A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Meanwhile, in world on fire latest, a Chinese govt spokesperson: "If the United States... persists in waging a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war, the Chinese side will fight them to the bitter end."
Trudeau: "He talked about banking again today in a tweet, which doesn't make any sense because 16 banks are currently active in Canada holding about $113b worth of assets in this country... what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us."
WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.
The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
I have long believed that not enough has been written about how GOP members have felt physically intimidated by Trump supporters. It doesn’t excuse their cowardice, but it still deserves more attention.
Big picture: day by day, it’s clearer that the Trump presidency is determined to cling ever closer to Russian propaganda and strategic positions. Day by day, the question as to how European leaders intend to respond, if indeed they do so, becomes ever more pressing and acute.
The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi repeats what he and King Abdullah have said many times in the past: any attempt to forcibly displace Palestinians into Jordan will be seen as a declaration of war against the Kingdom of Jordan, and the Kingdom will fight back.
BREAKING: The Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed on December 25, killing 38 people after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan, was struck by a Russian Pantsir-S air defense system, an Azerbaijani government source told Reuters on Tuesday
1. Like clockwork, the Saudi Foreign MInistry has released a statement confirming that they will not normalize relations with Israel unless there’s a Palestinian state
As they note in this statement, they had to reaffirm this during the Biden admin and they’re doing again in the Trump admin.
JUST IN: B.C. Premier David Eby says he directed B.C. Liquor sales
to immediately stop buying American liquor from red states and remove the highest-selling brands from those states from the shelves of the province’s liquor stores.
Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous.
Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!
It’s not just four years of marvelling at how awful he is, it’s four years of being dumbfounded by the desperate dishonesty of supporters. If a photo of Taylor Swift or Hilary Clinton waving is somehow ‘proof’ that Musk didn’t do a Nazi salute in plain sight, what else will they pretend to believe?
NEW: The Chairperson for the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has sent a letter to the OPP advising they consult White House Counsel on the legality of ousting 17 inspectors general. 👀
Politico reports that Trump’s key aides are furious with Elon Musk for publicly trashing his $500 billion AI initiative.
“It’s clear he has abused the proximity to the president,” said the Trump ally. “The problem is the president doesn’t have any leverage over him and Elon gives zero fucks”
Public Health Blitzkrieg Day 5: Trump pauses global HIV funding. Fauci stripped of security. Oddly normal interim directors named at FDA and NIH.
Tonight's Inside Medicine: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Yes, Trump committed countless outrageous and illegal acts on his first day in office, but the biggest story remains that the man who incited the violent mob that attacked the Capitol and assaulted police officers, he let all these criminals go.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Senators received an affidavit from Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, Danielle Hegseth, claiming his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha Hegseth, to fear for her safety.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)