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20 hours ago
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CNN's MAGA Panelist Panics When Confronted Over Trump's ‘Genocide' Talk
CNN's token Republican Scott Jennings had a hard time defending President Donald Trump's South African 'genocide' talk when confronted with the facts on NewsNight with Abby Phillip. At the top of the show Wednesday evening, the host dived into the big story of the day: Trump's 'Oval Office ambush' of a visiting South African delegation, including President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa and his delegates thought they were coming for a meeting about a reset in relations between the two nations. Instead, South Africa's most famous white man, Elon Musk, watched on as Trump went on a rant about the 'genocide' allegedly being committed against white farmers in the country. 'This is straight out of the conspiracy land of the far right, and it is not based in fact,' Phillip said on her show of the MAGA 'genocide' claim. 'It's amazing that this has actually become the foreign policy of the United States,' she went on. 'We have the numbers, it's completely unsubstantiated.' Jennings, who had watched on with a furrowed brow, then intervened. 'You're saying it's not true that some white farmers have been murdered?' he asked. Phillip responded to clarify that she was saying it is not true that there is a genocide of white farmers in South Africa, as Trump claimed. Genocide, according to Merriam-Webster, is 'the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.' 'OK, whatever you call it, white farmers have been murdered?' Jennings continued. As Jennings pressed, Phillip hit back by simply ask him about the facts. 'Hold on a second,' she demanded, 'How many white farmers have been murdered?' This forced Jennings to admit: 'I don't know. Several…' 'No, no, how many?' the host continued. 'How many?' Jennings repeated that he didn't know the figure. 'I know why you don't know,' Phillip said. 'Because those numbers don't exist broken down by race.' 'I mean I wouldn't trust the South African government to tell me, I know that,' Jennings said. 'How many Black farmers have been murdered in South Africa?' Phillip asked. 'Look, you guys are so triggered over 59 people...' Jennings said, again unable to answer the question. 'I haven't even brought up the people, the white people that Trump picked out because they were white and told them they could come to the country,' Phillip said, referring to the 59 white South Africans who moved to the U.S. to resettle earlier this month after Trump granted them refugee status, claiming they faced racial discrimination. 'How much racial killing are you going to condone?' Jennings said, scrambling for a comeback. Phillip then displayed statistics from South African authorities showing that, from April to December in 2024, a total of 19,696 murders were committed in South Africa. Only 36 were committed on farms, and just seven victims were farmers. Official data is not broken down by race, so it is not known how many victims were white or Black. 'According to who?! According to who?!' Jennings demanded as Phillip read out the stats contradicting Trump's claims. Phillip later responded that 'the vast majority of people killed on South African farms are Black,' adding, 'Where's the concern about them?' Jennings spluttered: 'The concern is that there are white farmers who have had violence committed against them and they're being threatened every single day… there's 59 people and you're triggered about 59 people and I don't know why…' 'I haven't mentioned anything about 59 people,' Phillip pointed out. 'Why are you only concerned about white people?' she then pointedly asked. 'I'm only concerned about this story because these 59 people asked for status, they're getting status and now everybody's freaking out about it,' he said, changing the subject. Phillip later accused Jennings of 'taking a fringe movement and trying to make it a characteristic of an entire nation.'
