Don't Let It Go

Recorded June 30, 2023. Today I had the pleasure of introducing my boss, BitChute CEO Ray Vahey, to another of my favorite people, Free Speech champion and personal hero, Nadine Strossen. In this installment, we first asked Nadine about this week's ruling by the Supreme Court in Counterman v. Colorado, in which the Court explained what qualifies as a "true threat" for purposes of determining whether speech is protected by the First Amendment, and the ruling's possible implications for online platforms' community guidelines. We also asked her what she thought was responsible for the decline in protection of and respect for free speech in recent years--the answer might surprise you. We look forward to continuing this important conversation soon! In the meantime, you can pre-order Nadine's new book, FREE SPEECH: What Everyone Needs to Know, and get 30% off, by going to https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-speech-9780197699652 and using the code ALAUTHC4 at checkout.

Amy and Benjamin discuss a couple of different angles on the harms created by social media platforms, such as YouTube, which manipulate their users via algorithms ("angorithms"), then censor the byproducts ("hate speech," "misinformation") they don't like--or worse, of which government entities disapprove. References: https://dontletitgo.com/2023/03/03/phew-youtube-saved-you-by-censoring-my-super-dangerous-content/ https://dontletitgo.com/2011/09/14/attack-watch-as-case-study-of-how-force-stops-thinking/ https://open.substack.com/pub/historyisnow/p/angorithms-and-the-socio-media-path?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/historyisnow/p/revenge-of-the-nerds?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/dontletitgo/p/chatgpt-as-the-latest-challenge-for?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://broadbandbreakfast.com/big-tech-speech-summit/ (use promo code FLASH)

Amy and Benjamin discuss an analogy prompted by a NYT article on the Dominion defamation case against Fox News. Enjoy! Gift link to the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/25/business/media/fox-news-dominion-tucker-carlson.html?unlocked_article_code=DExSRXhZ8qo3U_Zehso8DQzbcLmtDHazbWePeFi4-3ejYzVv6jJYJDunopjydQDALqDleZsPm8XyRX97GXoN7CjrVUUh7v9nXaMsskOXg1a7H9M79BL-bGlBsXDo7wjOxFa53eroOYhpeC88y9ZWsBVWfeLcc2xuy1PhErxfZ1dKDihwRUbdsGWsQmEnyBoRenypjgZH9e4fuVqCAbXQ1ChnGZlj_DS93iLgtpsSuVIc9ZiScJlz_syLIyrk7dlIqa9xpPJWWBH7U52kJzDXwK4zyyHLFCItMCHnjpoZu9aIIVTG7OKwJFtSMafuuxqdUW74kPZ2aTWCQcFmHzPXoVHsP90rSmAofPOhXCOHTP4sZfsDbKQthh4FL1FJrI_ojQ&smid=url-share

Here's the Substack on Decentralization in Social Media: https://dontletitgo.substack.com/p/is-decentralization-social-medias?r=4js7&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web And here's Benjamin's Substack "reviewing" Klaus Schwab's new book: https://historyisnow.substack.com/p/cooking-with-klaus?s=r Best way to contribute to the show, if you're so inclined, is to give us a superchat during streams on YouTube, or join us on Locals: https://dontletitgo.locals.com Thanks for watching!

Discussion of a number of issues arising from our discussion with Leonard Peikoff last week, and the events, in Ottawa and elsewhere, in the days since. Fact-checkers say it contains loads of "malinformation"!

Leonard Peikoff, heir to the estate of Ayn Rand and foremost living expert on her philosophy, explains why he supports the Canadian Truckers' Freedom Convoy and similar protest movements--many inspired by them--throughout the world.

Title taken from this Substack, which we discuss at the end of the show: https://dontletitgo.substack.com/p/medicines-last-stand Other references: Barry Sears on using diet to resolve inflammation: https://rumble.com/vr4fir-dr.-barry-sears-on-preventing-and-resolving-inflammation-with-the-zone-diet.html Bari Weiss with Bill Maher on COVID: https://youtu.be/8bQ2rctogOs World Wide Demonstration on Telegram: https://t.me/worldwidedemonstration On the origins of Omicron: https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-omicron-hypothesis-part-2 Thanks for watching! Give us a rumble, and make sure to subscribe! See you next weekend!

Revisiting a 1971 characterization of the Individualist spirit, as presented by Ayn Rand, and evaluating its health and prospects for staving off the threat of totalitarianism in 2022. References promised: 1. (Should read 3 out of 4, not 4 out of 5): https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/01/08/bbc-forgot-to-tell-you-4-in-5-covid-deaths-triple-vaccinated/ 2. https://sebastianrushworth.com/2022/01/09/covid-vaccine-vs-infection-myocarditis-risk/

Already some good things are happening as we enter the New Year. We'll break them down, and ask forgiveness for our "sins"!

Benjamin and I have been longtime fans (if not, unfortunately, faithful adherents) of Dr. Barry Sears' work. And we're finding his work--particularly his latest book about the importance of the proper diet in resolving inflammation--to be particularly relevant today. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sears, with focus on his his latest book, The Resolution Zone, and its relevance not only to helping people resolve inflammation from COVID19, the vaccines, even stress during this pandemic, but also over a whole lifetime. Use my discount code dontletitgo10 for 10% off Dr. Sears books, omega 3 and polyphenol supplements, and more, at https://zonediet.com/products/more-products/

This "News Sandwich" format (good news, bad news, bad news) is becoming a thing! Perhaps because it's needed?

Another "News Sandwich" format today, out of necessity, for our own sanity! References: https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-most-43-omicron-cases-193717467.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/opinion/covid-vaccine-omicron-booster.html http://healthieryoufl.org If you enjoy the show, please give us a rumble, subscribe and share with your friends! Or support directly by joining Don't Let It Go on Locals (see button above), or on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff

You read right: we are NOT going discuss COVID, vaccines, etc., today. Also, we're going for the "News Sandwich" format -- bad news sandwiched between two pieces of good news. Enjoy!

Discussion of substantive issues raised by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen in her testimony earlier this week, Facebook's response, and more. Reference: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/facebook-hearings-fears-business-model-parler-execs Support for the show is greatly appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff

An interview with Mattias Desmet, who has applied the theory of Mass (Crowd) formation to understand why people have been so willing to relinquish their values and freedom during the Coronavirus Pandemic. While we all await his forthcoming book on Totalitarianism, you can read more about his broader framework here: https://dailysceptic.org/interview-with-mattias-desmet-professor-of-clinical-psychology/