The Free States of America
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- Опубликовано: 8 мар 2023
- Some of the freest states in America are writing bills and passing laws to ensure the freedom of their citizens by... checks notes ... taking away individual choices?
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I just want to point out: Ben filmed this less than 24 hours ago. The man’s a dang Jedi at this.
@@TheLocomono9 10 states is a lot of states for a sketch!!!
@@TheLocomono9 Writing comes before filming, so that has no bearing on the time from filming to release. This comment was about his editing skills. And Ann is absolutely right. 10 characters in a sketch is a ton!
@@TheLocomono9 They always do. Sigh.........
And it took less than an hour to film too
@@RaindropsBleeding WITH a TT Live interruption included!!!
To anyone living in Florida. If DeSantis does enact the law that requires you to register to his office to write about him. Continue to do so without registering. If they come after you, it's an attack on the first amendment. The national constitution article VI paragraph 2, literally states that the federal constitution overrides any state law or state constitution. Arm yourself with knowledge and fight.
Ben is a scholar. Like, it's clear he does real REAL research on this stuff, and tries to present it in a clippable, ticktockable way to reach out to the most people who have the attention span of a goldfish. I think he's doing an amazing job.
Agreed. I saw a video a couple of days ago that stated MS passing old Jim Crow laws and the whole state was made to segregate which is not true. What happened was actually exactly what Ben said happened. They created a second court system strictly for the Jackson area because the current court system is backlogged. While this is supposed to help alleviate that backlog why appoint judges when all other judges everywhere are voted on? Make it make sense…
as someone who has the attention span of a goldfish, I agree
"Slow clap of fascism"
It's scary how accurate this is.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying the cross.”
-- "It Can't Happen Here", Sinclair Lewis (1935)
@@JeoshuaCollins I've seen that quote around before, and it horrifies me how accurate a prediction it seems to have been.
@@freakishuproar1168 If you think that's terrifying, read the book. It's basically 2016-2020 writ large.
@@freakishuproar1168 sounds like what it first felt like when Reagan ran for office.
@@JeoshuaCollins That title reminds me of a book I read many moons ago titled "Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich".
A USian Journalist interviews women who lived through the time, covering multiple different life experiences & viewpoints and has the gall to conclude that:
American women wouldn't have fallen for/gone along this bullshit.
Sorry, American women magically born and raised in Germany in that time period would somehow magically be immune to influence and wouldn't have deceived themselves/gone along etc. They would all have fought for what was right etc etc.
This is her serious conclusion. There's cognitive dissonance and then there's COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.
Man, Utah could have come back with their bill that allowed tax dollars to pay for private school tuition, while not holding them to state or federal education standards, and allows them to openly discriminate, based on whatever the school wants to from wealth level, to ethnicity, to religion, to sexuality, to determine who can attend. All while cutting funding to public education. That would have put them back on theme.
We also had that bill that eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion and all utah universities but that one thankfully failed.
I like to call Utah, “The Mountain West of the Deep South.”
Iowa just passed those too, with no income limits. 7,160 per student is pulled out of the public schools and given to non-publics for each student. There's legislation to keep the State Auditor from seeing any documentation that the state agencies don't want to show him, AND Iowa's also passing anti-trans legislation like they're getting bigotry bonuses. I hate it here.
Or the fact that they spent more time discussing the flag than on the making cougar hunting easy and legal
Arkansas has that as well.
"Do you get it yet? Do you?"
Thank you, Ben. I wish more people did. It's infuriating. I'm really tired of having to add states to a list of places I refuse to travel to.
That is a short list
1) The United States
2) ... ...
@@Jason-sm4oc
Alaska is still good.
Yes, its not that we don't get it. It's we don't know what to do because it feels like they'll do whatever they please no matter what
@@katiefiorella6371 there are more democrats than republicans in the US by a lot. Encourage them to vote!!!!
Republicans vote at disproportionately higher rates than democrats which is why states like Georgia became blue after the Trump administration. He revived the democratic voters!
@@katiefiorella6371 Then push back. March on the capitols. speak with your neighbors, donate to groups fighting this, write letters to the editor, testify to your state assemblies or local city government. At any level. It may seem like too little or that it doesn't change anything, but the more of us who do, the more it CAN change.
