President Biden warned in his farewell speech of an “ultra-wealthy” “oligarchy” posing a threat to America as big tech CEOS have been warming up to President-elect Trump in recent months. Biden spoke Wednesday as reports emerged this week that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg – the three most wealthy people in the world…
As a fellow New Yorker, I had paid attention to Donald Trump for years, long before he got involved in politics. When he ventured a comment about foreign policy, people scoffed at him. What did Trump know! National security was the exclusive domain of the experts, not real estate developers or reality TV stars. …
A network of fact-checkers is set to lose a major source of revenue and may even close shop after Facebook parent company Meta announced it would terminate their contracts and move towards a system closer to X’s Community Notes. “We don’t have much time left. At this rate, we are done in a few months,”…
The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza was the cause of Teal, a Chilean Flamingo, and Slater, a Harbor Seal’s death. “This is sad news for wildlife and for…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. “Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went,” NASA…
Reactions from social media came pouring in on Wednesday night as President Biden delivered his farewell address to the country ending his career in politics that spanned over half a century. “Joe Biden discussing democracy, a free press, institutions and the abuse of power in his final farewell speech is rich,” GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace…
President Biden balked at a question posed by Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday, about whether President-elect Trump deserves credit for the recent Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. The deal comes during Biden’s final days in office, less than a week before Trump’s second term starts on Jan. 20. A recent meeting between…
Hundreds of Washington Post staffers sent a letter to owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday expressing grave concern at recent leadership decisions and the ensuing exodus of high-profile colleagues, asking for a meeting with the billionaire so the newspaper could retain its “competitive edge.” “We are deeply alarmed by recent leadership decisions that have led readers…
Lawmakers questioned President-elect Trump’s energy secretary on climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration’s green energy agenda during his nomination hearing, which saw disruptions from several climate protesters. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, Liberty Energy Inc. CEO and Trump’s pick to head the…
First lady Jill Biden and President-elect Donald Trump surprised observers in December after appearing chummy at the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — and now the former first lady has revealed what the pair talked about in that viral moment. French first lady Brigitte Macron had been sitting in between Biden and…