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Mediaite reports: As right-wing commentators carry on with their outrage over the Barbie movie, Fox News’s America’s Newsroom held a fascinating conversation about how the flick is storming the box office, particularly in the Red states. “I don’t know what’s going on down South,” Dana Perino said. “They like this Barbie movie a lot.” Bill Hemmer demanded they bring the …

“I’m not talking about the people on the air, but the people who are now running it are not the friends of our Constitution and our God, I believe. I think people just need to be aware that this is ESG, this is the World Economic Forum coming to roost. They are demanding their pound of flesh and they will …

“President Trump, keep your eye on the prize: 270 electoral votes. Everything you say, everything you do should be geared to winning in the states you need to win. This should be a 50-state campaign for America. Attacking popular Republican governors or senators in battleground states is more than unwise. It’s self-destructive. Why do it? Voters in a general election …

“The curriculum includes how Black slaves were able to use their experience in some cases to make their brutally hard lives better. The course examines the various duties and trades performed by slaves like agricultural work, painting, carpentry, tailoring, domestic service, blacksmithing, transportation. ‘Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.’ …

The Washington Post reports: The former president has refused to commit to the Aug. 23 debate, and he indicated as recently as Sunday that he’s leaning against it. (“When you have a big lead, you don’t do it,” he told interviewer Maria Bartiromo.) So in the meantime, various hosts on Fox have taken it upon themselves to use the network’s …

“Well, I made a joke last night on Hannity, those shoes, my father will be 87 in a week, and to a man of that generation wearing those shoes, particularly as commander in chief in public, when you’re going on, this is formal business — that’s the equivalent of wearing your bedroom slippers outside. That’s like wearing a speedo and …

“I looked at some of the lyrics, because in country music you can actually understand them. He’s taking it from the news. This is happening. This is so outrageous. There’s lawlessness everywhere. He’s trying to say, ‘In a small town — we’ve given up supporting the cops — we elect our own sheriffs, we take care of our own, and …

“Of course, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny is not a dumb person. He knows that if RFK wasn’t polling so well, his remarks wouldn’t be censored. They’d be dealt with. The Democrats would be smart if they did some self-reflection here because RFK’s popular not just because of his views on the vaccine, he’s popular because on key issues, he represents the …

Media Matters has the transcript: LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): They don’t want real men. I mean, they want pajama boys who sit around waiting for the government to send them a check, you know, as they get ready for their, you know, Pilates class in their, you know, leggings and wait for their next, you know, DoorDash order to come in. …

“We were able to make whatever movie we wanted, paint any picture we want, write any song we want, write any book we want. And that’s what makes America great, right? Apparently not. “Paramount can produce movies promoting violence but country music stars can’t write songs against it? The underlying threat here is that this is a small, well-funded mob …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE WATTERS (HOST): Speaker, what’s going on with this looming indictment of Donald Trump? This would be the second from Joe Biden’s Justice Department. Can the House of Representatives do anything about that? KEVIN MCCARTHY (GUEST): Well, the one thing we can do is continue to put forth showing the two different judicial systems in …

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is considering holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress. Fox Business was the first to report on Jordan’s potential move, with sources telling the news outlet Meta has not provided any internal communications on its censorship processes. Zuckerberg was among five tech company heads who received subpoenas in …

“I want to say congratulations, honey bun, we are so proud of you and your accomplishments and you’ve worked so hard. Now let’s aim to have you keep your job. To that end, I do have some suggestions. “Do not tumble into any conspiracy rabbit holes. We do not want to lose you and we want no lawsuits. I have …

“Yeah, Hollywood actors want to be paid more — I mean, cry me a river here. This is ridiculous. I don’t watch Hollywood award shows because it’s leftists patting one another on the back. This strike is just leftist infighting, it’s what this is. It affects the caterer most, it affects the crewmembers most, the people who depend on their …

Reuters reports: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are looking to raise funds to start a new media company that could potentially be anchored on Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The duo is looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the company, the report said, citing people …

“You’ve gone viral not only with your message, but just your sheer masculinity. I mean you’ve got those workout videos that are floating around. I mean, that — what did that video teach you about the state of American politics in 2023?” – Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy, speaking this morning to RFK Jr., who is surprisingly open to …

“Now Primetime isn’t saying this was Ashley’s cocaine or Hunter’s cocaine. We have no idea. These are just our suspects. We hope it’s not their cocaine because that’d be tragic. We want them to stay clean. Remember: NBC suggested the coke was found near the entrance that Kamala slides in. Is it Kamala’s? Is it Doug’s? Is this Joe’s plan …

The Daily Beast reports: Three former Fox executives expressed “deep disappointment” for their roles in helping Rupert Murdoch launch Fox News, saying that their efforts helped create the “Fox disinformation machine.” In a blog post published on Wednesday, Ken Solomon, Bill Reyner and Preston Padden—all of whom took credit for “helping to give birth” to Fox’s television networks—detailed the parts …

The New York Times reports: Ray Epps, the man at the center of a widespread conspiracy theory about the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Fox News and its former host Tucker Carlson of defamation for promoting a “fantastical story” that Mr. Epps was an undercover government agent who instigated the violence …

The New York Times reports: Mr. DeSantis was seen by many in the Republican Party as the strongest possible alternative to former President Donald J. Trump, who had repeatedly attacked the network and had seen his relationship with its owner, Rupert Murdoch, evaporate. Four months later, with Mr. DeSantis’s campaign having failed to immediately catch fire against Mr. Trump, Fox …