Even though ben plays all the parts, mother nature smiling while the fan was on looks like Florida with a wig
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just Florida in a wig pretending to be mother nature and he did that just to cause some chaos and not get in trouble for it
I came to the comments to say this lol.
Nono - Florida is stealing her drip, is all!
Those 2 are probably ex's
It's the mannerisms.
The sneaky, mischievous nature of Mother Nature is echoed in Florida as well.
Also the way she looks for, and finds the fan remote.
This is the first one of these videos that has actually made me physically ill. Hearing the characters talk about the horrible things that they’re doing as states like it is an accomplishment is truly horrifying.
It’s an amazing think watching states come together to destroy something that shouldn’t exist! God bless America!
Luckily, from Ben this is dire satire, but some folks out there seem to think this is good, because the gov't says it is...
@Vendel Kjeldsberg and it's sad that these people are Okay with it because it's the not federal government. It's their own states. The hypocrisy of people is terrifying.
Yeah this… sickened me. Been getting that happening a lot more often lately from the news… not a pleasant feeling
It made me extremely sick too
I'm surprised you didn't include Indiana because they're basically copying Kentucky, Missouri and Iowa.
And as an Illinoisan, it feels like we're surrounded. These days we're almost literally looking at our neighbors and saying "What the actual f*ck." We've passed laws that turn the state into a refuge for gender-affirming care AND abortion providers. But being surrounded, it also feels like we're under siege.
Byzantium 2.0
It doesn't help that most of central IL is represented by a legit white supremacist.
I'm moving to Champaign the first chance I get.
Abortion is murder so good get rid of it
@@xredraindbx3861 You're a man, aren't you?
Living in the southern part of the state, it seems like there are too many[fellow Illinoisans] who would follow the fascist-lite way of things our neighbors have been pulling today. I'm fine with a conservative if they could still follow logic and not follow these insane ideals that seem made to just harm/insult/or kill people.
On the Healthcare note! Us trans Coloradoans are rejoicing because CO just became the first to explicitly REQUIRE insurance to cover gender affirming healthcare as an essential health benefit :)
I keep forgetting that Colorado as a lot of Liberal leaning people. But, I think that is just because Boebert exists.
Thank you I needed this
@@darththeo Oh yeah believe me it is still hard to escape those people. Especially in Colorado Springs (where the club Q shooting happened, on a day of celebration of trans people).
@@darththeo hopefully next time you can vote her out for good
Moving to Colorado now
Takes talent to cover some legitimately terrifying subject matter about our own country in a way that's still pretty funny, 10/10 Ben
At first I laughed… I stopped laughing at some point and just started doom spiraling and most of these laws/proposed laws wouldn’t even effect me. But they effect people I care about and I’m going to continue to stand with them.
@@wildhunter939 It's worse, because some day they could affect us. For now they're targeting the gays, but soon they might turn on some of us too.
I was always just in the state of “What the fuck. This is heinous bullshit, what the hell man!” throughout the video. Ben is right, this is fucked up.
Thanks for putting this out there, Ben. As a Floridian all my life, seeing this happen in my state is heartbreaking. Florida is a beautiful place, but our politics are not about democracy anymore. We finally managed to vote away our autonomy. It’s a sad day to be a Gator.
Been here 75 years. My husband was born here. We love Florida,but the politics are breaking our hearts.
As a lifelong Floridian, it’s made me so angry that people don’t seem to understand how much the governor is undermining democracy.
@@MissLilyputt you realize this is not a democracy right?
When Newt Gingrich starts calling conservatives out for going to far, you know something is massively fucked up.
Who else heard that last line in Florida's voice?
Orwell called
He's concerned that you seem to have taken 1984 as a manual rather than a warning
👏👏👏 You win best comment of the month!!!
The scariest one that wasn't on the list was the Texas AG's attempt to form lists of people who changed their gender.
