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Is Meta’s free speech overhaul a power play or real change?
On Jan. 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to the company’s content moderation policies. He pledged to “get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X.” Supporters of Zuckerberg’s pivot view this as a win for the First Amendment, promoting more free expression on the platform. Critics, however, argue… -
Trump must confront jihadism and Islamist supremacism
At least 14 revelers celebrating New Year’s on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have died after 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar used a rented Ford pick-up truck to run over as many civilians as he could. The FBI is classifying this as a deliberate act of terrorism. The suspect, heavily armed and wearing body… -
DOJ spied on Congress during ‘Russiagate’ investigation
A report from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General reveals that, during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, DOJ personnel misled courts to obtain gag orders, preventing federal employees from knowing they were under surveillance in the “Russiagate” investigation. The report concluded that seeking the records of congressional staffers did not violate… -
Will somebody explain what’s happening with these drones?
American citizens, lawmakers and public officials have expressed shared concerns regarding recent mysterious drone sightings across New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, one of the nation’s most vital military bases, was forced to close down temporarily out of an abundance of caution, while the FAA ordered an emergency… -
GEC shutdown strikes a blow to government censorship
The U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), criticized recently by Elon Musk and Senate Republicans, is set to be shut down as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. The center, tasked with countering foreign disinformation from terrorist organizations and powerful rivals like Russia and China, has faced Republican accusations of overreaching and of targeting…
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