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Economist warns Musk’s trillionaire fortune is a ‘grave threat’ to democracy worldwide
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire last week, and now a prominent economist is warning that his unprecedented wealth poses a grave threat to human freedom in the US and across the globe. In a column published by The Guardian on Tuesday, Paris School of Economics professor Gabriel Zucman argued that Musk’s…
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Kamala Harris gives two-word reaction to DOJ probe of 2028 rival Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claim on Monday that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is probing him and his wife has rocked the state’s political circles, including former Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris broke her silence on the scandal Tuesday, telling a CNN reporterat an event that she’s “not surprised” about the accusation. Kamala Harris…
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Joseph Duggar’s judge makes ruling on visitation with his kids in child molestation case
Joseph Duggar was granted supervised visitation with his kids during a court hearing regarding his child molestation case. Judge Brantley S. Clark ruled that the “19 Kids and Counting” alum can have supervised contact with his and Kendra Duggar’s four kids during a virtual appearance in a Bay County, Florida, courtroom Tuesday, Us Weekly reported. The…
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You Can Finally Buy Snap’s New AR Specs—for $2,195
Snap—maker of the popular social app Snapchat—has a new pair of augmented-reality smart glasses called Specs. For real this time. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel revealed the new glasses at an event during the Augmented World Expo (AWE) tech conference in Long Beach, California. As Snap frames it, this isn’t a prototype or developer device—it’s the…
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Reporter corrects Trump prosecutor mid-press conference on crumbling cases
A federal prosecutor unveiled indictments against 15 Antifa-linked defendants in Minneapolis Tuesday — then got corrected by reporters who knew his own track record better than he did. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for the District of Minnesota announced the indictment alongside Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy. The defendants — members and…
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For Tom Pelphrey, the Key to His ‘Task’ Character Is the Tattoos
Before Tom Pelphrey started shooting his supporting role of a lifetime in “Task” as Robbie Prendergrast, a garbage collector who robs trap houses run by a biker gang in the rural suburbs of Philadelphia, he was daydreaming about his tattoos. It all had to do with the relationship between Robbie and his older brother, Billy,…
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One Climate Change Innovation: Just Look Up
Tom Kundig absorbed lessons in resilience before he even knew the word. As a child, he saw many of the industrial and agricultural buildings of the rural Pacific Northwest abandoned but still standing, the harsh winter conditions no match for their steel columns. That background came in handy when he was asked to design a…
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Colombia’s flirtation with the Trump alliance could prove disastrous
President Trump has given his “Complete and Total Endorsement” to the hard right-wing candidate for president in Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, for the second round of the presidential election coming Sunday. More than expressing his personal preference, the U.S. president also noted that the “results of this Election are very important to the future…
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Vance gets in fiery exchange with Whoopi Goldberg over race: ‘I didn’t say that!
Vice President JD Vance got in a heated conversation about race on Tuesday with Whoopi Goldberg, longtime co-host of “The View.” Vance appeared as a guest on the talk show to discuss his new book “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” The co-hosts pressed him on multiple topics, including the Epstein files and the…
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JD Vance Begs ‘The View’ to Talk More About His Book: ‘Buy My Book, Please!’
Vice President JD Vance appeared on “The View” to promote his new book on Tuesday morning, but after the first segment of his interview, he flat-out asked the ABC hosts to talk more about said book. As the VP took the stage, the ABC hosts immediately launched into questions about various policies and issues, pushing…