I can’t respond to this bluecheck genius on Twitter, so I have to do it here
alexberenson.substack.com
But he’s now tweeted this maybe four times, so let me answer him: IF I WERE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND I HAD THE POWER TO CENSOR HEALTH “MISINFORMATION,” I WOULD NOT.
I do not believe in censorship, not by the federal government, and not by private companies that are acting on behalf of the government and/or acting in bad faith and/or violating state laws thanks to federal laws that violate the First Amendment. Federalism, folks, it’s a thing.
Wait, so companies are held liable for “misinformation”, but vaccine makers aren’t liable for actual physical bodily harm?! This world makes no sense anymore.
Oh, you mean Xavier Becerra, the sleazy lawyer who was caught flat footed by Rand Paul last week about natural immunity? You want him to evaluate what is misinformation....no one better than a sleazy lawyer, I'll give you that.
"Misinformation" is a fog word used to kill thoughts, thinking, analysis. It's use to silence the brain. When someone says "X is misinformation" he is merely saying "I think X is not true" or "I don't want people thinking about X." The answer to such tyrants must be at all times: YOU ARE MERELY ONE HUMAN BEING AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR THE POPULACE WHAT'S TRUE OR FALSE. PERIOD.
I really wish people, even on this list, would stop using the word "misinformation." Just to use it gives credibility to the wannabe tyrants who are beating us with this cudgel. Use some other word or words. There is no such thing as "misinformation." There is information, and we judge it to be true, false or uncertain.
These are the exact same tactics they used to thwart the truth about vaccines causing autism. Just look up the Hannah Poling case to see the truth. Under Obama they censored any evidence or scientific proof that yes, indeed vaccines do cause autism. Then they quietly removed the mercury (thimerosal) from most childhood vaccines, never admitting it was mercury poisoning that damaged the infant brains. Then they broadened the diagnostic criteria to include many more disorders under the Autism umbrella so now you can’t compare the incidence rates. These government hacks need to be fired and criminally prosecuted!!
These people are incredibly dangerous. That they feel perfectly able to post this stuff in public is mind boggling. There is no society in the history of the world that has survived the thought police.
Alex, I’m on a tour from Savannah to Charleston. It’s so instrumental to watch people from all areas of the country on this tour and to listen to them as they talk about slavery, segregation and now COVID. So many progressive liberals believe that they alone are smart enough to determine what needs to be enacted and who and what needs to be silenced. This country will split into 2 to 4 countries if socialists progressives stay in power. They are willing to do anything, including harassing ladies in the restroom to force their opinions down our throats.
Note how , as did Hitler and Mousolini, they try to take guns first, THEN use DOJ( proven crooked) to stop parents at schools and now, “misinformation”@ will be labeled “terrorist”! Beware Alex
As I said to friends as the first such laws were passed, "hate crime" laws were the camel's nose under the tent. A crime is a crime without somehow mind-reading the perpetrator. Now "hate speech" is considered by many to be a crime, even silence when confronted with certain topics..."silence is violence". Any law that restricts speech on political, scientific, social or other topics of societal concern based on some interpretation of the characterization of the speakers thoughts should be stricken from the books as unconstitutional. Now anyone proposing to remove these laws is shouted down as racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, etc. This will be a long struggle.
I work at Google and have been there for almost 5 years. Right when I started, the company started making noise about "combatting misinformation" and such. On a company forum, I posted the following in Sep 2017 because I knew exactly where they were trying to go with this:
“This language to me seems like bait & switch, even if well-intentioned:
'At the same time, we’re elevating the voices that are most credible in speaking out against terrorism, hate, and violence. YouTube’s Creators for Change program highlights online stars taking a stand against xenophobia and extremism. And Facebook's P2P program has brought together more than 5,000 students from 68 countries to create campaigns to combat hate speech. And together the companies have participated in hundreds of meetings and trainings to counter violent extremism including events in Beirut, Bosnia, and Brussels and summits at the White House, here at the United Nations, London, and Sydney to empower credible non-governmental voices against violent extremism.'
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that "fighting terrorism" is the pretext for actually cracking down on whatever speech Google et al find offensive, to include "hate speech", in a world where a Jewish speaker arguing for free speech is considered"hate speech". Again, how is Google ensuring that their technology does not become weaponized as a tool for the Radical Left?”
It was clear to me then and painfully clear now that combatting misinformation was a smokescreen for "Our candidate (Hillary) lost, and no small part of that was due to information that was beyond our control to limit, so we need to stop that."
