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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/12
« Last post by SVPete on February 12, 2026, 12:58:44 PM »
'Snow White' Lost [GULP] How Much Money?

https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/02/12/snow-white-lost-gulp-how-much-money-n4949412

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You had to figure that Disney's live(ish)-action Snow White reboot would lose money, but even my eyes watered when I read this morning that the oft-derided musical lost about $170 million. But get this, had Disney not produced the movie in the U.K. — and received a reported $65 million (!!!) in tax credits — then Snow White would have lost the Mouse House a jaw-dropping $235 million...

...and entered the Hollywood Hall of Shame as one of the 10 biggest money-losing movie of all time, somewhere between Disney's 2012 stinker, John Carter, and Peter Berg's Battleship from the same year.

I could go over all the reasons with you again — bad concept, Rachel Zegler, bad script, Rachel Zegler, bad casting, Rachel Zegler, bad new songs, Rachel Zegler, budget-busting reshoots, Rachel Zegler, budget-busting (and unnecessary) CGI dwarves, and also Rachel Zegler — but we've been over all this before.

Instead, let me ask one vital question that nobody at Disney seems to have asked themselves or one another: How is it even possible to lose that much money on a picture that could have been shot for probably $100 million, with another $50 million in marketing costs?

WRT Zegler, I guess her race-victimism and antisemitism discouraged box office receipts.
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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/12
« Last post by SVPete on February 12, 2026, 12:31:48 PM »
CNN has lost nearly two-thirds of its viewership since 2016 amid growing fears network is circling the drain

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-15549985/cnn-ratings-viewers-decline.html

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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.
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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.

I won't blame/credit Trump for all of this decline - CNN's stupidity, biases, and partisanship are bigger than Trump - but I think he gets a significant %, at the least. I'm among those who get news by "alternative means", though I started when those means became available in the 1980s and 1990s. To borrow from the Clinton Campaign, it's the bias, stupid!
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The DUmpster / Re: Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it
« Last post by BannedFromDU on February 12, 2026, 12:12:38 PM »
Quote from: enslaved1 on February 12, 2026, 12:05:11 PM
Don't disagree that giving the D's what they dish out all the time isn't deserved, or that it doesn't give the best optics, but I want to know if anything really came out of these hearings, or is it all just smoke and mirrors, and are both sides of the aisle guilty of running said light show?  Did Bondi and Trump and the DOJ make promises they can't keep as far as what they have available to release?  Were there any real answers to why there aren't arrests and prosecutions being pushed?  Why weren't the victims who stood up interviewed by DOJ?  Are they actually victims?  Why aren't they dropping names publicly if they are?  Has DOJ been messing up and not properly redacting names and photos of victims?  Did the Ds just generate soundbites for their social media drones (literally and figuratively) to distribute?

This whole mess is serious, and needs to be put to rest properly, with guilty parties, whoever they are, regardless of party affiliation or net worth, named, prosecuted, convicted (if guilty) and serving appropriate time.  Instead it feels like everyone across ideological spectrums are generating a lot of static, keeping that from happening, and its getting real old.  /end rant



     I think the whole thing is a weird mess. At the core, however, anyone who doesn't just come out and say who did what to them is suspect to me. If they are under NDA, and/or have been paid, and that's why they don't talk, then STFU about being violated or abused, because that is now a transaction and it is complete.

     My current ire is reserved for assholes who use x number of mentions of Trump in the files to assert his guilt, while they let their darlings have a pass. The whole thing is just bullshit and if it's not going to be dealt with seriously, we should all just move on.
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The DUmpster / Re: Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it
« Last post by enslaved1 on February 12, 2026, 12:05:11 PM »
Quote from: BannedFromDU on February 12, 2026, 09:52:12 AM

     She got chippy with asshole Dems who don't respect the rule of law. Not the world's greatest look, but what are you supposed to do against grandstanding assholes who don't believe in the laws they swore to uphold?

   

Don't disagree that giving the D's what they dish out all the time isn't deserved, or that it doesn't give the best optics, but I want to know if anything really came out of these hearings, or is it all just smoke and mirrors, and are both sides of the aisle guilty of running said light show?  Did Bondi and Trump and the DOJ make promises they can't keep as far as what they have available to release?  Were there any real answers to why there aren't arrests and prosecutions being pushed?  Why weren't the victims who stood up interviewed by DOJ?  Are they actually victims?  Why aren't they dropping names publicly if they are?  Has DOJ been messing up and not properly redacting names and photos of victims?  Did the Ds just generate soundbites for their social media drones (literally and figuratively) to distribute?

This whole mess is serious, and needs to be put to rest properly, with guilty parties, whoever they are, regardless of party affiliation or net worth, named, prosecuted, convicted (if guilty) and serving appropriate time.  Instead it feels like everyone across ideological spectrums are generating a lot of static, keeping that from happening, and its getting real old.  /end rant
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The DUmpster / Re: If a tranny freak kills kids and liberals say nothing, did it really happen?
« Last post by BannedFromDU on February 12, 2026, 12:01:34 PM »
Quote from: Texacon on February 12, 2026, 11:05:09 AM
Kyle Rittenhouse shot people.

A gun in Canada shot some people.

Fascinating, isn’t it?

KC



     The gun CROSSED STATE LINES, too. Remember how they wouldn't shut the **** up about that, like it matters? Like they care about any borders other than their b-hole when they're cramming items up there?
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The DUmpster / Re: Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it
« Last post by BannedFromDU on February 12, 2026, 11:54:34 AM »
Quote from: CollectivismMustDie on February 12, 2026, 11:20:32 AM
She was 'speaking truth to power'.

If she had a D by her name, DUmmies would be fighting each other to be first in line to call her 'stunning and brave' for doing so.


      Don't forget send her flowers, too.
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The DUmpster / Re: Poll: Do you trust your elected leaders to spend your tax dollars wisely?
« Last post by enslaved1 on February 12, 2026, 11:47:40 AM »
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UpInArms (54,491 posts)

Poll: Do you trust your elected leaders to spend your tax dollars wisely?

https://abc7amarillo.com/question/vote-do-you-trust-your-elected-leaders-to-spend-your-tax-dollars-wisely-question-of-the-day-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-somali-social-services-fraud

A surprising 95% have voted “no”

I haven't for decades.  DUmp fly saying this is surprising shows they don't really pay attention, IMHO.
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The DUmpster / Re: Poll: Do you trust your elected leaders to spend your tax dollars wisely?
« Last post by ADsOutburst on February 12, 2026, 11:36:21 AM »
That’s the Democratic Party, folks. Vote for taxes and regulations, but not oversight of where the money is going.

Now do, “Do you trust mainstream media sources to report accurately?”.
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The DUmpster / Re: Kids of ICE Agents
« Last post by CollectivismMustDie on February 12, 2026, 11:35:01 AM »
Quote from: BannedFromDU on February 11, 2026, 10:16:23 AM

      Oh, I am sure that guy loves kids. No doubt whatsoever.

Yeah. That post screams 'groomer'.
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The DUmpster / Re: 4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds
« Last post by CollectivismMustDie on February 12, 2026, 11:32:41 AM »
Quote from: ADsOutburst on December 16, 2025, 05:50:32 PM
Yes. You know how Democrats often say that certain rhetoric precipitates violent acts? If that is so, then Democrats sure as hell are trying to get people killed.

'Stochastic' is a word used by them only when pointing away from their own side.
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