"Ep. 38 The First Amendment is done. Douglass Mackey is about to go to prison for mocking Hillary Clinton on the internet. We talked to him right before his sentencing."
"Whether or not you agree with the judgment, it’s worth understanding this issue"
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"Going to jail over memes is insane.
Especially considering the fact he was arrested by the FBI 7 days after Biden took office for posting them during the 2016 election."
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"This meme is still on Kristina Wong's X page. From the same election as Mackey (2016). She received no punishment because she is a democrat activist."
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"Hey 🇺🇸Trump Supporters🇺🇸! Skip poll lines at #Election2016 and TEXT in your vote! Text votes are legit. Or vote tomorrow on Super Wednesday!"
"social media influencer was sentenced today to seven months in prison and fined $15,000 for his role in a conspiracy to interfere with potential voters’ right"
Social Media Influencer Sentenced for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race
Trump-supporting influencer Douglass Mackey, aka, 'Ricky Vaughan' is jailed for seven months for 2016 election interference after tweeting fake posters toward Hillary Clinton supporters
"'You are not being sentenced for your political beliefs or for expressing those beliefs,' she said. 'Each one of us has the right to hold opinions and express those opinions.' "
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"Donnelly said he was being sentenced for an 'insidious' attempt to stop people from truly voting and was guilty of 'nothing short of an assault on our democracy."
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Floyd’s statement came in response to the news that the DNC had been using donor money to pay for President Joe Biden’s legal bills during Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation of him.
and then clicking on the NBC News link - it seems NBC News was expecting a different result than the one they ultimately reported on later, check the difference between the headlines
Get up close and personal to a full stack of Starship / SuperHeavy on the Orbital Launch Mount at SpaceX's Starbase launch site. Then we hear how Starship Flight 4 went when we followed up with Elon after the launch!
Join elonmusk for a tour inside SpaceX's Starbase and the brand new Starfactory. This video was shot the day before Flight 4, on June 5th, 2024. Part 2 comes out next week!