Month: March 2026

OH GOODY: Stephen Colbert Hired to Write New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie – Destined for Failure?

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Late- night talk show host Stephen Colbert did not have much good to say about Tuesday's election results.

Late- night talk show host Stephen Colbert did not have much good to say about Tuesday's election results.
(The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / YouTube screen shot)

Stephen Colbert, host of the now short-lived Late Show, has already lined up a new gig for the summer. He is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie. Yes, really.

Colbert is apparently a big fan of the LOTR books and even had a bit part in one of the Hobbit movies.

The new film is going to be a film adaptation of some of the chapters from the Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the movie.

He is working on it with his son, who is apparently a screenwriter.

Variety reported:

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie From Stephen Colbert and His Son in Development at Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has revealed that Stephen Colbert and his son are developing a brand new “Lord of the Rings” movie. The announcement came Tuesday night via the studio’s various social media accounts.

The video announcement opened with “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson giving a quick update about the next film in the fantasy franchise: Andy Serkis’ “The Hunt for Gollum.” Jackson said of the project, which is set for release in 2027: “Andy is doing a terrific job. It’s looking amazing. The script is coming together really well and I think it’s going to be a really good film.”

Jackson then teased his “very special partner” who will help develop the next film after “The Hunt for Gollum,” titled “The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past.” That partner is none other than “The Late Show” host Colbert, who Jackson patched in through a video call. Colbert, a vocal Tolkien fanatic, then explained that the plot of his movie will come from chapters of “The Fellowship of the Ring” that didn’t make it into Jackson’s 2001 adaptation…

The late-night host said that after coming up with this idea, he discussed it with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, and worked out a “framing device” for the film. After the groundwork was laid, Colbert called Jackson, and over the last two years, they’ve worked with screenwriter Philippa Boyens to develop a script.

Here is the big problem for Colbert.

While the idea for the movie may sound slightly original, he is too well known for one thing. His hatred of Trump. People are already making jokes about it.

Colbert has already burned all of his good will with half of the country. Who is going to go see this movie?

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President Trump to Appear Live on ‘The Five’ on FOX News Thursday 3/26/26

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Screencap of YouTube video.

President Trump is slated to make a live appearance on The Five on FOX News tomorrow, Thursday, March 26 at 5 PM.

It’s not surprising that he would choose to appear on this particular program. The Five is consistently the network’s highest rated show.

Host Jesse Watters made the announcement during the show on Wednesday afternoon. Watch below:

Here’s the big question.

Who will be sitting in the liberal seat during the show?

They wouldn’t possibly put Jessica Tarlov on the show if Trump is going to be on, would they? It would make far more sense to have Harold Ford Jr. on the show. Even though he is a liberal, he is always far more respectful of President Trump and Republicans.

One other thing they could do is just not have any liberal hosts on the show at all. Bring in Kennedy, Tyrus, or someone else who leans right to fill the fifth seat.

Whatever they decide to do, it will definitely be must-see TV. The Five already gets great ratings but this show will be super-watched.

We will absolutely share video of it tomorrow once it is available.

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WOKE AND STUPID: Maryland Democrats Push Bill That Would Require Tampons in Every Public Men’s Restroom

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Screencap of YouTube video.

Democrats in Maryland have figured out a new way to waste everyone’s time and money. They want to require the placement of free tampons in all public men’s rooms.

This is another virtue signal from Democrats who just can’t stop falling all over themselves to appeal to the trans community. Who else would need a tampon in a men’s room?

This is just more proof that the Democrats learned absolutely nothing from the 2024 election. The voting public made their position on this kind of thing very clear. The Democrats just don’t care.

FOX News reports:

Maryland Dems mocked for prioritizing tampons in men’s bathrooms amid state deficit: ‘Nonsense’

Maryland Del. Kathy Szeliga, R-Baltimore County, is calling out Maryland Democrats for backing a bill that would stock tampons in men’s bathrooms in state-owned buildings — an idea she says is emblematic of Annapolis’ misplaced priorities.

Szeliga said that after she was made aware of HB 941, she took to the House floor to question which public buildings would be impacted. In particular, she wanted to know if the state’s professional sports facilities, such as where the Ravens and Orioles play, would be impacted. During her remarks, the GOP Maryland lawmaker also questioned language in the bill ordering “appropriately sized tampons” be placed in all public restrooms in all public buildings.

