Parler CEO Defends Free Speech: ‘It’s Not Against the Law to Have Those Opinions’
The CEO of Parler, which has been described as an alternative to Twitter, defended free speech in an interview on Tuesday in the midst of mainstream media-led criticism of the social media platform. “People say crazy things all the time,” and “it’s not against the law to have those opinions,” Parler CEO John Matze told Fox News. He was responding to a question about why establishment media outlets have taken an increasingly critical tone against the platform. “I always ask them, ‘What do you think of the First Amendment? Do you believe that we should have somebody in New York, let’s say in the middle of Times Square, telling you what you can and cannot say?’” Matze said. “Because that’s what these companies are doing.” “I don’t know why they’re…
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It is estimated that the cost of IP (intellectual property) theft of U.S. trade secrets by China is $250 billion to $600 billion annually. But how does it impact the lives of people who have been through this type of experience? That’s the main question posed by “Reject,” the latest film from writer and director David Chai.
The film follows Peter (played by Connor Hough), a typical American businessman who is enamored with the idea of expanding his business into China and accessing the billion-plus population of the Chinese market. He makes a deal with a firm connected to the Chinese regime but discovers that things don’t work out quite how he imagined.
Produced by Compassion Entertainment, this cautionary tale is important viewing for everyone curious about how IP theft works and how devastating it can be. The two leads, Connor Hough and Tayler Karin, were picked out of hundreds of hopefuls to be in the film. The supporting cast includes Tom Procida, Arthur Axis, and Julie Joy Shin.
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Pentagon Says It Shot Down Unarmed Missile in Sea-Based Test
WASHINGTON—In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said. Previous tests against ICBM targets had used interceptors launched from underground silos in the United States. If further, more challenging tests prove successful, the ship-based approach could add to the credibility and reliability of the Pentagon’s existing missile defense system. The success of Tuesday’s test is likely to draw particular interest from North Korea, whose development of intercontinental-range ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons is the main reason the Pentagon has sought to accelerate its building of missile defense systems over the past decade. North Korea has recently refrained from…