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Sen. Jon Husted believes you should keep the money you earn
On Wednesday, Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) took the stage at the Republican Midterm Convention to represent hard-working Ohio families.
During his speech, he touted his conservative record while slamming his 2026 Democratic opponent, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, for allocating constituents’ money to illegal immigrants and other Democrat programs.
‘A job isn’t just a paycheck. It’s dignity.’
Husted reminisced about how times were tough growing up, and the Democrats of his youth didn’t make that experience any easier.
Brown, he said, was first elected to office when Husted was only 7 years old. Surprisingly, Brown is still running today, 50 years later, as a career politician who has failed to help the working-class families of Ohio.
“A job isn’t just a paycheck,” Husted proclaimed. “It’s dignity. It’s pride. It’s the ability to provide for your family. It gives you a sense of self-worth.”
That’s part of the reason why Husted worked with President Donald Trump to pass the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, a law that he said lets Ohio workers keep more of their money in their pockets instead of government programs. Husted went on:
[The Working Families Tax Cuts Act] prevented a huge tax increase, cut taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security and gave working families expanded child-care credits and helped with child care and Trump accounts to help our little ones get a good start in life. It was the biggest tax cut for working families in history, and every Democrat in the Senate voted against it.
Brown was one of those Democrats who attacked the bill, Husted claimed. Ohio residents, however, had a different perspective.
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Husted noted that, so far, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act has helped:
delivery drivers and waitresses keep more of their tips to pay off cars and student loans.factory workers put a down payment on their first house, thanks to more money kept through overtime.senior citizens stay in their homes longer with the money saved from no taxes on Social Security.
As the Biden administration gave Americans open borders and sanctuary cities – where tax dollars were allocated to illegal immigrants – Democrats voted to take more of Americans’ money to fund these programs, Husted said.
Husted emphasized the injustice of it all with a question: “Why do Democrats seem to fight harder for people who are in this country illegally than they do for American citizens and families?”
There is no good explanation, he said. Former President Joe Biden and Brown raised taxes on citizens while illegal aliens received benefits and jobs slipped away to China. Even worse, Husted claimed, Brown “put Shanghai over Steubenville and Beijing over Brunswick,” spurning Ohio citizens.
Brown also supported the usual Democrat policies of the age, like allowing men in women’s sports and renaming mothers to “pregnant people,” which he wanted to stamp into law, Husted added.
Husted closed with several questions aimed at the root of the issue:
Do you want to keep more of what you earn? Or do you want to see more of your hard-earned money go to Washington for failures and fraud?
Should we let working families keep more of what they earn? They earned the paycheck. It’s theirs, isn’t it?
Well, I won’t stop fighting for that principle. I will not stop fighting for you. May God bless Ohio, and God bless the working families of the United States of America.
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Former NFL player warns Gen Z about the uncomfortable ‘answer’ for saving America
With 14 seasons in the NFL, former kicker Jay Feely knows a little something about how to come through in the clutch.
Now, he’s asking young Americans to do the same thing in order to save the country.
‘Prosperity cannot be created by government spending.’
Feely explained at the Republican Midterm Convention on Wednesday night that his bold turn to politics was a result of President Donald Trump’s courage on the day he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Feely, the Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional District of Arizona, referenced the president having blood on his hand and ear as he stood up and “told this nation to fight.”
Feely told audience members at the convention that Trump’s actions forced him and his wife to think about what they could do for their country, eventually leading him to leave his “dream job” in football broadcasting and make a congressional run.
From there, the University of Michigan grad spoke about what he believes the next generation is up against: a Democratic Party leaning further to the left, looking to socialize the healthcare system and eliminate property rights.
The 50-year-old offered only blunt honesty in his remarks, saying the simple way to keep America prosperous is through hard work.
“History has proven prosperity cannot be created by government spending or political promises or an expanding bureaucracy,” Feely stated. “We need to be equally clear about where we stand. The answer is to restore the conditions that allow Americans to create prosperity.”
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“We believe in freedom, opportunity, capitalism, and free markets,” the kicker went on. “Freedom doesn’t defend itself. Opportunity doesn’t defend itself.”
Feely is running against Democrat Amish Shah, born in Illinois to Indian immigrants.
The two candidates are sparring over the open Arizona seat left by Republican Rep. David Schweikert, who threw his hat in the ring for governor but lost the primary to Republican Rep. Andy Biggs in July.
Feely was joined on stage by Captain Mike Bouchard, the Republican candidate for the 10th Congressional District of Michigan.
Bouchard’s story is a wild one in that he was deployed in Iraq to fight ISIS in 2025 and has a decade of service in the military.
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Both candidates argued that the next generation needs common-sense solutions that eliminate regulations, lower taxes, and create conditions that allow young people to purchase a home.
“We cannot tax our way to prosperity,” Feely reiterated, telling Gen Z that the work is not yet done.
Feely emphasized that young adults are not inheriting a “finished America.” Rather they are inheriting an opportunity to build the next company or create an invention and push the country toward greatness in the decades to come.
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UFC champ: In America, there’s one thing you should ‘never’ apologize for
UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje kept it real with attendees at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night.
After a hype video about the UFC’s origins, Gaethje took to the stage to pump Americans full of national pride while providing some blunt honesty for those who need it.
‘I was fighting for America that night.’
It doesn’t get much more inspirational than a UFC champion hyping up the crowd, and when the lights shined down on the stage, Gaethje delivered as always.
The fighter likely frightened some audience members when he explained how he got his nickname, “The Highlight,” which he received after slamming an opponent unconscious in the first round of his first pro fight in 2011.
The Arizona native went on to tell the audience exactly what he believes makes him, the country, and President Donald Trump so successful: having the guts to chase a dream when everyone else “calls you crazy.”
From there, he called President Trump “the highlight in the world of politics” who “changed the hearts of millions” with the same grit and determination of a UFC fighter.
