At least one Left-wing crackpot has come thisclose to figuring out that they’re all making each other crazy over stuff so stupid that the rest of us can barely follow along. Perhaps there&#8217;s hope.
Writing in <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/carbon-dioxide-monitor-indoor-air-pollution-gas-stoves/672923/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Atlantic</a>, Katherine Wu reveals that she finally sprang for an “Aranet4” air quality monitor when the Left abruptly decided roughly five minutes ago that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-bureaucratic-gaslighting-over-gas-stoves-is-really-about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gas stoves were the latest existential threat</a> to mankind. She confessed that she had thought about getting one a couple of years ago so she could go full-Karen and carry it around to somehow detect COVID in public places, but was daunted by the $250 price tag. But the news that gas stoves were slowly killing all of us compelled her to pony up last month.
The Aranet4 is made by a company called SAF Tehnika in Latvia, where you just know they have been at the forefront in the battle for clean air, and where no one would dare cook over a gas stove. It is three square inches of plastic and metal, according to Wu, and, according to me, probably costs about 50 cents to manufacture. It can make sounds and even tell you if the air in your home is making you stupid, although if you already bought one &#8230;
When Wu, who naturally lives in a tiny East Coast apartment with multiple cats, fired up the gizmo, it told her there were 1,200 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the air. The helpful manual from the hilarious folks in Latvia informed her that this cut her brain function by 15%! Terrified, she opened a window and wore a coat and ski pants inside her home.
But the <a href="https://iotbusinessnews.com/2020/04/20/34844-aranet4-a-portable-co2-monitor-for-your-home-environment-review/#:~:text=More%20information%20at%20https%3A%2F%2Faranet4.com%201%20Aranet4%20is%20manufactured,horticulture%2C%20building%20management%2C%20food%20processing%2C%20supermarkets%20and%20more." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aranet4</a> barely budged, even though Wu was freezing. Numb and feeling dumb, Wu tried to go to sleep alongside her husband, whom she refers to as a “reeking sack of respiring flesh” (Okay, that’s funny). The Aranet4 ominously warned that the carbon dioxide level in Wu’s apartment was now at 1,400 parts per million! That, according to the manual, meant her brain was only working at 50% capacity.
Who among us wouldn’t love to find out that a secret force in our apartment had been cutting our brainpower in half for years, and now we could be twice as smart if we just got an electric stove and maybe a spouse who didn’t snore? I, for one, could stop making fun of Atlantic writers and get serious about helping Elon Musk colonize Mars.
Wu, to her credit, seems to have realized that she could never please the Aranet4 as long as she lives in an urban shoebox and eats cooked food. Sure, she could increase her intelligence by moving to a rural area where she could live in a bigger house, breathe fresher air, and be surrounded by nicer, saner people, but we all know that’s not an option for certain folks. The only thing left to do was find an “expert” who could say, “There, there, Katherine.”
An environmental engineer Wu sought out told her not to worry because there are way more pollutants in the air inside her apartment, some of which are much worse than carbon dioxide. The Aranet4 is really not that reliable anyway, the engineer said, adding that what Wu really needs is a HEPA filter. Another expert told Wu that he uses a $20,000 “research-grade carbon dioxide sensor” in his lab. But if it took two years for Wu to save up and spring for the Aranet4, that’s probably not in the cards.
Wu, who said the whole episode has left her worried about the air quality at the post office and Trader Joe’s, finally got the meter in her apartment down to the 800s by leaving the window open six hours a day, running a fan, and giving up on using her stove.
You might not know it from her latest article, but you have to believe the improved air quality in Wu’s apartment finally has her brain cooking with gas.

The fire on the gas stove.

