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Hasan Piker hits a wall when he tries to tell a man born in the Soviet Union that Americans are just as controlled as people under communism.
Konstantin Kisin shuts down the comparison and lays out the difference.
When he’s done, even Piker admits he’s right.
HASAN PIKER: “A lot of people think, well, as long as I can eat a Big Mac, you know, as long as I can watch TV, as long as I can consume porn [...] then, you know, things are probably fine.”
“It’s a different mechanism of control that makes you think that you are actually an active participant in this.”
Kisin isn’t buying it.
KONSTANTIN KISIN: “The difference between those countries is not that they can’t eat a Big Mac.”
“The difference is that if they criticize the government, in Russia today even, but of course in the Soviet Union previously, you’re going to get killed, right? In America, that’s not what happens, right? In America, you don’t get put in jail.”
HASAN PIKER: “We don’t know yet.”
That’s his whole defense: what MIGHT happen in America.
So Kisin makes it personal.
KONSTANTIN KISIN: “You in China or in the Soviet Union would be killed if you were critical of that regime.”
HASAN PIKER: “I would definitely be jailed, for sure.”
And there it is. Piker makes Kisin’s argument for him.
KONSTANTIN KISIN: “So that’s the difference between these countries and America. It’s not a Big Mac, it’s freedom.”
Only in a free country can you build a career telling people they aren’t free.
CONTEXT: Communist regimes don’t just jail their critics.
Under Stalin, the Soviet secret police executed 681,692 people in two years, by the regime’s own records. That’s more than 900 a day.
Under Mao, the Great Leap Forward killed at least 45 million people in four years, per historian Frank Dikötter.
Under Pol Pot, nearly a quarter of Cambodia’s population was dead within four years.
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Ocean Shores has declared a state of emergency as storm-driven waves and elevated water levels erode the shoreline and threaten homes and public infrastructure.
The declaration allows the city to act quickly to protect residents and stabilize damaged areas, City Administrator Scott Anderson said.
“We’re suffering significant erosion,” Anderson said. “It’s eating away at the south end of the city, and we’re doing everything we can to try to stabilize that situation right now.”
Full story here: bit.ly/4iLYQpn
#komo #komo4 #komonews #seattle
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The View's Sunny Hostin is now claiming that President Abraham Lincoln didn't emancipate the slaves.
She says the slaves emancipated themselves...
You can't make this sh*t up
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The left really went immediately from “we can’t cancel a multi millionaire comedian for openly gloating over the brutal murder of a young father” to “we must cancel these random white girls for making noises into a ring camera for three seconds.” These are not serious people.
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BREAKING: Nvidia, $NVDA, is preparing to fire Jensen Huang, its founder and CEO, after allegations of a second affair have surfaced, per WSJ.
The board is preparing to meet as soon as today to determine his future.
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People say things like, "Where will people go when America falls," THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE. Expats are allowed to live in abroad, in small numbers, and that could change overnight. Israel won't be safe if the Bolsheviks win here. Nowhere to run to. Time to get involved.
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This was supposed to be the big lesson of the Hunter Biden scandals that hounded the Biden admin. But what’s transpired the past year has robbed the GOP’s public defenders of the moral high ground and winning talking points that were so effective when debating Democrats in 2024.
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A rivalry worth watching 🔥
Nebraska’s Antrell Taylor defeated Oklahoma State’s Landon Robideau in their December dual, but Robideau flipped the script in the 2026 NCAA championship match.
Now, (2) Oklahoma State and (3) Nebraska are set to clash again Friday đź‘€
#NCAAMWrestling
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23 GUN BILLS FILED IN TEXAS.
And one of them could allow a judge to order someone to surrender their firearms BEFORE a hearing.
It's called House Bill 218.
The proposal would establish a red flag law in Texas.
Here's how it could work.
A qualifying petitioner goes to a judge and alleges that a gun owner poses an immediate danger.
Under certain circumstances, the judge could issue a temporary order without notifying the gun owner first.
The person would then have 24 hours to surrender their firearms.
A hearing would follow within 14 days.
ALL OF THIS IS BEING PROPOSED IN TEXAS.
And HB 218 isn't the only bill.
Another proposal would restrict certain semi-automatic rifle transfers to people under 21.
Following the November election, Democrats are preparing to take control of the governor's office and Texas House.
Republicans still hold a majority in the state Senate.
So these bills are proposals, NOT laws.
Supporters of red flag laws argue that temporary intervention can prevent imminent harm.
Critics raise concerns about due process, mistaken allegations, and enforcement.
Here's my question:
Should a judge be able to temporarily order firearms surrendered before the gun owner gets a hearing?
And what safeguards should the law require?
Let me know what you think.
Full breakdown on my YouTube channel.
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I'm excited about the lawsuit filed by the ACLU, Pacifica Law, and the Washington Education Association against I-638
Now, during discovery, the defense can request all documents showing coordination between Democrats, the ACLU, and No Hate in Washington State, and how they used taxpayer dollars to fight the people's initiatives and attempt to overturn the will of the voters.
Lots of Democrats will be running for higher office in 2028, and I am sure those communications will make for great fodder on the campaign trail
Additionally, any school district or teachers' union that joins this lawsuit, their emails will be fair game as well
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What's happening in Washington state is corruption, plain and simple. It is how democracies crumble. This is the evidence. Do not ignore it. Stand up for yourselves before it's too late.
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I will never get over how this insane gender ideology movement convinced people that living as one's "authentic self" means lying to the world and oneself about one's actual sex, wearing a costume to attempt to disguise one's actual sex. And demanding the world go along with that lie.
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Here’s mayor Katie Wilson at a “no kings” protest to “stand up for democracy and civil rights”
She’s now trying to OVERTURN a citizen state-wide vote to keep boys out of girls sports
What happened to “democracy” @MayorofSeattle?!
What about the rights of girls to participate in sports without getting beaten up by a boy or having their title stolen??