A Huge Win for Freedom of Speech!
News of a judge's ruling makes this July 4th extra special
I had no intention of writing even one post today let alone three. I was going to make the most of today, a day where I just so happened to have no commitments and zero plans to meet up with anyone, to scratch some ‘to-do’s off my list and hopefully rest a bit too. However SMG shared this tweet by Justin Hart, and I have to share the good news if you haven’t already heard it:
https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1676295778011336704
In a nutshell, the government will NO LONGER be able to censor you over social media!
HAPPY 4th of JULY! A judge just ruled the government can:
NO LONGER CENSOR YOU
NO LONGER FLAG YOUR POSTS
NO LONGER DICTATE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES
NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH THESE COMPANIES TO CENSOR YOU
NO LONGER WORK WITH THE EIP, the Virality Project, Stanford Internet Observatory
NO LONGER THREATEN these companies
NO MORE BOLOs! ...
(I’ve searched but I actually can’t figure out what a BOLO is, can anyone help with that acronym?)
and more!
A great day for justice. But not only that... the judge named names and institutions!
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (“HHS”)
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (“NIAID”)
XAVIER BECERRA, Secretary of HHS
DR. HUGH AUCHINCLOSS, Director of NIAID
YOLANDA BYRD, HHS Digital Engagement Team
CHRISTY CHOI, HHS Office of Communications
ASHLEY MORSE, HHS Director of Digital Engagement
JOSHUA PECK, HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary
SURGEON GENERAL VIVEK H. MURTHY
KATHARINE DEALY, Chief Engagement Officer for the Surgeon General CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (“CDC”)
and more!
Further details here:
So yes my friends, 'tis a Happy Fourth of July! A great day to share this moving video that fellow Saner, Arjun, sent me a few months ago after I asked him to tell me what he knew about the Star Spangled Banner:
More on the US flag and what it means to me; I discuss my holding it up in a music video on the first Sane Francisco podcast... Coming very soon! Here's a teaser: https://sanefrancisco.substack.com/p/sweet-sharp-sane#details
"In what could be one of the most important decisions of this century, a federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end government directed and encouraged censorship on social media! Below are some great quotes from the decision that reflect its importance and likely impact."
https://aaronsiri.substack.com/p/federal-judge-orders-biden-administration