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3 days ago
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CNN host warns Dems must actually 'get rid of some sacred cows' of far-left ideology, not just talk about it
CNN host Abby Phillip warned that if Democrats want to win back voters, they will need to risk offending their consultant class base with concrete policy changes. Since their historic defeat in November, the Democratic Party remains divided about how to move forward. While some Democrats are doubling down on the far-left politics many argue alienated voters, others are calling to abandon so-called "woke" politics. But as the party remains in flux, a rising tide of commentators are challenging such Democrats to actually articulate which far-left policies they will kick to the curb in order to regain the working-class voters they lost. On Tuesday evening, a panel on CNN discussed The New York Times' report claiming that Democrats are spending $20 million on a study called "Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan." The study is purportedly a project to "study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces" of male voters. The panel spoke about how Democrats lack their own equivalent of podcaster Joe Rogan, and how he gradually went from a nonpolitical figure to becoming prominent in the "MAGA universe." CNN media correspondent Hadas Gold said one idea she has seen pitched is a "sleeper" podcast, "where they just they help fund the podcasters, let them do whatever they want, really build up that base, it has nothing to do with politics, and then in a few years, sort of seep into politics," she said, "just like Joe Rogan." Democratic Party Scrambles To Fix Image As Members Acknowledge Party 'Lost Credibility' However, she argued, such an idea probably wouldn't work. Read On The Fox News App "The only way that that works is through authenticity, and you're not going to make it work by building up these funds and, in any way, being connected to a political party, because the political parties, especially Democrats right now, don't exactly have a good brand people want to be attached to," she said. When Gold praised Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego for appealing to authenticity in his rhetorical style, Phillip responded that Democrats need actual substance to their reform. "Okay, but here's the thing. They're going to have to — you alluded to this," Phillip said as she pointed to former Biden White House official Dan Koh, who called to take positions that may offend parts of the party. "They're going to have to get rid of some sacred cows. This is going to be the hard part. Everybody talks about authenticity until the rubber meets the road, and they have to actually take positions that the activist, you know, consultant class base does not want them to take." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "I don't think they will," CNN commentator Shermichael Singleton said. "I mean, for Democrats to effectively target men of every color, they are going to have to drastically change some of their positions, especially some of the cultural stuff. I don't think that's going to happen, Dan. I think you guys have moved so far to the left, many — I know you're from the South, Dan, you seem to be more reasonable than most, but for the most part, a lot of you guys don't make room for guys to express their views in an open way about a lot of issues." When Koh was asked what he would do to change the party, he proposed doing a better job of enforcing the border and supporting upward mobility, saying, "These positions aren't popular with a lot of the party, but it's what people are — to the point of putting people where they are, it's where people are, and it's where we need to be as well."Original article source: CNN host warns Dems must actually 'get rid of some sacred cows' of far-left ideology, not just talk about it
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7 days ago
- Entertainment
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‘Black Mirror' Sets Emmy Campaigns for Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti and More (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has a strong Emmy hand to play this TV awards season, positioning the seventh season of its flagship anthology series 'Black Mirror' for a major awards run — and this time, the dystopian drama might be among its most formidable contenders yet. Confirmed exclusively to Variety, the streamer is submitting three standout performances for lead acting honors in the limited or anthology series or TV movie categories: Paul Giamatti for the melancholic and moving 'Eulogy,' and Chris O'Dowd and Rashida Jones for their resonant turns in the sociopolitical two-hander 'Common People.' It's a bold push that signals high hopes for a season already being hailed as a return to form — and possibly the series' strongest outing since its Emmy-winning heyday. More from Variety