Parler App can Still be Downloaded on its Own Website

[Update 2/15/2021]: As of today, Parler is back online. While Apple does not allow iPhone users to install the Parler app and the app is also no longer available on Google’s PlayStore, at least Android users can once again download and install the Parler app directly from Parler’s own website (see link below).

[Update 1/11/2021]: On January 11, Amazon Web Services turned Parler offline. Parler is since looking for a new hosting company to host its social media platform. It currently has a placeholder website at www.parler.com, but no functionality beyond occasional notifications on its quest to return. The download links for the app (see below) are currently not working either.

[Original article]: As part of the Great Purge, big tech companies are currently aggressively removing alternative content and opinion and are banning conservative, libertarian or simply dissenting users.

Twitter just permanently banned the sitting President of the United States from its platform an hour ago. Google just removed the free-speech Twitter-alternative app Parler from its app store, Apple is considering a similar move.

The good news is: the Parler smartphone app is still available for download on Parler’s own website:

Here is the link to the Android App: https://company.parler.com/android

Here is the link to the iPhone app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parler-app/id1402727988?ls=1

And here is the link to Parler’s website: https://parler.com/

After Jack Dorsey Allows the President of the United States to Communicate Again, Trump Addresses the Nation

In his first tweet since Twitter suspended his account when Trump called on the demonstrators at the Capitol to go home, the President posted a video in which he calls for calm and reconciliation. He condemns the violence that was committed at the Capitol and states that the focus is now on ensuring a smooth and peaceful transition of power.

The President’s twitter account is still heavily redacted by the social media platform, which also deleted the video in which Trump tells protestors to go home.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1347334804052844550?s=20

Ohio Removes Duty for Crime Victims to Retreat

The governor of Ohio reluctantly signed a bill into law, removing the requirement for a law abiding citizen to retreat when attacked by a criminal before being allowed to defend him/herself.

While Ohio still has many problematic laws which make good people more likely to get convicted of a crime there than in many other states, this so called “stand your ground” bill is a great step in the right direction and will reduce legal advantages that criminals in Ohio had over their victims.

The majority Republican lawmaker in Ohio also refused the governor’s call to pass so-called gun-control legislation, which would have created more restrictions and legal pitfalls for law-abiding gun-owners who simply want to protect themselves and their loved ones.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/mike-dewine-ohio-governor-signs-gun-rights-bill-el/

Health Care Providers Must Disclose Prices Starting 2021, Thanks to Trump’s Executive Order

Starting January 2021, hospitals will be required to disclose their pricing negotiations to better inform consumers.

The new rule, which mandates that health care systems and insurance companies reveal costs for tests, procedures, and treatments, follows a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to uphold President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for health care price transparency.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/30/greedy-health-care-providers-must-disclose-prices-in-2021-thanks-to-trumps-executive-order/