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X on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a coalition of major advertisers, claiming that it had violated antitrust laws by coordinating with brands to dissuade them from spending money on the social media platform. The suit, filed in federal court in Texas, claims that the coalition, known as GARM, “conspired” with leading brands, including CVS, Unilever and the Danish energy company Ørsted to “collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue” that were owed to X, then known as Twitter, in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media company in 2022....

Elon Musk has called the prime minister “two-tier Keir” in reference to the conspiracy theory that police are treating white far-right “protesters” more harshly than minority groups. Downing Street would not engage again with the billionaire owner of X, having previously said his comments about a potential civil war in the UK had “no justification”. Since that criticism, Musk has been repeatedly targeting Keir Starmer on his social media platform. The Guardian understands Labour MPs have been warned not to engage in debate on Twitter about the far-right violence and to instead amplify calls for unity. In a letter to...

Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin was caught detailing a shocking plan to stop former President Donald Trump from winning the 2024 presidential election, even going against the will of the American people.

Tim Walz has embellished and selectively omitted facts and circumstances of his military career for years. We, retired Command Sergeants Major of the Minnesota National Guard, feel it is our duty and responsibility to bring forth the truth as we know it concerning his service record. So, we have put together a timeline of his service post 9/11. To the best of our knowledge, this information is completely true, having been verified by all those who served in positions with first hand knowledge of the facts and circumstances of his service and departure from the Minnesota National Guard. Many of...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Following his selection as Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz has assured voters across the United States that, if elected, he will make America as great as Minneapolis. According to reporters, Walz vowed to bring the rest of America to the same level of greatness as Minneapolis in his speech accepting the vice-presidential nomination. "As the governor who presided over the looting and burning of Minneapolis during the summer of 2020, I have full confidence that I will be able to apply my experience stirring up race riots on the national scale as well as...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), the video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, announced that it has joined the social media platform X to file antitrust lawsuits alleging a conspiracy to withhold advertising revenue from Rumble and other digital media platforms. In its filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Rumble named as defendants the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), as well as the advertising agency WPP and its subsidiary GroupM Worldwide.

Anew coronavirus variant named KP.3.1.1 has risen to dominance in the U.S., almost doubling in prevalence in just two weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Experts are warning that the new variant—which, as of August 3, accounts for more than 1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 cases—is "more of a challenge" to our immune systems compared to previous variants. The new variant is a sub-lineage of the previously dominant KP.3, which rose to prominence at the end of May. Together, KP.3.1.1 and KP.3 account for almost half of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S., as the virus continues...

Vice President Kamala Harris won’t be the only candidate on the presidential ballot visiting Philadelphia Tuesday. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Donald Trump’s running mate, is traveling to Philadelphia Tuesday for the first time since he became the GOP vice presidential nominee last month.

Mascho Piro, an uncontacted Amazonian ethnic tribal group, attacked loggers with bows and arrows who were suspected of encroaching on their territory, according to an indigenous organization, The Associated Press (AP) reported Monday. FENAMAD, a regional indigenous organization, said they believe illegal logging was the root of a conflict the entity said has left one logger injured following a July 27 attack by the tribe, the outlet reported. Some experts cited weeks-old photos of the tribe searching for sustenance on a beach as evidence that the logging concessions were too “dangerously close” to their territory, according to the AP. “It...

Kamala's VP pick Tim Walz is new to the majority of the Americans. But he is every bit as radical and dangerous as Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her Vice Presidential running mate. Who is Tim Walz? A Closer Look: BLM Riots: During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, rioters looted and caused significant damage to Minneapolis. Walz hesitated to deploy the National Guard to avoid angering his political base. Crime Rates: While crime rates declined nationally, Minnesota experienced an increase in criminal activities during Walz's tenure as governor. State Flag Controversy: Walz supported...

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” CNN Senior Political Commentator Van Jones reacted to 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate by saying that there are “young people who are concerned about Gaza. You have a lot of Muslims and Arabs and others, they have not felt seen by the Biden administration. You started hearing that Genocide Joe, that was building, that was building and so those folks needed to have a candidate that they could feel comfortable with. This helps them in that regard.” Jones began by...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County deputies had no trouble keeping up with an alleged Walmart thief who tried to get away with several stolen items… on a stolen electric scooter riding at a leisurely 2 mph. Troyson Raymond, 35, is now facing several charges, including felony petit theft, grand theft and unlawful possession of a shopping cart, after the incident that came to a slow halt in front of a Dunkin' Donuts on U.S. 98 in Lakeland on July 17, according to an arrest affidavit from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. "Deputies pursued Troy as he attempted his getaway on...

Donald J. Trump didn’t wait for the opening bell before blaming Monday’s market sell-off on Vice President Kamala Harris. “Stock markets are crashing, jobs numbers are terrible, we are heading to World War III, and we have two of the most incompetent ‘leaders’ in history,” the former president and Republican presidential nominee wrote in a post on Truth Social at 8:12 a.m. Eastern time. “This is not good.” Mr. Trump did not mention that markets had suffered far greater single-day losses when he was president, or that economists blamed a variety of factors — including a disappointing July jobs report,...

Today is August 6, 2024. December 7, 1941: August 6, 1945 Lest we forget.

A den of 38-million-year-old snakes were found in the White River Formation near Douglas, Wyoming, have paleontologists super excited. They're among the most important complete fossils of snakes ever found. ======================================================================== Two of the three specimens of Hibernophis breithaupti, the 38-million-year-old snake from the White River Formation near Douglas. These snakes are members of the boid family, which includes modern-day anacondas and Wyoming's rubber boas. (Courtesy Jasmine Croghan) ================================================================== Around 38 million years ago, three small snakes slithered into a burrow seeking shelter from an apocalypse blanketing their world in volcanic ash. They never escaped, becoming entombed in the spot...

PHILADELPHIA – Donald Trump’s backers say they sighed a sigh of relief over Vice President Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, pointing to his “radical” record and non-swing-state origins. The Trump campaign, in its first statement on Walz, painted the governor Tuesday as being as “leftist” as Harris and claimed he has been trying to make Minnesota a liberal den akin to California, where Harris is from. “It’s no surprise that San Francisco Liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running-mate – Walz has spent his governorship trying to reshape Minnesota...

Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of mounting an attack on its southern border and said it had moved in reserves to help repel hundreds of fighters backed by tanks. Hours after a Russian regional governor said the attackers had been pushed back, the defence ministry issued a statement saying that fighting was still going on. "Troops covering the state border, together with units of the border troops of the FSB (security service) of Russia, are repelling attacks and inflicting fire on the enemy in the area of ​​the state border and on (Ukrainian) reserves in the Sumy region," the statement...

[Catholic Caucus] "The Traditional Mass as a Conclave Issue: An Obstacle for Cardinal Parolin[Paix Liturgique published the following reflections on the article by Nico Spuntoni in Il Giornale on July 14, 2024. Translation for Rorate. -PK]Given the nature of the Second Vatican Council as a kind of new beginning for the Church of all things, opposition to it, especially opposition to the new liturgy, carries a heavy psychological weight in successive conclaves.Cardinal indiscretions have revealed that, during the 2013 conclave, Jorge Begoglio hinted to the conservative cardinals that he would make gestures in favor of the SSPX. The interest shown...

The latest state to criminalize actions based on the feelings of the protected class ... Coeur d'Alene? The Idaho Coeur d'Alene? [See link for video]