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Earlier this month, journalist Matt Taibbi appeared before congress where he testified about the Twitter Files. Taibbi’s statement to congress included a summary of what he saw as the thrust of what he has learned from his investigation (along with help from Michael Shellenberger and Bari Weiss).The original promise of the Internet was that it might democratize the exchange of information globally. A free internet would overwhelm all attempts to control information flow, its very existence a threat to anti-democratic forms of government everywhere.What we found in the Files was a sweeping effort to reverse that promise, and use machine...

The Press Secretary for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs shared disgusting tweets, seemingly calling for more violence, on the same day that three young students and three teachers were murdered by a transgender who kept a manifesto and mapped out her plan in Nashville, Tennesee.These people are left-wing terrorists.Hobbs’ press Secretary Josselyn Berry tweeted a gif with a woman holding two handguns, captioned, “us when we see transphobes.”Berry got ratioed with comments and hundreds of Quote Tweets condemning her violent rhetoric. Katie Hobbs mentioned the incident, calling for gun control measures, but she has not denounced her press secretary’s violent threat.Hobbs...

A radical transgender activist group has claimed that the Nashville school shooter was driven to murder six people by an 'avalanche' of anti-trans policies and sentiment, adding: 'Hate has consequences'. The Trans Resistance Network, a fringe group whose tweets are protected except for their 3,300 followers, issued a statement on Tuesday in the wake of the shooting. Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student at Covenant School, wrote a 'manifesto' before attacking the private Christian academy on Monday morning. She was killed by police within 15 minutes. John Drake, the Nashville police chief, said that Hale was transgender. Online profiles suggested...

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Disney will initiate an aggressive round of layoffs this week, the first of three rounds of cuts that will result in approximately 7,000 job losses.The measured move is part of a broader strategy to cut costs and restore the company’s financial health. As part of this strategy, Disney last month announced that they would cut $5.5 billion in expenses, including $3 billion in content spending.“As I shared with you in February, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our overall workforce by approximately 7,000 jobs as part of a strategic realignment of...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced that a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Zachery Waldo, the man who left his DUI manslaughter trial for lunch and never returned. Waldo was on trial in connection with a DUI crash on Christmas Eve in 2019 that killed Christopher Smith, Jessica Smith and their 13-year-old daughter, according to court documents. Waldo, who was out on bond, left his trial on March 14 and has not been seen since. According to police, Waldo has fled from law enforcement in the past, and has...

Deputy U.S. marshals assigned to guard Supreme Court justices last year were directed to try not to make arrests, according to documents a U.S. senator revealed Tuesday, contradicting Attorney General Merrick Garland’s assurances to Congress. Sen. Katie Britt, Alabama Republican, confronted Mr. Garland with the training package used for the marshals deployed to protect justices. It said arrests were “not” to be a priority. Mr. Garland told senators earlier this month that his prosecutors couldn’t bring cases unless the marshals made arrests, and the marshals on the scene didn’t think there was a reason to do that. ‌ Ms. Britt...

This came across my YouTube feed. I needed something to make me laugh. It is Q&A of Gen-Z kids at what looks like a Gay Pride event - lots of rainbow flags around.

This Hit Too Close To Home. I wanted to take some time to respond to the new information surrounding the Covenant School shooting that happened on the morning of March 27th in Nashville, Tennessee. (FReepers I posted this because Brett is exposed comments showing the trans community is supporting this shooting)

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park OpenAI, the people who brought you ChatGPT, teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania recently to study the effects and possible fallout of the implementation of AI in the American workplace. Their findings were not good. Well, not good if you happen to be a person who depends on a job for the money you need to feed your family, buy clothes, and keep a roof over your head. On the other hand, if you are...

The United States is now the biggest supplier of crude oil to the European Union. In December, 18% of the bloc’s crude imports came from America, EU data office Eurostat said Tuesday. That is a big turnaround. Russia was until recently the bloc’s top supplier of crude, accounting for as much as 31% of total imports until the end of January 2022, according to Eurostat. The US, meanwhile, came a distant second, with a maximum 13% share. But Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year led to an upheaval in Europe’s energy supplies. EU states slashed their imports of...

