Monthly Archives: January 2023

Celebrities Avoided Famous Liar’s New Year’s Eve Gala

The Palm Beach Post reports: In past years, Hollywood celebrities have attended Trump’s annual A-list New Year’s Eve party at the Palm Beach club. But this year, the most notable, high-profile figures attending the opulent black tie-and-long gown gala were from the former president’s political orbit, legal adviser Rudy Giuliani and pillow maker Mike Lindell. All walked the red carpet …

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Georgia Republican Resigns After Drugs Theft Arrest

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A newly elected Republican state lawmaker has withdrawn from office after he was charged with swiping prescription narcotics from a retirement complex where he works. Danny Rampey’s decision not to take office triggers a Jan. 31 special election to fill his Winder-based House seat in northeast Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp signed an order Saturday setting up …

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Bolsonaro Rents FL Home, Awaits Possible Prosecution

The New York Times reports: Mr. Bolsonaro’s decision to spend at least the first weeks of Mr. Lula’s presidency in Florida shows his unease about his future in Brazil. Mr. Bolsonaro, 67, is linked to five separate inquiries, including one into his release of documents related to a classified investigation, another on his attacks on Brazil’s voting machines and another …

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Adam Kinzinger: I Think The DOJ Will Charge Trump

Axios reports: “If this is not a crime, I don’t know what is,” Kinzinger, one of two Republican members of the House Jan. 6 committee, told CNN. “If a president can incite an insurrection and not be held accountable, then really there’s no limit to what a president can do or can’t do.” “I think the Justice Department will do …

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CNN: Santos Voters Split On Whether He Should Resign

Mediaite reports: Voters of Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) expressed to CNN how they feel about him given the lies he told about his background, though they were split on whether he should resign. “I am completely betrayed,” said Santos voter Teodora Choolfaian. “George Santos is a fraud,” she added. “I no longer support him.” Regarding his false claims of being …

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House Speaker Battle Likely Headed To Multiple Ballots

Roll Call reports: A small faction of “never Kevin” Republicans is threatening to ensure McCarthy is denied the 218 votes needed to win the speaker’s election. But a larger group of Republicans who have pledged to vote for “only Kevin” are making clear they won’t support any other returning members of Congress for the role. The two positions are seemingly …

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Arkansas Gov: January 6 “Disqualifies” Trump For WH

“I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States. I think he’s had his opportunity there. “I think Jan. 6 really disqualifies him for the future. I want to see everything I can do to make sure there is the alternative, and that Donald Trump is not the not the nominee of the …

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DC Court Struggles To Seat Jurors In Proud Boys Trial

The Washington Post reports: The trial of five members of the Proud Boys on charges of seditious conspiracy, with the defendants including the group’s longtime chairman, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, is heading into its second week without a word of testimony being heard. That is because the federal district court has been struggling to find 12 D.C. residents who can put …

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Man Attacks Cops With Machete Near Times Square

NBC News reports: Three New York City police officers were injured after being attacked with a machete near New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, authorities said. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. ET at West 52nd Street and 8th Avenue, just outside of the high-security zone where revelers are screened at checkpoints, officials said at a news conference …

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GOP Rep: Give George Santos A “Second Chance”

The Hill reports: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said on Sunday that Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) must take “huge steps” to regain public trust after Santos admitted to lying about his background on the campaign trail. But the Texas Republican, who is leaving Congress, also said Santos could be forgiven by the GOP for owning up to the false statements and …

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Brazil’s Lula To Be Sworn-In Under Massive Security

The BBC reports: Crowds of people are gathering in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president. The state of Brasilia has pledged to deploy “100%” of its police force – around 8,000 officers – to the city amid fears that some supporters of Mr Bolsonaro could seek to disrupt proceedings. Mr …

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Lindell: The RNC Is A “Big Money Laundering Operation”

“I’ve spent the last three weeks doing due diligence within the RNC. Just the money itself that it costs. Forty cents for every dollar that you go out and get from big donors goes to these things, one of them’s called ‘Data Trust.’ “To me, it’s like a big money laundering operation. Don’t quote me on that, we’re still digging. …

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All Networks Ignore Trump’s New Year’s Eve Message

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump invited the media for a moment he called “media availability” at Mar-a-Lago ahead of the country club’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. When the time came, however, Trump spoke for fewer than five minutes and not one cable news station covered it, including allies like Newsmax and Fox. He began by wishing the media a …

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Croatia Becomes 20th Country To Adopt The Euro

EuroNews reports: In the new year, Croatia will become the latest country to join the Eurozone and the Schengen area, a move that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says makes the European Union stronger. As of Sunday, the country will “join a community of 347 million Europeans who use the euro in their daily lives,” von der Leyen …

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Anita Pointer Of The Pointer Sisters Dies At Age 74

The Guardian reports: Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters whose string of pop, country and R&B hits in the 1970s and 80s included I’m So Excited, Jump (For My Love) and Fire, has died of cancer aged 74, her publicist said. Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died on Saturday, publicist Roger …

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Elon Musk Becomes First Person To Lose $200 Billion

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk was the second person ever to amass a personal fortune of more than $200 billion, breaching that threshold in January 2021, months after Jeff Bezos. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer has now achieved a first of his own: becoming the only person in history to erase $200 billion from their net worth. Musk, 51, has seen …

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