No Surrender ~ Ep. 1387 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode in his Show Notes (a.k.a. Newsletter!):

No surrender. We must not concede a darn thing until every legal vote is counted. I give you the necessary battle-plan going forward in this episode.

As I write this, it is a bad day for freedom loving Americans.  Yes, Dan gives us good advice on where we can go from here, but quite understandably, not many people are going to be feeling very optimistic about what we will be facing for the next four years, or in to perpetuity...

How do we get through the idea that apparent President- and Vice President-elect are on stage delivering a bunch of BS to the American people tonight?  Even if there is a way for the legal proceedings to get to where we can at least know for sure who won, based on LEGAL ballots being counted, it doesn't assure us that President Trump will be able to be overcome all of the corruption and fraud, and be victorious.

Dan is telling us something in this episode, and it is serious, and needs to be closely listened to.  Yes, many of us are severely depressed this weekend.  For the American patriots out here that have kept up with the news, and Dan's episodes, we shake our heads, and wonder how this could have happened.  It's kind of happening, and it's depressing, and pretty scary.

You know what, though, the media will be bashing us like they did the Tea Party patriots, only on steroids, should we even attempt to hold on to hope.  It will be more like demonizing us, and anybody that loved and supported the President for the last five or six years.  You can lay down and cry when you go to bed tonight, but please do all of us a favor:  Do not go out and cry and scream in public!  (I'm not saying that peaceful protests are bad, though!)  I don't think it is wise to disrespect the President, no matter what, nor would we want to make any threats.  We need to be civil and respectful, and yet, while trying to forge ahead from this, we have to somehow balance that with being forceful and demanding, just as the Demonicrats have been doing.   

We'll soon see if Joe Biden can get through the electoral legal actions, but he probably will, because the Demonicrats, courts, and the media will do all they can to discredit anything that threatens the election.  We'll also know in our hearts that it is most likely that we got robbed.  Well, the President did, actually, and by robbing him, they robbed the Americans of hope of prosperity and freedom, and that could destroy this country forever.  Yes, I'm torn up.  But I will continue to fight, the political street fight, but maybe for our next battles two and four years away, if we are allowed.  You unfortunately know what I'm saying.  But I will continue to keep fighting for freedom, and for now, it will be with the First Amendment behind me.  I pray it never comes to needing the Second Amendment.

I know, Dan Bongino would prefer that I embed the Rumble.com video here. However, I'm a little nervous when it comes to using Rumble's java script embedding code in my blogs, so that is why I'm still using the YouTube embedded video of the episode so you can see it here on this page. That being said, here is the link to the video of this episode so that you can watch it on Rumble.com.

 
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Black Lives Matter Protester Shot In Austin Texas ~ Conservative Twins

It is a great video from the Conservative Twins, a.k.a. Hodgetwins. I feel bad that I haven't been blogging these guys. They are excellent! You can count on me adding many more of their videos to this blog.  As you will see, they definitely nail it in this one!

The Disaster Ahead If We Lose This Election ~ Ep. 1303 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode on youtube.com/Bongino or in his Show Notes:

In this episode, I address the Democrats’ increasingly hostile attacks on law and order and the role of big donors such as George Soros in the funding of anti-law and order candidates. I also address the 10 disasters coming our way if the Democrats win the Senate and force through their agenda.

There may not be just a gesture of apprehension in the post for this episode (from last Wednesday, July 22), but possibly even a bit of futility thrown in, too.  It may explain why I need to take breaks from time to time, just to recover any sense of hope that I may have left.  Do you ever feel that way?  Sure, everyone does.  However, does it not seem like it is getting to be a dark force that we are surrounded by, like from Darth Vader, or something? 

So, did Dan Bongino's commentary in this episode bother me?  No.  Actually, what this episode did was to inform me enough, which made me realize just how important these posts are!  This is where I learned a new term:  Embrace the suck.

