A left-wing legal analyst claimed this week that the First Amendment makes the U.S. “vulnerable” and makes it hard for Democrats to be able to “regulate speech” without being accused of censorship. The Friday remarks from former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade on MNSBC came while she was discussing a book that she wrote about “disinformation.” “Barb‚ you write about the United States extensively and with a lot of detail‚ but you also draw in comparisons from other countries‚ you talk about other strongman leaders‚ countries who have transitioned from a mostly democratic form of government to a less democratic form‚” said host Rachel Maddow. “Do you believe the U.S. is particularly vulnerable to disinformation or that we’re kind of unexceptional and it’s the same? We’re as susceptible to it as every other country?” McQuade responded‚ “Actually‚ I think we’re more susceptible to it than other countries. That’s because some of our greatest strengths can also be our Achilles heel. So‚ for example‚ our deep commitment to free speech in our First Amendment. It is a cherished right. It’s an important right in a democracy‚ and nobody wants to get rid of it.” “But it makes us vulnerable to claims that anything we try to do to regulate speech is censorship‚” she said. “The Supreme Court has held that all fundamental rights‚ even the right to free speech‚ can be limited as long as there is a compelling governmental interest and the restriction is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.” “I think any time someone tries to do anything that might limit free speech‚ people claim censorship‚” she continued. “Just look at the case the Supreme Court heard today about efforts by the states of Florida and Texas to prevent social media companies from moderating content online. And they call it censorship‚ that they’re trying to silence conservative voices. Of course‚ social media companies are private actors who are not bound by the First Amendment. So we need to have a conversation and common sense solutions to these things. Instead‚ we throw out terms like censorship‚ call each other names and use labels and we all retreat to our opposite sides. We need to be pragmatic and come up with real solutions. It is‚ I think‚ one of the things that makes America particularly vulnerable to disinformation.” WATCH: MSNBC’s Barbara McQuade: “Our First Amendment … makes us vulnerable to claims that anything we try to do to regulate speech is censorship.” pic.twitter.com/MvoxGQr2yz — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 29‚ 2024

Winnie the Poodle made her first apperance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon‚ and her owner Millie Bobby Brown‚ was proud to show her to the world. Millie visited Jimmy on Feb. 29 and brought her four-legged friend along. She intended to leave Winnie in her dressing room while she chatted‚ but Jimmy had the pleasure of meeting Winnie before the show‚ and he thought she needed a proper introduction. “I loved meeting your poodle backstage‚” he admitted when Millie sat down. “She somehow makes everything about her‚” Millie laughed. “She’s just so selfish. She’s a queen.” Jimmy went on to ask Millie Bobby Brown if her dog enjoys a crowd‚ and she said she made sure to socialize her from a young age. So now‚ Winnie loves traveling and hanging out on sets. “Actually‚ when she was 8 weeks‚ I took her to a Falcons game‚” Millie shared. “I was just like‚ ‘You got to get used to this‚ kid.’ And she did! She was just like‚ OK‚ whatever.’ And so now she just thrives on sets‚ [at] studios. She doesn’t like being at the house. She’s like‚ ‘I want to go out. I want to go to work!'” With that‚ Jimmy invited the adorable brown pup on stage. Someone lifted the backstage curtain‚ and Winnie came trotting out to greet the audience. Winnie made a few laps before finding her way to Millie and the couch. She hopped up‚ relaxed‚ and posed for the camera. YouTube “She’s happy to be here‚ I think‚” Millie Bobby Brown said as she gave her dog some pets. The Stanger Things actress brought Winnie home in 2020‚ just after celebrating her sweet sixteen‚ and as she mentioned‚ turned her into a travel companion. So Millie said Winnie has become a bit of an actress herself. The dog can also tell when Millie is “acting” versus when she’s “actually really upset.” However‚ Millie said there was one incident where an on-set situation was so real that she fooled her dog. “So‚ I actually‚ on Damsel‚ did a huge stunt‚” she began. “I had to jump from one cave to another‚ and I did the stunt‚ and she has never made a cry‚ a yelp — She knows when I’m acting. But this stunt was so realistic that she cried out to me because she thought I was actually going to die. And I remember just looking at her and being like‚ ‘It’s okay‚ baby.'” Remember to share this story with your dog-loving friends! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post The Tonight Show’s Most Iconic Guest — Millie Bobby Brown’s Poodle Winnie appeared first on InspireMore.

