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Read: Rupert Murdoch Forced to Apologize to Prince Harry in Phone Hack Settlement (Read)

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Read: Rupert Murdoch Forced to Apologize to Prince Harry in Phone Hack Settlement (Read)

It’s a beautiful thing when Rupert Murdoch is made to account for his horrific actions.

But that’s what’s happened. You’ll read below Murdoch’s apology to Prince Harry for hacking his phone.

Murdoch also apologized to Harry for all the trauma he caused Princess Diana.

It’s unclear how much money received yesterday from Murdoch in the settlement of the phone hacking case — or whether it was just the sweet admission that Murdoch’s reign of terror against the royal family has finally been acknowledged by the billionaire himself.

“After endless resistance, denials and legal battles by News Group Newspapers, including spending more than a billion pounds in payouts and in legal costs (as well as paying-off those in the know) to prevent the full picture from coming out, News UK is finally held to account for its illegal actions and its blatant disregard for the law,” said a statement read outside the court Wednesday on behalf of Prince Harry and the British lawmaker who brought the suit with him. “The truth that has now been exposed is that NGN unlawfully engaged more than 100 private investigators over at least 16 years on more than 35,000 occasions. This happened as much at The Sun as it did at the News of the World, with the knowledge of all the Editors and executives, going to the very top of the company.”

Fantastic stuff! More to come! Full story here

Trump Repeats Same Lies from a Year Ago About Beverly Hills Water Usage and “Rich People” Taking Showers

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Trump Repeats Same Lies from a Year Ago About Beverly Hills Water Usage and “Rich People” Taking Showers

Today, Donald Trump repeated the same lies and fiction he made up a year ago about water usage in Beverly Hills.

Trump insisted that Beverly Hills limits water usage to 38 gallons per person per day.

In fact, the suggested goal is 80 million.

CNN fact checked the orange buffoon last year when he said something similar.

He also said today, like last year, that 38 gallons isn’t enough for rich people to take a shower.

What is he talking about? He doesn’t know. But MAGA loves this bloviating, spewing of made up crap. Because of them. we’re going to have 1,500 days of this coming up.

Trump TV Ratings Down 9 Million from Biden 2021, Middle Aged and Young People Tuned It Out

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Trump TV Ratings Down 9 Million from Biden 2021, Middle Aged and Young People Tuned It Out

The Trump MAGA base did not turn out in droves for yesterday’s inauguration.

In fact, yesterday’s ratings were down 6 million viewers the 2021 numbers for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Total viewers across 15 networks was just 24.59 million, down from Biden’s 33.7 million.

Trump’s 2017 numbers were 30 million, which he means he lost to himself yesterday.

Young people did not watch the proceedings, they tuned it out. According to Nielsen, 17.4 million viewers were 55 and above, 4.67 million were 35-54 and 1.43 million were 18.34.

Of course because it was a right wing installation, and older viewers, Fox News got the most eyes. CNN and MSNBC did little business. In 2021, when Biden came in, it was the reverse.

All of this makes perfect sense. Trump’s audience skews older — he’s frightened them, but of course today he essentially raised prescription drug prices for Medicare, reversing Biden’s huge strides in making drugs affordable. Trump has conned his constituency into believing he’s on their side.

But younger people, meaning anyone from 18 to 54, knew better. So they ignored this whole miserable event.

Today was Day 2 of Trump destroying the country, raping the land, and denying people all over the world basic human rights. Unless, of course, you watch Fox, where he’s a hero.

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Mega Fire Aid Concerts Announce All-Star Artists For Each Venue, Tickets on Sale Tomorrow

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Mega Fire Aid Concerts Announce All-Star Artists For Each Venue, Tickets on Sale Tomorrow

Fire Aid has announced the artists assigned to each venue for the mega concerts set for January 30th.

Fire Aid — produced by Irving Azoff, AEG, and Live Nation — is raising money for wildfire relief at two places: the Intuit Dome and KIA Forum.

You can see the breakdown below. Tickets go one sale tomorrow at Ticketmaster and should be gone instantly.

RIP Garth Hudson, 87, Last Remaining Member of Influential, Historic Group, The Band

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RIP Garth Hudson, 87, Last Remaining Member of Influential, Historic Group, The Band

Garth Hudson has shuffled off this mortal coil. He was 87.

Garth was the last remaining member of The Band. Robbie Robertson died last year, and they were pre-deceased by Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel.

Featured with Bob Dylan, and also in Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz,” The Band’s hits include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “The Shape I’m In,” and so many more. Their album, “Music from Big Pink,” is one of the best of all time.

Hudson’s passing is sad news. An era has ended for good. But their music lives on and on.

John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Mick Fleetwood, Noah Kahan Head All Star Musicares Salute to Grateful Dead

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John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Mick Fleetwood, Noah Kahan Head All Star Musicares Salute to Grateful Dead

A strong line up is ready for the January 31st Musicares/Grammy tribute to the Grateful Dead in Los Angeles.

This Person of the Year dinner will also be a fundraiser for music professionals affected by the wildfires.

Of course, it also raises money for musicians with all kinds of needs apart from the fires, too.

