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- We select a topic each week and post links to varying reporting on it
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Congressman Al Green Censured
- Week of March 9, 2025
https://www.commondreams.org/news/al-green-censure-vote
ABC: The View: House Censures Rep. Al Green For Heckling Trump
https://globalnews.ca/news/11068746/al-green-protest-censured-congress-donald-trump-address/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/al-green-censure-congress-fraying-025127
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/03/06/more-dems-in-disarray-n2186368
Measles Outbreak
- Week of March 2, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Timcast IRL– Liberals BLAME RFK Jr As First Measles Death Hits Texas Amid Outbreak, HE JUST GOT CONFIRMED | 15.67 | 27.67 |
| Article 2: Vaccines.News– Mike Adams challenges media hysteria over measles: “It’s All a Hoax” | 20.00 | 12.33 |
| Article 3: Louisville Public Media– Kentucky announces first confirmed measles case since 2023 | 0.00 | 43.67 |
| Article 4: Barron's– Parents Rush To Vaccinate Children After Measles Outbreak Hits Texas | -5.33 | 40.67 |
| Article 5: The Logical Leftist (YouTube)– Fox News Suddenly Cares About Getting People Vaccinated As Measles Cases Skyrocket | -14.00 | 29.00 |
| Article 6: Jezebel– Measles Sure Do Have a Great Crisis PR Rep in RFK Jr. | -15.00 | 27.67 |
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Mitch McConnell Retiring
- Week of February 23, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: ConservativeHQ– The News Keeps Getting Better As Mitch McConnell Announces He Won’t Run Again | 18.67 | 28.67 |
| Article 2: Trish Regan (YouTube)– Mitch McConnell is Out! Senator Announces Retirement | 19.33 | 27.33 |
| Article 3: Politico– Out goes Mitch McConnell — and an era of GOP politics | -0.67 | 42.33 |
| Article 4: Hill TV: Rising– BREAKING: Mitch McConnell To RETIRE, Not Seeking Re-Election In 2026 | -1.00 | 38.33 |
| Article 5: Portland Press Herald– How to best live in the world that Mitch McConnell has bequeathed us | -18.33 | 25.00 |
| Article 6: New Republic– Mitch McConnell Finally Announces He Won’t Run Again. Good Riddance. | -14.00 | 32.00 |
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Super Bowl Halftime Show
- Week of February 16, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Outkick (YouTube)– The NFL blew it with Kendrick Lamar | 7.33 | 25.67 |
| Article 2: Wrestling Headlines– Hulk Hogan On Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Performance: “Bro, I Couldn’t Understand A Word …” | 3.33 | 36.33 |
| Article 3: Associated Press– Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not Like Us’ into history-making Super Bowl halftime show | -1.00 | 41.00 |
| Article 4: Daily Beast– Kendrick Lamar Eviscerates Drake at Super Bowl, as MAGA Seethes | -8.33 | 31.33 |
| Article 5: Bulwark Takes– MAGA Nerds Lose Their Minds After Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show! | -14.67 | 27.67 |
| Article 6: AZ Central– If Kendrick Lamar is racist, then so is America | Opinion | -8.00 | 30.67 |
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Downsizing USAID
- Week of February 9, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Fox News: Outnumbered– Elon Musk reveals handpicked DOGE team of young engineers | 9.00 | 33.67 |
| Article 2: National Review– USAID’s Long Track Record of Wasteful, Left-Wing Spending Made It an Obvious First Target for Musk | 8.00 | 35.67 |
| Article 3: Pew Research Center– What the data says about U.S. foreign aid | 0.00 | 50.00 |
| Article 4: Reuters– Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say | -5.67 | 43.67 |
| Article 5: MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show– Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens | -16.67 | 32.00 |
| Article 6: The Atlantic– Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play | -11.67 | 33.33 |
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Passenger Flight and Army Helicopter Collide
- Week of February 2, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: NewsBreak– Trump attacks Biden, Buttigieg, Obama after DC plane crash, says FAA hired unqualified workers: ‘I put safety first’ | 6.67 | 32.00 |
| Article 2: Fox News: Hannity– Hannity: Proof that DEI overtook the FAA | 16.00 | 14.33 |
| Article 3: ESPN– 14 linked to figure skating were on crashed airplane in D.C. | 0.00 | 46.67 |
| Article 4: NBC News (website)– What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. | 0.00 | 47.00 |
| Article 5: IHIP News (YouTube)– IHIP News: Did Trump’s “Buyout” Lead to HORRENDOUS Aircraft Collision? | -18.00 | 19.33 |
| Article 6: The Mary Sue– ‘Let’s remember what Donald Trump did’: Trump fired TSA heads and gutted Aviation Safety Advisory prior to deadly plane crash | -14.33 | 30.67 |
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Beg your Pardon?
