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Monday, June 16, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly pitching a merger condition that would forbid advertising agencies from boycotting platforms based on political content, in a move that could benefit Elon Musk's X social network and President Trump's own Truth Social platform.


The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday against the federal government in a class-action suit over combat-related special compensation, paving the way for an estimated 9,000 retired service members to receive thousands of dollars in retroactive pay.


Cooper Taylor, 17, is looking to revolutionize the drone industry with a new design. Taylor designed a motor-tilting mechanism to lower manufacturing costs and increase efficiency. read more


OpEd: President Donald Trump is rapidly becoming even more of a punchline on the world stage, according to foreign policy expert David Rothkopf, who appeared on Friday's episode of The Daily Beast Podcast to deliver a scathing assessment of Trump's global irrelevance. "I would argue he may be the most impotent president of the United States that we've seen in our lifetimes," Rothkopf told host Joanna Coles. "He's alienated our allies, undermined our economy, attacked the international system -- and he hasn't made a single deal." read more


Low gay bar traffic and spike in pizza deliveries before strikes boost theory on Pentagon activity during invasions read more


Comments

Die Laughing - Humans(1990)
www.youtube.com

Wow, I am surprised. Lyrics do not seem to be available for this song.

OK from what I hear when I listen to the song...


There's this...

...
I'm a lover of the human race ...

So excuse me for breathing
...





Whiskeytown - A song for you (1999)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
Oh my land is like a wild goose
Wanders all around everywhere
Trembles and it shakes til every tree is loose
It rolls the meadows and it rolls the nails
So take me down to your dance floor
And I won't mind the people when they stare
Paint a different color on your front door
And tomorrow we will still be there

Jesus built a ship to sing a song to
It sails the rivers and it sails the tide
Some of my friends don't know who they belong to
Some can't get a single thing to work inside
So take me down to your dance floor
And I won't mind the people when they stare
Paint a different color on your front door
And tomorrow we will still be there

I love you, darlin', now I'm leaving
I can see the sorrow in your eyes
Hope you know a lot more than you believe in
Hope the sun don't hurt you when you cry

So take me down to your dance floor
And I won't mind the people when they stare
Paint a different color on your front door
And tomorrow we may still be there
And tomorrow we may still be there
...

Guided By Voices - The Official Ironmen Rally Song (1996)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
Bitter fish in crude oil sea
You don't have to bother me
You just have to join in on this song
Crawling people on your knees
Don't take this so seriously
You just have to hum it all day long

[Chorus]
To dine alone
To build a private zone
Or trigger a synapse
And free us from our traps

[Verse 2]
You won't see me turn my back
With my head against my stack
Spitting teeth and breaking open skin

Official ironmen, you are free
Champions officially
But you won't catch me on an open chin
...


Soup Dragons - Pleasure (1992)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
Take it to the limit
Live it to the full
Everybody's got to get some
Everybody wants you
So keep on driving higher
And never slow down
A silver sensation
That sends you around

[Chorus]
Everybody needs somebody else
'Cause we all need to get
A little bit of some pleasure

And everybody wants somebody else
'Cause we all need to get
A little bit of some pleasure
...

More from the article ...

... As the FTC reviews a proposed merger between Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, two large ad agencies, The New York Times reported yesterday that a "proposed consent decree would prevent the merged company from boycotting platforms because of their political content by refusing to place their clients' advertisements on them, according to two people briefed on the matter."

This is one of several moves the FTC has reportedly made to discourage ad boycotts that have riled conservatives. The FTC currently has only Republican commissioners because President Trump fired both Democrats, who allege in a lawsuit that the firings were illegal. Trump also declared sweeping executive power over the FTC and other agencies that were created to operate independently from the White House.

On Monday, the FTC sent civil investigative demands to Omnicom, Interpublic, and several other large ad agencies "as part of an investigation into whether advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust laws by coordinating boycotts of certain sites, including Elon Musk's X," The Wall Street Journal reported.

The FTC also "demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X," Reuters reported on May 22. X has a pending lawsuit against Media Matters and another against the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and several large corporations. Law professors have said that advertisers have a strong defense under the First Amendment, but Musk's firm reportedly cajoled some companies into buying ads by threatening to sue them. ...


But then there is this ...

Portland, Ore., police declare anti-ICE protest a 'riot'
www.upi.com

... A protest outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Oregon has been declared a riot by the Portland Police Bureau.

Police said in a statement early Sunday morning that the massive demonstration was attended by some "tens of thousands" of protesters, and described as "peaceful" throughout the afternoon on Saturday.

But shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday evening, a federal officer was reported to have been injured by the crowd. And around 8 p.m., police arrested 25-year-old Sabian Crisantos for an attempted assault of a public safety officer.

"Throughout the night, PPB observed criminal behavior, which resulted in targeted arrests. Officers on bikes conducted visibility patrols in an attempt to deter crime, but also recognized that at times their presence escalated the crowd," police said. ...


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