Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) dropped a bombshell on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Thursday, claiming the incoming Trump administration is scheming with corporate media executives in a coordinated effort to dictate what we watch, what we say, what we read. It’s the kind of hyperbolic rhetoric we’ve come to expect from the left’s fever swamps, where any whiff of conservative pushback against Big Tech and legacy media oligarchs gets spun into a dystopian conspiracy. Talarico’s outburst isn’t just unhinged—it’s a Freudian slip revealing the real power players he’s terrified of losing control over: the very same media machines that have spent years demonizing gun owners, amplifying every mass shooting narrative to fuel confiscation agendas, and burying stories of defensive gun uses that don’t fit their script.
For the 2A community, this is gold. Talarico’s panic attack underscores a seismic shift: Trump’s orbit, bolstered by figures like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is openly challenging the corporate media cartel that’s long weaponized anti-gun propaganda. Remember how outlets like MSNBC and CNN breathlessly pushed assault weapon bans post-Parkland, coordinating with Dem politicians to smear AR-15s as tools of tyranny while ignoring FBI stats showing rifles aren’t even in the top 10 homicide weapons? Now, with Trump eyeing FCC reforms and antitrust crackdowns on media monopolies, the Talaricos of the world are sweating. If coordination means breaking up the echo chamber that censors pro-2A voices—think YouTube demonetizing Colion Noir or Twitter (pre-Musk) shadowbanning NRA posts—count us in. This isn’t control; it’s competition, finally giving patriots a fighting chance against the narrative overlords who’ve turned shall not be infringed into a punchline.
The implications for gun rights are profound: a freer media landscape means more sunlight on failures like Chicago’s gun crime epidemic under strict controls, or the heroic everyday carry saves that save lives without fanfare. Talarico’s whine is a tacit admission that their grip is slipping—expect more meltdowns as Trump 2.0 dismantles the censorship apparatus. 2A warriors, this is our moment: amplify the truth, support independent creators, and watch the house of cards tumble. The Second Amendment thrives when information flows freely, not when it’s funneled through DNC-approved spigots. Stay vigilant, stay armed, stay free.
