Here in Canada so many people have TDS. It's because we literally have no conservative news. The government funds all the news channels and owns one of them (CBC). Our ridiculous PM - elitist, eco grifter, Vice Chair of Brookfield - said he'd stand up to Trump (Elbows up) - he didn't, he couldn't. Then he said we'd trade with the UK. Looks like Trump beat him to it. It you think the US has troubles - Canada has literally fallen.
I found Rebel News 3 years ago when I became locked-in on the Truckers. And saw the police rough handling of the young blonde reporter (don’t remember her name—Alexandra?— and don’t see her face in the line-up on their home page). Purchased a subscription that year, to support their work. I have a child (and spouse), grandchildren in Ca.
One would think that the government would realize how bad it is in this country and react, but they're whistling while unemployment soars, affordability plummets and corporate interests continue to plunder.
There is no obvious way out for Canada, and it's gonna hurt.
I think they do know. The Century Initiative - 100 Million "Canadians" by 2100. Increasing our population by 20% in 5-7 years. It's planned. It isn't ignorance it's malfeasance.
And billions of borrowed money ear marked for cardboard housing. Which will never get built but will be padding many a pal and relatives wallets. Money sent to Ukraine’s bought another villa for Elenski
Canada (Ontario at least) is owned by developers. Which makes it likely that any "solution" to the housing problem will only benefit the fatcats.
Fact is the Canadian governments at all levels benefit from high property values because it drives higher tax rates. Any real estate crash will significantly affect tax revenues, causing further damage to the economy.
Canada is about to have to pay the bills for decades of idiocy.
We were set for a conservative government but the boomers got afraid of Trump (I do wish he hadn't trolled us at that time!) and so switched to Carney. He's an economist who didn't bring in a budget, took parliament's summer break (after proroguing Parliament for months), and sent billions oversees without any debate - in essence doing a run around democracy. People are starting to see the devastation of the past 10 years of a liberal government but it may be too late.
Unfortunately "majority" in Canada is based on first past the post. We're trying to get in proportional representation of some sort because currently the liberals have 43% of the vote but the majority of seats in parliament.
As a transplanted American, the asininity of the judicial system here is crazy. Extremely rare for a court to take a non-Liberal position in conflict with the government.
There's really no recourse for anyone not in power in Ottawa.
PP should double down on law & order as a platform - it's his only hope.
Agree. Our courts are captured. I support the Democracy Fund who support people in court. Some of the latest: representing churches who were fined for a prayer service and fighting a ban on hiking in provincial parks - you read that right.
Rebel News and Juno News (formerly True North) are quite good I think. And we do have a few YT channels like 'Bakes On Things' and 'Leaders on the Frontier'... VivaFrei on Rumble has quite a lot of Canada based content too... 🇨🇦👍
It's gross to see actual hateful celebration of the death of someone by so many on the left who consider themselves morally superior, but celebrating censorship in any form is super dangerous. I think this is the big play that the social manipulators are hoping that we continue to support. Don't fall for it. Censorship is never good, especially when we are begging for big brother and big tech to do the censoring.
Vee, I believe we had federal and state rights to refuse an EUA gene therapy . We were gaslit and continue to be. We are a fear driven society. Everyone forced to have shots should have recourse of a “consequence” placed on those who illegally mandated vaccines. Kimmel should have been fired for wishing death on the unvaccinated. So yes, he is seeing consequences not censorship.
1. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) – “Option to Refuse”
21 U.S.C. § 360bbb–3(e)(1)(A)(ii)(III) (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
“Appropriate conditions designed to ensure that individuals to whom the product is administered are informed … of the option to accept or refuse administration of the product, of the consequences, if any, of refusing administration of the product, and of the alternatives to the product that are available and of their benefits and risks.”
🔹 This means: if a medical product (vaccine, drug, test) is under EUA, federal law requires that people be told they can accept or refuse. It prevents the federal government from imposing a blanket mandate for EUA products.
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2. Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA, 1993)
42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1(a)–(b)
(a) Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.
(b) Government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person—
(1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and
(2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
🔹 This law blocks federal mandates that violate sincerely held religious beliefs, unless the government clears a very high bar.
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✅ Between the EUA statute and RFRA, you have two of the strongest federal legal bases for denying or resisting health mandates.
100% agreed. It wasn't just Kimmel spreading lies... it was the entire government. Federal, state, and the fourth branch of the government known as the mainstream media.
Here’s the thing… Bill O’Reilly summed it up when he said that he knew Kimmel and he was a gentleman, but something changed in him when Trump got elected. Kimmel became a bitter negative commentator. He appeared to be angry, dour, and his negativity simply wasn’t funny anymore. I think they were looking for an excuse to fire him, and this was it.
Agreed. I had just seen Bill O’Reilly‘s interview and I thought he summed it up well as his personal/professional experience knowing Kimmel. This wasn’t just an isolated incident. He became increasingly deranged and it was cumulative.
Me thinks the Trump-o's headed to the UK to check in with buddies at the City of London Banksters.
Nice of them though to walk along with those two 'love birds' (Just look how happy they are in the pic) the Wale's Royalty.
They needed the updated plan on how to keep taking USA citizen's rights away while at the same time figuring out how to print enough new $$$ to keep kicking the can of our failing government/economy down the road.
Should be easy enough............just create a new war.
Let's start with...........say.........the government's version of ................War Against Truth/free speech!!
Precisely. Kimmel had become an ugly cancer growth and his ratings ($$$) declined precipitously over the last four years. No one was watching this moron. No one watching means no money. No money means you have to go bye, bye.
Not one wretched soul censored this miscreant. Nor should anyone be censored unless they literally incite violence. Physical violence!
I wholeheartedly love hate speech-bring it on-because that is the entire point!
We need speech. Lots of it. Don’t like hate speech?! Do better with your own speech!
Kat, "I Love Hate Speech" is short enough for my Bumper Sticker of the Year campaign, but I'd have to look at the Rules to see what the Goals are again. Unfortunately, first I have to write Some. It would be provocative, but I don't know if it would be thought-provocative.
