American Ballyhoo

Liberal, conservative, or centrist: America and her citizens struggle to redefine a badly battered national identity and global reputation.

By The Curious Curator

The Curious Curator
Net Neutrality
FCC wants to know if your internet sucks, or flies, with its speed test app
pocketnow.com - Nadeem Sarwar
The US FCC has launched a new app that lets users measure their internet speed (both mobile and broadband), while the collected data will allow the …
2 days ago
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Alex Jones
Tech newsletter: Will Biden pick an FCC chair with no telecom ties?
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Internet Insider, where we dissect tech and politics unfolding online. Today: Over 100,000 people petition Biden to …
18 hours ago
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Broadband
Is broadband infrastructure? Republicans used to think so - Roll Call
Roll Call - Patrick Pexton
The debate in Congress over President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion-plus infrastructure plan has featured a clean, simple attack line from Republicans: …
1 day ago
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Net Neutrality
How Some States Prevent Cheap Public Broadband
Lifewire - Sascha Brodsky
The digital divide is growing, even as efforts to make broadband more available are being hampered by bureaucracy. States are blocking efforts to …
1 day ago
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Nat King Cole
‘Those Folks Hurt My Back’: Resurfaced Attack Details How Nat King Cole Was Ambushed Onstage By KKK 65 Years Ago In Alabama
atlantablackstar.com - Angelina Velasquez
From being jailed for singing to integrated audiences, to facing acts of violence while performing segregated shows in the south, Black artists’ …
11 hours ago