47 New Biden Administration Defendants Named in Government–Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit – Epoch Times

Altogether, 67 officials or agencies are accused of violating plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights by participating in a “censorship enterprise” through pressuring Big Tech firms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to take action against users offering alleged misinformation. …The messages show that Facebook was committed to censoring and de-emphasizing posts that were “departing from the government’s messaging on vaccines,” plaintiffs said. Slavitt also called for Twitter to ban Alex Berenson, an independent journalist, previously released messages show.

Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Leaving Party – Epoch Times

In two videos, Gabbard said the move is driven in part by President Joe Biden and his administration not responding after activists started protesting outside the homes of Supreme Court justices before and after the court struck down Roe v. Wade. Federal law prohibits protesting outside the homes of judges with the intent to influence them, which is what many of the protesters have said is their intent. …“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party. It’s now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue and stoking anti-white racism, who actively worked to undermine our God-given freedoms enshrined in our Constitution….

The PayPal Fiasco Was No Accident – Epoch Times Commentary

PayPal on Oct. 8 sent out an update to its terms of use, or acceptable use policy (AUP), that included a shocking addition. It reserved the right to confiscate $2,500 from people’s accounts if they spread “misinformation.” It was a clear announcement of what many already suspected: PayPal has enlisted in the information war. This comes weeks after PayPal blocked several important accounts in the UK, including Toby Young’s personal account, the Free Speech Union, and the DailySceptic. These are hugely important venues for the English-speaking world in countering the COVID propaganda narrative. It was no accident that they were targeted.

The Front Lines of the Language Wars – Epoch Times Commentary

…Whose English will prevail? The top-down English of academics, politicians, and journalists, of the Associated Press, the Modern Language Association, Merriam-Webster, and the Human Rights Campaign? Or the natural, evolving English of speakers and writers operating without imposed constraints?
This is a tough question to answer, because language is more than a tool for communication and cognition. It is also an institution in society, and like all institutions is subject to corruption and capture by those with political agendas. …All of this is the subject of my recent paper, which considers the question of top-down imposition versus natural evolution in the context of recent political phenomena like Brexit, Trump, transgenderism, Black Lives Matter, “equity,” and social justice.

John MacArthur Rebukes Gavin Newsome

The following 4-minute video by Pastor Everhard praises Dr. John MacArthur for confronting current issues that impact the church. Pastor Matt also compared MacArthur to Solomon Stottard in terms of the quality and length of his ministry. [I often turn to MacArthur for his take on social events; he consistently stands for the Bible. I am trying to learn how to do that. If you are a biblical Christian, look to him for biblical guidance regarding social trends.]

US Coal Prices Top $200 as World’s Energy Desperation Intensifies Ahead of Winter – Epoch Times

It is not only European households that have been struggling. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association warned that more than 20 million U.S. households are behind on their utility bills. The organization also estimated that the average cost of home heating during the winter season will rise more than 17 percent, to $1,202, the highest in a decade (pdf).

FBI Conducts Dawn Raid on Home of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker – Epoch Times

The FBI reportedly arrested Catholic pro-life activist and author Mark Houck in a raid on his rural home early Friday morning. Houck, 48, of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, is the latest target of a string of Department of Justice-sponsored SWAT raids and arrests, as at least two dozen federal agents swarmed his property in Bucks County with around 15 vehicles at 7:05 a.m. on Sept. 23, reported LifeSite News. “The kids were all just screaming,” Houck’s wife, Ryan-Marie, told the online news portal. “It was all just very scary and traumatic.” …When he opened the door, “they had big, huge rifles pointed at Mark and pointed at me and kind of pointed throughout the house,” Ryan-Marie Houck told LifeSite.

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