Have you wondered why we sometimes put asterisks in the words in our headlines?
Like this:
Trending: BREAKING: Democrat Lawmaker ARRESTED For Drunk Driving & Fleeing Scene of Accident
And this:
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UPDATE: Firefighters K*lled In Idaho Sh**ting Identified
Why are we doing that?
Is it because we’ve gone WOKE?
Gone soft?
Are we embracing the censorship regime?
That’s what some of you have told me in (quite frankly very irrational and angry) emails you’ve sent me!
Like this one from William (last name and email redacted for privacy purposes):
William is BIG MAD at me for using asterisks!
William is a “big boy” and he doesn’t need my censorship! And he’s unsubscribing from my “pannsie” site!
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