John Paul Mac Isaac—Author of “American Injustice: My Battle to Expose the Truth”—joins The Rich Zeoli to discuss his new book which documents his experience being caught-up in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. In 2019, Hunter Biden commissioned John Paul’s Wilmington, Delaware electronic repair shop to fix his liquid-damaged laptops. John Paul explains, “[c]oncerned that I was sitting on evidence in a criminal investigation, I set out to hand everything over to the FBI” after Biden never returned to collect his property. He continues, “[w]hen the story broke, Big Tech and social and mainstream media blocked the reporting” and “[m]y actions were labeled Russian disinformation.” Despite doing the right thing every step of the way, John Paul unfairly had his character attacked—ultimately, resulting in the forced closure of his business, The Mac Shop. During the interview, John Paul also reacts to Elon Musk’s recent releasing of emails confirming that Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story at the behest of the Biden campaign team—vindicating John Paul once and for all. His incredible book is available at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/American-Injustice/John-Paul-Mac-Isaac/9781637586846

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/05/22):

3:05pm- On behalf of Elon Musk and Twitter, investigative journalist Matt Taibbi released a series of tweets documenting Twitter’s efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2022 Presidential election at the behest of the Biden campaign team. Taibbi wrote, “[b]y 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine. One executive would write to another: ‘More to review from the Biden team.’ The reply would come back: ‘Handled.’” The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board noted the release as “confirmation of the central role that former spies played in October 2020 in framing the Hunter Biden story in a way that made it easier for Twitter and Facebook to justify their censorship.”

3:35pm- While speaking about his decision to acquire Twitter and publicizing the platform's decision to censor information at the behest of elected officials and political candidates in the past, Elon Musk said, “sunshine is a great disinfectant” for “content take downs” requests and fulfillments.

3:50pm- While appearing on Fox News with Tucker Carlson, actor James Woods revealed that he plans to sue the Democratic National Committee for allegedly ordering Twitter to remove Woods’ messages from the social media platform.

4:05pm- On ABC’s “This Week,” George Stephanopoulos asked House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries about allegations he is an election denier. Following the 2016 Presidential election, Jeffries frequently referred to Donald Trump as an illegitimate president. 

4:15pm- While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Jim Jordan accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of engaging in political bias when deciding to investigate Donald Trump and vowed to hold them accountable. 

4:20pm- According to The Gateway Pundit, Elon Musk has alleged that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than $1 billion to Democrat candidates. SBF has been accused of taking customer investments and illegally funneling them to another entity he controlled, Alameda Research.

4:35pm- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection.

5:05pm- Susan Crabtree—RealClearPolitcs’ White House & National Political Correspondent—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her recent article, “Enes Kanter Freedom’s World Cup Call to Action.” Crabtree writes, “[t]he 6-foot-10 big man says it’s a pivotal time for human rights worldwide and called on all athletes to use their outsized influence to voice support for dissidents bravely standing up to repressive regimes. U.S. and other athletes, he said, also shouldn’t remain silent about widespread reports that thousands of migrant workers died in recent years working in Qatar on World Cup projects and stadiums.” Crabtree and Rich also discuss the latest regarding Elon Musk’s claims of politically influenced censorship on Twitter. 

5:25pm- On TikTok, a high school English teacher bizarrely suggested that grammar and writing rules are racist and oppressive. 

5:30pm- While speaking with tech-journalist Kara Swisher, former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter Yoel Roth defended the social media company’s decision to ban the satirical account Babylon Bee for misgendering Dr. Rachel Levin in a joke. 

5:40pm- Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that if the FBI is asking social media companies to suppress certain, inherently political stories, “we have a real problem.” 

6:05pm- In the aftermath of Elon Musk exposing Twitter’s decision to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story, The Wall Street Journal published a public statement issued by intelligence officials from October 19th, 2020. The statement claims that the Hunter Biden story had “all the classic earmarks” of a Russian disinformation campaign. The statement was signed by 51 former officials, including Jim Clapper, Mike Hayden, and John Brennan. We now definitively know their assessment was incorrect. Is this further proof that federal government intelligence agencies have become politicized? 

6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? + Zeoli’s Final Thought

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection.

Susan Crabtree—RealClearPolitcs’ White House & National Political Correspondent—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her recent article, “Enes Kanter Freedom’s World Cup Call to Action.” Crabtree writes, “[t]he 6-foot-10 big man says it’s a pivotal time for human rights worldwide and called on all athletes to use their outsized influence to voice support for dissidents bravely standing up to repressive regimes. U.S. and other athletes, he said, also shouldn’t remain silent about widespread reports that thousands of migrant workers died in recent years working in Qatar on World Cup projects and stadiums.” Crabtree and Rich also discuss the latest regarding Elon Musk’s claims of politically influenced censorship on Twitter. 

