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“The View” co-hosts Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin now know how the rest of us feel.Audiences have endured an endless string of fake news stories, crazed conspiracies, and more from the toxic ABC News product.The scariest part for tomorrow’s filmmakers? 'A Better Tomorrow' required just 30 people to complete.We roll our eyes, laugh, and stare agape, wondering why the top brass isn’t ashamed to put the network’s name on the product.Haines and Griffin must be numb to it all, enduring it five days a week while the paychecks keep clearing. Last week, however, Whoopi Goldberg’s commentary proved too much for even them.The trouble began with the panel debating the latest Israeli attacks on Iran and the prospect of the U.S. entering the fray. That led to this bewildering exchange between Goldberg and Griffin.Griffin began by explaining how the human rights abuses in Iran are far worse than what citizens face in the U.S. It’s a “the sky is blue” comment, except uber-patriot Goldberg disagreed.GOLDBERG: We've been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car!FARAH GRIFFIN: I’m sorry, but where the Iranian regime is today is nothing compared to the United States!GOLDBERG: Listen, I'm sorry! They used to just keep hanging black people!FARAH GRIFFIN: It’s not even the same! I couldn’t step foot wearing this outfit in Iran right now ... I think it's very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is in Iran.GOLDBERG: Not if you're black!HOSTIN: Not for everybody!GOLDBERG: Not if you're black!Haines jumped in, trying to bring sanity to the discussion, but Goldberg wouldn’t budge.This really happened on a major television network, not a YouTube channel with 25 indifferent subscribers ...RELATED: The best destinations for celebrities fleeing the Donald Trump regime Anadolu/Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesedChina's 'Better' AI betU.S.-based film studios are treading carefully vis-à-vis AI. Very carefully.They don’t want to be seen as pushing digital creativity over human inspiration, and the recent industry strikes offered limited protections for cast and crew against the AI revolution.China has no such compunctions.In fact, the China Film Foundation recently announced two new AI-driven projects: the restoration of 100 martial arts films and the first completely AI-produced animated film: “A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border.”The scariest part for tomorrow’s filmmakers? “A Better Tomorrow” required just 30 people to complete. Now, recall watching any MCU film and seeing the waves of names floating by during the end credits.It’s no wonder Hollywood is very, very nervous ...'Mega' millions Find a spouse who will love you as much as Francis Ford Coppola loves “Megalopolis.” The auteur’s 2024 film earned rough reviews and an even worse commercial drubbing. It’s still Coppola’s baby, despite it costing him tens of millions.Literally.With a box office tally of only $14 million, the Mega-flop didn't come close to making back its estimated $120 million budget — most of which came from the “Apocalypse Now” director's own pockets. That’s commitment, and his relationship with the film is far from over.Coppola has yanked “Megalopolis” from its brief VOD platform run and refuses to let the movie be shown on streaming platforms or Blu-ray. Instead, he’s about to start a limited U.S. tour where he’ll screen the film and provide post-movie commentary.We’ll know it’s true love if he announces a sequel during the tour ...Lane's gay panicThoughts and prayers go out to Nathan Lane. He just caught a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome.The TV/film/Broadway actor is currently appearing in “Mid-Century Modern,” Hulu’s new gay sitcom. Lane is proud of the show but fears it could come to a crashing halt at any point. Is he worried about low ratings or disinterested Hulu executives? Perhaps the show’s budget is too expensive for the streamer?No. He thinks Orange Man Bad might make it disappear.“Is it going to change any minds? I don’t know about that. Trump, if he knew we were on the air, would probably try to shut it down, come after Hulu. But I think it’s a great thing to have right now, in the midst of books being banned and, ‘Don’t say this and don’t say gay and don’t do that.’ I think it’s a perfect time for a show like this.”Maybe Lane should press Scott Bessent about his fears. Bessent is Trump’s treasury secretary, an openly gay man. He seems quite happy to be where is he today. Can Lane say the same?

One of the keys to success in digital content creation is mastering search engine optimization — a powerful strategy that boosts a creator’s visibility. SEO involves using targeted keywords in video titles, descriptions, and tags, along with engaging thumbnails and captions, to help search engines like Google and YouTube rank content higher in search results, driving more viewers to discover it.Here’s how it works: A YouTuber films a cooking video demonstrating a pasta recipe. To reach a wider audience, she applies SEO by crafting a keyword-rich title and description with phrases like “easy dinner ideas” and “quick pasta dish” and adding relevant tags to her video. If she does this well, she increases her video’s chances of ranking higher in YouTube search results, attracting more viewers in a competitive digital landscape.But what happens when Big Tech shadow cabals in collaboration with federal entities decide to erect virtual barriers that prevent certain topics from appearing on search result pages — regardless of how adeptly the creator used SEO and other content-optimizing digital tools?BlazeTV host Steve Deace has been living out the reality of that question for years. Topics — especially “controversial” ones — YouTube, Apple iTunes, and Google have deemed problematic are quietly buried under an avalanche of other content. This censorship has been happening for years, so conservative content creators got smarter and found loopholes around the algorithms by avoiding key words and phrases they knew would be flagged and squashed.However, Big Tech companies are now “transcribing everything that's said on podcasts,” meaning creators cannot avoid the consequences of discussing forbidden topics.“So let's pretend we spend an entire entire show just debunking the demonic ideology of transgenderism, but we market it in a way that it says nothing about trans in order to try to get around the algorithm. Well, now that they're transcribing that for us, we can't get around that,” says producer Aaron McIntire.Creators can appeal YouTube’s decision to demonetize their show, but success is rare. “There's basically no recourse whatsoever,” says Aaron.“I would venture a guess we are the largest show in America with by far the most anemic YouTube traffic,” says Steve. “They're making it so we can't connect with our audiences, and if we can't connect with you, we can't hit the numbers we want to get the monetization we need to keep even doing this at all.”Steve has been battling Big Tech censorship behind the scenes for years now. Recently, however, his fight experienced a new development when he contacted First Liberty — “the leading constitutional conservative political advocacy organization in the country” — which determined that Steve, indeed, had grounds to file a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.To hear where Steve is at in the process of fighting Big Tech censorship, watch the episode above.Want more from Steve Deace?To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics, Christian worldview, and principled conservatism with a snarky twist, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A Title IX complaint was submitted against Smith College, an all-girls school in Northampton, Massachusetts, that openly allows biological males to enroll in its programs.Activist group Defending Education filed the complaint over alleged discrimination by the school on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.The group made the allegations on behalf of "parents and students throughout the country" and pointed to specific policies from Smith College that state males can apply to the school so long as they identify as women.'Smith has relegated women to second class citizens.'According to Defending Education, Smith College has admitted males since 2015 and maintains "all gender" bathrooms and locker rooms.In its formal complaint, DE alleges Smith College's policy on "Gender Identity and Expression" indicates that "every single occupancy restroom on campus is designated all-gender."The college also allegedly advertises its Health & Wellness Center as providing "trans-affirming primary care, including hormone therapy."On the school's admissions page, the Frequently Asked Questions portion explains that the women's college "considers for admission any applicants who self-identify as women; cis, trans, and nonbinary women are eligible to apply to Smith."RELATED: Simone Biles signals defeat in feud with Riley Gaines on trans athletes Smith College made headlines in May when it invited Admiral Rachel Levine to speak at commencement and awarded him an honorary degree.Levine is a man who believes he is a woman and was the assistant secretary for health under President Joe Biden between 2021 and 2025. The admiral appeared in the school's promo video for the 2025 commencement, where he is heard saying that he was "excited to watch" the students "make history."Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president of Defending Education, told Blaze News that by treating sex and gender identity the same, "Smith has relegated women to second-class citizens."Perry also pointed to alleged "bias" teams at Smith, which she said are "incredibly effective in getting students to self-censor" about the issue.RELATED: Meet the 'queer' radicals who secretly send kids sex-change kits Smith also openly advocates for "undocumented" students at the school and says "SAT or ACT scores are optional" for applicants.Illegal immigrant students are allowed to apply under any admission plan at Smith, and the school is even willing to foot the bill."Smith meets 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students who apply for financial aid by the published deadlines," the school writes. Therefore, by the school's own words, it provides funding to illegal alien students using a form of "need-based financial aid," as opposed to a traditional student loan process.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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