Jonathan Turley - Senile Biden has established himself as arguably the most anti-free-speech president since John Adams

Jonathan Turley - It was no accident that Nina Jankowicz alighted Poppins-like on this Administration. She is the perfect nanny to tidy up the mess of free speech. President Biden has established himself as arguably the most anti-free-speech president since John Adams.

“You can just call me the Mary Poppins of disinformation.” That Twitter intro to a TikTok parody of the song, “Supercalifragilisticexpialido cious,” is now indelibly connected to Nina Jankowicz, the new head of the federal government’s announced Disinformation Governance Board.

Given her record of spreading disinformation and advocating censorship, Jankowicz hardly needed the musical-inspired persona. Yet, for the Biden administration, Jankowicz — like Mary Poppins — is “practically perfect in every way” to keep track on whether we all “measure up” in our public statements.

It is still unclear from the administration’s public statements what authority the board will wield, but White House press secretary Jen Psaki described the board as intended “to prevent disinformation and misinformation from traveling around the country in a range of communities.”

President Biden already has established himself as arguably the most anti-free-speech president since John Adams. During his transition period, Biden appointed outspoken advocates for censorship; as president, he has pushed social media companies to expand censorship, while his administration has been criticized for spying on journalists.

Now, with Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and his pledge to restore free-speech values to the platform, panic has set in among Democrats — including Jankowicz, who told National Public Radio that “I shudder to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms, what that would look like for the marginalized communities.”

Jankowicz’s singing voice may be impressive, but her appointment is tone-deaf.

She has been ridiculed for pushing the false “Russian disinformation” claim about the original reporting on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop, stressing that “we should view it as a Trump campaign product.” She continued to spread that disinformation, including tweeting a link to a news article that she said cast “yet more doubt on the provenance of the NY Post’s Hunter Biden story.” In another related tweet, she added that “emails don’t need to be altered to be part of an influence campaign. Voters deserve that context, not a [fairy] tale about a laptop repair shop.” Conversely, she cited Christopher Steele, author of the discredited “Steele dossier” during the 2016 presidential campaign, as a source on how to stop disinformation.

An even more tone-deaf figure may be Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who appointed Jankowicz to her new role. Mayorkas seemingly follows that other Mary Poppins command — “I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything” — as he and President Biden have maintained one of the most disgraceful examples of disinformation: the accusation that U.S. border agents whipped migrants in Texas.

The whipping story is a chilling example of real disinformation that can be devastating for individuals and destructive in politics. The story of white officers whipping Haitian migrants at the southern border was utterly irresistible and eagerly embraced by many media and political figures. It was based largely on a misleading photograph of a mounted border officer, despite an available video that clearly refuted the whipping claim. Even the image’s photographer stated at the time that the story was false and “nobody saw a Border Patrol agent whipping” anyone.

Still, many in the media went into a familiar feeding frenzy, encouraged by key political figures. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) declared that the alleged whipping was just the latest example of “white supremacist behavior.” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said the incident was “worse than what we witnessed in slavery” and decried “the cowboys who were running down Haitians and using their reins to whip them.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) condemned the purported “inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol — including the use of whips.”

The verdict was in, and President Biden went on every network to announce it at the start of the investigation. He expressed disgust over watching what he termed the “horrible … outrageous” actions of the agents as they “strapped” migrants — and Biden declared: “I promise you, those people will pay.”

For his part, Mayorkas — the official tasked with investigating the allegation — said the alleged conduct of the agents “correctly and necessarily were met with our nation’s horror.” He then promised that his department would complete the investigation “with tremendous speed and with tremendous force … thoroughly, but very quickly. It will be completed in days, not weeks.”

That was more than six months ago.

As early declarations of Biden and others quickly fell apart, the White House went into uncharacteristic silence. The promised speedy investigation mysteriously dragged on. The facts supporting or disproving the whipping allegation were evident within 24 hours — but a finding that the agents never whipped any migrants would be embarrassing to Mayorkas and the president. Accordingly, rather than announcing a finding in a matter of days, the agents continue in limbo.

This month, it has been reported that the agents were cleared of criminal assault. Yet the White House has refused to apologize, and Mayorkas has refused to publicly state that the agents were cleared.

Instead, the White House’s Psaki was confronted recently by Ebony McMorris, of American Urban Radio Networks, who asked for the president’s response to the lack of punishment for “patrol agents that were seen whipping Haitian migrants.” Keep in mind there is no video showing agents whipping Haitians but, instead, a video showing the contrary. Yet some in the media are still demanding punishment, and the White House refuses to alter its original condemnation.

What would the Mary Poppins of Disinformation call that?

As Jankowicz sang in her video:

“Information laundering is really quite ferocious.

“It’s when a huckster takes some lies and makes them sound precocious.

“By saying them in Congress or a mainstream outlet so

“Disinformation’s origins are slightly less atrocious.”

The new Disinformation Governance Board head may have a theme song, but Jankowicz may be quickly losing her credibility. Psaki first admitted she didn’t know who Jankowicz was — and then the following day offered a tepid defense that she was someone with an extensive background, including testimony in both the British parliament and Congress. (She failed to mention Jankowicz was advocating public and private censorship.) Psaki then stressed twice that Jankowicz was selected by Mayorkas and Homeland Security.

For his part, Mayorkas said he was unaware of the past positions and statements of an appointee he had just praised as uniquely qualified.

In Washingtonspeak, that’s a signal that “wind’s in the east, mist comin’ in” — and it may be time for her to umbrella out of here.


https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciar...f-free-speech/

There’s no “pandemic exception” to the First Amendment and there’s no “war exception” either. Robust debate during a war is vital to a functioning free society. Don’t let anyone tell you differently, especially not a apparatchik from Senile Biden’s Ministry of Truth.

The left/media would lose their minds if President Trump created a ministry of Truth, why are they silent on Senile Biden?… unless it is never really about the truth.

... Jankowicz also has a thing for "Harry Potter"...

I'd explain more about this but I'm not allowed.

### Salty

She fits right in with Senile Biden's band of freaks he has hired

1. Head of ENERGY Dept's nuclear waste program.



2. White House official to get people vaccinated.



3. Senior US health official and admiral.



4. Chief of Senile Biden's Ministry of Truth

Who Do I Fuck To Become Rich, Famous and Powerful Senile Biden's head of his Ministry of Truth sings

Watch

https://twitter.com/i/status/1520102141175615488

I am guessing she should have asked Heel Up Harris about this. We all know she has plenty of experience in this area

... So John Adams was against "Free Speech"?? ... That's a shame.

But at least his brother Samuel learned how to craft good beer!
.... ... ....

### Salty

Correct Quote is:
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, so why would we let them have ideas?"
-- Joseph Stalin

More From Stalin:

“If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.”

“Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.”

“America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within.”

In the span of just a few weeks, western governments have colluded to create a global Ministry of Truth.

In addition to the US DHS “Disinformation Governance Board”; Canada, the UK and EU have coordinated disclosure of their own censorship plans:

• Canada - Bill C11
• UK - Online Safety Bill
• EU - Digital Services Act

Do you wonder why these regulations were not required until Elon Musk purchased Twitter?

The Ministry of Truth has been in place for a very long time, only now they’re being forced to slither out of the shadows and attempt to publicly formalise it. Elon has taken one of their most powerful propaganda tools, and they are desperately trying to cling on to information control and wrong-think suppression.

They are being forced to publicly disclose their true dictatorial intentions and their urgency is snapping people awake at the speed of light.

This isn’t a political left vs right issue, it’s freedom vs tyrannical establishment.

This isn’t a political left vs right issue, it’s freedom vs tyrannical establishment. Originally Posted by bambino

Exactly right Bam - However the Libtards support censorship. It is all about power and controlling the narrative for them.

The same libtards who think guys can get pregnant are like:

Elon Musk's offer to buy twitter was accepted on a Monday…
By Thursday the libtards had established a “ministry of truth”

Amazing how fast the libtards will move to protect their own interest and power…

Imagine if government moved this fast to work for “we the people”