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He’s Doing It Again! George Soros Drops $50 Million to Buy 2026 Midterms
Shocker: NPR Finds Liberal Billionaires to Bail Them Out to the Tune of $113 Million
Comedy Shows Tell Zero Swalwell Jokes After Sexual Assault Allegations
Special Report: 83% Left vs. 15% Right—Yahoo News Was Most Bipolar Big Four News App in March
He’s Doing It Again! George Soros Drops $50 Million to Buy 2026 Midterms
George Soros has funneled another $50 million through his Fund for Policy Reform into Democracy PAC—the largest single donation for the 2026 midterms so far—continuing his role as the top Democratic kingmaker.
Despite nominally handing control of his empire to son Alex, Soros remains the active force behind $170+ million spent in 2022 and $32 billion invested in “open society” causes that explicitly transcend national sovereignty.
His money also bankrolls controversial outfits, including $80 million to pro-terrorism groups and $20 million to the “fake news” Courier Newsroom that organized radical anti-Trump boycotts.
Shocker: NPR Finds Liberal Billionaires to Bail Them Out to the Tune of $113 Million
After Trump and Republicans ended federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR immediately landed a record $113 million in private gifts—the biggest since the 2003 Joan Kroc bequest—including $80 million from Microsoft co-founder Steve Ballmer’s wife Connie.
The cash will upgrade NPR’s technology and help affiliates chase audiences and donations, proving the network thrives on liberal billionaire money without taxpayer support.
NPR’s swift pivot to wealthy Democratic-aligned donors confirms what conservatives long argued: the “independent journalism” label was always a grift for guaranteed left-wing funding.
Comedy Shows Tell Zero Swalwell Jokes After Sexual Assault Allegations
Late-night shows (Kimmel, Colbert, Daily Show) told zero jokes about Eric Swalwell’s rape allegations even as he was forced to drop his California gubernatorial bid and resign from Congress.
Jimmy Kimmel’s only mention of Swalwell was a throwaway line used to tee up mockery of Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert—turning the Democrat’s scandal into a Republican punchline.
The total silence stands in sharp contrast to the nonstop jokes these same hosts made about Trump, Kavanaugh, and every GOP sexual-misconduct claim, exposing their “speak truth to power” rule only applies to conservatives.
Special Report: 83% Left vs. 15% Right—Yahoo News Was Most Bipolar Big Four News App in March
In March 2026, Yahoo News promoted 479 AllSides-rated stories in its top 20 daily stories, with 83% from left-leaning outlets and only 15% from right-leaning ones (almost entirely Fox News).
Yahoo heavily featured radical left sources like Salon (56 stories) and The New Republic (11 stories), while virtually ignoring the top 50 right-leaning outlets except for minimal Fox coverage and just 2% center-rated stories.
Compared to other major news apps, Yahoo offered the least balanced feed, with far fewer center stories than MSN (41%), Apple News (26%), or Google News (27%), raising concerns about shaping public opinion with a one-sided view.