If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In a statement issued on the occasion of the “International Day for Countering Hate Speech,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the global eradication of so-called “hate speech,” which he described as inherently toxic and entirely intolerable. The issue of censoring “hate speech” stirs significant controversy, primarily due to the nebulous and subjective nature of its definition. At the heart of the debate is a profound concern: whoever defines what constitutes hate speech essentially holds the power to determine the limits of free expression. This power, wielded without stringent checks and balances, leads to excessive censorship and suppression of dissenting voices, which is antithetical to the principles of a democratic society. Guterres highlighted the historic and ongoing damage caused by hate speech, citing devastating examples such as Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and Bosnia to suggest that speech leads to violence and even crimes against humanity. “Hate speech is a marker of discrimination, abuse, violence, conflict, and even crimes against humanity. We have time and again seen this play out from Nazi Germany to Rwanda, Bosnia and beyond. There is no acceptable level of hate speech; we must all work to eradicate it completely,” Guterres said. Guterres also noted what he suggested are the worrying rise of antisemitic and anti-Muslim sentiments, which are being propagated both online and by prominent figures. Guterres argued that countries are legally bound by international law to combat incitement to hatred while simultaneously fostering diversity and mutual respect. He urged nations to uphold these legal commitments and to take action that both prevents hate speech and safeguards free expression. The UN General Assembly marked June 18 as the “International Day for Countering Hate Speech” in 2021. Guterres has long promoted online censorship, complaining about the issue of online “misinformation” several times, describing it as “grave” and suggesting the creation of an international code to tackle it. His strategy involves a partnership among governments, tech giants, and civil society to curb the spread of “false” information on social media, despite risks to free speech. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Free Speech at Risk: UN Pushes for Global “Hate Speech” Eradication appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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The Democratic-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee's chairman has sounded the alarm about the so-called threats looming over the 2024 presidential election: artificial intelligence and disinformation. On Tuesday, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) claimed that these threats—which he suggested were imminent—would transform the election into “Wild, Wild West.”  Warner made these comments during an event with The Christian Science Monitor, where he addressed Murthy v. Missouri, a pending Supreme Court case set to determine if the federal government violated the First Amendment by coercing Big Tech platforms to censor Americans. Warner’s alarm comes after his failed attempts to stoke fears about foreign interference in the 2024 election. “We may be less prepared 155 days out in 2024 than we were under President Trump (in 2020),” he told the Associated Press earlier this month. Conveniently, an unnamed official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has briefed political candidates and government groups about what the left deemed to be increasing risks facing the presidential election, according to The Associated Press. Warner told the Monitor that ODNI had briefed his committee with several “good sessions in SCIFs [secure rooms] and with our hearings.” Recalling the meetings, Warner claimed, “I’m feeling better.” Despite the lack of concrete evidence for the alleged threats of AI and disinformation, the Virginia senator asserted he would continue to raise the alarm about potential challenges.  “This is something I’m going to try to elevate in the debate: how we can potentially be more proactive on some of these entities and sites,” Warner added. In May, Warner told an audience at the  RSA Conference for Information Security that the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI—two agencies embroiled in the Murthy case—had resumed their ongoing Big Tech collusion about censoring online content. “There seemed to be a lot of sympathy that the government ought to have at least voluntary communications with [the companies],” he claimed at the time, according to tech news outlet NextGov/FCW. 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 so-called “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

For the Tuesday installment of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Marlon Wayans broke out his Quan character as he interviewed former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade to ask if the affair with D.A. Fani Willis was worth ending democracy. Wayans began by asking, “What was your first thought when you had the affair with Fani become public between you and here?” Wade did not like the word, “I don't label it an affair. D.A. Willis is a respectable mother, a brilliant legal mind. We spent countless hours preparing this case, investigating this case—” Since Wayans was playing a character, he never asked Wade explicitly about whether the tradeoff was worth it. Instead, he would try to make things awkward by using heavy irony and sarcasm to point out that none of Wade’s inside legal baseball talk explains the affair, “I see it all happen, countless hours, and I need a foot rub, and, you know what I mean? She rubbed your foot like ‘here, let me give you a massage’ and all of a sudden we up on this desk. Man.”     