Day: April 21, 2023

Frank Sinatra’s Chicago is no more

12:00 pm April 21, 2023

“As long as there exist stupid people supporting stupid governments in their countries, people living in those countries will continue fluttering badly in the cesspool created by this utter foolishness!” -Mehmet Murat ildan (Turkish playwright) That didn’t take long. The Mayor-elect of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, responded to a group of teenagers who recently attacked cars […]

Trump chides DeSantis for lack of loyalty: ‘You just don’t do what he did’

12:00 pm April 21, 2023

Former President Trump sharply criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in an interview on the popular “Full Send” podcast that streamed live on YouTube Thursday. DeSantis, who polls show trailing Trump in the GOP presidential primary, has yet to announce his campaign for president. He is expected to join the race next month and has been […]

Twitter drops ‘government-funded media’ label from NPR, Russia’s RT account

11:58 am April 21, 2023

Twitter removed its controversial “government-funded media” labels from NPR and the CBC, after the two taxpayer-funded media outlets took a break from the platform in protest. State-affiliated tags were also removed from other state-run media outlets in foreign autocracies, like Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua. NPR became the first major news organization to quit the […]

Defense attorneys for Proud Boys leaders rest their respective cases on 50th day of trial testimony

11:08 am April 21, 2023

Defense attorneys on Thursday finished presenting their trial testimony for the landmark case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four other group members charged with conspiring to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Federal prosecutors have a right to call rebuttal […]

Jean-Pierre faces blowback for ‘disprovable lies’ about Florida education law: ‘Red herrings all the way down’

11:00 am April 21, 2023

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was blasted on social media for calling Florida’s education law “dystopian,” claiming gay teachers can’t show pictures of their spouses anymore. Prior to answering questions at Thursday’s press conference, Jean-Pierre addressed the Florida Board of Education’s recent expansion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’, R-Fla., Parental Rights in Education law from […]