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EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 1 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. The Republicans have a majority in the House, but only 21 Republicans seem to be true MAGA Patriots. The rest are RINOs like Kevin McCarthy and his ilk. But…if we could ever get a true Majority, there is a path for starting to enforce justice, swiftly! We’ve actually covered it here before, but Kash just brought it up again so I wanted to cover it again. Our Founding Fathers were (I believe Divinely inspired) to create a genius system of checks and balances. And when that system breaks down because one or two branches of the system are compromised, there are built in safeguards. One of those safeguards is if the President and the Attorney General are both compromised, then the House is empowered to take over law enforcement activities. In other words, if the House issues subpoenas and the FBI, CIA and the rest of the Deep State just ignore them, then the House has the power to start making arrests through the Sergeant At Arms! And after Arrests are made, did you know there are Tunnels and Jail Cells Under D.C.? I’ve got it all documented below. Start here, listen to what Kash says in this latest interview with X22 Report: Then read this: CONFIRMED: Tunnels and Jail Cells Under D.C, — Will Republicans Use Them? Did you know there are tunnels under D.C.? What about Jail Cells under the Capitol Building? True and true! I’ll break it down for you in just a moment, but first let me tell you why I’m covering this right now. Because we just reported on a major breaking news alert that Republicans in Congress will be holding FBI Director Wray in Contempt of Congress. And I can already see the comments now: “Nothing is gonna happen!” “Congress has no power!” “There won’t be any penalty!” And I get it, I really do. But…I have to wonder if the jail cells under Congress in D.C. are about to become a major focus? I wonder if they’re about to be utilized? This isn’t just my imagination. Nope, we go to Kash Patel and Charlie Kirk who broke it all down recently. Allow me to explain… Kash Patel was on with Charlie Kirk recently and suddenly Kash lets slip a big story. Says it almost as if it’s an after-thought. He was talking about the Republicans now having control of the House and the Subpoena power that comes with it. Charlie basically says “so what?  What if they just ignore the subpoenas?” That’s when Kash drops the bomb: They will then send the Sergeant at Arms to arrest them! Ok, says Charlie, but still….then what? Garland’s DOJ will not help. That’s fine, says Kash: They’ll be locked up in the jail cells beneath the Capitol Building! We had never heard this before! Charlies eyes got big as saucers…. Mine too. Watch the short clip here: Now confirmed: there ARE jail cells underneath the Capitol Building in DC!#DC #JailCells #CapitolBuilding pic.twitter.com/bUlwbZDdch — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) January 13, 2023 And a backup here on Rumble: It’s not the first time we’ve covered it… This was from September 6: LIVE Video From Sept. 6: Flooding of D.C. Underground Tunnels? This is really interesting…. This is live on-the-scene video from a lady who goes by “Nancy Drew” on Telegram. I’m not going to tell you what to think about this and neither is she, but this is live video from today. You can draw your own conclusions. But with the extreme flooding in New York, D.C. and many other “blue states”, I am beginning to wonder if this isn’t an intentional flooding of the underground tunnels and underground D.U.M.B.s (Deep Underground Military Bases). I mean, maybe it’s all just natural, but I have NEVER seen anything like this in my life. Have you? Watch here for the latest, here on Rumble: And this was from 2021: Is There Burning Smoke Coming From The White House Tunnels? I have really become a big fan of this YouTube channel called P6 Productions. It’s a guy who lives in Washington, D.C. and when he sees rumors of things happening around the White House or the Capitol, he just takes his camera equipment and goes over and films it so everyone can see! I like to call him my on site reporter! You sir, are the honorary WeLoveTrump on-site reporter for the Washington, D.C. area! That’s a big title, you should be very proud of that! In fact, we are DOUBLING your salary for all the great work! Ok, but in all seriousness, the man does do great work and this is another example. I’ve been seeing a ton of people posting online about white smoke billowing up around the White House recently, and possibly coming from underground tunnels. You can see in the image below it is definitely there. So what is it? What does it really look like? Watch and see what they discovered: And now for a LOT more, here is my good friend Concrete Conspiracy with a deep dive: Are There Tunnels