Potentially. I don't view these people as actual people but actors playing a part. I don't believe in any TV personalities, especially the ones we see on the "news" stations. Ellen DeGeneres is a great example of how these people are just saying and doing what they are being paid for.
Consider who he works for and who writes the script. Maybe Kimmel didn't change at all, just forced to stick to the script in order to keep his job. Coward.
Businesses are within their rights to make business decisions about what programming their viewers want to see. Perhaps CNN can pick him up or maybe he can start an opinion column for the NYT. He might find his audience there. This isn’t censorship, it’s business.
These aren't normal businesses. They are propaganda machines and they don't have the right to spread misinformation and disinformation to actively confuse the masses.
This same "business" argument was made to fire the unvaxxed and to bann the unvaxxed from visiting certain businesses.
Do you see why this is a problem for all of us and not just one six?
Firing people for not vaccinating was discrimination, not censorship. This isn’t censorship either, unless someone from our government pressured them to cancel the show.
Jimmy Kimmel was one of the people who celebrated when Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News and also when Rosanne Barr was fired from her own show. His firing is no different.
The Left has been wielding them for years: double-edged swords that is. They call them Double Standards. The trick is to BLUNT one edge REALLY REALLY BLUNT.
His show was suspended because 50 affiliate stations refused to air it anymore (which they have the right to do), which mean they would lose that revenue. It was a business decision, not a free speech issue.
rules are different for non cable stations subject to fcc regs. Many affiliates are owned by Sinclair Broadcasting & Nexstar Media who made the decision to take him off air indefinitely. He can always go to cable.
I agree, Vee. But I do think it’s a good thing to see MSM finally firing people for spreading outright falsehoods. Not opinions. Not questions. Outright lies. If that standard can be maintained, then it is a good thing.
I agree and disagree. To pretend that the MSM is firing someone or stopping a show for the benefit of the masses is delusional. The 4th branch of the government lies to people on a daily basis and they have been doing it for decades. They are doing this because it's part of their playback to support the censorship agenda.
There is a big difference in being cancelled for speaking truth and saying nasty disgusting things about a deceased person who can’t respond. That’s why they are saying such about Charlie Kirk. The f’ing bullying cowards that they are. Sometimes you have to make an example and take down the playground bully.
I agree but I don't think censorship and cancelation is the answer. Let them be disgusting for the world to see. They can say whatever they want to say without us asking for big brother to step in.
Lies should not go unrefuted and unchallenged. When there is an obvious lie, it should be addressed and disseminated in real time, not left to fester. We cannot let lies slide for they become truth almost immediately and any future retraction is never seen. Opinions are sacred. They should not be censored. Lies, on the other hand, should be fervently attacked, condemned, corrected and punished. Consequences…..
The FCC doing their actual job enforcing the regulations and obligations of publicly funded licensed media is NOT knocking out free speech. Knocking out free speech would look like their being unable to broadcast from any perch anywhere in our country, or being jailed. That is not happening. They are free to continue their disgusting blabber, but not on the public dollar. If you take tax payer money or you take a license from the people’s government, you cannot lie to that same public. Period. Who monitors whether that is happening? The FCC.
Vee it is the FCC’s job to hold public broadcasting stations accountable. Broadcasting licenses come with unique public interest obligations that are supposed to be enforced by the FCC. But past FCC administrators were ignoring all of it when they shouldn’t have, and that’s how we got into the mess our country has faced the past decade and especially the Biden years. Everyone is just so used to a flaccid FCC and forgot what their job was and how important it was, so now that they are actually doing their job we think they are overstepping? No they aren’t. This isn’t a free speech issue at all. Learn more about the obligations to the public and why they are there.
If the stations don’t want to be held accountable to them then they just give up their licenses and go on their own. That’s freedom. 🙄
That is nonsensical. The FCC hasn't been doing it's job since it's inception and they are still not doing their job. By claiming that they are doing their job because they removed one person from one show from one station for making distasteful comments about a recent event isn't responsibility, it's an agenda.
Don't forget that the government is legally allowed to spread propaganda to the masses. The FCC is just a fox guarding the hen house to make sure that we are all properly propagandized.
This isn't any different. The mainstream media will continue to misinform and disinform us because that's why they exist.
First of all, for someone who says they welcome differing opinions, you are doing a poor job of living up to that claim. Calling people’s comments “nonsensical” and “delusional” (from a previous comment) are terms to shut conversation down, not encourage engagement.
In response to one of your other comments, neither the FCC nor Disney “censored” Jimmy Kimmel. Disney—as his employer—can suspend or fire him for on-air statements it believes harm the brand, including in response to affiliate pressure. Are you suggesting employers have no right to act when an employee’s on-the-job speech or behavior damages them? No one is suggesting he can’t say what he said, but words and actions have consequences as he has found out.
I'm calling it out as it is, Karen. If someone presents an idea that doesn't make any sense, I'll say it doesn't make any sense. If someone says something that appears to be delusional, I'll call it delusional. I welcome the same type of feedback to my own comments and you clearly don't have a problem with calling me out, so what's the issue here? These individuals can respond in the same manner and I'm hoping that when they do, they provide some logic and/or proof to back it up.
No, that is not what I am suggesting. I am suggesting that this is another play from the parasitic class’ playbook on how to manipulate the masses to consent to something. In this case, it is censorship. These broadcasting companies ostensibly exist to make money as a normal business, but their real function is to serve as a tool for propagandazing and manipulating the masses to accept less liberties and to give big brother more power.
😂And you’re doing it again—“I’m calling it out as it is”😂. The issue is how dismissive you are of anyone who disagrees, while claiming you “welcome” differing opinions—your tone suggests otherwise. You’re free to take that tone but it certainly undercuts your claim.
And really, you’re calling for others to provide proof? You haven’t provided any for your own theory—that Kimmel’s suspension is some plot to get us to “accept less liberties and give Big Brother more power.” Until you do, don’t talk to me about providing proof.
