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4 days ago
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"Another Day Of Reality Eroding Before Our Eyes": People Can't Believe Donald Trump Actually Made This Claim About Lowering Drug Prices
Donald Trump's math on cutting drug prices didn't add up. Again. The president this weekend repeated his promise to get pharma companies to lower the cost of medications for Americans, who often have to pay much more for certain drugs than people abroad. But the actual amount of the 'tremendous drop' in cost that Trump boasted about had critics scratching their heads. Related: 'You know, we've cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500%,' Trump said. 'I don't mean 50%. I mean 14, 1,500%,' he added. But as many on social media pointed out, that would mean all drugs are free and people actually get paid to receive them. @Acyn / CNN / Via Also, drug prices haven't actually come down, despite Trump's pressure on pharmaceutical companies. Trump appeared to acknowledge that when he later said, 'We'll be dropping drug prices ... by 1,200, 1,300 and even 1,400% and 500% but not just 50% or 25%, which normally would be a lot because the rest of the world pays much less for the identical drug.' Related: Reality is 'eroding before our eyes,' said one critic. Others agreed. @JenniferEValent / CNN / Via @gtconway3d / CNN / Via @jjabbott / CNN / Via @greggnunziata / CNN / Via Related: @SedgeDienst / CNN / Via @AmoneyResists / CNN / Via @PWBaugh. CNN / Via @michaelpfreeman / Via @IsaacDovere / Via Related: @AuforGA / Via @WajahatAli / Via @svdate / Via This article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Solve the daily Crossword
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01-08-2025
- Politics
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It's Seriously Funny What The Scottish Government Announced Two Days After Trump Left
Donald Trump was in Scotland to play golf, meet with UK leaders, and ramble about his absolute hatred of windmills for five days. It literally was one of the first things he said on arrival: Fox/RpsAgainstTrump/Twitter: @RpsAgainstTrump Related: "Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries. I really mean it. It's so sad." It came up in his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "They're killing the beauty of our scenery, our valleys, our beautiful plains. I'm not talking about airplanes, I'm talking about beautiful PLAINS." atrupar/Twitter: @atrupar Related: And yep, again, when he met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Fox/atrupar/Twitter: @atrupar Soooo, Trump left Scotland earlier this week, and the Scottish Government announced something that is going to make him very, very angry. Related: They just approved the world's biggest offshore windfarm. Yes, they are getting a shit ton of windmills, and Sky reported that the wind farm "could generate enough electricity each year to power every household in Scotland around twice over." Related: The First Minister told Sky, "We [the US and Scotland] are not going to be able to agree on all subjects and I am a believer in climate change." Now we wait for that 2 a.m. wildly unhinged windmill rant! Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
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01-08-2025
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People Are Rolling Their Eyes Into Oblivion After Hearing Karoline Leavitt's Latest Claim About Trump
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is getting put on blast after she once again demanded that President Donald Trump be given the Nobel Peace Prize. 'President Trump has brokered, on average, about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office,' she said as she listed some of those efforts. 'It's well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.' While Trump has had his hand in some ceasefire agreements, his efforts overall have been a mixed bag. A ceasefire between Israel and Iran, for example, came only after he launched a US strike on Iranian facilities. And some of the biggest conflicts have continued to rage. Related: Trump vowed repeatedly to end the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office, but the situation has only worsened. He's also promised to end the war in Gaza, but Israel's assault in response to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks has continued, and the humanitarian crisis has escalated. Trump has instead complained that he didn't get a 'thank you' from Gaza for sending money intended for food aid. But Leavitt's demand is in line with Trump's longtime grievance over the award. He's complained repeatedly about not getting one during his previous term in office, insisting that he should have had 'four or five' of them by now. And he really doesn't like that President Barack Obama was awarded one. Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had nominated Trump for the honor in a move many observers believed was just a blatant attempt to curry favor. As a result, Leavitt's critics fired back with a number of facts about her boss. Some also noted that she seemed to pronounce 'Nobel' as 'noble,' which, ironically, is how Trump himself has spelled the name of the prize in the past. Related: And a few compared her over-the-top praise for her boss to North Korean propaganda. @olddog100ua @3mendous @scarylawyerguy @djomegamvp Related: @jimstewartson @mermaid8861 @LucasSa56947288 @rpsagainsttrump @gregtsargent @chetterhub Related: @brettsbaker @ShayneALong @ronxyz00 @johnbrynt This article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
