By N.S.
"on the perverse incentives driving social media's loudest voices"
"they are accountable only to themselves, and they gain share in an attention economy by being outrageous - but the bigger the audience they get, they more powerful they are."
https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/on-the-perverse-incentives-driving
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It's a shame a large % of the populace in the country is in the crapper.
--GRA
FBI "LOOKING INTO" SIX DEM LAWMAKERS VIDEO ABOUT "NOT FOLLOWING ILLEGAL ORDERS."
GRA:At this point,every order will have to go to SCOTUS to see if they are deemed "legal" or 'illegal". Dems want everything mucked up.
WASHINGTON--Ass{ociated} Press — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the Pentagon said it was reviewing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over potential violations of military law. The FBI and Pentagon actions come after President Donald Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition and said it is “punishable by DEATH” in a social media post.
Together, the inquiries mark an extraordinary escalation for federal law enforcement and military institutions that traditionally steer clear of partisan clashes. They also underscore the administration’s willingness to push legal limits against its critics, even when they are sitting members of Congress. Lawmakers in the video urge troops to reject any illegal orders from their superiors, something they are already duty-bound to do.
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“President Trump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass Members of Congress,” a group of four Democratic House members said in a statement Tuesday. “Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews.
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, one of the six Democratic lawmakers in the video, told reporters Tuesday that “last night the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a note to the members of Congress, saying they are opening what appears to be an inquiry against the six of us.” Slotkin called it a “scare tactic by” Trump.
“Whether you agree with the video or don’t agree with the video, the question to me is: is this the appropriate response for a president of the United States to go after and seek to weaponize the federal government against those he disagrees with?” said Slotkin.
GRA:Lock 'em up.
--GRA
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