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Disney’s Marvel superhero actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, and Benedict Wong have joined together to urge regulators in the U.K. to reject the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery claiming that the deal “threatens to inflict immense harm on the British public.” The trio published an op-ed under their names ripping the proposed merger that has already been approved by American regulators, according to Variety. The actors claim that the merger will result in fewer films, canceled productions, and a tendency to avoid taking on risky projects. They insist that the decision over approving the deal will “prove one…

The Trump State Department has revoked over 100,000 visas, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. When asked about the Trump administration’s efforts to keep “reckless foreign drivers off our streets by revoking visas and denying further travel to the United States,” Pigott explained that when it comes to the department’s visa revocation policy, they have already revoked well over 100,000 visas. “We’ll actually give an update on that number very shortly. It’s much — it’s significantly higher now than 100,000 visas revoked, and the primary causes we’re seeing for those visa revocations is criminal activity,…

The Pentagon will reportedly hand command of the Germany-based mission to another bloc member  The Pentagon is planning to transfer leadership of the Germany-based NATO command coordinating military aid to Ukraine to another member of the military bloc as Washington continues to scale back its military presence in Europe, Politico reported on Friday, citing an unnamed NATO official.Ukraine has been heavily dependent on weapons supplies from its Western backers throughout the conflict, which is now in its fifth year. Moscow has condemned the weapons shipments to Ukraine, arguing that they only prolong the conflict without changing the outcome, and warning…

Houston funeral home director Unique Mica Green-Battle lashes out at reporters after bond hearing (screenshot via Fox 26) A Houston funeral home director appeared in court on Friday on multiple felony charges involving a scheme to steal more than $2.2 million from a deceased man’s estate.  Unique Mica Green-Battle is accused of forging documents to claim he is the spouse and successor of the victim, Lawrence Gammon. The forged documents include a fake will, a falsified death certificate, forged probate documents, and fraudulent filings used to gain control of the estate, according to Fox 26. Police executed a search warrant…

We are still drifting along in this “short-term pain for long-term gain” narrative arc.  Remember when they told us it would just be a few days, maybe a few weeks? Well, we’re cruising past month five now, and the script is getting so loud it’s a miracle anyone is still falling for it. Just look at the timing. Donald Trump goes on television declaring that the US is officially taking over the Strait of Hormuz – crowning himself the “guardian of the strait.” Literally minutes later, breaking footage drops of the bulk carrier Lonnie splitting in two and sinking after…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — An Australian jury convicted the British social media celebrity and rapper Yung Filly on Friday of assaulting a fan following a music performance two years ago, but did not find him guilty of allegations that he raped and choked her. The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, wept after the verdicts were delivered in the District Court of Western Australia state in Perth. He had pleaded not guilty to six charges of rape, three charges of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of choking in a Perth hotel room in September 2024. The accuser…

Anthropic, the AI startup jockeying for position against OpenAI and tech titans like Google, is facing mounting criticism from Silicon Valley startup founders and researchers over competitive practices and its stance on AI development models. The Wall Street Journal reports that Anthropic is facing mounting criticism across the technology industry over product decisions that pit it against its own partners and over its advocacy against open-weight AI models. The dual controversies have led many in the tech community to question the company’s approach to collaboration and market competition. Tensions escalated in April when Anthropic released Claude Design, a tool industry…

The Democrat-dominated Massachusetts state Senate passed a late-term abortion bill on Friday and sent it to Gov. Maura Healey’s (D) desk for approval.  The bill, called “An Act Prioritizing Patient Access to Care” or H.5595, would ultimately allow unborn babies to be aborted throughout pregnancy in the state and would strike down the state’s current 24-week limit, which has exceptions for the life of the mother and a deadly fetal diagnosis. Under the bill, doctors would have the discretion to decide whether or not to perform a late-term abortion, the Washington Post reported.  “While this legislation prioritizes access, it does…

President Donald Trump said early Saturday he would push to get the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” codified into law if the Senate does not confirm his attorney general pick, Todd Blanche. The fund has emerged as a key issue stalling Blanche’s confirmation, with Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who are both departing the Senate after the midterms, withholding their support in the Senate Judiciary Committee unless the White House commits to shelving the proposal in writing. Now, Trump says the fund is back on the table, and maybe he’ll even keep Blanche on in an acting capacity…

Local officials in Lower Saxony are blocking AfD candidates from running, using intelligence reports instead of courts or due process. Today’s Germany is a grim, unhappy place. Thirty-six years after West Germany’s take-over of the former East Germany (polite term: re-unification), which was supposed to herald a golden age of national fulfilment, citizens are in a very foul mood.According to Ipsos, one of Germany’s go-to pollsters, their morale is at a “historic nadir,” and they are “losing confidence about the country’s future.” As of last month, fear of poverty and inequality was “clearly increasing,” with 37 percent of all respondents…