👀💧
And requesting detailed lists of any college students who identify as trans/nb/etc AND period tracking app data
@@MrsMBash22 I missed that bit, when did it happen?
also what do you mean period tracking data
Sorry I wasn't specific about which state. :(
The trans identities thing was Florida (governor [redacted]'s office requested universities submit information identifying trans college students, but didn't explain why they wanted it)
The period tracking data is Virginia (their legislature voted against a bill making period tracking app data protected information, so it can be used against women in abortion cases)
@@mr.factoid105a period tracking app was used by women to track their periods, so they could know better when the next one will be. After the repeal of RvW many women started deleting their apps as we realized it could be used against us.
Ben, thanks for making information clear and digestible. Staying informed is hard right now because these proposals are coming so fast.
I just want to say I really appreciate how you use your voice to communicate and educate people. It’s funny so people listen, and by getting them to listen hopefully they hear what it is you are saying. Please never stop
If anyone bothers to fight these laws, recall that they're moving through a federal judiciary rammed through by Mitch McConnell toward the Court That Donnie Built. It has never been more important to vote in your local elections.
Usually Ben's videos are hilarious and I watch, laugh, and scroll. Today I'm commenting, liking & sharing because - this one hits hard and its a good take on the seriousness of the absurd in the news.
@BenBrainard501this is a scammer BTW
My only question is: When the hell did Florida learn to read?
He stated once he pretends to not know how to to get out of work.
He wrote all that down in Spanish and is just translating it on the fly.
My guess is sometime between the "nineth" and "twelth" grade.
Oh man, that last bill about approving course materials could lead to some VISCIOUS malicious compliance. Imagine every college professor in florida reporting in for every minor change to a syllabus.
@BenBrainard341I am once again informing you that this is a scam
I'd be repositioning a logo/image about 1000 times and submitting a revision with each one. Or adding/removing commas, periods, indents, changing fonts, text colors, and any other ridiculous detail I could think of. Also, I'm happy to do contract work doing this for any teachers who want some help!
Yep. I saw a story about some school district that made it policy to inform parents every time a LGBTQ person is going to be mentioned in class. And you are taught about a lot of queer people, but generally not ever taught they are queer. So a teacher maliciously complied and sent home a notice every time she'd be talking about a queer person. And it pissed off a lot of parents who didn't realize those people were queer. Lol
You mean "vicious". Your other spelling is close to "viscous", which means "thick and slimy", but doesn't have an i after the c. I really wish people would learn to spell.
@@DrachenGothik666 and you clearly knew what word they meant, this is the internet, not school
Thank you, Ben, for being a voice! Sometimes in our own states we don’t even hear about these things. They really try to pass them under the radar.
Agreed!
It happens on both sides. Both sides use shady tactics and subversion to push their agenda. Illinois snuck a bunch of gun control into a bill that was about amusement parks.
I've found that if I want real news about the US, I need to watch news programs from other countries. Often, they hear more truth about what's happening here than we in the US do..
how in the hell do they think the governor redacted thing is not a DIRECT VIOLATION of the first amendment. also all these bills genuinely terrify me
The thing is, it doesn't need to hold up in court. It doesn't even have to pass. This is one in a series of laws the governor has been pushing to try and solidify Florida as a Republican stronghold (he barely won his first term, but his strategy of aggressively making Florida out to be heavily conservative seems to lure more Republican retirees here while scaring away Democratic ones).
Of course, with the current Supreme Court I wouldn't be surprised if the bill were to "stand up to scrutiny" despite its clear constitutional violations.
@@Paidraig Stronghold my ass,its the fucking Death Star.
You know, sometimes when you're living in a less shitty state, you forget that it's not just the federal government being taken over that you have to worry about. I feel for everyone in these states, and thanks for the reminder Ben.
Local and state politics are far more relevant to an individual's daily life than federal politics by a long shot.
@@abberss They absolutely are, but it's easy to miss the slow takeover of the country when you aren't living in the places that are already being taken by the fascists
I just so happen to be unlucky enough to be growing up in such a state and the amount of laws I feel as though I have to learn to protect both me and my friends is truly saddening
Oh don't you worry, once they get their states under control they'll go for the rest of the country.
Best way to learn about the worst part of living in the states....
I wish it was just the US that was like this, but so I hear the UK is pretty similar, if less overt and with a stiffer upper lip (and tighter media control)
Then leave
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA You first.
