Year: 2024

Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue FBI, CIA and NYPD for His Assassination

Buck Banks

$100 million

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader, reports the AP. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X estate — claimed that the agencies were aware of and were involved in the assassination plot and failed to stop the killing.

Wasserman Schultz: Gabbard Is a ‘Russian Asset’

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“Tulsi Gabbard is someone who has met with war criminals, violated the Department of State’s guidance and secretly, clandestinely went to Syria and met with [Syrian President Bashar al-]Assad, who gassed and attacked his own people with chemical weapons,” she said. “She’s considered to be, essentially, by most assessments, a Russian asset.”

— Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said Friday that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence, “is likely a Russian asset,” in an appearance on MSNBC.

WSJ Editorial Board Concludes Matt Gaetz Is a Bad Pick for A.G. — Duh!

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“He’s a performer and provocateur, and his view is that the more explosions he can cause, the more attention he can get … He’s a nominee for those who want the law used for political revenge, and it won’t end well.”

— The Wall Street Journal editorial board slammed Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Attorney General.

Florida Banned 700 Books in 2023

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700

“Florida school districts axed about 700 books from school libraries in the 2023-2024 school year, according to a Florida Department of Education list,” the Washington Post reports. Some of the removed titles that are works of classic literature, including “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess, “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.

Trumponomics Watch: Trump’s Policies Already Clouding Mortgage Rates

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“Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House,” the Associated Press reports. “The president-elect campaigned on a promise to make homeownership more affordable by lowering mortgage rates through policies aimed at knocking out inflation. But his proposed economic agenda could potentially set the stage for mortgage rates to move higher.”