Noting that he believes “politics is a much nastier game than mixed martial arts,” Gaethje praised the president for treating every day like it’s fight day and winning that fight.
“In America, you never have to apologize for being a winner,” the champion declared.
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Gaethje was joined on stage by middleweight fighter Bo Nickal from Colorado. Both athletes won their fights at the iconic UFC Freedom 250 held on the White House grounds.
Nickal praised Trump for holding the event and said it felt like he had the president in his corner the whole time.
Gaethje said the country has been “too good” to his family and that he felt compelled to put on an epic performance that night in June, where he won by TKO as a 6:1 underdog.
“I was fighting for America that night, and I was representing you,” the champion recalled.
“Nobody else” would have hosted the event, Gaethje said about Trump, while noting the whole ordeal did phenomenal things for his sport.
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Nickal spoke about consistently challenging himself as an athlete before turning to God, which for him was a road less traveled. Since, Nickal said he has learned to “prioritize my faith, my family, [and] my character above successes and failures.”
This path, which has been carved out by God, has taught him the most important things in life are to be a good husband and father.
“This doesn’t make me soft. This doesn’t make me less competitive,” Nickal said, citing his White House performance.
Gaethje finished by telling Americans that the future is at stake and plainly put forth his hopes for the upcoming midterms.
“I want to live under a conservative government in a free and capitalist society,” the 37-year-old said.
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MUST WATCH: Adam Carolla brings down the house at Republican Midterm Convention with hilarious jokes
Comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla blasted Democrats and praised freedom during a humorous speech at the Republican Midterm Convention on Wednesday.
Carolla, who is known for mocking and ridiculing left-wing policies, took his schtick to the convention in Dallas, Texas, and brought the house down.
‘I’m not an overly political person. I’m just a guy who lives in California and sees which way the wind is blowing.’
“All right. I would like to start tonight with a land acknowledgment,” Carolla began with laughter from the audience.
“This is the greatest land in the history of mankind!” he added. “And if that bothers you, you, your communist and hippie buddies should get the hell off it!”
He continued after much applause and cheering.
Carolla mocked the overregulation in the progressive haven of California.
“Could you imagine how long it would take to build the Golden Gate Bridge today in Gavin Newsom’s California?” he said a fan wrote him.
“I wrote back, ‘People who wanted to commit suicide would die of natural causes!'”
He later gave a rundown of the source of his political beliefs.
“Listen, I’m not an overly political person. I’m just a guy who lives in California and sees which way the wind is blowing,” Carolla said.
“And you don’t want California in your nation,” he added. “And that’s where the Democrats are trying to take this. All you do is pay taxes, and you get nothing in return. So, I’d like to shrink government a little bit, and let’s see if we can get a little more freedom going these days,” he added.
Carolla did get some boos from the audience when he addressed the presidential ambitions of Gavin Newsom at the end of his speech.
“There’s a part of me that almost wants Newsom to become president just so that he’ll get the hell out of California!” he said.
After allowing the audience to boo and jeer, Carolla continued.
“Just kidding. That fascist will never be president!” he joked.
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Carolla’s entire speech can be viewed here.
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Sen. McCormick: The Republican Party is the home of American workers
On Wednesday, the first night of the Republican Midterm Convention, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) gave a rousing speech touting Pennsylvania’s first steel mill in decades, small business growth for women, and working-class heroes. The message was clear: The Republican Party is now the home of the American worker, not just in Pennsylvania, but all across the nation.
After receiving a warm welcome to the stage from Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) via video, McCormick reminisced about his in-laws’ humble beginnings, fleeing from Egypt to Dallas in search of religious freedom and the American dream. They sought the same principles that originally took root in Philadelphia with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and the people of Pennsylvania have upheld these ideals ever since.
‘ I refuse to surrender. President Trump refuses to surrender. This November, there can be no surrender.’
Eventually, McCormick recalled, Pennsylvania became the birthplace of the steel industry that ushered in the Industrial Revolution. Unfortunately, as time went on, the need for steel dwindled, and American manufacturing fell by the wayside, replaced by cheap Chinese goods.
Most recently, the Biden administration even blocked investments in U.S. steel to the detriment of thousands of Pennsylvanian jobs, McCormick said.
According to McCormick, that changes now.
McCormick vowed to confront China head-on by unleashing American energy, ingenuity, and talent. With Pittsburgh steelworkers at the forefront, McCormick said he has worked with President Donald Trump to create more than 100,000 jobs.
He also cut red tape to help small business owners and start-ups get a leg up, enabled Westinghouse to launch new nuclear power, and helped Lehigh Valley grow into a booming drug manufacturing hub.
He listed several other major accomplishments for his state:
Hanwha Group is investing $5 billion in a shipyard.$100 billion is going to energy, AI, and defense, along with tens of thousands of new jobs.Household incomes are up by $3,000.Taxes are down to let more Americans keep their money.Tips and overtime are tax-free.
“We call it the American dream,” McCormick declared. “You work hard. You play by the rules. And you build a good life for your family.”
McCormick lamented that both Democrats and Republicans held these values dear at one time, but the former have since lost their way. The Democrats no longer stand for working families, he said, excusing Nazi tattoos on fellow members of their party and radical commentators like Hasan Piker, who proclaimed that “America deserved 9/11.”
RELATED: WATCH: John Fetterman makes STUNNING surprise appearance at Republican Midterm Convention
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Real America looks quite different. McCormick recounted his time in the 82nd Airborne Division during his deployment to Iraq. His platoon was diverse in all the best ways: a Southern Baptist from Alabama, a black man from Newark, a farm boy from Kansas, a college dropout from Boston, and a platoon sergeant from Puerto Rico.
Americans — all of them different in the way they spoke, looked, and thought, but united by the same values, dream, and love for country.
He likened their spirit to the people of Pennsylvania — the steelworkers, shipbuilders, welders, police officers, firefighters, patriots.
