A radical proponent of censorship received the opportunity to advise Congress on Big Tech and liability. She told Congress that protections for social media platforms should depend on their willingness to remove content.Dr. Mary Anne Franks‚ the author of the Cult of the Constitution‚ Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech‚ repeatedly advised members of Congress that tech platforms should be stripped of liability protections if they do not remove content she does not approve of. During an April 11 Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing‚ Franks lamented: While some groups may be enjoying free speech under the Section 230 status quo‚ especially billionaires‚ white supremacists‚ conspiracy mongers‚ this freedom is not shared equally across society. No free speech advocates were invited as witnesses to counter her radical views.In response to a question from Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)‚ Franks offered a disturbing answer‚ saying that a social media platforms immunity should be dependent on its approach to harmful content. Franks claimed‚ There needs to be a limitation on this kind of immunity‚ if its going to be given at all‚ under C1‚ its got to be given to those kind of social media companies and platforms that are not soliciting‚ encouraging or profiting from or being deliberately indifferent to what they know is harmful content. [Emphasis added]Franks repeated this point to Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)‚ adding‚ You cannot be profiting from harmful content and I think it also means you cannot be an indifferent bystander.During the hearing‚ Franks did not list what she considers harmful content. However‚ she has a long track record of statements and publications demonstrating her opposition to free speech. Franks not only wrote the Cult of the Constitution but also submitted a letter to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack titled Social Media and the Weaponization of Free Speech.According to Jonathan Turley‚ a Fox News contributor and George Washington University Law School professor‚ Franks wants to gut the First and Second Amendments to the Constitution. Turley cited Franks rewrite of the First Amendment to prioritize equity over freedom of speech as well as her wholesale replacement of the right to bear arms with a right to abortion.Here is her proposal for an improved First Amendment in full:Every person has the right to freedom of expression‚ association‚ peaceful assembly‚ and petition of the government for redress of grievances‚ consistent with the rights of others to the same and subject to responsibility for abuses. All conflicts of such rights shall be resolved in accordance with the principle of equality and dignity of all persons. Both the freedom of religion and the freedom from religion shall be respected by the government. The government may not single out any religion for interference or endorsement‚ nor may it force any person to accept or adhere to any religious belief or practice. [EMPHASIS ADDED]Subcommittee on Communications and Technology‚ here is your expert witness.Conservatives are under attack! Contact your representatives and demand Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency on WEF partnerships‚ clarity on so-called hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored‚ contact us at the Media Research Center contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Is it really that hard to be a photographer? Maybe this is just the resentment of someone who gets paid by the word‚ but to me‚ it looks like all you have to do is point and shoot. Compared to that‚ I';m digging ditches over here. Had Garland spent his $50 million budget on making the kind of libtard‚ death-to-muh-democracy fever dream that';s been stupefying half of the country since 2016‚ he would';ve had a ";Battlefield Earth";-level camp classic on his hands. The protagonists of Alex Garland';s new movie‚ ";Civil War‚"; aren';t just professional photographers: they';re war correspondents. This means they point their cameras at people getting shot or burned alive or blown up or picking a battered teddy bear out of the rubble. In this case‚ they don';t have to look for the action in some far-flung ";s**thole"; (as Nick Offerman';s subdued but obviously Trump-inspired president/dictator would call it). It';s going down right in their backyard.We first meet veteran photojournalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and her Reuters colleague Joel (Wagner Moura) in a slightly more dysfunctional version of New York City‚ now held by the forces opposing the three-term‚ FBI-disbanding fascist in chief.Confusingly‚ it';s also mentioned that Offerman';s character has a penchant for ordering air strikes on American citizens‚ which seems like more of an Obama thing. I suppose the British writer-director can';t be expected to know all our folkways.Lee and Joel narrowly escape death at the hands of an adorable‚ corn-fed suicide bomber carrying an American flag. In the commotion‚ Lee reluctantly helps clueless newbie photographer Jessie‚ who ends up tagging along with the duo as does their rotund old friend from ";what';s left of the ';New York Times.';"; Ouch. At least they didn';t label it ";failing."; This opening scene establishes that war photography is on the one hand harder than regular photography‚ in that you too can get shot‚ burnt alive‚ etc.‚ just like those poor saps you';re covering. You might even end up in one of your competitor';s haunting‚ potentially prize-winning photos. On the other hand‚ it';s photography on easy mode: reality does most of the work for you. And soaking up all that human suffering gives you a world-weary gravity you don';t find in the average paparazzo. Sure‚ getting hanged by your thumbs from a tree branch and whacked like a flesh-covered pinata because you stole some beef jerky for your kids is tough‚ but have you tried ";bearing witness"; to it?";That';s the job‚"; as countless battle-scarred shutterbug movie characters have told their naive‚ young‚ dewy-eyed protgs and as the battle-scarred protagonist of ";Civil War"; tells her naive‚ young‚ dewy-eyed protg.All the shop talk makes sense‚ as ";Civil War"; is at heart a workplace drama. Dunst and her companions have one goal: get to Washington‚ D.C.‚ to score an interview with the embattled leader before the ";Western forces"; overrun the White House and end the war. Despite their job-related stress‚ Dunst and co. don';t seem to have any skin in the game. No spouses or kids. No loved ones on opposite sides. The regular people they meet along the way the soldiers fighting for their lives or the refugee families we see fleeing with their worldly possessions in a shopping cart do. Unsurprisingly‚ they don';t seem to care whether or not our intrepid professionals achieve their career goals. Neither‚ after a while‚ does the viewer. It';s all very effectively done: harrowing urban combat‚ menacing rednecks with ";assault rifles‚"; real-life Dunst-hubby Jesse Plemon in those red sharpshooter shades. If the point is ";war is hell‚"; consider it made. Although‚ there';s nothing here Steven Spielberg didn';t do better 25 years ago in ";Saving Private Ryan."; And that better be the point‚ as the movie has nothing to say about our current political divisions. Take away the burned-out shopping malls and the assault on the Lincoln Memorial‚ and the ";Civil War"; might as well take place in Bagdad or Odessa.Had Garland spent his $50 million budget on making the kind of libtard‚ death-to-muh-democracy fever dream that';s been stupefying half of the country since 2016‚ he would';ve had a ";Battlefield Earth";-level camp classic on his hands. The ragtag squad of trans lesbians pinned down in a ruined Victoria';s Secret by the remnants of the 103rd Hot Gun Girl brigade. The MAGA uncle Thanksgiving table siege. And introducing Keith Olbermann (as himself)‚ killing a Proud Boy with his own tiki torch.";What';s so civil about civil war?"; a great American once asked. Garland';s violent yet timid movie is a kind of answer. It';s rarely so crass as to reveal the liberal assumptions beneath its polite veneer of impartiality. It produces a few arresting images without ever providing much-needed context. It waxes lyrical about moral ambiguity while refusing to consider the political nature of its own most cherished assumptions. Could it happen here? Garland and his crew have sufficient skill to make it seem plausible. But why would it happen? What kind of passions could prompt everyday Americans to turn on their neighbors and tear apart the country they all love? If ";Civil War"; has any theories‚ it lacks the courage to state them.Come to think of it‚ it makes perfect sense that we';re forced to experience this cataclysm solely through the eyes of our once proud fourth estate. Their journey through a divided America is just as maddeningly obtuse and incurious as anything you';d see on CNN.

