Ep. 1766 - The Return Of Wokeness? Amazon BANNING Books Is Just The Start

April 21, 2026

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Amazon’s Retreat on The Camp of the Saints—and What It Signals

A few weeks after Matt Walsh briefly mentioned the dystopian novel The Camp of the Saints on his show, the book shot to the top of Amazon’s bestsellers list. The publisher, Valbin Books, had invested heavily in a definitive English translation of the 1973 French novel—a book that had been banned and censored upon its original release because it depicts a massive migrant horde from the third world as the primary threat, and mocks naive Westerners who want open borders. The Amazon listing carried a 4.8-star rating. Then, without explanation, the book simply disappeared from the platform. Older out-of-print editions costing over $100 remained available, but the affordable edition was gone. Amazon told the publisher the book violated its “offensive content policy.” Meanwhile, Mein Kampf remained for sale, as did books encouraging parents to affirm transgender identities in children.

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1 (00:00) **The Banning of "The Camp of the Saints"** - Matt Walsh introduces the dystopian novel and details how Amazon removed it from its platform under an "offensive content" policy.
2 (06:02) **The Coordinated Censorship Campaign and Its Implications** - Walsh argues the book's removal was not an error but a deliberate, coordinated hit job by the media and Amazon.
3 (08:41) **Democrats' Plans for Power: Court Packing and Statehood** - Walsh pivots to the Democrats' openly discussed plans to consolidate power, including granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico and expanding the Supreme Court.
4 (13:28) **The Incompetence of Ketanji Brown Jackson** - Walsh uses a recent Supreme Court dissent by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as evidence that Democrats prioritize activists over legal competence.
5 (16:32) **What Republicans Must Do to Fight Back** - Walsh outlines actions Republicans could take to prevent Democrats from seizing permanent power.
6 (20:41) **Headline 1: The Struggling Idaho Farmer and the Case for Slave Wages** - Walsh analyzes a news report about an Idaho farmer who claims she can't find American workers due to immigration enforcement.
7 (36:30) **Headline 2: The "Former Liberal" Problem and Gay Surrogacy** - Walsh responds to criticism from a "former liberal" commentator who called his opposition to gay surrogacy a "full retard" regression to 1992.

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Show Notes

Amazon bans a "controversial" book after I talk about it on my show. This is a sign of what's to come if Republicans don't use their power while they have it. Another disturbing video from Shane McAnally goes viral. And restaurants are implementing phone bans.

Ep. 1766

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