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The Brits speech police

 Daily Signal: ... Raskin pointed to alleged examples of censorship under Trump , concluding, “There’s a free speech crisis in America today. But there’s no free speech crisis in Britain.” In a brief response, Jordan was ready with a sharp rejoinder: “The gentleman alleges there’s no free speech in America under Donald Trump while his staff member holds up countless articles criticizing the Trump administration.” Farage opened his testimony with a strong dose of irony. “I’m delighted to reacquaint with the charming Mr. Raskin.” “Delightful testimony you gave me earlier on with your speech,” he continued. “But hey, that’s fine, you can say what you like, I don’t care, because that’s what free speech is.” Farage pointed to the U.K.’s recent arrest of an Irish comedian at Heathrow Airport for posting supposedly transphobic tweets. “This could happen to any American man or woman that goes to Heathrow that has said things online that the British government and the British police don’t l...

The cost of Free Speech

  Tucker Carlson New The world’s richest man risked jail, bankruptcy, and his life, spending $44B on Twitter for free speech and aiding Trump’s win over the Dems. He’s among the greatest humans of these centuries. He deserves a Thank you from every human. Would you thank him? Elon Musk is an American hero who sacrificed billions to expose the truth. @TuckerCNews · 22h The world’s richest man risked jail, bankruptcy, and his life, spending $44B on Twitter for free speech and aiding Trump’s win over the Dems. He’s among the greatest humans of these centuries. He deserves a Thank you from every human. Would you thank him?

Biden's war against free speech

 Matt Margolis: The revelations unveiled by America First Legal mark a seismic moment in the ongoing debate over the weaponization of the Department of Justice under the Biden administration. For years, concerned parents who spoke up at school board meetings found themselves caught in the crosshairs of a federal government wielding its power not to protect free speech, but to stifle dissent. Now, explosive new documents  obtained by America First Legal  leave no room for doubt: the infamous memo from Attorney General Merrick Garland—which painted parents as potential "domestic terrorists,” for speaking out against COVID mandates, critical race theory, and gender ideology—was not a matter of law or public safety but was motivated by pure, unvarnished politics, and was the result of pressure from the White House. Today, America First Legal (AFL) released explosive new documents conclusively proving what AFL has known since day one: the infamous October 4 memo from Attorney ...

The EU opposition to free speech

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  Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media "Online misinformation can undermine democratic institutions." The proper answer to speech you disagree with is more speech and not censorship.  Europe should understand this.  It is one of the reasons the US rebelled against the British. Some fear a marching band: Carmine Sabia @CarmineSabia · 16h Our nation is so divided that of the three main news networks only Fox News is showing the parade to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Army. 2.2K 5.1K 29K 473K World Economic Forum video features unelected EU head Ursula von der Leyen laying out her plans to censor social media platforms. "We need to contain this immense power of the big digital companies... and defend our institutions against the corrosive power of hate speech, of disinformation, fake news and incitement to violence." 1.4K 1.8K 2.9K 119K