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Nathan Fielder's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary is real

A24 revealed 'You Can See Everything' as Telluride's surprise screening on Sunday night. Holmes invited the crew in 34 days before prison, and it grew into a three-year project.

  1. What was revealed: Fielder and Lance Oppenheim directed the film. The teaser hit 15 million views in hours, and Holmes's own account replied 'I'm always being real.' A24 will put it in theaters in October; no date is confirmed yet.
  2. How it was made: Filming began in 2023, weeks before Holmes reported to prison on a fraud sentence of over 11 years. Fielder lived with her and Billy Evans and kept visiting her in prison. The cut runs about three hours. Phones went into sealed pouches, and Emma Stone moderated the Q&A.
  3. What the argument is about: Critics who saw it call it wild and inventive; Fielder said he still struggles to understand what he experienced. Skeptics call it a comeback vehicle while her commutation request is pending, and point to the patients who were misdiagnosed by tests that never worked.
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James Melville 🚜@JamesMelville11:52 AM · Sep 6, 2026

Britain is broken. The extortionate costs, high taxes, petty authority rules and the fact that nothing works properly. A country in serious decline. A decline facilitated by governments for corporate greed. Britain faces huge difficulties and we don’t have the calibre of politic…

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Britain is not poor. It has been mismanaged into looking poor. Taxes are heading for historic highs while services and infrastructure rot, and more than 100 billion pounds a year goes on debt interest that builds nothing. An island with energy under the sea, food in the soil and fish in the water has sold, shuttered or regulated its productive base into exhaustion, so water, energy and food are insecure, expensive or both. The first duty of government is to protect the people it represents; instead the political class treats a national emergency as a communications problem. Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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Muthukrishnan Dhandapani@dmuthuk8:28 PM · Sep 6, 2026

Lee Kuan Yew did not wipe corruption out of the human heart. He made it rare, dangerous, and shameful at every level that mattered. That is different from a magic clean society. It is a system. He started with himself. When well wishers sent gifts after he took office, he refuse…

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Lee Kuan Yew did not remove corruption from the human heart. He made it rare, dangerous and shameful through a system: he refused gifts himself and held ministers to the same rule, gave the anti-graft bureau power over anyone including ministers, paid officials enough that they did not need bribes, and made the bribe a public stain rather than a clever move. Remove any one piece and it weakens. Singapore stayed clean because the men at the top were willing to punish their own, which is the part most countries refuse.

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Wrath of Wabash@Wrath_of_Wabash4:11 PM · Sep 6, 2026

Jedd Fisch sincerely seems like the biggest asshole in cfb. What a shitty way to treat Zora Stephenson. https://t.co/bQSOicVXIp

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Jedd Fisch sincerely comes across as the most unpleasant coach in college football. That was a poor way to treat Zora Stephenson.

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Saggezza Eterna@FinalTelegraph1:57 PM · Sep 6, 2026

Throwing Shade on Robert De Niro Robert De Niro: The Vile, Hysterical Relic Begging for Relevance While the Entire Country Throws Deserved Shade on Him and His Bankrupt Legacy An eighty-two-year-old multi-millionaire throwing geriatric fits on national television is the definin…

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De Niro has spent fifty years of goodwill on insults and tears, and his record does not match his sermons. A federal jury hit his company with a 1.26 million dollar verdict for gender discrimination and retaliation, he fought a small town for years over his property tax bill, and he owed millions in back taxes. His last two films grossed 9.6 million and 90,000 dollars against budgets of 50 and 45 million. The public has moved on. Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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ᒪᗩᑎE@lanechanged8:18 PM · Sep 6, 2026

What in the ever lovin fuck-all of fucktangles is this fucking bullshit?? https://t.co/BZzP7Jbybt

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What on earth is this?

