My latest in PJ Media:
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas revealed Tuesday that he is working with the social media giants to combat “misinformation,” which all too often recently has come to mean “dissent from the establishment political and media line.” What about the First Amendment? They’re working on ways to get around it.
Brad Stone, senior executive editor for Bloomberg News, asked Mayorkas if he considered “misinformation” a “part of your mandate at DHS, and how much resources are you devoting to fighting misinformation such as election falsehoods or Covid disinformation?”
Mayorkas responded: “I think that’s very much within, uh, our domain, uh, misinformation, uh, pointedly, disinformation have very serious and significant ramifications for homeland security. The integrity of our election system, the security of our election system is a prime example of that. And so, um, our office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans under Rob Silver’s leadership, CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] under Jen Easterly’s leadership, uh, John Cohen leading, uh, the office of intelligence and analysis, uh, in an acting capacity, Samantha Winograd, a senior counselor to the Secretary and our Acting Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, these are individuals very much involved in their respective workforces, very much involved in addressing misinformation, disinformation, and the threats that they pose to the homeland.”
Instead of pressing Mayorkas about how these officials distinguished what was actual misinformation or disinformation from what was claimed to be by hyper-partisans, Stone lobbed Mayorkas a softball: “I, I know you’ve been doin’ this a long time. Personally, do you ever get, um, you know, or — do you ever get upset by just the ubiquity of falsehoods and mysol — and myth —- in our public dialogue these days, and, and the ease with which they’re transported across social media and the Internet?
Speaking very slowly and deliberately, Mayorkas answered: “I, um, I do. I, I think that, uh, false narratives present a threat to our security. The propagation of false narratives is something to be condemned. Uh, we need our leaders, uh, to step up and fight against it, eyah, because the words of leaders, you know, they matter quite a bit. They can be very influential in the public discourse. You know, uh, the Department of Homeland Security, our, our work, uh, rests often at the epicenter of the country’s divide, and the country’s divide is something that has security, um, implications, and is also very saddening. You know, last week, uh, I was privileged to attend a memorial service, ahhm, for Bob Dole, uh, one of our nation’s great leaders and great public servants, uh, and, um, heroes. And the — it spoke of a different time. It spoke of a time when, uh, people could disagree on policy and still work together in the service of a country that we all love. And, um, I, and so many others are working to renew that day.”
How is Mayorkas working to bring back those halcyon days of national unity and mutual respect? By restricting our First Amendment freedom of speech rights, of course. Stone asked him: “And when you talk about leaders who should be held to a higher standard, do you include, uh, Silicon Valley and other technology CEOs? Would you like to see private industry do more to combat misinformation?”
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Infidel says
Just like several years ago, the US military used Syria to do what would be illegal in the US in terms of the interrogation of jihadist enemy combatant captives, similarly the Left is doing what would be illegal if done by the government, but legal if done by private companies b’cos they are private companies. In other words, using the tools of capitalism to destroy freedom of speech, as well as capitalism itself. If SCOTUS could rule that the former is illegal, then I see no way how the latter ain’t
mortimer says
Alejandro Mayorkas has crossed the line and is now behaving as a fascist.
Government control of all information is the first requirement of fascism.
Mussolini destroyed opposition journalists, Hitler wrecked the offices and equipment of the last anti-Nazi newspaper in Germany and arrested its staff which all disappeared.
gravenimage says
+1
mortimer says
Of course, Mayorkas doesn’t believe his political opponents deserve to have freedom of expression.
He believes in ‘Free speech for me, but not for thee.’
somehistory says
They are doing the same thing with the clot shots. The government knows they have to abide by the Laws and after biden tried to force the jabs through whining about his patience running out, they turn to business to make everyone get the jab…or lose the job.
Job or jab. So, the media can decide that something cannot be said…just as fb and the twit have silenced people about the election, the virus, the jab, and with immigration. a.k.a. “ban on mozlums”, etc.
The Freedom to Speak Amendment was to keep the government from silencing those who dissent against polices and laws. But, it does not extend to business. Bosses can restrict different kinds of speech just as a host can tell a guest not to use certain language in their own household.
So, the businesses this fool is speaking about using, are becoming an extension of the government. They haven’t just decided to stop the speech, as the gov agencies are asking ,and even demanding that certain speech be disallowed.
It is really unconstitutional, but that won’t stop them. They are now the lawless. Like a bandit takes over a town and through force and threats of force, runs it as he chooses without fear of arrest.
john smith says
Your still calling them clot shots, so I take it that you still haven’t had your first one yet. Come on Somehistory, there is enough evidence now to prove that they do work, though I know you still might disagree. Do yourself a massive favour, get the jab and protect yourself for Xmas. I really hope you do, I don’t want you to get ill.
somehistory says
John Smith,
You should watch Covid Revealed by Revealed Films. A lot of doctors being interviewed and showing just how dangerous and useless the shots are.
