Cancel Culture
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YMCA lyricist says piece is not a 'gay anthem' and threatens to sue outlets who report it as such
Willis said he was not offended that it has been labeled as a gay anthem, but warned people not to make assumptions. News outlets who do label it a "gay anthem" in January could start facing legal action.
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Center for Countering Digital Hate: Ending 'disinformation' while taking aim at Musk, conservatives
Perhaps lesser known than media watchdogs NewsGuard and Media Matters for America, CCDH is still powerful in helping decide what information reaches American news media consumers.
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Powerhouse progressive watchdog Media Matters hunkers down amid legal, financial challenges
Media Matters for America was founded in 2004 by progressive former journalist David Brock. Time magazine in 2015 called him “One of the most influential operatives in the Democrat Party.”
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Censorship 'ultimately traceable' to ex-WH official treated as Biden 'intermediary': updated suit
"Twitter’s closest competitor viewed [Andy] Slavitt as speaking for the government at the same time he was pressuring Twitter over me," journalist Alex Berenson says, claiming he can meet high bar set by SCOTUS this summer.
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Ford Motors joins list of companies stepping back from DEI policies
The automaker said it has been taking a "fresh look" at its DEI policies over the past year, and has taken into consideration "external and legal environment related to political and social issues."
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Here is a list of businesses that have backed off on DEI policies
Compiled here is a list of the companies that have since revised, or canceled their DEI policies, or reduced staffing for their programs.
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Lowe's revises DEI policies amid pressure following Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
Lowe's is the latest company to adjust its DEI policies since the ruling, and amid blowback from right-wing influencers and political commentators. Harley-Davidson, and John Deere and Tractor Supply Co have ended their DEI policies recently.
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Harley-Davidson drops DEI initiatives amid right-wing backlash
Harley-Davidson said it was also ending its sensitivity training, diversity spending goals, and said it will review its sponsorships to focus more on motorcycles, first responders, active military, and veterans.
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Disinfo cop NewsGuard goes after free-speech lawyer, Olympics narratives as peers fall to scrutiny
NewsGuard interrogates Jonathan Turley for not calling his blog "conservative" or "libertarian" - and even asking why it has a Latin name - after he criticizes outsourcing of censorship. Fact-check portrays immigrant crime as "far-right" obsession.
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House Judiciary requests evidence from over 40 advertisers accused of 'collusive' activities
After an investigation, the committee claimed it found that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media coordinated to blacklist conservative content.
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NIH defends booting critical scholars from symposium on sex as a spectrum
National Human Genome Research Institute says evolutionary biologist, philosopher violated "code of conduct" with unrelated questions in virtual group chat. One was kicked out before he even asked a question.
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Follow the science? Duke dumped doc who exposed lack of evidence 'racism is a public health crisis'
ER doctor Kendall Conger objected to Duke Health "acting politically under the guise of medical science" and shared administrator's email admitting no clinical evidence backs its pledge against "racism, bias, and hate."
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Reaffirmed: Masks make 'little to no difference' after 15-month review prompted by NYT columnist
Cochrane's rationale doesn't explain timing: Formal debate between authors, critics ended in December. Pro-mask activists who touted scarlet letter against study, trashed its lead author remain quiet. "The damage has been done," scientist says.