Monthly Archives: December 2022

Former RNC chair Michael Steele says MTG ‘will be the most powerful speaker of the House’ if McCarthy wins the speakership, arguing she’ll be able to ‘control what comes out of Kevin’s mouth’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., left, speaks with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as the House votes on creating a January 6th Committee at the U.S. House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Steele said MTG would be the “most powerful”…

Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich warns Republicans to stop ‘underestimating’ Biden

Former US Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Newt Gingrich recently warned Republicans to stop “underestimating” President Joe Biden. The ex-GOP House speaker blasted Biden’s policies but said Democrats…

Fans express mixed reactions to Deion Sanders’ reported $5 million deal to coach struggling Colorado Buffs after three-year dominating run at Jackson State

Deion Sanders coaches one his players at Jackson State. Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Deion Sanders is reportedly leaving Jackson State after three years as head coach, ESPN says. Sources say Sanders will join the Colorado Buffaloes for a roughly 40% pay increase, CBS reported. Football fans can’t seem to agree on how…

Stunning ‘The Last of Us’ trailer puts Joel and Ellie’s relationship in the spotlight

If the wait to watch HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us wasn’t long enough already, the network has shared a new trailer for the upcoming series ahead of its January 15th release date. Clocking in at almost two-and-a-half minutes long, the clip offers our best look yet at the Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) production. And for…

The Witcher: Blood Origin’s latest trailer puts Jaskier in the prequel

Image: Netflix Netflix’s first full trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin shines a spotlight on the prequel’s key characters played by Michelle Yeoh, Sophia Brown, and Laurence O’Fuarain. But it also comes with a bit of a surprise at the very end, revealing the return of Joey Batey’s Jaskier. The bard’s return doesn’t make all…

Plastic microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea are keeping bacteria afloat

Harmful microbes are thriving across the Mediterranean Sea—and it could be shifting marine ecosystems. Deposit Photos Most bodies of water are naturally teeming with microbial life—and the Mediterranean Sea is no exception. Now, the Mediterranean’s microscopic marine organisms have a new way of getting around. They are hitching a ride on a growing fleet of…

FBI director concerned about TikTok gathering user data

One high-level member of the U.S. government isn’t mincing words about TikTok. FBI director Christopher Wray expressed concerns that the Chinese government could theoretically manipulate TikTok’s recommendation algorithms that can be used “for traditional espionage operations”, per an Associated Press report. This came up during a speaking engagement at the University of Michigan, during which…

9 million student-loan borrowers got an email in November with the wrong subject line informing them their debt relief has been approved. The Education Department is issuing corrections.

Getty Images 9 million student-loan borrowers received an email in late November with a subject line that their debt relief had been approved. It should have stated the applications had been received, not approved — an error made by an Education Department contractor. The content of the email was accurate, but the Education Department will…

Netflix’s latest ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ trailer teases the appearance of a certain bard

With its latest Witcher franchise spinoff scheduled to arrive on December 25th, Netflix has shared a new trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin. The approximately two-minute-long clip expands on the teaser the company uploaded last month. After most of Netflix’s past promotional material for Blood Origin focused on Michelle Yeoh’s character Scian, the latest trailer…