@rarefiedreason@CaribCricket New Zealand switches their test matches to their smaller grounds to make the crowd seem bigger. Reduce the SA grounds to that capacity and they will look full
NEWS: Brazil has BLOCKED a U.S. delegation from entering the country after concluding the officials planned to question the integrity of Brazil's electronic voting system ahead of October's presidential election.
Brazilian authorities denied visas to two senior State Department officials after learning they intended to meet with election authorities and discuss alleged "concerns" about the country's voting system, claims Brazilian officials say are not backed by evidence.
The planned trip also reportedly included a meeting with Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has echoed debunked claims about election fraud while challenging President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.
My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.
📲🥹 SV Aasen coach, Tevfik Ceylan, left a message on Instagram thanking #Inter and wishing the club nothing but success in the future:
“As the coach of SV Aasen, I couldn't be prouder of my team. Every single player gave their all, showed great character, and embraced this incredible experience with passion and determination.
A huge thank you to Inter Milan for making this friendly match possible. It was a true privilege and an unforgettable opportunity for our club, our players, and everyone involved. Moments like these remind us why we love football—it brings people together, creates lifelong memories, and inspires us to keep improving.
We are also very grateful for the way Inter Milan represented themselves throughout this experience. The entire team and club were incredibly friendly, respectful, and approachable, which made this occasion even more special. Their professionalism and humility left a lasting impression on all of us.
We truly appreciate this opportunity and wish Inter Milan nothing but success for the season ahead. We hope they achieve all of their goals and continue to inspire football fans around the world.
Thank you once again for this unforgettable experience. We will always remember it with pride and gratitude.”
Classy. 🙏❤️
BREAKING: Trump's $10 billion BBC lawsuit is BACKFIRING BIGLY and may force Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6 evidence back into the courtroom
After making $16 million from Paramount/CBS to settle one of his frivolous lawsuits, Donald Trump figured he could keep suing media companies and rake in the dough from corporate CEOs who would rather give in than face a protracted and expensive legal fight.
But Trump got greedy and wanted a $10 billion payday from his next target, Britain’s venerable public broadcaster, the BBC.
What he's getting instead is a legal nightmare of his own making.
Trump sued the BBC last December, claiming a documentary on their news program Panorama, "put words in his mouth" by editing together portions of his January 6th speech delivered nearly 50 minutes apart.
He even bizarrely claimed the network used AI to fabricate his words — it didn't. The BBC did splice the footage, which sparked an internal investigation, the firing of some senior officials at the broadcaster, and the issuing of a written apology.
An apology simply wasn't enough for Trump, however. He still wanted that $10 billion.
Now his lawsuit against the British broadcaster is unraveling spectacularly.
A federal judge ruled this week that Trump must hand over detailed financial records from more than 400 companies tied to his family trust — because HIS OWN lawsuit claims the BBC's editing damaged his businesses.
You can't claim massive financial injury and then refuse to show your books. Judge Enjoliqué Lett wasn't buying the attempted dodge: "All of President Trump's brand, properties and businesses are impugned... Reputational, economic damages, all of that is now at issue in this case."
It gets worse. The same judge greenlit subpoenas targeting Trump's inner circle — Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller — to determine what Trump actually intended on January 6th.
And now, in a third gut-punch within 24 hours, the BBC is demanding records showing exactly how Trump LOST his executive privilege claims during Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th investigation.
Smith's team had already gathered evidence establishing that the Capitol violence was "foreseeable" to Trump, that he "caused it," and that he made "a conscious choice not to stop it" once it began. If the BBC gets that evidence, Trump's entire defamation case collapses.
Trump built a career suing media outlets into silence. This time, he sued an organization willing to actually fight — and in doing so, handed prosecutors a roadmap straight into his finances, his inner circle, and his own conduct on January 6th.
Plus, the public may get another chance to review the evidence that Jack Smith amassed against Trump, evidence that judges appointed by the litigious president have made sure that he’ll never be held accountable for.
Sometimes a lawsuit is simply a trap you built for yourself.
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Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires."