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Social media giants have responded to mounting pressure from politicians and activist groups. These social media firms are now refereeing content of the angry, polarizing and downright crazy public space those giants themselves created. These platforms are private entities, so they can officiate pretty much as they please. The trick now is for Facebook, YouTube, … Read more

via dailymail.co.uk: Researchers from UK, U.S. and Australia looked at how internet affects the brain Found that constantly flicking between items online reduces ability to focus Also revealed people memorise less and rely on internet to find out information Spending time on the internet is reducing our ability to focus on one task at a time … Read more

via dailymail.co.uk: Flight attendants shared their mid-air horror stories about feral passengers  Crew claim there is a lot happening on board that travellers know nothing about Passengers have been urged to never walk barefoot into the plane bathroom  Flight attendants have shared their mid-air horror stories and revealed what you must never do on a plane. While being … Read more

via WSJ: In the last two years, its directors have opposed proposals to sell stocks in private prisons, gun retailers and companies tied to Turkey because of the potential for lost revenue and skepticism about whether divestment forces social change. One of these directors is now urging the system, also known as Calpers, to end … Read more

A problem cannot be solved until the source of the problem is identified. The West Coast of the US has more tan 100,000 homeless and the majority are there because of addiction, often to opioids.   via nypost: By latest count, some 109,089 people are sleeping on the streets of major cities in California, Oregon and … Read more

via wtop: In WTOP’s three-part series “City of Secrets,” WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green talks to some of the best in the espionage game to find how spies have infiltrated Washington, D.C. and what can be done to catch them. Every day, in the predawn hours, long before official Washington, D.C. stirs from its slumber, the … Read more

via pjmedia: Recent polling on the presidential race of 2020 seems to show President Trump in a very poor position to win reelection. A Fox News national poll and battleground surveys from CBS show Biden and other Democrats with comfortable leads. A common response from Trump supporters in response to such polls is to point out just … Read more

via thefire.org: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been signing a lot of bills into law that are good news for fans of limited government (like re-legalizing lemonade stands), but he made a big mistake signing these campus sexual harassment bills. In Texas, not only is sexual harassment now officially up to the most sensitive person on campus … Read more

Less people paying into the tax base, offset somewhat by increasing the homes value through reassessments, therefore driving up the cost, driving more people out. CA CITIZENS paying for illegals is also contributing to he exodus. And these illegals cannot afford the high home prices designed to keep riffraff out of their neighborhoods. According to … Read more

via legalinsurrection: “set to soon launch a yearlong $150 million advertising onslaught countering the millions the president’s campaign has already spent targeting voters” When it comes to attacking Trump with ads, the Democrats are wasting no time. They haven’t had a single debate yet, but they’re already preparing to launch an expensive ad campaign targeting the … Read more