And here we have yet anotherconspiracy theory come to life.
What is never emphasized in this case is those that are pushing for controlling speech (on the basis of an emergency), are the very ones who got it completely wrong. They cancelled many truths and replaced with their own misinformation – at great damage to our society and country. That ALONE should be justification to end this case (in my view). Why is that never raised? Instead, we are arguing whether they can continue to do so with no regard to their track record.
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The censorship in Murthy suppressed speech that was not criminal or otherwise unlawful, and the injunction specifically excludes government action against unlawful speech.
The government set itself up as the nation’s arbiter of truth—as if it were competent to judge what is misinformation and what is true information. In retrospect, it turns out to have suppressed much that was true and promoted much that was false.
The government went after lawful speech not in an isolated instance, but repeatedly and systematically as a matter of policy, resulting in the suppression of entire narratives and lines of thought.
This isn’t jawboning. Rather than talk to newspapers about their own speech, the government asked the platforms to suppress third party speech. If the government were merely jawboning, it would have talked to the censored speakers, asking them to reconsider their posts. Instead, it requested the platforms to suppress the speech of others.
The government kept much of the censorship and its role secret, so Americans often did not even know they were censored or who did it. The covert nature of the government’s efforts bespeaks a recognition that the government was acting unlawfully.
The government often suppressed speech coercively.
I’ve never been much of a fan of twitter (X). However, it seems that every visit is an endless stream of leftist gaslighting (even though I do not follow any of those posting these toxic fumes). The saving grace is every post is inundated with 99% of the replies calling them out on their misinformation.
As I often respond, fewer and fewer are believing their BS anymore and every time they try something like this, they only manage to increase Trumps lead as those newly awakened souls emerge from their echo chambers alarmed at the level of gaslighting they have been subjected to. Hence, the record mistrust and rejection of the MSM. I always end my responses with a polite request to keep it up as it is doing wonders educating the public.
A loudmouth, arrogant narcissist facing mutiple criminal charges who presided over a strong job market, no new foreign military adventures, tax cuts, energy independence, and foreign adversaries held at bay in puzzlement over his tough exterior and unpredictability -or-
An even more unlikable, older senior who shuffles, mumbles and forgets, who ignited the invisible tax of historic inflation by wild spending, opened the border to an invasion of more than 9.2 million illegal aliens, killed energy independence, had no response to Russia aggression downing a U.S. drone in international air space and a Chinese espionage balloon traversing across the entire country. And whose family faces documented questions about suspicious money transfers of large sums to them from China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia etc.
If it were up to me, my choice would be the option that trounced Haley in Nevada – “none of the above”. But, to make such a non-choice would be extremely dangerous to our democracy. (Where have I heard that before?).
I’ve been schooled that the decision should be based on morality by one who supports backing a hair sniffing pedophile who frequently creeps out young girls, sexually assaulted his aid when he was in the senate, inappropriately showered with his young daughter, thoroughly messed up the minds and lives of his children and endorses the murder of countless innocent lives right up until they are born.
For my take (yes, I am allowed that here), I will go on record to state that (just as I did in 2019), that 77 is too old to be going into office and this time Trump has reached that milestone. He’s also beginning to show signs of deterioration so my hope is he picks a rock solid VP that can and will be effective when called upon because it may be sooner than we think (beyond the seditious games the left will immediately initiate before he even takes office).
In the meantime, I fully expect or better yet DEMAND that Trump immediately rectify the several years of blatant corruption we’ve been through. As much as he irritates me, he’s the only one who can assure that justice is done and all these crooks are held accountable for knocking this country completely off the rails. Although paying for their crimes should be part of the solution, exposing them for all to see is of utmost importance for there to be any healing.
They know it and the resulting PANIC is obvious. The trouble is, the more apparent it becomes, the more desperate THEY will become so expect anything to impose martial law along with a suspended election, or they’ll just take him out Epstein style. I think any of those scenarios will light the fuse to their demise in a way that this country may never recover from.
However, what’s likely going to interfere with their plans is Chinese aggression towards Taiwan. For the more it appears Trump will win, the more likely China will act before he takes office as Biden will be helpless and clueless to stop it. So, expect some movement there before November – likely this summer.
Yes, the disastrous economy is showing minimal signs of improvement, albeit much too slowly to be reflected in our wallets. But, the precipitous fall to this point opened up many eyes to many other disastrous policies that are now greatly impacting our lives.
“Biden, who never was much of a political salesman even in his prime, has shown he’s utterly incapable of driving home his administration’s message. Over three-quarters of Americans (76 percent) now have major or moderate concerns that Biden doesn’t have the mental and physical health for a second term, according to the NBC poll“.
I’m still trying to figure out what catch phrase they are going to come up with to spin the past few days disasters. All I see so far is more gaslighting that “everyone forgets a name occasionally”, Mumbles just showed “he is human”, while trying to convince folks that “he is one of the sharpest knives in the drawer” and he works late into the evening each and every day. Again, no one is buying that anymore with the latest poll (ABC News/Ipsos) reporting 86% agreeing he is no longer fit for office. His coming out and confirming that perception didn’t help matters any. Skipping the softball Super Bowl interview only re-confirmed it.
