Новости за 02.05.2024

Mike Lindell was a great American success story, coming from nothing to owning a successful business. From being a crack addict to earning millions from his flourishing business. And then he threw it all away for Donald J. Trump, a raging narcissist, possibly a sociopath, who is hungry for power.

Tax justice advocates this week are expressing hope that delegates at a United Nations summit aimed at drafting an international tax convention will take the "once-in-a-century opportunity," as one campaigner and researcher said, to place the common good at the center of the global tax system instead of individual and corporate greed.

Even before he formally announced his campaign to be the Republican candidate to run against Senator Tammy Baldwin, Eric Hovde has been getting hammered on the fact that he is living large in Laguna Beach, California, so that he could do hands on management of his banks out west.

My Pillow conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell used to whine that his company was destroyed by lawsuits and people who wanted to silence the evidence he has that would overturn the 2020 election. Now he claims business is booming.

Giuliani, Trump's former henchman, lost a massive lawsuit for defaming two Georgia election workers and his creditors claim he's not being honest about the assets he has disclosed.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Trump Junior's girlfriend and MAGA confidant tried to come up with a positive explanation to excuse South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for executing her puppy for no good reason.

You know what costs over $7 at Starbucks these days? A trendy oat milk latte. Not exactly the cheapest way to get your daily caffeine fix.

Fox News’ Sean Hannity lobbed lots of softballs to South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem during her first on-air interview since the story about her shooting her 14-month-old dog broke, and even suggested that Joe Biden should have had Commander put down while helping her defend the indefensible.

Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed the petroleum industry yesterday as he pointed to experts who described Big Oil’s “pattern of lying and evasion” that has “set the country back decades” in its ability to address climate change. Not that the people who need to pay attention ever will, of course. Via HuffPost:

This article is raising the alarm about a disturbing failure of Facebook to enforce its own ban of paramilitary organizing -- in an election year, no less. Via Wired:

Watching this self-righteous ass get confronted with his own hypocrisy is a nice tonic to start the day. And that's it's delivered by Kaitlin Collins is even better.

Former President Donald Trump knows that the right to choose for women is popular. He massively fucked up when he appointed justices to overturn Roe while trying to kiss his evangelical supporters on their collective hypocritical butts. He knows. So, now that he's running to get the coveted keys to the White House again, but this time to stay out of prison, he's acting like a used car salesman trying his damnedest to sell a Ford Pinto to a car-savvy couple. Trump is in Wisconsin giving a pitch to his supporters... Читать дальше...

Lawyers, Guns and Money: When partisan hacks want to be philosopher kings.

Brent Terhune is back and he's talking about Governor Puppy Killer, aka Kristi Noem. He says that Puppy Killer did a good thing and saved countless lives because you can't have a little baby Cujo running around scooting on the carpet, chewing on a shoe you left out or doing other puppy things. And heaven forbid that you have to put the garbage can up before leaving! And if you can't understand why Governor Puppy Killer is a hero, that's what you get for having a heart!

The war on gray wolves continues in Congress as it has for at least the last twenty years. Usually, politicians from rural districts where ranching co-exists alongside introduced gray wolves will cynically use this issue to get some attention and pander for votes, and that's what Boebert is doing here as she struggles to remain in the House of Representatives.