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April 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
TECH
World

EU Mobilizes Online Censorship Plan for Upcoming Elections.

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), initiated in late August, could severely curtail free speech in Europe and even worldwide ahead of the European Parliament elections in June.

To comply with the DSA, so-called Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Search Engines (VLSEs) with over 45 million monthly users in the EU are required to monitor and censor content deemed harmful by EU officials.

This can include so-called hate speech, supposed disinformation and misinformation, and content alleged to cause harm to people’s physical or mental well-being.

If platforms refuse to adhere to DSA diktats, they face severe economic penalties, including fines of up to six percent of their global revenue. Even the ostensibly pro-free speech Elon Musk seems to be complying to avoid these heavy fines for content posted to his X platform, formerly Twitter.

The European Commission, an unelected body that initiates most EU-level legislation and serves as the bloc’s executive, previously launched formal proceedings against Musk under the DSA.

This followed Commissioner Thierry Breton having expressed his displeasure at the South African tech mogul for dropping a supposedly voluntary EU code of conduct, which required Twitter to boost “authoritative sources” and “empower the fact-checking community.”

Social media firms have also been pressured into censoring users on the other side of the Atlantic, with the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) having people censored for questioning mail-in voting.

Joe Biden’s White House also pressured Facebook to take down posts containing accurate information about COVID-19 vaccine side effects or suggesting COVID-19 was made in or leaked from a Chinese laboratory.

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The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), initiated in late August, could severely curtail free speech in Europe and even worldwide ahead of the European Parliament elections in June. show more
April 4, 2024
William Upton
Politics
War

Obama’s Speechwriter Admits Biden ‘Looks Weak.’

Jon Favreau — a former speechwriter in the Obama White House — says President Joe Biden‘s refusal to increase pressure on Israel to stop its military from killing civilians in Gaza makes him look “weak.” The former Obama speechwriter and host of the liberal Pod Save America podcast has joined a growing list of influential Democrats who have publicly criticized Biden for what they see as a soft response to an Israeli military strike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers earlier this week.

“The President doesn’t get credit for being ‘privately enraged’ when he still refuses to use leverage to stop the IDF from killing and starving innocent people,” Favreau wrote Wednesday in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He added: “These stories only make him look weak.”

On Tuesday, President Biden said those responsible for the Israeli strike and civilian deaths should be held accountable. “Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians,” the President said in a statement. He continued: “Incidents like yesterday’s simply should not happen. Israel has also not done enough to protect civilians.” On background, White House officials insisted to the corporate media that Biden was “angry.”

For an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, the statement by Biden wasn’t enough. Over the past two days, several of the President’s top allies in the Senate called for a shift in his approach to Israel. On a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) warned the White House: “The polling is very clear: The Democratic base wants to stop funding Netanyahu’s war machine.” Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Coons told CNN on Thursday that he was open to conditioning any further aid to Israel on the reduction of civilian casualties.

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Jon Favreau — a former speechwriter in the Obama White House — says President Joe Biden's refusal to increase pressure on Israel to stop its military from killing civilians in Gaza makes him look "weak." The former Obama speechwriter and host of the liberal Pod Save America podcast has joined a growing list of influential Democrats who have publicly criticized Biden for what they see as a soft response to an Israeli military strike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers earlier this week. show more
April 4, 2024
Ed Kozak
Lawfare
Politics

89-Year-Old Concentration Camp Survivor Faces 11 Years in Jail… for Praying at Abortion Clinic.

An elderly concentration camp survivor faces 11 years in prison for allegedly obstructing access to an abortion clinic. This week, a court convicted Eva Edl, 89, and three others — Eva Zastrow, 25, James Zastrow, 27, and Paul Place, 26 — for misdemeanor violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Law. FACE prohibits interfering with a woman seeking to get an abortion at a clinic.

Authorities charged the defendants after they sang hymns and prayed at the Carafem Health Center in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, on March 5, 2021. The Biden Department of Justice described their actions as an illegal “blockade.”

However, the Biden regime hit Edl and Eva Zastrow with additional FACE charges. They are due to appear in a Michigan court in August. Each could get up to an additional 11 years in prison. A jury charged another six defendants who partook in the same protest under FACE and felony conspiracy laws in January.

The DOJ-led Reproductive Rights Task Force, established by the Biden regime after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, has amplified FACE Law enforcement efforts and the persecution of anti-abortion activists.

