WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
⚖️ Macrons sue Candace Owens for defamation. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Owens for spreading false claims that the French first lady was born male. The Macrons allege that Owens “used this false statement to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money.” They have also pursued similar legal action in France against two women promoting the same conspiracy theory.
❌ Skydance promised to eliminate DEI amid merger. Skydance Media vowed to eliminate bias at CBS News and scrap all DEI policies upon the completion of its Paramount acquisition. The company will appoint an independent official to investigate complaints and review CBS's coverage. Skydance pledged to eliminate Paramount's Office of Global Inclusion and remove all DEI-focused roles from the company entirely.
💳 Daily Wire's Michael Knowles “debanked” by Stripe. Conservative commentator Michael Knowles was removed from payment processor Stripe, cutting off his X creator revenue stream. Stripe cited a "legally binding order" but provided zero details about which authority issued it or why. The company did, however, work with Knowles to resolve the issue, but it follows a longstanding pattern of conservatives being targeted by financial institutions for their views.
🤔 Tim Dillon says Vance contradicted Bondi's Epstein claim. Comedian Tim Dillon claimed that Vice President JD Vance said the 10,000 hours of video linked to Jeffrey Epstein was "commercial pornography" with no powerful people implicated. Dillon questioned why Attorney General Pam Bondi would call it "evidence" if it contained nothing incriminating. The disconnect raises questions about what the administration actually knows versus what it's telling the public.
INSIDER RADAR
Tucker Carlson refuting Trump
Insiders behind the paywall: Tucker Carlson, Chris Cuomo, Candace Owens, and Steve Bannon.
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
Pro-Trump podcasters the Nelk Boys hosted antisemitic influencer Nick Fuentes after receiving backlash for interviewing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jewish Ivy League students reporting self-censorship several times a week rose from 10–13 percent in 2021–23 to 35 percent in 2024.
“Founders Films” was launched to produce patriotic movies about American exceptionalism, US and Israeli military operations, and adaptations of Ayn Rand's works.
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and Trump supporter, secured a victory in his $5 million election fraud case appeal.
The most clicked link in our last newsletter was China building the world’s largest hydropower plant.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Does Anyone Really Believe in Free Speech? With Rikki Schlott
Rikki Schlott is a journalist at The New York Post, a fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Canceling of the American Mind.
Schlott discusses the generational divide on free speech, why academia creates censorious environments, how both political parties abandon free speech principles when in power, and more.
Colbert’s cancellation signals Democrats’ decline
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Stephen Colbert's The Late Show has been canceled by CBS, ending the show’s 33-year run. The decision comes amid financial struggles, with the show reportedly losing $40 million annually.
CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last Thursday, with the final episode scheduled to air May 2026.
Younger generations are abandoning cable TV and turning away from the establishment Left…
Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: Late night TV’s plummeting viewership and why the Democratic Party may have trouble attracting young progressives.
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame the Macrons suing Candace Owens
Mentioned behind the paywall: BBC News, The Guardian, The New York Post, and The Washington Examiner.
_THE DAILY DEBATE_
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Which media lies worse about US deportations?
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇺🇸 US media (302)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇪🇺 European media (70)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟰 Both equally bad (638)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (44)
🇺🇸 US media: “US media is basically leftist media. They do not vet all the rumors, innuendo, and outright lies fed to them by the left.” — AJ
🟰 Both equally bad: “A lie is a lie. It doesn't matter who is saying the lie.” — Matt
🤔 Unsure: “I don’t waste my time micromanaging legacy media in any nation.” — James
_POP QUIZ_
What is “Founders Films” aiming to produce?
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