Bill Maher rips Twitter for flagging Babylon Bee amid Elon Musk takeover: 'You do need a new sheriff'

 Fox News

Maher says Twitter has 'failed' for banning the Hunter Biden laptop story, Wuhan lab-leak theory

" 'Real Time" host Bill Maher railed against Twitter on Friday for "failing" on what should and shouldn't be allowed on its platform as Elon Musk takes over the social media giant. 

" 'Has Twitter failed in setting itself up in the past as the judge of what can go out there? And I would say yes, you have," Maher said during a panel discussion Friday night. "You failed when you threw the New York Post off of Twitter for talking about Hunter Biden's emails. And it turned out that was a real story. You failed when you said we couldn't read about whether COVID had come from a lab. You failed!"

"Maher pointed to how Twitter slapped the "sensitive content" label on a video produced by the conservative satire The Babylon Bee, which mocked sensitive Twitter staffers freaking out about the Tesla CEO becoming their new boss. 

"'Sensitive content,' Twitter said. In the video, they were making fun of Twitter for being too sensitive. This is so ‘Through the Looking Glass’!" Maher exclaimed. "This is well within what satire has always been. And the fact that they flagged this for being insensitive shows their complete lack of self-awareness about what their own problem is. If that's where the line is, you have failed Twitter. You do need a new sheriff.". . .

The Babylon Bee's Twitter Account Was Suspended, But That Made Its Story Go Viral (forbes.com)

Russia's Colossal Tank Losses in Ukraine Are Due to This Fatal Design Flaw

 Newsweek  "Images showing the abandoned, destroyed and damaged Russian tanks in the streets of devastated towns and countryside roads in Ukraine have proliferated since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24.

"Over two months later, reports from western intelligence and independent observers estimate that Russia has lost hundreds of tanks in Ukraine—numbers that, even rounded down, suggest that Russia would struggle to quickly replenish its original inventory.

"While some of the responsibility certainly lies with the many anti-tank weapons provided to Ukraine by the U.S. and Britain, including Javelins and Switchblade drones, it has now emerged that the reason for the Russian tanks' failure might be a technical issue in the vehicles.

"CNN reported Thursday that Western militaries have known for years about a design flaw grimly called the "jack-in-the-box effect" in the Russian tanks, which makes the vehicles highly susceptible to catch fire and explode.". . .

Russia's T-14 Tank Is a Real Gamechanger for Russia | The National Interest  "The T-14 promises to be a formidable foe on the battlefield – at least when it finally rolls into the RGF's arsenals.". . .

Is the US really heading for a second civil war?

  US politics | The Guardian (A leftist, Democrat-supporting British press source)

. . ."It is a question that many inside America and beyond are now asking. In a deeply divided society, where even a national tragedy such as 6 January only pushed people further apart, there is fear that that day was the just the beginning of a wave of unrest, conflict and domestic terrorism.

"A slew of recent opinion polls shows a significant minority of Americans at ease with the idea of violence against the government. Even talk of a second American civil war has gone from fringe fantasy to media mainstream.

" 'Is a Civil War ahead?” was the blunt headline of a New Yorker magazine article this week. “Are We Really Facing a Second Civil War?” posed the headline of a column in Friday’s New York Times. Three retired US generals wrote a recent Washington Post column warning that another coup attempt “could lead to civil war”.

"The mere fact that such notions are entering the public domain shows the once unthinkable has become thinkable, even though some would argue it remains firmly improbable.

"The anxiety is fed by rancour in Washington, where Biden’s desire for bipartisanship has crashed into radicalized Republican opposition. The president’s remarks on Thursday – “I will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of our democracy” – appeared to acknowledge that there can be no business as usual when one of America’s major parties has embraced authoritarianism." . . .

