Parler back in business?
It was reported earlier today that Parler was back up in a limited capacity. The followers and followings were out there, while previous posts were still missing. But apparently they have run back into some technical difficulty and have gone back to the previous message.
What Parler will look like when it comes back up is a matter of speculation.
There were many questions as to why the previous CEO was fired. Either he was fired because he didn't believe in the message of free speech or because he did. By the last accounts, it was the former. He wanted to position Parler as another Twitter (suggesting that they use similar algorithms to ban conservatives associated with QAnon, election fraud conspiracies, and banning anyone or anything that could be construed as racist or white supremacist).
Apparently ownership disagreed to the concept of acquiescing to that sort of situation, especially considering that about 90% of the real hate on the internet comes from liberals and groups associated with Antifa and such. Either you ban ALL hate and ALL conspiracy theories or you ban NONE of them. Given the choice between the two, the first amendment requires that you ban none of them.
This would mean that conservatives would be free to allege and talk about election fraud, just as liberals would be free to allege and talk about Russian election interference. Conservatives could offer horrible stories about Democrats, while liberals could offer their own horrible stories about Republicans. Seem fair enough. Problem being that most liberals do not care about fair.
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But Mr. McConnell was lacerating in his criticism of Mr. Trump’s words and actions, which he blamed for deceiving and motivating supporters who had assembled on Jan. 6 at the President’s urging and became a mob. “Former President Trump’s actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty,” Mr. McConnell said. “There’s no question—none—that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day.”
He added that the rioters had been “fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on Earth–because he was angry he’d lost an election.”
All of this was compounded by Mr. Trump’s failure to act with dispatch to call off the rioters once he heard what was happening. Mr. Trump’s defenders blame Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the District of Columbia government for lack of preparedness, which is fair enough. Some of the riot leaders may also have pre-planned the assault, and there is much police still haven’t disclosed.
But none of that absolves Mr. Trump for refusing for hours to ask his supporters to stand down. Mr. Trump’s Jan. 6 early-afternoon comments to House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy dismissing a plea to call off the rioters, as related second-hand by GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, are further evidence of Mr. Trump’s dereliction. As Mr. McConnell also noted, Senate acquittal does not absolve Mr. Trump of potential criminal or civil liability for actions he took in office.
Lock him up!
Myth: Section 230 shields companies from liability for almost all legal claims.
Fact: Section 230 protection limits services’ liability only with respect to certain third-party content that they did not aid in developing, and does not shield the user who actually posted the content from liability. The good Samaritan provisions in Section 230 are designed to enable website operators to fight misconduct and protect their users from online harms by removing disincentives to moderate abusive behavior. Narrowing this protection would have the perverse result of making it harder for website operators to police bad actors.
Do you still want to reverse Section 230 protections?
The New York Times reported.
MORNING NEWS President Biden’s allies say that with the distraction of the impeachment trial of his predecessor now over, he will quickly press for passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan before moving on to an even bigger agenda in Congress that includes infrastructure, immigration, criminal justice reform, climate change and health care.
Without the spectacle of a constitutional clash, the new president “takes center stage now in a way that the first few weeks didn’t allow,” said Jennifer Palmieri, who served as communications director for President Barack Obama. She said the end of the trial means that “2021 can finally start.”
Do you still want to reverse Section 230 protections?
yep, because what you posted is basically a distinction without a difference.
Myth: Section 230 shields companies from liability for almost all legal claims.
almost all legal claims ARE related to content considered harmful or inappropriate.
but even THAT'S not the point. it's the ABUSE of Sec. 230 protections in order to censor and silence that is at issue here alky.
would you like you clock cleaned YET AGAIN on this particular topic?
here's your source:
https://www.project-disco.org/competition/101619-myths-and-facts-about-section-230/
and their sleight of hand is duly noted.
People like this get motivated by Parlar.com
Staff Report –
In a case of clear evidence that the right-wing, racist Trump insurrection against American Democracy is not over, a Conservative Pennsylvania lawyer has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening to murder members of the United States Senate, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Kenelm L. Shirk III, 71, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was arrested in Shippensburg on Jan. 21 and indicted on Feb. 3.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, the indictment alleges that Shirk made threats to murder Democratic members of the Senate. He had also threatened his wife, who had engaged in a political argument with him and turned him in.
On January 21, 2021, Shirk was stopped by the Pennsylvania State Police in his vehicle en route to Washington D.C. A search of Shirk’s vehicle recovered several firearms and large amount of ammunition. Shirk was then taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police and charged with making terroristic threats.
