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Brazil, Free Speech and The Rabbi’s Lesson

Posted on February 13, 2025 by 34orion

There is no metaphorical wind that spreads misinformation faster than social media platforms. There is no greater threat to free speech than the immunity that Section 230 provides them. In an era of AI, deepfakes, and malicious actors who manipulate the system for their own gain, it is time for social media companies to follow the same laws that govern every other media company and individual in the country. Continue reading →

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Brazil’s Heat: Hot Temps, Cold Shoulders for Trump

Posted on February 8, 2025 by 34orion

Making America great again has, in turn, made China great in Brazil—which would only be tolerable if it improved the quality of Chinese restaurants here in Rio. (Don’t ask. It’s awful.) Continue reading →

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Carol Z. Rothkopf: An Incomplete Memoir

Posted on January 13, 2024 by 34orion

The Book of Baum: Lazar Baum was the eldest, and apparently went West, probably during the Gold Rush of 1848. He was never heard of again. The Family Book of 1964 suggests that he could have been scalped by Indians, … Continue reading →

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