WSJ: Biden Tried to Put Israel on Double Secret Probation, or Something

UPDATE: After the publication of this piece, Facebook a Meta spokesperson responded to MRC Free Speech America's request for comment saying "The link was mistakenly blocked and was quickly restored once the issue was discovered." Meta has once again deemed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ideas too dangerous to be allowed on Facebook and Instagram. Kennedy’s Super PAC American Values 2024 (AV24) announced Sunday that it will file a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram’s parent company after the platforms suppressed links to Kennedy's newly released documentary, “Who is Bobby Kennedy?”  “Facebook is putting its thumb on the scale this election,” Kennedy posted on X. “Please help me understand how this Woody Harrelson film about my life violates Facebook’s community standards?”   Kennedy uploaded the 30-minute film to Facebook on May 3.  But when Facebook users tried to share links to the film’s website, the platform claimed the content violated its “Community Guidelines” and would not allow users to post. Instagram users had a similar experience when trying to post the link in Instagram stories, according to screenshots included in a TikTok video that Kennedy’s team posted on May 5. The Kennedy Beacon, the substack newsletter of AV24, alleged that Facebook and Instagram labeled the documentary as “spam,” and accused the film of  showing “support or praise of terrorism, organized crime or hate groups,” “solicitation of sexual services,” and “sale of firearms or drugs.” AV24 also alleged that Facebook and Instagram have shadowbanned the film, citing low engagement numbers as evidence.  Tony Lyons, the founder of AV24, lambasted Facebook and Instagram for their actions infringing on the rights of the American voter. “When social media companies censor a presidential candidate, the public can’t learn what that candidate actually believes and what policies they would pursue if elected,” Lyons told The New York Times. “We are left with the propaganda and lies from the most powerful and most corrupt groups and individuals.”  Meta has since claimed that the video being labeled spam was a mistake rather than overt censorship.  “It was mistakenly blocked and corrected within a few hours,” said Meta spokesman Andy Stone told The Times. When asked for comment, a Meta spokesperson said that the link was blocked by mistake. "The link was mistakenly blocked and was quickly restored once the issue was discovered," said the spokesperson.    Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

