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"I Hope Your Beeper Doesn't Go Off"

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The F-word

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Tim Walz Goes Pheasant Hunting

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Hindustan TimesTim Walz's shotgun struggles during Pheasant Hunt spark hilarious memes, comparison with Elmer Fudd 12.00 19.33
Article 2: Colion Noir (YouTube)Tim Walz Embarrasses Himself Going Shooting, Can't Load A Shotgun 17.33 15.00
Article 3: Outside OnlineThat Time I Dropped Everything to Hunt with Tim Walz -5.00 50.67
Article 4: The Minnesota Star TribuneWalz takes a break from the campaign trail to hunt in Minnesota’s pheasant opener 2.00 45.33
Article 5: Occupy Democrats (YouTube)NRA Shares Video ATTACKING Tim Walz, Runs Into Major PROBLEM -17.00 27.00
Article 6: PolitiZoomNRA’s Attack On Walz A Lie. He Was UN-Loading His Shotgun! -17.00 27.33

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Trump & Musk

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Fox Business: Varney & Company'DARK MAGA': Elon Musk makes case for Trump as he joins Butler, PA rally 15.67 36.00
Article 2: TwitchyMSNBC Calls Elon Musk the ‘World’s Leading Spreader of Disinformation’ 17.33 29.33
Article 3: Politicohttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/07/elon-musk-trump-campaigning-2024-00182706 -5.00 44.00
Article 4: Rolling StoneTrump Plans to Appoint Musk as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’ -19.33 23.33
Article 5: The David Pakman ShowTrump rally with Elon Musk becomes INSTANT DISASTER -20.67 22.67
Article 6: Mother JonesTracking One of Elon Musk’s Many Big Lies -19.67 24.67

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Jack Smith, Special Counsel

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The Megyn Kelly ShowMegyn Kelly Slams "Paper Trial" and "Election Interference" as Jack Smith's Trump Filing Unsealed 16.67 28.00
Article 2: Fox News (website)CNN legal analyst says Special Counsel Jack Smith bent rules to get ‘cheap shot’ in on Trump before election 9.00 35.00
Article 3: British Broadcasting CorporationTrump 'resorted to crimes' to overturn 2020 result -5.67 43.33
Article 4: Minn PostD.C. Memo: Jack Smith hands Trump an ‘October surprise’ -5.00 41.67
Article 5: MSNBC: The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell'Bombshell after bombshell': Weissmann on Jack Smith's damning Trump Jan. 6 case filing -15.67 30.00
Article 6: Talking Points MemoThe Striking Details That Jack Smith Used To Tighten His January 6 Case Against Trump -7.67 39.00

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Diddy Abuse Allegations

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Exploding Pagers

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Jerusalem PostHezbollah under fire: The number of casualties from beeper explosions is worse than we thought 0.00 43.67
Article 2: Zeihan on Geopolitics (YouTube)Why You Should Ditch Your Pager (Hezbollah Operative Edition) || Peter Zeihan 1.00 29.67
Article 3: Glenn Greenwald – SYSTEM UPDATEANOTHER War on Terror? -12.33 28.00
Article 4: Just the NewsIsrael launches overnight strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah after exploding devices attack 6.67 40.33
Article 5: Sky News Australia (YouTube)'Genius intelligence operation': Sharri Markson lauds Hezbollah pager attack 15.67 20.67
Article 6: CounterPunchExploding Pagers in Lebanon, Another Israeli Terrorism Blunder? -25.67 19.33

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Tyreek Hill Detained

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Trump Arlington Visit

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Harris Acceptance Speech

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/good-vibrations-takeaways-dnc-finale -14.00 33.67
Article 2: The HillKamala’s moment: The pantsuit is truly empty 18.67 25.00
Article 3: British Broadcasting CorporationKamala Harris gives Democratic convention speech -2.33 45.33
Article 4: CNBC (website)Harris says Trump 'wants to be an autocrat' and tyrants are 'rooting' for him -10.67 34.67
Article 5: The American ProspectThe New Kamala -12.67 33.00
Article 6: Fox News (website)Harris leaves out deadly botched Afghanistan withdrawal in soaring pro-military DNC speech 14.67 34.67

