I think Peen responded to me in the other thread so I’ll put my reply here:
has the number of political ads per network increased over time
Yes, the total volume and financial expenditure of political advertising have increased significantly over time, driven by record-breaking election budgets and expanding media channels, though the distribution across traditional broadcast networks versus digital and streaming platforms has shifted.
Key Trends Over Time
• Rising Total Spending Records: U.S. political ad spending has broken records across recent election cycles—climbing from roughly $8.9 billion in the 2022 midterms to over $11.2 billion in the 2024 presidential cycle, and projected to reach around $11.6 billion for the 2026 midterms according to AdImpact via Axios and video data. • Shift Toward Digital and Streaming: While traditional broadcast and cable television still capture a large share of spending, Connected TV (CTV) and digital/social media platforms (such as Meta and Google/YouTube) have grown exponentially. For instance, CTV political ad spending surged into the billions as campaigns target streaming audiences. • Network-Specific Fluctuations: Traditional cable and broadcast networks see massive influxes of spot-buying concentrated heavily in the final 30 days before major elections, though individual traditional news networks can experience cyclical dips or shifts depending on how heavily specific candidates lean into digital, podcast, or super PAC-funded outreach rather than direct network airtime.
Homewood, I didn't look up stats, just knew he had looked good with the little I had seen. I hoped he might take up some of Jeudy's slack. That game was not that solution. I truly do not care to see more of the work he had last week. Not giving credit for last year. It is The Bigs. Certainly not the only weakness.
The Cardinals traded the third-year wide receiver and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Texans in exchange for 2027 second-round and seventh-round selections, Arizona announced Monday. The deal is official, pending the passing of a physical.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the news Sunday afternoon.
“Decisions like this are never easy,” Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said in a statement. “Ultimately, we have to do what is best for our football team and that will always be the driving factor. We are extremely grateful to Marvin for what he has contributed to our organization and wish him the very best as he moves forward in his career.”
The trade comes after ESPN and NFL Network reported Saturday that the Cardinals were finalizing a trade to send Harrison to at the time an unidentified team.
The Texans reportedly had been in trade talks for Harrison, and that smoke proved to be the fire of a deal that will send the No. 4 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft from the NFC West to the AFC South.
"You guys want to know, huh? Yes, we traded for Marvin Harrison," Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said on Sunday following his team's 26-3 win over the Titans.
Harrison entered the NFL with Hall of Fame heritage and sky-high expectations after a celebrated career at Ohio State.
But 33 games into his pro career, Harrison has struggled to live up to his draft billing.
Harrison entered his third season with 103 catches for 1,493 yards and 12 touchdowns over 29 games, but he struggled through consistency and injuries over those first two years.
His play, however, has cratered through four games to begin the 2026 season. Harrison has just five receptions on 13 targets for 85 yards and a TD this season and was subject to trade speculation the past few weeks.
One team that was rumored as a potential destination was the Indianapolis Colts. It would have been a logical fit and a familiar new home for Harrison, as the Colts are currently without Alec Pierce due to injury, and Harrison's father, Marvin Harrison, starred in Indy during his Hall of Fame career from 1996 to 2008.
Harrison instead will head to a different AFC South team in Houston and one that is looking to save its season after an 0-4 start -- now 1-4 following the Texans' win on Sunday -- that has quickly soured what was thought to be a potential Super Bowl year for Ryans' squad.
Harrison will reunite with his former college QB in C.J. Stroud with the Texans and will fit into a receiver room led by Nico Collins and potentially Tank Dell, who returned to practice this past week.
"Reunited, and it feels so good Reunited, 'cause we understood There's one perfect fit And, sugar, this one is it We both are so excited 'Cause we're reunited, hey, hey"
The attack at the Saudi Airport seems substantial. 12 dead and 309 injured
I understand and accept that part of Trump's schtick is to spout off and talk crap a good amount. When that's about the democrats and some of the political nonsense - maybe it matters less. Maybe. I mean there's a good part of me that says that by accepting the new norm of constant lies we are heading down the wrong path. Politicians lie and they always have ... what Trump does is on a different level and shouldn't be accepted as the norm really ... BUT ... for the sake of my comment here and now and for some who think that accepting that side of trump is worth it because he's not a commie Democrat ....
My comment is - the lies and unfactual or ignorant comments at home about domestic issues is one thing. What we're seeing in Iran is a level of incompetence and ignorance and lying that is astronomical.