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A trash collector in Dearborn County‚ Indiana‚ observes a Bigfoot chasing a herd of deer that were approaching the road where he was working. The beast swiped at and killed a large doe.I received the following account:“This happened in 2005. I used to be a garbage man. So in 2005‚ I used to have a garbage route over in Indiana in Dearborn County. It was a state route that ran parallel to the Ohio River.So this one morning‚ it's just before sunlight but it's enough light where‚ just before dawn‚ you know‚ just enough light so it's not dark. I'm dumping some trash and I look‚ something's catching my eye a quarter mile up the road. I hear a deer running out of the clearing coming towards the road. So I’m looking at him and I've hunted before so I know what it looks like when a deer is being driven. As it approaches this state route‚ it's not so much busy‚ but it's like a 60-mile-per-hour route‚ so traffic when it comes‚ comes fast. So these deer‚ when they get to the road‚ they cross the road with no regard for traffic. So I think‚ they are more scared of whatever is chasing them than getting hit by a car.So‚ I'm looking at the deer‚ and out of the corner of my eye again‚ I see the trail of deer. And I see something coming out of the woods chasing it and you know how‚ when you see things that you don't know‚ your mind tries to rationalize what you're seeing. So I’m seeing this... uh... HUGE black creature chasing this deer and I'm like‚ Okay‚ that’s a bear. But bear don't run on two feet. So‚ just as they get to the edge of the road‚ it swipes and clips the back of this deer and sends it like... like a helicopter. It knocked this deer clear across the road. I'm still dumping trash and the way this road is‚ it's kind of an undulating road so it's just over a rise and I can see maybe waist up what's going on.So it takes me maybe about five or ten more minutes to work a couple more trash stops to come over that rise and see. So I pull over to the side of the road and I see a fat‚ dead deer with his neck twisted like a dish towel‚ the neck had been broken and one of its hind quarters was missing like a Thanksgiving turkey‚ like how you would just take a turkey's leg‚ except it had taken the hind quarters out of the socket like it was a turkey leg.You know what‚ I'm very into nature and I'm mad at myself because if I had the understanding and I knew what I was watching. I mean‚ I had one of those‚ what do they call it‚ a life-altering experience and I’m mad that I couldn't appreciate it because my mind dismissed it as being something else. It just goes to show you‚ believe what you see! Just because you don't hear about something or you don't believe it‚ believe your eyes!” PNOTE: The witness claimed that he doubted what he saw for many years until he heard a Bigfoot researcher talking about them on the radio. That's when it began to click for him about what he saw. He later clarified that it was a large adult female deer and the creature knocked it about 30 feet across the road like it was a pillow. LonHAVE A COMMENT? GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTSUBSCRIBE TO THE PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS TELEGRAM GROUPHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'----- YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCommercial Pilot Reports Puzzling Orange UFO Spotted During FlightNASA captures 'eerie' holes in clouds over Florida that have been linked to UFO reports and can be seen from SPACEMY ALIEN DISCLOSURE - DAVID ECKHART'S ORDEAL‚ THE OWLS‚ &; 3 TALL GREYS - Lon's Story - LIVE Q &; ALISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREEerie black ring-shaped formation filmed in the sky over ArgentinaHorrified dad watches eerie 'ghost arm' reach into son's cot on baby monitorPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; Merchandise This blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Two young men encounter an upright canine while at their family cabin in northwest Wisconsin. The incident left one of the witnesses wary of the woods."My sighting occurred southeast of our cabin near Danbury‚ Wisconsin. The cryptid was very wolf-like and it definitely was not a bear. As well as I'm pretty sure wolves don't run upright. So I was 17 at the time. It was mid-summer and we were at our cabin in northwest Wisconsin. I was with my cousin and grandparents for the weekend. I brought along my Airsoft gear.So I and my cousin are in a mid-Airsoft battle (I took it more seriously than him). I was decked out in full BDU Woodland camo‚ including the shemagh. I retreated into the forest for better tactical advantage.So the way our land was set up is there is a trail that cuts around the border of the almost acre of owned forest. Our skirmish took us about 200 meters into the woods going up the right trail. So I'm a huge outdoorsman. I was introduced to hunting and survival training as well as firearms at a young age. I also had been practicing MMA for a