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11+ min ago (261+ words) Plus a plunging neckline, hip cut-outs, and leg slit. If diamonds are a girl's best friend, then Dakota Johnson is a total girl's girl to her core. On Dec. 4, she attended the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 in Saudi Arabia while wearing a whopping 95 carats of diamonds. Yes, you read that right " 95. On Dec. 4, the Materialists star wore such incredible pieces from Chopard's vault, you'd be forgiven for hardly noticing her gown's plunging neckline, cut-outs, and slit. The next night, she freed herself of the heavy pile of jewels and stepped out bling-free in a sheer white lace gown. Both looks were slays. Behold: The film f'te tapped Johnson, alongside the likes of Jessica Alba and Ana de Armas, to be "In Conversation" speakers, sharing all sorts of insights and stories about their craft. Beyond that role, she also attended…...

15+ min ago (255+ words) The alleged drug boat at the center of a developing controversy was not on a course toward the United States, according to a new report. CNN reported Friday that during his recent closed-door session with lawmakers about the September 2 boat strike, Admiral Frank M. Bradley " who was the commander overseeing the mission " said the boat in question was actually headed toward Suriname, on the northern coast of South America. Admiral Bradley's testimony counters President Donald Trump's official justification for the ongoing boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea, in which 86 people have been killed in 22 total strikes this year. Both Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have maintained that the strikes are necessary to prevent the flow of drugs into the U.S. "The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States," Trump…...

18+ min ago (180+ words) Judge Orders Release of Epstein-related Grand Jury Records A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of material from grand jury investigations into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007. Posted by lamplighter at 11:33 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said a recently passed federal law ordering the release of records related to the cases overrode a federal rule prohibiting the release of matters before a grand jury. [image or embed] The newly passed Epstein Files Transparency Act calls for the release of "unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials that relate to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell," and the specific language of the law overrides the traditional secrecy of grand jury materials, Smith wrote. #1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-05 02:23 PM | Reply Blur the innocent, release the faces of the rest. While they're at it, can…...

42+ min ago (279+ words) CNN commentator Ana Navarro said the "peace prize" that President Donald Trump received on Friday was like a toy phone a parent gives their small child so that the kid will think he's a grown-up. Trump was at the Kennedy Center, where the FIFA World Cup draw was being held for next year's contest in the U.S. But mostly, the president was on hand to receive the "FIFA Peace Prize" that was made for him to receive the first time it was awarded. The president has threatened to somehow move World Cup match sites that are in Democratic-run cities over concerns about "safety." For the inaugural "FIFA Peace Prize," Trump was given a gold trophy and a medal to wear around his neck. FIFA did not say how the winner was chosen, but that the award is meant to recognize "exceptional…...

53+ min ago (861+ words) MAGA influencer Laura Loomer melted down Friday over claims that a Republican lawmaker worked to help house Afghan refugees at a Texas military base after the Taliban took over the country in 2021. Loomer was criticizing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and his work with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) to house 10,000 Afghan refugees in August 2021 at Fort Bliss in a post on X Friday, a week after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard troops, killing one and leaving another severely injured. In her long post, Loomer attempted to connect crime rates in El Paso and called the refugees "unvetted Afghan imports, brought in under the banner of humanitarianism and 'counterterrorism cooperation', have contributed to this crime surge," she wrote. "Senator Cornyn is currently running for reelection against Texas GOP Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX. The primary is in 2026. It's disqualifying that Cornyn…...

57+ min ago (280+ words) Samir Karmakar teaches linguistics at Jadavpur University. Earlier he worked at Azim Premji University and National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. Samir could be reached through [email'protected] by Dr Md Afroz and Dr Md Tabrez Alam19/06/2025 "When governance becomes gratitude, democracy becomes a deal." The democratic mandate of India was conceived as a moral agreement between citizens and their representatives, guided by constitutional principles of justice," Whether it's in a crowded auto, a tense marriage or a toxic workplace " "thoda adjust kar lo" is something every Indian has heard, and often, said. It sounds harmless." by Dr. Soma Marla27/05/2025 Briefing the media last week, after tenth Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog in New Delhi, CEO Subrahmanyam said'India is now a 'four trillion dollar' economy, standing only behind USA," Morality in India has grown fluid"not because ethics has ceased to…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (471+ words) These environmental crises are exacerbated by deepening inequality and social divides in many mining-dependent countries. The Global Atlas of Environmental Justice has documented more than 900 mining-related conflicts around the world, about 85% of which involve the use or pollution of rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Governments must not remain passive. They must reclaim responsibility for steering the primary driver of mining expansion: demand. Reducing material consumption, especially in developed countries, remains the most effective way to protect vital ecosystems and prevent the long-term harms that extraction inevitably causes. Yet despite overwhelming evidence that ramping up resource extraction threatens water supplies and public safety, governments around the world are weakening environmental protections in a bid to lure foreign investment, thereby endangering the very ecosystems that sustain all life on Earth. From an economic perspective, this approach is profoundly short-sighted. At a time when…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (502+ words) National Parks Prioritize Trump's Birthday Over Holidays Honoring Blacks Trump Administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to America's national parks, removing two holidays celebrating people of color and adding Trump's birthday. Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 10:30 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.[image or embed] The National Parks Service (NPS) charges admission fees that range from $3 to $30. On several holidays, those fees are waived. The Department of the Interior, led by good-for-nothing billionaire Douglas James Burgum, removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free admission days in US national parks. MLK Day is an annual federal holiday that falls on the third Monday of January, close to the slain civil rights leader's 15 Jan birthday. Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (1592+ words) The Blueprint and the Blind Spots THE GOOD ABOUT AMBEDKAR " THE Fire Inside the Man He was a relentless fighter for social justice, a tireless advocate for women's rights, and a pioneer of labor protections. His contributions were monumental: Ambedkar gave India a spine. His Constitution is a fortress against arbitrary oppression for those it directly protects. It is a testament to a mind that could see centuries of social machinery and devise a legal countermeasure of extraordinary sophistication. THE BAD ABOUT AMBEDKAR " The Silences That Cost a Civilization But every fortress has its blind side. Ambedkar's brilliance, for all its scope, had ideological and structural silences. One of the most consequential of these was his treatment"or rather, non-treatment"of the Other Backward Classes. This was a misreading of Indian society. What Ambedkar mistook for potential mobility was, in…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (374+ words) The internet had a hysterical response to the Village People's performance of their iconic hit "YMCA" at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw on Friday, while President Donald Trump did not miss the moment to drop his signature moves. Trump, who was given the inaugural peace award by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, stood up at the Kennedy Center " slated to soon be renamed after himself " and moved his arms to the beat of the 1978 song. The disco hit is apparently viewed as his anthem, often played at his parties and rallies, according to the BBC. The president has long said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and the FIFA award was created just a few weeks ago after Trump did not win the famed prize. It's unclear how he was chosen for the award. Trump accepted the award and said…...