July 27, 2026

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Excerpt from redstate.com

 

As RedState previously reported, something not widely known about the viral “frat dudes save the American flag” moment at UNC-Chapel Hill from last Tuesday was the circumstances surrounding the UNC-CH American flag before the pro-Hamas agitators stormed the campus to take it down the first time around.

The flag they ripped down had actually been flying at half-staff in honor of the four law enforcement officers who were murdered – three U.S. marshals and one Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer – after attempting to serve a warrant in Charlotte last Monday.

The reason it’s not widely known is that there was scant to no mainstream media coverage of their disrespect of a flag flying at half-staff. In fact, the same is true of their coverage of the frat bros who, outside of Fox News, did not get much attention from the national press.

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Excerpt from thepostmillennial.com

The Washington Post cannot stand the fact that Americans are still hearing the message of Donald Trump despite their best efforts. They are placing the blame on prominent conservatives like a Jack Posobiec, Charlie Kirk and  Steve Bannon and their wide social media reach.

The Washington Post has conducted an analysis to try to figure out how Americans are still able to hear populist messages from the MAGA right despite social media bans, the self-censorship of cable news networks, and gag orders from Democrat judges.

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Excerpt from www.newsbusters.org

The “Politics Monday” segment of the PBS NewsHour, as hosted by substitute anchor William Brangham, was spicier than usual. Brangham found “controversy” on Trump’s side (no surprise there) but President Biden eluded blame for his poor polling — blame a “jaded electorate” instead.

He was joined by the usual Monday political duo, Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith. Brangham huffed:

In sarcasm mode, Brangham interjected his own thought. “So feeling like a trial is unfair is equivalent to being part of the Nazi secret police.” 

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Excerpt from crooksandliars.com

Greene’s humiliation came just as Kristi Noem finally realized nobody admires her for killing her dog, Cricket, and slinked away. If only Marge would realize people are also sick of her obsessive need for attention and do the same.

From The New York Times report on Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson:

Lawmakers widely booed Ms. Greene as she called up the resolution and jeered several times as she read it aloud. As she recited the measure, a grievance-laden screed that lasted more than 10 minutes, Republicans lined up on the House floor to shake Mr. Johnson’s hand and pat him on the back.

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Excerpt from radaronline.com

In December 2023, Ryan blasted Trump after he blamed the former House Speaker for Republican election losses.

“Trump’s not a conservative,” Ryan said. “He’s a populist, authoritarian narcissist. So, historically speaking, all of his tendencies are basically where narcissism takes him, which is whatever makes him popular, make him feel good at any given moment.”