Talk:Destiny (streamer)

Removed some baseless claims

Political violence

He has been on three different platforms recently saying that conservitive need to fear getting murdered so that their leadership will be afraid to critise opponents. These statemants along with the others should be combined into a single topic addressing his views on the use of violence for political ends. 2603:8001:3600:1C53:78D0:D388:50BC:93C3 (talk) 00:23, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

I don't think he has said that, but if you have a reliable source then it can be added to the article. Paditor (talk) 11:24, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

https://www.primetimer.com/news/did-destiny-call-for-conservatives-to-be-killed-viral-alex-jones-claim-explored-amid-backlash

While it’s not a noteworthy news source, and citing an Alex Jones tweet on anything is questionable at best, the actual video clip of him saying such on one of his Kick streams is embedded in the article. The exact quote is:

“You need conservatives to be afraid of getting killed when they go to events, so that they look to their leadership to turn down the temperature. The issue is, right now, they don’t feel like there’s any fear- […]” MilitaryMarineMammal (talk) 19:01, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

He has absolutely said that. Here's the video: https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/1967633129587478627 . After it went viral, Piers Morgan had him on his show to give him a chance to apologize or at least retract it but he doubled down instead https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1967719921577807973 and then later called everyone worried about his incitement to violence, and I quote " I am now at risk for actually developing brain-cancer after witnessing how fucking stupid most of these people are" https://x.com/TheOmniLiberal/status/1967999737711239244 Sniper Fox (talk) 22:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

Your link does not support your original claim. He didn't say that conservatives need to fear getting murdered so that their leadership will be afraid to criticize opponents. Please provide a source supporting the part in bold. Thank you. Fennecfoxxx (talk) 14:37, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 October 2025

I propose two new paragraphs at the bottom of the 'Post-Twitch Career' section. Possibly its own subsection titled 'Political Activism' if appropriate:

In 2025, Bonnell participated in the Anti-Trump Tour, an ongoing series of live debates held in several U.S. cities where he debated supporters of President Donald Trump. The event featured opportunities for audience members to debate Bonnell and was designed to bring political discourse from online platforms into live settings. The New York Times described the tour as part of a larger trend of progressives utilizing debate-style events to expand their reach, stating, "Now progressives are trying to get a bigger foothold in this world, hoping that they, too, can use debates to rack up millions of views on social media, draw fans to live events [...] and appeal to potential voters.”

Beginning in September 2025, Bonnell has been a speaker for the Unfuck America Tour, a political action program that brings progressive commentators to college campuses for discussions on political and social topics. The tour initially mirrored Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour and sought to provide a progressive counterpoint to the organization’s conservative messaging. Unfuck America was briefly put into question following the Assassination of Charlie Kirk, but ultimately continued with the stated aim of promoting free expression and condemning political violence. Bonnell has stated that Republican alternative media networks are well organized and effective at mobilizing voters, and that Democrats must strengthen their own organizations by adopting a more combative communication style. In an on-site interview with CNN corespondent Donie O'Sullivan, he stated that conservatives maintain a double standard regarding which subjects are acceptable to ridicule or criticize. Bonnell argued that while Democrats should continue to maintain a moderate policy platform, they would benefit from employing "extreme messaging".

Insiduous (talk) 23:57, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

References

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template.

good luck. I see you are already discussing. Next time start with that, please. Happy editing, Slomo666 (talk) 21:10, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Insiduous If you could condense this in about half of the size it is now, I am willing to consider it Szmenderowiecki (talk) 10:50, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Sounds good. Anything particular I should be sure to keep/remove? Insiduous (talk) 16:06, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

First divorce

Destiny was married and divorced before Melina. Not exactly sure when, but I know he’s talked about it publicly and it should be public record in Nebraska. 25world (talk) 00:43, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

Edit request: wording in Israeli–Palestinian conflict section

I’d like to request a wording change in the sentence beginning “Following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel...”.

Current text: “Following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Bonnell expressed support for Israel, stating, ‘The Palestinians are oppressed by all the Arab countries ...’”

Requested text: “Following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Bonnell expressed understanding of the violence, 'If you think about the Palestinian situation in depth, you can understand how the residents of the Gaza Strip come to a state of support for Hamas, and even terrorist acts, but this is not an informed decision but one of distress.'"

Reason:

The current statement of "support of Israel" isn't supported by the selected quote, which instead demonstrates criticism of other MENA Arab countries. The cited source paints Bonnell's position a "middle ground," rather than simply "pro-Israel."

I believe my version more both accurately reflects the spirit of the source, the chosen quotation is more relevant to the statement made in this article.

Relevant diffs:

• My edit: 05:27 revision
• Partial revert: the 10:12 partial revert

@Alenoach: looping you in since you reverted my changes, in case you care to comment.

I’m requesting review by an extended-confirmed editor. Kdlev (talk) 21:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: Sorry, but this isn't the kind of thing you can do with an edit request. Your requested change is potentially controversial and has already been objected to and reverted, so a consensus will be required for it to be implemented. Day Creature (talk) 21:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

At one point, the source describes him as occupying a middle ground in the conflict and the quote alone isn't proof that he supports Israel, but the title of the article describes him as supporting Israel and the subheading says that he "sides with Israel". So, saying that he supports Israel seems acceptable. Also, the rest of the subsection shows that he participated in multiple debates where he opposed pro-Palestinian influencers. I'm uncomfortable with the phrasing "Bonnell expressed understanding of the violence", which sounds almost like he condones the violence to some degree, even though what he says is that root causes are understandable, not that it's ethically justifiable. Alenoach (talk) 10:03, 18 April 2026 (UTC)