Tag: cancel culture

[EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


[PREMIERING NOW] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Highlights from RFK Jr.’s House Testimony on Censorship

A July 20 House Judiciary Committee hearing examining the federal government’s role in censoring Americans Democrats was marked by explosive exchanges between Democrats and Republicans about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments on vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic. The forum also included discussion about social media companies’ handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story and government…


[PREMIERING 7/22, 7:30PM ET] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Tommy Douglas’s Status as Historic Figure Under Review by Feds for His Beliefs on Eugenics

The late founding leader of the federal New Democratic Party, Tommy Douglas, is under review as a national historic figure by the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations because he wrote a thesis paper for his master’s degree on eugenics. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board is examining Mr. Douglas’s “controversial beliefs and behaviour,” according to…


California Expands Travel Ban List Over Gender Ideology to Half the Country

California has expanded its travel ban to three states that restricted transgender students from participating in school sports teams that don’t align with their biological sex. State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on July 14 that California will restrict state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming because of recently passed legislation in those states, bringing…


Democrat AGs Push Back After SCOTUS Ruling, Say They Will Support Corporate DEI Efforts

A group of Democrat attorneys general are pushing back on the behalf of corporations, stating on Wednesday they would not be prosecuting companies for their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the use of race in the consideration of college applicants had a quick ripple effect, bringing on a…


GOP Reps Sue Anaheim, Riverside Over Canceled Rallies, Alleged Free Speech Violations

Two Republican members of Congress are suing the California cities of Anaheim and Riverside for allegedly conspiring to suppress and shut down their political rallies, infringing on their constitutional rights to free speech. U.S. House Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—both ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump—filed the lawsuit (pdf) in…


GOP Reps Sue California Cities Over Canceled Rallies, Alleged Free Speech Violations

Two Republican members of Congress are suing the California cities of Anaheim and Riverside for allegedly conspiring to suppress and shut down their political rallies, infringing on their constitutional rights to free speech. U.S. House Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—both ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump—filed the lawsuit (pdf) in…