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“This Is About Eavesdropping” On A Political Opponent: Biden Must Testify

“This Is About Eavesdropping” On A Political Opponent: Biden Must Testify

Yesterday, Acting Director of National Intelligence released the list of Obama officials who were involved in the massive political espionage against President Trump, and Joe Biden was on it. Responding to the revelation, Senator Rand Paul blasted the former VP, [...]

May 15, 2020 Democrats, Joe Biden, Politics, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson
“Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Stay at Home Order” as Violating State Rulemaking Procedures

“Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Stay at Home Order” as Violating State Rulemaking Procedures

Read the Wisconsin State Journal (Riley Vetterkind) article, or the 4-3 decision in Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm (161 pages!). The opening paragraphs of the majority opinion: This case is about the assertion of power by one unelected official, Andrea Palm, and [...]

May 14, 2020 Volokh Conspiracy
Creativity Flourishes, Even Amid a Pandemic

Creativity Flourishes, Even Amid a Pandemic

It was going to be the party of the year: my 50th birthday. I rented a fantastic place, picked a great menu, and sent funny invitations designed by my hilarious friend Brooke. I was counting down the weeks. Then COVID-19 [...]

May 14, 2020 Capitalism, Coronavirus, Economics
Greta Thunberg Isn’t a Coronavirus Expert

Greta Thunberg Isn’t a Coronavirus Expert

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been invited by CNN to be an “expert panelist” on a Thursday night event about the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a bit confused by this choice, that’s fair. Thunberg not really an expert [...]

May 14, 2020 Activism, Celebrities, Climate Change, CNN, Coronavirus, Experts
New Zealand unveils record spending to stop massive job losses

New Zealand unveils record spending to stop massive job losses

May 14, 2020 By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand unveiled a record NZ$50 billion ($30 billion) spending package on Thursday to revive an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but warned it may not be enough to stop [...]

May 14, 2020 Economy
China to allow imports of barley, blueberries from U.S.

China to allow imports of barley, blueberries from U.S.

May 14, 2020 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will allow imports of barley and blueberries from the United States, according to notices on its customs website. Imports that meet the relevant requirements will be allowed effective Thursday, according to the notices. [...]

May 14, 2020 Economy
Dolce & Gabbana will lose out from virus crisis, founders tell paper

Dolce & Gabbana will lose out from virus crisis, founders tell paper

May 14, 2020 ROME (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Dolce & Gabbana will lose out “a lot” this year, after the coronavirus emergency, founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said on Thursday. “You should ask our chief executive, but certainly [...]

May 14, 2020 Business
Facebook Wants To Ensure They Remain ‘Essential’, Along With Other Social Media Companies

Facebook Wants To Ensure They Remain ‘Essential’, Along With Other Social Media Companies

An article published by The Washington Post on Monday revealed Facebook’s brand new non-profit organization, “American Edge,” that – along with other social media companies – seeks to heal self-inflicted scrutiny and improve their overall image, while selling their Silicon [...]

May 14, 2020 American Edge, Breaking News, Calibra, Cambridge Analytica, Congress, Congressional Hearings, Facebook, General News, Libra, Mark Zuckerberg, Washington Post
Twitter To Flag COVID-19 Tweets That Go Against World Health Organization And Other ‘Authoritative Sources’ As ‘Harmful And Misleading’

Twitter To Flag COVID-19 Tweets That Go Against World Health Organization And Other ‘Authoritative Sources’ As ‘Harmful And Misleading’

On Monday Twitter made a new announcement about yet even more censoring of information on their platform, this time they’re coming after any COVID-19 related info they deem as “misleading”. This includes posts from President Donald J. Trump’s official account [...]

May 14, 2020 #FAKENEWS, Breaking News, Censorship - #StopTheBias, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fake News, General News, President Donald Trump, Recent, TWITTER, World Health Organization
Twitter Welcomes Former Google AI Chief Dr. Fei-Fei Li To Board of Directors

Twitter Welcomes Former Google AI Chief Dr. Fei-Fei Li To Board of Directors

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey welcomed Dr. Fei-Fei Li to it’s Board of Directors as the new independent director. As an AI expert, this new addition to the board comes after what Twitter has referred to as a flurry of misinformation [...]

May 14, 2020 AI, Breaking News, Censorship - #StopTheBias, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, General News, Jack Dorsey, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, Recent, Soros, TED Talks, TWITTER

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