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Great article by Matt Taibbi today:

“The Democrats’ Disastrous Miscalculation on Civil Liberties”

The Democrats’ Disastrous Miscalculation on Civil Liberties

Americans have been told a dangerous and uncertain world requires stronger managers and less freedom, but the decline of civil liberties is what started this mess

As he notes at the end…

Instead of facing the boiling-ever-hotter problem underneath, the managerial types decided — in the short term only, of course — to mechanically deamplify the discontent, papering things over with an expanding new bureaucracy of ‘polarization mitigation,’ what Michael calls the Censorship-Industrial Complex. Instead of opening society’s doors and giving people roles and a voice, those doors are being closed more tightly, creating an endless cycle of anger and reaction.

Making a furious public less visible doesn’t make it go away. Moreover, as we saw at the hearing, clamping down on civil liberties makes obnoxious leaders more conspicuous, not less. Democrats used to understand this, but now they’re betting everything on the blinders they refuse to take off, a plan everyone but them can see won’t end well.

Of course, even if it did “end well,” it would be wrong…and regardless of whether their intent is noble.

Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation

Under the guise of counterterrorism, the government is accelerating pressure on social media companies to crack down on speech the feds deem disinformation.

You can hear one of the authors, Lee Fang, discuss the article with Tucker Carlson here:

Report shows social media outlets worked with Biden administration to monitor ‘disinformation’ | Fox News Video

The Intercept investigative journalist Lee Fang discusses evidence that members of the Biden administration worked with Twitter and Facebook to monitor ‘disinformation.’

More commentary here:

The Department of Homeland Security has betrayed its constitutional obligations

There are few terms more calculated to cause a political ruckus than “deep state.” Since the start of Donald Trump’s presidency almost six years ago, “deep state” has been a catchphrase for anything connected with the U.S. government that is opposed to Republicans.

There are few terms more calculated to cause a political ruckus than “deep state.” Since the start of Donald Trump’s presidency almost six years ago, “deep state” has been a catchphrase for anything connected with the U.S. government that is opposed to Republicans .

For a few reasons, I broadly oppose the use of the term. But now we have incontrovertible evidence that, since President Joe Biden took office almost two years ago, powerful federal agencies have acted in exactly the manner that many Republicans feared. They’ve colluded with Democrats and Big Tech companies against free speech and conservative interests.

UPDATE: This is a worthwhile read: Read More

I do not care whether you think former President Trump is great or just short of satan, this should concern you (it includes the fact that Facebook and Instagram wouldn’t allow an interview of him to be posted):

Trump signals he’ll run for President in 2024 during first interview

During the 18-minute interview Trump talked about Joe Biden falling on the stairs to Air Force One, how boring Twitter had become without him and how the woke mob’s cancelling of Dr Seuss.

And please do not start with the “they are private companies” stuff. At best, they are so in alignment with liberal governments they are essentially an arm of it, second-best they are doing it to stay in good graces (which still would be government censorship), and at worst they are in cahoots.

Regardless, Big Tech (and Big Business) are so aligned together that they act as a de facto utility for communication; one that should not be allowed to censor views they don’t like.

In case you actually want to see the interview…