Google is back in full censorship mode. From Lori Weintz at brownstone.org:
It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world, however secret and powerless it may be.O’Brien, Officer of the Inner Party
1984, by George Orwell, Berkley/Penguin p. 225
We’re letting you know that we’ve permanently removed [your] content…An external report flagged the content for illegal or policy violations. As a result, our legal content and policy standards team removed the content for the following reason: unwanted content.Google Groups email sent to me
June 27, 2024
On the morning of the June 27, 2024, Presidential debate between Trump and Biden, I noticed an announcement on a Substack post that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr was going to join the debate, even though CNN had excluded him based on technicalities. Powered by Elon Musk’s X, the Real Debate would be broadcast at the same time, with Kennedy giving his answers after Biden and Trump.
Despite CNN’s claim that he didn’t qualify for the Presidential debate, and the Democrat Party’s continual barriers to RFK’s name appearing on state ballots, he is running for President of the United States and has significant popular support. To every normal American, it’s obvious there is a benefit to hearing from all viable candidates running for President, regardless of one’s political leanings. In that spirit, I sent out a few texts and a notice in a Google Group, with a link to The Real Debate website. https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B0CXDC4BVY&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_8BN0TGYRC3MASWK836XX
Some commentary on the debate went back and forth in the Group. Thirty minutes after my first post, I received the following email from Google Groups stating that they had “permanently removed” my content because “an external report flagged the content for illegal content or policy violations.” My post was removed “for the following reason: unwanted content,” and I was informed, “You may have the option to pursue your claims in court.”
Censorship is a cruel prison
It is solitary confinement of the mind and soul
This is a weapon wielded by tyrants
Suppression of expression is their goal
The gears of democracy have ground to a halt
The Liberty bell needs to start pealing again
Free speech now under attack can’t be heard in a vacuum
And you can’t stand against oppressors while kneeling to them
Thoughts kept under lock and key shackled by fear and doubt
We’re living in an Orwellian dystopia
Under the guise of protection, they crush dissent
And the circus plods on masquerading as utopia
The First Amendment, once venerated and cherished
Is now assailed, tarnished, and denigrated
Locking down communication has proven deadly at times
Openness of thought and speech is key and should not be abated
Sharing ideas that enlighten the masses
Is no longer permitted in the town square
Social media soundproofing is used to filter out logic
And punish those for the crime of being aware
Erosion of soil makes the ground less fertile
It’s difficult to grow crops when nutrients are depleted
Erosion of free speech makes communication futile
Corporate media curates what info gets repeated
It’s time to remove the verbal straitjackets
The truth is safe and effective and must be pursued
Decide for yourself what is and isn’t real
Examine facts and see what you conclude
Your curiosity is a path towards wisdom
Be inquisitive, constantly seek to light that spark
But like an old creaking door slowly closing shut
The powerful few want to keep the rest of us in the dark
The steady stream of gaslighting and lies must be challenged
The information overlords cannot plug every hole
Speech cannot be protected if it isn’t allowed to be heard
Defeating these new censorians has to be our role
By Caustly Lessons July 9, 2024, a vaccine injured patient.
(H/T-Dr. Pierre Kory of Substack)