Monthly Archives: October 2022

Europe can’t fully replace Russian gas, and a price cap is needed to avoid ‘lives destroyed and jobs lost’, Greece’s prime minister says

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Reuters Europe won’t be able to fully replace slashed Russian gas supplies and needs to implement a price cap, Greece’s prime minister said. His urging comes after the EU failed to agree on a gas price cap in their latest sanctions package against Russia. But haywire energy prices mean the…

Brett Favre enlists former Trump White House lawyer and January 6 committee witness amid Mississippi welfare scandal

Former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is now NFL legend Brett Favre’s lead counsel. House Select Committee via AP; Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images Brett Favre has enlisted a former top Trump White House lawyer. Favre hired Eric Herschmann amid legal troubles linked to a massive scandal in Mississippi. Herschmann went viral this…

‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ author Robert Kiyosaki says the ‘everything crash’ is underway – and trumpets it as a rare chance to make a fortune

Robert Kiyosaki. Matt Carasella/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Robert Kiyosaki warned an epic market crash is underway, and millions of people will lose money. The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author said the downturn is a chance to buy cheap assets and make a fortune. Kiyosaki touted crypto as a good bet, despite questioning bitcoin’s value earlier this…

At least half of House Republicans who objected to certifying Biden’s win voted either early or absentee in 2020

President-elect Donald Trump smiles during a rally at DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. AP/Andrew Harnik Many Republicans who complained about early and absentee voting in 2020 did so themselves. The New York Times published a report on how the House GOP supported Trump’s unfounded claims. Trump himself has also been guilty of this apparent…

Russia can’t figure out exactly where the borders are for the land Putin just took from Ukraine as his army is forced to retreat

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen set at Red Square as he addresses a rally and a concert marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy – Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, in central Moscow on September 30, 2022. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Image Russia admitted it doesn’t know…

Jack Dorsey called Facebook ‘the swamp of despair’ in private texts to Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (left) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Mark Lennihan/AP Photo Jack Dorsey called Facebook a “swamp of despair” in a private text to Elon Musk. The text was revealed during the pretrial discovery process for Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk.  The Twitter cofounder has poked fun at Facebook in the…