Atlantic Writer Reveals How Magic Trinket Made Her Hate Her Gas Stove Even More

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mainstream-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Legacy media</a> outlets once again ignored a sting video released by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/project-veritas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Project Veritas</a> with concerning information about the mRNA <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid-19-vaccine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID vaccine</a> operation run by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pfizer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pfizer</a>.
Jordon Trishton Walker, an official who leads research and development for mRNA projects at the pharmaceutical company, told an undercover Project Veritas journalist that the firm is not entirely sure why the vaccines are impacting women’s menstrual cycles, postulating that the effects could be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pfizer-exec-appears-to-admit-there-are-concerning-impacts-on-female-reproductive-health-from-vaccine-in-round-two-of-project-veritas-sting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evidence</a> of hormonal disruptions. “There is something irregular about their menstrual cycles. So, people will have to investigate that down the line, because that is a little concerning,” he remarked. “The vaccine shouldn’t be interfering with that.”
Walker said the vaccine should not be interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, the system which regulates menstrual cycles. “I hope we don’t discover something really bad down the line. I hope we don’t find out that somehow this mRNA lingers in the body,” he continued,” because it has to be affecting something hormonal to impact menstrual cycles.”
Researchers have previously found that COVID vaccines impacted menstruation; one international <a href="https://news.ohsu.edu/2022/09/27/global-study-finds-covid-19-vaccination-can-affect-menstrual-cycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> from the Oregon Health and Science University concluded that “some people may experience a slight, temporary change in the length of their monthly menstrual cycle” after receiving the vaccine. Another <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm7201#:~:text=In%20this%20sample%2C%2042%25%20of,no%20change%20after%20being%20vaccinated." target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> found that 42% of women with regular menstrual cycles reported heavier bleeding than usual after inoculation.
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BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/pfizer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pfizer</a> Director Concerned Over Women&#8217;s Reproductive Heath After COVID-19 Vaccinations
&#8220;There is something irregular about their menstrual cycles&#8230;concerning&#8230;The vaccine shouldn&#8217;t be interfering with that&#8230;It has to be affecting something hormonal&#8230;&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pfertility?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pfertility</a> <a href="https://t.co/XAuMPJNShD">pic.twitter.com/XAuMPJNShD</a>
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) <a href="https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1621274788734943233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
A brief review by The Daily Wire found that mainstream outlets, from CNN and Reuters to the Associated Press and The New York Times, neglected to cover the new footage nearly 24 hours after it had been published on social media. The same appeared to be true of the first video released last week, which showed Walker appearing to admit that the company uses “directed evolution” to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-pfizer-official-physically-assaults-james-okeefe-destroys-ipad-showing-undercover-recordings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mutate</a> coronaviruses for the creation of more potent variants and vaccines.
The lack of attention from legacy media outlets came despite the first sting video garnering 30 million views and the second garnering more than 6 million views.
Snopes published a <a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/01/31/project-veritas-pfizer-mutating-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fact check</a> on the initial video citing a New York Times report that called Project Veritas a “conservative group known for its deceptive tactics.&#8221; The article attempted to identify whether Walker was truly an employee at Pfizer; the outlet found various sources of information, including medical licenses and email handles, which “lended credibility to the claim that a man with that name has a background in medicine and is employed by the pharmaceutical company.”
Another <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/project-veritas-covid-mutations-pfizer-fact-check-1776845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fact check</a> from Newsweek describes Project Veritas as a “controversial organization that has previously produced investigations subsequently labeled as false or unevidenced by fact-checkers and other media.” The article did not render a verdict on the validity of the first video’s content, but said online comments stemming from the footage made “misleading characterizations.” They ruled Walker’s statements as “unverified.”
In a subsequent video, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe <a href="https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1618743338852835329" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confronted</a> Walker on his remarks. Walker then called himself a “liar” who apparently made up the stories to impress the undercover journalist with whom he believed to be on a date. Pfizer did not respond to questions from The Daily Wire about Walker’s employment status.
Walker insisted he is “not even a scientist by background,” adding that he “came from a consulting firm that does business.” Asked whether he works for Pfizer, Walker said, “No, I was a contractor!” When pressed for a second time on whether he currently works for Pfizer, Walker replied, “No! What are you talking about here?”
Despite his denials, Walker’s apparent LinkedIn profile, which appears to have been deleted, and images of internal Pfizer documents <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1618435991211233282" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> by O’Keefe suggest he did indeed work for the pharmaceutical firm. Walker is listed as a Pfizer “director of research and development, strategic operations, and mRNA scientific planning.”

Conservatives Gather At Annual CPAC Event

Media Once Again Ignores Bombshell Pfizer Revelations From Project Veritas

Media Ignores Pfizer Revelations From Project Veritas

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Do you ever get the sense we live in a clown world run by imbeciles? The latest example of the sheer stupidity of our so-called elites can be found in the latest updates regarding Hunter Biden&#8217;s infamous &#8220;laptop from hell.&#8221;
On Wednesday, Biden the younger&#8217;s legal team <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-bidens-lawyers-demand-criminal-investigation-laptop-leakers-rudy-giuliani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> to the United States Department of Justice and the Delaware attorney general requesting an investigation into &#8220;individuals for whom there is considerable reason to believe violated various federal laws in accessing, copying, manipulating, and/or disseminating Mr. Biden’s personal computer data.&#8221;
The letters were taken by many as a sign that Hunter was finally confirming that Hunter&#8217;s laptop left at John Paul Mac Isaac&#8217;s repair shop was actually his. Readers will remember that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-finally-admits-hunters-laptop-is-real-more-than-two-years-after-the-fact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">51 former intelligence officials</a> claimed that the New York Post&#8217;s original 2020 report on the computer was &#8220;Russian disinformation.&#8221; In turn, Twitter censored the story, and the rest is history. Hunter has never denied or confirmed that it&#8217;s his laptop, so the legal request sent this week appeared to be a stunning admission.
Then his attorneys released a statement so ludicrous, it is laughable. Biden&#8217;s counsel claimed that the request for a criminal investigation does not in any way confirm that the laptop is actually his.
&#8220;These letters do not confirm Mac Isaac’s or others’ versions of a so-called laptop,&#8221; Hunter&#8217;s attorney Abbe Lowell <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-bidens-lawyers-demand-criminal-investigation-laptop-leakers-rudy-giuliani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News. &#8220;They address their conduct of seeking, manipulating, and disseminating what they allege to be Mr. Biden’s personal data, wherever they claim to have gotten it.&#8221;
Huh?
The law offices not confirming that the computer in question and its contents are real — they just want the DOJ to investigate key figures who reported on it and shared its contents? Where did this team of attorneys come from — the Law Offices of Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe?
Numerous media outlets have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-finally-admits-hunters-laptop-is-real-more-than-two-years-after-the-fact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">verified that the texts</a>, emails, photos, and other content taken from the laptop are real. We knew in 2020 it was real, but legacy media outlets only got around to confirming the veracity in 2022.
Nonetheless, Hunter&#8217;s counsel says it is all one big con played by Trump supporters.
&#8220;This failed dirty political trick directly resulted in the exposure, exploitation, and manipulation of Mr. Biden’s private and personal information,&#8221; Lowell said in the letters sent to the DOJ. &#8220;Politicians and the news media have used this unlawfully accessed, copied, distributed, and manipulated data to distort the truth and cause harm to Mr. Biden.&#8221;
Biden&#8217;s legal team also acknowledge their request is unusual.
&#8220;The actions described above more than merit a full investigation and, depending on the resulting facts, may merit prosecution under various statutes. It is not a common thing for a private person and his counsel to seek someone else being investigated, but the actions and motives here require it,&#8221; Lowell said in the letter.
So, to recap, Biden&#8217;s attorneys understand they are asking for special treatment, claim an investigation into &#8220;Mr. Biden&#8217;s personal computer data&#8221; is needed but then try to argue that they&#8217;re not saying it is Hunter&#8217;s laptop.
Meanwhile, that same &#8220;computer data&#8221; could very well lead to the prosecution of Hunter himself. Ideally, the letter is ignored entirely, but with President Joe Biden&#8217;s DOJ, you can never be so sure it won&#8217;t be wielded against his political enemies.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Hunter and Joe Biden

