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cunt of the week

A compliment, obviously. One person a week who served, stood up, shut someone down or otherwise earned the title.

a federal agency opened a deported man's asylum file and posted "fake & gay!" about it. the official account. of the government. Cunt of the Weeka federal agency opened a deported man's asylum file and posted "fake & gay!" about it. the official account. of the government. On Oct. 26, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's official X account posted "Fake & Gay!" about Moussa Diawara, a deported Houston father profiled by 60 Minutes, after DHS general counsel James Percival said he had "pulled his file" and... october 27 the bbc digitally scrubbed pride pins off a university challenge contestant. starter for ten: why? Cunt of the Weekthe bbc digitally scrubbed pride pins off a university challenge contestant. starter for ten: why? Two University of Leicester students, Samuel Carlier and Emmeline Hague-Wright, told the Leicester Gazette that the BBC digitally removed their LGBTQ+ Pride pins and a rainbow feather from their University Challenge episode, which aired on BBC Two on Sept. 7,... october 26 a republican ad used ai to put a real drag queen at a barn dance with a democrat. she has never met him, or been to a barn dance. iconic. Cunt of the Weeka republican ad used ai to put a real drag queen at a barn dance with a democrat. she has never met him, or been to a barn dance. iconic. A TV ad for Republican Jennifer Balkcom in North Carolina's 11th congressional district, paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee, uses AI-generated footage to show Democrat Jamie Ager dancing with drag queens in a barn. Asheville drag queen Nova,... october 26 lebron and embiid have a new handshake with hips in it. jason whitlock called it "masonic gay stuff," then made a 69 joke. sir. Cunt of the Weeklebron and embiid have a new handshake with hips in it. jason whitlock called it "masonic gay stuff," then made a 69 joke. sir. Conservative sports host Jason Whitlock called LeBron James and Joel Embiid's pregame handshake "some Masonic gay stuff" on the Oct. 23, 2026 episode of his show Fearless, saying "that looks gay to me." The routine went viral before the Philadelphia... october 26 trump told a rally he'd checked out a senator's ass, then nicki minaj's. she took the mic and talked about "sex changes." barbie, no. Cunt of the Weektrump told a rally he'd checked out a senator's ass, then nicki minaj's. she took the mic and talked about "sex changes." barbie, no. At a Republican rally in Port Huron, Michigan on Oct. 25, 2026, President Trump said he had looked at Sen. Jon Husted's ass and had never done that with a man before, then praised Nicki Minaj's. Minaj, who flew in... october 26 a trans woman asked florida's would-be governor about the epstein files. he went with "sir." then he went with it again. Cunt of the Weeka trans woman asked florida's would-be governor about the epstein files. he went with "sir." then he went with it again. Florida Republican governor candidate Byron Donalds repeatedly called a transgender woman "sir" during a stop on his statewide bus tour, in a video that spread on Oct. 23, 2026. She had asked him about an anti-trans campaign mailer and about... october 26 the guy who sold maga a "woke-free beer" now has his own customers calling him a thief. the call is coming from inside the boycott. Cunt of the Weekthe guy who sold maga a "woke-free beer" now has his own customers calling him a thief. the call is coming from inside the boycott. Ultra Right Beer, the 'woke-free' beer Georgia political consultant Seth Weathers launched in April 2023 during the boycott of Bud Light over Dylan Mulvaney, has an F rating from the Better Business Bureau. Wired reported on Oct. 21, 2026, that... october 22 enes kanter freedom said the wnba kicked him out. it offered him a private luxury suite with extra security. he chose the sidewalk. Cunt of the Weekenes kanter freedom said the wnba kicked him out. it offered him a private luxury suite with extra security. he chose the sidewalk. Enes Kanter Freedom left Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta on Oct. 21, 2026, after refusing to watch from a private suite that the Atlanta Dream and State Farm Arena arranged following his own safety concerns, AP and... october 22 the gay man trump put in charge of the kennedy center is accused of misplacing $5.6 million. the alleged text spells it "centre." be so for real. Cunt of the Weekthe gay man trump put in charge of the kennedy center is accused of misplacing $5.6 million. the alleged text spells it "centre." be so for real. Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has told President Trump that Ric Grenell, the Kennedy Center's former president, failed to deposit a donation of about $5.6 million from her husband, Axios reported Oct. 14, 2026. On Oct. 19 Axios reported reviewing... october 20 megyn kelly called timothée chalamet "obviously gay" on air, then took it back seven seconds later. we'd like those seven seconds back. Cunt of the Weekmegyn kelly called timothée chalamet "obviously gay" on air, then took it back seven seconds later. we'd like those seven seconds back. On the Oct. 19, 2026 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly called Timothée Chalamet Kylie Jenner's "obviously gay boyfriend" while discussing Jenner wearing the Fantasy Bra at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, then said seconds later, "I don't... october 20 a north carolina library had a rainbow book logo for 14 years. three people complained. the mayor brought up reading rainbow. Cunt of the Weeka north carolina library had a rainbow book logo for 14 years. three people complained. the mayor brought up reading rainbow. The Farmville Public Library in Farmville, North Carolina, replaced its roughly 14-year-old multicolored book logo after residents complained to a town commissioner, WITN and WCTI reported. Mayor Alex Joyner has objected; Town Manager Andrew DeIonno says the change was about... october 20 a gay big brother contestant brought up fridges in a conversation about trans people. a drag race winner told him to get in the bin. Cunt of the Weeka gay big brother contestant brought up fridges in a conversation about trans people. a drag race winner told him to get in the bin. On Big Brother UK's companion show The Group Chat, RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard criticized housemate Philip Regan, 53, known online as "The Queen of Scotty Road," for saying during a conversation about trans people in an episode... october 19

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