Under government pressure, Twitter suppressed truthful speech about COVID-19. From: Reason. The company's broad definition of "misleading information" and its deference to authority invited censorship by proxy.
đ On Damar Hamlin, mRNA shots, and spin. From: Alex Berenson/Substack. A young man collapsed playing football before our eyes Monday night; and the immediate public response of those who have pressed Covid vaccines was to seek an explanation that did not involve the jabs.
The year of pushing back. From: American Greatness. Use your constitutional free-speech rights while you still have them. When the next holiday season rolls around, check to see if things got any better.
đ€ Western governments keep assigning themselves the authority to regulate online speech. From: Caitlin Johnstone/Substack. Depending on what political echo chamber youâve been viewing it from, the ongoing release of information about the inner workings of pre-Musk Twitter known as âthe Twitter Filesâ might look like the bombshell news story of the century, or it might look like a complete nothing burger whose importance is being wildly exaggerated by the far right.
10 scandals to keep your eye on in 2023. From: The Federalist. From deep-state election meddling to silent journalists, here are 10 scandals to track in the upcoming year.
There's a huge temporary growth in gig work to make ends meet. From: Mish Talk. A Prudential Pulse survey finds large percentages of millennials, gen Z and women struggle with finances. The result is more gig work.
Black support for GOP ticked up in this year's midterms. From: Real Clear Politics. Republican candidates were backed by 14% of Black voters, compared with 8% in the last midterm elections four years ago, according to AP VoteCast, an extensive national survey of the electorate.