Underneath Washington D.C? This is a guest post by ConcreteConspiracy — find more from Concrete Conspiracy on Substack here. This article contains statements and commentary which are the opinion of Concrete Conspiracy. Is there enough proof to say that there are underground tunnels underneath Washington DC? You be the judge of that… Links: M Metro System Map 2019 Attachment A3 – Geotechnical Data Report VAT Vibration Report FINAL January 23 2018 Alleged United States Underground Cities Bases and Tunnels Systems Report Downtown Subway Map 1962: Accessible Pathways Route 2015 (Architect of the Capitol): Capitol Complex Tunnel System Map(source): 1968 Map of DC Transit System Inc Routes(source): Washington Aqueduct Tunnels(source): ART Location(source): MAP Washington DC Underground AMTRAK P MARC(source): Greater Greater Washington(source): Tunnels and abandoned places(source): Map Showing Proposed Plan of Underground System(source): Unusual Spaces – Exploring DC’s Underground Trolley Tracks: Each day, thousands of residents, commuters, and visitors traverse Washington DC’s Dupont Circle, one of the most historic and iconic neighborhoods in the nation’s capital. Below its well-traveled streets, however, lies a secret unknown to many who pass above 75,000 square feet of abandoned tunnels that have remained inaccessible for most of the last 50 years. Built in the 1940s to alleviate traffic concerns in the growing metropolis above, the tunnels allowed for trolley cars to pass under Dupont Circle and pick up passengers at two below-ground stations. Following the closure of the DC’s trolley system in the early 1960s, the tunnels were abruptly abandoned. Apart from a brief, unsuccessful venture in the mid-1990s to install a food court on the western side of the tracks, the space below Dupont has been largely forgotten by the world above. In the mid-2000s, a new organization called the Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground was formed to pursue a new use for the space as a cultural destination. After years of petitioning, the Arts Coalition signed a five-year lease with the city in late 2014 that will provide an opportunity to test out possible future uses for the space. For more information about the development of the Dupont Underground: https://dupontunderground.org The Forgotten Tunnels Under Washington DC: This video is about Washington DC’s mole man, Dr. Harrison Dyar, and the tunnels he dug over the span of twenty years. What do we know about this Smithsonian bug man aside from his scandalous personal life and his favorite way to pass the time? What happened to Dr. Dyar’s catacombs in Washington DC? Are they still in use today? National Geographic – Why a Giant Machine Is Digging a Tunnel Under DC: A colossal machine called the “Lady Bird” is boring a huge tunnel under Washington, DC, to channel storm water for treatment, keeping runoff out of the city’s notoriously polluted rivers. The $ 30 million machine is named for Lady Bird Johnson, who, as First Lady of the United States, had advocated for cleaner rivers around the nation’s capital. Why a Giant Machine Is Digging a Tunnel Under DC | National Geographic: More about the “Lady Bird”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/7/140703-combined-sewer-overflow-washington-storm-water-tunnel/ Half as Interesting – The Somewhat Secret Subway System Under the US Capitol: Tunnel US Capitol to Library of Congress: WASHINGTON DC | HISTORY & HIDDEN SECRETS: Old World Secrets (Washington DC): In this video, Old World Secrets, we will explore Washington DC, earthquake-induced mud floods, and even a brief segment on Vimanas. 060829 CSO Update October vFIN LUST Success Story by DDOE Brian Barone: Capitol Building Tunnel System: Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, the press, and storm clouds. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capitol-building-tunnel-system WASHINGTON TUNNELS: https://www.washingtontunnels.com/ Transportation: Metro Map Streetcars Map Railroads Map Cars Map Utilities: Aqueduct Map Sewers Map Steam Map Pedestrians: Capitol Hill Map Offices and Underpasses Map https://www.washingtontunnels.com/capitol-hill-map MORE LINKS: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/mapping-all-the-tunnels-under-washington-d-c https://untappedcities.com/2021/01/06/underground-tunnels-beneath-the-u-s-capitol-library-of-congress/ https://www.brighteon.com/0d095eae-c6df-4a28-a577-538338a14f2c https://www.popsci.com/story/military/tunnels-capitol-white-house-washington/ https://themillenniumreport.com/2017/02/pizzagate-new-tunnel-discovery-connects-at-least-4-of-alefantiss-properties/ https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/congress-urged-to-use-underground-dc-tunnels-to-avoid-angry-patriots This article contains statements and commentary which are the opinion of Concrete Conspiracy. This is a guest post by ConcreteConspiracy — find more from Concrete Conspiracy on Substack here.