. >>> next, archaeologists and stanford historical society president, laura jones, gives an illustrated talk on how railroad profits were used to build stanford university and how the transcontinental railroad change the community. this was part of a symposium marking the railroads 150th anniversary. >> your sponsor today of the stanford historical society provides members and supporters access and trying to be objective about telling the whole story to lectures and special events, membership is open to anyone, whether you are affiliated with stanford university as an alum list, a faculty member, staff member or just live in the area or live outside of the area and are interested in history and the impact that stanford has had in the development of the nation. please visit us in the reception area regarding membership or tell a friend to visit us at the stanford historical society. as i am mentioning the historical society, our next week or just happens to serve as the president of the stanford historical society. doctor laura jones is responsible for stanford university nearly 100 arch

andse welcome laura jones, learn more about stanford and the railroad. [applause] ms. jones: while we put up the slides, isn't this a terrific event? [applause] i'm not an expert on the railroads, so please don't ask technical questions about the have the, but i privilege of being last and thus having the last word about some of this, which i am going to enjoy. i'm deeply grateful richard had to go off to a family event. [laughter] i won't have to hear my disagreement with some of what he had to say about the railroad legacy at stanford. i have to say that i love these kinds of events. i like my history straight up. i want to hear critical perspectives, i want to hear more than one perspective, i want to hear a scholarly debate about history. that is what makes it exciting to me. wright'srichard railroad book just to get ready for the talk, and i stop while i am reading the book and argue with richard, mumble, explain, put it down and say, i don't need to read that again. and then it lured me back in and i read it again. i had the privilege of reading a copy of gordon

. >>> next, archaeologists and stanford historical society president, laura jones, gives an illustrated talk on how railroad profits were used to

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resident laura jones gives an illustrated talk on how railroad profits were used to build the stanford university, and how the railroad changed the community. >> the stanford historical society provides access to the stanford story, preserving its legacy and celebrating the treasures of stanford history, trying to be objective about showing the

so laura jones invited me to do this and asked me to talk about the impact of the transcontinental railroad on native americans. and so i thought, well, what do people think its impact was? i did what everybody does these days. i went and googled it. so, you know, what was the impact of the transcontinental railroad on native americans? and there's generally, if you do this little exercise, you'd see that there's generally a consensus out, but these two statements that came from the digital public library of america, these two statements pretty much summarize, you know, the conventional wisdom, and that is the railroad was completed. thousands and thousands of white americans came streaming across the western frontier. it uprooted and destroyed people in sort of a mass extermination, and it was just terrible. okay? well, yeah. what happened out on the frontier was terrible, but the railroads actually had relatively to do about it. so i want to offer a somewhat different perspective, and that is the transcontinental railroad really represented -- was a consequence and not a cause of this, an

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right wing conspiracy there is alex jones. >> laura: far right extremist farrakhan with barack obamaine waters and holder. this far right extremist label has a lot of good friends on the left. >> it does. it's fascinating. this rhetoric they want to apply it to anybody who americans don't like or any frightening kind of person. farrakhan is not on the left or right. he is an opportunist. hold horrific positions about the jewish people. those things and not about part politics on either side. those are extremist positions. the "washington post" even had to issue a correction when they said the same thing, he is not on the right. he is just an extremist. the left is trying to distance itself from facist policy. hitler was supposed to be a right winger. this is typical. i think that the american peopl at this point are getting a little tired of the hysteria on the left.an >> laura: joe lockhart told a whopper on cnn. >> president obama was the most scandal free white house i have ever seen. his line about keeping your plan. we heard about that for a year. >> that became a cottage indust

storm comes after a decision by facebook to ban certain far right provocateurs, including alex jones and lauraor violating policies on hate speech. tim o'brien joined us to discuss come along with bloomberg social media correspondent kurt wagner. kurt: he said we are in the united states, and we have this thing called freedom of speech. the thing about these companies is they are global companies. not u.s. companies. they are building rules and guidelines for people all around the world. often times, you will see that they have these blanket policies because they are supposed to apply not just to people in the u.s. or people everywhere. people sometimes forget that. emily: they are private companies, so they get to make the rules. kurt: they do not want to use the platform because of that. facebook and twitter and others have said that there are rules people have to abide by. emily: many folks say facebook did not do this soon enough. another tweet from the president as part of this particular tweet storm, diamond and silk, they have been treated so horribly. what has been done to them is sad.

