Reminder that Maria Bartiromo was FAR MORE implicated in the false claims that Fox News had to pay $787M over than Tucker Carlson.

She just didn't get caught badmouthing the boss.

The Cities Church defendants have a motion to dismiss based on the AI slop the White House posted targeting Nekima Levy Armstrong. There's an 8th C precedent abt making it harder for witnesses to testify bc of spectacle.

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WHAT IF the only people left gatekeeping the senile old man with his finger on the nuclear trigger were the guy who was ousted from the White House in the first term bc he was too close to Russia and the guy who may have conspired w/them in 2016-2017?

www.semafor.com/article/08/3...

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The direct tie between Brooke Rollins and Republicans in Congress and explosive shit.

www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

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Over on Xitter, Whiskey Pete's chief propagandist tried to rebut big WaPo story & in the process 1) confirmed the report described is real & highly classified (confirming it is itself a crime) and 2) claims that Whiskey Pete's top Generals tell him he's doing something really stupid all the time.

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Alright Irish people. 6 years in, I think I'm finally ready to try doing what seems positively insane to me, cooking with stinging nettles.

Anyone have a favorite recipe?

The Surveillance Crimes in the Cities Church Case Keep Stacking Up

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The Surveillance Crimes in the...

Shocked, Shocked! To Find that Corruption Is Going on in a Trump Casino!

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Shocked, Shocked! To Find that...

At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be a barrier to being hired

www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-can...

At the FBI, a history of hirin...

A Shoddy Analysis Was Written by Peter Baker

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A Shoddy Analysis Was Written ...

The Third Circuit mostly rejects LaMonica McIver's appeal of District Court's Speech and Debate claim.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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IN THE MIDDLE OF LOSING A WAR, Whiskey Pete appears to have fired General Randy George bc George refused to drop a probe into Kid Rock.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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