CNN correspondent John King believes President Joe Biden should think twice before boasting about the economy.In an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett, the president used rose-colored glasses to preach about the economy, claiming his economic policies have "already turned it around." Biden repeated his misleading claim about creating jobs and falsely said inflation was 9% when he came into office to claim that his policies have turned around inflation. The real problem, Biden claimed, is "corporate greed.""Voters don't like being told they're wrong."Those arguments and claims, King said, put Biden on "very dangerous ground" because, in his experience from the campaign trail, a lot of voters disagree with Biden."He is on very dangerous ground," King reacted. "I would say he risks offending — forgive my language — I would say he risks pissing off some of the voters I've talked to in my travels over the last six or seven months because they don't feel it."King said he recently spoke with voters in Wisconsin and Michigan who are sour on the economy. Those voters said they're facing a loss of jobs, the crushing weight of inflation, an unmanageable cost of living, and the inability to improve their lives — hardly anything good."Voters don't like being told they're wrong," King observed.What is most interesting about King's observations is that polls and other interviews have corroborated them: Americans are generally sour on the economy because of inflation, high interest rates, and a rising cost of living that isn't slowing down.And yet, King claimed: "The statistics back up the president's argument that the economy is much better and is growing and is the strongest in the world."But do they?First, inflation was not 9% when Biden entered office. The inflation rate when Biden entered office was 1.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It skyrocketed to 9.1% by June 2022 and remains above the Federal Reserve's targeted rate of 2%. In fact, inflation has increased every month of 2024 so far. The rate aside, inflation has a compounding effect. So, despite inflation coming down from its highs two years ago, the purchasing power of each dollar in your pocket continues to diminish at an alarming rate.Second, the GDP grew at just 1.6% in the first quarter, much lower than expectations. It's not exactly the signal of a booming economy.Third, Biden has not created more than 10 million jobs, as he often likes to claim. Instead, the majority of jobs added to the economy under his presidency were people re-entering the workforce after the COVID pandemic lockdowns. And, while monthly jobs reports have looked good, those numbers are later revised, often to reflect that fewer jobs were added than first claimed.Meanwhile, the number of Americans filing for unemployment reached the highest point in eight months last week, Reuters reported.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A pair of 14-year-old boys donned acne face masks along with a friend in August 2017. Realizing they looked "silly," they decided to take a selfie — having no idea that a mob of thin-skinned ideologues might jump to conclusions years down the road. The photo resurfaced in June 2020. It was immediately seized upon as an example of the racism that was supposedly everywhere in the aftermath of the deadly Black Lives Matter riots. Rather than launch a proper investigation, which would have undoubtedly cleared the boys of any wrongdoing, the teens' school effectively branded them as racists then had them expelled. "We would never wish the pain, humiliation, and suffering St. Francis has inflicted on our families on anyone," said the Hughes family Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, has paid the price for rushing to judgment. With the help of the Dhillon Law Group, which has represented other minors similarly traduced over racially-charged hoaxes, the teens, Holden Hughes and Aaron Harley, sued the high school with their parents for over $20 million. While ultimately unable to exact the full toll for their malignment, the former students walked walked away this week with $1 million plus tuition reimbursement. The Los Angeles Times indicated that a Santa Clara County jury sided with the former students who claimed the school breached an oral contract and failed to give them due process before expelling them. "Twenty percent of our boys' lives have been spent seeing this process come to fruition. But the sacrifice is worth it to clear our boys' names, and to try and make sure that St. Francis can never again assume a child is guilty without giving a child the opportunity to show their innocence. To never again sacrifice any child to protect the school's reputation like they did our boys," the Hughes family said in a statement. "We would never wish the pain, humiliation, and suffering St. Francis has inflicted on our families on anyone, but we are thankful that the jury has spoken, and vindicated our boys, and forced St. Francis to finally take responsibility for their repeated personal attacks on the boys," added the family. Background The original complaint indicated that on Aug. 17, 2017, Hughes and Hartley, then both 14 years old, put on white acne masks that Hartley's mother purchased to help with his skin condition, reported NBC News. "Believing themselves to look 'silly' in the masks, [Harley] and [a friend from another school identified as Minor III] took a time-stamped photograph of themselves in the masks," said the lawsuit. The next day, Hughes, Hartley and Minor III instead tried on a light green acne face mask. "Again, they took a silly photograph in this mask, which had turned dark green by the time it dried on their faces," said the lawsuit. — (@) The boys did not share the image online. However, Minor III shared it to a friend, who ultimately "tagged a music playlist on her Spotify account with a copy of the photograph." Years later, a student at the school reportedly obtained a copy of the photo, named the students, and insinuated that they had engaged in blackface. Alicia Labana, a parent originally named as a defendant in the suit, made matters worse by allegedly posting the photo on Facebook ahead of a planned march to protest "outrageous behavior" and to pressure the school to act. According to lawsuit, the image was condemned by school staff and parents alike and prompted a parent-led protest against the minors. Jason Curtis, president of the school, reportedly rushed to issue a public condemnation. Absent an investigation into the image, a hearing taking up the accusations or the involvement of the school's review board, Hartley and Hughes were told within 24 hours of the scandal breaking they had to withdraw from the school or face expulsion. The teens left the school in June 2020 and filed suit the following year. Hughes reportedly indicated his family had to put up security cameras around their home and pled with the Los Altos Police to execute additional patrols in the area for fear of attacks. Hartley said his family had to move away on account of the persistent harassment and that he had to complete high school remotely, reported the Post. Vindicated The Palo Alto Post reported that a jury of 12 reached their verdict on Monday following 20 days of testimony and three days of deliberation. The boys will receive $500,000 each from the high school and be reimbursed for their tuition, an estimated $70,000 for their three years at Saint Francis High School. Saint Francis High School spokesman Jamie Perkins said in a statement obtained by the Post, "We respectfully disagree with the jury's conclusion … regarding the fairness of our disciplinary review process and are exploring legal options, including appeal as there is no legal precedent applying that claim to a high school." The former students' legal team suggested that this case establishes a new precedent by extending protections set by the California Supreme Court in Boermeester v. Carry, which requires fair procedure rights for students at private universities. Accordingly, such fair procedure rights will allegedly apply to private high schools. Krista Baughman, partner at the Dhillon Law Group, stated, "This case is significant not only for our clients but for its groundbreaking effect on all private high schools in California, which are now legally required to provide fair procedure to students before punishing or expelling them." "The jury's verdict finally cleared our clients' names after four long years of repeated personal attacks from St. Francis High School. Schools are supposed to protect and nurture children, not sacrifice them when it is convenient for public relations purpose," added Karin Sweigart, counsel with the Dhillon Law Group. The former students' parents expressed hope that this result will prompt the school's board of directors to "hold those responsible for these actions and make needed changes to protect students moving forward." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Who knew that the combination of zombies and parkour would lead to a truly sublime experience? Developer Techland did, which is why Dying Light still remains one of the best zombie RPGs ever made, even now nearly ten years after its release. To celebrate Zombie Appreciation Month which is definitely a thing, Techland has brought back the standard edition of the game and you can grab it for less than $3. Continue reading Top zombie survival RPG returns and you can grab it for less than $3

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