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Hate speech and the proliferation of extremism online have a chilling effect on online speech through intimidation and fear. A philosophy professor explains how restrictions on hate speech can support #freespeech rather than undermining it. buff.ly/0MKbF7u
Michael Gregory, Clemson University
Michael Gregory, Clemson University
Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech
At first glance it might seem contradictory that restricting some speech can preserve free speech, but research shows that online content moderation protects the marketplace of ideas.
theconversation.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hate speech and the proliferation of extremism online have a chilling effect on online speech through intimidation and fear. A philosophy professor explains how restrictions on hate speech can support #freespeech rather than undermining it. buff.ly/0MKbF7u
Michael Gregory, Clemson University
Michael Gregory, Clemson University
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"They'll never pay taxes" wait my autism makes me tax exempt?
April 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"They'll never pay taxes" wait my autism makes me tax exempt?
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I frequently study @foreignaffairs.com and read most every essay.
I submit to BlueSky the person of Margrethe Vestager.
Here is her Wiki page. She works diligently to keep Amazon, Google, Apple, etc., in order and is hated by Donald Trump. Imagine that.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margret...
I submit to BlueSky the person of Margrethe Vestager.
Here is her Wiki page. She works diligently to keep Amazon, Google, Apple, etc., in order and is hated by Donald Trump. Imagine that.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margret...
Margrethe Vestager - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:08 PM
I frequently study @foreignaffairs.com and read most every essay.
I submit to BlueSky the person of Margrethe Vestager.
Here is her Wiki page. She works diligently to keep Amazon, Google, Apple, etc., in order and is hated by Donald Trump. Imagine that.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margret...
I submit to BlueSky the person of Margrethe Vestager.
Here is her Wiki page. She works diligently to keep Amazon, Google, Apple, etc., in order and is hated by Donald Trump. Imagine that.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margret...
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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If you think ICE and detention centers are only for "illegal" invaders or for wrongfully apprehended POC, think again: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you think ICE and detention centers are only for "illegal" invaders or for wrongfully apprehended POC, think again: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mette Frederiksens besøg i Grønland sender 'et kraftigt signal' til Washington https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/mette-frederiksens-besoeg-i-groenland-er-et-staerkt-signal-til-washington
#dkpol #nyheder #dkbot
#dkpol #nyheder #dkbot
Mette Frederiksens besøg i Grønland er 'et stærkt signal' til Washington
Statsministeren kommer til Grønland i næste uge, og det er en god nyhed i landet.
www.dr.dk
March 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Mette Frederiksens besøg i Grønland sender 'et kraftigt signal' til Washington https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/mette-frederiksens-besoeg-i-groenland-er-et-staerkt-signal-til-washington
#dkpol #nyheder #dkbot
#dkpol #nyheder #dkbot
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Universities in France and elsewhere in Europe have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat
European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Universities in France and elsewhere in Europe have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
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Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory.
Greenland’s prime minister slams ‘highly aggressive’ visit by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance | CNN
Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vo...
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory.
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Prompted by Trump’s decision to turn away from Europe, European leaders will meet in Brussels today to urgently discuss defense funding.
Without the US on its side, it’s the future of the continent that's at stake.
Follow every twist on our liveblog: ow.ly/IZVk50VbAnR
Without the US on its side, it’s the future of the continent that's at stake.
Follow every twist on our liveblog: ow.ly/IZVk50VbAnR
March 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Prompted by Trump’s decision to turn away from Europe, European leaders will meet in Brussels today to urgently discuss defense funding.
Without the US on its side, it’s the future of the continent that's at stake.
Follow every twist on our liveblog: ow.ly/IZVk50VbAnR
Without the US on its side, it’s the future of the continent that's at stake.
Follow every twist on our liveblog: ow.ly/IZVk50VbAnR
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Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.
Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools | CNN
Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.
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President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to “take over” and “develop” Gaza have handed Islamic terrorist groups a rallying cry to recruit and inspire attacks against Americans at home and abroad, security experts and former intelligence officials say.
Trump's Gaza comments hand jihadist terrorists a 'rallying cry,' experts say
“This kind of language only is going to galvanize groups that want to kill Americans,” said former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to “take over” and “develop” Gaza have handed Islamic terrorist groups a rallying cry to recruit and inspire attacks against Americans at home and abroad, security experts and former intelligence officials say.