Also, Elon Musk challenges Wikipedia
| | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🤖 Elon Musk launches Grokipedia as Wikipedia alternative. Elon Musk's xAI released "Grokipedia" — named after his AI tool Grok — to counter Wikipedia, which, on many political topics, remains biased against conservatives. | 🏛️ Heritage Foundation backs Tucker after Fuentes interview. The Heritage Foundation reaffirmed its support for Tucker Carlson amid backlash over his interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. President Kevin Roberts said conservatives "should feel no obligation to reflexively support any foreign government," referring to Israel. | 🐀 Charlie Kirk called Nick Fuentes "vermin." Screenshots of text messages provided by conservative Dinesh D'Souza revealed Charlie Kirk telling D'Souza he made a "massive mistake" by debating "vermin" Nick Fuentes, claiming it gave the far-right figure "one of the biggest boosts of his career." | ✝️ Matt Fradd joins The Daily Wire. Popular Catholic podcaster Matt Fradd announced his show, Pints with Aquinas, will partner with The Daily Wire starting January 2026, maintaining "full editorial control" and continuing his mission to "preach Christ and invite people" into the Catholic Church. |
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| | | INSIDER RADAR | Pop star Nicki Minaj thanks Trump | | Insiders behind the paywall: Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Welch, Benny Johnson, Nick Fuentes, and The Wall Street Journal's editorial board. |
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| | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | UPenn hackers send a shocking email | |
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| | | THE MAIN STORY | CBS shifts right under new leadership | | _WHAT'S HAPPENING_ | Around 100 CBS News staffers were laid off as part of a larger cut of 1,000 employees at parent company Paramount. Cable news is collapsing across the board…
| | Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: The changes at CBS News, how Bari Weiss — the new editor-in-chief — is trying to make the outlet more conservative-friendly, and how cable news is bleeding viewership. |
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| | | _JOIN THE DISCUSSION_ | Do you think making CBS more conservative-friendly will reverse its decline? | |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame the changes at CBS News | | | Mentioned behind the paywall: CNN, The Daily Beast, Fox News, and The Daily Wire. |
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| _THE DAILY DEBATE_ | 📊 With Bari Weiss in charge, do believe CBS News is a more credible source of information?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter | |
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| POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | What do you think is the best way to handle China? | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💥 Be direct & aggressive (566)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 🌏 Shore up other alliances (470)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👋 Totally decouple (121)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (42) | 💥 Be direct & aggressive: "Showing strength is the only thing to deter China (and other bad actors)." — Anne 🌏 Shore up other alliances: "China is not something that can be addressed alone, we must ensure cooperation with any and all countries that can be brought into an alliance." — Paul 👋 Totally decouple: "Stop making deals with the devil. China needs to be iced out." — Jim | | | | 1,199 votes |
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| _POP QUIZ_ | Who came out in defense of Tucker Carlson talking to Nick Fuentes? | |
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