To send the point home, McCormick invited an entire team of Pennsylvanian workers to the stage. Like his platoon, they were a mix of races, genders, and professions, but they all share something in common. They are Pennsylvanians. They are Americans.
McCormick ended his speech with a call to arms — a declaration that every Republican should take to heart and remember on Election Day:
The choice is clear. Will we dream heroic dreams and build a better future? Or will we surrender to socialism? Defeatism? Anti-Americanism?
I refuse to surrender. President Trump refuses to surrender. This November, there can be no surrender.
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s build an America worthy of our heroic dreams.
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The mood is high as midterm convention gets under way
Energy is high in the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Wednesday evening as the Republican Midterm Convention gets under way.
A near-constant stream of speakers, including candidates, politicians, and Trump administration officials have been highlighting GOP accomplishments and emphasizing the importance of turning out voters in November. Even though it is some time until President Donald Trump is scheduled to take the stage at 8 p.m. Central Time, the arena is already full.
‘We absolutely will not go back to open borders, but we absolutely will go back to common sense.’
On the convention floor, delegates from across the country have expressed enthusiasm and loud cheers.
Jan Lowry, a delegate from Virginia, told Blaze News the experience has been great so far: “I’m excited. I’m fired up. It’s been great to be here.”
Her message to GOP leadership echoed the general atmosphere of the convention: “Keep it up. Don’t listen to the naysayers. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”
Congressman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) received some of the loudest applause for his speech highlighting the differences between Republicans and Democrats: “It’s the mainstream vs. the extreme.”
Gill emphasized the GOP’s commitment to permanent results in electoral victories: “We absolutely will not go back to open borders, but we absolutely will go back to common sense.”
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The midterm convention has the same upbeat, festive atmosphere of a regular national party convention traditionally held before presidential elections. The floor is loud as the different delegations try to outdo each other in enthusiasm.
In the halls outside the arena, food stalls, press tables, and a busy merch store vie for the attention of thousands of guests, media, and various staff members circulating throughout the building.
Law enforcement presence is high, as resources from ICE, HSI, and the Dallas Police Department have been surged to the area to assist the Secret Service. Entire blocks around the American Airlines Center have been cordoned off to ensure safety for the president and other high-profile guests who will address the convention.
Trump is scheduled to take the stage this evening and is also expected to speak tomorrow as well, along with Vice President JD Vance.
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WATCH: John Fetterman makes STUNNING surprise appearance at Republican Midterm Convention
A Democrat U.S. senator has made a stunning appearance at the Republican Midterm Convention and issued praise for his Republican counterpart while bashing socialism.
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania surprised the Republicans in attendance on Wednesday evening and appeared via video at the convention and introduced fellow Pennsylvania Sen. David McCormick (R).
‘We’ll work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley.’
“Yes, I’m Senator John Fetterman [of] Pennsylvania. Yes, I’m a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today?” Fetterman says in the video while wearing his finest hoodie.
“Because while I’m a common-sense Democrat, I’m always going to stand with America. I’m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life,” he added.
Axios first reported the scoop about the stunning appearance by the Democrat.
“Dave McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done. And he’s going to fight for Pennsylvania. I’m proud to count him as my friend,” Fetterman continues on the video.
“Right back over my shoulder, that’s the iconic U.S. Steel mill, and that’s exactly the kind of thing that we’ll work together, and we’ll work with President [Donald] Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley,” he added.
“I have this opportunity to introduce this great American, a great senator, and yes, he is in a different party, but I’m proud to count him as my great friend!” Fetterman concludes in the video.
Some speculated that Fetterman was going to use the occasion to announce a switch in party identification, but that did not happen.
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The first night of the convention will close with a keynote address from Trump before going on to the second day on Thursday.
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When ‘people get killed anyway’ becomes the defense of open borders
CNN’s Abby Phillip recently made an argument in favor of illegal immigrants that even her fellow panelists couldn’t handle: that it “does not matter” who commits a murder.
And BlazeTV host Pat Gray is shocked.
“Whenever the deaths of Americans, the murder of Americans, by anyone is brought up at this table, it is a horrible tragedy, OK, there’s no question about that,” Phillip argued.
“It’s preventable when it’s done by anyone. So whether it’s done by an illegal immigrant, a legal immigrant, an American citizen, it literally does not matter because all of those are horrible crimes and those people should be punished for them,” she added.
“Obviously, nobody’s saying otherwise, stupid. What a ridiculously asinine argument,” Gray comments.
“If you stop illegals, they won’t be here to kill anybody. So that’s completely preventable. Keep them out of the country. They don’t kill anyone,” he says.
“How do you respond to that kind of ignorance?” executive producer Keith Malinak asks.
“We’ve got killers in this country, so let other killers in too, to kill more people,” Gray adds. “How dumb is that theory?”
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Watch live: Night 1 of the GOP Midterm Convention
With midterm elections right around the corner, the first-ever Midterm Republican National Convention kicks off tonight in Dallas, where more than 50 speakers will highlight the administration’s legislative achievements and contrast them with Democrat policies.
Tonight’s session covers tax relief efforts, border security, mandatory voter ID through the SAVE America Act, GOP contenders in targeted congressional districts, public safety, and economic expansion. The night culminates with a keynote address from President Donald Trump.
WATCH LIVE: RNC Night 1 — Trump, Vance, Economic Relief & Midterm Contenders
Before Trump speaks, his administration is sending its heaviest hitters to Dallas. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will argue that the Trump economy is delivering lower taxes and a lower cost of living. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche closes out the 6 o’clock Central Time hour on government accountability, and Dr. Mehmet Oz opens the 7 o’clock hour with what the program calls a patient-first vision for American health care. Congressional leadership is stacked nearly back-to-back in the 4 o’clock hour: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
The midterms are also a focus of the night. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton takes the stage in the 5 p.m. CT hour as a Senate candidate, preceded in the 4 p.m. CT hour by Michael Whatley, running for Senate in North Carolina, and followed later by Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who is running for Senate.
