CNN & Jake Tapper Guilty
… was operating a "black market."BREAKING: CNN just lost in court and has been ordered to pay $5 MILLION for defaming the U.S. Navy veteran who helped during the Afghanistan evacuation
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 17, 2025
Zachary Young was a contractor during the debacle, and CNN labeled him an “illegal profiteer” and wrote a report suggesting he… pic.twitter.com/d3I6qFoSAJ
… globe.CNN's lawyer argues against the network being hit with punitive damages (after it was found liable for defaming Navy veteran Zachary Young) by saying it'd harm the company financially and hinder its ability to report on major breaking news events like wildfires and crises around… pic.twitter.com/TjEEb8ZN8D
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2025
Jury in CNN defamation trial -- finds CNN guilty
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 17, 2025
JAKE TAPPER GUILTY
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 17, 2025
There Was Nothing to Grip
… him, at all. Because there was nothing to grip. I'm not saying he was shallow, more that he was truly elusive, meaning the "self" that was in there, supposedly, was simply that of an artist in his off hours. Which is like the self of a vaccum cleaner in its off hours. Meaning it just sits there. In his case, he smoked and drank coffee while he just sat there. And sometimes he said something. Nothing memorable. Anyway, the assignment completely defeated me in a way that no other magazine assignment ever has. I think I'll write about this at greater length soon, this non-experience I had with someone so eccentric he didn't even come off as an eccentric, but suffice it to say I'm sorry to hear he's gone. He kept alive in the minds of millions the figure of the artist, the artist as individual, useless to society at large and therefore invaluable to all.Many years ago the New York Times paid all my expenses and held out a nice check on the simple condition that I hang out for a few days with David Lynch and write up the experience. I did the hanging out part, but it didn't really amount to an experience. I couldn't get a grip on…
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) January 17, 2025
This is a tribute, by the way
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) January 17, 2025
I Must Have Time to Review the Situation
The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it. My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!
Donald J Trump
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds the law to ban TikTok.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 17, 2025
This means they either divest from Chinese ownership or be forced to shutter. pic.twitter.com/pLLpCfYNZX
BREAKING: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanks President Trump for working to find a solution to keep TikTok available in the US. pic.twitter.com/Tgjh6hj7eo
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 17, 2025
It is My Obligation to Protect the People
Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather. The various Dignitaries and Guests will be brought into the Capitol. This will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!
We will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event, and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In.
All other events will remain the same, including the Victory Rally at Capital One Arena, on Sunday at 3 P.M. (Doors open at 1 P.M.—Please arrive early!), and all three Inaugural Balls on Monday evening.
Everyone will be safe, everyone will be happy, and we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Donald J Trump
… smart move and this chain of events is not coincidental.Dan Bongino has been saying for weeks that the current Secret Service cannot be trusted to secure the inauguration and keep Trump safe if he’s exposed.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 17, 2025
The inauguration and parade are now being moved inside.
Butler, PA Secret Service agent chosen as SS Director.
This is a…
The Future of Europe’s Largest Economy
First, let's be clear about what happened:I'm German.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 17, 2025
My country just made a €500 billion mistake:
We demolished our last nuclear plants while France kept 56 reactors running.
Now we're reliant on Russia, pay 2x for electricity, and burn more coal than ever.
Here's the brutal story of Germany's nuclear suicide 🧵: pic.twitter.com/1pAlpfecEu
Germany had 17 nuclear reactors providing clean, reliable power.
They were among the most well-designed and safest reactors in the world.
Then Angela Merkel shut them ALL down. The last 3 went dark in April 2023.
Why? [Continue reading]
Making Fossil Fuels More Expensive
Since Day 1, the Biden White House has taken every opportunity it could to make producing fossil-fuels more expensive. He knows that high energy prices cause inflation and slow economic growth.🧵 (1/12) Pres. Biden is using his final days in office to rub salt in the wounds of the American energy sector.
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) January 17, 2025
He’s ignoring the will of voters and making it harder for Pres. Trump to revive our economy and defeat inflation.
Pres. Biden blocked the Keystone XL pipeline, killing thousands of American jobs on his first day in office.
He also issued more than 125 executive actions to cancel leases and stop developing new energy sources. [Continue reading]
Heads Exploding
… SDNY prosecutor John Freeman, and their two well-behaved children are sitting behind him. Lefty heads exploding as they try to compute that Donald Trump nominated a gay married man with two gorgeous kids to the highest post in history - after Biden’s LBQT pandering clown show.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just told his Senate confirmation hearing that he did try to enter public service previously: when he was 17 he went to enter the navy but he was gay and was not willing to lie about it. That was the rule at the time.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 16, 2025
Bessent’s husband, former…
It’s the opposite. The right is not playing identity politics. He was chosen quite obviously on merit. With Biden you have to tick the DEI box aka.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 16, 2025
Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent: "We do not have a revenue problem in the United States of America, we have a spending problem... This spending is out of control." pic.twitter.com/UmArPAt2Nw
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 16, 2025
I Declare It, So Be It
…ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex."President Biden seems intent on moving his administration from the odious to the absurd. He just declared that the Equal Right Amendment is ratified: "In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 17, 2025
It is a position based on a long-rejected and frankly ridiculous foundation.
After attempting to remove Trump from ballots and pack the Court, many on the left simply wanted Biden to declare the ERA part of the Constitution. It is another example of using any means to achieve outcomes, even having a unilateral declaration of a rejected constitutional amendment.
As for Biden, he will finish his term following the same Oscar Wilde approach to politics: the only way to be rid of temptation is to yield to it.
However, Biden notably stopped short of giving the left what it wanted most: an actual executive order on the ratification. He simply made a declaration and presumably left the matter up to the archivist.
Today I'm affirming what I have long believed and what three-fourths of the states have ratified:
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex. pic.twitter.com/oZtS6Q89zG
This is likely to kick off a legal battle. In December, the National Archives wrote the following: pic.twitter.com/H14sFrpA4S
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 17, 2025
Declaring something doesn’t make it a law, let alone an Amendment
— Speak Truth & Raise Hell (@SpeakTruthAndRH) January 17, 2025