Yes, true, things are getting rough out there.  There is the Radical Left's 30-front war that we are fighting against.  The evil entities like George Soros helping out local politicians dilute the meaning of the Second Amendment and the ability to defend their property and their lives.  Funneling money to terribly corrupt prosecutors, like Kim Gardner, that charges a St. Louis couple that were trying to defend their lives against a mob of "peaceful protestors" that ripped down the gate to their gated neighborhood, for waving around their weapons.  You see, the 30-front war is not just in Washington D.C. with the swamp trying to take down our heroic President Trump.  No, no, no!  It is at the local levels, too.

So, I'm going to EMBRACE THE SUCK, and maybe help you do that, too.  Even if you really feel strongly about keeping this country out of the hands of the Demonicrats in the election, if you don't say anything, well... If you don't do anything, well...  If you read this post, and don't share it online, well... Good luck with what will happen to this great Constitutional Republic that some geniuses founded a couple centuries ago.  "Freedom isn't free," as they say.  If YOU don't EMBRACE THE SUCK, and stay in the fight, and do your part - whatever you can - you'll lose the freedom that maybe you didn't deserve.  It was God's gift to us.   Please don't give it up.  If you watch enough of Dan Bongino's shows, it will help you understand what we are up against!

And maybe, how to #EMBRACEtheSUCK!  Enjoy the show! 

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Another Fake News Bombshell Collapses ~ Ep. 1287 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode on youtube.com/Bongino or in his Show Notes:

In this episode, I address the explosive fake news bombshell planted in The NY Times this weekend. I discuss the tech tyrants outrageous suspension of this conservative superstar. I also address the stellar response to the riots in Oklahoma, contrasted with the explosion of violence and chaos elsewhere.

Of course, I want you to see the whole show, but definitely, you really must watch the first 18 minutes.  Dan lays it out very well, about the danger that this country is in.  What he talks about in this first segment is pretty mind blowing.  These Black Lives Matters protests are a lot different than the good old days, when President Obama was President, and we had plenty of very peaceful Tea Party rallies.  And at that time, the Fake News Media was gaslighting the American public, to believe that tea partiers were racist, because they disagreed with President Obama's policies.  Obviously, that wasn't true.  We were just a rag tag army of gun-toting, bible carrying Walmart deplorables, mostly in flyover country, that didn't care much for Socialism.  But peaceful.  And despite being lied about in the public relations war.

Those times have changed, now.  The Black Lives Matter and Antifa crowds have nothing to lose.  They have resorted to violence.  They destroy property and take lives, if not gravely injuring people, including law enforcement officers.  How long will it be before somebody decides to defend themselves and protect their property, and tragically have to take somebody's life?  Keep in mind that the protestors that are incited into terrorism (because that is what it is), are shot and killed while trying to do harm to private citizens?  Or a cop?

All the while, many police departments in Blue states and cities are told to stand down, or threatened with defunding.  Communist NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio has already began to neuter the NYPD.  And the number of retirements from the PD force are astronomical.  So, without the police around, who are you going to call when there is a life threatening situation?  911?  Well, apparently not in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  But yes, give somebody at city hall a call (if you survive).

I surely hope that people listen to Dan, both with his warning, and what the solutions are. Also, be sure to see the bonus video I'm including below. Tucker Carlson adds some additional details and insight to the situation with the McCloskeys down in St. Louis, defending their property. I assure you, when you see the reaction from politicians, it will bake your bagels.

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Tucker: Ordinary citizens stand up as politicians cower to the rage mob

A Special Announcement ~ Ep. 1271 ~ The Dan Bongino Show®

From the Dan Bongino Show's description of this episode on youtube.com/Bongino or in his Show Notes:

In this episode, I address the continued media misinformation campaign about the protests and the Wuhan virus. I also address the hiding of this key Spygate player, and the potential reasons why. I also discuss this enormous threat to policing in America.

Thank you, Dan Bongino, you keep me pumped!  Except for today, and not because of this episode.

