It's long, and contains some stuff I'd already heard. But when you see it all together....wow.
On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 9:09:06 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Hmmmmmm........I need to re-read this, before I comment further...... > > > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 8:39 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> There is no such thing as Pro-Trump free speech as Clinton corporate >> allies serve up a carefully curated view of the campaign By Liz Crokin >> <http://observer.com/author/liz-crokin/> • 08/12/16 8:30am >> >> >> My dad always told me that conservative candidates have to work twice as >> hard as their liberal opponents to win elections because they’re fighting >> two opponents: the Democratic Party and the media. >> >> >> The usual suspects from left-leaning major media outlets like *The New >> York Times*, MSNBC, CNN and even entertainment networks are doing >> everything in their power to ensure a Clinton victory. Look no further than >> to Wolf Blitzer mincing >> <http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/29/cnns-wolf-blitzer-dances-drinks-wine-after-hillarys-speech-video/> >> >> <http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/29/cnns-wolf-blitzer-dances-drinks-wine-after-hillarys-speech-video/>around >> >> and drinking wine at the Democratic convention, celebrating Hillary’s >> nomination. But the propaganda skewing this election runs much deeper than >> just the media: our iPhones, iPads, social media networks, Google and even >> video games are all in the tank for Hillary Clinton—and it’s chilling. >> >> >> I began looking into how strong the bias and censorship runs in these >> forums after I did an interview on the pro-Trump podcast, MAGAPod >> <http://www.magapod.com/>. The show’s host, Mark Hammond, was >> disappointed Apple wouldn’t run his show without an “explicit” warning. >> Hammond’s podcast didn’t contain content that would be deemed explicit >> under Apple’s policy, and most other shows in the News & Politics category >> aren’t labeled as such. >> >> >> On June 18, Hammond talked to Sandra, a representative from Apple. She >> explained that, since the description of his show is pro-Trump, his show is >> explicit in nature—because the subject matter is Donald Trump. So, an Apple >> employee concluded the Republican presidential candidate is explicit. >> >> >> iTunes has dozens of podcasts discussing Osama Bin Laden and Adolf >> Hitler—none of which is marked explicit. I encouraged Hammond to contact >> Apple again, via email to their podcast support team. Within 48 hours he >> received a response from “Tim,” who informed Hammond that his podcast would >> be updated to “clean” within 24 hours. >> >> >> Further digging on Apple revealed more evidence that the computer >> giant is feeding users pro-Hillary and anti-Trump propaganda. >> >> >> Over the past year, Apple twice refused to publish >> <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/07/25/satirical-clinton-email-game-deemed-offensive-rejected-by-app-store/> >> >> a satirical Clinton Emailgate game, “Capitol HillAwry,” claiming it was >> “offensive” and “mean spirited” even though the game’s developer, John >> Matze, cited in communications with Apple that the game fits the standards >> of Apple’s own satire policy. Apple has, however, approved dozens of >> games poking fun at Donald Trump >> <http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/melissa-mullins/2016/07/31/apples-app-store-rejects-anti-hillary-game-sells-nasty-trump>—including >> >> a game called “Dump Trump,” which depicts the GOP nominee as a giant turd. >> >> >> On July 25, Breitbart >> <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/07/25/satirical-clinton-email-game-deemed-offensive-rejected-by-app-store/> >> exposed >> this blatant double standard and favoritism toward Clinton. A few days >> after the article was released, Apple caved and published >> <https://www.rt.com/usa/354101-hillary-clinton-game-apple-emails/> Capitol >> HillAwry, 15 months after Matze’s first attempt to go live. >> >> >> While it’s commendable that Apple resolved both situations, Trump >> supporters and conservative users should never have faced such biased >> treatment in the first place. >> >> >> Around the same time I was a guest on MAGAPod, a friend complained to me >> about how biased his Apple News feed is against Trump. I set up an Apple >> News account on my iPhone. >> >> First step: select an outlet. Fox News. Conservative. But my news feed? >> Liberal. >> >> >> And if there are articles above the fold from more right-leaning sites? >> They paint Trump in a negative light and Hillary in a positive light. >> Of all the channels listed in the Apple News politics section, only two of >> the 16 arguably lean right—the rest are reliably left-wing. >> >> >> This has, of course, been pointed out before >> <http://www.redstate.com/erick/2015/07/16/apple-inc-has-little-interest-in-conservative-news-voices/>, >> and >> anyone with an iPhone or iPad can go to Apple News to determine on his or >> her own if Apple is pushing leftist propaganda. Apple claims not to endorse >> candidates, but their actions suggest otherwise, and some of their >> executives—including CEO Tim Cook—actively support Clinton’s campaign. >> Buzzfeed recently obtained an invitation >> <https://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/apple-ceo-tim-cook-to-host-hillary-clinton-fundraiser?utm_term=.yg9W8Nxy8L#.qe73JN59J7> >> >> to a private $50,000-per-plate fundraiser Cook is hosting for Clinton with >> his Apple colleague, Lisa Jackson, at the end of this month. >> >> >> Apple isn’t the only corporation doing Clinton’s