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Musk + Trump

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Walz Military

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J.D Vance Out West

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Elon Musk and the Woke Mind Virus

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Biden Exits

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Project 2025

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: VERIFY ThisWhat we can VERIFY about Project 2025 -3.33 45.33
Article 2: Al Jazeera (website)What could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world? -4.00 44.33
Article 3: Popular InformationWhat Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025 -7.33 46.00
Article 4: New RepublicTrump Desperately Tries to Disavow Project 2025 in Late-Night Meltdown -10.33 35.00
Article 5: The FederalistI Couldn't Find A Single 'Christian Nationalist' Policy In Project 2025 15.00 34.33
Article 6: Fox News (website)Even scary Darth Vader won't help Dems Project 2025 fear mongering 14.67 30.00

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SCOTUS’ Presidential Immunity Ruling

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Transgender Surgery Age

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Ten Commandments in Louisiana

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IVF Protections

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Associated PressSenate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care -4.00 43.67
Article 2: The FederalistDems Scheme For A Vote On Radical Taxpayer-Funded IVF Bill 19.33 28.00
Article 3: CNN (website)Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide -6.00 44.00
Article 4: NBC News (website)Democrats to force vote for protections for IVF as election-year messaging heats up -5.00 44.67
Article 5: ABC WKBW 7 News – Buffalo‘So important for our families’: Senate to vote on the Right to IVF Act -14.00 28.33
Article 6: Catholic News AgencySouthern Baptist Convention approves resolution opposing IVF 10.67 42.33

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Biden’s D-Day Commemoration Speech

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The Decision is in

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Fun with Flags

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2024/05/23/alito-democrats-flag-recuse-jan-6 -14.00 39.00
Article 2: Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-renew-calls-us-supreme-courts-alito-recuse-amid-flag-flap-2024-05-23/ -12.00 41.33
Article 3: National ReviewAlito Flag Story: Appeal to Heaven Flag's Real History 12.33 32.67
Article 4: New York MagazineAlito Ethics Defense Blown Up by Second Insurrectionist Flag -15.00 34.33
Article 5: Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/proudly-obstinate/ -16.33 30.00
Article 6: ReasonFlagpole to Heaven 11.00 34.67

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Louisiana Congressional Map

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SAVE Act for Voting Integrity

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Title IX Update

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Truth and Lies

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Impeaching Mayorkas

Ronna McDaniel and NBC

 
Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: NPRFormer RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel dropped as an NBC contributor following outcry 0.00 45.33
Article 2: The GuardianRonna McDaniel mess shows problem of politics-to-pundit conveyor belt -8.00 40.67
Article 3: Washington PostRonna McDaniel and Trump’s Bibles share a common corrosion – The Washington Post -12.00 31.67
Article 4: Columbia Journalism ReviewThe Ronna McDaniel incident reveals a deeper dilemma for journalism -6.33 42.00
Article 5: Fox News (website)NBC’s Ronna McDaniel meltdown: Falsehoods and debunked narratives MSNBC promoted on its ‘sacred airwaves’ 22.33 22.67
Article 6: The InterceptNBC Rejects Trump Voice but Embraces War Party -20.67 33.00

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Election Interference Case Heats Up in GA

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No Sleeping in Public in FL

Trump: Dismiss Classified Documents Case

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IVF in Alabama (again)

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Supreme Court to Hear Trump Immunity Case

Ruling on Embryos

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Trial Starts in March

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The IndependentWill Donald Trump go to prison? -2.33 42.00
Article 2: The Gateway PunditBREAKING: Far-Left NYC Judge Dismisses Trump Request to Toss Ridiculous NY Case – Trial Scheduled for March 25 17.00 30.67
Article 3: New Tang DynastyTrump’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial to Begin March 25, Judge Rules 13.33 36.33
Article 4: British Broadcasting CorporationDonald Trump's hush-money trial set to begin next month -1.00 43.67
Article 5: HuffPostTrump Debuts New Legal Theory: Even If Guilty, 'There Is No Crime' -8.67 40.67
Article 6: New RepublicFinally, a Judge Steps Up and Denies a Trump Trial Delay Bid -10.00 40.00

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Border Bill Kerfuffle

Legal Bill Funnel

Chevron Defense

Presidential Immunity Hearing

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The 14th Amendment

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The Epstein List