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... No one wants to listen to liberals ...

Something I posted on a different thread ...

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... The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

... The Late Show has remained the highest-rated American late-night talk show for nine consecutive seasons as of 2025, marking the longest winning streak in franchise history over its competitors; since 2019, it exceeded The Tonight Show in key demographic viewership. ...

The show was a recipient for the Peabody Award and earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations including six times for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, as of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.[121][122][123] ...



@#6 ...

This is a much better place': WSJ bombshell unites a frayed MAGA
www.politico.com

... Some of President Donald Trump's aides and closest allies breathed a sigh of relief Friday as the MAGA base, once sharply divided over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, rallied to the president's defense and trained their ire on a common enemy: the media.

The Wall Street Journal's report alleging Trump sent a lewd birthday letter to Epstein offered the administration and the president's supporters a chance to shift the narrative to more comfortable ground where Trump is the victim and the so-called elites are the target. And they believe it gives credence to the president's argument earlier this week that the Epstein story has been a "witchhunt" that plays into Democrats' hands.

"Thank God for Dems and media overreach on this," said a person close to the administration, granted anonymity to speak candidly. "It saves us every time." ...



@#5 ... Pretty well guarantees this year's Emmy to Colbert. ...

Yup, the show was nominated for an Emmy this season.


The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
en.wikipedia.org

... The Late Show has remained the highest-rated American late-night talk show for nine consecutive seasons as of 2025, marking the longest winning streak in franchise history over its competitors; since 2019, it exceeded The Tonight Show in key demographic viewership. ...

The show was a recipient for the Peabody Award and earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations including six times for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, as of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.[121][122][123] ...


Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his 'Late Show' in May 2026
www.scrippsnews.com

... The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.

"I am offended," Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. "I don't know if anything -- anything -- will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help."

He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was "big fat bribe." ...

The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes. It also said his late night show was the only one to gain viewers so far this year.
...


OK, I just looked at the stock price chart on Yahoo ( here: finance.yahoo.com , click on 5D to see this past week's activity )

To my eyes, it looks like the IPO price was set too high.

Opening the IPO at $18.00 on Monday, and finishing the week at $10.01 at the end of trading on Friday.

Wait, let me check the after-hour trading for Friday ...

OK, as of 6:20 EDT, there was an increase in price, all the way up to $10.04.


Another view ...

Analysis: Why Trump Is Struggling to Change the Narrative on Epstein
www.politico.com

... The president seems to have lost his talent for shaping the story of the day. Or did the Wall Street Journal just throw him a lifeline? ...

fwiw, I disagree wit the conclusions of the analysis, but I thought it worthwhile to post anyway.



Bo-@ss sticks his face on the grill.

www.youtube.com

about 3:40 in..... a bunch of (really awful) Trump-drawn and signed pics that look suspiciously just like the one in the letter he said he didn't write and the picture he said he didn't 'write'.

It's almost like he's a liar.

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