Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 21, 2022

Episode Date: February 21, 2022

The world watches Ukraine, Capitol Police brace for Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, The number of non-heterosexual Americans reaches a record high, Seattle declares some bicycle safety laws “racist”. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, are you scared of the mob? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. Monday, February 21st, 2022, George Washington's birthday. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. The world watches Ukraine. Capital Police brace for President Biden's State of the Union address. The number of non-heterosexual Americans reaches a record high. Seattle declares some bicycle helmet laws. racist. Also ahead. Do you fear the mob? You should, but first. CBS News correspondent, David Martin, reporting Russian commanders of orders to proceed with the evasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky pleading with Western powers to punish Vladimir Putin now. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says negotiations between President.

and Biden and Putin may happen this week in the face of what CBS News is reporting. So it is still confusing. The D.C. Capitol Police preparing for the President's State of the Union address March 1st. Hundreds of officers will guard the Capitol building. Officials will also bring back the fence. Tactical units from the Department of Homeland Security will protect lawmakers during the speech. The FBI warning a freedom trucker convoy, like the one seen in Canada, could descend on D.C. before the state of the Union. The percentage of U.S. adults who

self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, reaching a record high of 7%. That figure was just 3% when Gallup began asking the question a decade ago. 86% say they are straight. 6% refused to respond. The number of young Americans identifying as part of the LGBT community rising to 21%. Wow. Bike helmets in Seattle no longer mandatory. Politicians there repealing the safety law because it is allegedly used to target minorities,

said one council member, quote, The disproportional enforcement of the requirement gives us concern about how it affects people who are homeless and communities of color. The helmet rule was implemented in Seattle back in 1993 after a string of bike-related fatalities, but now it is racist. In a moment, will the mob get you? Right back. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under strike.

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Time now for the O'Reilly Update. Message of the day. Fearing the mob, and we're not talking about organized crime here. Be thankful. You were not a pioneer in America. Life on the Western frontier was brutal. Few comforts, no law, lots of danger. In the midst of that, Roe's frontier justice, where settlers ditched out punishments to perceived miscreants without much deliberation. Steel a horse, you could be hanged by the neck until dead. Commit of violent crime, termination by mob, was common. In many places, the presumption of innocent did not exist. Today, the mob mentality has returned to the USA, driven by social media where there are few protections. Anonymous trolls can assassinate individual characters,

destroy business, and even threaten personal safety. Few police agencies have the resources to investigate, and internet companies generally deny responsibility for injustice. The mob knows it can inflict grave damage to people with little risk. Hello, Tombstone. Freedom of speech now being used against the American people. Let us count the ways. Good people who might want to run for office are often dissuaded because they will likely be smeared and their families seared. Few candidates escape that. Organizations funded by ideological fanatics like George Soros incite boycotts against businesses. It's easy. Just put out an allegation and demand a company change policy or fire someone.

Corporations often fold quickly, meaning few in the marketplace are safe. Attacks organized on the net, can hurt profits and the bosses know it, so better to give the mob what it wants. Amidst this madness, power has shifted. Anonymous character assassins on Twitter, Instagram, other social media are on the march. Due process has been obliterated. Allegations become facts at light speed. Dark money allows dishonest political groups to threaten sponsors and anyone who might hold influence. If you don't do what the mob wants, it could very well come for you.

No one is safe. Every public person is just one accusation away from ruin. Corrupt lawyers are lined up to exploit accusations, demanding big money settlements, blackmail, extortion, and defamation, now common occurrences against the social media backdrop. This is our country in society today. millions of swords, no shields. If you fight back in civil court, the ordeal will last years and likely cost millions. The mob has all the weapons. The result is massive injustice and a rapidly declining interchange of ideas. Most folks fear the mob and flee from it. We are mobbed up in this country. The bad guys are winning. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. If you would like more honest news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com, where we are streaming

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