bidding. Wikileaks >> founder Julian Assange said >> <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/9/google-directly-engaged-clinton-campaign-assange-c/> >> >> Clinton made a deal with Google and that the tech giant is “directly >> engaged” in her campaign. It’s been widely reported Clinton hired Eric >> Schmidt >> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/julian-assange-google-hillary-clinton_us_5633acc9e4b0631799123a7d>—chairman >> >> of Alphabet, the parent company of Google—to set up a tech company called >> The Groundwork. Assange claims this was to ensure Clinton had the >> “engineering talent to win the election.” He also pointed out that many >> members of Clinton’s staff have worked for Google, and some of her former >> employees now work at Google. >> >> >> So it should come as no surprise that there have been multiple reports >> accusing Google of manipulating searches to bury negative stories about >> Clinton. SourceFed >> <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/9/google-accused-burying-negative-hillary-clinton-st/> >> details >> how Google alters its auto-complete functions to paint Clinton in a >> positive light. >> >> >> For example, when you type “Hillary Clinton cri” into other engines >> like Yahoo! or Bing, the most popular autofills are “Hillary Clinton >> criminal charges” but in Google it’s “Hillary Clinton crime reform.” Google >> denies they changed their algorithm to help Clinton, and insists the >> company does not favor any candidate. They also claim their algorithms >> don’t show predicted queries that are offensive or disparaging. >> >> >> But Google has gotten into hot water on multiple occasions for connecting >> Trump to Adolf Hitler >> <http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/28/google-search-connects-trumps-book-to-hitlers-mein-kampf.html>. >> >> In June, when users searched “when Hitler was born” it generated the >> expected information on Hitler but also an image of Trump. In July, >> searches for Trump’s book, *Crippled America >> <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015ND2B0K/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#navbar>,* >> returned images >> of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto *Mein Kampf*. Google has since fixed >> both—but again, why do these issues always conveniently disparage Trump and >> help Clinton? >> >> >> Twitter is another culprit. The company has gotten a lot of slack for >> banning conservatives and Trump supporters such as Breitbart’s Milo >> Yiannopoulos and, most recently, rapper Azealia Banks after she came out in >> support of Trump. Twitter has provided vague answers as to why conservative >> voices have been banned while they’ve allowed other users to call for the >> killing of cops. >> >> >> Just yesterday, Buzzfeed revealed >> <https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/sources-twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-secretly-censored-abusive-r?utm_term=.cvELNqMnjQ#.dnaKo6Np9P> >> >> that the social media giant’s top executive personally protected the >> President from seeing critical messages last year. “In 2015, then-Twitter >> CEO Dick Costolo secretly ordered employees to filter out abusive and >> hateful replies to President Barack Obama.” >> >> >> This year, Twitter isn’t just banning conservatives—the platform >> also changed its algorithms to promote Clinton while giving >> negative exposure to Trump. >> >> >> The founders of some of the most popular pro-Trump Twitter >> handles—including @USAforTrump2016 and @WeNeedTrump—insist Twitter is >> censoring their content. They’ve pointed out that Twitter changes trending >> hashtags associated with negative tweets about Clinton (which has been >> reported >> before >> <http://www.vocativ.com/290811/twitter-accused-of-censoring-anti-hillary-hashtag/>). >> >> On August 4, shortly after the hashtag “HillaryAccomplishment” began >> trending, it was taken over by anti-Clinton users, who used it to mention >> Benghazi or Emailgate. Eric Spracklen, @USAforTrump2016 founder, noticed >> the hashtag was quickly changed—pluralized to #HillarysAccomplishments. >> >> >> “They take away the hashtag that has negative tweets for Clinton and >> replace it with something that doesn’t so the average person doesn’t see >> what was really trending,” Spracklen said. “This happens every day.” >> >> >> Jack Murphy, founder of @WeNeedTrump, says followers complain they often >> aren’t able to retweet his pro-Trump tweets. >> >> >> Instagram has also banned accounts that depict Clinton in a negative >> light. In June, a conservative comedy group called Toughen Up America was >> banned >> <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/06/20/instagram-censors-conservative-comedy-group> >> >> with no warning or explanation. Last week, the popular Australian-based >> graffiti artist, Lushsux, was banned from Instagram after he posted photos >> of a bikini-clad Clinton mural he painted. >> >> >> “I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theorist with a tin foil hat, >> but the timing of the Hillary Clinton mural posting and the deletion that >> ensued can’t just be a coincidence,” he told the Daily Mail Australia >> <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/06/20/instagram-censors-conservative-comedy-group>. >> >> Lushsux has posted photos of way more graphic murals, including a topless >> Melania Trump and a naked Donald with his package in full sight. These >> images did not trigger any censorship from Instagram. >> >> >> Facebook has a long history of shutting down pages and blocking >> <http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/05/26/10-times-facebook-censored-conservatives.html> >> conservative >> users while promoting progressive voices like Black Lives Matter activists. >> The problem became so transparent that Sen. John Thune sent a letter >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/technology/facebook-thune-conservative.html?