I have ONE complaint. To keep calling these criminals 'conservative' is a mistake and does a disservice to that word. These criminals need to be called out responsibly, It is not a "coordinated conservative movement" , it is a 'coordinated corrupt movement'. We need to call it what it is! Thank you!!
Thank you Brian for your steadfast reporting. We count on you to keep us informed of what’s really going on. We are in a fight for our lives and it’s not just business or life as usual. All faithful Americans must realize the corrupt evil that has infiltrated our government, our politics, our very lives on a daily basis. Yes, I totally agree that we must never capitulate as so many have already done—some in the media, our colleges and universities, our healthcare systems, our businesses, our Congress and even our courts. WHY have they capitulated? Why didn’t they just say “NO” to the bully? Do they think appeasing is going to make it all go away?
Trump has been like a bull in a China shop. It’s exhausting. I don’t know if America can withstand 3 more years of this destruction. And yet, I am heartened to see so many protesters showing up at hotels where masked and armed ICE agents are staying ready to wreak havoc on Immigrants who are truly the working backbone of our country. I am heartened to see those attorneys who really battle it out in the courts and are winning. And those investigative journalists who dig into the weeds to get to the truth.
We must all let Trump, his sycophants and especially ICE know, they are NOT welcome in our cities. We must let Trump know that Americans are not going to tolerate the violence, the lack of Due Process, the blatant disregard for our laws and the Constitution. “We, the People,” are not just going to roll over, as some have done already and allow the destruction of our America. RESIST. SPEAK UP. VOTE. FIGHT.
Quit calling him president, since he's really not. The election was stolen. I'm pretty sure there are some congressional races that were affected also.
"Marshall Herskovitz Is Right and Wrong: First We Have To Confront Our Stolen Elections"
I have said repeatedly Elon did something to the voting machines and/or the computers for election night. Trump didn’t legally win. Our state leaders need to make sure all of the elections are protected. Do we go back to hand counting?
I don't think hand counts will solve all the problems of voter suppression, malware in the registration process, hacked infrastructure, faked precincts, direct-to-cell interference, bought officials at every level, and billionaires with a takeover agenda (including suppressing the news by censorship and monopoly acquisitions).
It's SO much more than that. This is a coordinated NEOFASCIST movement - coordinating literally with fascist leaders in Hungary and Russia, including Putin.
Good point Jane, We need to come up with a potent term which aptly describes the criminal movement. Corrupticans? Traitor movement, Fascist party, Orange cult? Other ideas...
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I read the "bootleg" copy in Canada has had more viewership than the 60 Minutes airing would have enjoyed. I saw it. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a video is worth millions.
It's incompetence at work. CBS is now no better than Fox (Noise) news, OAN, Newsmax (minimum), or the Daily Caller. All are RWNJ rags of misinformation and lies.
This Canadian responded with disgust and yet not totally surprised, surprised by the blatant ability to get away with what is happening in the u.s. and the disbelief of what is obvious. Watching a country that seems it is in a contagious hypnotic trance that continues to spread across the border. It is emotionally exhausting to watch. Some of my friends do not want to watch anymore. Some of us hope we can contain the contagion that is in our own backyards.
Earlier this year I canceled subscriptions to Paramount and Disney. And on Black Friday two days before the renewal I canceled my Prime as well. Sick of these billionaires kissing up to a child molester.
Yep. The only way to get these corporations to turn around and pay attention is turning off the CBS network. More reading and talking to real people is a great substitute for media beaten down by the state. Remember........in the end, if we do what is necessary........hit them in the wallet; they will cave to the viewers instead of the fat orange felon. #Jimmy Kimmel
"Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe". ~ Thomas Jefferson
This is where we are now —
"The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed. … If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer". ~ Hannah Arendt
Decide where you want to be. I’m more on the side of the starting point ..
It is important that those of us who still value truth and ethics know where to look Would you put together a list of Substacks ( e g Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, The Meidas Touch, etc as a source for sanity? Thank you from a concerned South African.
I watched it, thanks to Senator Elizabeth Warren, who embedded in her post. And 👏👏👏👏 to Bari White (sp) for making such a controversy and vastly increasing the number of people who will see it.