Collins draws the most emotionally loaded segment of the evening, appearing after a five-minute video package on Laken Riley alongside Allyson Phillips and Riley’s family.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), the Republican candidate for Florida governor, will highlight red-state success against blue-state failure. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) will talk about Pennsylvania steel and the 11,000 jobs Republicans lead the fight to save. Filling out the House bench are Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Brandon Gill (R-Texas), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas), and Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.).
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Steve Deace’s GOP warning: Stop the ‘golden age’ hype — we can’t WIN with $6 gas
As the midterm elections draw closer, BlazeTV host Steve Deace is sounding the alarm on what he sees as the biggest threat to conservative victories: the economy.
“We have to fix the things we can fix, OK? We can’t win with fuel prices this high,” Deace says, noting that “there’s just no amount of radicalization Democrats will assume publicly for us” before midterms if this doesn’t happen.
And candidates like James Talarico are taking full advantage of this.
“There’s nothing left for Talarico to do,” Deace says. “I mean, the only thing left for Talarico at this point is just to admit he’s a minor-attracted person, I mean, and just show pedophile photos at campaign stops,” he jokes. “He’s literally violated every other norm of Western civilization and Christendom in the country, right? And done so proudly.”
“So I don’t think there’s an amount of radicalization that they will collectively embody on our behalf that will justify us believing we’re going to win if fuel prices remain this high,” he continues, pointing out that “we have to control what we can control.”
“Traditionally, the party that won the presidency loses the next midterm. We can’t control any of that,” he says. “What we can do, though, is we can’t control how much inflation’s baked into the cake because of the previous administration. We can control, though, what we’re doing to contribute to things.”
“We have got to get the price of fuel down collectively because it leads to an increase in prices in virtually everything else,” he continues. “That’s … number one.”
Deace also believes that conservatives also have to stop pretending “that folks that blew up their personal lives like Ken Paxton are somehow the next St. Ignatius.”
“Why don’t we just simply say, ‘Well, that sucked. And he should not have done that, OK? And he has to bear generational responsibility for that,’” he says.
“James Talarico getting elected from the state of Texas as a U.S. senator: going to destroy a lot more marriages, families, homes, ways of life. I think we just need to be just honest with people,” he continues. “Stop the ‘golden age’ crap.”
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Trump may get the last laugh over Jimmy Kimmel — if the rumors are true
Jimmy Kimmel has been a mainstay in late-night television for nearly a quarter of a century, but insiders are saying Kimmel’s network has had enough.
After a controversial year that saw Kimmel temporarily taken off the air over remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Kimmel’s new season will have a big cloud hanging over it.
‘This information is inaccurate.’
Last call?
Page Six reported that Kimmel, who returned Tuesday night after a summer break, has begun the final season of his show. This means May 2027 would mark the end of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after 24 years.
“His contract is not getting extended,” a source, described as familiar with the situation, told the outlet.
However, the move is allegedly unlikely to have anything to do with the Trump administration, the source claimed.
Kimmel did not address the claims during his return broadcast and instead focused on celebrating his 4,000th show.
“It’s a lot of shows,” Kimmel remarked, per Cosmopolitan. “According to the White House, it’s too many shows,” he added.
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ABC Entertainment quickly addressed the reports the same day, describing the claims as “inaccurate,” while adding statements that won’t exactly put the rumors to bed: “This information is inaccurate,” a spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly. “Any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.”
Page Six’s insider said that Kimmel signs year-to-year contracts to maintain flexibility and claimed cost reductions have played a role in the network’s decision not to renew with the host.
“It wouldn’t have anything to do with Trump,” an insider allegedly said.
Moreover, the source maintained that Disney brass aren’t swayed by politics and that CEO Josh D’Amaro is “not afraid of the administration.”
RELATED: Singer Jelly Roll cries on Jimmy Kimmel show after Trump-joke backlash: ‘I am a Christian’
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Longer than Letterman
At 24 years, Kimmel has outlasted more beloved late-night hosts like David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien. He is second in tenure length only to Johnny Carson, who hosted “The Tonight Show” for 30 years.
“This show premiered after the Super Bowl in January 2003,” Kimmel said on Tuesday. “There were those who said we would never last this long. There are even those who used the regulatory might of the FCC to unconstitutionally try to make sure we didn’t last this long. But we did.”
Even during the host’s absence, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” managed to create controversy through its guest-hosts.
Former talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell said leaders at CBS News were siding with Nazis, while musician Jelly Roll saw blowback for jokes about the president’s weight.
Jelly Roll later apologized and claimed he is more centrist, politically.
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Latino lawmakers demand Democrats funnel MILLIONS to Latina’s campaign for Texas governor
Latino lawmakers in Texas are putting pressure on the Democratic Party to funnel $10 million to the gubernatorial election between the Republican incumbent and his Latina competitor.
Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa is hoping to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott (R), and her fellow Latino Democrats are pushing for more support from the Democratic Governors Association.
DGA is ‘currently investing’ in Hinojosa’s campaign ‘by paying expenses and recently providing staff.’
Thirty-nine Latino leaders and organizers sent a letter to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), the chair of the DGA, warning him that it would be a slight to Latinos if he didn’t send more support for Hinojosa.
“The party can’t afford to continue to make the same mistakes of the past and not invest in our Latino candidates and Latino voters. Latinos will make the difference in this race, and this race has great implications for the makeup of Congress and our democracy,” the letter read.
The letter also implied that bolstering Hinojosa’s campaign could help Beshear’s apparent presidential hopes in 2028.
Beshear offered a tepid statement to Axios about the demand.
“While there will certainly be more investment, announcing a figure would only advantage the [Republican Governors Association] in any counter-investment. I look forward to working with the signees of the letter in supporting Gina,” he said.
