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US Media Entirely Ignore British Rape Gangs Report; Abby Phillip Is Unwound by Obama Presidential Library

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Jun 19, 2026
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News Avoidance Syndrome – VARIOUS OUTLETS

  • This indicates what the true energy behind the Epstein files has been about.

There was jarring news out of Britain after a lengthy report was issued covering the scourge of immigrant-fueled rape gangs in that country and just how many female victims have been preyed upon. The level of coordination in communities and the permissiveness of the authorities have been unsettling, but the stories coming from the girls who have been targeted have been most disturbing. That is, to those who have heard the stories. Many in this country have gone unaware this week, as none of the networks covered this story, as well as CNN and MS NOW. At NewsBusters, they measured all five outlets, and not one of them touched on this report that was issued.

This is the same press cabal that has been hyperactively covering any and all details on the Epstein files, while claiming its focus is entirely on the victims. Yet when given a story on similar predations on young women, but on a much grander scale, there is zero interest to be found.

That is all the evidence needed to see that the Epstein interest is rooted entirely on hitting President Trump.

Legalized Press-titution – CNN

  • After all of the years denying this was the case…

One thing commonly heard is the refrain that liberals regard politics as their religion. This is often the case when select politicians tout their religion and at the same time subjugate their faith and principles for political expediency.

Well, Abby Phillip may have unintentionally confirmed this to be the case when discussing the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Library. She was describing the scene and had this to say about the tableau.

Race to the Bottom – CNN

  • Abby did not even realize she was doing the very thing leading to the accusation.

One of the hallmarks of the Obama years was that when he was ushered in, it was proclaimed to usher in the era when we would be a post-racial America. And then for eight years, race was a primary issue. Any opposition to policy was said to be the result of racism, and the president was not averse to bringing it up when convenient. Recall his calling those folks in flyover country the ones clinging to their guns? Or when he had to stage his Beer Summit, after accusing police of racial profiling with a friend of his? Obama was rather adept at delivering items of a divisive nature.

Abby Phillip asked Lydia Moynihan why so many conservatives view Obama as being divisive, and in his trademark fashion, she followed that immediately by asking if it had to do with his race.

Demo-lition Project – MS NOW

  • When a revered celebrity says this, you know it is an issue.

Attending the Obama library premiere were several celebrities, something that is always held up as significant. Among the throng of luminaries was Tom Hanks, and he was approached by newly christened MS NOW weekend host Jacob Soboroff. Jake asked the always insipid line of questioning, “How does it feel to be here today…?”

But before getting that out, Hanks was rather insulting when approached, commenting on how low the ratings are at the network?

“What can I do for the 800 people watching now? Oh, all right, add a zero to that if you need to!”

Pulitzer Prize Nomination – ABC 6, ACTION NEWS, PHILADELPHIA

  • We fail to see the social gravity of this report.

This weekend, “Toy Story 5” arrives in theaters, and this local station has some breaking news about what will be seen on screens across the country:

One character will have curly hair!

Yes…that is the story. Apparently, the animators at Pixar are very proud that they upgraded their software and now can portray follicle physics in a more complex fashion. Great news for the coders, we have to guess, but why should we care? Well, you see, this becomes deeply trenchant news in the category of diversity!

We have questions. For starters, does this approach imply that no white people have curly hair? Are we to understand that curly-haired people have felt discriminated against in animated films? Were straight-haired audiences privileged? And what do we say about previous movies like “Brave,” where the curly hair on the main character was a frequent plot point? And what about the Dreamworks film “Home,” that featured a young POC female with, curly hair…over a decade ago?