But, it’s a fine line to walk between declaring yourself competent, when that would mean you should be liable for charges that you skated away from because you were deemed not competent.
I guess the positive aspect of this is that he finally fulfilled a campaign promise and unified the nation. 86% is about as unified as it can get.
Since the last thread on this topic was once again hijacked, I’ve created another to actually address this topic. The previous thread turned into another sprawling mess that I hope to condense and clean up – eventually.
While the media is now warning us to only get the news from THEM (and to NOT do your own research), others are trumpeting to DO your own research, but only from valid, accredited and vetted sources. The problem with this argument is you’re only getting HALF of the story, and that “vetting” has repeatedly failed them as they consistently end up on the wrong side of the story when the facts eventually emerge.
My take has always been to REMEMBER what the source has stated before to determine if they are credible going forward. However, when you see/hear nearly ALL the established media repeating the exact same script (word-for-word), you really wonder what their motives are and who is distributing the scripts that they all follow. When you hear them all echoing the exact same thing, you can be sure there is no longer any independent investigation happening and they are all simply reinforcing the narrative (aka propaganda).
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It certainly reinforces the news we see lately where legacy media is crashing with failing revenues and viewership, while independent sources are rocketing to the top and thriving.
“Because for an industry that owes its existence to the trust of its readers and viewers, most of news media decided instead to play the arrogance card and take advantage of that trust.
Rather than being merely the observer and then objective reporter of what’s happening on the field, today’s journalists got the bizarre idea (from who knows where) that they are as good or even better than the actual players and thus inserted themselves in the game. This despite the fact that no one actually wanted to see them on the field”.
I will admit that this can be extremely dangerous to our democracy as many independent sources lack the standards to research and verify their sources and only exist to reinforce their views. However, as we learned from the Hunter laptop story, the alternative is those striving to control every aspect of our lives taking over to decide what is truth and those with memories can easily recall how well that worked out.
“one researcher told NSF officials “broad swaths of the public cannot effectively sort truth from fiction online.” The researcher specifically called out “military veterans, older adults, military families” and those in “rural and indigenous communities” as particularly vulnerable to believing misinformation.”
Hmmm. They left out those put on watch lists for the unforgivable action of purchasing a bible.
Once again, I emphasize having some recall:
What was reported and by whom?
What happened to opposing views?
After the facts eventually emerged, which position was correct?
The cabal behind the new measures above already tried the “Disinformation Governance Board” which was soundly rejected so have now relabeled it as the “Trust & Authenticity in Communication Systems”.
As always, such efforts show contempt for the American people. They claim Americans could not tell fact from fiction online and that conservatives were even more susceptible than the public at large.
Americans are too stupid to distinguish truth from lies on their own, so they need benevolent leftists to handle everything so that we poor unwashed need not trouble our empty heads over matters that are too hard for us to understand.
Not surprising. These are much the same arguments I’ve had from visitors to this site. They all share the trait of waking up to a new history every day with no acknowledgement of what has gone down in the past.
And here is the latest example. Remember all of the hoopla last week about the amazing “jobs created”? No one mentions the numbers are always inflated upon release but then are ALWAYS quietly downgraded in the following weeks. The rosy January report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is already crashing.
However, once again, a truth emerges that you won’t see reported in the MSM.
“Birth/Death assumptions” means just that. The BLS assumes that so many jobs were created or destroyed and (kind of) fixes the imaginary numbers when the real data come in. Now you know why jobs always seem to get revised downward. Seeking Alpha adds that “many believe the Household survey is a more accurate measure of employment when compared to the headline number.”
What is becoming painfully obvious to these bad actors is they have lost their grip on shaping public opinion. Of course there are still some who will blindly ignore the blatant transgressions of the past several years, but the vast majority of their support has simply fallen silent and melted away.
So instead, they are forced to play the only card they have remaining by once again censoring any opinion that contradicts the approved narrative.
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With so many now getting their news from independent sources, I don’t understand how they think this is going to work.
UPDATE 11/2/2024 Since we are now 4 days out from the election, let’s review where we are at on this topic. The amount of BS spewed out has been nothing but phenomenal, but thankfully, NO ONE is listening to them anymore as their audience dries up and their “journalists” flee the sinking ship.
Here we go AGAIN. Expecting much more of this in the coming months was one of many reasons for starting this forum.
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And now we have Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram etc.), once again reestablishing themselves on their throne to guard against MISinformation. This would be a good time to review their past history, as well as where/how they generate revenue. utilizing and mainstreaming blatant fraudulent scams.
Watching her latest press conference, I was taken aback by her continual use of being “very, very CLEAR and transparent” about everything so I got to work creating my very very first MEME.
Now using this space to store other pertinent memes.
Who wanted them medium rare? Chuck sure looks like a regular “grilling” dad doesn’t he?
Rarely do the memes and headlines align so well that you can group them together but there is so much craziness (and evil) these days, these occurrences are happening more frequently.
