Monthly Archives: January 2022

Some Apartment Dwellers Face Glitch In Test Ordering

CNBC reports: While some users said the website was simple and easy to use, others — particularly people who live in apartment buildings — reported problems in social media posts on Tuesday. The Postal Service said addresses not registered as multi-unit buildings could lead to difficulties placing orders. “Every website launch, in our view, comes with risk,” Psaki told reporters …

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Foreign Airlines Cancel Some US Flights Over 5G Issue

CNN Business reports: Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or cancel flights to the United States amid uncertainty about potential interference between new 5G cell phone services and critical airplane technologies. Emirates, Air India, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways all announced changes to some flights, citing the issue. A spokesperson for British Airways told CNN …

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Eric Trump Pleaded The Fifth 500+ Times In NY Probe

Raw Story reports: Every American has the right to not incriminate themselves in court or in a deposition. According to the court documents for New York Attorney General Letitia James’ probe of the Trump Organization, Eric Trump spent six hours doing exactly that. Showing screen captures of the court documents, lawyer Luppe B. Luppen quoted a revealing piece in the …

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Riot Suspect Jailed After DUI Arrest, Found With AR-15

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge has ordered a North Carolina man charged with being among the first to assault police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 back to jail after he was found allegedly driving while intoxicated with a cache of ammunition and an AR-15 in his car. James Tate Grant, 29, was arrested in October and …

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Tucker Carlson Demands Homeless “Get Out” Of Cities

Media Matters has the transcript: If you destroy the nuclear family, which they have, if you decriminalize drugs, which they have, if you hand out tents and needles to addicts, what do you think is going to happen? You’re going to get more addicts living in tents. Again, it’s not complicated. This is not a vexing public policy question that …

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SCOTUS Poised To OK Christian Flag At Boston City Hall

The Washington Post reports: Supreme Court justices Tuesday generally seemed to think it was a mistake for the city of Boston to refuse a ceremonial city hall flag-raising to a Christian group when it had never turned down such a request from any other organization. But it was the First Amendment follow-ups that created concern. What about a request from …

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Gilead Says Some Patients Got Counterfeit HIV Meds

The Associated Press reports: Gilead Sciences Inc said an unauthorized network of drug distributors and suppliers sold pharmacies more than $250 million of counterfeit versions of its HIV treatments over the last two years, endangering patients. The drugmaker said it found 85,247 bottles that had been tampered with or faked, including versions of its Biktarvy and Descovy treatments. In a …

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Beleaguered Johnson May Face “No Confidence” Vote

Reuters reports: Propelled into the top job to “get Brexit done”, Johnson in 2019 won his party’s biggest majority in more than 30 years but now faces calls to resign after a series of revelations about parties in Downing Street – the prime ministers’ home and office – during COVID lockdowns. To trigger a leadership challenge, 54 of the 360 …

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DOJ Questioned Straka On Trump’s Role In Capitol Riot

The New York Times reports: For months, the Justice Department has provided little public indication of whether, or how seriously, it is investigating the role played by former President Donald J. Trump in the violent attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6. But on Tuesday, for the first time, evidence emerged in court papers that prosecutors have posed questions to …

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WH To Distribute 400M N95 Masks Starting Next Week

NBC News reports: The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available for free at thousands of locations across the country, a White House official said Wednesday, as health experts stress the importance of high-quality face coverings to protect against the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The plan consists of working with pharmacies and community health centers to distribute …

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Fashion Critic Andre Leon Talley Dies At Age 73

USA Today reports: André Leon Talley, the visionary former creative director of Vogue magazine, died Tuesday. He was 73. Talley’s Instagram account also issued confirmation early Wednesday, noting that over five decades the “international icon was a close confidant of Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, Paloma Picasso and he had a penchant for discovering, nurturing and celebrating young designers.” Talley …

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New York AG Outlines Fraudulent Trump Org Practices

The New York Times reports: The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, accused Donald J. Trump’s family business late Tuesday of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to bolster its bottom line, saying in court papers that the company had engaged in “fraudulent or misleading” practices. The filing came in response to Mr. Trump’s recent effort to block …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports: Yvette Mimieux was found dead Tuesday morning, a rep for her family confirmed. She had just turned 80 on January 8, and she passed away in her sleep of natural causes. Mimieux was a prolific actress best remembered for starring opposite Rod Taylor in the 1960 George Pal-directed film version of the H.G. Wells novel The Time …

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Florida Health Official Suspended For Promoting Vax

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Dr. Raul Pino, who became a trusted voice of the pandemic response in the nation’s tourist capital, has been placed on administrative leave from his post as the state’s chief health officer in Orange County as the Florida Department of Health conducts an investigation. Sources who spoke to the Orlando Sentinel on condition of anonymity because …

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Riot Panel Has Phone Records Of Eric Trump, Guilfoyle

CNN reports: The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump’s children, Eric Trump, as well as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is engaged to Donald Trump Jr., sources tell CNN. It appears to be the first time the select committee has issued …

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QAnon Cultists Say Nazis Are Living On Mars [VIDEO]

The Independent reports: Last weekend, when Donald Trump appeared at his first rally of 2022 in Arizona, some QAnon adherents suggested it wasn’t really him but perhaps a double – and perhaps even JFK Jr himself disguised as the former president. With continued speculation that the deceased Kennedy is still alive, a viral video that emerged last year has even …

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FL Advances Bill To Ban “Discomfort” In Racism Lessons

The Associated Press reports: A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday. The Senate Education Committee approved the bill that takes aim at critical race theory — …

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Riot Panel Subpoenas Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, The Kraken

CNN reports: The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a subpoena Tuesday for Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. In addition to Giuliani, the committee issued subpoenas to two other attorneys who pushed various election fraud …

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OAN Host Asks Viewers For “Any Dirt” On AT&T Chair

Media Matters reports: At the end of his prime-time show on January 17, Dan Ball displayed a photo of the chairman of AT&T’s board on the screen and told viewers to call the customer support line to “complain” and “raise hell,” and that they should do so “daily, every hour” to “demand they keep OAN.” “If you’ve got any dirt” …

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Cultists Call For Boycotting Carhartt Over Vax Mandate

Market Watch reports: Carhartt CEO Mark Valade sent an email to his employees stating that the Michigan-based workwear company founded in 1889 will still require workers to vaccinate against COVID. Workers have to be vaccinated by Feb. 15. Carhartt verified the contents of the email to MarketWatch. It was sent to employees last Friday, but the message was being shared …

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