A San Antonio‚ Texas‚ homeowner said he opened fire after robbers who were stealing from his SUV in his driveway last month shot at him during their getaway.What are the details?Police said two young males holding guns burglarized a vehicle in the 8900 block of Rue De Lis Street around midnight March 8. Police released video of the incident Thursday. Image source: YouTube screenshotEvelio Soto and his family were headed to bed at the time‚ and Soto told KENS-TV that his wife saw on her phone two people approaching their home.Police said one male entered the car and took a box of ammunition from the vehicle while the other male served as a lookout. A KENS video report indicates that the vehicle was unlocked.Soto told KENS he was concerned they were going to break into his home‚ so he got out of bed and grabbed his gun.He noted to the station that he headed down the stairs‚ opened the front door‚ and saw a person inside his SUV become frightened.Soto added to KENS that the suspect ran off down the driveway and into a ";getaway"; vehicle. Image source: YouTube screenshot He added to the station that the lookout fired his gun while trying to get into the getaway car‚ and Soto said he returned fire.";He tried to close the door‚ and he couldn';t‚"; Soto told KENS. ";That';s when he shot‚ and that';s when I returned fire‚ and they took off."; Image source: YouTube screenshotSoto shot at the ground twice after the second suspect shot at him once‚ the station said.No one inside the home was hurt‚ including Soto‚ KENS reported.Police concluded their Facebook post about the incident with a reminder: ";Remember to keep your guns locked up and lock the doors of your car.";But Soto told KENS the problem isn';t that his SUV was unlocked; rather criminals are the problem‚ and he and his family should be able to feel safe in their neighborhood no matter what precautions they take.";This is my home‚"; he told the station. ";If I wanna leave my car unlocked‚ if I wanna leave my door unlocked‚ I should be able to. The parents of these kids‚ they should be taking care of their kids and watching what they';re doing.";If you have any information about these suspects‚ police said to call 210-207-7969‚ KENS added. Homeowner shoots at two suspected thieves rummaging through car youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Two members of a city council in southern California are facing a recall effort‚ and one of them believes that latent ";transphobia"; is partially motivating it.Ral Urea was first elected to the City Council of Calexico‚ California a city of nearly 40‚000 residents that sits along the U.S. southern border in 2020. At the time‚ he was just 23 years old and dressing in male attire. Two years later‚ Urea was re-elected‚ but rather than continue with his usual appearance‚ he began wearing makeup and low-cut dresses that expose his chest hair as a manifestation of his supposed transgender identity. Urea‚ now 26‚ prefers feminine pronouns and claims he looks ";sexy as hell"; in many personal photos that have since been shared by the media. The changes in Urea';s gender identity have coincided with steady rises in crime and homelessness in Calexico. As a result‚ he and fellow council member Gilberto Manzanarez face a recall on April 16.Statements in the voter information guide for the recall election accuse both Manzanarez and Urea of ";poor leadership"; and of voting ";to deny essential weapons to police‚ referring to the police force as too militarized and pursuing to defund our first responders."; Manzanarez is separately accused of ";unexpectedly place[ing] his campaign partner‚ Raul Urea‚ as mayor and ... taking actions that caused citizens to lose confidence in official transfers of power.";It does appear that Urea spent some time serving as mayor‚ but when his tenure as mayor began and how long it lasted are unclear.The voter guide further alleges that while in office‚ Urea has shared posts on social media that demonstrate ";open and public indecency and intoxication."; He has also failed to keep parks clean‚ address the needs of business leaders‚ ignored ";increased crime and vagrancy in downtown‚"; and accused other officials of racism and transphobia to silence ";those with differing views‚"; it said.And indeed‚ Urea has described the recall effort against him as ";tried-and-tested‚ predictable transphobia.";In his statement in the voter guide‚ Urea warns voters: ";DO NOT SIGN this dishonest and dangerous recall.";For his part‚ Manzanarez blamed the recall against him on a combination of his youth and dirty local politics. ";Its clear that this recall‚ led by candidates who lost their bid to council‚ is a political attempt to overturn the overwhelming vote of the people in the 2022 election‚"; he said.Urea agrees. ";Its as simple as power‚"; he said in a recent interview. ";Weve de-established a lot of establishment and status quo interests ingrained in the city for many decades.";However‚ the woman behind the recall‚ 58-year-old former Calexico Mayor Maritza Hurtado‚ described Manzanarez and Urea as ";disrespectful"; and ";toxic."; ";We';re losing business because people do not want to come here because it';s disgusting"; said Hurtado‚ who considers herself ";a normal Democrat.";Theyre activists with very dark intentions‚"; she added.";They are some of the biggest supporters of Black Lives Matter in Imperial County‚"; Hurtado continued. ";You guys are anti-police? We are a border city. You don';t belong here.";It';s unclear at this point whether the attempt to recall the two men from office will pass. But if it does‚ Urea said he';ll just run again. ";Its up to the people‚"; he said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democrat elites say theyre the biggest supporters of the poor‚ but in reality‚ theyre anything but.Im looking at what the Western world‚ the elites‚ are doing to their own countries and our own civilization‚ Glenn Beck says to ";Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America';s Working Men and Women"; author Batya Ungar-Sargon. They are impoverishing people.Ungar-Sargon agrees.There has been a massive plunder of the middle class by the elites‚ she tells Glenn‚ noting that it began when they shipped good manufacturing jobs overseas to build up China and Mexicos middle class.Were never going to get those jobs back‚ she says. If you want the American dream‚ you have to go to college where youll become a card-carrying Democrat.Now‚ while a massive number of American youths have been indoctrinated through their leftist college curriculums‚ the Biden administration has opened up the border.15 million illegal migrants from failed social states to undercut the wages in the jobs that remained here‚ Ungar-Sargon exclaims. Its because fundamentally to the elites‚ theres no difference between being working-class and being poor.They want everybody to be poor because they control the college-educated and the poor‚ she continues. That is why theyre trying to get everybody out of the middle class and either into the college-credentialed‚ leftist elites or to make them poor because thats how the Democrats win.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenns masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

