Don’t stop talking about Venezuela: 2,295 dead 11,269 injured 13,000 without shelter 50,000 still missing 59,000 buildings destroyed Time for the U.S. to lift all sanctions, free Maduro, and give back all the money its stolen from Venezuela by plundering their oil. Venezuela deserves to rebuild its country without the boot of U.S. imperialism on its neck.

Ep. 269: Is free speech declining worldwide? Free speech has long been a cornerstone of democratic society. But today, its principles face increasing pressure. Around the world, governments are expanding speech restrictions in the name of combating misinformation, hate speech, and extremism, while new technologies make it easier to monitor and control public discourse. Many free speech advocates warn that these efforts risk eroding democracy itself. Joining @TheFIREorg's @NicoPerrino to discuss this “global free speech recession” is @JMchangama, a senior fellow at FIRE and the founder and executive director of @SpeechFuture at Vanderbilt University, and Jeff Kosseff, a senior fellow at The Future of Free Speech. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:07 Why write this book? 04:40 Where free speech stands in America today 05:53 What is a “global free speech recession”? 11:22 Free speech’s high point and what changed 18:56 Election misinformation, disinformation, and the role of AI 34:40 The EU’s Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act 40:00 Are democracies starting to adopt more restrictive speech laws? 43:52 Solutions to reversing the free speech recession 52:25 Outro

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The final table is set in Event #34#: $500 Colossus. A massive field of 16,269 entries has been reduced to the final nine. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner @basebaldy headlines the remaining contenders. The finalists return tomorrow to battle for a gold bracelet and the $550,000 top prize.

A bird gets hit by a wind turbine. A 2012 study found that wind projects kill 0.269 birds per gigawatt-hour of electricity produced, compared to 5.18 birds killed per gigawatt-hour of electricity from fossil fuel projects/plants.