Joe Rogan warned this week that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidential election, the First Amendment will be under serious threat because of how extreme she and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) are. Rogan made the remarks on his show “The Joe Rogan Experience” this week while talking with former U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan. “I don’t think it turns around if Kamala Harris gets into office, I think they clamp down more,” Rogan said of the political Left’s desire to censor speech. “I think the same stuff that they were trying to do with Twitter, they’ll try to do with something else and with other things — they’ve already openly discussed it.” “You know, she’s openly discussed that the same rules have to apply to Facebook, they have to apply to Twitter, and that Elon Musk could lose his privileges,” he continued. “There are so many wild things that they’re saying. Tim Walz said that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to misinformation or hate speech.” He noted that the First Amendment is about protecting speech, even speech that is factually wrong, and that he was alarmed by how government officials used the COVID-19 pandemic to censor people who spoke out against the government’s tyrannical abuse of power. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “How about masks don’t work? You would get screamed at for saying masks don’t work. Well, guess what? They don’t work. They don’t work,” he said. “Fauci said masks don’t work. Remember that interview before the pandemic, before they knew how big it was gonna be? He was like, you don’t have to wear a mask. Then it was wear two, then it was put two face diapers on. It’s bananas how easily people fell in line. That scared me the most.” WATCH: NEW: @joerogan warns that the First Amendment is in danger if Kamala Harris and Tim Walz win. “I don’t think it [censorship] turns around if Kamala Harris gets into office. I think they clamp down more.” “She openly discussed the need for the same rules to apply to Facebook and… pic.twitter.com/0gw4u0l5DI — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) September 27, 2024

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Actor D.B. Sweeney says theaters aren’t ready to screen his latest film exactly as it was meant to be seen. Not yet, at least. 'I can’t make the movie better, but I can make every scene I’m in better. … You can’t be too particular, but that attitude has given me more longevity.' Director Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” features a short live-action component that patrons may not experience. “Your local multiplex is not equipped for that right now, but it’s not unthinkable in five to seven years. [Coppola] is already thinking about it,” Sweeney tells Align of a press conference sequence mid-film. A few movie houses have brought it to life, but they remain the exception. 'Gardens of Stone' The visionary behind “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Conversation” is always looking to the future, Sweeney says. He’s also respectful of the past. Coppola remembered giving Sweeney his first big break by casting him in the 1987 war drama “Gardens of Stone.” The pair reunited for “Megalopolis,” the most talked-about film of the fall. Adam Driver stars as an architect with a bold vision to transform New Rome into the city of the future. Some, like a corrupt mayor played by Giancarlo Esposito, have other ideas. The sprawling film boast a $100 million-plus budget paid for via Coppola’s considerable wine empire. Critics remain divided about the film, and the movie won’t recoup its costs any time soon. Uncommon vision The director isn’t as obsessed with the film’s bottom line as select journalists. “I have the luxury of having this money. … It’s not a piece of business. It’s a piece of art,” Sweeney recalls the director saying on the subject. “The money will come back to my descendants.” Coppola’s uncommon vision arrives at a time when Hollywood appears obsessed with reboots, remakes, and sequels. There’s nothing quite like “Megalopolis” in the marketplace. Sweeney first heard about Coppola’s dream project roughly 20 years ago. “I knew some people were involved in the read-through [of the script]. Francis has all kinds of things going on all the time. He’s such a fascinating character,” the actor says. A major theme in the finished film involves New Rome’s unchecked hedonism. Think Aubrey Plaza’s turn as an amoral TV show host or Jon Voight’s oily billionaire character. 'Bad people on both sides' “Francis is such a history freak. ... He loves talking about the Romans and the Greeks and evolution of human society,” he says. “He really wanted to draw this parallel [between] where America is and where Rome was before it fell. Decadence was a huge part of it. It’s really well timed in an election year. The movie doesn’t veer left or right in any way. There are bad people drawn to politics from both sides.” Coppola made news by telling Rolling Stone he hired “problematic” actors to smite cancel culture and show the value of art. “What I didn’t want to happen is that we’re deemed some woke Hollywood production that’s simply lecturing viewers. … The cast features people who were canceled at one point or another. There were people who are archconservatives and others who are extremely politically progressive. But we were all working on one film together.” Getting it right Sweeney deemed the decision a “total nonissue” on set. “Jon Voight is one of our greatest actors. He’s entitled to think what he wants,” Sweeney says of the conservative actor. As for Shia LaBeouf, who famously protested Donald Trump and later was accused of physically abusing girlfriend FKA Twigs, Sweeney says “nobody worked harder” on set. Sweeney admires Coppola’s vision and remains grateful for the auteur’s support early in his career. That’s why he flew to Cannes Film Festival earlier this year with the director to bring the movie’s live-action component to life during the festival’s screening. He did the same at the recent Toronto Film Festival. He wanted to get the small part just right for Coppola and for the film. That’s how he has approached his decades-long career. Not every film will rock the zeitgeist as much Sweeney titles like “Lonesome Dove,” “The Cutting Edge,” and “Eight Men Out” did. Sweeney knows a project can go south at any point for a variety of reasons. It’s why he took a previous conversation with Oscar winner Jodie Foster to heart. “You’ve been in some great movies,” he recalls telling her. “They’re not all gonna be great,” she said. And over the years, he realized that some promising projects weren’t panning out as he had hoped. That’s when he doubles down. “I can’t make the movie better, but I can make every scene I’m in better. … You can’t be too particular, but that attitude has given me more longevity,” he says.