I am often confronted by those unwilling to acknowledge the video we weren’t supposed to see regarding the “INSURRECTION‘ on 1/6. They are usually the ones still claiming that 4 police officers were killed that day and all the unarmed folks taking selfies inside were trying to overthrow the government.
Being tired of those who cannot allow themselves to seek out any truth that may contradict what they were told to be the truth, the exchange below was an attempt to set the record straight FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. You can agree or not, but I pity you if you digest this and STILL remain so misled.
The accusation that started this by putting words in my mouth that I did NOT say:
What proof of disinformation are you referring to? The J6 Committee? More on that below. Also, what sources would those be? I never referenced any sources. I figured out in a few days (by watching all media) what the J6 Committee needed 18 months of investigation, 7 months of litigation, 1,000 witnesses and subpoenas of 100 individuals to get WRONG at a cost to the taxpayers of upwards of forty million dollars.
Let me check my receipt drawer:
From 1/10/2021 at 12:29pm, I replied to you: “It’s not really hard to see how this played out – despite how the media, Tech and their ignorant sheep wail about insurrection. With thousands of peaceful protesters demonstrating around the capitol, it only required a few like-minded agitators to escalate the situation.
As Sullivan himself stated: “Protesters weren’t really, like, trying to burn anything down, they weren’t really trying to break anything, their main motive was to make it into the chambers,” Sullivan told KUTV.
All they had to do was break a few windows and encourage others to follow. I am sure (out of that many protesters), some wanted simply to be heard so they followed. Many have reported they were trying to STOP the damage and destruction going on inside. Unlike the violence condoned and excused by the left over the past several months, there were no fires, no looting and little damage other than a few windows.
It’s no coincidence that INSTEAD of hearing the testimony of the many objectors inside the joint session of congress, the story became “an insurrection” and that expected testimony was forever silenced. Bravo! Job well done. Now, they immediately leverage the situation to maximize their control”.
These were my thoughts 4 days after the event! As I deduced back then, thousands of Trump backers played right into their hands and was a colossal mistake we all pay for, as the nation crumbles. It was all just TOO SCRIPTED.
Did you look up John Earl Sullivan yet? It’s been 3 years now and you seem to still be unaware of him. He actually filmed himself doing exactly that (agitating). The other most notable name was Ray Epps. He was captured in several videos yelling for everyone to “go inside, we have to go inside” and was also found to be at many of the points where barriers were broken. I am sure all of those previous misinformation factories you rely on (Politifact? Really?) still deny he did anything but multiple sources now confirm it. For all that documented activity, what did he get? 6 months? While grandmas gets 10 years in prison if they were lucky enough to even go to trial, as many haven’t, in clear violation of the 6th amendment.
Then, we hear that the FBI was likely involved. Estimates range from 100-400 were undercover. The pipe bombs mysteriously appearing in the most surveilled place on earth? Also, now being suspected as being placed by the FBI.
Yes. They literally used a bright metallic pipe with an affixed timer so there would be no confusion. We’ll see where that goes but you have to wonder how they managed to find and jail so many who never even went inside (or walked through open doors held open by the police) but can’t find that suspect after 3 years.
The J6 Committee tried their best to pick and choose the slices of video that amplified their narrative and hid everything that didn’t. They might have succeeded if left at that. However, then the videoswe weren’t supposed to see were released that blew it all wide open and pretty much confirms everything I said 3 years ago. TOO SCRIPTED.
The most damning (to me) was the Capitol police on the balcony firing chemicals, rubber bullets and paint balls into the (at that time) peaceful crowd below with one of them remarking that the folks down below are getting enraged and a few more shots will likely get them to charge. Another officer remarked on body cam footage that they were set up (to fail) by those in charge as the usual methods and protocols they use for crowd control were mysteriously not used that day. As I said 3 years ago. TOO SCRIPTED.
It seems like you haven’t seen any of it so I’d suggest you go through it. I’ve seen many of the videos we weren’t supposed to see but this one lays it out in a chronological timeline of ALL the video taken that day including police bodycam footage and from cell phones in the crowd. Of course, you’ll dismiss it entirely simply because one of the J6 protesters initiated it. Just a deep fake, right?
It clearly shows that JUST when congress was about to address arguments against certification (just like Hillary orchestrated in 2017 before the Russian Collusion hoax surfaced), the doors were suddenly flung open and the “insurrectionists” were escorted into the building by the police so the proceedings could be halted for maximum effect. TOO SCRIPTED.
We even get a video of Pelosi doing a “retake” of her reaction to it when her daughters film crew (mysteriously there filming the events of the day) decided that the 1st take wasn’t dramatic enough. TOO SCRIPTED.
But this is where you’ll accuse me of going off the deep end, put your fingers in your ears and chant “nah-nah-nah-nah” by refusing to see what everyone else has seen. I guess that is all deep fake stuff in your world.
Frankly, it doesn’t matter. Even if you refuse to even try to find the truth, thankfully most everyone else has woken up. So, every statement, every policy, every action this administration tries now only alienates them more from the people they demand to control, AND strengthens the opposition as a result.
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