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Chicken Wing Spot Prices Collapse 30% As NFL Protests Take Their Toll

By silveristhenew | Published December 14, 2017

Back in November, shortly after Trump ignited a war with the NFL over player protests of the National Anthem, Papa John’s insisted that their sales were getting crushed by a backlash from fans who decided to boycott games (we covered it here: Papa John’s Pulls NFL Ads Due To “Negative Consumer Sentiment”).  That said, the […]

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NFL Ratings Slump Worsens As ESPN Forced To Slash $80 Million In Salary Costs

By silveristhenew | Published November 23, 2017

As the NFL continues to try to address the ongoing civil war between Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Commissioner Roger Goodell, not to mention the intermittent hostile fire from the White House, viewers are increasingly deciding they’ve had enough and are abandoning professional football viewership altogether.  As the NY Post points out today, the […]

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“You’re So Dumb, You’re Beyond Hope” – ESPN Host Hits Out At Conservative Critics

By silveristhenew | Published November 19, 2017

Authored by Alex Thomas via SHTFplan.com, Over the last few years the once dominant sports news outlet ESPN has come under fire for their perceived political bias after the network fired multiple employees for conservative viewpoints while propping up those that pushed the companies anti-Trump agenda. From firing baseball icon Curt Schilling to allowing prime-time […]

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Ben Garrison On Mending A Fractured America

By silveristhenew | Published November 17, 2017

Authored by Ben Garrison via GrrrGraphics.com, Earlier this week I was on the Jesse Lee Peterson show out of LA. It was a short segment early in the morning and we briefly discussed the NFL kneelers. I spoke about how they offended the fans, the veterans, and US history in general. I pointed out that […]

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Conservatives Smash Keurig Machines In Social Media Uproar

By silveristhenew | Published November 13, 2017

Over the weekend, CNBC reported on five companies that halted all advertisements of their products on Fox News’ Sean Hannity show. These companies included: 23 and Me Eloquii Keurig Nature’s Bounty Realtor.com The story began last Thursday, with the sexual allegations against Roy Moore, the Alabama senate candidate who, The WaPo reported that day, made […]

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Professors: It’s Not Okay To Be White

By silveristhenew | Published November 13, 2017

Authored by Scott Greer via The Daily Caller, “Can my children be friends with white people?” This bizarre question is the basis of a New York Times op-ed published Sunday, and the author answers it with a “no,” albeit with some exceptions. “History has provided little reason for people of color to trust white people […]

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Michael Lewis Reveals His New “Big Short”

By silveristhenew | Published November 8, 2017

When the award-winning author of “The Big Short,” “The Blind Side” and “Moneyball,” stopped by Yahoo Finance yesterday to discuss his latest book, “The Undoing Project,” he was predictably asked for his next “Big Short” idea.  And, after downplaying the value of his opinion, and those of everyone else for that matter, Lewis offered up […]

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Trumpfusion? ‘Record Low Approval Ratings But Record High Consumer Confidence’ Explained

By silveristhenew | Published October 15, 2017

Authored by Dilbert Creator Scott Adams via his blog, How did we get to a place where The President of the United States has historically low approval at the same time we have recent highs for consumer confidence? Almost everything President Trump does has an impact on the economy, and on consumers. That includes national security, immigration, taxes, […]

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Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Files Grievance Against NFL Owners For “Collusion”

By silveristhenew | Published October 15, 2017

Despite playing poorly in his last season, having undergone multiple surgeries, and being a public relations time-bomb, Colin Kaepernick is upset that he is still unsigned through six weeks of the 2017 NFL season. It cannot be his fault, he seems to surmise, and as such, Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman reports that the former San […]

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Did Bannon Just Take Down Harvey Weinstein?

By silveristhenew | Published October 12, 2017

Authored by Tom Luongo via TomLuongo.me, The biggest open-secret in Hollywood was that Harvey Weinstein was a Grade-A pervert.  And his ‘coming out party’ this week is incredibly intriguing.  Hollywood is a dirty place. It’s Chinatown, squared. And, at this point it’s what we don’t know that is more interesting than what we’ve heard so […]

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