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GOP West Virginia Governor's Press Conference Goes Viral For Hilariously Awkward Typo On Sign
Feb 12, 2026
MAGA Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey decided to hold a press conference at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia, to ask voters to support state income tax cuts.
But his message was derailed by a detail no one on the governor's team, including the man himself, noticed.
The online public noticed right away, however, and an unfortunate typo on a sign on the front of Morrisey's podium went viral.
You can see Morrisey and the sign here:
In case you missed it, here's a close-up.
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That is not how Virginia is spelled, West or not.
And according to the X user who shared the photo, it was just one of several recent typos:
People found the typo inexcusable.
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Some noted Morrisey's roots as a possible reason for him not catching the typo.
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For his part, Morrisey at least acknowledged the error after it was brought to his attention, calling it "awful":
Born in Brooklyn in New York City, New York, Morrisey grew up in Edison, New Jersey. He moved to West Virginia in 2006 to work in Washington, D.C,. as a lawyer and lobbyist.
In 2012, Morrisey ran for Attorney General of West Virginia after previously unsuccessfully running for office in New Jersey. Morrisey served as the West Virginia AG from 2013 until 2025, when he was inaugurated as the state's governor.
Sean O’Leary, senior policy analyst for the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy (WVCBP) noted the governor moved $117.4 million from Medicaid and Managed Care Organizations to cover his tax cuts.
The organization stated:
"State lawmakers have a responsibility to begin to grapple now with upcoming budget needs, particularly as the Morrisey Administration tries to strong arm them into more tax cuts that mostly benefit the state’s wealthiest households."
In other words, business as usual for the GOP.
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MAGA Rep. Blasted After Saying Republicans Are Now 'Investigating' Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
Feb 12, 2026
In an interview with Real America's Voice, Missouri Republican Representative Mark Alford said House Republicans are now "investigating" rapper Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, claiming it "could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction" for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004, featured singers Justin Timberlake and Jackson. The show is infamous for the moment Timberlake exposed Jackson's breast for a moment.
During a duet of Timberlake's hit song "Rock Your Body"—specifically when Timberlake sang the line "Gonna have you naked by the end of this song"—he pulled off Jackson's costume top, briefly revealing her right breast.
The incident, sometimes referred to as "Nipplegate," was widely considered a publicity stunt and started a national conversation about perceived indecency in broadcasting.
According to Alford (who failed to provide any examples of alleged indecency):
“On the Bad Bunny bad performance at the Super Bowl halftime — we’re still investigating this. There’s a lot of information that has come out about the lyrics. I saw the halftime show — we were switching back and forth with the TPUSA halftime show. The lyrics from what we’ve seen from Bad Bunny are very disturbing.”
“And if it holds true, I don’t speak fluent Spanish, okay, I know how to ask where the bathroom is, but these lyrics, if it is true what was said on national television, we have a lot of questions for the entities that broadcast this, and we’ll be talking with Brendan Carr from the FCC about this."
"This could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, let’s put it that way. ... The NFL purposely wanted a Hispanic star basically to perform at halftime because they're trying to attract a more Latin America[n] audience and this is what they deliver."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
People were quick to call this outrage the waste of resources that it is—especially when the GOP seems far less concerned about the ongoing Epstein files scandal.
Alford's remarks came after his colleague, Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles, declared the halftime show was "pure smut" that depicted "gay pornography"—even going so far as to write a letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee demanding "a formal congressional inquiry" into the "indecent broadcast."
The letter notes that though Bad Bunny primarily performed in Spanish, his songs included "sexual content" that was "readily apparent across any language barrier." Ogles stressed broadcasters bear a "heightened responsibility to ensure programming aired during this uniquely national event complies with longstanding broadcast decency expectations and serves the public interest."
Ogles was mocked for claiming "children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air" and saying that "American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence."
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Karoline Leavitt Ripped After Trying To Sweep Aside Trump's Role In Epstein Files During Press Briefing
Feb 12, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was swiftly criticized after she tried to sweep aside President Donald Trump's role in the Epstein files, urging the press—and by extension the public—to "move on" from the matter.
Trump has done everything he can to dismiss or downplay the outrage surrounding the documents, which are said to contain detailed lists of some of his former friend and associate Jeffrey Epstein's most high-profile clients and enablers. The late disgraced financier was a convicted pedophile and sex trafficker.
The Justice Department recently released about 3 million new documents collected as part of its years' long investigation into Epstein.
The DOJ said this release would be the final tranche of Epstein-related files required under the law, but the disclosures have instead sparked renewed outrage over the government’s failure to deliver transparency or accountability for Epstein’s many survivors.
The records include an FBI interview in which a former Florida police chief recalled receiving a phone call from Trump in 2006, shortly after local authorities opened an investigation into Epstein. According to the document—a written summary of a 2019 FBI interview—Trump allegedly told the officer that Epstein’s behavior was widely known, saying, “Thank goodness you’re stopping him. Everyone has known he’s been doing this."
