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Posted - April 7, 2024 at 5:22 PM

Saved - April 7, 2024 at 7:44 PM

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X corporation, formerly Twitter, was forced by a Brazilian court to block popular accounts in Brazil. However, @ElonMusk, the owner of X, announced that they would defy the court's order and lift all restrictions. This showdown raises questions about Musk's stance on censorship pressures from the EU.

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

BREAKING: “At 5:52 pm Eastern Time (on) April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to “block certain popular accounts in Brazil.” Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X, @ElonMusk announced that X would defy the court’s order, and lift all restrictions.” - Fascinating showdown that might give us some clues about how Musk will respond to pressures from the EU to engage in censorship under the #DSA

@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger

BRAZIL IS ON THE BRINK I’m reporting to you from Brazil, where a dramatic series of events are underway. At 5:52 pm Eastern Time, today, April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to “block certain popular accounts in Brazil.” Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X, @ElonMusk announced that X would defy the court’s order, and lift all restrictions. “As a result,” said Musk, “we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit.” At any moment, Brazil’s Supreme Court could shut off all access to X/Twitter for the people of Brazil. It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is on the brink of dictatorship at the hands of a totalitarian Supreme Court Justice named Alexandre de Moraes. President Lula da Silva is participating in the push toward totalitarianism. Since taking office, Lula has massively increased government funding of the mainstream news media, most of which are encouraging increased censorship. What Lula and de Moraes are doing is an outrageous violation of Brazil’s constitution and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. At this moment, Brazil is not yet a dictatorship. It still has elections and the Brazilian people have other means at their disposal to confront authoritarianism. But the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Electoral Court are directly interfere in those elections through censorship. Three days ago I published the Twitter Files for Brazil. They show that Moraes has violated the Brazilian Constitution. Moraes illegally demanded that Twitter reveal private information about Twitter users who used hashtags he considered inappropriate. He demanded access to Twitter's internal data, violating the platform's policy. He censored, on his own initiative and without any respect for due process, posts on Twitter by parliamentarians from the Brazilian Congress. And Moraes tried to turn Twitter's content moderation policies into a weapon against supporters of then-president Jair Bolsonaro. I say this as an independent and non-partisan journalist. I'm not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My political views are very moderate. But I know censorship when I see it. The Twitter Files also revealed that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If such evidence is proven, the executives of these companies behaved like cowards: they provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order and, therefore, violating the law. When Twitter refused to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government attempted to sue Twitter's top Brazilian lawyer. When I lived in Brazil in 1992, I was very left-wing. At the time, Lula and the PT's slogans were “Without fear of being happy”. In recent days, I have spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists and respected lawyers. Everyone tells me they are shocked by what is happening. They told me that they are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government is complicit in creating this climate of fear. Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It is not my country. As such, there are limits to what I am capable of doing. But I can say things that many Brazilians do not feel safe saying: Alexandre de Moraes is a tyrant. And the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It is up to Brazil’s senators to confront the tyrant. And it is up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so.

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In Brazil, X Corporation (formerly Twitter) faced a court order to block accounts, but Elon Musk defied it. He warned of potential revenue loss and office closure but prioritized principles over profit. The situation reflects a push towards dictatorship by Brazil's Supreme Court and President Lula da Silva, violating rights and censoring social media. Executives of other tech companies also betrayed Brazil by providing personal data to authorities. Brazilians fear speaking out, and it's up to senators and the people to confront tyranny. The time has come for Brazilians to fight against censorship and oppression.

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Speaker 0: Hey, everyone. It's Mike Shellenberger, and I'm reporting to you at this moment from Brazil where a dramatic series of events are underway. At 5:52 PM EST today, April 6, 2024, X Corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to, quote, block certain popular accounts in Brazil. Then less than 1 hour later, the owner of x, Elon Musk, announced that x would defy the court's order and lift all restrictions. As a result, said Musk, we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit, he added. At any moment, Brazil's Supreme Court could shut off all access to x Twitter for the people of Brazil. It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is on the brink of dictatorship at the hands of a totalitarian Supreme Court justice named Alexandre de Mourais. President Lula da Silva is also participating in this push towards totalitarianism. Since taking office, Lula has massively increased government funding of the mainstream corporate news media, most of which are encouraging increased censorship. What Lula and Jim Moraes are doing is an outrageous violation of Brazil's constitution as well as the United Nations' declaration of human rights. At this moment, Brazil is not yet a dictatorship. It still has elections, and the Brazilian people have other means at their disposal to confront authoritarianism. At the same time, the federal Supreme Court and the superior electoral court, which it controls, are directly interfering in those elections through censorship. 3 days ago, I arrived in Brazil and published the Twitter files for Brazil. They show that Jim Moraes has violated the Brazilian constitution in multiple ways. He illegally demanded that Twitter reveal private information about Twitter users who used hashtags that he considered inappropriate. He demanded access to Twitter's internal data, violating the platform's policy. He censored on his own initiative without any respect for due process post on Twitter by parliamentarians from the Brazilian Congress. And Moraes tried to turn Twitter's content moderation policies into a weapon against supporters of then president Jair Bolsonaro. I say all of this as an independent and nonpartisan journalist. Not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My own political views are very moderate, but I know censorship when I see it. The Twitter files revealed also that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp, and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If this evidence is proven and admitted to, the executives of those companies behave like cowards. They provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order. Therefore, they violated the Brazilian laws. When Twitter refused, to their credit, to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government of Brazil attempted to sue and hold Brazil's top Twitter attorney in criminal contempt. When I was in Brazil in 1992, at the time, the slogan of the Workers' Party was without fear of being happy. In recent days, I've spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists, and respected lawyers. All of them told me that they are shocked by what is happening here. They told me that they themselves are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government, the Workers' Party government, is complicit in creating this climate of fear. Look. Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It's not my country, such as there's limits to what I'm capable of doing. But what I can say is that there are many Brazilians who do not feel safe saying what must be said. Alejandra de Mourais is a tyrant, and the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It's up to Brazil senators now to confront this tyrant, and it's up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so. In 1992, my best Brazilian friend gave me a T shirt that I loved. On it was a cartoon of Brazil's military dictators who had painted the sky black. Beside them were children who were smiling and throwing stars up into the dark sky. It said they painted the sky black, but we brought back the stars. Alexandre Dumouries and Lula are painting the sky black. The time has come for the Brazilian people to let the light