“What are appropriately sized tampons?” Szeliga asked, earning laughter from parts of the House. “I’ve never heard of such a thing. What do you consider appropriate?”

In response, Del. Ken Kerr, D-Fredrick County, said that the language “just means that tampons are offered, there’s no specific size.” Szeliga shot back, arguing that if that is the case, it should say so, and not talk about sizing.

Meanwhile, Szeliga then pivoted to inquire with Democrats about which public buildings would be impacted, with emphasis on the football stadium where the NFL franchise Baltimore Ravens play and the baseball stadium, Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles play. According to Szeliga, both are owned by the Maryland Stadium Authority.

See the video below:

Who even asked for this?

It’s just Democrats being Democrats. The taxpayers of Maryland are the biggest losers in all of this.

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Scott Jennings Demolishes Liberal Pundit on CNN Complaining About Temporary Rise in Gas Prices Under Trump (VIDEO)

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Screencap of Twitter/X video.

Scott Jennings, the lone conservative voice of reason on CNN, strikes again.

Adam Mockler, a member of the group ‘Meidas Touch’ was droning on and on about the temporary bump in gas prices and saying that voters are going to remember this in November when the big blue wave arrives.

First of all, gas prices have been way down under Trump. Secondly, this kid is from Meidas Touch, which is not a media outlet. It’s an anti-Trump PAC that was formed before the 2020 election to help Joe Biden.

Jennings reminded Mockler that Democrats have been saying for years that they want high gas prices to get people to stop using fossil fuels.

Transcript via Overton News:

MOCKLER: “This is going to be a big blue wave.”

“It already was going to be before the war in Iran. And this is the most like visceral change that we’ve seen so far.”

“When I drove to the airport today, I passed by two gas stations and I was paying attention. American families are paying attention to this.”

JENNINGS: “I’m old enough to remember when Democrats were advocating for higher gas prices to bring about the end of the internal combustion engine.”

“NOW, all of the sudden gas prices are a big deal.”

MOCKLER: “Wait, which Democrats said they want higher gas prices?”

JENNINGS: “Literally ALL of them.”

MOCKLER: “They said I want higher gas prices?!”

JENNINGS: “Yes! That was the stated policy, to drive prices, up to get rid of the internal combustion engine.”

See the video below:

Here’s a little reminder for Mr. Mockler.

The left thinks no one remembers anything. Even if it happened within the last year or two.

Trump is doing a great job keeping gas prices down, even if Democrats don’t want that.

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NASA Astronaut Responds to Online Panic Over “Tentacled” Object on ISS

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A close-up view of a space-grown purple potato with sprouting roots, floating inside the International Space Station's interior.

A close-up view of a space-grown purple potato with sprouting roots, floating inside the International Space Station's interior.
Horticulture in space via NASA Astronaut Don Pettit on X

A tentacled object seen in a viral photo from the International Space Station alarmed some viewers over the last few days.

A photo of a purple, egg-shaped object with what appear to be tentacles protruding led some users to believe it was an extraterrestrial creature hatching in space.

However, NASA astronaut Don Pettit cleared up those rumors by revealing the object was just a potato.

In a post on X, Pettit wrote, “I flew potatoes on Expedition 72 for my space garden, an activity I did in my off-duty time.”

“This is an early purple potato, complete with a spot of hook Velcro to anchor it in my improvised grow light terrarium,” added Pettit.

One user on X responded to Pettit by writing, “I genuinely thought this was some kind of egg hatching.”

LOOK:

Per The New York Post:

An image of a tentacled growth in space has caused an uproar online with freaked-out viewers imploring astronauts to “kill it with fire.”

Viral photos showed the floating, purple egg-shaped object with tendrils exploding out of it like the poster for the 1979 sci-fi horror flick “Alien.”

Thankfully, the real item isn’t as insidious as it seems. In a viral X post, NASA astronaut Don Pettit explained that the anomaly was an “orbiting” potato, dubbed Spudnik-1, that he grew onboard the International Space Station as part of an ongoing interstellar horticulture hobby.

“This is an early purple potato, complete with spot of hook Velcro to anchor it in my improvised grow light terrarium,” the scientist explained.

Horticulture is not the only thing on NASA’s radar lately.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed on Tuesday that the space agency plans to spend nearly $20 billion over the next several years to build a base on the moon.

