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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 16, 2021 B-9 My video also questioned the claim that hurricanes have gotten stronger. "Misleads viewers," said Climate Feed- back. But on this topic, reviewer Brown said my video is accurate! "That's wrong that you were criticized for saying that," he says. "The IPCC (doesn't) claim that (hurricanes)... droughts... floods are in- creasing." Later Brown emailed us, saying that "the problem is omission of contextu- al information rather than 'facts' being 'wrong.'" Oh. Climate Feedback's "fact-check" wasn't about actual facts. "It's a tonal thing," Brown told me. Facebook censors me because climate alarmists don't like my "tone." I appealed, asking Facebook to remove the erroneous "fact-check." No one has responded. Maybe, someday, skepticism about cli- mate change being a "crisis" will prove foolish. But we don't know that today. It's a question that deserves debate, not cen- sorship. Someone should respond to climate alarmism, because people are terrified. "Children are frightened that they're going to drown," I tell Brown. "Young adults aren't having babies because they think climate change is going to end the world! " Brown acknowledged that many peo- ple are too fearful. "I get emails: 'Is it worth it to have a kid ... in this terrible world that's going to be destroyed by climate change? I'm so scared about famine in my lifetime! ' I just reply and say, the reports don't say that." But his email responses aren't enough. We need Facebook to allow videos like mine to reach millions of people. But Vincent doesn't want that. And, amazingly, Facebook lets him decide. It's the second time his group smeared me. Last time, they didn't even watch my video! The worst part for me is that Vincent's smear means that Facebook now shows all my videos to fewer people. That hurts. Of the 25 million people who watched my climate video, 24 mil- lion watched on Facebook. "I am sympathetic with what you're saying," says Brown. "At the same time, I like the idea of having some type of sys- tem where content can be compared to what experts think." Emmanuel Vincent says he hopes to expand his group and censor YouTube and Twitter, too. He's eager to make sure people are frightened about climate change. "What happens with groups like Cli- mate Feedback," says Brown, "they're looking at emissions and nothing hap- pens, policy-wise. ... They develop this bias: 'We really need to fact-check some- thing that goes against the narrative! '" Climate Feedback's "fact-checks" do sometimes criticize alarmism, too, if it's truly absurd, like New York Magazine's cover story, "Uninhabitable Earth." But as I told Brown, "There were three times as many fact-checks on skeptics as on alarmists." "That's wrong," he responded. "They should be fact-checking the alarmist side just as much." They should. But they don't. Vincent and Climate Feedback doesn't want debate. They want to silence debate. Facebook lets them. John Stossel is author of "Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media." can go to infrastructure. Step No. 4: Declare a war on Washington waste. Polls show Americans believe that about 25 to 30 cents of every dollar spent in Wash- ington is wasted. To find the waste, Congress can simply go to the website Open the Books at https://www.open- thebooks.com/, which lists tens of billions of dollars of outrageous spending. This is what any business would do. Why not Uncle Sam? Biden has said that up- grading our infrastructure and the safety of our bridg- es is a top national priority. He is right. But what isn't a national priority is the $22 trillion in debt spending he wants to pay for it. If Repub- licans cave into the progres- sive agenda that Biden has laid out, they will be co-con- spirators in the bankrupting of America. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foun- dation and an economic con- sultant with FreedomWorks. He is the co-author of "Trum- ponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive the Amer- ican Economy." a pseudonym on Facebook—or individ- uals who violate an employer's policies about appropriate use of business infor- mation technology systems—for exam- ple, someone who checks sports scores on their company computer. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act pros- ecutions based on terms of service viola- tions are rare, but, given the complexity of many websites' terms of service agree- ments, their rapidly changing nature, and the regularity with which average Ameri- cans violate them, Van Buren's narrow in- terpretation of the statute will help avoid constitutional vagueness concerns. Website owners, of course, can still seek damages for breach of contract against individuals who run afoul of terms of service agreements, and em - ployers can do the same (or impose dis- ciplinary sanctions) against employees who violate a contractual access restric- tion. Other federal criminal statutes will still punish individuals who steal from their employers under certain circum- stances—for instance, when an employ- ee misappropriates trade secrets. But after Van Buren, no American needs to fear the potential of an arbitrary prosecution solely because they violated a widely unread terms of service agree- ment or a widely unenforced company in- formation technology policy. Michael Ellis joined The Heritage Foun- dation's Meese Center for Legal and Judi- cial Studies as visiting fellow for law and technology. HACKING Continued from page 8 cause I know once I press that prompt, there is no easy method correct to a mistake. I dislike the voice prompt saying, "Visit or go to www." Seems like to me it meant go to World War number so- and-so. ••• It's really not that bad, es- pecially if you force yourself to learn the art of navigat- ing this complex world of in- formation technology. Once your reservations are ac- cepted, you feel you are 'in' and have joined the club of "Yes, I have a reservation and here's the proof on my phone, in black and white, blue and red, orange and yellow." And here's my 12 -digit reserva- tion number on my app with that Picasso art bar code. My grandkids just don't realize the amount of work behind these things they are now enjoying. Someday, they will also be in that posi- tion, but I sense in talking to them, they are becoming so- phisticated and knowledge- able about navigating wire- less technology. When my five year-old grandkid requests to be con- nected to a hot spot or know how to connect to any WiFi using PINs, it will be second nature for them to be able to survive the world of new technologies. Incidentally, my kids are now starting to answer phones and check texts through their wristwatch. I saw that technology on Dick Tracy cartoons many, many moons ago. Wow, am I get- ting that old? ••• Wisdom of the week: It is important to build great memories that our children and grandchildren can some- day talk about and reminisce. Life has to be a balance of work and play. And great love must permeate all these ac- tivities. Humor of the week: Yes, and be sure to know the way to balance the checkbook too. Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Joshua Leroy Cannon charged with op- erating a vehicle after being an habitual traffic offender, a level 6 felony. Shane Elenbaas charged with count I confinement, a level 6 felony, and count II domestic battery. Tim G. Wright charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a lev- el 6 felony, and count II operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike County Circuit Court Christian S. Clark charged with pos- session of marijuana. Riley M. Wallace charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Everett E. Sutt charged with count I op- erating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated, prior. Audrey L. Turpen charged with operat- ing a vehicle with a schedule I or II con- trolled substance or its metabolite in per- son's body. Evan M. Frische charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II pos- session of paraphernalia. Kaden E. Barber charged with count I minor in possession of alcohol and count II reckless driving. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Discover Bank sues Blake Lamb on complaint. Synchrony Bank sues Cristal Cannon on complaint. Casey Camden sues James S. Camden for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Pike County School Corporation sues Dusty Bolin on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Sarah Frasure on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Sarah Thomas on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Ben Crawford on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Travis Atkins on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Lisa Hawitt on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Adria Fleck on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Michael Christmas on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Jason Kleiman on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Cassie Loveless on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues April Young on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Cody Zimmerman on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Starla Burkhardt on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Brian Gladish on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Jeramie Hasenour on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Barry May on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Sean Poselwait on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Amber Hatton on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Benny Thomas on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Eric Cannon on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Audrey Hale on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Amber Johnson on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Amanda Vickers on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Leona Uppencamp on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Chad Pancake on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Kristy Hauck on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Daisy Moyes on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Melo- dy R. Faulk on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Saman- tha R. Fraley, AK A Samantha Borjon, on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Todd J. Garland on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Debra G. Killion on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Chance E. Greener charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Ashley R. Montgomery charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Alice L. Boger charged with speeding. Todd M. Kuester charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Simon W. Bean charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Thomas L. Daves II charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Jacob E. Hodge charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Aaron C. Benefiel charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Samuel J. Roberts charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Hanna E. Persha charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Leah A. White charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Benjamin A. Braunecker charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Breanne R. Smith charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Elise M. Ratajczyk charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Robert A. Hall charged with disregard- ing an official traffic control device-in- volves bodily injury. Saint H. Eldeus charged with seatbelt violation. Christian X. Burris charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Benson Franelus charged with seat- belt violation. Elizabeth E. Clark charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Kristopher W. Franklin charged with speeding. Morgan H. Halliwell charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Abigail B. Hill charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Latesha L. Osborne charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Tyler J. Walls charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Taylor K. Goodnight charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Tanner Cain Ruppel charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Falande Albert charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Derek J. Zika charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Shelby M. Ridao charged with speed- ing. Shawn W. Smith charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Tonya Kerstiens charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Reid T. Foster charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Cynyrlynne L. Suganob charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Merrill M. Punke charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Elizabeth A. Alvarez charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Debra G. Killion charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Mackenzie C. Conley charged with speeding. SHARE Continued from page 8 FIXING Continued from page 8 ment. Black progress and achievement since the 1960s have been substantial. Where problems exist, and where progress is disappoint- ing, invariably, government has been the problem, not the solution. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." AMERICA Continued from page 8 TAKE Continued from page 8 CENSORS Continued from page 8 and struck a deal; what will you give me for Jesus? They agreed on thirty pieces of silver. They gave him the sil- ver and Judas delivered up Jesus. Later, after Judas re- alized the wicked deed he had committed; he returned the money to the officials. They purchased a field with the returned money. They ap- propriated it as a burial-place for strangers. This field be- came the burial place for Ju- das and became known as 'the Field of Blood.' Peter said, 'Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness.' Was this a fair exchange? Job observed people enter this world naked, and like- wise leave this world naked. Paul added we brought noth- ing into this world, and it is 'certain' we can carry noth- ing out. His suggestion is if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet to be content. Because to lust for money always brings trouble. Some people will go down this path of destruction, crav- ing wealth, and will lose their way and faith. They will fall by the wayside and live to re- gret it ( Judas). Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that 'if you're born poor it's not your mistake, but if you die poor, it's your mistake.' This statement may play well in industrial nations like America where opportu- nities abound, but in coun- tries such as Bangladesh or the Congo there are few op- portunities to advance one's lot in life. Is this a Christian goal? Jesus tells of a farmer who had a bumper crop and made a lot of money. He tore down his barns and built bigger barns. And then he said to himself, I have got it made and can now retire. I will take it easy and have the time of my life! That night God ap- pears and calls the farmer a fool. He tells him tonight; you will die and then who will get your stuff? The focus of the story is people who fill their barns with objects of self-indulgence are not rich. The treasures they covet are meaningless in God's sight. Jesus told the crowd to, `Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide your- selves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a trea- sure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief ap- proaches and no moth de- stroys.' How much are you depositing into your heaven- ly bank account?