Kim Iverson Unleashed
In a much-needed push-back to Rescue the Republic and electoral dismissal of the Gaza genocide
While gearing up for the pregame commentary for the Trump/Harris debate throw-down on cable “news,” I had a chance to stream last night’s Kim Iverson show on Rumble. Since I’m not a paid subscriber or regular viewer I had no reason to expect much more than an hour’s worth of time-killing commentary. A fan of Kim’s since her anti-COVID-19 mandate commentaries, she earned my mad respect today for her righteous stand against genocidal complicity.
In short, after reposting on X yesterday to a Rescue the Republic post of keynote speakers - “Is everyone on this list pro-Israel? Looks like it. But, yeah, let’s rescue the Republic.” This offhand retweet resulted in a flurry of angry messaging from organizers and participants, phone calls and messages, most upset that Kim replied in public, that she broad-brushed some participants who actually did not support Israel but preferred to stay out of the fray. Two vocal exceptions: Jimmy Dore and Col. Douglas Macgregor.
Iverson goes into some detail during the show’s first half hour. I won’t rehash it here, but what impressed me was her refusal to acquiesce to this onslaught of Twitter X complaints. Her willingness to risk media relationships and connections to maintain her pro-Palestine bona fides and disdain for access journalism.
Her September 9th episode of The Kim Iverson Show was an inspiration to the millions out here who, like Kim, have lost friends and acquaintances, even family connections, over our uncompromising stance against the Israeli/US slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Genocide is genocide, and many of my Duopoly friends are dismissing our country's active participation as the price their Blue Team has to pay to defeat the Red Team, and vice versa. Incredibly, for some it hasn't even been a tough call, just the small price one has to pay for being a part of a tribe.
As a Vietnam War veteran and former Naval Aviator I have seen a genocide in realtime. It abruptly ended my career plans of following in my WWII/Korean War aviator father's footsteps. In the words of a Veterans for Peace friend, we were "mindless tools of the Empire." I live with the remorse and moral injury of that participation today, much like my Iraq War veteran son, who resigned his commission during his second deployment.
It's been lonely out here. My wife and I have learned to live with epithets. The cancellations by family and friends have been more difficult, but the tribal support for the national security state and condescending, dismissals of the nonstop slaughter of thousands for a winning electoral tally on Fox News or MSNBC is dystopian "brain rot," an apt Iverson analogy. It appears the 21st century version of mindless tools are still running roughshod over the quiet complicit, but might actually be showing signs of flailing, thanks to continuous, courageous push back from alternative media.
