Decoding Fox News
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Podcast #187 - Let SNAP Freeloaders Eat Cake!
The past week on Fox was wonky - the network spent most of its focus praising Trump during his visit to Asia and promoting Turning Point USA, the nonprofit co-created by the late Charlie Kirk.
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Podcast #187 - Let SNAP Freeloaders Eat Cake!
The past week on Fox was wonky - the network spent most of its focus praising Trump during his visit to Asia and promoting Turning Point USA, the nonprofit co-created by the late Charlie Kirk.
Decoding Fox News
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Let SNAP Freeloaders Eat Cake!
Some charts, tables and hyperlinks to show to your Fox loving uncle about the SNAP program
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Let SNAP Freeloaders Eat Cake!
Some charts, tables and hyperlinks to show to your Fox loving uncle about the SNAP program
The Bulwark
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The party’s strong showing in races across the country—from the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, to state legislative elections in Mississippi and even utility board seats in Georgia—has Democratic leaders believing that winning back the Senate is a distinct possibility in 2026.
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Dems Are Suddenly Very Serious About Retaking the Senate
“We are so back.”
The party’s strong showing in races across the country—from the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, to state legislative elections in Mississippi and even utility board seats in Georgia—has Democratic leaders believing that winning back the Senate is a distinct possibility in 2026.
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Dems Are Suddenly Very Serious About Retaking the Senate
“We are so back.”
The Atlantic
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Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
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The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
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The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
Mehdi Hasan
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“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
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Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
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Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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This should get a Pulitzer. It's going to be an all-time classic.
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This should get a Pulitzer. It's going to be an all-time classic.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
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Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
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The Atlantic
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“Maybe it was easier to say everything like this, with a crowd at your feet and a rope around your neck.” Read a short story from our December 2025 issue by George Packer:
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We Are Not One
A short story
“Maybe it was easier to say everything like this, with a crowd at your feet and a rope around your neck.” Read a short story from our December 2025 issue by George Packer:
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We Are Not One
A short story
George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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OH NO THE COUNTRY WILL BE OVERRUN BY HOAGIE-CHUCKING INFIDELS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Josh Gerstein
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NEW: Senior official says government shutdown is having 'quite a bit' of impact on Justice Department. 'There’s so many people who are out....We don’t have the resources or the help to get it done,' ADAG @KetanBhirud told a Federalist Society confab.
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OH NO THE COUNTRY WILL BE OVERRUN BY HOAGIE-CHUCKING INFIDELS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Josh Gerstein
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NEW: Senior official says government shutdown is having 'quite a bit' of impact on Justice Department. 'There’s so many people who are out....We don’t have the resources or the help to get it done,' ADAG @KetanBhirud told a Federalist Society confab.
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The Daily Beast
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The VP had only recently been praising the president’s “incredible energy.”
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Sleepy Trump, 79, Makes Vance Answer Tricky Questions for Him
The VP had only recently been praising the president’s “incredible energy.”
The VP had only recently been praising the president’s “incredible energy.”
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Sleepy Trump, 79, Makes Vance Answer Tricky Questions for Him
The VP had only recently been praising the president’s “incredible energy.”
The Bulwark
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Diverting the Ford—our newest, most advanced, and most expensive carrier—from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean removes a key deterrent from waters bordering both Russia’s southern flank and an increasingly unstable Middle East.
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The Mixed Messages of Sending USS Gerald Ford to the Caribbean
The move raises questions of power, prudence, and proportionality.
Diverting the Ford—our newest, most advanced, and most expensive carrier—from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean removes a key deterrent from waters bordering both Russia’s southern flank and an increasingly unstable Middle East.
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The Mixed Messages of Sending USS Gerald Ford to the Caribbean
The move raises questions of power, prudence, and proportionality.
The Atlantic
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See some of the highest-scoring images from this year’s panoramic-photo competition:
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Winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano Awards
Some of the highest-scoring images from this year’s panoramic-photo competition
See some of the highest-scoring images from this year’s panoramic-photo competition:
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Winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano Awards
Some of the highest-scoring images from this year’s panoramic-photo competition
The Daily Beast
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Fans of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ were surprised Thursday night to find a rerun of the show airing instead of a new one.
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Jimmy Kimmel Mysteriously Cancels Episode at the Last Minute
ABC aired an episode from last week instead.
Fans of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ were surprised Thursday night to find a rerun of the show airing instead of a new one.
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Jimmy Kimmel Mysteriously Cancels Episode at the Last Minute
ABC aired an episode from last week instead.
Khashoggi's Ghost
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Truly an iconic and symbolic shot.
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Truly an iconic and symbolic shot.
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The Bulwark
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WATCH: Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn, and former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock take on Nancy Pelosi’s retirement—her unmatched record as Speaker, her behind-the-scenes power, and what her exit means for the Democratic Party.
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What It Was Like To Face Off Against Nancy Pelosi (w/ Barbara Comstock)
Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn, and former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock take on Nancy Pelosi’s retirement—her unmatched record as Speaker, her behind-the-scenes power, and what her exit means for the Democratic Party.
WATCH: Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn, and former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock take on Nancy Pelosi’s retirement—her unmatched record as Speaker, her behind-the-scenes power, and what her exit means for the Democratic Party.