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 8 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. Kash Patel continues to make big waves… He just did an interview with the Epoch Times where he dropped a number of bombshells all in about 40 seconds. First, he says there is not one but many whistleblowers that have already come forward to expose the FBI. Then he says the stuff we’ve already seen is bad but nothing like what is about to soon be announced. Sexual perversion and complicity of really sick degrees that permeated the 7th Floor of the FBI. In case you don’t know what the 7th Floor is, it’s basically where the deepest, darkest, sickest stuff was ran out of. President Kennedy once famously said the CIA needed to be shattered into a million pieces. Turns out we might have to add the FBI to that list as well. Have these agencies turned into nothing more that criminal, mafia-style organizations, with deep-seeded sick sexual perversions, who have become the clear and present enemy of the American people? I’ll let you answer that question. Kash Patel: “I think it’s going to be an explosive topic. I don’t think you’ve seen any real damaging information yet. And that’s scary, right? Because this is very damaging. Because when you put it in perspective you’re going to see so much more damaging information. One of the other whistleblowers that came forward was on Dan Bongino’s Show. And he literally said wait til you see the acts of sexual complicity that the 7th floor of the FBI was engaging (in) during this entire time… And I was the guy that exposed the Lisa Page, Peter Strzok thing. I know how that organization at that level of political operatives work. So, there’s a lot more coming.” Watch Kash here: QUOTE: “Wait til you see the acts of sexual complicity that the 7th floor of the FBI was engaging (in) during this entire time… there’s a lot more coming.” pic.twitter.com/REFW0ub6S6 — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) October 1, 2022 And a backup on Rumble here: Here was Part 7 in case you missed it: KASH DEEP DIVE (Part 7): Kash Patel: “Trump May Surprise Some People With What Comes Next And The Timing Of It…”

EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 7 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. Kash Patel is one of the most fascinating people in President Trump’s inner circle… And he loves to tease us with big details! Do you know what I’ve noticed most about President Trump and those truly in his inner circle? They all seem so extremely calm and confident. Has anyone else noticed that? Every time I see Kash do an interview, he acts like they’ve already won and they’re just waiting on the news to break and everyone to catch up with them. And maybe they have. Anyone remember this? Perhaps the most important soundbite President Trump ever gave us: https://wltreport.com/2022/05/15/flashback-president-trump-says-i-caught-the-swamp-i-caught-them-all/ And now for the latest… Courtesy of @The:StormHasArrived17: Kash Patel was asked about his recent golf outing with President Trump. His response was awesome. “I got a lot of good stories for you guys and us when we’re slamming PBR’s. Let’s see what I can share with the public here… We were talking about John Durham a lot… Of course he’s talking to me about ‘do you think we should run again?’… I’m not gonna give you the answer to that question but I’ll tell you it was discussed heavily and there was a big smile on his face. So I think he’s gonna be swinging pretty hard and he may surprise some people with what’s next and the timing of it, but I’ll leave that to the boss.” The timing of what’s next? Interesting Watch the full clip plus an appearance on FoxNews here on Rumble: Quote: Kash: “He (Durham) has put the Clinton campaign and the FBI cabal together in Andy McCabe’s office, with their own notes, to go and lie to an American public, a federal court, and surveil a president unlawfully.” Get your popcorn ready. The trial starts tomorrow Here was Part 6 in case you missed it: KASH DEEP DIVE (Part 6): Kash Patel: Peter Strzok May Face Prosecution Soon

EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 6 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. Kash Patel thinks Peter Strzok may face legal trouble soon… The former F.B.I. agent could potentially be indicted on federal charges relating to his role in the Russia collusion hoax, perpetrated by Democrats and actors of the deep state. Patel says that recently surfaced notes dating back to a 2017 meeting between DOJ officials, Andrew McCabe, and former acting Attorney General Dana Boente may incriminate Strzok… According to Patel, via The Epoch Times: “Those lies carried over from the start of the investigation in the summer and spring of 2016 all throughout the four FISA warrants, and these notes show in March of 2017, when this meeting occurred … that he perpetuated and continued that lie, even though he knew it was false,” Patel said. “He repeatedly lied to federal officers and judicial officers at the FISA court saying ‘our investigation is righteous for these reasons’ and he got caught. Then he wrote a book and sold it and the mainstream media let them have at it. And now John Durham has caught him lying.” We have already seen the arrest of Igor Danchenko, the author of the now debunked Steele dossier, and Hillary Clinton’s lawyer, Michael Sussmann, is facing trial which begins 2 days from now… Could we be witnessing the beginning of the end for the deep state cabal which tried to unseat a duly elected President of the United States? Here’s what Kash Patel had to say: https://twitter.com/BYounger13/status/1525548409771282432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1525548409771282432%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwltreport.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php   “As the lead Russiagate investigator, I never saw these notes. We asked for them…The DOJ & the FBI told us they did not exist.” Newly released FBI & DOJ notes incriminate top officials at these agencies, argues Kash Patel. PREMIERE 8pm ET: https://t.co/Xo2y5pA79S — Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) May 13, 2022 FBI has 35,000 employees. Out of all 35,000 FBI employees there was 1 FBI employee in charge of… Clinton Email InvestigationTrump Russia InvestigationQuestioning of General Flynn That 1 FBI employee was Peter Strzok. Who was the “Peter Strzok” that ran the Jan 6th op? — C3 (@C_3C_3) May 14, 2022 Real Clear Politics previously reported: The bottom two pillars of the Durham triangle, I believe, are the FBI’s — John Durham’s indictment of the FBI attorney, which is literally an indictment of the FBI, and now a criminal conviction for lying to a federal court to perpetuate a fraud and get a FISA warrant falsely. Here was Part 5 in case you missed it: KASH DEEP DIVE (Part 5): Kash Patel: The House Has The Power To Start Making Arrests With 150 Year Old Law…

EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 4 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. Kash Patel who served as the chief of staff to the United States secretary of defense under President Donald Trump, has an ultimatum for DA and AGs around the country. Patel recently took to Truth Social and stated “Are there any State AGs or DAs that are willing to prosecute Hunter Biden/family for the crimes they have committed in their red state” He continued “They do it to Trump, why are yall so afraid to act? You got 24 hours to get moving, then I’m naming names right here on Truth Social.” Patel concluded his post by writing “ MAN UP.” Take a look: Looks like Kash Patel is ready to go on offense and fight fire with fire… About damn time. pic.twitter.com/zxsO79qaTY — Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) June 28, 2023   Patel is a man of his word and he is not bluffing. While many others figures in the Trump administration sought to save their careers and separate themselves from Trump after January 6th, Patel has not and has remained loyal. Patel has been right on a lot of issues in the last several years and on May 5th he even predicted the outcome of the Hunter Biden investigation. Back in May Patel stated “I believe Hunter Biden will be charged, and soon, but I think they’ll roll it up into what we call this global plea agreement, where he basically gets charged with some Mickey Mouse lower-level offenses, walks into a super light sentence, and then they will cover up the cover-up.” Watch him say it here: Kash Patel on May 5: “I believe Hunter Biden will be charged, and soon, but I think they’ll roll it up into what we call this global plea agreement, where he basically gets charged with some Mickey Mouse lower-level offenses, walks into a super light sentence, and then they will… pic.twitter.com/ydVedJQZhp — Kash’s Corner (@KashsCorner) June 20, 2023 Patel was right because Hunter was charged and pleaded guilty to two low level offenses that do not come with any jail time. Per Just The News: Former Trump adviser Kash Patel has called Hunter Biden’s recent plea deal a “get out of jail free card.” “Hunter Biden gets a ‘get out of jail free card’ from the Deputy Attorney General,” Patel said on the Wednesday edition of the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “That’s the only person along with the AG who can waive the DOJ manual and guidelines on this, and they did just that.” Hunter Biden struck a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid prison by pleading guilty to two tax crimes and admitting to a gun charge that could be dismissed, court records released Tuesday show. Here was Part 3 if you missed it: KASH DEEP DIVE (Part 3): Kash Patel Explains Trump’s Quote: “We Caught Them All!”