The proof is in the pudding, Karen. This playbook has been used over and over again and this is just a different variation. The powers that shouldn't be have shown that they don't care about human lives. They have no morality. They literally lied and poisoned the world and are still actively murdering us with these clot shots, but the idea that an assassination can be faked is not plausible. Go figure.
I'll be waiting for you to get back to me about being correct about all of this when the masses continue to beg for censorship and the government passes bills to legalize censorship so that we are just one step closer to becoming digitally enslaved.
I agree. as much as I am thrilled the network had the huevos to cancel him, it seems the right is celebrateing the exact thing they criticize the left for. Let's hope the right doesn't become the new cancel culture.
Agree. Hypocrisy makes me bristle, on both sides. JK likely would have been cancelled for poor ratings anyway, but being tied to right side cancel culture is a bad look, IMO.
Yeah -- the difference between Colbert and Kimmel, on the one hand, and Carson the GOAT on the other, is Johnny never said "F YOU!" to half the country.
ABC is a “broadcast” company and therefore under FCC rules. For instance: One of the rules is no swearing, and if you do swear, the station has to pay a fine. Another thing is, the stations have a “license” to “broadcast”. They protect that license! The stations are also wanting to make money as a business. They probably made more $ last night (selling commercials) with the game show they broadcast than at any time with what’s his name.
So are you insisting that these “broadcast” companies exist to make money instead of serving as a tool of the ruling class to manipulate and control the masses?
These “broadcast” companies ostensibly exist to make money but their true purpose is to serve as a propaganda tool to manufacture social consent.
This isn't censorship IMO. Kimmel lied for political point and indirectly celebrated Kirk's death. He lied and maligned the un-vaxxed and wish for their death if hospitals got over crowded. The MSM is under the FCC and Disney has the right to pull a show for horrendous conduct. I am completely against censorship but this does not fall into that category.
As Jeff Childers commented today "ABC profits from government largesse. Unlike cable channels, podcasts, streamers, bloggers, or random online disinformers, ABC and its affiliates enjoy the use of the public broadcast spectrum, which is regulated by the F.C.C. Any networks enjoying public spectrum use are legally required to broadcast “in the public interest.” Over the years, the F.C.C. has regulated the “public interest” in various ways that courts have found non-objectionable.
So that’s the deal. The networks know they are regulated entities. That’s the business model."
I'm with you on this one, Vee. As tempting as it is to drift into schadenfreude, I'm overriding that natural inclination at the departure of Colbert and Kimmel because I agree: it's the gateway drug to systemic censorship. And THAT is what we're being herded into accepting.
I say that yes, apart from outright libel, defamation, and calling for physical attack and murder, let the citizens say whatever stupid shale they please, it's their right. Kimmel wasn't calling for anyone's murder. That said, TV shows are a business and if his show is losing viewers, and his bosses and their bean counters want to say, sayonara, well, that happens, it's their right, too.
"Hate" speech is way too a gelatinous a term to be of any practical use apart from being used to bully people of alternative political persuasions. If someone says something really hateful or stupid or just plain wrong, they mainly make fools of themselves. I say, let them do so. As the saying goes, the price is free speech for me is free speech for thee.
Lies should not go unrefuted and unchallenged. When there is an obvious lie, it should be addressed and disseminated in real time, not left to fester. We cannot let lies slide for they become truth almost immediately and any future retraction is never seen. Opinions are sacred. They should not be censored. Lies, on the other hand, should be fervently attacked, condemned, corrected and punished. Censorship….the condemnation of opinion. Consequences…..the condemnation of lies.
Jimmy Kimmel is a mean-spirited son-of-a-bitch, best compared to Richard Widmark's character in the "Kiss of Death" who pushes old ladies in wheel-chairs down the stairs to their death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_0xAbFAIbM
Jimmy Kimmel is an actor who is doing his job to play the part on the globalist stage. We are being primed and manipulated to support censorship. That is the seed that I am trying to sow.
The FCC should not have intervened. I Agree with Vee. My reference to Kimmel mean-spirit and Richard Widmark's character was how he went after parents back in 2015 for declining vaccinations for their kids.
The huge royal welcome for Pres Trump and Melanie was wow, over-the-top, and I enjoyed it. But my cynical mind wonders if the Brits thought all the pomp and circumstance would unduly sway Trump...so what does Britain want now, or what have they done? **I could not care less about Jimmy Kimmel, his name always makes me think of dog food. I DO care that these big corporations/networks are starting to notice that his brand of "humor" is off-putting to most of the country, and deliberately lying and pretending it's fact-based breaks the rules.
It was about time for Kimmel to be cancelled his show sucked. He was never funny and his show wasn’t funny. It was nothing but a DNC talking point. Next up is Fallon who has destroyed the best show of all time the Tonight Show. Which has morphed into a never ending horrible SNL skit.
I dunno man, but something tells me the world prolly wouldn't have seen that.
Reason:
CornPop woulda tripped/fallen his way down the stairs coming off AF1 via way of back entry/exit while said hat of CornPoppet woulda blown off during some kinda warped macarena dance to catch, or more than likely, avoid the guy. Upon hitting the ground, CornPop woulda been attempting to straighten his cocked/crooked cool shades dangling off one *ahem* ear, the aides woulda been chasing said hat somewhere over there off screen, and CornPoppet woulda been frenziedly trying to straighten up attire on both she and he. Damn jacket arms, where to find them when needed most!
Same out the carriages. Less said hat.
NOT like that has EVER been witnessed several times, on repeat, on every social media out there or anything. AND from exiting and/or entering, then again exiting, and sometimes just plain walking onto/off of several stages/stairs/locations.
But the hat!!
Last reported, the aides, after frantically chasing/running wind swept hat like some kinda magik mushroomed soccer team across the grasses, through the stream, with one of them actually face panting it into the dirt using actual face, said they couldn't find it. No one questioned, "what's in the bag bitch?" cuz truly, everyone knew, but didn't want to.
I just meant he could've napped under it without it becoming such a big deal. The media would've explained the hat... But I like [the parts of] your version [I could follow]. Cheers!
