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Security forces and state media control in Iran
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How Iran Crushed Protests and Spun Victory

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A recent analysis lays out how Tehran paired brutal street repression with a fast, staged information campaign. The goal was to crush dissent at home and keep shaping opinions abroad, especially against Israel and the United States.
Portrait of Lou Holtz smiling during a public event
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Olbermann’s Attack on Coach Lou Holtz

Keith Olbermann posted a harsh reply to tributes for late coach Lou Holtz. Holtz died at 89 and is remembered for his coaching, faith, and family. The exchange highlights how public disagreement plays out in national conversations.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck speaking on a daytime talk show set with audience in background
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Hasselbeck Calls Out The View’s Open Borders

Elisabeth Hasselbeck pushed back on The View panel by arguing for stronger border checks and using the studio audience as a live example of vetting. She cited border statistics and pressed the hosts on practical inconsistencies in their stance.
Bill Melugin questions Hakeem Jeffries about Pelosi 2011 Libya comments
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Jeffries Cornered Over Pelosi’s Libya Defense

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Fox reporter Bill Melugin pressed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about Nancy Pelosi’s 2011 claim that President Obama did not need Congress to authorize strikes in Libya. Jeffries said the cases were different and that he was not in Congress then. The exchange highlighted a persistent question about political double standards on war powers.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr speaking at a podium
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FCC Chair Slams Colbert and Talarico Hoax

A planned Late Show interview moved to YouTube after CBS lawyers warned about the FCC equal-time rule. FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the episode became a manufactured fundraising stunt and blasted media coverage.
Microphone and camera lights symbolizing new media and independent journalism
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Censorship Complex Losing To New Media

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Joe Hoft told Bannon's WarRoom that efforts to silence effective independent voices are failing. New platforms, legal pushes, and plain public stubbornness are shifting the battlefield away from old gatekeepers.
Still from Redfin Super Bowl ad showing two girls and a pickup truck with an American flag
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Redfin Super Bowl Ad Sparks Outrage

Redfin aired a Super Bowl commercial that many viewers said leaned into racial themes. The spot shows two girls, a lost dog, and a neighbor who ignores a new family. Viewers on X called the ad anti-white and said the company injected politics into a simple story.