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CTV News
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Actor Dermot Mulroney throws out first pitch at Goldeyes game
Actor Dermot Mulroney throws the first pitch at a Winnipeg Goldeyes game on July 28, 2025. (Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club/Facebook) Monday's Winnipeg Goldeyes game had a special Hollywood visitor take the mound. Dermot Mulroney threw out the first pitch when the Fish hosted the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Mulroney, best known for his leading role in 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' is in town filming the movie 'November 1963,' also starring John Travolta. Mulroney isn't the only actor in recent years to have done the first pitch honours for the Goldeyes. Bob Odenkirk of 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' fame threw out the first pitch during a game in August 2024. Odenkirk was in town filming 'Nobody 2.'
Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
My Head Is Going To Explode After Looking At These Completely Unhinged Things People Tried To Sell On The Internet Last Week
A trampoline with a tiiiiiiiiny catch: A TV that just smacked into the ground at terminal velocity: A very, very tough choice: Pre-seasoned shoes: Some of that pre-2020 goodness: The whole damn sign: A dryer that requires a feat of strength to retrieve: The freshest of fedoras: A gem-mint 10 bible: The holy grail for any fan of Breaking Bad: A healthy dose of ear hair: A super sharp shord: Ol' Tom Crapper's crapper: FIGHT SHOES: The Mosquito Pit: My man Curtis: A lit'ral roller coaster: A very fireplace that definitely won't burn your entire house down: A peek behind the toilet curtain: A stunning portrait of J-LO: A very personal project: A delicious looking chocolate fountain: A clearly very highly effective trampoline: A little bit of that fish water... that f'arter: A very interesting piece of corn: A vintage penny: The beginning of the divorce proceedings: And the most amazing thing you'll see today: Wow, indeed.
The Hill
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hill
The new Cold War is between countries and super-cartels
Mexico's drug cartels are so tenacious, so powerful, that under intense pressure, they forge diamonds rather than crumble. Amid years of bloody turf wars, new tariffs aimed at hitting the global narcotics market and thousands more combat troops at the border, cartels are feeling the pressure. The result? Two of the most notorious cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, have begrudgingly decided to unite and conquer in an unprecedented alliance. This seismic shift in global organized crime demands that the U.S. urgently rethink its approach. Because this 'super-cartel' won't just be a criminal syndicate trafficking migrants and drugs: It will operate more like a rogue state. Separately, cartels were already responsible for more than 30,000 deaths annually. Together, they now command fentanyl supply chains, digital surveillance networks and a loyal, militarized workforce across more than 100 countries. A union dramatically escalates their capacity for violence, trafficking and political influence. Yet U.S. policy continues to treat cartels like street gangs. President Trump's recent move to designate them as terrorist organizations made headlines, as did his talk of military action. But threats won't solve this crisis. Trump must take the cartels and their insidious grip on power seriously. We've watched ' Breaking Bad '; there's no neat ending to the story. Heavy-handed U.S. military incursions risk triggering exactly what cartels thrive on: chaos. We know from 2019's failed attempt to capture El Chapo's son that when provoked, cartels roll out armored vehicles, rocket launchers, grenades and machine guns, taking hostages, triggering riots and paralyzing entire cities within hours. And the wider 'War on Drugs' has been an abject failure. It triggered a 900 percent increase in cartel activity, while annual forced disappearances in Mexico soared from 18 to over 3,000 in just six years. Prioritizing combat over community, and coercion over cooperation, left a generation caught between bullets and silence. If we're now calling cartels terrorists, we must also respond as we did when facing another non-state threat with global reach and paramilitary power: ISIS. ISIS wasn't defeated by drone strikes alone. It took a coalition strategy that combined financial disruption, partnerships with Syrian and Iraqi ground forces, community stabilization and the counter-radicalization of vulnerable youth. And this last point is especially relevant. Cartels are Mexico's fifth-largest employer, and they're recruiting children and teens to sustain their brutal empires. Some estimates suggest that as many as 460,000 young Mexicans are involved in organized crime. Some are enticed by the promise of money or protection, others by fear or force. But in many cases, it's simply because they have no alternatives — no schools, no jobs, no future. This is a humanitarian, developmental and moral emergency. And it mirrors the same dynamics that allow violent extremist groups to flourish. In the fight against ISIS, U.S. military forces played a decisive role, but just as crucial were the grassroots actors who undermined the group's ideology from the ground up. In the U.S., community networks quietly blunted ISIS's influence: rejecting its doctrine from the pulpit, fostering interfaith solidarity and helping law enforcement support at-risk youth. In Dallas, local Muslims hosted workshops for parents and teens on resisting extremist propaganda, while its imams delivered sermons condemning ISIS as un-Islamic and promoting civic engagement as the antidote to alienation. On a global level, the Muslim World League, the world's largest Islamic non-governmental organization, publicly and repeatedly condemned ISIS as heretical, stripping the group of any claim to religious legitimacy. Under Sheikh Mohammad Al-Issa's leadership, the Muslim World League convened 1,200 scholars from 139 countries to endorse the 2019 Makkah Charter — a historic rejection of terrorism, extremism and sectarianism. Al-Issa even carried this message to global leaders at the European Parliament, denouncing terrorism and urging international cooperation to counter radicalization. This same lesson must be used to defeat cartel violence today. Already, a 2023 study found that the most effective way to weaken cartels is to disrupt their ability to recruit. That means investing in education, empowering local leadership and engaging faith leaders, teachers and NGOs to offer youth real alternatives to crime. We can also begin to out-organize, out-resource and out-strategize the cartels by treating them like the geopolitical actors they've become. That means supporting and training vetted local security forces in Mexico and disrupting the cartels' financial ecosystems, including through tougher enforcement on U.S.