The Rise of Zombie Journalism

Politician's outrageous and slanderous lies published by legacy media!

On Friday, 8th October 2021, a Councillor (Cllr.) for my local electoral area of Limerick City West, tweeted the following 

As part of @NWCI #StopOnlineAbuse I will start with my experience of @YouTube. A series of videos has been made about me this yr. This is a compilation of some of those videos. YouTube tells me these are not in violation of guidelines and to deal directly with the content creator pic.twitter.com/kW7tCrkhst

— Cllr Elisa O'Donovan (@elisaodonovan) October 8, 2021

As part of Cllr. O'Donovan's tweet to advertise her participation in an upcoming National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) webinar about online abuse, O'Donovan uploaded an out-of-context video compilation of clips from my videos, which identified me as the content creator and prompted her flying monkeys to go on a reporting spree trying to get my YouTube channel taken down. 

Less than eleven hours later and the Irish Examiner got in on the act, publishing an article based entirely on the tweet and some of the replies and describing my videos as "misogynistic."

The Irish Examiner article

This style of journalism, where a load of tweets are cobbled together to produce a copy-and-paste article and where nothing is investigated or verified, is what I like to call zombie journalism.

"The Reporting Dead" is what they would call it if it was a TV show.

Such brain-dead articles have become more and more commonplace in recent years and it is sad to see Irish journalism plumb such depraved depths; I have featured in articles they published in the past, when the journalists took the time to cover every aspect of the story and present all sides. Now, however, it's such a pity to see the bar being lowered so low that you could trip over it.

With zombie journalism there is a complete lack of impartiality and they can't be bothered to even pretend to investigate the story properly.

On Thursday, 14th October 2021, the NWCI held their webinar and it was the turn of the Irish Times to get in on the act with an article that simply quoted verbatim what the various participants had to say and presented it all as if it were fact.

It was interesting to listen to the explanation given by Cllr. O'Donovan about how she got my "Elisa Lies" video on YouTube blocked in Ireland. That video was the exposé on Cllr. O'Donovan and her antics which was starting to go viral. Some say it was the best video on O'Donovan that they've ever seen (and thankfully it was not totally suppressed as it's still available on Bitchute, Odysee and Rumble). 

"I've spoken about my experience of trying to get videos taken down: very misogynistic, really disgusting videos about me on YouTube. I couldn’t get them taken down. First of all, I put in a breach of privacy complaint and I was told to deal directly with the content creator, so they wanted me to deal directly with the person who was abusing me which I obviously did not feel safe to do. The second thing I did then was put in a copyright because they were manipulating my own videos to make me out looking like a witch, and that was also refused. So I had to result in getting a solicitor to put in very specific defamation claims and all that resulted in was some of the videos being blocked in Ireland but they could be viewed in the rest of the world." said Cllr. O'Donovan in the NWCI Zoom call

Nothing that Cllr. O'Donovan said is actually true.

My videos are neither misogynistic nor disgusting and many have described them as informative and witty. 

Cllr. O'Donovan put in a privacy complaint for a 3 minute section in a video of her unhinged antics outside the Sacred Heart Church in Limerick on Palm Sunday this year, it was for the 3 minute exchange that took place between us after she crossed the road to confront me. Her complaint was rejected by YouTube because she was a public representative that was filmed in a public place while claiming to be carrying out her duty as a Councillor; there was no invasion of privacy. 

The only time that YouTube requires the complainant to contact the content creator directly is in the case of a defamation claim and that contact can take the form of an email or letter from the complainant (or their solicitor) to the content creator. I have had absolutely no correspondence from either O'Donovan or her solicitor.

There is absolutely no requirement to call to see the content creator in person, as the mendacious Councillor suggested during the NWCI Zoom call and even if that were the case, why would she fear for her safety? She knows full well that I have never behaved menacingly or threateningly towards her. 

As my video, "Cllr. Elisa O'Donovan calls the Guards (unedited)" (the video that she complained about to YouTube for 'invasion of privacy') shows, she had no problem shouting at me (unprovoked) from across the road, she had no fear whatsoever in walking up to me and recording me up close and in my face, she had no problem walking across the road to me to insult me and make snide remarks about my attempt to help the people in my electoral area. At no time did I approach her, but she saw nothing wrong broadcasting lies about me online and in the local media, saying that I had intimidated and harassed her.

