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[Fwiffo]

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in hospital ICU

The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon has suffered repeated bouts of ill-health in recent years and came out of hospital just last week.

www.nbcnews.com

Mio dio - lui è in ospedale

 

[Fwiffo]

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP finance probe

Peter Murrell was taken into police custody as officers searched his home and the SNP's headquarters.

www.bbc.com

"Nicola Sturgeon gave multiple reasons for her resignation - but the police investigation into her party's finances was not one of them.

'But there are huge questions I think to answer for both Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon about what they knew and when.'"

I guess there won't be any referendum to secede any time soon...that is if there is any money left to campaign for one.

 

[Dropbear]

Justice Clarence Thomas’s megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia – report

Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintings

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Justice Clarence Thomas’s megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia – report

Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintings

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Dianne Feinstein: Democrats call on Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign

Two colleagues say California's Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to serve as she battles shingles.

www.bbc.com

"Her absence has complicated President Joe Biden's efforts to confirm federal judges in the Senate, which has only a slim Democratic majority."

Ageist! Young people can get shingles too and be hospitalised.

 

[Dropbear]

Shady af

Harlan Crow Bought Property from Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal.

The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where Thomas’ mother was living.

www.propublica.org

 

[Fwiffo]

GOP Rep. George Santos of New York announces re-election bid

The first-term lawmaker is the subject of numerous investigations, including one launched by the House Ethics Committee.

www.nbcnews.com

Let the truth come out the third time around...

 

[Fwiffo]

Tyrants? I thought the President just came up a few weeks ago and had a good time.

 

[Dropbear]

The stolen election narrative just took a hit as big as the bozos presenting the ‘news’ at Fox.

Dominion-Fox News live updates: Settlement reached for $787.5 million

abcnews.go.com

 

[Fwiffo]

They settled for less than half. They could probably use the rest and cover the next lawsuit which won't be awarding $2B plus.

I wonder if anyone was actually preparing to testify or everyone at Fox knew it was going to be settled.

 

[Fwiffo]

Dominic Raab lashes out at 'flawed' bullying inquiry as he quits

The senior Tory says the findings "set a dangerous precedent" as two bullying complaints are upheld.

www.bbc.com

Is anyone keeping count how many of the Sunak cabinet have had to step down?

I thought this was the sober and serious team.

 

[Dropbear]

The Threat of Civil Breakdown Is Real

National security officials are still not prepared for a far-right revolt.

www.politico.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Is Ron DeSantis done? His U.S. presidential bid is sputtering before launch

"Another Republican lawmaker from DeSantis's own state, Greg Steube, endorsed Trump. One report said Steube couldn't get face time with the governor, but got a phone call from Trump when he fell off a ladder and wound up in hospital."

If only he called Greg Steube after he fell off a ladder.

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[Fwiffo]

China disowns ambassador's remarks questioning Ukrainian independence

China's ambassador to Paris Lu Shaye has questioned the sovereignty of countries of the former Soviet Union.

www.bbc.com

"Even these former Soviet countries don't have an effective status under international law because there is no international agreement under international law to concretise their status as sovereign countries,"

I assume there is nothing 'concrete' about Taiwan's status.

 

[Fwiffo]

Ron DeSantis praises Japan's military build-up in visit

The Florida governor and potential U.S. presidential candidate met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as part of a four-country trip to burnish his foreign policy credentials.

www.nbcnews.com

Building up his foreign policy CV.

 

[Jan Libourel]

I see that Tucker Carlson just got fired by Fox. I'll miss him. "A national tragedy," as I remarked to my wife.

 

[doghouse]

All I have to say about the Tucker firing is "hahahahahahahaha".

 

[Fwiffo]

Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of self-governing district

In a dramatic escalation of an increasingly bitter feud, Disney filed a lawsuit alleging that DeSantis orchestrated a retaliation campaign as "punishment for Disney’s protected speech."

www.nbcnews.com

If you don't have any lawsuits, you're not fit to be contending to be the GOP presidential candidate.

 

[Fwiffo]

Kamala Harris word salad speech at pro-abortion rally blasted by critics: ‘Legalizing weed was a mistake’

Maybe this is why Kamala Harris didn’t have any lines in President Biden’s re-election announcement video.

nypost.com

“So, I think it’s very important, as you have heard from so many incredible leaders, for us at every moment in time — and certainly this one — to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present, and to be able to contextualize it, to understand where we exist in the history and in the moment as it relates not only to the past but the future,”

 

[Fwiffo]

Turkey's Erdogan cancels public appearances after falling ill as election nears | CNN

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan largely canceled two days of campaigning as crucial elections loom after he fell ill during a live televised interview.

www.cnn.com

I guess that's one way for the opposition to beat him.

 

[Fwiffo]

Nikki Haley: Biden will likely die within five years

With recent polls showing voter concern over Biden's age, Republicans are divided about whether it should be a line of attack as the 2024 race heats up.

www.nbcnews.com

6 in 10 Americans are against Trump running. DeSantis is 37% behind Trump and facing his own lawsuit.

Nikki Haley bringing up the rear with a new campaign slogan: "He announced that he’s running again in 2024, and I think that we can all be very clear and say with a matter of fact that if you vote for Joe Biden you really are counting on a President Harris, because the idea that he would make it until 86 years old is not something that I think is likely,"

Do people actually pay for speech writers these days or they just wing it like Kamala Harris?

 

[Fwiffo]

Donald Trump says it is 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland

The former US president has flown into Aberdeen on his first visit to the UK since 2019.

www.bbc.com

"Will be meeting with many wonderful friends, and cutting a ribbon for a new and spectacular second course in Aberdeen."

For a moment I thought he was following DeSantis trying to establish his bona fides in foreign policy...

 

[Fwiffo]

Ron DeSantis bets big on his Disney feud

Interviews with voters, along with three polls, show strong GOP support for DeSantis over Disney in their fight, despite skepticism from some donors and strategists.

www.nbcnews.com

My campaign will be built around how I trounce Mickey Mouse

 

[Fwiffo]

China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Beijing's move comes after Canada expelled a Chinese diplomat accused of intimidating a Canadian MP.

www.bbc.com

Time to pack it up and go home for transgressions in 2021.

 

[Fwiffo]

Imran Khan: Dozens of police seize ex-PM outside court in Pakistan

Highways in the capital Islamabad are blocked by protesters after the dramatic arrest of the former PM.

www.bbc.com

"Let there be anarchy, let there be chaos. If there is no Imran, there's nothing left in Pakistan. No one is there to take over."

That's the spirit to free elections.

 

[Fwiffo]

Kaliningrad: Russia fury as Poland body recommends renaming exclave

A Polish state body says dropping the "imposed name" is partly a result of Russia invading Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

"For hundreds of years before World War Two, the area was known as Königsberg and was part of East Prussia. Królewiec is the Polish translation of Königsberg."

Why not rename it back to Konigsberg? Then it's not politically influenced by either side.

 

[Fwiffo]

Rep. George Santos faces federal charges, sources say

The Republican congressman is at the center of a number of probes into his finances and other issues.

www.nbcnews.com

George Santos - your day of reckoning has come...or has it? After all Gaetz, Trump and others are still around.

 

[Dropbear]

Single men around the globe rejoice.

Finland prime minister divorces husband

Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has filed for divorce jointly with her husband of three years Markus Raikkonen, they said on Instagram on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Pure Trump re-injected into the main vein of American politics at CNN town hall

Emboldened by polls, Trump took to the airwaves to begin selling his 2024 plans to a broader audience.

www.nbcnews.com

2 years and a bit later and he's back on all social media platforms and mainstream media. Talk about coming back from Napoleonic exile to Elba.

 

[Fwiffo]

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan released on bail

The popular 70-year-old opposition leader's arrest triggered nationwide protests in which his supporters attacked military installations, burned vehicles and looted stores.

www.nbcnews.com

Back out to generate some electoral anger.

 

[Fwiffo]

George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks

Santos was the subject of a criminal charge for using two stolen checks to buy items at a shop in the city of Niteroi, including a pair of sneakers.

www.nbcnews.com

One down...many more to go.

 

[Fwiffo]

Mexico dispatches discarded presidential jet to Tajikistan

After several unsuccessful attempts to raffle off the Dreamliner, Mexico sold the jet to Tajikistan.

www.bbc.com

"Mr López Obrador vowed to never set foot in it. He has been using commercial flights since he took office."

That must be a nightmare for his security detail.

 

[Fwiffo]

4 N.H. Republicans who endorsed Trump 19 days ago are now backing Ron DeSantis

The Florida governor rolled out a list of more than 50 endorsements from New Hampshire GOP state legislators ahead of his expected presidential bid.

www.nbcnews.com

“'I’m endorsing both,' she said in a telephone interview. 'DeSantis has a lot of promise for the future, and Trump is great now.'"

I endorse everyone and anyone so when everyone and anyone wins, I win.

 

[Fwiffo]

DeSantis limits trans treatments, drag shows, pronoun use in Florida

The governor says the laws will make Florida a "refuge of sanity". Critics called them "mean spirited".

www.bbc.com

"'We need to let our kids just be kids,' Mr DeSantis said as he signed the five bills on Wednesday at the evangelical Cambridge Christian School in Tampa.
'What we've said in Florida is we are going to remain a refuge of sanity and a citadel of normalcy.'"

Quality that Presidents are made of.

 

[Fwiffo]

Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab fold

Syrian's President Bashar al-Assad is coming out of diplomatic isolation - to the terror of refugees.

www.bbc.com

It took him 9 years. It took Trump 2 1/2 years.

 

[Fwiffo]

Chinese immigrants sue Florida for law banning certain nationals from buying property

“This impact is exactly what laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the California Alien Land Law of 1913 did more than a hundred years ago,” the lawsuit says.

www.nbcnews.com

"....a new law that bans Chinese nationals from purchasing property in large swaths of the state.

The law applies to properties within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of military installations and other 'critical infrastructure' and also affects citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea.

The law is set to take affect July 1. It will be a felony for Chinese people to buy property in restricted areas or for any person or real estate company to knowingly sell to restricted people. For the other targeted nations, the penalty is a misdemeanor for buyers and sellers."

Florida is where woke goes to die....now expanding to Chinese, Cubans, Venezuelans, Syrians, Iranians, Russians, and North Koreans.

 

[Fwiffo]

For the 70K of 600K people blessed enough to listen to it.

 

[Dropbear]

House Democrats Dunk On Marjorie Taylor Greene After Her Hilariously Ironic Request

Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez compared Greene's call for decorum to "Leonardo DiCaprio telling people to date people their own age."

www.huffpost.com

 

[Dropbear]

Georgia GOP Chair Says the Earth Is Flat

Kandiss Taylor, a recently elected Republican district chair in Georgia, told the Jesus, Guns, and Babies podcast that Earth is flat.Said Taylor: "All the globes, everywhere. I turn on the TV, there’s globes in the background... Everywhere there’s globes. You see them all the time, it’s co

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