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Donald Trump Threatened Trade War Against Sweden Over A$AP Rocky Arrest

admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 01:02:05 +0000

A$AP Rocky‘s arrest in Sweden a few years back almost triggered an international trade war … with then-President Donald Trump demanding his release — or else.

Sweden’s Justice Minister just revealed the information … that Trump threatened to impose trade restrictions if A$AP wasn’t freed stat.

The Justice Minister said Trump’s threats were classic bullying, adding, “If you can try and do something like this against Sweden, what will you then try and do to slightly weaker countries that don’t have the European Union behind them?”

JULY 2019

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The J.M. said Trump’s actions clearly showed how essential it is to stand up for democracy.

As we reported … A$AP was arrested 3 years ago in Stockholm after he and 2 bodyguards beat up a fan outside a fast-food restaurant … and it was caught on video. They hit and kicked the guy … then hit him with a broken bottle.

JULY 2019

A$AP and co. said the guy had been harassing them and hurling racial epithets at them well. A$AP was held for more than a month.

Trump was briefed by Kanye and tweeted his support for A$AP, saying “Very disappointed in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven for being unable to act. Sweden has let our African American Community down in the United States,” adding, “I watched the tapes of A$AP Rocky, and he was being followed and harassed by troublemakers. Treat Americans fairly. #FreeRocky.”

Rocky was convicted of assault, given a suspended sentence and released.

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Brittney Griner Stands Trial In Russia, Arrives At Court In Jimi Hendrix T-Shirt

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:59:21 +0000

Arguably the biggest days in Brittney Griner‘s life have finally arrived — her drug case trial in Russia has begun … and it appears she chose to send a loud and clear message with her fashion for the monumental moment.

Cameras at a courthouse in Moscow captured Griner in the minutes before the trial officially began Friday morning … and they showed the WNBA superstar rockin’ a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt for the occasion.

While we’re sure Griner is a big fan of the musician’s work … it seems the 31-year-old — who’s been detained in Russia since mid-February after authorities claimed she had hash oil in her luggage at an airport — was attempting to send an “I’m innocent” note to the world.

You’ll recall, Hendrix was arrested in Toronto back in 1969 after he, too, allegedly had drugs in his bags at an airport. Hendrix eventually stood trial in the case, but was found not guilty.

Griner — who’s facing up to 10 years behind bars if convicted on the charges — is clearly hoping for a similar result in her drug case.

Friday’s hearing reportedly lasted around two and a half hours, and is scheduled to continue next week. U.S. officials said at the courthouse following the proceedings that Griner told them she is in good spirits and “is keeping up the faith.”

Griner’s wife, meanwhile, spoke with CNN on Thursday night ahead of the important hearing … and stressed she still wants to get in front of Joe Biden to make sure he knows just how important Griner is to her, her fans and America.

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“He has that power — he is the person that ultimately will make that decision for BG to come home,” Cherelle Griner said. “And, so while everyone else wants to tell me they care, I would love for him to tell me he cares.”

Cherelle had said earlier this week that her wife was both “struggling” and “terrified” as she awaited trial in her case.

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Ex-F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Says He’d ‘Take A Bullet’ For Vladimir Putin

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:48:50 +0000

Former Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone just gave an eyebrow-raising endorsement of Vladimir Putin … calling the Russian president a “first-class person” and claiming he’d “take a bullet” for him.

The controversial comments came during Ecclestone’s appearance on Good Morning Britain … when the billionaire was asked if he still supports his friend amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

‘I’d still take a bullet for him.’

Bernie Ecclestone says Ukrainian President Zelensky should have listened to Putin to avoid war because Putin ‘is a sensible person’. pic.twitter.com/jZ1hLnrYTU

— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 30, 2022
@GMB

“I’d still take a bullet for him,” 91-year-old Ecclestone said Thursday. “I’d rather it didn’t hurt, but if it does I’d still take a bullet, because he’s a first-class person. What he’s doing is something that he believed was the right thing he was doing for Russia.”

Pretty interesting take, considering many want to see Putin dead.

Ecclestone also went after Volodymyr Zelenskyy … claiming the Ukrainian president should have done more on his end to prevent the war.

“The other person in Ukraine,” Ecclestone added. “His profession, I understand, he used to be a comedian. And I think he seems as if he wants to continue that profession.”

“I think if he’d have thought about things, he would have definitely made the big enough effort to speak to Mr. Putin, who is a sensible person and would have listened to him and could have probably done something about it.”

F1 distanced itself from his comments shortly after the interview … saying, “The comments made by Bernie Ecclestone are his personal views and are in very stark contrast to the position of the modern values of our sport.”

It’s not the first time Bernie has found himself in hot water for his words — he previously faced backlash for praising Adolf Hitler’s ability to “get things done.”

