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California Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit to block the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery — but the move could cost his state $30 billion in economic activity. Paramount CEO David Ellison is making a bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, drawing the ire of state officials — although the deal was cleared by federal authorities. Semafor reported on July 13 that “friends and advisers” of Ellison are encouraging him to move the headquarters of Paramount — and much of its “$30 billion in planned spending” — outside of California. “No decisions…

What we do know is that things have internal structures with dynamics that operate whether we “like” them or not. Correspondent Manoj S. recommended an essay from the always-insightful John Michael Greer on the dissolution of unproductive classes behind the smokescreen of AI: A Game of Musical Chairs “You can sell Americans on anything, no matter how wretchedly unsatisfactory it is, by labeling it as progress. That’s what’s being done now, with AI being used as a justification for firing useless workers, deleting unnecessary departments, cutting office staff down to scales that actually make sense, and shutting down the classroom-to-cubicle pipeline…

The Interior Ministry of Morocco said on Sunday that the migrant invasion of the Spanish city of Ceuta last week was caused by “misinformation” spread by human trafficking networks. Interior Ministry spokesman Rachid el-Khalfi said there was a “misleading perception among many participants that the crossing would be easy” because the waterway is narrow and the migrants believed a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling would prevent the cities of Ceuta and Melilla from turning them away. Khalfi said the crisis was the result of “several overlapping factors,” including “the excessive exploitation of digital platforms, the dissemination of misleading information, the…

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said President Donald Trump’s approach to Iran has been both “erratic” and “escalatory.” Host Margaret Brennan said, “We’re now in the sixth month of this war. We’ve been told it would last 4 to 5 weeks. In the past week, the targets have widened. Iran hit Egypt. We saw Saudi Arabia join the US in bombing Iranian-backed militias there. And then late last night, President Trump used the term that he had been considering military action on levels unseen since World War II. You sit on intelligence, you sit on armed…

Multiple Senate Republicans joined Sen. Bernie Moreno in calling for Rep. Max Miller to step down from office Monday amid domestic abuse allegations from the Ohio senator’s daughter. Bernie Moreno — father of Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno — said in a statement Sunday that Miller should not serve in the House soon after the House Republican did a livestream video attempting to defend himself from abuse accusations. Many of Bernie Moreno’s GOP colleagues were quick to back him following the statement. “I don’t know [Miller]. I haven’t read a whole lot about him, but if [Moreno] thinks he ought to…

Danish Princess Isabella is serving 11 months and has waived her salary – Screenbrag Social Media/X Copenhagen means to take on Moscow and Washington? We have been reporting here on TGP about how Europe is re-arming at a frantic pace, to defend themselves from the ‘Russian threat’, that while existent, is much inflated by Globalists needing an outside enemy to distract from their ruinous public policies. In the case of Denmark, the Scandinavian kingdom has a secondary reason for beefing up their military forces: the interest by Donald J. Trump on controlling the Arctic island of Greenland. Here’s what Trump…

Members of the United Cartels set fire to a town in the Mexican state of Michoacan following a military raid where authorities arrested one of the top leaders of the terrorist organization. That leader had previously been a top official within the Michoacan state police forces and still held sway over local law enforcement. The riotous acts of destruction took place over the weekend in the town of Los Reyes and nearby communities, when cartel gunmen set up numerous blockades and torched vehicles and buildings in response to a military raid targeting their leader, Alfonoso “Poncho La Quiringa” Fernandez Magallanes.…

What Prompted the Spectacular Growth in Office Construction? The government’s most recent report on construction spending in the U.S. fell short of expectations, with spending actually falling 0.1 percent in June instead of rising the forecasted 0.3 percent. The prior month’s data was revised down from 0.1 percent monthly growth to flat. Compared with a year ago, construction spending is down 3.2 percent. One big exception comes from an unlikely category of growth: office construction. The private sector’s outlays on office construction rose 2.8 percent in June. Year-to-date it is up 7.3 percent. Compared with June of last year, it…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, during an appearance Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” claimed deals President Donald Trump makes verbally are not worth anything. Host George Stephanopoulos said, “I guess one thing you can say for certain, as the president showed this week, is what he cares about most.” Christie said, “Yeah, look, it’s revenge. Revenge, revenge. And owning the Justice Department as if it’s his own private law firm, George. And so you start off with the weaponization fund. Here’s what John Cornyn and Thom Tillis thankfully, finally have learned is no deal that Donald Trump gives you…

The Senate’s stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown on Oct. 1 has cleared the first procedural hurdle, putting it on track for passage before lawmakers leave for the August recess. Senators voted 89-4 to advance the measure, which would fund federal agencies through Dec. 11 at current levels, with some exceptions. In order for a passage vote to happen ahead of the summer break, Senate leaders will need to strike a bipartisan time agreement to fast-track the measure to a final vote. “It is a strong bipartisan piece of legislation, and I hope it will receive overwhelming support from…