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So, this is great:
The full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/educa...-god-we-trust/
TL;DR: This guy is trolling the Texas state legislature. They passed a law stating that public schools must display "in a conspicuous place" any sign donated by an individual or purchased with donated funds, if the sign contains the phrase "In God We Trust," depicts the US Flag and the flag of the State of Texas, and contains no other words or images.
So he's donating some.
The full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/educa...-god-we-trust/
TL;DR: This guy is trolling the Texas state legislature. They passed a law stating that public schools must display "in a conspicuous place" any sign donated by an individual or purchased with donated funds, if the sign contains the phrase "In God We Trust," depicts the US Flag and the flag of the State of Texas, and contains no other words or images.
So he's donating some.
I posted about this one month ago. Trump--the Russian agent--tried to warn Germany about the dangers of the reliance of energy from Russia, and they literally laughed at him.
https://www.miataturbo.net/current-e...3/#post1625474
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLZBVTid4I
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/inte...liance-russian
Maybe the winter of death Biden was warning unvaccinated Americans about, was actually Germany?
https://www.miataturbo.net/current-e...3/#post1625474
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLZBVTid4I
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/inte...liance-russian
Maybe the winter of death Biden was warning unvaccinated Americans about, was actually Germany?
History is written by the "winners", and right now the winners in the U.S. are Socialists who want our kids to think that there are more than two sexes and that fascism is exclusively right-wing. And our stupid kids who can't list all 20 out of the 50 states buy it hook/line/sinker.
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Speaking of reliable sources...
Apparently, US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, GA) believes that the first amendment applies to social media companies.
(The "masks cause lung cancer" thing is new to me, I hadn't heard that one before.)
Apparently, US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, GA) believes that the first amendment applies to social media companies.
(The "masks cause lung cancer" thing is new to me, I hadn't heard that one before.)
And speaking of irony, Joe Perez getting his news from Marjory Taylor Greene.....
Q - What did the Germans use to light their homes before candles?
A - Electricity
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The entire Bill of Rights was created to limit the power of government, not of individuals or businesses.
EDIT: Actually, this is wrong. Towne Criers were employees of the local government, so the First Amendment does technically apply to them due to the incorporation doctrine. Though, since they are speaking on behalf of the government, it's difficult to imagine a situation in which this would be relevant. I mostly wanted an excuse to use the picture above.
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All of those would be considered publishers by our current situation, and are all held responsible for what they publish. Social media companies are not held responsible for their content (public forum style) while acting as publishers in every other way (bans, content policy, edits, etc, etc). 230 was a mistake.
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All of those would be considered publishers by our current situation, and are all held responsible for what they publish. Social media companies are not held responsible for their content (public forum style) while acting as publishers in every other way (bans, content policy, edits, etc, etc). 230 was a mistake.
But Newspapers have always acted as a public forum as well: They accept advertising (including classified ads generally posted by individuals rather than businesses), they print opinions and letters to the editor submitted by readers, and so on. And they have always exercised editorial judgement over what ads / letters / etc., they will and will not print.
The two are not so unalike as you say.
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The side of a water tower?
The lawn in front of the local library?
A municipal park?
So, in the context of 21st century America, what would you consider to be a true public forum?
The side of a water tower? That probably counts as private property
The lawn in front of the local library? Yes
A municipal park? Yes
Facebook and Twitter should be as well or they need to start being held responsible for their content as a publisher.
The side of a water tower? That probably counts as private property
The lawn in front of the local library? Yes
A municipal park? Yes
Facebook and Twitter should be as well or they need to start being held responsible for their content as a publisher.