January 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m20JngeQ9Kc

The claim that Parler represents some unique risk to public safety is a lie driven by politics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2021 103 Comments

The takedown of Parler, currently in progress, is one of most chilling and ominous signs that this country is heading to a very bad place, a lot worse than we have seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPnANg4xm0

Mexican President Slams Social Media Censorship Of President Trump

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 10, 2021 14 Comments

As people are still reeling from the coordinated banning of President Trump across social media platforms, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned the decision of America's Big Tech tyrants.

https://twitter.com/cjane87/status/1348348215603638272

Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick’s Funeral Held Sunday

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 10, 2021 20 Comments

Kemberlee blogged on Friday that Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died. According to a Capitol Hill Police release, Sicknick "passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty. . . . [he] was injured while physically engaging with protesters. He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osV3IncleQs

Pro-Trump protesters in SoCal’s Pacific Beach targeted by AntiFa

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2021 16 Comments

On California's idyllic Pacific Beach, where I have often taken my boogie board to ride the waves, supporters of President Donald Trump staged a rally this weekend.

Critic Calls U. Pennsylvania Athletics Diversity Initiative ‘Straightforward Neo-Segregation’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 5 Comments

“permanent shared space for Black student-athletes”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-4RI9d_Ng

Feds investigate potential link between University of Alabama & Wuhan Institute of Virology

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2021 11 Comments

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a potential link between the University of Alabama and the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the facility that may be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJolcXvDeE

Germany, Which Is Proposing a ‘Hate Speech’ Ban, Offers To Help U.S. Fight ‘Enemies of Liberal Democracy’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 10, 2021 38 Comments

Germany has offered Joe Biden a "Marshall Plan for democracy" in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday called on the incoming Democratic administration to join the European Union in backing a "wide-reaching pro-democracy initiative" to counter the "enemies of liberal democracy."

Lehigh University Rescinds Trump’s Honorary Degree After Capitol Riot

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 7 Comments

"Yesterday we witnessed a violent assault on the foundations of our democracy"...

Lincoln Project Creating Database to Prevent Trump Admin Officials From Future Employment

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 42 Comments

The never-Trump grifter group known as the 'Lincoln Project' is now going to create a database of former Trump administration officials to track their professional movements in the future. This is just the latest example of the vindictive, anti-Trump revenge politics we have seen recently, and there is surely more to come.

Michigan State Prof Says Telling Someone You Don’t Understand Their Accent is ‘Linguistic Racism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 18 Comments

"perpetuated against individuals on the basis of their language use"...

The Progressive Purge Begins Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 5 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.fivefeetoffury.com/2021/01/09/kathy-shaidle-1964-2021/

Kathy Shaidle — 5 Feet of Fury — RIP

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2021 10 Comments

Canadian blogging pioneer and friend of Legal Insurrection Kathy Shaidle passed away today after a battle with Ovarian cancer.

https://www.facebook.com/events/3741614855856694/

Apple suspends Parler from App Store, Amazon kicking Parler off hosting platform

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2021 105 Comments

Apple joins Google in removing the Parler App from the App Store. This is part of a broad internet tech giant move to deplatform not only Donald Trump, but also supporters on the pretext of threats of violence after the Capitol Hill riot

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1347725591001370625

The Great Purge Expands As CNN Sets Its Sights On Fox News’ Cable Providers

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 09, 2021 65 Comments

The 'never let a crisis go to waste' crew are busily turning Wednesday's Capitol riot into their very own Reichstag fire, using it as the premise by which to ban President Trump across social media and now, apparently, to go after cable companies for being complicit in "spreading disinformation" by giving Fox News a platform.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1262814903867518978

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