Fox sends cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters over leaked Tucker Carlson footage

Fox sends cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters over leaked Tucker Carlson footage

Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters for America over its publication of leaked videos showing Tucker Carlson, a former host at the network, making crude and offensive comments off the air.

LOL. It reminds me of the time Joe Scarborough sent me , lil old me, a cease and desist order in 2006. I didn't cease and desist and he never followed up.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Trump Rips Into DOJ For 'Destroying' the Lives of 'Great American Patriots' Day After Proud Boys’ Convictions
• ‘Woo!’ Hannity Audience Member Cheers Subway Rider Who Put Man in Fatal Chokehold
• 'Obscenity-Laden Tirade’: Head of Brutal Russian Mercenary Group Rips Putin's Military Leaders In Graphic Clip Displaying Dead Soldiers

Proud Boys Seek Reduced Sentence By Changing Name to Pathetic Boys. - Andy Borowitz

Apparently, Kellyanne Conway Laundered Money To Ginni Thomas. Isn't That Illegal?
In 2012, famed conservative legal activist Leonard Leo used Kellyanne Conway’s polling company to funnel at least $80,000 to Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to documents review by the Washington Post.

WHY DO I NOT HAVE A GENEROUS BILLIONAIRE FRIEND WITH YACHTS?!?! - Rex Huppke tweet

Wealthy G.O.P. Donor Paid for Ginni Thomas’s Fur Pelts and Horns. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Rape Trial Jury Shown Shocking Video of His Derogatory Remark to Accuser's Lawyer
• 'Maybe the Enemy is Changing': Trump Posts Cryptic Message Defending CNN Town Hall in 'Enemy Territory'
• 'This is a New CNN': Network Overlord David Zaslav Defends Town Hall With Trump
• Mehdi Hasan Blasts CNN Over Trump Town Hall, Says Ex-President ‘Encouraged Violence Against CNN’
• Newly-Released Texts Show Tucker Carlson Telling Bret Baier, 'When Trump Loses, He's Going to Blame Us' and 'That's Going to Be Very Bad'
• Herschel Walker was a joke of a candidate. Now he may be center of a huge scandal.
• Harlan Crow and Clarence Thomas Are About to Learn About Gift Taxes
• Lauren Boebert is being accused of illegal campaign spending and using her own leadership PAC 'as a personal bank'

Clarence Thomas Promises To Adopt Code Of Ethics For The Right Price. - The Onion

Wouldn't It Be Loverly If The Saudis Are Caught Up In Trump's Classified Docs and Golf?

The Justice Department is seeking records detailing Donald Trump's dealings with LIV Golf, according to the New York Times.

Trump, the former president and Palm Beach resident, has been a vocal supporter of LIV Golf, which is backed and financed by Saudi Arabia.

The Times reported that federal prosecutors are stepping up their investigation of Trump's handling of classified documents that were seized at Mar-a-Lago by issuing more subpoenas and securing more cooperation.

This week’s recap:

Wire fraud has entered the chat. 

Trump test cases successful.

Merrick issues his own version of “the best is yet to come”.

Insider witness.

Teeing it up on the Saudi links. - 7Veritas4 tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Donald Trump called Joe Biden 'very disrespectful' for skipping King Charles' coronation, but no US president has ever attended one
• Jill Biden visits London ahead of coronation
• Feinstein defends absence amid calls for resignation
• 'Why Not?' Reporter Demands To Know Why Jean-Pierre Won't Talk About Clarence Thomas Or Supreme Court Scandals

I'm wondering if Donald went to the UK this week because he thought the British Royal Family would, of course, *have* to invite him to the coronation.

And he got miffed that no invite came. And that is why he "cut short" his trip.

Either way, that's what I'm telling people. - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

All these Republicans saying Happy Cinco de Mayo like they weren't shouting "Build the wall" a few years ago. - Alex Cole tweet

GO MICHIGAN!
The Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission filed a complaint with the state's Attorney Discipline Board recommending disciplinary action against Sidney Powell and the team of lawyers that filed a conspiracy-laden lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election.

