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7+ min ago (347+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks to board Air Force One while departing for Florida from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Hardcore MAGA election deniers, however, promoted the repeatedly debunked claim that the election was stolen from Trump " a group ranging from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to attorney Sidney Powell. Those election deniers and conspiracy theorists drew a lot of criticism from traditional non-MAGA conservatives, especially Never Trumpers who supported Joe Biden. But The Guardian's Rachel Leingang, in an article published on November 29, warns that many of 2020's election deniers are being appointed to prominent positions during Trump's second presidency. "The people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have more power than ever " and they plan to use it," Leingang reports. "Bolstered by the president, they have prominent roles…...

22+ min ago (358+ words) Inset: Tommy Lagree (Orange County Sheriff's Office). Background: The 4900 block of Keith Place in Orlando, Florida (Google Maps)." A 15-year-old boy in Florida is accused of shooting a bicyclist in the head after he and his friends smoked marijuana in a parked van. Tommy Lagree Jr. is being held by the Orange County Sheriff's Office on charges of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a minor. While the charges were just filed this week, authorities say the teenager turned himself in to law enforcement not long after the shooting back in September. On Sept. 26, at about 6 p.m., Lagree and at least two other people were inside a parked van in the area of the 4900 block of Keith Place in Orlando, according to the sheriff's office. The friends were smoking marijuana, and Lagree was showing them a a Taurus 9mm handgun…...

34+ min ago (403+ words) Ex-CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta'called on the mainstream media to take "collective action" and "stand up for decency" in response to President Donald Trump ripping reporters and calling them names. Acosta, during an appearance on MS NOW on Saturday morning, made it clear he was still disgusted with the president saying "quiet, piggy" to'Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey earlier this month. He said any boss who spoke to a female employee that way would be fired, so it was not okay for the press to just sit back and take it. "Other folks in the press in the room should speak up in that moment and say, "Mr. President, that is not appropriate,'" Acosta said. "And, you know, double down on the questions that were asked. "Why didn't you answer that question? Why are you resorting to personal attacks? Why…...

48+ min ago (178+ words) Meghan Markle shared new footage from her As Ever pop-up at Soho Home in West Hollywood, extending the controlled rollout she's maintained since coming back to Instagram at the beginning of 2025. The update arrives during a period of heightened interest in Markle's relationship with the Soho House network. In October, Markle had been offered a role as a global ambassador for the club. The timing also aligns with Soho House's move back into private ownership and its effort to become more selective with membership. The new video continues the communications approach Markle established in January, when she returned to Instagram with comments disabled. The setting, too, aligns with the founder-focused identity she has emphasized throughout the year. In March, she told People, "I see myself as an entrepreneur and a female founder, and if the brand ends up influential, then…...

50+ min ago (393+ words) The Trump administration is hoping to use its push for the release of grand jury testimony in the cases of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as a ploy to divert attention away from the impending release of tens of thousands of Epstein-related documents, one ex-state attorney argued Saturday. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed into law the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill spearheaded by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), and amid fierce opposition from Trump " at least initially before her reversed course at the last moment and proclaimed to support the bill's passage. And, with the bill's passage, the Justice Department now has 30 days " until Dec. 19 " to release all of its files on Epstein, who died in 2019 awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, and was known to maintain close ties to powerful figures, including…...

53+ min ago (891+ words) "hell yeah I love Public TRANSit," said one delighted rider. Trans Angelenos got a side of public support this month to go along with their Thanksgiving meal in the form of transit passes commemorating Transgender Awareness Month in November. A limited-edition Transit Access Pass (TAP) from Los Angeles" Metro features the pink, white, and baby blue colors of the transgender flag, rendered in a ribbon pattern that dances across the wallet-sized card. One happy transit user wrote via Threads, "DUDE my best friend went out of his way and got me this limited edition transgender awareness LA Metro card!! now i get to use my trans transit card every time I visit home!!! im so happy " In a press release touting the commemorative card, LA Metro described Transgender Awareness Month as "a time that aims to uplift transgender and nonbinary…...

54+ min ago (274+ words) The White House is expanding its battle with the "fake news media" by launching a "media offender of the week" feature to their website. The new part of the White House website is dedicated to calling out what it describes as "fake news media." The first offenders at plate are The Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent. The website claimed it "exposed" the bias of these outlets against President Donald Trump. The White House describes the "offense" of these outlets as: "The media misrepresented President Trump's call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their "execution.'" Trump previously reached a $16 million settlement with Paramount, parent company of CBS, after suing over a 60 Minutes segment he claimed was edited to manipulate the 2024 presidential election. Trump's posts had critics accusing him…...

58+ min ago (265+ words) One post the actor shared reportedly read, "The Zionists (not Jews) want you to fear the people who stand against the corruption they are creating" Guy Pearce said he is stepping back from social media after sharing antisemitic content from right-wing commentator Nick Fuentes earlier this week. "Earlier this week, I issued an apology for sharing misleading and inaccurate posts and commentary on social media," Pearce wrote Saturday in a post shared on X. "I meant every word of that apology but I recognize that meaningful action must accompany any apology. To prevent further hurt, confusion or damage to others, I will be stepping back from social media for the time being." The Jewish News reported Thursday the actor "circulated material featuring America's most notorious white supremacist, Nick Fuentes" and shared posts that claimed the "top three pornography companies are owned…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (501+ words) Inset left to right: Richard Falor, Kimberly Park and Rebecca Park (Wexford County Sheriff's Office). Background: A currently closed trailhead at Manistee National Forest in Baldwin, Mich. (Google Maps). The fiance and sister of a missing Michigan woman are behind bars after searchers recovered a body resembling the missing woman. Rebecca Park, 22, was last seen alive by her mother outside of her home near Cadillac, on Nov. 3, according to law enforcement in the Wolverine State. That day, she had just received $2,000 in inheritance, was getting into a vehicle, and was 38 or 39 weeks pregnant. On Nov. 25, a body was found by searchers along a hiking trail in the Manistee National Forest in Boon Township " a tiny municipality located roughly 35 miles due south of Traverse City. "The young lady that was found resembles Rebecca Park, the young lady who went missing on…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (708+ words) This commentary was originally published by Big Pivots. The Sand Creek Massacre comes to mind in reading about U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a decorated combat veteran who declared that members of the U.S. military must refuse illegal orders. "No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution," said Crow and five other members of Congress, all of them veterans of our armed forces or intelligence services, in a video posted last week. President Donald Trump went ballistic, branding them as traitors. "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!" said a social media post that Trump shared. He later backtracked, saying he didn't actually call for their deaths. Not sure what hanging short of death looks like. Crow and other legislators did report death threats. Denver7 talked with a former U.S. Army officer, Joseph Jordan. His law firm specializes in defending…...