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The Canadian Truckers’ “Convoy for Freedom” started as a protest against unreasonable C19-related regulations and mandates imposed on them. But their protest has managed to channel the pent-up frustrations of working class people around the globe; people who have likewise been infringed, suppressed and bullied by arbitrary and irrational rules imposed by Medicrats and the…
A Momentous Occasion On January 20th, 2021, at noon Eastern Time, Joe Biden officially became President of the United States. Kamala Harris officially became the first woman, Black, and South Asian Vice President of the United States. And Donald Trump officially left office, though he was likely already back in Florida by that time. Harris…
Presidential Social Media One of the modern aspects of the peaceful transfer of power that happens when we elect a new President of the United States is the transfer of social media accounts. This was done for the first time when the Obama White House transferred to the Trump White House in 2016. In fact,…
Last week, we all watched in horror as thousands of people believing the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, stormed the Capitol building in Washington D.C. during a joint session of congress to certify the electoral votes of said election. It was horrifying to watch the attempted coup, and the fallout has…
We have been hearing President Trump threaten to revoke Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act of 1996 since spring of this year. It started when Twitter fact checked one of his tweets, and most recently has come through as the President threatening to veto the defense spending bill unless Congress acts to repeal Section…
Over the past four years, how many of us have felt the need to unfriend, unfollow, or block a friend or family member on social media over political views? This is happening more and more often, as we have become increasingly polarized over politics. It can be argued that the tendency to ignore people with…
In some ways, the perks of being a world leader extend to social media pages. When Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, Donald Trump will lose his special status as a world leader on Twitter and Facebook. This will mean he is just as subject…
On January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Donald Trump will lose his special status as a world leader on Twitter and Facebook. This will mean he is just as subject to the policies and rules of those social media platforms as anyone else. During his…
What is Civic Engagement? Civic engagement is something that most of us don’t think much about in our daily lives. Many probably don’t know anything about it. It means to be involved in matters of public concern. To be clear, civic engagement means being involved in politics, because it means you are engaging with your…
Donald Trump is not the only conservative who is having his posts flagged these days. Republicans are upset over Twitter’s actions to lock the New York Post’s Twitter account, and censor links to the outlet’s stories, on Biden’s son, Hunter, and his overseas business dealings. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said this was due to a…