The Cut Flowers Civilization
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes This week, famed British atheist Richard Dawkins explained that he was a “cultural Christian.” Praising civilization in the United Kingdom, Dawkins stated: I do think that we are culturally a Christian country. I call myself a cultural Christian. I’m not a believer. But there is a distinction between being a believing […]
IMF chief urges US policymakers to cut deficits
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged U.S. policymakers to use the U.S. recovery from the pandemic to pay down the budget deficit. Georgieva said policymakers should put the U.S. national budget deficit on a “decisive downward trajectory” to prevent investors from starting to lose interest in Treasuries. She praised legislation […]
‘The View’ Stumbles Into A Commercial Break As Whoopi Goldberg Pretends Her Mic Was Cut By Producers: “Is This What We’re Doing?”
scenery In preparation for tonight’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, CNN has confirmed the rules for the event, which will take place without an audience or real-time fact-checking. The event will also feature special microphones that are muted when it is not a candidate’s turn to speak. Joy Behar said […]
THIS is why CNN cut off Trump Press Secretary’s mic?
CNN host Jake Tapper is one of two people chosen to moderate the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and when a Trump campaign spokesperson suggested he may be biased, another CNN host, Casey Hunt, interrupted him. Caroline Leavitt, national press secretary for Trump 2024, noted in an interview that if you […]
Amazon hits $2T in market value on AI fervor, rate cut bets
Amazon’s market capitalization surpassed the $2 trillion mark for the first time on Wednesday, as optimism about artificial intelligence and the possibility of interest rate cuts this year drove demand for technology stocks. Shares rose 3.4% to $192.70, making the e-commerce giant the fifth company to join the $2 trillion market cap club, joining tech […]
Tesla has cut 14% of its work force since start of 2024
Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla has reportedly cut 14% of its workforce so far this year, hampered by growing competition from Chinese electric car companies and falling demand for its products. As of Friday, Tesla’s internal email list reached 121,000 people, down from a global employee count of 140,473 as of Dec. 31 of […]
‘House Of The Dragon’s Olivia Cooke Wants to Know Why Her Orgasm Was Cut from Season 2 Episode 2 Sex Scene: “Well, Why Did You Make Me Do That?”
**spoiler alert House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2, now streaming on Max** of House of the Dragon In the second season premiere, “A Son for a Son,” it was revealed that the moral widow Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her sworn sword Ser Christon Cole (Fabian Frankel), a supposedly bachelor member of […]
X CEO Linda Yaccarino shakes up inner circle amid pressure from Elon Musk to boost sales, cut costs: report
Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media platform X, has revamped her entourage amid pressure from owner Elon Musk to boost sales and cut costs, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Earlier this month, Yaccarino fired his right-hand man, Joe Benarroch, his chief business operations and communications officer, the Post reported, citing three people […]
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Nelly Korda among big LPGA names to stumble, miss cut
The LPGA’s third major championship, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, is halfway through, and Sahalie Country Club has shown its mettle over the first two days. Half the field went home after Friday’s rounds, including world number one Nelly Korda. Korda will not be playing in her third straight weekend of matches at her second […]
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs | Spain
The popular Spanish tourist destination of Barcelona has announced that it will ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, a surprisingly drastic move to curb skyrocketing housing costs and make the city more liveable for its residents. Barcelona’s leftist mayor, Jaume Corboni, said on Friday that by November 2028, the licences for 10,101 apartments currently […]