Rep. Clay Higgins calls for censorship of all social media platforms
Rep. Clay Higgins seeks Federal censorship of all tech platforms, a violation of the First Amendment.
Censorship: Majority of college students favor censorship of speech
One-third of college students favor the use of violence to stop speech they dislike. A majority favor censorship of opposing views.
Media: The Begging the Question Fallacy
Jezebiel publishes column urging witch’s curses on Charlie Kirk 2 days before his assassination – and then says this “is not who we are”.
Using click-bait tricks to get more readers
Lots of headline click-bait tricks in this!
Doomerism: Americans feeling better about retirement prospects but let’s spin negative!
This is bad – the article documents things are better, but the original title was “Retirement will ‘take a miracle’ for 21%.
Media miss: Covid-19 vaccinations
CDC changed Covid vax recommendations to align with the rest of world. Surprisingly, almost no one was still getting Covid vaccinations in 2024.
Where Gen Z is traveling in 2025
The “struggling” generation for which everything is awful is apparently planning a lot of international travel for the fall of 2025, says AirBnb.
Media: “homeless encampment” is “off-the-grid neighborhood”
They are not “homeless”, they are an “off-the-grid neighborhood”.
Media made up false Google GMail security warning
Reports that 2.5 billion Gmail users might be hacked were fake news.
Media: Click-bait headlines of The Cool Down
The Cool Down’s headlines are funny for their attempt at emotional triggers based on a faux appeal to authority.