EXCEPT IT’S NOT CENSORSHIP. IT’S THE CULTURAL TIDE STARTING TO TURN. I RECOMMEND THOSE ON THE LEFT LEARN TO SWIM OR THEY’LL SINK LIKE A STONE, FOR THE TIMES, THEY ARE ACHANGING:  Liberal Media Suddenly Fear Censorship. Guess Why?

YEAH, THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG IS MAKING ME QUEASY. AND THE PRESIDENT REALLY CAN DO NOTHING THAT DOESN’T RISK A SERIOUS CONFRONTATION. BUT HEY, WE CAN DO SOMETHING. READ THE LABELS, MAKE CHINA HURT. MAKE THEM THINK TWICE:  The Whole World is Watching?

HEY, ANTIFA, HERE’S A MIRROR:  Point of Information.

WHAT SCHOLARSHIP? IT’S PULLED FROM AIR TO FIT THE NARRATIVE. THE LEFT ISN’T EVEN PRETENDING ANYMORE:  The 1619 Project: Scholarship Or Race Hustling? (Updated).

WELL, THE NEW YORK TIMES IS A WELL KNOWN SATIRE WEBSITE. THEY’RE JUST NOT GOOD AT IT. ALSO PEOPLE INSIST ON PRETENDING THEY’RE A REAL NEWSPAPER:  The 1619 Project Says We Fought American Revolution In Order To Keep Slavery Intact.

I mean if people were so deeply insane as to propagate this sort of America-hating idiocy and expect it to be taken seriously we’d have to deport them or something. Would make them happier, right?

OH, NO. NOT THIS EXCRETA AGAIN:  Marcotte: Republicans Want to Take Your Birth Control.

I HAVE A BETTER IDEA. SEND THE INVADERS BACK:  Mexico to Monitor USA’s Migrant Detention Centers.

WELL! FOR NOW BEING GENERATIONAL RED DIAPER BABIES DOES HAVE ITS PRIVILEGES.  FOR NOW:  Enough Yet? Obamas Buying $14.8 Million Home on Martha’s Vineyard.

YES. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THE PRESIDENT IS CRAZY LIKE A FOX:  Was Greenland “for sale” when the Chinese were shopping in 2017?

OH, AND OTHER FORMS OF INSANITY:  Young Turks Host Hasan Piker Mocks Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s War Injuries, Declares America Deserved 9/11.

IT’S SEMANTIC INSANITY ALL THE WAY DOWN:  The Left Bastardizes Language: San Fran Criminals Must Now Be Called ‘Justice-Involved Persons’.

DON’T TELL THEM: Freaking Out over Trump’s Jokes Is a Great Way to Make Sure He Wins in 2020.

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INCITEMENT IS OKAY WHEN THEY DO IT:

AT LONG LAST, HAVE YOU NO DECENCY? NO DECENCY AT ALL? Bill Maher on David Koch: ‘F*ck Him, the Amazon Is Burning Up, I’m Glad He’s Dead.’

Maher’s not even right about the Amazon.

SNOPES TO FACT-CHECK THIS IN 3, 2, 1. . . Opinion: When The Founders Wrote The First Amendment, They Never Imagined There Would One Day Be Things I’d Disagree With. “Thus it’s time to get rid of that outdated amendment and finally crack down on hate speech, or at least speech I hate.”

ART OF THE DEAL: China is feeling the pain of U.S. tariffs. Now it’s time for negotiators to secure a deal.

MORE SAVAGE SATIRE FROM THE BABYLON BEE: Snopes Introduces New ‘Factually Inaccurate But Morally Right’ Fact Check Result.

HE’S NOT WRONG: 2020 Democrat John Delaney Worries His Party Is ‘Cheering on a Recession.’

CZECH STANDS UP TO CHINA: Prague mayor comes under international spotlight. “For many in the Czech Republic, Hřib has become a symbol of resistance against Chinese influence, pitting himself against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President Miloš Zeman, who are known for promoting Chinese investments.”

REMINDER: THE SOVIET COMMUNISTS WERE ALLIES OF HITLER. Russia reveals ‘secret protocol’ carving up Eastern Europe in 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.

FACEBOOK SUCKS UP TO CHINA: Facebook Bans Ads From The Epoch Times.

Related: Why The Epoch Times Has Been Getting Spygate Right.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK ARE SAYING THAT OF COURSE PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN’T “ORDER” A PRIVATE BUSINESS TO GET OUT OF CHINA. In fact, he almost certainly can do just that, so long as he makes the right declaration. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, better known in the trade as IEEPA, presidents have a virtual blank check on regulating economic transactions with other countries, so long as they declare a national emergency — which can include one based on economic threats.

I’m not saying this is a good idea, but the people saying that “Trump’s an idiot, presidents can’t do that” are displaying their ignorance. Presidents absolutely can do that. Note that at present Trump is spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt, by tweeting the order but NOT making the declaration that would be required to give it effect. It’s thus a shot across the bow — a metaphor that fits this quite well, really.

See also this earlier post, discussing an Obama action, and U.S. v. Spawr Optical, a disturbing but unexceptional example of judicially endorsed presidential power over international trade.

UPDATE: The folks at Twitchy seem to have missed the boat on this one.

OPEN THREAD: Hit the button, buddy.

SUPER GAFFE-O-MATIC ’76: Biden Gaffes Again, Says His Healthcare Plan ‘Not Quality,’ ‘Will Increase Premiums.’