1/ @ggreenwald In all seriousness I have a question for you. In what context has your ability to communicate your views on the origins of COVID-19 ever been impeded? Have you, for instance, ever had any of your articles banned on Facebook? Is Google targeting you?
2/ For more than two months, every single person who shared my article "Washington Post’s ‘Wuhan Lab’ conspiracy theory stands exposed" on Facebook had the link removed and multiple sharers had their accounts suspended. wsws.org/en/articles/20…
3/ When asked under oath to name "one high profile person or entity from a liberal ideology who you have censored," Google CEO Sundar Pichai named the WSWS.
4/ Given that you retweeted an interview conducted with me by @mtaibbi , you are aware at least of Pichai's statement. Why, in all your talk of "censorship," do you never mention the censorship of the opponents of the "Wuhan Lab" theory?
5/ Is it because, in even naming the WSWS, you would point your readers to a trove of evidence documenting the fact that your position is identical to the editorial line of publications such as the Washington Post?
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1/ The group of right-wing militia that included #KyleRittenhouse was acting in alignment with the Kenosha Police Department against protestors. This is the only explanation for the actions of police before/during/after the shooting.
2/ Rittenhosue responded to a call by former Kenosha City Council member Kevin Mathewson to form a "Kenosha guard" against "evil thugs." One response was to the call was “Armed and ready. Shoot to kill tonight." Mathewson was in regular touch Kenosha police chief Miskins.
3/ Mathewson emailed Miskins, "I am the Commander of the Kenosha Guard, a local militia. We are mobilizing tonight." Miskins made no effort to dissuade him. Miskins acknowledge that the militia would be operating.
✔️ Story revolves around quotes by unnamed govt sources
✔️ Palming off Atlantic Council fellow Jamie Metzl as some blogger
✔️ No mention of role played by Bannon and Guo
✔️ No discussion of US motives in pushing lab theory
✔️“absolutely arresting and shocking,” said a former State Department official
✔️“ reaction inside the State Department was, “Holy shit,” one former senior official recalled.
✔️repeatedly advised not to open a “Pandora’s box,” said four former State Department officials
Recall the eternal words of Judith Miller and Michael R. Gordon, and their endless citations of "Bush administration officials"
"The first sign of a 'smoking gun,' they argue, may be a mushroom cloud."
We have just confirmed that Facebook has disabled the page of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at the University of Michigan, as well as the accounts of all admins. This is an unprecedented attack on the speech rights of an official campus student group.
THE IYSSE@UM is an officially-sanctioned campus student group since 2007. Its facebook account has been active since 2013. Both its president and campus advisor have had their accounts disabled.