While the officer’s name is redacted in the file, the interview subject is identified as the Palm Beach police chief during the Epstein investigation, a role held at the time by Michael Reiter.
Reiter later confirmed to the Miami Herald that Trump had called him. The account is likely to intensify scrutiny over what Trump knew—and when.
While Leavitt would not confirm whether the phone call had happened, she claimed Trump has always been "honest and transparent" about his relationship with Epstein, a remark that doesn't make sense given how much effort Trump has made to distance himself from his former friend.
She added:
"That remains true and this call, if it did happen, corroborates exactly what President Trump has said from the beginning."
"I'm sure many of you, when you read that alleged FBI report, probably thought to yourself, 'Wow, this really cracks our narrative that we've been trying to push about this president for many years.'"
"We're moving on from that."
You can hear what she said in the video below.
But critics were very clear that no—no one is moving on from this at all, nor will they.
Just last week, Trump, who admitted he had not read files containing thousands of photos of Epstein's properties, emails, flight logs, and tips submitted to the FBI through its National Threat Operations Center, was criticized for saying "it’s really time for the country to get on to something else."
He insisted "nothing came out about me other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally by Epstein and other people, but I think it's time now for the country to maybe get on to something else, like health care and something people care about."
However, in total, the most recent release from the Justice Department includes more than 5,300 documents containing upwards of 38,000 mentions of Trump, his wife, his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, and related terms. Earlier releases of the Epstein-related records, made public late last year, contained an additional 130 files with references tied to Trump.
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JD Vance Slammed After Warning U.S. Olympians Not To 'Pop Off About Politics' During The Olympics
Feb 12, 2026
As several Olympians have made headlines in the past week for statements critical of the Trump administration's policies, particularly amid the ongoing nationwide immigration crackdown, JD Vance criticized those Olympians who, as he put it, "pop off about politics."
For instance, freeskier Chloe Kim, the daughter of South Korean immigrants, who has previously addressed how racism has impacted her career, said "it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another for all that’s going on." Figure skater Amber Glenn also described the current climate in the U.S. as especially difficult for herself and others in the LGBTQ+ community.
Similarly, Richard Ruohonen, a curler from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota—just north of Minneapolis, where protests against ICE have continued for weeks—drew from his decades of legal experience, saying, "what's happening in Minnesota is wrong" while stressing the value of freedom of speech and of the press.
When asked about criticism from Olympic athletes, Vance had this to say:
"Yes, you're going to have some Olympic athletes who pop off about politics. I think that happens every Olympics. My advice to them would be to bring the country together and when you're representing the country you're representing Democrats and Republicans."
"You're there to play a sport and represent your country and hopefully win a medal. You're not there to pop off about politics. When Olympic athletes enter the political arena they should accept some pushback."
"But most Olympic athletes are doing a great job, are certainly enjoying the support of the entire country, and I think recognize that the way to bring the country together is not to show up in a foreign country and attack the president of the United States but is to play your support and represent your country well."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Vance's words about unifying the country ring hollow when you consider he has refused to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti—the ICU nurse killed by ICE agents last month—after sharing White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's post claiming Pretti was an "assassin."
He also previously referred to Renee Nicole Good, who was killed just weeks before Pretti, as a "deranged leftist" and later took to X to shift blame away from federal agents and toward local authorities and protesters.
Vance also clearly doesn't hold Trump to the same standard he expects of Olympians—and has advised Democrats to "tone down the rhetoric."
People were not buying his schtick.
Vance himself was booed at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan.
Boos could be heard when he and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, appeared on a giant screen waving U.S. flags; the news appeared to surprise Trump, who claimed—wrongly—that Vance "doesn’t get booed in this country.”
Both men might want to look in the mirror before "popping off" on politics themselves.
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Couples Share The Dumbest 'House Rule' They Implemented As A Joke That They Now Enforce
Feb 12, 2026
House rules is a phrase that refers to the guidelines a specific household maintains.
How those rules are developed is very individual to the people living there, although some are quite universal.
For example, most homes ask everyone capable of it to clean up after themselves.
But other rules can be added as jokes then adopted once they prove practical.
Reddit user Doubl3oh_ asked:
"Couples of Reddit, what's the dumbest 'house rule' you and your partner made as a joke but now both of you are low-key aggressively serious about enforcing?"
What About Bob?
"I once ordered a birthday cake for my wife and asked for 'Happy Birthday Mom' to be written on it."
"I picked it up, never looked at it and upon revealing to the family it said: 'Happy Birthday Bob'."
"No other inscription, it must always be 'Bob', is ever again allowed for her birthday cake to this day 15 years later. Our grown kids love it."
~ mcburloak
Nighty-Night
"I always go to bed a couple of hours before my husband. To make sure we end the day (aka my day) together, he always tucks me in, gives me a goodnight kiss, and we end with something happy."
"It started as a joke, but we both realized it was such a good way to end the day well and stay in sync. He has done this every single day for over five years."
~ LovelyVegie
Last Straw
"When my husband and I get food, I always put his straw in his drink first.
