Dissent is not acceptable and will be investigated.

[buckeye]

Delusional.

Why did Beyonce get paid for making a speech and not performing as democrats said she would?

 

[georgephillip]

Now Trump is demanding a “major investigation” into Harris’ lengthy list of celebrity endorsements, singling out Springsteen as well as Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono, and claiming they were illegally compensated.

Among the investigations Trump will never call for...

"Top Senate Democrats are probing President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service over 'unusually timed contributions' uncovered by The Lever.

"The new scrutiny of the donations — which Democrats say 'potentially violate federal bribery laws' — comes less than a week before the long-delayed Senate confirmation hearings for former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)’s IRS nomination..."

"Long ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate in 2022 and extended a personal loan of $250,000 to his campaign committee, of which $130,000 remained unpaid by the end of 2024.

"Following Trump’s announcement that he planned to nominate Long to lead the IRS, the campaign committee raked in nearly $137,000 in less than three weeks in January, according to The Lever’s reporting.

"Prior to these donations, Long’s campaign committee had raised less than $36,000 in the last two years, potentially forcing Long to absorb the financial losses on his loan."

Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee

 

[Polishprince]

Sounds like something trump would say. "Many people are telling me there is concern..........". Concern by who? What felonies?

Rumors falsely circulated that the superstars were paid millions for their support, which their teams quickly shut down.

The Harris campaign, which raised more than $1 billion in just a few months, paid Beyoncé’s production company $165,000 and gave $1 million to Harpo Productions, Winfrey’s company, according to campaign finance records.

Winfrey addressed criticism over the figure in a social media post, saying she did not receive “any personal fee.”

Just because Oprah and Beyonce said they weren't paid for their endorsements, doesn't mean they were telling the truth.

The people have a right to know what happened, even if leftards don't seem to care.

 

[Marener]

Why did Beyonce get paid for making a speech and not performing as democrats said she would?

Why are you ignoring Trump’s call to use the government to go after people who say things he doesn’t like?

That’s right. Because you basically worship him and ignore his threats to free speech.

 

[buckeye]

Why are you ignoring Trump’s call to use the government to go after people who say things he doesn’t like?

That’s right. Because you basically worship him and ignore his threats to free speech.

Trump talks all the time and he wasn't pleased with Brucie.

Your demented Biden and gaslighter Mayorkas wanted a Ministry of Truth and tried desperately to get away with it. You supported that.

 

[Moonglow]

Seems that Trump can dish it out but not take it.

 

[BothWings]

Yeah, like the deep state destroyed Nixon like they're trying to do to Trump.
Parallel INDEED.

AND the Kennedys, who also publicly vowed to ferret out corruption and organized crime. Or John Lennon, who also gained a following speaking out against the hypocrisy of the State. Or Reagan, who was too independent to play along with the New World Order agenda. All those men became victims of assassination culture, with every assault on them signed with an all-too-familiar signature of shocking details. The number of Americans who recognize that signature is growing.

 

[Moonglow]

AND the Kennedys, who also publicly vowed to ferret out corruption and organized crime. Or John Lennon, who also gained a following speaking out against the hypocrisy of the State. Or Reagan, who was too independent to play along with the New World Order agenda. All those men became victims of assassin culture, with every assault on them signed with an all-too-familiar signature of shocking detail. The number of Americans who recognize that signature is growing.

(ominous music rises)

 

[Marener]

Trump talks all the time and he wasn't pleased with Brucie.

Your demented Biden and gaslighter Mayorkas wanted a Ministry of Truth and tried desperately to get away with it. You supported that.

And that kind of talk is acceptable to you? Why?

 

[Polishprince]

Why are you ignoring Trump’s call to use the government to go after people who say things he doesn’t like?

That’s right. Because you basically worship him and ignore his threats to free speech.

Just because someone says something negative about Trump doesn't exempt them from having to obey the laws of this country.

If someone obeys the laws, they have nothing to worry about.

 

[berg80]

Why did Beyonce get paid for making a speech and not performing as democrats said she would?

Beyoncé’s mother said the Grammy-winning artist “did not receive a penny” for her endorsement either and slammed the speculation as fake news. Harris often made her campaign rally entrances to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.”

Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

 

[berg80]

Just because someone says something negative about Trump doesn't exempt them from having to obey the laws of this country.

If someone obeys the laws, they have nothing to worry about.

You understand this has nothing to do with obeying laws, right?

