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‘A Gift to Donald Trump’: Dem Senator Blasts Biden’s PardonWOE OVER JOE
“It just gives the American people a sense that there’s one system for the rich and powerful and one system for everyone else,” said Sen. Michael Bennet.
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Elon Musk Misses Out on Massive PaydayPAY DAY
It’s the second time the pay package was rejected by the same Delaware judge.
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The premium activewear brand rarely has sales.
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RFK Jr. Once Sold Bottled Water With Fluoride In ItWHAT CHANGED?
Kennedy’s former business partner said the incoming Health and Human Services Secretary didn’t have a problem with fluoride then.
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Kate Winslet Tears Up Talking Body Shaming After ‘Titanic’‘Absolutely Appalling’
The actress recalled the scrutiny she received on her appearance after the hit movie.
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President Biden Didn’t Consult DOJ Pardon Office: CNNRARE
According to CNN, it was the sole instance thus far of Biden not seeking out the office’s input.
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Weinstein in Hospital After ‘Alarming Blood Test Result’AGAIN
“His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights,” his attorney told People.
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My Chemical Romance Pays Tribute to Late Drummer Bob Bryar‘Deepest Condolences’
The group described their former bandmate as an ‘important part’ of their history.
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Dems Face Leadership Showdown as Raskin Takes on NadlerHOT SEAT
Raskin’s decision to run for Nadler’s committee seat comes amid several generational shifts and leadership clashes in the House and within the party.
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Woman’s Racist Airport Meltdown at Family Caught on VideoVIRAL MOMENT
The woman was ultimately removed from a transport shuttle after United Airlines workers were informed she was causing problems.
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Pardoned MAGA Filmmaker Gets Roasted for Hunter Biden TakeME NOT THEE
Dinesh D’Souza was pardoned by Donald Trump in 2018 for illegally contributing to a New York Republican’s Senate campaign.
‘A Gift to Donald Trump’: Dem Senator Blasts Biden’s Pardon for Son Hunter
WOE OVER JOE
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) called President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter “a gift to Donald Trump,” slamming the decision for discrediting American politics and the Democratic Party and warning it could be used to justify corruption by the incoming administration. “When you turn around after you say—month after month after month—you’re not gonna pardon your son, and then you do pardon him—putting the personal ahead of your responsibilities to the American people—it just gives the American people a sense that there’s one system for the rich and powerful and one system for everyone else,” he told CNN’s The Source on Monday. “Which is one of the reasons why we haven’t been able to keep Donald Trump from coming back here for a second term. It’s in that terrible context that this decision was made by the president.” Bennet asserted that Democrats who say “the prosecution of Hunter Biden is political” have “accepted Donald Trump’s standard” of attacking and discrediting the judicial system, which he argued will allow Trump to ”claim he’s just doing what Joe Biden did.”
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Judge Rejects Elon Musk’s Massive $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package
PAY DAY
Elon Musk’s attempt at reinstating his massive $56 billion Tesla pay package was rejected by a Delaware judge—the second time she ruled against the Tesla billionaire. On Monday, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick denied a request by Musk’s attorneys and Tesla’s corporate directors to rescind a ruling she made in January blocking Tesla from paying Musk’s hefty check. At the time, McCormick concluded that the company’s directors who approved the package were not independent from Musk. Although initially approved in 2018, Musk’s pay package was challenged by Tesla shareholders in a lawsuit after they accused him and the company’s board of directors of breaching their duties. Following McCormick’s January ruling, Musk met with Tesla shareholders in June where they ratified his 2018 pay package for a second time, by an “overwhelming margin” per AP. Defense attorneys argued that the second vote made a plausible case for Musk receiving the pay package, which McCormick shot down in her 103-page opinion on Monday.
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CYBER MONDAY 2024
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RFK Jr. Once Sold Bottled Water With Higher Fluoride Levels Than Tap
WHAT CHANGED?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, may be against fluoride in drinking water these days—but it wasn’t long ago when he was selling it in bottles, according to a New Yorker report published Monday. Kennedy co-founded Keeper Springs in 1999 in what was at the time considered an odd attempt to help clean polluted waterways. Before the company closed up shop in 2013, it had been selling water with fluoride in it—up to 1.3 milligrams per liter, according to a 2009 chemical analysis that the New Yorker cites. Tap water typically doesn’t contain as much of the mineral. The company’s other co-founder, Chris Bartle, told the outlet, “For a while, we had a source in upstate New York where the water was naturally fluoridated.... These two Iranian guys owned it. It was a pretty neat scenario, but we didn’t stay with them for long.” Bartle added that he never heard any complaints about fluoride from his then-business partner. Fluoride has been shown to prevent tooth decay.
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Kate Winslet Remembers Being Body Shamed After Starring in ‘Titanic’
‘Absolutely Appalling’
Kate Winslet was moved to tears while recalling the body shaming she experienced after catapulting into fame for her starring role in James Cameron’s Titanic. In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday night, the actress described the press’ scrutiny at the time as “absolutely appalling” after being shown a clip where someone critiqued her dress size. “What kind of a person must they be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?,” she continued. Winslet proceeded to recall a moment where she confronted someone about comments they made about her weight, sharing, “I did get face-to-face. I let them have it. I said, ‘I hope this haunts you,’” before getting teary-eyed. “It was a great moment because it wasn’t just for me, it was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment. It was horrific, it was really bad.” Earlier this year, Winslet disclosed in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that a crew member on the set of her film Lee asked her to sit up straighter to hide her “belly rolls.” “It is my life on my face, and that matters. It wouldn’t occur to me to cover that up,” she said at the time.