Thanks for this gem! I've seen it once but will want to again. The link you provided also makes it easy for me to pass it along to others as the opportunities arise. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness.
Thank you, Someone. I see that you respond to many of my comments here and on Pakman. I guess we're both swirling the bowl together. It's time to climb out. BTW, I went out on the street corner today to sell my banana bread for food money. I don't know if it's karma, but the more I try, the more I fail. Here in Tucson? Rain. We stayed out for about 3 hours during a lull, and I sold one banana bread and one pineapple coffee cake. So it was worth it. That'll give me enough coin to get me through till Sunday if I'm careful. Have a Merry Christmas, Someone. It's almost 2026.
I can be destroyed, but never, EVER bow to this fascista regime we are in! 😡 I cannot help for now with money, but can count that I will ALWAYS continue support and share your independent commentary! Brian, David, Joy, Don, Marc, Gregg, and so many who are doing their part, as well as me, as I can over time, but I wi try to double my efforts, in Spanish, to bring these to more people: that is my truth and my commitment!!
Well...Weiss' spiking the story didn't keep it from getting out to the people!! In fact it will turn a bad light onto her and the administration (regime) and the immigration czars ,especially Stephen Miller. And show them as they truly are. Absolutely horrible men!!!
When the Ellison family/group successfully acquired Paramount, parent company to CBS, I knew things were going to change and not for the better. When Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS, I experienced a sense of foreboding that turned to disgust. It made me think back to the halcyon (yes, halcyon, really!) days of my youth when we had newspapers, newsreels at the movies, radio and only two channels of television. Radio & TV came only over the airwaves, of course. As for the news, it was real news before "entertainment news" had been birthed and the FCC had the "Fairness Doctrine" (anyone that doesn't know what that is, I would encourage "Google-ing" it and, I bet, some will be amazed!). Well, the bad and sad thing about basking in such memories of halcyon days, at least for me, is that after it a few seconds or a few minutes of warm fuzzies, my mind regroups and reality returns with a quickness and I feel like I've been pierced by a cold steel lance. It's then that I become grateful for what we do have that works today and which we so sorely need. So thanks, everyone at BTC, for everything you do to keep real news, hard news, news based on facts, cold and hard, as they often should be. If Bill Paley returned from the grave for just a bit to see what had happened to his CBS, he would shake his head, then go find a good basketball game. If by chance, he had Ed Murrow with him, Ed would pass on the game and be vociferously engaged in a conversation with Brian, et al, debating some aspect of journalism and media. I don't know exactly what that would be, but I do know one thing it wouldn't - they wouldn't be debating the truth and whether to print it in the next drop of BTC!
I have ONE complaint. To keep calling these criminals 'conservative' is a mistake and does a disservice to that word. These criminals need to be called out responsibly, It is not a "coordinated conservative movement" , it is a 'coordinated corrupt movement'. We need to call it what it is! Thank you!!
Thank you Brian for your steadfast reporting. We count on you to keep us informed of what’s really going on. We are in a fight for our lives and it’s not just business or life as usual. All faithful Americans must realize the corrupt evil that has infiltrated our government, our politics, our very lives on a daily basis. Yes, I totally agree that we must never capitulate as so many have already done—some in the media, our colleges and universities, our healthcare systems, our businesses, our Congress and even our courts. WHY have they capitulated? Why didn’t they just say “NO” to the bully? Do they think appeasing is going to make it all go away?
Trump has been like a bull in a China shop. It’s exhausting. I don’t know if America can withstand 3 more years of this destruction. And yet, I am heartened to see so many protesters showing up at hotels where masked and armed ICE agents are staying ready to wreak havoc on Immigrants who are truly the working backbone of our country. I am heartened to see those attorneys who really battle it out in the courts and are winning. And those investigative journalists who dig into the weeds to get to the truth.
We must all let Trump, his sycophants and especially ICE know, they are NOT welcome in our cities. We must let Trump know that Americans are not going to tolerate the violence, the lack of Due Process, the blatant disregard for our laws and the Constitution. “We, the People,” are not just going to roll over, as some have done already and allow the destruction of our America. RESIST. SPEAK UP. VOTE. FIGHT.
