Censorship, when wielded by those who command the levers of narrative, media, and institutional authority, is not merely effective—it is indispensable to the preservation of power. By curating the boundaries of acceptable discourse, the ((establishment)) does not merely suppress dissent; it reshapes reality itself for the masses, ensuring that only those perspectives aligned with its interests achieve prominence. The controlled erosion of public trust in alternative viewpoints, achieved through the systematic marginalization of inconvenient truths, does not eliminate opposition so much as it fragments it—leaving the populace adrift in a sea of doubt, too disoriented to coalesce around any meaningful resistance.
Moreover, the beauty of modern censorship lies in its subtlety. It need not banish ideas entirely; it need only taint them with the stain of controversy, the whiff of disrepute. A well-placed label—misinformation, conspiracy, fringe—is often enough to ensure that even the most valid critiques are met with skepticism, not solidarity. The result? A citizenry that, while not silenced, is paralyzed—uncertain not only of the truth, but of the likelihood that others share their convictions. Inaction, after all, is the most reliable ally of the status quo.
Jason, extremely well said. I was going to post a similar thought but you beat me to it and spared me the time.
It is exactly these sorts of things I point out to people in my daily life whenever the topics of censorship, freedom of speech, or corruption of topics comes up or is put on display.
Thank you. While this type of censorship only strengthens the resolve of people like ourselves, I’m often astonished on just how little average people know about topics I discussed on a regular basis.
The court of public opinion will manufacture consent.
"A well-placed label—misinformation, conspiracy, fringe—is often enough to ensure that even the most valid critiques are met with skepticism, not solidarity. The result? A citizenry that, while not silenced, is paralyzed—..."
"Fringe" and "conspiracy" are compliments.
"the whiff of disrepute." Yes, Jason, we naturally respond by doubting the person.
And just think, we never get to find out who is doing this. Some of the censors really are gold-medal level at their (dastardly) work.
I was fortunate to have my eyes opened at a young age, almost by accident. Over the next ten years, I began to notice the patterns. But it took a full two decades of research, investigation, and confirmation for me to know precisely who is responsible.
I’ve often found that if you hand someone the final answer, they’ll reject it—it’s simply too much to take in all at once. Most people need to arrive at these conclusions gradually, on their own terms.
Best to lead them to the water, but never hold their head under lol
Actually I from what I see censorship does work on most people. Even a great investigative journalist like Glen Greenwald fell into line on Covid and it looks like he lost his partner to the vax. It seems like it only doesn't work on some people on certain topics who are curious enough to look for the truth.
I had the same thought about "censorship never works". It can and does work, COVID being a poster child fresh in our minds. It's true that it doesn't work perfectly. If you want to say it sometimes backfires, true too.
While I appreciate Skyhorse publishing and RFK's book, the National Security Council directed the covid response: Fauci was the face of the response, which is why nothing will happen to him. Also, see Sasha Latypova's most recent write-up on Substack covering the Department of Signature Reduction.
And then I was just on any number of news sources who could report on the shooting at an in&out burger in Idaho and that the shooter was dead…
Three police agencies could even do a press conference; but NO ONE could say … a good guy with a pistol stepped up to fire at the bad guy.
When such blatant surface level censorship occurs; it helps understand how much or perhaps HOW LITTLE we are truly told - what is really going on; on any topic.
I often say, while we do live in the information age, most of the time it is *managed* information. There's a reason why Google got its initial funding from DARPA and other federal agencies.
If it has a license and pays taxes, there is no such thing as unbiased/unfiltered news source.
Its why I regularly make use of the SEC's EDGAR database, the ICIJ Offshore Leaks database, YaCy, Archive.ph and Ahmia, depending on topic. And take nothing at face value.
It seems the censorship continues to work quite well--look at the reaction to the Fauci hearing: distraction, circus, farce, conspiracy theorists, theatre, horse de-wormer, witch hunt, Fauci as victim, etc.. The same insults 5 years later...? Still effective. Debate cannot happen when one side's shouting of these moronic insults leaves no room. These parroted talking points from people who have read nothing, of course (they just heard RFK is a nut). As Jason already said here, to censor, you just "taint ideas with the stain of controversy."