WATCH:

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‘ONE VENGEANCE FOR ALL’: Iran Releases Provocative AI Propaganda Showing a Nuclear Bomb Destroying the Statue of Liberty with the Head of Baal — References Epstein Island and Far-Left Talking Points

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Diverse scenes featuring a Native American man in traditional attire, the Statue of Liberty, and a child in a pink dress against a colorful backdrop.

Diverse scenes featuring a Native American man in traditional attire, the Statue of Liberty, and a child in a pink dress against a colorful backdrop.

The Iranian regime has just unleashed a deranged AI-generated propaganda video showing a nuclear missile slamming into the Statue of Liberty, whose head has been replaced by the horned idol of Baal.

The video, produced by Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB and rapidly pushed by regime outlets like Fars News before being amplified by Russia’s RT and Chinese state media, goes far beyond the usual “Death to America” rhetoric.

The video aims to demoralize Americans and rally global “oppressed” groups against the West, using a montage of past and present conflicts to portray the U.S. as a source of worldwide suffering.

The minute-long clip opens with scenes of supposed U.S. “crimes” against the world: Native American dispossession, the atomic bombings of Japan, Vietnam, and a laundry list of Middle East conflicts, including Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Palestine. It paints America as the great Satan responsible for all the world’s suffering, complete with heroic shots of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late terrorist Qassem Soleimani.

The video features a child on Jeffrey Epstein’s “Little St. James” island. The Iranian regime and its supporters have repeatedly pushed the narrative that American military actions are merely a “distraction” from the pedophilia scandals involving the global elite.

According to The New York Post, “earlier this year, fresh conspiracy theories stemmed from a resurfaced 2009 email exchange in which Jeffrey Epstein requested money to a bank account that some claimed was titled “Baal.””

The video reaches its “sickening” climax as an Iranian missile enters New York Harbor.

The Statue of Liberty is shown transformed: her head has been replaced by the horned head of Baal, the ancient Biblical false idol, and she is seen holding the Talmud instead of the Declaration of Independence.

WATCH:

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British Labour Government Temporarily Blocks Crypto Donations for Political Parties in Blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

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Farage’s Reform UK is leading the polls, despite the permanent sabotage by Labour’s goons.

Starmer seems to believe that if a policy hurts Reform UK, it’s a good one.

While failing Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had a temporary respite from his polling lows over his refusal to go to war in Iran, his chaotic ‘U-turn’ government knows that the right-wing Reform UK party is a real threat to Labour’s power.

So, they continuously change the rules to harm Nigel Farage’s chances and to boost theirs.

So, today (25), the government announced that it will ‘temporarily prevent’ political parties from accepting cryptocurrency donations.

Politico reported:

“Communities Secretary Steve Reed told MPs he will immediately act on a recommendation in an officially-commissioned review into foreign financial interference in U.K. politics published earlier Wednesday.

The review, authored by former senior civil servant Philip Rycroft, warned the dangers to transparency from the emerging tech are ‘unacceptable’ and could leave election regulators struggling to manage an ‘unpredictable’ donation route.”

“The moratorium on the currency will be seen as a blow to Nigel Farage’s fundraising efforts. His Reform UK party is the only mainstream U.K. political outfit to have courted donations in crypto.”

The government’s Representation of the People Bill, currently in parliament, will be amended to pause crypto donations.

“Rycroft, the former chief of Britain’s Brexit department, said in his report a moratorium should not be seen as a ‘prelude to an outright and permanent ban, rather an interlude in which the regulatory environment can catch up with the reality of cryptoassets’.”

And this is not going to be the only change to hurt Reform’s fundraising.

Read more:

PM Starmer Faces Growing Discontent Inside His Own Labour Party as British Establishment Tries To Cope With Reform UK’s Historic Victories in the Local Elections

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Is She Drunk? Pelosi Attacks President Trump, Goes on Insane Rant During January 6 Plaque Unveiling Ceremony (VIDEO)

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Speaker delivering a speech outdoors, wearing an orange blazer and a decorative scarf, with microphones positioned in front of her.

Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday went on an insane, long-winded rant about President Trump and January 6 during a J6 plaque unveiling ceremony at the Capitol.

A plaque honoring Capitol police was installed at the Capitol earlier this month.

