The Babylon Bee Just Gave The Perfect Response to Gavin Newsom’s Ban on AI Parody Videos
September 19, 2024
Gavin Newsom / CBS
California Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed legislation into law seeking to outlaw parody videos using artificial intelligence and The Babylon Bee had the perfect response.
According to Newsom himself, the legislation was drawn up in response to Elon Musk sharing a parody videomocking Kamala Harris using an altered version of her voice.
I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California.
You can no longer knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content — including deepfakes. https://t.co/VU4b8RBf6N
The Babylon Bee, which is headquartered out of Florida, has responded to the new with a hilarious parody video of Newsom himself.
The video uses an AI version of Newsom’s voice describing how he has destroyed the state of California with his far-left policies and is therefore endorsing Kamala Harris to help spread them nationally.
Newsom’s voice states:
The Governor of California. This is a message for the people of America, given in my authentically recorded non-AI voice. Thanks to my leadership over the last several years, California has become a world leader in extremist left-wing governance. My policies were so effective that almost 1 million people are now fleeing the state every year. We even ran out of U-Hauls.
During the COVID pandemic, I locked everyone in their homes and shut down businesses for months. Not the French Laundry, though. That’s my favorite restaurant. Last year, I cleaned up the dangerous, messy streets of San Francisco. You know, because Chinese Communist President Xi was coming. And I really wanted to impress him. He’s my boss, after all.
This year, I signed legislation that allows me to take custody of your kid if you refuse to give him artificial hormones and chop off his genitals. Because if you don’t do that, you’re a bigot. And bigots shouldn’t be allowed to have kids. I’ve also led the way in green energy by banning all cars that don’t run on electricity. Then I banned almost all the electricity. This is smart leadership.
On my watch, the cost of living and homelessness have skyrocketed. Schools are failing. Drug dealers and human traffickers are pouring across the border. And poop has covered the sidewalks of San Francisco. This is the positive, joyful vision we offer as Democrats.
That’s why I’m enthusiastically endorsing Kamala Harris for president in 2024. She’ll do to the country everything I did in California. Anyway, I’m California Governor Gavin Newsom, and I approve this 100% real message, which is a recording of my voice without the assistance of any AI whatsoever.
This isn’t a deepfake. And you can rest assured that it isn’t, because I just signed an unconstitutional law outlawing deepfakes. No one would dare violate it. Thank you, and science bless America.
If you are from the state of California, please make sure not to watch and share the parody video as it is very dangerous for democracy and strictly against the law.
MUST SEE: Singer-Songwriter Jon David Kahn Releases “Fighter” — THE MOST AMAZING Trump Ballad You Have Ever Seen — Already #1 on iTunes! Take the Time to Watch, You Won’t Be Disappointed
September 19, 2024
Singer-songwriter Jon David Kahn is a longtime friend of The Gateway Pundit.
Jon David Kahn is an inspiring performer who first came on the scene during the Tea Party movement.
In 2010, Jon David Kahn produced “American Heart,” a moving, patriotic song that he made famous at numerous Tea Party events where he was asked to perform.
Jon David Kahn was a close friend of grassroots favorite Andrew Breitbart, who was an American original, a grassroots leader, and a close friend to this website and our founder, Jim Hoft.
Jon is also also pictured on The Gateway Pundit banner.
This photo was taken during an event after Andrew Breitbart passed away. Jon David and The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft spoke at a Tea Party event following Andrew’s death.
Jon David Kahn performs “American Made” after Andrew Breitbart’s death.
Here is Jon David’s previous hit, “American Made.”
Today, Jon David Kahn sent me his latest ballad, “Fighter,” which is dedicated to President Trump.
Jon hit a home run with his latest song.
The “Fighter” is an incredible, inspiring tribute to President Trump.
The song is written by Jon Kahn and Chris Wallin.
Enjoy! And please pass on to your friends and family!
What other candidate could withstand what @realDonaldTrump has? My latest release “Fighter” is for him and everyone who fights alongside him. pic.twitter.com/9KuQzZV86j
Susan Rice Claims Trump Will Carry Out ‘Mass Expulsions of American Citizens’ (VIDEO)
September 19, 2024
Susan Rice / MSNBC
Former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice has claimed that Donald Trump is planning to order “mass expulsions” of American citizens.
In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Rice was asked about her views on Trump’s plans to deport millions of illegal aliens and recent reports that Haitian migrants have been eating animals in Springfield, Ohio.
