It’s bad when Kamala Harris loses CNN.
The typical political talking points about gun control have come up over this shooting in Georgia. Once again, they all are falling short.
And Brazil decides Elon Musk’s X is too dangerous for their country. How long will it be before OUR country thinks the same?
Could They Finally Be Getting It?!
It’s Not About The Guns
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/georgia-school-shooting-september-5-2024
It Is Coming Here
According to CNBC:
Brazilās supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Muskās social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment of a legal representative in the country.
Alexandre de Moraes, the courtās top judge, has also ordered daily fines for people or businesses in Brazil that use virtual private networks (VPNs) or other methods to access X while the site is banned in the country, G1 Globo reported.
The court issued a statement via its government website in Brazil on Friday, saying that it had ordered āthe immediate and complete suspension of the operation of X, formerly Twitter, throughout the national territory until the Courtās judicial decisions are complied with and the fines applied are paid.ā The statement also said that the order will be valid āuntil a representative of the company in the country is appointed.ā
Hours later, the court issued a second order suspending some of the measures in its first 51-page order against X. Initially, de Moraes gave companies like Apple and Google 5 days to stop offering X downloads in their app stores, and to stop making VPN apps available to access X. The second order eliminated that deadline and put off implementation of these measures until further notice, giving time for X to pay fines and put a legal representative in place.
Let us remember that Brazil elected a communist government this year. Expect more of this.
Now, you might be saying, “Who cares? It’s Brazil.” Here’s the reality, a lot of the people with the same ideology are proclaiming the same things here.
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served during Bill Clinton’s presidency, wrote in a column published Friday that Elon Musk was “out of control,” and argued he needed to be reined in.
“He may be the richest man in the world. He may own one of the worldās most influential social media platforms. But that doesnāt mean weāre powerless to stop him.
“In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission should demand that Musk take down lies that are likely to endanger individuals ā and if he does not, sue him under Section Five of the FTC Act. Muskās free-speech rights under the first amendment donāt take precedence over the public interest.”
Actually, yes they do. The First Amendment protects an individual’s right to speech, not the collective’s. That is what communism tries to do.
“Why is the US government allowing Muskās satellites and rocket launchers to become crucial to the nationās security when heās shown utter disregard for the public interest? Why give Musk more economic power when he repeatedly abuses it and demonstrates contempt for the public good?”
Wait, what? Elon makes rocket launchers now? That’s news to me.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-labor-secretary-robert-reich-claims-elon-musk-out-control-says-regulators-should-threaten-arrest
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/30/brazil-orders-suspension-of-elon-musks-x.html
Why Do Dems Have This Problem?
According to the Daily Wire:
A former top aide to New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul was indicted in federal court this week for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for millions of dollars.
Linda Sun was indicted on charges of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy, the DOJ said. Her husband, Chris Hu, was charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and misuse of means of identification.
Sun allegedly acted as a spy for China and the CCP while working for Hochul and in multiple state agencies, prosecutors said.
The DOJ said, āActing at the request of PRC government officials and the CCP representatives, Sun engaged in numerous political activities in the interests of the PRC and the CCP, including blocking representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to high-level New York State officers; changing high-level New York State officersā messaging regarding issues of importance to the PRC and the CCP; obtaining official New York State proclamations for PRC government representatives without proper authorization; attempting to facilitate a trip to the PRC by a high-level New York State politician; and arranging meetings for visiting delegations from the PRC government with New York State government officials.ā
She allegedly provided improper benefits to Chinese and CCP officials by giving them āunauthorized invitation letters from the office of high-level New York State officers that were used to facilitate travel by PRC government officials into the United States for meetings with New York State government officials.ā
Her invitation letters reportedly facilitated bringing Chinese nationals into the U.S. illegally.
Investigators said that in return for her spying, she received āsubstantialā benefits, including āthe facilitation of millions of dollars in transactions for the PRC-based business activities of Hu; travel benefits; tickets to events; promotion of a close family friendās business; employment for Sunās cousin in the PRC; and Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by a PRC government officialās personal chef that were delivered to the residence of Sunās parents.ā
Sun and Hu are accused of laundering the money to purchase āreal estate property in Manhasset, New York currently valued at $4.1 million, a condominium in Honolulu, Hawaii currently valued at $2.1 million, and various luxury automobiles, including a 2024 Ferrari.ā