Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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SCOTUS upholds FCC relaxing media ownership restrictions
Due to times changing with internet and cable companies growing and taking readers and viewers away from traditional media, the FCC has relaxed some restrictions on traditional media. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the move, which prohibited a company from owning a radio or TV station and a daily newspaper in the same media market.…
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Russia says relations with U.S. hit bottom
Relations with Russia continue to deteriorate, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said they’ve “hit the bottom.” The remarks come after Russia withdrew its ambassador from the U.S., in retaliation for President Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer.” The Associated Press has the story: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismayed about deterioration of…
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U.S. Opposes Nord Stream 2. Said Norman Roule
U.S. Opposes Nord Stream 2 Russian Gas Pipeline U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his German counterpart that sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas Russian pipeline were a real possibility and American opposition to its construction is clear. The United States and eastern European Union countries contend that Nord Stream 2 is…
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On Camera, Ambassador Ereli on immigration
The former US ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain confirmed that the problem of illegal immigration is a persistent problem in US domestic affairs and that the solution must come from US lawmakers and work to change asylum laws, ruling out that humanitarian aid to South American countries can reduce illegal immigration. The U.S. Senate…
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