Advertisement

Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Friday, February 06, 2026

The psychological concepts of projection and reaction formation explain a lot about today's politics. People loudly insist they're determined to protect liberal democracy while advocating policies that would trample it. So it is with the European Union's Digital Services Act. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee last week released the EU's previously secret full decision to issue the first fine under the DSA to X (formerly Twitter) in December. It confirms what critics have warned: This law threatens everyone's basic liberties. Yes, everyone's"even those far from Europe. The sprawling 2022 law pushes social-media platforms to enforce European speech laws worldwide

More

Comments

Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

..

#1 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-02-06 01:17 PM | Reply

"enforce European speech laws worldwide"

Like when we enforce United States drug laws in Venezuela, that kind of thing?

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-06 01:22 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1


Like when we enforce United States drug laws in Venezuela, that kind of thing?
#2 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

IN? What do you mean? I think you mean when the US was actually IN Libya?

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-06 01:25 PM | Reply

A bit surprised you are Pooh-Poohing this, Laura Mohr.

You've struck me as someone who generally supports free speech.

#4 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-02-06 01:50 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

69!!!

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-02-06 02:00 PM | Reply

" 69!!!

#5 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2026-02-06 02:00 PM | FLAG: "

If Twoothy shows up that will happen quickly.

#6 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-02-06 02:55 PM | Reply

You've struck me as someone who generally supports free speech.
#4 | Posted by BellRinger

^
Nazi propaganda calling itself "free speech" is the only free speech you've ever supported.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-06 03:13 PM | Reply

Peaceful protest in this country is Free Speech... but it can cost you your life under this FASCIST Dictator.

(see Dictionary Definition of Fascism with DJT's pic next to it)

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-06 03:43 PM | Reply

Peaceful protest in this country is Free Speech... but it can cost you your life under this FASCIST Dictator.
~ Coridiculous

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-06 06:06 PM | Reply

FART

#10 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-02-06 06:11 PM | Reply

POOP

#11 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-02-06 06:11 PM | Reply

PEEPEE

#12 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-02-06 06:12 PM | Reply

WTF would you post an article that's behind a paywall?

#13 | Posted by et_al at 2026-02-06 06:21 PM | Reply

#9

Only a blind jackass could miss how Trump's politics are classically Fascist in structure, form, purpose, and expression.

You really don't need to keep trying to convince us how obtuse your worldview is... that's the only thing you've ever successfully accomplished here. Bravo.

#14 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-06 06:22 PM | Reply

" WTF would you post an article that's behind a paywall?

#13 | POSTED BY ET_AL AT 2026-02-06 06:21 PM | FLAG: "

It wasn't when I posted it.

F you scroll down to the last post of the morn8jg edition it should open without a paywall.

www.realclearpolitics.com

#15 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-02-06 07:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Only a blind jackass could miss how Trump's politics are classically Fascist in structure, form, purpose, and expression."

The Party that bleats, define woman.
They can't define fascism.

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-06 07:23 PM | Reply

BALLWASHER THE NAZI NO LIKEY PEOPLE CALLING HIM A COWARDLY NAZI BITCH

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 07:40 PM | Reply

Jeff, you a pathetic cocksucking MAGAT whore. You've swallowed everything PEDO DONNIE has fed you, and it's resulted in you being a fucking joke, a punchline, a poor schlub about to be curb-stomped by history. I hope you endure every second of agony you've set yourself up for, you midget Nazi cunt. Because we give zero fucks about shitholes like you.

#18 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 07:43 PM | Reply

C-O-W-A-R-D

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 11:09 PM | Reply

The following HTML tags are allowed in comments: a href, b, i, p, br, ul, ol, li and blockquote. Others will be stripped out. Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

Anyone can join this site and make comments. To post this comment, you must sign it with your Drudge Retort username. If you can't remember your username or password, use the lost password form to request it.
Username:
Password:

Home | Breaking News | Comments | User Blogs | Stats | Back Page | RSS Feed | RSS Spec | DMCA Compliance | Privacy

Drudge Retort