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (12/02/2022):

3:05pm- According to a report from The Washington Post, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expected to adopt a “controversial facial recognition technology for passenger screening at 16 major domestic airports.” Geoffrey A. Fowler writes, “[a]ny time data gets collected somewhere, it could also be stolen — and you only get one face. The TSA says all its databases are encrypted to reduce hacking risk. But in 2019, the Department of Homeland Security disclosed that photos of travelers were taken in a data breach, accessed through the network of one of its subcontractors.” The “one to one” facial verification testing could be rolled out nationally by the end of 2023. 

3:30pm- According to reports from The Gateway Pundit and Libs of TikTok, Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey held a “drag show” in which students dressed up and performed. 

3:45pm- Department of Energy’s Samuel Brinton, who oversees nuclear waste management, has been placed on leave, according to the Biden Administration. Brinton has been accused of stealing a suitcase with contents worth over $2,300.

3:50pm- After making numerous anti-Semitic statements on Thursday, Kanye West was banned from Twitter, according to the platform’s owner Elon Musk. 

3:55pm- During an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times’ DealBook conference, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings expressed excitement about Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter. Hastings also defended his company’s decision to be the home of comedian Dave Chappelle’s sometimes controversial stand-up specials. 

4:05pm- According to Politico, New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would require adults to wear helmets while riding bicycles in the state. 

4:10pm- While appearing on Fox News with Tucker Carlson, former NHL player Theo Fleury said, “politics has no place in any sport.” 

4:25pm- During an interview with Hollywood Reporter, film director James Cameron bizarrely stated, “I always think of [testosterone] as a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system." Cameron is the writer and director of Avatar 2.

4:40pm- According to a report from The New York Post, Los Angeles County will reinstate indoor mask mandates in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections. 

4:45pm- Eli Lake—Contributing Editor at Commentary Magazine & Host of The Reeducation Podcast—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article, “Can the FBI Be Saved from Itself—And Can We Be Saved from the FBI?” Lake writes, “the bureau remains a threat to both the civil liberties of its targets and the democratic health of the republic. Over the past six years in particular, we have learned that FBI officials routinely deceive not only the public but also the institutions designed to protect the public from FBI overreach. Agents lie to supervisors. Supervisors lie to judges. FBI directors mislead Congress. And almost no one is ever punished.” Read more at: https://www.commentary.org/articles/eli-lake/fbi-needs-new-reforms/

5:10pm- Elon Musk promised to publish “what really happened with the Hunter Biden story suppression by Twitter” at 5 o’clock ET on Friday—it’s 5 o’clock…where is the announcement? We are waiting, Elon!

5:35pm- Matt and Rich continue to argue over the greatest Christmas movie—Home Alone or Die Hard? Meanwhile, Henry is offended that no one has asked what his favorite Christmas film is…and it’s an awful selection. 

5:45pm- New York City is hiring a "Director of Rodent Mitigation" to help address the city’s growing rat population. The position reportedly pays $170,000 annually.

6:05pm- Matt Rooney—Attorney & Founder of Save Jersey—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the latest in New Jersey politics. Read more at: https://savejersey.com

6:15pm- Still waiting: Elon Musk has not yet published information about Twitter censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2020 presidential election.

6:25pm- In a new Wall Street Journal opinion editorial, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute Arthur Herman argued that Republicans need to embrace early voting in order to remain competitive with Democrats in the 2024 election cycle. Herman writes, “Republicans ignore early voting and mail-in balloting at their peril. According to Gallup, from 2010 to 2014 Republicans had the edge in early voting. But in the 2018 midterms, the GOP lead had slipped to 46% compared with 44.7% for Democrats. By the Biden-Trump election, the Democrats had a 54% to 32% advantage over Republicans, with 38% of independents voting before Election Day.” Read the article at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-needs-to-embrace-early-voting-election-day-ballot-harvesting-social-media-absentee-habits-pennsylvania-11669913240?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

6:45pm- On behalf of Elon Musk and Twitter, investigative journalist Matt Taibbi released a series of tweets documenting Twitter’s efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2022 Presidential election. Taibbi wrote, “[b]y 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine. One executive would write to another: ‘More to review from the Biden team.’ The reply would come back: ‘Handled.’”