few years at that point. The point is I'm not easily scared‚ and I'm comfortable in the wild. Now I'm 25 and have even more training. I respect the wild a lot more now. I was cocky back then.Anyway here is where things get strange. Our battle had ended and we were standing at the edge of a slightly clearer area of forest and just talking. On the other side of the clearing is a hill that goes down to a small pond. Animals are a common sight around there as it's a watering hole. Now as any experienced outdoorsman will know most small animals will go about their business even when humans are around‚ birds will still chirp and whatnot. But when a big predator is around the forest goes dead quiet. So me and my cousin are talking and I decided to freak him out. so I shushed him and whispered‚ "We're being watched." He got quiet. Then I realized that it was dead quiet‚ not even birds chirping anymore. Then I got "that feeling." You know‚ when you feel like you are being watched.I went into hunter mode at this point and started scanning the clearing. I went from right to left then back. On the second look through I saw it. Its teeth are what gave it away as they contrasted with the background. Once I focused on it I noticed a canid appearance in the head. It had dark reddish brown hair/fur. Where it gets even stranger is it was leaning on a tree and had its front left arm gripping the tree. It appeared to have claws‚ and it was panting and staring in our direction with its ears up listening while kneeling or crouching. I recognized it as a threat‚ as a predator immediately.Now this all happened in the span of maybe 10 seconds before I said to my cousin "we have to go." He was a faster runner than me. When I said that I was still watching the animal‚ my cousin took off. When he ran‚ the animal raised up and ran towards us. It took a good 3 steps on 2 legs before I started to run (as I was turning to run it appeared to have possibly been going to all fours). I got to the fork in the trail to find my cousin waiting. I yelled "Go go go go go!"...and we ran back to the cabin. While running out I could hear it crashing through the woods behind me‚ but it didn't follow beyond the treeline.At the time I thought it had the intention to do harm‚ but now that I look back on it‚ I think it was just being either territorial or it was a bluff charge. Most animals can easily outrun humans on foot. If it really wanted one of us it would've got us. I have tried to explain it away as being a bear or a big wolf‚ but what I saw just does not add up. It just wasn't a known animal. I'm still stumped by it.I was recently added to a group of people who have had similar sightings. They say mine falls in line with other sightings. They believe it to be a "Dogman" which I think is the cheesiest name they could have chosen‚ but I admit that what I saw is very similar if not the same as what others have claimed to see. I have different theories regarding the creature though.I am normally very skeptical. However‚ I know that what I saw was not normal‚ and I am less skeptical than I used to be now. I am still nervous about the forests. I don't go into the woods alone or unarmed anymore. I'm not scared of any man but I certainly don't want to see anything that looks like a werewolf again. By the way‚ all of this happened in broad daylight if it wasn't clear." THAVE A COMMENT? GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTSUBSCRIBE TO THE PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS TELEGRAM GROUPHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. 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Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A Montana resident starts hearing horrible screams emanating from the mountains around their home. They eventually observe a bizarre pale humanoid with huge black eyes."I lived in Montana on some land my dad owns and I was hiking up a mountain (Big Horn Mountain Range)‚ like most days. I heard this really weird screaming coming from the other side of the mountain (away from my house and deeper into the woods). It wasn't a mountain lion - too deep and long (went on for about 10 seconds) and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a bear. It kind of sounded like a human‚ except it was distorted. It sounded like someone was possessed by something‚ sort of like what you'd hear in a horror movieI got to the top of the mountain‚ pulled out my binoculars‚ and looked in the general direction of the scream. I saw a weird humanoid-looking creature. It was as pale as paper‚ didn't have any hair or clothes (or genitals)‚ and its arms were longer than its body. It also had huge black eyes that covered most of its face. It was walking‚ but as soon as I saw it‚ it stopped and stared at me. I watched it carefully for at least 2 minutes. I remember thinking "It's staring straight into my soul." I had to look away because my eyes had started watering from not blinking.When I looked back at it after wiping my eyes‚ it was gone. I couldn't