I chose “play stupid games.” I was happy to see Kimmel suffer the consequences of publicly perpetuating the cycle of hate between “parties.” This is a political game that’s creating more divisiveness. When Kamala lost, every other word of her next 10 unwelcome speeches was “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” The globalists WANT the people to fight eachother while they slither under a rock and only return to sweep away the corpses. Fuck them.
This morning I woke up thinking about Brandi Vaughn and Charlie Kirk. Two young people that were peaceful warriors driven to serve humanity. Both were murdered. Both left young children behind. It disgusts me.
Was the UK celebrating the FDA accepting their genetically modified animals to sell to Americans in restaurants and grocery stores or the arrival of our President? I took a moment to imagine that Trump was there to support the protest of millions who are demanding their freedoms from a corrupt government. I LOVE that Trump didn’t bow or walk behind “royalty,” because it’s something I would never do. Once I was offered a job at country club in an extremely affluent area and was informed that I could never use the clients first name , only their surname. THEY on the other hand could call me by my first name. I did not accept the position. I don’t like or respect people with money any more than anyone else… and on that note, I don’t work FOR anyone , I work WITH them.
The Bean Counters at Disney/ABC were probably recommending that Kimmel needed to go anyway. Big financial losses are not Funny in Bean Counter World. While I loathe King Charles, Trump’s trip to the UK may help save UK from the Globalists. Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage can continue advancing the Populist movement, knowing Trump is behind them.
If ABC just fired Kimmel without the threat, I'd be perfectly happy. But apparently ABC cancelled him after threats from the FCC chairman. Kimmel is nasty, wanted covid vaccine refusers to die, is not funny at all and a liar. But I DO NOT like the government getting involved in policing speech. It's legal to lie, and that's a good thing. We do not want the government deciding what truth is, do we? This is not good.
Yup but it’s horrible to take glee in anyone’s death. I’ve learned this in a week. He should be cancelled instead by the public with lack of participation. All should.
I had some thoughts from your thought-provoking piece this morning. While I look for them, I remembered a thought I had a few days ago that I forgot: I wanted to be sure to thank you for being so punctual (I was going to say regular) with your posts. It cannot be easy, but it is so fun to turn on the computer, EXPECTING you to be there, and THERE you ARE!
Thank you for what you dou. No sign of the other thoughts yet...
Same here. Since Saturday Night Live went woke years ago all that shit late at night means absolutely nothing. It’s just so sad cause there is so much material in the last 10 years to have a riot if we had Saturday Night Live unleashed like the old days. So sad Hollywood went and woke
I’m glad Trump is getting a royal treatment in the UK. He deserves it IMHO, as much as I think that kind of opulence is ridiculous. And Jenna’s description of it is hilarious! As far as Kimmel is concerned, he’s not funny, nor is his show. I’m all for free speech, but when you are representing a company, you do not have free speech. If I hired someone in my office that thought I was a quack and told patients outwardly, I would certainly fire them. As a private citizen, say what you’d like. I don’t have to like it or agree with it.
I'm guessing Kimmel couldn't continue since USAID funding ended & the network is about to be sued into oblivion for his unfunny slanderous statements. It's sick that our tax money was supporting those that hate us & mock us on a daily basis.
Why stop at Kimmel? hundreds of teachers 'vented' and are likely to be fired or suspended. This isn't a first amendment issue. It is people with a voice influencing a mob. Similar to shouting fire in a crowded theater, it has its consequences. That is exactly the purpose of Kimmel and other 'news' outlets, to influence opinion and they are doing it in a huge way. Where is the karma for the news outlets that have been lying to the people for years? With the change in the Smith Mundt act, the news agencies ARE the government when used so extensively for propaganda. Freedom of speech is more than the government allowing people to speak, it is not drowning them out with lies by manipulating the news and entertainment shows.
Here in Canada so many people have TDS. It's because we literally have no conservative news. The government funds all the news channels and owns one of them (CBC). Our ridiculous PM - elitist, eco grifter, Vice Chair of Brookfield - said he'd stand up to Trump (Elbows up) - he didn't, he couldn't. Then he said we'd trade with the UK. Looks like Trump beat him to it. It you think the US has troubles - Canada has literally fallen.
You do have Rebel News. The only one (maybe there's one other) not a paid mouthpiece of Ottawa.
And persecuted for being pro-truth in journalism.
They are regularly discriminated against by the government and refused access that their competition freely has.
I found Rebel News 3 years ago when I became locked-in on the Truckers. And saw the police rough handling of the young blonde reporter (don’t remember her name—Alexandra?— and don’t see her face in the line-up on their home page). Purchased a subscription that year, to support their work. I have a child (and spouse), grandchildren in Ca.
Yes, fallen.
One would think that the government would realize how bad it is in this country and react, but they're whistling while unemployment soars, affordability plummets and corporate interests continue to plunder.
There is no obvious way out for Canada, and it's gonna hurt.
I think they do know. The Century Initiative - 100 Million "Canadians" by 2100. Increasing our population by 20% in 5-7 years. It's planned. It isn't ignorance it's malfeasance.
There is an obvious way out for Canadan extremists-in-government: Take Chinese Money to give them next-door status to the U.S.
And billions of borrowed money ear marked for cardboard housing. Which will never get built but will be padding many a pal and relatives wallets. Money sent to Ukraine’s bought another villa for Elenski
Canada (Ontario at least) is owned by developers. Which makes it likely that any "solution" to the housing problem will only benefit the fatcats.
Fact is the Canadian governments at all levels benefit from high property values because it drives higher tax rates. Any real estate crash will significantly affect tax revenues, causing further damage to the economy.
Canada is about to have to pay the bills for decades of idiocy.
Horrible. What are the people doing about this? Are the majority aligned with the shift?
We were set for a conservative government but the boomers got afraid of Trump (I do wish he hadn't trolled us at that time!) and so switched to Carney. He's an economist who didn't bring in a budget, took parliament's summer break (after proroguing Parliament for months), and sent billions oversees without any debate - in essence doing a run around democracy. People are starting to see the devastation of the past 10 years of a liberal government but it may be too late.
