How to cancel proof yourself
Tips to reduce the likelihood of YOU being fired.
After the recent assassination of someone who purportedly espoused free speech, we are seeing all sorts of people being canceled. This is the beginning of suggestions for how to protect yourself. And we are seeking helpful suggestions from you.
Try satire
A Bertholt Brecht quote that critiqued the Nazis but was not understood by them is often identified as being from his play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
Here are some satirical, Onion-style names you could use to pejoratively describe a right-wing, Orange-aligned media ecosystem that cancels dissenting voices and enforces loyalty. Many play off historic propaganda outlets like Pravda and TASS, while others lean into modern pop culture satire.
Soviet-Style / Authoritarian References
- โOrangdaโ โ A mix of โOrangeโ and โPravda.โ
- โMAGA Gazetteโ โ Old-timey, yet authoritarian.
- โTruthiness Todayโ โ A nod to Stephen Colbertโs famous concept of โtruthiness.โ
- โFoxdaโ โ Suggesting Fox News as the new state mouthpiece.
- โTASSlightโ โ Suggesting gaslighting straight from a Soviet news agency.
- โDear Leader Dailyโ โ Mocking cult-of-personality vibes.
Modern Pop Culture Parody
- โThe Big Lie Network (BLN)โ โ Clear, direct, and biting.
- โInfauxNewsโ โ Faux news, but with an authoritarian twist.
- โThe Alternative Facts Channel (AFC)โ โ A Kellyanne Conway callback.
- โOrange Alert!โ โ Suggesting a constant state of panic and propaganda.
- โSpin Cycle 24/7โ โ Endless churn of misinformation.
Corporate Dystopia
- โMAGAflixโ โ Like Netflix, but for curated propaganda.
- โOANNexโ โ A play on OANN (One America News Network) and annexation.
- โThe Cancel Culture Clubโ โ Turning their own phrase against them.
- โRedHat Media Groupโ โ Referencing MAGA hats while sounding like a corporate monopoly.
- โLibertyโข, Inc.โ โ Mocking how โfreedomโ becomes a product.
Darkly Comedic / Onion-Style
- โMinistry of MAGAโ โ Straight out of 1984, like โMinistry of Truth.โ
- โGrift & Propaganda Weeklyโ โ Highlighting the profit motive.
- โNewspeak Nowโ โ Orwellian satire.
- โThe Orange Oracleโ โ As if Trump were some mystical source of truth.
- โCult Cableโ โ Blunt but effective.

