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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/10
« Last post by SVPete on February 10, 2026, 05:02:48 PM »
Leftist critics hate 'Melania,' but the audience loves it | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/10/melania-movie-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-score/88545838007/

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If you needed an example of the disconnect between legacy media and the country at large, look no further than “Melania.”
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The critics HATE it, giving it a lousy score of just 10%, according to Rotten Tomatoes (compare that with the 93% score critics gave the 2020 documentary “Becoming” about former first lady Michelle Obama).

Yet, the Americans heading to the theater to watch “Melania” have a vastly different takeaway. They’ve given it a score of 99%.

This discrepancy has broken the film rating site's 27-year record.
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Think of the critic-audience divide on this documentary as a microcosm of the chasm between how the legacy media treats President Donald Trump and how much of the country views him.
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“Melania” was released widely on Jan. 30 and, in its opening weekend, smashed expectations, earning at least $7 million. That’s the best opening for a documentary in more than a decade.

Jeff Bock, senior media analyst for Exhibitor Relations, told USA TODAY ahead of the film’s release that anything over $1 million would be “a huge number” and would indicate “a lot of folks who don't normally go to the movies went to this.”
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I doubt the media will learn anything from “Melania.” But if they were willing to glean something, it should be that marketing to conservatives – and the 77 million Americans who voted for Trump – can pay off.

For a feature film, a $7M opener would be disastrous. For a documentary, apparently it busts through the charts' ceiling. It's easy to dismiss, it's just $7M; OTOH, it drew in an audience that would not normally be in a theater. So :shrug: . More telling, maybe, is the canyon between critics' comments, which were obviously knee-jerkingly Hate-Trump (some admitting not having seen what they denigrated), and comments from ordinary people who actually did see the movie (and might not be willing to lie-for-the-cause).
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/10
« Last post by SVPete on February 10, 2026, 05:00:54 PM »
Los Angeles Teachers’ Union Caught Implementing Anti-ICE ‘Resistance’

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/10/los-angeles-teachers-union-caught-implementing-anti-ice-resistance-n4949342

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A major Los Angeles teachers union is reportedly choosing to brainwash students into hating federal immigration officers instead of educating them, possibly even directly encouraging illegal behavior.

Defending Education released a report on Tuesday, February 10, exposing United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) planning documents and materials that seemingly lobby for using school resources as part of a campaign to demonize and interfere with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arresting illegal alien criminals. The union argued that the school resources can be a “form of resistance” against ICE when they are used to help “engag[e] students in community self-defense.” The union even wanted to offer “service learning hours” for borderline or outright illegal protest activities.

When UTLA referred to “community self-defense,” what it really meant was defying ICE. By the way, ICE is not raiding schools. If any children are deported, it is almost certainly because their parents are being deported, and illegal alien parents can choose to have their children come with them. The documents do acknowledge the possibility of school staff being arrested, which seems to indicate they have hired illegal aliens. Notably, EdSource states that the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) average for proficiency in math is about 36% and 46% in English
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Teachers were supposed to lead “discussions with students” and provide “know your rights” training, a deceptively titled set of propaganda points that falsely assert illegal aliens have constitutional rights. UTLA planned to bring in unnamed agencies to discuss how to protect illegal aliens and how to organize to support aliens already arrested.

Defending Education explained:

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Captured images of planning notes seem to advocate for the use of professional development time to “make door hanger immigration kits: w/ pro bono lawyers, affidavits, KYR, etc – distribute,” “engaging students in community self-defense – offer service learning hours,” using school budgets to “buy bullhorns, whistles,” using “security cameras to monitor” for ICE agents, and the use of “phone trees – rapid response/ communication at the school level” such as the “Signal App” to alert to ICE presence.

What the union proposes - and its members have probably carried out - is a gross violation of CA law against politicizing schools. Not that Noisome or Bonta would be likely to interfere. Public schools are approaching the point that teaching kids to read, do Math, etc. is an affront to Progs' Cause-of-the-Month.
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The DUmpster / Re: A nice thought for your Monday morning.
« Last post by ADsOutburst on February 10, 2026, 05:00:35 PM »
Well since our side has the most guns and in reality, the most military trained people then I welcome their revolution. Tey will see the definition of FAFO. I mean if it is civilians against civilians in a civil war then the Geneva Convention and the rules of Land Warfare are not likely to apply.

I've seen the footage of what happens when leftists try to fight people who don't take crap.

They should probably try winning a few fist fights before they talk of revolution.
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The DUmpster / Re: Why is MAGA so hateful? (best concise explanation I've seen)
« Last post by Airwolf on February 10, 2026, 04:58:43 PM »
Does this DUmmie really believe that corporations "shipped jobs overseas" for giggles and grins rather than to survive foreign competition? Does this DUmmie really believe that their beloved iPhone, Mac, HP, or Dell would still be affordable were they still built in Appletino, Fremont, Santa Clara, or Round Rock?

Well, they are deluded beyond measure.
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The DUmpster / Re: gopiscrap has some serious peepee problems
« Last post by Airwolf on February 10, 2026, 04:57:27 PM »
On the flip-side of that DUmmy's news, a couple Saturdays ago, I underwent an MRI because my prostate PSAs were higher than usual for a man my age, plus my dad is a survivor of prostate cancer. Last Tuesday, the results came back: Prostate normal sized, so sign of cancer! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Glad it worked out for you. I had to have mine removed given the other choices for treatment and as it turned out it wasn't the kind of cancer that will be coming back and now all I have to do is get an annual check up.
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The DUmpster / Re: Oh Donny just a little FYI for you.
« Last post by DUmpDiver on February 10, 2026, 04:56:38 PM »
Nielsen doesn't monitor if the TV has been muted.
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The DUmpster / Re: A nice thought for your Monday morning.
« Last post by Airwolf on February 10, 2026, 04:54:54 PM »
That means we can use hollow point ammo! :thatsright:

 And cluster bombs and Napalm.  I wonder what else we could get away with?
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Why would anyone demand that he do it in English? Would you have made the same demands of Andrea Bocelli or Pavarotti? Should they translate their artistic works to suit crying entitled MAGATs?
It is so absurd.

Who demands that he sings in English? The NFL should pick an English speaking act or performer.
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The DUmpster / Re: Oh Donny just a little FYI for you.
« Last post by Airwolf on February 10, 2026, 04:53:42 PM »
As with any halftime show, it isn't knowable how many "viewers" actually left their TV on while going to the bathroom or loading up their plate/bowl with wings, ribs, potato salad, and chips. OTOH, viewers of the "Puppy Bowl" and the TPUSA show intentionally tuned in to those shows and watched.

I was thinking the same thing. Those numbers only reflect the number of TV's on not how many were actually watching that freak show. I'm glad I kissed almost all but a few minutes of the game when it was 22 to 7 with just over five minutes left and then I went back to work.
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Ya know, Milli Vanilli had their careers come to a crashing halt for requiring "electronic assistance" to perform.

Just sayin'...  :popcorn: :whatever:
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