He added that the DGA is “currently investing” in Hinojosa’s campaign “by paying expenses and recently providing staff.”
Polls show that Hinojosa is running slightly behind Abbott, who enjoys a massive financial advantage — the Democrat has only $3 million in cash on hand while Abbott has $67 million.
Axios notes that Texas is a very expensive state in which to campaign and tossing millions of dollars into the gubernatorial race may siphon needed funds from other races.
RELATED: Democrats face CRUSHING math problem trying to take over Senate, CNN’s Enten says
If Hinojosa is able to defeat Abbott, she would become the first Latino governor.
No Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas in three decades.
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Chip Roy sounds alarm on Islamic takeover in Texas: ‘You can’t win a war you refuse to acknowledge’
Texas has long been viewed as a symbol of traditional American values, but BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler says a group of invaders are challenging that identity — and they’re proud of it.
“I thought Texas was supposed to be the epitome of America, like the stereotype of American values, but suddenly it seems that the Lone Star State has been overtaken by Muslims. This is not hyperbolic. This is not an exaggeration. It’s super weird,” Wheeler says, before playing a clip of Islamic scholar Uthman Farooq.
“He wants to ban Muslims. We will tell him this isn’t your country to ban,” Farooq said. “This is the land of Allah, as every land is a land of Allah. And there are Muslims here that are here that are going to be here. And if you don’t like it, I would suggest he go somewhere else.”
“But I don’t know where he’s going to go. If he goes back to Europe, lot of Muslims in Europe. I’ve been there recently. You go to Africa, you go to South America, you go to China, you go to Malaysia, you go to Japan, you go to the Antarctic, there’s Muslims,” he continued.
“So I will make a suggestion. If he wants to go somewhere where there is no Muslims, I suggest he goes to hell,” he added.
“The good news is, and of course I’m being facetious, is he’s moving to the state of Texas,” Wheeler says, noting that he’s moving from California.
In another clip, Farooq encouraged Muslims, “Don’t worry about the Islamaphobes.”
“They can yap all they want. Their children will be Muslim,” he continued, before warning that “Islam will enter every house.”
“This is what is being imposed on the state of Texas. And here’s the thing. Most politicians are afraid to talk about this. They’re afraid to acknowledge it. They’re afraid to even field questions about it, let alone set policy that protects you and your family from this Muslim takeover,” Wheeler says.
However, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is one of the few politicians doing whatever he can to stop it.
“I have taken a specific and personal interest in this, in trying to lay out what I believe is a war. And it’s a war that was declared by the other side. And the phrasing that I try to use is you can’t win a war if you don’t acknowledge it exists,” Roy tells Wheeler.
And this war started a long time ago.
“In 1991, there was a memorandum produced by the Muslim Brotherhood in which they laid out their cause of targeting the West and in particular the United States,” he explains, before reading a piece of the memo.
Roy reads, “‘The process of settlement is a civilization jihadist process with all the word means. The ikhwan must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.’”
“Now, that’s the Muslim Brotherhood memo,” he says. “That is at the core of what is driving the vast majority of those who are Muslims who are carrying out the Islam faith in the United States.”
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This company helps stop password nightmares — you’ll never guess why the left hates it
A popular password manager is under fire by the left for pledging money to a Linux distro.
For most people, nothing about that sentence makes sense. Let’s unravel the mystery.
When it comes to illegal immigration in Europe, you’re probably familiar with Tommy Robinson and the massive Unite the Kingdom rally held in May this year. Glenn Beck himself even attended the event, under threat of a lifetime ban from the U.K. government, just to give a speech on the importance of God-given civil liberties. Ultimately, Unite the Kingdom ended without fault, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned from his post.
Leftists have gone so insane that they don’t even realize the danger of their policies.
But while Tommy Robinson may be the face of the Unite the Kingdom rally, there are other Europeans who are also concerned about some of the points stressed at the event, such as the mass influx of illegal migrants crossing into European nations. One such man is David Heinemeier Hansson.
Back in July, Hansson took to his website to lay out a three-step plan to save Europe. None of it is radical by any stretch of the imagination. He calls for ending mass migration that causes harm to European culture, axe the climate hysteria that takes so many lives every year at the hands of restrictive anti-air-conditioning decrees, and a pro-success work ethic that embraces capitalism to sustain European stability and growth.
Digging back farther, Hansson has pointed out the hypocrisy of DEI, spurred the end of wokeness, and brought attention to social media censorship of conservative voices. So naturally, the leftists hate him and any company that would dare to support a project with his name attached, including Omarchy, the operating system Hansson built on top of the free, open-source programming code called Linux.
So what’s the problem again?
Well, DHH has been smeared as a “racist” for voicing his concerns over the illegal migrant takeover of Europe. Now his left-wing haters are spreading lies about Hansson and the company that can’t go unchecked.
The trigger event? On the last day of August, an announcement appeared on the Omarchy blog, detailing that the popular password manager 1Password will donate $100,000 per year for three years — totalling $300,000 — to help fund Omarchy.
That’s it. The left-wing blowback was almost immediate.
The left gnashes its teeth
A blog by MITRE principal engineer Andrew Lilley Brinker was one of the first responses that gained notoriety. In his piece, titled “1Password Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe,” he tells the tired lie that Hansson wants immigrants to be violently eliminated from Europe, when all Hansson really wants is the preservation of European culture as its nations are invaded by illegal aliens. Still, he doesn’t mince words, writing blatantly:
[DHH] is, in short, an outspoken bigot who supports programs of mass death and forced migration of minority communities.
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Another critic took to 1Password’s community forum to voice some valid concerns about the partnership, all of which were swiftly tainted with personal attacks on Hansson:
Now…I will tread into perhaps the more contentious parts of this (oh noes! politics!): DHH is a right-wing racist. This has been documented elsewhere, but I will point to this single article that has a good breakdown of one of “problematic” posts.