Hunter’s Attorney’s Defense Of The ‘So-Called Laptop’ Is So Ludicrous, It’s Laughable

Hunter's Attorney's Defense Of The 'So-Called Laptop' Is So Ludicrous, It's Laughable

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Back when I covered the White House for a national newspaper in the aughts, I got word of some internal deliberations going on at the Associated Press.
For the record, the longtime wire service provides news to newspapers and news websites, and guess what? Most of them are liberal. So (and you can’t blame them), the AP delivers liberal news for their liberal readers. That’s just business.
So it turned out the AP was sick of all this balanced, just-the-facts-ma&#8217;am news stuff. The powers that be at the AP decided it no longer had to present two opposing sides equally. Instead, top editors there agreed that they would determine what viewpoint should be stressed, and what viewpoint should be minimized.
The AP then proceeded to cover President George W. Bush in the most biased manner, becoming a mere shadow of its former greatness. Since then, the wire service has become little more than a Democratic organ spewing out the party&#8217;s talking points.
So sure, you could certainly say journalism was grievously wounded back then. But the libs in the newsroom are back to fire off a final kill shot.
Former executive editor for The Washington Post Leonard Downie Jr. and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward interviewed more than 75 media leaders and put together their findings in a <a href="https://cronkitenewslab.com/digital/2023/01/26/beyond-objectivity/">report</a> titled, &#8220;Beyond Objectivity: Producing Trustworthy News in Today&#8217;s Newsroom.&#8221;
Its conclusion? Objectivity in the media is now considered reactionary, even harmful. Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, editor-in-chief at the San Francisco Chronicle, went so far as to say: &#8220;Objectivity has got to go.&#8221;
This is right in line with what liberal professors are teaching liberal students in liberal learning institutions. It&#8217;s now all about advocacy &#8212; pushing one side &#8212; and every fledgling journalist wants to be an activist that promotes change.
&#8220;Many forces have eroded public trust in journalism over the years. Additionally, the traditional standard of &#8216;objectivity&#8217; has lost its relevance for a new generation of journalists and news consumers,&#8221; Downie and Heyward wrote.
&#8220;This report and accompanying &#8216;playbook&#8217; offer actionable guidelines to help news organizations restore a belief in the value of fair, fact-based reporting — trustworthy news. We provide a fresh vision for how to replace outmoded &#8216;objectivity&#8217; with a more relevant articulation of journalistic standards,&#8221; they wrote.
The new edict of new journalism comes as Bob Woodward, who along with Carl Bernstein helped break Watergate, finally acknowledged that the Russian collusion coverage during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s term lacked objectivity and resulted in false reporting.
In a report for Columbia Journalism Review, journalist Jeff Gerth interviewed media and political figures who pushed Russiagate — which turned out to be completely false. Woodward told Gerth that viewers and readers had been &#8220;cheated&#8221; by the coverage, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/bob-woodward-condemns-medias-russiagate-coverage-reveals-reporters-ignored-his-warnings-about-steele-dossier">reported</a>.
&#8220;Bob Woodward, of the Post, told me that news coverage of the Russia inquiry ‘wasn’t handled well’ and that he thought viewers and readers had been &#8216;cheated.&#8217; He urged newsrooms to &#8216;walk down the painful road of introspection,'&#8221; Gerth wrote.
But the idea of presenting news in an unbiased fashion, allowing both sides an opportunity to explain its position, has been dying for a while.
Back in 2021, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt declared &#8220;fairness is overrated.&#8221;
&#8220;The idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in. That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention,&#8221; Holt said, The Daily Wire reported at the time.
Of course, that&#8217;s a silly oversimplification. What about complex issues like abortion, climate change, anything coming out of the White House or Capitol? Nothing&#8217;s ever that clear cut.
But Holt said there’s no longer any need for a journalist to give both sides of a story equal weight.
“Decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. In fact, it’s just the opposite,” Holt said. “Providing an open platform for misinformation, for anyone to come say whatever they want, especially when issues of public health and safety are at stake, can be quite dangerous.&#8221;
&#8220;Our duty is to be fair to the truth. Holding those in power accountable is at the core of our function and responsibility. We need to hear our leaders&#8217; views, their policies, and reasoning. It’s really important. But we have to stand ready to push back and call out falsehoods.”
And never forget, journalists now decide what the &#8220;truth&#8221; is. No wonder Americans have given up on its media.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

