If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. As Americans look at what the incoming administration’s policy will be in relation to tech, JD Vance, the Republican Vice President-Elect, has made a bold suggestion that the United States might reconsider its support for NATO if the European Union attempts to regulate US social media platforms. This statement was made during the campaign, in an interview with podcaster Shawn Ryan, where Vance relayed an incident involving a top EU official who threatened Elon Musk for allowing former President Donald Trump on the platform. Vance highlighted the stark contrast between European and American values, particularly on the issue of free speech. “The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, ‘We’re going to arrest you if you platform Donald Trump,’ who, by the way, is the likely next president of the United States,” he reported. Vance is likely referring to Thierry Breton, a pro-censorship crusader who was, at the time, European Commissioner for Internal Market. Bretton has since resigned. In response to Breton, Musk promised a “very public battle in court,” and revealed, “The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not.” The Vice President-Elect argues that America’s participation in NATO should be contingent on the alliance’s respect for free speech, a core American value. “So what America should be saying is, if NATO wants us to continue supporting them and NATO wants us to continue to be a good participant in this military alliance, why don’t you respect American values and respect free speech?” Vance questioned. He criticized the notion of supporting a military alliance that does not uphold free speech as “insane,” insisting that American support comes with prerequisites, such as respecting free speech, particularly among European allies. President-Elect Trump, Vance’s running mate, has been critical of some aspects of NATO, having expressed a desire to pull out from the alliance and disregard the Article 5 collective defense clause. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post JD Vance Warns US May Withdraw NATO Support if Europe Tries To Censor Social Media Platforms appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

The decade’s biggest documentary came from outside Hollywood. Way outside. The Daily Wire’s “Am I Racist?” earned north of $12 million during its theatrical debut. That’s more than any other fact-based film since “Bears” scored $17 million in 2014. The conservative Daily Wire went Hollywood several years ago, creating original films, TV shows and comedy specials. “Racist?” was its first theatrical release. So far, so good … from a fiscal perspective alone. Now, Justin Folk’s documentary is available exclusively for Daily Wire+ subscribers.     The film finds Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh going undercover to expose DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policies and those who espouse them. Think author Robin DiAngelo, who fled X around the time the film hit theaters Sept. 13 and has yet to return. The film’s box office haul may sound modest, but the vast majority of documentaries fail to crack the $1 million mark at the U.S. box office. One quick, high-profile example? Director Rob Reiner’s “God & Country,” an anti-Trump film that earned plenty of media attention, nabbed just $108K in its theatrical run.   Rob Reiner's Anti-Trump Film 'God & Country' Gets Humiliated At The Box Officehttps://t.co/UDhiHtumyb — JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) February 21, 2024   How did “Am I Racist?” hit the documentary jackpot? It wasn’t based on any high-profile media appearances. Walsh didn’t drop by “The Tonight Show” or “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” He wasn’t prominently featured on “Saturday Night Live” nor did he land a Vanity Fair profile. He didn’t even wolf down wings on the “Hot Ones” YouTube series. He did appear on a crush of independent and right-leaning platforms including “The Megyn Kelly Show,” “Ruthless” and “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Rogan dubbed the film, “One of the best comedies I’ve seen in a long time.”      That media blitz wouldn’t have been possible a decade ago. Walsh and his colleagues would have struggled to get the word out about their film, relying solely on social media to guide their way. Things are different now. Alternative media outlets are now as vital, if not more, than traditional platforms. Plus, they have passionate audiences who hold deep bonds with their hosts. Films traditionally have another advantage over “Am I Racist?” Movie critics offer de facto publicity simply by reviewing titles. It’s why studios large and small deploy PR teams to provide movie screenings and viewing links for critics. Reviews help audiences avoid clunkers. They also tell readers what new films are hitting theaters or streaming platforms next. That builds awareness in a crowded media marketplace. Most movie critics, though, avoided “Am I Racist?” Rotten Tomatoes has only 14 “certified” critics reviewing the film, a number that took time to build. Most mainstream releases receive 100s of reviews at the site, many before the film’s official release date. Over at Metacritic, that number sinks to one – Film Threat magazine.    'Am I Racist?' is a film Hollywood would NEVER make! ? Stream it NOW exclusively on Daily Wire+#AmIRacistPartner pic.twitter.com/58rwyQepZx — Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) October 29, 2024   The critical community took a knee rather than review “Am I Racist?” It became a hit despite that snubbing. The lesson is simple. The media landscape is changing, something we’re watching in real time during the current election cycle. The biggest political “get” this year came via “The Joe Rogan Experience,” not any CNN or late-night TV interview. Conservatives who want to bring their stories into the marketplace have plenty of ways to do just that. They can distribute content on a conservative platform (The Daily Wire, The Blaze, etc) or independently release it via YouTube, Rumble or X. And, when it’s time to let people know about the product in question, they can tap dozens of prominent podcasts and YouTube channels to spread the word. Hollywood remains at the top of the content food chain and will stay there for the foreseeable future. Conservative creators can still get their work into the public space and, if it’s good enough, turn a tidy profit along the way.

