Control the Story, Control the Power
Last week, we watched the tide turn. I’m not celebrating
Charlie Kirk’s death, but I’m not mourning it either. We can hold two truths at
once: sadly, assassinations are happening at all, and also that Kirk
died on the altar he built.
The right wasted no time blaming the “radical left” before
there was even a suspect. And now that evidence shows the shooter was a
far-right Nick Fuentes follower—the “your body my choice” guy—it doesn’t
matter. What matters is the story they spin. And that story is already being
weaponized to go after free speech, opposition, the press, and the right to
assemble.
The timing couldn’t be better for them. MAGA was splintering
over the Epstein files, and even Kirk was veering off script about Epstein and
Israel. Now his death stitches the party back together, and his huge following
and network slide neatly into Trump’s pocket. Proof? JD Vance literally hosted
Kirk’s podcast from his office the very next day.
And the fact it all went down the day before 9/11? You
couldn’t script it any tighter. The timing is almost too perfect.
Right after Kirk’s death, Stephen Miller went on national TV
and straight up called Democrats domestic terrorists. And then—like
clockwork—the most dangerous bill we’ve seen in years was dropped into
committee last Wednesday.
H.R. 5300, section 206: it gives Marco Rubio the power to
revoke or deny U.S. passports to anyone merely suspected of aiding or
abetting terrorists. Do you see the trap here? If the conservative machine
defines progressive politics, left-leaning activism, or even just opposition to
their agenda as “terrorism,” then anyone they target loses their passport—and
their chance to escape. Sure, you can appeal to the Secretary of State, but the
burden is on you to prove you’re innocent. Since when did “innocent
until proven guilty” stop applying to American citizens?
And let’s be real—they already blur the lines. Anyone
protesting Israel’s actions is branded as “aiding Hamas.” Hamas, the elected
governing party of Gaza, has been legally labeled a terrorist organization
here, so by their logic, peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza =
terrorism. We’ve already seen people stripped of legal status and even arrested
simply for exercising their right to protest.
We’ve already seen the preview in the media too. People
losing their jobs just for pointing out that Kirk was divisive—Matthew Dowd
canned at MSNBC. Karen Attiah fired from the Washington Post for the crime of
quoting Kirk’s own words, no commentary, no spin—just quoting. The press is
already folding.
If this bill passes, it won’t just be about silencing
dissent. It will let them criminalize opposition itself. Brand you a terrorist,
cut off your ability to leave, strip you of due process, even imprison
you—legally. They already tested this playbook on immigrants. Now it’s coming
for everyone else.
Free speech is already under attack. If H.R. 5300 passes,
it’s over.
So what do we do?
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Take the local ground. Run for school boards, city councils, county seats—anywhere you can. The tide turns from the bottom up.
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Call your reps. Flood their phones and inboxes. Tell your senators and representatives to oppose H.R. 5300 if it hits the floor.
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Back the challengers. Find ways to support midterm campaigns against GOP candidates—donate, volunteer, spread the word.
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Make emergency plans. Ask yourself: where is your line? If you can relocate, what’s the moment that tells you it’s time to go? For me, this bill passing might be it. If you live in a red state, can you get to a blue one? These are brutal questions—questions we should never have to ask. But I’d rather we be prepared than blindsided.
If you’d like to read the text of the bill you can access it
online.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20250917/118618/BILLS-1195300ih-U1.pdf?mc_cid=3820e6969e&mc_eid=1f6ead38c9
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