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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) -- Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot and in
********** 1:30-3:00 PM | U.S. CT Policy: Charting a Path Forward As the threats posed by far right and populist violence rise in America, terrorism challenges persist and adapt abroad, and a new Biden administration is settling into office in Washington, counterterrorism policy looks set to face a challenge of priorities. How is the United States best placed to confront the wide range of terrorism threats emanating from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia? How can CT policy evolve to be more effective, and what challenges are likely to appear down the road? Is ending ‘forever wars...
Parler Vindicated: Study Finds Facebook ‘Far and Away’ Most Used Social Media By Capitol Hill Rioters Posted on The coordinated Big Tech deplatforming of Parler is looking more and more suspect. Last month, I reviewed every arrest report the DOJ had made available at that time, and the overwhelming number of social media posts cited in these reports were those posted on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. There was barely any mention of Parler. According to this assessment of DOJ arrest reports related to the events at the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook is the overwhelming “winner” in ...
Parler House Democrat Carolyn Maloney has sent a letter demanding an unprecedented amount of information from the COO of Parler, Jeffery Wernick. Her pretext for requesting this information is the Capitol riot and allegations that individuals used Parler to coordinate it. The evidence for this is a USA Today analysis that says there was an uptick in calls for violence on the platform after President Trump’s speech on the day the Capitol was breached. According to the Post Millennial, the letter requested everything from the identity of people with ownership interests, to anyone who ever ha...
Facebook said Wednesday it will move to muffle the reach of political content on the social media platform, ...