Unfortunately "majority" in Canada is based on first past the post. We're trying to get in proportional representation of some sort because currently the liberals have 43% of the vote but the majority of seats in parliament.
Yes, and the freakishly moronic and stupid NDP assisted in all that bullshit! Praying for some sanity in my native land!
I dare say, September 2, 1990 I waved a tearful goodbye to Chinada. In retrospect, I am thanking God for setting forth the path to the USA!
We could go for hours on this topic.
As a transplanted American, the asininity of the judicial system here is crazy. Extremely rare for a court to take a non-Liberal position in conflict with the government.
There's really no recourse for anyone not in power in Ottawa.
PP should double down on law & order as a platform - it's his only hope.
Agree. Our courts are captured. I support the Democracy Fund who support people in court. Some of the latest: representing churches who were fined for a prayer service and fighting a ban on hiking in provincial parks - you read that right.
You do also have The Canada Free Press, https://canadafreepress.com/ Their motto is "Without America there is no free world"
I feel awful for Canada...I hope they can recover
Rebel News and Juno News (formerly True North) are quite good I think. And we do have a few YT channels like 'Bakes On Things' and 'Leaders on the Frontier'... VivaFrei on Rumble has quite a lot of Canada based content too... 🇨🇦👍
It's gross to see actual hateful celebration of the death of someone by so many on the left who consider themselves morally superior, but celebrating censorship in any form is super dangerous. I think this is the big play that the social manipulators are hoping that we continue to support. Don't fall for it. Censorship is never good, especially when we are begging for big brother and big tech to do the censoring.
His suspension is CONSEQUENCE…not censorship
Isn't this the same line of argument that was made for those of us who refused the clot shots?
It's YOUR choice not to get the shot so therefore you being laid off and not being able to support your family is a CONSEQUENCE of your decision.
It's a fine line and that line is disappearing as we support this type of behavior.
Vee, I believe we had federal and state rights to refuse an EUA gene therapy . We were gaslit and continue to be. We are a fear driven society. Everyone forced to have shots should have recourse of a “consequence” placed on those who illegally mandated vaccines. Kimmel should have been fired for wishing death on the unvaccinated. So yes, he is seeing consequences not censorship.
1. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) – “Option to Refuse”
21 U.S.C. § 360bbb–3(e)(1)(A)(ii)(III) (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
“Appropriate conditions designed to ensure that individuals to whom the product is administered are informed … of the option to accept or refuse administration of the product, of the consequences, if any, of refusing administration of the product, and of the alternatives to the product that are available and of their benefits and risks.”
🔹 This means: if a medical product (vaccine, drug, test) is under EUA, federal law requires that people be told they can accept or refuse. It prevents the federal government from imposing a blanket mandate for EUA products.
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2. Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA, 1993)
42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1(a)–(b)
(a) Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.
(b) Government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person—
(1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and
(2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
🔹 This law blocks federal mandates that violate sincerely held religious beliefs, unless the government clears a very high bar.
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✅ Between the EUA statute and RFRA, you have two of the strongest federal legal bases for denying or resisting health mandates.
Kimmel spread lies. Lies kill…
100% agreed. It wasn't just Kimmel spreading lies... it was the entire government. Federal, state, and the fourth branch of the government known as the mainstream media.
THIS! THANKS!
Here’s the thing… Bill O’Reilly summed it up when he said that he knew Kimmel and he was a gentleman, but something changed in him when Trump got elected. Kimmel became a bitter negative commentator. He appeared to be angry, dour, and his negativity simply wasn’t funny anymore. I think they were looking for an excuse to fire him, and this was it.
This doesn't scream "gentleman" to me! (Posted in another comment)
https://x.com/amuse/status/1854969596132180475?s=58
Agreed. I had just seen Bill O’Reilly‘s interview and I thought he summed it up well as his personal/professional experience knowing Kimmel. This wasn’t just an isolated incident. He became increasingly deranged and it was cumulative.
I know 12 year olds who have more manners.
What a pig!
Me thinks the Trump-o's headed to the UK to check in with buddies at the City of London Banksters.
Nice of them though to walk along with those two 'love birds' (Just look how happy they are in the pic) the Wale's Royalty.
They needed the updated plan on how to keep taking USA citizen's rights away while at the same time figuring out how to print enough new $$$ to keep kicking the can of our failing government/economy down the road.
Should be easy enough............just create a new war.
Let's start with...........say.........the government's version of ................War Against Truth/free speech!!
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Precisely. Kimmel had become an ugly cancer growth and his ratings ($$$) declined precipitously over the last four years. No one was watching this moron. No one watching means no money. No money means you have to go bye, bye.
Not one wretched soul censored this miscreant. Nor should anyone be censored unless they literally incite violence. Physical violence!
I wholeheartedly love hate speech-bring it on-because that is the entire point!
We need speech. Lots of it. Don’t like hate speech?! Do better with your own speech!
Kat, "I Love Hate Speech" is short enough for my Bumper Sticker of the Year campaign, but I'd have to look at the Rules to see what the Goals are again. Unfortunately, first I have to write Some. It would be provocative, but I don't know if it would be thought-provocative.
Something like:
"I don't Hate Speech.
I Hate YOUR Speech."
"feels" "closer" to the unwritten "Goals."
"Sincerely."
Potentially. I don't view these people as actual people but actors playing a part. I don't believe in any TV personalities, especially the ones we see on the "news" stations. Ellen DeGeneres is a great example of how these people are just saying and doing what they are being paid for.
Why can't more people see this? So much suspended disbelief!
Consider who he works for and who writes the script. Maybe Kimmel didn't change at all, just forced to stick to the script in order to keep his job. Coward.
I completely understand your point, Vee! No ifs, ands, or buts!
Do not think for one minute that this whole thing is meant to keep with divide wide!
Let the blue hairs and their ilk keep up the nastiness and bullshit speech. Bring it on and make it more visible.
Do not take the bait!
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Businesses are within their rights to make business decisions about what programming their viewers want to see. Perhaps CNN can pick him up or maybe he can start an opinion column for the NYT. He might find his audience there. This isn’t censorship, it’s business.