The Republican Party reveals itself as a national middle-class party. A party that is friendly to earned success and those in need looking for a hand up. A party where the middle, bottom, and top are not divided and play a zero-sum game but are instead united in the pursuit and possession of the ever-optimistic American dream. A patriotic party. A party that loves America — warts and all. A party with America First self-confidence and swagger on a global stage. Not chauvinism, but swagger. Which just happens to be good for everyone. Pax Americana is not a global occupier or welfare state, but a beacon of freedom and hope to the nations. A party for men and women alike — from Elon and Tulsi to the forgotten women and men across our great nation. A party of equals who know what a woman is, know what a man is, and celebrate the complementary difference. A love, marriage, baby carriages, "worried about the cost of living and growing prosperity" party. A party that takes care of its own and defends its sovereignty. That takes full advantage of the natural resources to underwrite American prosperity at home and global peace and stability abroad. A party that does not withdraw from the world but leads it through good example and willingness to defend and enforce its clearly stated prerogatives. A party willing to make long-term win-win deals. A party willing to use carrots and sticks to defend and pursue its interests. A party that is dedicated to prudently guiding, funding, and restraining a military that is without equal. A nation that fights wars to win and not occupy. When we win, we do so decisively and our former foes become prosperous friends. Pax Americana is not a global occupier or welfare state, but a beacon of freedom and hope to the nations. Editor’s note: This article was originally published by RealClearPolicy and made available via RealClearWire.

We need a massive policy redirection in the United States of America — and lucky for all of us, Donald Trump has promised to provide just that. But not everyone is happy about this outcome, and some are even terrified. “To our leftist countrymen who are despondent at this moment in time over the coming Trumpian reign of terror, I want you to know there is no mercy,” Steve Deace of “The Steve Deace Show” says. “Mercy is for the weak. I offer you no words of comfort for your fear, no words to comfort you otherwise. In fact, I think your fear is legitimate, if anything, it’s not pronounced enough. It’s not palpable enough. I think you should prepare yourselves for a looming reckoning,” he warns. “We will have our vengeance in this life or the next,” he adds. But what will this vengeance look like? “We will cut, maybe even slash your taxes, the cost of living, interest rates, and inflation. No mercy for your disobedience. Your borders will be secure. Mercy is for the weak. For all of your coercive tyranny, we will no longer allow unregulated bio-pharmaceutical industries to bombard you with inducing propaganda to take experimental toxins,” Deace explains. Not only will the economy start to boom, but the food you eat will no longer be poisoned. “We will no longer force you to try to sound out the words on the back of everything you eat because you cannot pronounce them, let alone count the amount of ingredients on that can. We will go as far as to make you healthier against your own will,” he continues before moving on to the most fearsome police. “We will deploy brigades of police, fully armed, armed to the teeth in fact, into your cities where you live, and they will begin rounding up, indeed, they will begin rounding up all of the criminals unleashed in your blue cities and imprisoning them before they do you harm,” Deace says. “We will go to your safe spaces, in the places where your women reside, and the places where your women are vulnerable, and we will take advantage of such situations as conquerors of old have done, and we will cleanse those spaces and impose our masculine patriarchal will in those spaces upon your women by making sure there are no bearded ladies, chicks with Adam's apples, and dudes who belong in a padded cell creeping their spaces. And there will be no exceptions to this,” he adds. Want more from Steve Deace?To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics, Christian worldview, and principled conservatism with a snarky twist, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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