Bill Maher blasts Lin-Manuel Miranda for bending knee to woke mob: 'This is why people hate Democrats'

by CHRIS ENLOE

Bill Maher blasted Democrats on his show Friday after "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda apologized to woke critics who complained that his new movie excluded Afro-Latino actors.

What is the background?

The movie, "In The Heights," is based on a book and Miranda-created Broadway play by the same name. The story follows characters based in Manhattan's famed Washington Heights neighborhood, which has a significant Hispanic and Dominican population.

The movie was criticized this week for not having casted enough Afro-Latino actors. "[T]he problem with 'in the heights' is 1. ppl who havent been to the heights and dunno its majority black latino will think its accurate and 2. latinos will defend it even if they know a real in the heights would be black as hell coz they antiblack and selfhating af," a prominent critic said.

In response, Miranda released a groveling apology in which he acknowledged the accusations of "colorism" and said he is "truly sorry."

I started writing In The Heights because I didn't feel seen. And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us — ALL of us — to feel seen. I'm seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend, and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don't feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles. I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling unseen in the feedback. I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and joy. In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry.

I'm learning from the feedback, I thank you for raising it, and I'm listening. I'm trying to hold space for both the incredible pride in the movie we made and be accountable for our shortcomings. Thank you for your honest feedback. I promise to do better in my future projects, and I'm dedicated to the learning and evolving we all have to do to make sure we are honoring our diverse and vibrant community. Siempre, LMM.

What did Maher say?

Speaking on HBO's "Real Time," Maher said woke outrage and Miranda's apology are symptomatic of bigger problems among progressives — and it demonstrates why "people hate Democrats."

"Stop the apologizing!" Maher exclaimed. "You're the guy who made the Founding Fathers Black and Hispanic! I don't think you have to apologize to Twitter! For f**k's sake! This is why people hate Democrats— it's cringy!"

Maher added that he doesn't believe Miranda actually wanted to apologize, but said it's time for people to start standing up to woke social media "bullies."

"Do I think he really thinks he needs to apologize? I don't. He just wants to avoid the news cycle. I don't blame him, you know," Maher said. "I understand this, but at some point, people are going to have to stand up to these bullies because that's what it is! It's bullying. It's 'I could make you crawl like a dog and I enjoy it.'"

"I mean, he's a Latino making a Latino movie with a Latino cast— not good enough!" Maher continued. "Nothing is ever good enough for these people! They're like children. We don't raise our children right and it's reflected in the media. No one ever tells their children, 'Shut the f**k up, sit down, listen to your elders, stop b**ching."

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Rep. Thomas Massie slams Fauci and CDC for COVID-19 'coverup': 'One of the biggest scandals during this whole pandemic'

 by Paul Sacca

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) shut down a reporter who demanded to know the congressman's vaccination status during a press conference. Massie also blasting Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an alleged "coverup" of natural immunity.

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While advocating that Americans get the coronavirus vaccine, Massie also touted the effectiveness of natural immunity, adding that the critical voices in U.S. health have downplayed "natural protection" to those who had already been infected with COVID-19.

"One of the biggest scandals during this whole pandemic is the coverup that's been committed by Dr. Fauci and the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] — especially the CDC — about the effectiveness of immunity that's conferred after a natural infection, after you've recovered from [COVID], they've completely ignored that," Massie said during a news conference earlier this week. "They want everybody to get vaccinated, even those who don't need [to be] vaccinated."

Massie said to "follow the science," and cited the Moderna trials that he said showed "no benefit of the vaccine to those who recovered from infection." He then noted that the trials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine "showed there was no benefit to those who had recovered from infection."

"I'm not saying go out and get the virus instead of getting the vaccine. The vaccine can save lives, it's certain," Massie stated. "But there's no need…to get the vaccine if you've already recovered from COVID. There's no need to expose yourself to that danger."

Massie referred to a five-month study from the Cleveland Clinic on 52,238 employees, which found that "none of the previously infected employees who remained unvaccinated were re-infected over the duration of the study."

