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Why right-wing media can’t stop Candace Owens

Erika Kirk’s defense of herself gets drowned out by “Bride of Charlie” documentary

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Mainstream media rallies for war, again

Why Donald Trump isn't bothering to make the case for war against Iran

02.03.2026 10

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MAGA blame game shows Trump in retreat

Trump and Vance back down and blame unnamed staffers for controversial posts

11.02.2026 40

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Super Bowl bursts popular right-wing media myth

Conservative commentators and podcast bros backtrack on what they've said about San Francisco

10.02.2026 1

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Kamala Harris’ return fits a degraded media moment

Rebranded as an online organizing hub for Gen Z, Harris HQ reflects our surrender to slop

07.02.2026 20

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Pam Bondi has a Fox News problem

From cable news hits to viral X posts, top DOJ figures are igniting backlash — and exposing deeper dysfunction

06.02.2026 9

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Don Lemon’s arrest turned into a MAGA misfire

Pam Bondi’s track record of prosecuting Trump's revenge is abysmal

02.02.2026 3

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Why MAGA won’t rally for “Melania” documentary

Jeff Bezos' big gamble to impress Trump isn't paying off with fans

31.01.2026 3

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Pam Bondi’s shakedown exposes “Big Lie” in Minneapolis

The attorney general’s voter-roll demand shows how Trump’s 2020 election denial fuels federal coercion and violence

28.01.2026 5

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MAGA angers the NRA over Minneapolis shooting

The Trump administration’s response to killing of Alex Pretti betrays the right’s Second Amendment rhetoric

26.01.2026 5

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Right-wing media silos leave MAGA flailing on ICE

MAGA’s whack-a-mole defense of immigration raids is backfiring

24.01.2026 40

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The resistance to RFK Jr. quietly racks up wins

Accountability reporting is helping reverse health policy and funding shifts tied to the HHS secretary’s agenda

21.01.2026 10

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Fox News defends FBI seizure of Washington Post reporter’s property

The conservative network once decried similar searches as press intimidation under Obama

17.01.2026 10

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White women get in the way of Trump’s war on civil rights

As Trump attempts to implement a white nationalist agenda, liberal white women are fighting back

14.01.2026 40

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell turns whistleblower against Trump

The Justice Department's legal action against Powell for maintaining Fed independence could backfire on Trump

12.01.2026 5

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Tony Dokoupil’s viral first week should worry Bari Weiss

The new CBS Evening News host made headlines for all the wrong reasons

10.01.2026 10

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America First: MAGA wants to be a colonial power

First Venezuela, now Greenland: Trump is promoting an international Manifest Destiny updated for the 21st century

07.01.2026 8

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The mass media’s blind spot on Trump’s Venezuela escalation

Iraq-era mistakes of blind deference by the mainstream press are back

06.01.2026 40

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Trump’s revenge tour leaves MAGA collateral damage

The president's veto of a bipartisan Colorado clean water project is hurting his own voters

03.01.2026 10

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Project 2025 has been a success — with the help of the press

Mainstream media outlets dismissed Trump's ties to Project 2025. Now it's facing unprecedented crackdowns

31.12.2025 20

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MAGA’s circular firing squad intensifies

MAGA's true believers are realizing that Trumpism is about spectacle over substance — and they're angry

29.12.2025 10

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Megyn Kelly vs. everybody: MAGA media is mad at the podcast queen

Kelly may be the biggest loser in the Erika Kirk-Candace Owens feud

24.12.2025 7

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Bari Weiss spiked a major migrant story — and told on herself

Weiss' catch-and-kill puts her editorial incompetence at CBS News on public view

22.12.2025 4

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Donald Trump’s biggest attack dog is Joe Biden’s legacy

FCC Chair Brendan Carr should stand as a tough lesson for Democrats

18.12.2025 5

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MAGA shifts away from Trump after Reiner remarks

Trump's vile comments about Rob Reiner's killing has widened the cracks in the MAGA movement

16.12.2025 3

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Jared Kushner is at the center of Trump’s corruption

From media mergers to foreign policy, Trump's son-in-law is consolidating power — and making millions

13.12.2025 50

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Trump’s return to MAGA rallies is a flop

Republicans have reason to worry if this is how Trump campaigns in 2026

10.12.2025 6

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Somali Americans confront Trump’s attacks by trolling MAGA

Turning hate into humor is becoming a strategy of resistance

08.12.2025 6

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Fox News turns sour on Trump economy — and so do his voters

Trump tries to "hoax" his way past bad economic news, but his once-loyal boosters won't play along

07.12.2025 9

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Boat strikes: War crime or “fake news” hoax?

Even as some Republicans turn on the ghastly Pete Hegseth, right-wing media can't handle the truth

04.12.2025 4

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Why JD Vance is fighting the GOP establishment over Russia

The administration's Russia-Ukraine peace proposal opens up a new front in the GOP civil war

26.11.2025 3

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Social media’s reckoning may have arrived — thanks to Elon Musk

Foreign bots have long plagued X. Musk has introduced a potential fix

24.11.2025 9

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Trump’s White House wants to tell CNN, WaPo who to hire and fire

The Trump administration's effort to control mainstream media is expanding and accelerating

22.11.2025 20

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MAGA’s conspiracy theory fails to distract from Epstein

A conspiracy theory centering on Trump's attempted assassin fails to distract from the Epstein files

20.11.2025 7

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Donald Trump’s America First movement seems to be fracturing

Conservative criticism of the president is escalating — in potentially damaging ways

15.11.2025 8

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Republicans implode after stunning Democratic victories

MAGA can't win without "big daddy" Trump on the ballot

06.11.2025 4

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Trump returns to “60 Minutes” and CBS News — because of Bari Weiss

Will CBS News collapse under the weight of MAGA?

03.11.2025 6

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MAGA salivates at the chance to cut off food stamps

SNAP benefits are set to lapse — and the right is spreading tired, racist tropes about recipients

31.10.2025 10

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Tucker Carlson’s crash out is Charlie Kirk’s legacy

Everybody hates Tucker right now — and that’s bad for Trump

29.10.2025 4

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Elon Musk’s moon mission divides MAGA loyalties

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy might become a casualty in Trump’s new space race

27.10.2025 6

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Donald Trump’s wrecking ball hits his own movement

The entire East Wing of the White House is gone — and people are angry

25.10.2025 4

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Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy get hit with a hard MAGA truth

The right’s anti-Indian hate problem can no longer be contained to the internet

22.10.2025 10

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Massive “No Kings” protests short-circuit MAGA’s mockery

MAGA reacts to “No Kings” by immediately proving protesters right

20.10.2025 7

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How the left can win on cable news

From Zohran Mamdani’s Fox News debut to AOC and Bernie Sanders’ CNN town hall, the limelight is finally on the left

17.10.2025 7

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Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring

Even Fox News is fed up with the Pentagon’s new press restrictions

15.10.2025 4

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As podcast bros grow critical of Trump, sports bros step in

There's a notable shift on Trump taking place in the manosphere

13.10.2025 3

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Pope Leo takes aim at MAGA’s false gospel

The American Pope is confirming MAGA's worst fears

12.10.2025 9

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Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem’s shambolic ICE tour

Miller and Noem try to sell Trump’s troop takeover — but even Fox News is no safe space

08.10.2025 6

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From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss? How far CBS News has fallen

The Tiffany Network has become a battlefield in the billionaires' war on journalism

06.10.2025 5

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Trump’s commerce secretary creates a big Epstein mess

Howard Lutnick calls Epstein "the greatest blackmailer ever"

05.10.2025 4

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