January 26, 2021 Scandal, Sports
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports: Sex videos of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft are set to be destroyed under a court order. It’s been two years since the 79-year-old billionaire was among more than two dozen people secretly videotaped by police during a massage parlor prostitution sting in Palm Beach County. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II …
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January 26, 2021 Republicans, Trump cultists
“January 6th was a tough day. The actions of the president since Election Day were not his finest. “It troubles me greatly because I am proud of the successes of the Trump Administration. Those were the right policies. “That’s what our party cares about and is looking to do. If you look at the foreign policy side, the strength we …
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January 26, 2021 Trump cultists, Trump Lies
“I haven’t been hiding anything. You’re the ones who have been hiding the machines. You won’t show anybody a single machine. I’ve already gotten to see 22 and they look real bad, the 22 that we’ve seen. “I’m dying to see the rest so come on, come on guys, you gave us what we’ve been looking for for a long …
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January 26, 2021 Business, Republicans
Axios reports: Google will not make contributions from its political action committee this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election, following the deadly Capitol riot. Several major businesses paused or pulled political donations following the events of Jan. 6, when pro-Trump rioters, riled up by former President Trump, stormed the Capitol …
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January 26, 2021 Social Media, Trump cultists
Reuters reports: Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of MyPillow chief Mike Lindell for repeated violations of the company’s policy on election misinformation, the social media firm said late on Monday. Lindell, a devout supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, financed post-election protest movements in a bid to overturn the election win of President Joe Biden. Lindell used …
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January 26, 2021 Extremists, Trump cultists
Media Matters has the transcript: Listen as the geniuses explain how the single biggest threat to this country isn’t Chinese hegemony or even the coming hyperinflation, pretty much a certainty now which was 100% caused by elite mismanagement of our economy. But no let’s not talk about that. The real threat is a forbidden idea, something called QAnon. No democratic …
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January 26, 2021 Uncategorized
The BBC reports: The CEO of a casino company valued at nearly $2bn (£1.6bn) has quit after he and his wife were charged with misleading authorities to get a Covid vaccine. Rod Baker, of the Great Canadian Gaming Corp, and his wife Ekaterina had traveled to the remote northern Yukon territory for the jabs. The region, home to many indigenous …
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January 26, 2021 Coronavirus, Republicans
Agence France-Presse reports: Florida’s chief financial officer on Monday told the International Olympic Committee that the state would be happy to host the Olympics Games amid speculation that current hosts Japan may back out. Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to Thomas Bach, the head of the IOC, “to encourage you to consider relocating the 2021 Olympics from Tokyo, Japan to …
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January 26, 2021 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Independent reports: Donald Trump has established his “Office of the Former President” in Palm Beach, Florida, where he has opened a headquarters for his post-presidential public affairs. The office will manage his correspondence, appearances and other “official activities to advance the interests of the United States” and “carry on the agenda” of his administration through “advocacy, organizing and public …
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January 26, 2021 Democrats, Republicans
The Washington Post reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night signaled he would step back from an ultimatum over Senate rules that sparked a partisan showdown and threatened to obstruct President Biden’s early legislative agenda. McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement that he was ready to move forward with a power-sharing accord with Democrats on how to operate …
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