Hey y'all!
Sophia and I are currently burnt out. After Christmas, our apartment did a random inspection and filter changes. We spent yesterday cleaning up the mess from Christmas in addition to our normal deep cleaning for when staff enters our unit. We are REALLY lacking sleep, and need to catch up on it! We also don't have content on the other side of things.
In addition to the (normally slight) slow in traffic, Musk and Vivek decided to take it upon themselves to destroy "America First" / MAGA from the inside-out. What started as Vivek advocating for skilled immigrants to take priority for jobs in America (ahead of Americans) has become a total shitshow. Musk, in defending Vivek's position as it is his own, decided to remove paid verification and subscriptions from those in America First on X who openly opposed the two of them. Some examples include: Owen Shroyer, Liz Willis, Laura Loomer, RawsAlerts/RawsGlobal, Kylie Jane Kremer, etc. This is a disgusting overreach of Musk's power; but, we were not surprised by this coming from Musk.
If you have followed us for long enough now, you know we have gone back and forth with Musk, X, and Vivek. You also know we have dealt with similar situations (like PremiumChat, for example); so, we are very passionate about owners abusing their powers, and the need for free speech to be completely free and uncensored.
Basically, the DOGE dipshits took a nuke to X and MAGA. While Vivek runs away, and Trump/Vance hide, Elon is taunting some of those he is censoring. It is nearing a bullying situation due to the difference in wealth and power if you ask us (refer to Laura Loomer's X). That's why we suggest having a diverse network of sites. Never let one site, or person, hold all the power.
Anyway, Owen Shroyer covered this story really well. I'm not sure I've agreed with someone more in any other case. Owen took the words out of our mouths. As for the podcast to not be redundant and a copy of someone else's view, we are going to link his show from today if you would be interested.
Look for the broadcast from 12/27/24: https://banned.video/channel/war-room-with-owen-shroyer
As a result of this drama, we have again decided to not return the podcast, or vlogs, to X; however, our plans for expansion will continue. We will talk more about that on the next episode of the podcast.
That said, Sunday we will have a new vlog for you. The podcast will return LIVE Tuesday night at 10PM CT to ring in the new year with the east coast and midwest.
Until then, we are going to do a combo of behind-the-scenes work and rest. We hope you had an amazing Christmas, and hope to see you live on New Years Eve!
~Jasper & Sophia