Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Eric Garcetti Set for a Biden Nomination as Ambassador to India (Report)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is poised to be nominated by President Biden as the U.S. ambassador to India, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the decision. Garcetti had previously been in the running for a Biden Cabinet position before a sexual harassment lawsuit against the mayor’s former aide, Rick Jacobs, surfaced. Garcetti also said in December he had turned down a potential White House position as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged L.A. “The administration reached out to me about serving,” Garcetti said then. “I let them know early this week that my city needs me now, and that I…
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Donald Trump Rips Prosecutors Convening Grand Jury in Criminal Probe
Trump just ripped prosecutors for convening a grand jury in his criminal probe … he says the move is purely political. In a statement, Trump says the probe is “being driven by highly partisan Democrat prosecutors” and he says it’s just another… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Former Montana Police Chief Charged With Distributing Child Porn
William Daly Harrington, former police chief of East Helena, was arrested Tuesday on a complaint alleging he distributed child pornography via Facebook Messenger. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Kimmel Makes an Apt Army Recruitment Ad After Ted Cruz’s ‘Emasculated’ Complaint (Video)
Texas Senator Ted Cruz once again opened himself up to massive ridicule late last week when he gushed over Russian military propaganda and then complained that U.S. armed forces are “emasculated.” And on Monday, Jimmy Kimmel had the perfect response with a recruitment poster inspired by one of Cruz’ most pathetic recent moments. So briefly, last week Cruz retweeted a side by side comparison of a Russian military recruitment ad and a recent U.S. Army ad highlighting the real life story of Cpl. Emma Malonelord, who was raised by two mothers, graduated at the top of her high school class…
Monday, May 24, 2021
Halsey, Khalid, Benny Blanco & Ed Sheeran Sued Over 'Eastside'
Halsey, Khalid and Benny Blanco might be able to do anything if they put their minds to it — and one band claims the hitmakers were set on ripping off a song 3 years ago. Konstantine Lois and Shane Williams say they wrote a song called ‘Loveless’… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, May 24, 2021
Late Former Priest Killed Altar Boy In 1972: Prosecutor
Defrocked Roman Catholic priest Richard Lavigne, who died last week, has long been considered a suspect in the 1972 killing of a western Massachusetts altar boy. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, May 24, 2021
John Oliver Creates Bogus Sexual Wellness Products to Mock Sponsored Content (Video)
John Oliver zeroed in on local news stations selling sponsored content during news broadcasts on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” and to prove how shockingly easy it is to get on a channel with any illegitimate product, Oliver created a fake sexual wellness blanket called the Venus Veil and got it covered on three shows. With the help of a hired actress who hawked the product on several shows, Oliver and the “Last Week Tonight” team were able to get the Venus Veil advertised on legitimate news program on KVUE Austin, ABC4 Utah, and Denver-based Mile High Living. Oliver’s…
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Mass Shootings In Ohio, South Carolina And New Jersey Leave 7 Dead, 33 injured
This year is shaping up to be a particularly violent one in terms of mass shootings, according to records kept by the Gun Violence Archive. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, May 23, 2021
‘SNL’ Cast Reflects on How Terrible and Weird the COVID Year Was in Cold Open (Video)
$bp(“Brid_21741550”, {“id”:”21259″,”width”:”936″,”height”:”527″,”video”:”787216″}); For the final cold open of the 2020-2021 season, “SNL” departed from the usual kind of sketch mocking either politics or something from current events. Instead, the cast gathered to reflect on what a weird, terrible, and sometimes hilarious the COVID-19 pandemic year has been. You can watch the whole clip above. The bit was made even more poignant during host Anya Taylor-Joy’s monologue, when she pointed out that the season finale featured the first completely full in-studio audience since the start of the pandemic. But before that came the often genuinely touching cold open, which looked back…
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says COVID Safety Measures Are Equivalent to the Holocaust (Video)
On Friday Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia congresswoman known for saying hateful, false or simply unhinged things in public on the regular, added to her lunatic greatest hits when she compared efforts to prevent people from dying of COVID-19 to the Holocaust. Greene was appearing this week on “The Water Cooler,” a show on the fringe conservative media outfit Real America’s Voice. Speaking to Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, Greene was discussing Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. See, Republicans attempted to pass a bill this week ending the mask mandate in the House of Representatives, but the bill was defeated….
