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In Defense Of Lobbying (The Federalist)
The media adores stories that bolster prevailing narratives about the virtuousness of “bipartisanship” and the nefariousness of money in politics. Last week, they got both when socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and conservative Ted Cruz displayed some populist synergy by promising to work on legislation that would ban former lawmakers from taking paid lobbyist positions.
With the “ambitious bipartisan effort,” these two “seemingly opposite legislators” found “common ground” in their disapproval of former members of Congress “wielding their influence in new careers as government lobbyists,” read one particularly insufferable piece. [Read More]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson on charges of child neglect and culpable negligence as a result of a 15-month investigation into the actions of law enforcement following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
“The FDLE investigation shows former Deputy Peterson did absolutely nothing to mitigate the MSD shooting that killed 17 children, teachers and staff and injured 17 others,” said FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen. “There can be no excuse for his complete inaction and no question that his inaction cost lives.” [Read More]
Unmasked: Big Media’s War Against Trump (Amazon)
“Objective journalism is dead. Today’s leftist ‘news’ media are activist hacks working relentlessly to destroy conservatism, to literally eliminate it – and the people who live and believe in it. Everywhere they can, they want to bury it and us. Think that’s too harsh? You better read Unmasked.” — Rush Limbaugh
“Brent Bozell and I have fought together in the trenches for many, many years. He’s an indispensable warrior in the cause of liberty and against the arrogant elites in the press.” — Mark R. Levin, New York Times bestselling author
“This is the story of a media that set out to destroy a president and his administration, but destroyed themselves instead.” – From the Preface
Bestselling author and activist Brent Bozell is one of the most outspoken leaders in the conservative movement today. As Founder and President of the Media Research Center, he runs the largest media watchdog organization in America. In this fascinating examination of the media’s war on Donald Trump, Bozell and his coauthor Tim Graham expose the weaponized and radicalized “news” media as a direct threat to democracy with their unethical attempts to manipulate public opinion. [Read More]
Big tech faces antitrust crackdown from House Judiciary (NBC News)
Congress will be taking a close look at the power of big tech.
The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday that it will hold a series of hearings as part of a bipartisan investigation into whether there is enough competition among U.S. technology companies.
While no companies were named, any investigation will inevitably touch on Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, all of which have come under increased scrutiny in recent years for their dominance in a variety of markets including social networking, online advertising, online search, e-commerce and mobile apps. [Read More]
A 17-year-old girl who was raped as a young child has been legally euthanised at her home after her suffering became “unbearable.”
Noa Pothoven died on Sunday in an “end-of-life clinic” bed in her living room in the Netherlands after battling mental health problems for years. [Read More]
