More and more prominent Democrats have moved to call for President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race, prompting mixed feelings — and complaints — from the hosts of ABC’s “The View.” For the most part, the hosts were upset that the Democratic Party would move to oust Biden — or at the very least, annoyed that plans to force him out of the race were reportedly being hatched behind his back. “It’s so depressing … I think he’s going to drop out,” Joy Behar said, arguing that it was convenient that Biden had just announced he had once again tested positive for COVID because he could use it as an excuse to bow out gracefully. “He needs this time to show how strong he is and he’s sick.” WATCH: Sunny Hostin doesn’t like the behind-the-scenes meetings urging Biden to get out are being leaked to the media. “It’s his decision to make. It seems to me that these…meetings are being leaked to force his hand.” But Biden still has her vote because Kamala is his VP. pic.twitter.com/8tfWFgidbi — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 18, 2024 Sunny Hostin complained that members of the party should not be working behind his back to push him toward the door, adding, “It’s his decision to make. It seems to me that these … meetings are being leaked to force his hand.” Hostin also noted that she would still vote for a Biden/Harris ticket regardless because she would support Vice President Kamala Harris being moved to the top of the ticket. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Sara Haines jumped in then, saying that she believed Democrats were only leaking information because pressuring the Biden camp in private had not been successful. “Democrats would not make it public if they didn’t need that pressure campaign to help with their decision,” she said. “Everyone needs to take the keys from grandpa one day.” WATCH: Using incendiary and inciting rhetoric, Behar proclaims, “Trump is the imperial wizard in some circles. They love him so much.” pic.twitter.com/S3ZFZBOMt6 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 18, 2024 Joy Behar argued that someone should take former President Donald Trump’s “keys,” too, claiming that “in some circles,” he was viewed as the “imperial wizard.” Cohost Whoopi Goldberg followed that up with her objections to the fact that Kai Madison Trump — daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and granddaughter of the former president — was given time to speak and “humanize” him. “I know his grandchild was up on the thing and they’re trying to humanize him and change your idea about who this guy is. Don’t fall for that!” she warned. WATCH: Hostin grows incensed over the idea of Kamala Harris getting “leapfrogged” and someone else getting the nomination if Biden drops out: “No Democrat nominee with win without the black vote. Black women will not support Kamala Harris being…overlooked.” pic.twitter.com/W8Z7nxB9tm — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 18, 2024 Hostin jumped back in, saying that the main problem with Biden being ousted would be if the Democratic Party then attempted to push Harris aside as well. “Black women will not support Kamala Harris being … overlooked,” she said, arguing that no Democrat could win in 2024 “without the black vote.”

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News Dune: Prophecy Dune: Prophecy Gets Release Window and Trailer More Dune coming soon By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on July 18, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share After over five years in development, the Max series Dune: Prophecy (fka Dune: The Sisterhood) is officially set to premiere later this year. Warner Bros. Discovery announced the news today, and also released a teaser trailer to commemorate the occasion. Here’s the official logline for the series: From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit. Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The trailer gives us an unsurprising inkling as to what sacrifices the sisterhood must make to gain and contain control over the Imperium. How the series conveys that story is still an open question, of course, especially since the show has had its rocky moments, with one of the directors, one of the co-showrunners, and one of the lead actors, Shirley Henderson, leaving the production. Olivia Williams took over Henderson’s role, and she along with Emily Watson play the Harkonnen sisters who founded the Bene Gesserit. Other cast members include Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha. The six-episode season of Dune: Prophecy is set to premiere on HBO and stream on Max in November 2024. Check out the trailer below. [end-mark] The post <i>Dune: Prophecy</i> Gets Release Window and Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

