Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals, while dropping a long trail of suggestions that he favors outlawing political speech that he deems misleading or challenges his claims to power. read more
Tesla Inc. used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event designed to generate investor enthusiasm for forthcoming products, according to people familiar with the matter. read more
Mysterious drones have been spotted flying around one of the U.S.'s most sensitive military areas, leaving defense officials and local authorities stumped as to who is behind the unknown uncrewed aerial vehicles zipping across the sky around a major U.S. air base. read more
If former President Trump wins the election, and Republicans keep the House and flip the Senate, the U.S. would witness a dramatic consolidation of new right-wing populist power at scale. read more
A Greenwich property once owned by former President Donald Trump has sold after 15 years of going on and off the market. The 5.8-acre waterfront estate at 21 Vista Drive was sold on Friday for $31.5 million, according to Zillow.
Another view...
Donald Trump's 'starter mansion' sold for $47m
www.realestate.com.au
... After more than 10 years on and off the market, Donald Trump's former mansion has sold for an eye-watering sum.
The former Connecticut mansion that Trump lived in with his first wife Ivana has just been sold for US$31.5m (A$46.8m).
At one state its asking price was as high as US$54m. ...
The property's most recent sellers, financier Robert Steinberg and his wife, Suzanne Steinberg, purchased it in 1998 for $15 million.
After their purchase, the couple spent some two years renovating the structure -- removing gilded touches and tacking on an extra 5,000 square feet, which now house an indoor pool for doing laps and two apartments for guests. ...
@#73 ... On topic, ...
Because your current alias' off-topic comments revealed an ignorance?
OK, that aside.
.... I believe this is a massive mistake doing this interview. ...
Time will tell.
... She has consistently proven to be terrible off the cuff. ...
You mean, telling the truth instead of "making up stories?"
Yeah, I do look forward to the interview.
Now, when will fmr Pres Trump agree to do a sit-down with 60-Minutes?
Trump backs out of a '60 Minutes' prime-time interview, CBS says (October 1, 2024)
www.npr.org
... The CBS news program 60 Minutes announced on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump has backed out of an interview he had agreed to do as part of its prime-time election special next week.
"For over half a century, 60 Minutes has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets to appear on our broadcast as Americans head to the polls," the newsmagazine posted on X. "This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes."
It went on to say that "after initially accepting 60 Minutes' request for an interview" with Scott Pelley, Trump's campaign "has decided not to participate." ...
Another view...
Let's Just Listen To Music': Trump Turns Town Hall Into Concert Prompting Mockery From Harris
www.forbes.com
... Former President Donald Trump's Town Hall in Pennsylvania on Monday turned into a more than half-hour-long "music fest" where the former president slowly swayed and danced while the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, prompting immediate mockery from both Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign.
Key Facts
Trump town hall was interrupted by two separate medical emergencies in the crowd, which he blamed on the heat as moderator, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, quipped about the venue being unable to afford air conditioning "in this economy."
Trump called for Ave Maria to be played at first during both interruptions but the former president spoke only briefly after the second person received treatment.
Trump then said: "Let's not do any more questions. Let's just listen to music. Let's make it into a music fest. Who the hell wants to hear questions right? Isn't that beautiful?"
Trump then stood on stage swaying and bobbing to the music while the crowd appeared unsure if the event was over, the Associated Press reported.
After the Village People's "YMCA" was played"usually a song played at the end of Trump's rallies"the former president remained on stage and asked, "Nobody's leaving, what's going on?"
A few more songs were played as the "music fest" segment of the town hall lasted more than 30 minutes, as the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, and ended only when Trump finally left the stage. ...
Wow.
xkcd?
Woof.
Kamala Harris gets coveted xkcd endorsement. (August 2024)
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
... Here. No surprise, I guess, given that xkcd has in previous years given shoutouts to climate science and the covid vaccine (also here). ...
The apparent endorsement, fwiw...
xkcd.com
List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign endorsements
en.wikipedia.org
...
Newspapers and other publications
Main article: News media endorsements in the 2024 United States presidential election
Addison County Independent[1210]
The Atlantic[1211]
Bay Area Reporter[1212]
Bay Windows[1213]
Boston Irish[1214]
The Capital Times[1215]
The Charlotte Post[1216]
Daily Herald[1217]
Daily Kos[1218]
The Dominion Post[1219]
Falls Church News-Press[1220]
Irish Independent[1221]
Kazoo[1222]
Le Monde[1223]
Los Angeles Sentinel[1224]
The Nation[1225]
The New York Times[1226]
The New Yorker[1227]
The Oregonian[1228]
Palmer Report[1229]
Rolling Stone[1230]
San Francisco Bay Guardian[1231]
Santa Barbara Independent[1232]
Scientific American[1233]
Seattle Gay News[1234]
The Seattle Times[1235]
The Shepherd Express[1236]
The Source[1237]
Storm Lake Times[1238]
Tennessee Tribune[1239]
Times of Malta[1240]
Vogue[1241]
Winston-Salem Chronicle[1242]
Wisconsin State Journal[1243]
Word in Black[1244][e]
The Atlanta Voice[1245]
Baltimore Afro-American[1246]
The Dallas Weekly[1247]
Houston Defender[1248]
Michigan Chronicle[1249]
New York Amsterdam News[1250]
The Sacramento Observer[1251]
Seattle Medium[1252]
The St. Louis American[1253]
The Washington Informer[1254]
xkcd[1255]
...
List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign endorsements
en.wikipedia.org
... Newspapers
Las Vegas Review-Journal[1388]
Laurel Leader-Call[1389]
Ouachita Citizen[1390]
Rhino Times[1391]
The Jewish Voice[1392]
The Washington Times[1393]
Radio stations
KHTS[1394]
Websites
Human Events[1395]
Law Enforcement Today[1396]
...
See the article for links.
Great tune that just popped up on a playlist here...
Stevie Wonder - Ngiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am Singing (1976)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Ngiculela ikusasa
Ngiyacula ngo thando
Ngicula ngelinyi langa
Uthando luyobusa
Jikelele kulomhlaba wethu
Es una historia de mañana
Es una historia de amor
Es una historia que amor reinar
Por nuestro mundo
Es una historia de mi corazn
There's songs to make you smile
There's songs to make you sad
But with a happy song to sing
It never seems as bad
To me came this melody
So I've tried to put in words how I feel
Tomorrow will be for you and me
I am singing of tomorrow
I am singing of love
I am singing someday love will reign
Throughout this world of ours
I am singing of love from my heart
Let's all sing someday sweet love will reign
Throughout this world of ours
Let's start singing
Of love from our hearts
Let's start singing
Of love from our hearts
...blockquote>
@#4 ... he was funded by Russian banks. ...
BaFin to Deepen Deutsche Bank Money Laundering Investigation (Feb 2019)
[emphasis mine]www.financemagnates.com
Deutsche Bank Offices Are Raided In Money Laundering Probe (Nov 2018)
[emphasis mine]www.npr.org