Netflix Orders Adult Animated Comedy 'Mating Season' From 'Big Mouth' Team Netflix Sets 'Mad Unicorn' Thai Drama on Express Delivery Startup Saga 'North of North' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Giamatti's performance as Phillip, a solitary man navigating grief through digital means in 'Eulogy,' has generated both tears and buzz. The 46-minute episode explores the ethics of AI-driven memorials, as Phillip participates in the virtual funeral of a former flame with the help of an empathetic AI guide, played by Patsy Ferran. In 'Common People,' Jones and O'Dowd deliver career-best performances as a couple who agrees to a contract with a startup to remotely restore her brain function following a tumor diagnosis for a monthly fee. Co-star and Emmy nominee Tracee Ellis Ross, will vie for supporting attention. Indeed, the streamer has stacked its acting deck, and many of the other notable cast members will also seek attention in the supporting actor and actress categories, notably: Issa Rae and Emma Corrin's enigmatic turns in 'Hotel Reverie,' Peter Capaldi's unhinged villain in 'Plaything,' rising star Siena Kelly's fiery and timely execution in 'Bête Noire,' and Cristin Milioti and Jesse Plemons' return in the meta-sequel 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' which all add to the campaign's power. Milioti, notably, is also an early frontrunner in the lead actress race for HBO's 'The Penguin,' making her a potential double nominee. But 'Black Mirror' isn't chasing gold in a vacuum. Netflix is also juggling two other high-profile limited series contenders: the British mystery thriller 'Adolescence,' starring Stephen Graham, and Ryan Murphy's biographical crime drama 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.' If all three land nominations in the limited series category, Netflix would achieve a rare trifecta — a feat last accomplished in 2022 by Hulu with 'Dopesick,' 'The Dropout' and 'Pam & Tommy.' That lineup, however, was ultimately bested by HBO's 'The White Lotus,' which has since transitioned to the drama category. 'Black Mirror' creator and writer Charlie Brooker will submit two episodes for Emmy consideration in the writing categories: 'Common People' (teleplay by Brooker, story by Brooker and Bisha K. Ali) and 'Eulogy' (written by Brooker and Ella Road). Four directors — Ally Pankiw ('Common People'), Haolu Wang ('Hotel Reverie'), David Slade ('Plaything') and Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor ('Eulogy') — are eligible to submit individually for their respective episodes. Per Emmy rules, Toby Haynes, who directed both 'Bête Noire' and 'USS Callister: Into Infinity,' must choose one episode to submit, with a final decision expected by the May 8 submission deadline. With Emmy voters facing tough choices, Netflix is clearly betting that a reinvigorated 'Black Mirror,' rich with emotional depth, biting satire and top-tier talent, will rise above the competition. The nomination voting window runs from June 12 to June 23, with official nominations set to be announced in July. Season 7 of 'Black Mirror' is now streaming on Netflix. Variety Awards Circuit: Emmys Check out this week's Emmy predictions in key series and acting categories below. For a full breakdown of every Primetime Emmy race, visit our main awards page, and explore the official rankings on each individual category page. Drama Series'Andor''The Diplomat''The Last of Us''The Pitt''Severance''Slow Horses''Squid Game''The White Lotus' Lead Actor (Drama)Sterling K. Brown, 'Paradise'Jon Hamm, 'Your Friends and Neighbors'Gary Oldman, 'Slow Horses'Adam Scott, 'Severance'Billy Bob Thornton, 'Landman'Noah Wyle, 'The Pitt' Lead Actress (Drama)Kathy Bates, 'Matlock'Britt Lower, 'Severance'Melanie Lynskey, 'Yellowjackets'Elisabeth Moss, 'The Handmaid's Tale'Bella Ramsey, 'The Last of Us'Keri Russell, 'The Diplomat' Supporting Actor (Drama)Patrick Ball, 'The Pitt'Zach Cherry, 'Severance'Walton Goggins, 'The White Lotus'Jason Isaacs, 'The White Lotus'Young Mazino, 'The Last of Us'Sam Rockwell, 'The White Lotus'Tramell Tillman, 'Severance'John Turturro, 'Severance' Supporting Actress (Drama)Patricia Arquette, 'Severance'Leslie Bibb, 'The White Lotus'Carrie Coon, 'The White Lotus'Fiona Dourif, 'The Pitt'Allison Janney, 'The Diplomat'Katherine LaNasa, 'The Pitt'Isabela Merced, 'The Last of Us'Parker Posey, 'The White Lotus' Guest Actor (Drama)Andy Garcia, 'Landman'Scott Glenn, 'The White Lotus'Shawn Hatosy, 'The Pitt'Joe Pantoliano, 'The Last of Us'Jeffrey Wright, 'The Last of Us' Guest Actress (Drama)Gwendoline Christie, 'Severance'Kaitlyn Dever, 'The Last of Us'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Last of Us'Hilary Swank, 'Yellowjackets'Merrit Wever, 'Severance' Comedy Series'Abbott Elementary''The Bear''The Four Seasons''Hacks''Nobody Wants This''Only Murders in the Building''Shrinking''The Studio' Lead Actor (Comedy)Adam Brody, 'Nobody Wants This'Seth Rogen, 'The Studio'Jason Segel, 