The investigation into the U.S. Secret Service‘s failure to secure the Pennsylvania campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot late Saturday afternoon should focus on whether the agency followed preventive protocols, a former member of the Secret Service told The Daily Signal. “If they followed the methodology that the Secret Service uses, that worked for me for 24 years,” said Ken Valentine, a retired agent who helped protect three presidents of both parties—Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. “It’s super-solid. It can always be enhanced and improved, but I suspect what we’re going to see is that there was non-execution of agreed-upon protocols, and we’ll just see what those are.” Valentine said if he had been in Trump’s security detail on Saturday, he would have focused on preventing anyone from the top of the building from which the 20-year-old gunman fired upon the rally. One of the bullets grazed the former president in the right ear, bloodying Trump. “What they reacted to was gunfire,” Valentine explained. “What I wanted them to react to was the verbal word that ‘We have a man with a gun on a roof.’ You’re trying to prevent the actions that you can’t be fast enough to react to.” Law enforcement identified the shooter as suspicious more than an hour before he opened fire, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News after a briefing between members of the Senate and the Secret Service. Valentine wonders whether the Department of Homeland Security failed to provide the Secret Service with all of the resources it needed to protect Trump. “I think Secret Service is stuck in a department that tolerates the Secret Service, but doesn’t appreciate the mission of the Secret Service or what they’ve been asked to do,” he said. “So, I think the investigation is going to reveal all of that, and I’m not, not going to shy away from judgments once all the facts are in.” “If the top priority of DHS for the Secret Service was anything other than protecting these people, then that’s a failure,” Valentine said. “That’s got to be the No. 1 mission of the Secret Service.” For Secret Service agents, “your whole goal is to thwart and to prevent action, because action is always faster than reaction,” he said. “What you saw the other day was, really, a failure of the preventive efforts to stop action,” the retired agent said. “Someone was allowed to scale a building within rifle-shot of a secured venue, and then get off shots into that secured venue.” If protocol was not followed, it’s possible the shooter could have taken advantage of that alone, Valentine said. The reported assassination threat against Trump from Iran should have informed the Secret Service’s preparation to protect Trump, according to the former agent, as the Secret Service is a “threat-driven, intelligence-based agency.” The Secret Service needs to take responsibility for its failure on July 13, Valentine said. “I think, on the forefront, you have to accept responsibility for the failures, whatever they were, no matter who’s actually responsible for whatever big and little failings there were,” he said. “The Secret Service is in charge of protecting former President Donald Trump, candidate for president, and when he leaves the stage bleeding from a gunshot wound, your first reaction is that we own that, because we do.” That said, the Secret Service’s reaction to the gunfire was “heroic,” according to Valentine. “I can’t overstate the fact that these agents, some of whom are friends of mine, they jumped into the fray as bullets were in the air, and they covered [Trump], and then they evacuated [him],” Valentine said, “and that is exactly what we rehearse.” Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Tuesday that her agency was solely in charge of security at the rally. Valentine described that as odd, as the Secret Service typically works in conjunction with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. “You have that uniform presence, and then you have Secret Service, and their goal is to identify threats that are out there and then be able to communicate those threats when they encounter them. And for some reason, that wasn’t in play,” the former agent said. Valentine, who is a friend of Cheatle, doesn’t think it’s necessary to call for her resignation. “I don’t want to disparage anyone, but at the end of the day, there are going to be failures, things that were not done, that should have been done that would have prevented this, and so I hate that for everyone involved,” he said. “People died out there.” The man who was fatally shot during the assassination attempt on Trump was former fire chief Corey Comperatore. Comperatore died shielding his family from the gunshots. Two other people were seriously injured. The administration of President Joe Biden intervened to prevent the Secret Service from briefing a House committee investigating the assassination bid, the Washington Stand reported. Valentine called that “really not acceptable.” “If Congress has questions, then they’re typically going to get [answers], or they’re going to make noise until they do get them,” Valentine said. “Congress, in their oversight role, has a right to answers.” Though Valentine is proud of the Secret Service, he recognizes the failures of last Saturday afternoon. “I’m proud to be Secret Service, but you know, the failures have to be owned, and we’ll deal with them, but they were there,” he said. The post DHS Could Be at Fault in Trump Shooting, Former Secret Service Agent Says appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. YouTube