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Writing on Beyoncé's internet.@desmondderaudeh3:33 PM · Sep 6, 2026

So Selena’s estate can include Beyoncé in her documentary to profit off Beyoncé’s name, but Beyoncé cannot sample Selena? Y’all hypocrisy sickens the fuck out of me. https://t.co/cNTGnyGfcb

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So Selena's estate can include Beyoncé in her documentary to profit off Beyoncé's name, but Beyoncé cannot sample Selena? That double standard is hard to stomach. Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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Dr. Alice Frost@PoliSciChick843:23 PM · Sep 6, 2026

This is beyond reprehensible. According to The Washington Post, while Witkoff and Kushner were supposedly in Moscow trying to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, they were also discussing potentially large U.S.-Russian economic projects with the Kremlin. (One thing…

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The Washington Post reports that while Witkoff and Kushner were in Moscow to negotiate an end to Russia's war on Ukraine, they were also discussing large US-Russian economic projects with the Kremlin, which Putin's adviser Ushakov confirmed. Reuters reported the same. The men entrusted with a peace settlement are simultaneously talking business with the other side. Watch whether any deal ends up benefiting Trump-linked interests. Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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Bushra Shaikh@Bushra1Shaikh8:40 PM · Sep 6, 2026

They are protesting 0.063% of the total UK population of irregular migrants on boats. That's 44,000 out of a 70 million population (end of March 2026). Legal migrants were 815,000. Absolute clowns.

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They are protesting 0.063% of the total UK population: irregular migrants on boats. That is 44,000 out of 70 million (end of March 2026). Legal migrants were 815,000. Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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JJ Pesavento@rdrhwke12:23 PM · Sep 6, 2026

How in the blue hell do you cut ties with Maria Bartiromo but yet keep brainless clowns like Jessica Tarlov? https://t.co/1hQPsLveR3

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How do you cut ties with Maria Bartiromo but keep Jessica Tarlov? Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.

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In A Nutshell🥜@Markosonke13:46 PM · Sep 6, 2026

🚨 ANC, THE GOGOS ARE FED UP! 😂 ANC: “We gave you RDP houses and social grants, so you owe us your vote.” Gogo: “Hawu, wena! You gave us these things because it’s government’s job, not because we signed a lifetime voting contract!” 😂 Gone are the days when a house or grant…

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The ANC line is that RDP houses and social grants earn a lifetime of votes. The gogos are no longer buying it. Government delivered those things because that is its job, not because anyone signed a voting contract. A grandmother can appreciate the house and the grant and still vote for someone else.

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Miriam Margolyes asked Andi Peters 'what are you'. ITV cut it and said nothing.

On ITV's This Morning, Margolyes assumed Peters had a white parent and called him 'high-yalla'. The clip has passed 5 million views.

  1. What was said: Margolyes suggested a black father and white mother. When Peters said both parents are black, she called him 'high-yalla', a plantation-era term for lighter-skinned black people. Peters told her the producers were 'getting nervous'.
  2. ITV's edit: ripx4nutmeg's post, at 1.5 million views, says ITV cut the exchange from the online version and issued no apology. Narinder Kaur, at 187,000, reads Peters' calm as a black presenter managing someone else's racism on air.
  3. The scrutiny argument: Stephen Pollard's Telegraph column calls her 'an irrational disgrace' and says a straight white man would have been cancelled years ago. AntSpeaks, at 463,000 views, notes she was there to promote a book about racism and the far right.
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Milei goes on national TV over the Falklands. Trump says Britain abandoned him.

Argentina's president gave the first national broadcast on the Malvinas since 1982. Trump was asked whether he would help the UK.

  1. The address: Milei announced sanctions on unauthorised foreign operations around the islands and a decree to accelerate a military base facing them. La Derecha Diario's report passed 1.4 million views, his own announcement 5.3 million.
  2. Trump's answer: Asked if he would step in if Argentina invaded, Trump said Britain abandoned him on Iran and asked why he should help. Eric Daugherty's clip passed 929,000 views.
  3. The British room: Robert Jenrick says Argentina has 'taken one look at Burnham and Streeting' and judged them weak. Nile Gardiner points to nuclear weapons and NATO's third-largest defence budget. Nobody in the UK threads argues the islands should change hands.
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Jay-Z plays London tonight. The room is arguing about how fast it sold.