'Shrinking'Martin Short, 'Only Murders in the Building'Jeremy Allen White, 'The Bear' Lead Actress (Comedy)Kristen Bell, 'Nobody Wants This'Quinta Brunson, 'Abbott Elementary'Ayo Edebiri, 'The Bear'Natasha Lyonne, 'Poker Face'Jean Smart, 'Hacks' Supporting Actor (Comedy)Ike Barinholtz, 'The Studio'Colman Domingo, 'The Four Seasons'Paul W. Downs, 'Hacks'Harrison Ford, 'Shrinking'Ebon Moss-Bachrach, 'The Bear'Tyler James Williams, 'Abbott Elementary'Bowen Yang, 'Saturday Night Live' Supporting Actress (Comedy)Liza Colón-Zayas, 'The Bear'Hannah Einbinder, 'Hacks'Kathryn Hahn, 'The Studio'Janelle James, 'Abbott Elementary'Catherine O'Hara, 'The Studio'Sheryl Lee Ralph, 'Abbott Elementary'Jessica Williams, 'Shrinking' Guest Actor (Comedy)Jon Bernthal, 'The Bear'John Cena, 'The Bear'Bryan Cranston, 'The Studio'Timothée Chalamet, 'Saturday Night Live'Christopher McDonald, 'Hacks'Martin Scorsese, 'The Studio' Guest Actress (Comedy)Jamie Lee Curtis, 'The Bear'Cynthia Erivo, 'Poker Face'Ariana Grande, 'Saturday Night Live'Melissa McCarthy, 'Only Murders in the Building'Julianne Nicholson, 'Hacks'Sarah Polley, 'The Studio' Limited or Anthology Series'Adolescence''Black Mirror''Disclaimer''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story''The Penguin' Television Movie'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy''The Gorge''Mountainhead''Out of My Mind''Rebel Ridge' Lead Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Colin Farrell, 'The Penguin'Paul Giamatti, 'Black Mirror'Stephen Graham, 'Adolescence'Brian Tyree Henry, 'Dope Thief'Cooper Koch, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' Lead Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Cate Blanchett, 'Disclaimer'Rashida Jones, 'Black Mirror'Cristin Milioti, 'The Penguin'Amanda Seyfried, 'Long Bright River'Michelle Williams, 'Dying for Sex' Supporting Actor (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Javier Bardem, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'Owen Cooper, 'Adolescence'Rob Delaney, 'Dying for Sex'Rhenzy Feliz, 'The Penguin'Diego Luna, 'La Máquina'Wagner Moura, 'Dope Thief'Ashley Walters, 'Adolescence' Supporting Actress (Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie)Emma Corrin, 'Black Mirror'Erin Doherty, 'Adolescence'Lesley Manville, 'Disclaimer'Cristin Milioti, 'Black Mirror'Deirdre O'Connell, 'The Penguin'Jenny Slate, 'Dying for Sex'Christine Tremarco, 'Adolescence' Talk Series'The Daily Show''Hot Ones''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Scripted Variety'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''Saturday Night Live' Directing (Drama)'Andor' — Alonso Ruizpalacios'The Last of Us' — Mark Mylod'The Pitt' — John Wells'Severance' — Jessica Lee Gagné'Severance' — Ben Stiller'Squid Game' — Hwang Dong-hyuk'The White Lotus' — Mike White Directing (Comedy)'The Bear' — Ayo Edebiri'The Four Seasons' — Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello'Mid-Century Modern' — James Burrows'The Ms. Pat Show' — Mary Lou Belli'Only Murders in the Building' — John Hoffman'The Studio' — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Directing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Philip Barantini'Black Mirror' — Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dope Thief' — Ridley Scott'The Penguin' — Craig Zobel'Presumed Innocent' — Anne Sewitsky Writing (Drama)'The Agency' — Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth'Andor' — Tony Gilroy'The Last of Us' — Craig Mazin'Matlock' — Jennie Snyder Urman'Severance' — Dan Erickson'Slow Horses' — Will Smith'The White Lotus' — Mike White Writing (Comedy)'Abbott Elementary' — Quinta Brunson'The Four Seasons' — Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield'Hacks' — Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky'The Studio' — Alex Gregory'The Studio' — Peter Huyck'The Studio' — Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez'What We Do in the Shadows' — Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms Writing (Limited/TV Movie)'Adolescence' — Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker'Black Mirror' — Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali'Disclaimer' — Alfonso Cuarón'Dying for Sex' — Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether'The Penguin' — Lauren LeFranc Best of Variety 2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Kieran Culkin Eyes Historic Triple Crown, Latinos Take Center Stage and Star Power Could Rule Broadway Honors New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
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20-05-2025
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Las Vegas beekeeper's death drives call for safety
