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Kanye West Apologizes in Hebrew

December 26, 2023 · 2:55 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused,” Reuters reports.

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‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Says Biden Should Be ‘Hung’

December 21, 2023 · 6:14 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Ex-Dukes of Hazzard star and country music artist John Schneider said that Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, should be “publicly hung.”

The post has since been deleted.

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George Santos Is Already Earning Six Figures from Cameo

December 6, 2023 · 7:38 am ET · Leave a Comment

Semafor: “The former congressman was expelled last Friday for a variety of sins and alleged crimes, including overcharging the credit card of a colleague’s mother. He has, in the intervening four days, stumbled across a path to making a living that dwarfs the $174,000 salary he earned as a member of Congress.”

“In fact, Santos said — and screenshots and the CEO of Cameo confirmed — that he has lined up more than that sum in his first 48 hours on the platform. People pay between $200 and $300 to Santos for various flavors of communication.”

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Mark Cuban Says He’ll Never Run for Office

November 30, 2023 · 5:44 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Mark Cuban told Axios that he never plans to run for any elective office, cooling off speculation that began after he struck a deal earlier this week to sell his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks.

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How Celebrity Endorsements Help Dems Win Down Ballot

November 30, 2023 · 7:55 am ET · Leave a Comment

“In towns across the nation, there is that person – the kid who made it big, starred in some movies, became an action hero, maybe even won some awards,” The Messenger reports.

“What if that person told you about an upcoming local election? Or a candidate who you should consider supporting? They are famous, sure, but they are more than that: They are your town’s famous person, someone with local credibility because they know what it’s like to grow up where you did.”

“That’s the theory behind The Hometown Project, an progressive effort that looks to pair celebrities with candidates for state legislature, school board, or other local offices from the areas they grew up in.”

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Mark Cuban Insists He Has ‘No Plans’ to Run for President

November 29, 2023 · 12:53 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Mark Cuban, fresh off the news that he is selling a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the mega-Republican donor Adelson family, reiterated Wednesday that he has ‘no plans’ to run for president in 2024,” CNBC reports.

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Pink to Give Away Banned Books at Florida Concerts

November 14, 2023 · 9:33 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Fans who attend Pink’s shows this week in Florida will get more than just a performance. The ‘So What‘ singer plans to give out 2,000 books that have been banned from the state’s public schools and libraries,” The Messenger reports.

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Trump Hung Up on Kim Kardashian

November 13, 2023 · 9:04 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian when she called for help with a clemency case — because he assumed she voted for President Biden,” Jonathan Karl writes in Tired of Winning, Axios reports.

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White House Cancels Performance by the B-52s

October 25, 2023 · 5:05 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The B-52s will not perform at the state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as planned, with military musicians playing for the guests instead, first lady Jill Biden said on Tuesday,” Bloomberg reports.

“The decision to have the US Marine Band and the Air Force Strolling Strings perform instead of the American rock band behind hits such as ‘Love Shack’ was made in the wake of the Hamas assault against Israel on Oct. 7 and the war that resulted.”

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Herschel Walker Selling Home in Georgia

September 21, 2023 · 3:33 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Is Herschel Walker punting on Georgia? Less than a year after he lost a scandal-plagued run for the U.S. Senate, the house owned by his wife Julie Blanchard is posted for sale on real estate sites for $1.45 million,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

“The house was also the subject of much political controversy. A longtime Dallas Cowboys star, Walker lived in Texas for decades before registering to vote in Georgia in August 2021 shortly before he declared his candidacy. Even as he campaigned for office in Georgia, he listed a $3 million estate in the Dallas suburbs as his primary residence in tax documents.”

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Taylor Swift Registers 35,000 New Voters

September 21, 2023 · 8:11 am ET · Leave a Comment

“A Taylor Swift Instagram post drove record-breaking web traffic to Vote.org this week and helped the site register more than 35,000 new voters,” Axios reports.

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Eminem Sends Ramaswamy a Cease and Desist Letter

August 28, 2023 · 5:06 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The real Slim Shady has stood up – and has told 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stand down, and stop rapping to his tunes on the campaign trail,” the Daily Mail reports.

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Ramaswamy Picks Up O.J. Simpson Endorsement

August 28, 2023 · 7:43 am ET · Leave a Comment

Disgraced former football player O.J. Simpson endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy in the presidential race and suggested he pick Nikki Haley as his running mate.

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Singer Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate

August 25, 2023 · 2:05 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Oliver Anthony criticized the use of his viral folk song at the Republican debate this week, in a new video statement.

Said Anthony: “I wrote that song about those people… It’s aggravating seeing people on conservative news trying to identify with me like I’m one of them.”

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Trump Praises ‘Fantastic Guy’ Jason Aldean

July 20, 2023 · 12:01 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Donald Trump threw his support behind country music star Jason Aldean, after his music video — filmed at the site of the 1927 lynching of a Black teenager — was pulled from CMT, Insider reports.

Said Trump: “Jason Aldean is a fantastic guy who just came out with a great new song. Support Jason all the way. MAGA!!!”

From the song’s lyrics: “Well, try that in a small town. See how far ya make it down the road. Around here, we take care of our own. You cross that line, it won’t take long. For you to find out, I recommend you don’t.”

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Mark Cuban Won’t Run for President

July 14, 2023 · 6:36 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Mark Cuban, the billionaire businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said Thursday that he will not run for president in 2024 as No Labels pushes for a bipartisan, third-party presidential ticket on next year’s ballot,” NBC News reports.

Said Cuban: “No. My family would disown me.”

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Hill Harper to Run for Senate in Michigan

July 10, 2023 · 10:00 am ET · Leave a Comment

Time: “Hill Harper is best known for playing a medical examiner on CSI: NY and a surgeon on The Good Doctor. Those hit shows have given him fortune and fame, but he is determined to not let them define him in the coming weeks, as the 57-year-old auditions for a different role, that of Michigan’s next Senator.”

“In jumping into an open race, Harper is testing whether the state’s Black and progressive voters can overpower the preferred pick of national Democrats and many of the state’s most powerful figures.”

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Italy Offers the Colosseum for Zuckerberg-Musk Fight

June 30, 2023 · 7:28 am ET · Leave a Comment

Italy’s minister of culture has contacted Mark Zuckerberg about the possibility of staging a fight against Elon Musk in the Colosseum, TMZ reports.

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