On January 8, in the aftermath of the Capitol riots, Twitter permanently banned the accounts of Donald Trump and several Q-anon conspiracists while Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their stores, reportedly upon pressure from U.S. lawmakers.

While I must admit I'm uncomfortable with what could be seen as a starkly partisan act that smacks of Fascism, when I look at what has transpired in context I really must agree with their decisions.

The United States has by far the largest military in the world, but Vietnam proved that sometimes that's not enough. An empire needs other nations submit or at least cooperate.
That becomes difficult when you're extremely unpopular. That's where America is today.

BBC World News and Twitter, Inc. have reported that President Donald Trump's Twitter account has been "permanently suspended" due to his violations of Twitter policies prohibiting use of the platform to foment or glorify violence.

From the Twitter press release:

Donald Trump is ending his presidency in the most disgusting style imaginable. He's decided to set aside laws and procedures in order to kill.

Ruh-roh. Sidney "The Kraken" Powell has been sued for libel by Dominion Voting Systems. The $1.3 billion sought will not even begin to cover the damage done to Dominion's reputation and income. Lies have consequences, as I suspect L. Lin Wood and other lying lawyers will also soon discover.

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

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Prost!