I had the virus early on before it was said to be in the U.S. due to being within the same home with two people sick with it. I have natural immunity which is now admitted by many…not fauci, of course,…to be better than anything a real vaccine would provide and is likely lifelong immunity as opposed to what might be immunity provided by the shots, lasting maybe six months; which immunity provided by the shots is not real immunity against getting the virus, but perhaps making symptoms not so bad.
These shots are not vaccines. They have a piece of the mRNA of the virus that causes the body to make the spike protein, which has been found to cause auto-immune disorders.
I already have several auto-immune disorders. And I don’t want any more or to be killed by the shots. Besides the whole thing about the cells of murdered babies being at the source of these shots.
so, I’m not going to be getting the jabs. Thank you for your concern, but there’s no worry.
john smith says
I somehow didn’t think you would. My daughter is just like you going on about aborted fetuses etc, I’ve tried so hard to make her change her mind, but she stubbornly refuses. Anyway I hope you stay safe, as you are well aware I’m a firm believer in the jab.
P.S. From what I’ve been told it’s only Johnson & Johnson vaccine that used cells from an aborted fetus to produce a culture, but they don’t actually inject any of those cells into you.
somehistory says
I’ve listened to a lot of different doctors and others in the bio-med field. It is clear to me that I don’t wish to take any of the shots. J and J are not the only ones that used the cells from murdered babies. In fact, I heard just the opposite…that j&j didn’t use them.
They all have the same stuff. And even if there were no murdered baby cells in any of them, there is enough poison that would do damage to me. I had a bad reaction to a flu shot…was sick for months afterward and have had things wrong with me since getting over it. Studies are showing that these shots are causing a lot of people to develop sjorgens syndrome…which I have…and other auto-immune disorders.
Auto-immune disorders kill people. Lupus, MS, etc. kill people
It sounds as though your daughter has a mind of her own. I can’t say I’m sorry that she is not listening to you. And the fact that the baby cells are **used** is a very bad thing; it’s not expected that there would be enough of them to inject into people, but they were used to make the stuff.
I just know that is wrong in God’s eyes, and it has to be wrong in mine. Even if I didn’t know anything about God, it would still be wrong to me.
I had the illness, but even if I had not, I do believe that I am better off without getting the shots. I hope you and your daughter stay well…each in your own way.
tgusa says
When I need advise on security and the preservation of a nation I always look to a guy whose family had to flee his country of birth to get away from grave internal threats. Don’t we all? He has a history of having to run for it when national unity, mutual respect, freedom of speech and freedom of expression are threatened. He would have fit in well in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. I don’t understand why he hasn’t gone back.
The DHS and its policies and actions would have made a great Monty Python skit. Monty Python was funny, the DHS is not.
Lorensacho says
Misinformation is telling people to treat a deadly virus with a horse dewormer. We expect out government to protect us from con men and quacks, at the very lease to provide us with accurate information.
somehistory says
The meds that some have taken and that others are saying is for horses is a different medication. It was not made for horses, but is for humans. Medical doctors are giving this medication, not vets who work with animals.
The “misinformation” is coming from those who are mouthpieces for the liars such as fauci.
spiro says
I tried it
It worked great for me
At least it is an EXPERIMENTAL
Also big pharma did get $
I know people who wish they hadn’t taken the clot shot its wrecked their health
No Dr faux it’s not safe
Spiro says
Should say at least it’s not
somehistory says
Yes, there are **reasons*** all evil, for the government refusing to allow dispensing meds that actually work against the virus.
James Lincoln says
Lorensacho,
Ivermectin is used in both veterinary medicine and “regular” medicine.
Using medications “off label” is a common practice. For example, tricyclic antidepressants are often used as one component in treating chronic pain syndrome – and can sometimes reduce or eliminate the need for opioids.
Both hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin have antiviral properties and have been used off-label by some physicians as part of the treatment of Covid.
Both have been around for years, generally safe, and are FDA approved – but not for Covid.
And, unfortunately, some physicians have been sanctioned by their state medical boards for prescribing these medications for Covid. And pharmacists oftentimes will not fill them if it is for Covid treatment.
I’m not entirely sure why there is such pushback, but here is an article by a physician group that is reportedly having a lot of success treating Covid patients in the outpatient setting using these agents as part of a treatment protocol:
Dr George Fareed and Dr Brian Tyson Early Treatment Protocol
https://www.onedaymd.com/2021/04/dr-george-fareed-and-dr-brian-tyson.html
gravenimage says
DHS’ Mayorkas Says He’s Working with Social Media Giants to Circumvent Freedom of Speech
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Just appalling–and this is worse, because it is the government crushing freedom of speech.