America’s Founders feared and detested direct democracy, with Benjamin Rush even warning that “a simple democracy is the devil’s own government.” Despite this, in states where issues are placed directly before voters, conservatives must act to secure favorable outcomes. This includes decisions in some states about limiting the scope of ballot initiatives themselves. While much of the attention focuses on the presidential race, the impact of these ballot issues could rival the results of the top office and deserves our attention. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of the most critical issues, especially in red states where we stand a strong chance of winning. The outcomes of these ballot initiatives present a stark contrast between two possible futures: ordered liberty or anarcho-tyranny. 1. Unlimited abortion everywhere: 'No' on Florida Amendment 4 Unless conservatives mobilize, Democrats are on the verge of enacting unrestricted abortion laws, allowing the barbaric procedure through birth, in every swing and red state with a ballot amendment process. The most critical battleground is Florida’s Amendment 4, which is on the cusp of receiving the necessary 60% support. If it passes, Florida would have abortion laws more liberal than Sweden’s, in a citadel of conservatism. Similar amendments are on the ballot in red states like Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota along with swing states such as Nevada and Arizona. In red states, these amendments could be defeated solely with Republican votes. Here is a list of abortion amendments for conservatives to oppose, courtesy of American Family Association Action: 2. Marijuana-fueled criminal vagrancy: 'No' on Florida Amendment 3 As those on the left push to turn Florida into a baby chop shop, they also aim to spread the stench of weed and its related criminal vagrancy. If Amendment 3 passes, marijuana use will be allowed in every public space for anyone over 21. Parks, universities, and public spaces would be outside legislative regulation. No state that has implemented this approach has avoided a decline in quality of life and a rise in criminal vagrancy. What if this happened in the best red state? Additionally, Amendment 3 would only allow corporate marijuana, banning homegrown options. This ensures that the company spending $70 million to promote this amendment will monopolize the system — and it would be absolved of all liability for any negligence involving its product! South Dakota conservatives face a similar threat with Measure 29, as do North Dakotans with Measure 5 and Nebraskans with Initiative 437. 3. Ban ranked-choice voting Ranked-choice voting is not only cumbersome and convoluted, but it also serves a hidden agenda: sneaking in radical leftists without the Democratic label, thereby denying conservatives a fair Republican primary. This is how Democrats turned Alaska purple. This year, conservatives are playing offense in Alaska, aiming to eliminate ranked-choice voting. A “yes” vote on Alaska Ballot Measure 2 would accomplish that. Likewise, a “yes” vote on Arizona Prop. 133 would pre-emptively ban the practice in the state, and Missouri Amendment 7 offers the same safeguard. On the defensive side, we must stop ranked-choice voting from taking hold in Idaho and Nevada. Conservatives should vote “no” on Idaho Proposition 1 and Nevada Question 3, as both would institute ranked-choice voting and jungle primaries. Idaho, in particular, is crucial. If Proposition 1 passes, the uniparty could transform a solidly red state into the next Alaska. In a similar vein, conservatives must oppose South Dakota’s Amendment H, Arizona's Prop. 140, and Montana’s CI-126. While these measures wouldn’t implement ranked-choice voting, they would replace traditional primaries with jungle primaries. This setup blurs partisan distinctions and allows lukewarm Republicans to team up with Democrats, effectively sidelining bona fide conservative candidates. 4. Limit unaccountable ballot initiatives The Founders’ fears about mob rule are evident today in the sheer number of ballot initiatives, many of which are driven by special interests. Several ballot measures this year aim to restrict or limit the process of placing initiatives directly on the ballot. It's crucial for conservatives to support these measures to preserve legislative control and check the influence of currently unchecked, well-funded interest groups. Here are a few: Vote "yes" on Arizona Proposition 134: This change would require that the requisite threshold of 10% of qualified voters needed for petitions to change laws (15% for constitutional changes) would have to be achieved in each legislative district in order to qualify for the ballot. This will ensure that liberals cannot access the ballot to change laws based on petitions gathered mainly in liberal parts of the state. Vote "yes" on North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2: This reform would require a single subject for ballot initiatives and would also require that the proposed initiative appear on the ballot and be approved at both the primary and general election ballots to take effect. Vote "yes" on Utah Amendment D: As of now, a lower court judge has removed this question from the ballot, but assuming Republicans prevail in reinstating it on appeal at the state supreme court, Amendment D would allow the legislature to make changes to ballot initiatives passed by voters. Ultimately, empowering the legislature is the best form of representative democracy. 