A 30-year celebration show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 4 September, preceded by a Trafalgar Square pop-up. One observation about sales turned into a legacy debate.

  1. The observation: Ronke Lawal wrote that Jay-Z 'may very well have overestimated his current popularity or underestimated the current economic climate'. It passed 695,000 views. She later added she likes him as an artist and was only surprised the shows did not sell out sooner.
  2. The pop-up: Footage of Jay-Z at his Trafalgar Square pop-up passed 763,000 views. One reply room reads the walkabout as 'hoping to whip up a frenzy' and says a Kanye or 50 Cent appearance would have been chaos.
  3. What is not known: No sales figures are public. The stadium's own announcement from July passed 444,000 views. Whether the show sold out, and when, is the unresolved question in every thread.
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Two Nintendo Directs in two days. Zelda gets its own, then Switch 2 alone.

Nintendo announced a Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct for 8 September and a Switch 2 Direct for 9 September. The prediction rooms filled within hours.

  1. The announcement: Nintendo of America's post passed 5 million views. The Zelda showcase runs about 30 minutes, the Switch 2 one about 45 and is billed as focused on games launching this winter.
  2. The wishlists: Prediction threads want Ocarina of Time remake gameplay and a first Zelda movie trailer. Nintendeal's 'most unrealistic expectations' prompt drew 1,400 replies and 220,000 views.
  3. The argument: Stealth40k notes this is the first Direct to drop the original Switch from the marketing, at 115,000 views. Others point out the fine print says winter only, so a 2027 lineup reveal is unlikely. The end-of-an-era framing has not been contested.
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Grammy campaign season: three rooms arguing whether the work or the hustle wins.

A festival, a songwriter showcase and a rapper's confession, all in one day.

  1. The festival: A post claimed the Daisy Chain Fields festival functioned as a Grammy campaign. Replies said it was charity that raised $20 million for women's rights, and argued over whose money that was.
  2. The showcase: Gold Derby described Taylor Swift's Icon Sessions as giving her access to the songwriter voters who decide Song of the Year. Replies split between fair campaigning and buying influence.
  3. The confession: Pusha T described the touring and appearances needed to compete after Clipse lost Best Rap Album to Kendrick Lamar. Replies read it as industry politics, as sour grapes, or as an honest account of his own effort. Rooms carried 162K, 73K and 58K views.
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Two actors quit a London play over Maureen Lipman's views on Israel. She told one to 'grow up'.

The play opens 5 September. The argument has run for a week.

  1. What happened: Gerard McCarthy withdrew from 'Right Before I Go' at Soho Theatre, saying on Instagram he was not comfortable promoting Lipman's involvement given her views on Israel and Palestine. Iz Hesketh followed. Lipman called him a coward; the production says it will go on.
  2. Two readings: One side calls it an attempt to ostracise Jewish artists who will not disavow Israel. The other says an actor may decline a stage over politics, and points to Lipman's own refusals.
  3. The room: GB News carried 413K views, Hen Mazzig 216K, Daniel Epstein-O'Dowd 169K. Replies on both sides run to slurs. A claim that Lipman appears only on the final night is unverified.
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Chicken Shop Date is ending. Twelve years of awkward dates, one final run.

Amelia Dimoldenberg announced it herself on 3 September. X mourned within the hour.

  1. The announcement: Dimoldenberg said it is 'time to move on from this adventure and onto a new one', with 'a few final dates' still to come. The series began when she was 17 and grew past 3.4 million YouTube subscribers.
  2. What is next: Deadline reports she is developing a young adult drama for the BBC and a romantic comedy with Orion Pictures, both mentioned at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
  3. The room: Pop Base's post passed 6 million views, her own passed 2.5 million. Replies are grief, thanks and one running joke that Beyonce saying no to a date broke her. No dispute, only a goodbye.
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Davido vs Erigga: how a post about 'family money' became a two-day feud.

