Bad actors and some special recognition.
Allow me to get this out of the way first. Today we had more examples of biased moderation, especially from our two very biased senior moderators. Exhibit A is the article that I believe JR wrote with me in mind:
https://thenewstalkers.com/community/discussion/53702/if-john-durham-doesnt-end-his-investigation-immediately-it-will-have-gone-on-as-long-as-the-mueller-investigation-did#cm1527072
I think everyone knows that I have used John Durham as my avatar while his investigation is ongoing. Take a look at the comments beginning with Post # 2. That is Trout Giggles trying to play it clever & cute. Two things she is incapable of. Those were all aimed at me and I flagged them as soon as they went up. Both SP & Sandy were on but they never touched any of them. Fortunately a responsible moderator showed up and ticketed 3 of those comments. All three belonged to other lefties who piled on. Trout's are still there so you can get the idea of what was going on. As for Sandy she took the time to ticket me for asking why a clear Code violation was allowed to stand in another thread.
Enough with Newstalker bias. Now for some special recognition.
First a big thank you on behalf of all those who believe in free speech to Republican Donor Rebekah Mercer for saving Parler.
"When social media website Parler’s founding CEO John Matze was pushed out last month, it was at the direction of a quiet but powerful political megadonor backing the right-leaning site.
Rebekah Mercer, the 47-year-old daughter of major Republican donor Robert Mercer , is a founding investor of Parler. She increasingly pulls the strings at the company, according to people familiar with the company who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private business matters. She holds the majority stake in Parler and controlled two of three board seats as of early February — a board to which she recently appointed allies."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/24/parler-relaunch-rebekah-mercer/
Also eligible for honorable mention is Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), who stood up and said that Democrat efforts to censor dissident media are “eerily similar” to communist China’s on Wednesday during the House Committee hearing on “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media.”
“Just two weeks ago, China’s national radio and television administration banned BBC World News from broadcasting in China, because it found BBC’s reports, I quote, ‘seriously violate’ broadcast guidelines, including, and I quote again, ‘the requirement that news should be truthful, and fair, and not harm China’s national interests,'” said Johnson during the hearing on Wednesday.
“So I have to say, I am disappointed and seriously blown away by my House Democrat colleagues’ letter to the broadcasters, pressuring them to remove conservative news channels from their networks — a letter that looks eerily similar to the statement released by the CCP when it banned BBC,” the congressman added.
This may be a turning point of sorts.