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[ ![WECT Gets HB 958 Wrong - June 23, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/june/june23/jun232026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/wect-gets-hb-958-wrong-june-23-2026)

Breaking down HB 958, WECT’s spin, and what it really means for absentee ballot challenges in North Carolina.

  June 23, 2026

 

 

 

 

[ ![The COVID Files the Media Ignored - June 22, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/june/june22/jun222026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/the-covid-files-the-media-ignored-june-22-2026)

Legacy media buried key ODNI Covid files. We unpack the silence and why citizen journalists now do the real reporting.

  June 22, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Juneteenth and the Republican Fight for Freedom - June 19, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/june/june19/jun192026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/juneteenth-and-the-republican-fight-for-freedom-june-19-2026)

Juneteenth’s real story: how Republicans fought to end slavery, why the Left misuses the day, and why this freedom holiday still matters for America.

  June 19, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Freedom of Expression on Trial - June 17, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/june/june17/jun172026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/freedom-of-expression-on-trial-june-17-2026)

Charlotte spirit rock case: why a 95k settlement fails to deliver real justice or protect student free speech in NC schools.

  June 17, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Masonboro, Wilmington, and De‑Annexation](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/june/june16/jun162026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/masonboro-wilmington-and-de-annexation-june-16-202)

Masonboro considers de‑annexation to fight Wilmington’s tax‑and‑spend Democrats and protect local property rights.

  June 16, 2026