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The numbers show Democrats have an image problem, amid record-low approval ratings and a growing voter registration gap. To reverse that trend, some Democrats are working to build a message they say can win over more Americans. Democrats suffered heavy losses in the 2024 elections, both nationally and in battleground states. Last year more new voters registered Republican than Democrat for the first time since 2018, according to data from business intelligence firm L2. “Democrats have to reestablish trust with voters and win a whole bunch of folks back,” said Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio. Landsman hopes to lead the charge...

Key Points:Gov. Spencer Cox called social media “a cancer on our society,” urging people to disconnect. Cox said videos of violent incidents like the murder of Charlie Kirk are harmful for viewers. A UK survey found 70% of teenagers have encountered real-life violence online. Announcing that a suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is in custody Friday morning, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox spoke earnestly about what he called “moral clarity,” “internet fury” and the need to disconnect from social media and devices and to connect instead with one another. He called social media “a cancer on our society right now,”...

VIDEOFor years, the young people of Gen-Z in Nepal got more and more fed up with watching the nepo kids of their corrupt Commie politicians flaunt their underserved wealth on social media. The Nepalese Commie government took note when they saw the vast majority of Nepalese Gen-Z calling out this gross corruption. So what was the solution? The government shut down social media in Nepal by claiming they were stopping the spread of "Misinformation" meaning telling the TRUTH about the corruption. Big mistake. You just do not deprive Gen-Z of their social media and the result was a YUUUUGE revolt...

In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the American media landscape, Fox News personalities Jeanine Pirro and Tyrus have fired a warning shot at the country’s legacy networks—CBS, NBC, and ABC—declaring an all-out “war” that’s as much about influence as it is about ratings. The campaign, fueled by a staggering $2 billion war chest, isn’t merely a battle for viewers; it’s a fight for the soul of American discourse as the nation barrels toward the 2025 election. The War Begins: Fox News Goes Nuclear The drama unfolded in a series of televised segments and behind-the-scenes strategy sessions that quickly leaked...

Instagram deleted my video about restaurants in Gaza and even restricted my account. The video had 600,000 views, no hate, no violence—just food. I even added proof with links to the restaurants’ own Instagram pages.Meanwhile, mainstream media spreads fake photos of “starvation” in Gaza. Like, share, and subscribe to help spread the truth. Active restaurants in Gaza: / mekato.cafee / aman_caffe / soul_coffee1 / arabesco_2025 / athar.cafe.gaza / aaedali0 / aaedali0 / fadi_sultan8 / athar.cafe.gaza / mekato.cafee / yehia_saqalah / new_gazaa / orca.resto.cafe / modern.cafe / beehubandcafe / ahmed_ali_kitchen / sobhe_sayyed / lava.cafe.official / dr.mo5tar_ / usern7293cx5u / ghosncafe.gaza /...

In July, 2024, a group of Chinese technologists and researchers met at an office in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region, to discuss efforts to stop internet users bypassing the Great Firewall, China’s vast online censorship and surveillance apparatus. Even by Chinese standards, internet controls in Xinjiang are intense, a legacy of a years-long crackdown by the authorities targeting Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. Preventing people from dodging these controls – to access banned websites or download secure messaging apps – was a key government priority, part of a “long-term struggle and technical confrontation” vital to nationwide “anti-terrorism” efforts, according...

There have been several corruption cases reported in the last few years involving ministers, former ministers and high-profile officials. At least 19 people were killed Monday (Sep 8) when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption.Several social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube and X, have been inaccessible in Nepal since Friday after the government blocked 26 unregistered platforms, leaving users angry and confused. Police used rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannon and batons when the demonstrators pushed through barbed wire and tried to storm into...

Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya yesterday claimed that the First Amendment is a “dead letter”. Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington DC, the former Stanford professor warned that America’s constitutional protections for free expression dissolved during the Covid pandemic and remain unenforceable even today. “The First Amendment still doesn’t apply in practice,” he said. “Free speech rights exist right now only because the administration has chosen to allow them, not because the First Amendment is protecting us.” Bhattacharya, best known for co-authoring the 2020 Great Barrington Declaration, said his own experience during the pandemic...

Linehan, who is known for British sitcom "Father Ted" was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Monday. LONDON, England – Graham Linehan, cocreator of the British TV sitcom Father Ted, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Monday. Linehan, 57, is known for his controversial posts about transgender people. Police did not name Linehan, but confirmed the arrest of a man at the airport on suspicion of inciting violence on the social media platform X. Linehan has gained attention for his posts about trans women, some of which involved threats of violence. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday for...

