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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In the UK, as the nation faces a surge of arrests for online speech, the communications regulator Ofcom’s decision to expand its team by 20% to enforce the Online Safety Act raises significant concerns about the further potential suppression of free speech. This move, reported by the Financial Times, aims to increase the regulator’s workforce from 460 to over 550 by next March, representing a third of its total staff. This development follows riots sparked by a mass stabbing of children in Southport, England on July 29, where social media’s role in spreading misinformation was accused of exacerbating the chaos, resulting of citizens being arrested for their social media posts. However, this rapid expansion in regulatory oversight occurs amid a controversial online discourse with accusations of censorship being highlighted by figures like Elon Musk and more. The UK’s new censorship law, the Online Safety Act, passed last year, aims to combat the spread of harmful “misinformation.” However, the push to expand Ofcom’s role under the Act has sparked fears of regulatory overreach and the subjective policing of online speech. These concerns are compounded by discussions in the government about reintroducing measures to force the removal of “legal but harmful” speech, a move previously contested as a threat to free expression. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post UK To Expand Its Censorship Department as the Government Increases Online Speech Control appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

The Democratic National Convention featured the expected crush of progressive stars. Think Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kerry Washington, John Legend and more. Beyonce was a calculated no-show, but one celebrity’s appearance should have turned some heads. Kenan Thompson isn’t as big a “name” as Queen Bey, but his factually wobbly DNC sketch should have gotten more attention. Bottom of Form Why?   Full Video: SNL's Kenan Thompson reads selections from Project 2025 Wednesday night at the DNC. "You ever seen a document that can kill a small animal and end democracy at the same time?” he asks. “Here it is.” #DNC2024 #SNL #Project2025 #DNC2024CHICAGO pic.twitter.com/mQNeCnrWnC — LateNighter (@latenightercom) August 22, 2024   He’s the show’s longest-running cast member, and it’s not even close. He’s been a part of the ensemble since 2003. No other current player has his gravitas. He may be just 46 but he’s “SNL’s” elder statesman. So what was he doing pushing Democratic talking points in front of the country? Shouldn’t Team “SNL” keep its cast members away from overtly partisan appearances? Apparently not. And it’s the new normal.   President Biden raises $30m at LA fundraiser featuring former President Obama, George Clooney, Jimmy Kimmel and Julia Roberts. Obama led Biden offstage following a 40-minute conversation with Kimmel.pic.twitter.com/9OpjklLdD3 — The American Conservative (@amconmag) June 17, 2024   Earlier this year we saw both Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert host DNC fundraisers for then-candidate President Joe Biden. Not only did they help fill Democratic coffers but they kept the nation’s biggest secret to themselves. President Biden’s cognitive state is poor, which is why he was forced to hand the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris. Kimmel even lied to his fans over the matter, pretending Biden’s shocking freeze-up as just another “cheap fake” moment. The bigger issue is clear. Colbert, Kimmel and Thompson push Democratic talking points from their respective platforms. They hammer GOP targets relentlessly and all but ignore vulnerable Democrats. That means you won’t hear a pointed barb aimed at VP Kamala Harris from now until Election Day. And likely much longer if Harris becomes the country’s first female president. As for Thompson’s “skit” blasting Project 2025 even corporate media fact-checkers blew sizable holes in it. Plus, President Trump has repeatedly said he has no direct connection to Project 2025. Other than that, it’s 100 percent accurate. Clown nose on. Clown nose off. It’s propaganda 24/7, though.

