I received this interesting email from Codepink today. Judge for yourself whether it’s plausible: Dear Don, The U.S. was in a frenzy over the impending TikTok ban, but the 12-hour shutdown was anticlimactic to say the least. Many wouldn’t have even known the app was gone if not for the message thanking President Trump…
Katherine M. Franke Reprinted with the author’s permission from Informed Comment of 01/15/2025 Statement from Katherine Franke, January 10, 2025 For the last year and a half, as students at Columbia University and across the globe have protested against the Israeli government’s genocidal assault on Palestinians after the October 2023 attacks, a response that…
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech (except for “misinformation”), or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” US Constitution First Amendment (as understood…
Here’s an opportunity to find out from Matt Taibbi himself about the research he’s been doing in Twitter files for the last few months. What was it about his activity that so worried government officials that they sent the FBI to his home on the day he was scheduled to testify before the House…
Law Professor Jonathan Turley well describes the McCarthyite tactics used by congressional Democrats defending government censorship. Their latest target is Matt Taibbi, whom they have threatened with jail time because of his truthful testimony (it turns out that Taibbi’s so-called “mistake” was no mistake at all) [Don]: “LOCK HIM UP!” by Jonathan Turley “Below…