It was her lies to the media and getting her far-left associates in Antifa Limeick to launch an online hate campaign targeting me and my children that prompted me to make the videos in the first place. If Cllr. O'Donovan hadn't lied, there would have been no need for my videos.

Contrary to what Cllr. O'Donovan stated, there is no need to contact the content creator for a YouTube copyright claim, but for copyright claims to be successful they must either go unchallenged (I challenged her claims against my comedy videos under 'fair use') or the complainant must show YouTube that they are taking a court action against the content creator.

Cllr. O'Donovan claims that she had to get a solicitor to make a "specific" defamation claim to YouTube.

YouTube's policy on defamation specifically requires the complainant to contact the content creator directly via email or letter and as I previously stated, I have had absolutely no correspondence whatsoever from either O'Donovan or her solicitor regarding my videos or any other issues for that matter. which means that she got a solicitor to lie to YouTube and claimed that they had attempted to contact me or were issuing court proceedings against me for defamation.

Cllr. O'Donovan is no stranger to taking a defamation case against a private citizen when she feels slighted and offended by what they said about her online. So why hasn't she taken a case against me? 

Could it be that I don't come across as the kind of mark that you could shake down for €10,000 in an out-of-court settlement? Could it be the fact that I would actually relish the opportunity to defend my videos in court? 

I didn't defame O'Donovan at all, she did that all by herself when she made a holy show of herself by harassing Catholics as they prayed the Rosary outside the Sacred Heart Church in Limerick on Palm Sunday.

I did not initiate calling Cllr. O'Donovan a witch, she called herself a witch in a series of tweets; I merely picked up on the fact and portrayed her as a witch simply for comedic effect in light of her own self-identification. She also wore a top calling herself a "gowl," which like the censored 'C' word (c*%#) that she claimed to have caused her so much upset, is a derogatory word for female genitalia. 

"Gowl" is also used as a slang word to describe an annoying person, an idiot and a dishonest person.

G + Owl = Gowl

Unlike the defamation case against a private citizen that Cllr. O'Donovan currently has before Limerick Circuit Court, I have actually named O'Donovan and it is very obvious to all that watch the videos who it is that I'm speaking about. 

In O'Donovan's current defamation case she wasn't actually named at all in the online post that she alleges has defamed her, she simply claims that the post was about her and promptly issued court proceedings. The case has no merit and if it isn't dropped before it is heard then the Judge will undoubtedly throw it out and award costs against O'Donovan. Her defamation case is little more than an abuse of law; a contemptible attempt by a politician to publicly blacken the good name of a private citizen. 

It is absolutely scandalous that media have published this politicians lies about me without question; I am clearly identified in Cllr. O'Donovan's video tweet, which was then embedded unquestionably into the Irish Examiner article. Maybe I should consider taking a defamation case myself?

In the meantime, I will keep making video exposés as they are needed.

Here's my response video to Councillor O'Donovan's latest Twitter hate fest (another one for her and her flying monkeys to complain about):

ANTIFA CALLING: Councillor Elisa O'Donovan and her Far-Left Associates

Here's  a playlist of all my videos featuring Councillor O'Donovan:

The Councillor Elisa O'Donovan Chronicles (6 videos)

And there will be plenty more videos to come. I may not be able to stop the rise of zombie journalism, but when it tries to bite me I can do my best to counter it with my own fringe journalism.

Next up is "Fatal Detraction: The Untold Story of Deputy Brian Leddin and Councillor Elisa O'Donovan" in which i will be taking a closer look at that defamation case of O'Donovan's as well as her fantasy mindset and modus operandi, so be sure to head on over to my YouTube channel to subscribe and hit the bell for notifications, you won't want to miss it.

COMING SOON

A satirical representation of Councillor O'Donovan's Twilight Zone fantasy mindset

(Dún an) Doras Luimní: Closing the door on reality

I am appalled by the reactionary response from Doras Luimní to the Limerick Post’s asylum centre article, I had expected more from a professionally run organisation that seeks to promote and uphold the human rights and well-being of migrants than histrionic indignation; rather than being measured and reasonable, their statement  seems to be almost ideologically inspired.

There is no need for Doras Luimní to liaise with the relevant authorities with regard to an investigation;  anyone that cares to read the Prohibition of Incitement To Hatred Act (1989) will see that neither the Limerick Post nor their whistle blower were trying to incite hatred, the article did not broadcast  “threatening, abusive or insulting” material and was not published with the intent “that hatred would be likely to be stirred up”. 