It started with a shoutout that named nobody. Davido took it personally.

  1. The spark: On 1 September Erigga saluted musicians who 'don't come from family money'. Davido replied 'Comot here with that your useless motivation. Imbecile', then 'Ambassador for poverty'.
  2. The reply: On 3 September Erigga posted five times, asking why a post naming nobody made Davido 'crash out', calling him 'Ambassador of RICH KIDS' and 'Slovido', and saying disability insults are never cool.
  3. The room: X has split into who started it, whether Davido's record earns deference, and whether Erigga is chasing clout. Two rooms we sampled today carried 39K and 25K views.
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The Venezuela deal's fine print lands: 100-year concessions on 17 oil fields

The White House published the details of its Venezuela agreement, and the argument moved from whether there was a deal to what the deal says about why it happened.

  1. The victory lap: The administration frames it as an America First win on energy supply, with allies preemptively defending it against media criticism.
  2. The motive skeptics: Critics point at the concessions as proof the pressure campaign was about oil all along, with even friendly commentators admitting they had been naive about the motive.
  3. The Canadian fallout: A third thread worries about displacement: premiers warn that 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude entering US supply chains squeezes out Canadian oil.
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The Lake America renaming moves into the map apps

Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario escalated from proclamation to product: Google Maps shows Lake America in the US, and the fight moved with it.

  1. The celebration: Supporters cheer each domino: Google Maps updated, Burgum saying the President personally called Apple, and reports of Google employees quitting drawing a let-them-walk shrug.
  2. The refusal: Canadians and US critics treat compliance as the scandal. Ontario put up a Now and Always sign, and MapQuest went viral for announcing its map still labels the lake correctly.
  3. The selective-outrage camp: Canadian conservatives argue the outrage is selective, pointing out that Canada spent the last decade renaming its own streets and schools without the same defense of history.
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Jelly Roll's Kimmel week ends in tears and a fight over unity

The country star closed a week of guest-hosting Kimmel with a tearful plea to love your neighbor, no exemptions. The reaction split hard.

  1. The backlash: The loudest camp says he spent the week attacking Trump and his own fans, then played victim: the tears read as damage control and the jokes as career suicide.
  2. The defense: The most visible defense comes from inside country music, not from the left: speaking your mind when half your audience may disown you for it is about as American as it gets.
  3. The meta take: A third camp skips the jokes entirely and argues the industry owns him now, reading the week as a loyalty pledge to Hollywood rather than a conviction.
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Trump's weekend of Canada broadsides splits X on who is winning

A stream of presidential posts hammered Canada on trade while Ottawa stayed quiet. X cannot agree on who holds the leverage.

  1. The tariff camp: America-first accounts point to reopened auto plants and say the pressure is working: Canada needs the deal more, and the broadsides are leverage.
  2. The Canadian read: Canadian voices say the volume proves the opposite: Carney walked away from the table, and the daily posts read as frustration rather than strategy.
  3. The clock: Several threads point to Monday's Canadian by-elections as the immediate audience, treating the timing of the escalation as the real story.
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Iceland's narrow no to EU talks, read many ways

Icelanders voted against reopening EU membership talks, local media report roughly 53 to 47. X reads the same close vote very differently.

  1. The result: The referendum rejected restarting accession negotiations, not membership itself. Talks had been frozen for over a decade before this vote.
  2. How it's read: Sovereignty accounts call it a win for independence and fisheries. Others point out nearly half of voters wanted talks, calling it a status quo vote rather than a landslide.
  3. The wider frame: Some threads tie the vote to Arctic security and US pressure on Greenland. Others say domestic issues drove it and the geopolitics is being projected on afterward.
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Texas cut state money for Flock cameras. The cameras are not gone.