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas beekeeper's death is causing his family to express caution about a bee that has put Nevada under quarantine. On May 10, Scott Stromme, 62, was found lying on the floor of his home, allegedly stung to death after possibly knocking over a container of bees. His father, Phillip Stromme, said he discovered Scott only after several attempts at calling him. '[I] went around the front door, opened that up, went in,' he said. 'And I knew right then he was in a place you don't want to be.' His son was cold to the touch and not moving, allegedly welled up from possible bee stings. Phillip said he saw his son's beekeeping hat was set to the side around hundreds of dead bees. 'I have no idea, and had to put two and two together,' Phillip said. Scott was a jack of all trades with a penchant for picking up a new talent at a quick pace and treating each job with an incredible amount of responsibility, according to Phillip. 'You have a job here, and a job there, and he started out working at the Rio in a shop there,' Phillip said. 'And he stood guard outside, but he looked like a guard at the palace in England with a tall hat.' Friends still call Scott's phone according to Phillip who said his daughter has broken the news to several of Scott's acquaintances, pals, and clients. 'My daughter's been getting an awful lot of phone calls on his phone,' he said. Phillip said it's heartbreaking what happened to his son and warned others should express caution when around certain types of bees. The State of Nevada has been under a quarantine for the Africanized Honeybees, according to state law, but that hasn't stopped trained beekeepers from answering the calls from concerned homeowners. 'So that [quarantine] means that they're more aggressive,' Daniel Millett, operations manager for Bee Master of Las Vegas, said. 'They respond with more bees than our domiciled, domestic bees that we've trained for 1200 or 1500 years to be nice and produce a lot of honey.' The Africanized Honeybees do not produce as much honey as their more well known and temperate counterparts, according to Millett. 'All these Africanized bees are buck wild,' he said. 'They think everything's a rhino or a hippo.' Millett found out about what happened to Stromme and said the incident was awful but also allowed for a chance to remind residents about the danger of certain types of bees. 'When this poor fellow started to work with his bees, whatever gear he had on, they overwhelmed him,' he said. 'And it's a darn shame that it happened.' Millett said residents with any concerns or issue with bees can find licensed beekeepers through the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-05-2025
- Politics
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Kevin O'Leary Orders Abby Phillip To Shed Her 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary is having a moment as a conservative antagonist on CNN's 'NewsNight With Abby Phillip.' (Watch the video below.) O'Leary on Tuesday took issue with panelists upset over President Donald Trump's desire to accept a $400 million jet as a gift from Qatar that he would use as Air Force One. The deal has been deemed an ethical concern thatappears to violate the U.S. Constitution's clause about receiving gifts from foreign governments. 'What does this have to do with Middle East policy?' O'Leary, who goes by the nickname Mr. Wonderful, blurted out. 'What does this have to do with the fact that he is trying to create a circle of friendship with the fastest growing geographies in the world before China does?' 'Who cares about the plane?' he asked later. 'Why focus on something that is irrelevant?' 'Kevin, the United States Constitution would like to have a word,' Phillip said, repeating herself for good measure. 'That's why people care, because the reason that that's in the Constitution is to prevent the president of the United States from accepting things that are being perceived as bribes.' 'What is the goal of the trip?' he asked, referring to Trump's current visit to the Middle East. 'The goal of the trip is not to get a giant gift that he can say belongs to him as president but then he takes with him when he leaves the office,' Phillip answered. (The jumbo jet would later be transferred to the Trump presidential library, according to the administration's plan.) 'Abby you have to distance yourself from Trump Derangement Syndrome,' O'Leary snapped. 'It's irrelevant to policy. It doesn't matter.' 'Have you heard of the emoluments clause?' Phillip shot back amid cross talk. 'Do you understand that that is in the Constitution?' O'Leary likened the argument to debating how many fairies dance on the head of a pin. 'I focus on policy,' he said after pushback from Karen Finney. 'It's policy, policy, policy.' O'Leary: What's the goal of the trip?Phillip: Not to get a giant gift..O'Leary: You have to distance yourself from Trump Derangement Syndrome Phillip: Do you understand that is in the constitution?Sellers: He doesn't — Acyn (@Acyn) May 14, 2025 Kevin O'Leary Makes Violent Plea For Dealing With Chinese On Tariffs Kevin O'Leary Says Trade War With China Is Like This 1 Dangerous Game Kevin O'Leary Claims Trump Shot Unbelievable Golf Score When He Visited Him