There were absolutely no “racist comments” made, as claimed by Doras Luimní.

Mian Mujahid Ali Shahid

The article did present facts and evidence in the form of testimony from “Ivan” (an employee at a Direct Provision Centre) and in recounting the case of Mian Mujahid Ali Shahid, a convicted (in his absence) sex offender fleeing from justice in Scotland who “was fed, given protection and social allowance in one of the direct provision hostels in Limerick prior to his arrest and deportation” last year.

The article tells us that Ivan is from the Middle-East, I would suspect that he is also Muslim as he claimed to have had intimate conversations with some direct provision residents that he felt had “…a worrying level of extremism, bordering on hatred, which could potentially manifest in some sort of devastating way, as their numbers will continue to rise”.

Perhaps these Irish Muslim leaders are also being “racist” with their “anti-extremist declaration”.

Some have dismissed their declaration as little more than virtue-signalling, but at the very least it is a signifier of the concern that exists amongst Irish Muslims that extremists might establish a more sure foothold here.

All of the Muslims I know share those concerns. Every single one of us should share those concerns, especially Doras Luimní; if they are truly concerned about vulnerable refugees living in direct provision that came here to escape such extremists then they should seek to ensure that they don’t have to share their refuge with extremists. If there is to be any investigation it should be into Ivan’s allegations.

What appalled me most about Doras Luimní’s statement was not so much the lazy and false accusations of “racism”, but their own incitement of hatred directed towards direct provision workers by labelling them as unqualified and as “racist”; their job is trying enough without being made a target for far-left fascists.

Doras Luimní claims that throughout their 16-years of working with asylum seekers that they have “never been alerted to any suspicions of radical Islamic extremism in Direct Provision centres”.  Why would they be alerted? They are not the relevant authority. I would urge Ivan, (if he hasn’t already done so) to make an official statement to the Gardaí.

By the way, Islam is not a race, it is a religion and like other religions its followers are from all races and ethnic backgrounds. When someone experiences discrimination because of their religion it is not called racism, it is called sectarianism.  Ivan wasn't being sectarian either.

It should also be pointed out that Islam is not a homogeneous religion, there are over 72 sects and plenty of sectarianism between them; in their blood thirsty quest to establish a theocratic Caliphate in Syria and Iraq, the multi-national Islamic State have killed mostly Muslims for belonging to the wrong sect in their view.

Ivan also claims that “there are cheaters in the direct provision system getting protection and privileges that they don’t deserve”.  This does not surprise me and it is not the first time I have heard such a charge. A friend of mine (originally from North Africa, now an Irish citizen) that used to volunteer for Doras Luimní a few years ago was of the exact same opinion; he was of the view that many of those he encountered were chancers that should be deported.

It is absolutely disgraceful that asylum seekers can wait years for a decision to be made regarding their status and Doras Luimní is right to advocate for a time limit of 6 to 9 months, but once a decision is made the appropriate action should be taken, including deportation.

Doras Luimní rightly states that “the media has an enormous responsibility to provide their readers with balanced and factual material”.  However, the media also has a duty to publish stories that are in the public interest and in this case the Limerick Post should be commended for bringing this to our attention, not condemned.

The article was just another knock on the door from reality and Doras Luimní has damaged its credibility by adopting this slamming position, which is doing a great disservice to the very people that they advocate for. 

Shooting the messenger has never proved productive and ignoring or denying the reality that there is a problem will not make it go away. If we don't open the door and address it directly it will eventually come crashing in on us and when that happens it will be too late for reasonable discourse and dialogue.

A Note to Leftists on Nazi Scum

On Saturday 6th February 2016 far-left protesters attacked supporters of PEGIDA Ireland (an anti- Islamisation group) as they tried to make their way to the GPO in Dublin City centre for a rally that was not allowed to happen.

Edit Note: the original 6min video that this blog was written about is no longer available on You Tube. the above 3min video is a re-edited version of the deleted one and does not feature the quote below by loud mouth hooligan Derek Byrne, or the SJW's hanging back from the trouble.

This video is so enlightening.

Oh the irony of Nazi scum chanting "Nazi scum get off our streets" while refusing to get off our streets.

I suppose they only wanted to assert their right to beat up people that they disagree with and how dare those evil Gardaí prevent them from defending us all from these “racists”.