If this is allowed, then it is absolutely beyond question that we no longer live in a free society and the country, as conceived by the Founders, is gone.
A lawyer by trade, serving as a federal bureaucrat, making medical decisions for the general public — last time the world tried that, I believe his name was Eichmann.
My momma brought me up to think. When I asked for advice about what to teach my infant son, momma said, "teach him to think". I know real tinfoil hat BS when I see it (like this guy's tweet).
First off, anything called the Klobuchar Bill tells you everything you need to know about it’s guidance on any matter. Secondly, 2025 can’t come soon enough Mr. Secretary.
These people are scary, this is misinformation at it best. This question is long overdue, but why does anyone in government or the private sector feel they have the right to censor anyone. The Supreme Court allowed Neo-Nazis to protest and march in Skokie, Ill. back in the 70's. Now I guess they are running our government
China Joe and company have it all pretty well sewn up for our switch to Socialism. Im afraid the end os near. No one in power is stopping this China takeover of the free world. Just sayin--
Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov foretold exactly what is happening even back in the mid 1980s. These useful idiots in the media will find themselves squashed once a takeover is complete because they thought they would be in powerboat Will realize realize it was all a ruse, so they become dissenters with too much knowledge, which can't be tolerated. Nicki Minoj found that out early and is trying to sound the alarm. Here's part of an interview with Bezmenov where he talks about this:
What liability does the guberment have for disseminating false or misleading health information? Maybe Klobuchar would like to pass a bill that actually protects the American people and not additional legalese that hurts them.
If they are tweeting about you, then they haven't silenced you. There is an old expression in the PR business that says, "who cares what they are saying as long as they are talking about you." In this case, it may work to Alex's advantage. People who are diehard believers in mandates and government authoritarianism, and all of the authoritarians themselves who are ill-motivated, armed with the insufficient science and drunk with power, will promote whatever suits their current purposes and so there is no changing their minds; however, there will be people who read this, who don't know who Alex Berenson is, and they will wonder what it is that he is saying that they want to prohibit. The powers that be are literally trying to implement prohibition of free thought and, in the longrun, it will never work here in America. Time will tell the truth, meanwhile let people promote Alex all they want and drive more people to his work. Twitter is an algorithm that requires conflicting opinions. They removed Alex and yet those who oppsoe him are still invoking him into their Twitter feeds because they need to promote their self-righteous opinions off of his opposing opinions. It is an inherently contrarian platform and Jack is leaving all of them in one-sided debates with nobody there for them to churn out dialogue against. I say let them spin in the wind as they grasp for relevance. Alex, it's another badge of honor for you to wear proudly, head held high, angels at your six...
From the Glass-Half-Full Department: apparently this nutjob concedes that the president in 2025 won't be Biden, Harris or any other socialist/Marxist traitor.
They need to rename that bill "The Joseph Goebbels" propaganda act of 2021, in remembrance of the actions of the man who pioneered large scale propaganda and censorship for political purposes.
You speak for so many of us, Alex......and your courage in the face of the onslaught of mindless groupthink inspires us to speak up more ourselves. Thank you! Because of your courage and the courage of a few high profile individuals, we are emboldened to take a clear stand in the public forum..... and more and more of us are
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." That was simple. One man's truth is another's "misinformation". Such a law would be a blatant violation of the First Amendment, full stop, case closed.
People assume others act as they (would) act. Which explains why the democrats surrounded Washington DC with concertina wire and soldiers. They would have rioted for months if they had lost the election.
So how exactly does the Klobuchar bill differ from a Ministry of Truth? And by the way, why is it not misinformation to say that the current "vaccines" are FDA-approved?
Starting today: "HHS vaccination ads use a new tactic to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates: fear"
It's an "CNN exclusive" so I won't post a link. But, the story is that HHS will start a scare campaign today to get people to "volunteer" to participate in their vaccine experiment. Looks like the campaign targets, let's say, certain demographics...
Wait, so companies are held liable for “misinformation”, but vaccine makers aren’t liable for actual physical bodily harm?! This world makes no sense anymore.
IF ONLY Alex Berenson was becoming HHS Secretary in 2025...
Full-blown fascism is here -- and it's going to be really, really difficult to root it out.
Oh, you mean Xavier Becerra, the sleazy lawyer who was caught flat footed by Rand Paul last week about natural immunity? You want him to evaluate what is misinformation....no one better than a sleazy lawyer, I'll give you that.
"Misinformation" is a fog word used to kill thoughts, thinking, analysis. It's use to silence the brain. When someone says "X is misinformation" he is merely saying "I think X is not true" or "I don't want people thinking about X." The answer to such tyrants must be at all times: YOU ARE MERELY ONE HUMAN BEING AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR THE POPULACE WHAT'S TRUE OR FALSE. PERIOD.