This all happens two nights before Trevor Noah hosts the Grammy Awards on CBS, Sunday February 2nd.

The music roster is top notch: Performers include Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Maren Morris, Lukas Nelson, Billy Strings, The War On Drugs, Vampire Weekend, and Dwight Yoakam, along with GRAMMY Award nominees Sierra Ferrell, Noah Kahan, Maggie Rose, My Morning Jacket, and The War And Treaty.

Don Was will lead the in house band.

For some reason, Andy Cohen is hosting the night. You don’t think of him as a Grateful Dead fan, but life is full of surprises!

“Music has the power to heal and comfort,” says Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares. “This year’s gala honoring the Grateful Dead will not only provide a moment where music people can reunite and support one another in the wake of the devastating fires in Greater Los Angeles but together can provide funding for our community in need. I look forward to standing with the MusiCares team and all our guests for an impactful night.”

Tables and tickets are available for purchase at http://personoftheyear.musicares.org/. For more information about the event please visit  www.musicares.org or email personoftheyear@musicares.org.

Carrie Underwood Trump Performance Yields No Sales on Amazon, a Few on iTunes

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Carrie Underwood Trump Performance Yields No Sales on Amazon, a Few on iTunes

Carrie Underwood’s bizarre performance at Trump’s inauguration has had mixed results.

On amazon, there have been no sales of albums. Not a single one is in the Top 100.

Over at iTunes, five albums have hit the top 100, but not in any kind of major way. They’re all low on the chart.

Nothing’s happened to boost Underwood’s biggest hit, “Before He Cheats,” her most appropriate song for Trump.

This month, Carrie has sold 17,261 albums almost all from streaming. Actual sales is 1,666. Not great.

What a weird moment yesterday when Underwood was announced. First nothing happened. Then a nano second of pre-recorded music. This was followed by Underwood picking up her microphone a la Barbara Harris in Robert Altman’s “Nashville.” (The Trump like politician has just survived an assassination attempt.) She just started singing, and invited people to join her in “America the Beautiful.” Her voice wobbled at first until she found some equilibrium.

Underwood has been criticized for singing for Trump who — following his swearing in — wiped out the White House arts and culture commission, also stands against DEI, trans kids, the climate, and abortion.

He’s also been found guilty in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial, with 34 felony convictions.

Justin Bieber: Johnny Cash Break Up Song May Indicate Trouble in Paradise for Pop Star and Wife

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Justin Bieber: Johnny Cash Break Up Song May Indicate Trouble in Paradise for Pop Star and Wife

Something’s going on in Bieber world.

According to reports, he’s stopped following wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber on Instagram. Likewise, she isn’t following him.

He includes almost no pictures of the couple on his page. She has none of him on her page.

This is the way you know what’s going on in 2025, by the way.

Yesterday he posted pictures of himself smoking pot through a bong, dressed as Zorro. When the pictures first went up, they were accompanied by Johnny Cash singing “There You Go.” The song begins: “You’re gonna break another heart, you’re gonna tell another lie.”

The song has since been removed from the post. The pair just had a baby. Maybe Justin’s feeling a little excluded. Maybe Trump broke them up in an Executive Order.

The full lyrics do not indicate a happy situation.

You’re gonna break another heart
You’re gonna tell another lie

Well, here I am and there you go, you’re gone again
I know you’re gonna be the way you’ve always been

Breaking hearts and telling lies is all you know
Another guy gives you the eye
There you go

There you go
You’re gone again
I should’ve known
I couldn’t win

There you go
You’re by his side
You’re gonna break another heart
You’re gonna tell another lie

Because I love you so, I take much more than I should take
I want you even though I know my heart is going to break

You build me up and for a while I’m all aglow
Then your fickle heart sees someone else
There you go

There you go
You’re gone again
I should’ve known
I couldn’t win

There you go
You’re by his side
You’re gonna break another heart
You’re gonna tell another lie

Trump Wipes Out Biden Executive Decisions on the Arts, Rx Prices, Medicaid, Climate Change, Infrastructure Investment, More

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Trump Wipes Out Biden Executive Decisions on the Arts, Rx Prices, Medicaid, Climate Change, Infrastructure Investment, More

MAGA must be so proud.

And congrats to you, too, Democrats who didn’t support Kamala Harris.

Look at what you’ve done.

With a weird, staccato signature, Donald Trump has wiped out all of Joe Biden’s progressive decisions.

Here’s a lot of everything that’s gone. Drug prices will rise, arts will lose their funding, our delicate infrastructure will crumble. And the census? Forget about it!