According to Pennsylvania Real-Time News, he was caught in possession of an AR-15 assault rifle, two handguns, a large quantity of ammunition including 30 rounds of .380 bullets, along with rope, gloves, and about $5,000 in several rolls of $50 bills.
After he was detained, Shirk underwent a mental evaluation at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. A nurse, who has been in the medical field for 16 years, told police she thought Shirk “sounded serious about killing his wife and others,” the affidavit said. The nurse said she “did not want to see it on the news and feel like she was responsible.”
Documents showed the nurse relayed to authorities that Shirk “made comments about shooting government officials in their front yard. This along with his comments about not being afraid to die made her afraid.”
According to the affidavit, the nurse reportedly found 50, quarter-sized plastic crosses in a bag in Shirk’s briefcase.
The nurse notified the FBI after she found a “to-do list in Shirk’s briefcase,” which included on one side of the list, “guns, ammo, ropes, tools, meds, magazines,” according to the court documents.
He has been in Franklin County Jail since Jan. 22 without bail on two counts of making terroristic threats.
Shirk made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab on Feb. 9, and pled not guilty to the federal charges. He was detained pending a trial that was scheduled for April 5.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 10 years, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office, the Cornwall Police Department, and the Washington D.C. Capitol Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaime M. Keating is prosecuting the case.
You can't wait for the Second Civil War
https://www.newamericanjournal.net/2021/02/evidence-the-racist-trump-insurrection-is-not-over/
Roger, How many Fired by The Dark Winter President Keystone Pipeline workers have been hired by Tesla?
Can you give us a sourced update.
Clearly kicked your fat ass
Narrowing this protection would have the perverse result of making it harder for website operators to police bad actors.
MORNING NEWS President Biden’s allies say that with the distraction of the impeachment trial of his predecessor now over, he will quickly press for passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan before moving on to an even bigger agenda in Congress that includes infrastructure, immigration, criminal justice reform, climate change and health care.
proving yet again that democrats can't walk and chew gum at the same time.
LOL.
THWAP!!!
alky,
the only ass you could ever kick was a woman named Lydia.
THWAP!!!
fucking drunk-assed wife beater.
THWAP!!!
"Get back to us when those unpopular policies fail" Lowest of IQ Denneys
Already happened.
OH Look the Keyboard Coward
"Roger AmickFebruary 15, 2021 at 9:05 AM
"Clearly kicked your fat ass". Alky
RRB should also be known as RR"Thwapy"B.
He thinks that's being clever.
It’s Donald Trump’s Party, But [FAR FAR] Worse
By Taegan Goddard, citing Charlie Sykes:
Charlie Sykes runs the numbers from the last few weeks:
The number of Republicans who backed the Texas lawsuit to overturn the presidential election: 126;
The number of Republicans who voted against certifying the electoral votes of Pennsylvania: 138;
The number of Republicans who voted to protect conspiracy theorist/bigot Marjorie Taylor Greene’s committee assignments: 199;
The number of House Republicans who voted against impeachment: 197;
And then Saturday’s vote. Overall the pro-Trump GOP vote (in the House and Senate): 240-17.
“Over the last five years, Republicans have shown willingness to accept — or least ignore — lies, racism, and xenophobia. But now it is a party that is also willing to acquiesce to sedition, violence, extremism, and anti-democratic authoritarianism.”
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And by sticking to Trump will make that stick to them. :-)
Quote of the Day
9:19 am Taegan Goddard quotes Harris
“There was no national strategy or plan for vaccinations… We’re starting from scratch.”
— Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview with Axios.
Support for Third Party at High Point
7:53 am
A new Gallup poll finds 62% of U.S. adults say the “parties do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed.”
Most Say Trump Should Have Been Convicted
7:46 am
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds 58% of Americans say that Donald Trump should have been convicted at his impeachment trial.
Trump’s Non-Vindication
7:33 am Taegan Goddard cites WSJ:
A Wall Street Journal editorial urges Republicans to move on from Donald Trump:
“Mr. Trump may run again, but he won’t win another national election. He lost re-election before the events of Jan. 6, and as President his job approval never rose above 50%. He may go on a revenge campaign tour, or run as a third-party candidate, but all he will accomplish is to divide the center-right and elect Democrats. The GOP’s defeats in the two Jan. 5 Georgia Senate races proved that. The country is moving past the Trump Presidency, and the GOP will remain in the wilderness until it does too.”
