Bezos backs new Washington Post editor in wake of staff backlash
Jeff Bezos is standing by The Washington Post amid growing internal backlash over the hiring of two people: its new CEO and his choice of editor-in-chief. Bezos, the billionaire tech mogul who has owned The Washington Post since 2013, expressed his support for CEO Will Lewis and his strategy to lead the paper into the […]
Chuck Schumer roasted over meltdown regarding burger blunder causing him to delete cheesy Father’s Day post after being lit up
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) posted a social media post on Father’s Day that was so pandering and cheesy that he was forced to delete it after social media commenters pointed out the flaws in his half-baked idea. Schumer made a rare attempt to be a normal American by posting a photo of herself […]
Employee Fired from News Station Over ‘Straight Pride’ Social Media Post
An employee at an Ohio news station has been fired for making a post that advocated celebrating “straight pride” during LGBTQ Pride Month. Madonna Chism Pinkard, who served as community relations director for WFMJ-TV, has been fired from her position at the news station after sharing “unauthorized posts” last week, the news station announced on […]
You took foreign money home from a trip. Here's how to get cash for it. – The Washington Post
Unspent foreign currency is a waste of money, yet we often return home with foreign notes stuffed in our wallets and jingling in our pockets. According to a global charity OxfamThere’s an estimated 2.7 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) worth of unused foreign currency circulating in the UK. American tourists are also hoarding other countries’ money. […]
Garland’s Washington Post Op-Ed Annotated With The Truth
Attorney General Merrick Garland attempted Wednesday to shut down criticism of the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) with an op-ed in The Washington Post. But his flat dismissal of concerns over the DOJ’s politicization as “conspiracy theories” fails to engage with the facts. Garland’s response in the Post came the week after he testified during a […]
Wells Fargo fires over dozen employees for allegedly faking work by simulating keyboard activity – New York Post
Wells Fargo fired more than a dozen employees last month after investigating allegations that they had been mimicking keyboard movements to pretend to be at work. Bloomberg News reported. Thursday. The fired staff worked in the bank’s asset and investment management division, according to the report, which cited the bank’s disclosure documents filed with the […]
Wholesale prices post surprise drop of 0.2% for May
A key inflation gauge surprised with wholesale prices dropping 0.2%, a day after the latest Consumer Price Index showed retail prices were trending lower. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Producer Price Index, which measures the prices producers get for goods and services on the open market, fell 0.2% in May. Analysts had […]
FACT CHECK: Post Claims To Show Damaged Su-57
A post shared on X claims to show a damaged Russian Su-57. What is interesting about these photos of the Su-57 before and after its Liutyi OWA Drone/Propeller cruise missile hit… 1/Relearning the Fragmentation Weapons Effect Baseline 🧵 https://t.co/0kLR56ewwy — Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) June 10, 2024 Verdict: False The image was created by Kherson Designer, a known […]
The Skinny Post: The doldrums of the NFL offseason
We are more than a week into June and into the slow phase of the NFL offseason. The minicamp stuff is struggling to keep the overall fire burning, and in truth, there are still about six more weeks until training camp officially heats up and things return to normal. In the meantime, the NBA Finals […]
Mitch McConnell’s Prized Senate Leader Post Is Up For Grabs. Will Americans Be Stuck With Another RINO?
May 22and, POLITICO Florida Senator Rick Scott has announced his candidacy for Senate Republican Leadership to replace Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell. Scott is up for reelection to another six-year term in Florida in 2024. The Florida Republican is competing against fellow Republican Senators John Thune and John Cornyn for Senate Republican Leadership. Thune the current […]