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• On the post: Dutch Government Prosecuting Dutch Citizen For Insulting Turkish President Recep Erdogan

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2018 @ 11:17am

  Maybe the DNC can help Erdogan here the in U.S.?

  https://www.infowars.com/senator-ron-wyden-demands-consequences-for-platforms-that-dont-remove-people-like-alex-jones/
  
  Quote:
  
  “What I’m gonna be trying to do in my legislation is to really lay out what the consequences are when somebody who is a bad actor, somebody who really doesn’t meet the decency principles that reflect our values, if that bad actor blows by the bounds of common decency, I think you gotta have a way to make sure that stuff is taken down,” he added.

• On the post: As Press Freedom Dies In Turkey, Twitter Is There To Help Dig Its Grave

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2018 @ 11:14am

  Wonder if Erdogan can get Senator Wyden to work for him?

  https://www.infowars.com/senator-ron-wyden-demands-consequences-for-platforms-that-dont-remove-people-like-alex-jones/
  
  Quote:
  
  “What I’m gonna be trying to do in my legislation is to really lay out what the consequences are when somebody who is a bad actor, somebody who really doesn’t meet the decency principles that reflect our values, if that bad actor blows by the bounds of common decency, I think you gotta have a way to make sure that stuff is taken down,” he added.

• On the post: Intelligence Oversight? Dianne Feinstein Employed A Chinese Spy For Several Years

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2018 @ 12:55pm

  Re: Re: tl;dr

  Do elaborate, I am curious.

• On the post: Intelligence Oversight? Dianne Feinstein Employed A Chinese Spy For Several Years

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2018 @ 08:47am

  So... Diane could be considered a "Chinese pawn"...

  ... on par with the accusations that Trump is a "Russian pawn"? Meh... going to be interesting how Mike is going to comment on the whole InfoWars Debacle - in light of incidents like this.

• On the post: Activism & Doxing: Stephen Miller, ICE And How Internet Platforms Have No Good Options

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2018 @ 07:54am

  Curious Mike... did that game in DC cover Peter Fonda's actions?

  I would have to ask if the idea of 'going after the kids' concept would have been considered to be 'fair game' to that DC audience? Given that Mr. Fonda has not been banned off of Twitter, I would suspect the answer given by that answer would not be too terribly surprising?

• On the post: Three Takes On Microsoft Acquiring Github

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2018 @ 07:40am

  From the standpoint of the Physics Community...

  ... the stance is very simple, do not use Corporate/Vendor owned operations. Since the debacle of Oracle buying Sun, thus Java, there has been zero trust in the Science Communities on announcements like this. Then again, not exactly seeing a rush to organize a viable 'non-profit'/not for profit organization that will invest the cash to provide storage, operating system, and programming language for the 'benefit of mankind' either.

• On the post: Cops 'Help' Naked, Possibly-Suicidal Schizophrenic Man By Tasing Him To Death

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 14 May, 2018 @ 06:44am

  Just some food for thought...

  https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/842104181568032768

• On the post: Hong Kong's Top Cop Wants To Make It Illegal To Insult Police Officers

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2018 @ 09:37am

  Slowly, but surely 2037 looms ever closer...

  ... so hearing things like this happening in this particular SAR is not surprising. If nothing else, stories like this may be on the increase.

• On the post: Israeli Music Fans Sue Two New Zealanders For Convincing Lorde To Cancel Her Israeli Concert

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2018 @ 09:17am

  Will be interesting see if Mossad is employeed to collect the fines...

  ... given their colorful history in NZ:
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Israel%E2%80%93New_Zealand_passport_scandal
  
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/8649223/Mossad-spy-ring-unearthed-because-of-Christchurch-earthquake.html

• On the post: Censorship By Weaponizing Free Speech: Rethinking How The Marketplace Of Ideas Works

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2018 @ 03:23pm

  Finally decided to cross this Rubicon Mike?

  I would suggest that you have a public interview with the likes of Tim Pool, because you are entering an arena that asks for no quarter and expects none in return.
  
  Lengthy Op-eds are nice, a video talking to an actual human being would be better.