Yes!! Thank you!
That is exactly what it is, CORRUPT!!
Quit calling him president, since he's really not. The election was stolen. I'm pretty sure there are some congressional races that were affected also.
"Marshall Herskovitz Is Right and Wrong: First We Have To Confront Our Stolen Elections"
https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/marshall-herskovitz-is-right-and
I have said repeatedly Elon did something to the voting machines and/or the computers for election night. Trump didn’t legally win. Our state leaders need to make sure all of the elections are protected. Do we go back to hand counting?
I don't think hand counts will solve all the problems of voter suppression, malware in the registration process, hacked infrastructure, faked precincts, direct-to-cell interference, bought officials at every level, and billionaires with a takeover agenda (including suppressing the news by censorship and monopoly acquisitions).
Common Coalition has put out a big picture plan:
https://substack.com/@joyreynolds717765/note/c-191326104
Exactly.
I am not one to cry over a lost election for too long - just want to figure out how we don't make the same mistake again and change what needs to be changed. A more recent essay on This Will Hold really spoke to me as I have had some troubling questions that I cannot find answers to.....until I read this: https://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-did-43598-of-voters-cast-ballots?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
It's SO much more than that. This is a coordinated NEOFASCIST movement - coordinating literally with fascist leaders in Hungary and Russia, including Putin.
Criminal syndicate.
Good point Jane, We need to come up with a potent term which aptly describes the criminal movement. Corrupticans? Traitor movement, Fascist party, Orange cult? Other ideas...
I love Corrupticians!! LOL
Amen. I’ve been saying that too. Conservative? Hardly. The opposite is true.
I disagree. Conservative is the name that lumps them all together and is readily understandable.
@Jane
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Essays & VIDEOS Trump/Epstein Backstory
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Do you personally find this offensive Jane?
It's linguistic and about accuracy - NOT personal. :)
👍🏻😉
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The 12 Days
of Epstein
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@Jane
@Brian Tyler Cohen
"Only Two Dolls
For Christmas"
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BOYCOTT CBS
It aired in Canada…when it was nixed in the u.s. they forgot they had already sent it to Canada
I read the "bootleg" copy in Canada has had more viewership than the 60 Minutes airing would have enjoyed. I saw it. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a video is worth millions.
Where can I see the 'bootleg' copy? I live in Canada.
https://substack.com/@muellershewrote/note/p-182370954?r=1qhzew
Thank you very much Beverly!
Here is the video...
https://substack.com/@muellershewrote/note/p-182370954?r=1qhzew
https://substack.com/@muellershewrote/note/p-182370954?r=1qhzew
I watched it and I shared it on my social media. I am hoping more see it.
It's incompetence at work. CBS is now no better than Fox (Noise) news, OAN, Newsmax (minimum), or the Daily Caller. All are RWNJ rags of misinformation and lies.
I agree.
I watched it, very disturbing 😳
Oopsie. 🙄
How did Canadians respond?
This Canadian responded with disgust and yet not totally surprised, surprised by the blatant ability to get away with what is happening in the u.s. and the disbelief of what is obvious. Watching a country that seems it is in a contagious hypnotic trance that continues to spread across the border. It is emotionally exhausting to watch. Some of my friends do not want to watch anymore. Some of us hope we can contain the contagion that is in our own backyards.
Except for Stephen Colbert
You can watch him in pieces on YouTube. After CBS settled with tRump on his bogus lawsuit, I have boycotted all other CBS content.
You can see the entire article at https://archive.org/details/insidececot
Agreed
Earlier this year I canceled subscriptions to Paramount and Disney. And on Black Friday two days before the renewal I canceled my Prime as well. Sick of these billionaires kissing up to a child molester.
Yep. The only way to get these corporations to turn around and pay attention is turning off the CBS network. More reading and talking to real people is a great substitute for media beaten down by the state. Remember........in the end, if we do what is necessary........hit them in the wallet; they will cave to the viewers instead of the fat orange felon. #Jimmy Kimmel
Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow must be turning in their graves. (Thanks Brian for standing strong on news reporting and keeping us informed.)
