RIP Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway

 

Diamond, President Trump, and Silk

Via Blazing Cat Fur:

Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway, half of the pro-Donald Trump vlogging [video blogging] duo Diamond and Silk, has passed away at her home in North Carolina.

A post on the pair’s Twitter account stated that a memorial ceremony will be held at a later date and asked for privacy for her family.

‘The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity!’ their Twitter account stated.

I was a fan.

So were we.  Way too young;  only 51.  RIP Diamond.

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Censorship at Fox News

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Joey Morona at Cleveland.com reports on blatant censorship at Fox News. The headline: 

Fox News cuts ties with Diamond & Silk 

after duo spreads coronavirus misinformation, report says

These two delightful ladies have been axed for telling the truth. Here’s an example of their dastardly crimes:

Their apparent banishment comes as the duo continues to make dubious claims about the coronavirus. On their March 30 live stream, for example, they suggested the number of deaths from COVID-19 was being exaggerated to make Trump look bad.

“What I need to know is: Who has the bodies?” Diamond asked.

A week later, their Twitter account was locked for violating the platform’s rules about spreading coronavirus misinformation, Politico reported.

“The only way we can become immune to the environment; we must be out in the environment. Quarantining people inside of their houses for extended periods will make people sick!” the offending tweet said.

On Monday, Diamond and Silk called the pandemic and resulting economic shutdown a “Deep State experiment that we’ve all been suckered into.”

Read the rest of the report here.  Diamond and Silk are right on the money.

Fox News has been gradually falling in line with the mainstream media propaganda pedlars, and this latest muzzling of two champions of truth and common sense is shameful and scary.  Those who want to hear and read both sides of an issue will have to seek it out on radio or online.  

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Freedom Center’s Restoration Weekend

PowerLine blog is a regular stop for me. John Hinderaker is one of the regulars, and he just reported on Freedom Center’s annual event, Restoration Weekend. His report is a real pick-me-up, and I recommend sitting down to enjoy reading the whole thing. Click here. He leads off:

I am en route home from the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s Restoration Weekend in Palm Beach, Florida. This was my first Restoration Weekend, but it won’t be my last. It was an intense three days; I can’t begin to do it justice in a post but will try to touch on a few highlights that may be of interest to our readers.

* David Horowitz, at age 80, remains a national treasure. This morning there was a touching memorial tribute to Peter Collier, David’s long-time friend and collaborator. It is good to see that David is still going strong.

* Victor Davis Hanson spoke at the opening dinner Thursday night. He put aside his prepared remarks to talk about the impeachment fiasco now taking place in Washington. We had a chance to chat briefly after the event. . . .

* Donald Trump, Jr. spoke at Friday’s breakfast. He was excellent – in my view, a top-notch surrogate who pulls no punches. Those who attended Restoration Weekend got a copy of his new book, Triggered. I am only a few chapters into it, but it is surprisingly good – one of the most fiery books I have ever read. It tells the story of the last three years from an insider’s perspective, and Donald Jr. is brutal in his evaluations of figures like Robert Mueller. Scott [Johnson] sometimes talks about needing help with his anger management therapy. Trust me: Triggered is therapeutic.

. . .

Included in his report are Candace Owen, Diamond & Silk, Rich Little, James O’Keefe, David Horowitz, and many other reporters, bloggers, and investigative journalists whose names you will recognize. Interesting and fun.

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Next target: Michelle Malkin

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Jeffrey Lord has more on Big Tech censorship at American Spectator:

Facebook has censored Michelle Malkin — for protesting censorship.

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Michelle rejects identity politics out of hand, proudly calling herself an “American.” Amen and Amen! But in the Jim Crow-style of the Left she is what the Left loves to call a “woman of color.” Thus her posting standing up for free speech and opposing censorship has to be silenced. Because, like Diamond and Silk, Michelle Malkin is a threat to the totalitarian mind-set of Facebook rulers who have appointed themselves the Gods of who gets to say what and where.

