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February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"He was not brandishing a weapon"
"He did not attack those agents"
"One of the agents actually physically takes Mr. Pretti's gun, and that is before he shot him."

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Fox Contributor Blasts White House Narrative in Police Shooting of Mr. Peretti
YouTube video by ICE Abuse
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January 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Every democratic process — from orgs to formal elections — deserves accurate and accessible information so voters know all of their options.

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DPOE Endorsement 2026 - Kat Abughazaleh - IL-9
YouTube video by Evanston Democrats Endorsement Session 2026
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January 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
@wsj.com reports that Americans are paying for #tariffs.
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 AM
MAGA pundits on Fox are uncomfortable to say the least with Trump targeting the Fed. The quotes are very interesting. A worthwhile watch/listen imo.
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Fox News NEAR PANIC ATTACK Over Trump DISASTER
YouTube video by Pondering Politics
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January 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Pres. DJT was asked when Americans will receive the $2,000 checks he promised, funded by "tariff revenues.” Trump similarly floated the idea of sending $5,000 checks using funds saved through spending cuts/job reductions overseen by DOGE. Those checks are still not in the mail. tinyurl.com/r77et93u
Trump Interview Takes Very Awkward Turn: 'When Did I Do That?'
The president awkwardly appeared to lose track of a promise during a sit-down with The New York Times.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
In October, the Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) trade body said the amount of bourbon in warehouses across the state was at a record high of more than 16 million barrels and called "for a speedy return to reciprocal, tariff-free trade". #Winning!

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Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year
US distillers face uncertainty after President Trump imposed tariffs on countries around the world.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Data Set 1 Files
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December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
His speech was one big rambling series of untruths

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Fact-checking Trump: Economy, wages, immigration and more
The president made a wide variety of claims Wednesday night. Some were true, some were misleading, and others were false.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
US government admits failures by the pilots of Army helicopter and an air traffic controller during the January midair collision that killed 67 people

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US government admits Army and air traffic controller failures in deadly midair collision near DC | CNN Politics
The US government now admits failures by the pilots of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a controller in Reagan National Airport tower during the January 29 midair collision over the Potomac River tha...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
On 11/6/20 Sean Hannity said POTUS “isn’t crazy… very calm,” added Trump might’ve won “if he’d taken Covid more seriously,” adding ”“IMO masks should have been embrace [sic] and I said it all on the air.” He also insisted Trump would concede: “I know it for a fact.”

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What happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new details
Tens of thousands of documents were released as part of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against the network
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM