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What Does the Digital Services Act Mean for Free Speech? Interview on American Thought Leaders
Please find above a 4 minute excerpt from my in-depth, 45 minute interview with Jan Jekielek on Epoch Times’ American Thought Leaders. The full…
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David Thunder
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November 2023
Those Who Cry "Far Right" Have No Comprehension of What Just Happened in Dublin
You might think that a government faced with a barbaric public stabbing of schoolchildren and an unprecedented night of rioting in its capital city…
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Unless We Decentralise our Political Institutions, States Will Become Increasingly Authoritarian Over Time
Watch now (2 mins) | As long as you have highly centralized national states with major powers over issues like education, social justice, public…
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Proposed Amendments to International Health Regulations Would Set in Motion a Dangerous WHO-Led Global Health Bureaucracy
The Covid pandemic gave the World Health Organisation and its partners unprecedented visibility and a tremendous amount of “soft” power to shape public…
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David Thunder
Europe's New Digital Identity Wallet: Guarantor of Digital Security or Backdoor to Tyranny?
Last Wednesday, Thierry Breton, EU’s Internal Market Commissioner, proudly announced on Twitter/X that he had struck a deal with MEPs to create a…
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It's Time To Give Power Back to the People. But How?
There is a growing sense in many Western nations that democracy is no longer serving the interests of ordinary people. Political rulers are increasingly…
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Are Twitter Users in Danger of Losing Touch with their Embodied, Offline Lives?
I use Twitter/X regularly to stay informed about world events, and share my opinion and perspective with whoever happens to be listening. It can be fun…
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David Thunder
October 2023
Seven Perennial Truths About Immigration and Refugee Policy
The national vibe around immigration and, in particular, refugee policy, has shifted quite dramatically in Ireland, and will probably shift…
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Second Anniversary of the Freedom Blog: A Walk Down Memory Lane
The Freedom Blog is about to hit its second birthday! This blog was born from an act of censorship by pre-Musk Twitter back in October 2021, which…
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David Thunder
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"The DSA is Here to Protect Free Speech" - Come Again?
“The #DSA (Digital Services Act) is here to protect free speech against arbitrary decisions.” So said Thierry Breton, EU’s Internal Market Commissioner…
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Scientists Like Drosten Should Take a Long, Hard Look in the Mirror Before Accusing Others of "Disinformation"
Christian Drosten, a German virologist who played a central role in the development of the Covid PCR test, co-authored the Lancet letter condemning as…
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David Thunder
It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world
There are two temptations that frequent exposure to national and world events can pose: on the one hand, to become so discouraged and cynical that we…
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