the band farrakhan, there banning milo yiannopoulos, there banning alex jones, laura blumer, you know, there should be more freedom, not less freedom. i know that you do not want people inciting violence and have to draw the line at that. we do not want that, obviously. if you're just being a provocateur, and if you have the freedom in this country to be an idiot or just to be crazy or whatever these people are, where is a line drawn. in 10 years, 20 years, is facebook going to say i do not like this guy either, get him off the platform? >> i think the scary thing is that the people they are shutting down are not doing that. i mean laura blumer is trying to expose things and she biased against islamic influence but this does not necessarily, she's not calling for any type of incitement of violence. then joseph watson, he's not doing either. i think the scary thing. essentially, facebook is targeting conservatives on the right and who is next? it could be any of us. i think it's a very alarming thing. these are people with absolutely no regard for free speech or the first amendment. >>

do i care right now you have an incentive right now if you want to support creators like alex jones or laura loom or all these people that have been banned from pay pal from stray even from crypto companies you're going to have to figure out how to use that point are going to have to figure out how to send and how to buy it except. so there is now a sense of urgency hopefully that will continue to increase how to get a hat like that. we're going to open up our hearts and i start pretty soon but do it. in the hat answer to our but thank you thanks for having me all right that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser is days ever want to thank our guests answer to our by the name of the companies gab d.a.b. dot com. very important check it out like at us on twitter as guys report it so next time by all. in 24 you know bloody revolution to the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it still loyal i mean your list put in the new bill is that i'm pulling you to the fo

do i care right now you have an incentive right now if you want to support creators like alex jones or laura loom or all these people that have been banned from pay pal from stray even from crypto companies you're going to have to figure out how to use that point are going to have to figure out how to send and how to buy it and set. so there is now a sense of urgency hopefully that will continue to increase how to get a hat like that. we're going to open up our hearts and i start pretty soon but do it. in the hat answer to our but thank you thanks for having me all right that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser states never want to thank our guests answer to our by the name of the companies gab d.a.b. dot com. very important check it out playing catch us on twitter and sky's report until next time iow. if we ever need an anti-war movement it's obviously now trying to hyper aggressive foreign policy faces little resistance from the mainstream media in fact numerous liberal news outlets function as a cheering section for the president where is the moral ou

do i care right now you have an incentive right now if you want to support creators like alex jones or laura loom or all these people that have been banned from pay pal from stray even from crypto companies you're going to have to figure out how to use that point are going to have to figure out how to send and how to buy it and set. well there is now a sense of urgency hopefully that will continue to increase how to get a hat like that. we're going to open up our barracks and i start pretty soon but do it. the hat answer tour bus thank you thanks for having me all right that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser stacy ever want to thank our guests answer to our by the name of the company's gabsi a big dot com. very important check it out when i catch us on twitter this guy's report and so next time by all. is up just to see on his attorney when they get going on was a little did he. know it. was a renewal if they give. us to know people it's supposed to it's going to be put it's yes that's good. that's the time to get. if you ask if that's the finish that

rory cashin jones, bbc news. lauraas you heard, the berattack is thought to have been carried out using software developed by an israeli company. there are attempts in israel to stop the firm exporting abroad. maintainshe company while it sells the software, it doesn't operate it. middle east correspondent tom bateman has been speaking to a lawyer, who says he was specifically targeted by the cyberattack, and he sent us this report from jerusalem. >> as a lawyer, i am used to being a person who defends people's rights, not being the victim myself. tom: this u.k. based lawyer has spent months representing people who claim their phones were targeted using nso's software. now speaki anonymously, he believes these spyware has been used against him. >> on sunday i received two whatsapp video calls. i managed to capture the log. tom: these were hacking attempts? >> yes. tom: the attempts were passed to whatsapp, who started their investigation. nso says itsar sofis to track terrorists, but it is accused of selling it to coun

mean, they banned farrakhan, they're banning this guy milo yiannopoulos, they're banning alex jones, lauraoomer. you know,rr in my opinion, there should be more freedom, not less freedom. i understand, you know, you don't want people, dinesh, inciting violence, and you've got to draw the line at that. you don't want that, obviously, but if you're just being a provocateur or if you have the freedom of speech in this country to be an idiot or to be, you know, crazy or whatever idthese people are, where is the line drawn? i mean, ten years, twenty years is facebook going to say, you know, i don't like this guy either, get him off the platform? >> i think the scary thing is that the people that they're shutting down are not doing that. i mean, laura loomer is trying to expose things, and she fights against islamic influence. but this doesn't necessarily -- she's not calling for any kind of incitement of violence. the fellowsh paul joseph watson and prisonof planet, he's not doing it either. so i think that this is a very scary thing. essentially, facebook is just targeting conservatives on the

