Shaq takes a hard stance against vaccine mandates



Shaquille O'Neal seems to have changed his mind on mandates, and wasted no time making his opinion known during an episode of "The Big Podcast with Shaq." The former NBA player said he encouraged people to "be safe and take care of your family" but that "you shouldn't be forced to take something that you do not want."

When co-host Nischelle Turner pushed back and suggested mandates were not really being forced, Shaq doubled down.

Audio below:


SHAQ @SHAQ pic.twitter.com/78UI0Ptaek
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Shaq was relentless, saying, "It is forced. Because if the man don't take it, the man gonna get fired."

Yes, that is what mandate means. One might argue "mandate" and "force" occupy similar spaces in the etymological circle, but vocabulary is hard for some people.

Shaq's recent statement runs counter to what he's said in the past about Kyrie Irving's refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But if institutions are allowed to change and adapt, why not individuals?


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'Kiss My A**': Dan Bongino unleashes on YouTube over the Big Tech giant's temporary suspension of his channel



Conservative commentator Dan Bongino sent a scathing email to YouTube after the company temporarily suspended his channel, concluding his message by writing "Respectfully Kiss My A**," before signing his name.

A YouTube spokesperson told the Daily Beast, "We removed a video for violating our policies on COVID-19 misinformation, specifically for comments that masks are useless, resulting in a first strike on the channel."

The Big Tech behemoth also suspended the channel's monetization "for repeatedly violating our Advertiser-Friendly Guidelines on harmful and dangerous acts."

One of the penalties for a first strike is that a channel cannot upload videos for one week.

Bongino did not mince words, lambasting the company as a "s**t platform," and noting that he is an investor in Rumble, a different platform that he said "respects free-speech."

BREAKING :\nYouTube just suspended Dan\u2019s channel for daring to question the mask fascists. \n\nI guess they were waiting for an apology from us. But that\u2019s not quite how it worked out for them. Here\u2019s Dan\u2019s email to \u201cCoco\u201d at YouTube telling them to plant a big wet kiss on his asspic.twitter.com/4yFeprnr3Y
— Bongino Report (@Bongino Report) 1642202214

"We knew it was just a matter of time before the tyrannical, free-speech hating, bulls**t, big tech s**thole you work for, would try to silence us. I anxiously waited for this moment however, as I've said on my show many times," he wrote to an individual at YouTube.

"So here's my deal to you, and there will be NO negotiation. After your 'suspension,' I will immediately post content questioning why masks have been totally ineffective in stopping this pandemic. I dare you to do something about it," Bongino declared in the email.

Rumble tweeted that it is "proud" to carry Bongino's podcast on its platform.

Dan Bongino, one of the most vocal supporters of free speech and the 1st amendment was just suspended on YouTube where their CEO says free speech is a "core value". \n\nFreedom of expression is a human right, full stop. @dbongino & all creators, we have your back. #StandWithDan
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