“THERE IS NO WAY he is a victim of communism,” my partner quips, pointing to a photo of the late Pope John Paul II. We are near the end of our visit to the new Victims of Communism Museum, standing in an elevator-size lobby with photographs of “victims” screen-printed all over the walls. Among the many victims and honorees: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the Dalai Lama, Romanian writer Herta Müller, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, and Hungarian neofascist Viktor Orbán.
Red Scared: Revising history at the Victims of Communism Museum (archived)
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Journalistic Malpractice on Trial: What the Dominion Voting System Tells Us About How the Media Sacrificed their Credibility to Partisan Falsehoods
While the courts are unlikely to deliver solace from political party propaganda disguised as journalism, they have provided some wisdom. Both Rachel Maddow and Tucker Carlson of MSNBC and Fox News Channel respectively, have been brought to court for spreading false information and were exonerated because the judges concluded that no reasonable person would believe either of them were telling the truth. That is good advice, and viewers would be wise to remember it every time they consider watching cable news.
Why repealing or weakening Section 230 is a very bad idea
Section 230 is vital to free speech on the internet, and its critics are often misguided or wrong about the law.
Why repealing or weakening Section 230 is a very bad idea
GOP Stops Pretending It Ever Actually Cared About ‘Antitrust Reform’
GOP Stops Pretending It Ever Actually Cared About ‘Antitrust Reform’
To be clear, despite the press narrative to the contrary, I don’t think either party is particularly serious about antitrust reform. Congress is simply too grotesquely corrupt, and the combined cross-industry lobbying opposition to meaningful reform too great, to currently be overcome without some sort of major policy and cultural trajectory shift and a massive upheaval in Congress.
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Big Tech Antitrust Push in Congress Is Blunted by GOP-Led House
The appointment of Massie, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained inventor who has filed dozens of patents, signals that the Judiciary Committee under Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio will shift its focus away from legislation aimed at curbing the power of the largest tech companies. Jordan has been more focused on free-speech issues, including big tech’s perceived liberal bias.
“We’re all united in wanting to stop the censorship of conservatives and the suppression of free speech,” Jordan said in an interview. “That’s going to be a focus of the full committee work.”
Funny, that’s not what Massie told Breitbert. 🤷🏼♀️
A third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals + Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’
A new PRRI survey finds that 10% of Americans are avowed Christian nationalists and an additional 19% are sympathetic to its ideals. Among both groups combined, nearly two-thirds are white evangelicals.
A third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals
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Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’
Nikki Haley, who once criticized AIPAC for being insufficiently pro-Israel, is running for president
Nikki Haley was the first U.S. governor to sign anti-BDS legislation, and once criticized AIPAC for not being pro-Israel enough. Now, she is preparing to run for president.
Nikki Haley, who once criticized AIPAC for being insufficiently pro-Israel, is running for president
Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in newly aggressive strategy, target his critics
His attorneys have sent letters to prosecutors urging probes of Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon and others.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in newly aggressive strategy, target his critics
‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning
Judy Blume threw the gauntlet down earlier this year when she declared Kelly Fremon Craig’s upcoming film version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to be better than her seminal 1970 novel that’s been a must-read for multiple generations of teenagers. And filmmakers Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok can confirm that the author’s reaction is 100% genuine. Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival — where their new documentary, Judy Blume Forever, had its world premiere — the directors reveal that they were in the audience the first time Craig screened the film for Blume, now 84.
‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning
Conservatives cancel M&M’s
After conservatives attacked M&Ms for slightly redesigning some of their signature mascot characters to be more “inclusive,” the beloved candy brand has announced it is taking an “indefinite pause from the spokescandies” and replacing them with actress and comedian Maya Rudolph.
M&Ms yanks “polarizing” candy mascots to appease Tucker Carlson & far right
Fixed the headline.
Biden Stoops to Conquer Brazil’s Lula
The tragicomic “insurrection” in Brasilia on Sunday was destined to meet a sudden death. The universal condemnation and, in particular, the brusqueness with which the Biden Administration distanced itself from the protestors, sealed their fate. Certainly, this revolt is no “civil war,” although it is difficult to make predictions about new protests in the country.
Biden Stoops to Conquer Brazil’s Lula
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