Donald Trump Holds Joint Press Conference With Colombian President Santos

Journalism Is Dead (No, This Time It Really Is)

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abc-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> officially canned both “Good Morning America 3” anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes on Friday following their alleged affair.
“After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News,” an ABC News spokesperson <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tj-holmes-amy-robach-exit-abc-news-decision-1235303357/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions.”
Their removal from the network comes after the company completed an internal investigation into the matter.
On November 30, the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gma-co-anchors-both-married-canned-after-report-of-clandestine-affair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> an exclusive report alleging that the two anchors, both of whom were married and have children, were “locked in a passionate romance despite both being married to their respective spouses for the past 12 years.”
Speaking on an editorial call following the revelation, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced that the couple had been removed, calling the imbroglio an “internal and external distraction.”
Godwin argued that the relationship had not violated company policy, but said, “I have really taken the last few days to think about and work through what I think is best for the ABC News organization.&#8221;
“This is something I’m not going to talk, we’re not going to talk about on this call until there is more to be said,” Godwin warned. “I’m asking that we stop the whispering in the hallways. You know, we can’t operate with gossip, and speculation and rumors. We need to stay focused on the work. … If you think there is something that management needs to know, you can always call HR or, as we’ve said, talk to a manager that you trust. If you think there is something that we need to know.”
Holmes, 45, has a nine-year-old daughter with wife, attorney Marilee Fiebig, 44, and another daughter and son from a prior relationship; Robach, 49, has two daughters from her first marriage and her husband, former “Melrose Place” actor Andrew Shue, 55, has three sons.
Hank Berrien contributed to this report.

Cheating ABC anchors

T.J. Holmes And Amy Robach Ousted By ABC News Following Alleged Affair: Report

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Soon, when you flip on AT&amp;T&#8217;s DirectTV, you&#8217;ll be able to find tens of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/legacy-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">liberal news</a> networks, but only two conservative-leaning channels — Fox News and The First.
Are those the only two conservative news stations in existence? No. In fact, there&#8217;s an even more popular channel than The First that DirectTV has elected not to carry: Newsmax.
Newsmax, the fourth highest-rated cable news network, just got the boot from DirectTV despite its success and popularity. Another Right-leaning network, OAN, was kicked off of DirecTV last spring.
The decision to cut ties with Newsmax, according to the company&#8217;s founder &amp; CEO Chris Ruddy, is a &#8220;blatant act of political discrimination and censorship.&#8221;
Indeed, Ruddy appears to be correct.
AT&amp;T&#8217;s decision to nix both OAN and Newsmax came after Representatives Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) <a href="https://eshoo.house.gov/sites/eshoo.house.gov/files/Eshoo-McNerney-TV-Misinfo%20Letters-2.22.21.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> in 2021 to the company demanding information as to what &#8220;action&#8221; it was taking to counter the usual allegations of misinformation and disinformation on conservative channels — Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN.
The two alleged that that trio of channels served as &#8220;hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.&#8221;
To back up their claims, McNerney and Eshoo cited a bevy of Left-wing outlets and watchdogs that all push Democratic propaganda around the clock.
Absent in the two&#8217;s concerns was anything about the Russia collusion hoax narrative, global warming falsehoods, myths about police violence, or any other leftist narrative that is based on lies. More alarmingly at the time, hardly any other cable channel seemed concerned that the government was, in effect, pressuring a private company to silence a media company.
Eshoo insisted she eschewed any direct violations of the First Amendment by claiming the letter was just &#8220;asking questions&#8221; and not explicitly asking for the networks to be dropped.
Of course, there&#8217;s the old saying: Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.
Perhaps the silent signal was sent to AT&amp;T loud and clear to toe the leftist line.
Per Newsmax, the idea that it was a financial decision doesn&#8217;t make any sense.
&#8220;DirecTV pays cable license fees to all top 75 cable channels and to all 22 liberal news and information channels it carries,&#8221; Newsmax <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/newsmax-at-t-directv/2023/01/24/id/1105756/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an editorial. &#8220;Almost all of these channels are paid hefty license fees significantly more than Newsmax was seeking — and despite the fact that most of the channels have much lower ratings than Newsmax.&#8221;
Republicans on Capitol Hill are promising to get to the bottom of it. Congressman James Comer (R-KY), chair of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee, told Newsmax that he is &#8220;very concerned&#8221; by it and will use his power to investigate.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve had several people from AT&amp;T reach out to me,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/james-comer-directv-newsmax/2023/01/27/id/1106175/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a meeting with them and, hopefully, we can get this resolved.&#8221;
Now, politicians such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), former President Donald J. Trump, and more are encouraging millions of Americans to dump AT&amp;T to send a message loud and clear message with their hard-earned dollars.
AT&amp;T&#8217;s decision comes amidst the backdrop of various corporations pushing the woke agenda. Evidence abounds that Big Tech has been in bed with the FBI and other actors to put the kibosh on Right-leaning media and speech that goes against the government-media complex agenda. Conservatives, it seems, are outnumbered in every sector of society.
Newsmax reels in &#8220;25 million Americans on cable alone&#8221; according to the company. They are now all being funneled to Fox News or the upstart First TV. But, for those who think it&#8217;s no big deal that liberal networks outnumber conservative channels 22:2 on AT&amp;T, they should remember that the censorship might not end there.
As Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ) explained, &#8220;First @OANN, now @NEWSMAX… This is an unacceptable attack on free speech, and every American should be outraged.&#8221;
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First <a href="https://twitter.com/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OANN</a>, now <a href="https://twitter.com/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NEWSMAX</a>…
This is an unacceptable attack on free speech, and every American should be outraged. <a href="https://t.co/6tAgzBNl8n">https://t.co/6tAgzBNl8n</a>
&mdash; Eli Crane for Congress (@EliCraneAZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/EliCraneAZ/status/1618358248817709056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Given DirecTV&#8217;s alleged political bias, it seems that conservative media is being blocked out on cable, thus allowing legacy media and the liberal TV industry to control the narrative even tighter. That stranglehold isn&#8217;t enough for anti-free speech actors. Leftists want to have complete dominance over the flow of information and the news so that they can dictate the direction of the country.
The antidote to that propaganda is the truth, which is why conservative outlets — such as Newsmax and others — are silenced by their opponents.
Author&#8217;s Note: Tim Meads is a former Newsmax.com opinion editor.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Newsmax