"i never thought he noticed until one day i didn’t do it and he was like 😳 'are you upset with me?'."
~ imeanreally44
Invocation
"If there is a job/chore/task that one of us does not want to do, we are allowed to 'invoke the right' which is a game of rock, paper, scissors."
"You are not allowed to decline when someone 'invokes the right,' and the loser must do the task."
"Additional rules that have evolved over the years: (1) If you lose out of three, you can ask for it to be out of five, but the other person has to agree to these terms. Irrespective of who asked to extend the rounds, the loser still has to do the job. (2) Instead of picking rock, paper or scissors, you can flip the bird. This means you automatically forfeit and are agreeing to do the task, but want to express your dislike for the task/person at that moment in time."
"This has gone on for 8+ years and is how we solve arguments 99% of the time. It was written into our wedding vows as a joke, but has stuck. We are so serious about it that 'invoking the right' will occur beyond the confines of our home, in public in front of friends and strangers who look at us like we are mad."
~ defunctbethefruit
Forgotten
"We've been married for 35 years and we have NEVER been able to remember it on the date! The rule is that whoever remembers it first, usually 2-3 weeks late, yells 'Happy Anniversary' and is the winner."
~ Veganstein2959
Closing Time
"I 'work closing' in our house. My wife and I go to sleep at the same time, but I always make sure that I lock all the doors, turn off all the lights and start the dishwasher (if it's already loaded). She is not allowed to do anything, but rather has to get ready and get in bed."
"It started because she was feeling overworked and tired, but still couldn't go to sleep if everything wasn't taken care of. So I had her tell me everything that she had in mind and did them. Now I just do it to show her I care about her feelings."
~ Spodson
Pet Pal
"If the dog has 'chosen you' and sits on your lap, you are released of all responsibilities, and the other partner must get you whatever you want or need while the dog is on your lap."
"It is like 'king for the day' except it usually maxes out at 30 minutes. We take this rule very seriously....it has been broken once in 15 years because I had surgery and needed help with something."
~ Three60five
"We call this 'with cat' if you are with cat, you are relieved of anything and everything until the cat is removed and someone else must do it. It applies to everyone in the family."
"In all fairness, I try to get everything done before I sit down because I am almost always with the cat when I’m sitting."
~ xLeslieKnope
Chips
"My wife gets the first chip from every bag."
"Even if they're chips she doesn't like, she still has to eat it."
~ screenaholic
Car Money
"We had a rule at one time that if we had money for some reason we couldn't mention it in the car."
"We were afraid the car would hear us and decide it needed a new part or some work done."
~ Goatboy1
Car Talk
"We don't talk sh*t about our cars where they can 'hear' us."
~ my1973vw
Snack Pact
"I have designated snack baskets for us and the children. Nobody can eat anything from someone else's snack basket, including grown ups."
"I do it because I hated everyone eating my snacks when I was little and it made me overeat to ensure nobody would take my stuff."
~ TheCotofPika
Hide-a-Frog
"my late wife received a decorative frog-shaped gift for our home from some completely random occasion one year. seeing this, her friends and family decided that she was now a frog collector (unbeknownst to her) and began giving her all manner of frog-themed items."
"One year someone gave her a medium-sized bean bag frog. long before Elf on a Shelf became popular, i began hiding said beanbag frog in all manner of places for her to find. sometimes she'd find him right away and hide him for me to find, sometimes it took months before he would resurface."
"he got ziplock bagged many times and tucked away in just about any location you can think of in a house."
"i found him last in an old travel mug that i stopped carrying a few months after she passed. hid-a-frog is still there, waiting for someone to discover him."
~ bishopthom
Do Not Disturb
"Everybody wears an orange hat if they are not to be disturbed."
"Started as a COVID era solution to work conference calls and continues to this day."
~ Dense_Gur_2744
Shelve It
"Loooooong time ago (like 25+ years), we instituted the Your Shelf/My Shelf rule. Any food or drink on Your Shelf or My Shelf is off limits to everyone else in the house. You are free to share your food, of course."
"But if I ask for a snack on your shelf, and you say no, I cannot get angry about it. And vice versa. We both got tired of the other one of us eating snacks that we were saving for later."
"We were so serious about it, that when our kiddo was a kid, they got their own shelf, too. Kid's gone now, but we still do YS/MS. Keeps the peace in the house!"
~ Surprise_Fragrant
Safewords Aren't Just For...
"My immediate family is chaotic and we talk a lot and sometimes talk over each other at gatherings. I’m used to it. He was not."
"We agreed that we’d have a safe word of 'bananas', like 'this sh*t is driving me bananas' and he could say it and walk away for some peace and quiet. He used it a few times at the beginning, he’d just whisper it in my ear and get up from the chaotic table and walk outside."
"Over the last 15 yrs it has evolved that 'bananas' is now just our everyday safe word, for when you want to be taken seriously. When the teasing is too much, when we feel like the other person isn’t listening, when we’re fighting a need a break, etc..."
~ Mokelachild
What house rules do you have?
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