These aren't normal businesses. They are propaganda machines and they don't have the right to spread misinformation and disinformation to actively confuse the masses.
This same "business" argument was made to fire the unvaxxed and to bann the unvaxxed from visiting certain businesses.
Do you see why this is a problem for all of us and not just one six?
Firing people for not vaccinating was discrimination, not censorship. This isn’t censorship either, unless someone from our government pressured them to cancel the show.
It's a fine line, Carolyn. Firing people for not behaving in a certain way sends a chilling message to everyone.
Jimmy Kimmel was one of the people who celebrated when Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News and also when Rosanne Barr was fired from her own show. His firing is no different.
double edged sword, for sure
The Left has been wielding them for years: double-edged swords that is. They call them Double Standards. The trick is to BLUNT one edge REALLY REALLY BLUNT.
His show was suspended because 50 affiliate stations refused to air it anymore (which they have the right to do), which mean they would lose that revenue. It was a business decision, not a free speech issue.
rules are different for non cable stations subject to fcc regs. Many affiliates are owned by Sinclair Broadcasting & Nexstar Media who made the decision to take him off air indefinitely. He can always go to cable.
Yeah like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens went to…their own ‘channels’ and YouTube!
I agree, Vee. But I do think it’s a good thing to see MSM finally firing people for spreading outright falsehoods. Not opinions. Not questions. Outright lies. If that standard can be maintained, then it is a good thing.
I agree and disagree. To pretend that the MSM is firing someone or stopping a show for the benefit of the masses is delusional. The 4th branch of the government lies to people on a daily basis and they have been doing it for decades. They are doing this because it's part of their playback to support the censorship agenda.
On this we agree. But it’s a start. It’s a precedent (finally). Something tangible we can point to. Time will tell if or holds🤞🤞.
There is a big difference in being cancelled for speaking truth and saying nasty disgusting things about a deceased person who can’t respond. That’s why they are saying such about Charlie Kirk. The f’ing bullying cowards that they are. Sometimes you have to make an example and take down the playground bully.
I agree but I don't think censorship and cancelation is the answer. Let them be disgusting for the world to see. They can say whatever they want to say without us asking for big brother to step in.
Lies should not go unrefuted and unchallenged. When there is an obvious lie, it should be addressed and disseminated in real time, not left to fester. We cannot let lies slide for they become truth almost immediately and any future retraction is never seen. Opinions are sacred. They should not be censored. Lies, on the other hand, should be fervently attacked, condemned, corrected and punished. Consequences…..
Sounds great, but not if you have to knock out free speech to get to the bully.
The FCC doing their actual job enforcing the regulations and obligations of publicly funded licensed media is NOT knocking out free speech. Knocking out free speech would look like their being unable to broadcast from any perch anywhere in our country, or being jailed. That is not happening. They are free to continue their disgusting blabber, but not on the public dollar. If you take tax payer money or you take a license from the people’s government, you cannot lie to that same public. Period. Who monitors whether that is happening? The FCC.
This is NOT a free speech infringement.
This.
We cheer now, just like the left cheered when conservatives were getting deplatformed over covid, etc.
It's bad for everyone.
Vee it is the FCC’s job to hold public broadcasting stations accountable. Broadcasting licenses come with unique public interest obligations that are supposed to be enforced by the FCC. But past FCC administrators were ignoring all of it when they shouldn’t have, and that’s how we got into the mess our country has faced the past decade and especially the Biden years. Everyone is just so used to a flaccid FCC and forgot what their job was and how important it was, so now that they are actually doing their job we think they are overstepping? No they aren’t. This isn’t a free speech issue at all. Learn more about the obligations to the public and why they are there.
If the stations don’t want to be held accountable to them then they just give up their licenses and go on their own. That’s freedom. 🙄
That is nonsensical. The FCC hasn't been doing it's job since it's inception and they are still not doing their job. By claiming that they are doing their job because they removed one person from one show from one station for making distasteful comments about a recent event isn't responsibility, it's an agenda.
Don't forget that the government is legally allowed to spread propaganda to the masses. The FCC is just a fox guarding the hen house to make sure that we are all properly propagandized.
This isn't any different. The mainstream media will continue to misinform and disinform us because that's why they exist.
First of all, for someone who says they welcome differing opinions, you are doing a poor job of living up to that claim. Calling people’s comments “nonsensical” and “delusional” (from a previous comment) are terms to shut conversation down, not encourage engagement.
In response to one of your other comments, neither the FCC nor Disney “censored” Jimmy Kimmel. Disney—as his employer—can suspend or fire him for on-air statements it believes harm the brand, including in response to affiliate pressure. Are you suggesting employers have no right to act when an employee’s on-the-job speech or behavior damages them? No one is suggesting he can’t say what he said, but words and actions have consequences as he has found out.
Anyone who has concerns about his indefinite suspension should read https://open.substack.com/pub/boriquagato/p/free-speech-and-free-association?r=3gip4t&utm_medium=ios
I'm calling it out as it is, Karen. If someone presents an idea that doesn't make any sense, I'll say it doesn't make any sense. If someone says something that appears to be delusional, I'll call it delusional. I welcome the same type of feedback to my own comments and you clearly don't have a problem with calling me out, so what's the issue here? These individuals can respond in the same manner and I'm hoping that when they do, they provide some logic and/or proof to back it up.
No, that is not what I am suggesting. I am suggesting that this is another play from the parasitic class’ playbook on how to manipulate the masses to consent to something. In this case, it is censorship. These broadcasting companies ostensibly exist to make money as a normal business, but their real function is to serve as a tool for propagandazing and manipulating the masses to accept less liberties and to give big brother more power.
😂And you’re doing it again—“I’m calling it out as it is”😂. The issue is how dismissive you are of anyone who disagrees, while claiming you “welcome” differing opinions—your tone suggests otherwise. You’re free to take that tone but it certainly undercuts your claim.
And really, you’re calling for others to provide proof? You haven’t provided any for your own theory—that Kimmel’s suspension is some plot to get us to “accept less liberties and give Big Brother more power.” Until you do, don’t talk to me about providing proof.
