It’s not free speech, it’s market-manipulated speech

Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Yes, we're talking about Facebook again. And Martha Stewart has "a good thing" to help us relax.

Facebook makes an interesting decision about speech on the company’s internal version of the social media site that has us going . Plus: the pandemic in Europe, small business closures and Martha Stewart’s Instagram.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“WHO warns of ‘very serious situation’ in Europe, with ‘alarming rates’ of virus transmission” from CNN
“Facebook to Curb Internal Debate Over Sensitive Issues Amid Staff Discord” from The Wall Street Journal
“Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to give state Capitol speech Wednesday” from the Wisconsin State Journal
“Yelp data shows 60% of business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic are now permanent” from CNBC
“Martha Stewart, Blissed Out on CBD, Is Doing Just Fine” from The New York Times
Finally, this blissed-out pic from Stewart’s Instagram:

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My pool in East Hampton is the place to be on a 89 degree day! When I built the pool thirty years ago it was designed to be as chlorine free as possible, with a natural concrete finish-no paint- and it fit in a long narrow space between the house and the property line. I made it extra deep for diving and with no protruding steps so we could really race the length without worrying about obstacles. After all these years, It is a fun place to swim!!!

A post shared by Martha Stewart (@marthastewart48) on Jul 21, 2020 at 2:26pm PDT

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