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Preorders Begin For Totally Real US-Made Trump Phone

CNET reports: According to the venture’s website, a wireless plan is available for $47.45 a month with unlimited talk, text and data and no long-term contract. Those interested can use their own phone and number. Trump Mobile is also offering for preorder a $499 phone called the T1 with a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen that runs the Android 15 operating system. …

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WI Sen. Tammy Baldwin Was On MN Killer’s Hit List

Politico reports: Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was named among the Democratic politicians included on a list found in the vehicle of the man accused of a politically-motivated attack on two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on Saturday. Law enforcement notified Baldwin on Monday that shooting suspect Vance Boelter, 57, referenced her in his writings. Boelter was apprehended on Sunday …

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FIFA Drops Anti-Racism Campaign In US Because Trump

Awful Announcing reports: FIFA has opted not to distribute the anti-racism and anti-discrimination materials it produced and developed in the months leading up to the Club World Cup in the United States. The decision raises immediate questions about whether FIFA will decide to utilize this type of messaging during the World Cup hosted in the United States next summer. Recently, …

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Texas Lawmakers Defund State Border Wall Project

The Texas Tribune reports: Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project, leaving only scattered segments covering a small fraction of the border. That decision, made in the waning hours of this year’s legislative session, leaves the future of the state wall …

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Jeffries Seeks Increase In Security Budget For Reps

Axios reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and one of his top deputies are urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “substantially” increase the amount of money give to House offices for security. The plea comes as a growing number of House Democrats are revealed to have been named in documents allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the suspect in the …

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Home Goods Companies Plan Slew Of MAGA Products

Semafor reports: Want a MAGA rice cooker or a snow globe with a small version of President Donald Trump raising his fist? Major home-goods companies are there for you, with at least three firms developing special collections that feature Trump. One of the companies, Instant Pot Brands, noted that “a portion of the profits from” its forthcoming collection “will be …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Matthew Perry‘s doctor, Salvador Plasencia, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to the “Friends” star, who died of an overdose in October 2023. Plasencia acknowledges in the plea agreement that he repeatedly provided ketamine without a legitimate medical purpose in the weeks leading up to Perry’s death. The agreement anticipates a prison sentence …

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