PU 33: The Stop Nick Shirley Act

PU 33: The Stop Nick Shirley Act

From Punching Upwards by Fabian A. Scherschel

April 26, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of California's proposed AB2624 law and its impact on independent journalists like Nick Shirley.

YouTuber Nick Shirley says California’s proposed AB2624 law was made to stop him and other independent journalists from reporting on fraud. How much of that is true? Punching Upwards , Episode 33 for 26 April 2026 Topics: Politics / Free Speech 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Vlad A Gouf , Bennet Piater and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * Punching Upwards 23: The Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal * Punching Upwards 21: The Death of Alex Pretti * Punching Upwards 19: The Death of Renee Good Sources * California bill AB-2624: Privacy for immigration support services providers , California Legislative Information, 9 April 2026 * Tweet by Nick Shirley , 18 April 2026 * California moves forward with its ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ , Yahoo News , 14 April 2026 * Dems ripped for ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ that could ‘shield’ fraud and abuse in California , 15 April 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full…

People in this episode

Host: Fabian A. Scherschel

Topics covered

  • Politics
  • Free Speech
  • Independent Journalism
  • California Law
  • Fraud Reporting

Keywords

  • Nick Shirley
  • California AB2624
  • fraud
  • independent journalism
  • free speech

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Organizations: California Legislative Information, Yahoo News

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