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Reação das empresas foi 'perigosamente lenta', diz relatório de ONG que monitora big techs.
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This piece by Jill Filipovic on the latest “cancel culture” flap hits on a number of important issues that I think are worthy of airing. I don’t weigh in on this stuff a whole lot because we’re in a period of rapid social transformation that I may not be the best person to interpret. I’m old, I have lived my life in a period of free-wheeling discourse that has had both good and bad effect and I’m frankly not entirely sure of myself. The very definition of academic freedom is being re-defined on a daily basis, for good and ill. My instincts may not be reliable in this area. I’m taking all that in, trying to balance the new information and attitude with my reflexive opposition to restrictions on thought and speech. Having said that, I am not in the least bit insecure about saying that liberals must stand up to religious authoritarianism. If not that, then what? Filipovic gets to that and more. It’s a very thought-provoking read: There’s been a viral story making the rounds over the past week about a truly egregious incident at Hamline University, a small liberal arts college in Minnesota.
Huffington Post reports on the latest House atrocity: House Republicans are set to vote on a pair of abortion bills this week, just a few months after their disappointing performance in the 2022 midterm elections that even some top Republicans like former President Donald Trump attributed to extreme abortion policies. […] The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require physicians to provide life-sustaining care to infants born after an attempted abortion and threatens doctors with criminal penalties if they don’t comply. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) reintroduced the legislation earlier this week, along with original Republican co-sponsors Reps. Steve Scalise (La.) and Kat Cammack (Fla.). “All children should have the right to receive life saving care, especially those who survive an abortion,” Wagner said in a Monday statement. “The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act will provide common sense protections for innocent children and their mothers and will ensure all babies receive the essential care they need at an incredibly vulnerable moment.
But still, nobody knows nothin’ That’s just depressing. People really are clueless. A couple more results: It’s going to take a lot to wring this out of the polity. People get hooked on beliefs that the economy is in the dirt and continue to believe it long after it’s not. The media doesn’t help. On another topic, I found this interesting: The partisan breakdown isn’t all that surprising. We know the white, right wingers won’t wear masks. But I was surprised to see so many young people saying they do wear them. It makes sense that old people wouldn’t because so many of us are Republicans. But young people doing it is pure altruism for most of them. They are not in great danger personally. They’re protecting others. Nice.
Intercept recupera o passo a passo da invasão do Palácio do Planalto, STF e Congresso pelos fanáticos bolsonaristas no dia 8 de janeiro
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God helps those who service themselves If there is a silver lining to the MAGAfication of the U.S. House, it is this: outside the Beltway there are signs that Republicans care about something other than owning the libs. Thomas B. Edsall examines efforts inside several state legislatures to marginalize the governing-be-damned philosophy of the craziest of Republican crazies. In South Carolina (of all places), the majority Republican caucus has insisted all members sign onto a set of rules prohibiting from campaigning against other members or from dishing to reporters on what transpires inside confidential closed meetings. Refusal to sign would exile members from the caucus. South Carolina Freedom Caucus members branded the move a “loyalty oath.” A conservative web publication said the rules: would prohibit members from endorsing or campaigning on behalf of anyone challenging a G.O.P. incumbent in next spring’s primary elections. It would also prohibit lawmakers from posting images of the House’s electronic voting board on their social media pages — and from discussing the “internal processes” behind House votes during public appearances.
No, they are not okay This from Rep. Ronny Jackson sounds like something Navin R. Johnson might say. In case you missed what that’s all about.
Meet the MAGA JFK and Jackie With all the hoopla in Washington since the Republican House majority came to town, it’s easy to forget that clown car is only performing in one ring of the GOP circus. Hard as it is to take your eyes off that show, it’s also important to pay attention to some of the other acts in state houses around the country — and none is more riveting than what’s going on down in the laboratory of anti-democracy known as Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in for his second term last week in Tallahassee with a two-day extravaganza that guests called “DeSantis-Palooza.” It featured an ostentatious outdoor inaugural ceremony on the steps of the Old Capitol preceded by a prayer meeting with 80 to 100 people from the faith community, followed by a “Toast to 1 Million Mamas” hosted by Casey DeSantis at the governor’s mansion.
CNN reports: Rep. James Comer, in one of his first moves as House Oversight Chairman, is seeking information from the Treasury Department about the Biden family’s financial transactions and calling on a handful of former Twitter executives to testify at a public hearing. The new round of letters from the committee come as House Republicans are looking to flex their investigative might and make good on promises to delve into the Biden family finances and alleged political influence over technology companies after Twitter temporarily suppressed a 2020 story about Hunter Biden and his laptop. “Now that Democrats no longer have one-party rule in Washington, oversight and accountability are coming,” Comer said of his panel’s investigation into Hunter Biden and the Biden family’s business dealings. “This investigation is a top priority for House Republicans during the 118th Congress.” They had zero concerns about this: Donald Trump Jr. arrived in India on Tuesday for a week-long visit, and his trip has already revealed a couple of things.