@@JeoshuaCollins na, I love what the south is doing! I’ll live here forever if it continues going this direction!
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA Gross.
Any time my state actually makes it into any kind of news, it's always because we're terrible...
Ok. Watching this be created yesterday and seeing it today is freaking awesome.
I teared up at the end. I mean I really did. Because we did this. We keep electing the same old dead guys over and over and expecting change, which isn't going to come unless we start at the bottom and work our way up. Good job zs usual, Ben.
You teared up and I smiled and laughed while they were clapping! God bless America!
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA oooh. Edgy.
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA will you be clapping when all those kids who get torn from their loving parents and family homes end up committing suicide or get abused in poorly state run facilities or by “well meaning” foster parents? What is the drive to control how other people parent but at the same time yell and scream about parental rights to educate children how each parent sees fit? It’s very confusing to me. Do y’all want actual freedom or only your “version” of freedom which apparently includes oppressing other people? Or can you truly explain to me how most of these policies are not oppressive?
And voting for everyone of the MAGA republican and Election deniers to congress and state government highest offices. Now they can dismantle everything that give people a chance. Trains, planes, roads, jobs, health care, daycare and public education, womens rights to their bodies, the right to wear whatever the fuck you want. Are all being systematically destroyed with Woke Fake injustice. If this doesn't send the US into both a greater depression era then the previous 20's era. Wow 100 years tp get right back to where we started. Arent we just smart.
McConnell for one. The dude's a damn meme and they still keep reelecting him. Or Governor Lee, who Tennessee just reelected like that wasn't a complete slap in their own faces.
This Mother Nature was giving Florida a run for his money when it came to chaos.
I wish more people got this. Everything he described is blatantly unconstitutional and unpopular, yet this is how the crooks we call “politicians” legislate on your behalf while lying directly to your face and saying “we’re just protecting the kids”.
“Slow claps of fascism… I mean FREEDOM!” That broke me.
As a trans man myself, the way you address the audience at the end is chilling. Thank you Ben, for your humor and using your platform 🫶
Ben’s a good egg.❤️
As a Mom of a trans/ non-binary kiddo, I also applaud Ben. Thank you for using your platform for good!!!
So..as a woman then. right carry on
@@matthewtullis7205what are you doing here?
@@matthewtullis7205 I think that was the end of his comment
I’m a lesbian and I live in Iowa. I didn’t know my state was thinking of banning gay marriage. Now I’m scared to live here, I’ve been open about being a lesbian to almost everyone I know, so I might not be safe here at all if this passes.
Time to oil up the guillotine and protest.
Also Iowa lesbian sounds like a great romance film
Maybe it's time to cross that northern border. We'll support you here in Minnesota.
@@allthenewsordeath5772
But I suppose all the affairs and divorce in your idea of marriage is still upholding that "sanctity"
The marriage ban won't pass... this session. But yeah. I have friends in Iowa who are starting to talk about moving. Illinois will be happy to take you in as well.
I know this is way, way easier said than done, but leave. Vote with your feet. Go to the coast (might want to avoid the one on the gulf of Mexico though...), Canada or Europe.
"Do you get it yet?! Do you?" perfect
I’m… very surprised that Florida was able to say all of that last bill, it’s almost like he learned how to read or something
Literally brought a tear to my eye, and not from laughing
I got one from laughing 😁😂
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA you realize you have no life?
that didn't put a tear in my eye, it made me hyperventilate out of anger
I “got it” when Reagan “beat” Carter in 1980 and in 1981 we were gutted with Reaganomics and Reagan’s destruction of the air traffic controllers Union. THAT was the beginning of this slow but steady move from being able to survive in America to clawing our way through this dystopian oligarchy. You’re amazing, @ben_brainard and I can’t wait to see you when you’re tour brings you home to Floriduh.
Man,the fact that all this is real,makes me want to crawl into a ball and cry for humanity.
Good lord it's like they're asking for the federal government to step in.
Let's bring back William Sherman
@@abberss as a citizen of a fasc- I mean free state, please do
The last line. Yes Ben, I get it. If only more people did. The thing is that this is like one of the few ways I get news because I’m still trying to work my platforms do diversify my media.
