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I didn't see this one coming. :(

Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday.
Owens’ departure could be a sign that a settlement is forthcoming. Paramount Global executives see the suit as an obstacle to getting approval of a merger agreement with David Ellison’s Skydance Media. Trump and Paramount recently agreed on a mediator to assist with the process.
“Over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it,” Owens wrote in a message obtained by The Times. “To make independent decisions based on what’s right for the audience. So, having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward.”
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And in other not at all fascistic news, judge arrested

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-di ... 025-04-25/
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Even xkcd is addressing the state of things:

https://xkcd.com/3081/
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Well done Canada.
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In so many ways, Trumps "victory". I hope it makes all his Diet Cokes taste bitter.
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I have to concede that the man is not hypocritical:

"We made a deal where our money is secured"

Access on a 50/50 basis to the Ukrainian rare Earth minerals, natural gas, oil and also the exploration by the US of the Nuclear centrals.

A big economic and political victory to the US.

I just don't know what's the EU situation in that.
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I have to concede that the man is not hypocritical:

"We made a deal where our money is secured"

Access on a 50/50 basis to the Ukrainian rare Earth minerals, natural gas, oil and also the exploration by the US of the Nuclear centrals.

A big economic and political victory to the US.

I just don't know what's the EU situation in that.
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I'm beginning to think its time for a quarantine:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... etus-claim
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F-ZeroOne wrote:I'm beginning to think its time for a quarantine:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... etus-claim
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F-ZeroOne wrote:I'm beginning to think its time for a quarantine:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... etus-claim
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Sigh. At least the Australians didn't fall for the nationalist agenda.
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Ow that man! :roll:
I turn on the TV and the first thing I hear is that he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison. 8O
And what happens to San Francisco Alcatraz tourism? The island receives 1.4 million visitors a year.
Is he trying to destroy California's economy?
At this rate the State is going to end up asking for independence.
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Well, to be fair, "visitor" numbers are still going to 1.4 million per year, so...
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Hes also about to destroy a successful US industry:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr7e2z1rxyo

I mean, at this point, we're well into Nero territory.

https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/comm ... ?rdt=40336
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F-ZeroOne wrote:I mean, at this point, we're well into Nero territory.

https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/comm ... ?rdt=40336
That is not quite what what he actually said. I found an interesting analysis of what he was referring to at https://talkmarkets.com/content/how-did ... ost=495776.
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