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The Saturday Ledger: When the Dog Whistle Becomes a Bullhorn

February 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM

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Opening the Saturday Ledger in 15 minutes. We’re tracking the escalating Jeffries/Trump war and the latest Weapons of Mass DISTRACTION. Grab your seat in the Digital Diner.
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Saturday News Recap: Clearing the air after a week of nuclear-level escalation in Washington. 💬Chat Here On Keyboard 🎙️On Cam or Mic: https://trailmix.cc/chat The "casual Saturday" plan just got…

Super Brawl CCL – Trail Mix

February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM

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U.S. sets a June deadline for Ukraine peace, Trump lifts India tariffs in exchange for a Russian oil ban, and the Dow hits a historic 50,000.

Read What America Is Actually Clicking here:

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Epstein Death: No Noose Found, Body Removed First

February 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Didn't think it could get any more wild but this is a drastic escalation... Bring your take to our 11am ET live chat 👇

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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM

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One man’s meat heist ends in a dumpster, while a family in the Amazon is single-handedly saving the jungle.

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From "forever chemical" breakthroughs to the weirdest breakup revenge of the week, here is what’s actually going right.

February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM

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They never found the noose.
And they removed the body before investigators got there.

Still called a suicide.
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Epstein FBI Documents: Attorneys Discussed "Cooperation" Before Death

February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM

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The "World's Most Dangerous Witness" was ready to flip.

New FBI documents confirm Epstein's lawyers were negotiating "cooperation" and a "resolution" just days before his death. The official story is crumbling in real-time.

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Did Epstein Really Kill Himself? New FBI Logs Reveal Discrepancy

February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

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LIVE CHAT NOW: Epstein Suicide? New Files Blow Narrative Wide Open. Bring your take ➡️

The Orange Flash Mystery: Newly released FBI logs reveal a 10:39 PM "inmate" movement near Epstein's cell that the DOJ claims was just laundry. 💬Chat Here On Keyboard 🎙️On Cam or Mic:…

Epstein Suicide? New Files Blow Narrative Wide Open

February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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The new Epstein document dump just blew the "official" suicide story wide open.

Watch the Short here: youtube.com/shorts/0wxTu...

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Epstein Files: 38,000 Trump Mentions – Trail Mix

February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM

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The NYT found 38,000 Trump mentions in the Epstein files. While most are Epstein’s obsessive Google Alerts, the witness accounts at Mar-a-Lago are the real meat. 38k references in 5k documents.

We break down the Trump references that matter…
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Did Epstein Really Kill Himself? New FBI Logs Reveal Discrepancy

February 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM

Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

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Tomorrow's chat starter on ELEVEN TO NOON...

While the internet is busy arguing over the same three names, the actual FBI logs are leaking something much weirder: a "possible inmate" caught on video moving toward Epstein’s cell tier at 10:39 PM.

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The Impeachment Fact Everyone Forgets

February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM

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Chatroom comment: "It’s impossible to impeach him."

Actually, we did it twice. In fact, a majority of Congress voted him out.

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Trump Prayer Breakfast: Mudcat Reacts to "Lunatics" Rhetoric

February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM

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The planet is healing, cancer is on the run, and an Olympic athlete is training with a pink toddler backpack. It’s a weird, wonderful world.

Read Up On The Bright Side:
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February 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM

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Mudcat reacts to Trump calling his political opponents "lunatics" at the National Prayer Breakfast. Is faith a political tool or a matter of the "individual heart"?

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Will Impeachment Backfire? Conway vs. Trump & The Manhattan Primary

February 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM

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@gtconway.bsky.social is running for Congress with one goal: Impeachment. 🗳️ Genius move or a midterm backfire?

Plus, Mudcat roasts the "National Blasphemy Breakfast" and we dig into the real Trump/Epstein files.

Watch the full Chaos & Contrast here:

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2026 Strategy: Should Democrats Campaign on Impeachment?

February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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LIVE NOW 🎤2026 Impeachment Strategy: Win or Trap? 🗳️
House candidate/Legal pundit George Conway is leaning in, but Mike Johnson is already using it to fire up the GOP.
BRING YOUR TAKE NOW 👇
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Trump impeachment strategy 2026: Is a formal "promise to impeach" a midterm winner for Democrats or a gift-wrapped distraction for the GOP? 💬Chat Here On Keyboard 🎙️On Cam or Mic:…

ICE Detention Growth: 104 New Jails in One Year

February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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104 new jails in 12 months.
$45 billion in funding boost.
0 signs of slowing down.
@jamie44.bsky.social digs into the numbers behind the massive ICE detention expansion—and the health violations following the cash.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says MAGA "Not About American People"

February 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM

Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

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MTG just said the quiet part out loud.

"Make America Great Again isn't really about America or the American people."

We watched this live in the diner today and wondered "What is she up to?"

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ICE Retreats from Minneapolis & The Epstein Files Reckoning

February 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM

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Is the ICE "retreat" from Minneapolis a mirage. Meanwhile, DOJ lawyers are begging for jail time just to sleep, and the "big money" silence on Epstein is deafening. The mask is slipping.

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ICE Under Fire: The Hill Erupts

February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM

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BRING YOUR TAKE NOW -- Tom Homan just announced withdrawal nunmbers for Minneapolis. On Capitol Hill victims testify as continued ICE funding heads for a cliff in two weeks.

💬Chat Here On Keyboard: https://trailmix.cc/home/chatroom/ 🎙️On Cam or Mic: https://trailmix.cc/chat Capitol Hill turned volatile today as families of victims testified on ICE abuses. The funding…

Reductio ad Hitlerum* – Trail Mix

February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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Politics, missing persons, and... lemon pepper wings? The internet is a weird place today.

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We're tracking the stories actually driving traffic, from the end of the shutdown to the latest Royal exit.

For some reason, I’m still on a poetry kick. What sort of test can you apply that will indicate a great poet as opposed to just an average or good one? One way, is “Can they write a lis…

February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM

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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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We called Rep. Pete Sessions to talk about ICE funding. We ended up talking about mask mandates. I’m still not sure how we got there. From today's podcast.

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Live Calls to Congress: Asking About ICE and Mandates

ICE Under Fire: The Hill Erupts

February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM

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LIVE CHAT TOMORROW

Fix it or defund it. Congress has a hard two-week deadline to decide the future of ICE. The fight over the checkbook hits DC.

Join the debate on cam, mic, or keyboard.

Live tomorrow at 11AM ET.

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Seeing It All – Trail Mix

February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

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WE HAVE TWO WEEKS TO FIX ICE

The House just accidentally handed Senate Democrats a loaded weapon.
By isolating DHS funding on a 14-day clock, the "Total Shutdown" threat is gone. Now, it's 60 votes or bust.
The leverage has flipped. Here is how to use it:

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