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President Biden Didn’t Consult DOJ Pardon Office: Report
RARE
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, without consulting the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, CNN reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the situation. Biden’s act of clemency was the first such instance without him seeking the office’s involvement, according to the outlet, which notes that Donald Trump avoided it regularly when handing out pardons. Biden has granted 26 pardons so far. The Office of the Pardon Attorney makes recommendations to presidents, and sources told CNN that it’s possible it determined that the younger Biden wasn’t qualified to receive a pardon because he hadn’t yet been sentenced. Biden’s sentencing for federal tax and gun convictions had been scheduled for later this month. The pardon grants clemency for those offenses in addition to any potential crimes he committed from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 1, 2024. Hunter Biden’s lawyers told the judges handling each case that the pardon “requires dismissal of the indictment against him with prejudice and adjournment of all future proceedings in this matter.”
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Harvey Weinstein in Hospital After ‘Alarming Blood Test Result’
AGAIN
Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized once again for an “alarming blood test result,” according to reports. He was brought to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan and is expected to stay there until his condition stabilizes. His attorney Imran H. Ansari told People, “His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights.” His attorney claimed that the infamous movie producer was “suffering from a lack of adequate medical care” at Rikers Island. Despite being convicted of rape in New York and California, he’s now awaiting a retrial for the New York case. New criminal charges also were slapped on Weinstein in September. Weinstein, 72, was also recently diagnosed with leukemia. In November, it was revealed that Weinstein was gearing up to sue for “ongoing medical negligence.” “Mr. Weinstein has hired legal counsel to sue NYC Health and Hospitals and Bellevue, as he has the right to proper care while in custody,” a representative told the New York Post at the time.
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My Chemical Romance Pays Tribute to Drummer Bob Bryar After His Death at 44
‘Deepest Condolences’
My Chemical Romance paid tribute to former drummer Bob Bryar following the confirmation of his death on Dec. 1. “It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Bob Bryar, our former bandmate and important part of the history of My Chemical Romance,” the band wrote on Instagram Monday alongside a photo of Bryar. “We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family at this time. May he rest in peace.” The news of Bryar’s passing was first reported by TMZ last week. The publication, citing law enforcement sources, said that the 44-year-old was discovered in his home in Tennessee after last being seen alive on Nov. 4. Police sources also told the outlet that there is no foul play suspected in Bryar’s death and that the music equipment in his home was left “untouched.” The drummer joined My Chemical Romance in 2004 and left the band six years later in 2010. He was their longest-serving drummer and contributed to their iconic 2006 album The Black Parade.
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Dems Face Leadership Showdown as Raskin Takes on Nadler
HOT SEAT
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has launched his bid against Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) for the Democrats' top seat on the House Judiciary Committee. “After a week consulting most of our Colleagues and engaging in serious introspection about where we are, I am running today to be your Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress,” Raskin wrote in a letter to fellow House Dems on Monday. “This is where we will wage our front-line defense of the freedoms and rights of the people, the integrity of the Department of Justice and the FBI, and the security of our most precious birthright possessions: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the rule of law, and democracy itself.” A constitutional scholar, the Maryland rep led Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and was a member of the Jan. 6 select committee. He has served as the top Democrat on the Oversight committee during the current Congress. Raskin’s decision to run for Nadler’s committee seat comes amid several generational shifts and leadership clashes in the House and within the party. The fate of the high-profile committee leadership race is reportedly expected to be decided as soon as this week.
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Woman’s Racist Airport Meltdown at Family Caught on Video
VIRAL MOMENT
A woman has been caught on camera as she “harassed” an Indian American family after their flight landed in Los Angeles. Photographer Pervez Taufiq said he, his wife, and three sons had flown into California from Cancun where they were confronted by a flyer who had been on the same United Airlines flight. “Your family is from India, you have no respect, you have no rules, you think you can push everyone, push, push, push,” the woman yelled as Taufiq recorded on Nov. 24. “That’s what you think you are. You guys are f–--ing crazy.” At the start of the video, she also held up both middle fingers at him. Taufiq, who grew up in Boston, said he first interacted with the “clearly” drunk woman during the flight when he went to check on his child sitting next to her. He claimed he learned that the woman asked his son if he was Indian and threatened to talk to his parents. On the shuttle bus between the plane and the terminal, Taufiq accused the woman of telling his children to shut up which prompted the verbal altercation. After Taufiq told her she should tell him again to have “more curry, right?,” she replied she was going “to record your f---ing tandoori ass.” Eventually, after a bystander informed United workers that the woman was the instigator, she was removed from the transport bus. United Airlines has not yet commented on the incident.
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MAGA Filmmaker Pardoned by Trump Gets Roasted for Hunter Biden Take
ME NOT THEE
Conservative filmmaker and commentator, Dinesh D’Souza, is under fire for his criticism of Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter. “No one is above the law—except my son Hunter!” D’Souza captioned a photo of the president and his son on X. As commenters were quick to point out, D’Souza was pardoned by Donald Trump in 2018 for illegally contributing to a New York Republican’s Senate campaign. Many replied with screenshots of headlines from D’Souza’s pardon. Long an incendiary figure, D’Souza has produced several right-wing documentaries that have even alienated some conservatives. His 2022 election denialism documentary, 2000 Mules, was too outlandish for Fox News and Newsmax to cover. He recently admitted that the evidence for the film, which argues that a ring of “mules” illegally gathered ballots and put them in drop boxes, is false. D’Souza also apologized to a Georgia voter depicted in the film who sued him for defamation. He said “the underlying premise of the film holds true,” though the stolen election claim has been debunked many times.
“No one is above the law—except my son Hunter!” pic.twitter.com/cyHY5twYKy
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) December 2, 2024
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