Rice explained:
This is really quite terrifying. We’ve heard for many, many months about his plans for mass deportations of undocumented persons here in the United States. That would be hugely violent and disruptive, separating families, causing millions to be expelled through the use of force, but what he’s saying now is something quite different and even more scary.
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We’re talking about a massive increase in the number of people that they try to ship out of the country on false pretenses because perhaps they don’t like the countries from which they came. Can you imagine what that means for this country when American citizens living here lawfully, living their lives with their family, can one day wake up and find themselves denaturalized and deported?
Now that the Supreme Court has said that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, if God forbid it were to be him again, can do whatever he wants in the office of the presidency with immunity, this is a recipe for mass expulsions of American citizens.
Rice’s comments are most likely an effort to deflect her attention from her disastrous role in controlling the Biden administration’s policy regarding the southern border.
Back in February, The Gateway Pundit reported how Rice was the “central figure” in the White House’s approach to the border.
Since they seized power in 2021, over 10 million illegal aliens have entered the country at the invitation of the Biden regime, wreaking havoc across American towns and cities.
St. Louis Man Arrested After Destroying Angel of Harmony Statue at the St. Louis Basilica with a Boom Lift
September 19, 2024
A St. Louis man destroyed the Angel of Harmony statue in the St. Louis Basilica Garden on Tuesday night. Christopher Jaros destroyed the statue with a giant boom lift – photo via St. Louis Police Dept..
35-year-old Christopher Jaros was arrested on Tuesday evening after he destroyed the Angel of Harmony statue with a boom lift outside of the St. Louis Basilica in Missouri.
The man then fled on foot and fired a shot into an unoccupied car.
We believe the suspect also fired a shot into an unoccupied car. Investigators reviewed video surveillance and identified a suspect. Detectives spotted the man as they searched the Central West End but he took off running.
“The Angel of Harmony has graced the grounds of our city’s Cathedral Basilica since 1999, as a joyful reminder that our diversity is something to be celebrated, that truth, beauty and goodness unite us all. We need to be reminded of that daily. We are still learning about the extent of the damage, with great hope that this special sculpture can be restored,” said Archbishop of St. Louis Mitchell Rozanski in a statement.
According to a post from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Angel of Harmony statue was knocked off its base by a boom lift.
Officers were called to the Cathedral Basilica at about 8 p.m., where they found the statue damaged and an unoccupied vehicle with a bullet hole. After reviewing the security video, they identified a suspect and began searching for him.
Police said officers spotted the man in the Central West End, but he ran off. The post said officers surrounded the area and used a police dog to track the suspect down near the intersection of Euclid and Maryland avenues.
The 35-year-old man was taken into custody. Police said they also believe the man was the one who fired the shot at an unoccupied car.
Security video from the intersection showed a shirtless man evading multiple officers before tripping and falling to the ground. The officers then surrounded him and took him into custody.
WOW! Donald Trump Makes In-Studio Appearance on the Greg Gutfeld Show (VIDEO)
September 18, 2024
Donald Trump made an in-studio appearance on the Greg Gutfeld show on FOX News tonight. This is huge because Gutfeld reaches a massive audience. His ratings even eclipse network shows like Colbert and Kimmel on a regular basis.
Plus, the atmosphere is much different on Gutfeld than other FOX News shows. This isn’t like an appearance on Hannity or Laura Ingraham’s show. It’s a fun and laid back environment.
The live audience gave Trump a standing ovation when he was introduced.
Trump’s appearance was taped Wednesday afternoon at FOX News Media’s New York City headquarters before the former president headed to Long Island for a campaign rally. The appearance comes at a crucial point in the 2024 campaign as Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris enter the home stretch of the White House race…
“Gutfeld!” is regularly among the most-watched cable news programs in America and finished August as the No. 1 program among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54.
You can watch some clips from the show below:
‘Gutfeld!’ crowd chants “USA! USA!” for Trump — don’t miss former President Donald Trump for the full hour tonight at 10p ET on @Gutfeldfox. pic.twitter.com/jf2RSDgNGV
Q: “I get more angry when my pant pocket gets caught on a doorknob than you get angry about getting shot at. How do you process that?”
President Trump: “What am I going to do, right?… Fortunately, so far I’ve been very lucky — or something is greater than all of us.” pic.twitter.com/MdyYmgrc3Z
President Trump says that he spoke to Tim Walz one time: When people with American flags protested outside the Minnesota Governor’s mansion and he asked President Trump to save him because he was scared lmfaopic.twitter.com/lWLtAqcB6F
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