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

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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

  • โ€œOrangdaโ€ โ€“ A mix of โ€œOrangeโ€ and โ€œPravda.โ€
  • โ€œMAGA Gazetteโ€ โ€“ Old-timey, yet authoritarian.
  • โ€œTruthiness Todayโ€ โ€“ A nod to Stephen Colbertโ€™s famous concept of โ€œtruthiness.โ€
  • โ€œFoxdaโ€ โ€“ Suggesting Fox News as the new state mouthpiece.
  • โ€œTASSlightโ€ โ€“ Suggesting gaslighting straight from a Soviet news agency.
  • โ€œDear Leader Dailyโ€ โ€“ Mocking cult-of-personality vibes.

Modern Pop Culture Parody

  • โ€œThe Big Lie Network (BLN)โ€ โ€“ Clear, direct, and biting.
  • โ€œInfauxNewsโ€ โ€“ Faux news, but with an authoritarian twist.
  • โ€œThe Alternative Facts Channel (AFC)โ€ โ€“ A Kellyanne Conway callback.
  • โ€œOrange Alert!โ€ โ€“ Suggesting a constant state of panic and propaganda.
  • โ€œSpin Cycle 24/7โ€ โ€“ Endless churn of misinformation.

Corporate Dystopia

  • โ€œMAGAflixโ€ โ€“ Like Netflix, but for curated propaganda.
  • โ€œOANNexโ€ โ€“ A play on OANN (One America News Network) and annexation.
  • โ€œThe Cancel Culture Clubโ€ โ€“ Turning their own phrase against them.
  • โ€œRedHat Media Groupโ€ โ€“ Referencing MAGA hats while sounding like a corporate monopoly.
  • โ€œLibertyโ„ข, Inc.โ€ โ€“ Mocking how โ€œfreedomโ€ becomes a product.

Darkly Comedic / Onion-Style

  • โ€œMinistry of MAGAโ€ โ€“ Straight out of 1984, like โ€œMinistry of Truth.โ€
  • โ€œGrift & Propaganda Weeklyโ€ โ€“ Highlighting the profit motive.
  • โ€œNewspeak Nowโ€ โ€“ Orwellian satire.
  • โ€œThe Orange Oracleโ€ โ€“ As if Trump were some mystical source of truth.
  • โ€œCult Cableโ€ โ€“ Blunt but effective.

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