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Tom Nichols

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0e9...

September 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM

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Ron Filipkowski

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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026

So far.

open.substack.com

September 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM

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K a s s i e D e e

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I’ll start.
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August 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM

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Count Binface

@countbinface.bsky.social

It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.

August 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM

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MLive

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The brewery went viral earlier this year after it vowed to give out free beer if Trump died.

Wisconsin brewery offering ‘free beer’ when Trump dies vows fight over revoked permit

The brewery went viral earlier this year after it vowed to give out free beer if Trump died.

www.mlive.com

July 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM

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JD Crowe

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Trump can’t win a stare-down against the integrity of Kaitlan Collins www.al.com/politics/202...

July 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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Sisyphus Rex

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That linked site looks fake but this seems like a real thing is happening
www.wbez.org/music/2026/0...

Beam him up: William Shatner will debut his metal band at Riot Fest in September

The appearance is timed with the “Star Trek” actor’s forthcoming album on Cleopatra Records that is reported to include covers of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, in addition to several or...

www.wbez.org

July 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM

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Via Afrika She/her 🏳️‍🌈

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You will never get away from the Epstein files….. never…..

July 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM

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Ben Collins

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The Onion presents Birth of a Nation, the only movie ever named this, is now live.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTi...

America: Birth Of A Nation

YouTube video by The Onion

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July 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM

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Seinfeldism

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When you control the mail, you control... information. / S05E06 The Lip Reader

June 28, 2026 at 11:24 PM

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Carl Quintanilla

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One year ago.

June 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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The Onion

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Prize Hog Drops Out Of Great American State Fair Due To Event’s Political Nature https://theonion.com/prize-hog-drops-out-of-great-american-state-fair-due-to-events-political-nature/

June 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM

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Jaymes

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Still one of my favorite Onion posts of all time: theonion.com/i-will-perso...

I Will Personally Destroy The Chances Of Any 2020 Candidate Who Doesn’t Get Their Picture Taken Eating At Culver’s

Since we opened our first location in Sauk City, WI in 1984, Culver’s has become a beloved institution across the Midwest. Folks love to stop in for a hearty, cooked-to-order meal with family or frien...

theonion.com

June 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM

edjohnson21.bsky.social

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@dicknixon.bsky.social
Sir, you were much more accomplished than JD. How would you respond?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 25

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

June 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM

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Ken Jennings

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I hired Obama to do my rain gutters last fall and his guys never even showed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 22

O'KEEFE: You said the guy was gonna do the reflecting poll in a week for about a million dollars. It's been two months and $16.5 million

TRUMP: Are you ready? Barack Hussein Obama

June 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM

edjohnson21.bsky.social

@edjohnson21.bsky.social

Lame duck Trump

June 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM

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huronreworked.bsky.social

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Is Rogers still living in his Florida mansion? Or did he finally move into that vacant lot next to his brother?

June 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM

edjohnson21.bsky.social

@edjohnson21.bsky.social

Really?

June 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM

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Popehat

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I am here for all the stories of people pointing out that the shitty people working for Bari Weiss are shitty.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Jun 1

Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down!

"You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock."

www.status.news/p/scott-pell...

"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'"

"She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that."

This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign.

In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic."

"So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton.

Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans.

"I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?"

Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did.

"I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?"

As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge."

Bilton insisted he was not dodging.

"Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?"

Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people."

"And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?"

Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude."

"This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview."

"It's working for me," Pelley replied.

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?"

Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday.

Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude."

Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude."

"I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."

June 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM

edjohnson21.bsky.social

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Jefferson Davis, a treasonous felon, pardoned by President Andrew Johnson.

Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · Jun 1

Incredible. A+, 10/10, no notes

Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · Jun 1

tl;dr: Alabama's ability to administer a new congressional map disenfranchising Black voters has been complicated by the fact that Alabama is celebrating Jefferson Davis's birthday today.

June 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM