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L.Y.I.N.G.: How the Big Lie Actually Works
A five-step propaganda playbook that turns falsehoods into “facts” by overwhelming reality, discrediting truth, and recruiting the audience to do the…
Jan 18
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Elon Musk Bets Big to Keep Susan Collins in the Senate
Elon Musk is preparing to spend up to $120 million to help Susan Collins and key GOP Senate candidates. #MorningSixpack
16 hrs ago
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot…
16 hrs ago
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Trump FCC chief in hot water after getting caught taking luxury gifts from Paramount
Two government watchdog groups have demanded investigations into whether Federal Communications Commission members violated ethics requirements by…
16 hrs ago
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Rep. Max Miller Goes Nuclear After Abuse Allegations Rock His Family
Max Miller escalates his family feud with Sen. Bernie Moreno, hinting at damaging secrets as abuse allegations fuel calls for his resignation
19 hrs ago
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If Trump Orders a Nuclear Strike on Iran, Here’s What Happens Next
Apr 7
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Disney Owns a LOT #BoycottDisney
Sep 18, 2025
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The Morning Sixpack - June 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
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BREAKING: ICE’s Account Is Crumbling as Video Undercuts DHS Narrative in Minneapolis Killing
Jan 7
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Blanche Scraps $1.8 Billion Fund to Save AG Nomination
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 08/03/2026: Iran pause, yen rescue, wildfire crisis, Idaho shooting, DOJ battle. #MorningSixpackPodcast
19 hrs ago
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Trump TACOs on Iran Strike as Deal Talks Reopen (Maybe?)
The Morning Sixpack - 08/03/2026: Trump pauses Iran strike, U.S. backs yen, Spokane burns, DOJ revives old law. #MorningSixpack
21 hrs ago
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Exxon and Chevron Post Blockbuster Earnings Amid Oil Rally
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 07/31/2026: Spain border crisis, Big Oil profits, AI hacks, Trump AG fight, school shooting accountability, Jimothy mania…
Jul 31
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Spain's Ceuta Swamped as 60,000 Migrants Cross in 24 Hours
The Morning Sixpack - 07/31/2026: Spain's border buckles, Big Oil cashes in, AI hacks spread, Trump hits GOP roadblock, school shooter's father…
Jul 31
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Follow the Money: Taylor Farms - The Lettuce, the Lobbyists, and the $3.6 Million Question
Taylor Farms is at the center of a major foodborne-illness outbreak. Its political spending is raising a second set of questions—about access…
Jul 30
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Report: China Set to Boost Iran's Air Defense Arsenal
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 07/30/2026: Trump, Iran, Musk, crypto, Blanche and Meta highlight a day of money, power and high-stakes decisions…
Jul 30
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Trump Says Iran 'Will Get a Beating' Following U.S. Base Attack
The Morning Sixpack - 07/30/2026: Trump vows Iran response, China arms Tehran, Musk reloads, crypto stalls, Blanche delayed, Meta questioned…
Jul 30
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Clayton Confirmation Could Break FISA Stalemate
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 07/28/2026: AI privacy, FISA, Hormuz, vaccines, school drones, and Seattle mourns. #MorningSixpackPodcast
Jul 28
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Your "Private" Claude Chat May Have Been on Google
The Morning Sixpack - 07/28/2026: AI privacy, FISA, Hormuz, RFK Jr., school security drones, and Seattle mourns after festival shooting. #MorningSixpack
Jul 28
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Judge Forces DOJ to Drop Subpoenas Targeting New York Times Reporters
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 07/24/2026: Tariffs, AI, Iran, Saudi diplomacy, Senate drama, and press freedom collide in today’s biggest stories…
Jul 24
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Supreme Court Loss Sends Trump to New Tariff Strategy
The Morning Sixpack - 07/24/2026: Trump pivots on tariffs, China races for AI chips, Iran backs Houthis, Saudi deal wobbles, DOJ retreats, Warren stalls…
Jul 24
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EU Hits Google with Another Billion-Dollar Fine
The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 07/23/2026: Oil surges, Trump escalates tariffs, EU fines Google, Truth API backlash, AI divorce, and Madison protests…
Jul 23
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The Petrodollar Myth — Why War Won’t Kill the Dollar (But Might Change It Forever)
The Petrodollar was a deal. Deals expire.
Mar 25
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How Ratings Agencies and Derivatives Turned a Mortgage Problem into a Financial Inferno
This is part 2: How the "derivatives" market shrunk overnight and made the mortgage meltdown even worse. The rating agencies did us no favors, either.
Jan 28
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MORTGAGE MELTDOWN: What Really Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis
(Hint: It Wasn’t Just “Bad Mortgages”)
Jan 26
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Taiwan’s AI Export Boom Masks Growing Global Economic Risk
Taiwan’s AI-fueled export party is raging, but it’s being hosted on the world’s most expensive geopolitical fault line.
Jan 10
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US Economy 2026: Good, Bad, and Ugly
A Goldilocks economy: Not too hot, not too cold. But is it just right?
Jan 9
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