Links for 1–19-24

California's hostility to gig workers

👉 Victor Davis Hanson: The hysterical style in American politics. From: American Greatness. To enact its unpopular agendas, the progressives must scare the people silly and gin up chaos to destroy its perceived enemies—any crisis it can.

California's attack on gig work predictably drove workers out of jobs. From: Reason. Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.

⭐️ Supreme Court case about fishing fee has huge ramifications. From: Mark Sherman/Newser. "Lawyers for the fishermen are asking the justices to overturn a 40-year-old decision that is among the most frequently cited high court cases in support of regulatory power, including on the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections."

Trust us, we’re the media: The Biden laptop is proven authentic as past deniers double down on media controls. From: Jonathan Turley. “Censorship is now actually proclaimed as a form of virtue signaling, assuring viewers that they will not have to hear certain opposing views or figures.”

🚩 ‘The left has become Hamas’s useful idiots.’ From: Spiked. The hypocrisy and ignorance of ‘pro-Palestine’ progressives.

DeSantis' ‘participation trophy' -- why good people don't run for office. From: Larry Elder/Creators. If you are conservative, and since only 3% of journalists are Republican, expect unfair treatment, biased coverage and to have your words taken out of context or completely distorted.

🎯 "We're in the middle of a war" - Vivek shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump to battle the Deep State. “From: Zero Hedge. You gotta know you’re in a war to win one..."

CDC drafted alert for Myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines, but never sent it. From: Epoch Health. CDC later sent alert multiple alerts encouraging COVID-19 vaccination. None mentioned myocarditis.

🚗 How freezing temperatures are affecting EVs. From: Axios. This winter schooled many people on the impracticality of electric vehicles.

Biden caught in huge rigging of EV carbon credits at taxpayer expense. From: Mish Talk. Tesla is a huge beneficiary of an improper “no legal basis” Biden-sponsored subsidy...

SHORT: Tucker Carlson - Invasion of America