The CDC website states: "Getting COVID-19 may offer some natural protection, known as immunity. Current evidence suggests that reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19 is uncommon in the 90 days after initial infection. However, experts don't know for sure how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity."

A reporter asked Massie if he had been vaccinated, to which he barked back, "Well, first of all, it's none of your business, but I'm gonna tell you."

"I'm not vaccinated, and until there's some science—by the way I have a master's of science degree from MIT, I'm not a virologist but I can read data," the congressman, who earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said. "Everybody just needs to read. Don't put your head in the sand. Look at the data."

"I'm not gonna get the vaccine until there's data that shows that it will improve upon the immunity that's been conferred to me as a result of a natural infection that I had," Massie explained.

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In August 2020, Massie announced that he had recovered from COVID-19 and tested positive for antibodies, which prompted him to donate plasma.

Massie made his comments during a press conference about the House Republican-sponsored Fire Fauci Act, which reduces the salary of Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and calls for an examination of his correspondences and expenditures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is the highest-paid federal government employee, reportedly raking in $417,608 in 2019.

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'Rush Limbaugh Show' comes to an end as 'inspired' new hosts get set to launch new era

By Charles Creitz

On August 1, 1988, Missouri-born radio commentator Rush Limbaugh launched "The Rush Limbaugh Show" on a handful of radio affiliates. On February 2, 2021 – unbeknownst at the time to his now-650 affiliates and millions of listeners – Limbaugh took to the airwaves for the last time. 

The beloved, yet at times controversial, radio titan died February 17 at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer.

On Friday, "The Rush Limbaugh Show" – which began when Ronald Reagan was president, Checkpoint Charlie divided democracy from autocracy, and the Soviet Union still existed – will end in the only form it has known since. 

Last month, many Westwood One radio affiliates that carried Limbaugh's show – which is syndicated by competitor Premiere Networks – launched the "Dan Bongino Show" in the program's noon ET timeslot, helmed by the eponymous Fox News contributor and retired USSS agent. Bongino's show can also be heard each day on Fox Nation. 

"There’s no replacing Rush, OK? None. It’s never ever gonna happen," Bongino told "Fox & Friends" recently, "But… I really hope to do some honor to his legacy."

One of the two hosts tapped to fill Limbaugh's timeslot on Premiere is Buck Sexton. The former CIA counterterrorism officer and conservative commentator told Fox News that he is one of the millions of average Americans who was encouraged and influenced by the late radio titan.

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"I was inspired by Rush, and so was Clay [Travis]," Sexton told Fox News of his soon-to-be co-host. "One of the biggest breaks in my career was guest-hosting for Rush seven years ago.

Sexton said he could personally attest to the connection the late Limbaugh had with his millions of "Dittoheads": After just one day of guest-hosting, Sexton received numerous encouraging emails and Twitter responses from listeners who made a real connection with him.

At the same time, he remarked that talk radio is an ever more important medium, given the increasing censorship from Big Tech.

"We’re at a point where just given the ability of Big Tech to censor ideas that can be contrarian, controversial or even just a little too close to the edge for what the establishment wants; the ability for people to reach people through radio without an algorithmic filter is something Clay and I are really excited about."

Fox News' own Sean Hannity is also one of the countless media professionals who have credited Limbaugh with breathing new life into talk radio as a medium, and opening the door for hosts like himself to grow and thrive in that field.

Hannity said Thursday that Limbaugh is "the greatest of all time" and echoed Bongino in declaring there is no true replacement for the late radio titan: "The only thing we can do is collectively up our games to try to fill the void. He’s been the leading voice of conservatism in the modern era. He fought like hell to stay on the air with his audience," Hannity told FoxNews.com.

"His bucket list was to be with the people he loved most: His millions and millions of fans and supporters. Including me."

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Fox News colleague and fellow radio host Laura Ingraham offered a similar reflection on Limbaugh's legacy, as both she and Hannity were also personally close with the late broadcaster.

