All the ways in which our rights have been usurped. From Rutherford Institute. Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them.
DHS chief says biggest terror threat is Americans radicalized by “online narratives.” From: Activist Post. Mayorkas said last year that white extremists are the greatest threat to America and put out terror alerts painting opponents of covid lockdowns and people who don’t trust the Biden regime as potential domestic terrorists.
Fired propagandist gets a teaching gig at Harvard. From: National Review. Brian Stelter was let go by CNN after its new chairman and CEO, Chris Licht, took the reins from Jeff Zucker, who encouraged Stelter to make criticism of right-wing media the focus of his show, Reliable Sources.
How government officials bully social media companies into censorship. From: Reason. A new Cato report sheds light on "jawboning," or attempts by state actors "to sway the decisions of private platforms and limit the publication of disfavored speech."
The sordid saga of Hunter Biden’s laptop. From Intelligencer. The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away.
The trouble with ‘western values' is that westerners don't value them. From: Caitlin Johnstone/Substack. It is the critics of empire who value free speech and holding the powerful to account. It's the brainwashed bootlickers of the US-centralized empire who are calling for censorship and shouting down anyone who directs fierce oppositional scrutiny toward the most powerful people in the world.
Biden administration guts due process protections for students accused of sexual misconduct. From: Reason. Under the new regulations, Title IX investigators can deny students access to the evidence against them.
Does a fetus count in the carpool lane? Texas’ abortion law creates new questions about legal personhood. From: Texas Tribune. A pregnant Texas woman said her fetus should count as a person in an HOV lane. That legal question is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the thorny question of “personhood.”