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MY WEEKEND MIX: Pick a side now. Facts can come later.
We have forgotten how to say ‘I don’t know yet’ There are four words that have apparently become unacceptable in American public life: "I don't know yet." I found myself thinking about that Saturday while we continued talking about the allegations surrounding the...
Mamdani’s first-year victory lap leads with one promise nobody expected: ‘Still no Sharia law’
TOTAL BS! New York City has launched a new public-relations campaign highlighting the accomplishments of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first year in office. The campaign, titled “New York: Still Here,” is designed to counter what City Hall says were exaggerated predictions...
Singer Phil Collins calls Trump ‘nasty’ — then reveals the song title he’s saving for America
BS BULLETIN: Phil Collins told Piers Morgan he doesn't think much of President Donald Trump, criticizing his manner as “unattractive.” The 75-year-old rock legend also revealed an unwritten song idea inspired by America: “Fat People with Guns.” Collins made the...
Trump announces $90 Medicare checks for more than 20 million seniors — and they start arriving this month
BS BULLETIN: President Trump announced one-time $90 payments for more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees. The money will come from the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund and begin arriving in early October. Most Part B recipients qualify, but people whose...
Hegseth orders military-wide voting stand-down
BS BULLETIN: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a one-day military-wide voting stand-down in October. Commanders must hold the stand-down no later than Oct. 15, giving troops time to register, request absentee ballots or vote. Hegseth says the policy will continue...
Kennedy on Trump posting Tom Cotton’s cellphone number: He can go from ‘zero to a-hole in about three seconds’
BS BULLETIN: President Donald Trump publicly posted Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number while pressuring him to support permanent daylight saving time. Sen. John Kennedy defended Cotton and said Trump can “go from zero to a-hole in about three seconds.” Kennedy also...
Congress announces bipartisan plan to keep lawmakers technically at work without requiring them to be there
TOTAL BS! Congress has reached a rare bipartisan agreement on a plan to keep lawmakers technically at work without requiring most of them to actually be there. The breakthrough follows Congress's increasing reliance on "pro forma" sessions — brief meetings that allow...
The issue making politicians sweat as November midterms loom
Americans dislike data centers, but will their disdain affect how they vote in the midterm elections? Widespread public discontent toward the projects has blurred partisan lines, with the White House, Republicans and Democrats ending up on different sides of the...
Russian plague lab worker dies after reported test-tube accident — hospitals lock down and US starts watching
BS BULLETIN: A 28-year-old employee of Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died after developing severe pneumonia of unknown origin. Russian reports claim she may have been exposed after a test tube containing plague bacteria broke, but authorities have...
Jack Smith team secretly met John Brennan at CIA headquarters – the agents’ notes are raising eyebrows
BS BULLETIN: Newly released FBI records show Special Counsel personnel and FBI agents met former CIA Director John Brennan at CIA headquarters in November 2023. The stated purpose was to discuss possible expert testimony involving national defense information in the...
FBI insiders called Garland’s school-board parents’ crackdown the ‘Anti-MAGA Task Force’ — new DOJ report reveals details
BS BULLETIN: A new Justice Department review says pressure from Biden White House officials helped produce Merrick Garland's controversial 2021 school-board memo. The FBI ultimately opened 25 "Guardian assessments" connected to school-board threats, according to the...
Major crypto PAC reveals which campaigns will be receiving checks in mail
Fairshake, a pro-cryptocurrency super political action committee (PAC), revealed its plan Monday to financially support over two dozen lawmakers in the midterm elections. Fairshake said it would back 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats, with six members getting $1 million...