see it anywhere‚ which made me think it was a weird hallucination or something. Illusion or not‚ I decided to get the hell away from the area and ran back home.The scariest part is that 5 minutes after I walk in the door‚ I hear the scream again. It was much closer and made my ears ring. Now that I think about it‚ I remember that I could hear my dad yell at me whenever he needed help with something every other time I was up there. I'm pretty sure it was where I was standing when I first saw it. My dad heard it too‚ so it wasn't just some hallucination‚ and my neighbor was talking about the screams a week after it happened. I've researched it as best as I could but never found anything fitting its exact description.I've never seen it since. My dad hasn't either. It's one of the many reasons I moved in with my mom in Arizona." SHHAVE A COMMENT? GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTSUBSCRIBE TO THE PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS TELEGRAM GROUPHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCommercial Pilot Reports Puzzling Orange UFO Spotted During FlightNASA captures 'eerie' holes in clouds over Florida that have been linked to UFO reports and can be seen from SPACEMY ALIEN DISCLOSURE - DAVID ECKHART'S ORDEAL‚ THE OWLS‚ &; 3 TALL GREYS - Lon's Story - LIVE Q &; ALISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREEerie black ring-shaped formation filmed in the sky over ArgentinaHorrified dad watches eerie 'ghost arm' reach into son's cot on baby monitorPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A man and his girlfriend are traveling through southwest Alabama when they suddenly observe a bizarre humanoid figure with a goat head on the highway shoulder.I received the following account:"If anyone has ever driven in Alabama‚ then you know it can be a creepy state to drive through. I'm not sure where to start. I have had a few experiences with the paranormal‚ but this is my only cryptid experience. I'm not sure what we witnessed‚ but we got a good look at it in broad daylight. The sighting happened just before noon.My girlfriend and I had some time off work so we decided on a much-needed getaway for a long weekend. This was early winter 2020‚ so it was pretty darn cold. That being said‚ if you know anything about the US South it doesn't get that cold. This was one of those rare days when it was 30 or 40 degrees Fahrenheit range. I'm just trying to compile all the events surrounding the sighting so bear with me here.We were on a highway in a swampy area. I have no idea the exact location‚ but I can say it was southern Alabama and close to Mississippi. There were lots of bridges. I wish we could have gotten pics‚ but the car was moving around 60 mph when it happened.My girlfriend cries out for me to LOOK and I turn my head to glimpse a grotesque creature. This thing was hunched down on all fours possibly eating something. This all happened so fast‚ but I slowed down to get a better look. All of a sudden the thing stands on two legs and has a humanoid figure‚ all except the head. The head was goat-like‚ but it had the body of a man. There were horns‚ and overall the head area resembled a light-colored goat. The creature started back towards the woods‚ and we continued with our trip‚ but we couldn't stop talking about what we had just witnessed.I cannot be 100% sure of what we saw‚ this all happened so fast. My girlfriend swears it was a man with a goat head and I am certain I saw the same thing. If anyone has any insight into cryptids of this type or a similar sighting I'd be glad to hear.Stay safe out there." LLHAVE A COMMENT? GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTSUBSCRIBE TO THE PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS TELEGRAM GROUPHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCommercial Pilot Reports Puzzling Orange UFO Spotted During FlightNASA captures 'eerie' holes in clouds over Florida that have been linked to UFO reports and can be seen from SPACEMY ALIEN DISCLOSURE - DAVID ECKHART'S ORDEAL‚ THE OWLS‚ &; 3 TALL GREYS - Lon's Story - LIVE Q &; ALISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREEerie black ring-shaped formation filmed in the sky over ArgentinaHorrified dad watches eerie 'ghost arm' reach into son's cot on baby monitorPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Our 10 Most Soothing Songs In Rock Music list presents a collection of songs that simply make you feel better when you most need it. We all can feel the pressure of life’s most significant challenges every day. From work to family to the annoying person who wont stop tailgating you to the one in line in front of you at the drive in that just cant decide what they want to order. (That just happened to me while I was taking a break from writing this article) Yes‚ we all have those moments when we feel like our heads The post 10 Most Soothing Songs In Rock Music appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

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