Ted Cruz MOCKS Nancy Pelosi To Her Face After She FLOPS In Congress

YouTube

"Watch Ted Cruz calmly criticize Nancy Pelosi and the entire demo in congress"

Good news/ bad news: Texans chose Sen. Cruz over skateboarding Beto, but barely. Had he won we would not have heard these words just spoken by Mr. Cruz. TD

When today's Democrats rule our nation

Republicans tears into DHS Secretary Mayorkas for 'DELIBERATELY trying to overwhelm the border' | Daily Mail Online

. . ."Colorado Republican Representative Ken Buck told Mayorkas during the Judiciary hearing on Wednesday: 'My constituents want you impeached because they believe you've committed treason.' ". . .

Biden Forms 'Disinformation Board' to Go After Critics — Official Heading It Played Role in Shutting Down Hunter Biden Story (trendingpolitics.com)

Twitter's top censor donated $18,000 to Democrats before shutting down the New York Post's laptop scoop for Joe Biden - American Thinker

. . .“Homeland Security Secretary Alejandor Mayorkas did not disclose any powers that would be granted to the dystopian-sounding board while addressing lawmakers on Wednesday,” the report added. “He explained that the board would work to tackle disinformation ahead of the November midterms, particularly in Hispanic communities.”. . .

Welcome To Stagflation – Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)

Just this week, Biden proposed a “student loan forgiveness” plan that would stick American taxpayers with $1.6 trillion in new debt — a massive tax hike in itself that will force middle-class taxpayers to foot the bill for wealthy parents’ kids to go to college.

Ignorance And Apathy (townhall.com)

Numerous other examples could be mentioned, including the media's propensity to use words like "hard right" and "extreme" when they mention conservatives, but often decline to attach the word "liberal" or "hard left" to people whose policies and views fit that description.

 . . ."People applying for a driver's license must take a written test to prove that they know the rules of the road. Those seeking U.S. citizenship must prove they speak English and have a basic knowledge of civics, the Constitution, and a familiarity with U.S. history. To earn a degree, students must pass written tests and for advanced degrees make a verbal defense of their thesis. Only when it comes to voting can someone cast a ballot with no knowledge, or incorrect knowledge, about the candidates and issues."

Suddenly our Constitution is a lamb in the jungle with Democrat predators

The Five Freedoms of the First Amendment | Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. – The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

The comical buffoonery of Biden’s new disinformation czarina; Thomas Lifson "I confess to alternating between fear and scornful laughter when it comes to the newly announced  that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced April 27 in a Senate hearing. The blatant violation of the First Amendment, the lack of Congressional authorization, the blatant choice of topics of focus (immigration and Russia in Spanish Language media) right before an election and the utter ridiculousness of the woman named to head, it all [will] make it hard for me to take this Orwellian state organ seriously.". . .

Remember George Orwell's Ministry of Truth? Orwell, meet Disinformation Governance Board‘ (lawenforcementtoday.com)

This seems to be a stepping up of attempts by the Biden administration to stomp on speech they disagree with, which they continually refer to as “misinformation” or “disinformation.” Up until now, the administration worked hand-in-hand with the media and tech platforms to implement a quasi-ministry of truth. Now they have actually created such a board.

 Should we be alarmed by Biden’s new Disinformation Governance Board? - American Thinker  . . ."It was also announced that Nina Jankowicz will head the Department of Homeland Security's Disinformation Governance Board as executive director.

"The expectation usually is that such a department would be headed by an individual with a consistent track record of being factual and a proclivity of spotting false information.

"But since it is the Biden administration, you must expect the contrary of what is required.

"Jankowicz is a fellow at the Wilson Center where she studied the 'intersection of democracy and technology in Central and Eastern Europe.' She also wrote books such as “How To Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict” and “How to Be a Woman Online.” 

"Obviously, there is a pattern here that her recruiters in the Biden administration liked.

"The Oxford Dictionary defines disinformation as “a form of propaganda involving the dissemination of false information with the deliberate intent to deceive or mislead.”

So how has Jankowicz’s record been on combating disinformation?

"When stories about Hunter Biden's infamous laptop broke, Jankowicz was among those attempting to dismiss it as disinformation.

"She repeated the false claim that former intelligence experts had branded it likely "Russian disinformation."

"When she almost conceded that the emails on the laptop could be real, she claimed it was part of “part of an influence campaign.”

