US takes on European industrial censorship complex

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

" We are the free world now." Those words from Raphael Glucksmann, a French socialist member of the European Parliament, captured the pearl-clutching outrage of Europeans after the Trump administration did what no prior administration has ever done " stand up to Europe to defend the freedom of speech. This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio barred five figures closely associated with European censorship efforts from traveling to the U.S. This includes Thierry Breton, the former European Union commissioner responsible for digital policy.

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I don't think travel bans is the right way to approach this bit this is definitely a fight that needs to happen.

#1 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-30 04:20 PM | Reply

"stand up to Europe to defend the freedom of speech."

By denying Europeans entry into a country with a First Amendment.

Can I see the math on that one?

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-30 04:34 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#1 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Europe is freer than we are and has been for almost a year.

Because we are hag-ridden by an evil man and the evil people who enable him.

This what you people always do, cast about for some sort of distracting fight.

Bombing Venezuela appears to be failing already

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-30 04:39 PM | Reply

#1 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

You notice that I used the word "evil" twice in one sentence?

That's because you won't use the word at all.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-30 04:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" Europe is freer than we are"

Not as it pertains to speech.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-30 04:49 PM | Reply

Not as it pertains to speech.

#5 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Does Donald Trump go after others with the full force of the US government for saying things he does not like?

You think that people are stupid.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-30 04:54 PM | Reply

Jonathon Turley, lmao... what Alan Dershowitz wasn't available to comment on, 'European censorship'?

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-30 04:54 PM | Reply

" Does Donald Trump go after others with the full force of the US government for saying things he does not like?"

Do you have any examples?

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-30 05:12 PM | Reply

No, I'm making it all up.

Disingenuous idiot.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-30 06:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#8 Impotence and incompetence on one, single post.

Behold the Christmas miracle!

#10 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-30 06:34 PM | Reply

Do you have any examples?
#8 | Posted by BellRinger

Here you go:

US takes on European industrial censorship complex

Posted by BellRinger

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-30 06:36 PM | Reply

#8 Impotence and incompetence on one, single post.
Behold the ~~Christmas~~ Festivus miracle!

#10 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-30 06:34 PM | Reply | Flag: "Gotta go make the bagels now."

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-30 06:41 PM | Reply