Democrat lawmakers like Adam Schiff and Pelosi delivered remarks during the unveiling ceremony today.

Pelosi falsely claimed that President Trump incited an insurrection on January 6, 2021. Trump was never charged with insurrection.

“When people visit the Capitol, they will always see a tribute to the bravery, to the courage, to the patriotism, to the debt that we owe our law enforcement officers on that terrible day,” Pelosi said slurring her words.

“They fought that for the Congress of the United States at a time when a instant — an insurrection was incited by the president of the United States. Who could figure that that would ever happen?” Pelosi said.

“I remember Michael Fanone being attacked mer — un mercifully, getting a heart attack while it happens or a stroke, whatever, and his family having to live with that. Dunn protected my staff, my office was a target of all of this. Our staff had to go behind closed doors in the dark under tables with furniture pushed up to the door because they were banging on the door to get in to hurt them. I’ll never forgive them for the trauma they caused not only my staff but all the staff on Capitol Hill, these young idealistic people,” Pelosi said.

More lies.

“I remember being pulled off the podium. I was presiding because that was what we did. That day was the important – uh – day according to the Constitution that we would confirm the election of the president of the United States,” she said.

“And they pulled me from there and I said I can handle this. I thought they thought we’d have some acting up which we used to handle this. No, you can’t. You must leave immediately. My concern was about my own security because in protecting me they might have to be hurt themselves and I was so concerned about that,” Pelosi added.

WATCH:

Pelosi has repeatedly lied about the events that unfolded on January 6, 2021.

Footage was released in June 2024 from the House Oversight Committee of Nancy Pelosi taking responsibility for the January 6, 2021, protests and rioting at the US Capitol.

“I take responsibility,” Pelosi said.

WATCH:

And in June 2024, John Solomon at Just the News reported that Nancy Pelosi’s top security aides received warnings about a potential Capitol breach the night before the January 6 protests.

Pelosi could have called in the National Guard. She decided not to.

January 6 was always a set-up. And the evidence confirms that Pelosi was in on it.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser were both warned about the security situation prior to January 6th, and they both turned down National Guard troops at the US Capitol that day.

Pelosi and Mayor Muriel Bowser turned down thousands of National Guard troops at the Capitol on January 6 for political reasons.

Chris Wray’s FBI also refused to notify the Trump administration and his cabinet secretaries that they believed there could be violence like the mass protests at the Capitol that took place that day.

Nancy Pelosi also refused the National Guard at the US Capitol due to “politics,” but that is just her excuse.

Last year Pelosi snapped at a Lindell TV reporter who confronted her about withholding the National Guard on January 6.

“SHUT UP! I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn’t send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you are a serious journalist!” Pelosi said.

WATCH:

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US Will Only Offer Ukraine Security Guarantees if Kiev Withdraws Troops From Remaining Areas It Controls in Donetsk Region

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Close-up of two men in profile, engaged in a serious conversation against a red background, highlighting their intense expressions and contrasting appearances.

Close-up of two men in profile, engaged in a serious conversation against a red background, highlighting their intense expressions and contrasting appearances.
If Zelensky wants security guarantees, he must withdraw his troops from Donetsk region

Kiev must stop the senseless slaughtering of its citizens and seek peace.

Now in its fifth year, the war between Russia and Ukraine has faded from the public’s attention, and though the Euro-Globalists still profess their complete support, even the UK press is noticing Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Panic’ due to the lack of perspective for his war effort.

Now, to worsen the situation even more, news arises that the US will only offer security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine if Kyiv withdraws from all the areas it still controls in Donetsk Oblast.

Reuters reported:

“With the U.S. focused on its own conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump is applying pressure to Ukraine in an effort to bring a quick end to the four-year war triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion, Zelenskiy said.

‘The Middle East definitely has an impact on President Trump, and I think on his next steps. President Trump, unfortunately, in my opinion, still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the ​Ukrainian side’, he told Reuters.”

But Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War Two seems far away from a negotiated resolution.

Politico reported:

“The Americans are prepared to finalize these guarantees at a high level once Ukraine is ready to withdraw from Donbas,” Zelenskyy [said], warning the move would hand Russia key defensive positions and weaken Ukrainian — and European — security in the long term.

