Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave delivers his radar on a new feature on X that allows users to see what country an account is based in, leading to the discovery that some ‘America First’ accounts are not from America.” (11/24/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5620165-rising-november-24-2025/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“It should be against the law to use generative AI to deceive the public. I’ve got absolutely no problem with outright government censorship in this case, and I say this as an aggressive and outspoken proponent of free speech. AI products which deceive people should be illegal in the same way fraud is illegal. I want it to be illegal to knowingly circulate AI video footage and pass it off as real. I want AI companies to be severely penalized if they don’t prevent people from using their products to generate fake videos that get passed off as real.” [editor’s note: When you say you have “no problem with government censorship” in ANY case, you are by definition not “an aggressive and outspoken proponent of free speech” – TLK (11/24/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/11/24/it-should-be-illegal-to-use-ai-to-deceive-people/
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“The Fabian Society was founded in 1884 in London as a socialist organization committed to gradual change rather than violent revolution. It has served as the primary think tank of Britain’s Labour Party, which means it’s steeped in so-called democratic socialism. Their original logo is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The Fabian Society took its name from Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus, known for wearing down enemies through patient, deliberate tactics rather than direct attacks. The name is meant to reflect the society’s commitment to gradualism. No violence. No gulags. No famines. Just slow ‘permeation.’ But a wolf is still a wolf. And socialism is still a predatory project.” (11/24/25)
Source: Jacobin
by Branko Marcetic
“After Benjamin Netanyahu bizarrely tweeted a Jacobin story about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak last week, Israeli politicos are denouncing us as antisemitic conspiracy theorists — without engaging with what’s in the story.” (11/24/25)
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/epstein-israel-media-barak-netanyahu/
Source: Lions of Liberty
“Wikipedia’s BIG Problem: Larry Sanger Explains.” (11/24/25)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/wikipedias-big-problem-larry-sanger-explains
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
“The European Union has just unveiled the so-called European Democracy Shield. The name, while promising, claims to ‘protect’ democracy on the basis of two pillars which, on principle, should raise concerns: combating ‘disinformation’ and ‘foreign interference.’ To that end, the EU will create a new European Centre for Democratic Resilience, intended to collect data from Member States on information manipulation; foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI); and phenomena classified as disinformation. The same package also includes a European network of independent fact-checkers and a European Digital Media Observatory, which will be endowed with monitoring and analytical capacities during elections or moments of crisis. Regarding free elections and the risk of foreign interference, the Commission additionally proposes to finance ‘independent journalism.’ The irony that journalism financed by political institutions can never be genuinely independent seems lost on the Commission.” (11/24/25)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Paulo Ferreira
“It is no secret that the demographic exodus from the Douro is widespread and will continue to plague the region, with declining birth rates and the lack of economic attractiveness for both workers and investors. It is little wonder, then, that people receive some of the lowest wages in the country. Port wine is the heart and soul of the nation’s wine sector, yet the laws regulating it end up harming, rather than benefiting, small wine producers …. We do not possess property; it is regulated by the IVDP, established in 1933. Owners are not only prohibited from producing the wine of their choice but also from deciding the volume they produce, the price at which they can sell their products, the way they store and vinify according to protocols, and the list goes on.” (11/24/25)
Source: US News & World Report
“Eli Lilly reached a major milestone Friday, becoming the first healthcare company in the world to hit a $1 trillion market value. The drug company briefly crossed the trillion-dollar mark during morning trading before its stock pulled back slightly. Shares were last trading at around $1,048 each. Eli Lilly is now just the second non-technology company in the U.S. to reach a $1 trillion value, after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Much of that growth comes from two blockbuster drugs: Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker’s stock is up more than 36% this year, as demand for its weight loss and diabetes treatments continues to rise, CNBC reported.” (11/24/25)
Source: We Are Libertarians
“Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to bring back History of Modern Politics after a long hiatus. In this episode, they explain why the show is returning, how seasons two and three are already underway, and what listeners can expect as they continue tracing political thought from the Roman Republic to the American founding.” (11/24/25)
https://www.chrisspangle.com/p/history-of-modern-politics-is-back
Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“Cancellations, sometimes violent protests, behind-the-scenes censorship, and overt government threats to muzzle the media. Free speech is doing better in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s doing well. It’s besieged by hostile politician and a shifting culture that is eroding the foundations of tolerance for dissent and an open marketplace of ideas. That has Americans worried, though even as they fret over the future of free speech a significant minority contribute to the problem.” (11/24/25)
https://reason.com/2025/11/24/most-americans-think-free-speech-is-on-the-decline-survey-finds/