🤐 The fall of the censorship wall at Facebook. From: Tim Graham/Creators. “What started as a movement to be more inclusive has increasingly been used to shut down opinions and shut out people with different ideas."
Mark Zuckerberg’s speech mea culpa. From: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. As Biden leaves office, Meta drops its censorship regime.
⭐️ Meta's Zuckerberg makes a free speech move that could be truly transformational. From: Jonathan Turley/Fox News. Elon Musk may have just added a major new ally who could help turn the tide for free speech.
The cost of Facebook’s now-repudiated censorship. From: Josh-Stylman & Jeffrey A Tucker/Brownstone Institute. History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost.
🔎 J6 was about holding establishment politicians accountable to the people. From: Barrington Deon Martin/Human Events. The real talking point that should dominate discussions of January 6 is the misuse of the term “insurrection.”
Why is Russiagate's origin story redacted? From: Matt Taibbi/Racket News. In a parting gesture of defiance, the FBI releases a long-awaited document, blotting most of it out. Journalist Aaron Maté explains why the Bureau's FOIA follies matter.
👉 Wanna know why people don’t trust the corporate press? From: Drew Holden/X. Look at these side by sides.
5th Circuit reaffirms that prosecuting a marijuana user for illegal gun possession was unconstitutional. From: Jacob Sullum/Reason. Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr. was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for violating a federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms.
🎯 Progressives enable migrant crime by fighting deportation laws. From: Washington Times Editorial Board. Lax border policy invites commission of dark criminal acts.
The cost of Trump’s deportations is a bargain. From: Brian Lonergan/Chronicles. In addition to the usual propaganda from corporate media, the tactics now include shamelessly inflating the cost of Trump’s enhanced deportation program.
🤬 Banned from feeding the hungry. From: Austin Raynor/Law & Liberty. Government attempts to supplant private charity reflect a deeper pathology.
The climate agenda’s march through the institutions. From: Tilak K. Doshi/Real Clear Energy. Can it be stopped?
🍷 Why we are still arguing about the health effects of moderate drinking. From: J D Tuccille/Reason. The evidence is vast but open to interpretation because observational studies are inherently ambiguous.
Social media has ruined American politics. From: John Halpin/The Liberal Patriot. Normal debates and disagreements have been replaced by personal attacks, anger, and cynicism.
🇨🇦 Canada’s 'Freedom Convoy’ marked the beginning of the end for Trudeau. From: Ezra Levant/Just the News. A nationwide trucker protest against Canada’s vaccine mandates exposed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s underlying authoritarianism.
Thought you might enjoy this from Michael Shellenberger (a Californian): https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1877400204145729768