The future of this thing shouldn’t be shouted into existence; it should be designed into it.