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John Varoli on Prigozhin and Putin and the Wild Weekend in Russia [Video]

I have had the great blessing of getting directly in touch with John Varoli, whose pieces are often reprinted here. His substack presence is a must-have for those of us interested in Russian and American geopolitics. Here, he offers a very different point of view contrasted with what appears to be a prevailing narrative about […]

Germany and France want Tiktokers deployed against Russia – Bloomberg

Samizdat – August 30, 2022 TikTokers and YouTubers could help the EU drive a wedge between the Russian government and the people, Germany and France have reportedly told other members of the bloc. Ideas on how its members could influence Russian citizens were formulated in a document circulated ahead of this week’s high-level EU meeting […]

“David’s Law”: How the Amess attack will be used to control the internet

Kit Knightly Audio Version New Feature! On October 15th Sir David Amess MP was attending a constituency “surgery” at Belfairs church in Leigh-on-Sea. During the meeting, a young man emerged from the crowd and stabbed the MP several times. Ambulances and police were called. They attempted to revive him at the scene, but he was …

How the Big-Tech monopolies are hurting their own value

David James The increasing censorship by the tech monopolies is rightly prompting protests from those who see it as an attack on free speech. What has been less noticed, however, is that the social media companies are adopting one of the strangest, and potentially most self-defeating, business strategies ever devised. They are telling a large …

Another lawsuit targets Telegram, wants Google to remove app from store

Another lawsuit targets Telegram, wants Google to remove app from store ****News Topic 268***** The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was […]

Nonprofit targets Telegram, sues Apple to remove app from store

Nonprofit targets Telegram, sues Apple to remove app from store ****News Topic 258***** US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example The Coalition for a Safer Web, […]