| | MEDIA WINNER: Andrew Kaczynski Andrew Kaczynski, senior editor for CNN's KFile investigative team, has a solid track record of digging up past comments by political figures that conflict with their currently-touted views. His archaeological journalism has highlighted contradictions by a diverse cast of characters, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Texas GOP chairman Allen West, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Kaczynski can now add to the list Hillbilly Elegy author and Senate candidate J.D. Vance, who is battling a crowded field in the GOP primary to replace Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is not running for re-election. Former President Donald Trump's sway over the Republican base has not faded after his 2020 election loss, and so Vance is loudly declaring his loyalty to the Mar-a-Lago proprietor. Unfortunately for Vance's bona fides as a Trumpian acolyte, he tweeted a contrary view in 2016, and Kaczynski has the receipts -- or, to be specific, the screenshots -- with Vance calling Trump "reprehensible" and declaring his intention to vote for Evan McMullin. Kaczynski even got the last laugh after Vance complained about CNN going after him, and Kaczynski pointed out that all he had done was post Vance's old tweets. |
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| MEDIA LOSER: Jason Miller Former Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller has been boasting recently about a new Trump-friendly social media platform he had been hired to lead, and the world finally learned what it would be on Thursday, when "GETTR" soft launched, seemingly out of the blue, with many familiar features. Many, many very familiar features. In fact, GETTR's functions, user interface, and even design were so similar to Twitter that some pondered if the Jack Dorsey-founded company would soon sue them into oblivion. GETTR might fly under the radar of the Twitter legal team, however, for a very embarrassing reason: so far, it's a messy flop. "Like Twitter but sh*ttier," quipped one critic. From suspiciously high follower counts for top Trump loyalists to a deluge of junk content from spammers and trolls, GETTR offers little to entice new users, no matter how annoyed they are by Big Tech. Like previous attempts to create a MAGA-fied Twitter, Gab and Parler, GETTR lacks the key prize their predecessors had so desperately but unsuccessfully sought: participation from Trump himself. Glitchy tech, unoriginal design, and can't even get Trump on board? That's another giant "L" for Miller. |
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| “I am human. I just happen to run a little faster.” American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson qualified for the Tokyo Olympics this summer after blazing past her competition in the 100 meter race with a time of 10.86. She's earned headlines for both her speed and bold fashion sense, drawing favorable comparisons to 1980s Olympic track star, Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner. But her first Olympic appearance was in jeopardy after news broke that she had failed a drug test at the recent U.S. Track and Field Trials. No, not for steroids, but marijuana -- not known to be a performance-enhancing drug but a banned substance nonetheless. The fact that marijuana gave her no athletic advantage was enough to outrage her supporters, but the specific circumstances -- Richardson apparently partook after learning from a reporter the tragic news that her mother had passed -- drew even more to rally to her defense. Friday morning, the news was confirmed that Richardson would face a 30-day suspension, making her unable to compete in her signature event, the 100m dash. She is still eligible for a spot on the 4x100m relay team. Richardson appeared on the Today show and apologized to her fans, saying that she was trying to "hide my pain," but still wanted to take responsibility for her actions. “I am human,” she said. “I just happen to run a little faster.” In Other News... • Fired Fox News Host Ed Henry Is Suing Everyone in Media: His Former Employers, and Now CNN and NPR • Oath Keeper Guilty Plea Chips Away at Tucker Carlson’s Theory That FBI Organized Jan. 6 • WATCH: Olympian Gwen Berry Reacts to Jen Psaki's Comment About Her National Anthem Protest • Ted Cruz Says He's Considering Running Again: '2016 Was the Most Fun I've Ever Had in My Life' 6.5.0 |
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"We're here for you, as one nation" President Joe Biden held an emotional news conference following his meeting with the families of the victims in the Surfside, Florida condo collapse. Late to the scheduled press availability as a result of his desire to speak with each individual family that had been impacted by this tragedy, Biden made a conscious effort to mention both Democrat and Republican Floridian officials in continuity with his previous efforts of bipartisanship. He even said, “There’s no disagreement, there’s no bickering, we’re all on the same team…that’s the one thing that made me feel good about all this.” Watch as Biden shares the heartbreaking details of his meetings with the victims’ families and reminds every American that we are mourning together. |
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