 

[Seymour Flops]

In those three weeks, both the Disinformation Governance Board and its leader, Nina Jankowicz, came under relentless and sometimes vicious attack from right-wing media and Republican lawmakers.

DHS initially shared few details about the board's function and purview, leading to speculation and fears it would police online speech.

As the board's public face, Jankowicz became a lighting rod. A well-regarded authority in online disinformation, who has studied Russian information operations and advised governments including that of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, she was accused of being a Democratic hack.

Conservatives seized on her tweets and past public statements as evidence of her partisan bias. The attacks got personal: Jankowicz has been barraged with abuse, harassment and death threats.

That's too bad.

She was really quite precocious.

 

[CowboyTed]

Weren't you guys the people that tried to introduce an office of misinformation? You people wanted to police peoples speech for Christ sake....

Spare us the hand wringing that Trump throws out an off hand comment about a POS like Springsteen...Fuck him, and you.

It was because the misinformation was targeted at vaccines which created apprehension among the public to get them... People died because of this, these lies spread online killed people...

Now you want to equate that to people pointing out deep flaws in this White House administration who have used lies to start trade war which is bringing US into a recession...

Do I agree with James Comey's message? Not really, it is juvenile but I don't think in any way he was saying to kill the President? NO... Even the term to 86 some one, means that it is not available. Has it been used in slang to murder? Yes, and that is why Comey shouldn't have used it, it could be misinterpreted...

 

[buckeye]

And that kind of talk is acceptable to you? Why?

A whole lot of what Trump says is unacceptable to me. He talks constantly.

I judge my government on what it does. Biden's handlers were ruthlessly censuring scientists who disagreed with his corrupted health agencies and just regular folks who didn't like what democrats did to our country during covid.

This never bothered you.

Why?

 

[Marener]

A whole lot of what Trump says is unacceptable to me. He talks constantly.

I judge my government on what it does. Biden's handlers were ruthlessly censuring scientists who disagreed with his corrupted health agencies and just regular folks who didn't like what democrats did to our country during covid.

This never bothered you.

Why?

How was government "ruthlessly" censoring people? Did anyone threaten to prosecute them?

Trump's threats have a chilling effect on speech, whether he acts on it or not. This kind of talk scares people.

 

[buckeye]

Beyoncé’s mother said the Grammy-winning artist “did not receive a penny” for her endorsement either and slammed the speculation as fake news. Harris often made her campaign rally entrances to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.”

Authoritarians often restrict free speech to maintain control and suppress dissent. This can manifest in various ways, including censorship, surveillance, and legal restrictions on expression. The goal is to limit public discourse, prevent challenges to the status quo, and prevent the free exchange of ideas that could undermine their authority.

Perhaps I mixed her up with other celebrities because I don't know celebrities, at all.

Why did Kamala pay Oprah a million? Why did she put her face on the stratosphere for 500K a day? Why did she run thru a billion dollars (I've read that it was closer to two billion when you add all the dark money and PACs). and do so poorly?

 

[buckeye]

How was government "ruthlessly" censoring people? Did anyone threaten to prosecute them?

Trump's threats have a chilling effect on speech, whether he acts on it or not. This kind of talk scares people.

Have you ever heard of the Twitter files?

 

[Marener]

Have you ever heard of the Twitter files?

I have.

There were no threats. They were just asking social media companies to follow their own policies.

No threats of force. No threats of prosecution.

Unlike Trump.

(Now here’s the part of the conversation where you call me a childish name and avoid making a counterpoint.)

 

[berg80]

Among the investigations Trump will never call for...

"Top Senate Democrats are probing President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service over 'unusually timed contributions' uncovered by The Lever.

"The new scrutiny of the donations — which Democrats say 'potentially violate federal bribery laws' — comes less than a week before the long-delayed Senate confirmation hearings for former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)’s IRS nomination..."

"Long ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate in 2022 and extended a personal loan of $250,000 to his campaign committee, of which $130,000 remained unpaid by the end of 2024.

"Following Trump’s announcement that he planned to nominate Long to lead the IRS, the campaign committee raked in nearly $137,000 in less than three weeks in January, according to The Lever’s reporting.

"Prior to these donations, Long’s campaign committee had raised less than $36,000 in the last two years, potentially forcing Long to absorb the financial losses on his loan."

Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee

trump's hissy fit is just another way to intimidate dissenters. If trumples would pause their reflexive defense of all things Don for just a moment they would see it for what it is.