The “Bloviating Nonsense” of Trump’s Big Speech; Europe’s Assault on Privacy & Encryption

Episode 57: The “Bloviating Nonsense” of Trump’s Big Speech; Europe’s Assault on Privacy & Encryption. Brian, Chris and Andy discussed the “bloviating nonsense” of President Trump's speech before a joint session of Congress and the Classic Liberal Party of Virginia’s response. As MAGA continues an assault on the transgender community and broader LGBT+ community, our allies, free trade, immigrants and others, the CLPVA contrasted that with liberal principles and human dignity. The team then pivoted to recent international efforts to break end-to-end encryption, emphasizing the importance of digital privacy. Wrapping up, they discussed ways to build a more free and prosperous Virginia and America. The CLPVA Platform includes a statement on Digital Privacy & Free Speech and:Support end-to-end encryption and oppose legislation and law enforcement action to break encryption.Oppose warrantless surveillance of individuals in the United States or Americans abroad.Oppose any measures by government authorities to censor digital speech. Relevant links to today’s episode:CLPVA Response To President Trump’s Congressional AddressFull Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress; In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.Risky Bulletin: Signal threatens to leave Sweden over backdoor requestTuta: France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EUGabbard: UK demand to Apple for backdoor access is 'grave concern' to USUS intelligence head 'not told' about UK's secret Apple data demandTrump likens UK encryption law to ‘something you hear about with China’Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor orderUK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites Other items in the news:Loudoun’s Board, Residents Weigh Merits of Ranked Choice VotingAbigail Spanberger Odds of Becoming Virginia Governor 8 Months to ElectionTrump's 'shock and awe' agenda leaves Virginia businesses scramblingYoungkin announces virtual, statewide hiring eventAmid immigration raids, a quiet resistance movement builds in Arlington We’re all over Bluesky!CLPVA on Bluesky: @clpvirginia.orgLiberal Party USA on Bluesky: @liberalpartyusa.bsky.socialBrian on Bluesky: @biodoss.bsky.socialChris on Bluesky: @frashure.bsky.socialAndy on Bluesky: @andyjabbour.bsky.social More:Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Open markets. Open minds. Free people. https://clpvirginia.orgLiberal Party USA: ⁠https://www.liberalpartyusa.org⁠Facebook: Classical Liberal Party of VirginiaInstagram: classicalliberalpartyvaX, formerly Twitter: @clpvirginiaChris Frashure: The Open ModeAndy’s Substack: America’s Awesome