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just now (472+ words) After nabbing a more likely "pipe-bombing" suspect this week, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino did not apologize for initially insinuating that the bombing attempt was "an inside job" on Fox News "Hannity." "You put a post on X after this happened and said "there's a massive cover-up because the person that planted those bombs, they don't want you to know who it is because it's either a connected anti-Trump insider or an inside job," Hannity reminded Bongino in a Thursday interview. Bongino admitted that he was paid as a MAGA podcaster and influencer to say whatever was necessary to rile his base before taking the job at the FBI. "I was paid in the past for my opinions. That's clear," Bongino told Hannity. "And one day I will be back in that space but that's not what I'm paid for…...

just now (68+ words) Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed. Who was Yasser Abu Shabab, the Israel-backed militia leader killed in Gaza? Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed. He was part of an Israeli strategy to sow discord amongst Gaza's population as they tried to survive Israel's genocide. Soraya Lennie explains....

4+ min ago (304+ words) Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons Writing for the conservative news outlet, The National Review, senior political correspondent Jim Geraghty outlined how revelations following the arrest of a suspect in the January 6 pipe bomb case revealed the "farfetched conspiratorial nonsense" peddled by Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino. This latter fact was one the Geraghty highlighted as a counter to the conspiracy narratives once put forward by Bongino, during his days as a right-wing podcaster before joining Trump's FBI. The reporter cited a Feb. 4 episode of Bongino's show in which he called the pipe bomb case "the biggest scandal of our time because there's clearly a monster cover up going on." "Got that?" Geraghty wrote. "Bigger than Watergate, bigger than Teapot Dome, bigger than Iran-Contra or Chappaquiddick." In the episode, Bongino and guest Darren Beatie claimed that the pipe bombs were part of…...

7+ min ago (273+ words) An appeals court ruled on Friday that Congress cannot restrict President Donald Trump's firing of National Labor Relations Board member (NLRB) Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris. "Congress may not restrict the President's ability to remove principal officers who wield substantial executive power" like members of the NLRB and the Merit Systems Protection Board, NOTUS reported, citing the decision. Both boards have a backlog in cases after Trump fired tens of thousands of government workers. However, he also pointed out that the government never made the case that Wilcox and Harris "engaged in any conduct that would support for-cause removal under the relevant statutory restrictions." That wasn't the lawsuit, however, Judge Katsas noted. "Instead, [the lawsuit] argues that the restrictions are unconstitutional." A claim, with which he disagrees. The full U.S. Senate votes to approve the president's…...

8+ min ago (287+ words) Sixteen students who are members of the Workers" Party of Turkey (T'P) were arrested on Wednesday for staging a protest against the deaths of high school students working at Vocational Training Centers (MESEM) under the Ministry of National Education. Four teachers who are members of the Private Sector Teachers" Union were detained. Video footage demonstrates that these were arbitrary arrests provoked by an attack by private security forces and police on young people during a peaceful protest in exercise of their constitutional rights. Protesting the detention and arrest of teachers and students is not enough. Education workers" unions should go on strike demanding the immediate release of teachers and students; students should support this with boycotts. To wage a genuine mass struggle against both political pressure and the deaths and child labor exploitation in MESEMs, independent rank-and-file committees must be…...

9+ min ago (375+ words) The European Union (EU) has joined the campaign. Last week, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to freeze "156 million in development funding to Tanzania and called for the immediate release of CHADEMA's pro-business leader Tundu Lissu, who was based in Brussels for six years and enjoys close connections to European officials. The resolution remains non-binding and there are divisions within the EU. Philippe Van Damme, a former EU ambassador in Africa, countered, "If a regime is ready as we have seen in Tanzania to sacrifice people to stay in power, our [Official Development Assistance] doesn't have the weight to influence that," he said. The EU is intensifying its partnership with Tanzania based on the Critical Raw Materials Act, adopted in 2024 to diversify supply chains away from China. Brussels is collaborating with the CCM government to expand geological surveys, map mineral reserves,…...

10+ min ago (460+ words) Israel's killing of two young Palestinian boys in Gaza for supposedly crossing the Israeli military's ever-shifting yellow line last week is "horrific" and must be investigated, the UN has said. "It's hard to see how two boys, eight and 10, can be considered a threat. And there needs to be an investigation and accountability into " Continued "It's hard to see how two boys, eight and 10, can be considered a threat. And there needs to be an investigation and accountability into what happened," said St'phane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres, in remarks to the press on Wednesday. Dujarric said the killing was "horrific, to say the least." On Saturday, Israeli forces killed two brothers, Juma and Fadi Tamer Abu Assi, in a drone strike east of Khan Younis. The young boys were sent out to gather firewood for the family,…...

10+ min ago (211+ words) A visit by Education Secretary Linda McMahon at a public school in New Jersey ended up infuriating the parents who were invited to take part and then were banned from entering after arriving. According to a report from MS Now, from Colts Neck, New Jersey, McMahon was scheduled to appear before the children at Cedar Drive Middle School with representatives from the late Charlie Kirk's TPUSA to discuss civics labeled, "History Rocks!" A memo went out to parents on Tuesday, alerting parents and giving notice under the Open Public Meetings Act, that they would be welcome if they arrived at 7:45 AM. According to the report, parents who showed up were denied entry. One parent, Allison Denoia, told Haefli, "We don't know what's being said and that's what's problematic for people." "That's what scared me. Public schools are supposed to be…...

11+ min ago (1200+ words) Social strategy comes into play in a big way'but does it pay off? Welcome to Canada's Drag Race Power Rankings! Every week, we'll debrief the week's new episode of Canada's Drag Race Season 6 to determine which queens are riding high, and which need she-mergency care. Social strategy was the name of the game this week, as some queens hatched a plan to take out a strong competitor'but then backed down at the last second. 11. Star Doll (last week: 5)'ELIMINATED If Star's elimination this week feels kinda random, that's because it was. She was, at max, fourth-worst across the various challenges, and considering her supposed ally had the Golden Beaver, she should've been totally safe. And against Velma Jones in the bottom two, she may have been'Star did a great job in the Lip Sync for Your Life, Karamilk just barely…...

12+ min ago (438+ words) The Season 2 premiere scored 9.2 million streaming views in its first two days "Landman" has earned an early Season 3 renewal from Paramount+ amid impressive ratings for the Taylor Sheridan-created series. Just weeks after "Landman" premiered its second season on Nov. 16, Paramount+ has extended their commitment to the series with the greenlight for a third season. The renewal doesn't come as a huge surprise, given the massive viewership brought to the streamer by Sheridan's slew of shows, but certainly shows confidence in this iteration. The "Landman" Season 2 premiere quickly made a ratings splash as it scored over 9.2 million streaming views in its first two days on the platform, soaring 262% from the first season premiere and cementing its place as the most-watched premiere for any original series for Paramount+. The series also performed well in the broader streaming landscape, with "Landman" set to…...