This was our starting point —
"Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe". ~ Thomas Jefferson
This is where we are now —
"The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed. … If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer". ~ Hannah Arendt
Decide where you want to be. I’m more on the side of the starting point ..
"Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together" - Joseph Pulitzer
It is important that those of us who still value truth and ethics know where to look Would you put together a list of Substacks ( e g Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, The Meidas Touch, etc as a source for sanity? Thank you from a concerned South African.
Also Zev Shalev, Lev Parnas and Dean Blundell
I am proud to be a paid subscriber and to follow you religiously! Keep putting the so-called "legacy media's" feet to the fire.
Brian, thank you for not bending a knee to our neo-Nazi fascist administration. Democracy dies in silence. RESIST
I sincerely hope the Dems make a huge gain in the House and Senate for the midterms...it's past time for accountability.
Thank you, Brian!
I watched it, thanks to Senator Elizabeth Warren, who embedded in her post. And 👏👏👏👏 to Bari White (sp) for making such a controversy and vastly increasing the number of people who will see it.
Cory Booker also circulated the censored segment.
Excellent article, Brian! I cannot believe how Weiss has destroyed the reputation of a storied show like 60 Minutes.
Here is the segment that was removed from cbs if you haven’t seen it yet.
https://open.substack.com/pub/yashar/p/breaking-heres-the-60-minutes-segment?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Thanks for this gem! I've seen it once but will want to again. The link you provided also makes it easy for me to pass it along to others as the opportunities arise. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness.
As to the request to become a paid member -- I wish! It's Christmas Eve, and I'm out of money for food. Maybe in the New Year things will change.
Thank you, Someone. I see that you respond to many of my comments here and on Pakman. I guess we're both swirling the bowl together. It's time to climb out. BTW, I went out on the street corner today to sell my banana bread for food money. I don't know if it's karma, but the more I try, the more I fail. Here in Tucson? Rain. We stayed out for about 3 hours during a lull, and I sold one banana bread and one pineapple coffee cake. So it was worth it. That'll give me enough coin to get me through till Sunday if I'm careful. Have a Merry Christmas, Someone. It's almost 2026.
I can be destroyed, but never, EVER bow to this fascista regime we are in! 😡 I cannot help for now with money, but can count that I will ALWAYS continue support and share your independent commentary! Brian, David, Joy, Don, Marc, Gregg, and so many who are doing their part, as well as me, as I can over time, but I wi try to double my efforts, in Spanish, to bring these to more people: that is my truth and my commitment!!
Well...Weiss' spiking the story didn't keep it from getting out to the people!! In fact it will turn a bad light onto her and the administration (regime) and the immigration czars ,especially Stephen Miller. And show them as they truly are. Absolutely horrible men!!!
When the Ellison family/group successfully acquired Paramount, parent company to CBS, I knew things were going to change and not for the better. When Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS, I experienced a sense of foreboding that turned to disgust. It made me think back to the halcyon (yes, halcyon, really!) days of my youth when we had newspapers, newsreels at the movies, radio and only two channels of television. Radio & TV came only over the airwaves, of course. As for the news, it was real news before "entertainment news" had been birthed and the FCC had the "Fairness Doctrine" (anyone that doesn't know what that is, I would encourage "Google-ing" it and, I bet, some will be amazed!). Well, the bad and sad thing about basking in such memories of halcyon days, at least for me, is that after it a few seconds or a few minutes of warm fuzzies, my mind regroups and reality returns with a quickness and I feel like I've been pierced by a cold steel lance. It's then that I become grateful for what we do have that works today and which we so sorely need. So thanks, everyone at BTC, for everything you do to keep real news, hard news, news based on facts, cold and hard, as they often should be. If Bill Paley returned from the grave for just a bit to see what had happened to his CBS, he would shake his head, then go find a good basketball game. If by chance, he had Ed Murrow with him, Ed would pass on the game and be vociferously engaged in a conversation with Brian, et al, debating some aspect of journalism and media. I don't know exactly what that would be, but I do know one thing it wouldn't - they wouldn't be debating the truth and whether to print it in the next drop of BTC!