That's ballsy. Let's attack the guy on the platform he's banned from.
I really wish people, even on this list, would stop using the word "misinformation." Just to use it gives credibility to the wannabe tyrants who are beating us with this cudgel. Use some other word or words. There is no such thing as "misinformation." There is information, and we judge it to be true, false or uncertain.
We now need separation between State and health.
“Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.”—George Carlin
These are the exact same tactics they used to thwart the truth about vaccines causing autism. Just look up the Hannah Poling case to see the truth. Under Obama they censored any evidence or scientific proof that yes, indeed vaccines do cause autism. Then they quietly removed the mercury (thimerosal) from most childhood vaccines, never admitting it was mercury poisoning that damaged the infant brains. Then they broadened the diagnostic criteria to include many more disorders under the Autism umbrella so now you can’t compare the incidence rates. These government hacks need to be fired and criminally prosecuted!!
F*** Joe Biden!!
You make a lot of very dishonest and greedy people angry, Alex. Well done.
Hope you don’t mind I took a snap shot of your answer and posted it to his Twitter ? So now you did answer him on Twitter 😉
The day Alex Berenson becomes HHS Secretary is the day government corruption no longer exists. Basically, the day he'll freezes over.
These people are incredibly dangerous. That they feel perfectly able to post this stuff in public is mind boggling. There is no society in the history of the world that has survived the thought police.
Alex, I’m on a tour from Savannah to Charleston. It’s so instrumental to watch people from all areas of the country on this tour and to listen to them as they talk about slavery, segregation and now COVID. So many progressive liberals believe that they alone are smart enough to determine what needs to be enacted and who and what needs to be silenced. This country will split into 2 to 4 countries if socialists progressives stay in power. They are willing to do anything, including harassing ladies in the restroom to force their opinions down our throats.
Note how , as did Hitler and Mousolini, they try to take guns first, THEN use DOJ( proven crooked) to stop parents at schools and now, “misinformation”@ will be labeled “terrorist”! Beware Alex
Alex - I had you down for the chief of the ministry of truth ...
As I said to friends as the first such laws were passed, "hate crime" laws were the camel's nose under the tent. A crime is a crime without somehow mind-reading the perpetrator. Now "hate speech" is considered by many to be a crime, even silence when confronted with certain topics..."silence is violence". Any law that restricts speech on political, scientific, social or other topics of societal concern based on some interpretation of the characterization of the speakers thoughts should be stricken from the books as unconstitutional. Now anyone proposing to remove these laws is shouted down as racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, etc. This will be a long struggle.
'Misinformation' is what the Communists called thoughts with which they disagreed.
It was almost always countered with government propaganda.
I work at Google and have been there for almost 5 years. Right when I started, the company started making noise about "combatting misinformation" and such. On a company forum, I posted the following in Sep 2017 because I knew exactly where they were trying to go with this:
“This language to me seems like bait & switch, even if well-intentioned:
'At the same time, we’re elevating the voices that are most credible in speaking out against terrorism, hate, and violence. YouTube’s Creators for Change program highlights online stars taking a stand against xenophobia and extremism. And Facebook's P2P program has brought together more than 5,000 students from 68 countries to create campaigns to combat hate speech. And together the companies have participated in hundreds of meetings and trainings to counter violent extremism including events in Beirut, Bosnia, and Brussels and summits at the White House, here at the United Nations, London, and Sydney to empower credible non-governmental voices against violent extremism.'
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that "fighting terrorism" is the pretext for actually cracking down on whatever speech Google et al find offensive, to include "hate speech", in a world where a Jewish speaker arguing for free speech is considered"hate speech". Again, how is Google ensuring that their technology does not become weaponized as a tool for the Radical Left?”
It was clear to me then and painfully clear now that combatting misinformation was a smokescreen for "Our candidate (Hillary) lost, and no small part of that was due to information that was beyond our control to limit, so we need to stop that."
If this is allowed, then it is absolutely beyond question that we no longer live in a free society and the country, as conceived by the Founders, is gone.
A lawyer by trade, serving as a federal bureaucrat, making medical decisions for the general public — last time the world tried that, I believe his name was Eichmann.
