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OPINION: How Social Media Has Distorted Medical Judgment

December 24, 2025 Joseph Varon

In the past, medical judgment was underpinned by three fundamental pillars: honest observation, open debate, and the humility to acknowledge our limitations in knowledge. While these principles still thrive in the day-to-day interactions within clinics and ICU corridors, they have been increasingly overshadowed online by a chaotic environment that often prioritizes sensationalism over substance. Social … Read more

MACDONALD: About These Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies

October 12, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The City of New York needs money, so they are suing social media companies on the grounds that their platforms are dangerous and addictive to children. New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social … Read more

Is Social Media Fueling Crime and Violence?

April 14, 2025 John Klar

The grim side effects of Musk Derangement Syndrome and accompanying TDS Burning, vandalizing, and even defecating on Tesla EVs have become commonplace despite cameras that capture culprits in the act. Such brazen behaviors are endorsed and encouraged, embracing lawlessness as a moral good. Vietnam War protesters were not this extreme, and their goal was more … Read more

Blocking White Nationals on X

January 30, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The rules on these pages are simple. It’s a private space. You comment at our pleasure, but we enjoy the debate, so the threshold is set high. Direct or implied threats of harm to any individual or group will get you tossed, as will verbal abuse of other commenters and spam. Until last Saturday, we … Read more

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Meta’s Free Speech Makeover And The Fight For Digital Free Speech

January 28, 2025 Daniel Ortner

Two weeks ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to Facebook and Instagram’s content moderation policies in order to return these platforms to their “roots around free expression.” Meta will eliminate restrictions on debate around controversial topics like immigration and gender identity, dramatically reduce the use of automatic moderation, and replace fact-checkers with Community Notes. These are … Read more

A Fresh Warning to Public Officials Who Block People on Social Media

January 27, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The courts have said don’t do it. Do not block “constituents” on social media – if you use that platform for politics. The lesson is to separate the two, but not everyone is able. In some cases, especially for the Marxist-Leaning lot, they could no sooner separate politics from discourse than bones from their flesh. … Read more

TikTok Goes Dark Despite No Threat of Enforcement

January 19, 2025 Steve MacDonald

170 Million US TikTok users are going through withdrawal today after the platform went dark in response to a law passed by Congress and signed by Joe Biden. The bill was argued as a necessary step to prevent China from collecting data from Americans. We assume this is data Joe Biden and Democrats have not … Read more

Elected Officials Should Read This Before Blocking People on Social Media

January 26, 2025January 5, 2025 Steve MacDonald

I wrote this last year, but with a new session just a few days away, I thought this might be a good time to revisit it. Elected officials who use social media accounts to report on their duties, votes, bills, hearings, or anything similar are setting themselves up to get sued if they block people … Read more

Start Screen-Grabbing the Left’s Socials NOW!

November 9, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Embrace your civic duty and capture the unfiltered feelings the Dems can’t help sharing online (most days, if not every day).

To Alissandra Murray and Everyone Else in Office Blocking People on Social Media …

January 4, 2025April 15, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Manchester NH House Rep/Lobbyist Alissandra Murray has occasionally attracted the attention of our authors and commenters. Last week, she is reported to have used the block feature on her X account, which is as good a time as any to revisit this.

With 9-0 Decision SCOTUS Tells Public Officials How Blocking People on Social Media Could Get them Sued

March 17, 2024 Steve MacDonald

I like to harp on local House Reps, typically Democrats, who block people on social media that disagree with their public political statements, positions, or advocacy. Now, I can say they should have seen this coming, especially those who praised the courts for smacking then-President Trump around for doing the same thing.

Warning to Moms – Part 2

March 11, 2024 Aaron Warner

Erin Friday lives in California and has written checks to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in accordance with her dutiful liberal worldview. She is also the mother of a seven-year-old daughter who she witnessed get sucked into the orbit of the new gender ideology movement.

Night Cap: You Can Now Get ‘Grokked on Linkedin and Signal + Newsletter/Gmail Issue Update!

January 14, 2024 Steve MacDonald

As a courtesy to the folks who don’t feel like jogging digitally to our home page ten times a day, we share content on a handful of platforms throughout the day. Minds, Telegram, MeWe, Gettr, Truth Social, and X. I am pleased to announce that we have added a few more.

Meta’s “Threads” Dies as Musk’s Platform Tops Facebook and Instagram for Organic Traffic

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Steve MacDonald

We are reminded of the well-worn adage, “The left Always Tells you who they fear.” Donald Trump, obviously. Judge (now Justice) Brett Kavanaugh as well as Justice Clarance Thomas. And Elon Musk the moment he purchased Twitter under the auspices of restoring free speech to the platform.

With Nikki Haley in Second Place in NH I Feel Obligated to Remind Voters That She is a Constitutional Threat

November 22, 2023November 21, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Much has been said about the rise of Nikki Haley to second place in New Hampshire, mainly as a vehicle for bashing a struggling Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has the second place spot almost everywhere but the Granite State.

She Didn’t Mean to But Nikki Haley Just Ended Her Campaign for President

November 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Nikki Haley has been as on the rise as a candidate can be in this primary cycle, gaining ground on Ron DeSantis and making big media buys with all the swampy Neo-Con money she’s been getting. And good for her. That’s all part of the process. But it may have all been in vain. She just ended any hope she had of winning the nomination.

NH AG Want’s To Know About The Negative Impact of “Puberty Blockers” on Young People … Sorry, I Meant “Social Media”

July 6, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The State Attorney General has a burning desire to address the negative effects of social media on young people. The Governor signed an executive order. The State Dept of Ed is expected to create a new curriculum to address it. But nothing about puberty blockers.

Federal Judge to Deep State – No More Telling Big Tech Who to Censor

July 5, 2023 Steve MacDonald

“A federal judge has made a historic ruling by partially granting an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the Justice Department and the FBI from working with big tech firms to censor posts on social media.”

How to Get Banned From Truth Social [Updated]

May 24, 2023May 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If you have any sort of online footprint, you get a lot of garbage emails. If you run a popular blog, you get about ten times the amount of garbage email. You also get a separate mountain of great emails, so you have to sift through them for the good stuff. Imagine my surprise when I got this from Truth Social.

Two More Reasons Why The GOP Has No Chance In 2024

April 15, 2023 Ed Mosca

If you are one of those who insist that nominating Trump will fix everything OR if you are one of those who insist that “moving on” from Trump will fix everything, then don’t read this … you will find it very triggering and upsetting.