“A Florida fund-raiser planned for April that was to feature Melania Trump has been called off after state regulators there concluded that the company working with the former first lady […]
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Ex-Fox News Producer Charged With Working for Oligarch
“Jack Hanick, a onetime producer at Fox News, has been indicted on charges of working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch to establish TV networks in Russia and in other European […]
Russian Businessman Puts $1 Million Bounty on Putin
Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin has placed a $1 million bounty on Vladimir Putin’s head and urged the country’s military officers to arrest him, The Independent reports.
Russia’s Debt Rating Slashed to ‘Junk’ Status
Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s downgraded Russia by six notches to “junk” status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt its ability to service debt and would weaken the economy, Reuters […]
GOP Lawmaker Rants About Jewish Women’s Sex Lives
Kentucky state Rep. Danny Bentley (R) invoked Jews and the Holocaust as he made false claims about the origins of a medication used to induce abortions, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. […]
DeSantis Fundraising Off Video of Him Scolding Students
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “is fundraising off a recent viral video depicting the Republican governor bluntly asking a group of high school students to take off their masks ahead […]
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Limited Cease Fire
“Ukraine and Russia say they have agreed to temporary local cease-fires to create ‘humanitarian corridors’ so civilians can be evacuated and food and medicine can be delivered,” the Washington Post […]
RT America Shuts Down
“The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT laid off most of its staff on Thursday,” CNN reports.
Jon Stewart on Tucker Carlson
Comedian Jon Stewart ripped into Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the Sway podcast. Said Stewart: “When you deal with such a dishonest propagandist — and that is what he […]
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He’s generally more optimistic than I am… It’s a good thing! He likes people more than I like people.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on The Late Show with Stephen […]