[NOTE: I see that Twitterfiles #6 is now up [hat tip: commenter “Griffin]. I plan to deal with it in a post tomorrow.] John Hayward writes: The corruption Musk is exposing at Twitter makes it seem more obvious in retrospect … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “stan.”] Here’s an interesting look back at the history of the DOJ, and how it’s been a politicized force for a long time – often but not always on behalf of the Democrats. The article includes suggestions … Continue reading →
And this one is considerably more substantive: More here. As Ace points out, it should be made very clear that this would only apply to large – essentially, monopolist – social media platforms and not to other formats like blogs. … Continue reading →
This 6-minute explanation might come in handy someday:
Continue reading →[NOTE: Part V of the Twitter files can be found here.] The powerful wokesters at Twitter wanted to ban Trump, the guy they all knew – just knew – is a Nazi. And so when he didn’t violate their rules, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on a 1965 Ralph Nader book about auto safety.] You’ve probably noticed the prominence of the words “unsafe” and “safety” in the working lexicon of the woke youngsters who now have … Continue reading →
The amount of coordination between federal agencies such as the FBI, DOJ, and DHS was vast, according to the latest analysis by Matt Taibbi, third in the series. Here’s one small part of it: 17. During this time, executives were … Continue reading →
I may write more later tonight about what’s revealed in this batch, but I’m more likely to do it tomorrow. If you’d like to read up, here’s the link. Taibbi mentions that the next group of files will be dealt … Continue reading →
We on the right knew for years that it was happening. Twitter was not just blocking conservatives outright when they hadn’t actually violated terms of service, but it was also shadow-banning them and subjecting them to a host of other … Continue reading →
The leftist troops have been told what line to take on Matt Taibbi – who’s been reporting on the Twitter files – and here it is: Imagine throwing it all away to do PR work for the richest person in … Continue reading →
I mentioned this in a comment the other day, but I think it bears repeating. For students of the 60s and early 70s, radical leftism was a stance of defiance rather than compliance with much of what they were being … Continue reading →
Apple had a role in the recent demonstrations in China: AirDrop, the file-sharing feature on iPhones and other Apple devices, has helped protestors in many authoritarian countries evade censorship. That’s because AirDrop relies on direct connections between phones, forming a … Continue reading →