The cast of Saturday’s edition of ABC’s Good Morning America had nothing but glowing reviews for the recently concluded Democratic National Convention. They falsely claimed that having Republicans address the convention was rare, hyped Oprah Winfrey as an independent, asserted Kamala Harris is “not a big progressive,” and claimed GOP criticisms that Democrats are light on policy are hypocritical, all in less than two minutes. Co-host Gio Benitez declared to chief White House correspondent and fellow co-host Mary Bruce, “When you look at Kamala Harris's speech, it really seems like it was directed at moderates and independents, even Republicans.”     Bruce agreed, “Yeah, it certainly was. She really was making that appeal to the key independent voters, who, of course, are going to be the ones to determine this race. Look, for both parties, the bases are pretty cooked… I think you also heard from Republicans every single night of the convention, which, of course, is intentional, trying to reach out to those Republicans who aren’t satisfied with Donald Trump.” Benitez interrupted to add, “And so incredibly rare.” It isn’t. Republicans address the DNC and Democrats address the RNC all the time, as both parties try to paint the other as extremists. In July, the Teamsters president addressed the RNC. As for Bruce, she continued, “You had superstars like Oprah Winfrey coming out and reminding folks she too is an independent, and as [White House correspondent] MaryAlice [Parks] was saying, they're now reaching out to RFK Jr.'s voters, so they are certainly hoping that they can ride the momentum and get more independents and get those key voters, get some Republicans to come onto the Harris team.” She can call herself whatever she wants, but that doesn’t make it so. Oprah is not politically independent enough to ever consider endorsing a Republican. The third co-host of the day, Whit Johnson, then turned to Parks and wondered, “And speaking of Republicans, let's go back to MaryAlice here, because we saw Republicans attacking the Democrats' message of joy and hope, saying that it doesn't pay the bills at the end of the day. So what more can you tell us about the GOP plans to counter that message from Democrats.” Parks replied that the GOP plan is “exactly that,” but warned, “That's a double-edged sword because, as much as Republicans might criticize Democrats for being light on policy, they too have been light on economic policy, and the reality is a lot of Republican speeches are also focused on cultural issues.” She further added that both parties will probably feel the need to provide more details about their economic plans, but “it was interesting to watch Harris, you know, be pretty light on the economy. She did not come out and sound like a big progressive there on that stage. When she talked about the economy, she talked about things in terms of Trump, saying things like she would make sure to protect the Affordable Care Act.” The reason why Harris is light on substance is because she is trying to hide from her far-left record, which she relies on ABC to help cover up. Here is a transcript for the August 24 show: ABC Good Morning America 8/24/2024 7:34 AM ET GIO BENITEZ: When you look at Kamala Harris's speech, it really seems like it was directed at moderates and independents, even Republicans. MARY BRUCE: Yeah, it certainly was. She really was making that appeal to the key independent voters, who, of course, are going to be the ones to determine this race. Look, for both parties, the bases are pretty cooked. We certainly saw a big display of Democratic unity there, so she was, you know, in that speech, casting herself as the change agent and making a direct appeal. I think you also heard from Republicans every single night of the convention, which, of course, is intentional, trying to reach out to those Republicans who aren’t satisfied with Donald Trump. BENITEZ: And so incredibly rare. BRUCE: Yes, and, you know, you had superstars like Oprah Winfrey coming out and reminding folks she too is an independent, and as MaryAlice was saying, they're now reaching out to RFK Jr.'s voters, so they are certainly hoping that they can ride the momentum and get more independents and get those key voters, get some Republicans to come onto the Harris team. WHIT JOHNSON: And speaking of Republicans, let's go back to MaryAlice here, because we saw Republicans attacking the Democrats' message of joy and hope, saying that it doesn't pay the bills at the end of the day. So what more can you tell us about the GOP plans to counter that message from Democrats. MARYALICE PARKS: Yeah, exactly that, and look, voters have told us all along the economy is the most important issue in this race and I think we’re going to hear Republicans continue to say that for all this talk of good will, about protecting freedoms, that doesn't pay the bills but, but look, that's a double-edged sword because, as much as Republicans might criticize Democrats for being light on policy, they too have been light on economic policy, and the reality is a lot of Republican speeches are also focused on cultural issues, so I think there's going to be a lot of pressure on both of these campaigns to explain more in detail about what exactly they will do if they win the White House again and it was interesting to watch Harris, you know, be pretty light on the economy. She did not come out and sound like a big progressive there on that stage. When she talked about the economy, she talked about things in terms of Trump, saying things like she would make sure to protect the Affordable Care Act.

