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Elon Musk Admits It Would Take 'Staggeringly Enormous Amount Of Work For Tesla Valuation To Hit $100 Trillion: 'I'm Just Saying…' (Benzinga)

February 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk admitted on Saturday that it would take a lot of work and luck for the company's valuation to hit the $100 trillion ma...

Not Your Average Liberal on X: "This woman has seen the videos of young girls being r*ped and s*xually assaulted. This woman has seen the faces of the victims, And their abusers. This woman has read thousands of documents identifying the victims and abusers by name. Yet she’s done nothing. This is the face https://t.co/pBAazhnmEf" / X

February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM

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This woman has seen the videos of young girls being r*ped and s*xually assaulted. This woman has seen the faces of the victims, And their abusers. This woman has read thousands of documents identifying the victims and abusers by name. Yet she’s done nothing. This is the face https://t.co/pBAazhnmEf

February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM

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Kat C on X: "https://t.co/jck6LwvWmR" / X

https://t.co/jck6LwvWmR

February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM

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February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM

John Medina

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February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM

John Medina

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A on X: "Do you SUPPORT JB Pritzker? Yes or No https://t.co/EJFYdUAxOL" / X

Do you SUPPORT JB Pritzker? Yes or No https://t.co/EJFYdUAxOL

February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM

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Jim Acosta on X: "BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors https://t.co/JehYZa1hGw" / X

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors https://t.co/JehYZa1hGw

February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM

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💙💙💛💛Fred 💛💛💙💙 on X: "#DV1 #DemsUnited YOU know it‼️ I know it‼️ EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT‼️ Except… His Honor, His Leadership, The one and ONLY Their.. Dear leader But He acts too stupid to notice When you live in a bubble You SHOULD be called “BUBBLE HEAD” ." / X

#DV1 #DemsUnited YOU know it‼️ I know it‼️ EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT‼️ Except… His Honor, His Leadership, The one and ONLY Their.. Dear leader But He acts too stupid to notice When you live in a bubble You SHOULD be called “BUBBLE HEAD” .

February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM

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Bill Madden on X: "Pam Bondi and Kash Patel are going to prison. 😳👇 https://t.co/PoYJ5odVcS" / X

Pam Bondi and Kash Patel are going to prison. 😳👇 https://t.co/PoYJ5odVcS

Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness (The New Republic)

February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM

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On Sunday, Bad Bunny is set to perform in the Super Bowl’s halftime show, and President Trump is angry about it. “I think it’s a terrible choice,” Trump seet...

Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes (The Guardian)

February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM

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There is outrage among some politicia...

WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him (PBS NewsHour)

February 8, 2026 at 6:59 AM

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President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including ...

WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him (PBS NewsHour)

February 8, 2026 at 6:48 AM

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President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including ...

Trump admin uncovers 'staggering' $8.6 billion in suspected California small business fraud (Fox News)

February 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM

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The federal Small Business Administration suspended more than 111,000 Californiaborrowers after uncovering $8.6 billion in suspected fraudulent activity link...

Well, that backfired! An Epstein files redaction is doing Tr*mp zero favors (Queerty)

February 8, 2026 at 6:46 AM

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The latest (final? who knows?!) tranche of Epstein files hit a week ago, leaving everyone still scrambling to parse through the millions of terrifying docume...

White House report card: Poll shows Trump approval on economy and affordability at a new low (Washington Examiner)

February 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM

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Welcome to the latest issue of Washington Secrets, where we will be rooting for Sam Darnold, the pride of New York, as no one calls him, in the Super Bowl. T...

The secrets of Jeffery Epstein's Red Room revealed (Daily Mail)

February 8, 2026 at 6:14 AM

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Footage believed to have been filmed by Jeffrey Epstein shows half-naked women performing private dances for him inside his palatial Paris home. More than a ...

Baby with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says (The Mirror US Online)

February 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM

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An 18-month-old baby at a immigration detention center in South Texas was rushed to a hospital last month after facing life-threatening respiratory failure b...