has imposed stringent new policies regarding videos linked to firearms, profoundly affecting channels like the well-known Hickok45. With a subscriber base of 7.75 million, Hickok45 has been a cornerstone in the YouTube firearms community, offering content that spans reviews, safety tips, and educational discussions about firearms. The channel’s hosts, known as Hickok45 and his son John, revealed troubling news about YouTube’s policy shifts in a recent video. “We just had a chat with our Google rep,” explained John, noting the dire implications of the changes. Since the policy update on June 18th, all videos featuring sponsorships from firearms companies or related accessories are not only prohibited but also place the entire channel at risk of termination. This marks a significant pivot from prior regulations, where only the videos themselves were at risk. “Any videos posted with sponsorships of that kind post-June 18th will make your channel subject to being completely terminated,” John highlighted, stressing the severity of the situation. The channel, which has operated under these sponsorships for nearly its entire tenure, now faces the daunting prospect of losing nearly all its content, equating to 95% of its videos. Reflecting on the long history of the channel, Hickok45 expressed dismay at the sudden shift in policy: “All these things that were perfectly fine for what, 15, 20 years, exactly all of a sudden are horrible.” The channel’s longstanding presence and compliance with previous YouTube guidelines underscore the abrupt and drastic nature of the policy change, which now threatens their entire body of work. The changes represent a broader movement by YouTube to regulate content more strictly, aligning with a growing sensitivity towards gun-related content on social platforms. However, this shift poses existential threats to creators like Hickok45 who have built their audience around niche topics such as firearms and safety. The Hickok45 team remains hopeful, encouraging followers to subscribe and stay updated across their various channels, including their main, clips, and talks channels. “We’re trying to be optimistic and we hope we can still keep giving you guys the content that you like to see,” John added, hinting at ongoing efforts to adapt to these new constraints without sacrificing their channel’s essence. Last month, YouTube announced that it would intensify restrictions on firearm-related videos, a move aimed, it says, primarily at shielding its younger audience from exposure to potentially harmful content. The Google-owned video-sharing giant will now block videos that instruct viewers on how to disable firearm safety features, along with imposing age restrictions on content showcasing homemade firearms, automatic weapons, and certain accessories such as silencers, limiting their viewing to those aged 18 and older. This policy adjustment was scheduled to be implemented on June 18. YouTube’s new changes followed pressure from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg who recently challenged YouTube to curb the spread of firearm-related content among youth, criticizing the platform for allegedly not adequately enforcing its rules. Following the announcement of the new policy, Bragg commended YouTube’s decision, highlighting the direct impact of illegal and 3D-printed firearms on community safety. Despite these changes, YouTube has remained silent on whether these revisions were influenced by political pressures. Bragg has been particularly vocal about the dangers of “ghost guns” and has previously reached out to YouTube to adjust its content moderation practices to prevent its algorithm from recommending violent content to children. “We have heard firsthand from young individuals that YouTube’s algorithm is driving them to the world of illegal and 3D-printed firearms, which is having a direct impact on the safety of Manhattanites,” Bragg stated, commending YouTube for its cooperative stance in revising its guidelines. This situation highlights a broader issue with YouTube’s governance: the inherent instability creators face due to the platform’s ability to modify rules on a whim and enforce them retrospectively. Retroactive Rules and Creator Instability The principal concern with YouTube’s approach is the retroactive application of new policies. Content that was created and monetized under old rules can suddenly be found in violation of new guidelines, penalizing creators for past actions that were, at the time, completely within the rules. This creates a non-static environment where the goalposts can shift unexpectedly. For creators who have invested years into building their channels and audiences, this can mean a significant part of their digital livelihood is at risk overnight. Impact on Creator Trust and Strategy Such abrupt policy shifts undermine trust between YouTube and its vast community of content creators. Creators must constantly anticipate potential policy changes and adapt, often without clear guidance on what future rules might look like. This uncertainty complicates content strategy, discouraging investment in certain topics that might suddenly fall out of favor with YouTube’s