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The social media platform X has unveiled the “Alexandre Files,” similar to the “Twitter Files,” exposing the draconian court rules that crippled its operations in Brazil. Released as a thread on Sunday and expanded over the following days, the evidence delved into the origins of the legal battle between X owner Elon Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.  At the core of the legal dispute is Musk’s courageous refusal to censor Brazilian personalities and politicians, who de Moraes claims threaten Brazil’s democracy. Also, de Moraes requested Musk hire a Brazil-based legal team, orders that have gone unanswered. Among the targeted accounts is that of Sen. Marcos do Val, a member of the center-right party Podemos (We Can, in English). De Moraes ordered X to censor do Val after he raised grave allegations against de Moraes and the Brazilian police, the thread asserted. “De Moraes contends that Senator do Val committed a crime in the following (now-deleted) post by denouncing the Chief of the Brazilian Federal Police, Fabio Alvarez Shor, for acting as de Moraes’ henchman and violating Brazilians’ human rights on de Moraes’s orders,” the thread added. De Moraes contends that Senator do Val committed a crime in the following (now-deleted) post by denouncing the Chief of the Brazilian Federal Police, Fabio Alvarez Shor, for acting as de Moraes’ henchman and violating Brazilians’ human rights on de Moraes’s orders. Pointing out… — Alexandre Files (@AlexandreFiles) September 1, 2024 Val’s accusations stem from the fact that Shor indicted former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly falsifying COVID-19 vaccine data. De Moraes is also overseeing several other criminal probes into Bolsonaro. “Pointing out that De Moraes and the Brazilian police chief are engaging in human rights violations is now a crime in Brazil,” the thread noted, sharing an English translation of one of Val’s posts that triggered Moraes’s censorship orders. The post continued: “Shor has been raiding homes with illegal search warrants, pointing guns in the faces of children, and confiscating cell phones from those children. These actions are inhumane and unacceptable, and are being carried out under the false flag of the Federal Police, when in fact they are direct orders from Alexandre de Moraes, with the connivance of this cowardly delegate.” Other posts that de Moraes targeted included do Val’s pledge to reveal alleged evidence of federal police involvement in illegal actions and human rights violations, stemming from the Brazilian investigations of other pro-Bolsonaro individuals. De Moraes defended the decision to order X to ban do Val, claiming that the senator's accusations were part of an “intimidation” campaign aimed at thwarting separate investigations into pro-Bolsonaro individuals. X was suspended in Brazil on Saturday after Musk did not comply with the orders and failed to appoint a Brazilian legal representative to represent the company after a 24-hour deadline. De Moraes’s threats force Musk to shut down business operations in Brazil. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Billionaire John Malone, now a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder with major sway, told CNBC several months ahead of Discovery's 2022 merger with WarnerMedia, "I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing." During his brief stint as CEO at CNN, Chris Licht appeared keen to realize this dream. The company announced in August 2022 that it was canceling "Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter" and canning its host. After spending some time soul-searching and concern-mongering about so-called disinformation behind the scenes at Apple, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, and in guest spots on other cable news shows, Stelter will return to CNN just in time for the election. Stelter announced Tuesday on X, "I'm returning to @CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter." While various personalities in the news media ecosystem have celebrated Stelter's return, some critics have alternatively issued reminders about his track record for less-than-reliable reporting. Here are three instances in which Stelter prioritized narrative over facts. Hunter Biden laptop story Less than a month ahead of the 2020 election, the New York Post reported about the damning contents of Hunter Biden's laptop and raised various questions about then-candidate Joe Biden, especially about his shady ties to Ukraine. Elements of the intelligence community hostile to President Donald Trump — including active CIA contractors — swooped in to shield Biden in the final weeks before the election, releasing a public letter on Oct. 19, 2020, asserting that the Hunter Biden laptop story had "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation" intended to hurt the Democrat's candidacy. Facebook under Mark Zuckerberg censored the corresponding post online. Stelter dutifully did his part, insinuating that the accurate report published in the paper founded by Alexander Hamilton, censored by Big Tech, and maligned by a cabal of spies was "fake." "So let's take a look at how a storyline is manufactured," Stelter said at the time. "In this case, a loudly anti-Biden storyline, redounding to Trump's benefit. First, it helps to really view this as story-telling — not so much as news coverage but as political entertainment." 