today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Thank God for the squares
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Target screams ‘SORRY!’ over kids’ ‘blackface’ costume — and DEI gets dragged back from the dead
BS BULLETIN: Target pulled a children's clown costume after critics compared its imagery to blackface and minstrel shows. The retailer says the costume was “offensive” and apologized specifically to Black customers and employees. Critics immediately blamed Target's...
Musk drops bomb into George Floyd case: ‘Derek Chauvin was unjustly convicted’ and should go free
BS BULLETIN Elon Musk says Derek Chauvin was “unjustly convicted of murder” and should be released, declaring that Chauvin “is not a murderer.” Chauvin has launched another attempt to overturn his Minnesota conviction, alleging structural due-process violations...
What the SHELL? WNBA’s newest mascot is a non-binary turtle with pronouns
BS BULLETIN: The Toronto Tempo unveiled two mascots: Dez the snapping turtle and Dot the Arctic hare. The team’s official bio identifies Dez with “she/they” pronouns and Dot with “she/her.” The reveal came against the Indiana Fever — right in the middle of the WNBA’s...
Missouri judge keeps Trump-backed GOP map in place — but the fight is headed upstairs
BS BULLETIN A Missouri judge ruled the state's referendum provisions don't apply to congressional redistricting, keeping the Republican-drawn map in force for November. The map dramatically reshapes Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district, giving...
AOC’s seven-year socialist membership lapse blamed on catastrophic paperwork inequality
The Democratic Socialists of America confirmed Wednesday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is once again a member in good standing after officials discovered she had been practicing independent socialism without authorization for seven years. AOC’s membership expired...
Trump admin reportedly eliminating 760,000 bogus Obamacare enrollments
Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force is poised to boot more than 700,000 individuals from the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges amid alleged fraud, The Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday. Vance and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Saudi Arabia reportedly restarts pipeline that moved oil around Hormuz after drone attacks knocked it offline
Saudi Arabia has reportedly restarted its pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz after drone attacks forced it offline earlier in September. The kingdom could resume crude exports from its Red Sea port of Yanbu later Tuesday, three anonymous sources briefed on...
Exclusive: Texas plants first rare-earth mining district in Hudspeth County
Texas is moving toward establishing its first dedicated rare earth mining district after the state entered into two new mineral leases in the western part of the state, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced. The GLO entered into two hard mineral leases with El...
GOP lawmakers push to designate CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization
(The Center Square)—Several key Congressional Republicans are urging the Trump administration to consider designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group that promotes Muslim rights, as a foreign terrorist organization, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz...
$40 trillion debt puts fiscal commission back in congressional spotlight
(The Center Square) – Members of the House Budget Committee convened offsite Monday in Dallas, Texas, to discuss the possibility of a bipartisan fiscal commission that would focus on addressing the national debt and budget issues. Committee Chairman Jodey...
Denver socialist says stealing food stamps actually ‘qualifies’ her to be mayor
BS BULLETIN: Denver City Councilwoman Shontel Lewis says her 2008 conviction involving the theft of public food-stamp benefits helps qualify her to become mayor. Lewis was working at a government food-stamp office when authorities accused her of improperly reissuing...