_r=0> >> >> to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking him to explain their practices. >> >> >> Facebook denies it discriminates against “any sources of ideological >> origin” and Zuckerberg did meet with conservatives >> <http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/05/18/conservatives-stress-thought-diversity-facebook/84550870/> >> >> in an attempt to resolve this issue. While some walked away from the >> meeting encouraged that Zuckerberg wants to repair their relationship, >> other prominent conservatives rejected the invitation as a publicity stunt. >> It should be noted that Facebook employees have donated more to Clinton >> <http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/05/10/hillary-clinton-has-received-the-most-donations-from-facebook-employees/> >> >> than to any other candidate. >> >> >> Many conservatives have come to expect this kind of thing from the >> mainstream media. CNN, which paints itself as the centrist antidote to >> right-leaning Fox News and left-leaning MSNBC, has actually been among the >> most disingenuous offenders during this cycle, fully earning its derisive >> nickname “Clinton News Network.” For example, as NewsBusters pointed out >> <http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/matthew-balan/2016/08/03/cnns-new-day-airs-nearly-200-times-more-coverage-trump-iran> >> >> for just one day, “CNN set aside nearly half of its air time on >> Wednesday’s *New Day* to various recent controversies involving the >> Trump campaign — 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 18 seconds over three hours. By >> contrast, the program clearly didn’t think much of the *Wall Street >> Journal*‘s revelation >> <http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874> >> >> that the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to >> Iran. John Berman gave a 27-second news brief to the report, but didn’t >> mention that the payment was sent on “an unmarked cargo plane.” *New Day*, >> therefore, devoted over 187 times more coverage to Trump than to the >> millions to Iran.” >> >> >> Another favored CNN trick is to present a “balanced” panel comprised of >> two Republicans, two Democrats and a host, as they did on the afternoon of >> July 29, just to name one instance of a hundred. However, the Republican >> side always features one Trump supporter and one “Never Trump” Republican, >> with the host grilling the Trump Supporter—often a beleaguered Jeffrey >> Lord—in what amounts to a 4-on-1. So much for balance. >> >> >> Right now, CNN has a story >> <http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/politics/donald-trump-republican-opposition/> >> on its site called “Which Republicans oppose Trump and why?” There’s no >> corresponding story about Democrats who oppose Clinton, even though her >> underdog challenger in the primary lasted far longer and received far more >> votes than any of Trump’s Republican challengers. >> >> >> No Republican willing to criticize Trump is too insignificant to merit >> coverage on CNN. When a minor Christie staffer announced on her personal >> Facebook that she’d be backing Hillary, she somehow merited a 1200 word >> story >> <http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/maria-comella-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/> >> >> on CNN’s website and euphoric coverage on the air by Brooke Baldwin for >> “splitting with her party.” >> >> >> So that’s the traditional media. But this new strand, where one cannot >> even search for alternative viewpoints amid technology companies who stand >> to benefit from the free-trade policies and eased immigration regulations >> of a Clinton presidency, represents a dangerous sea change. There’s >> absolutely no question the digital forums we use every day are censoring >> conservatives and favoring Clinton. You can’t simply scroll through photos >> on Instagram, look for a video game in the App Store or do a quick Google >> search without being fed anti-Trump and pro-Clinton propaganda. >> >> >> These companies are engaging in activity that can quickly lead down a >> very dangerous slippery slope and this should concern all freedom-loving >> Americans—not just conservatives. If you don’t know when the election is, >> no problem! Just Google it and see for yourself what comes up… >> >> >> [image: Google] >> >> Google, before adjustments were made to the ‘when is the election’ >> search. (Screenshot: Google) >> >> >> *Disclosure: Donald Trump is the father-in-law of Jared Kushner, the >> publisher of Observer Media.* >> >> *Liz Crokin <https://www.facebook.com/liz.rubyghostfire> is an >> award-winning author, journalist, political pundit and an advocate for sex >> crime victims. Her work has appeared in the RedEye Edition of the Chicago >> Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times: Splash, Townhall, Elite Daily, Marie Claire >> and Us Weekly. Follower her on Twitter <https://twitter.com/lizcrokin> and >> Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/lizcrokin/> @LizCrokin.* >> >> *-------------* >> >> >> The picture of Hillary coming up on the Iphone when "when is the election >> is asked shows just how stupid these companies think people are*. *I'd >> love to be a fly on the wall of one of their meetings; can you even imagine >> the conversations about how stupid people are, so they can easily get away >> with doing something this stupid? 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