-based money laundering and weapons smuggling. It also means investing in local governance in cartel-dominated areas and expanding intelligence-sharing beyond Drug Enforcement Agency operations to a broader, civilian-led interagency framework focused on transnational threats. There's nothing wrong with the Trump administration wanting to take the lead on tackling the cartels, but it can't succeed unilaterally, nor by treating Mexico as a failed state. Luckily, we have just reached a moment where there is goodwill to be capitalized upon. Mexico recently sent civil protection and firefighting units to Texas to support the state's flood recovery efforts. That same collaborative spirit can help forge a new cross-border alliance rooted in mutual interest and shared sovereignty. No doubt, for the U.S., this is the new Cold War. But this time it's being waged between networks, not nations. And the cartels are stepping from back alleys into boardrooms, switching from well-trodden cocaine routes to cyber networks. When it comes to dealing with the new super-cartels, we need a strategy built on shared intelligence, economic development, social protection and joint security. Walls and weapons can only go so far. Paulina Velasco is a dual Mexican-American citizen and political strategist with over 15 years of experience leading large-scale advocacy and communications campaigns across California. A former investment officer for the Malaysian consulate in Los Angeles, she has also served on the Azuza Human Rights Commission and the San Diego County Environmental Commission.
Extra.ie
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Here's when you can check out the creator of Breaking Bad's new mystery series
After years of teases and hints, the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, has finally given fans a first look at his next series, Pluribus. The Sci-Fi series will be coming to Apple TV+ later this year, and the teams launched a days-long countdown to its reveal at San Diego Comic Con. The internationally reknowned event saw a number of shows and films give attendees exclusive first looks and casting news, with Gilligan and co releasing the teaser trailer for Pluribus after its panel. The countdown video was released along with the tagline: 'Happiness is Contagious,' and led many fans to theorise what the show might be about. Pluribus Pic: Apple TV+ The only description for Pluribus that Apple has offered is this: 'The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness,' and its official logline isn't much better, describing it as 'a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.' What has thrilled many fans is the reveal that Gilligan will be reuniting with Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn for the new series, and she's shown in the teaser licking donuts and putting them back into the box. In fact, Vince said that he had actually written the lead role for Pluribus with Seehorn in mind, and other cast members include Karolina Wydra, and Carlos Manuel Vesga, as well as guest stars Miriam Shor and Samba Schutte. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan's new show Pluribus is coming to Apple TV+ this November Pic: Apple TV+ Apple clearly has a lot of faith in Gilligan as they commissioned two seasons of Pluribus even before the first was close to airing, confirming the order back in 2022. Fingers crossed it pays off!
The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Pluribus is Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan's latest series – here's everything we know so far
It's been nearly three years since Apple TV+ first snapped up the rights to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan 's next series. Apple TV+ kept things under wraps until last week, when the streaming service finally gave fans their first look at Gilligan's upcoming show. Titled Pluribus – the Latin word for 'many' – the series stars Better Call Saul 's Rhea Seehorn, who was nominated twice for an Emmy for her portrayal on the Breaking Bad sequel, alongside Karolina Wydra (Sneaky Pete), Carlos Manuel Vesga (The Hijacking of Flight 601), Miriam Shor (American Fiction) and Samba Schutte (Our Flag Means Death). Details are scant, but Apple TV+ describes Pluribus as 'a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness'. Here's everything you need to know about Pluribus. 'Pluribus' release date: When does it come out? The first two episodes of Pluribus will be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, 7 November 2025, with each new episode after that dropping every Friday until 26 December. Apple TV+ says that there are nine episodes in Pluribus' first-season run. The streaming service ordered two seasons in 2022, so we'll definitely be getting another helping. What is 'Pluribus' about? Besides the short logline released by Apple TV+, we know a little bit more about the series from interviews with Vince Gilligan. In 2022, Deadline compared it to The Twilight Zone and stated that it was set in our world and would explore human nature in unexpected ways. The trade publication added that it was 'thought-provoking but not a morality tale'. In 2023, Gilligan told Variety that, like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, it takes place in Albuquerque, albeit a very different Albuquerque. 'The world changes very abruptly in the first episode, and then it is quite different,' Gilligan said. 'And the consequences that that reaps hopefully provide drama for many, many episodes after that.' It's not hard science fiction either. 'I would call it mild science fiction. It does have a sci-fi element to it at its core, and there's no crime, and no methamphetamine,' he said. 'It's going to be fun and different. I have no prediction as to how folks will react to it – whether they'll love it or hate it, or somewhere in the vast in-between, but I know it's a story that interests me, and Rhea will be playing a very different character than she played on Saul.' Given that several networks and platforms were chasing the rights to Pluribus, it could live up to the heights of Breaking Bad.