The user went on to cite someone else’s scattered takedown of Hansson, all centered around the argument that “DHH’s politics are not normal.”
Insanity pervades the left
There are two things to take from this:
Critics on the left have an interesting way of taking something written by the right and attributing meaning or bigotry that simply didn’t exist. At least in the pieces cited in both critiques, Hansson voices concern for his people and a desire to preserve a culture that is clearly being stomped out by an uncontrolled opposing force. Never once did he call for ethnic cleansing. He called for common-sense reform to save a vital piece of the West.Leftists have gone so insane that they don’t even realize the danger of their policies. In what world does allowing the invasion of a nation by foreign people with disparate values and no vetting end well? That’s not migration. It’s a takeover, and the consequences are dire. Europe is being conquered, and unless Europeans do something about it, the countries will fall to those who seek to destroy them. And the rest of the West is next.
Now what?
Since 1Password supports Hansson, it must be bad, too. At least that’s what the left believes. That leaves the right open to support a company that promotes security, privacy, legal migration, and national sovereignty.
Personally, I was a 1Password customer for a long time, and although I don’t use it any more, it’s still one of my favorite password managers, with few breaches or technical problems. If you’re in the market for a new password storage solution, 1Password has my recommendation. At the very least, you’re supporting one of the few companies that reflect your values.
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Hundreds of masked Britons block port where illegal boat migrants arrive: ‘STOP the boats!’
A demonstration against illegal boat migrants in the United Kingdom brought a port city to a temporary halt.
Police were called on Saturday to the Port of Dover after hundreds of masked Britons blocked roads and brought traffic to a standstill.
The protesters chanted, ‘I’m England till I die!’
Video from the demonstration shows mostly male protesters shouting, “Stop the boats!” and “Whose streets? Our streets!”
Commuters, port workers, and tourists reported long delays over the demonstration.
The Port of Dover is frequently a site of anti-immigration protests as it is where migrants are often brought to the U.K. when they are picked up in small boats in the English Channel.
No arrests were made in Dover.
About 200,000 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel in small inflatable boats from France since 2021 according to CBS News. Most of the illegal migrants are adult men originally from Africa or the Middle East.
Reform leader Nigel Farage issued a statement against the masked protesters.
“Now, I’m all for the protest. Plenty to protest about. But seriously, this is not the way to go about it,” he wrote at the Daily Telegraph.
“Because let’s be clear, face coverings are a menace,” he added. “Whether it is a heavy-duty balaclava worn by a gang member or the dark mask of ‘Antifa’ extremists, their purpose is to bully and intimidate.”
He went on to call for all face coverings to be banned in public, including religious ones.
Another protest erupted at Portsmouth on Sunday in an attempt to block the arrival of 140 migrants who were intercepted from one boat. Some of the protesters chanted, “I’m England till I die!”
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None were arrested at that protest either.
Mike Tapp, Labour member of Parliament for Dover, condemned the protesters.
“I bet if you asked any one of those ‘protesters’ they wouldn’t know small boat crossing[s] are down by 40%, and we are working hard to fix the mess,” he wrote on Facebook Saturday. “Go home, enjoy your weekend/get a job.”
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Trump broke liberals so bad, they’re using MapQuest now
President Trump has decided to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” and liberals are reacting with anger that BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales believes would be better suited for the influx of illegal immigrants let in under the Biden administration.
“We are adding a new stage to TDS when it comes to the libs because … you think that they have stage five terminal cases of Trump derangement syndrome, and then they just take it to a whole new level,” Gonzales says, noting that there should be a “new stage six.”
At this “stage six,” she explains that the controversy “breaking the brains of libs and sending them into full-blown meltdown mode is not illegal criminals committing crimes in our country.”
“It’s actually, of course, something way less serious, something way less important, which is President Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America,” she says.
In retaliation, liberals have started a boycott of any company that is going along with Trump’s proclamation, like Apple and Google Maps, who have changed Lake Ontario to Lake America in their systems.
“So now libs are like, ‘We can’t use these companies. I’m never using Apple Maps again. I won’t use Google Maps,’” she says, explaining that the only company liberals have been able to find that didn’t rename the lake is MapQuest.
“Which is apparently still a thing. And I think probably the only reason that it didn’t rename it … is because it hasn’t been updated since like 2015,” Gonzales says.
“So they’re going to run into some dead ends. But be that as it may, MapQuest is number one on the app store right now after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name, according to CNN,” she continues.
In an interview on CNN, MapQuest General Manager Doug Berger told Erin Burnett that the company was “absolutely blown away by the response.”
“The updated figure is over 1.5 million downloads and installs so far. So it’s completely shocking. And yeah, what a ride so far,” he continued.
Burnett even pressed the company on its lack of relevance, as most Americans use Apple or Google to map out their directions.
“When people saw this, there were some who said, ‘Wait, MapQuest?’ They weren’t sure that it was still there. OK,” Burnett said, “and you fully embraced that entire conversation.”
“So when Eric Trump posts, quote, ‘Shocking to see you’re still alive.’ What is your response to that?” she asked.
“First of all, it’s hilarious, and it’s also true. MapQuest is 30 years old. This is actually the 30th birthday or anniversary of MapQuest. And so everybody has fond memories of printing out directions back in the day,” he replied.
“Really fond memories,” Gonzales says. “Good luck with your stupid map website app, whatever, printing off your directions. Good luck. Hopefully your directions don’t make you drive right into the Lake of America.”
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Furries freak over Renaissance festival ban: ‘We’re not a LARP or Cosplay event’
A recent ban announcement from a half-century-old celebration has some furries reeling, despite admitting that their scene is rooted in obscure sexual themes.
While ComicCon and FanExpo are seemingly thriving environments for furries, there’s one place where they might be scaring the families away.
‘I think the biggest impact is losing this lovely place that I had kind of considered home.’
