DeSantis Calls On Congress To Take Action If Apple Removes Twitter From App Store

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On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) called on Congress to take action against Apple if the company attempted to remove Twitter from its app store, saying it would be a “raw exercise of monopolistic power.” DeSantis began by discussing new reports that Apple was blocking Chinese protestors from using the AirDrop function to communicate, saying it was “providing aid and comfort to the [Chinese Communist Party].” “As you’ve seen that go on in China, you know, there’s reports that Apple is not allowing the protesters to use this airdrop function where they’re trying to communicate,” he said. “That, obviously, is providing

Sen. Cruz On Biden Admin’s Response To China’s Lockdown Protests: ‘Pure Weakness’

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On Monday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed the Biden administration’s statement responding to the Chinese people’s protests of the Communist country’s strict COVID-19 lockdown policies that protestors say contributed to the deaths of 10 people in a fire last week at a residential building in Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western region of Xinjiang. The Biden administration’s response focused on the lack of efficacy of a “zero COVID” approach instead of the freedom of the Chinese people. “We’ve said that zero COVID is not a policy we are pursuing here in the United States. And as we’ve said, we

BBC Journalist ‘Beaten And Kicked’ By Chinese Police After Being Arrested For Covering Protests

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Chinese police kicked and beat a BBC journalist after he was arrested for covering the biggest protests by the Chinese people since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests during which the Chinese government massacred over 10,000 civilians. BBC reporter Edward Lawrence was arrested by Chinese police while covering protests of China’s strict COVID-19 lockdowns that erupted following last week’s deadly fire at a residential building in Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western region of Xinjiang, that killed 10 people and injured nine others. Protestors say that the lockdowns contributed to the deaths as residents of the city have been prevented from

Florida Creates Jobs For 30th Consecutive Month As National Labor Force Shrinks

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The Republican-led state of Florida hit its 30th consecutive month of job growth in October as the national labor force shrank, according to the state’s October 2022 economic data report. “Over the month, Florida’s labor force grew by 36,000, while the national labor force shrank, and Florida’s private sector employment growth was double the national growth rate,” a press release from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ office said. “Florida’s private sector employment grew by 5.6 percent over the year in October 2022 (+447,800 jobs), faster than the national growth rate of 4.0 percent.” “Florida’s unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points

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