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The left is trying to use international ‘lawfare’ to shut down Musk and X

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02.08.2025

Elon Musk had three recent posts on X that are worth noting if you are opposed to censorship and cancellation.

The first was two cartoon panels with the question, “How do you tell who’s telling the Truth?” The next panel offered the answer: “The ones trying to silence other people are the ones lying.”

Just prior to that, Musk had reposted a post that reads, “President Trump’s State Department has announced it is coming to the defense of Elon Musk’s X after France labeled it an organized crime group and opened a criminal investigation. The State Department’s DLR [the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor] stated, ‘As part of a criminal investigation, an activist French prosecutor is requesting information on X’s proprietary algorithm and has classified X as an “organized crime group.” Democratic governments should allow all voices to be heard, not silence speech they dislike. The United States will defend the free speech of all Americans against acts of foreign censorship.’”

And just prior to that, Musk reposted a post from the conservative activist Mark Kern: “There is a full on attack on the Internet by the UK and EU, disguised as ‘for the children.’ The ID requirement is affecting even Discord users and X users. It is full on dystopian as they ramp........

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