What’s With AT&T’s DirecTV Kicking Out Conservative Newsmax And OAN?

What's With AT&T's DirecTV Kicking Out Conservative Newsmax And OAN?

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Did you hear the story about the poor, the mentally ill, and the French?
Well, not in the pages of the Associated Press, you didn&#8217;t. According to the AP&#8217;s official Style Guide, all three of those terms are offensive and &#8220;dehumanizing.&#8221;
&#8220;We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing &#8216;the&#8217; labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses,&#8221; the AP&#8217;s Style Guide tweeted. &#8220;And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.&#8221;
Based on that logic, you should refer to the French as &#8220;people experiencing Frenchness&#8221; or maybe &#8220;people with Frenchness.&#8221;
Whatever it is, it&#8217;s all a bit silly — but it is part of the Left&#8217;s larger trend to dominate and transform language to meet their goals.
Before we touch upon that, let&#8217;s ponder what a Frenchman might think about this. This author isn&#8217;t one, so he reached out to <del datetime="2023-01-26T19:38:39+00:00">the French</del> Embassy representing France in Washington, D.C., to find out if the term &#8220;the French&#8221; is offensive.
They haven&#8217;t responded thus far.
Until they do, readers might enjoy some reactions to the inane tweet.
The Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro responded, &#8220;I agree, these days we probably should label ‘the college-educated’ people with mental illnesses instead.&#8221;
He also added, &#8220;Also, we should stop calling people &#8216;the French&#8217; and instead call them &#8216;people suffering from cheese-eating surrender monkeyness,’” in reference to a line from &#8220;The Simpsons.”
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Also, we should stop calling people &quot;the French&quot; and instead call them &quot;people suffering from cheese-eating surrender monkeyness.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/BmWqBmGabK">pic.twitter.com/BmWqBmGabK</a>
&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1618686467961929729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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As pointed out by Ezra Levant of Rebel News, the AP actually has no problem referring to a group of people as &#8220;the,” as in &#8220;the unvaccinated.&#8221;
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No you don’t. <a href="https://t.co/5VAH6izWj3">https://t.co/5VAH6izWj3</a> <a href="https://t.co/GOcsevad12">pic.twitter.com/GOcsevad12</a>
&mdash; Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) <a href="https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1618677591979986945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Of course, the real reason for this nonsense is political correctness. Writers should be concerned with being precise and telling the truth, not necessarily with whether they offend people or not.
It&#8217;s not just the AP doing this garbage either. Readers will know that rather than call illegal aliens, well, illegal aliens, the Biden administration refers to them as &#8220;people who are coming irregularly to migrate.&#8221;
Yet, they crossed the border illegally and are aliens to this land, ergo illegal aliens. One would hope that the Biden administration is more concerned with stopping those people from entering the country in the first place — not whether or not word choice hurts their feelings.
Similarly, the AP should be concerned with reporting accurate information. They aren&#8217;t though. They are concerned with pushing the agenda of social justice warriors who want to bastardize the English language in order to transform culture.
In addition to that, they just sound like Michael Scott from “The Office.” Scott was also confused why his employee, Oscar, would refer to himself as Mexican. The &#8220;world&#8217;s best boss&#8221; was under the impression that “Mexican” was an offensive term.
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Michael Scott, of course, is a moron, but doesn&#8217;t realize it. The same can be said of the editors at the AP.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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‘The Poor, The Mentally Ill, The French’: What’s With The Morons At The Associated Press?

'The Poor, The Mentally Ill, The French': What's With The Morons At The Associated Press?