No Man';s Sky offers a ton to do‚ especially as its creators at Hello Games have constantly added major new features to the project over the many years since it first launched. Still‚ players looking for opportunities to play survival games set in harsh environments have many other options‚ like Subnautica‚ Astroneer‚ and‚ as of this week‚ the massively successful space sim The Planet Crafter‚ which is currently blowing up on Steam. Continue reading No Mans Sky rival rockets up Steam charts‚ and you can try it free

Dragon';s Dogma 2 is one of the best games of the year. An open world fantasy that combines the exploration of a game like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with a much milder form of Elden Ring and Dark Souls'; unforgiving structure‚ Capcom';s latest is an absorbing and unique spin on the action-adventure genre that rewards meeting its challenges and particular design ethos on its own terms. That said‚ a large number of players have been frustrated with the game';s implementation of fast travel‚ which makes a recent mod that addresses that issue a welcome find. Continue reading Vital new Dragons Dogma 2 mod finally adds our most-wanted featureMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dragon';s Dogma 2 review‚ Dragon';s Dogma 2 vocations‚ Dragon';s Dogma 2 map

Karlie Gus hasn';t been seen since October 2018‚ when she became deeply paranoid after smoking marijuana and walked away from her home in Chalfant Valley‚ California.The post The Chilling Story Of Karlie Gus‚ The California Teen Who Vanished Alongside A Highway appeared first on All That';s Interesting.

Both West and his newly-anointed running-mate‚ Melina Abdullah‚ declined to condemn the attack during an interview with CNN.

Fauci led the scientific establishments opposition to lab-leak theory.