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- [About this site](https://thecrimsonhub.com/about.md) - The Crimson Hub is an independent publication launched in July 2026 by Jay Meisel. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows The Crimson Hub to continue to…

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- [Marco Rubio opts out of Trumpalooza in Dallas, cites need to wash hair for 48 hours straight](https://thecrimsonhub.com/marco-rubio-opts-out-of-trumpalooza-in-dallas-cites-need-to-wash-hair-for-48-hours-straight.md) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio is opting out of attending the Trumpalooza midterm convention in Dallas today and tomorrow, telling Crimson Comedy Club in an exclusive statement that he really needs to devote the full 48 hours to washing his hair. "All this international travel really takes its toll…
- [Check out which DC lobby is trying to curry favor with Chuck Edwards' replacement](https://thecrimsonhub.com/check-out-which-dc-lobby-is-trying-to-curry-favor-with-chuck-edwards-replacement.md) - This special interest looks like they're trying to get off on the right foot with an incoming North Carolina Republican-- when the party has usually benefited from the largesse of a competitor slice of industry.
- [EXCLUSIVE: In 2020 forum, James Talarico compared brisket to "cassette tapes," saying its appeal was "not gonna last."](https://thecrimsonhub.com/exclusive-in-2020-forum-james-talarico-compared-brisket-to-cassette-tapes-saying-its-appeal-was-not-gonna-last.md) - In a 2020 Zoom forum with top-flight international food bloggers, Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spoke of “dismantling” Texas barbecue, grouping it with White supremacy and climate change. In the same forum, Talarico compared Texas' world-famous brisket to “cassette tapes,” saying…
- [Rep. Chuck Edwards officially censured by the House](https://thecrimsonhub.com/rep-chuck-edwards-officially-censured-by-the-house.md) - Tuesday afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to officially censure Rep. Chuck Edwards after a bipartisan panel determined that there was “substantial reason to believe” the congressman had fallen afoul of the chamber’s anti-sexual harassment rules. The House voted 413 to 2 t…
- [Record Scratch: Is Michael Whatley Still Being Paid For His Green Energy Lobbying?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/record-scratch-is-michael-whatley-still-being-paid-for-his-green-energy-lobbying.md) - Whatley hasn't just invested in ESG funds and stocks, or represented green energy interests before the federal government. Whatley is still being paid for his work as a green energy lobbyist today.
- [Trump Likes His Name Attached To Everything, But Maybe Not This](https://thecrimsonhub.com/trump-likes-his-name-attached-to-everything-but-maybe-not-this.md) - Somewhere in the Netherlands right now, someone is holding a small green pill with Donald Trump's face stamped into it, deciding whether to swallow it. That sentence should not exist, and yet here we are. From the AP: A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about p…
- [Virginia R who got primaried out for ignoring rural constituents' needs in mix to take job screwing over rural patients](https://thecrimsonhub.com/virginia-r-who-got-primaried-out-for-ignoring-rural-constituents-needs-in-mix-to-take-job-screwing-over-rural-patients.md) - Remember back in 2014, when House Majority Leader and theoretical future House Speaker Eric Cantor lost his primary in embarrassing fashion to Randolph-Macon college professor Dave Brat? At issue in that race were a few things. Yes, Cantor's role in pushing comprehensive immigration reform behind t…
- [How Much Does Roy Cooper Love Him Some ESG Investing? Check Out His Financial Disclosures.](https://thecrimsonhub.com/how-much-does-roy-cooper-love-him-some-esg-investing-check-out-his-financial-disclosures.md) - The Democrat has plowed tons of money into funds managed by ESG investment titans.