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern — noted authoritarian and overall <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wont-somebody-tell-the-busybodies-at-the-world-economic-forum-to-kick-rocks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">busybody</a> — announced her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-leftist-new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-unexpectedly-resigns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pending resignation</a> Thursday, and it seems that those who will miss her most are &#8220;reporters&#8221; from legacy media.
Ardern, known for telling her constituents that they should consider the New Zealand government their &#8220;<a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jacinda-ardern-truth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">single source of truth</a>&#8221; promptly before locking down the country, will officially step down in February because she is simply exhausted from the job. In turn, lapdog media outlets such as The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and CNN rushed out to mourn the loss of the Kiwi girl boss.
In Bloomberg, Andreea Papuc <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/jacinda-ardern-gives-the-world-a-lesson-in-humility/2023/01/19/55ebf00c-97b8-11ed-a173-61e055ec24ef_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, &#8220;Ardern achieved rock-star status after she became the world’s youngest female leader at 37.&#8221; Papuc also praised Ardern for gun-control efforts while opining, &#8220;The pandemic tested her mettle, but she was credited with keeping the virus at bay with one of the world’s strictest lockdowns.&#8221;
Of course, Ardern also advised <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-talk-to-your-neighbors-new-zealand-enters-nationwide-lockdown-over-single-covid-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aucklanders</a> to avoid talking to their neighbors altogether and implemented a nationwide lockdown in August 2021 over a single man being diagnosed with the virus.
Per The Washington Post, however, Ardern should be <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/19/jacinda-ardern-highlights-new-zealand-prime-minister/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remembered</a> for her &#8220;empathetic leadership style&#8221; and for being  &#8220;seen by many liberals as a young, center-left antidote to populist politics elsewhere.&#8221;
Amongst her accomplishments listed by the Post was the fact that she joined forces with globalists around the world for an international initiative urging &#8220;tech giants and other governments to commit to combating the spread of extremism on social media.&#8221; In other words, Ardern should be credited with kickstarting an elite effort toward fascism.
Over at The New York Times, one writer <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/world/asia/jacinda-ardern-resigns-covid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">named</a> Damien Cave lamented, &#8220;In a part of the world where coronavirus restrictions lingered, Jacinda Ardern struggled to get beyond her association with pandemic policy.&#8221;
Cave also remarked that Ardern had reached &#8220;celebrity status with the speed of a pop star.&#8221;
After a COVID vaccine became available, New Zealanders weren&#8217;t allowed to get haircuts or work for a living without the jab, Cave noted. Throughout it all, the country experienced on-and-off lockdowns &#8220;so severe that even retrieving a lost cricket ball from a neighbor’s yard was banned.”
Then Ardern infamously <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-coronavirus-vaccines-ve5572e26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">affirmed</a> that she wanted to create two classes of citizens — vaccinated and unvaccinated.
The vaccine didn&#8217;t quite work out as intended and Ardern&#8217;s demand that every citizen receive it seems to be what really sullied her shot at any political future — on top of everything else she implemented while in office.
It turns out that pitting your citizens against one another isn&#8217;t such a wise move as a leader.
“The disillusionment around the vaccine mandates was important,” Dr. Simon Thornley, an epidemiologist at the University of Auckland, told The Times. “The creation of a two-class society and that predictions didn’t come out as they were meant to be, or as they were forecast to be in terms of elimination — that was a turning point.”
The writing is on the wall, and it seems Ardern would get smoked in her next election.
According to CNN though, the real lesson here isn&#8217;t that world leaders should avoid becoming despots under the guise of emergencies. The main takeaway is that it&#8217;s okay to quit a job if you&#8217;re tired.
&#8220;Burnout is real – and it’s nothing to be ashamed of,&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Hilary Whiteman <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/world/new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-leadership-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a>. &#8220;That’s the conclusion trailblazing New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern seems to have reached after almost six brutal years in office.&#8221;
Buried in her analysis is this revealing tidbit:
<blockquote>Ardern may have been feted on the world stage for bringing humanity and empathy to the role, but at home the rising cost of living, housing shortages, and economic anxiety had some wondering if her government could do more to ease their pain.</blockquote>
In other words, Ardern was a total failure in her job. But, she deserves heaps of praise because she was a young woman who advanced the Left&#8217;s agenda. Legacy Media will miss her, but assuredly another totalitarian leader will rise up to reclaim the mantle of the most beloved leader by the free press.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Legacy Media Weeps Over Authoritarian Jacinda Ardern’s Departure

Legacy Media Weeps Over Authoritarian Jacinda Ardern's Departure

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Wisconsin GOP Senate Candidate Ron Johnson Campaigns One Day Ahead Of Midterms

