Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Issues Sweeping Information Requests To Universities Researching Disinformation

Lately, that only seems to be a problem for Democrats. The GQP doesn’t have to adhere to anything they don’t like when they don’t like it.

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When are they going to impeach Joe?

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My gues is, his own party will shut him down. Not helping their cases to have failed investigations, especially approaching an election. The Dems should make hay out of all the failures, but that doesn’t always happen.

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Inquisitions are usually banal – Jim Jordan is an example of the anality of evil.

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Jordan has subpoenaed Jankowicz, too. She is scheduled to testify April 10 and said she will happily testify under oath.

“This sort of inquiry isn’t something that belongs in the United States Congress,” said Jankowicz. “But given that this method of bullying has caused other institutions to fold to Republican pressure in the past, I fear we may see the blunt force of congressional committees continue to be used in ways that are in direct opposition to the safety, security and free expression of the American people.”

I get the feeling Jordan will regret calling this woman in to testify.

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I hope she takes him out to the woodshed and beats him senseless.

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As ProPublica has previously reported, sustained accusations by congressional Republicans and right-wing influencers that the Biden administration is stifling dissent have caused the administration to back away from its efforts countering disinformation, including canceling research contracts and sending messages inside the administration that disinformation work is too hot to handle.

Right wing bullying works. No reason for Gym to stop now. It works, and the institutions will cave.

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He may as well be whacking off in the boys room and it would not be surprising if that’s where he hatched the idea. Hoping against hope there is a price to be paid for their permanent dalliance in wasting time and resources.

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This is where I think Hakeem Jeffries was brilliant in who he had placed on this Jordan committee. Goldman can surely KO Jordan any day of the week, and with one hand tied behind his back.

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It hasn’t been so successful lately, which is why I hope all the new investigations are as big a failure as all the old investigations.

They may get their soundbites, but they’re not uncovering anything detrimental.

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Indeed, but we have proof because of this pic Gym does in fact own a jacket. Next step is to actually wear it.

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Jim Jordan and Information.
Two things that should never be used in the same sentence.
Along with:
Jim Jordan and Intelligence
Jim Jordan and ethics
Jim Jordan and relevance

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Gym how stupid are you going after the University of WASHINGTON. That crap won’t fly out here. Should have gone after a red state university.

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The letters are the latest effort by a House subcommittee set up in January to investigate how the federal government, working with social media companies, has allegedly been “weaponized” to silence conservative and right-wing voices

The fact that the letters were sent and publicized demonstrates that the efforts to silence have been a complete failure.
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Total BS. Letters requesting information? Those receiving such letters are on firm ground just ignoring them.

Or, write back, saying that they will give the letter all the consideration that it merits.

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FIFY

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Jim Jordan: "We don’t send our kidz to college to lurn how to think critically and discern facts from BS. We want to keep them stoopid so they continue to vote for Republicans."

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And yet another example of the GOP’s anti-big guvmint crusade…

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It is so on-brand for Gym Jordan to ignore real crimes that have been committed…

by members of the Republican Party.

This is devastating!!!

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1638312403241947137?s=20

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I don’t understand. They advocate banning books and shutting down curricula such as African and Gender Studies - that type of material and topics are too dangerous and should be silenced. But hate speech - the thing that gets you booted from social media - is completely A-OK.

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