'That's misinformation that you're spreading on my program.' Writing off the Post's censored story as political entertainment, Stelter reassured his viewers that Hunter Biden "has already apologized — well, he's already admitted to poor judgment" and that Joe Biden "has said it would not happen again." After alluding to a previous CNN report that suggested the published emails might be "tied to [a] Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden," Stelter characterized as outlandish the possibility Hunter Biden might have left an incriminating laptop at a Delaware computer shop. Stelter said: The Post claimed that the emails were found on a laptop computer that was brought to a computer shop in Delaware in the spring of 2019; that a shop employee saw the emails and then was worried about getting in trouble or getting in danger, and he made copies of them. There is a lot about this story that does not add up. "For all we know, these emails are made up," said the then-CNN host. "But we do know that this is a classic example of the right-wing media machine." Steele dossier Jerry Dunleavy, a former senior investigator for House Republicans on the Foreign Affairs Committee, recently highlighted an instance in 2017 in which Stelter accused then-White House senior advisor Kellyanne Conway of spreading "misinformation" on his show after she criticized CNN's obsession with the Steele dossier. Blaze News previously reported that the Steele dossier was paid for by Democratic operatives who hired research firm Fusion GPS, which then retained former British spy Christopher Steele, who in turn curated the documents of uncorroborated claims about Trump. "We've got multiple investigations through [special counsel Robert] Mueller, through congressional and Senate committees, and CNN itself has been so hot on Russia, Russia, Russia — on the dossier," said Conway. "CNN's been obsessed with this dossier over a year now. And now that we know the DNC and Clinton campaign paid the same firm for said dossier, which is completely unverified, we can't get you excited." Stelter pounced on Conway, saying, "That's misinformation that you're spreading on my program, and I don't appreciate it." "Pieces of the dossier have been verified, and when you say it's unverified, you actually mislead the American people," said Stelter. Stelter had a similar encounter with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt detailed by the Washington Examiner in September 2020 "The primary subsource of the dossier was revealed last week to be a Russian agent investigated by the Obama Department of Justice in 2009 and '10. The dossier is discredited. There was no collusion. These are factual matters. That's my problem with 'Hoax,'" Hewitt told Stelter, referencing the CNN host's book. "I'm reflecting, I'm a media reporter, and I’m not a Steele dossier reporter," said Stelter. "What I know is that when you use the word 'hoax' over and over again the way the president has, it's dangerous and poisonous because it makes people think there's nothing real and nothing true anymore. And that's what I think the problem is." Vaccine skepticism Like countless other talking heads on cable news, Brian Stelter would not tolerate criticism of experimental COVID-19 vaccines during and after the pandemic. 'He's clearly not responsible enough to have a show that purports or pretends to be news.' In a May 2021 monologue, Stelter said, "I've heard Tucker Carlson repeatedly say that many Americans are dying after getting the [COVID] shot. And he says it with the implication that the shots are to blame with no evidence at all. He's scaring his audience so recklessly." Stelter ran a clip showing Carlson criticize mandatory vaccinations and coercive medicine. "Carlson acts like he knows some secret truth that's been covered up by some shadowy enterprise," said Stelter, around the same time the Biden-Harris administration was pressuring social media companies to censor vaccine criticism — censorship Stelter appears to have defended on another occasion. "Maybe you should be writing some junk movie of the week for Netflix or Tubi. Maybe you should go write horror novels for a living, because he's clearly not responsible enough to have a show that purports or pretends to be news." Stelter's comments have aged poorly. After all, at least one vaccine company has admitted its product can cause deadly blood clots. The vaccines Stelter appeared desperate to defend from criticism have also been linked to various ailments, including heart disease, blood clots, hemorrhages, gut issues, thromboses, myocarditis, pericarditis, and autoimmune diseases Dutch researchers noted in a recent peer-reviewed study in BMJ Public Health about how vaccines and containment protocols likely boosted excess mortality that: "Both medical professionals and citizens have reported serious injuries and deaths following vaccination to various official databases in the Western World, such as VAERS in the USA, EudraVigilance in the European Union and Yellow Card Scheme in the UK." Months after Stelter suggested that Carlson was not booking the right people or seeking the right answers, he ran a segment with a censor from a Biden-allied narrative curation outfit discussing "how 'do your own research' leads to misinformation." Like Blaze News? 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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday that four suspected transnational gang members were arrested in connection with Tren de Aragua's alleged takeover of an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex.Authorities told KDVR that six people were arrested this week at the Ivy Crossing Apartments. They are reportedly facing "a variety of charges" related to drugs and vehicle theft. Four of the detained individuals are suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang.'We developed a plan.'Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown told KDVR, "We're looking for any violation that we can stop and make contact with somebody and addressing the issues that they might have."Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security joined forces with the sheriff's office to conduct proactive patrol around the apartment complex on August 21. As a result, the agencies seized one stolen vehicle, ketamine, and 750 counterfeit pills."There had been some conversation that there were some things going on in our jurisdiction and we developed a plan," Brown told the news outlet.It is currently unclear how the four individuals are connected to Tren de Aragua.Last week, KDVR shared a video of five men armed with guns storming through Edge at Lowry, another apartment complex in Aurora. A separate video captured a man using a hammer to break a deadbolt lock on an apartment door in the same complex.Former residents Cindy and Edward Romero warned that the area had turned into a hotspot for TDA gang activity after illegal immigrants started to move into the complex. They called living at the apartment "a nightmare," noting that their vehicle was riddled with bullet holes due to a shootout that occurred last month.Along with locals, Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky has sounded the alarm about the increased gang presence in the area, blaming the uptick in criminal activity on neighboring Denver's sanctuary policies that have prompted illegal aliens to spill over into Aurora."In the entire Denver metro area, it has been like pulling teeth to get anyone, the media, other elected officials, to get anyone to acknowledge the presence of this trend and to acknowledge that there is even a problem," Jurinsky recently told Fox News Digital.Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, has claimed that the TDA invasion is largely a figment of Jurinksy's "imagination," Blaze News previously reported."The governor has already let the mayor know that the state is ready to support the local police department with assistance from state troopers and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation if needed," a spokesperson for the governor recently told the New York Post. "But according to police intelligence, this purported invasion is largely a feature of Danielle Jurinsky's imagination."Local law enforcement has contended that TDA's influence in the area is "isolated," despite reports that the gang has managed to take over several apartment complexes.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A 23-year-old woman fatally shot a home invasion suspect Wednesday morning in Chicago, WGN-TV reported.Officers responded just after 6:40 a.m. to a home in the 700 block of North Laramie on the city's west side amid a report of a shooting, the station said.One of the suspects, an unidentified male, was shot in the chest, WGN reported, adding that he was pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital.Police believe two suspects forced their way into the home and displayed firearms, WGN noted, adding that a woman in the home pulled her own gun, and a shootout commenced.The woman has a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the station said.One of the suspects, an unidentified male, was shot in the chest, WGN reported, adding that he was pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital.No other injuries were reported, the station said, adding that it’s unknown whether the other suspect is in custody.Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation, WLS-TV reported.WGN said anyone with information can leave an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.'She is a hero in my book!'Nearly 150 comments and counting have hit WGN's Facebook post about the shooting, and all of them so far seem to support the woman's actions. Some examples:"Can't get enough of these stories that have a happy ending!!!" one commenter declared."Maybe if Chicago's courts did their jobs that 'suspect' would have been safe and sound in prison," another user observed. "That said I'm not upset that lady let him win the room temperature challenge. Good for her.""Congratulations! Nice shot! So tired of this," another commenter said."Now that's how you take your city back!" another user exclaimed."God bless that 23-year-old woman," another commenter wrote. "She is a hero in my book! Get 'em girl!""Awesome," another user said. "Do stupid things win stupid prizes. Start thinking about that before you rob someone, then things may change.""As a west side Chicago girl born and raised...this story has a happy ending," another commenter stated. "[People] are fed up with this nonsense...the suspect got what he got!" - YouTube youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As much as American workers feel the detrimental effects of the Biden-Harris economy, some of America’s greatest job creators fear that four more years of these economic policies will destroy the American dream for millions of workers. We believe that unbridled government spending, inflationary policies, high interest rates, open borders, and now socialist-style price controls will make things exponentially worse. And without a doubt, Kamala Harris owns the destructive results of this administration’s policies as much as Joe Biden. Progressives can deride Trump’s 'billionaire buddies' all they like, but their class warfare rhetoric does nothing to improve the lives of American workers. As vice president, Harris cast the tiebreaking vote in favor of trillions of dollars in deficit spending that helped drive inflation up to the highest level we’ve seen since the “stagflation” of the 1970s and early 1980s. The administration’s unprecedented levels of deficit spending amount to a cruel, hidden tax on the future earnings of the middle class, which is the foundation of the American economy. Prices are up by more than 20% since Biden and Harris took office — even more for staples like gas, groceries, and rent. As a result of all that inflation, real wages are nearly 4% lower than they were in January 2021. In other words, Biden and Harris went on a spending spree, and American workers took a pay cut. Lower wages hurt working Americans and their families, and they