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Megyn Kelly is in a social war with MIGAt Mark Levin : X.com

On social media and other vehicles, Megyn Kelly has approximately:

3.7 million followers on X.com;
2 million followers on Instagram for her personal account;
2 million followers for The Megyn Kelly Show account on Instagram; .
Over 4.2 million subscribers on YouTube.

America First conservatives have much more followers on social media than MIGA Dummkopf Trumpf.

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Critics Blast Trump FCC Chief for Threats Over Iran War Coverage
www.newsweek.com

... Several politicians and media figures have criticized Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr for issuing a statement on Saturday in which he attacked the media over its coverage of the Iran War and threatened to pull licenses if they do not "operate in the public interest."

Carr, in a lengthy post on X, accused broadcasters of "running hoaxes and news distortions" and warned they must "correct course before their license renewals come up."

"It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news," he wrote. "Time for change!"
Why It Matters

Carr's post follows President Donald Trump's criticism of American news media earlier on Saturday, in which he accused news organizations of publishing "intentionally misleading" headlines about the war.

The president has struggled with messaging about the conflict, which has continued for two weeks and appears to have no clear end in sight, even as the president insists the U.S. has "beaten and completely decimated Iran, both militarily, economically, and in every other way." ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday also criticized coverage of the war, specifically taking aim at CNN for reporting the administration had underestimated the impact of Iran closing the strait. He also cheered the fact that the network might soon belong to Trump ally and current owner of CBS News David Ellison. ...


"Out of curiosity, the SAVE Act thread was closed for posting after my last post but hours later you added two more posts. How did that happen?"

I had preview windows open on two devices before closure. Frankly, I was as surprised as you.

"Your comment that a sealed envelope somehow equates to private voting at a booth is ridiculous. As if that removes the opportunity for a family member to pressure another family member how to vote or even worse someone just complete all ballots in that household."

You must assume a very large percentage of voters have bullies in their homes. And you somehow believe it's happening in every state, including the Californias and Wyomings, where the outcome is already a foregone conciusion.

"What I presented was a very real possibility and I'm sure occurred in some households."

I'm sure you're right. But if you seal your envelope, your wife won't find out. You're also ignoring the central math: how much more do you believe one side does that versus the other? Even if one side does it 50% MORE than the other, that's still only TEN net votes for every FIFTY instances of voter fraud.

"Your posts are getting more and more trollish and not worth my time to even bother to read."

You always say that when you're backed into a corner, and can't prove any of your assertions.

For example, where are the complaints in Oregon over the last 30 years, bearing out your theory? Certainly if this was happening as much as you're pretending, dozens (if not hundreds) of folks would be coming out of the woodwork telling your same story.

Instead, you can't point to a single one. Not in 30 years. And the most common excuse, when an excuse is give? I thought the other side was doing it.

Congratulations, Bill, your lies have led to MORE voter fraud!

Trump told MAGA supporters that we won' in Iran. They were silent
rollcall.com

... ANALYSIS " The silence from the Kentucky crowd, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, was deafening.

The friendly audience in the commonwealth's 4th District already had booed loudly at President Donald Trump's mention of "Barack Hussein Obama," with emphasis on the 44th president's middle name. It would later howl as the showman in chief verbally eviscerated Rep. Thomas Massie, the area's Republican congressman who has dared to defy him, including on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

But when the unexpected wartime commander in chief declared that "we've won" his surprise war with Iran that he announced in the middle of the night on Feb. 28, no one cheered. In fact, there were no sounds at all inside the Verst Logistics Order Fulfillment Center in Hebron.

There wasn't even tepid applause.

The crowd had been in a cheering mood just seconds earlier, first when the MAGA movement's founder touted a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility four-hours-and-change south in Paducah, Ky., nor when he, in true showman mode, dropped the official name of the Iran mission, saying "Operation Epic Fury" dramatically and with a raised voice.

But he then conjured George W. Bush's Navy ship deck "Mission Accomplished" moment just 12 days into the Iran war " and with the Islamic Republic government still intact. "Is that a great name? Well, it's only good if you win.

You know, you can only do, and we've won. Let me tell you, we've won," he said. "You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the, in the first hour, it was over. We won."

But no matter how many times Trump made the questionable claim, there was only silence. ...

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And a photograph of the grenade to help TruthHurts understand why a grenade is a WMD. Those nuts and bolts are shrapnel, intended to kill many.

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Two ISIS Supporters Charged with Attempting to Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion
justice.gov

And BellRinger is spot on with the title: "Why do media consistently obfuscate terrorist attacks." The media made it sound like the attack was against Muslims, even though it was perpetrated by Muslims against others.

As posted here on The Retort by one of our Jihadist-in-residence posters, misleading title and all:

2 in Custody After anti-Islam Protest outside NYC Mayor's Residence
The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said.
Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 10:32 PM | 42 COMMENTS | permalink

"The lost opportunities span the nearly two decades since Epstein was first caught paying underage girls for sex in Florida and cut a sweetheart deal that spared him serious prison time, according to a review of federal and state records, police reports and interviews with current and former officials. T

he 2008 agreement ended a federal investigation that found at least one allegation of abuse in New Mexico, where weak sex offender laws allowed Epstein to avoid registering with local authorities. The state didn't make human trafficking a crime until 2008, which left one less pathway to prosecution."

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hmmmm.... who gave Epstein a sweetheart deal?

"Alex Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who later served as Labor Secretary under President Trump, was the primary official responsible for the 2008 "sweetheart deal" given to Jeffrey Epstein.

This deal required Epstein to serve only 13 months in county jail, with work release privileges, and provided him with immunity from federal prosecution.

Immunity for Co-conspirators: The agreement famously extended immunity to unnamed "potential co-conspirators," which later hampered efforts to investigate those who aided Epstein.

Victims Not Consulted: A federal judge later ruled that this agreement violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act because Acosta's office did not inform or consult with the underage victims before cutting the deal."

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www.google.com

"The 'completely unprecedented' plea deal Jeffrey Epstein made with Alex Acosta"

www.pbs.org

Trump paid him off by making him Sec of Labor.

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