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Friday, February 13, 2026
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words (Watch Shawshank in 55 minutes here) - Video
BLOODBATH! CNN has lost nearly two-thirds of its viewership since 2016 (down 71% since 2021)
Is anyone surprised? Turns out that CNN Viewership is down 71% (and 73%) since the same time period of 2021! But since 2016 CNN is down 2/3 of it's former viewers. While Fox is showing record highs of viewers! Via Daily Mail.
CNN has lost nearly two-thirds of its primetime viewers over the past decade, figures show.
The decrease, from roughly 1.3 million in 2016 to 553,000 now, is fueling rumors of a possible network sale - something CNN's up-for-grabs parent company has vehemently denied.
The results recorded this month by Nielsen are actually an improvement from January, when stars like Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett, and Kaitlan Collins only secured 488,000 sets of eyes.
The network's daytime lineup has seen a similar decline as hosts such as Wolf Blitzer failed to move the needle, dropping from 752,000 to 433,000.
When compared to the same part of the year in 2021, the drops were even more pronounced - 71 percent for primetime and 73 percent during the day.
Several network executives told the Daily Mail that the results were worrisome, even amid broader industry trends.
A CNN source, meanwhile, blamed the poor showing on audiences consuming news through alternative means.
'The reality is that people just consume news differently now than they did ten years ago, and we’re adapting to address that, reaching large audiences all over the world,' the source said.
However, a rival executive pushed back on that theory.
'You can use your thumb to flick from a CNN news story to a CNN anchor to a reporter,' he said of a then-planned shift to vertical videos, which has since slowly been implemented over the course of a year.
The long-in-the-works restructuring plan followed a failed leadership stint from then-CEO Chris Licht, which lasted barely 12 months.
Licht, a former showrunner for Stephen Colbert, replaced longtime lead Jeff Zucker. The latter masterminded the network's shift to more opinionated content in the 2010s, right around the time of Donald Trump's first presidency.
Trump's rise ramped up interest in previously languishing cable channels, CNN included.
The network went from 711,000 primetime viewers in 2015 to 1.3 million the following year. The spike continued until 2017, led by anti-Trump anchors including Jim Acosta, Don Lemon and Brianna Keilar.
Several CEOs and lineup changes later, CNN's lack of success during Trump's second presidency is noticeable, sources said.
Again Via Daily Mail.
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Issues and Insights. I&I publishes easy-to-read editorials that show the obvious benefits of Free Markets and Capitalism. Issues and Insights. A sampling below:
Latest Jobs Report Explains Why Dems Hate Trump So MuchIn January, the economy added 172,000 private sector jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was better than economists had expected (which seems to be a running theme in the Trump administration). And the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%. Read the rest here.
Climate Alarm On The Run
It’s not sad in the least that the Washington Post has cut its climate “reporting” team down to five lonely reporters. It is, in fact, encouraging that maybe we’re seeing the winding down of decades of political and scientific villainy disguised as concern for our planet. Give us more, please. Read the rest here.
Are EVs The Biggest Boondoggle In Human History?
When Stellantis last week announced it was writing down $26 billion, the CEO of the car company that now owns Chrysler, Antonio Filosa, said it was “part of a decisive process we started in 2025 to once again make our customers and their preferences our guiding star.” Read the rest here.
Who’s Paying For Minnesota’s Mayhem?
The violence and size of the anti-ICE riots in Minnesota took federal officials by surprise. But maybe they shouldn’t be shocked. As it turns out, and as is often the case when it comes to far-left demonstrations, outside money, organizations and foreign influence are firing the revolt . Read the rest here.
Welcome To Sunny Cali-fraudia!
Californians have a right to be angry about Minnesota. It’s getting all the federal government attention for its illegal immigration, street violence, fraud and graft when California, in fact, is the king of all those civic sins.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Full Video - Pam Bondi testifies at DOJ oversight hearing
Wow! Attorney General Bondi takes no prisoners here! She never gets rattled and pushes back using facts and logic. Great job!!
From Rumble.
MORE WINNING!! U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3% - Video
Via CNBC. U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3%
"Middle Finger to rest of America" - Megyn Kelly REALITY-CHECKS Piers Morgan for trying to lecture her about Bad Bunny
"Middle Finger to rest of America" - Megyn Kelly REALITY-CHECKS Piers Morgan for trying to lecture her about Bad Bunny
From Rumble.