Day: November 4, 2023

Categories
Cancel Culture

November 4, 2023

IndieGoGo SHADOWBANS A Beautiful Sci Fi Comic By Christian Creator Aaron Lorpresti – Jon Del Arroz

The crowdfunding campaign in question: KIT CARTER: PLANET DOOM GRAPHIC NOVEL

Sure enough, as of November 4, 2023, Mr. Lopresti’s crowdfunded book is NOINDEXED by Indiegogo, telling the search engines not to index his campaign. (Click image to enlarge in another tab)

And finally, a direct search on Indiegogo for the project’s title yields no results on November 4, 2023. (Click image to enlarge in another tab)

Screenshot of empty search on Indiegogo for Kit Carter comic

Shadowbanning confirmed.

Categories
Asia

November 4, 2023

Foreign investment in China turns negative for first time: Money flows out of country on concerns over U.S. tensions, anti-spy laws – IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

Outflows of foreign direct investment in China have exceeded inflows for the first time as tensions with the U.S. over semiconductor technology and concerns about increased anti-spying activity heighten risks.

[…]

FDI came to minus $11.8 billion, with more withdrawals and downsizing than new investments for factory construction and other purposes. This marked the first negative figure in data going back to 1998.

H/t: Instapundit

Categories
Genre Criticism

November 4, 2023

The most damning evidence against Kathleen Kennedy – Thor Skywalker