Furget it
A 33-year-old costume wearer going by the alias Aston Hawthorne — his “fursona,” if you will — spoke out about the heartbreak he went through after learning that his ilk had been banned from an event not normally associated with adults who sexualize sports mascots.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival.
Now 50 years old, the festival is reportedly the second-most attended in the country with 368,000 attendees expected this year.
It seems festival officials have simply had enough of seeing costumes that have nothing to do with the actual Renaissance. This, on top of complaints, led to the recent ban.
Some visitors reported “feeling uncomfortable by those wearing fursuits,” the festival’s general manager, Julius Smith, told City Cast DC in a statement.
The widely circulated announcement is explained on the festival’s website, stating multiple times that certain costumes are not welcomed.
Under its regulations about headwear, the festival says it must be “thematic to the event and appropriate for a family-friendly venue.”
“Non-thematic headwear will not be permitted through the festival gates. Examples of noncompliant headgear/face coverings include inappropriate face paint, offensive prosthetics, makeup or masks intended to frighten, and fursuits,” the website reads.
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Giving paws
The company page reiterates that costumes cannot be “inappropriate for a family environment,” and that includes scantily clad or scary attire.
Straightforwardly, the company writes: “We’re not a LARP or Cosplay event.”
City Cast reported that the announcement actually sent shockwaves through the costume-wearing community, with 15-year-furry Hawthorne saying that he’s been wearing his costume to Renaissance fairs for three years now and was “shocked” to hear about the ban.
“Everyone was pretty shocked, especially since there [has] never really been an issue before,” the furry said.
Festival officials’ indirect retort was that they have heard support from customers over the ban and that festival-goers have felt furries “detract from the Renaissance theme.”
“We want our customers to embrace the story we’re telling and the themes we’re promoting,” Smith said.
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Queer as folk
Event officials said furries tend to give “unauthorized performances” and sometimes pose as cast members while posing for pictures.
At the same time, the furry in question said the news made him go through “all the stages of grief.”
“It was really, really heartbreaking,” he added.
Hawthorne did admit that while the subculture he claims is indeed largely based in sexual deviancy and sexual identity, he wasn’t sure if that was the reason for the ban.
“The media does love to portray the furry community as very sexually enthusiastic, if you will, and it’s a group of adults being together. It’s also a very queer-oriented community, and a lot of that community involves very radical self-expression, and within that radical self-expression, sexual themes can make an appearance.”
However, he said he hasn’t seen those themes in “most of the outfits” at the fair.
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Ready for prime time: GOP makes play to keep 2 toss-up seats red
Michigan congressional candidate Mike Bouchard has been given a prime-time speaking slot at the 2026 Republican midterm convention Wednesday, a sign that the Republican Party is making moves to keep control of Congress come January.
For the appearance, Bouchard has been paired with former NFL placekicker Jay Feely, who is running for Congress in Arizona, which voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 but went blue in 2016 and 2020.
‘Mike’s prime-time speaking spot reflects what Republicans nationally already recognize: Michigan’s 10th District … could help determine control of the House.’
Bouchard and Feely are among just a handful of not-yet-elected candidates lined up to speak at the Dallas convention Wednesday, and their scheduled time slot of between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Central Time suggests that the party wants the nation to see their faces and hear their message.
Trump has already endorsed both men.
Bouchard, 32, is a Michigan Army National Guard captain who is gunning to represent Michigan’s 10th Congressional District. Rep. John James (R-Mich.) has held the seat for the past four years.
Like the state of Michigan, the 10th District is about as purple as it gets. Rep. James, who is now running for governor, snuck past his Democratic opponent in 2022 by just 1,600 votes.
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All polling suggests another tight race in 2026. On August 25, the Cook Political Report shifted the race for the 10th Congressional District from lean Republican to a toss-up, and Kalshi currently has Democrat Christina Hines as the clear betting favorite.
“Mike’s prime-time speaking spot reflects what Republicans nationally already recognize: Michigan’s 10th District is one of the most competitive congressional races in the country and could help determine control of the House. The race was recently moved from Lean Republican to Toss-Up, and both parties understand the stakes,” Jon Shiner, Bouchard’s communications director, told Blaze News.
“Mike’s background and service make him uniquely qualified to fight for Americans and the voters of this district. His message tonight will be of lowering costs, securing our communities, bringing manufacturing jobs home, and defeating the Democrats’ increasingly socialist agenda.”
Feely, 50, is also hoping to keep a decidedly purple district red. Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) has represented the 1st Congressional District of Arizona for the past two terms, but he won in 2022 by less than 1% of the vote.
Kalshi is similarly bearish on Feely’s chances.
The GOP will need to hold onto every seat it can in November to maintain control after the midterms. Republicans currently enjoy just a four-seat majority in the House, 218 to 214, and generic congressional polling shows Democrats with a clear edge.
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Florida female, 24, allegedly plows into parked car, smacks car’s owner — and her DUI arrest video is a hoot
A 24-year-old Florida female allegedly crashed into parked car and even smacked the car’s owner late last month — and Daytona Beach Police bodycam video captured the suspect’s rather dramatic DUI arrest.
Surveillance video shows the driver of a Ford Bronco crashing into a Honda parked in a driveway outside the vehicle owner’s residence — except the Bronco driver kept accelerating, pushing the Honda into a grassy area as the Bronco’s rear tires sent dirt into the air, the New York Post reported.
‘She smacked me right here.’
Police bodycam video shows officers confronting the suspect — Elizabeth Boucher — following the Aug. 30 crash.
“I guess I hit the front light of the car,” Boucher told an officer. “But I don’t know what really happened.”
The officer replied, “You didn’t just hit the front of the car. You just took the car completely off.”
When an officer asks Boucher for her driver’s license, she produces a passport instead.
Image source: Daytona Beach (Fla.) Police Department bodycam video screenshot
“Please don’t take me to jail over this,” Boucher pleads.