- The nuclear facility and capacity was completely obliterated. June 2025. - March this year - after the initial attacks: “The war is very complete, pretty much.” - April “Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their missiles are just about used up or beaten.” - April “Iran leadership just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!” -- to which they immediately said, no they didn't. - April about the Strait of Hormuz “We will have that open fairly soon.” - April - “Militarily, we've wiped them out. They have no military left.” - May - about the Stait - “There hasn't been a ship that's been able to get through without our approval.” ... some ships continued to move thru the straight until October. - August - “The Hormuz Strait is open and operating. All water mines have been removed or detonated.” ... an absolute outright lie.
I'll set aside the dozens of claims throughout the process that negotiations were close, that they were desperate to finish the war and the constant claims of an imminent end.
But now we have a unilateral announcement of a deal with Russia (that contradict sanctions placed on Russia by Congress less than a month ago).
1. It aids Russia in it's war with Ukraine. 2. Trump is now blaming high oil prices on Ukraine instead of his war vs Iran. (yet one more Russian propaganda talking point coming out of Trump's moouth) 3. The amount of oil talked about in his deal is [A] going to go on the open market and won't come to the USA [B] if it ALL came to the USA it would be *maybe* a 10 day supply. [C] I have seen reports that Russia simply don't have the infrastructure to transport that much oil remotely quickly.
How or why is this not a much, much, much bigger issue for the entire country including Republicans?
Yeessss! That is it. I had forgotten the Fridge and Mike and a few others. Thanks for the memory, Pit! So hip, it hurts. You do not see choreography like this every day. Ditka rocked!
Maybe they should have just made one excuse and stuck with it then instead fo trying to use three different excuses...................
• The "Hypothetical Threat" Argument: White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and administration spokespersons stated that Trump was not encouraging an attack, but was instead warning about what would have happened to U.S. cities if a nuclear-armed Iran had not been stopped by his administration's actions.
• The "Misinterpretation" Claim: Trump and his supporters argued that his words were misinterpreted out of context, claiming the remark was part of a broader, off-the-cuff point about Americans accepting temporary economic sacrifices (such as higher gas prices) in exchange for long-term national security.
• The "Deterrence / We Protect Our Cities" Clarification: At a subsequent rally in San Antonio, Texas, Trump attempted to reframe the statement, adding that the U.S. actively defends its territory and would never actually let such an attack happen ("We're not going to let that happen, we protect our cities").
He's either evil or stupid. Watching his actions and hearing his words for years now, probably both.
Trump wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for ending 8 wars and ending one war (the war in Iran) 34 times. Trump was gracious in his acknowledgement and acceptance of the award and the world applauded. 🤣
Coulda, woulda, shoulda---- Nothing in this forum since the Jax massace. WOW, now 3-1 and in FIRST PLACE. Coulda kept Ski....JMHO, Stefanski’s message had run stale in Cleveland. Woulda our OLD DC been 3-1....I doubt it. Shoulda hired our current head coach, he has worked hard to get the best out of an offensive line with whole new crew.....and they are doing well. He has brought "freshness to the O, and has Watson playing his best football since the trade......GREAT, go Browns!!!!
Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump’s rhetoric
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the escalating volume of emergency appeals before the court isn’t a good thing, but he adds there’s little the court can do to change the trajectory.
The number of petitions asking the justices to intervene quickly has skyrocketed during President Donald Trump’s second administration, putting the court at the center of hotly debated issues such as the Republican president’s new ballroom construction and his proposed restrictions on mail ballots in the midterm elections.
The number of emergency applications now rivals the annual tally of cases the justices consider with full briefing and oral arguments, Alito wrote in a new book released Tuesday.
The justice told The Associated Press in a rare interview that the rhetoric about the court from Trump and his administration doesn’t sit well with him.
“I personally am not pleased with that,” he said. “Everybody in this country has the right to criticize what we do. The substance of their criticism can be quite harsh. If we deserve it, then that’s fine. But rhetoric is a different story.”
Alito spoke in connection with his first book, “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of The Constitution, The Court and Our Country.”
Coming 20 years after he was confirmed to the court after his nomination by President George W. Bush, a Republican, the book is a collection of speeches the 76-year-old has given over the years on religious liberty, his judicial philosophy and constitutional rights.
Alito calls it ‘offensive’ to cast his opinions as MAGA
Alito is perhaps best known for writing the decision that reversed Roe v. Wade and ended abortion as a nationwide right, and he has been one of the most consistent members of the court’s conservative bloc. He’s also voted in favor of some of Trump’s signature policies, even those the rest of the conservative wing has struck down. But he rejects the idea that his decisions are in the “Make America Great Again” camp.
