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Could Pro-Hamas, Anti-Charlie Kirk Rhetoric Lead to Deportations?
Unions are suing the Trump administration to prevent the potential deportation of noncitizens who express support for Hamas terrorists or who celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, among other…
The Pentagon’s new press policy is absurd
No one is happy about the Pentagon's new press policy. Earlier this week, media outlets spanning the political spectrum almost universally declined to sign on to a memorandum issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth:…
Meta removes ICE-sightings group after DOJ outreach
Meta, Facebook's parent company, is the latest tech firm the Justice Department (DOJ) has successfully pressured into removing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent-tracking content from its platforms. On…
California wants to punish social platforms for aiding and abetting the First Amendment
California is trying to punish social media platforms for aiding and abetting the First Amendment. Senate Bill 771, currently awaiting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature, would "impose meaningful consequences…
The U.S. military is helping Arab dictatorships run psyops
The U.S. has done a lot for Arab dictators. For years, Democrats and Republicans have been seeking to give Saudi Arabia, the largest purchaser of American weapons in the world, a NATO-like defense pact. And Washington is…
Algorithmic censorship changes the way we talk
Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, by Adam Aleksic, Knopf, 256 pages, $29 The kids these days have a lot of silly euphemisms. Porn becomes corn. Sex becomes seggs. Nipples are nip nops and a…
Are We All Slaves to the Algorithm?
Amazon bought the James Bond franchise from MGM, and they are now bowdlerizing the Bond films by eliminating firearms from some images: Amazon — which took creative control of the series earlier this year in a blockbuster…
Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme
After the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September, many on the political right set out to punish anyone making light of the tragedy, or even simply being insufficiently upset. In one of the more brazen…
2 controversies over political rhetoric illustrate the perils of blaming gun control critics for murder
If you oppose "common-sense gun safety legislation," politicians and activists who favor new restrictions on firearms often suggest, you have blood on your hands. Both Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for…
Bari Weiss is powerful, establishment media is not
If CBS News staffers are throwing fits of apoplexy over the announcement that Bari Weiss will be their new overlord, they are mostly doing so in private. A few have leaked to other media reporters that the general sentiment…
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