HOW I wish this title were true! But who hasn’t seen how effective censorship is? History has basically been erased for young people especially; they have been deprived of a decent education. By and large, people don’t read, or can’t read, books of substance. The things they do not hear about, WE don’t hear about, are legion. Lies have a megaphone 24/7, the truth is often in small print, locked in a closet of a sub-basement.
John, you don't find the whole diary story a little too convenient? Remember that Fauci was acutely aware of FOIA to the point that he moved conversations into GMail. Now we find that he just so happened to have his whole diary stored on government hardware? And it coincides with talking points from Kennedy's book as well as other things? It seems plausible to me that the public is being given a single patsy to take the fall for Baric and others who may yet still have a DARPA future because of scientific accumen whereas Fauci is technically incompetent and has no more future as a propaganda front man.
Let me also put this bug in your ear in hopes that this idea will consciously or unconsciously surface in front of the right people while the spotlight is on Fauci and gain of function research:
We hear the term bioweapon brought up quite a bit with regards to covid, GOF research and the clot shot. Focus on the word 'weapon' and now relate it to Iran and Ukraine, two foes which we will lose to (if the goal was ever about winning in the first place). If we truly have bioweapons research and actual bioweapons, why are we losing these wars? Why are we announcing to the world via these Fauci hearings that we are essentially a despotic regime who has zero regard for international laws and bans on biological weapons?
It seems now is the time to point out the seriousness for what is actually being admitted to and the serious lack of effectiveness of these programs even if they were "weapons." I dunno. You can probably put those ideas into more cohesive thoughts than I can at the moment. I just find it remarkable that in the middle of trying to get World War 3 off the ground we have hearings going on about bioweapons research and investment that, much like the Patriot missiles, seem closer to SCUDs than accurate and effective technology.
In his recent interview, RFK, jr rebutted Dana Bash's misinformation about the covid vaccines. Where are the tough minded journalists and intellectuals among the liberal elites who will admit what all the evidence shows, that the mrna vaccines have major adverse health effects? VAERS even with its limitations showed a huge spike in adverse effects and few consequences have come out of that in terms of lawsuits or agency mea culpas.
Where are the substantial policy changes promised by Kennedy, ie permitting lawsuits against the vaccine producers?? Also the vaccine injury fund doesn't seem to be paying out anywhere near the caused injuries.
I met RFK at his family cottage on Cape-cod MA, when we were both around 9 years old, later became a cofounder of his first law firm, and followed all of his work for both our lives. I am sure that he is doing everything he can given the circumstances. You have to imagine what it is like to have ignorant, lying, insane, "politicians" that are RFK's bosses being paid $Billions by other mafia, like big pharma, to do their always 100% dirty work. You also have to understand that the current US pres is his immediate boss, is a WEF-cult operative, and owns a vax company, so obviously cares more about making money than saving ANYBODY'S life. I left the USA and gave up my US citizenship in front of a judge, as soon as pres Regan was elected in 1980. He is the one that signed the insane law allowing big pharma to murder whoever they want for money. That clown was responsible for millions of deaths long after he was dead, so I am glad to not live in the USA that does not have the brains to delete insane laws like Regan's law that caused mass-murder many decades AFTER it was passed.
Sometimes critical health situations come in threes; Sen. Graham was 180 degress from sane politics, also McConnell; hopefully Trump is next with all his health problems and conditions. The vast majority will celebrate their demise as with Graham due to the many evils they've fostered. Reagan was one of the greatest con-artists ever, now we have this criminal.
Sorry John, as much as I want to support what Tony Lyons wrote, shared yesterday on his MAHA Action page I can't. A story lamenting how we were censored, put for war by a 'brave truthteller' - who censors his own publication.
The hypocrisy is too much, and, like he wrote, it never works. His censorship reveals he is a liar and not to be trusted.
Explanation: Substack introduced automatic censorship in early June. I and others notified you, other authors who didn't notice the "replies hidden" that began appearing below comments in light grey font.
I shared my Alert, as others shared theirs widely.
And many free speech writers figured out how to turn "off" the censorship on their pages that was default installed "on." You turned them off. Gracias.
Tony's MAHA Action page has that same censorship (var. Shadow-banning) set to "on." Comments that stray from Substack's "community standards" that are exactly like Fakebook/Twatter/YourTub's are censored out of main view.
I subsequently shared a comment that explained as I did above, same link. That was deleted, not just the shadow-banned hidden reply there, but full-on deleted.