As much as I like watching Dan's shows and then writing about them, my ability to discuss things is almost totally gone tonight.  Today, I was supposed to go get tested for the Coronavirus.  In Iowa, now, they are testing everyone that wants to be tested. That is something that probably should have been done a month or two ago.  It might have helped to gather actual data so that they could make informed decisions.  And after that block about the asymptomatic people, I really wish they'd get their story right.

Well, I had a slight brain fart today, and forgot to take along a printed copy of the email with a bar code they included.  There would be no test without it.  And I still had about 50 minutes to drive home and get that email printed out, and get back to the testing site.  That didn't go well.  The drive home took about 45 minutes because of detours from road construction.  I pretty much had a meltdown, to be honest.

Yes, it was that kind of day.  After several calls, I was finally able to get my test rescheduled for tomorrow.   I have printed out that bar code and have it in my car, now.  Trust me, this time I didn't schedule the test at a time when I'd be dealing with rush hour traffic like I did today.  That was just a bit nerve-wracking.  Several weeks ago, I wouldn't have had problems with traffic, the roads were pretty much clear all day.  But not now.  The economy will be coming back soon, from what I see!  That's the good news that I can take away from my crazy day.

Honestly, if you haven't yet seen this episode yet, you must, and here it is:  There is some information about Spygate you can't miss.  Dan has some info about FBI Agent Stephen Somma, Case Agent 1, and why he is needed to testify.  Definitely a thriller you can not miss!

Okay, I am off here for today.  I've been itching to start watching Ep. 1272.  You'll know why sometime tomorrow when I can fill you in on it.  Thank you for bearing with me today.  My brain is pretty much mush after the things I went through this afternoon.  My reset button had to be pushed.  I'm just sayin'...

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Ingraham: What is coronavirus doing to us as a people? ~ Fox News Video

Winning the war against COVID-19 must not kill the patient.

The Left is using the Coronavirus Pandemic Shutdown for their advantage, where ever they have a chance. They were able to close gun stores, and churches, and the right to congregate. You have to wonder, would the press be taking this so well, if they were being shut down for whatever excuse the government could come up with? I mean, really, couldn't their 24/7 hysteria cause panic? Or, will it just be the Conservative pro-Trump bloggers that they go after? The left wing mainstream media wouldn't have any problem with that, I'm sure!

But, with all that being said, Laura is a lot like me right now. When we get back to "normal," we certainly hope that it isn't a "new normal" like Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has been talking about, with a "GREEN new normal," a "transformation of America." Wait, hold it right there. Shutting down the country to save us from the Covid-19 Pandemic isn't supposed to "kill the patient," that being our Constitutional rights.

And, maybe one of the biggest dangers to yet face us is.... Well, the election that is supposed to happen this year. While everyone seems pretty confident that President Trump will be re-elected, it would not surprise us to see a lot of Demonicrat shenanigans going on. Keep your eye on that, folks!

VIDEO: When the government knows where the guns are

Yes, people that care about our Constitutional rights, especially the 2nd Amendment, need to see this segment with Judge Andrew Napolitano. This will probably be news that many people have not heard about. You may want to know about this. The government wants to know who the gun owners are, and where they live, which would make it awfully easy to try to grab our guns.

When the government knows where the guns are

It probably can not be a good idea for the government to have the registration data which includes name and addresses of gun owners. This could do irreparable harm to our 2nd Amendment rights. Judge Napolitano explains in this segment how present government actions may be violating the law.

August 4, 2016 ~ Fox & Friends

Guest: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst

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VIDEO: Liberals and Dems Are Firing Blanks When It Comes to Firearms

Patriotic Americans around the country are starting to get some very concerning vibes about these things that are happening, and the Obama administration's tendency to downplay the terrorist act, but then blame guns. What a shame it will be when people see the U.N. vehicles driving down the highway toward their town, and wonder why they didn't see it coming?

Liberals and Dems Are Firing Blanks When It Comes to Firearms ...