“NOBODY’S LIFE IS ULTIMATELY SAFE.”

Edl fled communist Yugoslavia. As a child, her persecutors forced her onto a cattle car and sent her to a concentration camp.

“If it is right for the American government to legalize the killing of innocent human beings inside the womb, preborn babies, then why do we condemn the Nazis who also legalized the extermination of born people—Jews, Gypsies, and others—all unwanted individuals?” Edl asked.

“Nobody’s life is ultimately safe in a nation ruled by someone who does not respect all human life, from conception to natural death,” Edl said. “It will just depend on who is in power, and whose whim will dictate who is permitted to live, and who is going to be exterminated.”

The Biden regime is not alone in its anti-Christian ‘pro-choice’ zeal. Governments across the West are displaying increasing hostility towards Christians and those who dare question the morality of legalized abortion. In December, England’s High Court upheld a ban on praying near abortion clinics.

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An elderly concentration camp survivor faces 11 years in prison for allegedly obstructing access to an abortion clinic. This week, a court convicted Eva Edl, 89, and three others — Eva Zastrow, 25, James Zastrow, 27, and Paul Place, 26 — for misdemeanor violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Law. FACE prohibits interfering with a woman seeking to get an abortion at a clinic. show more
April 4, 2024
Politics

Biden Institutes Rule To Stop Trump Firing Deep State Employees.

The Biden government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a finalized rule on Thursday aimed at preventing the removal of career federal employees from policy-sensitive positions. Some see the move as a fail-safe against former President Donald Trump’s plans to reimplement his “Schedule F” policy to aggressively overhaul the federal workforce should he win re-election in November.

Under the new OPM rule, career federal employees can no longer be re-designated as political appointees or other at-will workers. Additionally, the rule clarifies a clause found in 5 U.S. Code § 7511, which exempts federal workers from government employment protections if their primary work is “confidential, policy determining, policymaking, or policy-advocating” in nature. Under the new policy, the clause only applies to “noncareer, political appointments.”

This change is in direct response to an executive order issued by former President Trump, which created the Schedule F employment designation — allowing him to remove federal employees who actively worked to undermine his policy agenda. Schedule F was underpinned by the clause in 5 U.S. Code § 7511.

Preventing the reimplementation of Schedule F has been a priority of President Joe Biden, especially with November’s presidential election looming. During his first week in office, Biden revoked the policy and directed White House policymakers to examine actions that could be taken to prevent its return in the future. While a future Trump administration could re-institute his federal employment reforms, the new OPM rule would make it more difficult. The rule also outlines a specific process for re-designating a career federal worker, making any future attempts to use Schedule F more cumbersome.

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The Biden government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a finalized rule on Thursday aimed at preventing the removal of career federal employees from policy-sensitive positions. Some see the move as a fail-safe against former President Donald Trump's plans to reimplement his "Schedule F" policy to aggressively overhaul the federal workforce should he win re-election in November. show more
April 4, 2024
Politics
War

‘Stop It Now, Joe!’ – Jill Biden is Blaming Her Husband for the Continued Gaza Conflict.

First Lady Jill Biden has become one of the White House’s most vocal critics of her husband’s lack of action to reduce civilian casualties in the ongoing Gaza conflict. President Joe Biden revealed his wife’s criticism during a meeting with Muslim community leaders at the White House on Tuesday.

Responding to an attendee who said his wife was disappointed he was attending the White House meeting because Biden supported Israel’s war against Hamas, the President said his wife has been pressuring him to help end the conflict. “Stop it, stop it now, Joe,” Biden said the First Lady told him.

While attendees at the meeting were left with the impression that the First Lady was expressing opposition to Israel’s war, the White House later clarified that she was only addressing the lack of effort to reduce civilian deaths. “Just like the president, the first lady is heartbroken over the attacks on aid workers and the ongoing loss of innocent lives in Gaza,” a spokesman for Jill Biden said in a statement. They added: “They both want Israel to do more to protect civilians.”

The First Lady’s criticism comes as President Biden is facing mounting pressure from Democrat lawmakers and voters to step up humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians in Gaza and push Israel to end the war. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), a key ally of the President, has signaled he is open to putting restrictions on U.S. aid to Israel. “If Benjamin Netanyahu were to order the IDF into Rafah at scale… and make no provision for civilians or for humanitarian aid, I would vote to condition aid to Israel,” Coons said on Thursday during an appearance on CNN.

