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NTD News (Video): Americans Rightly Suspicious of Both Political Parties Misusing Power When They Have It: David Keating

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.....To explore these topics—freedom of speech, FBI surveillance, and the role of social media—NTD spoke to David Keating, president of the Institute for Free Speech.

Daily Wire: Indiana School Counselor Fired For Speaking Out About School Gender Policy Files Federal Lawsuit

By Mairead Elordi

.....An Indiana high school counselor fired for speaking out about the school district’s transgender student policy is now suing the district.

Kathy McCord filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against the South Madison Community Schools Corporation near Indianapolis.

McCord, who has spent 37 years in education, was fired from Pendleton Heights High School in March after revealing details about the strategy, which involved concealing a student’s new gender identity from their parents.

National Review: Professor Who Harassed Pro-Life Students Surrenders to Police after Threatening Reporter with Machete

.....SUNY Hunter College professor Shellyne Rodriguez surrendered to police Thursday morning after brandishing a machete at a New York Post reporter who came to her door seeking comment regarding a video in which she can be seen harassing pro-life students.

Politico: Twitter to pull back from Europe’s disinformation crusade

.....Twitter is on the verge of withdrawing from one of the Europe Union's efforts to stamp out disinformation.

The code of practice is a voluntary rulebook that was revamped last year and includes obligations for companies like Twitter, Meta and Alphabet to track political advertising, stop the monetization of disinformation, and provide greater access to these platforms to outsiders. While not mandatory, companies' participation in the code was designed to help offset some of these firms' obligations within the separate, and mandatory, Digital Services Act — new social media rules that include fines of up to 6 percent of a company's annual revenue.

Roll Call: AI could sway the 2024 elections, campaign pros say — but not like you think

By Jim Saksa

.....Despite the widespread anxiety over deepfakes’ effects on democracy, political consultants say they are more excited about generative AI’s potential to tackle boring grunt work and expand their ability to deploy big-race tactics in down-ballot contests.

New York Times (Audio): Millions of Dollars, Thousands of Robocalls and 1 Legal Loophole

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.....A New York Times investigation has found that a group of Republican operatives used robocalls to raise $89 million on behalf of veterans, police officers and firefighters.

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