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Dems To Investigate Trump’s Promise To Big Oil Execs

The New Republic reports: Trump made explicit policy promises to a roomful of Big Oil executives—while urging them to raise $1 billion for his campaign. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who has been presiding over hearings into the oil industry as chair of the Budget Committee, says it’s “highly likely” that the committee will examine the new revelations. …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports: On Friday (May 10), drag star Jinkx Monsoon starred in the newest episode of the beloved British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Titled “The Devil’s Chord,” the episode revolves around The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) traveling back in time to London 1963, intent on watching The Beatles record their debut album Please …

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Nonbinary Swiss Artist Nemo Wins Eurovision 2024

CNN reports: Switzerland’s Nemo won a chaotic and politically fraught Eurovision Song Contest, triumphing in a competition in Sweden that was upstaged by controversy over the presence of Israel. The typically jovial event – one of the most-watched in the world’s cultural calendar – descended into turmoil in recent days, as organizers tried and failed to contain anger aimed towards …

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Manafort Claims He’s Quit Republican Convention Role

The New York Times reports: Paul Manafort, the longtime Republican strategist and chairman of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign, who had assumed an unpaid role advising party officials on the nominating convention, has stepped aside.  Mr. Manafort’s move came after The New York Times reported that he had been on the ground in Milwaukee last week for planning meetings for …

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Kennedy: I Offered My Children Fake Vaccination Cards And Martin Luther King Jr. Would Have Done The Same

The Daily Beast reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., responded to a Daily Beast story on Friday by comparing his decision to offer his kids fake vaccine cards to the civil disobedience practiced by Martin Luther King Jr. “Federal law clearly prohibits the government or private companies from using coercion to compel the use of experimental medical products,” …

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Ingraham Producer Posts Racist Rant About Police

Posted to X by Fox News producer Connor Clegg: Just had a “parking enforcement” office who barely spoke a lick of English attempt to load my car onto a tow truck because I was (allegedly) blocking some type of *very important* alleyway where I was parked. He said “we have to move your car” Told him, “no need, sir, l’ll …

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Florida College Worries $238M Donation May Be Fake

CNN reports: Florida A&M University is putting a purported $237.75 million donation “on pause,” after media reports and college board leaders raised concerns about the actual value of the stock gift—and the details surrounding the donor’s previous donations. It’s a stunning reversal from the fanfare last Saturday at FAMU’s commencement ceremony, when the announcement of the gift made headlines as …

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