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Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bill Maher Jokes Trump's Messed Things Up so Bad, ‘Greenland Offered to Buy Us': ‘The Ozempic of the Economy'
It's been a wild and scary week in America in a lot of ways, perhaps most notably the economy which, thanks directly to the policies of Donald Trump is declining rapidly. That's what Bill Maher chose to focus on at the start of Friday's 'Real Time,' devoting his entire monologue to dragging Trump for all the damage he's causing. 'We got to start our St Patrick's Day celebration weekend right… I already saw a guy puking in the street. It was my stockbroker, Peter. I said, what's the matter? He said, I'm sick of winning,' Maher said at the start. 'Yeah, the stock market. Stock market has lost $5 trillion in three weeks. Yes, Trump, he's the ozempic of the economy,' he added. 'Today, Greenland offered to buy us. There are CEOs out there begging Luigi Mangione to shoot them in the back of the head.' 'It turns out that the stock market has really kind of rejected the notion that if we turn on our trading partners chickens would lay more eggs here. When Biden was president, everything was about the eggs, the price of eggs. 'We got to lower the price of eggs.' And now Trump retweeted somebody last week who said, 'shut up about the eggs.' And Americans like, 'but we need eggs. What else are we going to throw at the teslas?'' Maher continued. 'We have only ourselves to blame,' Maher went on as he mentioned the stock market losses again. 'Trump said this would happen if we re elected Biden. Oh, that didn't happen. This is happening because Trump wants to bring back manufacturing and to get the ball rolling, he is manufacturing a recession.' Maher discussed the chaotic, beliggerent and nonsensical way Trump keeps wielding tarrifs, and after noting how other countries are reacting, he mentioned 'the level of North Korea, shall we say, that the responses from the Republican Party' is doing, 'just pretending it's not happening, or it's a good thing, or the euphemisms here, $5 trillion in three weeks, and they said it's going through the stock market, the economy is going through a period of transition. It's yes, we're our economy is transitioning, and our pronouns are, 'what,' 'the' and 'f–k.'' 'Trump said the other day, you can't really watch the market. It's just a number. Yeah, just a number that indicates the amount of how much less money you hadthan last week,' Maher said as he started to wrap the monologue up. 'Here's the big headline in this: Americans, just regular, regular, everyday Americans, including a lot of people who voted for this administration, are now starting to lose their faith in this administration,' Maher said, referencing increasingly bad polling. 'I talked to a guy the other day. He used to be out there singing YMCA, and now he's living there.' At the end of the episode, Maher devoted his 'New Rules' segment to complaining about the term 'sex worker,' which he argued is a euphemism that hides a somewhat grim reality, and also that the term is too new for people to act like everyone should use it. You can watch that segment below: The post Bill Maher Jokes Trump's Messed Things Up so Bad, 'Greenland Offered to Buy Us': 'The Ozempic of the Economy' appeared first on TheWrap.
Chicago Tribune
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Of Notoriety: NWI Comic Con in Crown Point, Kenny G to the north and ‘Rules for Living' in Valparaiso for Valentine's weekend
It's a parade of personalities saluting pop culture for the perfect reason to 'people watch' this weekend at the 2025 Northwest Indiana Comic Convention now in its 11th year. Established in 2014, the event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Tickets are $14 and more than 100 vendor booths and exhibitors await. Parking is free. There will also be cosplay contests, food concessions and a 'meet and greet' with comic book artists. Billed as 'the Region's Premier Pop Culture Show,' guests can purchase tickets at the door or online at Following 'Rules' It's the opening weekend of performances of 'Rules for Living' written by Same Holcroft, playing 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15, and the same schedule Feb. 21 to March 2 with the addition of 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays and a special 7:30 p.m. performance on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Chicago Street Theatre in Valparaiso. This dark comedy details what happens when an extended family gathers in the kitchen for a traditional Christmas and they each follow rules rigidly yet their long-held mechanisms for survival are laid bare. Resentments and accusations fly and relationships teeter out of balance. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for students under age 21 and seniors 62 and older. There is a $17 discount ticket group rate for 10 or more. For reservations, call 219-464-1636 or visit A jazzy idea Kenny G ranks as the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, and one of the best-selling artists of all time. With global sales totaling more than 75 million records and 1.5 billion streams, the jazz icon is spending Valentine's Day 2025 in concerts at Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo with one performance at 8 p.m. CST. He has accumulated a staggering 24 award nominations throughout his 50-year career and has taken home a Grammy Award, American Music Award, two NAACP Awards, and two Soul Train Music Awards. With classic, top-selling studio albums, Kenny, now 68, has maintained a prominent level of creative excellence through decades of unprecedented commercial success. In December 2023, Kenny G released his 20th studio album, 'Innocence,' which features 12 tracks, all of which embrace the theme of lullabies, a cultural and familial tradition that is incredibly special to Kenny as shared during this Friday night special concert at Four Winds Silver Creek Event Center, 11111 Wilson Road, New Buffalo, Michigan. Tickets start at $109 at 866-494-6371 or Music of soul Caifanes is a Mexican rock band which formed in Mexico City in 1987. The group achieved international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s with their unique blend of British new wave, progressive rock, and Latin-influenced sound. Led by vocalist Saúl Hernández, they will play two concerts at 9 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, at The Venue at Hammond Horseshoe Casino at 777 Casino Center Drive in Hammond. Tickets are $49.50 and available by calling 866-711-7463 or go to Caifanes' dark, somber lyrics and style has led to hits like 'Afuera,' 'La Célula Que Explota,' and 'Viento.' The band has also toured extensively in the U.S. and Mexico, and once even opened for The Rolling Stones. Perfect pairing Marsha Ambrosius is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer best known for her work as one-half of the groundbreaking duo Floetry. Rahsaan Patterson Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer known for his soulful voice, captivating stage presence, and genre-blending approach to R&B. In the spotlight together, the standing ovation result is Soul Experience: Marsha Ambrosius & Rahsaan Patterson in concert for one night only 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Known for her emotional depth and powerful stage presence, Marsha Ambrosius' career includes collaboration with a range of iconic artists, including Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, and 50 Cent, contributing to their projects and sharing her artistry with the world. Her ability to blend raw emotion with evocative storytelling, Marsha has captivated audiences worldwide with her music, earning critical acclaim and a devoted fan base. The pair play centerstage at Hard Rock Northern Indiana Casino at 5400 W. 29th Ave. on the Hard Rock Live main stage. Tickets start at $59 by calling 219-228-2383;