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Business/Tech News

• April jobs report: U.S. adds 253,000 jobs, blows past estimates
• DeSantis Hats Taunt Disney With Iconic Typeface, But Risk Trademark Fight
• Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season
• Peter Thiel Says He Would ‘Strongly Support’ Ron DeSantis If He Became GOP Nominee

This Begs The Question, "Will Florida Real Estate Values Increase or Decrease?"

Floridians who are Black, gay, transgender or immigrants have accused Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature of targeting them in policies and bills this year.

Now, many Chinese Americans say they feel discriminated against by a DeSantis priority bill that would prohibit people “domiciled” in China from owning property or land in the state if they’re not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Your daily reminder that Jesus had two dads —  and he came out ok. - Lakota Man tweet

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Odd News

• Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2023 peaking now! See pieces of Halley's Comet in the night sky
• Four Moons Circling Uranus May Be Sopping Wet
• Reptile catcher removes venomous snake from vacuum cleaner
• Snake flips switch, stops traffic at Virginia intersection
• Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped in New Jersey. Why?

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Blue Mycena Mushroom, beautiful but toxic.


Have a Lovely and Peaceful weekend, everyone.

Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio found guilty in seditious conspiracy trial verdict

Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio found guilty in seditious conspiracy trial verdict

Washington — The one-time president of the far-right Proud Boys group Enrique Tarrio and three subordinates were convicted of numerous.

Seditious conspiracy is something all the Republicans involved with fake electors will want to Google. - Rachael Bitecofer tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Trump Says He’s Returning to New York to ‘Confront’ Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll and ‘Extremely Hostile’ Judge
• Tucker Carlson Reportedly in Talks With Trump to Host GOP Forum as Trump Plans to Snub Fox News
• 'Jesus!' CNN's Jim Sciutto Shocked After Woman Tells Him She's Experienced Four Active Shooter Situations in Less Than Five Years

If Donald isn’t appearing in the E Jean Carroll Case - as Tacopants confirmed this morning - then I wonder what the REAL reason is for cutting his UK trip short. - MuellerSheWrote tweet

Russia Blames U.S. For Flimsy Drone Attack

Russia said on Thursday that the United States was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin aiming to kill President Vladimir Putin, and air raid sirens sounded again in Kyiv as darkness fell following attacks the previous night.

Ted Cruz is not a proud father or husband. He’s a Proud Boy wearing a Brooks Brothers suit. - Captain Obvious

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘It Will Change This Country’: Democratic Senator Warns Enough House GOP Members 'Want to See' The U.S. Default
• Trump jurors see new video of ex-president defending lewd "Grab 'em" remarks
• Security video from Mar-a-Lago resort under scrutiny
• 'Chronically Unemployable Losers': Former Trump Advisor Says Trump 2024 is Run by 'Lying' Hypocrites From 'Swamp'
• 'Obviously, He's Afraid': Chris Christie Taunts Trump Over Skipping GOP Debates
• Tucker Carlson Brazenly Jokes About His Own Demise in Leaked CPAC Hungary Video
• Ted Cruz Claims Biden Could Be Impeached Over Alleged Document He Hasn't Even Seen
• DeSantis-Backed Bills Limiting Press Freedom Shelved Amid Conservative Backlash
• GOP subpoenas FBI for Biden records; WH denounces 'innuendo'

JESUS: “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the churches & on the street corners to be seen by others. When you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray unseen.” Matthew 6:5-6

GOP: "Let's have a public #NationalDayofPrayer!" - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

Apparently, The Question Should Be, "What Hasn't Clarence Thomas Accepted From Harlan Crow?"
Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid private boarding school tuition for the grandnephew of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to a report Thursday in ProPublica that was likely to bring a fresh round of scrutiny to both Thomas and the ethics practices at the nation's highest court.