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First Lady Jill Biden has become one of the White House's most vocal critics of her husband's lack of action to reduce civilian casualties in the ongoing Gaza conflict. President Joe Biden revealed his wife's criticism during a meeting with Muslim community leaders at the White House on Tuesday. show more
April 4, 2024
Ed Kozak
Election 2024
Politics

Far-Left Calls for SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor Retirement Reveal Dems Believe in Trump Victory.

Democrats are increasingly calling on Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign from the Supreme Court before the 2024 presidential election, suggesting a widespread belief that former President Donald Trump will win.

Sotomayor is 69,  a lifelong diabetic, and the oldest liberal member of the court. Should Trump win the election and Sotomayor need to retire in the next four years due to her health, conservatives could secure a 7-2 majority.

Senator Richard Blumenthal recently expressed those fears. “I’m very respectful of Justice Sotomayor,” he told NBC. “I have great admiration for her. But I think she really has to weigh the competing factors. We should learn a lesson. And it’s not like there’s any mystery here about what the lesson should be. The old saying — graveyards are full of indispensable people, ourselves in this body included.”

Although many Democrats have publicly spoken out against Sotomayor’s retirement, sources indicate that most believe she should. “All the people in the liberal legal community are putting hurting Sonia’s feelings ahead of the prospect of a 7-2 court. Insane,” said one Democrat who worked on judicial nominations but is prohibited from speaking about the justices publicly. “So they don’t say anything about her retiring when they all think she should.”

Controversial former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan echoed these concerns in a column in The Guardian. “Biden, elected Democrats, and liberals and progressives across the board should be both publicly and privately encouraging Sotomayor to consider what she wants her legacy to be, to remember what happened with [Ruth Bader Ginsburg], and to not take any kind of gamble with the future of our democracy,” Hasan wrote.

Trump currently leads Biden in six of seven of the most crucial swing states, according to recent polling.

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Democrats are increasingly calling on Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign from the Supreme Court before the 2024 presidential election, suggesting a widespread belief that former President Donald Trump will win. show more
Bidenomics
April 4, 2024
William Upton
Economy
Politics

Biden’s Ex-Chief of Staff Makes Stunning Inflation Admission.

Ron Klain, former Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden, acknowledged on Wednesday that the Biden government’s efforts to bring down prices for American consumers have not been successful. “Prices are still high, the price of gasoline is still high, other prices are still high, and people feel that pinch,” admitted Klain during an appearance on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes.” He added, “I think the President needs to make more progress on that.”

The remarks from the former White House Chief of Staff run contrary to claims made by the Biden government that inflation and prices are falling. President Biden has repeatedly asserted that his policies have reduced unemployment, cut consumer costs, and boosted the U.S. economy. According to polling data, however, American voters aren’t buying the President’s claims — which Klain acknowledged is a problem for Biden.

“I understand that people say, hey, I’m glad you have all these good things going on in the economy, I’m glad that there are jobs,” he told Hayes before adding: “But people want to see that their own personal pocketbook is better off.”

“People need more money in their pockets,” Klain concluded.

President Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign also appears to have already tacitly acknowledged the economic reality for many Americans isn’t as rosy as the White House insists. The campaign appears to have abandoned the term “Bidenomics” after featuring it on the campaign trail late last year.

Klain isn’t the only former or current Biden official to acknowledge that grocery, gasoline, and housing prices remain restrictively high for many Americans. In February, Biden’s own Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that high prices are likely here to stay — while insisting it wasn’t the fault of “Bidenomics.”

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Ron Klain, former Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden, acknowledged on Wednesday that the Biden government's efforts to bring down prices for American consumers have not been successful. "Prices are still high, the price of gasoline is still high, other prices are still high, and people feel that pinch," admitted Klain during an appearance on MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes." He added, "I think the President needs to make more progress on that." show more
April 4, 2024
Culture
Politics

No, DEI Hasn’t Helped U.S. Firms, Despite McKinsey’s Claims.

A recently published paper casts doubt on the legitimacy of multiple studies from global consulting firm McKinsey & Company that suggested a positive correlation between corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and companies’ financial performance. The authors of the Econ Journal Watch study describe McKinsey’s conclusions as ‘junk research.’

The Econ Journal Watch research evaluated several studies conducted by McKinsey, concluding that neither conceptually nor empirically could it be established that large public firms in the U.S. could expect higher financial returns through increasing racial or ethnic diversity within their executive team.