"Rush was a friend and mentor, and irrepressibly cheerful through life’s triumphs and tribulations. The airwaves aren’t, and will never be the same without his insightful, strong, hilarious voice," Ingraham told FoxNews.com ahead of the EIB's final broadcast.

"At a time when so many are pessimistic about America’s future, he was defiantly positive and hopeful. My Lord, do I miss him."  

In a statement on FoxSportsRadio, Travis also reflected on Limbaugh's impact on the country, and echoed Sexton's eagerness to begin a new chapter of what the EIB founder started nearly 33 years ago:

"While no one will ever replace Rush Limbaugh, Buck and I are excited to continue advancing the causes he held dear, most importantly American exceptionalism, a fervent embrace of capitalism, and a belief in a robust marketplace of ideas," said Travis.

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As Travis and Sexton prepare to take the reins of the EIB Network's slot, the show's "guide" hosts – who helmed the program in the time following his passing – expressed their gratitude to the late icon and his staff for letting them be a part of America’s most popular talk radio program, while at the same time helping them grow as professionals in doing so.

Ken Matthews, a frequent "Rush Limbaugh Show" substitute host – who along with KTTH's Todd Herman and others has been a "guide" for the Limbaugh audience as of late, told Fox News in an interview this week that he feels both honored and blessed to have been a part of the EIB.

Matthews has for several years been a weekday afternoon host on WHP-580 – Limbaugh’s affiliate in Harrisburg, Pa. His program follows the late "El Rushbo" at 3 PM ET.

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He told Fox News he has a bittersweet feeling about being the "guide" host of the final two airings on Thursday and Friday.

"Limbaugh pretty much created the whole genre as it is," Matthews said, recalling his own first time hearing the booming voice of the Cape Girardeau, Mo., native.

WHP-580 Harrisburg host Ken Matthews joins syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh in his Palm Beach studio in this undated photo. Courtesy: Ken Matthews. (Ken Matthews)

In 1988, Matthews was working in radio in Portland, Maine, and found himself thinking what a lot of other Americans who came across Limbaugh at the time were when they stumbled upon the program.

"Who is this guy? He says what’s on his mind."

Matthews praised Limbaugh for inspiring other talent such as Hannity, "Blaze" founder Glenn Beck, as well as himself.

Before coming to Pennsylvania's capital city, Matthews helmed the former "B-Morning Crew" AM-drive program on Top-40 station 104.1 WAEB-FM in Allentown for 15 years beginning in the 1990s.

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Matthews remarked to Fox News that the B-104 gig allowed him to have time for his other radio passion: being a loyal Rush listener.

"That’s one of the coolest things I did when I did mornings [at B-104] – I’d get off the air at 9 or 10 [AM] get my work done, and by the time Noon came around, Rush" was on, said Matthews. "I never thought I’d be guest host."

Departing B-104 in 2006, Matthews later had the opportunity to sub-host Sexton’s syndicated radio show in 2017.

One year later, he was tapped to guest host for Limbaugh for the first time:

"It was a strange time to have stepped into the Rush Limbaugh slot because of what has happened," Matthews said, referring in part to the late host’s eventual cancer diagnosis.

He recalled the summer of 2017 when Limbaugh was the happy and healthy radio titan that millions came to love.

By the third year of Matthews' guest hosting, Limbaugh hadn’t lost his positive attitude or his affinity for his show and its audience, but his health was beginning to decline.

"He’s a fighter because he fought until he couldn’t speak anymore," Matthews told Fox News.

Matthews spoke glowingly about Limbaugh’s staff and his other fellow sub-hosts like Seattle's Herman and Charlotte's Brett Winterble.

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He also named author and frequent Fox News guest Mark Steyn as a prominent example, calling him and others "heavy-hitter intellectuals" who were a "joy" to work with.

"I think it made me a better broadcaster because the EIB team is the best—I worked with Bo Snerdley [a.k.a. producer James Golden] for 3 years. He knows radio — he knows content."

As for Sexton and Travis, Matthews remarked the pair have "big shoes to fill."