- Week of January 26, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Christian Post– Trump says slew of Biden family pardons make former president 'look very guilty' | 14.33 | 30.67 |
| Article 2: The Megyn Kelly Show– Biden Preemptively Pardons Fauci, Milley, and January 6 Committee Members, w/ Jashinsky and Johnson | 19.33 | 15.00 |
| Article 3: Newsweek– Sorry, Biden's Pardons Are Much Worse Than Trump's | Opinion | 21.00 | 14.00 |
| Article 4: Northeastern Global News– Did Biden, Trump overstep in pardoning family members, Jan. 6. rioters? | 2.33 | 44.67 |
| Article 5: ABC: The View– Trump Pardons Almost All Jan. 6 Rioters | The View | -10.67 | 30.67 |
| Article 6: New York Magazine– The Biden and Trump Pardons Are Not at All the Same | -14.33 | 32.67 |
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Week of January 19, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: OAN Network (website)– The Real, Actual Problem With DEI Initiatives- As Seen In L.A. | 19.00 | 22.67 |
| Article 2: Amala Ekpunobi (YouTube)– This Got TENSE: Debating DEI & The LA Wildfires on Piers Morgan | 9.67 | 35.00 |
| Article 3: Forbes– Apple Urges Shareholders To Reject Anti-DEI Policy | -1.00 | 42.67 |
| Article 4: Axios– Americans are fine with corporate DEI | -8.67 | 37.00 |
| Article 5: Roland S. Martin (YouTube)– White TV anchor rips 'DEI Hire' slur | -18.33 | 25.33 |
| Article 6: Wonkette– Hope All These Companies Canceling DEI Policies Are Ready For The Lawsuits | -20.00 | 22.67 |
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National Day of Mourning
- Week of January 12, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Mirror – US– Biden ripped for ‘falling asleep’ at Jimmy Carter funeral as Jill nudges him and Bush looks on in concern | 9.67 | 27.33 |
| Article 2: Fox News: Hannity– Body language expert decodes Trump and Obama’s chat | 1.67 | 36.67 |
| Article 3: Austin American-Statesman– Who spoke at President Jimmy Carter's funeral? Here's why Michelle Obama didn't attend | 0.00 | 42.33 |
| Article 4: People Magazine– Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Perform at Jimmy Carter's Funeral, Making Rare Joint Appearance amid Ongoing Lawsuit | 0.00 | 41.67 |
| Article 5: Crooks and Liars– 'Abuse Of Power': Biden Takes Jabs At Donald During Eulogy For Carter | -15.00 | 28.33 |
| Article 6: Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Biden Just CALLED TRUMP OUT At Jimmy Carter’s FUNERAL | -11.33 | 28.33 |
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Presidential Medal for Liz Cheney
- Week of January 5, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Fox News (website)– DAVID MARCUS: Biden gives Liz Cheney the Presidential Medal of Insufferability | 18.67 | 20.33 |
| Article 2: Explain America (YouTube)– No Way! Joe Biden Makes Shock Announcement About Liz Cheney | 15.00 | 27.33 |
| Article 3: The Hill– Trump rips Biden for honoring Cheney, Thompson with ‘Fake Medals’ by Alex Gangitano – 01/03/25 2:14 PM ET | 1.00 | 42.33 |
| Article 4: Coastal Breeze News– Biden awards Trump critic Liz Cheney with service medal | 0.00 | 42.67 |
| Article 5: Truthout– Biden Awards Cheney With Presidential Citizens Medal Despite Human Rights Record | -20.00 | 17.67 |
| Article 6: Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Liz Cheney GOES VIRAL With BOMBSHELL Response To Trump THREAT | -14.33 | 28.33 |
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