The proof is in the pudding, Karen. This playbook has been used over and over again and this is just a different variation. The powers that shouldn't be have shown that they don't care about human lives. They have no morality. They literally lied and poisoned the world and are still actively murdering us with these clot shots, but the idea that an assassination can be faked is not plausible. Go figure.
I'll be waiting for you to get back to me about being correct about all of this when the masses continue to beg for censorship and the government passes bills to legalize censorship so that we are just one step closer to becoming digitally enslaved.
I agree. as much as I am thrilled the network had the huevos to cancel him, it seems the right is celebrateing the exact thing they criticize the left for. Let's hope the right doesn't become the new cancel culture.
Agree. Hypocrisy makes me bristle, on both sides. JK likely would have been cancelled for poor ratings anyway, but being tied to right side cancel culture is a bad look, IMO.
Yeah -- the difference between Colbert and Kimmel, on the one hand, and Carson the GOAT on the other, is Johnny never said "F YOU!" to half the country.
Hm. Actually, you’re correct on this. My first response was to align with dumping him… but you’re correct.
ABC is a “broadcast” company and therefore under FCC rules. For instance: One of the rules is no swearing, and if you do swear, the station has to pay a fine. Another thing is, the stations have a “license” to “broadcast”. They protect that license! The stations are also wanting to make money as a business. They probably made more $ last night (selling commercials) with the game show they broadcast than at any time with what’s his name.
So are you insisting that these “broadcast” companies exist to make money instead of serving as a tool of the ruling class to manipulate and control the masses?
These “broadcast” companies ostensibly exist to make money but their true purpose is to serve as a propaganda tool to manufacture social consent.
You do you! ✌🏼🫶
This isn't censorship IMO. Kimmel lied for political point and indirectly celebrated Kirk's death. He lied and maligned the un-vaxxed and wish for their death if hospitals got over crowded. The MSM is under the FCC and Disney has the right to pull a show for horrendous conduct. I am completely against censorship but this does not fall into that category.
As Jeff Childers commented today "ABC profits from government largesse. Unlike cable channels, podcasts, streamers, bloggers, or random online disinformers, ABC and its affiliates enjoy the use of the public broadcast spectrum, which is regulated by the F.C.C. Any networks enjoying public spectrum use are legally required to broadcast “in the public interest.” Over the years, the F.C.C. has regulated the “public interest” in various ways that courts have found non-objectionable.
So that’s the deal. The networks know they are regulated entities. That’s the business model."
This is my response to this: https://jennasside.rocks/p/trump-gets-the-royal-treatment-kimmel/comment/157294372
I'm with you on this one, Vee. As tempting as it is to drift into schadenfreude, I'm overriding that natural inclination at the departure of Colbert and Kimmel because I agree: it's the gateway drug to systemic censorship. And THAT is what we're being herded into accepting.
Yes!
Mary Poindexter McLaughlin— As am I.
I say that yes, apart from outright libel, defamation, and calling for physical attack and murder, let the citizens say whatever stupid shale they please, it's their right. Kimmel wasn't calling for anyone's murder. That said, TV shows are a business and if his show is losing viewers, and his bosses and their bean counters want to say, sayonara, well, that happens, it's their right, too.
"Hate" speech is way too a gelatinous a term to be of any practical use apart from being used to bully people of alternative political persuasions. If someone says something really hateful or stupid or just plain wrong, they mainly make fools of themselves. I say, let them do so. As the saying goes, the price is free speech for me is free speech for thee.
Well said.
Lies should not go unrefuted and unchallenged. When there is an obvious lie, it should be addressed and disseminated in real time, not left to fester. We cannot let lies slide for they become truth almost immediately and any future retraction is never seen. Opinions are sacred. They should not be censored. Lies, on the other hand, should be fervently attacked, condemned, corrected and punished. Censorship….the condemnation of opinion. Consequences…..the condemnation of lies.
Jimmy Kimmel is a mean-spirited son-of-a-bitch, best compared to Richard Widmark's character in the "Kiss of Death" who pushes old ladies in wheel-chairs down the stairs to their death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_0xAbFAIbM
Jimmy Kimmel is an actor who is doing his job to play the part on the globalist stage. We are being primed and manipulated to support censorship. That is the seed that I am trying to sow.
The FCC should not have intervened. I Agree with Vee. My reference to Kimmel mean-spirit and Richard Widmark's character was how he went after parents back in 2015 for declining vaccinations for their kids.
Free association is a right just as critical as free speech.
The huge royal welcome for Pres Trump and Melanie was wow, over-the-top, and I enjoyed it. But my cynical mind wonders if the Brits thought all the pomp and circumstance would unduly sway Trump...so what does Britain want now, or what have they done? **I could not care less about Jimmy Kimmel, his name always makes me think of dog food. I DO care that these big corporations/networks are starting to notice that his brand of "humor" is off-putting to most of the country, and deliberately lying and pretending it's fact-based breaks the rules.
Solid take.
I suspect the UK is playing up to Trump's ego.
We just might have created an unstoppable monster.
Plus maybe they were tired of losing money & this last lie was the final straw? Who knows, but good riddance
The right got canceled by the left for telling truths the left didn’t like.
Spit out my coffee… dog food! I always wondered why something felt off about him. 😂
It was about time for Kimmel to be cancelled his show sucked. He was never funny and his show wasn’t funny. It was nothing but a DNC talking point. Next up is Fallon who has destroyed the best show of all time the Tonight Show. Which has morphed into a never ending horrible SNL skit.
Let’s not forget THIS Jimmy Kimmel.
https://x.com/amuse/status/1854969596132180475?s=58
Wow Andy. First time I’ve seen this.
That video and his abhorrent comment about the unvaxxed will live on in infamy. Good riddance Kimmel.
But that didn’t get him fired. 10% of the population was cancelled. It took death to wake them up or do they see the writing on the wall.
Interesting that Melania once again is sporting a hat that shields her eyes.
