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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship, its attached Marine expeditionary force and their loaded vehicles and gear, and associated escort and support ships have left Japan for the Middle East at the request of US Central Command in the region.

Sent to land on the Iranian coast in an attempt to open the strait?

It's a long voyage from Japan (where it's reported the expeditionary force is now) to the Persian Gulf, so we won't know for weeks.

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Live Nation employees mock fans in messages. 'Robbing them blind.'
www.usatoday.com

... Live Nation ticketing employees called its customers "so stupid" and discussed "robbing them blind" on parking in internal messages, according to newly released court filings.

The Slack message exchanges, from 2022, were released on March 11 as part of the Department of Justice's lawsuit against the live entertainment giant.

Arun Subramanian, the federal judge overseeing the case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Live Nation to unseal the messages in response to a request from media outlets The New York Times, Bloomberg and MLex. ...

The newly released Slack messages show exchanges between Live Nation employees Ben Baker and Jeff Weinhold, who were at the time regional directors of ticketing for venues in Florida and Virginia, respectively, according to court filings.

In the messages, Baker and Weinhold discuss, in part, prices for non-ticket items like VIP club access and premier parking.

In an exchange from 2022 about a Kid Rock concert, Weinhold wrote that he listed VIP parking for $250 and club access for $125.

Baker wrote, "These people are so stupid," then added, "I almost feel bad taking advantage of them."

They discussed parking rates in another later exchange, during which Baker wrote, "robbing them blind baby." ...


Seems she created a bit of a stir ...

Erika Kirk Under Fire After Controversial Remarks About "Young White Male Man" at Arkansas Event
www.yahoo.com

... Erika Kirk, the CEO of Turning Point USA, stepped into a storm of controversy this week. She joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Governor's Mansion for an announcement about expanding conservative student groups in schools.

What started as a routine event quickly blew up online thanks to Kirk's choice of words. ...

The Quote That Went Viral

Kirk's exact words during her speech have been replayed countless times online. She said, "Don't let anyone disenfranchise you because you're a young man, especially a young white male man. Don't ever let anyone talk down to you. We need strong men out there, strong men who are convicted that will be good leaders, good husbands, good fathers." ...

The phrasing "young white male man" caught everyone's attention for its awkward redundancy. Clips spread fast on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X. Critics zeroed in on the racial specificity, arguing it promoted white grievance narratives.

One Instagram user commented, "What message is this for young black male men? Or young Asian female women?"

Another called it "white supremacy" in plain sight. The event's timing added fuel. It came shortly after Sanders signed laws aimed at curbing what Republicans call left-wing indoctrination in education. ...


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... Hegseth should spend a little less time worrying about how he looks in photos ...


Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon (April 2025)
www.cbsnews.com

... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars, according to two of the sources, at a time when the administration is searching for cost-cutting measures. ...


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