On Nov. 6, 2026, Donald Trump named Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, following midterm elections in which Republicans suffered significant losses. Miller is a leading Trump immigration hardliner and architect of Trump's earlier immigration crackdown.
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Wicker is genuinely having a 2026 cultural/design moment: the romcom “Wicker” opened Oct. 30 with Alexander Skarsgård as a woven love interest, and design outlets report wicker being used in high-end interiors, lighting and furniture. The post doesn't state a checkable fact; it is vague commentary/joke about crypto.
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BThe Wall Street Journal just posted that wicker is lighting up culture this year.
BTheir exact words: 'from strapping male bodies to traditional baskets.'
BI'm sorry, strapping male bodies?
BThere's a romcom called 'Wicker' out October thirtieth. Alexander Skarsgård plays a woven love interest.
BOkay, that explains the male bodies. But design outlets really are reporting wicker in high-end interiors and lighting.
BSo a movie about a basket man is driving home decor?
BIt's not just the movie. Wicker's been coming back in furniture for a while. The Wall Street Journal isn't wrong.
BI still say it's a plot to make us buy porch furniture in November.
BAnd you'll be first in line.
BProbably. But let's be honest, this trend lasts one summer.
BThat's what they said about rattan in the seventies. It came back.
BRattan? You're dating yourself as a decor expert now.
BI know my baskets, Brian.
BDid you see The Guardian piece? Basket weavers actually got in a twist over Skarsgård playing a wicker husband.
BThey did! And honestly, I respect the craft. It's more than a prop.
BStill, a cultural moment built on a movie tagline feels... flimsy.
BThat's how trends work. Movies, runways, social media. It doesn't make it fake.
BFair. I'll admit my porch chairs suddenly look fashionable.
BBut can we note the Wall Street Journal is writing about wicker? That's the real signal.
BWhen the Journal covers baskets, the hard news cycle has officially melted.
BMaybe that's the point. People want one story that can't end in a lawsuit.
BI'll take the basket man over another press release.
BHere's one from Kenya that'll start a fight. An account on X claims a paralyzed man just walked in Trans Nzoia.
B'Just walked.' No video, no credible news source, no doctor. Just a tweet with fire emojis.
BBut that's exactly why it's spreading. People want to believe something impossible happened.
BWanting to believe doesn't make it true. You know how many of these miracle claims turn out not to be true?
BI'm not saying it's true. I'm saying the reaction is the story. Why does a claim like this get shared everywhere while real news gets skipped?
BBecause hope is a better click than reality. But that doesn't mean we put it on air as fact.
BFair. We call it what it is: an unverified viral miracle claim.
BRight. If a paralyzed man walked, someone would have filmed it in landscape, not a tweet.
BHonestly, that's the most believable part of the claim.
BBut there's a real pattern. In parts of Kenya, these miracle stories spread fast, often with a church connection.
BAnd you're saying that automatically makes it fake?
BNo, I'm saying we need a lot more than a hot take before calling it a miracle.
BThat's fair. I'll give you that. But the fact it's unverified doesn't mean it's false.
BIt means we don't know. And we shouldn't pretend otherwise.
BSo no headline 'Man walks in Trans Nzoia' tonight.
BNot from us.
BThough if he walks again, send the video.
BI'll be refreshing my timeline.