Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer caught on a hot mic talking about the controversial Al data center being built despite overwhelming opposition: "We're used to people saying 'f*ck no!', and then doing it anyway."
In Dearborn Heights w Abdul El-Sayed today.
"Just in winning we will deal a major defeat to AIPAC. I want them to torch $30 million and lose, and then I want them to spend $30 million in the general and lose again."
Instead of discussing how Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire, we should talk about how he killed hundreds of thousands of people through his dismantling of food and medical aid to poor countries
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The UAE is releasing billions of dollars to Iran as part of a deal to reduce bilateral tensions and assist with reopening the strait.
It could be as much as $20 billion. $3 billion has already been delivered, confirming rumors from earlier this week.
The move comes after the emirates emerged as the single largest target for Iranian missiles and drones during the war.
From confrontation to accommodation. https://t.co/VDyadqw6wK
We obtained documents detailing the abundance movement's "capital stack."
It's $260 million/year, including $100 million from former Microsoft CEO/LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, who hadn't been listed as an abundance donor before.
https://t.co/Q0iYqtWrwP
Mehdi Hasan: “Some people say Bari Weiss will be fired because the ratings are going down and the chaos. That misunderstands what’s going on here. She’s not there to make CBS win in the ratings. She’s there to make CBS a safe place for Trump and MAGA”
Holy shit!
French officials are saying that they believe an Israeli firm was used to interfere in the 2025 Municipal election in New York City, presumably in an attempt to stop Zohran Mamdani
We'll be pushing our new issue across NYC starting at this evening's Hasan Piker event w/the @nycDSA slate. This issue includes an election guide to 12 key races, an interview w/@claireforny, also @ericedwardthor on what makes a DSA candidate different from a generic progressive.
About 2,000 LA SoFi Stadium food & beverage workers reach a tentative deal with Legends Hospitality days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.
Under the new contract, workers receive:
- Major pay increases, with most workers clocking $40/hr or more
- Job protections against AI automations, including kiosks and cashier-less technology
- Strengthened privacy measures that prohibit workers from forcefully giving away their SSN or immigration status
It also includes a right-to-strike clause if ICE or Border Patrol threaten employee safety in the workplace.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just let stand a bankruptcy tactic known as the “Texas two-step” — a corporate escape hatch for companies facing massive lawsuits.
Instead of facing victims in court, companies can move those claims into a separate shell company, send it into bankruptcy, and leave victims fighting for years while the real money stays protected.
This is definitely about Giannis lol. He’s basically saying people are so in love with him they forget how good JB is.
This is definitely in the works guys.
BREAKING: Iran directly rejects Trump's new claim that he reached an agreement to "cancel tonight's strikes" on Iran as "baseless," saying no agreement has been approved at all, and all of Trump's words should be disregarded like all his previous "38 times" deal-imminent announcements over two months, per Tasnim.
A senior Israeli official also tells Channel 12 they are "not aware of any agreement being reached," per N12.
Media’s framing of Platner as some kind of manopshere referendum on gender is idiotic. Women actually prefer Platner to Collins, as polling consistently shows, whereas men prefer Collins. You’ll never see this in a headline though because everything has to be culture war bs
Mayor Mamdani is starting a new direct-to-camera series called "Morning Pitch," where he'll share weather, transit & tournament updates before every NY/NJ World Cup match day.
He kicks off the first talking about the Knicks: "I have just 3 words for my fellow NYers: Knicks in 5.
NEW from me: expect to see a lot of more @AOC campaigning this fall, as she road tests her appeal and her appetite for her 2028 options.
With details about what she’s been doing in figuring out endorsements, building bridges back in DC… and knitting: https://t.co/3997czjTiR