2020 social justice

It was also abundantly clear during the campaign that social media was in the tank for the Democratic ticket, most notably seen in Twitter and Facebook's suppression and outright censorship of the New York Post's Hunter Biden exclusive. Twitter was the most egregious in actually locking the Post out of its account for having the audacity to do investigative reporting. At the time, Twitter and traditional media pointed the finger, without evidence, at Russian disinformation. Two months later and after Biden crossed the finish line, it was miraculously revealed by the Biden camp that Hunter was actually the subject of a year-long FBI investigation. … [Read more...] about AOC’s Ministry of Truth

Bezos has faced harsh criticism in the past for the conditions that Amazon employees endure in the workplace and pay that they receive. Breitbart News recently reported that despite Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ promise to reflect on “systemic racism” facing black communities and urging employes to take time to learn and reflect on Juneteenth, many employees at the firm feel that little has actually been done to correct perceived racial inequalities within the company. … [Read more...] about Abolish Amazon: DC Protesters Set Up ‘Guillotine’ Outside of Jeff Bezos’ House

While most conservative and right-leaning pundits and politicians have expressed displeasure with online censorship, many have refused to support initiatives to combat it on the grounds that “the government getting involved” in the affairs of supposedly “private companies” would be worse — but the Polish government is adopting a different posture, arguing that the state has a duty to, as the country’s constitution puts it, ensure “The freedom to express opinions, to acquire and to disseminate information ” and prohibit “Preventive censorship of the means of social communication”. … [Read more...] about WATCH: Poland Unveils Draft Law to Guarantee Free Speech Online

“We're looking at and treating this just like a significant international counterterrorism or counterintelligence operation," Sherwin said at a press conference this week. "We're looking at everything: money, travel records, looking at disposition, movement and communication records, so no resource related to the FBI, or the U.S. Attorney's Office will be unchecked in terms of trying to determine exactly if there was a command and control, how it operated and how they executed these activities."  … [Read more...] about Police seized alarming number of weapons on Capitol rioters, court documents show