With censorship of student dissent, University of Virginia taints rep as free speech haven

The University of Virginia’s commitment to free speech — and its constitutional obligations — is facing scrutiny after it punished and censored students for offensive, hyperbolic or just contrarian remarks. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 and widely considered a “public Ivy,” the taxpayer-funded institution allowed a student-run committee to dangle expulsion over a student … Continued

Religious Freedom Must Be First and Foremost

Two authors warn against the encroachment by social media upon our first liberty. In a recent Wall Street Journal commentary, authors Salvatore J. Cordileone and Jim Daly argue that, as they put it, “The First Amendment guarantee of religious liberty is being dismantled, and with it the profound contributions that religion makes to American unity and … Continued

Trump barred from Twitter, but Taliban spokesman tweets away

. . Twitter’s standards were called into question on Sunday after users pointed out that a key Taliban spokesman has been using the platform to give updates about the group’s advance within the country while former President Trump’s account remains permanently suspended. Zabihullah Mujahid’s account is not verified but has nearly 280,000 followers and is regularly cited … Continued

Lindell’s team alleges symposium attendees’ phones, laptops, information targeted

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said Thursday that his team has identified attacks targeting attendees of his three-day Cyber Symposium and has received “credible” information that “there was a poison pill inserted in the data.” Phil Waldron, the head of the “red team” hired by Mr. Lindell to interrogate the data Mr. Lindell presented at the symposium, which he said would prove his claim that the 2020 election was hacked … Continued

US government wants a greater role in how Americans access Internet

President Biden’s bid to inject government deeper into the private sector is getting its first big test in the broadband industry. Congress on Tuesday advanced legislation that allocates $65 billion in new taxpayer money to expand high-speed internet access for millions of unconnected households—by far the largest allocation of federal funds ever earmarked for broadband. The Senate … Continued

Woke Nonsense is Warping Everyday Life

Americans are growing angrier by the day, but in a way different from prior sagebrush revolts such as the 1960s Silent Majority or the Tea Party movement over a decade ago. The rage this time is not just fueled by conservatives. For the first time in their lives, Americans of all classes and races are starting … Continued

Mike Lindell’s 2020 election symposium delayed by ‘hacked’ livestream

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said his website, Frank Speech, was hacked Tuesday morning, temporarily interrupting the livestream of his Cyber Symposium on how Chinese hackers defrauded the 2020 presidential election. Mr. Lindell says he has 37 terabytes of “irrefutable” evidence that hackers, who he said were backed by China, broke into election systems and switched … Continued

Twitter Again Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account for ‘Misleading’ Comments

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account has been suspended for a week following another violation of the social media platform’s rules, CNN reported Tuesday. The Georgia Republican tweeted Monday night that the Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines.””There are too many reports of infection & spread of #COVID19 among vaccinated people,” … Continued

ZOA Concerned: Biden Appoints Radical Israel-Basher, Sharon Kleinbaum, to U.S. Religious Freedom Commission

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA opposes and expresses deep concerns about President Biden’s appointment of hostile-to-Israel Reconstructionist Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. In 1992, Kleinbaum became the spiritual leader of New York City’s LGBTQ synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST). Kleinbaum … Continued

Sky News Australia Suspended by YouTube

YouTube has temporarily suspended Sky News Australia from posting on its video platform, issuing a first strike to the popular conservative news channel over “COVID-19 misinformation,” according to a statement. The tech giant said its decision to issue a strike was based on local and global health authority guidance, which Sky News Australia challenged as … Continued

One Woman’s Struggle against the Cuban Regime

On July 22, 2012, in the neighborhood of El Cerro in Havana, Cuba, Rosa María Payá said goodbye to her father as she would have on any other day, with a kiss on the cheek. But that day would not be like every other day. After lunch, she received a series of muddled texts: An accident. Militia … Continued

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