Mohave Today

This week, Facebook/Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee admitting that the Biden-Harris Administration pressured the social media giant in 2020 and 2021 to censor certain COVID-19 content. Zuckerberg acknowledged this action was "wrong." He specified that under pressure from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Facebook censored more than 20 million posts related to COVID-19. In the same letter, Zuckerberg expressed regret for censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story weeks before the 2020 presidential election: "I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it."

Responding to reporters' questions about the Hunter Biden laptop in December 2020 and September 2021, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Joe Biden claimed it was “broadly known and widely known that there was a broad range of Russian disinformation.”

Zuckerberg, who contributed over $400 million in the 2020 presidential election to promote Democrats, wrote he doesn’t “plan on making a similar contribution this [presidential] cycle.”

David Inserra from the Cato Institute analyzed this issue: "So is Meta 'ready to push back? I suspect its spine is stiffer today... But given that Meta is not willing to use its powerful position... it is only a matter of time before Meta and other social media companies again find themselves facing irresistible government pressure."

In Texas, Governor Abbott announced removing over one million ineligible voters, including over 6,500 illegal aliens. Ohio’s Secretary of State referred nearly 150 illegal aliens for prosecution after identifying 600 lawbreakers registered to vote despite not being citizens. Virginia's Governor Youngkin removed 6,300 illegals from voter rolls as part of nearly 80,000 voter registrations removed.

Efforts in these states highlight why Congress should include the SAVE Act in any government funding plan. The SAVE Act would require states to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering an individual to vote in federal elections.

House Republicans are urged to insist that any short-term funding bill includes the SAVE Act.

This week also saw Representative Gosar attending a flag-raising ceremony at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. He announced registration for the Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students living in Arizona’s Ninth Congressional District.

Gosar will host another Social Security roundtable in Bullhead City due to popular demand.

Gosar received more than 4,500 letters from constituents in August. Michael W. from Meadview expressed frustration with current politics; Nathanial W. from Buckeye urged support for Supreme Court reform packages proposed by President Biden.

Gosar highlighted various news stories related to his positions on immigration and election integrity.