For those of you who have to grimace every time a liberal shows their lack of knowledge... Oh, wait. Let's call it what it is... ignorance about firearms, you're going to love this post, and you're going to love this page for posting it. It's sad, because it is misinformation, or disinformation, to try to get people to accept their gun control agenda. In this case, with what the liberals like Susan Serandon are saying, the truly low-info voters will be completely unaware of the facts, which will only help the liberal cause. Well, now, you have a WMD video when it comes to informing the ignorant!

June 20, 2016 ~ Fox & Friends

Guest: Larry Keane, Senior VP of National Shooting Sports Foundation

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VIDEO: Citizens schooling local govt. officials on 2nd Amendment

The citizens of North Liberty, Iowa, school the Mayor and City Council on Second Amendment gun rights. Citizens 1, City...

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VIDEO: Citizens in Iowa get in the way of an illegal gun ban

This is what needs to happen across America. People going to various government meetings and making sure that our...

Posted by Johnny2k's America on Sunday, November 29, 2015

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Am I really worse than ISIS? ~ By Phil Elmore

Phil Elmore

Phil Elmore tells of Twitter vitriol sent his way after Paris attacks

They don't feel any remorse. Despite the cold-blooded murders in Paris, the problem is that there are Muslims that are whining about Americans who are supposedly "Islamophobic." Phil explains that in this column, and especially here:

It tells us something profound, in fact, given the sheer and breathtaking volume of Muslim terror attacks occurring throughout the world, that the first and most vehement reaction by supposedly “moderate” Muslims is to whine that we are unfairly painting their death cult with a broad brush. Instead of standing with the West, they condemn us for “Islamophobia.” Instead of looking to their own religion and asking why so many of Allah’s followers murder innocent people, they lecture the West on tolerance. Instead of adding their voices to those mourning the dead, they use social media to sneer defensively at the living.

No, I really couldn't say it any better than Phil did in the above quote. However, I do have something to say in addition to Phil's thoughts: To anyone that thinks AND says that the "filter" for allowing Syrians to come here should depend on the refugee's claimed religion, that is the biggest mistake a politician could make! First of all, that is so contrary to our Constitution of the United States, specifically, the First Amendment!

Wait, maybe we should back up a little here. We really want to be compassionate, but we might want to do all that is possible to be vetting ALL refugees before we allow possible terrorists into the country. But in the mean time, we know that anyone that values our safety and security will probably be facing the same kind of condemnation in the furious torrents of absolute hostility that Phil experienced. Just sayin'...

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Am I really worse than ISIS?

An interesting thing happened Friday. Muslim terrorists, presumably with ISIS, attacked targets in Paris in a coordinated and bloody effort that left hundreds wounded and at least 129 dead. Like so many here in the United States, I took to Internet and social media to listen to the live news feed while crawling through various Paris…

Boots on the ground? Yes, on U.S. border ~ By Diana West

Diana West

Diana West warns against 'another pointless war in the Middle East'

While Diana made some good points in this column, I'm not sure I can totally buy into her overall strategy. But yes, there is a part that I absolutely agree with Diana on:

Any American “boots on the ground” in response should be on the U.S. border. If, God forbid, a soldier is killed there, at least he died for his country.

The fact is, the first line of defense in this war is our border – all of our borders, from the nation-states of Europe, struggling to break free from the socialism- and diversity-enforcing EU behemoth, to these United States of America, struggling to break from the socialism- and diversity-enforcing White House behemoth. These borders – these sovereign states – are all (an exception is Hungary) undefended by governments in thrall to global imperatives, not responsibility for their own citizens or their own laws. It is first and foremost at these borders that the main mechanism of societal destruction is being activated by massive, lawless population shifts from the Third World, the Islamic world.

The truth is, the last line of our defense won't be at the borders, as non-vetted refugees from Syria, supposedly, come into this country, thanks to the non-vetted Commander-in-chief. It will be us, the citizens, those that value the Second Amendment and own firearms. We also need to vastly decrease the number of soft targets that could be attacked by eliminating "gun-free zones."

