JW Pres. Tom Fitton on Abedin/Weiner Docs, Net Neutrality Battle, & Corruption w/ DOJ/FBI/Mueller
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Judicial Watch ^
| 12/30/17 | Tom Finton
Judicial Watch President discuss the multiple scandals of 2017.
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Sharyl Attkisson Roasts Lib Narrative — Takes Out Net Neutrality, Tax Bill in One Blow [trunc]
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IJR ^
| Dec 23, 2917 | VIRGINIA KRUTA
Full article title: Sharyl Attkisson Roasts Liberal Narrative — Takes Out Net Neutrality, Tax Bill, and Climate Change in One Blow Journalist Sharyl Attkisson is pretty well known for — well — poking the bear. But
on Friday, she kicked off the Christmas holiday weekend with a picture of one. She tweeted a photo of a polar bear with the following caption:Merry Christmas from Santa's neck of the woods. Well, from one pole. https://t.co/g7tNjnRBdV — Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) December 22, 2017It wasn't long before politics entered the picture:The MSM told me polar bears were all dead. — Michael M. (@unclemike741776)...
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Net Neutrality and the Role of Congress
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Townhall.com ^
| December 22, 2017 | Congressman Mike Coffman
Each generation has their defining inventions. Over
the last 20 years, the Internet easily qualifies as this country’s most valuable and stunning success story. But, like most inventions, the Internet has grown far beyond what the early pioneers could have ever imagined it becoming— a limitless tool for business, communications, education, entertainment, and so much more. We have witnessed the tremendous growth of the Internet to the point that it touches nearly every aspect of economic activity inside the United States and much of the world. As such, what responsibility does government have to ensure that it remains a positive...
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The end of net neutrality
Local residents, providers weigh in on FCC repeal
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Sierra Vista Herald ^
| Lauren Renteria
SIERRA VISTA — The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal Obama-era regulations that barred internet and broadband providers from restricting websites and online services on Dec. 14. In
a 3-2 vote along party lines, the commission subverted net neutrality efforts, now making it possible for service providers to change how customers access online sources. One local educator and internet service provider are questioning the recent decision. The regulations brought on by the Obama administration restricted internet service providers from prioritizing or blocking certain websites or online services from its customers. The goal of net neutrality was to treat all internet...
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After net neutrality: Brace for internet 'fast lanes'
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Associated Press ^
| Dec 20, 2017 8:14 PM EST | Tali Arbel
Now that federal telecom regulators have repealed net neutrality, it may be time to brace for the arrival of internet “fast lanes” and “slow lanes.” The
net neutrality rules just voted down by the Federal Communications Commission prohibited such “paid prioritization,” as it’s technically known. That’s when an internet provider such as Verizon or Comcast decides to charge services like YouTube or Amazon for faster access to users. Firms that decline to pay up could wind up in bumper-to-bumper slow lanes. The Associated Press queried seven major internet providers about their post-net-neutrality plans, and all of them equivocated when asked...
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Massive Fraud in Net Neutrality Process is a Crime Deserving of Justice Department Attention
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Townhall.com ^
| Dec 20, 2017 | Bob Barr
If one was expecting to have a reasoned, adult debate over “Net Neutrality” in the lead-up to the Federal Communications Commission’s vote last week to roll-back the Obama-era regulations, they were surely disappointed. Rather
than a logical look at the current state of how the internet works today (much of the anti-FCC rhetoric was not based in such a reality), or even a practical discussion about how the internet has evolved freely and robustly absent of such regulations, most of the “discussion” was a digital shouting match of partisan and anti-capitalism rhetoric. That, and a massive amount of fraud. As...
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Hysteria and 'Net Neutrality'…Or Government-Control of the Internet
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Townhall.com ^
| Dec 19, 2017 | Jack Kerwick
Here are a few things that everyone who is interested in forming a thoughtful view on whole issue of so-called “Net Neutrality” should keep in mind. First,
the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius advocated on behalf of an idea that has since become enshrined in a doctrine that his followers recognize as “the Rectification of Names.” To put the point simply, Confucius realized that in order to discern reality for what it is, we must call things for what they are. In order to resolve problems, we must affix to them accurate labels. Confucian wisdom couldn’t be more pertinent to the...
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Net Neutrality Obsessed Reporter Arrested for Drunken Rampage
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Newsbusters ^
| December 19, 2017 | P.J. Gladnick
On the same day that net neutrality was repealed, a net neutrality obsessed reporter for the New York Daily News was arrested for going on a drunken rampage at a hospital. The
New York Post published the details of sad saga yesterday in Daily News reporter arrested after drunken melee at hospital:
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California to bring back net neutrality… but only for California
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Hot Air.com ^
| December 17, 2017 | JAZZ SHAW
Now that net neutrality has ended and the internet’s been shut down, hordes of confused peasants roam America’s formerly bustling highways on foot, trudging along as they stare forlornly at their now-useless mobile devices which used to connect them to the rest of the world. Those
few of you clever enough to have hooked into the Russian-run dark web and are still able to read the content at Hot Air may have some good news to share with them, however. Net neutrality is coming back, baby!There’s just one catch. You’ll have to go to California to enjoy it so you’d...
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Net neutrality dies, and the second great equalizer returns to its former glory
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American Thinker ^
| December 16, 2017 | Gary Gindler
The first great equalizer – the revolver – was invented back in the nineteenth century. The
U.S. federal government, in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, as expected, withdrew from having discretionary control over revolvers. As a result, the chances of bad guys versus good guys have leveled off. And in the end, the mores of the Wild West have been replaced by a law-abiding (and armed to the teeth) America. The second great equalizer – the internet – was also invented in America. The U.S. federal government, in accordance with the First Amendment to the Constitution, as...
