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09/17/2026

Selective outrage is still selective outrage.

There are horrific humanitarian crises in Sudan, Iran, Nigeria, Gaza, and elsewhere, but some causes dominate protests and social media while others barely register. Sudan alone remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies, and deadly attacks continue in parts of Nigeria. Gaza’s food situation has improved since the 2025 ceasefire, but the IPC still says conditions remain fragile and severe for many civilians.

If the concern is really human suffering, it should not depend on which crisis is trending.

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09/17/2026

Why does socialism sound so appealing to younger generations?

Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon says the frustration behind it is real. Housing, education, and the cost of starting a family have become increasingly difficult for many Americans.

But she warns that promising people everything is much easier than explaining why those promises may ultimately lead to the opposite of what they want.

Check out Dr. Pilon’s website at the link in the video.

09/17/2026

The biggest danger in AI regulation may not be regulation itself. It may be who gets to write the rules.

This opinion piece examines Anthropic, AI watchdogs, regulatory capture, and the risk of creating a system where the largest companies help shape the very rules meant to govern them.

Read the full article on our substack page and decide for yourself.

09/17/2026

Timothy Regal was being es**rted out after sentencing when he suddenly broke free from his handcuffs and attacked the deputy walking him out.

Authorities say he struck the deputy in the throat, barreled through another deputy, raced down the courthouse stairs, and nearly made it outside before being tased and taken back into custody.

A chaotic scene from start to finish.

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09/17/2026

The celebrations won’t just be limited to the screen either. In addition to the already announced Hallmark Christmas Cruise (Oct. 23-27) and Hallmark Christmas Experience in Kansas City (every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas), the stars will be doing a three-city Jingle Stop Tour in Chicago, the location for Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story; Orlando, where Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True was filmed; and Asheville, NC, home of the famed Biltmore Estate and the set of A Grand Biltmore Christmas.

As we celebrated Hallmark Channel’s 25th birthday last month, I can’t help but reflect on the way Countdown to Christmas has evolved since its first year,” Michelle Vicary, head of programming at Hallmark Media, said in a statement. “We’ve progressed from a schedule of daily Christmas movie marathons and four original movies to our robust 24/7 holiday programming across 10 weeks, featuring 34 original movie premieres and one original series with our hit Mistletoe Murders, now it its third season. We have our wonderful fans to thank for this longevity and are so grateful to them for joining us on this journey.”

Read on for the full Countdown to Christmas holiday lineup, complete with Hallmark’s official longlines. All movies air at 8 p.m. ET/PT unless otherwise noted and will be available to stream the next day on Hallmark+. As Daniel Lissing and Erin Cahill say in the clip, “It’s wall-to-wall Yuletide” and “a love letter to Christmas.”

Hallmark Channel’s 2026 Countdown to Christmas slate is here and features 34 new movies with stars like Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Holly Robinson Peete, Tyler Hynes, Andie MacDowell and Tamera Mowry-Housley, as well as a new season of ‘Mistletoe Murders’ and much more. Get the full sched...

09/17/2026

The lonely widow of a “Roblox” inventor claims she got scammed out of an eye-watering $6 million by a predatory male es**rt in a twist-filled tale of wealth, grief, lust, love – and outrageous abs.

Marianne Flippo, 49, contends icy-eyed, silver-haired gi**lo Gregg Starr manipulated her by declaring his love — and telling her the only way they could be together was for her to buy out his $10 million contract with an infamous es**rt agency, a bombshell new lawsuit alleges.

“I now realize I was foolish,” a mortified Flippo wrote in a Manhattan Supreme Court filing Monday.

A wild 18-page complaint lays out allegations of desperation, treachery and questionable judgment seemingly ready-made for a “Lifetime” movie – complete with a “Svengali-like” sociopathic villain.

The impressively sculpted and allegedly dastardly Starr, 38, is now accused of embarking on a wild spending frenzy to “dissipate the stolen funds” that Flippo and her lawyer Larry Hutcher hope a judge will stop.

09/17/2026

Source: Axios

AXIOS: “You said that America is the top dog in terrorism.”

HASAN PIKER: “Yes”

AXIOS: “Do you think America is worse than Al-Qaeda?”

PIKER: “Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes. We have caused tremendous terror all around the world."

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REMINDER: Hasan Piker is a surrogate for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and is one of the leading spokespeople in the Democrat Party today.

09/17/2026

A beautiful tribute to Dolly Parton is taking shape in cornfields across North America.

Twenty farms have created Dolly-themed corn mazes this fall, including this 5-acre design in Connecticut. The project was planned before her passing, but organizers say it has now taken on an even more meaningful purpose, honoring Dolly while supporting her Imagination Library.

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