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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Broadway.com reports: Golden Globe-winning actress Brooke Shields has been elected president of Actors’ Equity Association, the actor-stage manager union. Shields replaces Kate Shindle, president of AEA since 2015, who opted not to seek re-election. Best known as a screen actress (The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love, Suddenly Susan), Shields’ Broadway credits include Chicago, Grease and Cabaret. Founded in 1913, Actors’ Equity …

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GOP Senator Claims National Park Banned US Flag

CBS News reports: The National Park Service (NPS) denied claims that park officials at Denali National Park ordered a construction crew to not fly the American flag over Memorial Day weekend. The claim appears to have originated from a report by Alaska Watchman, a conservative news outlet, which cited an anonymous construction worker. On Friday, Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan …

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Tesla Shareholders Vote On Musk’s $56B Pay Package

NBC News reports: It may be the highest-stakes popularity contest in history. Friends and foes of tech billionaire Elon Musk are in the middle of a two-month battle over whether to reinstate a record $56 billion pay package for the Tesla CEO, months after a Delaware state judge struck down his compensation as improperly awarded. The fight is in the …

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Richard Dreyfuss Accused Of Sexist, Anti-LGBTQ Rant

The Wrap reports: Richard Dreyfuss’ appearance at a Massachusetts theatre prior to a screening of 1975 hit “Jaws” went awry when the actor went on an allegedly sexist and homophobic rant, prompting the venue to apologize to patrons. “We deeply regret that Mr. Dreyfuss’ comments during the event were not in line with the values of inclusivity and respect that …

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GOP Senators: Presidents Shouldn’t Have Immunity

“I don’t believe anybody deserves absolute immunity. You know, the fact of the matter is that’s the last thing I’d want to do. That sounds a whole lot like the position we got rid of when we fought the Revolutionary War. Kings have absolute immunity. I don’t believe presidents should.” – GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, speaking to CNN’s Manu Raju. …

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Netanyahu: Killing Of 45 Refugees Was “Tragic Mistake”

The Associated Press reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Monday that a “tragic mistake” had been made after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah set fire to a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians and killed at least 45 people, according to local officials. “Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, last night, there …

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Trump Pledges To Deport Anti-Israel Student Protesters

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump promised to crush pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, telling a roomful of donors — a group that he joked included “98 percent of my Jewish friends” — that he would expel student demonstrators from the United States, according to participants in the roundtable event with him in New York. “One thing I …

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Biden Admin Moves To Trump-Proof Science Agencies

Politico reports: The Biden administration is setting up new tripwires for Donald Trump at America’s premier health research agency to safeguard against political interference if Trump wins in November. The White House fears Trump could try to advance an ideological agenda at the National Institutes of Health, like the ones he’s suggested on everything from vaccines to diversity policies. In …

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Draft Dodger: “Happy Memorial Day To Human Scum”

“Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is working so hard to destroy our Once Great Country, & to the Radical Left, Trump Hating Federal Judge in New York that presided over, get this, TWO separate trials, that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t …

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