Creepy-Sounding 'Disinformation Board' Faces Heavy Criticism; Elon Musk Calls it 'Discomforting' – RedState   "[Nina Jankowicz] certainly doesn’t sound like she’s a friend of free speech. Before Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter she said in an interview:

I shudder to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms, what that would look like for the marginalized communities

Joy Reid’s Ratings Tank as Rumors Swirl That Her MSNBC Days Are Numbered

 A.F. BRANCO

 

 Joy Reid’s Ratings Tank as Rumors Swirl That Her MSNBC Days Are Numbered (legalinsurrection.com). . ."News Cycle Media’s Nicosia also noted that “things like this and the lawsuits about to be filed will be part of Comcast’s reasoning,” with the “this” being the fact that Reid’s ratings, which saw a post-Trump decline just like CNN did, have tanked big time on several fronts:

MSNBC host Joy Reid’s “ReidOut” finished April with its smallest monthly audience in the far-left program’s nearly two-year history.

“ReidOut” averaged 1.1 million viewers during the news-heavy month, a 31% decline from April of last year. She also shed 11% of viewers who tuned in last month and a staggering 51% compared to the show’s debut month of July 2020.

“ReidOut” has also lost 57% of her total audience among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54 since the program launched in July 2020, finishing April with a dismal demo average of only 124,000 viewers. “ReidOut” viewership during April was MSNBC’s least-watched month during the weeknight 7 p.m. hour among the critical demo since July 2015.

During April, every single Fox News Channel weekday program – including “FOX & Friends First” which airs from 4-6 a.m. ET – outdrew “The ReidOut.”

"During her time at MSNBC, Reid emerged as one of the most toxic voices at any “big three” cable news outlets. We’ve documented many instances of her toxicity and racial arsonist tendencies here, including her bizarre suggestion that conservatives look for ways to drink COVID “in a Kool-Aid cup,” and repeatedly referring to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and other black conservatives as some version of an “Uncle Tom” – something the guests she brings on have also done.

"Perhaps most infamously, Reid came under fire in late 2017/early 2018 when she claimed she was “hacked” after posts from her old blog were dug up and found to contain what LGBTQ rights activists said were “bigoted” and “homophobic” remarks.

"MSNBC stood by her at the time, but if reports of her days being numbered at the network are accurate, obviously, things have changed.

— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —

Marjorie Taylor Greene Leaves Jim Acosta Stammering After He Confronts Her With a False Narrative

 Marjorie Taylor Greene Leaves Jim Acosta Stammering After He Confronts Her With a False Narrative – RedState  "While most Americans are worried about relevant problems like inflation and the border crisis, CNN remains laser-focused on the all-important issue of January 6th. That led to Jim Acosta, who made his name by being a dramatic hack during the Trump years, attempting to confront Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over a text message she supposedly sent relating to martial law following the 2020 election.

"What followed was one of the better takedowns I’ve seen this year, with Greene taking apart Acosta’s narrative, making him actually read the text message in question (which he’s been misrepresenting), and leaving the CNN host stammering about how she’s “defensive.”

"This is worth the three minutes. Watch it all."  Video here.

America Reclaiming the Narrative From the Media: Part 2 - The Narrative Failures Continue – RedState

. . ."All the while the media outlets owned by billionaires tried to tell us a billionaire buying into the media sphere was dangerous. Journalists tried to sell us on the idea that free expression – for us – was a threat. Now all of that could be explained away as a failure to halt the passions of a rebel billionaire. Surely, though, they managed to sway public opinion, and people will flee the social platform as he takes over.". . .

Elon Musk hints he's shifted to the political right over last 14 years |

 Daily Mail Online  

Twitter sees exodus of 'wokerati' since his $44B takeover with Kamala, AOC and Bernie losing thousands of followers

"Elon Musk hinted on Thursday his political sentiment has shifted rightward over the past 14 years, by posting a meme showing a moderate liberal driven into the arms of conservatives.

"The image depicts a stick figure labeled 'me' remaining stationary relative to another labeled 'conservative', as the figure at the 'liberal' end of the spectrum moves further and further to the left.