Wade did not do much to extract himself from the awkwardness, “No. Not even close. Not even close. Not even close… so during the course of the investigation we would meet early mornings, weekends, spend full days –” Wayans pretended to understand, “How can you not hit that? How can you not? We spending that much time together, we doing everything, we might as well!” Later in their conversation, Wade would claim it is “a common misconception. She's not my boss, she's never been my boss… I was a contract attorney, she’s more analogous to a client to me.” That led Wayans to the following exchange, where the sexual irony appeared to fly right over Wade’s head: WAYANS: So you say she was a client? WADE: Yes. WAYANS: So, you serve her well. WADE: I did—I did my job. Let's talk about some of the successes I did while I was— WAYANS: I think we talked about successes. WADE: We didn't. We are talking about securing an indictment, talking about getting people to enter pleas. WAYANS: Right, enter pleas. Enter pleas, you gotta enter pleas. Wayans eventually got to the main point, “So let me ask you, when old girl was like ‘Hey, babe, you want to be in charge of this prosecution of the president of the United States who did this insurrection,’ did you think, like, this could get messy? Or you was like ‘no, I will be all right?’" Wade insisted, “We did not have that type of relationship at the outset, and we were interviewing other people for the position.” Wayans then did a couple of sex position poses on the couch to ask, “Did that position look like this? Or did that position look like this?” Towards the end, he again asked, “So, some people saying this sort of deal might have ruined the best chance to hold Trump accountable for trying to end democracy. Now, what would you say to all the haters out there who can't get laid?” Wade did not know why Wayans was so upset with him, “Well, I don't know what the haters are thinking, but what I will say is under my leadership, we successfully secured a valid legal indictment, the charging document.” With all of the bitter irony he could muster, Wayans again doom-mongered about the end of democracy, “All right, young black men need a role model, what's your advice to kids in the hood that's out there that want to grow up and have big dick potentially end democracy? That's some lethal shit if you ask me.” Wade, initially, could not control his laughter, and only after a cartoon technical difficulties interruption, did he declare, “I don’t know that I have advice for any young black men to have workplace romances. What I do have advice for young black men is simply this: you can do whatever you put your mind to.” Apparently, that includes getting kicked off one of the most important trials in American history over ethical concerns. Here is a transcript for the June 18 show: Comedy Central The Daily Show 6/18/2024 11:14 PM ET MARLON WAYANS: Here today I got my man Nathan Wade, looking smooth.  NATHAN WADE: I'll take that. WAYANS: What was your first thought when you had the affair with Fani become public between you and here? WADE: I don't label it an affair. WAYANS: Wifey or? WADE: D.A. Willis is a respectable mother, a brilliant legal mind. WAYANS: Right. WADE: We spent countless hours preparing this case, investigating this case— WAYANS: I see it all happen, countless hours, and I need a foot rub, and, you know what I mean? She rubbed your foot like “here, let me give you a massage” and all of a sudden we up on this desk. Man. WADE: No. Not even close. Not even close. Not even close. WAYANS: She liked it at you or you liked it at her? WADE: That's a great question, right, so during the course of the investigation we would meet early mornings, weekends, spend full days – WAYANS: How can you not hit that? How can you not? We spending that much time together, we doing everything, we might as well! WADE: Well, in terms of workplace romances, how many places have you worked? WAYANS: I probably worked like three or four places and everywhere I went it was a mess. So, she your boss? You are not indecent proposal – you on that Demi-- what's that white girl's name that married to the dude from Die Hard? WADE: So, that's a common misconception. WAYANS: Disclosure, you on that disclosure shit. WADE: No, that's a common misconception. She's not my boss, she's never been my boss. WAYANS: You weren’t HeToo-ed. WADE: Right. WAYANS: She ain’t HeToo you? WADE: No. I was a contract attorney, she’s more analogous to a client to me. WAYANS: So you say she was a client? WADE: Yes. WAYANS: So, you serve her well. WADE: I did—I did my job. Let's talk about some of the successes I did while I was— WAYANS: I think we talked about successes. WADE: We didn't. We are talking about securing an indictment, talking about getting people to enter pleas. WAYANS: Right, enter pleas. Enter pleas, you gotta enter pleas. WADE: Well, we’re talking about other jurisdictions even following suit. WAYANS: So let me ask you, when old girl was like "Hey, babe, you want to be in charge of this prosecution of the president of the United States who did this insurrection,’ did you think, like, this could get messy? Or you was like "no, I will be all right?" WADE: We did not have that type of relationship at the outset, and we were interviewing other people for the position. WAYANS: What position was it? WADE: It was the position of special prosecutor. WAYANS: Did that position look like this? Or did that position look like this? WADE: So, no. … WAYANS: So, some people saying this sort of deal might have ruined the best chance to hold Trump accountable for trying to end democracy. Now, what would you say to all the haters out there who can't get laid? WADE: Well, I don't know what the haters are thinking, but what I will say is under my leadership, we successfully secured a valid legal indictment, the charging document. WAYANS: All right, young black men need a role model, what's your advice to kids in the hood that's out there that want to grow up and have big dick potentially end democracy? That's some lethal shit if you ask me. WADE: We’re talking about – [laughter] Cut! [Cartoon Technical Difficulties Screen] I don’t know that I have advice for any young black men to have workplace romances. What I do have advice for young black men is simply this: you can do whatever you put your mind to.

