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Kanye West Back on X After Wild Posting Spree
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Published 02.13.25 8:57AM EST 
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Kanye West has made a surprisingly quick return to X after a wild posting spree that saw him hit all the worst -isms. The rapper, now known as Ye, fired off a string of sexist, anti semitic, homophobic and downright bizarre posts over a three-day period last week. His account was soon deactivated after a backlash, but now he is back. His offensive posts, however, appear to have been deleted. It is unclear if the musician culled the posts himself or if Elon Musk’s platform took action. One post, however, remains in his reply section. “Since I’m getting kicked off Twitter soon everybody is a Nazi until a real Nazi pulls up,” the Feb. 10 message reads. West’s return also comes with a warning attached to his account. It reads: “Caution: This profile may include potentially sensitive content. You’re seeing this warning because they post potentially sensitive images or language. Do you still want to view it?”

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Car Attack Injures 28+ as JD Vance Arrives in Munich for Security Conference
'SUSPECTED ATTACK'
Published 02.13.25 7:58AM EST 
A damaged car used in a "suspected attack" in Munich
A damaged car that drove into demonstrators in Munich, February 13, 2025. Johannes Simon/Johannes Simon/Getty Images

A car has crashed into a crowd in Munich in a “suspected attack.” At least 28 people including children have been injured, at least two of them seriously, according to reports. Police say that the driver is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who was known to police for theft and drug offenses, and that he has been arrested. Witnesses told Bild that a Mini Cooper sped up before it hit people marching in a trade union demonstration and that two men were in the vehicle, one of whom was shot. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder said, “The attack shows that I have to change something in Germany—and quickly.“ Germany suffered a deadly vehicle-ramming attack at a Christmas market in December, and today’s incident comes a week before national elections amid a national debate about migration. Police say the incident isn’t related to U.S. Vice President JD Vance visit to Munich for a security conference.

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Published 02.12.25 6:50PM EST 
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Ex-Trump Adviser: Putin Swigging Vodka to Celebrate Gabbard Confirmation
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Updated 02.13.25 7:52AM EST 
Published 02.13.25 6:42AM EST 
John Bolton appears on CNN's The Source on February 12, 2025.
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The Kremlin will be hailing Wednesday’s confirmation of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard with a hearty toast, former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton said. Gabbard, a former Hawaii Democratic congresswoman turned Republican surrogate, was confirmed by the Senate despite her history of taking positions seen as friendly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I think Putin couldn’t be happier,” Bolton told CNN’s The Source. “They’re drinking vodka straight out of the bottle in the Kremlin tonight.” Former staffers who worked for Gabbard when she was a congresswoman told ABC News last year that she regularly consumed and shared news from Kremlin propaganda outlet RT, including after she was advised it was not a credible source of information. Gabbard also bemoaned America’s “hostility” toward the authoritarian Putin in a campaign memo, condemned sanctions on Russia, and once secretly met with Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin-aligned former Syrian dictator who, like Putin, is accused of war crimes. “I think many allies are now going to think twice before they share intelligence with us,” added Bolton. “It was one of [Trump’s] worst nominations, beyond a doubt.” Bolton, who was Trump’s national security adviser from 2018 to 2019 and held roles at the State Department and in former President George W. Bush’s administration, was accused by former State Department colleagues of skewing and suppressing intelligence in order to support his own frequently wrong views.

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Elon Musk’s X Hands Trump $10M to Settle Lawsuit Over His Locked Account
GREEN WITH ENVY
Published 02.12.25 9:59PM EST 
Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025.
Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

The social media platform owned by Elon Musk, X, will pay $10 million to Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit against the company. The agreement comes despite Musk’s already hefty donations of more than $250 million on the campaign trail to help elect the 78-year-old. According to The Wall Street Journal, the president had considered dropping the case due to his close relationship with the billionaire. Trump, however, decided to carry on, sources told The Journal. Trump filed the suit—which included then-Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey—after he was removed from the platform for his role in the Capitol Riots. He was reinstated under Musk’s new leadership in November 2022. The settlement follows a similar deal with Meta last month, though that platform is set to pay more than double the price of X at $25 million. A spokesperson for X did not return requests for comment to The Journal, which noted Musk’s new role at the Department of Government Efficiency—which is slashing costs and causing chaos across numerous federal agencies.

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Updated 02.11.25 4:24PM EST 
Published 02.11.25 6:00AM EST 
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British Pop Star Robbie Williams Sparks Super Bowl Halftime Show Rumors
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Updated 02.13.25 3:05AM EST 
Published 02.12.25 11:43PM EST 
Robbie Williams attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 15th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2024.
Robbie Williams attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 15th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2024. Mario Anzuoni/REUTERS

British singer Robbie Williams created a stir on Wednesday when he claimed on X that he was recently recruited to perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show. “OMG. I’ve just been asked to do next year’s halftime at the Super Bowl. So honoured guys. Thank you‚” Williams wrote. The 50-year-old, a founding member of ’90s boy band Take That, had moderate success as a solo artist in the U.S. after his split from the group. Though he was a superstar in the U.K., Europe, and Australia, Williams only scored on the Billboard Hot 100 twice, peaking at #53 with the song “Angels” in Jan 2000. Kendrick Lamar made history on Sunday with his halftime show performance, though he was named in September. 2024, just months ahead of the Super Bowl, putting Williams’ claims in doubt. A representative for Williams did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Williams is, however, expected to perform a song at this year’s FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. as part of his ambassadorial role with the organization.

