{"id":2563503,"date":"2026-02-03T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:40:18","slug":"thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Billie Eilish &#8211; You Just (Accidentally) Did More to Expose the &#8216;Stolen Land&#8217; Lie Than Any Conservative in History"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fthank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-3%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=2563503&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 piece uses the Grammys as a lens to critique the entertainment industry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >woke-leaning segment<\/a> and to show how political messaging, fame, and property collide. It contrasts past Grammy moments\u2014where winners sometimes reflected industry inertia (e.g., Tony Bennett\u2019s 1995 win, Steely Dan\u2019s 2001 win over Radiohead and Eminem)\u2014with a current climate where edgy performances and public relations missteps (such as a Satanic-themed act connected to a Pfizer ad) are highlighted. The main focus is Billie Eilish\u2019s Grammys speech declaring that \u201cno human being is illegal on stolen land,\u201d which the article portrays as exposing contradictions in the \u201cstolen land\u201d rhetoric. It traces a wave of online backlash, memes, and even a GoFundMe campaign aimed at moving into her Malibu mansion, using these reactions to argue that conservative critics and average Americans see incoherence in the claim that all land is stolen. The piece concludes that Eilish\u2019s remarks, and the reactions they provoked, reveal deeper tensions about borders, wealth, property, and cultural politics, rather than resolving the debate.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Grammys have a rich and beautiful history of accidentally exposing just how out of touch the wokest arm of the entertainment industry really is.<\/p>\n<p>When I was a kid, it used to be about the awards. For instance, Album of the Year was always an opportunity to see how much industry execs were living in the past; Tony Bennett winning for his &ldquo;MTV Unplugged&rdquo; in the middle of the alternative music revolution in 1995, for instance, or the thoroughly washed-up Steely Dan winning in 2001 against epoch-defining albums by Radiohead and Eminem are perfect examples of why even artists hate the people technically responsible for making them multimillionaires.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, it&rsquo;s about the accidental faceplant caused by an attempt to be edgy. For instance, who can forget this wonderful moment where Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed their hit &ldquo;Unholy&rdquo; as satanic entities, followed by&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/people-even-disturbed-satanic-grammys-performance-seeing-sponsored-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an advertisement for Pfizer<\/a>? Whoops:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They claim it&rsquo;s &ldquo;Art&rdquo;. I say it&rsquo;s satanic rituals on national television. Sponsored by who? No surprise there&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>NEW &ndash; Sam Smith dresses as the devil in Satanic performance of &ldquo;Unholy&rdquo; during The Grammys.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sponsored by Pfizer&rdquo; on CBS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gnCckZwlbo\">pic.twitter.com\/gnCckZwlbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127480;Chelle&#127482;&#127480; (@CHELLESHOCKEDTM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHELLESHOCKEDTM\/status\/1622583894091366401?\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history\/\" title=\"Thank You, ... Eilish - You Just (Accidentally) Did More to Expose the &#039;...&#039; Lie Than Any Conservative in History\">accidental historical moment<\/a> on Sunday came, this time, from Billie Eilish. She&rsquo;s technically still relevant and was one of the big winners this year &mdash; but during her speech for her award for Song of the Year with &ldquo;Wildflower,&rdquo; she exposed the whole problem with those who say we&rsquo;re on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/local-native-american-chief-responds-ben-jerrys-stolen-land-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen land<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, here are the remarks that Eilish made. TL;DR: There are no such thing as illegal immigrants because we&rsquo;re illegally on this land, and also you should have sexual congress with an entire government agency. (I think that&rsquo;s what she meant when she said &ldquo;f*** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clinton-judge-releases-boy-5-father-ice-detention-makes-mistake-bad-order-may-first-time-ever-recorded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a>,&rdquo; anyhow.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos contain vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You cannot simultaneously believe that (1) all borders are fake and should not be policed, and (2) that land can be &ldquo;stolen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most braindead beliefs a person can hold.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yaEMy8aitC\">pic.twitter.com\/yaEMy8aitC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwipeWright\/status\/2018385874807931128?\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live reaction to Billie Eilish going on a &ldquo;Fuck ICE&rdquo; rant &#129326;<br \/> Painful to listen to. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CuUVjGJKbZ\">pic.twitter.com\/CuUVjGJKbZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emily Austin (@emilyraustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyraustin\/status\/2018161941873893462?\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hmm. I wonder where Billie Eilish lives, then. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-dakota-governor-banned-sioux-reservation-remarks-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An American Indian reservation<\/a>? No, she not one but several properties worth millions of dollars &mdash; on stolen land!<\/p>\n<p>And guess what? They have walls, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I took a closer look at Billie Eilish&rsquo;s sprawling mansion. She doesn&rsquo;t just have 1 wall&hellip; SHE HAS 3!!! So tall that you can&rsquo;t even see over them &#128064;<\/p>\n<p>Heavily fortified and surrounded by security. Meanwhile, she expects you to let criminals into your community, you bigots! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9i1xokta17\">pic.twitter.com\/9i1xokta17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/2018389489614496034?\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I bet that, if you jump her walls, the penalty &mdash; i.e., shooting by bodyguards &mdash; will probably be a lot worse than jumping our border walls, where they even exist.<\/p>\n<p>But she sure paid a lot for that pilfered land. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/02\/us-news\/billie-eilish-under-fire-to-fork-over-mansion\/#Echobox=1770050122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, she purchased a $2 million home at age 17, has owned other properties, and is worth upwards of $50 million.