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Massie claims Fox News shut him out while Trump allies plotted his downfall
For years, Rep. Thomas Massie strutted around Washington as the conservative movement’s resident contrarian — the guy who voted “no” so often even fellow Republicans needed aspirin. But on Tuesday night, Kentucky Republicans finally handed him the political pink slip,...
Man arrested for threatening to kill Erika Kirk at TPUSA event
A Texas man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to assassinate Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s widow at her upcoming event, according to reports and court records. San Antonio police charged 26-year-old Jacob Wenske over alleged online posts...
Museum exhibit uses black man to shackle white guilt-riddled Americans, gets $1 M in grant money
There’s no shortage of ways Americans process the legacy of slavery — from serious academic study to heated political arguments about reparations and national memory. And then there are museum exhibits that take a far more theatrical route. At the Roots 101 African...
Blue-state loopholes: Medicaid fraud panic spreads nationwide
North Carolina’s top bean-counter says the Medicaid system is starting to look less like a safety net and more like an ATM with no security guard. State Auditor Dave Boliek is waving a giant red flag over a staggering explosion in autism therapy billing under Medicaid...
Woman accused of trying to kill Trump now walks free days after third assassination attempt
A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station reported. Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged in January with one count of making...
BS daily political cartoons: That place stinks!
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School cop gives stranded illegal migrant a ride; he grabbed the officer’s gun and shot him
BS BULLETIN: Dallas ISD Officer Justin Jones stopped to help a man stranded along a busy freeway Aug. 6 and offered him a ride to safety. Federal prosecutors say Jose Santiago Pantoja-Morales, a 27-year-old Mexican national illegally in the U.S., later grabbed Jones'...
Hanukkah Barbie arrives — and everybody immediately starts talking about her nose
BS BULLETIN: Mattel has released a Hanukkah Barbie wearing a light-up menorah sweater, blue gingham pants and winter boots. The doll has a noticeably more prominent nose than the Christmas Barbies in the same holiday collection, prompting an online argument over...
Florida AG goes after teacher for trying to ‘cancel’ 8th grader over his conservative views
BS BULLETIN: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says a history teacher singled out an eighth grader as the classroom’s “conservative perspective” despite his parents telling her to keep him out of political discussions. Uthmeier alleges teacher Liz Ballard later...
Trump unloads on report he wants his name on another famous building: ‘Degenerates and Losers’
BS BULLETIN: MS NOW reported that Trump administration officials discussed adding President Donald Trump’s name to Ford’s Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Trump flatly denied it, calling the report a “ridiculous lie” and “FAKE NEWS.” The White House...
CNN, MS NOW get back into White House after morning standoff over judge’s order
BS BULLETIN: A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico early Thursday. Reporters from all three outlets were nevertheless turned away Thursday morning, prompting an emergency court filing. By around noon, CNN and...
Eight Navy sailors tried to kill themselves during Iran war deployment
The U.S. Navy confirmed eight of its sailors on a deployed aircraft carrier have attempted suicide while at sea. The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 3 has supported combat operations against Iran for a near record-breaking deployment of 307 days. While the...
