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Randall Wadsworth's avatar

I would like to know, from Ms. Rogers, the status of the USAID money and its programs that got tucked into the State Department by Sec Rubio. I thought that the US was funding censorship in the US and abroad through USAID. And is there anything that can be done legally to Samantha Powers when she was at USAID abusing her power? How about legal action against CCDH? Is it possible to get Keir Starmer to understand how misguided he is about censorship and the free flow of information? Thanks Paul.

Vivien C Buckley's avatar

The censorship of credentialed doctors in the last 5 years has been scary. Doctor’s trying to get their findings of what they’ve discovered in these mRNA shots into medical journals have had their paper’s retracted or with the latest paper by Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser and Dr. Wafik S El0Deiry a cyber attack which took it down. Dr. Phillip Buckhaults has been harassed along with many others including Jay Bhattacharyia for speaking out about shut downs particularly schools. Who has had this immense amount of power to keep information away from the public?

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

This might be a bit outside her area.

Jeff Schreiber's avatar

Paul - my one question is looking towards the future. What can the US government do to prevent such things like censorship and scientific misinformation from ever happening again? An awful lot of citizens were badly hurt by what took place under the last administration and how can we be assured it won’t be repeated anytime soon?

Tardigrade's avatar

Not just the last administration. Remember Trump started Operation Warp Speed.

Daniele Vecchi's avatar

My question would be: why government are even thinking of censoring or tutoring their citizens? If people have a right to vote then they are supposed to be mature enough to select information, form a view and make a decision. If not then we have a different problem but then we are in a non democratic environment. P.s. Breton reference to 90% plus is a communist lapsus….they always love to show 90% consensus….

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

We'll get into that. Thanks.

Phil C's avatar

Questions for Sarah:

1. The U.S. imposed visa restrictions on agents of the censorship-industrial complex and barred them from entering the country. The U.S. can also deport these individuals. What is the status of these efforts? Are more people under scrutiny? What do these individuals need to do to restore their previous status?

2. What will the U.S. do if X is banned in certain countries, or if they impose fines against X?

3. What is the status to codify these efforts in legislation to ensure the above steps remain in place after the Trump administration ends? What are the chances of passing the legislation, considering that Democrats are blocking almost everything the Trump administration does?

Thanks Paul!

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

Thank you. But on #3 she won't be able to answer as that's Congress.

Bon Kwi Kwi's avatar

Ask this:

Why is @MichaelKratsios, Trump’s Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, attending Bilderberg?

AI’s answer is because censorship foundations across all platforms are currently being laid.

You are probing only theatre

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

Not sure that OSTP is part of her job.

Branson Edwards's avatar

A little bit off the censorship/ free speech beat, but hard not to talk Iran a little bit. From Mossadegh, through the Shah, the Mullah's etc., it's hard to argue the US has done a single thing correctly on Iran since whenever, except maybe pull in a bunch of great people and make them US citizens over the decades. Trump's strike on Soleimani may have been the right thing to do, and so far his strike on the nuclear installations looks good. How does the US add value in the current uprising and afterward? I'm thinking doing not much at all is a good idea, but who can imagine Trump sitting this out? Maybe her answer folds into the line that interfering the way he has in Venezuala is not neocon warmongering, a tenuous argument I hope turns out to be true, and maybe pursuing that angle might drag some constructive statements out of her. What say you, Under-Secretary Rogers?

Lewis S. Coleman, MD's avatar

Questions for Sarah:

Would she be interested in a unified theory of medicine and biology that explains the nature of disease and confers safe, reliable, efficient, and economical cures for everything from cancer to COVID and the common cold and can drastically reduce the cost of health care? If so, she can learn about this from a presently private movie produced the the American Institute of Stress via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68zTSWVq6m0 or my website: www.stressmechanism.com

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

I think that's a bit afar from her job.

Lewis S. Coleman, MD's avatar

No doubt. But maybe she knows somebody.

Larry Blomquist's avatar

My question is will the DOJ appeal the stay on Imram Ahmed's deportation?

Paul D. Thacker's avatar

Thanks. I'm gonna ask her about the litigation, but I already know she can't say anything as the litigation is ongoing.