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 →
There’s an awful lot being said about the Chinese protests, but I’m going to boil it down to this interview with a Chinese dissident artist. I’m pretty much in agreement with him, from what I see – except I’m inclined … Continue reading →
Governments around the world used the fear engendered by the COVID pandemic to increase their control on both the behavior of their populations and the ability of those populations to exchange information. The excuse was that this was a life-or-death … Continue reading →
You’ve almost certainly read about the protests in China. On the one hand, it’s encouraging that people so tightly controlled want to be more free and are willing to go public with it in significant numbers. On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Well, this: This is necessary to restore public trust — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022 And this: It has been really bad. Far left San Francisco/Berkeley views have been propagated to the world via Twitter. I’m sure this comes … Continue reading →
First, a little background on Beschloss. Nine books on the presidency. Graduate of Phillips Andover, Williams, and Harvard. He’s not a product of today’s “woke” education, either: he’s 66 years old. And yet this is the same man who said … Continue reading →
It’s such a popular word these days, isn’t it? Ever wonder where it came from?: “Disinformation” is not a word from the English language. It is a direct translation of the Russian word dezinformatsiya. It is a KGB form of … Continue reading →
Musk has given several Twitter executives the boot: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several top Twitter executives after officially taking control of the company Thursday evening. A source with knowledge of the matter told FOX Business that Twitter CEO … Continue reading →
Have you heard of Guy Reffitt, the person who received the longest sentence so far of all the Jan 6ers (at least, as of August 1, 2022, that article’s dateline)?: Guy Reffitt, a Texan who prosecutors said “lit the match” … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] This has just been announced: Today the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss and vote on whether or not to add the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna to the list of … Continue reading →