today’s hot news
‘Is Mickey Mouse racist?’ Smithsonian director grilled over museum exhibits at heated House hearing
BS BRIEF: House Republicans sharply questioned National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig over exhibits, educational materials and museum guidance they argued reflect ideological bias. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) repeatedly pressed Hartig about an...
Fauci braces, and here comes Hawley! ‘You don’t have any Fifth Amendment rights!’
BS BRIEF Sen. Josh Hawley confronted Dr. Anthony Fauci during Wednesday's Senate hearing, arguing that because Fauci received a broad presidential pardon from Joe Biden, he could not lawfully invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testimony. Hawley cited the Supreme...
If he leads, ‘I’m out of here’: Carville vows to leave Democrat party
BS BULLETIN: Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville says he'll leave the Democratic Party if socialist streamer Hasan Piker becomes one of its dominant voices, declaring, "I'm not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker." Carville's warning comes as...
‘I’m not looking to kill people’: Trump says Iran peace deal is imminent after pulling back massive strike
BS BULLETIN President Trump says U.S.-Iran negotiations are set to begin Monday after he says he called off what he described as a massive military strike in favor of diplomacy. Iran, however, disputes Trump's account and says no direct U.S. talks are currently...
Giant bear perched atop utility pole dies before rescuers can reach it
BS BRIEF: A bizarre video of a bear balancing atop a utility pole in rural New Mexico went viral this week, drawing thousands of reactions after the U.S. Department of the Interior reshared the footage with a tongue-in-cheek caption. New Mexico wildlife officials...
Bruce Willis’ wife advocates for passage of dementia bill
(The Center Square) – Emma Heming Willis, wife of movie star Bruce Willis, joined lawmakers in the California Capitol on Monday to push for passage of a bill that would track cases of frontotemporal degeneration, the type of dementia her husband has. The bill Emma...
DBS BILL BRIEF: Nancy Mace wants federal workers’ foreign allegiances exposed — along with their salaries
Congress churns out thousands of bills, but what’s really in them, and how could they affect you? DBS BILL BRIEF breaks down two bills a day IN PLAIN ENGLISH. IN PLAIN ENGLISH How many people working for the federal government also hold citizenship or nationality in...
News app celebrates viewpoint diversity after publishing negative Republican story in Spanish
TOTAL BS! A leading news aggregation app announced a major expansion of viewpoint diversity Wednesday after making its existing criticism of Republicans available in 19 languages. The platform, VistaBrief, said an independent audit confirmed that readers could now...
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Castro’s two Rolexes, a secret island, and a Cuban meltdown at the UN
LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE Two Rolexes, a private island, and the wonderful life of Cuba's communist royalty I've always been fascinated by the lifestyles of people who insist that everybody else should learn to live with less. Especially when they mean a whole lot less....
Virginia’s polling-place playbook tells officials to document federal agents — and call local law enforcement
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Virginia’s October 15 election bulletin tells officials how to scrutinize federal monitors and respond when federal agents approach polling places. The guidance includes contacting local...
Coons wants Musk subpoenaed over Ukraine’s satellites, Democrats turn the Starlink fight into a billionaire hunt
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Sen. Chris Coons called for the Senate to subpoena Elon Musk over restrictions affecting Ukraine’s satellite communications. Coons’ own earlier letter acknowledges that Starshield is a...
CBS insider answers Pelley’s bias charge with a $119 million Trump investigation
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says corporate management pressured journalists to favor Trump’s viewpoint. A CBS insider rejected the allegation and pointed to recent...
