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19+ min ago (263+ words) I'm not scared of Trump, because even though he says he's staying forever, it's just not going to happen," the Wake Up Dead Man" actor says Josh Brolin opened up about his past friendship with President Donald Trump, calling him marketing genius" while emphasizing that his personal experiences with Trump don't match his current public persona. The Wake Up Dead Man" actor met the then business mogul when they filmed Oliver Stone's 2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." Trump was eventually cut from the Wall Street" sequel but the pair were friends for a while. I'm sure there was a lot of corruption involved," Brolin said of Trump. He described him as an entrepreneur, saying to the paper he was curious about him being able to build a $400m hotel in the middle of a cesspool city during the late Seventies " that's…...

30+ min ago (323+ words) What they're basically trying to do is just sort of feed red meat to the base," he insists on MS NOW The Trump administration's new Media Offender of the Week" website has cracked the code on how to hurt the press in this country," Jim Acosta told Charles F. Coleman, Jr. on MS NOW's Velshi" Saturday, adding that the administration is essentially trying to feed red meat to the base." Trump announced the new website Friday. The page currently accuses CBS News, along with The Boston Globe and The Independent of misrepresenting Trump's response to Sen. Mark Kelly telling service members they can refuse illegal orders. The media misrepresented President Trump's call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their "execution," the site stated. What they're basically trying to do is…...

37+ min ago (414+ words) Flamengo beat fellow Brazilian side Palmeiras 1-0 in Peru to lift the Copa Libertadores title for the fourth time. Flamengo defeated Palmeiras 1-0 to win the Copa Libertadores, becoming the most successful Brazilian team in the history of South America's top club competition by lifting the title for a fourth time. A second-half headed goal from Flamengo centre-back Danilo settled a scrappy encounter at the Estadio Monumental in Lima on Saturday " the fifth Libertadores final in the past six seasons to feature two clubs from Brazil. Flamengo's win avenged their 2-1 defeat to Palmeiras in the 2021 Libertadores final and leaves the famous Rio de Janeiro club firmly on course for a hat-trick of trophies in 2025. Flamengo began the year with victory in the Brazilian Super Cup and need only two points from their remaining two league fixtures to clinch Brazil's domestic championship. Flamengo's…...

39+ min ago (670+ words) Stoppard's writing, often philosophical or scientific but consistently funny, gave rise to the term Stoppardian. British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's Shakespeare In Love, has died. He was 88. In a statement on Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family. "He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," they said. "It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him." When it comes to the world of comic invention and linguistic pyrotechnics, few dramatists of the 20th century could match Stoppard's scope and sustained success. From his earliest hit, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,…...

52+ min ago (427+ words) MS NOW's David Noriega'reported Afghan nationals are "extremely worried" President Donald Trump will kick them out of the U.S., days after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Noriega, during a segment on The Weekend: Primetime on Saturday, reported live from Bellingham, Washington, where the suspected D.C. shooter,'Rahmanullah Lakanwal,'had been living. He said the "small community" of Afghans in the neighborhood are terrified they could be sent packing, after the Trump Administration halted "all immigration requests" from Afghanistan following the attack. Noriega said the Taliban would put a "target" on the back of those Afghans, if they returned home, because many worked with the U.S. government. He then interviewed Gabriel Harrison, a local attorney focused on immigration, who said those Afghans would "definitely" face "torture" and "death" if they were sent back. Noriega's report comes after 29-year-old Lakanwal…...

55+ min ago (303+ words) Sarah Fimm (they/them) is actually nine choirs of biblically accurate angels crammed into one pair of $10 overalls. They have been writing articles for nerds on the internet for less than a year now. They really like anime. Like... REALLY like it. Like you know those annoying little kids that will only eat hotdogs and chicken fingers? They're like that... but with anime. It's starting to get sad. [A girl stands in the dark illuminated by ed butterflies in ]When incorporeal beings are launching an assault on the digital realm, who ya gonna call? Any one of these video game protagonists should get the job done! Well, almost any of them (sorry, James Sunderland) This list features as a smattering of ghostly titles of various genres, some with deadlier hauntings and more competent heroes than others Whether it's a paranormal…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (113+ words) Super Rich Throw 'Trust Reveal' Parties for Stunned Heirs "Surprise! You have a $100 million trust fund!" That is the message at "trust reveal" parties hosted by wealthy families and advisers around the country. Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 06:33 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Surprise! You have a $100 million trust fund. That's the message at "trust reveal" meetings hosted by wealthy families and advisers around the U.S.[image or embed] Being an heir to a multi-million dollar fortune sounds like an excellent career opportunity. Where do I apply? #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-27 03:16 PM | Reply...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (409+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, while wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap, as he disembarks Air Force One, following his Asia trip, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Former prosecutor Andrew McCarthy has no love for the "craven video" Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and five Democrats released to the public advising military members to ignore illegal orders. But he said President Donald Trump's executive power abuses in reacting to it represent a whole "new level" of threat. McCarthy tells the National Review that he partially blames Democrats for Trump ordering the Pentagon to demote Kelly and cut his benefits because "Kelly knows, when Democrats poke another hole in another norm, the president's MO is to drive a truck through it." The author and National Review Institute senior fellow also notes Trump is howling "sedition" like he knows…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (204+ words) Donald Trump's increasingly failing cognitive capabilities are causing Republican lawmakers to depart from the president more often, according to a member of the Trump family. Mary Trump, the niece of the president and a trained psychologist, on Saturday published a video in which she talks about her uncle's "crumbling" hold over Republicans. "Concerns over Donald's physical and mental decline are mounting even among Republicans," she said. "Donald is 79 years old and a deeply unhealthy person. His father had a very serious case of Alzheimer's that went on 15 years." Mary Trump went on to say, "Every day, Donald seems increasingly feeble and unable to focus. Even the New York Times is starting to catch on to this. As he weakens, so too does his hold over the Republican party." Mary Trump further mentions previous reporting that Trump's MRI results caused some…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (598+ words) In the latest batch of server stories, a woman decided to conduct an experiment at risk of her tips. The theory? Finding out whether skipping her makeup would actually affect how much gratuity customers give. Unfortunately, the night didn't end with extra bills, but with her staring out the car window like she was in a mid-2000s breakup music video. The conclusion was bleak but crystal clear: wear the makeup, because apparently, strangers can't enjoy their mozzarella sticks unless your eyeliner is sharp enough to slice them. In a nine-second clip that has already gained over 5 million views, Shayla (@shaypeezi) shares a harsh truth with the world. She begins the clip by posing in front of the camera in her work uniform and showing her bare face with a smile. The text overlay reads: "No makeup today, let's see how much…...