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"They’re both bright people – this was an honor and a blessing -- and the experience was just incredible because Rush surrounded himself with very talented patriots."

With a dour outlook on the current U.S. political scene under the Biden administration, Matthews recalled how Limbaugh always encouraged his listeners to think positive and never give up on their country.

"Rush gave people hope that as bad as things looked, the foundation of the country was strong enough to overcome it," he said.

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"That is the challenge of the day right now because we are in a very precarious situation as a nation and [Limbaugh] was a guy who even politicians tuned into."

In a recent interview with Fox News, Snerdley, a.k.a. Golden, called his late boss a "second-generation founding father."

"Our beloved Rush has returned his talent to God," an emotional Snerdley told host Hannity shortly after the host's passing –  riffing on the talker's favorite self-description as having "talent on loan from God."

 "Rush Limbaugh was one of the finest human beings that you would ever want to meet."

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Trump will visit border since Kamala, Biden won't

 By: Gen Z Conservative.

Trump proved himself to be a branding genius and excellent judge of popular sentiment on Tuesday, June 15th, when he released a statement saying that he will visit the border since Kamala and Joe won’t. Here’s what he said:

“I have accepted the invitation of Texas Governor Greg Abbott to join him on an official visit to our Nation’s decimated Southern Border on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. The Biden Administration inherited from me the strongest, safest, and most secure border in U.S history and in mere weeks they turned it into the single worst border crisis in U.S history. It’s an unmitigated disaster zone.

We went from detain-and-remove to catch-and-release. We went from having border security that was the envy of the world to a lawless border that is now pitied around the world. Biden and Harris have handed control of our border over to cartels, criminals, and coyotes. Drug dealers, MS-13 gang members, human smugglers, sex traffickers, and the criminal elements of the world now have free reign. Hospitals and schools are getting crushed and public health is being sacrificed all in service of a radical left anti-borders agenda. Our brave border agents and courageous ICE officers have been illegally stopped from doing their jobs. Our Nation is now one giant sanctuary city where even dangerous criminals are being cut loose and set free inside the U.S interior on a daily basis.

If this weren’t bad enough, Biden and Harris won’t even tour the scenes of the wreckage they created, or come down and visit with the Border Patrol and ICE heroes risking their lives to defend our Nation at a time when the White House is doing everything it can to make their job totally impossible.

What Biden and Harris have done, and are continuing to do on our border, is a grave and willful dereliction of duty. My visit will hopefully shine a spotlight on these crimes against our Nation—and show the incredible people of ICE and Border Patrol that they have our unshakeable support.” 

Trump is amazing. He’s right; the Biden Administration, especially Kamala Harris, has done a terrible job with the border. Rather that protect Americans and keep taxpayers safe, they’ve opened the border and let illegal immigrants stream into our once-great nation.

But he’s more than right, he’s also brave. Few former presidents, forced to leave office because of the perfidy of their opponents, would have the cajones to visit the border and stand up for what is right. They’d slink into hiding, resigned to live out the rest of their lives bitterly.

Not Trump.

Despite being temporarily out of the White House, he’s ready to go back out there and stand up for his homeland. Good for him. He’s calling out Biden, drawing attention to a major problem, and standing up for America.

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Black father destroys critical race theory at school board meeting: 'How did I get where I am right now if some white man kept me down?'

By DAVE URBANSKI

 

 

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @bennyjohnson

Ty Smith — a black man who has two sons, 17 and 19 — absolutely annihilated critical race theory during his comments to an Illinois school board earlier this month, saying it will teach children of different races to "hate each other" and will reverse Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream that all people may be judged by the content of their character rather than by the color of their skin.

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What are the details?

"You're going to deliberately teach kids, 'This white kid right here got it better than you because he white?'" Smith asked the board of Bloomington School District 87. "You're going to purposely tell a white kid, 'Oh, the black people are all down and suppressed.' How do I have two medical degrees if I'm sitting here oppressed?"