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It wasn&#8217;t President Joe Biden&#8217;s fault that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jonathan-turley-says-corvette-excuse-wont-cut-it-bidens-claim-he-didnt-know-about-docs-could-come-back-to-bite-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left classified documents</a> sprawled throughout the Acela corridor after leaving the vice presidency, CNN wants you to know. He was too busy working hard up until the last minute of the Obama presidency and was a victim of his own making, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/legacy-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legacy media</a> outlet implied Friday in a puff piece of all puff pieces.
In an article that took four &#8220;journalists&#8221; to write, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/biden-documents-final-days-vice-president-aides-scramble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">starts</a> off by explaining that &#8220;The early days of 2017 were a whirlwind for Vice President Joe Biden: swearing in a new Congress, a surprise Medal of Freedom, a speech at Davos and one final trip to Ukraine.&#8221;
In turn, his staff was torn between closing down the office and keeping things running for their eager beaver boss.
&#8220;Those competing objectives – to use his office until the final minutes even as it was obliged to shut down – made for a muddled and hurried process that left aides packing boxes of documents and papers late into the night, even as more material kept arriving,&#8221; CNN observed.
The aides tasked with sorting out Biden&#8217;s personal and professional effects must have made a simple mistake in the last weeks. They put the docs in the wrong box. That&#8217;s likely true, but it doesn&#8217;t really forgive the fact that Biden took the documents in the first place. Unlike a president, the veep doesn&#8217;t have the same broad declassification powers, so nobody can argue the files were actually declassified.
Throughout the article, CNN does its best to present Biden in as positive a light as possible.
&#8220;Former aides and others familiar with the process of Biden’s transition out of government service describe a serious effort to follow the law made difficult by an unusually active final stretch,&#8221; the piece says, implying that it is perfectly understandable some papers got lost in the shuffle.
The piece is replete with excuses and gratuitous detail about Biden&#8217;s public service on behalf of the American people in the waning days of Obama&#8217;s second term.
&#8220;In just the final five days of his vice presidency, Biden met in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and in Switzerland with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He spoke by phone with the prime minister of Iraq two days before leaving office,&#8221; the article claims. &#8220;And earlier in the week he held calls with the president of Kosovo and the prime minister of Japan. As his team worked in Washington to ensure all the classified material in his offices were properly packed and submitted to the government, more classified documents continued to arrive.&#8221;
Of course, the nearly two thousand-word article could have been reduced to two or three sentences at most.
It also glosses over that the Biden team had six months after leaving office to go through the documents with the help of the General Services Administration.
In that case, the question isn&#8217;t really how did this error happen in the final weeks, it&#8217;s why didn&#8217;t the Biden team find the papers in the following six months after leaving the vice presidency?
The anonymous aides never explain what happened from January 2017 &#8211; July 2017.
Instead, the supposedly non-partisan CNN gifted Biden a column that throws &#8220;lower-level&#8221; staff under the bus while portraying the current president as a regular, &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaNpcgmj5qI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world&#8217;s best boss</a>&#8221; Michael Scott from &#8220;The Office.&#8221;
In a memorable scene, Scott told his boss David Wallace that his greatest weaknesses are, &#8220;I work too hard, I care too much, and sometimes I can be too invested in my job.&#8221;
Confused, Scott had to explain to his boss that his &#8220;weaknesses are actually strengths.&#8221;
And that&#8217;s what CNN wants you to believe about Biden. His greatest strength is also his greatest weakness — he worked too hard as veep — which explains why he walked out of the White House in 2017 with classified docs.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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CNN Writes The Puff Piece Of All Puff Pieces About Biden’s Work Ethic, Handling Of Classified Docs

CNN Writes The Puff Pieces Of All Puff Pieces About Biden's Work Ethic, Handling Of Classified Docs

Do the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> press briefings even matter anymore?
White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> never seems to have any answers about much of anything. When she does provide responses, she is full of crap — to put it lightly.
On Tuesday, the new year kicked off the same as ever — with Jean-Pierre seemingly making it up as she goes. For example, Jean-Pierre attempted to defend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-know-biden-is-to-blame-for-higher-prices-rnc-slams-white-house-for-pinning-inflation-on-putins-price-hike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden&#8217;s record on gas prices</a>, as well as the border. If you ask her, the president is doing a good job on both efforts and any problems can be explained by Republicans.
&#8220;We’ve made significant progress in lowering gas prices. Prices are down nearly two dollars per gallon, and are lower than they were one year ago today, this very day,&#8221; she claimed on Tuesday while explaining gas is ticking upward due to some recent bad weather that has caused supply disruptions.
When a reporter pushed back, pointing out that gas prices are still higher than when Biden came into office, Jean-Pierre continued to spin.
“I know, but I’m talking about one year ago and that was – one year ago was not when he came into office,&#8221; she stated.
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Jean-Pierre: “We’ve made significant progress in lowering the [gas] prices.”
Reporter: “The price of gas when [Biden] came into office was $2.39 a gallon.”
Jean-Pierre: “I know, but I’m talking about one year ago and that was – one year ago was not when he came into office.” <a href="https://t.co/cmneMLw96f">pic.twitter.com/cmneMLw96f</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1610374673606541312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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She&#8217;s correct — the high gas prices in January 2022 were after Biden came into office, but it was also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-implies-americas-options-are-either-high-gas-prices-or-putin-controlling-europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">before Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February</a>.
Since the invasion occurred, Jean-Pierre has used her podium to continuously blame Putin for the increased cost of energy — while ignoring the rising prices prior to the war beginning.
Jean-Pierre can&#8217;t discuss that fact honestly because if she did, she&#8217;d have to admit that the Democrats&#8217; anti-fossil fuel policies and rhetoric can be blamed for the higher energy prices. So she shovels out garbage knowing full well that the lapdog media won&#8217;t push back in any meaningful way.
Then there&#8217;s the matter of illegal immigration.
If you ask the White House, Biden has taken &#8220;historic&#8221; action to secure America&#8217;s southern border.
Fox News&#8217; Peter Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre on the topic on Tuesday. It didn&#8217;t go so hot for the White House.
&#8220;Does anybody around here think that the southern border is secure?&#8221; Doocy asked.
She couldn&#8217;t answer the question directly and instead blamed Republicans for the crisis.
&#8220;What I can tell you is: This is a president who has been working since day one to work on border security, to make immigration a priority,&#8221; she responded.
On day one, Biden actually repealed or paused virtually all of former President Donald J. Trump&#8217;s measures to secure the border. Nonetheless, Jean-Pierre says that the record number of illegal aliens under Biden is the GOP&#8217;s fault.
&#8220;And here&#8217;s the thing, as the president is coming forward and trying to come up with solutions, the difference here is that you have Republicans, as you know, who are doing political stunts,&#8221; she added.
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Doocy: &quot;Does anybody around here think that the southern border is secure?&quot;
Jean-Pierre: &quot;This is a president who has been working since day 1 to work on border security&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/pWQGNrINKU">pic.twitter.com/pWQGNrINKU</a>
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Jean-Pierre also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-deportations-lag-another-year-as-agents-deployed-to-border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that as evidenced by the president&#8217;s commitment of 23,000 agents to the U.S. border, Biden is taking this issue very seriously.
What she neglected to mention is that more than a thousand <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-deportations-lag-another-year-as-agents-deployed-to-border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> (ICE) agents have been reassigned to the border to assist with the thousands per day. In turn, deportations continue to lag under Biden.
Jean-Pierre also implied that it is somehow improper and beneficial to drug cartels to claim that the border is open.
&#8220;We have to be very careful &#8230; on how we talk about this because if we talk about it in way that is misinformation, then it helps the smugglers,&#8221; she stated, echoing ABC News&#8217; Martha Raddatz, who also recently blamed GOP rhetoric for the crisis.
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&quot;Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden &quot;has taken historic actions&quot; to secure the southern border.
Then she says &quot;we have to be very careful&#8230;on how we talk about this because if we talk about it in way that is misinformation, then it helps the smugglers.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/7KJ36hoyOc">pic.twitter.com/7KJ36hoyOc</a>&quot;
&mdash; Republican Women of Mercer County 💪🇺🇸 (@RWOMC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RWOMC/status/1610382639575302149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Of course, it&#8217;s nonsense to claim that Republicans pointing out that the border is not secure is the cause of the crisis.
If the border were actually secure, smugglers and their preyed-upon clients would be turned away once they tried to enter the country — thus disincentivizing the traffickers from being paid.
GOP talking points wouldn&#8217;t matter.
Instead, illegal aliens are essentially allowed to waltz right in and declare asylum where they are then released into the country. Had the Biden administration kept Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy in place, that wouldn&#8217;t happen.
It should be noted that there&#8217;s always been a fair amount of BS in White House Press briefings. Every person who has held the job has been tasked with making the president and his administration look as good as possible.
Most of the time, though, the job has been done in a competent way while not insulting the intelligence of the American people and providing some useful information. Jean-Pierre fails on both fronts.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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White House Press Briefing Kicks Off The New Year Same As Ever: Full Of Crap