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Net Neutrality dies - Freedom is a little safer today
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PGA Weblog
Yesterday was a very, very good day for Constitutionalism, for a free internet, and a very bad, dark day for communists and progressives everywhere. They're
still currently crying into their pillows over the whole matter. Those with dishonesty in their hearts desire to talk about internet service providers, speed throttling, how evil corporations are, and other such absurdities. Net Neutrality has nothing to do with any of that. That's only a sales pitch. You see, the progressives cannot sell to you that they want total control over the internet, so they have to cook up flowery language - the word...
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Net Neutrality Is Dead — And Not a Moment Too Soon!
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The New American ^
| 14 December 2017 | C. Mitchell Shaw
Net Neutrality is dead. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 Thursday to dismantle the scheme. And
while its supporters are busily running around like Chicken Little, claiming the sky is falling, the simple truth is that the death of the Obama-era regulation of the Internet is a very good thing. When the FCC voted on February 26, 2015 to reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, then-Chairman Tom Wheeler promised that so-called Net Neutrality would usher in an era of a “free and open” Internet. Never mind that the entire...
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Jimmy Kimmel Says Net Neutrality Repeal “Despicable”
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Deadline ^
| December 15, 2017 | Greg Evans
Put the axing of net neutrality on Jimmy Kimmel’s naughty list, just below the defunding of affordable health care. Calling
the FCC’s repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules “absolutely despicable,” Kimmel said on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that the actions of the Ajit Pai-led FCC were in opposition to the wishes of 83 percent of Americans. “I just want to say thank you President Trump,” Kimmel said. “Thanks to you and this jackhole you appointed to run the FCC, big corporations are about to take full control the internet. So merry christmas everybody!” Kimmel also took the opportunity to...
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Net neutrality is on its way out. But that might not be so bad for Sacramento
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The Sacramento Bee ^
| December 15th, 2017 | Erika D. Smith
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission did the unthinkable: It scrapped the net neutrality regulations that some of us have come to know, but all of us, whether we’re aware of it or not, have come to love. It
was because of net neutrality that we could stream Netflix and Spotify on the cheap, access the full political spectrum of news without interference and poke around Facebook for free without our web browsers slowing to a crawl. But all of that may change now with the Obama-era regulations gone, and there’s not much any of us can do about it...
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On Net Neutrality: Do You Trust Government or the Private Sector?
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The Revolutionary Act ^
| 12/15/17
Net Neutrality is aflame again as the FCC voted today to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations. This
decision was heavily opposed from such internet giants as Facebook, Google and Twitter, causing the internet to be chock full of statements opposing the FCC’s decision. However, what really is Net Neutrality, and is this reversal of the decision really the “End of the Internet” as many of these sites are claiming? In the end, the answer to that question will depend on whether you believe government regulation of the internet is the best solution to keeping it open, innovating and competitive —...
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Thank Goodness Apple's iPhone Violated 'Net Neutrality' in 2007
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Real Clear Markets ^
| June 29, 2017 | Thomas Hazlett
Ten years ago this week the Apple iPhone, described by Steve Jobs as a “revolutionary product” that “changes everything,” went on sale for the first time. A
million flew off the shelves in just ten weeks and a decade later—with more than a billion sold worldwide—the iPhone has transformed the way we live, work and do business. But even as the fanboys and girls were camping out to be at the front of the line, harsh critics queued. Columbia law professor Tim Wu denounced the iPhone as “anticompetitive.” Nested exclusively with AT&T and lurking in a “walled garden,” the iPhone...
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German government says it backs 'open and free internet' [after FCC Net Neutrality repeal]
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Associated Press ^
| Dec 15, 2017 7:54 AM EST
The German government says it backs an “open and free internet” following the U.S. decision to repeal net neutrality rules. A
spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said Friday that Germany had “taken note” of the U.S. move but declined to comment directly on it. However, spokeswoman Beate Baron said the German government supports rules introduced across the European Union last year forbidding discriminatory access to the internet. …
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Concerns Over Fake Comments on FCC Net Neutrality
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WNEP-16 ^
| 14 December 2017 | Dave Bohman
WILKES-BARRE -- For the past few months, the Federal Communications Commission asked for comments from the public on whether it should end net neutrality. Thousands
of comments came from people in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. But it appears many, if not most of these comments, are fake. We called 12 people whose names were listed as making comments with the FCC and none of them said they even contacted the agency. That includes a woman from Wilkes-Barre who admits she doesn't even know what the FCC does. The Christmas spirit runs through the home of Darlene Mapes in Wilkes-Barre, but...
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Insane Liberals Make Fools of Themselves Over Net Neutrality
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Rush Limbaugh.com ^
| December 14, 2017 | Rush Limbaugh
RUSH: They’re voting on net neutrality today. Ajit
Pai running the FCC and man, folks, the panic is all over the place. Do you remember — some of you might remember this name. Some of you might not. Does the name Sandra Fluke ring a bell? Well, Sandra Fluke apparently has been recruited to help the anti-net neutrality forces marshal their action today to protest the vote, which is gonna happen, and the Obama era net neutrality regulations are gonna be relaxed, which is good for an open internet. Sandra Fluke has tweeted that killing net neutrality would kill access...
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Senator Murray’s Statement on Vote to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) ^
| Dec 14, 2017 | U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement:“Despite the pleas of millions of Americans, President Trump’s FCC voted to change the internet as we know it, and turn it into yet another money-making tool for large corporations. This
move is shameful and wrong, and I encourage the many, many people affected by today’s decision—from students and families, to small business owners and the next generation of innovators—to keep fighting back. We will not forget who and what comes first in the Trump/Republican agenda.”
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