Tony obviously couldn't take being exposed for the hypocrite he is. To write a story about censorship while censoring is not only the height of hypocrisy. It is revelatory. Now I know - and will share - that Tony and MAHA Action are frauds. Liars. Opportunistic grifters on the health freedom movement. They revealed themselves as such in their audacity to stand for free speech as they censor it. And not just shadow-ban, but actively purge and remove comments that tried to alert them about the censorship done under their own page if they were unaware of.
I will NEVER trust a single thing any MAHA Action says. Nothing. All gone. I never trust rank hypocrites, liars, censors. He/MAHA Action are Exhibit A for what they wrote. Their censorship will backfire, not work. They slipped up, dropped their mask to reveal they are the baddies, too. Tony, MAHA Action: Fraudsters, liars, #FakeMAHA. F'em!
By singling out someone or something for censorship you are putting increased attention on it. This not the intended effect of the one doing the censorship. I believe it is known as the Streisand effect.
Censorship, when wielded by those who command the levers of narrative, media, and institutional authority, is not merely effective—it is indispensable to the preservation of power. By curating the boundaries of acceptable discourse, the ((establishment)) does not merely suppress dissent; it reshapes reality itself for the masses, ensuring that only those perspectives aligned with its interests achieve prominence. The controlled erosion of public trust in alternative viewpoints, achieved through the systematic marginalization of inconvenient truths, does not eliminate opposition so much as it fragments it—leaving the populace adrift in a sea of doubt, too disoriented to coalesce around any meaningful resistance.
Moreover, the beauty of modern censorship lies in its subtlety. It need not banish ideas entirely; it need only taint them with the stain of controversy, the whiff of disrepute. A well-placed label—misinformation, conspiracy, fringe—is often enough to ensure that even the most valid critiques are met with skepticism, not solidarity. The result? A citizenry that, while not silenced, is paralyzed—uncertain not only of the truth, but of the likelihood that others share their convictions. Inaction, after all, is the most reliable ally of the status quo.
Jason, extremely well said. I was going to post a similar thought but you beat me to it and spared me the time.
It is exactly these sorts of things I point out to people in my daily life whenever the topics of censorship, freedom of speech, or corruption of topics comes up or is put on display.
Thank you. While this type of censorship only strengthens the resolve of people like ourselves, I’m often astonished on just how little average people know about topics I discussed on a regular basis.
The court of public opinion will manufacture consent.
"A well-placed label—misinformation, conspiracy, fringe—is often enough to ensure that even the most valid critiques are met with skepticism, not solidarity. The result? A citizenry that, while not silenced, is paralyzed—..."
"Fringe" and "conspiracy" are compliments.
"the whiff of disrepute." Yes, Jason, we naturally respond by doubting the person.
And just think, we never get to find out who is doing this. Some of the censors really are gold-medal level at their (dastardly) work.
I was fortunate to have my eyes opened at a young age, almost by accident. Over the next ten years, I began to notice the patterns. But it took a full two decades of research, investigation, and confirmation for me to know precisely who is responsible.
I’ve often found that if you hand someone the final answer, they’ll reject it—it’s simply too much to take in all at once. Most people need to arrive at these conclusions gradually, on their own terms.
Best to lead them to the water, but never hold their head under lol
And which religious group owns the media?
I'm rarely envious of anyone, but for a moment there I envied you the opportunity to have Roger Scruton as your professor. What a great privilege!
A new poem, written by my husband, Christian Naggiar
Pleading the 5th
About once every century...
A sick kind of evil comes along...
This particular snake, Fauci...thinks he can do no wrong...
We can all see it in his face...he's not from God's human race...
He preys on the weak!...it is easy to tell...
This duplicitous little sneak...comes straight from Hell...
His sole purpose, to destroy humanity...
No accidents, no mistakes...beyond insanity...
The Left quickly embraced...one of their own...
He became the media's face...and THEY welcomed him into our home...
From the beginning WE knew...exactly what he was up to...
It was hard to miss...a piece of shit such as this...
This media whore…always wanting more…
Now, he's pleading the 5th?!...
Refusing to speak!....this weaselly little puppet, looks lost and weak!!...
So I take solace in knowing one day...
He will reap what he sows...and will not get away...
His punishment? God only knows...
