#Pricey gas? Blame your state and other commentary

#Pricey gas? Blame your state and other commentary

“Pricey gas? Blame your state and other commentary” Energy beat: Pricey Gas? Blame Your State Gas prices across US states vary by as much as $2 a gallon, reports Steve Malanga at City Journal, with state taxes and regulations playing “a significant role” in determining the “burden consumers face.” The highest prices are mainly “in…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2022” The Issue: The Biden administration’s response to Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. What I have learned in life and in politics is that weakness gets no prizes (“Biden’s Bind,” Dalibor Rohac, PostOpinion, March 17). After Neville Chamberlain failed to stand up to Adolf Hitler’s aggression prior to…

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#Government has no business rooting out ‘misinformation’

#Government has no business rooting out ‘misinformation’

“#Government has no business rooting out ‘misinformation’” Asked by MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski about the alleged misinformation spread by the popular “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast and Facebook users, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy responded with a homily about how “we” must “root out” misleading speech. “We” don’t have to do any such thing. Government officials have…

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#Facebook bizarrely claims its misquote is ‘opinion’

#Facebook bizarrely claims its misquote is ‘opinion’

“#Facebook bizarrely claims its misquote is ‘opinion’” Facebook is a private company, so it can censor whomever it wants. But what Facebook is doing lately is just sleazy.  Recently, I sued them because they defamed me. They, along with one of their “fact-checkers,” a group called Science Feedback, lied about me and continue to lie…

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#Data shows Twitter employees donate more to Democrats by wide margin

#Data shows Twitter employees donate more to Democrats by wide margin

“#Data shows Twitter employees donate more to Democrats by wide margin” A stunning 99 percent of online political contributions made by Twitter employees in 2021 went to Democrats, according to Federal Election Commission data. Twitter workers made 561 contributions through Actblue, the Democratic Party-linked payments processor, vs. just eight through its Republican counterpart, WinRed. “The…

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#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns

#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns

“#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns” Some critics fear Twitter’s new CEO has a worse record on free speech than his predecessor —given his “terrifying” public statements on the issue, an “appalling” new rule implemented on his first day on the job, and a major executive restructuring Friday. The concern is that Parag…

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