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Gavin Newsom lashes out at Joe Rogan for accusing him of ruining California: ‘He did horrible s**t!’
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming that he has no interest in going on Joe Rogan’s unbelievably popular podcast after demanding to be invited.
The governor was being interviewed on CNN’s “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson” when he made the comments criticizing Rogan. Newsom is widely considered to be campaigning for president since he will soon be termed out of the governor’s office.
‘With all due respect, if he has a big audience but he doesn’t have big enough confidence — I didn’t go there — to have me on.’
“For years and years he’s been attacking me, and it’s one way, and he won’t have me on. He’s consistently not having me on,” Newsom said. “By the way, I’m moving on. I have no interest. Joe Rogan is the Facebook of podcasting.”
Michaelson responded that Rogan has an enormous audience.
“With all due respect, if he has a big audience but he doesn’t have big enough confidence — I didn’t go there — to have me on,” Newsom responded.
“These guys, they all have something in common. It’s one way. They attack, they belittle, they demean, they take things out of context, but this is a serious thing. And so often we just sit back and go, ‘I really would love to go on.’ ‘Oh, if Kamala Harris just went on Joe Rogan, she would have won.’ It’s so much deeper than that,” he added.
“The unwillingness for a guy like that to even have the common courtesy to attack someone,” Newsom continued, “and not have the decency to say, ‘You know what? Why don’t you have a chance to come on? Let’s have a civil dialogue.'”
Video of the exchange was posted to social media, where it went viral with millions of views.
Rogan, who moved from Los Angeles to Texas over crime, the homeless crisis, and taxes, has used his platform to bash the liberal governor over his presidential ambitions.
“He’s a good bulls**t artist. … The things that he says when he gets confronted with anything — ‘We have the highest this and the highest that!'” Rogan replied.
“Like, everybody’s leaving! You have the highest unemployment,” he added. “You have the highest homelessness. Money’s missing. You killed Hollywood. Like, Hollywood doesn’t exist anymore. It’s literally gone!” he continued. “You mandated vaccines for kids that didn’t need them. You guys, he did horrible s**t!”
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Newsom previously accused Rogan of not being brave enough to have him on his show.
“Joe Rogan is too [chicken] to have me on his show and expose his listeners to the truth,” he posted on social media earlier this month.
“Invite me on any time,” he added.
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Florida girl — just 11 years old — arrested after writing ‘kill list’ at her desk at school, cops say
An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested Monday after writing a “kill list” at her school desk, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said.
Staff at Riverview Learning Center in Ormond Beach notified a deputy about the “kill list,” which contained four names, officials said.
‘I was still playing with dolls at 11.’
The suspect said she was just playing, officials said.
Image source: Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office
Still, the girl was charged with making a written threat to kill — a second-degree felony — as well as violating her probation.
The sheriff’s office posted video after the girl’s arrest showing deputies perp-walking her into a jail cell. A deputy is heard asking her if she had been there before, and she replied in the affirmative.
Image source: Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office
Commenters on the sheriff’s office Facebook page were taken aback not only by the arrest but also by the suspect’s age — as well as the additional charge of a probation violation:
- “It’s the probation at 11 that has me reading the post twice,” one commenter wrote.
- “Glad I wasn’t the only one who had to re-read about the probation … at 11!” another user added.
- “Can we back up a minute,” another commenter interjected. “Did I just read that an 11-year-old is already on probation???”
- “I was still playing with dolls at 11,” another user reacted.
- “The parents have failed the child. Not the system,” another commenter offered. “It is the parents who are responsible for getting the child the help she needs. There are plenty of services available — many at no cost. The school/system can’t force therapy, stabilize home life, enforce curfew, and monitor friends. Stop blaming the system/community. Parents need to look in the mirror.”
Another user opined that “publicly shaming this child goes against what research shows us is more effective in preventing this behavior and ultimately protecting others. To not only release the name of a child, but to create a video of her arrest typically creates worse future outcomes.”
The aforementioned sentiment was a main issue in a Blaze News story published earlier this month about another Florida sheriff’s office that was under fire after posting a 9-year-old male’s mug shot on Facebook after his felony arrest.
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Don Lemon nailed with fierce backlash for ‘trans’ slur against Megyn Kelly
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon had previously defended the trans-identifying community, but he undermined that activism when he used the term “trans” as an insult.
Lemon was being interviewed on the “Clip Farmers” podcast when they started mocking the ladies of MAGA. When they arrived at former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, he unleashed the T-word.
‘I thought that you couldn’t tell if someone is trans. Can’t be all about identity and then use it as an insult.’
“I think she looks trans,” said Lemon to the shocked hosts.
“Let’s end on that note,” said one of the podcast hosts.
“She looks clockable,” he added, which is a term to deride trans-identifying people who do not pass for the gender they choose.
The video was widely circulated on social media, where many lambasted Lemon over his comments.
“Don Lemon commenting on how women look? Peak absurdity,” replied Charles Gasparino.
“Don Lemon is unbearable to listen to. No wonder he’s been fired from every company he’s been lucky enough to get hired by and had to start a YouTube channel of his own and it’s awful too,” read one response.
“I thought that you couldn’t tell if someone is trans. Can’t be all about identity and then use it as an insult. Funny,” said another detractor.
“Asking Don Lemon if a woman is hot is like asking a vegan to recommend a good steakhouse,” joked another user.
Lemon had characterized conservative bans on pornographic books in public schools as transphobic in comments from 2023.
“So let’s just be real. These book bans are rooted in anti-blackness and transphobia and queerphobia,” he said at the time.
He also criticized bills restricting drag shows and defended trans-identifying activist Dylan Mulvaney during the Bud Light woke controversy.
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Malaysia bets on mix of solar and gas as it shifts away from coal
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Hundreds sick in Indonesia after free school meals
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Turning Point table flipper threatened Trump, arrested by feds after firing from teaching assistant job: FBI
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Russell Wilson, Giants teammates dance in celebration of embattled QB’s wife Ciara’s milestone birthday
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Colorado sues Trump over Space Command move, calls relocation unconstitutional
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