Good work! The next four years are going to be a shit show! You authorized a 34 count felon to do all this:

Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government).
Executive Order 13986 of January 20, 2021 (Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census).
Executive Order 13987 of January 20, 2021 (Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government To Provide a Unified and Effective Response To Combat COVID-19 and To Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security).
Executive Order 13988 of January 20, 2021 (Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation).
Executive Order 13989 of January 20, 2021 (Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel).
Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis).
Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021 (Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation).
Executive Order 13993 of January 20, 2021 (Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities).
Executive Order 13995 of January 21, 2021 (Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery).
Executive Order 13996 of January 21, 2021 (Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats).
Executive Order 13997 of January 21, 2021 (Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19).
Executive Order 13999 of January 21, 2021 (Protecting Worker Health and Safety).
Executive Order 14000 of January 21, 2021 (Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers).
Executive Order 14002 of January 22, 2021 (Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic).
Executive Order 14003 of January 22, 2021 (Protecting the Federal Workforce).
Executive Order 14004 of January 25, 2021 (Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform).
Executive Order 14006 of January 26, 2021 (Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities).
Executive Order 14007 of January 27, 2021 (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).
Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad).
Executive Order 14009 of January 28, 2021 (Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act).
Executive Order 14010 of February 2, 2021 (Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border).
Executive Order 14011 of February 2, 2021 (Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families).
Executive Order 14012 of February 2, 2021 (Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans).
Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration).
Executive Order 14015 of February 14, 2021 (Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships).
Executive Order 14018 of February 24, 2021 (Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions).
Executive Order 14019 of March 7, 2021 (Promoting Access to Voting).
Executive Order 14020 of March 8, 2021 (Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council).
Executive Order 14021 of March 8, 2021 (Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity).
Executive Order 14022 of April 1, 2021 (Termination of Emergency With Respect to the International Criminal Court).
Executive Order 14023 of April 9, 2021 (Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States).
Executive Order 14027 of May 7, 2021 (Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office).
Executive Order 14029 of May 14, 2021 (Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment).
Executive Order 14030 of May 20, 2021 (Climate-Related Financial Risk).
Executive Order 14031 of May 28, 2021 (Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders).
Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce).
Executive Order 14037 of August 5, 2021 (Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks).
Executive Order 14044 of September 13, 2021 (Amending Executive Order 14007).
Executive Order 14045 of September 13, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics).
Executive Order 14049 of October 11, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities).
Executive Order 14050 of October 19, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans).
Executive Order 14052 of November 15, 2021 (Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act).
Executive Order 14055 of November 18, 2021 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts).
Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 2021 (Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability).
Executive Order 14060 of December 15, 2021 (Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime).
Executive Order 14069 of March 15, 2022 (Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency).
Executive Order 14070 of April 5, 2022 (Continuing To Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage).
Executive Order 14074 of May 25, 2022 (Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety).
Executive Order 14075 of June 15, 2022 (Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals).
Executive Order 14082 of September 12, 2022 (Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022).
Executive Order 14084 of September 30, 2022 (Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services).
Executive Order 14087 of October 14, 2022 (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans).
Executive Order 14089 of December 13, 2022 (Establishing the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States).
Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government).
The Presidential Memorandum of March 13, 2023 (Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the United States Arctic Coast of the Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Gas Leasing).
Executive Order 14094 of April 6, 2023 (Modernizing Regulatory Review).
Executive Order 14096 of April 21, 2023 (Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All).
Executive Order 14099 of May 9, 2023 (Moving Beyond COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers).
Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence).
Executive Order 14115 of February 1, 2024 (Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank).
Executive Order 14124 of July 17, 2024 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions).
Executive Order 14134 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture).
Executive Order 14135 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Homeland Security).
Executive Order 14136 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice).
Executive Order 14137 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury).
Executive Order 14138 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget).
Executive Order 14139 of January 3, 2025 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of the National Cyber Director).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the Council on Environmental Quality to Act as Chairman).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the Office of Personnel Management to Act as Director).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to Act as Director).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the United States Agency for Global Media to Act as Chief Executive Officer).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the United States Agency for International Development to Act as Administrator).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 3, 2025 (Designation of Officials of the United States International Development Finance Corporation to Act as Chief Executive Officer).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 6, 2025 (Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 6, 2025 (Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 14, 2025 (Certification of Rescission of Cuba’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism).
The Presidential Memorandum of January 14, 2025 (Revocation of National Security Presidential Memorandum 5).
Executive Order 14143 of January 16, 2025 (Providing for the Appointment of Alumni of AmeriCorps to the Competitive Service).

Former Pop Star Justin Bieber Smokes Pot from a on Instagram Dressed Like Zorro with a Black Hat, Cape

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Former Pop Star Justin Bieber Smokes Pot from a on Instagram Dressed Like Zorro with a Black Hat, Cape

While tragedy was occurring in the Capitol today, there was some levity, too.

Out west, former pop star Justin Bieber posted a bunch of pictures taken by his friend Rory. Wearing a Zorro hat, Bieber, now a father, is seen smoking a bowl, or a bong, of marijuana.

Johnny Cash’s “There You Go” was playing the first time the pictures were posted. Why? Who knows?

The song begins: “You’re gonna break another heart, you’re gonna tell another lie.” It’s all about a girlfriend — or wife, I suppose — who’s cheating again.

It’s hard to believe Bieber means his wife, Hailey Baldwin, but again, anything is possible.

For some reason, there were reports last week that the Biebs had new music coming out. I actually heard this on WINS in New York. There’s no evidence of anything new, however, which is fine. Or maybe this is the cover of his new album.

The bong brand has impressed his followers. It’s made by illadelph, in case you wondered.

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