The arrest of beloved comedian Graham Linehan for criticizing the transgender movement makes it clear that the U.K. is becoming a police state. Graham Linehan/YouTube. Yesterday, the news came that Graham Linehan was arrested by five police officers the moment he stepped off a plane at Heathrow. Though he’s less well-known in America, Linehan is an Irish comic genius who created two of the most beloved U.K. sitcoms of the last 30 years — Father Ted and The I.T. Crowd. Linehan’s supposed crime is that he has been a persistent online critic of the transgender movement, and his arrest was...

We, The People, Found the Surveillance Contracts They Thought Were Hidden. They surveilled the citizens who saved it. They raided the man who questioned it. What was in those 45 pages that terrified them? The 48-Hour ErasureJanuary 18, 2021:@POTUS's Advisory 1776 Commission publishes its report. January 20, 2021, 2:47 PM: It is scrubbed from every government server. 48 hours. That's all the truth was given. The man who gave the order was David Ferriero, the 10th Archivist of the United States. His job is preservation. His action was deletion. This is the same man who later gifted his staff a...

President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc's landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter said, over U.S. complaints that the law censors Americans and imposes costs on U.S. tech companies. Such a move would be an unprecedented action that would escalate the Trump administration's fight against what it sees as Europe's attempt to suppress conservative voices. Senior State Department officials have yet to make a final decision on whether to go ahead with the punitive measures that would likely come in the form of...

Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally, using fitness as a cover for a much more alarming mission. These groups are a new and harder-to-detect form of white supremacist organizing that merges extremist ideology with fitness and combat sports culture. Active Clubs frame themselves as innocuous workout groups on digital platforms and decentralized networks to recruit, radicalize and prepare members for racist violence. The clubs commonly use encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram, Wire and Matrix to coordinate internally. For broader propaganda and outreach they rely on alternative social media platforms such as...

Back Truth Details 3016 replies Avatar Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump As the President of the United States, I will stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies. Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology. They also, outrageously, give a complete pass to China's largest Tech Companies. This must end, and end NOW! With this TRUTH, I put all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations, on notice that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as President of the United States, will impose substantial...

Democratic friends, let’s try a thought experiment. Imagine you woke up one morning and all your media sources were produced by Christian nationalists. You sent your kids off to school and the teachers were espousing some version of Christian nationalism. You turned on your sports network and your late-night comedy, and everyone was preaching Christian nationalism.That’s a bit how it feels to be more conservative in the West today — to feel drenched by a constant downpour of progressive sermonizing. What would you do in such circumstances? Well, at least at first, you’d probably grit your teeth and take it...

Most Americans firmly believe that educational institutions should be places where all ideas can be discussed and no one need fear reprisal for saying the wrong thing or pursuing the wrong research topic. That ideal, however, is not embraced by all people. There are powerful forces, here and abroad, that want to dominate education in order to advance their goals. They have no qualms about telling students what they must believe or telling faculty members not to research certain topics. Of course, the leaders of our colleges and universities would never cooperate with those authoritarian forces—or would they? In her...

Lucy Connolly has today been released from prison after being jailed for writing a 'racist' tweet during last summer's riots. The mother had spent more than nine months behind bars after admitting making the inflammatory post on X in the wake of the Southport attacks in July last year. Connolly, who is the wife of Tory councillor Ray Connolly, pleaded guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred and was handed a 31-month sentence in October.

Its Saturday in Australia and police using overwhelming force during an attempt by small business owners to protest the coronavirus lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria... Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'leaning heavily' towards making coronavirus vaccination mandatory for aged care workers... "They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately we will win. Our country can't take this abuse anymore" Part of the reaction from President Trump as he was handed a two-year ban on Facebook and Instagram... Facebook also moving to censor politicians announcing it will subject politicians to the same moderation...

This trend may be individually smart, but it makes our society dumber and ultimately undermines the potential educational value of a college education. College students admit to lying about or hiding their views on family, faith, politics, and other socially contentious issues, such as gender ideology, in order to "fit in" at their colleges. At least, in this case, at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Almost everybody is living a lie, to avoid bullying by the other 10% of students and, of course, the college professors who act like the old Soviet Political Officers in the Soviet Union's...

Ursula's new "European Media Freedom Act" permits the arrest of journalists if it is in the "public interest." ... The act also allows surveillance software to be deployed on devices used by media service providers, editorial staff, or related persons in the “public interest. Who decides the “public interest?” Sophie ... The new law also contains numerous provisions that call for action against alleged "disinformation." Ursula von der Leyen, EU Commission President ... "national lists" are to be created listing the owners and addresses of media outlets, as stipulated in Article 6. Despite its intent to strengthen media freedom, critics...