Sometimes business owners thrive in spite of the vicious and unaccountable mediocrities who staff government regulatory boards. In Episode 21 of "Tucker on X," posted to X, formerly called Twitter, on Thursday, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy explained how he first sold his company for approximately $600 million and then...
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Dave Portnoy Tells Tucker Carlson How He Bought His Company for a $1 After Selling It for $600M
Spiteful government regulators made life miserable for a new owner, so Portney re-acquired Barstool Sports for pennies.
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Progressives have routinely relied on scare tactics and propaganda to convince voters to show up at the ballot box. The fear they sow germinates into a hatred for conservatives. Then they lie about their accomplishments and are cynical enough to believe that their base will swallow the lies without question....
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Mike Huckabee: 2024 Might Be the Last Election That Is Decided by Ballots
If progressives are allowed to get away with political persecution, 2024 might be the last U.S. election decided by ballots.
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In a presentation to cable television leaders, industry giant Charter Communications said cable has a major problem: Its model is broken, and it is too expensive for consumers in an era when there are so many other options. Charter -- the second-largest cable TV company in the U.S. -- delivered...
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Cable TV Farewell? Honcho Stuns Investors by Saying Industry Is Broken, Too Expensive
The warning came one day after Disney and ESPN were removed from Spectrum cable's nearly 15 million subscribers.
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A 14-year-old Massachusetts teen is dead after his family said he participated in the “One Chip Challenge.” The challenge is a social media dare that involves eating what is billed as the spiciest tortilla chip in the world and then waiting to take a drink of water, according to WBTS-CD....
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'How Did This Happen?' Teen Dies Shortly After Taking Viral 'One Chip Challenge'
A Massachusetts teen participated in the "One Chip Challenge" on Friday, and hours later he was pronounced dead.
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Well, here's a shocker: A pseudo-event involving two wildly disparate movies that happened to be opening on the same date couldn't save Hollywood from another summer of lackluster sequels and woke-tastic programming. Although, if you were to look at the raw numbers, you might be misled. Axios reported Saturday that...
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Numbers Are In: 'Barbenheimer' Lifts Summer Box Office but Not Enough to Save Movie Industry
Despite "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," there were plenty of flops to go around in Hollywood this summer -- and the worst is yet to come.
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If Bud Light thought that the fury against them would cool off in time, they thought wrong. Political commentator Benny Johnson recently found out that one surefire way to hear some choice cuss words was to offer people in Nashville a Bud Light. In a hilarious video recorded on Broadway...
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Watch Americans' Reactions as They Are Offered Free Bud Light: 'No F***ing Way'
Bud Light' fall is a solemn warning to brands who disrespect their customer base by pushing their woke ideas on them.
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President Joe Biden’s dream of a nation of electric vehicles will be a nightmare for auto industry workers, former President Donald Trump warned Monday. “The Great State of Michigan will not have an auto industry anymore if Crooked Joe Biden’s crazed concept of “all Electric Cars” goes into effect,” Trump...
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Trump Issues Warning to Auto Workers About Biden's 'All Electric Cars' Plan
Former President Donald Trump warns that the Biden administration's electric vehicle push will only be a benefit to China.
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Bad behavior -- like bad news -- too often grabs the spotlight and the headlines. Media outlets know people are attracted to the negative. Why? Maybe they've been conditioned by the media to act that way. Professional athletes are no exception. The media loves to focus on the negative when...
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Woman Runs Into Shaquille O'Neal at Best Buy, Leaves with a New Phone She Never Planned on Getting
O'Neal walked into a Best Buy in Lafayette, Louisiana, last week to inquire about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone.
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State officials in Louisiana have declared that the colossal wildfire, responsible for the destruction of tens of thousands of acres, was ignited intentionally. The Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry made the announcement following their comprehensive investigation into the Beauregard Parish, revealing that the Tiger Island Fire was deliberately...
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Largest Wildfire in State History Still Only 50% Contained, Determined to Be Arson
Louisiana officials have declared the wildfire, which is currently ravaging the state and is only 50 percent contained, was cause by arson.
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How is this for a business plan? Invest millions for a forestry process designed to provide thousands of years of protection to the planet. But you’re not exactly sure of how the process will work. Or what the result will be. Sounds like Nancy Pelosi saying a bill should be...
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Bill Gates-Funded Group Plans to Strip 70 Million Acres of Forest to Save the Planet
But there may be opposition to this plan from guess where? Environmentalists! Seems like this idea has not been completely thought out.