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CNN&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anderson-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anderson Cooper</a> and Andy Cohen rang in the New Year on the network by taking shots of non-alcoholic substances.
During a company town hall back in November, CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-cracks-down-on-drinking-during-new-years-eve-live-viewers-mourn-loss-of-hosts-on-air-antics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">informed</a> staff that he would put a stop to much of the drinking that has usually been a hallmark of CNN’s New Year’s Eve programming.
At the time, it was believed that hosts like Anderson Cooper would be allowed to keep drinking, but anchors and correspondents like Don Lemon would be prohibited from drinking during the broadcast.
However, Cohen exclaimed during live television coverage, “We can’t drink!”
Cohen said that he had a pocket of edibles. “Will I take them? I don’t think so,” he said. “I don’t know. It’s a long night. This is a telethon with no disease. Do you understand? We’re here all night! Passing time!”
Cohen and Cooper instead took shots of non-alcoholic substances.
“What we are doing is we are taking a mystery shot!” Cohen said.
They took shots of pickle juice and buttermilk, Mediaite <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-andy-cohen-anderson-cooper-address-the-new-years-eve-no-booze-rule-but-its-okay-theyre-drinking-something-else/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
WATCH:
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CNN&#39;s Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper kept the New Year&#39;s Eve mystery shots going with a new drink: buttermilk <a href="https://t.co/5MxpKEO1Mh">https://t.co/5MxpKEO1Mh</a> <a href="https://t.co/cBYLkgUP7o">pic.twitter.com/cBYLkgUP7o</a>
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This year will be the first New Year’s Eve show overseen by Licht since he took over the network in February. During the meeting, Licht reportedly told staffers that drinking on-air eroded the presenters’ credibility and “respectability.”
Last year, the broadcast drew significant controversy when Lemon and Cohen both went on alcohol-fueled rants while on air. First, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-a-grown-a-man-kiss-my-behind-don-lemon-launches-self-pitying-rant-on-new-years-eve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lemon ranted</a> to fellow host Alisyn Camerota and comedian Dulce Sloan about criticism he receives. “I don’t give a — what you think about me, what do you think about that?” Lemon said. “I’m a grown-a** man. I don’t care what you think about me.”
“I am who I am,” Lemon continued. “I’m a grown, successful black man who a lot of people hate because they’re not used to people seeing me — and people like me — in the position that I am. To be able to share what I … my point of view on television, it freaks people out. And you know what? You can kiss my behind. I do not care. I don’t care. I really don’t care. I have one life, and this is who I am, and I feel very, um … blessed and honored to be in this position to be able to do this. So all the hate I get? It’s motivation to me. Bring it. I don’t care.”
Then <a href="https://ew.com/tv/andy-cohen-regret-new-years-eve-rant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cohen</a> fired a shot at ABC’s annual New Year’s Eve program, which could be seen from the CNN broadcast. “If you look behind me, you’ll see Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers performing,” Cohen said. “I’m sorry, but if you’re watching ABC, you’re watching nothing.”

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen Takes Shots During New Year’s Eve Coverage … It’s Not Alcohol

CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen Takes Shots During New Year's Eve Coverage ... It's Not Alcohol

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