Voice of America goes silent as Trump guts network’s parent agency
Over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order, a news outlet that would take away the federal agency overseeing the voice of America and for more than 80 years, broadcast news and information to countries where independent reporting is restricted or censored. Hours after Trump signed an executive order Friday that directed the abolition […]
VOA journalists put on administrative leave after Trump axes parent agency
The Voice of America (VOA) journalists took administrative leave on Saturday the day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating US Global Media (USAGM), the parent company of VOA. A VOA reporter was placed on “controlled leave with full amounts and benefits until notified,” adding that according to a copy of the […]
Gucci parent Kering’s shares plummet after Demna tapped as design chief
Kering lost its stock market value of around $3 billion on Friday after the group chose internal talent Demna to reinvigorate internal talent Demna rather than hiring one of the fashion big ticket names as chief designers. Kering's shares fell by up to 13% in Paris, marking the worst day in almost a year after […]
Google parent Alphabet’s stock sinks as Trump’s DOJ confirms push for antitrust breakup
Shares in Google Parent Alphabet plummeted nearly 5% early Monday in the first trading session as President Trump's Justice Department confirmed it was seeking to dissolve the online search giant's monopoly. The DOJ lawyers formally asked District Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell their Chrome web browser. Mehta decided last August that Google […]
House panel subpoenas Google parent Alphabet over content moderation
The House Judiciary Committee summoned the alphabet on Thursday, calling for communication with former President Joe Biden's administration on content moderation policies. According to a copy of the subpoena seen by Reuters, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan also sought YouTube's parent company to communicate similarly with non-government companies and groups. The subpoena calls for […]
Democrat Whines About ICE Arresting Migrant ‘Parent’ Outside School. Turns Out Perp Is Twice-Deported Gangbanger
Democrats cheated immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) for arresting near school buildings despite being a confirmed member of multiple criminally convicted street gangs. Illinois Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia published Skas Statement On Thursday evening, in response to an ice halt that took place outside the Chicago Charter School the day before. Calling the arrest a […]
Ben & Jerry’s founders seek to buy back ice cream company as parent corp pulls reigns on expressions of lefty politics
They will need their Sunday the most. The founder of ice cream brand Ben & Jerry is exploring the company back from Unilever Plc. The same name argues that companies are hampering their left-handed politics. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield sold the ice cream brand of the same name to the multinational conglomerate Unilever for […]
The Parent Agency review – David Baddiel’s derivative musical goes for the obvious jokes | Stage
wCan Ho blame a 10-year-old for wanting a variety of parents in David Baddiel's musical? They named him Barry. On top of that, they are cash strapped and his father accidentally bought a DVD parody of the James Bond movie, not the real one for his son who was obsessed with 007. How much worse […]
South Korea Blocks China’s DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company
The Chinese Communist government threw the right thing on Tuesday after South Korea banned China's new Deepseek artificial intelligence (AI) on security and data privacy grounds. Beijing accused Seoul of “politicizing” technology, but the Koreans caught Deepseek Red Handed, sending user personal data back to China. Korea's Privacy Policy Committee (PIPC) I said This is […]
Ben & Jerry’s says parent Unilever banning Trump criticisms
Ben & Jerry accused pro-Unilever of demanding silence against President Trump. In a Thursday night application in Manhattan federal court, Ben & Jerry said that Unilever ice cream chief Peter Tell Krubb “issues a post criticizing President Trump while waiting for further review. “They said they unilaterally banned it. Ben & Jerry said Tel Kurb […]