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In to Supreme Court

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:40:20 +0000

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has just been sworn in as a justice on the Supreme Court, making history as the first female African-American Justice in U.S. history.

As we reported, Justice Jackson was confirmed to serve on the highest court in April … replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who was nominated by former President Bill Clinton in 1994.

4/7/22

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Senate Republicans Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski joined every Senate Democrat in voting to confirm. During her speech on the South Lawn, she said, “It took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

4/8/22

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She was certainly put through the wringer while being questioned on Capitol Hill during her confirmation hearing, with jaw-dropping moments coming from Senator Lindsey Graham.

3/23/22

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From questions like “On a scale of 1 to 10, how faithful would you say you are?” to getting grilled over alleged leniency in child pornography cases … she kept her head held high as the days went on.

3/23/22

Justice Jackson got emotional when Sen. Cory Booker lauded her record as a jurist and promised “God has got you” heading into her confirmation vote.

Of course, she’s entered at a troublesome time for America — the entire country is still feeling the effects of SCOTUS’ ruling to overturn of Roe V. Wade, doing what many believed was erasing half a century of progress.

Justice Jackson will begin her tenure on the court in just a few months when the court reconvenes after summer.

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O.J. Simpson Takes Stand for L.A. Law Enforcement Despite Blasting LAPD in Trial

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:22:43 +0000

Pigs are flying … O.J. Simpson is supporting Los Angeles County law enforcement.

The ex-con took a stand (not THE stand) Wednesday for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department with a video rant ripping West Hollywood for voting to cut funding for the agency.

Simpson says the decision is all wrong, pointing out his infamous history with the law in L.A. and saying, “Trust me, we need police, we need the sheriffs’ department” … referring to the time he spent behind bars during his murder trial.

Frankly, the fact O.J. is supporting L.A. County law enforcement is rich, and probably pretty galling to cops — considering his murder trial defense team famously and viciously attacked LAPD for allegedly contaminating evidence and being racist.

They effectively made the trial more about LAPD actions than O.J.’s.

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Fred Goldman Applies To Renew Judgment Against O.J. Simpson, You Owe Me $96 Mil Now!

Now years later, Simpson says he’s always been against defunding the police … claiming he’s always said instead of cutting funding, money should be redirected and used for better training and expanding Internal Affairs departments where police investigate other police.

Besides his eye-brow-raising thoughts on police, O.J. is also weighing in on Donald Trump‘s actions on January 6th and what’s going on at the southern border.

The whole rant is bizarre — it’s as if he’s auditioning to be a cable news talking head. Although, we guess stranger things have happened.

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Kendrick Lamar’s Tiffany Diamond Crown More Comfy Than It Looks

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:17:17 +0000

Kendrick Lamar‘s blinged-out crown of thorns is front and center for his biggest moments this year — first debuting it on the cover of his ‘Mr. Morale’ album, and most recently at K-Dot’s headlining performance at Glastonbury Fest.

He closed his performance in the UK this weekend with “Savior” in a passionate theatrical performance … complete with fake blood trickling down his face from the thorns.

Kendrick used the moment to slam the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade — repeatedly yelling, “God speed for women’s rights … they judged you, they judged Christ.”

kendrick closed out his glastonbury set over the weekend with a powerful message in support of women’s rights ️💯pic.twitter.com/at4MWDg78k

— Genius (@Genius) June 27, 2022
@Genius

Sources involved in the presentation tell TMZ Hip Hop the crown is actually “comfortable enough to run in” or, in this case, perform in … to a crowd of 200,000 people, no less!

According to Vogue, the titanium thinking cap was designed by K-Dot, his pgLang partner Dave Free and Tiffany & Co. … and took 10 months to complete. It’s made up of 8,000 diamonds!!!

Expect to see it plenty of times this year … The Mr. Morale Tour is stepping in over 60 cities across the world starting in July!!!

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Tommy Fury Denied Entry To U.S. Over Family’s Ties To Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:04:45 +0000

The Fury family’s relationship with a major Irish crime boss is what’s keeping Tommy from entering the United States … with U.S. officials placing a travel ban on any fighters, managers and promoters with ties to the wanted man.

Daniel Kinahan — who helped found the MTK Global boxing promotions company that previously repped Tyson Fury — is accused of running a massive drug and firearms trafficking operation in Europe … and is currently on the run from authorities.

Law enforcement sources tell us fighters with any association with Kinahan — even the most tenuous ties with the guy — are being barred from traveling as part of the federal investigation … in hopes of getting information on bringing him down.

Here’s the thing — Kinahan is accused of some SERIOUS crimes with the Kinahan Organized Crime Group … but as far as MTK Global goes, it was legit and well respected in the boxing community.