It breaks my heart to see what politics are doing to Florida, which has been my home for nearly 2 decades. It's so sad to see how the party of freedom and family values treats freedom and families.
The "freedom and family" talking points are nothing more than lip-service. They only care about getting preferential treatment for themselves and putting a boot on the neck of people they are bigoted against.
@@abberss You're sadly correct. 😔
It's almost like they're only pretending to be for those causes.
@@wta1518 Yup.
FYI they were never for freedom and family. Just for making everyone else to be like them.
I hate all these bills! I feel for anyone living in these states & is scared of what could/would happen. Amazing job letting everyone know what is happening.
Well there is already a test asylum case for a Texan girl and her parents fleeing to Canada and claiming asylum from persecution.
Well the last one by florida isnt that bad since all those courses are useless anyways and the initiatives are trash especially eqiuty
@@heliosjollywolf9552 The *irony*
This is brilliantly sad commentary on our life in the US right now.
It’s amazing! Beautiful show
I’m a Floridian living in Tennessee. I’m transgender. I don’t want to have to leave the South, this is my home!
Ben, this skit made my chest hurt and my stomach churn. I was your age back in the.....well never mind how long ago it was. But I know how far we've come as a country and it's frightening how easily we're spinning the clock back.
@BenBrainard501hey this is a bot, not the actual creator
Who else was waiting for California to be shown crying in a shower?
What??
I was waiting for Illinois to start dropping f-bombs. At least three of those states share borders with us.
He's still snowed in.
Speaking from California, we're mostly either buried in snow or running around trying to figure out where we're going to put refugees from the "free" states.
@@onbearfeet Also preparing the kayaks for the next rainstorm.
It's one of those rare moments when I appreciate my country's politicians being too busy arguing whether or not it's appropriate to make fun of a pope to do anything actually harmful
Add in TN's new bill to allow officials to deny marriages to gay or interracial marriages and it gets even worse. If it wasn't real I would laugh.
That stinger at the end by Ben, perfect.
I hate how the reality of this is so scary, especially because I'm on vacation in Florida right now.
Ben _could_ put all his time into a daily show exposing alarming stunts by state & local governments!
But it would have to air on Serious Central.
Somehow these skits make the news much more palatable. The humor makes it all feel so much less hopeless.
Arkansas needed to be included in this. Last I heard our drag show bill was just about as bad though they've now taken the term drag show out of the bill but just loosely blanketed everything that doesn't appeal to “prurient” interests, which the measure does not clearly define.
Good grief, they could ban anything with that vagueness. That's terrifying
@@MrsMBash22 Exactly. It's really scary
Holy Legal Marijuana and Maple Syrup, am I glad I'm a Canadian right now.
This is a cry for help at this point damn. Hope the best for you all.
I love how the government just wasn't there. It spoke loudly
Thank you for bringing so much attention to this, Ben. It really does mean a lot. I’m gonna be leaving America for a lot of reasons, not least of which are addressed in this video, and I really hope things will be better there. Wish me luck!
I really appreciate you making content like this. For those scared: you should be and I’m sorry that this is happening. However there is some hope in our country, Minnesota (I think could be a different m state) just passed legislation that makes it safe for trans people to go to if they are in trouble
Minnesota did. Illinois did it last month. And Michigan just passed protections for LGBTQ. There are places that are safe. Just wish it didn't feel like we're starting a new underground railroad.
The northern midwest is really getting their shit together for us huh?
I’m not scared! I’m happy this is happening! Glad to be living in Tennessee!
@@CortexNewsService thank you i didn’t know about the other ones. I manage the queer club I’m in socials and some of the feedback we’ve received is a lot of the information we post kinda feels hopeless so I’ve been trying to find news like this to combat that feeling. A huge part of America is queer and we deserve not only to feel safe but that we belong here, news like this plays a part in that
@@H1DD3NxN1NJA proud to be a bigot huh? good for you lets hope that never backfires on you /s
When did Florida learn to read?
It was probably written in Floridian.
@@annbuccieri1267 SO every other word was meth, gator, retiree, disney, or rain. Got it XD
Florida can read, we’ve seen him do it before. He has also mentioned pretending to not know how to to get out of work.