Smith added that he grew up with no mother or father in the house and "worked my way through college, sat there and hustled my butt off to get through college. You're going to tell me somebody look like all y'all white folks kept me from doing that? Are you serious? Not one white person ever came to me and said, 'Well, son, you're never gonna be able to get nowhere because, you know, the black people,' but guess what? What's sickening about this whole thing is what y'all doing right now is already something I do in my community right now, to speak out against [this stuff] because black folks are getting told by other black folks, 'Oh, you know, you ain't going to be able to do nothing out there in the world because them white folks ain't going to let get no … the white man gonna keep you down.'"

Smith said he wasn't buying critical race theory because how he chose to live his life proved to him that his skin color wasn't a barrier.

"How did I get where I am right now if some white man kept me down? How am I now directing over folks that look just like you guys in this room right now? How? What kept me down? What oppressed me?" Smith asked what appeared to be a room full of mostly white listeners. "I worked for myself from off the streets to where I am right now, and you're going to sit here and tell me this lie of critical race theory? ... The reason why black folks can't get ahead because of white folks? Are you kidding me? This is what we've come to? I can't believe we even talking about this right now."

He added that if critical race theory is allowed to be taught to children in the schools, it will reverse King's dream of racial equality: "So, when February comes, don't talk about Martin Luther King ... if y'all going to sit there and just pretty much just pee on his grave with this nonsense. That's exactly what's about to happen."

Smith concluded his remarks by saying critical race theory is "BS."

'This systemic racism, where's it at?'

Following his school board address, Smith spoke with Fox News' Martha MacCallum about his concerns regarding critical race theory and his life experiences.

Smith — who is host of "Cancel This with Ty Smith" on WRPW-FM — told MacCallum that despite the disadvantages he grew up with, he made decisions along the way to make his life better.

"I went beyond this stuff," he said, which led to him "becoming successful."

Indeed, Smith's radio station bio notes that he "grew up in the tough neighborhoods of Decatur, and knows first hand the struggles people in poverty have. He will dive into why the media's message to disadvantaged people is wrong, and what we should be telling those struggling."

Smith also wasn't buying leftist virtue-signaling — particularly those who march in the streets with "their fists up," because he said "none of them" ever go to the communities he works with every day.

He added to MacCallum that he also began asking questions like, "This systemic racism, where's it at?" But in the end, despite trying to find it so he could figure out how to deal with it, no one could ever show Smith evidence of systemic racism.

(H/T: The Daily Wire)

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Liberal music composer's career destroyed and he contemplated suicide after he was branded a 'white supremacist piece of garbage' for being against arson

by PAUL SACCA

A music composer, who is a liberal, was branded a "racist" and a "white supremacist piece of garbage" by woke critics because he spoke out against arson on social media. The cancel culture mob has reportedly been successful at destroying the musician's professional career for the crime of tactfully pointing out that violent riots are self-defeating.

Daniel Elder is a 34-year-old composer based in Nashville, who won the Abbey Road Studios Anthem Competition in 2011 for his debut commercial album, "The Heart's Reflection." Elder claims that he has been blackballed by his publisher and choral directors refuse to work with him over potential backlash from a post he made on social media over a year ago.

During the George Floyd protests last summer, Elder was concerned about the rising tide of violent riots. On May 30, 2020, the riots hit close to Elder's home in Tennessee. Criminals damaged over 30 buildings, the city's historic courthouse was set on fire, rocks were hurled at law enforcement officers, and police cruisers were destroyed after a Black Lives Matter-inspired protest escalated into a full-scale riot.

"I saw a mob mentality around my own friends, and I worried that was what was happening on the outside, too," Elder told Reason.

On his professional Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages, Elder wrote, "Enjoy burning it all down, you well-intentioned, blind people. I'm done."

Elder, who had always considered himself center-left, received a tidal wave of hate from progressives over his post against burning down the city of Nashville. He was called a "racist" and a "white supremacist piece of garbage" by the outrage mob, despite Elder supporting police reform and opposing racism.

