May 29, 2025 News, Silliness
USA Today reports: Two hikers mistakenly thought a companion, the third member of their hiking party, was dead and reported the false death. However, they were later determined to be in “an altered mental state” after ingesting mushrooms, according to officials. On May 24, at 9 a.m. local time, a forest ranger responded to a call on Cascade Mountain in …
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May 29, 2025 Christianists, Trump cultists
The Christian site Protestia reports: Prominent charismatic teacher Lance Wallnau is under fire for claiming to be and repeatedly promoting himself as a ‘Doctor’ despite holding only an honorary degree from a diploma mill University. We’ve written about Wallneau in the past after demonstrating how he’s been thoroughly discredited as a false prophet. A key player in the New Apostolic …
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May 29, 2025 Medicine, Science
NPR reports: The Medical Council of Canada said in an email statement that the number of American doctors creating accounts on physiciansapply.ca, which is “typically the first step” to being licensed in Canada, has increased more than 750% over the past seven months compared with the same time period last year — from 71 applicants to 615. Separately, medical licensing …
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May 29, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists
The Daily Beast reports: White House communications director Steven Cheung has built a reputation for his profanity-laced, scorched-earth style—but author Michael Wolff, one of Cheung’s favorite punching bags, thinks his combative persona is just theater. “There’s a sort of tragic feel about (Cheung) because he’s so heavy,” Wolff continued, arguing that he has to be “hidden away” and can’t become …
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May 29, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Just in via press release: Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the Make Autorail Great Again Act to block all federal funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until it officially changes its name to the “Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access” (WMAGA) and renames the Metrorail the “Trump Train.” “WMATA has received billions in federal assistance over …
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May 29, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration
CBS News reports: The Trump administration is shaking up Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership amid continued frustrations within the White House about the level of immigration arrests and deportations conducted by the agency, three sources familiar with the effort told CBS News Thursday. Kenneth Genalo will no longer lead the ICE branch tasked with carrying out arrests and deportations, Enforcement …
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May 29, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists
CNBC reports: A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a lower-court ruling that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Trump administration had earlier told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it would seek “emergency relief” from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday if the tariff …
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May 29, 2025 Fox News, State Television
MARIA BARTIROMO: Joining me now is White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. Kevin, good to see you. I think the reporters at this point know how to taunt President Trump by using the term ‘chickening out.” What’s your reaction? KEVIN HASSETT: “Well, actually, I think if President Trump had just a minute more, if you go back into …
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May 29, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
Axios reports: The Supreme Court should intervene after a federal trade court’s Wednesday ruling that blew up much of President Trump’s tariff regime, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. Wednesday’s surprise decision threw the rules of global commerce into chaos, adding urgency into the appeals process. The administration filed a notice of appeal just minutes after the ruling. …
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May 29, 2025 Christianists, Extremists
CNN reports: Floyd Brown, a far-right political activist with a history of anti-gay rhetoric and promoting conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama, said he was fired from a senior leadership role he briefly held at the Kennedy Center — just hours after CNN reached out with questions about his past statements. Brown’s past statements include calling homosexuality “a punishment” …
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