[…] Ceding the Donbas was part of a contentious 28-point plan the U.S. presented to both Kyiv and Moscow last year. Under that plan, Ukraine would hold elections within 100 days of the end of the war.

[…] Talks on U.S. security guarantees that Ukraine wants in order to agree on a peace deal are ongoing, but Zelenskyy said this week that more work is needed before any agreement is finalized.”

Read more:

TRUMP TO OIL TANKERS: “SHOW SOME GUTS!” – President Says Iran’s Navy Is Finished, Urges Ships to Sail Through Strait of Hormuz

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WATCH: Karoline Leavitt GOES OFF on Democrats and Illinois Gov JB Pritzker for Protecting Rapists and Murderers Following Killing of Loyola University Student by Illegal Alien

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Press briefing at the White House featuring Sheridan Gorman speaking at the podium with a backdrop displaying her image.

Press briefing at the White House featuring Sheridan Gorman speaking at the podium with a backdrop displaying her image.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt goes off on Democrats for the murder of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman by a Venezuelan illegal alien

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cooked the Democrats during a press briefing on Wednesday for shutting down the government to protect illegal aliens following the death of another young American girl at the hands of an illegal alien.

Leavitt kicked off the briefing with an update on the war in Iran and highlighted the chaos caused by the Democrats’ shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration.

“Democrats in Congress are forcing American travelers to wait in hours-long lines at airports across the country, robbing TSA officers and other federal workers of their hard earned paychecks that they use to feed their families, and causing billions of dollars in damage to our economy,” Leavitt said before highlighting the human cost and impacts on families missing paychecks, including a father of three who questioned how his family would survive.

“For the Democrats in Congress, the cruelty of this shutdown is the point. Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit since the Democrat shutdown began,” she said.

WATCH:

Afterward, she went off on the Democrats’ motive of seeking to “inflict massive pain on their own constituents to fight for illegal aliens who broke our nation’s laws to come here,” further highlighting the “deadly consequence” felt by Americans and the family of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman. The teen was shot and killed near campus in Chicago, Illinois, over the weekend by a 25-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the US under the Biden Regime.

“To make matters even worse, this monster was also released from local custody again after a shoplifting arrest. Where? In the sanctuary city of Chicago in June of 2023,” Leavitt said. But according to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, whose policies allowed this violent killer to roam free, Trump is to blame for Gorman’s death. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Pritzker credited “a failure to have comprehensive immigration reform” and “a failure of the president to follow his own edict to go after the worst of the worst” for the murder.

Leavitt slammed Pritzker and sanctuary state Democrats for their refusal to cooperate with ICE and the lawless policies of releasing illegal aliens back onto the streets.

“How many more Americans have to die before the Democrats end this madness?” she said.

WATCH:

Leavitt: For nearly six weeks, Democrats in Congress have kept DHS shut down because they care more about illegal aliens than American citizens. You have Democrat elected representatives in states across the country who are willing to inflict massive pain on their own constituents to fight for illegal aliens who broke our nation’s laws to come here.

In recent days, we saw the deadly consequence of this deranged policy of Democrat open borders and an illegal alien first agenda. A beautiful 18-year-old girl, Sheridan Gorman, she was shot and killed in Chicago last Thursday morning while walking in a park with friends. The suspect in custody for murdering her is a Venezuelan illegal alien who was caught and released at the border by the Biden administration in May of 2023. Why would the Biden administration catch and release of Venezuelan illegal alien?

That is not happening anymore under this President, but there are still 10s of 1000s, if not millions, of these illegal aliens in our country, who seek to do harm to innocent Americans like this beautiful young woman whose family will now never be the same because of her death. To make matters even worse, this monster was also released from local custody again after a shoplifting arrest.

Where? In the sanctuary city of Chicago in June of 2023. Again, another innocent American citizen had her life stolen from her because Democrats embrace reckless open border policies and reckless sanctuary city policies, which put criminals back into American communities. How many more Americans have to die before the Democrats end this madness?

President Trump’s position is very clear: He wants the federal government opened, he wants the Department of Homeland Security funded, and he wants the Democrat shutdown to end immediately. The President will also continue to call on Democrat leaders in sanctuary cities and states like JB Pritzker, where this young, beautiful girl was murdered, to cooperate with ICE and stop releasing illegal alien criminals into American neighborhoods.

It is for the safety of every American citizen, including all of the people in this room.

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