Perhaps from eye rolling? 😂
"If Biden had worn that hat..."
I dunno man, but something tells me the world prolly wouldn't have seen that.
Reason:
CornPop woulda tripped/fallen his way down the stairs coming off AF1 via way of back entry/exit while said hat of CornPoppet woulda blown off during some kinda warped macarena dance to catch, or more than likely, avoid the guy. Upon hitting the ground, CornPop woulda been attempting to straighten his cocked/crooked cool shades dangling off one *ahem* ear, the aides woulda been chasing said hat somewhere over there off screen, and CornPoppet woulda been frenziedly trying to straighten up attire on both she and he. Damn jacket arms, where to find them when needed most!
Same out the carriages. Less said hat.
NOT like that has EVER been witnessed several times, on repeat, on every social media out there or anything. AND from exiting and/or entering, then again exiting, and sometimes just plain walking onto/off of several stages/stairs/locations.
But the hat!!
Last reported, the aides, after frantically chasing/running wind swept hat like some kinda magik mushroomed soccer team across the grasses, through the stream, with one of them actually face panting it into the dirt using actual face, said they couldn't find it. No one questioned, "what's in the bag bitch?" cuz truly, everyone knew, but didn't want to.
I just meant he could've napped under it without it becoming such a big deal. The media would've explained the hat... But I like [the parts of] your version [I could follow]. Cheers!
Hehehe , we thought the same thing Laura Kasner . 🤣
I chose “play stupid games.” I was happy to see Kimmel suffer the consequences of publicly perpetuating the cycle of hate between “parties.” This is a political game that’s creating more divisiveness. When Kamala lost, every other word of her next 10 unwelcome speeches was “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” The globalists WANT the people to fight eachother while they slither under a rock and only return to sweep away the corpses. Fuck them.
This morning I woke up thinking about Brandi Vaughn and Charlie Kirk. Two young people that were peaceful warriors driven to serve humanity. Both were murdered. Both left young children behind. It disgusts me.
Was the UK celebrating the FDA accepting their genetically modified animals to sell to Americans in restaurants and grocery stores or the arrival of our President? I took a moment to imagine that Trump was there to support the protest of millions who are demanding their freedoms from a corrupt government. I LOVE that Trump didn’t bow or walk behind “royalty,” because it’s something I would never do. Once I was offered a job at country club in an extremely affluent area and was informed that I could never use the clients first name , only their surname. THEY on the other hand could call me by my first name. I did not accept the position. I don’t like or respect people with money any more than anyone else… and on that note, I don’t work FOR anyone , I work WITH them.
The Bean Counters at Disney/ABC were probably recommending that Kimmel needed to go anyway. Big financial losses are not Funny in Bean Counter World. While I loathe King Charles, Trump’s trip to the UK may help save UK from the Globalists. Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage can continue advancing the Populist movement, knowing Trump is behind them.
If ABC just fired Kimmel without the threat, I'd be perfectly happy. But apparently ABC cancelled him after threats from the FCC chairman. Kimmel is nasty, wanted covid vaccine refusers to die, is not funny at all and a liar. But I DO NOT like the government getting involved in policing speech. It's legal to lie, and that's a good thing. We do not want the government deciding what truth is, do we? This is not good.
Amen! If we don't have principles we're just a mirror image of them. "First they came for Jimmy Kimmel . . .
Yup but it’s horrible to take glee in anyone’s death. I’ve learned this in a week. He should be cancelled instead by the public with lack of participation. All should.
I absolutely agree with the idea of us cancelling him by way on not viewing.
I had some thoughts from your thought-provoking piece this morning. While I look for them, I remembered a thought I had a few days ago that I forgot: I wanted to be sure to thank you for being so punctual (I was going to say regular) with your posts. It cannot be easy, but it is so fun to turn on the computer, EXPECTING you to be there, and THERE you ARE!
Thank you for what you dou. No sign of the other thoughts yet...
One might assume Kimmel was hired to be funny, so…
I thought being fired was one of his funniest bits so far.
It’s the irony that makes it work
Richard, you must write for late-night teevee, no?
I'm putting the germ behind your idea up for Bumper Sticker of the Year:
"Ironic to see this on a
Bumper Sticker, no?"
There you go 🥸
Don Surber says it well today:
“Who in the hell slams the victim of an assassin and his supporters.” And
“Stuff the free speech argument. None of Kimmel’s supporters seem bothered that Charlie Kirk did not lose his job over free speech. He lost his life.”
BOOM.
Never saw Jimmy Kimmel. Never saw Colbert. Never saw SNL. I've got better things to do with my nights. Like sleep.
Same here. Since Saturday Night Live went woke years ago all that shit late at night means absolutely nothing. It’s just so sad cause there is so much material in the last 10 years to have a riot if we had Saturday Night Live unleashed like the old days. So sad Hollywood went and woke
I’m glad Trump is getting a royal treatment in the UK. He deserves it IMHO, as much as I think that kind of opulence is ridiculous. And Jenna’s description of it is hilarious! As far as Kimmel is concerned, he’s not funny, nor is his show. I’m all for free speech, but when you are representing a company, you do not have free speech. If I hired someone in my office that thought I was a quack and told patients outwardly, I would certainly fire them. As a private citizen, say what you’d like. I don’t have to like it or agree with it.
I'm guessing Kimmel couldn't continue since USAID funding ended & the network is about to be sued into oblivion for his unfunny slanderous statements. It's sick that our tax money was supporting those that hate us & mock us on a daily basis.
Why stop at Kimmel? hundreds of teachers 'vented' and are likely to be fired or suspended. This isn't a first amendment issue. It is people with a voice influencing a mob. Similar to shouting fire in a crowded theater, it has its consequences. That is exactly the purpose of Kimmel and other 'news' outlets, to influence opinion and they are doing it in a huge way. Where is the karma for the news outlets that have been lying to the people for years? With the change in the Smith Mundt act, the news agencies ARE the government when used so extensively for propaganda. Freedom of speech is more than the government allowing people to speak, it is not drowning them out with lies by manipulating the news and entertainment shows.