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Memo to my WordPress followers

Many of you “follow” my WordPress blog directly so you receive an email each time I post new content. Due to a glitch with the iPhone app, every so often (like Sunday morning) a WordPress email will go out with a bad … Continue reading

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Highland Park’s own Billy Corgan on “Social Justice Warriors”

BREITBART Musician Billy Corgan Attacks SJWs, Says Facebook Too Close to ‘Big Government’ by Allym Bokhari January 8, 2016 During the 1990s, his rock band conquered the charts with a string of smash hits. Now, acclaimed rock musician Billy Corgan … Continue reading

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If DHS had monitored the social media of Tashfeen Malik would they have refused her visa ? Would 14 Americans be alive today ? And why is it even wrong to monitor public Tweets and Facebook postings ?

DAILY CALLER DHS Monitors Americans’ Social Media Accounts, But Not Visa Applicants’ by Chuck Ross December 14, 2015 The Department of Homeland Security has operated a program to monitor ordinary Americans’ social media discussions about the agency’s policy directives, even … Continue reading

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Does Ann Coulter not know the majority of Americans support Israel? It’s not exclusively a “Jewish” thing

TABLET MAG The Degradation of American Political Discourse by Lee Smith September 17, 2015 …Coulter’s ugly language is just evidence that it’s going to get worse. Insofar as the JCPOA [Iran Deal] is celebrated as Obama’s signature foreign policy initiative, … Continue reading

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On Kristallnacht Anniversary: Iran Publishes Plan to ‘Eliminate’ Israel

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Adam Kredo November 10, 2014 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published early Sunday a 9-step plan to “eliminate” Israel, prompting Israel’s prime minister to file a formal complaint with Western negotiators involved in nuclear talks … Continue reading

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Promoting “British Values” by Curbing Free Speech

GATESTONE by Soren Kern November 6, 2014 The British government has unveiled a new proposal that would require Islamic extremists to have their social media posts pre-approved by the government. The plan—which is aimed at curbing the spread of jihadist … Continue reading

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Twitter C.E.O. Dick Costolo on Receiving Death Threats from ISIS

VANITY FAIR by Caleb Garling October 9, 2014 Twitter C.E.O. Dick Costolo and his staff have received death threats from ISIS, Costolo said on stage at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit. After shutting down some of the group’s Twitter accounts, … Continue reading

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Young Israelis Fight Hashtag Battle to Defend #IsraelUnderFire [includes VIDEO]

NEW YORK TIMES by Robert Mackey July 15, 2014 Confronted with an outpouring of sympathy on social networks for Palestinians killed or wounded in Gaza in an eight-day military confrontation, a group of young Israelis is pushing back, using the … Continue reading

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Why Terrorists Love Twitter. A Q&A with a leading scholar on terrorism and media

NATIONAL JOURNAL by Laura Ryan June 2, 2014 “Try to think like a terrorist for a second. Would you like to get—free-of-charge—satellite services? Of course, you would,” says Gabriel Weimann. “Now think about Google Earth.” Indeed, it was Google Earth … Continue reading

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