A new White House meme depicting President Donald Trump crossing snow-covered ice in what's supposed to be Greenland"alongside a penguin holding an American flag -- has sparked a wave of reaction on social media Friday night.
Trump, 79, began his posting spree by claiming he had helped to save TikTok by announcing the Chinese social media company would now operate in the U.S. under a majority American-owned joint venture.
Settler violence has forced over 100 people out of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks, rights groups say. The pattern of harassment is also being repeated elsewhere.
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Inflation ticked up to 2.8% November, moving further away from the Federal Reserve's target 2% mark, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports Thursday. read more
Live updates: Witness videos complicate official account of Alex Pretti shooting
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... At least four different videos of the encounter " filmed by eyewitnesses and verified and analyzed by NBC News " run counter to some of the administration's description of events. ...
Asked about Alex Pretti being disarmed, Noem says 'every video' will be analyzed
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said authorities are reviewing all available video of federal agents' encounter with Alex Pretti as part of the investigation. Federal officials, including the Department of Homeland Security, have said Pretti approached agents with a handgun before he was shot " a claim that bystander footage and witnesses have challenged.
Asked about the videos during an appearance on Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing," Noem said everything will be examined as part of the probe.
"Every video will be analyzed, everything will be looked at, and that's part of the answers that I can't speak to. ... But this happened in seconds," Noem said.
In the wake of Pretti's death, many have pointed out that Minnesota is a permit-to-carry state where lawful gun owners are allowed to carry concealed firearms. When asked if she would advise permit holders attending protests to leave their gun in their cars, Noem said that her message was people shouldn't "impede law enforcement operations." ...
It currently looks like Connecticut will have a snow day on Monday.
While NYC may not.
CT won't join NYC in holding school online on Monday if closed: 'Kids should be kids on snow days'
www.ctinsider.com
... As Connecticut prepares for a powerful storm predicted to impact the region beginning Sunday, students are waiting with bated breath to see whether they will luck out and get a snow day on Monday.
But with nearby New York City opting to pivot to pandemic-era remote learning instead of canceling classes if needed on Monday, what will Connecticut schools do if the weather is bad?
Will students get to enjoy a traditional snow day of sledding, building snowmen and warming up with a mug of hot chocolate? Or will they join New York City students in waking up early to log into classes?
From Greenwich to Vernon, school leaders across Connecticut say they do not hold virtual learning days when they have to shut down their school buildings due to unsafe weather conditions.
"Closed for the day when it's a snow day! We like old-fashioned snow days!" Westport Superintendent Thomas Scarice said when asked how the district handles snow days. ...
@#3 ... He thinks wet magnets don't work. ...
Wait! What?
Pres Trump thinks that wet magnets don't work?
Found this ...
Trump, 79, Gets Confused Explaining Water to the Navy (October 2025)
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... Donald Trump went on a deranged rant about the power of water to destroy magnets during a rambling address to the U.S. Navy just off the coast of Japan.
Speaking aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his tour of East Asia, the president appeared to suggest -- in a largely incoherent speech -- that he is pushing for aircraft carriers to use "steam for the catapults" and hydraulics for elevators, while wrongly claiming that water can disable magnets. ...
Is this a description of the ~Pres Trump -- MAGA supporters~ relationship?
Silverchair - Abuse Me (1997)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1]
Need to ask a question
Calling out my name
Nothing seems to bother
Wish I had a clue
[Pre-Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
[Verse 2]
Well, I don't think you like me
Well, I hate you as well
No one seems to like you
Wish I couldn't tell
[Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
...
Wish I knew ...
More on Judge Cannon ...
'Failed to demonstrate good cause': Trump lawyer fully backs Cannon for 'correctly' keeping Jack Smith from speaking on 'so-called' Mar-a-Lago report
lawandcrime.com
... Responding to a motion that seeks to put an appeal on the fast track, an attorney for President Donald Trump told a panel of judges that Judge Aileen Cannon "correctly" denied efforts to bring to the light of day Jack Smith's "so-called" final report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents and obstruction probe.
The Friday filing from attorneys for Trump and his former co-defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, including a lawyer who failed in November to convince the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a "frivolous" RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, asked the same appellate court " one which has multiple times chided Cannon " to delay two nonprofit groups' attempts to appeal the adverse ruling.
Asserting those efforts by the Knight First Amendment Institute and American Oversight lack "any basis" and "failed to demonstrate good cause," Trump lawyers said Cannon was correct to leave an injunction in place that has blocked the release of Volume II and played a key role in blocking Jack Smith from speaking publicly about his "so-called 'Final Report,' regarding his unlawful investigation and prosecution in the Southern District of Florida." ...
@#35
For example ...
Appeals Court Finds Undue Delay, Orders Prompt Ruling in Trump Classified Documents Case (November 2025)
knightcolumbia.org
... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today issued an order compelling a lower court to rule within 60 days on the Knight First Amendment Institute's motion seeking the release of a Special Counsel report on President Trump's alleged unlawful retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after he left office in 2021. The Eleventh Circuit agreed that the district court has unduly delayed ruling on the Institute's motion, which the Institute filed more than eight months ago. ...
The Institute filed a motion in February asking Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the Justice Department's now-abandoned prosecution of President Trump, to lift an injunction she imposed in January prohibiting the Justice Department from releasing the report. The Institute also asked Judge Cannon to post the report on the court's public docket, arguing that the First Amendment and common law give the public a right of access to the report because it was submitted to the court in connection with a criminal proceeding. The petition the Institute filed in September argued that the lower court's lengthy delay in ruling on the Institute's motion is "manifestly unreasonable." ...
Trump brings back infamous two weeks' wait claim when pressed about Greenland deal details
www.independent.co.uk
... Donald Trump says that he'll give more details on his Greenland deal with Europe in "two weeks," reviving an oft-given timeline from his first term.
During his first administration, Trump became infamous for promising landmark announcements that were coming in two weeks' time.
Now, flying back from Davos yesterday, he promised yet another major announcement on his "concept of a deal" on Greenland.
"We'll have something in two weeks," he said, according to Mediaite. ...
@#22 ... He was appointed by Garland as Special Prosecutor. The issue was Special Prosecutor is a creation of Congress. Congress didn't create a special prosecutor to prosecute the alleged crimes he was assigned. ...
special prosecutor
www.law.cornell.edu
... A special prosecutor is a prosecutor who is independent of an office that would normally exercise jurisdiction in a criminal investigation"to avoid potential conflicts of interest or to facilitate subject matter area expertise.
At the federal level, under 28 CFR 600.1, a special prosecutor is referred to as a "special counsel," and may be appointed by the attorney general to criminally investigate an individual or matter in cases where a Justice Department investigation would present a conflict of interest, or in other "extraordinary circumstances."
Under Supreme Court precedent in Morrison v. Olson, Congress may also appoint a special counsel through the passage of legislation. Notable special counsels in U.S. history include Ken Starr of the Clinton Whitewater investigation and Lawrence Walsh of the Iran-Contra Affair. ...
Federal officials dig in on Minneapolis shooting narrative, contradicting video evidence
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