after a decision by facebook to band certain far white -- far right are tours, including alex jones and laurafor violating policies on hate speech. tim o'brien joined us to discuss , along with kurt wagoner. he said we are in the united states and we have this thing called freedom of speech. the thing about these companies is they are global companies. not u.s. companies. they are building rules and guidelines for people all around the world. often times, you will see that they have these blanket policies because they are supposed to apply not just two people in the u.s. were people everywhere. people sometimes forget that. emily: they are private companies so they get to make the rules. you -- they do not want to use the platform because of that. facebook and twitter and others have said that there are rules people have to abide by. emily: many folks say facebook did not do this soon enough. another tweet from the president as part of this particular tweet have, diamond and silk say -- they have been treated so horribly. what has been done to them is sad. it is getting worse for conservative

groups associated with a number of people including nation of islam leader louis farrakhan, alex jones and laura loomer after re-evaluating content and activities outside of facebook. the social network has taken heat from civil rights groups in recent years for not moving quick enough or strong enough against hate messaging. some say this is a sign that facebook is now doubling down on its hate speech policies. facebook spokesperson tells us that we've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology. the process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it's what led us to our decision to remove these accounts today. and take a look at this. the washington post catching heat for this headline, the newspaper grouped loui louis farrakhan along with far right leaders. afteafter criticism, the post we this. how is far can is an extremist leader who espoused anti-semetic views, an earlier version of this story and headline incorrectly included him in a list of far right leaders. guys, the damage was done. plenty of reaction to

laura: it isn't enough to highlight local bias among social media giants. there needs to be a way to fight back. an alternative. here's an incomplete list of recent steps taken. personality alex jonesmilo yiannopoulos, and laura loomer are have been permanently banned by twitter. candace owens was banned for seven days by saying whites a premise he was not a big threat to america than stalinism. michelle malkin was suspended for opposing censorship. dan scamino, trump social media director, temporarily banned after his post were flagged by "an algorithm." one company is stepping into the breach. parlor is a twitter like platform that was launched last year. it's already attracted a number of powerful people, including senator mike lee and trump manager brad pascal. here's the ceo of parlor. john, is this going to be a twitter alternativelo that conservatives have been seeking? >> i don't like the idea ofti being an alternative. i think it should be more of a platform that social media should have been when it was originated. s the reality is they are more acting like publications rather than a community forum. that's generally what should be created, a community forum for people to

facebook to ban certain far right provocateurs and conspiracy theorists, including alex jones, milo yiannopoulos, and lauramer, for violating policies on hate speech. tim o'brien joined us to discuss, along with bloomberg tech social media reporter kurt wagner. kurt: one of the things that he tweeted that stood out to me was he said we are in the united states, and we have this thing called freedom of speech. the thing about these companies is they are global companies. not u.s. companies. certainly they are u.s. based, but they are building rules and guidelines for people all around the world. oftentimes, you will see they kind of have these blanket policies because they are supposed to apply not just to people in the u.s., but people everywhere. people sometimes forget that. emily: they are private companies, so they get to make the rules. kurt: that's right, this is a community. if you are facebook, you try to weigh what is more valuable to you -- people who have free speech but involve some hate speech, or people who say that they do not want to use the platform because of that. facebook and twitter an

alex jones, milo, is louis farrakhan, laura lumar, all designated dangerous individuals and banned fromacebook. the company infowars banned as well and described as a dangerous organization. didn't say how. how dangerous is infowars? facebook said you can be banned for sharing content unless you simultaneously denounce it. think about that. he is not just censoring opinions, he is describing which political opinions you are allowed to have, which conversations all of us in the country can have about america. keep in mind that nobody voted for mark zuckerberg. he is 34 years old. he is completely cut off from reality. he is worth $72 billion. yet, he can single-handedly make the first amendment irrelevant after 250 years. here is the most amazing thing of all. the media thinks that is great. journalists are supposed to defend free speech. you would think that is their job since they make a living from it. when corporate america issues an order and mark zuckerberg says jump, the question is how high, mr. zuckerberg? listen to them celebrate mark zuckerberg and sell you out completely. >>