Blaze News on Friday invited you to "Have a laugh at supremely stupid crime suspects who gift wrapped their arrests for cops — part 1." Indeed, there's no shortage of idiotic bad guys (and gals), and their exploits continue to inspire laughter, so we now bring you part 2 of this thematic installment.'This dumb criminal of the week must have thought he was in another state or city where it’s okay to walk into a store and steal what you want and not face any consequences.'In the forthcoming list you'll meet a rapper who allegedly boasted about committing an actual murder — in the lyrics of one of his songs — after which police were only too happy to place him under arrest. You'll also say hello to a guy who somehow thought it was a good idea to assemble an electric scooter right in front of the Target from where he had just allegedly shoplifted it — and a deputy's bodycam caught the resulting confrontation on video. Oh, and how about the burglar who would've gotten away with stolen items, except for the fact that he left his cellphone at the scene of the crime and actually went back to retrieve it? Oops.So once again, take a load off, read on, and prepare yourself to giggle at a new crop of hapless crooks who were just too dumb to get ahead in their line of work:Rapper allegedly boasts about committing an actual murder — in lyrics of one of his tunes — and police shut him downA Nevada rapper allegedly confessed to a murder in one of his songs and got arrested for it last year. The Las Vegas-area male in question — 25-year-old Kenjuan McDaniel — was taken into custody Aug. 29, 2023, on charges of open murder with a deadly weapon and violation of probation, KVVU-TV reported. The station said McDaniel was being held without bail at the time.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers responded to a call about a male shot in the head near Lake Mead Boulevard and Saylor Way around 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 2021, authorities told the outlet. Investigators pronounced alleged victim, Randall Wallace, dead at the scene, police told KVVU. Witnesses told police they saw a black male fleeing from the area in an unknown white vehicle at the time of the shooting, authorities told the outlet. A witness a month later came to police saying there was more information but didn't want to be labeled a snitch, police told KVVU.Soon police obtained information that led them to identify McDaniel as the suspect, authorities told the outlet. What's more, a detective on July 17, 2023, watched a YouTube video posted by the Biggest Finn 4800 titled “Fadee Free,” which included the lyrics: “I be the reason why he’s dead, we still taunt him when he die, not the reason he’s dead, so celebrate the reason why his momma cry," police told KVVU.The report breaks down the song's lyrics line by line and indicates McDaniel not only takes credit for Wallace's murder in the words but also that the song includes information that never was released to the public regarding the shooting, authorities told the outlet.Male who allegedly shoplifted electric scooter from Target caught on deputy's bodycam video actually assembling it outside storeThe Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a shoplifting in progress at a Target store on State Road 100 on April 3, 2023. Authorities were told a male grabbed a “Razor” brand electric scooter valued at $539.99, passed all points of sale without paying, and then exited the store.Deputies pulled up to a male matching the suspect’s description assembling the electric scooter in front of the store on the sidewalk, the sheriff's office said. Deputies arrested the male — later identified as Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller — for petit theft. But authorities said they also found drug paraphernalia in the suspect's pocket.Vandermeyden-Miller was taken to a jail on charges of petit theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, the sheriff's office said, adding that he was being held on $2,000 bond. “This dumb criminal of the week must have thought he was in another state or city where it’s okay to walk into a store and steal what you want and not face any consequences,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “He didn’t get to ride ‘his’ Razor, but he did get a free ride to the Green Roof Inn in the backseat of a patrol car!” You can view the deputy's bodycam video of the arrest above.Male tries to buy Porsche with $78 million check, refuses to leave dealership when he's turned down — and cops are in no mood to playA male from Indiana was arrested Feb. 21 after he allegedly tried to use a $78 million check to buy a Porsche from a Kentucky dealership — and then refused to leave when he was turned down, WAVE-TV reported.Connor James Litka, 21, of Bloomington walked into the St. Matthews Porsche Dealership on Bowling Boulevard with the colossal check — and then allegedly walked to the business' back entrance looking for car keys after dealership employees refused to sell him the car, the station said, citing arrest documents.WAVE said Litka refused to leave until the dealership sold him the Porsche, after which employees called police in fear that the suspect might do something reckless, and police arrested him.The suspect faced one count of criminal trespass