Mitch knows that. Anybody with any brains knows it. Scott doesn't.
Republicans Back Biden Relief Bill, Just Not In Washington
7:30 am T.G. cites WaPo:
Washington Post: “Republicans in Congress overwhelmingly oppose the relief bill, casting it as bloated and budget-busting, with some heaping particular scorn on a measure to send $350 billion in assistance to states and cities. Should Biden go ahead without their approval, GOP leaders say, it will prove that his mantra of bipartisanship rings hollow.
“BUT to many Republicans at city halls and statehouses across the country, the relief package looks very different.
"Instead of the ‘blue-state bailout’ derided by GOP lawmakers, Republican mayors and governors say they see badly needed federal aid to keep police on the beat, to prevent battered Main Street businesses from going under and to help care for the growing ranks of the homeless and the hungry.”
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The DC GOP better start listening...
The Hard Part of Erasing Trump’s Legacy Begins
7:22 am
Washington Post: “Now that Biden has undone the most easily reversible Trump policies, the hard part begins — especially after the impeachment trial hampered early Senate action. While liberals are pushing Biden to do more, goals such as expanding health care and strengthening gun control would probably require new laws, which are much harder to enact.
“The coming months will tell how much of his predecessor’s legacy Biden can erase and how much of Trump’s imprint, despite his chaotic style, will endure.”
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Damnably little, I predict.
Biden Agenda Faces GOP Seeking to Unify in Opposition
7:17 am
“The end of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump sets the stage for his successor to pursue his agenda with a Congress no longer encumbered by the wrenching task of accounting for the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The reality for President Biden, however, is that in pursuing priorities from pandemic relief to measures to address climate change and infrastructure renewal, he will have a difficult time achieving the bipartisanship the Senate showed in the trial that failed to convict Mr. Trump.”
PREDICTION: BUT HE WILL.
New York Times: As impeachment trial ends, Biden takes center stage with stimulus bill.
BULLY PULPIT.
Obamacare Enrollment Period Open Again
7:09 am
“Uninsured Americans who want to buy Affordable Care Act coverage have another three months to do so, thanks to an executive order President Joe Biden signed last month,” CNN reports.
Impeachment Isn’t Final Word On Capitol Riot
7:08 am EST T. G. cites AP:
“Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he’s to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. The next step for the former president could be the courts,” the AP reports.
“Now a private citizen, Trump is stripped of his protection from legal liability that the presidency gave him. That change in status is something that even Republicans who voted on Saturday to acquit of inciting the Jan. 6 attack are stressing as they urge Americans to move on from impeachment.”
AND MITCH McCONNELL, STRIVING TO SAVE THE GOP FROM ITS WORST ELEMENTS, IS WIDELY OPENING THE DOOR TO THAT!
Biden Takes Center Stage With Ambitious Agenda as Trump’s Trial Ends https://nyti.ms/2LWw9L2
My own comment this morning. It bears repeating:
Scott, what upsets you about McConnell's statement is the fact that he is being honest, and you are not. Your words to the effect that McConnell has damaged himself with both Republicans and Democrats show that with you it has all become mere political calculation, not a search for the truth. The truth, McConnell admits (in spite of his weak technical argument against impeaching and convicting a President who is no longer in office) is that Trump is guilty as hell and can still be held accountable in the courts, as a private, unprotected citizen.
Not that McConnell is not being his usual calculating self. It is just that he has become aware that Trump is such damaged goods, his out and out lying so obvious, that if the GOP continues to saddle itself with having to defend what is not defendable, it will sink itself.
At least he has the honesty to see and admit that. You don't.
I know you appreciate my candor.
You're welcome. :-)
Since James posted his own comment, I'd be happy to respond to it.
I think McConnell said what he did because Schumer asked him to as part of a deal to end the trial. And I think Mitch was ok saying it because he knows Trump is gone and not coming back. Trump won't run again. His kids might. So Mitch still has to work with Schumer in a 50-50 Senate and he had no over riding love for Trump.
Well Said Myballsinthewoodsagain
Lol@idiotJames
Like this is an accomplishment.
"JamesNewLeaf February 15, 2021 at 10:19 AM
My own comment this morning."
An "unprecedented" winter storm continued its assault on the nation Monday, leaving millions without power in Texas and wreaking travel havoc across a wide swath of the central and southern U.S. due to the heavy snow and ice.
My niece lives in Houston and the temperature is 4°
1. We admitted we were powerless over Donald Trump – that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than our–selves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to Trumpalcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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