The $274k salary of a SCOTUS Justice goes a long way if they never have to pay for a f-cking thing themselves. - Jeff Timmer tweet

By tomorrow we're going to learn that Clarence Thomas has a large back deck made entirely of stacks of $1,000 bills his close friend Harlan Crow gifted him for "minor back-deck enhancements" because that's just the kind of pal he is. - Rex Huppke tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden gets support for debt ceiling fight from super PACs
• Top Senate Democrats push for new ethics rules in wake of Clarence Thomas report as Republicans defend justice
• CNN's Kaitlan Collins Notes 'We've Got ZERO Evidence' As She Asks Schiff About Latest Biden Probe Claim

Welcome to America, where the highest court has the lowest standards. - Andrea Junker tweet

Good For You, Mary Trump!
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay all attorneys fees, legal expenses, and “associated costs” after a New York judge threw out his court case against The New York Times and his niece, Mary Trump.

Remember when we wanted Hillary to win, but didn’t storm the Capitol when she lost? - John Collins tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour.
• Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with the chiefs of Google and Microsoft as the Biden administration wrestles with guidance for A.I.
• WH: Debt ceiling breach could wipe out 8M jobs
• Florida Lawmakers Pass Bill To Void Walt Disney World’s Development Agreement With Special District

Someone rang my doorbell and it turned out they had the wrong house. It didn't even occur to me to shoot them. I'm a terrible American. - Rude Pundit tweet

Bud Light's Sales Plummeted But They're Not Worried

Bud Light's parent company said Thursday it will triple its marketing spending in the U.S. this summer as it tries to boost sales that plummeted after the brand partnered with a transgender influencer.

But Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris also downplayed the impact of the backlash, saying Bud Light's U.S. sales declines in the first three weeks of April represented only 1% of InBev's global volumes. Doukeris also said the company sees signs that Bud Light demand is stabilizing.

I have a mass murderer confusion. Honestly, I can’t keep all the shootings straight. Barbara Malmet tweet

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Odd News

• Engadget Astronomers finally spot a star consuming a planet
• Asteroid set to pass by Earth about as close as the moon
• SpaceX surpasses 4,000 Starlink satellites on-orbit with Starlink Group 5-6 launch
• Shocked locals spot '30 foot' phallus mown into Bath's Royal Crescent days before coronation
• Flight delayed for 3 hours due to bees swarming on plane's wing
• Florida man wins women’s poker tournament: 'Insanity'

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A man, his horse, and his dog enjoying their Navajo surroundings,

Peace.

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to kill Putin with Kremlin drone strike

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to kill Putin with Kremlin drone strike

Zelenskiy adviser denies Ukrainian involvement after Kremlin says two attack drones were disabled by Russian defences.

I think I should get some credit for having a false flag op that actually involves a flag. - Darth Putin tweet

Sung to the tune of The Star Spangled Banner

There was no assassination attempt on Putin.  First, the drone used had no capacity to do major damage, let alone kill someone in the building.  Second, Putin does not live (or sleep) in the Kremlin. Please stop repeating this Russian propaganda line. Thank you. - Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia under Obama



The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Republicans allege unspecified Biden ‘scheme,’ fire off new FBI subpoena
• Ex-Foxer Abby Grossberg Reveals Tucker Carlson's Stunning Plan To Make McCarthy Grovel on Live Hunger Games-Style Show
• 'Did They Ever Watch His Show?' Media Reacts to 'Racist' Tucker Carlson Text Message That Reportedly Led to Ouster at Fox
• Read the Text Message from Tucker Carlson That 'Set Off a Panic' at Fox News: 'It's Not How White Men Fight'
• Jesse Watters Claims 'I Can Tell' Who's an Undocumented Immigrant By Looking at Them
• Former FBI agent that compared police to Nazis charged for Jan. 6 involvement

BREAKING: Well-Regulated Militia Opens Fire On West Peachtree Street In Midtown Atlanta; Cheap Thoughts And Useless Prayers Now Being Rushed To The Scene ... more on this soon-to-be-forgotten-and-then-repeated story as it develops ... - Jeff Tiedrich tweet

The Anti-Vaxxer Presidential Candidate Has Something To Say About Ukraine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and American “NeoCons” of intentionally provoking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday. In a paragraph-long tweet, the Democratic presidential candidate claimed that Zelensky could have prevented the invasion by just saying the five words “I will not join NATO.” Instead, Kennedy said, Zelensky cozied up to NATO, bowing to alleged pressure from “NeoCons in the Biden White House” and “fascist elements” in his own government.

