The War on Free Speech

[houndawg]

Just more reasons to hate govt, which has no business trying to censor Americans.

Zuckerberg Letter Confirms Government Engaged in Big Tech Censorship
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute ... p-n2178670

Tell us again how you hate the gubmint, BD

[houndawg]

…We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. More specifically, we’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X, starting in the U.S…

Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer:

We went to independent, third-party fact-checkers. It has become clear there is too much political bias in what they choose to fact-check because, basically, they get to fact-check whatever they see on the platform….

…. Instead of going to some so-called expert, it (community notes) instead relies on the community and the people on the platform to provide their own commentary to something that they’ve read. We think that’s a much better approach rather than relying on so-called experts who bring their own biases into the program….

https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/0 ... n-n2184036

This wouldn’t be happening of Elon hadn’t bought X. Elon buying X was one of the biggest advancements of free speech in US history, because it ended the left’s stranglehold on social media and the free flow of online info.

[UNI88]

New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.

The new guidance, unveiled by the state department on Wednesday, directs US diplomats to conduct an online presence review to look for “any indications of hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States”.

A cable separately obtained by Politico also instructs diplomats to flag any “advocacy for, aid or support for foreign terrorists and other threats to US national security” and “support for unlawful antisemitic harassment or violence”.

They're flaming hypocrites if they don't screen for support for putin/russia, Christo-fascism and other MAQA causes with the same zeal they screen for support for Palestinians.

[UNI88]

Tell me you don't understand free speech without telling me that you're absolutely clueless about free speech.

[UNI88]

Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members



If it is "unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American." and the "Department of War has zero tolerance for it." then they need to do the same search for personnel who had negative posts about Hortman's assassination.

[kalm]

Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members



If it is "unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American." and the "Department of War has zero tolerance for it." then they need to do the same search for personnel who had negative posts about Hortman's assassination.

Should a reasonable person be able to criticize the violence AND recognize the dark side of Kirk in addition to right wing threats of more violence in retribution?

[Ibanez]

It’s interesting that MAGA is canceling people for having an opinion of Charlie Kirk. The Wokeness of MAGA is quite an interesting evolution.

[UNI88]

[BDKJMU]

But the left is ok someone being sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a $20 Pride Flag and burning that.

[UNI88]

But the left is ok someone being sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a $20 Pride Flag and burning that.

Stealing something is a crime. 15 years seems excessive. Did the jury find that it was a hate crime?

[BDKJMU]

But the left is ok someone being sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a $20 Pride Flag and burning that.

Stealing something is a crime. 15 years seems excessive. Did the jury find that it was a hate crime?

Stealing and burning a Pride flag is no more hateful than burning an American flag. Yes the Soros DA tacked on a thought crime charge.

[UNI88]

Stealing something is a crime. 15 years seems excessive. Did the jury find that it was a hate crime?

Stealing and burning a Pride flag is no more hateful than burning an American flag. Yes the Soros DA tacked on a thought crime charge.

WRONG.

There is a difference between stealing and burning something you don't own and burning something you do.

[BDKJMU]

Stealing and burning a Pride flag is no more hateful than burning an American flag. Yes the Soros DA tacked on a thought crime charge.

WRONG.

There is a difference between stealing and burning something you don't own and burning something you do.

My bad- I left out the stealing before the American flag.

Ok- Stealing and burning a Pride flag is no more hateful than stealing and burning an American flag.

[kalm]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

[GannonFan]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

I think he's certainly all three. Fortunately for us, our system of government gets in the way of how a whacko like Miller would like things to be.

[Caribbean Hen]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

I think he's certainly all three. Fortunately for us, our system of government gets in the way of how a whacko like Miller would like things to be.

Well, what ideas or actions have Democrats had to disprove anything that Miller said ….

The Dems have no ideas much less any good ones

Everything is “but Trump”

A losing strategy

[UNI88]

I think he's certainly all three. Fortunately for us, our system of government gets in the way of how a whacko like Miller would like things to be.

Well, what ideas or actions have Democrats had to disprove anything that Miller said ….

The Dems have no ideas much less any good ones

Everything is “but Trump”

A losing strategy

Taken with a gazillion grains of salt coming from the king of "but biden" responses.

[Caribbean Hen]

Well, what ideas or actions have Democrats had to disprove anything that Miller said ….

The Dems have no ideas much less any good ones

Everything is “but Trump”

A losing strategy

Taken with a gazillion grains of salt coming from the king of "but biden" responses.

I just saw an opportunity when the media wouldn’t do their job….

And still waiting for anybody to post any ideas Democrats actually have that might help the country

[Baldy]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

He ain't wrong.

[UNI88]

Taken with a gazillion grains of salt coming from the king of "but biden" responses.

I just saw an opportunity when the media wouldn’t do their job….

And still waiting for anybody to post any ideas Democrats actually have that might help the country

Obstructing trump's power grab is an excellent idea.

[BDKJMU]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

He ain't wrong.

Concur. Miller is correct on all points.

[UNI88]

War on free speech or just war against fellow Americans you disagree with?

Is Miller a master troll, mentally unstable, a shitty person or all three?

He ain't wrong.

Unfortunately, trump's Republican party isn't any better.

[houndawg]

Taken with a gazillion grains of salt coming from the king of "but biden" responses.

I just saw an opportunity when the media wouldn’t do their job….

And still waiting for anybody to post any ideas Democrats actually have that might help the country

Sell Ukraine whatever they need to evict Russia, get some cash flow going

[kalm]

He ain't wrong.

Concur. Miller is correct on all points.

Have you two thought of moving to Hungary? You’d like it there.

[BDKJMU]

Concur. Miller is correct on all points.

Have you two thought of moving to Hungary? You’d like it there.

Yes I think I might. I‘ve been to
-Canada
-Mexico
-Guatemala
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-England
-Scotland
-Ireland
-France
-Belgium
-Luxembourg
-Germany (extensive)
-Switzerland
-Austria
-Holland
-Denmark
-Italy
-Greece
-Hungary
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-India
-Australia
-New Zealand
-Israel
-Qatar

Now while I prefer to live in Merica before any of them, because we are still the best, despite the Left, If I HAD to move to one, Hungary would be near the top, even though I don‘t speak a lick of Hungarian.