today’s hot news
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
In the messy aftermath of the Minneapolis confrontation that left Renee Good dead, startling new details have emerged about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at the center of the storm. Multiple U.S. officials briefed on his condition say ICE officer...
Senate takes recess, leaving only five days to pass six govt funding bills
(The Center Square) – U.S. senators have left town for a week-long recess, leaving themselves only five days to pass the six remaining federal government funding bills. Congress is already three months overdue on finishing the regular order appropriations...
Disney hit with $10M fine for exploiting children’s data
Disney is facing more than just a $10 million penalty after federal authorities confirmed the company violated children’s privacy laws. Once widely celebrated as the gold standard for family entertainment, Disney’s recent push to inject ideological content into...
Somali scammers allegedly stole almost as much in Minnesota as entire Somalia GDP
The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson said Dec. 18. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency was already sending additional resources in an X post Sunday,...
Obama-appointed judge orders ICE to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s “immediate release” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on Thursday. “Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority,” U.S....
BS daily political cartoons: Pelosi’s teeth fly off her broom
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Wisconsin waitress admits her party ‘left behind’ rural America — and she may have found the problem
BS BULLETIN Democrat Rebecca Cooke says her party has “left behind” rural communities and working-class voters and needs candidates who actually understand them. Cooke says she’ll shake hands with MAGA-hat voters, supports fully funding police and says she'll buck...
Bile-heavy Smithsonian’s problems go from bad to worse
BS BULLETIN Legal scholar Cully Stimson says Smithsonian leadership has turned American history into “bile” and wants museum director Anthea Hartig fired. Hartig has described history as a “prime tool of social justice” and spoken of reframing America's traditional...
BBC admits it botched Trump’s Jan. 6 speech — now it wants his family under subpoena
BS BULLETIN The BBC wants testimony and records from Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as it fights Trump's $10 billion lawsuit. The BBC has already admitted its edit gave the “mistaken impression” Trump directly called for violence. The disputed clip...
Steaming headline breaks Snerdley BS scale: ‘Trump administration gives Trump family a bank’
BS BULLETIN The OCC conditionally approved a national trust bank charter for Trump-linked World Liberty Financial — but it cannot yet open for business. The proposed bank would primarily handle World Liberty's $4 billion USD1 stablecoin, not ordinary deposits and...
DeSantis drops the hammer on Cory Mills days before Florida GOP primary
BS BULLETIN Ron DeSantis publicly declared, “I do not support Cory Mills,” just days before Florida’s Aug. 18 Republican primary. Mills still has Trump’s endorsement, but several Florida Republicans have broken ranks as controversies and investigations pile up....
Nearly one-third of Gen Z steers clear of car insurance
A significant share of American drivers have opted to avoid insuring the vehicles they drive amid the rising cost of living and shifting consumer habits, a recent survey finds. Around 30% of Generation Z — people born between 1997 and 2012 — admitted to owning or...
