German MEP Christine Anderson has her microphone cut after delivering some home truths to Ursula Von der Leyen:
"You negotiated a contract worth billions with your friends from Pfizer, for a product that was useless at best, harmful at worst, and in many cases even fatal."
As Congress turns its attention to Big Tech and its role in censoring online speech, concerns about the influence of government in shaping digital discourse are front and center. Lawmakers are probing the boundaries of government involvement in content moderation and questioning whether federal agencies have quietly steered private companies toward censorship. For an increasing number of lawmakers, it’s time to take a closer look at how far government influence over private platforms may extend—and what that means for free speech. Continue reading “Lawmakers Demand Answers on Feds’ Secret Influence Over Big Tech Speech Policing”
Tren de Aragua gang members who took over apartment complexes in Aurora, CO tortured tenants to pay rent. They poured boiling water on a pregnant woman to force her to pay them. She went into labor early due to stress.
Israel killed a UN employee in a UN marked vehicle.
The UN says there is so much devastation to report that they didn't get around to mentioning the 233 UN employees killed by Israel. pic.twitter.com/XGjA10VxEW
It seems every election cycle needs a bogeyman, and for Senator Mark Warner, that bogeyman is Russian disinformation. Fresh off Capitol Hill, Warner’s latest initiative is to investigate how major internet domain companies—yes, the middlemen who register web addresses—might play a role in spreading disinformation. The target list reads like a Who’s Who of the digital backstage: Cloudflare, GoDaddy, NameCheap, NameSilo, Newfold, and Verisign. But behind the supposedly patriotic mission to “protect democracy” lies a question worth asking: is Warner protecting discourse, or prepping a Trojan horse to squelch online dissent?
The United States 10-year government bond yield reached a low of 3.6% in September but has rapidly creeped up to 4.2%, erasing all the rate cut impact. The primary cause is the out-of-control public spending and the lack of confidence among bond investors in the government’s ability to manage its public finances. Therefore, it is logical that investors fear an inflation bounce.
The United States’ government is obsessed with doping GDP with government spending and bloating job figures with public sector hires. This is the road to ruin or stagflation.
The Pinellas County Sheriff says that 41 out of 45 looting, robbery and burglary suspects who were arrested for allegedly targeting vulnerable Floridians after Hurricane Helene and Milton are foreign national migrants. pic.twitter.com/jtyqg7Di9P