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Musk Set to Score Massive State Department Contract for Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
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Updated 02.13.25 4:56AM EST 
Published 02.12.25 6:26PM EST 
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 6: Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 6: Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Apu Gomes/Getty Images

All Elon Musk’s work ingratiating himself with Donald Trump appears to be paying off. His electric vehicle company Tesla just won big by earning the largest projected State Department contract of 2025, Drop Site News reported Wednesday. The company is expected to make somewhere in the ballpark of $400 million on a multi-year contract for armored versions of its Tesla cybertruck, according to the State Department’s procurement forecast. The multi-million dollar contract is expected to be finalized in Q4 and is forecasted to last for about five years, according to the forecast’s last update on Dec. 13, 2024. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) boss has earned plenty of detractors in recent weeks for his cut-first, ask questions later ethos. After the DOGE’s subcommittee hearing on Wednesday—during which Democrats ripped into Musk’s government-slashing panel—Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D- TX) told CNN: “This is nothing more than another payday for Elon Musk because we know that if there is any government welfare to be handed out, it is consistently being handed out to Elon Musk, who stopped all the money to USAID while at the same time deciding that he would get another contract for over $300 million.”

Read it at Drop Site News

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Donald Trump Slams Department of Education as a ‘Con Job’
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Published 02.12.25 9:58PM EST 
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as director of national intelligence in the Oval Office at the White House on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as director of national intelligence in the Oval Office at the White House on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump slammed the Department of Education (DOE) as a “con job” during a Wednesday news conference and lamented over the United States significantly falling behind China in worldwide ranking on education. “I’d like it to be closed immediately. Look at the Department of Education, it’s a big con job” Trump said. “They ranked the top countries in the world, we’re ranked number 40. But we’re ranked number one in one department—cost per pupil,” he continued. “So we spend more per pupil than any other country in the world, but we’re ranked number 40.” The president proceeded to say that “something’s really wrong” with the U.S’s ranking as China is ranked in the top five. “As big as it is, it’s ranked in the top five, and that’s our…primary competitor,” Trump said. Notably, China has a Ministry of Education that regulates its schooling system, the largest state-run education system in the world, per a 2023 report from the International Trade Administration. Meanwhile, Trump has turned to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash spending and staffers across a slew of federal agencies, including the DOE.

Read it at Fox News Digital

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Famed Director Admitted to Care Center Amid Health Battle
IN TREATMENT
Published 02.12.25 4:19PM EST 
Danish director Lars Von Trier poses on May 14, 2018 during a photocall for the film "The House that Jack Built" at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.
Danish director Lars Von Trier poses on May 14, 2018 during a photocall for the film "The House that Jack Built" at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images

Danish director Lars von Trier, who revealed in 2022 that he has Parkinson’s disease, has been admitted into a care center according to his production company on Wednesday, The Guardian reported. Von Trier, 68, is a notable figure in contemporary auteur cinema and can be credited with directing over 14 feature films, including Dancer in the Dark which won the 2000 Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. “Lars is currently associated with a care center that can provide him with the treatment and care his condition requires,” Zentropa producer Louise Vesth posted on Instagram. “It’s a complement to his own private accommodation. Lars is doing well under the circumstances,” she added, lamenting the “need to pass on very personal information” following speculation in the Danish media. The director infamously claimed that he understood Adolf Hitler and sympathized “with him a little bit,” in reference to his film Melancholia during a press conference at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. He apologized later, but at the time, he was banned. His film still competed and won its star Kirsten Dunst an award for best actress.

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Updated 02.06.25 5:22PM EST 
Published 10.16.24 8:47PM EDT 
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Eagles Star Calls Out Rowdy Fans for Booing Taylor Swift
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Published 02.12.25 6:18PM EST 
Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after defeating the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after defeating the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley denounced all the haters who booed Taylor Swift during the Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. “I remember that they showed her on the jumbotron and she got booed. I don’t get it. I don’t get why she was getting hate there,” Barkley told Howard Stern in a Wednesday episode of The Howard Stern Show. “She’s there supporting her significant other and she’s made the game bigger,” he continued, referring to the media attention Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship has managed to draw toward the NFL. “We’re trying to expand the game and her being a part of it’s only helping that, so I don’t get the slack that she’s getting.” The pop star was booed during Sunday’s game, much to the delight of President Donald Trump, after being shown on the jumbotron alongside other celebrities like Paul Rudd and Adam Sandler. The evening was comparably different to Swift’s Super Bowl rendezvous last year, with Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs losing to the Eagles in a 22-40 score.

Read it at People

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Hegseth Booed for Anti-DEI Push at U.S. Military Base in Germany
HOSTILE RECEPTION
Updated 02.12.25 5:54PM EST 
Published 02.12.25 4:55PM EST 
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Crowds in Germany booed President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday during his visit to a U.S. military installation in Germany, as military families protested the current administration’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. NBC reported that the crowd roared “DEI” as about two dozen adults who live at the military base heckled Hegseth on his arrival to the U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The protest was in response to Hegseth’s recent ban of certain books in Defense Department schools, including restrictions on topics like psychology and immigration. In another form of protest against Hegseth, a group of 55 middle school students at Patch in Stuttgart held a 50-minute walkout according to a school letter obtained by the Washington Post. Since his confirmation, Hegseth has successfully banned Black History Month celebrations and also announced in a memo that the U.S. military will no longer accept transgender service members.

Read it at The Guardian

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