{"id":2481475,"date":"2025-09-02T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/famed-comedy-writer-arrested-in-london-airport-over-3-old-x-posts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:13:18","slug":"famed-comedy-writer-arrested-in-london-airport-over-3-old-x-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/famed-comedy-writer-arrested-in-london-airport-over-3-old-x-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed Comedy Writer Arrested in London Airport Over 3 Old X Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamed-comedy-writer-arrested-in-london-airport-over-3-old-x-posts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481475&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article highlights the recent arrest of Irish comedian Graham Linehan in London due to his controversial anti-transgender social media posts, raising questions about free speech and democratic values in Western countries. Linehan describes being detained by armed police, held in a cell, interrogated, and subjected to online censorship-all for expressing opinions that upset transgender activists. This incident is used to question the current state of democracy and free speech, particularly in europe, comparing it unfavorably with past Western values during the Cold War. The piece also touches on president Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to mediate peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and push NATO members for fairer financial contributions, suggesting that longstanding alliances with countries that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-cant-solve-our-cancel-culture-problem\/\" title=\"Government Can\u2019t Solve our Cancel Culture Problem\">suppress free speech<\/a> may need to be reconsidered.Vice President J.D. Vance is noted for criticizing European leaders on these issues, indicating a potential shift in U.S. policy on democracy and alliances. the article calls for a reevaluation of democratic principles and international relationships in light of recent events affecting civil liberties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have serious questions to ponder and important decisions to make.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, what values do Americans and Britons still  in common? Also, more broadly, where does &ldquo;democracy,&rdquo; properly understood, actually exist in Europe? What, in other words, does NATO defend?<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday on <a href=\"https:\/\/grahamlinehan.substack.com\/p\/i-just-got-arrested-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a>, famed Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan revealed that five armed police officers detained him recently when he stepped off an airplane at London&rsquo;s Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n<p>His crime? In April, Linehan made three very colorful anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-aide-schools-cnn-host-inordinately-high-number-trans-shooters-tries-downplay-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> posts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a country where paedophiles escape sentencing, where knife crime is out of control, where women are assaulted and harassed every time they gather to speak, the state had mobilised five armed officers to arrest a comedy writer&rdquo; for three posts, Linehan wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One of the offending posts referred to men in women&rsquo;s spaces as &ldquo;violent&rdquo; and &ldquo;abusive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the b****,&rdquo; the comedian wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another post featured a photo of transgender activists, to which Linehan added the caption &ldquo;A photo you can smell.&rdquo; Beneath that post, he added &ldquo;I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** em.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For these &ldquo;crimes,&rdquo; the British state subjected one of its own to arrest, incarceration, interrogation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mark-zuckerberg-reveals-extreme-tactics-biden-admin-used-censor-facebook-included-screaming-cursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At Heathrow police station, my belt, bag, and devices were confiscated. Then I was shown into a small green-tiled cell with a bunk, a silver toilet in the corner and a message from Crimestoppers on the ceiling next to a concave mirror that was presumably there to make you reflect on your life choices,&rdquo; Linehan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the comedian used humor to soften his outrage. While in police custody, for instance, he endured woke-sounding questions from at least one officer. (Most of the rank-and-file officers, however, he found reasonable.)<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the stress of the entire farce drove Linehan&rsquo;s blood pressure north of 200.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, as a condition of bail, the comedian cannot go on X. Talk about a country in desperate need of a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The civility of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >individual officers doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t alter the fundamental reality of what happened. I was arrested at an airport like a terrorist, locked in a cell like a criminal, taken to hospital because the stress nearly killed me, and banned from speaking online &mdash; all because I made jokes that upset some psychotic crossdressers,&rdquo; Linehan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Linehan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=03V2ZnXyEDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-admits-make-sense-navy-seal-vet-tells-truth-scripture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Rogan&rsquo;s<\/a> podcast. (<em>WARNING: Following the link will lead to a video that contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-doesnt-rule-us-troops-ukraine-teases-update-maybe-later-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>&nbsp;has spent a good deal of energy trying to mediate peace in the Russia-Ukraine War. According to the establishment and its media minions, the fate of &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; hangs in the balance there.<\/p>\n<p>The president has also finally convinced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-serious-threat-country-wont-increase-nato-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NATO<\/a> members to bear an appropriate financial burden. Good for him.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, World War II ended 80 years ago (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/display-news\/Article\/4290849\/events-marking-80th-commemoration-of-end-of-world-war-ii-offer-time-for-reflect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80 years to the day<\/a> for the Allies and Japan). And the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Perhaps, therefore, the time has come to re-evaluate our alliances.<\/p>\n<p>Trump came of age during the Cold War. Back then, everyone knew that the Western world and the Soviet bloc organized their societies around very different values. People in the Western world, for instance, did not suffer arrest and incarceration for political speech.<\/p>\n<p>Not so today.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, earlier this year on CBS&rsquo; &ldquo;60 Minutes,&rdquo; three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/german-prosecutors-accidentally-prove-jd-vances-point-free-speech-disturbing-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German prosecutors bragged<\/a> about pre-dawn raids on Germans who made offensive social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in what meaningful way do Germans enjoy more freedom than the people of Russia under President Vladimir Putin?<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to alliances, it might be too much to ask an older man like Trump to rethink a worldview that dates to the early Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Vance, however, has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/delegates-not-appear-happy-jd-vance-skewers-room-full-european-leaders-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called out European tyrants<\/a> to their faces. Indeed, the vice president and possible heir apparent to Trump&rsquo;s MAGA movement seems even more inclined than the president to reconsider whether longstanding alliances with nations hostile to free speech actually serve the cause of &ldquo;democracy,&rdquo; let alone U.S. national interests.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Linehan&rsquo;s ordeal will hasten that reconsideration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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