Kevin O'Leary, entrepreneur and cohost of the show Shark Tank, scolded Gov. Gavin Newsom for what he called the destruction of California’s economy through a controversial minimum wage increase. During a Monday interview on Fox Business’s The Big Money Show, O'Leary asserted that Newsom has turned The Golden State into a “version of Venezuela” by crippling the restaurant industry with a targeted minimum wage hike. “I'm here in California shooting season 16 of Shark Tank [and] the casual dining has been decimated by a policy mistake on minimum wage,” O’Leary said, referring to Assembly Bill 1228, which mandates fast food restaurants to pay all employees $20 per hour. O’Leary’s remarks came during a discussion with Fox Business anchor Jackie DeAngelis about the impact of the Biden administration’s proposal to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% by 2025. “I think about the restaurant industry, already suffering, you’re seeing fast food chains, clothing stores and also laying off employees,” DeAngelis told O’Leary. “They’ve got higher cost,  they’re paying higher wages and then you see less foot traffic. That tells me that fundamentally things are slowing down. That's not the time you want to squeeze the businesses harder.” Referring to restaurants in California, O’Leary added, “They’re shutting down left and right. I mean, Gavin Newsom made a huge mistake I think he knows that knows that now. He's turning the state into a sort of version of Venezuela.” O’Leary argued that the minimum wage law is “killing business” beyond the restaurant industry. “There’s all kind of capital leaving [California] for more competitive states, he said. You see what’s going on in Tennessee, Florida, Texas.” While describing Newsom as a “nice guy,” O’Leary didn’t hold back his criticism of the governor’s policies. “He's a bad manager. He’s decimated this place. I’ve been coming here for 15 years. This is a shell of it used to be.” 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 so-called “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Four years after the Black Lives Matter Riots and just a couple of months after the pro-Hamas/anti-Semitic encampments on college campuses and the death threats to Congress over the possible ban of TikTok, ABC moderator Whoopi Goldberg took to Wednesday’s edition of The View to whine that young people supposedly don’t protest and “stand for stuff” like how she was “forced to do.” Their conversation was spurred on by former President Obama expressing that his daughters had no interest in getting into politics; a bit of news that gave The View the sads. “So, as funny as that is, it's also really sad. Does that mean that politics have gotten so nasty that young people don't want to go into it?” Goldberg lamented. “It is nasty. I miss Obama, though. I see him and I want him back,” co-host Joy Behar bemoaned. “That whole lie that went around that said Obama wasn’t born in this country. So, I don't think they want to subject their kids to such nonsense. I agree with that.” Staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) argued that it made sense that “a lot of black mothers, especially, would be nervous about their children getting into politics because of the racial bias that still exists in this country. The societal bias, the structural racism that still exists in this country…” “But you know, we need less influencers and more leaders. We do. We need fresh blood,” she proclaimed.     Possibly thinking of her own toxic opinions, Hostin added: “We need young people that are unafraid to give their unvarnished opinions and not as concerned about their brands and not as concerned about what other people will think…And stand on the right side of history for a change. And I’m so disappointed.” It was then that Goldberg inexplicably went off with her wild inaccuracy that young people supposedly didn’t protest things or took political action anymore: GOLDBERG: I think we have not taught them how to do that. We haven't -- HOSTIN: There's many, many people willing to do it. GOLDBERG: I have to tell you; we have not taught young people how to stand for stuff. They’re learning. HAINES: Yeah. GOLDBERG: But this is not something -- we were forced to do it because our brothers or sisters or uncles and cousins were thrown into wars. They were thrown into stuff.  