Articles by Debbie Lerman via Brownstone Institute

Censorship

Government Funds AI Tools For Whole-Of-Internet Surveillance And Censorship

February 15, 2024 Debbie Lerman via Brownstone Institute 0
When I gave my 2024 Forecast last month, I said that the enemies of Free Speech are going nuclear and intend to wipe it out by the end of the year. Most of my readers can’t see the magnitude of what this means, much less the role AI is playing in the hands of evil people. We need to scream “tsunami” to warn people that there is a 200-foot tidal wave of censorship about to hit and that it will be fatal.

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Face Masks

Appeals Court Shoots Down First Amendment Over State-Imposed Mask Mandates

February 7, 2024 Madeleine Hubbard via AmericasVoice.news 2
On February 4, 2024, a Federal Appeals Court filed an binding opinion that upholds the right by the state to force Americans to wear masks during a declared health emergency. This overrules other rulings stating just the opposite. Unless this is overturned by the Supreme Court, it will stand as precedent to arrest anyone does not wear a mask, when ordered to do so by a state authority.

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Legal

‘Malicious Prosecution’: Lawyers for Dr. Meryl Nass Allege Maine Medical Board Violated Nass’ First Amendment Rights

January 24, 2024 Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. via Children's Health Defence 0
When a highly-trained medical doctor calls out the government during the COVID panic for making flat-out unscientific claims and enforcing life-threatening treatments and protocols, she is branded as a heretic and her career is terminated. Now the medical board is trying to hide behind a “sovereign immunity” that shields it from legal prosecution.

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Free Speech

Desperate: WHO Chief Claims ‘Torrent Of Fake News” Is Killing Global Pandemic Treaty

January 24, 2024 Frances Martel via Breitbart 0
WHO director Tedros is complaining that its sovereignty-sapping Global Pandemic Treaty was being overrun by “torrent of fake news, lies, and conspiracy theories.” One man’s truth is another man’s fake news? Apparently. However, this underscores the UN’s war on free speech. When people are free to speak out against tyranny, the tyrants can only resort to ad hominem attacks. 

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Religion

What? Feds Instructed Banks To To Search Customers’ ‘Religious Texts’ Purchases

January 20, 2024 Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times 1
The war against Free Speech is spilling over into religious persecution in America. The Federal government instructed BANKS to sift through records to find purchases related to “religious texts.” For instance, if you a purchased a Bible or other religious books, you could potentially be tagged as a Christian extremist. This is beyond the pale.

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