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The Magnificent Seven

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 193: The Magnificent Seven

Worm Ate ‘Just a Little Bit’ of RFK Jr.’s Brain

October 14, 2025 · 1:15 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Actress Cheryl Hines addressed her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “brain worm” as she wrapped up an interview on The View.

Said Hines: “It ate a little bit of his brain and died, so don’t worry.”

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Katy Perry Caught In Steamy Moment With Justin Trudeau

October 12, 2025 · 6:52 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Katy Perry has seemingly confirmed her new romance with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after they were seen sharing a passionate kiss on board her yacht,” Yahoo reports.

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Turning Point USA to Host Its Own Halftime Show

October 11, 2025 · 3:33 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced on social media that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to counter the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny,” The Athletic reports.

For members: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl

October 8, 2025 · 11:44 am ET · Leave a Comment

The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show has turned what objectively looked like a good business decision into the latest battleground in America’s endless culture war.

Conservative commentators erupted in outrage, denouncing the Puerto Rican megastar as “anti-American” and “ICE-hating,” while right-wing outlets like Newsmax described his appearance as a “humiliation ritual” for “real Americans.”

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Jane Goodall’s Last Words

October 6, 2025 · 8:59 am ET · Leave a Comment

Netflix secretly recorded an interview with Dr. Jane Goodall in March, set to air only after her death which happened last week, The Verge reports.

Said Goodall: “Absolutely there are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover… He’d be the host… Along with Musk would be Trump… And then I would put Putin in there. And I would put President Xi. I’d certainly put Netanyahu in there, and his far-right government.”

She added: “Put them all on that spaceship and send them off.”

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Bad Bunny Responds to Critics

October 5, 2025 · 10:21 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Bad Bunny responded to MAGA critics upset he’ll be the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer during his Saturday Night Live monologue on Saturday by speaking in Spanish — then telling them they have four months to learn what he just said,” Axios reports.

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Jane Fonda Relaunches McCarthy-Era Committee

October 2, 2025 · 9:34 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Actor and activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment first backed by her father Henry Fonda in 1947, to fight against what the group calls a ‘coordinated campaign’ from the Trump administration to curb freedom of expression,” the Washington Post reports.

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Bad Bunny Tapped for Super Bowl Halftime Show

September 29, 2025 · 8:24 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The selection of Bad Bunny to headline the Super Bowl halftime show is about more than music,” the AP reports.

“The move signals a cultural spotlight for Latin identity at America’s most-watched television event. It also raises fresh questions about how much space there will be for his trademark symbolism and social commentary — including his past criticism of President Donald Trump — given the NFL’s history of keeping performances tightly managed.”

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Trump Applauds Cancellation of Award for Tom Hanks

September 9, 2025 · 9:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump applauded West Point Academy’s decision to cancel an award ceremony for actor and veterans advocate Tom Hanks, accusing the celebrity of being “woke,” Politico reports.

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Mark Teixeira to Run for Congress

August 29, 2025 · 6:35 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira launched his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District on Thursday, becoming one of the first Republicans to declare for the Central Texas district since the incumbent, Rep. Chip Roy, announced he would give up the seat to run for attorney general,” the Texas Tribune reports.

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Trump Comments on Taylor Swift’s Engagement

August 26, 2025 · 3:19 pm ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump commented on the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement: “I wish them a lot of luck. I think he’s a great player. I think he’s a great guy and I think that she’s a terrific person, so I wish them a lot of luck.”

Just 20 days ago he called Swift “woke” and “no longer hot.”

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Trump Says Roger Clemens Should Be in the Hall of Fame

August 25, 2025 · 7:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

Donald Trump demanded that Roger Clemens be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after golfing with him.

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Quote of the Day

August 19, 2025 · 11:15 am ET · Leave a Comment

“I’ve got all the qualifications to be president. I’m rich, I’ve been arrested a few times, and I always say crazy shit.”

— Comedian Tiffany Haddish, quoted by The Wrap.

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Trump Will Host Kennedy Center Honors

August 13, 2025 · 12:41 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump said he would host the Kennedy Center Honors himself in December, as he announced this year’s honorees: the actor Sylvester Stallone, the rock band Kiss, the recording artists George Strait and Gloria Gaynor, and the British actor Michael Crawford,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Trump has been intensely interested in the center, naming himself its chairman and purging its traditionally bipartisan board, and said he had rejected prospective honorees he called ‘wokesters.’”

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What Fox News Is Talking About

August 6, 2025 · 2:24 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Fox News shows mentioned actress Sydney Sweeney and her jeans ad 766 times in the span of a week, CNN reports.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey Epstein’s name came up just 53 times that same week.

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‘Diddy’ Has Looked Into Trump Pardon

August 5, 2025 · 8:02 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ all-star legal defense team told CNN that the music mogul’s team has reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution last month.

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Trump Praises Sydney Sweeney’s Controversial Ad

August 4, 2025 · 10:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad may have divided some of her fanbase, but she has a new supporter in President Donald Trump,” The Wrap reports.

“The commander-in-chief praised the ‘Americana’ actress’ Great Jeans campaign on Sunday after a reporter told him she supposedly registered as a Republican voter in Florida ahead of the 2024 election.”

Said Trump: “She’s a registered Republican? Now I love her ad. You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans. That’s one I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.”

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Trump Considers Pardon For Sean Combs

July 29, 2025 · 10:34 pm ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump is heavily weighing giving Sean “Diddy” Combs a full presidential pardon ahead of the convicted Bad Boy Records founder’s sentencing later this year, Deadline reports.

Celebrities, White House

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