Steve Thomas Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10764433/Roger-Stone-backs-Elon-Musk-make-Twitter-place-free-speech-expression-honored.html (Roger) Stone made a new (Twitter) account in the early hours of Thursday, telling DailyMail.com he wanted to see whether the platform would allow him back in the wake of Musk’s takeover. ‘I’m back b***hes… testing 1… 2… 3… ’ he declared in a 1 a.m. post under the new handle @RogerStoneUSA, describing himself as an ‘American Political Icon. The profile amassed 80 followers before it was taken down around 11am and replaced with an ‘Account suspended’ message and the standard blurb explaining that the 69-year-old had violated Twitter rules. Alas poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio' Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Russia’s Resource Grab in Ukraine (foreignpolicy.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Yeah Texas, keep voting for this. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 There are people that are so devoted to their bigotry and racism, that they will willingly destroy their own lives to feed their hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 23 hours ago, Benjamin Cole said: Obama has all but called for a Ministry of Truth. Do you think people here have actually read and understood George Orwell's 1984 and the purpose of a Ministry of Truth? On one hand it seems simple to understand the concept but, then you have factors like this transition happening so incrementally that people don't remember how things were and they lose sight of any original set of values. Fear and neuroticism makes them want to see or believe anything other than the dark cold reality of suppressing free speech and being propagandised. Most people here seem to be split by this red and blue divide, they accept that their political opponents are propagandists and XXXXX but, take it as a given that their own party is virtuous, and well intentioned. What if it's both parties that are XXXXX and propagandists? What if they work as counterpoints to each other? There is nothing complicated or sophisticated about that idea, and in the political class it means you have barely any losers and mostly profiteers. We see simulations and fixes in sports, we see politics corrupted in developing countries and we even see actors taking roles at the pinnacle of the political sphere, yet we have this default position that if they represent a party or swear and oath, that suddenly they are conducting themselves with honesty, integrity and in the best interests of their constituents. I am certain most people here have worked for companies in their lives, when has the hierarchy of those companies cared about the people on the lowest pay grade as much as themselves? When have they shared profits/pay equitably amongst employees. It never really happens, right? Why would ambitious politicians suddenly buck the trend of human nature and everything we understand about the psychology of politicians, to be idealists and serving someone other than their own interests? The idealists are a tiny minority, a minuscule percentile and those of us with a modicum of intelligence can see that we have a system that punishes these idealists, like JFK. “The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink” ― George Orwell, 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 While free speech is often at the fore of discussion here; something I just learned is that Barrack Obama used the archaic 1917 espionage act to prosecute more journalists, than all other US presidents, combined. James Risen described him as the biggest threat to free speech in a generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Cole Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Chris Barnard said: While free speech is often at the fore of discussion here; something I just learned is that Barrack Obama used the archaic 1917 espionage act to prosecute more journalists, than all other US presidents, combined. James Risen described him as the biggest threat to free speech in a generation. On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified during a budget hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that a Disinformation Governance Board had recently been created to fight the spread of disinformation on the internet.---Newsweek. You can't make this stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Conservative judge says attempt to overturn 2020 election was a dry run for 2024. ttps://www.businessinsider.com/judge-luttig-republican-dry-run-overturn-2020-election-2024-trump-2022-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Biden seeks to attract Russia’s top scientists to move to the U. - CNNBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, Douglas Caddy said: Biden seeks to attract Russia’s top scientists to move to the U. - CNNBC That would be a good move for the scientists. Russia is just like every other 3rd world country where the population is kept poor so the dictator can make himself rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Matt Allison said: Russia is just like every other 3rd world country Interesting for a progressive democrat to use the term “3rd world.” Must be great for people in developing countries to think of themselves as third class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, W. Niederhut said: Suddenly Musk is racist because he is pro free speech?! What is wrong with laws holding people accountable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Trying to defend dictators and racists. You're on a real roll today, Chris, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matt Allison said: Trying to defend dictators and racists. You're on a real roll today, Chris, aren't you? You’re the one using terms like “third world.” How righteous you must feel?! You’re more Trumpian than you even know. You only seem to care about wars concerning ‘white people’. It suggests a racial bias. The truth is that you’re mixed up and confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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