<\/p>\n<p>One man has started a fundraising effort to help him to occupy the land she&rsquo;s so blatantly stolen. Help her out on following through with her words, basically.<\/p>\n<p>For a few dollars, you can help Australian Drew Pavlou come to America and do the right thing by moving into Eilish&rsquo;s Malibu, California mansion:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you would like to help me move into Billie Eilish&rsquo;s beachside Malibu mansion, you can donate to help pay for my flights from Australia at GiveSendGo: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LbfNyxiTFY\">https:\/\/t.co\/LbfNyxiTFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully will fly out next week. No human being is illegal on stolen land. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReTiXeL3YO\">pic.twitter.com\/ReTiXeL3YO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew Pavlou &#127462;&#127482;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127462;&#127481;&#127484; (@DrewPavlou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewPavlou\/status\/2018554142260924465?\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Billie Eilish announced at the Grammys that no human being is illegal on Stolen Land,&rdquo; he said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/StolenLand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GiveSendGo<\/a> page. &ldquo;I am therefore raising funds to fly to America and move into her $6 million Malibu mansion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything here is completely and totally legal, I am just going to set up a tent on her driveway and I will leave when they formally ask me to leave.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: A GoFundMe has been launched so a foreigner can attempt to move into Billie Eilish&rsquo;s home after she said the United States was stolen land.<\/p>\n<p>The man from Australia says he plans to move into her home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was inspired by Billie Eilish&rsquo;s recent statement at the Grammys that&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A41zYZPm1Z\">pic.twitter.com\/A41zYZPm1Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2018489379262763404?\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The question raises itself, Billie: If it&rsquo;s stolen land, why did you pay so much for it, and why protect it? Do you admit you&rsquo;re a thief? (There&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Bad Guy&rdquo;<\/a> pun here, I just know it.)<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives either roll their eyes or sneer at land acknowledgements and &ldquo;stolen land&rdquo; lines, but we don&rsquo;t really make any arguments about how silly these statements are on their face because we don&rsquo;t think it matters. Except, when it comes to wokeness, everything sounds silly until it becomes sacrosanct to the left, and don&rsquo;t you dare say a word against it.<\/p>\n<p>Average Americans aren&rsquo;t that aware of this idea that all land (that white people are on) is stolen. But thanks to Billie, they are now. And it&rsquo;s not taking them long to realize that if their little $1,500 per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-2\/\" title=\"Thank You, ... Eilish - You Just (Accidentally) Did More to Expose the &#039;...&#039; Lie Than Any Conservative in History\">month mortgaged home<\/a> is stolen, then so is Billie&rsquo;s $2 million mansion. So why can&rsquo;t they have it for themselves?<\/p>\n<p>Billie Eilish, in one night, on one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-send-message-politicized-vulgar-grammys-suffer-shocking-ratings-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mostly unwatched awards program<\/a>, did more to debunk the &ldquo;stolen land&rdquo; controversy than conservatives have done with those sneers and side-eyes we&rsquo;ve been giving this sort of piffle. Thanks. Now, leave your property as you told yourself to do. 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In the past, the awards were often about the ceremony itself rather than the music, with winners sometimes signaling a nostalgia for old guard tastes. Examples like Tony Bennett winning during the mid-90s MTV Unplugged moment, or Steely Dan beating Radiohead and Eminem in 2001, illustrate how executives behind the scenes can seem out of step with the era\u2019s defining art. Those tensions have persisted, but now the show is frequently framed as an edgy stunt gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>A notable example cited is the performance by Sam Smith and Kim Petras of \u201cUnholy,\u201d which some viewers read as a provocative act, followed by a Pfizer advertisement. Supporters called it artistic, while critics argued that it looked like a scripted, sensational moment on national television, with corporate sponsorship seemingly unsurprising to many observers.<\/p>\n<p>The piece then discusses Billie Eilish\u2019s Grammys moment. While she remained a prominent figure and won the Song of the Year for \u201cWildflower,\u201d her remarks about the land being \u201cstolen\u201d and her critique of immigration policies were presented as revealing deeper contradictions. The text notes the controversy surrounding her statements, including social-media reactions and warnings about vulgarity in some clips.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the rhetoric about borders and land, the article questions the wealth and real estate tied to the idea of stolen land, pointing to Eilish\u2019s extensive properties and security measures. It highlights critics who insinuate that public figures benefit from land that allegedly belongs to others and mentions fundraising efforts aimed at challenging or confronting those who own such property.<\/p>\n<p>The author argues that conservatives often dismiss land acknowledgments, while the broader left can treat the idea as sacrosanct. The piece suggests that, thanks to high-profile comments like Eilish\u2019s, more Americans are now aware of the debate over \u201cstolen land,\u201d even if the logic behind it remains contested. In sum, the author contends that a single Grammys moment contributed more to challenging the stolen-land argument than years of debates on the topic, and invites readers to reflect on property and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The passage ends with a brief, call-to-action feel and some meta-commentary about engaging with the issue, including a form for feedback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2563504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-614.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72711,69388,72712,5134],"class_list":["post-2563503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-billie-eilish-2","tag-political-commentary-2","tag-stolen-land","tag-thank-you"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-614.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563503"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563507,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563503\/revisions\/2563507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}