Because what I have in mind, I cannot say!...
Actually I from what I see censorship does work on most people. Even a great investigative journalist like Glen Greenwald fell into line on Covid and it looks like he lost his partner to the vax. It seems like it only doesn't work on some people on certain topics who are curious enough to look for the truth.
I had the same thought about "censorship never works". It can and does work, COVID being a poster child fresh in our minds. It's true that it doesn't work perfectly. If you want to say it sometimes backfires, true too.
While I appreciate Skyhorse publishing and RFK's book, the National Security Council directed the covid response: Fauci was the face of the response, which is why nothing will happen to him. Also, see Sasha Latypova's most recent write-up on Substack covering the Department of Signature Reduction.
He was much more the cause of COV and the fake vax, working with the likes of college dropout liars like B. Gates for 20 years creating COV.
Funny I was just on the AP news service comments and coming to understand how much they censor and how much truth doesn’t matter.
And then I was just on any number of news sources who could report on the shooting at an in&out burger in Idaho and that the shooter was dead…
Three police agencies could even do a press conference; but NO ONE could say … a good guy with a pistol stepped up to fire at the bad guy.
When such blatant surface level censorship occurs; it helps understand how much or perhaps HOW LITTLE we are truly told - what is really going on; on any topic.
I often say, while we do live in the information age, most of the time it is *managed* information. There's a reason why Google got its initial funding from DARPA and other federal agencies.
If it has a license and pays taxes, there is no such thing as unbiased/unfiltered news source.
Its why I regularly make use of the SEC's EDGAR database, the ICIJ Offshore Leaks database, YaCy, Archive.ph and Ahmia, depending on topic. And take nothing at face value.
"Anybody who didn’t give complete blind faith to the so-called experts got marginalized, vilified, demonized, and censored."
https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/when-collegiality-becomes-censorship
It seems the censorship continues to work quite well--look at the reaction to the Fauci hearing: distraction, circus, farce, conspiracy theorists, theatre, horse de-wormer, witch hunt, Fauci as victim, etc.. The same insults 5 years later...? Still effective. Debate cannot happen when one side's shouting of these moronic insults leaves no room. These parroted talking points from people who have read nothing, of course (they just heard RFK is a nut). As Jason already said here, to censor, you just "taint ideas with the stain of controversy."
HOW I wish this title were true! But who hasn’t seen how effective censorship is? History has basically been erased for young people especially; they have been deprived of a decent education. By and large, people don’t read, or can’t read, books of substance. The things they do not hear about, WE don’t hear about, are legion. Lies have a megaphone 24/7, the truth is often in small print, locked in a closet of a sub-basement.
John, you don't find the whole diary story a little too convenient? Remember that Fauci was acutely aware of FOIA to the point that he moved conversations into GMail. Now we find that he just so happened to have his whole diary stored on government hardware? And it coincides with talking points from Kennedy's book as well as other things? It seems plausible to me that the public is being given a single patsy to take the fall for Baric and others who may yet still have a DARPA future because of scientific accumen whereas Fauci is technically incompetent and has no more future as a propaganda front man.
Let me also put this bug in your ear in hopes that this idea will consciously or unconsciously surface in front of the right people while the spotlight is on Fauci and gain of function research:
We hear the term bioweapon brought up quite a bit with regards to covid, GOF research and the clot shot. Focus on the word 'weapon' and now relate it to Iran and Ukraine, two foes which we will lose to (if the goal was ever about winning in the first place). If we truly have bioweapons research and actual bioweapons, why are we losing these wars? Why are we announcing to the world via these Fauci hearings that we are essentially a despotic regime who has zero regard for international laws and bans on biological weapons?
It seems now is the time to point out the seriousness for what is actually being admitted to and the serious lack of effectiveness of these programs even if they were "weapons." I dunno. You can probably put those ideas into more cohesive thoughts than I can at the moment. I just find it remarkable that in the middle of trying to get World War 3 off the ground we have hearings going on about bioweapons research and investment that, much like the Patriot missiles, seem closer to SCUDs than accurate and effective technology.
See Sasha Latypova's most recent write-up on Substack covering the Department of Signature Reduction.