Women wanted the opportunity to go to school. There were things we were fighting for. At no point did Goldberg explain what evidence she had that led her to that conclusion nor did she address how she would square her assertion with the recent campus protests against the Jews. But she did scold: “I think a lot of the problem is because people keep saying -- where are the grown-ups? Talking about us. And I say, we've done this. We've been doing it. We’re waiting for y'all to come.” The transcript is below. Click :expand" to read: ABC’s The View June 19, 2024 11:02:39 a.m. Eastern (…) WHOOPI GOLDBERG: So, as funny as that is, it's also really sad. SARA HAINES: Yeah. SUNNY HOSTIN: Yeah. GOLDBERG: Does that mean that politics have gotten so nasty that young people don't want to go into it? JOY BEHAR: It is nasty. I miss Obama, though. I see him and I want him back. HOSTIN: Yeah, he just makes you smile. BEHAR: I love him. He was such a good president. But I think, you know, the Kennedys have a legacy. You know, they have that whole generation of guys. GOLDBERG: Not anymore. BEHAR: Until look what happened with the latest RFK Jr., the poor guy has a worm in his brain. [Laughter] Which is a problem if you're going to run the country. [Laughter] But the Obamas -- and the Kennedys are subject to the same kind of vitriol that any other president was. But with the Obamas, on top of that, you have racism coming at them. And these kids remember when Melania and Trump said he was a birther. That whole lie that went around that said Obama wasn’t born in this country. So, I don't think they want to subject their kids to such nonsense. I agree with that. HOSTIN: And I think a lot of black mothers, especially, would be nervous about their children getting into politics because of the racial bias that still exists in this country. The societal bias, the structural racism that still exists in this country, even though people think that that's not true. But you know, we need less influencers and more leaders. We do. We need fresh blood. We need young people that are unafraid to give their unvarnished opinions and not as concerned about their brands and not as concerned about what other people will think. BEHAR: Or about getting reelected. HOSTIN: And getting reelected. And stand on the right side of history for a change. And I’m so disappointed. GOLDBERG: I think we have not taught them how to do that. We haven't -- HOSTIN: There's many, many people willing to do it. GOLDBERG: I have to tell you; we have not taught young people how to stand for stuff. They’re learning. HAINES: Yeah. GOLDBERG: But this is not something -- we were forced to do it because our brothers or sisters or uncles and cousins were thrown into wars. They were thrown into stuff.  Women wanted the opportunity to go to school. There were things we were fighting for. HAINES: Their fighting for things now. And their wages are being squashed. GOLDBERG: I don't know if that's true. I think lot of the problem is, because people keep saying -- where are the grown-ups? Talking about us. And I say, we've done this. We've been doing it. We’re waiting for y’all to come. (…)

Canada's federal police agency admitted that groups they have identified as "hate groups" have become increasingly racially diverse.In a 2024 report called "Hate Crimes and Incidents in Canada," the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (FBI equivalent) sought out to identify the source of hate crimes and explain the reasons behind them.It defined hate groups as any organization that can be characterized by its promotion of "a hate-based orientation or purpose."The report predominantly blamed populist politics for a rise in overall mean-spirited behavior, pinpointing 2016 as the first instance of a spike in hate crimes."The first pronounced spike in hate crimes began in 2016 and coincided with the rise of populist politics and inflammatory rhetoric directed toward immigrant, racialized, and religious minority groups," the report claimed.The report also blamed COVID-19 for "rising social polarization" and, alongside a rise in "populist politics," stated that "xenophobia and racist rhetoric" portrayed members of racialized and religious minorities as threats to community safety and national security.'The Canadian governments and its agencies can only pick on groups that don't have sway over political parties.'In attempt to answer why people join hate groups, the RCMP said it was because members seek a sense of identity, meaning, and personal significance. While the government report claimed that research has shown hate groups to be "overwhelmingly white and male," it also said in the same breath that the groups are increasingly diverse."People who join hate groups come from all socioeconomic backgrounds, professions, and, perhaps surprisingly, they appear to be increasingly racially/ethnically diverse."Independent Turkish-Canadian reporter Abdusselam Bezirgan told Blaze News the Canadian government typically labels any group that has grievances with the ruling party as a "hate group.""What RCMP classifies as hate groups are often composed of individuals who have natural grievances regarding the politics of the country which affects them negatively one way or the other. The common ground is that they're not politically correct and they arrive at conclusions based on what they believe to be the truth.""The Canadian governments and its agencies can only