As California tries to derail Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount CEO David Ellison's friends and advisers have been pushing the media executive to consider shifting his business out of the state. Ellison's confidantes have pushed him to consider moving its corporate headquarters and reallocating much of its $30 billion in planned spending outside the state if California Attorney General Rob Bonta were to sue to stop the merger, according to people familiar with the discussions. No decisions have been made, these people said, and the considerations may just be a show of brinkmanship, given so much of the industry's production takes place outside of Hollywood already. Under the current deal, Paramount has committed to keeping both companies' lots operational if it remains in California. read more
An LGBTQ cruise that was prohibited from stopping in Turkey earlier this week was not allowed to dock at its substitute port in Egypt on Thursday, according to the company that planned the trip. Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell, who is on Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady with nearly 2,000 passengers, called the move "really unheard of" and "strange and sad" in a message to The Washington Post. He said that the approval to dock in Alexandria was pulled at the last minute. read more
A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies. read more
Turkish authorities have banned a cruise ship catering to American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in the country's ports, citing "moral standards" and "family values," the CEO of the events company behind the upcoming Mediterranean tour said Thursday. The "Athens to Venice" cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the vibrant Turkish port town of Kuadas two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage. read more
Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave. read more
Lets see if you're a blowhard or you really care about climate change ...
One Year After Executive Orders, U.S. Nuclear Energy Renaissance Is in Full Swing
www.energy.gov
Do you agree with Trump's EO's regarding nuclear power or not?
"In some markets, consolidation is driving up costs for families while limiting access to more affordable, community-based options," said Rep. Kevin Kiley, chair of the House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee. "The consequences are clear: A widening participation gap."
"The simple reality is that too many children are being priced out. It's not that they lack talent or determination; it's that their families simply cannot afford the rising costs," said Kiley, an independent from California who caucuses with Republicans
This is ridiculous.
America has so many parks and sports leagues, just in youth soccer alone there is the US Youth Soccer (USYS), US Club Soccer, and the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). There are more than 10,000 local leagues, that are organized into regional or state associations.
ussoccerparent.com
This is just more "private equity" bad propaganda.
What markets exactly is there "consolidation driving up costs"?
#15 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER
Wasn't expecting this level of deflection on a thread about housing.
You do understand the Federal Government sets standards for housing construction if they recieved federal money?
www.acquisition.gov
Meaning all houses federally funded in some form, need to be built within its guidelines, you can of course go beyond that.
So unless a State is willing to forego its Federal funding, your deflection is moot.
Another reply would be whats the point of DeptOfEducation, if they can't enforce some form of standard on the money they pass out. I would proffer the point of federal funding, is to control what is being taught, built, and how elections are conducted, among other things.
Even moved out of the country? Is that legal?
Hunter Biden Left the United States After Father's Term as President, Lawyer Reveals
Embattled former first son Hunter Biden has reportedly moved out of the United States amid mounting legal issues, just a year after his father left the presidential office in 2025.
His attorney, Barry Coburn, disclosed Biden's current living situation in an April 6 court filing tied to a civil lawsuit over unpaid legal fees.
"Mr. Biden lives abroad," the document stated. "He cannot pay his current lawyers."
people.com
Thank god, he had no income since his paintings.
According to whom?
#9 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE A
His lawyers?
Winston & Strawn Sues Hunter Biden Over Substantial' Unpaid Legal Bills
Winston & Strawn sued Hunter Biden on Friday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over more than $50,000 in unpaid legal fees related to the firm's representation of Biden in multiple federal investigations.
www.law.com
So, libertarians? Social democrats? Make America Greaters? Corporate democrats? Evangelical Nationalists?
Since you seem so interested ... this is where I found the term ..
The Left Goes to War with Itself
A fierce conflict is brewing among progressives over how best to effect change.
On one side are people who believe in what can be thought of as a unified field theory of political and social change. Diverse issues, from climate change to abortion rights to racial equity, are seen as intimately interwoven, and progress on one priority will only be achieved with simultaneous progress on other fronts. On the other side are people who don't much buy this theory " and roll their eyes impatiently at theoretical arguments of any sort if they stand in the way of practical results on the specific issues they care most urgently about.
www.politico.com
I get it, you can't accept that you are the equivalent of an LLM, you've been trained on narratives, and don't know how think about what you regurgitate, hell just look at Corky.