Republican Shenanigans

• Texas bill allows secretary of state to overturn elections
• Attorney says Trump will not mount defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery case
• Trump Vows to Seize Endowments From Universities Practicing 'Discrimination Under the Guise of Equity'
• Trump got mad at journalist, ‘tossed’ his phones: Reports
• George Conway Slams Trump Lawyer’s ‘Outrageous’ Behavior in E. Jean Carroll Rape Case: ‘Backfired in Front of a Jury’ 
• 'It's Not Working for Him!' Kudlow Pushes Back on Defense of DeSantis's Anti-woke Agenda
• 'AOC Is Wrong a Lot, But She's Not Corrupt': Matt Gaetz Defends Bipartisan Bill With 'Pelosi Provision' to Stop Congressional Stock Trades
• Nicolle Wallace Roasts ‘Dumb’ DeSantis As Disney Uses His Own Book Against Him in Court
• 'Are You Serious?' Josh Hawley Goes to War With Biden's Interior Secretary Over Jobs Versus Protecting the Environment

Supreme Court: ‘We Wear Gold Crowns Now’ - The Onion tweet

Apparently, Mega Money Only Goes To Conservatives
Leonard Leo, who helped to choose judicial nominees for former President Donald Trump, obtained a historic $1.6 billion gift for his conservative legal network via an introduction through the Federalist Society, whose tax status forbids political activism.

How do Republicans decide which books to ban? It sure as hell isn't by reading them. - Middle Age Riot

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Rock The Voter News

• Whitehouse Throws Shade at Clarence Thomas for Claiming Private Jet Travel Covered by ‘Hospitality’ Exception: ‘Some Textualist’
• House Democrats take step toward forcing vote on debt ceiling hike
• Texas Democrat Allred says he'll run against Cruz for Senate

Alito claims that the leaker of the Dobbs decision didn’t come from the conservative wing of the court. He won't say who he thinks it is though. Sounds a lot like Trump's "many people say" bs. - Henry M. Rosenberg tweet

Wait, What? Sane Conservatives!

Voters in one of Michigan's most conservative counties have ousted a small-town clerk accused of improperly handling voting equipment after casting doubt on President Joe Biden’s election victory.

Stephanie Scott lost Tuesday's recall election in Hillsdale County’s Adams Township to Suzy Roberts, who got 406 votes to Scott's 214...

Just hear me out…

Tax the churches. - John Collins tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Fed's Powell: don't assume Fed can shield U.S. economy from debt limit default
• Two 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald's restaurant -- sometimes until 2 a.m. -- the US Department of Labor said.
• Leading scientist says he had to 'blow the whistle' on dangers of AI
• Elon Musk Threatens to Give '@NPR' to Another User Unless the News Organization Starts Tweeting Again

So 71% of Republicans say they won’t ever buy an electric vehicle. I’d like to know how many Democrats say they still want a Tesla? If I were a shareholder I’d be furious at Musk for alienating the only promising market. - Helen Kennedy tweet

Biometric Gun Created

 A Colorado native has created the first commercial biometric gun with fingerprint and facial recognition.

Biofire Technologies founder and CEO Kai Kloepfer started working on smart guns nearly 11 years ago, in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting. 

Breaking! The RNC will allow Donald Trump to join the GOP presidential debates via Zoom call from jail. - Captain Obvious tweet

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Odd News

• Astronomers observe star swallowing planet for first time – and it’s the size of Jupiter
• The pendant is 20,000 years old. Ancient DNA shows who wore it
• Billiards ball spins for 47.13 seconds to break world record
• State senator makes shirtless vote during Zoom meetin
• Florida woman charged after allegedly throwing drink at far-right Matt Gaetz

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Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph). It is the fastest commercial electric train and also the fastest overall operational rail network in the world. America needs to get this puppy!

Peace.