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Federal Appeals Court dismisses PragerU suit against Google, rules YouTube is not a ‘public forum’

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2020 73 Comments

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court dismissal of Prager University's lawsuit against Google regarding restrictions placed on Prager U videos on YouTube, which is owned by Google.

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Bloomberg has spent $400 million (so far) to buy the election, but ‘Mini Mike’ Meme is priceless

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 21, 2020 25 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has hired many people to say nice things about him on social media. Supporters of President Donald Trump do this for free, which has given the world some of the funniest videos.

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s First 2020 Priority Was to Declare War on $30 Pizzas

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 03, 2020 21 Comments

On any given day, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio makes it all too easy to dunk on him, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do it when the opportunity presents itself.

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Christmas Miracle: One College Student Donates Kidney to Another After Seeing Facebook Post

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2019 0 Comments

“It’s incredible, she would do this for our son?”...

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VIDEO: College Republican President Attacked at Sacramento State

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 10, 2019 26 Comments

An argument on social media spilled over into real-life recently at Sacramento State University. A physical altercation followed and was captured on video which has since gone viral. The young man on the receiving end of the attack is the president of the College Republicans.

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Maryland Governor Blasts Local Official Who Ordered Removal of Thin Blue Line Flag

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 04, 2019 16 Comments

Republican Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unloaded on Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich after he demanded a police station remove a thin blue line flag given to them by a young boy.

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Obama’s White House Photographer Suggests White House Staged Trump Situation Room Photo

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 28, 2019 26 Comments

The White House released a photo of President Donald Trump and his advisors watching a raid in Syria that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. President Barack Obama's White House photographer Pete Souza suggested on social media that the White House staged the photo.

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REPORT: Steven Crowder Claims YouTube is Silencing Tulsi Gabbard

Posted by Tyler Hummel on October 25, 2019 11 Comments

A new experiment performed by conservative comedian Steven Crowder alleges that YouTube isn't merely lying but that they're purposely going out of their way to curate search results within the United States to a degree that could be considered election tampering.

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Mitt Romney has a Secret Twitter Account. Hello, ‘Pierre Delecto’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 21, 2019 47 Comments

I find it funny how everyone now loves Utah Sen. Mitt Romney because he has become one of the louder voices against President Donald Trump. McKay Coppins wrote a loving profile of Romney in The Atlantic, which also included the senator groaning about Trump's use of Twitter. Except...it seems like Romney enjoys Twitter more than he let on.

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College Students Who Leave Facebook for a Week Report Being Less Depressed

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 07, 2019 1 Comment

"researchers found that they didn’t substitute traditional media for the news they’d been getting on Facebook"...

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Faculty at U. Iowa Told Not to Promote Upcoming Greta Thunberg Visit on School’s Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2019 4 Comments

"Greta’s visit does not fit under the umbrella of university research"...

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Women’s March Votes Off New Board Member Zahra Billoo Over Anti-Israel Tweets

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2019 13 Comments

On Monday, the Women's March voted off its board Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory, and Bob Bland due to the anti-Semitism controversies surrounding them. The organization announced 16 new members to the board. I noted in my Monday blog that Zahra Billoo could cause problems for them due to her past statements on Israel, the FBI, and the IDF. She once called herself "a proud anti-Zionist." I was correct. Billoo tweeted early this morning the Women's March booted her off its board.

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Saudi Arabia Trying to Improve Image by Using Instagram Influencers

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 09, 2019 7 Comments

Saudi Arabia has chosen to use Instagram influencers as a way to help boost its global image. They took this route instead of stopping the execution of gays and journalists and embracing basic human rights.

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Red Caps Trigger a Fragile Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Makes Her ‘Uncomfortable’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 02, 2019 71 Comments

Pulitzer Prize finalist author Rebecca Makkai set off a Twitter storm the other day. Turns out red caps trigger her because God forbid it could say MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. A simple red cap causes her heart to do some "weird sh*t."

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Transgender Professor Thinks It’s OK to Celebrate Deaths of ‘Transphobes’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 02, 2019 11 Comments

“Eh, if they’re a trash human actively trying to harm marginalized people because of who they are? I think it’s justified.”...

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Trump supporters are quoting journalists’ embarrassing social media statements, and the NY Times is furious

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 25, 2019 56 Comments

The call out and cancel cultures, enabled by major media, are out of control. Old tweets, sometimes from teenage years, are dug up and turned into media feeding frenzies. In December 2018, Robby Soave at Reason reported, Media Attacks Heisman Trophy Winner Kyler Murray for Homophobic Tweets He Sent as a 14-Year-Old:

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Speech First Wants College Students to Share How Speech is Handled on Their Campus

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 25, 2019 0 Comments

The organization wants "positive and negative examples." ...

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Germany: Hundreds Probed Over Anti-Migrant Comments on Facebook

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 11, 2019 18 Comments

German authorities have investigated hundreds of internet users over comments they made on a Facebook video posted by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The massive probe, spanning over 250 investigations, was launched in response to the live streaming of a migrant protest by the Bavarian-wing of the AfD party in 2017, German media disclosed on Saturday. Some 97 people were fined and three others were to face incitement charges in the court, the weekly Der Spiegel reported.

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