{"id":2563529,"date":"2026-02-03T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:10:02","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-5\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:14:49","slug":"thank-you-billie-eilish-you-just-accidentally-did-more-to-expose-the-stolen-land-lie-than-any-conservative-in-history-5","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-5\/","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=\"float:left\"><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-5%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=2563529&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>&#8211; The piece argues that the Grammys have a history of being out of touch and chasing edgy moments, highlighting past and present examples of how industry politics and attempts at relevance sometimes backfire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It points to modern controversies at the Grammys, such as provocative performances (e.g., Sam Smith and Kim Petras\u2019s Unholy with a satanic theme) and a Pfizer advertisement that accompanied the moment, using these to illustrate a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >culture-war tension<\/a> between entertainment elites and mainstream audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A central focus is Billie Eilish\u2019s Grammys speech asserting that \u201cno human being is illegal on stolen land.\u201d The article outlines her remarks, the surrounding debate, and the viral online responses it generated, including attention on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece discusses a GoFundMe and other online efforts by critics,including an Australian activist,who pledged to move into Eilish\u2019s Malibu mansion to push back against the \u201cstolen land\u201d narrative,using these reactions to critique the logic and perceived contradictions of the argument.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the author argues that Eilish\u2019s statements inadvertently expose flaws in the \u201cstolen land\u201d position, suggesting conservatives\u2019 criticisms often miss substantive points, and that the debate reveals inconsistencies about borders, property, and ownership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article ends with a provocative note, asserting that Eilish\u2019s remarks may have undermined the controversy more effectively than political opponents have, while using sarcasm to question personal property and entitlement in the broader discussion.  <\/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 <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 ...\">people technically responsible<\/a> 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 accidental historical moment 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;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-was-never-the-homeland-of-mexican-invaders\/\" title=\"California Was Never The &#039;...land&#039; Of Mexican Invaders\">stolen land&#038;rdquo<\/a>; 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\/\" title=\"Thank You, ... Eilish ... You Just (Accidentally) Did More to Expose the &#039;...&#039; Lie Than Any Conservative in ...\">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. 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In the past, winning Album of the Year often showed how out of touch executives could be, with examples such as Tony Bennett\u2019s MTV Unplugged win during the mid-90s alt-rock surge or Steely Dan beating Radiohead and Eminem in 2001. Today, the show sometimes seems more bent on edgy moments than on honoring music, leading to misfires like Sam Smith and Kim Petras\u2019 \u201cUnholy\u201d performance that some viewers perceived as satanic, followed by a Pfizer advertisement. The organizers call it \u201cart,\u201d but critics view it as a displayed ritual, sponsored by a pharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n<p>A later focal point in the piece is Billie Eilish, who was a major winner that year. During her Song of the Year speech for \u201cWildflower,\u201d she touched on the contentious idea of land acknowledgment and borders in a way that the article characterizes as provocative, suggesting controversial views about immigration and the idea of \u201cillegally\u201d owning land. 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