January 30, 2025 Christianists, Extremists
Rolling Stone reports: The Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) has defrocked Father Calvin Robinson after the priest went viral for mimicking a recent gesture by Elon Musk that really, really looked like a Nazi salute. In a statement released Wednesday, the leadership of the ACC wrote that “were made aware of a post made on X showing the end of a …
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January 30, 2025 Advertising, Pop Music
People Magazine reports: Cher isn’t as successful at turning back time as she would’ve hoped in a new ad. The Believe singer, 78, shows just how wrong things can get when she tries to take a step back in time — like the lyrics to her infamous 1989 hit song — in a new Uber Eats commercial that premiered in …
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January 30, 2025 Fake News, Trump cultists
“I’m a conspiracy theorist, and I hope you are too. Yes, it was made official today. They finally just, for everybody — when they say you’re a conspiracy theorist, that means you’re a critical thinker. That means you’re independent. “That means you don’t necessarily go with the fake news preferred narrative. You see things for yourself. You are not afraid …
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January 30, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) suggested Thursday that a fatal crash could have been caused partly by DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion in government hiring. “I think you have to look at this with eyes wide open, see what happened,” Ogles said on Fox News. “Human error. Was it some sort of equipment failure? Did DEI …
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January 30, 2025 Covidiots
ABC News reports: Chairman Bill Cassidy, a Republican, kicked off Thursday’s hearing by saying he agrees with Kennedy’s view on the need to tackle ultra-processed food and its impact on Americans’ health. But he quickly admitted he has some concerns about his nomination. “It’s no secret I have some reservations about your past positions on vaccines and COVID issues,” the …
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January 30, 2025 Disaster, Military
The Hill reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has grounded the Army battalion involved in the operation of the Blackhawk helicopter with three soldiers that crashed into a passenger plane with more than 60 people on Wednesday night. Hegseth, in a video released by the Defense Department Thursday morning, said the 12th Aviation Battalion had been conducting an annual …
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January 30, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Washington Post reports: Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday for what’s expected to be a contentious session focusing on her views on major foreign policy challenges, controversial statements on Russia and Syria, and her position on the delicate balance between government surveillance and civil liberties. The …
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January 30, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The New York Times reports: Kash Patel, the nominee for F.B.I. director, is expected to face bruising questions at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday about his relative lack of experience, his promise to persecute his enemies and whether he will preserve the bureau’s independence from President Trump. The nomination of Mr. Patel, 44, a self-described Trump campaign surrogate, has …
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January 30, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Latin Times reports: A Puerto Rican family, including a toddler, was taken into custody by ICE in Milwaukee after being overheard speaking Spanish; this incident is the latest in a surge of racial profiling concerns amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. The family, all U.S. citizens, were transported to a detention center before officials acknowledged their mistake and issued an apology. …
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January 30, 2025 Disaster, Travel
The Washington Post reports: Officials believe that all passengers and crew onboard American Eagle Flight 5342, which collided midair Wednesday evening with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, were killed, and are pivoting search-and-rescue teams to recovery operations. “At this point, we don’t believe there are any survivors from this accident,” D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said …
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