The First Amendment Does Not Protect Media Matters From Breaking The Law
For a left-wing advocacy group, certain courts will bend over backwards to block investigations based on plausible allegations of wrongdoing.For a left-wing advocacy group, certain courts will bend over backwards to block investigations based on plausible allegations of wrongdoing.If no one goes to jail, the coup was a success
Last week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revealed evidence that the entire Russiagate hoax — a scheme to derail President Donald Trump’s first term — was manufactured by the outgoing Obama administration. At a press gaggle on Tuesday, Trump followed up by accusing Obama of “treason” for trying to rig the 2016 election and calling for severe consequences.
These revelations matter. But unless someone actually goes to jail, they won’t change anything.
MAGA supporters were furious over how the Epstein case was handled because they’re sick of elites skating free.
Democrats have shown they’re willing to jail political opponents — up to and including the president himself. Republicans, on the other hand, have proven utterly incapable of holding lawbreaking leftists accountable. Exposing treasonous acts is helpful, but if no one is punished, the corruption only deepens.
“Lock her up!” wasn’t just a chant at Trump rallies. MAGA supporters understood that the Clintons were deeply corrupt. They saw in Trump a candidate who might finally deliver justice. Elites gasped at the slogan, warning about the dangers of weaponizing the justice system. Then, with no sense of irony, they weaponized that very system against Trump to stop his re-election.
The lesson should have been obvious: Either cross the Rubicon, or don’t approach it at all. But don’t go fishing in it.
Americans are tired of watching the powerful get away with everything. In 2008, bankers crashed the economy and got bailed out. In 2020, Anthony Fauci and the biomedical regime imposed tyranny under the guise of public health. In 2020 and 2024, Joe Biden was propped up by a Democratic cabal that subverted the Constitution and jailed dissidents. The southern border was thrown open to reshape the electorate and lock in leftist power.
Kamala Harris nearly extended that reign — had she not turned out to be the dumbest, most tone-deaf, and most unlikable candidate ever smuggled onto a national ticket.
Yet through all of it, no one in power has paid a serious price for their crimes.
Major revelations come and go. But with no accountability, they become little more than distractions. There may have been a time when shame alone could bring a public reckoning — but our current ruling class is incapable of shame. They don’t resign in disgrace. They don’t retreat. They wait for the news cycle to move on.
The scandals pile up like grains of sand in a desert, each one indistinguishable from the next.
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In this environment, exposing corruption becomes just another way to tranquilize the public. People think, “At least the truth is out there — maybe voters will care.” But what if the scandal is about rigging the vote in the first place? If Democrats can open the border, fabricate intelligence, and collude with media to tip elections, then what good is the ballot box?
Exposure, without punishment, doesn’t deter. It emboldens.
The left doesn’t hesitate to jail its enemies. January 6 protesters were locked up for years — including some who never entered the Capitol. Trump officials like Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were arrested and imprisoned. Pro-life activists got comically inflated sentences for silent protests. The FBI threatened parents who challenged school boards. Douglass Mackey was convicted for making memes. Trump himself faced fabricated charges that could’ve put him behind bars for life — all to stop his return.
So why are Republicans so cowardly?
If what Gabbard alleges is true, then Barack Obama, James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch, and Andrew McCabe conspired to destroy the American electoral system. They manufactured intelligence for the express purpose of overturning a legitimate election.
That is treason, plain and simple.
If these people are allowed to walk, they’ll know they’re untouchable. And they’ll act like it. Again.
Trump seemed genuinely surprised and angered by the backlash to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. Some speculated it was because Trump himself was implicated, but that was always unlikely. If real dirt on Trump existed, the people fabricating charges against him would’ve used it. Instead, Trump kept comparing Epstein to Russiagate — and now it’s obvious why.
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He knew the Russiagate disclosures were about to drop and didn’t want them overshadowed by Epstein.
Still, the connection matters.
MAGA supporters were furious over how the Epstein case was handled because they’re sick of elites skating free. They’re sick of being ruled by people who break the law with impunity. Fauci. Epstein. The Clintons. Americans know they’re governed by some of the worst people on the planet, and they’re done pretending otherwise.
The country is crying out for justice.
But frankly, I don’t think the Trump administration will deliver it. I hope I’m wrong. But I doubt there will be any serious action taken against Obama or the rest of his old guard. Republicans talk tough but never follow through. Even after the left tried to jail and then attempted to assassinate the president, the GOP still wrings its hands over setting a bad precedent.
It’s a bad joke. And everyone knows it.
Revelations are fine. But none of this will matter until the Trump administration grows a spine and puts these people in prison where they belong.
The Uniparty Swamp Tried To Ruin Douglass Mackey’s Life Over A Meme — And Lost
Though his arrest came just days after Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, the investigation and groundwork for the case were carried out by Trump appointees.Biden DOJ tried to jail him over a Hillary Clinton MEME — and he WON
Douglass Mackey was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Biden administration for posting a Hillary Clinton election meme — but thankfully, his conviction has now been overturned.
The meme showed a picture of a black woman holding an “African Americans for President Hillary” sign, with copy over the image that read: “Avoid the line. Vote from home. Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925.”
In smaller letters it read: “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.”
“I mean, you have to be a nincompoop to believe this, but you know, there’s a lot of nincompoops,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck says, noting that as soon as Biden was in office, “they decided to throw the book at him” anyway.
“A federal judge overturned this, and he is now free from this, insane, dare I say it, Hitlerian attempt on freedom of speech,” he adds.
