By JACKIE TAYLOR | November 11, 2026

Nastiness online

I believe anyone of any age knows of or has heard of Charlie Kirk; he was assassinated Feb. 28, 2025 – almost two years ago. With that, his accused killer is in the midst of a death sentence trial that has been set for 2028.

Though people still mourn the loss of the very articulate young man, others can’t help but voice bile and vitriol while dancing on the man’s grave. I reference “left-wing podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan are under fire for laughing over the prospect of ‘digging up’ Charlie Kirk’s buried body just so he could be assassinated again,” as reported in Newsbreak.com. 

They laughed together heartily for jokes they voiced about the killing of Kirk; now, they face the reaper when several sponsors have left for nicer waters including Cash App, Chewy, Zenni Optical, Casper, Honeylove, Boll & Branch, and Lola Blankets.

There are consequences for being a “douche bag” in a public forum such as their “I’ve Had It” podcast.

Podcasters that reach a large public seem to forget that they are speaking to people; and good people care about others whether they agree with them or not.

The hatred coming from those two women deserves the loss of revenue they are seeing from major sponsors.

Podcasters get a big head; they think what they are saying is the do-all, end-all for everyone – not so much. Locally, we had a podcast of sorts that stirred dissent, hatred, enflamed rumor at people’s worst moments and showed that human decency could leave at the strike of the keyboard.

People that proclaimed to be Christian were rolling in the mud with the best of them; believe me, I’m human and a sinner – but the podcast provided a forum for people to spew garbage at others and not face consequences.

Until, that’s not true anymore.

The nasty site has been taken down with people wondering if it got reported or she “grew weary.” Whatever, the hatred seen in Pleasanton from the inception of the site was marked; now, after the take down, whether hostile or not, things are settling down and people are getting along and working together.

The world can always use another truthful site to disseminate useful, truthful information; it does not need another Jennifer Welch or Hassan Piker site causing people to want to light their tar sticks and pick up their pitch forks.

What comes around goes around and for two podcasts – the going around has hit. One with the loss of millions of dollars from sponsors pulling, the other with the site ghosting its followers.

Piker and Welch both are garbage; they spew hatred. Our local site moved from a resource people enjoyed to one that flamed unrest amongst the citizens – hatred of one another and lack of decorum with our fellow residents.

People love to read negative things about others; I guess it’s human nature. Those who are serious with media have learned hard lessons. Those who dabble and think they are media – will learn, are learning or have learned those lessons.

Podcasts are not a license to say whatever comes into your brain – they are a privilege our nation gives due to our First Amendment. When that privilege is stepped on, the fiddler pays the price.