"By the final diagram, labeled 2021, the 'me' figure is to the right of the center line, as the conservative chuckles and the liberal - now labeled 'woke progressive' - accuses the centrist of bigotry.

"Musk shared the post without comment, but his political views have taken on new significance after his $44billion deal to buy Twitter and his declaration the platform should be 'politically neutral'.

"Responding to his tweet, many angry liberals claimed conservatives had grown more extreme since 2008, the year Barack Obama was first elected president."

. . ."Meanwhile, conservative influencers have enjoyed a considerable uptick in Twitter followers since the deal was announced, while public figures on the left of the political spectrum suffered a sharp decrease.

"Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump Jr. and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - three of America's most forthright conservative mouthpieces - have experienced an influx of 175,960, 301,570 and 286,559 followers respectively since the news of Musk's takeover broke earlier this week.

"Meanwhile on the left, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres have witnessed an exodus of 26,072, 21,424 and 27,141 Twitter followers respectively in the past four days.

"Vice President Kamala Harris lost over 28,000 of her supporters and Michelle Obama dropped a dramatic 32,073, while her husband Barack and US President Joe Biden appeared to be the only big-name Democrats who saw their numbers increase.

"The fluctuation in follower numbers on either side triggered a wave of conspiracy theories seeking to explain the phenomenon.". . .

Here are the 5 laptop reveals the GOP will want Joe and Hunter Biden to explain

Jankowicz

 Read this now before the Biden DHS Launching "Disinformation Governance Board" wipes it all clean!

The DHS board will be headed by Nina Jankowicz, who once claimed militarized Trump supporters would show up to the polls with weapons to intimidate voters pic.twitter.com/GNfLdh4QHr

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 27, 2022

 WH pick for disinformation board spread Hunter Biden laptop lie (nypost.com)  . . ."President Biden’s pick to lead his Department of Homeland Security’s Big Brother-like Disinformation Governance Board has her own history of posting disinformation online.

"Nina Jankowicz, who was a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, has repeatedly cast doubt on The Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop.". . .

GOP will want Joe and Hunter Biden to explain these 5 laptop reveals if they take Congress (nypost.com)   Congressional Republicans plan to open up five avenues of investigation into Hunter Biden and his infamous laptop — and they zeroed in Wednesday on one of the first son’s former business partners.

"The minority members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are laying the groundwork for a probe that would get underway if the GOP gains subpoena power by wresting control from Democrats in the November elections, as many political experts expect.

"Topping the list are the first son’s controversial overseas business dealings — some of which involved the state-controlled Bank of China and other companies tied to the Chinese government — and their potential impact on national security, a spokesperson said.

Here are the five issues that Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform want to investigate if the GOP takes control next year:

“Hunter Biden’s suspicious business dealings with foreign nationals in countries opposed to U.S.  interests and the effects on U.S. national security interests.”
“Joe Biden’s potential financial gain from and role in facilitating Hunter Biden’s business dealings.”
“Hunter Biden profiting during Joe Biden’s time as Senator and Vice President.”
“Hunter Biden’s newly found career as an artist and the White House’s secret agreement shielding the identities of individuals purchasing Hunter’s art.”
“Big Tech’s censorship of an October 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden’s laptop.”

Biden Regime Announces Creation of “Disinformation Governance Board” Under the Authority of Homeland Security with a Lunatic in Charge

 AF Branco

Gateway Pundit

Here's Nina in 2020 pic.twitter.com/u0oy72QuO5

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 27, 2022

"Following Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter last week, which was a triumphant victory in the ongoing war over free speech, the Biden Regime announced the creation of a “Disinformation Governance Board” that will be tasked with silencing anything deemed to be misinformation that’s related to homeland security. And, yes. It’s just as dystopian and creepy as it sounds.

The new board will operate under the authority of the Department of Homeland security with a special focus on Russia and “irregular migration,” according to the Post Millennial.". . .

