today’s hot news
Michelle Obama called a man at UFC battle, press cries ‘end of democracy’ (again)
SNERDLEY SCORE 4/5 — Narrative Battle Source Headline Raw Story: MAGA comedian rebukes Michelle Obama ‘vile slur’ as Trump praises it If you squint hard enough at the coverage of UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, you can almost see the narrative editors sweating...
Supreme Court slams courthouse door on 99-year-old judge’s comeback bid
Washington’s endless debate over aging leaders just landed squarely in the federal judiciary — and the Supreme Court wants no part of it. In a move that effectively ends one of the most bizarre and politically charged courtroom sagas in years, the nation’s highest...
2028 audition: AOC tests whether Obama’s formula still works
2/5 Fog lifted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may insist she’s focused on the 2026 midterms, but Democrats watching her latest political barnstorming tour can be forgiven for thinking they’re seeing the opening act of a 2028 presidential campaign. The congresswoman from New...
School smeared Charlie Kirk tribute teen as a vandal — now taxpayers are on the hook for $95K
Snerdley Score 1/5 Straight Reality What started as a student tribute ended with a six-figure embarrassment for a North Carolina school district. Gabby Stout, a student at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, has secured a $95,000 settlement after school officials...
De Niro’s latest anti-Trump rant compares loving America to loving an abuser – he just can’t
Snerdley Score: 2/5 Fog lifted Source story headline: De Niro says he can't love America, compares country to abusive husband For decades, Robert De Niro built a reputation playing tough guys on the silver screen. These days, however, the Oscar-winning actor seems far...
Media claims $300 billion taxpayer dollars are going to Iran for rebuilding, triggers BS meter
Snerdley score: 4/5 — Spin zone Source headline: "Wrap your head around that": Internet skewers $300B reconstruction fund in Iran deal The moment a political reporter sees a number with eleven digits, all normal journalistic restraint apparently leaves the building....
Trump and Iran sign peace deal amid mixed responses from Congress
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s short-term peace deal with Iran has sparked mixed reactions among U.S. lawmakers, with Republicans projecting cautious optimism and Democrats criticizing the conflict occurring in the first place. As of Monday, the...
Supreme Court slams courthouse door on 99-year-old judge’s comeback bid
Washington’s endless debate over aging leaders just landed squarely in the federal judiciary — and the Supreme Court wants no part of it. In a move that effectively ends one of the most bizarre and politically charged courtroom sagas in years, the nation’s highest...
School smeared Charlie Kirk tribute teen as a vandal — now taxpayers are on the hook for $95K
Snerdley Score 1/5 Straight Reality What started as a student tribute ended with a six-figure embarrassment for a North Carolina school district. Gabby Stout, a student at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, has secured a $95,000 settlement after school officials...
DHS Sec Mullin, CNN trigger hype an ICE-at-the-polls election-day scenario that doesn’t exist
Snerdley Score: 2/5 — Fog lifting Source Headline: CNN torches DHS for not disavowing rollout of ICE agents at polling stations for the midterms When cable news runs low on certainties, speculation often rushes in to fill the gap. That appeared to be the case during a...
Media claims $300 billion taxpayer dollars are going to Iran for rebuilding, triggers BS meter
Snerdley score: 4/5 — Spin zone Source headline: "Wrap your head around that": Internet skewers $300B reconstruction fund in Iran deal The moment a political reporter sees a number with eleven digits, all normal journalistic restraint apparently leaves the building....
2028 audition: AOC tests whether Obama’s formula still works
2/5 Fog lifted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may insist she’s focused on the 2026 midterms, but Democrats watching her latest political barnstorming tour can be forgiven for thinking they’re seeing the opening act of a 2028 presidential campaign. The congresswoman from New...
