President Trump agrees to shut down personal charity Trump Foundation…
December 18, 2018
President Trump has agreed to shut down his personal charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation in accordance with a deal amid a legal battle with New York's attorney general.
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood said on Tuesday the Trump Foundation signed a stipulation agreeing to dissolve under judicial supervision with review and approval by the Attorney General. The Foundation’s remaining assets will go to proposed recipient charities.
Lawyers for the foundation say any infractions were minor. They say they have been trying to shut down the foundation voluntarily for months.
Farmers cheer Trump’s admin clean water rule remake…
December 18, 2018
Introduced this past week by President Donald Trump’s administration, the new Waters of the United States rule rolls back provisions written under President Barack Obama’s administration but later blocked from taking effect in about half the states, including Iowa, by the federal courts.
The previous rule brought backlash from farmers and ag groups, who characterized it as a federal power grab — one that critics said would have given the government broad regulatory authority over even the smallest collections of water on farmland.
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Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced what it called “a clear, understandable, and implementable definition of ‘waters of the United States’ that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act.” It now must go through a public comment period before becoming final.Fresh Prince actor sues Fortnite for use of ‘iconic’ Carlton dance…
December 18, 2018
Alfonso Ribeiro wants to stop the makers of Fortnite and NBA 2K from using the dance he first performed on the 1990s sitcom. "Wants to stop" = "Wants money".
Democrats Have A White Man Problem. Just Listen To Kirsten Gillibrand…
REMINDER: Gillibrand stepmother revealed as once ‘deeply involved’ in NXIVM sex trafficking cult!...
December 18, 2018
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand thinks it is a problem that three white men are leading in the Democratic presidential polls. Is it? And if so, why?
🔴 Stakeout: Awaiting Michael Flynn sentencing…
December 18, 2018
“Outraged” Trump Claims 19,000 Missing Strzok Texts Would Have Exposed Mueller Probe “Hoax”…
December 18, 2018
Trump has a point: On Thursday, the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller's office scrubbed all of the data from FBI agent Peter Strzok's iPhone, while Page's phone had been scrubbed by a different department, according to a comprehensive report by the Office of the Inspector General released on Thursday.
Giraffes just silently went to the list of endangered animals facing extinction…
December 18, 2018
Two subspecies of giraffes were recently added to the list of "critically endangered" species for the first time ever... The next slots after 'vulnerable' are 'endangered', 'critically endangered', 'extinct in the wild', and 'extinct'. Thus, if we do nothing about it, giraffes could become extinct in the wild in the medium-term future.
Artificial intelligence to combat hate speech, conservatives?…
December 18, 2018
Researchers and scientists at the University of California and the Anti-Defamation League are working on a way to combat what they are calling ‘bigoted hate speech,’ according to a new report... In fact, researchers are even creating an Online Hate Index (OHI) which will essentially keep track of peoples level of hate.
Vice President Pence Delivers Remarks at Kennedy Space Center…
December 18, 2018
Space Force!
MSNBC Uses Obama-Era Video to Claim Trump Denies Water to Illegals…
December 18, 2018
🔴 Watch Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders…
December 18, 2018
Johnson & Johnson losing nearly $40 billion in shares…
December 18, 2018
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorksy is defending the consumer products giant against allegations the company was aware that its baby powders, at times, tested positive for asbestos, a carcinogen, according to a Reuters report.
On Monday, the company released a national ad campaign featuring Gorksy, reiterating to the public that its baby powders are completely safe.
Gorsky is doing everything he can to reassure both customers—and investors---after its shares extended declines on Monday after plummeting 10 percent on Friday—losing nearly $40 billion in value.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards General ‘accidentally kills himself’…
December 18, 2018
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general died on December 16 after he accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning his pistol, official media report.
Iconic Swiss chocolate becomes Halal to conform with Islamic purity law…
December 18, 2018
The change, that silently took place in April this year, has now been revealed to Swiss newspaper Blick. Specifically the halal certification means that the production process must be inspected and approved by imams as being in line with Islamic standards.
Rep. Martha McSally gets John McStains Senate seat…
December 18, 2018
Republican Rep. Martha McSally, just weeks after losing one of the midterms' tightest and most contentious Senate races, was appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday to fill the state’s other U.S. Senate seat.
McSally will serve for at least the next two years in the seat that was held by longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain until his death in August.
Federal court declares New York ban on nunchucks unconstitutional…
December 18, 2018
Judge Pamela Chen issued her ruling Friday in federal court in Brooklyn.
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The state has completely banned private citizens from owning nunchucks, two rigid rods connected at one end by a chain or rope, since 1974.Michael Bloomberg Flew Giant Blocks Of Ice To London On A Private Plane To Demonstrate ‘Climate Change’…
December 18, 2018
There's just one problem — or, at least, there's one major irony. The ice chunks had to be flown from Greenland to London using specially designed devices. Once in London, they were dropped, then arranged in a "circular garden," but not before Bloomberg and his colleagues spent thousands — and emitted thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — getting the chunks from one place to another.
I wonder if Bloomberg is going to demonstrate how melting ice DOESN'T increase the water levels.
Chick-fil-A on track to become No. 3 fast-food chain in US!…
December 18, 2018
Chick-fil-A would leapfrog past Taco Bell, Burger King and Wendy’s, the No. 4, 5 and 6 chains respectively, according to the firm.
The privately held company “has rocketed this year,” Mark Kalinowski said. Last year, Chick-fil-A’s stores grew by nearly eight percent, to more than 2,100.
Advertisers Ditching Tucker Carlson After Claims He Said Immigrants Make The US “Poorer And Dirtier”…
December 18, 2018
At least five companies have pulled their ads from the Tucker Carlson Tonight show after Fox News host Tucker Carlson asserted that immigrants make the US "poorer and dirtier and more divided."
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As of Monday, Pacific Life, Indeed, SmileDirectClub, Minted, and Nautilus, the parent company of the Bowflex, announced they would be suspending their ads during Carlson's show.