"I am a choir director and department head for the music department for a private school in Ohio," one commenter demanded. "I want to inform you that your rhetoric surrounding the recent protests is unacceptable and my school will not be programming your music unless and until a public apology is issued."

Another critic said, "Hope that you find a way to lose that hate in your heart."

"Do some research and maybe some inner reflection and maybe figure out where your racist tendencies are coming from," another person proclaimed. "You are canceled. Black lives matter!"

Some people who enjoyed Elder's music vowed that they would never listen to it ever again.

"I've relatively recently become aware of your work and have enjoyed your compositions for their sensitivity and artistry," a former fan wrote. "However, after learning of your insensitive comments on social media, however perceived as misunderstood, I've decided to unsubscribe from your [YouTube] channel and will no longer recommend your compositions to colleagues."

Within 24 hours, the blowback from the seemingly innocuous post reached Elder's publisher – GIA Publications, which is one of the biggest publishers of hymnals and religious music, plus it is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. On the morning of June 1, GIA president Alec Harris and media editor Susan LaBarr contacted Elder about issuing an apology over his social media post.

The company had already crafted an apology for Elder, which reads:

Over the weekend I made a post on my social media accounts that was insensitive and wrongly-worded. I deeply apologize for the anger, offense, and harm that this post caused. While this offense was not intended, it is what was created. For this I am truly sorry.

There is no justification that I can offer for my post. So, rather than try to offer an excuse for what was done, I offer a promise for what I will do going forward. I commit to making amends and to dialogue. I commit to continue educating myself about privilege and bias. I commit to continue seeking an understanding of the experience of others, especially the Black community. I know that working for justice requires that we each first act justly. My work begins now.

LaBarr allegedly told Elder that while "we know that you write music that promotes social justice," this was not clear to people who had read the Instagram post.

"We're feeling time pressure on this as some people are calling for boycotts," added LaBarr. "It's all very heavy."

Elder refused to apologize for his words.

"I chose to be that guy who didn't issue the apology," he told Reason. "Things went from there and it wasn't good."

Within hours, GIA denounced Elder and announced they would no longer publish Elder's work unless he "takes steps to publicly and appropriately address this situation."

The views expressed in composer Daniel Elder's incendiary social media post on Sunday evening do not reflect the values of GIA or our employees. GIA opposes racism in all its forms and is committed to do what Michelle Obama called "the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting it out." Therefore, we will suspend future publishing with Daniel until he takes steps to publicly and appropriately address this situation. We are grateful to those who brought this to our attention and to all who continue to hold individuals and organizations to account.

Reason reached out to Harris and LaBarr "to a request for clarification as to which aspect of Elder's anti-arson agenda they oppose," but both executives at GIA did not respond.

Local choral directors disassociated with Elder. The composer lost friends, colleagues, and fans over the so-called "controversy," which negatively affected his mental health. After he was canceled, Elder started seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist, and said he has needed to be "talked off the ledge" several times. He has struggled to compose new music after being a victim of cancel culture.

"My artistic wellspring is capped," Elder said. "I think it will come back, but things have remained in quite a rough place after all this happened."

In June 2020, Elder permanently deleted his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.

"I believe these platforms are encouraging a very dangerous division among us—a divide that is exponentially growing year-by-year—something very much out of line with what I strive to achieve as an artist," Elder wrote on his website. "I am extraordinarily grateful for the following I have achieved in only eight years as a professional composer. Social media was valuable for advertising, but I've learned over the past decade that it isn't the path towards musical and commercial success—it is merely an illusion."

Elder said the social media platforms are causing harm to "our cultural and political relationships."

He added, "For me the cost of social media has finally outweighed its benefits." Elder said, "I achieved all my major successes entirely offline and you can too."

Elder now only uses YouTube, but turns off comments on his videos.

The saga of having his professional life being robbed from him by progressives has shifted his political compass.

"Because I was exiled, I started listening to voices on the right and the center, especially these classical liberals who have been exiled from the leftist movement," Elder told Reason. "The strange silver lining is this shook me out of my prejudices a little bit."

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