Gov. Abbott ordered Texas agencies to stop funding Flock's AI license-plate cameras. The order cuts state money, not the cameras themselves.

  1. What happened: On August 28, Abbott directed state agencies to pause and block funding for Flock Safety cameras, citing privacy concerns and reported misuse. Some cities were already cancelling contracts.
  2. What triggered it: The Texas Tribune found a state authority had put at least $30 million into about 3,200 Flock cameras since 2023. A Lufkin officer faces 100 counts for allegedly using them to track 11 people.
  3. What the order does not do: Local departments can keep running Flock cameras on local or federal money. The pause stops state funds only, so the network's future rests on local decisions.
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Tom Cruise is returning for Days of Thunder 2, with Anne Hathaway joining him.

The NASCAR sequel is scheduled for June 2, 2028, nearly four decades after the original film.

  1. What is confirmed: Cruise will reprise Cole Trickle and produce the Paramount film. Hathaway will co-star; Jonathan Levine is directing a script by Will Staples.
  2. Why Daytona: Cruise announced the sequel at Daytona International Speedway before NASCAR's regular-season finale, returning the project to the setting most associated with the 1990 film.
  3. The timeline: Talk of a sequel surfaced in 2024. The new announcement supplies the cast, director and firm summer 2028 release date.
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King Harald V has died. Norway's crown passed immediately to Haakon VIII.

Harald died Friday at 89 after 35 years on the throne. His son succeeded him automatically and chose the name Haakon VIII.

  1. The succession: The Royal Court said Harald died at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35 a.m. Crown Prince Haakon became king immediately; Norway did not wait for a coronation or proclamation to transfer the office.
  2. Harald's reign: Harald became king in 1991. His life included childhood exile during Nazi Germany's occupation, an Olympic sailing career and a long effort to modernize Norway's monarchy without abdicating in old age.
  3. Haakon VIII: The new king formally announced the name Haakon VIII in the Council of State. He retained the royal motto used by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather: 'Alt for Norge' - All for Norway.
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Coyote vs. Acme opens today. The completed film survived a planned shelving.

Warner Bros. shelved the finished movie in 2023. Public backlash reopened a path to sale, and Ketchup Entertainment is now releasing it theatrically.

  1. Why it disappeared: The roughly $70 million live-action and animation hybrid was completed in 2022, then shelved when Warner Bros. decided a tax write-off was preferable to release.
  2. How it returned: After public and industry pressure, Warner Bros. offered the film for sale. Independent distributor Ketchup Entertainment acquired it for about $50 million.
  3. What happens now: The film opens in US theaters August 28. Its rescue shows that a completed shelved project can still find a buyer, but only after rights and distribution change hands.
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GTA VI was shown running on PS5. A 30fps launch is not officially confirmed.

Rockstar's extended look is real in-game PS5 footage. Reports say the demonstrated build ran at 30fps, but final console performance modes remain unannounced.

  1. What Rockstar confirmed: The new footage was captured entirely in-game on PlayStation 5. GTA VI remains scheduled for November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.
  2. Where 30fps comes from: A creator who attended Rockstar's preview reported that the demonstrated console build was running at 30fps. That is a development snapshot, not a published final specification.
  3. What remains open: Rockstar has not announced launch-day frame-rate modes, a PS5 Pro performance target or whether a 60fps option could arrive later.
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More than 1,300 people are reported missing after the Nepal–Tibet floods. The lists may overlap.

Authorities are still reconciling fast-changing figures across the border. The combined total is not yet a confirmed count of distinct people.

  1. Latest reports: As of Thursday morning, Nepal reported 165 deaths and 826 people missing. Chinese state media reported at least three deaths and 558 missing in Tibet.
  2. Why totals differ: The two missing-person lists add up to 1,384, but authorities have not said whether they overlap. Earlier headlines used lower figures as reports arrived.
  3. Likely trigger: Experts say an ice avalanche from a glacier likely sent water, mud and debris into the river system. The precise mechanism remains under investigation.
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