@davidjthunder — David Thunder

Posted - December 2, 2023 at 6:28 PM

Saved - December 3, 2023 at 11:39 AM

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Leading journalists and politicians often label widely held political opinions as "far right," a form of gaslighting. This tactic aims to discredit adversaries by associating them with extreme and hateful groups. However, those denounced as "far right" are often ordinary citizens with reasonable concerns. These include parents who want to protect their children, citizens worried about immigration's impact on resources, and individuals defending freedom of speech and informed consent. It is crucial to recognize this manipulation and not equate reasonable concerns with violent extremists.

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

DESCRIBING WIDELY HELD OPINIONS AS "FAR RIGHT" IS A FORM OF GASLIGHTING - A THREAD 🧵 Leading journalists & politicians across the West frequently describe widely held political opinions as "far right." This is a gaslighting campaign. Here's how it works...

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

1/ First, the label "far right" is well chosen. It conjures up images of neo-Nazi hooligans or white supremacists roaming the streets in search of their next victim; or hysterical xenophobes full of hatred for foreigners; or Facebook groups devoted to the overthrow of the State. https://t.co/xccs2EWMSH

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

2/ Nobody wants to be associated with these images. So obviously, nobody wants to be known as "far right" or as a friend of the "far right." The best way to disqualify and discredit a political adversary is to persuade the public that his/her opinions are "far right." https://t.co/iGuJwXVstZ

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

3/ So, when leftists & Establishment voices denounce their critics as "far right," who exactly are they denouncing? Neo-Nazi hooligans? Odious xenophobes who can't stand to see people of other races? Militias devoted to the overthrow of the State? No. NONE OF THE ABOVE. https://t.co/24m32Hem4V

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

4/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - parents who do not want their children to be exposed to ideas that relativise their gender or encourage them to question their sexual identity https://t.co/AGU9lt7KFM

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

5/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - 75% of Irish citizens, who believe their country is admitting too many refugees & "can appreciate some of the anger people feel about asylum seekers being moved into their local area" (Red C poll, May 2023) https://t.co/9Sc3b2V2n8

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

6/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who do not want biological males to have an unfair advantage over women in athletic contests https://t.co/wJnY89X37w

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

7/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who defend the principle of informed consent to medication and believe in the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship https://t.co/2kaOeLgc2s

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

8/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who defend freedom of speech, an ancient and hallowed principle of constitutional democracy, against draconian censorship laws https://t.co/mKDkXqnIj8

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

9/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who insist that immigration, including the admission of asylum seekers, should be tailored to the limits of existing healthcare and housing capacity https://t.co/PVnUx8uJlu

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

10/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who object to farmers having their property expropriated by the State to meet "emission targets," or crippling economic interventions premised on an "all or nothing" approach to climate policy. https://t.co/dXKIecIqBg

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

11/ Leftists & government spokespersons will denounce as "far right": - citizens who worry about the collateral harms of lockdown policies, including their devastating impact on civil liberties and long-term population health. https://t.co/obkDnBdFAn

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

12/ So, next time you hear someone get up on a pedestal to denounce the "far right," there's a good chance they're trying to gaslight you by equating citizens w/ reasonable concerns about immigration, welfare, law & order, or civil liberties, with violent, swastika-bearing thugs. https://t.co/rGytPMXYmu

@davidjthunder — David Thunder

Posted - May 14, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Saved - May 14, 2023 at 8:11 PM

@davidjthunder - David Thunder

Seven Troubling Similarities Between the Covid and Climate “Emergencies” "The same strategies that govts used to manipulate citizens into compliance with draconian laws during the Covid scare are already being rolled out in relation to climate change." https://open.substack.com/pub/davidthunder/p/seven-troubling-similarities-between?r=wlowt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web… https://open.substack.com/pub/davidthunder/p/seven-troubling-similarities-between?r=wlowt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Seven Troubling Similarities Between the Covid and Climate “Emergencies” It is tempting to view all of the policy blunders and civil rights violations associated with the Covid era as sui generis, one-off events caused by an over-reaction to a virus. It would be profoundly consoling to think that the confinement of law-abiding citizens to their homes, the harassment of citizens who declined a government-mandated medication, the arrest of peaceful protesters, and the suspension of religious freedom were just part of a temporary social and political “fever” and not a symptom of a broader, more chronic sickness in the body politic. davidthunder.substack.com