- [Texas shocker: Key Paxton ally MIA in tough Senate fight](https://thecrimsonhub.com/texas-shocker-key-paxton-ally-mia-in-tough-senate-fight.md) - As November nears, the polls are looking rough for Texas Attorney General and GOP nominee Ken Paxton. Despite the fact that he's running against ultra-woke twelve year-old Doppelgänger James Talarico, the Real Clear Politics average has Talarico close to two points ahead. So what gives? Paxton has…
- [James Talarico's Church Is A Sanctuary For 'Woke 1' Craziness](https://thecrimsonhub.com/james-talaricos-church-is-a-sanctuary-for-woke-1-craziness.md) - Talarico is trying to run as a moderate, but his past shows he is anything but one
- [Hamasachusetts? Prog candidate executes Olympic Gold-level flip flop on "Gaza genocide" to nab nomination from Biden appointee](https://thecrimsonhub.com/another-sad-indicator-of-how-anti.md) - If it's a day ending in "day," there's a candidate looking to exploit Democratic base Hamasnik sentiment to edge out an establishment Democrat somewhere in America. But the Democratic primary in Massachusetts' sixth district– which will determine who occupies the seat in January, with a Cook D+11 p…
- [Awkward! Katie Britt Erases Moms With 'Birthing Person' Press Release ... Then Condemns Erasing Moms](https://thecrimsonhub.com/awkward-katie-britt-erases-moms-with-birthing-person-press-release-then-condemns-erasing-moms.md) - The Republican wants credit for fighting for moms. So why did her office use 'Woke 1' terminology?
- [Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico once claimed “God is a furry” during 2023 sermon](https://thecrimsonhub.com/texas-senate-hopeful-james-talarico-once-claimed-god-is-a-furry-during-2023-sermon.md) - Texas Senate candidate Democrat James Talarico once claimed that “God is a furry, complete with a fake, turquoise blue tail and cat-like ears” during a 2023 sermon delivered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin. Talarico, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, is also a Presbyteri…
- [AOC says lockdowns made ‘Woke 1’ insane. Her old tweets show she got an early and eager start](https://thecrimsonhub.com/aoc-lockdowns-woke-1-insane-old-tweets-show-her-early-eager-start.md) - AOC tried distancing herself from Woke 1. The record shows she doesn't have a lot of room to add that distance.
- [Paxton's latest eyebrow-raising gambit to grab national, mainstream GOP donor support](https://thecrimsonhub.com/paxtons-latest-eyebrow-raising-gambit-to-grab-national-mainstream-gop-donor-support.md) - As polling averages stubbornly show Democrat James Talarico with a narrow advantage in the Texas Senate race, embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is employing an eyebrow-raising gambit to grab at national, mainstream GOP donor support: Deploying his daughter, Mattie Paxton, to assure skepti…
- [Fido-No!: Abdul El-Sayed caught begging ASPCA to bury candidate survey after he botches answer to question on favorite type of dog](https://thecrimsonhub.com/fido-no-abdul-el-sayed-caught-begging-aspca-to-bury-candidate-survey-after-he-botches-answer-to-question-on-favorite-type-of-dog.md) - Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was busted begging top animal charity the ASPCA to “bury” his candidate survey after it emerged he botched his answer to a question about what type of dog was his favorite. El-Sayed, formerly the Wayne County, Michigan director of the Department o…
- [Taco Bell CEO breathes huge sigh of relief as FDA only just begins cyclosporiasis inspection of Taylor Farms](https://thecrimsonhub.com/taco-bell-ceo-breathes-huge-sigh-of-relief-as-fda-only-just-begins-cyclosporiasis-inspection-of-taylor-farms.md) - Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant breathed a sigh of relief this morning after learning the FDA had only just begun its inspection of Taylor Farms facilities following a major outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has been blamed on the company. Crimson Comedy Club received multiple anonymous tips from adminis…
- [Did the Trump Administration Just Quietly Start Fixing Medicare?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/did-the-trump-administration-just-quietly-start-fixing-medicare.md) - Two under-the-radar moves suggest someone in the room is actually reading the actuarial tables. Nobody throws a party for incremental Medicare reform. There are no campaign rallies for bundled payment models. Prior authorization pilots do not trend on X. Which is probably why almost nobody has noti…
- [Does Michael Whatley Have His Own Sticky ‘Law & Order’ Problem?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/does-michael-whatley-have-sticky-law-order-problem.md) - He also reportedly skipped court dates, and bench warrants were issued His foot was heavy enough to get him clocked at nearly 20 mph over the speed limit. Heavy enough to generate 14 traffic cases across two states. And heavy enough, apparently, that when courts told him to show up and answer for i…
- [Did AOC Just Quietly Admit She's Not Running for President?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/did-aoc-just-quietly-admit-shes-not-running-for-president.md) - Or maybe she's dumber than we all thought There's been a lot of talk about the now-infamous video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussing her decision to freeze her eggs at 36. Everyone's landed on the same read: this is a 2028 tell. She's clearing the decks to run. Maybe. But walk the timeline out,…
- [Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg calls for Chuck Grassley FBI criminal probe after second Grassley electrical appliance turns up dead](https://thecrimsonhub.com/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-calls-for-chuck-grassley-fbi-criminal-probe-after-second-grassley-electrical-appliance-turns-up-dead.md) - Veteran Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) may have elicited mass sympathy when he announced over the weekend that his beloved vacuum cleaner, Beth, had finally given up the ghost. But after reports emerged online Sunday night that the remains of a burnt-out toaster were found in a junkyard less…
- [EXCLUSIVE: Biden-era Voice of America promoted Socialist Francesca Hong in overseas-targeted film short](https://thecrimsonhub.com/exclusive-biden-era-voice-of-america-promoted-socialist-francesca-hong-in-overseas-targeted-film-short.md) - Hong promotional video raises new questions about Voice of America expenditures and ideology during the Biden years In the nineteen months since President Trump took office for the second time, progressive outcry over his DOGE cuts to taxpayer-funded media entities like Voice of America has been lo…
- [MoveOn.org partners with top Etsy seller 'Crafting Cyndee' to gift every NIAID scientist a new Fauci-themed 'lock and key' secret diary](https://thecrimsonhub.com/moveon-org-partners-with-top-etsy-seller-crafting-cyndee-to-gift-every-niaid-scientist-a-new-fauci-themed-lock-and-key-secret-diary.md) - In the wake of revelations by Senator Rand Paul that Dr Anthony Fauci kept a secret diary detailing discoveries made during the COVID-19 pandemic that allegedly conflicted with his public statements, top progressive non-profit MoveOn.org has announced a partnership with top Etsy seller “Crafting Cy…
- [There's No Overtime Primary: Here's How GOP Will Replace Ex-Nominee Chuck Edwards On NC Ballot](https://thecrimsonhub.com/theres-no-overtime-primary-heres-how-gop-will-replace-ex-nominee-chuck-edwards-on-nc-ballot.md) - Incumbent North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards on Wednesday announced he’s abandoning his reelection bid despite having won the GOP primary. The beleaguered second-term U.S. congressman’s exit won’t trigger a primary do-over, though. And it won’t mean second place becomes first. Instead, an…
- [HONG AGAIN: Thanksgiving-Hating Dem Socialist Has Another Hot 'White Supremacy' Take In WI Gov Race](https://thecrimsonhub.com/hong-again-thanksgiving-hating-dem-socialist-has-another-hot-white-supremacy-take-in-wi-gov-race.md) - Leading Democrat pick for Governor serves racism accusations à la carte in Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - Democrat and Democratic Socialist State Rep. Francesca Hong is both leading in her party's gubernatorial primary race and leading all Wisconsinites in having wild hot takes blow up on social…
- [Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed offers surprise explanation for alleged anti-Semitism in new interview](https://thecrimsonhub.com/michigan-senate-candidate-el-sayed-offers-surprise-explanation-for-alleged-anti-semitism-in-new-interview.md) - With just hours until Michigan’s polls close in the 2026 Democratic Senate primary, left-wing candidate Abu El-Sayed offered the Crimson Comedy Club a surprise explanation for alleged anti-Semitic comments. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist by trade, said that the entire narrative about him hating Jews w…
- [Seriously, What Is Wrong With the NCGOP? Chuck Edwards Edition](https://thecrimsonhub.com/seriously-what-is-wrong-with-the-ncgop-chuck-edwards-edition.md) - Quick quiz: what does it take to get censured by your own colleagues in Congress? Apparently, a poem, a puzzle, two engraved handguns, and thirty pints of ice cream. The House Ethics Committee released its report Monday on Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), and it reads less like a congressional document…
- [BUSTED: Autism pros caught ripping off taxpayers, insurance plans across the... South?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/autism-pros-caught-ripping-off-taxpayers-insurance-plans-across-the-south.md) - For months now, loads of attention has been concentrated on the problem of "autism fraud" in Tim Walz's Minnesota. But a new report makes clear that this problem is not just rearing its ugly head in liberal enclaves up North. Nope: Along with summer's heat and humidity, autism fraud has now come to…
- [So Why DID James Talarico Use a Stunt Truck in Sad Ad Ploy?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/james-talarico-uses-stunt-truck-in-sad-ad-ploy.md) - Avideo making the rounds on Wednesday is not a Dodge trucks ad, but you could be forgiven for thinking so. As it turns out, it's actually just an embarrassing campaign ad.
