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Will the brave luminaries of the IDW a) condemn this direct, state-sponsored attack in the west on free speech rights, b) cheer it because they have a gigantic Israel exception for their "principles," or c) ignore it completely?
Worth noting that it's already a crime in France to advocate a boycott of Israel. Activists have been arrested in Paris (the city where they had that massive "free speech" march) for wearing "Boycott Israel" t-shirts. france24.com/en/20160120-fr…
The west's greatest, most severe & most coordinated attack on free speech is the multi-nation campaign to outlaw & criminalize activism against Israeli occupation. If you don't oppose that, you have no credible claim to being a defender of free expression theintercept.com/2016/02/16/gre…
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None of all this caveating, revisionism or optimistic speculation can conceal the key fact: unless more indictments come, Mueller will close his investigation without having indicted even one American for criminally conspiring with Russia to influence the 2016 election:
Also, by the way: since CNN & the WashPost are both reporting that Mueller is preparing shortly to close his investigation, have there been any efforts to explain why Mueller has thus far indicted no Americans for criminally conspiring with Russia to influence the 2016 election?
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This was 4 months after the NYT op-ed page published @LouiseMensch as its expert on what Congress should be investigating on Trump/Russia: her exclusive report that Orrin Hatch was secretly being prepared to be President & was already receiving security briefings.
A major but under-appreciated aspect of the media's behavior in the Trump/Russia mania are the charlatans who were elevated, given platforms & praised for their expertise & insights. Go back & read Eric Garland's "game theory" thread & remember who praised it & what they said.
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Here, @RepSwalwell - as he's been doing for 2 years - spreads baseless insinuations, this time to suggest that Mueller is being involuntarily silenced, forced to end his investigation. If that were true, & Mueller has said nothing, wouldn't that reflect poorly on his integrity?
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Dannielle Blumenthal PhD
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1) #Israel released a report today called "Terrorists in Suits" about the secret links between the BDS movement and terrorism.

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Read this article: nypost.com/2018/08/22/why…
Note this:
"The woman shudders as she imagines what kind of problems she would encounter if she gave her name, so she declines."

Your concerns about Trump are bankrupt and void.
While you were concerned about Trump's tone, or his character, or his purported incompetence, you failed to notice or care the US Left made conservative US Citizens *afraid* to share their thoughts publicly.

You care about the wrong things. You are fiddling while the US burns.
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A column from me in The @NYPost: in Britain we saw the consequences of Labour's "pas d’ennemis à gauche" (no enemies on the Left) stance; if the Democrats don't start isolating their radicals there's no reason it can't go the same way. nyp.st/2LOdKi7
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What's the most impactful amendment to the Constitution?

It's not one of the Bill of Rights.

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It's the 14th A that has made this nation the democracy it is today. And today is it's 150th Anniversary.

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