EDITOR’S NOTE: In light of President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to FBI Director, we’re looking back on all the things Kash has said over the last 4 years and looking at them in a new light.  Realize this is not just a man who wrote a book about President Trump, or a close confidant, or a political pundit on TV….watch and read everything in this new series we’re posting with new eyes, realizing that this is your new FBI Director speaking, a man who will have almost unlimited power to now do everything he’s talked about for the last 4 years.  And it’s going to be glorious!  This is Part 3 of what is currently an 8-part series.  And I think it might just blow your mind.  Please enjoy. President Trump has said several times statements to the effect of “We got them!” or “We caught them all!” And yet…months and years go by, and the people who were “caught” still roam free. We believe President Trump and we believe he has launched a massive sting operation, but we all want to know what he means by those statements and more importantly WHEN the results will be revealed. And for the first time ever, Kash was finally asked about it. Leave it to Steve Schultz from Elijah Streams to do the investigative journalism that the MSM can’t figure out how to do anymore. This latest interview was wonderful! Here is the short 2-minute clip with Kash directly answering this question — watch here on Rumble: And here is the full interview (not to long). Watch it right here on Rumble: Here was Part 2: KASH DEEP DIVE (Part 4): Kash Patel Is About To Expose EVERY AG And DA In The Country

A brawl erupted after the conclusion of the Michigan-Ohio State football game on Saturday. The melee started after a Wolverine player planted their flag at midfield in the Ohio State stadium following Michigan’s 13-10 upset victory. Police eventually used pepper spray to end the scuffle. The incident left players and coaches from both teams bloodied and injured one officer. WATCH: An on-field view of the Michigan flag plant and the altercation with Ohio State that followed pic.twitter.com/If9Ng7ecW0 — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 30, 2024 Per ESPN: Ohio State University police said in a statement that “officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation. During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” They added that one officer was injured during the altercation and “transported for medical attention.” Ohio State police said it will continue to investigate the incident. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day later blamed Michigan for starting the melee by planting the flag. “I don’t know all the details of it, but I know these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren’t going to let that happen,” Day said. “I’ll find out exactly what happened. But this is our field and certainly we’re embarrassed of the fact that we lost the game, but there’s some prideful guys in this team that weren’t going to just let that happen.” WATCH: If Ohio State doesn’t want Michigan to plant the flag, they should try beating them! @stoolpresidente pic.twitter.com/4igWOLjQgZ — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 30, 2024 “While the melee was going on between Michigan and Ohio State, Ryan Day looked on and two Buckeyes and a Wolverine huddled together to pray,” CBS Sports national college football reporter Brandon Marcello wrote. WATCH: While the melee was going on between Michigan and Ohio State, Ryan Day looked on and two Buckeyes and a Wolverine huddled together to pray pic.twitter.com/Bz3DwV6Ua8 — Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 1, 2024 From Sports Illustrated: The better response to a humiliating loss and Michigan’s taunting would have been to simply keep your heads down and get off the field. But this was another example of a rivalry gone overboard. It’s a football game, man. And it has run off the leash of perspective, into an unhealthy realm that it didn’t used to occupy. Yeah, there have been moments: Ohio State players tearing down the “Go Blue” banner in Michigan Stadium in the 1970s; Woody Hayes broke a sideline marker over his knee in 1973. But now we’ve reached a point where losing is literally intolerable. John Cooper got 13 years as coach of the Buckeyes with a 2–10–1 record against Michigan. Harbaugh lost his first four against Ohio State as coach of the Wolverines, but got a chance to turn that around. Such patience seems unrealistic in the current toxic times. Day is 66–10 at Ohio State, a ridiculous record, and yet it isn’t good enough to keep him from being booed off the field by the angriest non-NFL crowd I’ve ever heard. His kids had to listen to it. This is what Day signed up for as coach of the Buckeyes—and he’s paid phenomenally well, more than $10 million a year. Beating Michigan is part of the assignment—especially a 6–5, three-touchdown-underdog Michigan that is muddling through life after Harbaugh.

