%%Post image thumbnail below.%%  # Episode Overview > - **Date Aired:** [[07-11-2023]] > - **Title:** Conspiracy Weary > - **Episode:** 224 > - **Description:** Conspiracy theories are extremely dangerous to our democracy. Therefore, we should discuss them at length. > - **Link:** <https://rumble.com/v2zhslq-big-dig-energy-224-conspiracy-weary.html> %%<https://historydraft.com/happened/what-happened/1-January/world%% # Replay <center><iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v2wwdg6/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:80%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe></center> <br> # Greetings & Announcements 1. Sorry for missing on Saturday. Here's my excuse:  # Segments ## Thierry Breton Suggests Censorship of Riot News Will Be Mandatory via Digital Services Act There is a huge deadline regarding the [[Digital Services Act]] right around the corner, and the Internal Commissioner for the [[European Commission]], [[Thierry Breton]], is not easing my concerns for what's coming. In response to [Macron floats social media cuts during riots – POLITICO](https://archive.is/wVvSu) from [[07-05-2023]], Breton said: > "When there is hateful content, content that calls – for example – for revolt, that also calls for killing and burning of cars, they will be required to delete [the content] immediately." > > "If they fail to do so, they will be immediately sanctioned. We have teams who can intervene immediately. If they don't act immediately, then yes, at that point we'll be able not only to impose a fine but also to ban the operation [of the platforms] on our territory." [Video I Made](https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/142/332/212/original/02154bb156303dc8.mp4) "You shouldn't be banned from one platform and not others." - Jen Psaki on 07-17-2021 [Archive](https://archive.is/20230711120534/https://www.politico.eu/article/social-media-riot-shutdowns-possible-under-eu-content-law-breton-says/)  From [[07-01-2023]]: <center><iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v2uuz8a/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:80%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe></center> ### Threads, Meta, & Zuckerberg All On Board  [Meta agrees to July 'stress test' on new EU content rules – POLITICO](https://www.politico.eu/article/meta-agrees-to-july-stress-test-on-new-eu-content-rules/) from [[06-24-2023]]. > Meta has agreed to a July "stress test" on new EU content rules, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said late Friday after meeting with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in California. > > The test is a mock exercise to see how the firm would comply with the EU Digital Services Act's requirements on content moderation, which come into force in August. > > Breton said in a tweet that he had a "Productive discussion" with Zuckerberg in Menlo Park. "Preparedness on its way with 1,000 Meta employees working on" the DSA, he added. > > The DSA's content provisions, which start applying in late August, will oblige major tech platforms to combat online hate speech, illegal content and disinformation. > > On Thursday, Breton met with Elon Musk and Twitter's new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino about a similar "stress test" on that platform's services. > > Breton also met with Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT's OpenAI, and Jensen Huang, who runs microchips designer Nvidia. ## New CDC Director Mandy Cohen  See: [[Mandy K. Cohen]]   [Archive](https://archive.is/2lhH3) **14 Documents Pending Publication from the CDC via the Federal Register** Link: <https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention>  ### Profile from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services > Since being appointed as Secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in January 2017, Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, and her team have worked tirelessly to improve the health, safety and well-being of North Carolinians. DHHS is a cabinet-level agency with approximately 16,000 employees and an annual budget of $20 billion. Among her top priorities are combating the opioid crisis, building a strong, efficient Medicaid program, and improving early childhood education. > > Cohen is an internal medicine physician and has experience leading complex health organizations. Before coming to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, she was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). She brings a deep understanding of health care to the state and has been responsible for implementing policies for Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the Federal Marketplace. > > A graduate of Cornell University, she received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, a Master's in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and trained in Internal Medicine at [[Massachusetts General Hospital]]. > > ==Cohen is married to Sam Cohen, a health care regulatory lawyer.== The couple has two daughters, ages 3 and 6. **CDC Profile:** <https://archive.is/OvIXM> **2017 Profile:** <https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/03/15/mandy-cohen-im-focus-work/> ## George Soros & "Hardcore Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories" Archive: <https://archive.is/ULlt5>  My focus is largely shifting towards [[Alexander Soros]]. Alex Soros - [[07-04-2023]] > What a treat to be with President Clinton in Albania. One of the most pro-American countries in the world & a stalwart ally thanks in part to its prime minister @ediramaal, who is coincidently born on July 4th. Great to spend today with an 🇺🇸 hero and one of the US's best friends  Alex Soros - [[06-28-2023]] > Most Americans support US arming Ukraine, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows  %%Footer Starts Here%% ---  --- # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #Stream/BDE #Censorship #NetzDG ### Footnotes & References