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What It Was Like To Face Off Against Nancy Pelosi (w/ Barbara Comstock)
Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn, and former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock take on Nancy Pelosi’s retirement—her unmatched record as Speaker, her behind-the-scenes power, and what her exit means for the Democratic Party.
The Daily Beast
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Melania Trump received a nervous response from an awards show audience after the first lady claimed that she knows something about “challenging convention.”
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Melania Causes a Stir With One Line on Awards Show Stage
The first lady received the highest honor at Fox Nation’s awards ceremony.
Melania Trump received a nervous response from an awards show audience after the first lady claimed that she knows something about “challenging convention.”
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Melania Causes a Stir With One Line on Awards Show Stage
The first lady received the highest honor at Fox Nation’s awards ceremony.
The Daily Beast
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President Trump has boldly reasserted his wild claim about America’s capacity to create a global nuclear catastrophe.
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Trump Bizarrely Claims U.S. Could Blow Up World ’150 Times’
The president has dusted off his nuclear catchphrases again.
President Trump has boldly reasserted his wild claim about America’s capacity to create a global nuclear catastrophe.
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Trump Bizarrely Claims U.S. Could Blow Up World ’150 Times’
The president has dusted off his nuclear catchphrases again.
Acyn
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Full video from Katie Phang’s YouTube channel here:
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Expert SOUNDS ALARM as DEADLY STORMS SPIRAL Out Of CONTROL
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Expert SOUNDS ALARM as DEADLY STORMS SPIRAL Out Of CONTROL
YouTube video by Katie Phang
Acyn
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Morales: I don’t care if you’re the most individualistic person on the planet—because you “lift yourself up by your bootstraps” and think government should stay out of your business and “don’t tread on me.” Climate change is already treading on you, and you should care about this issue.
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Morales: I don’t care if you’re the most individualistic person on the planet—because you “lift yourself up by your bootstraps” and think government should stay out of your business and “don’t tread on me.” Climate change is already treading on you, and you should care about this issue.
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Khashoggi's Ghost
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This MAGA math is wild, you guys. According to Dr. Oz if I took Ozempic I'd lose about 375% of my body weight.
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This MAGA math is wild, you guys. According to Dr. Oz if I took Ozempic I'd lose about 375% of my body weight.
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The Daily Beast
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The president appeared to drift off as Mehmet Oz talked about sleep and obesity.
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Gavin Newsom Declares ‘Dozy Don Is Back’ After Oval Office Shuteye
The president appeared to drift off as Mehmet Oz talked about sleep and obesity.
The president appeared to drift off as Mehmet Oz talked about sleep and obesity.
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Gavin Newsom Declares ‘Dozy Don Is Back’ After Oval Office Shuteye
The president appeared to drift off as Mehmet Oz talked about sleep and obesity.
Khashoggi's Ghost
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He knows his supporters are. They still think the guy who lies constantly about literally everything is the only one they can trust to tell them the truth. And they'll ignore the actual cost of gas and groceries and believe Trump.
It's insane and I will never understand it.
He knows his supporters are. They still think the guy who lies constantly about literally everything is the only one they can trust to tell them the truth. And they'll ignore the actual cost of gas and groceries and believe Trump.
It's insane and I will never understand it.
Morgan Fairchild
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Thursday
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Thursday
There is a lot going on today.
Thursday
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Thursday
There is a lot going on today.
The Bulwark
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Trump didn’t get where he is today by learning to accommodate himself to the shape of the world around him. He got here by trying to bludgeon the world into shape until it accommodated him.
Perhaps the world will shrug the ersatz Atlas. www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what...
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Here’s What a Saner Trump Would Do Now
The post-election pivot he (probably) won’t make.
Trump didn’t get where he is today by learning to accommodate himself to the shape of the world around him. He got here by trying to bludgeon the world into shape until it accommodated him.
Perhaps the world will shrug the ersatz Atlas. www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what...
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Here’s What a Saner Trump Would Do Now
The post-election pivot he (probably) won’t make.
Raw Story
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A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona after more than a month after her election.
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'Smells fishy': Analyst stunned by House GOP's reluctance to swear in new representative
A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona after more than a month after her election. Grijalva, a Democrat, won a special election to replace her late father last...
A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona after more than a month after her election.
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'Smells fishy': Analyst stunned by House GOP's reluctance to swear in new representative
A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona after more than a month after her election. Grijalva, a Democrat, won a special election to replace her late father last...
The Daily Beast
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Pete Hegseth made an appearance at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards on Thursday night, showboating for his former colleagues and shouting out his fellow Trump administration official, U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz, with a joking reference to their ‘Signalgate’ scandal.
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Audience Shock at Hegseth’s Signal Joke on Fox Nation Awards Stage
The defense secretary returned to his old stomping grounds for the Fox Nation Patriot Awards.
Pete Hegseth made an appearance at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards on Thursday night, showboating for his former colleagues and shouting out his fellow Trump administration official, U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz, with a joking reference to their ‘Signalgate’ scandal.
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Audience Shock at Hegseth’s Signal Joke on Fox Nation Awards Stage
The defense secretary returned to his old stomping grounds for the Fox Nation Patriot Awards.