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Talk about running behind. An international flight that took off from Atlanta on Friday had to return to the airport two hours after takeoff following what was reported to be a very messy situation. The Delta Air Lines flight bound for Barcelona, Spain, turned around after a passenger experienced diarrhea,...
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Plane Forced to Turn Around, Make Emergency Landing After Diarrhea Creates 'Biohazard Issue'
An international flight from Atlanta had to return to the airport after takeoff following what was reported to be a very messy situation.
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Do you ever get the feeling that progressives despise competition? Whether it's in the marketplace, on the job or in schools, progressives want to be the top dogs without having to earn it. It's a waste of time, money and talent. In other words, it's Marxism in America. In yet...
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Biden Admin Spending Up to $53,000 Per Household to Address a Problem Elon Musk Has Already Solved
The Winnebago reservation has "sluggish" internet service, and the feds plan to fix it by installing fiber-optic cable.
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There are many fascinating aspects of the Bible. One that is most overlooked, however, is the fact that “the Bible isn’t just a historical accounting but a road map for everything humanity will face in the future.” It is designed to help us understand and broach life successfully, given the...
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Pop Superstar's New 'Demons' Song Appears to Backfire, Turns Thousands Toward God
Doja Cat gives voice to a Christian revival as her new song "Demons" incites our youth to turn God, church, and faith.
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Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has no doubt Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is capable of doing his job in spite of two recent instances where the Kentucky Republican appeared to freeze up while addressing the media. In July, McConnell paused mid-sentence and stayed that way for approximately...
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GOP Senator Provides Update on Mitch McConnell After His Scary Freeze-Ups
The senator said on Sunday he believes Mitch McConnell is up to the task of leading Republicans in the Senate.
Those who fear the consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) may take comfort in knowing that they have plenty of company. New technologies always produce new anxieties. Indeed, fretful souls in search of kindred spirits need look no deeper into history than the 1980s. Those of us who entered adolescence during...
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AI-Paranoia Is Nothing New: Looking Back at 1980s 'Computerphobia'
The "computerphobia" phenomenon of the 1980s reminds us that our worst fears about technology have seldom materialized.
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is facing stiff opposition to the latest spending bill and might have to risk his speakership by compromising with Democrats to get it passed, according to reports. The California Republican had a rocky road to confirmation as speaker when he suffered 14 failed votes...
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McCarthy's Time as Speaker May Be Coming to an End: Report
According to reports, there is unrest in the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives and Speaker McCarthy's job is threatened.
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The Tide has run out for one grocery store in Washington, D.C. In a city where violent crime is up, one Giant Food market in the District announced that it is clearing out brand names from many of its aisles, meaning brands such as Tide, Colgate or Advil will no...
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Soaring DC Crime: Grocery Chain Ditches Name Brand Laundry Detergents in Favor of Ones No One Wants to Steal
In the newest attempt to curb theft, one Washington, D.C., grocery store will not stock national brands of some high-theft items.
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A red-hot Seattle Mariners pitcher is citing his faith in God amid the uncertainty of his team's playoff hunt. Logan Gilbert has proved key to the Mariners' explosive second half of the season, with the right-hander recording a 2.70 ERA in his last seven starts. Seattle has surged into first...
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Surging MLB Pitcher Follows God's 'Perfect Will' Amid Life's and Game's Uncertainties
A Seattle Mariners pitcher is pointing to his faith in God as key to his mindset amid his team's hotly contested playoff hunt.
Millions of Americans who are scheduled to begin making their student loan payments in the coming weeks for the first time in more than three years face budgetary and other issues while the system itself could also become overloaded. That is according to a recent report from Insider about the...
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Student Loan Pause Will Still Cause Chaos Long After Its Over: Borrowers Panic, Overwhelm Loan Services
According to a recent survey, 58 percent of student loan borrowers had not yet been told what their repayment amount would be.
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JCPenney has unveiled a grand plan to stay afloat in a constantly-evolving retail market that has in recent years put brick-and-mortar companies out of business on the brink or out of business. As Americans’ spending trends have adjusted to the convenience of online shopping, the country’s once-strong department stores have...
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Struggling JCPenny Spends $1 Billion in Last-Ditch Effort to Stay in Business
As Americans’ spending trends have adjusted, the country’s once-strong department stores have been put to the test.
If President Joe Biden was Catholic -- as he professes to be -- he would heed the words of Jesus recorded in Matthew 26:52, “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword." If he were truly...
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Huge Nuclear Threat Strike Issued on United States: 'We Should Be Concerned'
A Kremlin newspaper editor warns of a nuclear threat against the West connected to Russia's war with Ukraine.
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