Monthly Archives: August 2022

Florida GOP candidate Luis Miguel was banned on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook after saying he would legalize shooting federal agents ‘on sight’

Screenshot of the suspended account of Luis Miguel, a Florida republican candidate for the House of Representatives. Miguel was suspended after calling to legalize shooting federal agents “on sight.” Screenshot/Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert Luis Miguel, a candidate for Florida’s House, was removed from several social media platforms Friday. Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook suspended Miguel after he posted…

Rep. Adam Kinzinger suggests social media companies need to take responsibility for violent, ‘insurrection-type’ speech

Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on July 21, 2022. Scott Applewhite/AP Rep. Adam Kinzinger condemned violent speech online as threats spike following the Mar-a-Lago raid. Kinzinger suggested that social media companies…

Rep. Adam Kinzinger says some of the documents recovered in the raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago may be ‘so classified’ they can’t be revealed

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) during a House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Rep. Adam Kinzinger commented on calls for the Mar-a-Lago affidavit to be released to the public. Kinzinger…