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These hips don’t lie
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The senator reportedly tried but failed to get a rise out of the Danish prime minister.

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Trump Ally’s ‘Disturbing’ Insult to Female Leader Revealed
Sen. Lindsey Graham reportedly tried but failed to get a rise out of the Danish prime minister.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website
Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness'
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website, a Nature investigation finds
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February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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I've seen a lot of people posting on this site that the Seattle Seahawks have declined a visit to the White House. Unfortunately, I've done an extensive search and haven't seen one source that I trust saying that. Looks like a lot of wishful thinking.
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Fat Tuesday?
Slackers. I’m fat everyday.
February 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Horror Film Safety
February 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Colbert and Kimmel have met the moment under our slide into fascism in a way that institutions, press, and the Democratic Party haven’t
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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I don't see a problem as long as justice prevails.
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Interviewing photojournalist Stephanie Keith, whose photos inside 26 Federal Plaza shed light on how the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration tactics were playing out in New York City.
New York Wins Polk Award for Federal Plaza Cover Story
Interviewing photojournalist Stephanie Keith, whose photos inside 26 Federal Plaza shed light on how the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration tactics were playing out in New York City.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).

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February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Veteran WR Robert Woods announced via his Instagram account on Tuesday that he’s retiring from the #NFL after 13 seasons.

According to Jonathan Jones, Woods will sign a one-day contract to retire with the #Rams.

Woods, 33, is a former second-round pick of the #Bills back in 2013. He played out...
Robert Woods Signing One-Day Contract With Rams, To Retire From NFL
Veteran WR Robert Woods announced via his Instagram account on...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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UPDATE: ABC7 reporter Leah Hope reveals that she is the TV reporter who was violently attacked by a would-be carjacker in the Loop on January 2.

“We need to do more. We need to do better,” she says.

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ABC7 reporter speaks out after violent carjacking attack in the Loop: 'We need to do more' - CWB Chicago
Long-time ABC7 reporter Leah Hope on Monday night spoke out for the first time since she was violently attacked by a would-be carjacker in the Loop six weeks ago.
cwbchicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Top ICE Spokesperson Who
Became A Face Of Trump's Immigration Policy Is Leaving As Administration Seeks Someone Else Who Can Cross Into A Circle Of Salt
February 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Pete Hegseth Wondering Whether Uranium Would Be A Good Mixer https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-wondering-whether-uranium-would-be-a-good-mixer/
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Re: Stephen Colbert and this week's "Late Show" fiasco: Many critics are calling out CBS for flinching rather than forcefully standing up to politically motivated intimidation. Here's my latest write for CNN >>>
How an FCC ‘equal time’ letter to ABC pressured CBS into intervening with Colbert | CNN Business
A recent FCC inquiry to ABC about a possible “equal time” rule violation at “The View” raised concerns at CBS that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” could be targeted next, according to people fami...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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CBS in a Bari Weiss induced state of advanced meltdown. Who could have foreseen this? In fact just about every one did. www.ft.com/content/0107...
CBS turmoil deepens as Cooper quits and Colbert defies lawyers
Journalist’s exit comes as Bari Weiss seeks to revive Paramount-owned television network
www.ft.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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The ‘Streisand effect' strikes again. The Late Show interview with James Talarico, which CBS kept from airing fearing the FCC, has 5.4 million views on YouTube. On a typical night about 2 million people tune in to watch Stephen Colbert. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Vanna White turns 69 today. In lieu of cards, send letters.
February 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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“proceed to check out” ? already there , thanks 😩
February 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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An important story that our big news organizations are flubbing, a story that should alarm you about the how the Trump dictatorship is consolidating power: www.youtube.com/shorts/APlMo...
Reality Check: Is “National Security” Being Used to Expand Presidential Power? #nationalsecurity
YouTube video by DCReport
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February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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I always have the most current references.
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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“You can keep your body washes with their magnesium or their tea tree oil, their exfoliants and emollients. I’m a bar-soap user. It’s how I smell. It’s who I am.” slate.com/life/2026/02...
February 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Doug Wilson, who once told me that he is trying to "get back to America in 1892," spoke at the Pentagon yesterday.

A few stories from the archive, including our scoop last year on when he first met Pete Hegseth

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An Outspoken Christian Nationalist Pastor Expands His Sway In Trump’s DC
Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson can be provocative. He once wrote that “slavery...
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February 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM