Wow!
Karen Read and journalist Aidan @DoctorTurtleboy Kearney WON their motion at the appeals court to consolidate their appeals of Judge Gildea's denial of Aidan and Karen's respective motion to dismiss under the anti-slapp law.
Stronger together, indeed
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Last night's show at the Shubert Theater is something I will never forget, and one of the greatest nights of my life. The theater was packed and LOUD. The atmosphere was electric, fun, and lively. It was NOTHING like what you see on Twitter, and a reminder that in the real world none of this negativity exists. The hatred and obsession you see with me online is invisible when you go outside and touch grass. For all the talk of division and losing support we sold more than 200 more tickets than we did at the Wilbur, and likely raised close to six figures for my legal defense fund. The McAlberts tried HARD to prevent this from happening. They tried to bully and scare my cohosts from participating in the show. They even served The Glarer with a subpoena as he walked into the show. None of it worked.
There are so many people I wanna thank for last night, and I'm worried I will omit someone's contributions because there were so many people who made this happen, but here goes. '
- @auntiedebbb, who is hilarious and irreplaceable, and had the crowd DYING in laughter the whole show
- @TheEmilySee, who refused to give up on this show, helped us behind the scenes after being intimidated with a bullshit subpoena, made hilarious videos that we used during the show, and came on the stage at the end for an awesome Q&A session with me and Jimmy
- @MaryBil99341482, who flew here from Michigan to fill in for Emily, made the transition seemless, and NAILED her roles at Lizzie Proctor, Julie Albert, and Howie Carr
- Homeslice, who made the funniest video you will ever see memorializing all we've lost to TBDS
Thank you to my guests in the front row of the mezzanine:
- My friends Liri and Tracy, who I have known since 7th grade, went to UMass with, and know me better than anyone
- The beautiful Trent's Mom and her wonderful sister and brother in law who got to experience Turtle World for the first time in person
- My Dad, without whom none of this would be possible, and my two amazing sisters Clare and Flannery, who used to do theater with @auntiedebbb when they were little kids
- My amazing attorneys @BradlLawPC and @Bederowlaw, who put up with all my bullshit and have their work cut out of them every day with me
- @CourtneyHealy29, who spoke to me EVERY DAY in jail and helped me get through the toughest time in my life, just as she did with the wrongly accused and factually innocent @KelseyCaterino, both of whom looked stunning last night
- @TheEmilySee, who is possibly the funniest, most intelligent, and most talented YouTube content creator I've met, and an unabashed supporter of Karen Read and Turtleboy
I'd also like to thank the following people who helped make this all happen:
- @ericagurl147, a good friend who has been volunteering for both me and Karen Read for YEARS, and who has been helping me prepare for this show for weeks, drove me to the theater, and was working backstage and the merch booth last night
- Lisa Tobin and Crissy Mello who volunteered to work the merch stand last night and helped raise thousands of dollars for my legal defense fund, just as they did for Karen Read
- @Purps_Diary, who booked this show in the first place and spent weeks navigating ticket sales and getting donated tickets in the hands of our giveaway winners
- Laura From London, whose behind the scenes work has made it possible for me to do what I do for years, without whom none of this would be possible, and who coordinated with the Shubert to get all the videos organized for the show
- Mark Gately, who photographed the entire show (will have those later)
I'd also like to thank everyone who purchased tickets to be donated for giveaways. Almost 1,400 tickets were sold to the show. Special thanks to @GreekPuppyQueen and a donor who would like to remain anonymous who purchased a LARGE amount of tickets as a big F you to the McAlberts.
Thank you to everyone who showed up to my show. I am grateful to you and could not do what I do without your support. I met people last night at the VIP meet and greet and later at the Encore from Ireland, Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, Utah, California, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Florida, and many more places I'm probably forgetting. I am humbled and blown away that anyone would travel that far and pay that kind of money just to watch and meet me. Last night on the stage I fed off of your energy, which keeps me going every time I am knocked down and feel like I'm at my lowest.
It was great seeing content creators of all sizes in attendance last night. Although I may miss some here, I distinctly remember seeing Samantha Benigno @IDBHTrueCrime (who I met for the first time and LOVE), The Glarer, @MCCossyG, @LorenKatie, @GrantSmithEllis (who got a standing ovation from the crowd), @FerventHosp, @Boston1985Amy, all sorts of Chat Rats, and probably many others who refuse to remain silent on what really matters.
I was also pleasantly surprised and honored to have @darollins there, who despite the fact that I have criticized her IMMENSELY over the years, remains a loud and outspoken voice for JUSTICE.
I am still riding the high from the last 24 hours and my voice needs to recover, AND I'm taking little man trick or treating, so we're gonna do the show tomorrow night where I will talk all about this more. But thank you again to everyone who made last night possible. You will all get an even bigger thank you when I beat these charges, defeat this civil suit, and hopefully use it to get justice for John O'Keefe.
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Today, Irish citizen journalist Kirk Loco was acquitted at Bray District Court of a criminal charge under Ireland's "Coco's Law." X is proud to have funded Kirk's defense.
Kirk's alleged offense was a single post on X relaying a teenage girl's account of a migrant man exposing himself to her on a local bus. Kirk was arrested at his home and faced up to two years in prison.
The court found the State had not proved its case. "Grossly offensive" speech is not defined anywhere in the law. Vague laws like this invite abuse.
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It does look like a hack on Binance. Appreciate the quick freeze from Tether (~$971m) and Circle (~$823m).
I don't manage Binance (.com) anymore, but as a shareholder, I expect all user funds will be fully covered.
The Tommy Robinson case is a political hit job.
This trial is the ultimate blueprint for how the system handles people who don't fall in line. You don't even have to like the guy to see exactly how the British courts just exposed themselves.
For years, Robinson has been on the front lines exposing grooming gangs, tracking mass unregulated immigration, and sounding the alarm on the erosion of British culture.
His tireless work to save the UK made him an enemy of an establishment desperate to hide the truth. Because they couldn't silence his journalism, they went after his family.
Mainstream media tracked Robinson's ex-wife and children to a holiday spot in Cyprus and slapped their faces on the front page during peak UK tensions.
That is targeted endangerment, plain and simple. But when the state protects the press, doxxing an activist's young kids is called "journalism."
When Robinson turned the tables, hiring investigators to find the editors and warning them he would make their families famous, the entire establishment panicked.
They couldn't handle the exact same energy they dish out daily. Suddenly, accountability became a "criminal threat."
The prosecution literally admitted in court that Robinson's messages contained zero actual threats of violence. Read that again. No violence. Yet, the British legal system spent weeks of court time and taxpayer money to treat this media dispute like a major national security threat.
While the UK government is actively letting violent criminals out of prison early because their cells are full, they are perfectly happy to reserve a space for a citizen journalist who pushed back against corporate bullies. The priorities are entirely backwards.
This isn't about harassment; it's about a state-backed hit job designed to make an example out of a man who loves his country.
I have a whole list of people I am exposing. From both departments I’ve worked for. I’ve never deleted a single text message. I’ve never deleted anything.
I was arrested, interviewed under caution for 2 hours by two sturdy lllllllesbians and my case sent to the @CPSUK for the crime of… ‘causing offence to myself’.