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John Reynolds's avatar

We use the Chinese version of Windows Office, WPS, that is affordable and works as well as the ridiculously overpriced Bill Gates software. I hope our worthless politicians don't ban that too.The Tech Bros are creating overpriced crapware.

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Terrence Ross Cowan's avatar

The Trump regime and the Xi regime are both denying the people access to software. It’s all about control.

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Payne's avatar

Bravo Klippenstein! A free society needs only one rule: Caveat Emptor.

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Marian Gillis's avatar

Watching the daily bombing in Gaza was the Overture. Now we are getting more of the same.

The aggresor who invades a neighbor and bombs them into the stone age is America’s friend.

Israel, Russia, USA- stop the world I want to get off.

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Viroquan's avatar

Didn’t Taylor narc out people who used the bad words in clubhouse?

Hardly an advocate for free speech.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

DAWN has urged the ICC prosecutor to investigate and prosecute former President Biden, State Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin for their personal roles in aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza as part of his ongoing investigation into the situations in Palestine since 2014.

https://dawnmena.org/latest/

Let’s give them our support.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Ceasefire or no ceasefire; scam or no, we cannot allow Israel to escape the legal consequences of their war crimes. The Hind Rajab Foundation has, among other things, filed a case with the ICC against 1,000 Israeli soldiers for war crimes in Gaza.

https://www.hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/hind-rajab-foundation-files-historic-icc-complaint-against-1000-israeli-soldiers-for-war-crimes-in-gaza

They have taken further steps in recent days, and vacations are becoming a lot more difficult for IDF soldiers, worldwide. The Hind Rajab Foundation can use our help. Please join me in making a contribution.

https://buy.stripe.com/cN228hbY5g7jaM84gg

You might find meaningful to watch the recent interviews that Glenn Greenwald did on his Rumble platform, and Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada, did with the head of this organisation, Dyad Abou Jahjah. It was very informative.

Here's a petition calling for accountability for the arrest of Ali Abunimah in Switzerland:

https://chng.it/8D4pkxPhWS

Please sign the petition and share widely.

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Kathy Napoli's avatar

I’m sorry but this is a bit skewed. Neither of you are in a population of people who are being judged on age alone. This is truly as biased as the bias you are stating against Israel who is our ally and are ok with the propaganda from China, or Hamas or whomever. It absolutely can influence our youth and you are supposed to be intelligent enough to realize that. You seem to be using our Freedom of Speech and the Press to push forward your own agenda rather than recognizing why it was written up for in the first place. The first rule of thumb most Americans understand is do no harm to the people who reside in this country. Perhaps you are misunderstanding the meaning of it. The younger generation seems to have closed minds and believe they know all there is to know. While many in the older generation have open minds, willing to learn to stay youthful and do not push their ways upon anyone. We admit our mistakes and apologize for making them and even in most cases learn from them. Seems you guys have no idea about those values. To promote making a statement that is pro Palestine is fine, but don’t knock those who oppose your view. Propaganda works from all sides not just one. As a non journalist it isn’t always easy to speak one’s mind, especially not as freely as journalists in this modern era tend to do. However, we the people who pay attention, listen and read you, the consensus is most journalists are anti-America in their thinking. That is sad because a journalist should not be interjecting their own personal beliefs into reporting. Reporting on events is News and News is the spreading of events happening that may or may not affect the people they are reporting to. That is up to the individual reading or listening to. News is not meant to sway opinions, or beliefs, but to simply inform. It seems you may have missed that study group. Especially, Ms. Lorenz. Ken this ageism issue you are having needs to stop clumping age as a general issue but rather if you have worries place it on the individuals with the problems not on the general population of the aged. See I can say all this because I’m not a journalist, just among the older generation trying to stay informed. My free speech is definitely protected nowadays.

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Madam Power's avatar

The first rule of thumb I came to understand about the USA is entitled white people make the rules and define "freedom of speech and the press" as "what entertains white Americans the most" to keep them glued to that channel.

Your statement "many in the older generation have open minds, willing to learn to stay youthful and do not push their ways upon anyone" is utterly false.

The only people whose speech are protected are old white Trump supporters and American Nazis. I stand by that statement.

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Kathy Napoli's avatar

You are entitled and I just feel sad for you.

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