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Actor Mark Ruffalo protested the Paramount-Warner merger in an op-ed for the New York Times as the deal moves ahead. In the op-ed — co-written with author Matt Stoller — the Avengers star claimed that while trying to obtain thousands of signatories to sign their “block the merger” open letter opposing the deal, they discovered that people were afraid of workplace retaliation. “The most revealing thing about that letter wasn’t the people who signed. It was the people who didn’t. Not because they disagreed — because they were afraid,” Ruffalo wrote. “There are many reasons to block this deal, but we now believe the most fundamental…
Two Miami police officers have filed a lawsuit against Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, claiming the two actors falsely portrayed them in the Netflix crime drama The Rip, a movie allegedly inspired by their story. The lawsuits were filed by Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, officers with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, who allege that their stories inspired the film’s plot, per Entertainment Weekly. Although Smith and Santana are not mentioned by name in the film, the lawsuit claims that Damon and Affleck’s characters are so heavily associated with the two officers that their portrayal has caused “substantial harm to their personal…
A group of activists who search for mass graves and missing persons reported the discovery of two cartel incineration sites in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, just south of McAllen, Texas. This marks the 19th discovery of human remains by activists in that city alone this year. The find happened this weekend, when members of the Amor Por Los Desaparecidos group carried out a search at the city’s southwestern side, not far from the highway that connects Reynosa with Monterrey. After the group arrived, they immediately discovered human remains and items that had been used by criminal organizations to…
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said Republican redistricting could cause his state to go from one Democratic congressman to three. Host Jake Tapper said, “So let’s talk about the redistricting wards, the gerrymandering wards more broadly. President Trump kicked off this battle by urging Texas to redistrict and create more Republican leaning seats last year. Then Democrats decided to fight fire with fire. California came after that—Virginia and more. After redrawing maps in six states, Republicans now have approximately an eight-seat advantage in these gerrymandered wards. What do you think this might mean come November?…
The high-level talks will focus on “rebalancing the relationship” between Washington and Beijing, the White House has said The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Beijing from May 13 to 15, the first such trip in nearly nine years.The summit had initially been planned for late March but was postponed due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which disrupted global energy markets following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Principal deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly described the trip as one of “tremendous symbolic significance” that would focus…
For most of modern history, money has been treated as something constant—something stable enough to build entire lives around. We plan futures with it, measure success through it, and depend on it for survival. But there is a hidden assumption behind all of this: that money will always be available, always moving, always functioning. That assumption has failed before. And the uncomfortable reality is that the conditions forming today look disturbingly familiar—just dressed in a more advanced, more controlled system. Deflation is often misunderstood as simply “falling prices,” but in reality, it is something far more dangerous. It is what…
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made the shocking declaration that President Donald Trump was “an embarrassment on the world stage.” Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s start with Iran. I wonder, for the sake of bringing these hostilities to an end, would you support a short-term deal with Iran that leaves the broader issue of Iran’s nuclear program to be solved in later negotiations?” Booker said, “So remember, the Strait of Hormuz was not closed at the beginning of this conflict. This conflict has been a massive disaster, and Donald Trump himself is an embarrassment on the…
Tensions between House and Senate Republicans are threatening the GOP’s legislative agenda ahead of the midterms. The two chambers come back to Capitol Hill this week with a list of legislative priorities they have failed to reach consensus on — and a shrinking time frame to get it done. Who is at fault for the standoff depends on who you ask. “We control Washington. When … we don’t get things done, we’re making a huge mistake,” Sen. Thom Tillis said about his House counterparts. “We’ve got to deliver.” “The House is doing its job,” Rep. Chip Roy said. “Sometimes it…
Two health workers were among 51 people killed in the latest wave of IDF strikes on the country, Beirut has said The Lebanese Health Ministry has accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of deliberately targeting medics during airstrikes on the country.Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue to intensify despite a US-brokered ceasefire between the sides, which took effect in mid-April.The latest wave of IDF strikes on Lebanon left 51 people dead, including two medics, the country’s health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.“The Israeli enemy continues to violate international laws and humanitarian norms, adding more crimes against paramedics, as it…
Sunday on MS NOW’s “Velshi,” Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D) said white Republicans had spit on the graves of civil rights elders with redistricting. Jones said, “I walked into the Capitol on Thursday in 2026, when I walked out at the end of session and was pre-1965. What I witnessed was a Capitol Klan rally where my majority, white Republican colleagues turn back the clock of history and are perfectly okay with majority white districts. But it seems they are very intent on this racial backlash, on breaking up, black political power and representation in our state. He added,…