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Neil Young has canceled his planned free concert in Ukraine, saying he "could not in good conscience" take his crew and equipment into the country as it's embroiled in a war with Russia. The rocker announced earlier this month that he and the Chrome Hearts would kick off their upcoming Love Earth world tour with a free concert in Ukraine, though he didn't announce a date or location at the time. Now, Young has confirmed those plans have been scrapped. "Our concert in Ukraine is canceled," Young wrote in a statement on his Neil Young Archives website. "We had a...

The Prince of Wales has joined troops in a Challenger 2 tank as he visited UK soldiers on a NATO base less than 100 miles from the Russian border. Prince William travelled in the commander's turret of the tank as it sped across muddy terrain at Tapa army camp in Estonia. He watched on as soldiers from the Mercian Regiment took part in training exercises. The Mercians, of which he is colonel-in-chief, have just started their six-month deployment in Estonia as the lead battlegroup working alongside NATO partners. With 900 British service personnel in Estonia, it is the UK's largest...

Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKKPropagandhi are conflicted on At Peace. When Canada’s punk standouts announced their eighth studio album, singer/guitarist Chris Hannah said its lyrics find him unsure whether to respond to society’s failings by acting like spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle or notorious terrorist the Unabomber. “I am at peace these days,” he howls on the lead single and title track, “give or take a fit of blinding rage!” It’s understandable why the band don’t know what to do anymore. They’ve been openly antagonising...

Judge Boasberg said: “By March 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Defendants shall submit a sworn declaration by a person with direct involvement in the Cabinet-level discussions regarding invocation of the state-secrets privilege;” (link) Deputy AG Todd Blanche responds:[SOURCE]Boasberg gets the legal equivalent of “yup” from Blanche.Funny..Keep in mind, this is the way the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals framed the issue of “national security” invocation by the Jack Smith probe.[pdf SOURCE HERE – BACKGROUND HERE]

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) reportedly issued a “threat advisory” on Thursday warning of “possible threats” from radical left-wing activists against the command’s Tesla owners.In screenshots of the alert obtained by Federalist contributor and retired Army ranger John A. Lucas, the USASOC informed service members of increased “concerns” regarding recent attacks against individuals who own Teslas and dealerships that carry the vehicle.Within the past few months, extreme left-wing anarchists have been waging a rhetorical and physical war against the electric car company to protest its founder Elon Musk’s role in identifying waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal...

President Donald Trump said former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, contributed to the Democrats' loss in the 2024 election. Trump’s comments came in response to statements Walz provided in a podcast with California Gov. Gavin Newsom that aired on Tuesday, in which Walz predicted he could kick the "a--" of most Trump supporters. "Well, he's a loser. Yeah. No, I think so. He lost an election," Trump said Friday in the Oval Office of the White House. "He played a part. You know, usually a vice president doesn't play a part. They say. I think...

In newly filed court documents, prosecutors say they will use evidence of an apparent knife purchase and a selfie that they believe link Bryan Kohberger to the murders of four University of Idaho students. Kohberger is charged in the murders of Mount Vernon native Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, who were stabbed to death in the early morning of Nov. 13, 2022, at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho.

In Teen Vogue’s special issue cover story, the estranged 20-year-old daughter of Elon Musk talks about the “cartoonishly evil” Trump administration and being a young trans woman today. In many ways, Vivian Jenna Wilson is a lot like any other 20-year-old girl. The Los Angeles native spends hours a day on Discord with her friends; loves reading, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Chappell Roan; and she runs late — two full hours late, to be specific, for our scheduled Zoom meeting. Also like many 20-year-olds, she has a complicated relationship with her father. But not everybody’s dad is the richest man...

Article II, § 1, Sentence 1, .. “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” That’s pretty simple.. as the Supreme Court loves to say, “Black Letter Law.” Further, in more words from the Court, it is “unqualified.” That means that all power in the Executive Branch belongs to Donald Trump. No “ifs,” “buts,” or “excepts.” “All” means “all.” Put bluntly, as long as he occupies the White House, every bureaucrat is obligated to do what he says. ... This isn’t complicated, and as push comes to shove, all the Supreme Court needs...

Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gigMembers of the punk rock band UK Subs have said they were denied entry and detained in the US, according to accounts from the band themselves. Bassist Alvin Gibbs shared details of the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, which comes amid widespread reports of people being denied entry to the US, including a French scientist who said he was barred because of anti-Donald Trump comments he had made. Gibbs, along with bandmates Marc Carrey and Stefan Häublein, were...

A federal judge grilled Trump administration lawyers Friday over the deportation of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador despite an earlier court order explicitly blocking the move. It was the latest in a legal dispute that could reach the Supreme Court. During a motion hearing, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg questioned Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign about why the Trump administration failed to comply with an emergency court order that temporarily blocked its use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua, from U.S. soil for 14 days....

Call it a UFO: an unidentified floating object. Beachcombers were baffled over a creepy, “skeleton-like” figure with fins that washed ashore in the UK, as seen in viral photos making waves online. “For the life of me, I can’t tell you what it was,” Paula Regan told South West News Service. “It was the weirdest thing.” She had reportedly stumbled upon the freaky flotsam on March 10 while strolling the shore in Margate, Kent, with her husband Dave.

Don Lemon and Joy Reid prove that they skipped both American history and North American geography classes.

After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains.The segregation clause is one of several identified in a public memo issued by the General Services Administration last month, affecting all civil federal agencies. The memo explains that it is making changes prompted by President Trump's executive order on diversity, equity and inclusion, which repealed an executive order signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 regarding federal contractors and nondiscrimination. The memo also addresses Trump's executive order on gender identity.While there are still state...

Sudan’s army is celebrating after retaking the presidential palace in Khartoum. It’s a major symbolic victory for the military, which has been battling its former allies, the Rapid Support Forces, for the last two years.

March 20, 2025 by Kathy Bond Dear Worldcon Community, I am writing this statement in order to share the status of Seattle Worldcon’s current journey through living up to our theme of Building Yesterday’s Future—For Everyone. We have received a number of concerns asking how the convention will respond to orders and actions of the U.S. government, which we condemn, that create hostile conditions and travel barriers for LGBTQ+ members and international members. We appreciate everyone’s concerns as we navigate the current political landscape together. As I stated when we won the bid, our theme is an acknowledgment that we...

In an old George Carlin routine titled "Leftovers," he says something like this: Leftovers make you feel good about yourself, not once, but twice. The first time is when you put it in the fridge, you tell yourself, "Ha! I'm saving food!" Then months later when you rediscover it, and it's pulled away from the sides of the dish and there are various colorful things growing on it and you throw it away, you tell yourself, "Ha! I'm saving my life! It's like that with Leftists and Teslas. Teslas allow Leftists to preen and Virtue Signal, not once, but twice....

Online influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan left the United States for Romania on a private flight on Friday (Mar 21) to fulfil legal obligations related to a criminal investigation against them, they said. The brothers are under investigation in Romania on accusations of forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering. They have denied all wrongdoing. "Spending US$185,000 on a private jet across the Atlantic to sign one single piece of paper in Romania," Tate posted on social media platform X. "Innocent men don't run. They clear their...

According to data from car-shopping site Edmunds, this month is on pace to set a new record high in Tesla owners trading in their electric vehicles. That’s as CEO Elon Musk has taken on a high-profile role in the Trump administration, leading an effort to slash federal payrolls and sparking a massive backlash against the EV brand. March is on pace to set a new record high in Tesla owners trading in their electric vehicles, according to data from car-shopping site Edmunds.