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Reuters reports: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. “In the (hopefully unlikely) event that Twitter forces this deal to close *and* some equity partners don’t …

“This is a direct threat to freedom. And if it is allowed to stand, it is the end of the constitutional order, crossing the Rubicon. “Calista and I actually went once to the Rubicon, which is a very tiny creek, but it was the symbolic border of Rome. “And to cross the Rubicon with an armed force was to destroy …

“I don’t buy this rank and file crap either. Throw it right in the garbage. I don’t buy it one bit. I was a Secret Service agent, I was the rank-and-file, me. “And you know what, I saw something I didn’t like. And I left. Every single person involved — no ‘I was just doing my job.’ You’re full of …

Yahoo Sports reports: NASCAR driver Brandon Brown, whose first name inspired an infamous anti-Biden slogan, is a no-go for this weekend’s race in Indianapolis. He’s lost his full-time seat, at least temporarily, amid his team’s sponsorship woes, according to Yahoo! Sports. “Brown’s team is looking to field drivers who have sponsorship money after a deal with a now-defunct political cryptocurrency …

The Daily Beast reports: The New York and North Carolina attorney general’s offices are looking into former pharma bro Martin Shkreli’s latest venture, representatives told The Daily Beast. Shkreli recently launched a company called Druglike, a decentralized “drug discovery platform” that Shkreli claimed would “disrupt the economics of the drug business.” The announcement raised eyebrows given that Shkreli was banned …

“What I suspect it is is that Marco Rubio doesn’t think that gay marriage is real. I think Marco Rubio believes that marriage is between a man and a woman and that there is no such thing as same-sex marriage. “It’s just that Pete Buttigieg isn’t really married. And it’s hard — I know it’s hard to say that in …

The Daily Dot reports: An anti-vaccine dating website that allows users to procure “mRNA FREE” semen left its users’ personal data exposed online. The site, Unjected, launched in May 2021 and claims to be the “largest unvaccinated platform” on the internet. Unjected initially made headlines in August after its app was removed from the Apple App Store for violating the …

Mediatite reports: Alan Dershowitz argued Steve Bannon was denied his constitutional right to a jury trial because his trial was held in Washington D.C., which is made up of mostly “Trump haters.” He joined Newsmax TV’s The Record Friday evening to discuss the case with host Greta Van Susteren. “What do you think of this verdict, and what do you …

The Colorado Newsline reports: An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters after she allegedly violated a protection order and her bond conditions by contacting an employee of the Mesa County elections division. The warrant alleges that Peters sent an email on Wednesday to Mesa County Elections Director Brandi Bantz — with whom she is …

“Rather than work with us, Democrats again are spreading fear and misinformation to score political points. That opens the door further to extreme abortion-on-demand and their agenda. H.R. 8373 is a Trojan Horse for more abortions. “It should be called the ‘Payouts for Planned Parenthood Act!’ It would send more taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood.” – GOP Rep. Rep. Cathy …

The Hill reports: Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow donated $10 million to the reelection campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, according to the Friends of Ron DeSantis committee. Bigelow, the founder of Budget Suites of America, has also invested in other projects including Bigelow Aerospace and National Institute for Discovery Science. The entrepreneur garnered attention after telling a “60 …

“Why don’t we go do it? Why don’t we go make red states energy independent? Why do we need Saudi Arabia? Why do you need the federal government? Why do you need the EPA? Why do you need the Department of Energy? No, no. What’s the reason? Oh, because it’s against their rules. They break the rules every day. How …

Mediaite reports: “Do you think a 10-year-old should choose to carry a baby?” Swalwell asked. “I believe it would probably impact her life and so therefore, it would fall under any exception and would not be an abortion,” Catherine Foster replied. “Wait,” said Swalwell, who then paused as if to gather his thoughts on the answer. “It would not be …

“It actually doesn’t matter whether or not you believe in man-made climate change. I obviously don’t. Maybe you do. That’s not the point. It doesn’t matter what you believe, left, right, Democrat, Republican, it doesn’t matter. “If your politicians in charge of you are saying to you that they intend to get rid of oil, get rid of gas, go …

“But there was a bombshell. Are you ready for this? Apparently, Donald Trump made a phone call and nobody answered it. But they’re acting like this is a big deal. “You have no authority. You’re a joke committee. You have no authority. By the way, not to drop names but I received a phone call from the president on more …

“You’re up against, as you’ve heard me say before — way back in 1972, Peter White wrote that the liberal ideology had become a liberal theology, and that’s what you’re up against. “This is now a religious cult. And it’s a complicated cult, it’s a cult of environmentalism, it’s a cult of transgenderism. It’s a cult of income redistribution. You’ve …

Yahoo News reports: Elon Musk said on Monday it was time for Donald Trump to “hang up his hat and sail into the sunset,” days after the former U.S. President mocked the billionaire at a political rally and called him a “bullshit artist.” Writing on Twitter, Musk said, “I don’t hate the man, but it’s time for Trump to hang …

Media Matters has the transcript: The language will be as follows: parental leave instead of maternity leave, parent instead of mother or father, parenting, birthing parent instead of mother, non-birthing parent instead of father. But what if it’s a woman who is beyond birthing age? What do we call her? Now the reason behind this, the NEA writes, is that …

Sarasota’s ABC affiliate reports: Robert Craft, in his civil suit filed in Sarasota County Circuit Court July 1, alleges the school board has ignored complaints from citizens about certain books, and charges the school board is guilty of “purchasing and propagating obscene, lewd, and lascivious materials for distribution to children.” The counsel for the school board, Daniel DeLeo, told ABC7 …

The Idaho Press reports: Mike Lindell, known as the MyPillow guy, is back at it again — suggesting there’s voter fraud in Idaho despite Republican and Democratic assurances that the state’s elections are fair and accurate. Idaho’s May primary had a number of high-profile races, but none more so than the governor’s race pitting against each other Gov. Brad Little …