President Joe Biden recently issued his first veto since taking office on Jan. 20, 2021. Biden rejected a bipartisan bill that would have required investment fund managers to take politics out of their investment decisions and to stay focused on providing the best return to their clients as much as possible. Why should you care? Because Biden was, in effect, saying it was permissible for fund managers, who have control of trillions of dollars in pension accounts, to take into consideration a company's ESG score (related to how it stands on racial justice, climate change and LGBT issues) when they...

[Catholic Caucus] Massachusetts diocese issues law banning hookup appsThe Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, issued on Friday a ban on the use of so-called hookup apps for all diocesan clergy.Bishop Robert McManus promulgated the new diocesan penal law March 24, warning that use of hookup app technology will lead to sanctions for priests and deacons in the Massachusetts diocese.“The new law reminds the clerics to cultivate and preserve the virtue of chastity as well as the promise of celibacy for priests and single or widowed deacons,” the diocese announced in a statement Friday. “This particular law specifically references digital solicitation, grooming,...

Another day, another leak. Chief Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee ordered former Vice President Mike Pence to testify before a grand jury about his conversations with President Trump related to January 6. This is an unprecedented attack on Trump’s authority and executive privilege which is derived from the constitutional separation of powers. Special Counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed Mike Pence in February. Pence argued that as president of the Senate, he was acting as a member of the legislative branch on January 6 and is therefore protected by the DOJ’s demands. Judge Boasberg ruled that Pence can decline to answer...

If you Google "what is conservatism?" this is the definition you will receive: "Commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation." This is but one more illustration of the lack of objectivity wherever the Left is in control. The idea that conservatism means, by definition , "opposition to change or innovation" is nothing more than how liberals and leftists see conservatism. Why? Because the farther left you go, the greater the commitment to change and innovation. "Change" and "Innovation" are left-wing gods. That is why, for example, the mantra of the Barack Obama campaign and presidency...

Uganda is on the verge of prohibiting any kind of homosexual activities in the country, including punishing those who identify themselves as gay. The country's authorities say the law will protect cultural, religious and family values.Washington has threatened Uganda with economic "repercussions," if the African country passes a new bill concerning legal accountability for homosexual activities. "We would have to take a look at whether or not there might be repercussions that we would have to take, perhaps in an economic way, should this law actually get passed – enacted," John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, said during a press...

More details have continued to be released about the tragic shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, that claimed the lives of six and injured others. 100 Percent Fed Up – It has been revealed that the shooter was 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a female who identifies as a transgender person and was a former student at the Christian school. Audrey Hale Nashville police indicated that Hale intentionally targeted the school and other Christian schools but opted not to enter them due to higher security levels than Covenants. Audrey Hall in school hallway Investigating authorities have said that they found...

These college students failed to answer basic American history questions during Spring Break!

Affirmative action in university admissions started in the late 1960s as a noble effort to jump-start racial integration and foster equal opportunity. But somewhere along the decades, it has lost its way. Over time, it has become a political lightning rod and one of our most divisive social policies. It has evolved into a regime of racial preferences at almost all selective schools — preferences so strikingly large and politically unpopular that administrators work hard to conceal them. The largest, most aggressive preferences are usually reserved for upper-middle-class minorities on whom they often inflict significant academic harm, whereas more modest...

No sooner had word emerged that a Nashville Christian school had been attacked by a mass shooter on Monday than the Left began dissembling about guns again. The shift from “thoughts and prayers” to “grab the guns from law-abiding gun owners!” occurred at hypersonic speed. And it was all wrong.To save time, here’s a simple request by people who believe in the right to bear arms, which is explicitly guaranteed in the United States Constitution and is a God-given right. Stop lying. Try. It’s not that hard, and someone’s life depends on it.First, let’s acknowledge that gender dysphoria is a...

House Republicans held a hearing on Tuesday, highlighting the failures of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, election officials in managing the locality’s 2022 election.Republicans on the Committee on House Administration held a hearing Tuesday highlighting the failures by Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, election officials in managing the locality’s 2022 election.“For years, several of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have claimed that states like Florida and Georgia — that have implemented voter integrity laws — are suppressing voters. … However, they have never produced a single voter who wanted to vote and was unable to,” said Chair and GOP Rep....