Maybe that Klobuchar bill is a good thing, so Pfizer and Moderna can now be held liable for all their false statements about their own sh*tty vaccines
Greenwald’s latest segues seamlessly with your observation. Alex.https://greenwald.substack.com/p/democrats-and-media-do-not-want-to
My momma brought me up to think. When I asked for advice about what to teach my infant son, momma said, "teach him to think". I know real tinfoil hat BS when I see it (like this guy's tweet).
sounds like klobachar is establishing a ministry of truth under the guise of maintaining the frightened populace...
I no longer call myself unvaccinated but vaccine-free. Try it. Stops 'em in their tracks.
First off, anything called the Klobuchar Bill tells you everything you need to know about it’s guidance on any matter. Secondly, 2025 can’t come soon enough Mr. Secretary.
These people are scary, this is misinformation at it best. This question is long overdue, but why does anyone in government or the private sector feel they have the right to censor anyone. The Supreme Court allowed Neo-Nazis to protest and march in Skokie, Ill. back in the 70's. Now I guess they are running our government
Ding. Ding. Ding. Right answer Alex.
I meant to pose this the other day in case no one has already:
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-the-country-with-the-best-data-shows-infection-rates-higher-among-the-vaccinated
Censorship is admission they have no case. Competent people rebut critics. Incompetents censor.
Ministry of Truth?
So Twitter still has you censored? Got to love their support of the 1st Amendment.🙃
China Joe and company have it all pretty well sewn up for our switch to Socialism. Im afraid the end os near. No one in power is stopping this China takeover of the free world. Just sayin--
Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov foretold exactly what is happening even back in the mid 1980s. These useful idiots in the media will find themselves squashed once a takeover is complete because they thought they would be in powerboat Will realize realize it was all a ruse, so they become dissenters with too much knowledge, which can't be tolerated. Nicki Minoj found that out early and is trying to sound the alarm. Here's part of an interview with Bezmenov where he talks about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1EA2ohrt5Q
Message delivered.
What liability does the guberment have for disseminating false or misleading health information? Maybe Klobuchar would like to pass a bill that actually protects the American people and not additional legalese that hurts them.
If they are tweeting about you, then they haven't silenced you. There is an old expression in the PR business that says, "who cares what they are saying as long as they are talking about you." In this case, it may work to Alex's advantage. People who are diehard believers in mandates and government authoritarianism, and all of the authoritarians themselves who are ill-motivated, armed with the insufficient science and drunk with power, will promote whatever suits their current purposes and so there is no changing their minds; however, there will be people who read this, who don't know who Alex Berenson is, and they will wonder what it is that he is saying that they want to prohibit. The powers that be are literally trying to implement prohibition of free thought and, in the longrun, it will never work here in America. Time will tell the truth, meanwhile let people promote Alex all they want and drive more people to his work. Twitter is an algorithm that requires conflicting opinions. They removed Alex and yet those who oppsoe him are still invoking him into their Twitter feeds because they need to promote their self-righteous opinions off of his opposing opinions. It is an inherently contrarian platform and Jack is leaving all of them in one-sided debates with nobody there for them to churn out dialogue against. I say let them spin in the wind as they grasp for relevance. Alex, it's another badge of honor for you to wear proudly, head held high, angels at your six...
The construction of WOKE-Auschwitz has begun... arbeit macht frei
From the Glass-Half-Full Department: apparently this nutjob concedes that the president in 2025 won't be Biden, Harris or any other socialist/Marxist traitor.
They need to rename that bill "The Joseph Goebbels" propaganda act of 2021, in remembrance of the actions of the man who pioneered large scale propaganda and censorship for political purposes.
Hold the line Alex. Big change is coming.
Are you a conservative yet, Alex?
You speak for so many of us, Alex......and your courage in the face of the onslaught of mindless groupthink inspires us to speak up more ourselves. Thank you! Because of your courage and the courage of a few high profile individuals, we are emboldened to take a clear stand in the public forum..... and more and more of us are
Ohhhhh they are so afraid of you. They hate the truth. Keep speaking.
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." That was simple. One man's truth is another's "misinformation". Such a law would be a blatant violation of the First Amendment, full stop, case closed.
People assume others act as they (would) act. Which explains why the democrats surrounded Washington DC with concertina wire and soldiers. They would have rioted for months if they had lost the election.
So how exactly does the Klobuchar bill differ from a Ministry of Truth? And by the way, why is it not misinformation to say that the current "vaccines" are FDA-approved?
Starting today: "HHS vaccination ads use a new tactic to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates: fear"
It's an "CNN exclusive" so I won't post a link. But, the story is that HHS will start a scare campaign today to get people to "volunteer" to participate in their vaccine experiment. Looks like the campaign targets, let's say, certain demographics...
Supreme Court....where are you?