5. Protect South Dakota landowners As part of the ongoing assault on landowners, Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed SB 201 into law earlier this year. The law overrides local regulations and zoning ordinances, making it easier to construct carbon capture pipelines. Now this law has been placed on the ballot as a referendum. A “no” vote on Referred Law 21 would repeal SB 201, restoring local control and protections for landowners. 6. Stop unaccountable redistricting committees Ohio Issue 1 proposes a complicated process for selecting a 15-member committee to draw congressional and legislative maps. A panel of unelected former judges would choose the members, and they would be required to reflect the state’s demographic makeup, effectively corrupting the process with diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology. While gerrymandering is a problem on both sides, giving unelected individuals control over redistricting is even worse than having legislators draw the maps. 7. End governors’ emergency public health powers Four years after governors declared de facto martial law during COVID and suspended individual rights, many states still haven’t curtailed their governors' public health powers. In Arizona, voters will decide on Proposition 135, which would require the governor to call a special session of the legislature upon declaring an emergency. It would also limit the declaration to 30 days unless the legislature approves an extension. 8. Implement state-based immigration enforcement Arizona’s Proposition 314 seeks to strengthen immigration enforcement at the state level. It would criminalize illegal entry into Arizona and target illegal aliens using false documents to obtain employment or state benefits. The measure would also let state prosecutors charge illegal immigrants with state crimes, providing Arizona with more authority over immigration enforcement. If successful, it could push illegal immigration flows toward states like California. Other Republican-led states might consider passing similar laws through their legislatures. 9. Make local elections partisan: 'Yes' on Florida Amendment 1 In red states, Democrats often leverage superior funding to run local candidates on nonpartisan ballots, hiding their agenda. To counter this, we need party affiliations documented for as many local offices as possible. Florida Amendment 1 would make all school board elections partisan, a move that should be replicated in other states for all offices, including municipal and judicial elections, which are frequently nonpartisan. 10. Punish drug trafficking and theft: 'Yes' on California Proposition 36 California’s Prop. 36 could be a surprise in this deep-blue state. Although radical blue-state propositions generally win easily, this measure, addressing public safety, strikes a chord with a majority of voters. Since Prop. 47 downgraded theft and drug crimes in 2014, California has faced an escalating crisis of homelessness, vagrancy, drug use, and organized retail theft. Prop. 36 aims to reverse some of the leniencies fueling the crime wave. Despite the state’s political leanings, even Kamala Harris is reportedly too bashful to admit she’s voting for Prop. 36 as a California resident. Other important criminal justice initiatives include Arizona’s Prop. 313, requiring life sentences for child sex traffickers; Colorado’s Amendment I, removing the right to bail for first-degree murder when proof of guilt is substantial; and Colorado’s Prop. 128, which would abolish early release for repeat violent offenders. The outcomes of these selected ballot initiatives present a stark contrast between two possible futures: ordered liberty or anarcho-tyranny. Yet conservatives are being heavily outspent and out-organized, even in the reddest states. As of August 30, proponents of Florida Amendment 3 raised $90 million compared to only $14 million from opponents. For Amendment 4, it’s $51 million against $5 million. In Missouri, those in favor of Amendment 3, which deals with abortion, have raised $5.5 million, whereas opponents have only raised $200,000. In Montana, opponents of abortion up to birth raised just $27,000 compared to $11.8 million from proponents, while in Arizona, the imbalance is $23.2 million against a paltry $900,000. It’s not just about abortion and marijuana. The left is outspending conservatives by staggering amounts on every issue I’ve mentioned, with conservatives often not reporting any campaign expenditures by August. Alarmingly, few Republican governors, apart from Ron DeSantis in Florida, have taken public stances on these critical amendments in their states. Even in a tough election cycle for Republicans, there is no justification for liberal amendments winning in deep-red states. The only reason they might win is due to a lack of voter education on the ballot language. The absence of any organized movement on the right or within state Republican parties to inform voters is a significant and potentially catastrophic oversight.

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