“Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With #Trump Over 60 Minutes Interview

As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit w Trump, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.”
https://www.wired.com/story/freedom-of-the-press-foundation-paramount-trump-settlement/

Keep ‘em coming

Via Kyle Cheney:

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of “O.C.G.,” an immigrant deported without a credible fear assessment to Mexico, where he had previously been raped and targeted for being gay. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.132.0.pdf

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Via @emptywheel:

"Trump seems to be pursuing an additive model..Vid of end of receiving line w Trump &.. Mohammed bin Zayed.
👉🏼Stephen Miller👈🏼 was last in line & whichever Sheikh it was shook Miller’s hand & then didn’t let go, embracing him, engaging in extended discussion w him. There were smiles everywhere"

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/24/flying-bribery-palaces-and-the-end-of-the-western-order/

“Power Outage in Cannes During Film Festival Is Sabotage, Officials Say

An arson attack and damage to a transmission tower cut off power in the area, the authorities said. The festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday is scheduled to proceed normally”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/world/europe/cannes-festival-power-outage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#NorthCarolina, you still happy that you voted for #Trump?*

*I'm obviously not addressing those who didn't vote for him. But the state went for him in the election. I figured that was clear, but just in case.

‪Kyle Griffin‬:

Trump's FEMA has denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to honor a Biden-era commitment to pay for 100% of debris removal costs related to Hurricane Helene.

#Trump is “surprised “ that a lying killer like himself is behaving the way he does

‪Aaron Rupar‬:

Trump: "I'm not happy with what Putin is doing. He's killing a lot of people and I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time ... we're in the middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don't like it at all. I'm surprised."