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January 9, 2025

“The Cost of Facebook’s Now-Repudiated Censorship”

Originally published by Brownstone Institute History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost. The systematic dismantling of fundamental rights didn’t happen through military force or executive decree, but through the quiet cooperation of tech platforms, media gatekeepers, …

January 9, 2025

“MASK MANDATES RETURN AS EXPERTS WARN OF ‘QUAD-DEMIC’ OF VIRUSES” [Sponsored]

It’s winter, which means a surge of seasonal flu infections in the northern hemisphere. This year, however, Americans are just looking at a surge in seasonal flu infections, but a surge in the flu coupled with three other infections: A quadruple-whammy of viruses are hitting the US as millions go …

January 8, 2025

Meta: “More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”

Original Post (via Meta)  Takeaways Starting in the US, we are ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model. We will allow more speech by lifting restrictions on some topics that are part of mainstream discourse and focusing our enforcement on illegal and high-severity violations. …

January 8, 2025

“California Wildfires Drive Insurers Away, Sparking Legislative Action”

Original article Creek Fire 2020 Fresno — Finding a company in California to write a homeowners insurance policy has become increasingly difficult, akin to winning the lottery, as wildfires force dozens of insurance companies to exit the state. Patty Spott, who runs an insurance business in Exeter, said, “As soon …

January 7, 2025

“‘Big Win’ for Amish Farmer and Food Freedom in Raw Milk Case”

Original article  The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania last week ruled that Amish farmers Amos and Rebecca Miller could continue to sell raw milk outside the state while a lawsuit filed by the state against them moves through the courts. Attorney Robert Barnes called the decision a “big win” for food …

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