and one count of disorderly conduct, the station said. A police investigation found Litka tried to buy a Land Rover at a Land Rover dealership the previous day using a $12 million check, WAVE said. You can view a video report here about the incident.Female with healthy criminal history calls 911 — on herself. She says it's part of plan to 'legally' steal car. This major head-scratcher doesn't play out the way she apparently envisioned.A female called 911 on herself not long ago to report she was "legally" stealing a car from lot in Tampa, Florida. The Lee County Sheriff's Office posted video on Facebook showing the responding deputy's bodycam video of the bizarre incident.from the responding officer.Christy Lee Turman, 37, called police to notify them that she was stealing the car, public information officer Julie Martin said. The sheriff's video report included audio from Turman's heated call to police: "Because I'm trying to steal a car that's not legally mine! So ya'll gotta make a report! I'm reporting this!"Police said when they arrived at the dealership, Turman was exiting the driver's side of a Toyota Corolla. Martin said Turman told police she was being trained in a game of Black Ops to steal a car.Whatever her motives, police arrested Turman and charged her with trespassing; records indicate she was booked at 1:18 a.m. May 31.Martin noted that Turman had numerous previous charges on her record, including petty theft, robbery, and aggravated battery. Turman also was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2015, according to those same records.Online records showed Turman was still in custody June 6 with a bail amount set at $5,000. Police also identified her as "transient."Burglar gets away with the loot but unwittingly leaves behind one crucial item of his own — his cellphone. His absent-mindedness does him in.A Florida homeowner on Oct. 5, 2023, noticed the garage door of her Lehigh Acres residence was wide open, WBBH-TV reported. So she called for another woman to back her up, and when the pair went around the corner of the home, they saw 31-year-old Terry Jeffcoat, the station said.One of the woman grabbed a gun and asked why he was there, WBBH said, and Jeffcoat ran away. When the women went inside the home, they noticed valuables were missing, the station said.But it was later revealed that one item was present in the home that wasn't there before — Jeffcoat's cellphone, WBBH said.The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded, and soon a K9 Unit was making its way down the road from the home — after which Jeffcoat emerged from a trailer in the back of another house and gave himself up, the station said.Jeffcoat admitted he'd returned to the burglarized residence where the women saw him in order to reacquire his cellphone he left there, WBBH said. When deputies searched the area where Jeffcoat gave himself up, they found what appeared to be items from the burglarized residence, the station said.Jeffcoat was arrested and charged with property damage-criminal mischief, larceny, and burglary, WBBH said, adding that he was taken to the Lee County Jail.Suspect claims to cops she was playing a shoplifting 'game,' but her dumb story soon falls apart — after which meth, weed, hashish are found in her car along with stolen store itemsThe Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office said a concerned citizen on March 25 reported a shoplifter at Walmart in Palm Coast. A deputy responded just before 6:30 p.m. after it was alleged that a female had passed all points of sale, refused to show her receipt for a cart full of items valued at just over $1,000, and placed the stolen items into her vehicle.Deputies confronted the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Amber McCann, who admitted she stole items but claimed she put them into a random car when she saw police arriving. McCann also told authorities she was playing a game called “21” during which one grabs as much merchandise from a store as possible and walks out without paying while trying not to get caught.But police said McCann then changed her story and said the vehicle wasn't random but was a rental car belonging to her boyfriend. Then when authorities were removing the stolen merchandise, they detected a "clear and distinct odor of marijuana emanating from within the vehicle." During a probable cause search, they located a partially burned marijuana cigarette, baggies containing marijuana, a digital scale, hashish, a glass pipe with residue, and empty baggies. They also found a locked bag containing two plastic baggies containing a clear, crystal-like substance which tested positive for methamphetamine — and another baggie containing two yellow tablets identified as alprazolam, which is a Schedule IV Controlled Substance. What's more, deputies found inside a locked safe various 1-ounce silver bars and rounds, copper bars, and a 1-gram platinum bar.McCann was arrested for shoplifting-grand theft, possession of marijuana, possession of hashish, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of alprazolam, and trafficking of methamphetamine. She was taken to jail and held on $34,000 bond. “If she really thought she was playing a shoplifting game, she lost to our deputies and observant citizens,” Sheriff Rick Staly