threaten the long-term health of the entire economy. When people spend 70% of their income on food, shelter, and energy, they have little left to support their families and fuel the broader economy. Small businesses that rely on consumer spending, such as restaurant franchisees at my namesake, Papa John’s Pizza, feel the impact of lower real earnings first. Economic decay spreads quickly from there. Kamala Harris, in her major economic speech in North Carolina, claimed she can fix the economy — the same one she has presided over for nearly four years with Joe Biden — by using price controls. But history shows that price controls only worsen the situation. Without addressing the root causes of inflation, you create artificial shortages that drive prices higher and spur a black market, turning ordinary people into criminals for simply trying to feed their families. Job creators understand this perfectly well. That’s why so many of America’s iconic founders and business leaders — from across the political spectrum, including many big donors to the Democrat Party — are lining up to support Donald Trump in this election. These include Blackstone chief executive Stephen Schwarzman, who supports abortion rights, and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, a longtime Democrat who has donated generously to Democrats such as Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Beto O’Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg. Tech entrepreneur David Sacks, who donated $70,000 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016, is now one of Donald Trump’s top fundraisers. Activist investor Paul Singer, an outspoken advocate for LGBT issues, and hedge fund entrepreneur Ken Griffin, who has previously donated millions to support Democratic Party candidates and causes, including the Obama Foundation and Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral campaign in Chicago, recently met with Trump to discuss donating to his campaign. And then there’s Elon Musk, a once-staunch Democrat who, over the past few years, found himself essentially driven out of the party. Today, he vocally supports President Trump and encourages other former Democrats and independent voters to do the same. Progressives can deride President Trump’s “billionaire buddies” all they like, but their class warfare rhetoric does nothing to improve the lives of American workers. What they can’t understand, since many of them never managed a payroll in their lives, is that founders and entrepreneurs want workers at all levels to succeed because that’s how they themselves succeed. This economy has devastated working families and can’t sustain the vision or risk-taking needed from America’s innovators and job creators if we stay on this path. Successful liberals are leaving the Democratic Party because they recognize how damaging Biden-Harris administration policies have been and fear the consequences of more of the same. Many founders, including me, are stepping up this election to declare that Donald Trump’s proven policies are by far the best option. As workers feel the pain of this economy and job creators fear another four years of it, it’s time we all stand up and do the right thing to restore the American dream now.

Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, faced backlash on social media for "liking" messages of support for former President Donald Trump. 'There’s no reason your brain is fully developed and you hate to see others doing well.' On Wednesday Trump posted a message on Truth Social thanking her for "defending" him and supporting the MAGA movement. "I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country," wrote Trump. He went on to criticize the state of the nation and blamed the Biden administration for the chaos he described. "What a great couple - See you both at the Super Bowl!" he concluded. Critics of the former president lambasted Brittany Mahomes after they discovered that she had "liked" a post on social media outlining his campaign platform for the 2024 election. That interaction was later removed, according to The Hill. She then lashed out at her critics in a statement soon afterward. “I mean honestly, to be a hater as an adult, you have to have some deep rooted issues you refuse to heal from childhood,” Mahomes wrote on Instagram. “There’s no reason your brain is fully developed and you hate to see others doing well.”Patrick Mahomes has previously said he wouldn't publicly endorse a president because he wanted voters to make up their own minds and do their own research. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

BioWare games wouldn’t be BioWare games without a good roster of companions. From Baldur’s Gate right through to the Mass Effect series, every RPG from the studio has brilliant characters you can spend hours with. Dragon Age The Veilguard is set to be no different, with your team forming the core of the emotional journey you’ll be going on. That’s why it’s important to look after them, ensuring they level up and pull their weight on the battlefield - but you’re going to have to put the work in. Continue reading Dragon Age The Veilguard will make you work to level your team up MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Dragon Age The Veilguard companions, Dragon Age 4 release date

Ace has unveiled a new gaming laptop concept that has a removable controller housed right where the trackpad sits. Called the Acer DualPlay, it's aimed at making it easy to have a "sit back and relax" gaming experience on your portable powerhouse PC. We're well used to seeing the best gaming laptop contenders of the world sport some truly bizarre designs but this new Acer model perhaps takes the cake. Continue reading Acer’s new gaming laptop trackpad turns into a Steam Deck lookalike MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best gaming monitor