- [Jamie Raskin's Foreign Money Blind Spot](https://thecrimsonhub.com/jamie-raskins-foreign-money-blind-spot.md) - Democrat Jamie Raskin wants you to believe foreign money in American elections keeps him up at night. He and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just reintroduced the Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act, legislation barring U.S. companies with foreign ownership above set thresholds, as low as a sing…
- [Whatley (Literally) Blurring the Trump Line in NC Race and People Have Noticed](https://thecrimsonhub.com/whatley-literally-blurring-the-trump-line-in-nc-race-and-people-have-noticed.md) - One year ago, candidate Michael Whatley couldn't stop talking about Donald Trump. But at a campaign stop in Gastonia last week, he barely mentioned him at all. The shift was striking enough that local media devoted an entire story to asking whether the Republican is putting some distance between hi…
- [AOC, Her Brother, and the Property Taxes Billed To Their Mother](https://thecrimsonhub.com/aoc-her-brother-and-the-property-taxes-billed-to-their-mother.md) - Democratic Socialist champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has continuously advocated for a higher tax burden on everyone, including poorer Americans and the middle class, via taxes they'd be required to pay to fund her universal Medicare plan dreams. But a review of public records undertaken by t…
- [Trans Activists Upset With Kaptur, Acton, For Siding With 90% of Voters](https://thecrimsonhub.com/trans-activists-upset-with-kaptur-acton-for-siding-with-90-of-voters.md) - As Marcy Kaptur fights for her political life in a district explicitly drawn to turf her out of Congress, and Amy Acton continues to battle Vivek Ramaswamy for the governorship– making the race a whole lot closer than we would have expected, candidly– both of the Democratic women are taking fire fr…
- [Follow The Money: Big Pharma Wants This Bill Passed, and Its Donations Helped](https://thecrimsonhub.com/follow-the-money-big-pharma-wants-this-bill-passed-and-its-donations-helped.md) - Members of Congress pushing a proposed health care "improvement" bill took hundreds of thousands of dollars in combined donations from the very industry that would benefit from the legislation they recently introduced, a Crimson Hub analysis has found. The analysis could further entrench concerns t…
- [Vance Hopping On The Israel Conspiracy Train?](https://thecrimsonhub.com/vance-hopping-on-the-israel-conspiracy-train.md) - If it’s a day ending in “day,” we shouldn’t be surprised to Vice President JD Vance stirring the pot when it comes to some sort of edgy Israel-sour rightwing chat. But today’s comments on Rogan are going to make the collective brains of the Republican Jewish Coalition, AIPAC, the Paul Singer networ…
- [Nirav Shah, In The Maine Senate Race, Says He's an 'Outsider,' And He Sure Is](https://thecrimsonhub.com/nirav-shah-in-the-maine-senate-race-says-hes-an-outsider-and-he-sure-is.md) - Nirav Shah wants Maine voters to know he's one of them. The former public face of the state's COVID response has entered the Senate race with the standard biography: Brunswick resident, Colby faculty member, a Mainer through and through, as the framing goes. As Caleb Howe first reported at his Subs…
- [Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Wants Higher Taxes But Had His Own Tax Issues](https://thecrimsonhub.com/maine-senate-candidate-troy-jackson-wants-higher-taxes-but-had-his-own-tax-issues.md) - Now that Graham Platner has dropped out of the race to try to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins, following a rape allegation, others have been quick to jump into the race. One of them is Troy Jackson, the former Senate President and prominent progressive. Jackson launched a bid for governor i…
- [Hey NFL: You can't pawn off outrage over streaming madness as background noise anymore](https://thecrimsonhub.com/hey-nfl-you-cant-pawn-off-outrage-over-streaming-madness-as-background-noise-anymore.md) - This story originally appeared at Howe It Is. Watching NFL games used to require one thing: finding the right channel in the right region. Now, depending on the week, team, or popular “importance” of the game, it may require remembering who bought the rights to kickoff. And then paying them for acc…

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