said, adding that "another out-of-town resident ‘just stealing material things’ from a big box store learned the hard way we enforce the laws in Flagler County, and it’s illegal to steal. She may have skipped the checkout lane at Walmart, but she went through the express check-in at the Green Roof Inn with a free set of designer bracelets — a.k.a. handcuffs.” McCann was still listed as an inmate at the jail in late August.Passed-out motorist might have limited his Ls to a public intoxication charge — but when cops ask him for his ID, one might conclude he overshared with them just a bit Clay County (Ken.) Sheriff Patrick Robinson said he and Chief Deputy Clifton Jones were called May 10 regarding a male passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle. When the male was asked for his identification, however, on might say the fella overshared just a tad.Yessiree, he pulled out a baggy of meth and pills along with a large sum of cash. Turned out to be nine grams of meth, several fentanyl pills, and just over $3,000.Once suspect David Ratliff presumably got around to showing the sheriff and chief deputy his identification, the sheriff's office said he was arrested on charges of trafficking a controlled substance-meth as well as public intoxication. What made this daft duo believe they could steal $280,000 semi-truck, park the beast in a hotel lot, and then start repainting it without raising suspicions? The Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office said a concerned citizen on Jan. 30, 2023, reported that two people were spray-painting a Peterbilt semi-truck in the back corner of a Days Inn parking lot.Authorities said once they showed up, a male and female fled on foot into the wood line and began running south on Interstate 95. Deputies pursued the pair on foot, and they caught the female shortly afterward without incident. They caught the male without incident as well — but he had been hiding in the wood line for over two hours.Seems the semi-truck — valued at $280,000 — had been stolen just hours earlier from Columbia County, authorities said, adding that the suspects were in the process of concealing the semi-truck's original pink color with the spray paint.The female suspect — Dayanly Cutino Gonzalez — was charged with resisting arrest without violence, grand theft-motor vehicle, and felony criminal mischief, authorities said, adding that she was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and later released after posting $13,500 bond. The male suspect — Reinier Lazaro Perez — was charged with resisting arrest without violence, grand theft-motor vehicle, felony criminal mischief, possession of a removed vehicle identification number, and possession of fentanyl.Sheriff Rick Staly said the pair was selected for the "Dumb Criminals of the Week" award "for thinking they could spray paint a semi in a hotel parking lot and not be noticed! Remember, if you are a criminal don’t come to Flagler County driving stolen property and running from us as you will only go to the Green Roof Inn tired!”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

— (@) Once the political seedbed for neoconservatism and global hawkishness, the GOP has tempered its foreign interventionism in favor of a national security which seeks to defeat America’s enemies before shooting guns or missiles.Last month, former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee released a pro-tech platform that aims to drive American innovation in the technology and cryptocurrency sectors and elevate America above its foreign adversaries without fighting more wars.On "Zero Hour," Richard Jackson, Oklahoma's deputy attorney general for Cybersecurity, Technology, and Digital Assets, sat down with James Poulos to discuss the digital future in America and the importance of unleashing innovation to fight America’s adversaries.Amidst an increasingly digitized and globalized world, Jackson believes the present, not only the future, is digital. And for Jackson, it’s important to know that “from a regulatory perspective, government tends to be about 20 years behind industry.”“We're always playing catchup, and so it's necessary at the state level to become intelligent about the things that are shaping the future of not only our state but with the United States and also the world,” Jackson said. American lawmakers must adapt to these changes in an age of rapid digitalization and globalization. Fighting endless wars in the Middle East didn’t work then, and it won’t work now.To counter the threat from China, America must catch up and take the lead on technological innovation. To hear more of what Richard Jackson had to say about technological innovation, cybersecurity, digital rights, China, and more, watch the full episode of "Zero Hour" with James Poulos. America was convinced tech would complete our mastery of the world. Instead, we got catastrophe — constant crises from politics and the economy down to the spiritual fiber of our being. Time’s up for the era we grew up in. How do we pick ourselves up and begin again? To find out, visionary author and media theorist James Poulos cracks open the minds — and hearts — of today’s top figures in politics, tech, ideas, and culture on "Zero Hour" on BlazeTV.

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