Opinion

McEnany from her perch in the briefing room went one step further — actually, what is “further” for these people? — ignoring facts with flight-attendant cheer and a train load of snitty “whataboutisms.” She claimed Scarborough had laughed on the radio about Lori’s death — he did not — as a way to shift blame to Morning Joe for the widower’s pain. She would not address Timothy Klausutis’ request that the president’s conspiracy-mongering stop so his family could have some peace. … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: Trump can’t executive-order it away: Twitter itself called him a liar

Trump is adamant about not being seen wearing a mask. He disparaged a White House reporter for refusing to take his off during a press conference on Tuesday, saying he was choosing to be "politically correct." He also retweeted mockery of former Vice President Joe Biden after he wore a mask in his first public appearance since March last Monday. Biden called Trump "an absolute fool" for not wearing one, saying, "Presidents are supposed to lead, not engage in folly and be falsely masculine." … [Read more...] about Trump’s reluctance to wear a face mask sends a fatal message

The executive order challenges the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which grants social networks and other sites immunity from liability for the content that is posted on their sites. While it's unclear what the internet would look like without Section 230, legal experts have suggested it could lead to a future where either websites don't allow any user generated content for fear of being sued, or allow a very limited range of it. … [Read more...] about Trump’s dangerous move against Twitter

I didn’t feel well Tuesday. My body was tense, my stomach unsettled, the headache I was trying to push past kept pushing back. On most days I choose to be numb. Tuesday, I decided to feel. I recognize for some the video of George Floyd’s fatal encounter with four Minneapolis police officers is shocking. For me, it was not. I may not always choose to feel, but I am always aware. I learned early on that I didn’t have the luxury of not being aware. … [Read more...] about Column: George Floyd, Central Park and the familiar terror they inspire

The need to proffer an executive order, containing a presidential wish list of unconstitutional and unenforceable regulations, curtailing the free speech rights of social media platforms was apparently triggered when Twitter had the audacity to fact check two tweets posted by the President. The tweets touted his claims that the use of mail-in ballots would inevitably lead to voter fraud. Followers of Mr. Trump's Twitter feed for the first time in over 42,000 tweets issued by Mr. Trump between May 2009 and May 29, 2020, were warned that this claim was "potentially misleading." The Twitter chieftains then rubbed salt in the wound by hyperlinking to contrarian articles published by the Washington Post and at CNN, two of the President's most despised media outlets. … [Read more...] about Trump’s new executive order is as phony as his Twitter feed