"This is Ireland 2016 - racists are protected and the sticks are drawn on the people" 

-Derek Byrne

That says it all really; it’s okay to violently molest and beat a "racist" because they're not actually people - dehumanise the enemy/unbeliever and do as you please with them, it has a familiar ring to it. An almost "Es Ist Zeit zu säubern - Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten!" chime to it. A call to purge and cleanse – hello religiosity!

Of course, the collective harassment experienced by the PEGIDA Ireland supporters in this video is nothing compared to the experience of the women of Cologne and many other European cities on New Years Eve.

The "taherrush" literally means "collective harassment" and this fun Islamic game involves the sexual molestation and/or rape of women that are wearing perfume or are considered to be immodestly dressed (no hijab). There are over 1,000 official complaints from women in Cologne to date and the more sensibly dressed (duffle coat and jeans) got off the lightest, whereas women in skirts were literally brutalised. This is not acceptable behaviour and the very thought of it angers me.

Thankfully, we didn't experience that in Ireland because we haven't yet imported tens of thousands of third-world migrants with medieval beliefs, who, because of their numbers, don't feel the need to integrate and think they can insist that their Sharia Law should be tolerated in our Democracy.

We should look to Sweden as a cautionary tale and resolve not to replicate their mistakes. Irish people have every right to be concerned about open borders and mass immigration. We have a constitutional right to express those concerns in public, "peaceably and without arms" and anyone that interferes with that right is an enemy to our Democracy and our Freedom.

I suppose we should really thank these far-left nut-jobs for showing themselves up and I hope that people think long and hard before voting for any of the parties that they are associated with; I’d much rather be legally induced to pay my water bill than risk electing a totalitarian regime that would use physical coercion to silence dissenting voices.

I mean, I have Muslim friends that think we should close the borders, but then again they're integrated so I suppose that makes them "racist" as well, like the Polish lad in this video that "comes to this country" to be dictated to by a moron who thinks he knows what this country stands for while telling him he can’t go to the GPO!

Let me tell you this, Pearse and Connolly wouldn't spit on these frauds if they were on fire; they are anti-republican and they actually hate our country. This is the only conclusion that I can come to about people that promote open borders and mass immigration, especially in this day and age when we can all see what is happening in Europe. Take the flag from the mast you Irish traitors!

The virtue signalling middle-class Social Justice Warriors that hang well back from the trouble, bleating "Nazi scum get off our streets”, provide a good example of what it means to be a useful idiot. Of course, this video has been edited to remove the part where our “heroes” chase their quarry into a shop to administer their rough justice in the form of a beating.

The RTE camera man is ordered out by the leftists and he dutifully complies just as the Gardaí arrive and clear them all out. It is odd that the same RTE cameraman isn't as compliant when he is later told to move back by the Gardaí (Channel 4 News posted a video of this on Facebook; I'll leave a link below).

I don’t like it when the state abuses its power and uses the Gardaí to clear the road for Shell or arrest residents for objecting to their homes being water metered, but in this case I have to say fair play to our Gardaí for defending our democracy and more importantly, defending the lives of those that were prevented from exercising their constitutional rights.

I don’t know what PEGIDA were going to say had they made it to the GPO, but I do know that we have laws against hate speech and incitement to violence and that they would have been prosecuted if they engaged in it. We certainly don’t need self-appointed thought police preventing people from expressing views that they disagree with - that is Fascist, that is Communist, that is totalitarian.

I am not a member of Identity Ireland or of PEGIDA Ireland, but I share their concerns regarding the Islamisation of Europe through the acceptance of Sharia Law, and this shared concern in the eyes of some makes me a “racist” and a “fascist” – a non-human to be hunted down and destroyed – “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!” they might chant when they get round to me.

I can only wonder if this is the type of political discourse I can now expect from my leftist friends? You know, those of you that advocate for open borders and mass immigration, the next time I encounter 5 or more of you should I be worried? Will I be attacked and chased into a shop because I disagree with you?

If my reasonable concerns are considered to be “far-right”, “fascist” and “racist” should I embrace those labels and the next time we meet maybe I could chant something like “Stalin, Pol Pot, No! No! No! – Communist scum away you go” while violently assaulting you and chucking you off a building like a homosexual in one of those oh so tolerant Islamic countries? Would that be the kind of thing you have in mind?

Fear not, I will not stoop to that level, I actually believe in Freedom of Speech for everyone, including you leftists.

Link to Channel 4 News Facebook Video:
https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10153502393856939/