“It’s a great day to be an American,” Mackey tells Glenn, happily.
Mackey found out that he was free on the first day of vacation with his wife and son, when his trial attorney sent him a text that just said, “Congrats.”
“It was a great day to be on vacation,” he says, adding, “Four and a half years since four FBI agents knocked on my door at 7 a.m., and that was seven days after Joe Biden was inaugurated.”
“They had you in their sights long before they got into office,” Glenn says, shocked.
“Oh, that’s right,” Mackey says. “They said, you know, ‘Are you Douglass Mackey? We have a warrant for your arrest.’ The first words out of my mouth were, ‘For what?’ And I really had no idea that this meme was going to be the basis for a prosecution, because at the time, I wasn’t even on Twitter.”
“But back in the 2016 election cycle, I tweeted thousands of times, so I had no idea,” he continues, adding, “But I did know that once they make you an enemy that it’s like, ‘Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’”
Mackey was charged under the Ku Klux Klan Act, which is a federal felony.
“Sometimes people would rather just plea out rather than go through the expense of fighting it, but a federal felony, the KKK Act. Unbelievable,” Mackey tells Glenn. “And let me tell you this, they indicted Donald J. Trump on the same statute.”
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'Great victory' for free speech: Pro-Trump influencer convicted over memes talks vindication with Glenn Beck
An appeals court on Wednesday overturned the felony conviction of a pro-Trump social media influencer who was facing prison time for posting satirical memes on Twitter.
Douglass Mackey, also previously known online as Ricky Vaughn, joined "The Glenn Beck Program" on Thursday to share his reaction to the recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
'Unfortunately, it's not part of the sweeping constitutional ruling that we wanted, but nevertheless, it's a great victory.'
After battling the charges for four and a half years and facing a seven-month prison sentence, Mackey told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, "Only faith can get you through it."
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During the 2016 election, Mackey posted memes on his Twitter account, which he told Beck had about 10,000 followers. He noted that he previously had an account with over 60,000 followers, but it was suspended before he made the posts referenced in the Biden Department of Justice's case against him.
"Save time," the posts read. "Avoid the line."
It included instructions on how to "vote from home" for then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton via text message.
The posts received only about 100 likes, according to Mackey.
Beck stated, "You have to be a nincompoop to believe this [meme is real]."
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Despite what some would argue was a clear satirical post, Mackey was convicted in 2023 of conspiracy against rights for attempting to interfere with Americans' right to vote in the 2016 election.
Mackey shared the details of his arrest with Beck.
"Four FBI agents knocked on my door at 7 a.m., and that was seven days after Joe Biden was inaugurated," he said. "They said, 'Are you Douglass Mackey? We have a warrant for your arrest.' The first words out of my mouth were, 'For what?'"
"At the time, I wasn't even on Twitter. But back in the 2016 election cycle, I tweeted thousands of times. So I had no idea. But I did know that once they make you an enemy that it's like, 'Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime,'" Mackey continued. "I was very curious to see what they had cooked up."
Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, one of the three judges on the appeals court panel, found that prosecutors' evidence was "inadequate to show his knowing participation in a conspiracy."
While prosecutors claimed that 4,900 unique phone numbers texted the number provided in Mackey's meme, 98% received an automated reply informing them that Clinton's campaign was not affiliated with the post, Livingston noted.
"The government presented no evidence at trial that Mackey's tweets tricked anyone into failing properly to vote," the judge wrote.
Mackey called the case "a total humiliation" for the Biden DOJ.
He expressed some disappointment that the appeals court's decision was not a "sweeping" constitutional victory.
"These appellate courts, once they come to a conclusion on, let's say, one of the grounds, they don't rule on all the other grounds," Mackey explained. "Unfortunately, it's not part of the sweeping constitutional ruling that we wanted, but nevertheless, it's a great victory."
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Appeals court tosses out Biden-era conviction of social media troll for election interference
A popular social media troll who was prosecuted for meme-based election interference had his conviction tossed out for lack of evidence.
Douglass Mackey ran a popular right-wing account on social media that posted memes in 2016 telling supporters of then-candidate Hillary Clinton that they could vote for her by sending a text message on their phones. Prosecutors alleged that the posts constituted election interference.
There was a lack of evidence that Mackey communicated directly with other accounts that conspired to deprive others of their voting privilege.
Two days after Biden was inaugurated in 2021, Mackey was indicted for the scheme, and a jury later found him guilty in 2023. He was sentenced to seven months in prison.
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the conviction on the basis that there was not enough evidence to support the allegation.
“The jury’s verdict and the resulting judgment of conviction must be set aside,” Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston wrote.
Among the evidence shown to the jury was a meme of a black woman in front of a sign for African-Americans supporting Clinton. The text on the meme read, “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home,” and “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925," as well as, “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.”
Prosecutors said that thousands of texts were sent to the number, ostensibly from those fooled by memes like the one posted by Mackey. His account had 58,000 followers at the time and was considered one of the more influential accounts in the election.
However, the appeals court found that no evidence showed that any voter was influenced by the memes that Mackey posted to his account. The court also said there was a lack of evidence that Mackey communicated directly with other accounts that conspired to deprive others of their voting privilege.
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"Praise God. God is good. Now we sue,” Mackey responded in a series of posts on social media.
Mackey was accused of posting racist and anti-Semitic messages in his campaign to support then-candidate Donald Trump's first presidential campaign. His account had a profile image of "Ricky Vaughn," the fictional Cleveland Indians pitcher from the "Major League" movie franchise.
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