But it isn't just a matter of boots-on-the-ground when it comes to defending this country from attacks. The reluctance to use ground troops in pushing back ISIS is somewhat justified, but the downsizing of the U.S. Military is not. The drastic cuts to our military strength has emboldened our enemies. The Liberals/Progressives in America that think and say our continued security in America is dependent on reversing global warming are lying to you, while in the meantime, radical Islamist terrorists are attacking our allies, and they're coming for us. Just sayin'...

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Boots and the ground? Yes, on U.S. border

Fourteen years after 9/11, the civilized world has finally become unified, working as one in response to global jihad by … lighting up landmarks in the colors of the latest victim-state. This is not an effective response. Nor are public displays of grief, including candles, teddy bears and flowers. Nor is embarking on another pointless war…

New Obama czar will hunt 'right-wing' extremists ~ By Leo Hohmann

Americans seen as possibly more threatening than Islamic jihadists

While this information will upset many of us, regarding the targeting of "right-wing extremists" in a new wing of the Justice Department, when I read the entire column, I discovered an even deeper threat!

Whitehead, author of “Battlefield America: The War on the American People,” said he believes the new czar over homegrown violent extremism will work in tandem with the Strong Cities Network announced late last month at the United Nations.

“It’s going to be coordinated somehow with the Strong Cities Network. What you’re going to see is, they’re going to federalize police across the country,” said [John] Whitehead. “They’re already doing it. Ten federal agents have recently moved in to the Oakland Police Department, and they study social media, create algorithms, studying and creating profiles.”

Patriotic citizens who are labeled as "sovereign citizens" are among the groups determined to be extremists! That seems to fit in with what John Whitehead discusses in his book that is mentioned above.

Beware, my fellow Americans, Barack Obama only has a year and a few months left for him to totally transform America. If all that is told about in this column is accurate, those of us that are vocal about the situation would be deemed suspicious and/or enemies of the state. Notorious leaders of the past and present have been very good at getting public opinion to turn against the very people that are trying to protect their freedoms. Just sayin'...

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New Obama czar will hunt 'right-wing' extremists

Loretta Lynch's Justice Department will place new emphasis on home-grown violent extremism committed by so-called ‘right wing' attackers. Just two weeks after it announced a plan to globalize local police departments through the "Strong Cities Network," the Obama administration has added a new tool in its fight against "violent extremism." A new position within the Justice…

VIDEO: Obama politicizes school shooting before the shooter is even known!

Obama politicizes the Oregon school shooting at UCC (a community college) before any information about the shooter is...
Posted by Johnny2k's America on Friday, October 2, 2015

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• August 30, 2015 ~ VIDEO: Politicizing a tragedy doesn't stop a tragedy

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VIDEO: Politicizing a tragedy doesn't stop a tragedy

Once again, we have another great segment with Sheriff David Clarke (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) regarding the Democrats' politicizing another shooting soon after it happens.

The Democrats are trying to politicize gun violence. They are using the tragedy in Virginia where an ex-employee shot...
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VIDEO: "Evil is not something in your hand. It's in your heart."

Do we need more gun restrictions? Will they stop the horrific mass shootings from happening? Well, look, if the killer...

Posted by Johnny2k's America on Friday, June 26, 2015

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VIDEO: The purchase of guns is not the problem, it's what is done with them by the buyer

This report came a day or two after the arrest of four people for shipping guns illegally to Lebanon, and the raids on...

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VIDEO: DOJ Goes after legitimate businesses with Operation Choke Point

So, once again, there is somebody in the government finding a way around the law to go after legal businesses that don't...

Posted by Johnny2k's America on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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VIDEO: There IS a way to defend the U.S. against Lone Wolf terrorists!

From the February 2015 In Review series... (Or, in other words, I got a little behind posting the latest videos from johnny2k's America.)