It was written in Spanish, which Florida can read!
As a blue Oklahoman in a sea of crimson....all of this is true, and none of it is funny. Please send sane people to lockup my state's government...
I have never seen fear quite like this. I-
I'm still undecided on whether we've passed the tipping point yet. Because I know we're damn close.
Don't go thinking you're safe just because of your race or religion or gender or sexuality or state. You're not.
depends on what tipping point your referring to, the one on trans rights got passed a year or so ago and its going to get ALOT worse before it gets better, meanwhile Russia is very adamant on starting world war 3, not to mention we are going to run out of coal in a few decades, in other words BUCKLE UP ITS GOING TO BE A SHITSHOW TO RIVAL 2020
Humanity is gonna have a hell of a growing pain soon.
As a Texan that’s a parent to a trans kid, this stuff absolutely terrifies me.
We’re stuck in this state, but with the way Governor Redacted and Texas’ Governor Abbott seem to be such close buddies, I’m sure some of the laws Florida has passed will be passed here too.
Abbott is usually in lockstep with DeSant--I mean, Redacted.
Move to NM. It’s right next door. We’re open to diversity and “live and let live.”
@@sassynana5201I wish we could. My husband has been looking for a job in his field outside of Texas for years, but nothing has come up.
The only options have been in other southern states. That would just be out of the frying pan and in to the fire.
Yeaaah... did your kid tell you they were trans... or did YOU tell you they were trans.
I hope Child Services takes your kids away from you before you screw them up ever worse you monster.
Should have voted him out while you had the chance, but you didn’t, so tough shit, deal with it, cause the mentality of these trans people is bull shit and all of them needs mental help asap.
@@Annie_Annie__Is his job one that could maybe be done remotely so you could live in another state? If not good luck to you and your family.
Things are getting really dangerous in Texas considering Abbott is trying to get lists of trans people. I know the situation is hard and moving is not feasible for most people, but hopefully you can get out in time if things keep going this way.
God the stuff talked about in this video makes me wish I lived somewhere else (preferably 6ft under) because there’s nothing I can do about this. The entirety of America’s government is screwed up and by the next election when I can vote it will only be worse. Thanks USA for being so free and absolutely screwing us over 🇺🇸
I guarantee if we could peel back a few more layers we would see trillions of dollars "loaned" to pro business politicians, in exchange for funding whatever laws they want to push through. Unfortunately those pro business politicians are also radically anti-everything except straight white males.
Thank you for caring enough about us to make this content.
This is absolutely terrifying. This breaks my heart. Thank you Ben for bringing me important news in a way that's funny enough that I listen instead of curling into a ball of anxiety and crying.
Also, could you please do more Kasas?!
I've never been more embarrassed to have my state in one of your videos... Thank you for making it painfully obvious that these things are happening
@BenBrainard341ha ha scam bot go brrrrrrrrrr
This has to be the scariest table EVER......
Amazing your little harry belly button with mother nature🤗
Anyone got any ideas on what we should do? Because We need to do something, and my first inclination is to run away to somewhere safer, but that won't work. Those places we run to can change into this as well if you don't fight back. Not to mention we deserve to be able to live in our home state if we want to and not be considered one of the undesirables that get snuffed out. and the idea of running away--as a Texan--leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I want to fight, just don't know how...
maybe we can get together and start doing massive work strikes everywhere until our demands are met.
I wish there was something we could do, but all of the channels we citizens have to influence the government are either blatantly rigged or only to serve the purpose of giving false hope. I bet you the reason someone like Bernie Sanders, someone who can cause real change will never be elected is because companies don't want him in office.
Speechless that all of this is true
Ben I know you said that wasn't all of it but I think I need more of it. I'm about to dive down a rabbit hole of things that I'm going to have a hard time reading and these videos have a great way of breaking up the monotony with comedy. Thank you for what you do truly
Mississippian here. There was a whole lot more bulls- I mean bad stuff in that bill. Don’t forget the water crisis that is still going on
Yeah, I get it, and I'm physically sick about it. 😡
This is horrifying. This makes me want to cry.
