Did Twitter have to make these changes in the face of life-threatening Covid disinfo? YES.

They're a private company, we are guests. We're not the paying customer, advertisers are.

They have every right to try to stamp out domestic terrorism & related anti public health BS.
All the major social media platforms have the same problem: how to lawfully try to reduce harm while maximizing the success of a product funded by advertisers (ie NOT you or me.)

It's not easy for them. To make it easier for you, think about WHY they are doing it.
Twitter isn't here as a public service or a charity. They are here to earn a profit for shareholders. Unless you want to live in a totalitarian state (whether communist or far right fascist) then it pays to remember these facts.

Free market capitalism works. IMO it's fairer.
We can have a discussion about political systems (as long as it's civil) but I'm just reminding y'all about the way social media has always worked. I started using it in the 1980s. I soon learned that the owner of the site makes the rules. They have to.
Notice who is complaining about this latest change as if it threatens their "free speech rights."

If they're in the US they should re-read the 1st Amendment, in context of the Constitution as a whole.

It binds GOVERNMENT not companies.

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13 Oct
Thread: Wait for the facts about this attack in Norway

I write about potential and confirmed terror attacks outside the US, for a US audience.

"Both sides" have a habit of misunderstanding them. Especially regarding Norway, because of this 2011 attack: Image
Attacks like today's in Norway, for which the death toll is at least 5, can often be (immediately) used by US "gun control" activists to justify their view. The same goes for "gun rights" activists, who immediately look to justify their view.
This is dumb, because the US and Norway have major differences in laws, history, politics, religion, and culture.

So any knee jerk comparison is not going to be rational or credible. There is time to analyze any mass murder crime in the months and years ahead.
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13 Oct
Thread: Some good news on the US supply chain front

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Read the article, there's a lot in it. I live in New Zealand where smooth, accessible shipping is critical to our survival, safety, and standard of living. The cost of sending a container from NZ to China went from something like NZD5k to NZD50k early in the pandemic.
Around half of NZ's export income is from trade with China. We're a giant grass-fed dairy farm, essentially. Along with selling other primary produce, and niche high tech stuff, and the best Pinot Noir and other wines in the world. (I'm hopelessly biased of course.)
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13 Oct
Today is October 12, 2021, and so far President Biden has not encouraged, enabled, or denied his admin's role in any terrorist attacks on the seat of the federal government.

Nor told anyone to defy a Congressional subpoena order.

Nor hampered Afghan access to the SIV program.
Daily reminder that TFG caused the 2021 crisis in Afghanistan, to own the libs, no matter how may innocents would be killed.

Any of the TINY number of Americans who WANT to leave AFG had at least 12 months' notice of US withdrawal & heightened risk there. I'd have left then.
TFG's (idiotically) public advice to his henchmen to defy Congressional subpoenas constitutes attempted obstruction of justice. He doesn't control the US DOJ anymore.

A legislature is the highest court in the land, tbh. They can order a witness to appear, and act if they don't.
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11 Oct
If there is only one bill for which to end the filibuster, it's the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

I've studied the detail of both parties' current stance on VR & it's abundantly clear what Rs are trying to do, & why. It' would damage the country like the Dred Scott ruling did.
The slowness of the US system in terms of making & amending laws has been one of it's strengths. But those barriers can only work when bipartisanship is possible.

I think the US has reached a point where some of the barriers need removing. The filibuster appears the most urgent.
The reason I can say this: New Zealand has "the fastest laws in the west." The exec branch is derived from the legislature + there's a ton of other ways a government can get things done. So I see the disadvantages of that clearly.

NZ & the US both miss hitting the sweet spot.
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11 Oct
Interesting interview. Fiona Hill is such a classy person. Very brave to stand up to TFG & his minions.

See my tweet below for my take on the sexist nickname.

The (childish) nickname he used was "the Russia bitch" and I want y'all to know that term like several others is a far lamer insult in British, Kiwi, and Aussie culture than in the US. Same goes for the C word. We use them almost as terms of endearment LOL.

It matters because:
While it's true that calling her that IS sexist and misogynistic (no surprise there) I bet he had no idea what a lame insult it is for someone who grew up in the UK. If someone calls me a "bitch" I laugh. So the joke is on TFG. He is very unintelligent & that is proven every day.
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11 Oct
The exchange about military, at this 2020 presidential election debate should be watched by everyone.

TFG said "I don't know Beau, I know Hunter," which in itself says A LOT. He wanted to focus on HB, fine. But in doing so he revealed his true colors.

There were multiple things said even in just a few minutes of that debate that were disgusting & should have rung alarm bells for more voters than they did.

Imagine running for president against someone whose son died recently & pretty much everyone knew that at the time, and..
... even with clear prompting from your opponent that you're wading into deep water (Biden's response was brilliant IMO), and you say out loud that you "don't know" his son, IOW you don't want to talk about him.

He darn well knew who Beau was & that he was a decorated veteran.
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