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Copyright law as a tool for state censorship of the Internet ~ By Maira Sutton

It’s a norm that is reinforced and exported abroad by dozens of trade agreements that carry provisions that mirror, and further entrench, restrictive interpretations of the DMCA. The South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (aka KORUS) and the Australia-U.S. free trade agreement (aka AUSFTA) are just two examples. The language in those agreements was actually a lot like the DMCA. But the negotiators abstracted the language just enough so that U.S. law could still be compliant with it, while the other countries could be pressured to enact even harsher domestic restrictions. Following their trade agreements with the U.S., South Korea enacted a three-strikes takedown regime, and Australia was pushed into enacting policies requiring intermediaries to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

Now we’re seeing a disturbing trend where governments and state-friendly agencies are abusing DMCA takedowns to silence political criticism. Here are the cases we know about where governments have misused U.S. copyright law to censor the Internet [read column].

Nobody is suggesting that the DMCA is not needed to protect the owners of copyright-protected materials, such as movies, music, books, articles, etc. If somebody is uploading pirated movies or music to their website, they deserve to be taken down. But in this column, we find out that the DMCA law is providing an opportunity for governments around the world to limit free speech, including our own. Here is an example that Maira Sutton included in her column:

• United States: The Department of Homeland Security reportedly issued copyright takedowns to YouTube over some conspiracy theory videos, when federal agencies themselves cannot own copyrights — unless it has been assigned to them, which seems unlikely in this case. (August 2012)

Keeping in mind that the internet takedowns are done without due process, you could probably hire lawyers to assist in getting an account reactivated, but that could require a lot of money and time. Those that are actually innocent of breaking any copyright laws, who saw their website taken down or a youtube account terminated, are very unlikely to have the resources to fight their case. You can't defeat the leviathan governments or corporations, let alone fight city hall. They've got you right where they want you: Powerless to protect your rights.

The worst thing about this censorship tool is the knowledge that our own United States government can limit free speech if it is critical of politicians, ObamaCare, or the President and his allies. Isn't that why we have the First Amendment to that "piece of paper" we call the Constitution of the United States of America?

If our government can write laws and create regulations that seem to have a noble purpose to protect us from crooks, destroyers of the environment, and enemies of America, and then use those same laws and regulations to erode our freedom, what has gone wrong? Are our politicians and bureaucrats just too incompetent to be enacting those laws or writing regulations? Or, are they a bunch of control freaks who purposely use vague language in those laws and regulations so that a President can just use his pen and phone to circumvent himself around the laws to do the bidding of his supporters?

What this is about is the ability for governments around the world, including our own, to develop methods to keep their establishments in power, and keep the citizens from being able be able to revolt, let alone, protect our freedom.  Our ability to stay free is being eroded, and our ability to spread the word about the "takedown" of our freedom is being silenced.  Just sayin'...

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Copyright law as a tool for state censorship of the Internet

By Maira Sutton

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Electronic Frontier Foundation

From PersonalLiberty.com

This story by global policy analyst Maira Sutton originally
appeared on the website of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

When state officials seek to censor online speech, they’re going to use the quickest and easiest method available. For many, copyright takedown notices do the trick. After years of lobbying and increasing pressure from content industries on policymakers and tech companies, sending copyright notices to take media offline is easier than ever.

The copyright law that state actors most often invoke is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA was the first major digital copyright law passed in the United States, creating strict procedural rules for how and when a copyright holder can claim that uploaded content infringes on their copyright. U.S.-based tech companies that receive these infringement notices must comply with these rules to receive their safe harbor — the protection they have from being liable for hosting unlawful user content.

The DMCA has become a global tool for censorship, precisely because it was designed to facilitate the removal of online media. The law carries provisions on intermediary liability, among many other strict copyright enforcement rules, which induce websites, Internet service providers and other such “intermediaries” to remove content that is alleged to be a copyright infringement.

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