Seeing Ben play out the stupidity of the Republican party and the southern states in reality makes me even more sick that this is actually going on.
My only wish as an independent was that he did the same with the democrats. Both sides are corrupt .
@@leolordfulHe does, but it’s less frequent. They don’t have a dedicated video, but there are segments in some others where he does. I know he went after California’s CARE Act, and the Biden administration for approving Project Willow. The thing about the Democrats is that they actually bother to hide a lot of their corruption, and theirs tends to be a variety that lends itself to segments in bigger news videos rather than a video all to themselves.
Horrifying. Truly horrifying.
All of this is scary.
Proof positive that idiocy is nationwide... and possibly worldwide too. I can't wait to see how Colorado defends that recent state supreme court decision that said even though the police told someone they were under arrest, they weren't because he smoked a cigar and thus did not need to be mirandized.
Love ya Ben, This was hard to watch, I know it's all real I've been following I cried 3 times in your 4 minute video. I just don't know what to do anymore.
Baby. God bless America!
“All of this is real.”
I really wish that was the punchline.
Thank you for bringing this up Ben. I really do appreciate how you bring these issues up.
Me a Canadian: Boy that looks like fun. You can have all of it I’m good.
*Looks at Alberta*
Fuck
I've heard that Albertans are the rednecks of Canada
Thank you Ben. Thank you. I mean, I laugh to not cry but I appreciate you shining the light so much.
We do get it. That’s why we keep on fighting👊 It always amazes me what people define as “freedom.”
They will never get it because they think they are correct. I am so ashamed to be a current Floridian. I am so scared for our country.
Yeah... "Free"
I still question about the governor's decision about the bill about content creators and blogger...and I work as both...oh boy.
Relax my friend, you'll be fine, it doesn't restrict you in any way and you're only required to register if you're being paid to write an article about Florida politicians, key word is paid to do so, even if disney paid you to write a hit piece on desantis basically all you are required to do is put down in that registry that they paid you for that article, i dont think it applies if you just make money on adds and it definitely doesn't apply to hobby bloggers
@@kiyosenl.3889 Do you even live in Florida? I’m not sure you even know what it might feel like to see this kind of stuff happen to the state you were born in and loved
eh, reading through it. it’s definitely out there but it’s not banning free speech. if you’re writing about desantis just on your personal blog, you’re still fine.
if you’re being paid to write something, you need to prove who paid you. which obviously leads down some bad rabbit holes.
it also doesn’t apply to major publications like newspapers. so really it’s more of a bad symbol than anything else.
One of your best, Ben. Thanks!
It's bad even in states that are hard blue leaning. I'm in CT and we widely consider ourselves a 'sanctuary state' with lots and lots of legislation on the books protecting trans & gay people as well as reproductive rights. But every other day I hear or see or experience discrimination, violence, and hatred. If we're not even safe in those states that /have/ laws on the books protecting us, we aren't safe anywhere.
Not at the end yet, but I've never been more proud to be living in Utah then when Utah failed to be this terrible.
Don't worry, you'll get there eventually.
It's these kinds of relentless small changes that make it feel so suffocating to live in a red state.
Thank you for continuing to educate us 🥺
Yay! I saw the live last night and I love how it turned out!
Yeah, it's gettin REAL ugly out here, Fam...
The only reason I want to stay in the Dallas area for a few more years is because there is going to be a total solar eclipse there in 2025. Also because moving is expensive
Yes Ben, we do and it's TERRIFYING
Yeah, it's real and I vote against all of them every time I can!
Me watching them plug in the fan: wait when did the whole country get cold didn’t even
Notice whenever it did
Utah could have mentioned that they banned trans health care for minors while explicitely still allowing boob jobs for teenage girls.
I kept expecting the Government to come in, but it never did.
it never does
CA: aren't you going to do something?
GOV: Hm?? (Not paying attention)
Supreme Court: Obergefell overturned!
Everyone with a heart: nooooooo
Too busy making symbolic gestures to actually do anything.
Exactly.
this is terrifying what is happening in the country
Tennessee: bans drag
What would Dolly think?
I bet Dolly is steamin' mad right now.
@@darkiee69 from what i've heard she is