The battle against the totalitarian mindset that is increasingly, vividly targeting conservatives with social media to unperson and de-platform them has now reached out to get Michelle Malkin.

Read the rest here.

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At the movies

Diamond and Silk made their regular appearance on Jesse Watters’s show last night, and if you didn’t see it, they promoted their new film Dummycrats:

As President Trump continues to drain the swamp, social media stars Diamond & Silk are on a mission to expose what’s left of it. Americans cannot trust the mainstream media to report about the Dummycrats. If the media won’t report the truth…Diamond & Silk will.

It sounds like more of a documentary, and those gals are always fun to watch. I can find only one showing tomorrow, Monday, Oct.15 at the following Cleveland area movie theaters:

Cedar Lee at 8pm

2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Cinemark 24 at 8pm

6001 Canal Road, Valley View, OH 44125

Regal Richmond Town Square Stadium 20

631 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143

I posted about Gosnell, Free Speech, and Free Markets a few days ago. Just to follow up, the Gosnell film is still showing at the AMC Classic Solon 16 (6185 Enterprise Parkway, Solon, OH 44139) and at the Cinemark At Valley View.

Please check the websites for showtimes, which may be subject to change.

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Another step toward censorship: Diamond and Silk

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Recently, Cleveland Tea Party blogged on the cancellation of Pamela Geller’s PayPal account on her blog. There are other blatant examples of attempts to shut down discussions, but I just found this one, from last month:

Diamond and Silk rip YouTube, 

say 95% of videos demonetized over Trump support

Those of us who love watching these two gals in their support of all matters Trump should be flabbergasted and aghast. And it’s getting worse. According to the report in the Washington Times, here’s YouTube's chilling explanation:

News of the largely demonetized channel comes less than two weeks since the company announced plans to fight inappropriate content.

“We’ll soon be applying tougher treatment to videos that aren’t illegal but have been flagged by users as potential violations of our policies on hate speech and violent extremism,” the company announced Aug. 1 on its official blog. “If we find that these videos don’t violate our policies but contain controversial religious or supremacist content, they will be placed in a limited state. The videos will remain on YouTube behind an interstitial, won’t be recommended, won’t be monetized, and won’t have key features including comments, suggested videos, and likes.”

"Inappropriate content?" “Our policies on hate speech and violent extremism”? “Controversial religious or supremacist content”? Who is making these judgments?

Enough patrons called and pressured PayPal into reinstating Pamela Geller’s account. 

Long term solution for YouTube and other Google powered platforms: trust busting? DOJ or FCC?  Short-term solution? From a web search:

How to Contact YouTube Support

By phone: (650) 253-0000. This is Google's catch-all phone number and can also be used for YouTube inquires.

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Rep Marcia Fudge, Donald Trump, Darrell Scott, Diamond and Silk, etc

Breitbart reports: Rep Marcia Fudge: ‘No People of Color’ at Donald Trump Rallies

The story is just more complaining from a member of the professional grievance industry. First, here’s the photo from the Breitbart story:

Here’s the Cleveland Heights pastor who introduced Donald Trump at the Cleveland, Ohio rally at the IX Center (if you missed this video earlier, it's a Must See):

And Cleveland Tea Party's own blog of photos, taken at the Trump rally in downtown Cleveland during RNC week, is here. One of the last photos on that blog is of Diamond & Silk,

and most of their appearances stumping for Trump are over at YouTube, such as here; just search for Diamond and Silk.

Rep. Marcia Fudge could learn from these two marvelous ladies.

UPDATE: See David Horowitz's FrontPage analysis of Trump on the African-American vote: “Donald Trump’s Lincolnesque Moment”: A landmark in the emergence of a new Republican Party” HERE.

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Trump Rally at Settler's Landing : more photos

Day 1 RNC week photographs (videos to follow) from Pat Dooley Photography of the Trump Rally today at Settler's Landing (most popular t-shirt: "Hillary for Prison 2016"), Roger Stone, Diamond and Silk, Milo, and Trump supporters.