What’s more, bodycam video shows Boucher declining to perform sobriety exercises and even trying to walk away from officers.
But they quickly caught up to her.
“Just because you don’t want to talk to us doesn’t mean we’re done with our investigation,” an officer told Boucher while placing her in handcuffs.
Image source: Daytona Beach (Fla.) Police Department bodycam video screenshot
“I thought we were all friends,” Boucher told one officer amid her arrest.
In addition, Boucher claimed she’s a mother: “I’m not resisting arrest; I just wanna make sure my daughter gets what she needs.”
Boucher soon declined to take a requested DUI test and was placed in a patrol vehicle. WFLA-TV reported that she was taken to Volusia County Jail.
Police said Boucher faced charges of DUI, touch or strike, possession of a controlled substance, resisting an officer/obstruction, refusal to submit to DUI testing, and DUI damage to property.
The Post said a neighbor told the owner of the crumpled Honda about the crash, and the Honda owner ran out to see what happened, after which Boucher and the Honda owner allegedly squared off.
“She came at me, and she was like in my face,” the unidentified Honda owner told police on bodycam video. “She smacked me right here.” The woman added to cops that she wanted to press charges against Boucher.
The paper — citing an arrest affidavit Law & Crime obtained — also reported that the Honda owner allegedly struck Boucher back and knocked her to the ground.
Boucher also is accused of following the woman back to her front door, where the Post said she was shoved again before police arrived.
The paper said Boucher was booked and released from jail on Aug. 31; she’s expected to appear back in court on Oct. 21.
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‘The Perfume Nationalist’ reclaims culture for conservatives — one fragrance at a time
One great thing about the Trump revolution was the galvanizing affect it had on young conservatives.
Even as the mainstream media violently rejected the president, a new generation of brave and talented pro-Trump voices developed a new medium to circumvent the biased media: the podcast.
Everything feminism claims to be true about the oppression of women and girls in society is now true in reverse about men and boys.
The leader in this wave was “Red Scare,” hosted by two whip-smart female New Yorkers. “Red Scare” dared to think Trump was funny, that #metoo was a power grab, and that the left was boring, gutless, and intellectually bankrupt.
The need for reinforcements
But there was only one “Red Scare,” and they had a lot of ground to cover. Soon similar podcasts sprang up as well. One of these, the Perfume Nationalist, ultimately became just as influential in its own way.
TPN founder Jack Mason — a gay conservative Texan — discussed classic movies, books, films, music, soap operas, and, yes, perfume in a highly original and entertaining way. It became an immediate hit.
A large part of the show’s success came from Mason’s humorous outbursts and spontaneous monologues regarding our current left-dominated “clown world” culture.
Just think of it: smart, lively discussions of all your favorite books and films, from a funny and defiantly anti-woke perspective. Who could resist that?
The Perfume Nationalist: The book
Now, seven years into his podcast’s run, Jack Mason has written a memoir about his life and experiences as a key player in the podcast revolution.
Mason’s writing demonstrates his college-professor level of knowledge of the books and films he talks about. But unlike the politically compromised (and dubiously qualified) academics of today, he actually has interesting insights to share.
On shopping malls:
The mall, once viewed as a symbol of empty commercialism by punks and Gen Xers, had become a longed-for symbol of beauty and authenticity now that it was largely gone and replaced by e-commerce.
On the state of conservative young men:
[Their] personalities were divided between a cartoon avatar who could say and do anything without consequence and their real identity, a lonely and alienated young man who was demonized, used, and disposed of by society, and who — if he was lucky — might have a decent-paying job at the libtard factory systemically enforcing the values he has grown to hate.
On the shifting nature of gender equality:
The introductory red pill for most men is the hypocrisy of feminism and its dishonest depiction of gender dynamics in the modern world. Everything feminism claims to be true about the oppression of women and girls in society is now true in reverse about men and boys.
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Let’s (not) go to the movies
Mason is especially entertaining when ripping into left-wing do-gooders:
Everyone knew not to eat McDonald’s every day. It was a coveted treat for birthday parties and special occasions and road trips. Morgan Spurlock’s SUPER SIZE ME came along in 2004 and, along with BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, invented the insufferable modern busybody libtard, informed on the evils of “corporations” and “capitalism” and “America” …
But Mason doesn’t use his critical acumen only to eviscerate. He is equally incisive when talking about the art he loves. Like “Gone with the Wind.”
I believe [it] to be the greatest novel and greatest film of the twentieth century. Gone with the Wind tells of a civilization that is no more than a dream remembered and depicts the brutal upheavals and forced social changes of the South during the Civil War. Since its publication, it has been tarred and dismissed by liberals and academics who depict it as a simplistic apologia for slavery, pointedly excluding Margaret Mitchell, like Ayn Rand, from all discussions of influential female artists.
Dawn of the podcast
In the more personal parts of the book, Mason discusses his personal struggles during the volatile and often dangerous world of political podcasting circa 2019 to 2024.
He explains why he jokingly used the word “Nationalist” in naming his podcast, a word he knew would draw intense fire from the left:
Why not a title that commented on the climate of 2019 America, where you had the choice of total compliance with liberal authoritarianism and censorship or the witch hunt label “Nazi”? Those times were so dark, so paranoid and oppressive, that anyone who experienced them knows that the path to freedom meant steeling oneself against the stigmatizing labels and -isms …
He describes being constantly threatened, stalked, and harassed:
Any public figure viewed as provocative or controversial is thought by most people to be deserving of whatever happens to them, especially if they’re successful or admired. People who’ve had it happen to them understand how bad it gets and the loneliness of being stuck with it. Most people quit after their first taste of it.
Fortunately, Jack Mason did not quit. And now he’s written a book worthy of his exceptional podcast. In both mediums, Mason has defined his time and given voice to a youthful common-sense conservativism that continues to gain ground and acceptability.
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