Violet.Lotus @VioletLotus8

Inquiring Mind. Free Speech. New England Joined June 2020

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Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien

5 days ago

The suspension of @jimmykimmel and the promise to silence other Late Night hosts for criticizing the administration should disturb everyone on the Right, Left, and Center. It’s wrong and anyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.

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Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino

5 days ago

I keep seeing folks trot out this FCC rule as a slam-dunk justification for yanking Kimmel. A couple of points: 1) This is a rule meant to prevent broadcasts akin to Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" — not a bit from a late night comedian. 2) When was the last time this rule…

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Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino

6 days ago

You have to be pretty credulous to look at the below facts and conclude federal pressure had little to do with last night's Kimmel decision: 1) FCC Chair Brendan Carr said of ABC, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." 2) Trump said ABC should be fined or lose its…

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FIRE @TheFIREorg

7 days ago

BREAKING UPDATE: The government pressured ABC — and ABC caved. The timing of ABC's decision, on the heels of the FCC chairman’s pledge to the network to “do this the easy way or the hard way,” tells the whole story. Another media outlet withered under government pressure,…

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Neil Renic @NC_Renic

3 months ago

Wow, what a stressful week of work. Time to relax by holding a phone beaming endless streams of horrific international news inches from my head

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Victor Shi @Victorshi2020

5 months ago

Amazing. In *two* minutes, Pete Buttigieg got Andrew Shulz to see why government research is necessary. That is why these conversations matter. A lot of the hosts & audience would never hear a message like this one. But when they do, it makes sense.

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Greg Lukianoff @glukianoff

7 months ago

The Bill of Rights is a limitation on power, not even if, but especially when power thinks anything it does is justified to save the country.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

7 months ago

The Bill of Rights is a limitation on power, not even if, but especially when power thinks anything it does is justified to save the country.

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FIRE @TheFIREorg

7 months ago

Punishing journalists for not adopting state-mandated terminology is an alarming attack on press freedom. That's viewpoint discrimination, and it's unconstitutional. President Trump has the authority to change how the U.S. government refers to the Gulf. But he cannot punish a…

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Carl @HistoryBoomer

10 months ago

Deciding who is *deserving* of murder is a bad road to walk down. "He voted for Trump, who harms America, so it's ok to kill him." "She supports BLM, which encouraged deadly riots, so it's ok to kill her." "He's a cop, so it's ok to kill him." etc. Don't defend murderers.

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Daryl Davis @RealDarylDavis

a year ago

My mission is to seek out those who hate and offer them a chance for dialogue and understanding.

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Violet.Lotus @VioletLotus8

a year ago

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Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino

a year ago

"Violence is the antithesis of speech." Aryeh Neier survived the Holocaust. In 1939, at age 2, he and his immediate family escaped Berlin at “the last possible moment.” After the war, he learned that nearly his entire extended family was dead. Neier would go on to lead the…

Sahar Tartak @sahar_tartak

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Daryl Davis @RealDarylDavis

a year ago

Hate must be countered, but not with more hate; it has to be countered with knowledge, understanding, and compassion.

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Lex Fridman @lexfridman

2 years ago

Most people who do evil believe they are doing good. So for everyone here who is absolutely certain that you are on the side of good should perhaps step back and consider the possibility that you are wrong. This is difficult, but necessary.

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Daryl Davis @RealDarylDavis

2 years ago

Hate is a burden. Dialogue is the shovel that lets us dig it out.

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Seán Ono Lennon @seanonolennon

2 years ago

We are living in very dark times. But that is why I think it is all the more important to be grateful and enjoy what you have. Our friends and family and our health. Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be miserable because there is evil in this world. Finding joy is a…

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Angel Eduardo @StrangelEdweird

2 years ago

Whenever I bring up Daryl Davis, people ask me, "You expect me to go out and talk to Nazis?" No. But if Daryl can successfully build bridges across *that* divide, there's nothing stopping us from successfully building bridges across divides that aren't nearly as stark.

Daryl Davis @RealDarylDavis

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Daryl Davis @RealDarylDavis

2 years ago

Cancelling people is not the answer, folks. Like treating a pervasive illness, combating racism requires persistent, consistent, and comprehensive efforts—listening, conversation, education, awareness, and empathy. This will create change.

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Thomas Chatterton Williams @thomaschattwill

2 years ago

The friend/enemy calculations are self-defeating long term. You have to stick to principles regardless of the other side. You can't give up on free expression because the racists enjoy it. You can't ditch academic integrity because cynical activists hold you accountable to it.