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In a 2023 video, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was seen bragging about how the Department of Transportation (DOT) was getting involved in opposing a merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airlines. In a video from an interview in 2023 with CNN, posted to X, Buttigieg expressed that it was “important to make sure that passengers have choices” and that they “have access to low fares.” “Our department, the Department of Transportation has generally not gotten involved in these merger cases, but that’s changing today,” Buttigieg said at the time. “It is so important to make sure that passengers have…
Michigan Republican Senate candidate and former House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers outlined his view of the state’s political landscape during a radio interview, as host Matthew Boyle described the race as “arguably the number one Republican pickup opportunity anywhere in America.” Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday, Rogers pointed to what he described as a shift within the Democrat field, citing recent convention activity and campaign rhetoric. “They’ve all got huge problems here,” he said, adding that some candidates are “very interested in owning grocery stores and owning every bit of your health care.” He added that “they want to…
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) responded to a question on whether crippling Iran’s economy will force them to the table since their leadership doesn’t care about public opinion, is willing to be martyred, and they might just wait things out, by saying that “it’s a tough one. Again, when you deal with crazy, it’s a challenge.” Co-host Boris Sanchez asked, “[I]sn’t there sort of a flaw in that idea about a timetable? Because even if the Iranian economy is cratering, their leadership doesn’t answer to public opinion. They won’t be voted out of office.…
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Robert De Niro were among the Hollywood elites pushing an “economic blackout” in service of far-left activists on May Day. “Our country runs because of working people, not the billionaires or the politicians,” De Niro said at the beginning of a video montage — shared by Mark Ruffalo — that went on to feature fellow celebrities finishing each other’s sentences. Watch Below: “And when people come together, we can make our voices heard,” actress Jane Fonda — who was nicknamed “Hanoi Jane” and branded a traitor over her 1970s anti-war protests, including a photoshoot in North…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A small crowd of leftists gathered in downtown San Antonio on Friday afternoon for a May-Day-Strong demonstration in support of International Workers’ Day. The event quickly pivoted into a protest against a wide range of Trump administration policies as demonstrators chanted slogans and carried signs opposing billionaires, a planned ICE facility, the perceived U.S. embargo on Cuba, ICE agents, the war in Iran, U.S. military action in Venezuela, and in support of queer rights. Breitbart Texas observed protesters as they shouted chants led by members of the San Antonio Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). Before…
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said that the Louisiana district the Supreme Court objected to “may be” drawn in a ridiculous way to put together populations, but arguing that this violates the 14th and 15th Amendments is taking “Civil War amendments and use them against African Americans.” Cohen said, “The district of Louisiana that caused Alito so much trouble, he called it — or Roberts might have said it was like a snake to put all together the populations. Well, that may be the case, and he said that violated the 14th or 15th…
Russia says it can no longer deliver Kazakh oil directly to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline Residents of the eastern German city of Schwedt have told the Ruptly video agency they fear being thrown back “to the 19th century” if oil supplies to the local refinery are disrupted. Their comments come after Russia announced it can no longer deliver oil from Kazakhstan directly to Germany via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.The PCK refinery in Schwedt supplies around 90% of the fuel to Berlin, as well as to the state of Brandenburg. The plant previously relied on Russian oil via Druzhba but…
(AFP) Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI. New rules include a requirement that only real, live human performers — not their AI avatars — are eligible for the film world’s biggest prizes, and screenplays must have been penned by a person, rather than a chatbot. “In the Acting category, only roles credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent will be considered eligible,” the Academy said. “In the…
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s prime minister warned Saturday that tougher action was needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London. Keir Starmer said he would always defend the right to protest, but said there may be instances where some marches protesting the war in Gaza should be banned. He suggested that repeated pro-Palestinian marches have had a “cumulative effect” linked to the rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.K. “When you see, when you hear some of those chants – ‘globalize…
Consumers slammed Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol as “out of touch” this week after he suggested patrons didn’t mind paying $9 for a cup of coffee because they were getting a “premium experience.” Coffee drinkers made their feelings quite clear on social media when Niccol appeared on the Wall Street Journal’s What News podcast to discuss how the world’s largest coffee chain is navigating the current economic challenges. The result as the video hit social media? “Yeah. I gotta stop going to Starbucks,” wrote PoliticsGirl to her more than half a million followers. “How out of touch could a person possibly…