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01-08-2025
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The Internet Is Completely Stunned By THAT "Whites-Only" Community Going Viral In Arkansas
I'm not sure if you've heard, but there's a "whites-only" community tucked into a remote part of the Ozarks in Arkansas that has been gaining quite a bit of attention for their expansion efforts. TikTok: nbcnews / The group, which refers to itself as a private membership association called Return to the Land, includes about 40 inhabitants who live on 150 acres of land. The community has cabins, roads, wells, a community center, and a schoolhouse, the Independent reports. And now, they're looking to expand to Missouri. TikTok: nbcnews / You must be white, not apart of the LGBTQ+ community, and Christian to join. Jewish people are not allowed. Related: In a video about the group's expansion desires, Return to the Land leader Eric Orwoll said, 'You want a white nation? Build a white town... It can be done. We're doing it.' TikTok: nbcnews / Over 10.2 million people watched NBC News's interview with several group members, which spawned reactions from nearly 80,000 commenters. Related: Commonly, people were flabbergasted by the group's name... ...especially considering that US land originally belonged to Indigenous people. Related: "'Return to the Land' yet they're basing it on EUROPEAN ancestry," one commenter wrote. "So are they at least admitting their ancestors were immigrants? Maybe 'return to the land' should be them leaving to go back to Europe." Others can't believe how vocally the group supports discrimination. Beliefs like this sound vaguely familiar, some suggest: Related: Overall, viewers widely agreed the community "should not be allowed to happen!" According to NBC News, the Arkansas attorney general is currently reviewing the legality of the group. In the meantime, what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Solve the daily Crossword
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31-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Ted Cruz Is Hard-Core Defending Sydney Sweeney After Her Controversial Jeans Ad, And I Was NOT Expecting This Collab
Add Sen. Ted Cruz to the chorus of conservatives who are defending Sydney Sweeney amid heated backlash to her American Eagle campaign. On Tuesday, the Texas Republican offered a snide, politically charged take on the controversy on X, formerly Twitter. 'Wow. Now the crazy Left has come out against beautiful women,' Cruz wrote alongside a New York Post article about the campaign. 'I'm sure that will poll well...' Related: He doubled down on his remarks while appearing on Fox News in a segment that aired later on Tuesday, using the Sweeney furor as an example of 'how extreme' he feels the Democratic Party has become. Related: 'This week the Democrats have decided, with the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad, that they hate beautiful women,' he said. 'That's just a little nuts for them to say, 'I'm sorry, we're the Democrats. Beautiful women are no longer acceptable in our society.'' Sweeney, best known for her portrayal of Cassandra 'Cassie' Howard on HBO's Euphoria, has faced a barrage of criticism this week following the release of her American Eagle ads, which play off the words 'genes' and 'jeans.' 'Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color,' the actor explains in one of the ads. 'My jeans are blue.' A narrator then reads the tagline: 'Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.' Related: Though the ad seems to be intended as an homage to Brooke Shields' 1980 Calvin Klein campaign ― also controversial for its time ― some fans on social media felt it contained white supremacist undertones. Calvin Klein, American Eagle 'Having Sydney Sweeney talk about her genes/jeans is already a bad look for American Eagle, but calling her genes/jeans 'blue' takes it even further, hinting at 'blue blood,' a term historically tied to whiteness and aristocratic lineage,' the Instagram account Style Analytics wrote. 'It's a nod to eugenics, aligning the brand with the growing conservative/right-wing/white supremacy movement ... This is just one way brands have recently been attempting to plaicate to conservatives.' Many echoed those sentiments, including one TikTok user who called the ad 'what happens when you have a bunch of white folk who all look and think the same.' Added another on X: 'This is so Hitler like what.' Related: Neither Sweeney nor American Eagle has responded to the criticism over the campaign. Cruz, however, is among a growing number of conservatives, including White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, in defending the ads. This article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
