Where does Brazil’s X ban leave free speech in US?
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🗓️ 20 September 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
U.S. politicians have focused on China for the last few years, specifically data concerns with TikTok and A.I. Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are working on several bills to counter Xi Jinping’s Communist Party. The legislation package received overwhelming bipartisan support. Did the House come together on this issue, or are Democrats trying to keep pace with the GOP’s “tough on China” image?
Meanwhile, as Congress takes on TikTok, Brazil’s government banned X (formerly known as Twitter). Minister Alexandre De Moraes ordered CEO Elon Musk to bar accounts being investigated by the Brazilian justice system for misinformation. Musk refused and emphasized the importance of free speech. But when does free speech go too far? The Left, Right, and Center panel discuss the consequences of censorship.
Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a gas inventory to maintain low prices for California residents. But neighboring state legislators are not happy about it. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo wrote that the decision will spike their state prices, and possibly affect markets across the West. This week’s 50 states series looks at gas prices and the politics of appeasing constituents.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. Welcome to Left Right and Center. I'm David Green. Mo Aleithi is here. He's |
| 0:05.4 | executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service. |
| 0:09.7 | He was Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee. I met him years ago when he was an advisor to Hillary Clinton. |
| 0:15.5 | Sarah Isger is out this week, but we're lucky to have Michaela Carr back. |
| 0:20.1 | She was General Counsel and Chief of Staff to former G. G. G. O to former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. |
| 0:24.9 | Michaela, thanks for always coming back for us. |
| 0:26.6 | We appreciate you always jumping in whenever we need you. |
| 0:30.0 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:31.8 | So we've actually been trying to explore big ideas, |
| 0:36.8 | big phrases, terms that we hear really often |
| 0:42.0 | on the campaign trail and in our political conversation these days to try and dig deeper and understand what these words actually mean. |
| 0:50.0 | And I think the threat from China is the one I really want to start with today because we hear |
| 0:54.4 | that so often I think from both political parties, from both presidential candidates. |
| 1:00.3 | It's a foreign policy concern that's really been foremost in the minds of a lot of politicians. |
| 1:05.8 | There was a lot of activity on Capitol Hill, particularly in the House, a lot of bills that |
| 1:10.4 | came forward that the House considered when it comes to confronting this threat from China. |
| 1:16.0 | Let's just listen here to House Speaker Mike Johnson talk about this. |
| 1:19.2 | It's also China Week as you heard. |
| 1:21.4 | We're taking some very important measures over a dozen or two dozen |
| 1:24.8 | bills actually to counter the Chinese Communist Party. This is something that our |
| 1:28.9 | committees have been working on for months and this is something that we must do. China is a great adversary to us right |
| 1:36.7 | now to be very frank. I was recently with our G7 partners for the speakers |
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