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Hill Reporter has the transcript: Let’s talk about Brittney Griner. I’m tired of everyone saying she’s a hostage and she’s a political prisoner and all this stuff. She’s been going to Russia since 2014, right? Playing basketball there, making a million dollars or whatever she makes. And she knows what the laws are in Russia. She’s got a vape with …

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk’s behavior is putting off prospective customers and perturbing some Tesla owners. The trends have shown up in one consumer survey and market research report after another: Tesla commands high brand awareness, consideration and loyalty. fusk’s antics, on the other hand? They could do without. Creative Strategies, a California-based customer-experience measurer, mentioned owner frustration with Musk …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson announced the results of a Twitter poll he held asking respondents to choose a new name for monkeypox, a viral disease that can cause fever, muscle pain, lesions, and other symptoms. There has been an effort to change the name of monkeypox due to stigmas associated with it in certain communities. Carlson said he objected to …

The Miami Herald reports: Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change. DeSantis plans to have the State Board of Administration, which oversees investments, direct pension-fund managers against “using political factors when investing the state’s …

Media Matters has the transcript: So here’s a headline from The Daily Caller a couple days ago – “left-wing activists urge big tech to censor anti-pedophile smear.” Now, the anti-pedophile smear that they’re referring to is this meme of “ok, groomers,” that’s been going around the internet. And this is where people are calling out all of these, sort of, …

“The fact of the matter is, in large part our military is suffering a severe recruitment crisis because our military leadership is more focused on being woke and following Dr. Fauci than winning wars. “They’re using cartoons. Why is having two mommies relevant at all? The answer is, it’s not. So, that would definitely get an A as, like, a …

Mediaite reports: Maria Bartiromo began on her Sunday Morning Futures show, asking, “Congressman, there were signs that Joe Biden was declining during the 2020 campaign. I mean, let’s face it, he stayed in the basement the whole time during, during the campaign. So who knew what when?” “Are they hiding this and feeding him drugs to, to allow him to …

The Associated Press reports: A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. If it stands, Charlene Carter could collect $4.15 million from Southwest and $950,000 from Local 556 of the Transport Workers Union, mostly in punitive …

The Daily Beast reports: GOAT gymnast Simone Biles isn’t letting Trumpland rain on her parade. When ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis said Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to “fellow losers” Biles and Megan Rapinoe, the seven-time Olympic medalist was quick to hit back. “who is Jenna Ellis? Asking for everyone,” the gymnastics star wrote on Twitter. who is Jenna Ellis? …

Raw Story reports: Election denier Jenna Ellis received harsh criticism on Thursday when she referred to Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe as “losers” after they received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to billionaire GOP donor Miriam Adelson, Rush Limbaugh and Reps. Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), among others. …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE WATTERS (CO-HOST): I want to talk about what the squad said that there’s — there’s going to be a woman’s strike? DANA PERINO (CO-HOST): Yeah, are you worried about that? WATTERS: I’m a little worried about that. I’m watching Wheel of Fortune. Who’s going to turn over the letters? BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): Good point. …

Bloomberg News reports: Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said he’s undecided about who he’d support in the 2024 presidential election when asked specifically if he’d back former president Donald Trump. “I think I’m undecided at this point about that election,” Musk said in an interview with Bloomberg News. The world’s richest man also said he’s willing to put …

Florida Politics reports: Top Gun Tom Cruise, meet “Top Gov” Ron DeSantis. That’s the message from a rip-roaring new line of merchandise from the Florida Governor, paying homage to the box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick,” which is already over $600 million in global receipts. “Our Freedom First Agenda is at full throttle. Governor Ron DeSantis is on a mission …

Ben Shapiro writes for his Daily Wire: June marks LGBTQI+ Pride Month — a month honoring those who are “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex.” This ever-expanding rubric revolves around a particular value system entirely embraced by the modern Left: the notion that a person’s core identity ought to lie not in the relationship between individual desires and societal …

The Daily Mail reports: Elon Musk has joked that ‘owning the libs’ isn’t cheap after claiming to put his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on hold. ‘Owning libs’ is internet slang used by conservatives that refers to defeating or embarrassing liberals in arguments. On Friday morning, Musk threw his Twitter takeover bid into chaos by tweeting that the deal was …

Media Matters has the transcript: Karine Jean-Pierre is our first out LGBTQ+ White House Press Secretary and that’s all you need to know. It’s a good thing, shut up and celebrate. That’s why she got the job. She’s in the right group and so the Biden administration, which thinks exclusively in terms of groups and never in terms of individuals …

Media Matters has the transcript: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has never actually been elected to the office she holds, but she has tested positive for COVID-19. Recently, right now, you know what that means. It means the vaccine works perfectly. Here’s the statement she released: “Thankfully I am vaccinated and boosted. Reminder to all New Yorkers, get vaccinated and …

The New York Post reports: A group of Republican senators want a new TV rating created so parents can block their children from watching shows with LGBTQ characters.The five senators from North Dakota, Kansas, Utah, Indiana and Montana sent a letter Wednesday to the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board asking for the new rating. The two-page letter signed by Sens. …

The Hill reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is facing backlash after questioning how many “over-educated, under-loved” women have participated in protests supporting abortion rights after a draft ruling from the Supreme Court showed that the bench is poised to roll back Roe v. Wade. A number of tweets criticizing the congressman referenced the sex trafficking investigation that is examining the …

ABC News report: A 23-year-old man featured in a video that went viral after he groped two flight attendants, punched a third, screamed his parents had $2 million and was duct taped to a seat of a Frontier Airlines flight was sentenced Tuesday to 60 days in jail followed by one year of supervised release. Max Berry pleaded guilty to …