facebook and the people on the list include alex jones and his info wars page one with former breitbart news editor millo yano posts and political activist laura loom or. explaining the decision facebook says it has always banned individuals or organizations that promote violence and hate regardless of ideology but you tube or paula jones have watson who has also been banned by the social media giant claims the move is purely political. i was given no reason whatsoever for being banned by facebook or instagram this is punishment this is a political purge this has nothing to do with hate or violating terms of service yesterday ever wrote an article about how i was leavin in the digital gulag on holocaust remembrance day and today even though i was honest and have dedicated my life to competent jew hatred these nazis in silicon valley ban me or in facebook's action has sparked a censorship debate with some saying the move has worrying implications for free speech. every conservative should be concerned about alex jones prison planet and others getting an arbitrary banned from facebook platforms you an extent censorship is entering a new more hys

facebook to ban certain far right provocateurs and conspiracy theorists, including alex jones, milo you an obelisk, and lauramer, for violating policies on hate speech. tim o'brien joined us to discuss, along with bloomberg tech social media reporter kurt wagner. kurt: one of the things that he tweeted that stood out to me was he said we are in the united states, and we have this thing called freedom of speech. the thing about these companies is they are global companies. not u.s. companies. certainly they are u.s. based, but they are building rules and guidelines for people all around the world. oftentimes, you will see they kind of have these blanket policies because they are supposed to apply not just to people in the u.s., but people everywhere. people sometimes forget that. emily: they are private companies, so they get to make the rules. kurt: that's right, this is a community. if you are facebook, you try to weigh what is more valuable to who have free speech but some hate speech, or people who say that they do not want to use the platform because of that. facebook and twitter and others have said tha

. >> louis farrakhan, alex jones, and laura loormer, and milo yiannopoulos. >> you see the president'sat do you make of his reactions so far and what does it tells you about the contours of this debate? >> yes, also, he banned paul vanwaszen. >> you want him to retweet it twice. >> yeah, was memorializing himself on twitter yesterday. i mean, yeah, the president has given a voice to all of these people. you know, he's re-tweeted accounts that are qanon conspiracy accounts, representing ideas that these people have perpetuated for years. i think that's a problem for these companies. that's why facebook and, you know, twitter are so hesitant to do anything about this. because they're scared of getting in the president's crosshairs. >> scott, how scared should they be? there is this debate about, if this is something that the company, a company should do. and there's this broader conversation about regulation of social media, the role that government should be playing here. is it appropriate, as you see it, for a company to be taking a user off? >> whether it's appropriate or not, it is t

people on the list have prominent media profiles including alex jones with his website info was bought milo and political activist laura lumet moreover anyone who promotes their content on social media faces similar sanctions. explaining the decision facebook says it's always bound individuals or organizations promoting violence and hate regardless of ideology you tube reporters have watson has also been banned by the social media giant claims that the move is purely political i was given no reason whatsoever for being banned by facebook or instagram this is punishment this is a political purge this has nothing to do with hate all violating terms of service yesterday ever wrote an article about how i was leavin in a digital gulag on holocaust remembrance day and today even though i was honest and have dedicated my life to convert in jew hatred this nazis in silicon valley banned me facebook's actions of sparked a censorship debate some say the company should ban more people others though one of repercussions for freedom of speech every conservative should be concerned about alex jones prison planet and others getting a

and instagram the people on the list include alex jones and his info wars page along with former breitbart news editor and office political activist laura lou murray and you tube or paul joseph watson their content allegedly violates facebook's new regulations. facebook has stressed it's always been individuals and organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate were guarded list of ideology but some of those banned by the social media giant claim the moves purely political. i was given no reason whatsoever for being banned by facebook or instagram this is punishment this is a political purge this has nothing to do with hate or violating terms of service yesterday not to call about how i was leavin in the still gulag on holocaust remembrance day and today even though i am a zionist and have dedicated my life to competent jew hatred these nazis in silicon valley ban me facebook's action has sparked a censorship debate some saying the company should ban more people on others warn of repercussions on free speech every conservative should be concerned about alex jones prison planet and others getting an obituary banned from facebo

media profile for that includes the likes of alex jones with his website and force exploit part news editor while you novelists and political activist laura loom or more over anyone who promotes their content on social media faces a similar fate you tube or a poll just of watson who has also been banned by facebook says the move was political. i was given no reason whatsoever for being banned by facebook or instagram this is punishment this is a political purge this has nothing to do with hate or violating terms of service facebook's action has sparked a censorship debate with some a saying the social media giant should ban more people while others warn of free speech repercussions the social media giant underlines that they have always been individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence hate regardless of ideology live now to ben harris twenty eight chair of the british thing to think tank the bow group welcome to the program now facebook claims violation of service but these figures have been on the platform for many years why now so that's right i think what we're seeing is facebook increasingly seeing itself as a poli