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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection
![With media stories noting that Republican candidates do not want to be seen with Trump, yesterday morning he posted: “Thanks you [sic] to the great Networks that are covering the Rallies in full. They are being rewarded with BIG RATINGS. Watch for the ‘Midterm Surprise!’” About an hour and a half later, he posted: “MY RALLIES ARE SAVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AGAIN!!!” That post was likely in light of the outrage yesterday over his statement about oil prices at a rally in Nebraska Monday night:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fq2eq7rqgdqbai7lforydsjo/bafkreihsrvqsecibluxfhlyype7a5icyijie2k652nvjd6dnsil4vs5jrm)
![“And again, remember, with the war it’s just artificial, it’s a little bit high, it’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They can take out a city, let ’em take out Los Angeles. Let ’em take out San Diego. [crowd cheers] “That’s, this is a very small price to pay, and it’s gonna be over with very soon. It’s essentially almost over with, and they might keep going a little long, you know? They always say they have a big threshold for pain. They need it, let me tell you, they need it. But it’s gonna end very soon….”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fq2eq7rqgdqbai7lforydsjo/bafkreibqfjjouy4xbwkvm7cbzrgbgzflhfrizxecnqczkawzya6lbjgvuy)
