Elon Musk was toppled from the peak of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, meaning he’s no longer the richest person in the world, Bloomberg reports.
Brittney Griner Thanks Biden
Brittney Griner posted to Instagram a thanks to President Biden and all of her supporters.
Said Griner: “President Biden, you brought me home and I know you are committed to bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home too. I will use my platform to do whatever I can to help you.”
Trump to Publish a Book of His Letters
“Donald Trump is planning to release a book next year showcasing his private correspondence with past and present celebrities and international icons,” CNN reports.
“Sources familiar with the matter said the project will mirror Trump’s first post-White House book, a collection of 300-plus photographs from Trump’s time in office that were accompanied by captions he wrote himself. His newest book will contain reproductions of letters written to, or by, Trump over the last few decades, providing readers with a more intimate view into his private life and past social circles.”
Elon Musk Gets Viciously Booed by Stadium Crowd
“Elon Musk, the billionaire who wants nothing more in life than to be adored by legions of fans, was loudly booed by a crowd in San Francisco on Sunday night after he was invited onstage by comedian Dave Chappelle,” Gizmodo reports.
“And the footage is pretty rough, even if you don’t particularly like Musk.”
Blowback Over Griner’s Release Shows America’s Divisions
New York Times: “Within hours of Ms. Griner’s release, much of the right wing was in full outrage mode, seizing upon both the man Ms. Griner had been exchanged for — Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms merchant serving time, in part, for endangering American lives — and the Biden administration’s failure to secure the release as well, or instead, of a former Marine, Paul Whelan, who has languished in a Russian prison since his 2018 arrest on espionage charges.”
“A considerable amount of attention was also paid to who Ms. Griner is: a Black woman, a celebrity, a married lesbian and, though it had gone largely unnoticed until now, an assertive liberal — one who, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, called to stop playing the national anthem at her team’s basketball games.”
Meanwhile, Axios reports David Whelan, brother of detained American Paul Whelan, said that President Biden “made the right choice” in choosing to bring Griner home from Russia.
The Guardian: Biden faced internal opposition to Brittney Griner’s release.
Brittney Griner Released by Russia
Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia, was released on Thursday after 10 months of captivity after President Biden agreed to a swap for Viktor Bout, an imprisoned Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death,” the New York Times reports.
“Her case became an international cause because she was seen as a hostage held by President Vladimir Putin’s government as Russia was subjected to a broad swath of international sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine a week after her arrest.”
Michael Avenatti Gets 14 More Years in Prison
“Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients and obstruction,” CNN reports.
Michael Avenatti Faces Up to 17 More Years in Prison
“Michael Avenatti, the once swaggering celebrity lawyer who was undone by his proclivity for embezzlement and fraud, faces a potentially long prison term when he is sentenced Monday for dodging taxes and stealing millions of dollars from clients,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
“Avenatti is already serving five years in prison for his extortion and fraud convictions at two trials in New York.”
The Truth about Kanye West
Jim Geraghty: “Watching an ongoing train wreck of a man revel in saying the most abhorrent things he could imagine is spectacularly sad, but I won’t lie. I was genuinely amused by the sight of the legendarily unhinged conspiracy theorist Jones suddenly realizing that he’s the sane one in the conversation.”
“Stand next to Kanye West long enough, and eventually he’ll say something you feel a need to disassociate yourself from, lest he destroy your reputation by mere proximity.”
Quote of the Day
“The fact that the former President had dinner with a guy that was SO Nazi, that he disavowed knowing him by saying the dinner was supposed to be with a guy who just said Hitler is dope, is definitely something unimaginable on alternate sane Earth.”
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), on Twitter.
The GOP’s Bet on Kanye West Goes Very Bad
Philip Bump: “As if to reinforce that point, the Twitter account of the House Judiciary Committee’s Republican caucus — an account weirdly focused on engaging in culture war fights — quietly deleted the tweet it had offered in October praising three men then seen as important anchors of the political right. ‘Kanye. Elon. Trump,’ that tweet said, referring to Ye, the then-new owner of Twitter and the former president.”
“The goal of the tweet, very obviously, was to claim the popularity of those individuals as their own.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Well, I see good things about Hitler, also. Every human being has value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler… They did good things too. We have to stop dissing the Nazis all the time.”
— Kanye West, talking to Alex Jones.
Even Pat Boone Is Praying Trump Doesn’t Run Again
Evangelical celebrity and far-right activist Pat Boone told the Daily Beast that Donald Trump shouldn’t run for president again.
Said Boone: “I don’t think there are enough Republicans who would vote for him so he could be elected. But he was his own worst enemy in his manner and his speech. And he made so many enemies that, while he could be a great president again if he muted his speech and all of that—which I’m not sure he’s capable of—I would advise him, ‘Please don’t run. I think you will divide the Republican Party even more.’”
He added: “Sure, there are a few million people that will support him no matter what. But I think—because of the implacable, unmovable enemies he’s created, even in the Republican Party—that he would not be elected.”
Kanye West Says Trump Screamed at Him
Kanye West said in a video that Donald Trump started “screaming” at him during dinner at Mar-a-Lago and told the rapper he would lose if he were to run for president in 2024.
Said West: “When Trump started basically screaming at me at the table telling me I was going to lose, I mean has that ever worked for anyone in history?”
He added: “I’m like whoa hold on, hold on, hold on. You’re talking to Ye.”
Peter Thiel Is Interested in Young People’s Blood
GOP megadonor Peter Thiel told Inc. Magazine that he’s interested in parabiosis, which includes the practice of getting transfusions of blood from a younger person, as a means of improving health and potentially reversing aging.
Said Thiel: “I’m looking into parabiosis stuff, which I think is really interesting. This is where they did the young blood into older mice and they found that had a massive rejuvenating effect.”
Kanye West Says He’s Running for President
Kanye West released a video saying he is going to run for president in 2024.
Justice Department Orders Probe Into Ticketmaster
“The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster, whose sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets descended into chaos this week,” the New York Times reports.
Brittney Griner Taken to Russian Penal Colony
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, Reuters reports.
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