What good is free speech if no one can hear you?

The question, while rhetorical, is directed at the likes of Twitter, Facebook and of course YouTube:

The Jefferey Epstein death saga

Sargon of Akkad spent a lot of time on trying to untangle the conspiracy theories and strange circumstances surrounding the death of "billionaire pimp" Jefferey Epstein.

Here's the background:

Here's the first part of who killed Jefferey Epstein, another part is apparently in the works.

Count me among those who find the whole thing suspicious but at this point all we really have is suspicion.

Google is unfair

Sargon of Akkad says so, and he's not wrong.

Milo is back

Speaking of Meanwhile in England, Milo Yiannopolous' reputational recovery continues. Sargon of Akkad, fellow social media pariah and one of the more recent cause célèbres among conservative outrage over censorship, speaks at length with Milo at UKIP event.

The recovery will be complete if he and Ben Shapiro ever manage to mend fences.  Remember what Reagan said; The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally - not a 20 percent traitor.  We need more of that attitude on the right.  Hear that NeverTrumpers?

Female-to-Male Trans Gain Male Privilege and it Sucks

Sargon of Akkad, via The Thinkery discusses an article about someone being woke to the reality of male life.

The Culture War going on around you

You may not be aware of this, but conservatives for a few years now have been getting shadow banned on Twitter by some secretive oversight team, their websites and pages being de-emphasized on Google, their posts treated as fake news on Facebook and slowly but surely the cultural de-platforming of conservative ideas has spread, most recently to Patreon, where Sargon of Akkad said something (albeit recklessly and in poor taste), not recently and not even on their platform and his account was closed.

This is a logical extension of public shaming of conservatives that has gone on for years.

But there is hope in the making, via Dave Rubin and Jordan Peterson, two heavy load-bearers on the free speech and anti-progressive side of the aisle.  Just as I mentioned before on a related issue - this is something that deserves your support.

I deleted my Patreon Account today, here's why

Just like Twitter, Patreon has set up some sort of Trust and Safety Counsel.  That counsel is really a policing free speech counsel.  Look what happened to Sargon of Akkad.  I'm not saying I support the language he used, but the policing being done is clearly, CLEARLY, selective and targeted at conservatives whom they are holding to a much higher standard than they are with progressives. How can I stick around on the platform in the face of this?

Here's what Dave Rubin had to say as he mulled over a response to Patreon himself.

Me leaving Patreon is singularly, pointless.  But if we leave en masse then it possibly makes a difference. I urge you to do the same. Except - where do we go?  What's obviously lacking is a conservative platform that encompasses the functionalities of Patreon, Twitter, Facebook and Google. Why don't we have that? No one has stepped up because it is a massive undertaking requiring huge funding and it has a slow growth path before becoming financially viable. But it is so necessary because what conservatives are facing is a slow virtual silencing in an era when virtual presence is what matters.

Nevertheless we only have two options at the crux of the situation - capitulate and meekly die off as a voice, or fight back.  If a company takes enough of a hit then maybe it reconsiders its Gestapo tactics against the right.  And maybe, just maybe an alternative might, in light of the obvious opportunity, emerge.