Thursday, April 12, 2018

Star-Crossed

“Guidestar’s admitted desire to include relevant ‘data’ (i.e., facts) from the SPLC’s ‘factual’ determinations concerning certain nonprofit organizations demonstrates that Guidestar wanted to ‘obtain [facts] on hate groups’ and that it ‘wanted to offer additional [facts].’ Guidestar’s use of the term ‘hate group’ as one element of purported ‘data’ is therefore a purported assertion of fact, not opinion,” the brief states. Further, Guidestar has admitted “that it was keenly aware that its decision was political.” [More]
I'll continue to use them as a resource for data they can't manipulate, but as far as anything else goes, how do you think I ought to reply the next time I get a funding solicitation email from them?

[Via Mack H]

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