“Our results indicated that despite the imprimatur often given to McKinsey’s 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2023 studies, McKinsey’s studies neither conceptually (in terms of the correct definition of causality) nor empirically (in terms of their set of large US public firms) support the argument that large US public firms can expect on average to deliver improved financial performance if they increase the racial/ethnic diversity of their executives.”

McKinsey’s studies have been referenced by institutions such as the U.S. Navy, being incorporated into the Navy’s 2021 ‘Task Force One’ report, advocating for a diversification of their forces.

Elaine Donnelly, president of The Center for Military Readiness, recently said that the Pentagon’s prioritization of DEI programs has led to an ongoing recruitment crisis. “Race-conscious ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) policies are making personnel shortages worse,” Donnelly said. “Minority recruitment has remained steady or increased, which is fine, but a steep decline in white recruits almost entirely accounts for the ongoing recruiting crisis.”

The research from Econ Journal Watch is likely to add to growing concerns over the consequences of DEI initiatives. Last month, it was reported that DEI initiatives are costing UK taxpayers at least half a billion pounds a year, or roughly $632.5 million.

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A recently published paper casts doubt on the legitimacy of multiple studies from global consulting firm McKinsey & Company that suggested a positive correlation between corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and companies' financial performance. The authors of the Econ Journal Watch study describe McKinsey's conclusions as 'junk research.' show more
April 4, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Politics

Nebraska Lawmakers Vote AGAINST ‘Winner-Take-All’ Electoral College System. Here’s Why…

State legislators in Nebraska rejected a procedural motion that could have allowed a vote on changing how the Cornhusker State awards Electoral College votes.

Presently, Nebraska is one of only two states that do not award Electoral College votes on a “winner-take-all” basis; instead, it awards two electors to the overall winner and three more on a district-by-district basis. While the state tends to vote largely Republican, Joe Biden was able to secure and vote from the Omaha district in 2020.

Governor Jim Pillen backed proposals to move to a winner-take-all system after lobbying from Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who argued that Democrat-leaning states such as California and New York would never allow such a system.

Efforts to tack a vote on changing to a “winner-take-all” system to an unrelated bill were defeated by 8-36 on Wednesday night, however, despite the state lawmaker who moved the motion, Sen. Julie Slama, arguing it was “the last chance to pass winner-take-all this session.”

Opponents of Slama’s motion argued it broke state law, as it was not “germane” to the bill it was being attached to, though Slama countered by saying it was likely the courts would have backed her.

A standalone bill by Sen. Loren Lippincott remains before the state legislature, though it has been stalled in committee for more than a year and the legislative session for the year expires in only a few days.

Any vote on “winner-take-all” would also be vulnerable to filibustering.

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State legislators in Nebraska rejected a procedural motion that could have allowed a vote on changing how the Cornhusker State awards Electoral College votes. show more
April 3, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Lawfare
Politics

The Man Who Got E. Jean Carroll to Sue Trump Just Gave Nearly $1M to Joe Biden.

George Conway, the lawyer who persuaded advice columnist E. Jean Carroll to sue Donald Trump for denying her allegation that he raped her in a busy department store in the 1990s, has given a maximum donation of $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund.

Conway, best known as the now-ex-husband of Kellyanne Conway, a TikTok lobbyist who served as Senior Counselor to the President during the Trump administration, once hoped to secure a job in the Trump administration himself.

When this did not materialize, he became vocally anti-Trump and caused much embarrassment to his then-wife, who divorced him in 2023. Part of his campaign against the former president included persuading Carroll to sue him at a party hosted by anti-Trump blogger Molly Jong-Fast in 2019.

The columnist, 80, has accused at least eight men and boys of assaulting her over the years, but Trump appears to have been the first person against whom she ever took legal action — assisted by initially undisclosed funding from Democrat megadonor and Jeffrey Epstein guest Reid Hoffman.

Conway also co-founded the Lincoln Project, a RINO group that helped fund the far-left MeidasTouch Network, alongside John Weaver, a former John McCain staffer who exited the group after allegations he groomed and harassed 21 men and boys.

Conway is hosting a fundraising reception for the Biden Victory Fund on April 24.

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George Conway, the lawyer who persuaded advice columnist E. Jean Carroll to sue Donald Trump for denying her allegation that he raped her in a busy department store in the 1990s, has given a maximum donation of $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund. show more