Federal court rules “disinformation” can be a crime. From: Activist Post. New Hampshire lawmakers did not run afoul of the Constitution in making it a crime to ridicule people with false statements, the First Circuit held Tuesday, but a concurring judge said it’s time for the Supreme Court to overrule its precedent in this area.
Who authorized the Department of Homeland Security to police online speech? Not Congress. From: FEE. Newly published documents obtained by the Intercept show the US government is actively shaping online discourse and policing speech. This invites a question: who gave them this authority?
John Stossel: Driving electric cars produces little carbon. Making the batteries produces a lot. From: Reason. Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
Karine Jean-Pierre blasted for warning it may take ‘a few days’ to count votes: ‘This insanity has to stop’. From: Fox News. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton warned, 'Counting ballots after Election Day undermines voter confidence.'
Disturbing bodycam footage shows cops arresting legally blind man after accusing him of having a weapon in his pocket - which turned out to be his walking stick. From: Daily Mail. The American police state on display.
’The decline of etiquette and the rise of ‘boundaries’. From: The Atlantic. For centuries, strict social norms dictated what people could politely talk about. Now we have to figure it out for ourselves.