• On the post: China Plans To Turn Country's Most Popular App, WeChat, Into An Official ID System

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2018 @ 07:16am

  Hm... a virtual ID based on WeChat? Sorry, but...

  ... I can personally attest that is a crapshoot, given how my ID was pwned.

• On the post: This Whole Mess With Ajit Pai, The Harlem Shake And Copyright Is Bad And Everyone's Wrong.

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2017 @ 11:15am

  If nothing else, more than a few nihilists...

  ... have had at least one more laugh over this year's worth of farce.

• On the post: New York AG Provides Tool To Help You Check If Your Name Was Used To Support Killing Net Neutrality

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2017 @ 10:13am

  Looked up my family name - found some "ballot box stuffing"...

  ... by some named Olga Sawtell:
  
  https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/1910822157287397
  
  https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/191082203168679
  
  ... and another by the name of Joseph Sawtell, but it does not look like the New York AG left a link to report these as well.

• On the post: Chicago Considers Another Dumb 'Texting And Walking' Law To Raise Revenue

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2017 @ 11:46am

  Let's cut the cr@p Tim, you really know why...

  ... the City of Chicago, and County of Cook are BROKE, and the recent push back on the Cook County Sugary Beverage Tax (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-soda-tax-repeal-reaction-20171011-story.html) has the powers to be in City and County Hall scrambling to make up the growing amounts of shortfalls.
  
  Hell, I am surprised these powers to be have not attempted some sort of Regional Income Tax Assessment like what was done in Ohio, or simply attempt to muscle the Cook (along with DuPage and Will) County Suburbs into a 'mutual vital services pack' like the City of Toronto and York in Ontario. Then again, if there was not already a mass migration now, there would be then.

• On the post: Wisconsin Senator Johnson Calls Net Neutrality 'A Slogan,' Laments The Lack Of 'Fast Lanes'

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2017 @ 11:54am

  Hm...

  ...wonder how long this soundcloud link is going to remain? For the amount of 'promises' given - figure this will turn into 'Voodoo Economics' moment in the none so distant future is the tapes remain.

• On the post: Frontier Fires State Senate Leader (Who Also Worked For Frontier) For Supporting Attempts To Improve Broadband Competition

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2017 @ 11:37am

  So... how many other West Virginia Lawmakers are...

  ... double dipping with private companies

• On the post: A Bot Is Flooding The FCC Website With Fake Anti-Net Neutrality Comments… In Alphabetical Order

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 10 May, 2017 @ 11:39am

  Was surprised there was no Captcha in place...

  ... when I filed my comment. Have to wonder if the e-mails and phone numbers 'autofilled' by the bot will actually lead back to the bot herder.

• On the post: Here Comes The Attempt To Reframe Silicon Valley As Modern Robber Barons

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2017 @ 06:17am

  Re: Re: Hate to say it, that 'Monopoly' Title has some merit...

  Numerous competitors? {smile} Not really... when one factors in creators having a decent chance at getting paid for the content they produced. Please, if you have links to tables that show the rates that various platforms pay for views (i.e. YouTube versus Vimeo or Minds or so on) - be sure to publish them to refute my statement.

• On the post: Guy Fined $500 For Criticizing Government Without A Permit Sues Oregon Licensing Board

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2017 @ 06:10am

  Hm... wonder if this ploy can be used...

  ... to call out the B.S. that is the H-1B game. Lord knows I have worked with a series of folks labeled "Engineers" that could not get a P.E. License because of their immigration status. Then again, given the amount of work I have seen produced from drawings with nary a single state stamp - it will most likely be a fool's errand.

• On the post: Here Comes The Attempt To Reframe Silicon Valley As Modern Robber Barons

  

  Matthew A. Sawtell ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2017 @ 09:56am

  Hate to say it, that 'Monopoly' Title has some merit...

  ... especially in light of events with YouTube and its creators of late. Yet, at the end of the article, had to laugh about Taplin quoting Wilson, given that President's actions to create the Fed. Then again, Teddy Roosevelt seems to be too taboo for some.

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