We’re told the feds are even keeping former fighters who are now broadcasters from doing their jobs … stopping at nothing to get people to cooperate in the investigation.

While Tommy seemingly has ZERO connection to Kinahan, it’s Tyson’s relationship with Kinahan that kept him from making it to New York for Wednesday’s press conference for the Jake Paul fight.

Tyson has clearly avoided questions about his links to Kinahan in the past … but has adamantly denied any wrongdoing.

No word on whether Tommy will be able to make it to the States to fight Jake … because this doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon.

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Donald Trump Fought Secret Service to Lead Rioters to Capitol

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:02:50 +0000

Donald Trump was not only in on the January 6th insurrection, he wanted to lead the insurrectionists to the Capitol, and when the Secret Service refused to drive him there, Trump tried to grab the wheel of the Presidential car … this according to Mark Meadows‘ right hand aide, Cassidy Hutchinson.

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Her testimony is shocking … the January 6th House Committee called a special session so she could appear and tell her story about the events leading up to the riot.

Hutchinson testified … Trump became aware on January 6th people in the crowd had weapons and were approaching the Capitol without going through security. She says she overhead Trump respond, “I don’t f***ing care if they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me.”

She went on to say Trump ordered the Secret Service to remove the metal detector from the area around his speech, presumably so armed protesters would be unfettered to approach the Capitol.

Fox News

After Trump spoke to the crowd, he got back into The Beast (the presidential limo) and ordered the driver to take him up to the Capitol. The head of the security detail refused to take him, saying it was unsafe. She says Trump responded, “I’m the f***ing President! Take me up to the Capitol now.”

When the head of security refused, she says Trump reached forward and grabbed the steering wheel and had to be physically restrained.

She says he then lunged at the head of security and allegedly attempted to go for his throat. Trump was again restrained and the limo proceeded back to The White House.

Hutchinson also testified Trump would often become enraged, throwing plates, pushing over chairs when things didn’t go his way.

Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform in an attempt to discredit Hutchinson’s testimony … saying he didn’t even know who she was — and assuming she was only angry with him after being denied permission to travel with staff on a trip to Florida.

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New Video of Russian Missiles Hitting Ukraine Mall, Flames and Shockwave

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:52 +0000

The terror of Vladimir Putin firing missiles on innocent civilians is on vivid display in these new videos showing the shopping mall Russia just destroyed.

Monday’s missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk destroyed the mall, sending fireballs into the sky and unleashing a shockwave on a nearby park. In the video, you can see citizens strolling peacefully when suddenly they have to run for their lives.

Some people took cover behind trees, while others jumped into a pond seeking cover from shrapnel and rocks that were sent flying. A massive piece of concrete from a building landed in the park, but luckily it didn’t hit anyone.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were more than 1,000 people in the mall at the time of the strike — and the latest death toll stands at 18, with nearly 60 injured and another 36 people still missing.

As rescuers continue digging through the rubble, President Zelensky is labeling the missile strike “one of the most defiant terrorist attacks in European history.”

He’s also calling out the barbarism of Putin obliterating non-military targets — “Only totally insane terrorists, who should have no place on Earth, can strike missiles at such an object. And, this is not an off-target missile strike, this is a calculated Russian strike — exactly at this shopping mall.”

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UFO Expert Says 100 UFOs Swarmed Navy Ships, Pushes Back on Navy’s Drone Claims

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:56:47 +0000

UFO expert Jeremy Corbell says at least 100 craft from out of this world swarmed a fleet of Navy warships … pushing back against a Naval chief who told Congress it was just drones.

Corbell — who’s long been calling on the U.S. government to take UFOs seriously — says a dozen crewmembers on the warships told him the unknown objects showed otherworldly capability and definitely weren’t drones.

The documentary filmmaker told the Daily Mail the UFOs present a serious national security issue and should not be dismissed out of hand … in response to Deputy Director for Naval Intelligence Scott Bray, who told Congress he’s reasonably confident the objects captured on video back in July 2019 off the Southern California coast are drones.

Corbell says the videos, which have been verified by the Pentagon, show UFOs hovering above Navy warships for hours on end, with at least one disappearing into the ocean without a trace.

@jeremycorbell / Instagram

While the Navy told Congress during last month’s historic UFO hearing the objects were likely battery-powered drones, Corbell says the flight maneuvers would rule out drones … he says witnesses in the Navy told him the objects moved from air to sea and even darted up into the upper atmosphere. He also says the objects were in the air for at least 4 hours, with flashing lights the entire time, which would drain man-made batteries in way less time.

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Corbell says he just wants Congress and the Navy to get to the bottom of who is behind the phenomenon … saying it’s important to figure out who is controlling the objects.

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