Video-sharing platform Rumble has filed a lawsuit against California over a state law that regulates how platforms handle videos with AI-created ‘deepfakes,’ claiming it violates the First Amendment. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the lawsuit on behalf of Rumble and Rumble Canada. “California recently passed two laws that target and punish speakers for posting certain political commentary online. One of those laws, AB 2655, also requires large online platforms like Rumble to act as the government’s censorship police and remove such content from their sites,” ADF stated in a press release. “California is forcing Rumble to alter its speech and censor its users’ speech, while also compelling the platform’s speech, in violation of the First Amendment,” it added. “California’s war against political speech is censorship, plain and simple. We can’t trust the government to decide what is true in our online political debates,” said ADF Senior Counsel Phil Sechler. “Rumble is one of the few online voices stepping up against this trend of censorship while other platforms and sites cave to totalitarian regimes censoring Americans. Rumble is standing for free speech even when it is hard. Other online platforms and media companies must see these laws for what they are—a threat to their existence,” Sechler added. BREAKING: Today, on behalf of @rumblevideo, we filed a federal lawsuit challenging CA Gov. @GavinNewsom’s political censorship laws. Besides policing online speech and parody, California’s laws also force large platforms like Rumble to act as the government’s censorship police… pic.twitter.com/hHidJOKtpu — Alliance Defending Freedom (@ADFLegal) November 27, 2024 Per ADF: In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom responded to a parody video of Vice President Kamala Harris by declaring that the video “should be illegal,” and the California Legislature responded by fast-tracking the bills, which Newsom signed into law on Sept. 17. AB 2839 censors speech by using vague standards to punish people for posting certain content about elections, including political memes and parodies of politicians, and AB 2655 requires large online platforms to censor much of that speech. As ADF attorneys explain in the lawsuit, AB 2655 deputizes Rumble to restrict its users’ speech. At the same time, California requires Rumble to alter the content and viewpoint of its own speech and speak a message with which it doesn’t agree. California’s new law mandates that Rumble remove and label content state officials consider “reasonably likely to harm the reputation or electoral prospects” of candidates or “reasonably likely to falsely undermine confidence” in an election. The law forces Rumble to train its team to remove and label content based on inherently subjective terms that pollsters and government officials can’t even agree on, like what harms electoral prospects or what undermines confidence in an election. And if Rumble doesn’t comply, AB 2655 authorizes officials to file suits against it. Rumble sues California over the Gavin Newsom's 'war against political speech'https://t.co/SEXe6YgXgg — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 28, 2024 “Manipulating a voice in an ‘ad’ like this one should be illegal. I’ll be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to make sure it is,” Newsom previously said. “I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California. You can no longer knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content — including deepfakes,” the Democrat governor commented. I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California. You can no longer knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content — including deepfakes. https://t.co/VU4b8RBf6N — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 17, 2024 WATCH: NEW – California Governor Newsom signs three bills outlawing AI political ads, "related to elections 120 days before Election Day and 60 days thereafter," at Salesforce event. pic.twitter.com/tMVN5MDJEN — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 18, 2024 “The governor of California just made this parody video illegal in violation of the Constitution of the United States,” Elon Musk commented, referencing a viral Kamala Harris ad parody. “Would be a shame if it went viral,” he added. WATCH: The governor of California just made this parody video illegal in violation of the Constitution of the United States. Would be a shame if it went viral. https://t.co/OCBewC4vOb — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 18, 2024 Bloomberg Law reports: But the law, which is set to go into effect in 2025, is “substantially overbroad because it does not adequately define various material terms in the statute,” the complaint said. The suit said Rumble doesn’t have the technology to “automatically identify digitally altered images or audio shared by users” and even if it did, “it is unlikely that Rumble would be able to identify all content that might arguably violate AB 2655, particularly given the law’s vagueness.” The suit follows a pair of similar First Amendment complaints from the conservative satire publication The Babylon Bee and a YouTube creator Christopher Kohls who made a parody deepfake video criticizing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The Babylon Bee’s suit targeted another new California law AB 2389, which requires a label on satirical content. A federal judge in October blocked the California attorney general from enforcing AB 2389 against Kohls, finding that the law likely violates the First Amendment. State officials later agreed to not enforce the law against the Babylon Bee.