policy team. Economic and Emotional Toll on Creators The economic implications are profound. Many YouTube creators rely on the platform as their primary source of income. When channels face demonetization or termination due to retrospective rule changes, it’s not just a revenue stream that dries up but a full-fledged business. Beyond economics, there’s an emotional and psychological toll as well, with creators feeling vulnerable to decisions made without their input or direct involvement. Calls for Transparency and Stability Many creators and critics are calling for greater transparency and stability in how YouTube enforces its policies. A platform that respects its creators needs to provide clear, consistent guidelines and ensure that changes are implemented in a way that considers the impact on existing content and its creators. Implementing a grace period or grandfathering older content could be potential solutions, allowing creators to adjust without immediate negative repercussions. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post YouTube’s New Firearm Censorship Policies Spark Crisis for Creators appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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EXCLUSIVE: MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider emphasized the importance of supporting platforms that support free speech while at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Schneider spoke to Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes and Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski about their free speech platforms and the heinous bias and censorship that pervades their Big Tech competitors. Schneider informed Nunes about an MRC Free Speech America study exposing major algorithmic bias at X boosting congressional Democrats over their GOP counterparts. After hearing this, Nunes emphasized that former President Donald Trump created Truth Social precisely to provide an alternative to pro-censorship platforms.  “I always tell people, President Trump didn’t need a new company, I didn’t need a new job, but we had no choice, but we had no choice but to build Truth Social,” Nunes said. He referred to Truth Social as a “beachhead” and promised that this was only the beginning of their efforts to create solid alternatives to Big Tech giants.  MRC VP @Schneider_DC and Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes discuss MRC Free Speech America's study on congressional Democrats getting boosted far more than Republicans Read more below: https://t.co/CU96MXXMxf pic.twitter.com/J4E7lUd7CW — Free Speech America (@FreeSpeechAmer) July 17, 2024 Three days earlier, the Media Research Center published a study that used Grok, the Elon Musk-owned AI chatbot, to analyze how the X algorithm treated different members of Congress. This study exposed enormous leftist bias on the platform.  “Visibility scores,” which determine whether an account gets boosted or de-amplified by the platform, massively favored Democrats. During the convention, Schneider alerted Nunes to the fact that X reserved its highest visibility score in the House for Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) despite her history of fomenting false and toxic content on her account. In response, Nunes mentioned his time in Congress with the “pretty extreme” Waters. The former Republican lawmaker also committed to defending the free speech of those driven from other platforms: “All those people who have been canceled, we’re going to provide a home for them.”  Nunes wasn’t alone in calling out the Silicon Valley giants. While speaking with Pavloski, Schneider went after Google, highlighting a recent MRC Free Speech America discovery about Google search results. “Doing a search for Donald Trump Presidential Campaign 2024, his campaign website does not appear in the first 100 results. “You do the same search for Joe Biden it's the number one search result,” he said. “We’ve been doing the searches for months now, it's the same. Google is burying not only Donald Trump but all the Republican presidential candidates during the primaries, but highlighting Joe Biden.” MRC VP @Schneider_DC and Rumble CEO @chrispavlovski on Rumble's differences over YouTube pic.twitter.com/jHO9hCXbQY — Free Speech America (@FreeSpeechAmer) July 17, 2024 Citing a Google whistleblower, Pavloski said that Google buried Rumble in search results to promote Google-owned YouTube. Pavloski denounced this choice as “monopolistic.” He said, “It's violating all antitrust rules and it’s just it is evil, it’s evil essentially it’s the roots of evil ” Schneider strongly urged Americans to choose platforms that will not discriminate against them and push leftist narratives, “Use Rumble, not YouTube, use Tusk not the Google search engine, get an account at Old Glory Bank, its a bank based in Oklahoma and they’re not going to silence you.”  Conservatives are under attack Contact your representatives and demand Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency on WEF partnerships, clarity on so-called hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us at the Media Research Center contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.