. . ."The disinformation board will be led by executive director Nina Jankowicz, who, as Posobic reveals in a series of tweets, is an anti-free speech crusader and committed member of the radical left. She has even made her stance clear about crucial issues like the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop and the stolen, rigged 2020 election. Unsurprisingly, Jankowicz has publicly slandered 2020 election concerns as damaging lies, backed the proven-false claim that the laptop from hell was Russian misinformation, and openly admitted to being just as concerned about “domestic misinformation” as she is about “foreign misinformation.”

"In other words, the worst (or best) person for the job, depending on which side you are on."

Another Government Agency Is Being Weaponized to Go After Conservatives (townhall.com)   

Jankowicz was part of a band called the Moaning Myrtles. She also said armed Trump supporters would show up at the polls to intimidate voters. And she’s a Russian collusion peddler. That alone is the disqualifying factor. If you believed that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation and thought Trump was a Kremlin agent during the 2016 election, you got to go. Out! This board shouldn’t even exist in the first place, and it’s a little creepy that the reaction to it has been ‘meh.’ Look, no one watches these DHS hearings. They’re boring I get it which is why these folks have the perfect platform to announce such heinous projects. No one will notice.

What sort of people watch MSNBC's Joy Reid and would appear on her show?

*Racist Propagandist Joy Reid’s MSNBC Ratings Collapsing | Discover The Networks

Breitbart’s John Nolte notes correctly that a significant problem for The ReidOut is that “joyless Joy Reid has no charisma, isn’t terribly bright, is a painfully predictable ideologue, vindictive, and an intolerant bigot.”

 Joy Reid Racist Remarks Led To Low MSNBC Ratings - Was She Fired Or Cancelled? (theancestory.com) 

In 2003, she left journalism to work for the anti-war group America Coming Together, which was formed to oppose President George W. Bush and the Iraq War. She subsequently worked for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008 before returning to radio as a talk show host.

 MSNBC Slammed Over ‘Disgusting Racist Rant’ Attacking Black Republican: ‘Unbelievably Insidious’ | The Daily Wire

FBT is non-partisan, but we respect @WinsomeSears' win—the 1st black person & 1st woman elected to statewide office in VA.@MichaelEDyson's take:

“a black mouth moving"

"a white idea"

"a figure who justifies and legitimates white supremacist practices”

*Not* healthy, folks! pic.twitter.com/lQRxAh0Z7g

— Free Black Thought (@FreeBlckThought) November 5, 2021

Jack Brewer threatens to sue Joy Reid over 'child abuse' tweet (nypost.com)  "Former NFL player Jack Brewer has threatened to sue MSNBC host Joy Reid for defamation after she compared children involved in his charity program attending Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of an anti-critical race theory bill to “child abuse.”

“ 'Joy Reid messed with the wrong boys,” Brewer told Fox News Digital Monday.". . .

Gutfeld Says MSNBC Is ‘So Terrified’ to Fire Joy Reid ‘Because She’s Just Gonna Call Them Racist,’ Calls It ‘Her Scam’

Ron Desantis' Team Hits Back at Joy Reid's 'Child Abuse' Claim (newsweek.com)

" 'We are not going to categorize you based on your race. We are not gonna tell some kindergartener that they're an oppressor based on their race and what may have happened 100 or 200 years ago. And we're not gonna tell other kids that they're oppressed based on their race," DeSantis said."

Satire: Dems Announce Plan To Call People Racist Even Harder | The Babylon Bee

. . ." 'The real reason we didn't win these elections is because we weren't calling people racist hard enough," said Joy Ann Reid, Democrat activist/journalist. "We called voters racist on the hour, when we really should have been doing it every minute. And we should have been doing it with more anger and passion.' ". . .

 MSNBC anchor Joy Reid's crying shame: Devine (nypost.com)  "Joy Reid is a racist sociopath. How else to explain her reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse breaking down in the witness box during his murder trial last week? 

 "White crocodile tears", said the hate-mongering MSNBC prime-time anchor. 

"This is a woman on a seven-figure salary who went to Harvard and has more elite privilege in her little finger than the 17-year-old son of a single mother who was in Kenosha working as a lifeguard when all hell broke loose in the form of BLM-Antifa riots in August 2020. 

"Yet Reid continually plays the victim and makes her living punching down at white people less fortunate than she is. ". . .