pick on groups that don't have sway over political parties," he continued. "Groups that do have influence over liberals or conservatives will never face any scrutiny including from the media, intelligence agencies, or the RCMP," Bezirgan added.The government report went on to state that "online hate speech" had a massive 600% surge between November 2015-2016, suggesting again that populist politics "normalized" incendiary online rhetoric.The report considered it difficult to claim how many hate groups actually exist in Canada, citing that they "start up, fracture and fold all the time." Instead, the report relied on outside research that supported its narrative.Using its selected sources, the RCMP estimated the existence of 70-300 hate groups, alleging a "general consensus" that hate groups were on the rise.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An illegal alien with multiple arrests to his name and who has left and re-entered the U.S. more than a dozen times is accused of causing a crash in Colorado that left one person dead and two others injured.Just over a week ago, Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, a 47-year-old Mexican national, was driving a semi-truck down southbound I-285, a two-lane highway in a mountainous area of Colorado about 30 miles west of Denver. Witnesses later claimed that he was racing along dangerously fast, perhaps reaching a top speed of 80 mph.'He may have lost his life that day, but I feel like I lost mine as well.'Around 5 p.m., Cruz-Mendoza allegedly attempted to pass several cars. In his haste, he apparently side-swiped the cars before losing control of the truck and rolling over, causing his haul of pipe and angle iron to come crashing down on five other vehicles.Two people were hurt during the crash, one of them seriously. Sadly, the crash also claimed the life of 64-year-old Scott Miller, a fellow truck driver and a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.I-285 had to be closed for over 12 hours as investigators processed the scene. Cruz-Mendoza claimed that the brakes on the truck had gone out, though skid-mark evidence suggested they were working to some degree.Cruz-Mendoza was arrested at the scene and initially charged with multiple felonies, including vehicular assault and vehicular homicide. However, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office has since reduced those charges to one count of careless driving resulting in death and three counts of careless driving resulting in injury, all of which are misdemeanors. The DA's office claimed current evidence did not support the felony charges. Further charges may be added pending the outcome of the investigation from Colorado State Police. Cruz-Mendoza was assessed a bond of $50,000 and remains in custody at Jefferson County Jail. Online jail records list his race as white: Screenshot of Jefferson County Jail inmate recordThis arrest is hardly the first for Cruz-Mendoza. In fact, he became a familiar face to ICE after he was arrested in Oregon more than two decades ago on a charge related to drug trafficking. He also has at least one conviction for speeding and operating without lawfully required equipment.Since 2002, he has either been deported or returned to Mexico voluntarily at least 16 times, most recently on May 29. ICE has issued an immigration detainer against him in connection with the crash.KDVR claimed that Cruz-Mendoza will be represented by a public defender who does not comment on ongoing cases. His arraignment hearing is scheduled for July 31.At the time of the incident, Cruz-Mendoza had been working for Monique Trucking, though he apparently did not have a commercial driver's license. Monique Trucking also has a history of violations, 9NEWS reported. Cruz-Mendoza's truck was most recently inspected four years ago.Denver7 reached out to the company for comment but seemingly did not receive a response.Meanwhile, Miller's loved ones are devastated that the man suspected of killing him now faces reduced charges. "I just wanted to have the driver to have accountability for his actions," said Michelle Tusa, Miller's daughter. "He took my father’s life and he seriously injured someone else. And I want him to face what he did.""My husband and I have been together for 46 years," said Miller's widow, Deann Miller. "He may have lost his life that day, but I feel like I lost mine as well.'"The family hopes that Miller's death will be a warning to other truck drivers to maintain safe speeds and follow safety protocols, especially when driving through mountains. "It was of his utmost concern, the safety of the truck drivers that drive really heavy big rigs up in the mountains," Tusa said of her father."If his death is going to mean anything, it is going to mean people are more aware and that truckers as a profession are more careful."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!