Monthly Archives: January 2018

New German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire account

"A German satirical magazine’s Twitter account was blocked after it parodied anti-Muslim comments, the publication said on Wednesday, in what the national journalists association said showed the downside of a new law against online hate speech. Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms are scrambling to adapt to the law, and its implementation is being closely watched after warnings that the threat of fines could prompt websites to block more content than necessary."

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Facebook Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments

"As is always true of censorship, there is one, and only one, principle driving all of this: power. Facebook will submit to and obey the censorship demands of governments and officials who actually wield power over it, while ignoring those who do not. That’s why declared enemies of the U.S. and Israeli governments are vulnerable to censorship measures by Facebook, whereas U.S and Israeli officials (and their most tyrannical and repressive allies) are not."

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Mississippi Bill Would Legalize Some Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 3, 2017) –  A bill introduced in the Mississippi House would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Rep. Dan Eubanks (R-Walls) introduced House Bill 12 (HB12) on Jan. 2. The legislation would legalize raw milk sales direct from…

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Exposed: Corrupt Bureau of Land Management Tried to Railroad Cliven Bundy

"The third trial of Cliven Bundy has ended in a mistrial. The prosecution failed to turn over documents that would have helped the defense. Two earlier trials ended in hung juries. On January 8th, a judge will decide if the case will be dismissed 'with prejudice,' meaning that it cannot be once again brought to trial. It is beginning to look like this is yet another case of government harassment. The prosecution is supposed to turn over all evidence that might help the defense, yet they failed to do so. A memo from a BLM investigator became public on December 15th, exposing the vast misconduct."

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Ron Paul on Iran Protests…CIA Fingerprints?

"Is it just a coincidence that the biggest protests since 2009 have hit Iran shortly after a secret agreement was revealed between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Riyadh to destabilize Iran? And shortly after a new Executive Order was issued by President Trump allowing him to seize US assets of anyone he deems a 'human rights abuser' ...or anyone who aids a designated 'human rights abuser'?"

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Trump boasts his ‘nuclear button’ is bigger, but he doesn’t really have one

"The process for launching a nuclear strike is secret and complex and involves the use of a nuclear 'football,' which is carried by a rotating group of military officers everywhere the president goes and is equipped with communication tools and a book with prepared war plans. If the president were to order a strike, he would identify himself to military officials at the Pentagon with codes unique to him. Those codes are recorded on a card known as the 'biscuit' that is carried by the president at all times. He would then transmit the launch order to the Pentagon and Strategic Command."

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China to offer tax breaks to foreign companies after GOP tax bill

"The New York Times reported that China will temporarily allow foreign companies to not pay tax on their earnings. The exemption will 'promote the growth of foreign investment, improve the quality of foreign investment and encourage overseas investors to continuously expand their investment in China,' China’s Finance Ministry said in a statement Thursday. However, those companies must invest those earnings from the exemption in areas being promoted by the Chinese government, like technology and mining. The exemption is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017."

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