Thank you for that. Here it is: https://substack.com/@sashalatypova/p-208988395
In his recent interview, RFK, jr rebutted Dana Bash's misinformation about the covid vaccines. Where are the tough minded journalists and intellectuals among the liberal elites who will admit what all the evidence shows, that the mrna vaccines have major adverse health effects? VAERS even with its limitations showed a huge spike in adverse effects and few consequences have come out of that in terms of lawsuits or agency mea culpas.
Where are the substantial policy changes promised by Kennedy, ie permitting lawsuits against the vaccine producers?? Also the vaccine injury fund doesn't seem to be paying out anywhere near the caused injuries.
I met RFK at his family cottage on Cape-cod MA, when we were both around 9 years old, later became a cofounder of his first law firm, and followed all of his work for both our lives. I am sure that he is doing everything he can given the circumstances. You have to imagine what it is like to have ignorant, lying, insane, "politicians" that are RFK's bosses being paid $Billions by other mafia, like big pharma, to do their always 100% dirty work. You also have to understand that the current US pres is his immediate boss, is a WEF-cult operative, and owns a vax company, so obviously cares more about making money than saving ANYBODY'S life. I left the USA and gave up my US citizenship in front of a judge, as soon as pres Regan was elected in 1980. He is the one that signed the insane law allowing big pharma to murder whoever they want for money. That clown was responsible for millions of deaths long after he was dead, so I am glad to not live in the USA that does not have the brains to delete insane laws like Regan's law that caused mass-murder many decades AFTER it was passed.
Sometimes critical health situations come in threes; Sen. Graham was 180 degress from sane politics, also McConnell; hopefully Trump is next with all his health problems and conditions. The vast majority will celebrate their demise as with Graham due to the many evils they've fostered. Reagan was one of the greatest con-artists ever, now we have this criminal.
Sorry John, as much as I want to support what Tony Lyons wrote, shared yesterday on his MAHA Action page I can't. A story lamenting how we were censored, put for war by a 'brave truthteller' - who censors his own publication.
The hypocrisy is too much, and, like he wrote, it never works. His censorship reveals he is a liar and not to be trusted.
Explanation: Substack introduced automatic censorship in early June. I and others notified you, other authors who didn't notice the "replies hidden" that began appearing below comments in light grey font.
I shared my Alert, as others shared theirs widely.
https://freedomfox.substack.com/p/the-devious-use-of-infectious-disease
And many free speech writers figured out how to turn "off" the censorship on their pages that was default installed "on." You turned them off. Gracias.
Tony's MAHA Action page has that same censorship (var. Shadow-banning) set to "on." Comments that stray from Substack's "community standards" that are exactly like Fakebook/Twatter/YourTub's are censored out of main view.
I subsequently shared a comment that explained as I did above, same link. That was deleted, not just the shadow-banned hidden reply there, but full-on deleted.
Tony obviously couldn't take being exposed for the hypocrite he is. To write a story about censorship while censoring is not only the height of hypocrisy. It is revelatory. Now I know - and will share - that Tony and MAHA Action are frauds. Liars. Opportunistic grifters on the health freedom movement. They revealed themselves as such in their audacity to stand for free speech as they censor it. And not just shadow-ban, but actively purge and remove comments that tried to alert them about the censorship done under their own page if they were unaware of.
I will NEVER trust a single thing any MAHA Action says. Nothing. All gone. I never trust rank hypocrites, liars, censors. He/MAHA Action are Exhibit A for what they wrote. Their censorship will backfire, not work. They slipped up, dropped their mask to reveal they are the baddies, too. Tony, MAHA Action: Fraudsters, liars, #FakeMAHA. F'em!
Though I think the core of the MAHA movement is a good thing. The grift has most definitely infiltrated.
If it's trademarked and copyrighted it's grift. MAHA Action is trademarked and copyrighted.
Ahhh now I see why Mr. Bigtrees name keeps popping up. He's the CEO of said, grift.
Hope it's ok to share some additional reading on censorship.
Wikipedia's block listed 9/11 scientist.
Cancelled by Wikipedia, MSM and the 9/11 "truth" movement, for 20 years and counting.
Article: https://911revision.substack.com/p/wikipedias-block-listed-911-scientist
By singling out someone or something for censorship you are putting increased attention on it. This not the intended effect of the one doing the censorship. I believe it is known as the Streisand effect.
Great piece!
Are you lending your moral clarity and literary genius to the new coalition? They need all of us.