The content moderation screeching from House Republicans has always been the most transparent, opportunistic power game. After two years it is maybe, finally becoming clear; FIRE and others responded to this pretty instantaneously. RE:
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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
Wait. The same Clay Higgins who suggested Twitter execs would be investigated by the FBI and jailed for doing basic content moderation... is now de...
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What happened today is awful. People who fight against gun violence, people who loathe what Charlie Kirk stood for, must also condemn political violence. It’s a vicious cycle. This is a very dangerous moment.
This is awful. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreigm6r5ehxvi3a2rgvjdumx4lzjxax2rg7z4q3xajvyoxmyof5lnfm
Jenin Younes isn’t a free speech warrior taking on the government. She WAS the government. She worked for Jim Jordan interrogating academics denounced in his Twitter Files “censorship” hearings. Their committee came for college students. It got first amendment protected research shut down. RE:
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Jenin Younes sued the Biden administration for alleged censorship around covid-19. Now, she plans to embark on a new slate of First Amendment laws...
They’re afraid to participate in the public square. They don’t know how to advocate for themselves or their value. They’ve been told by comms teams that boldness is all downside -that it will make them a target. There is no collective voice or network. They are utterly unprepared for modern comms. RE:
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Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social)
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This is what MAHA sends out when its boy gets pushback or there’s any hint of accountability. They do this for their state legislatures too — and are amped to do it for nutjobs like Ladapo who want to bring Freedom Measles to a school near you. This is why the silent majority needs to get loud. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreicx6ptnx6zgwfdcahxib3ngdai2bevlyp53w4xiibmrkedagdn5ru https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreic4zexh3qpr5suw2fq7n4yzfd2iz6jien7y3bsi2wliminmvgxxt4
Michael Shellenberger, CBR Chair of Censorship Hoaxes at the University of Austin, is testifying on Tuesday…but he got the committee wrong. 😬 He’s testifying in front of the Lantos Human Rights Commission, where other witnesses will make him look like the complete charlatan he is by comparison. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreifoo6kdpye56op5n6tqpn2a4hxt74u6fdhheviky6nafhi67ta2ea
The antivax subset of MAHA is a noisy, dangerous fringe. They are a political liability as well as a real liability. Insurers and business leaders who will have to bear the costs of RFK’s trash policies should be pointing this out to Republican leaders in their states every chance they get. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreibx5ijzgbctdhilkb5cw74ynuexoleb5gsai74nfvp47itbbuquue
The fight is here, actually, so it’s time for people who believe in basic liberal values to stop being nice and patiently indulging bullshit. It’s time for belligerent normalcy & a simple message: vaccines work, and we want them. We want our kids protected from preventable diseases in school. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreie6c4wo7h7lluf2hzyddv5qg2rxgmpoqwtbsx4lewb2wqpqt24p5y
🌱 Today’s harvest. Sooo much okra…gumbo tomorrow. There are maybe 8 more squash on the vine that are all pretty big, the ones that ripened first were small even by honeynut standards so they’ll get gradually get tossed into risotto or something. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiehjm37upwgm3cpofncliwoc6ovn5a3odwovenmgzprpz7lii5i4i