“It’s offensive,” he said. “I honestly try to decide every single case on the merits, every single application on the merit. And that’s true whether the president is Donald Trump or Joe Biden or Barack Obama or anybody else.”
Trump, for his part, has cheered Alito as “one of the Greatest of All Time” even as he maligned justices whom he appointed as “unpatriotic” and “merely a shell of their original selves.” Alito said the harsh rhetoric from across the spectrum doesn’t affect how the justices rule but does play a role in the public’s declining trust in the court.
“The terms used by presidents and by members of their administration, Cabinet officers, other high-ranking officers in describing the Supreme Court and their decisions, and sometimes individual justices, is far different from what we saw 15 years ago,” Alito said.
Much of the president’s frustration has come after the court ruled against him on some of his central initiatives, including tariffs and birthright citizenship. Those decisions have been handed down after months of consideration, including oral arguments.
Surge in court’s emergency decisions is likely ‘going to continue’
In emergency decisions, by contrast, the president has a much stronger track record of wins.
Typically made in days or weeks, emergency orders are designed to be temporary, lasting only as cases continue to play out in lower courts. But since that process can take years, those decisions can still have important real-world consequences.
Critics, including Alito’s liberal-leaning colleague Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, have complained about the court’s recent handling of the emergency docket and outlined proposed steps the justices could take.
Alito, though, said there’s little the court can do to stem the tide. Presidents have increasingly used executive orders to enact their policies rather than passing laws through Congress, leading to lawsuits and “robust” decisions from lower-court judges that send a case quickly to the Supreme Court, he said.
“Unless something changes there, and I don’t foresee it right now, I’m afraid this is going to continue,” he said. “An application is something that I think we have to rule on.”
Alito says recusal from climate change case wasn’t required but a ‘judgment call’
Alito also detailed his decision to step away from hearing a climate change case that opened the term. Dozens of similar lawsuits have been filed on whether cities can sue oil and gas companies over damage linked to global warming. Billions of dollars could be at stake, a potentially serious threat to the industry, according to court documents.
Alito had faced calls to recuse himself because he owns stock in oil companies. He told the AP that the stock came from an inheritance his wife received from her father that she doesn’t want to sell.
He initially stayed on the case because he doesn’t have stock in the companies involved, he said, adding that the court’s legal office agreed that he could hear the case under its ethics code.
But as he delved deeper into the substance of the case, he decided to step aside.
“This particular decision was a judgment call,” he said. “I gave it very, very serious consideration.”
I would suggest this may be longer with injuries; before the end of the year, the number of QB's injured and the severity of each injury will determine who is playable/out and for how long. Some clubs are having headaches with their declared starters, much less than the second, third, or other alternate starters. DW has proven to be a surprise. Small favor, that, but the alternative is not brilliant. That market for a quality starter in a picked over market for QB could be challenging, especially with playoffs' imperatives.
So trump's FCC goes after talk shows over equal time of political parties and then trump says this........
Trump says ‘MAGA and REAL Patriots’ will never like Fox News over hosting Democrats
President Trump on Wednesday went after Fox News over hosting Democrats on its network, with the president saying “MAGA, and REAL Patriots will never like Fox!”
“Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me?” the president said in a Wednesday afternoon Truth Social post.
“I actually think they get more airtime than Pro Republicans. This is why MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Fox! They repeat a completely negative narrative, on and on it goes, and then we get a quick retort. It’s truly amazing that I won all three Elections,” he added, repeating his false claim that he won the 2020 presidential election.
Trump has a long history of attacking the media and press outlets, but Fox News has a history of being praised by the president, and he has also hired former Fox News personalities for his administration.
Last month, Trump went after “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream because of on-air guests, charts and polls he claimed did not show off successful actions by his administration.
“In any event, Shannon’s ‘show’ is beyond redemption. Fortunately, MAGA, which is close to 100% of the Republican Party, understands that, and watch her ‘Ratings’ start to fall,” Trump said on Truth Social at the time.
“Chris Wallace was bad, but Shannon is even worse,” he added, referring to her predecessor.
Fox News is also one of the major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution and recently said it would not do so after Trump barred three media outlets from the White House earlier this month.
So Trump's own FCC launches punitive threats against what they claim to be the left wing news media for not giving equal time to Republicans on one hand. Then trump himself lambastes a conservative network tor giving Democrats equal time. Yet from people who support trump they act like this is no big deal and never mention it.
