Posts by Kim Browne
Jimmy Kimmel Is Back. Good. Free Speech Is Still in Deep Peril. Bad.
So the coalition of people who defended Kimmel and objected to ABC’s decision was unusually large, powerful, and politically diverse. Even conservatives such as Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul said bluntly that Carr had overreached. Famous actors and actresses rallied behind him, with some threatening not to work with ABC in the future. Democratic…
Read MoreTrump, 79, Struggles to Say Word for Tylenol in His Dumb Autism Speech
Acetaminophen—better known by the brand name Tylenol—was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1951. But on Monday, the White House turned its back on that science-backed recommendation. “Taking Tylenol is uh, not good,” Donald Trump said during a press conference, tying taking Tylenol during pregnancy to increased autism rates, despite a lack…
Read MoreKaroline Leavitt Claims It’s Not Weaponization When Trump Does It
“Our emergency docket should never be used, as it has been this year, to permit what our own precedent bars. Still more, it should not be used, as it also has been, to transfer government authority from Congress to the President, and thus to reshape the Nation’s separation of powers,” Kagan wrote. Trump attempted to…
Read MoreKaroline Leavitt Gives Trump’s Border Czar a $50,000 Pass
World Liberty is notably at the center of a scandal, as The New York Times revealed last week. In May, the firm secured a $2 billion investment from an Emirati royal who just happens to control a company that—per a deal with the United Arab Emirates that was announced two weeks later, and which Witkoff…
Read MoreTrump Spends Charlie Kirk Memorial Whining About Own Grievances
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Drug Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges
Sargent: And then on top of that, Trump’s tweet announcing the second bombing was just sick. It said, quote, all in caps, “be warned if you are transporting drugs that can kill Americans, we are hunting you.” Now, this is a bloodthirsty kind or a quality that I really find worrisome. Am I being overly alarmist…
Read MoreChina’s central bank revives liquidity tool before long holiday
CHINA’S central bank has dusted off a liquidity instrument it last used eight months ago, part of a move to flood the banking system with cash before the Golden Week public holiday. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Monday (Sep 22) pumped almost 300 billion yuan (S$54 billion) of cash into the banking system…
Read MoreVideo: Taiwan Screw Suppliers Feel Impact of Trump’s Tariffs
new video loaded: Taiwan Screw Suppliers Feel Impact of Trump’s Tariffs transcript Back transcript Taiwan Screw Suppliers Feel Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Screws from Taiwan hold together countless everyday American goods. But Trump’s tariffs are threatening the island as a manufacturing leader of the tiny, yet essential, components. “Our product range are mainly for residential…
Read MoreMalaysia cuts RON95 petrol price to RM1.99 a litre ahead of Sabah state election, Budget 2026
For the first time, foreigners are allowed to purchase RON95 petrol at RM2.60 per litre [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysians will soon pay less at the pump than before, after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim cut the price of RON95 petrol to RM1.99 (S$0.61) a litre from Sep 30 – just a few weeks before he tables Budget…
Read MorePublic Housing Again, Really? Yes, Really.
The city hasn’t been totally remade by the new reality of the 2040 plan, but the progress has been substantial. 5,692 permits were issued for 10,638 units in 2023, down from the previous four years, and slightly higher but still behind in 2024, with 2,330 multifamily permits issued. The city is still behind on its…
Read MoreEuropean airports race to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack
The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks to hit sectors from healthcare to autos [BERLIN] Some of Europe’s biggest airports, including the region’s busiest, London’s Heathrow, raced to restore normal operations on Sunday (Sep 21) after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems. Hackers on Saturday targeted check-in and boarding systems provider Collins Aerospace,…
Read MoreThe New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Can’t Repair the Damage Trump Has Done
“It’s the type of event that you’d expect a prime minister and a president to meet in the middle [of the bridge], shake hands, and celebrate the relationship,” Dilkens said in a recent interview at Windsor City Hall, the river visible from the window. “Hopefully, our trade relationship normalizes and stabilizes.” The combined metropolitan area…
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