November 29, 2024
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America's Largest And Most Expensive DEI Program Is About To Go Up In Flames . . . The University of Michigan's multi-million dollar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program may soon be dismantled. The university's board of regents has reportedly asked UM president Santa Ono "to defund or restructure" the DEI office amid growing criticism and public pressure, according to emails shared on X. The board is expected to vote on the matter on Dec. 5. Daily Caller
Politics
Billionaire Tech Investor Says Biden Admin Pressured Financial Institutions To 'Debank' Opponents . . . Speaking with podcast host Joe Rogan, Silicon Valley billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen accused the Democrats and the Biden administration of weaponizing executive agencies to pressure financial institutions to "debank" companies politically opposed to them. "Debanking" a person or business means being kicked out of the financial system. Daily Wire
Donald and 'adopted son' Elon Musk vibe to YMCA at Mar-a-Lago as Melania and Barron watch on . . . Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving enjoying the company of his family, celebrities and his new 'adopted son' Elon Musk as they belted out his theme song 'YMCA' at a Mar-a-Lago holiday bash. The president-elect was joined by various family members, with son Barron looking on in amusement as his father and the new DOGE co-chair attempted to do Trump's signature dance to the Village People classic. Daily Mail
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Joe Biden Snubs 'Almighty God' in 2024 Thanksgiving Proclamation . . . President Joe Biden omitted any reference to Almighty God or Divine Providence on Thursday in his annual proclamation of the spiritually charged American feast of Thanksgiving. In his memorable 1863 presidential proclamation instituting Thanksgiving as a national holiday, Abraham Lincoln urged his fellow Americans to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens." Breitbart
Culture
Boise State forfeits volleyball tournament semifinal against San Jose State, transgender player . . . The Boise State women's volleyball team on Wednesday forfeited its semifinal match in Friday's conference finals against San Jose State, whose roster features a transgender player, bringing to a premature close the Broncos' championship quest amid a battle over fairness versus inclusion in women's sports. Boise State announced it would discontinue its bid for the 2024 Mountain West Conference women's volleyball crown hours after winning its first-round match 3-1 against Utah State. Washington Times
Women engage in mass 'primal scream' in wake of Trump victory: 'Release our pain' . . . Remarkable footage shows Wisconsin women screaming in unison towards Lake Michigan in the wake of Vice President Harris's Nov. 5 loss to President-elect Trump. The footage, which recently went viral on social media, was originally posted by a Facebook user named Tamara Gibbs. The event took place at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay on Nov. 9. The extraordinary video shows around two dozen adult women screeching at the water. The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped. WFIN
Australia passes social media ban for children under 16 . . . Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech. The law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta, opens new tab to TikTok to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to $32 million. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year. Reuters
Trump roasts Dems with 'Christmas Vacation' turkey parody video on Thanksgiving
International
Hezbollah Fighters Retreat North After Truce, Passing Lebanese Civilians Heading Home . . . Exhausted Hezbollah fighters filed past a throng of civilians through this small Lebanese city on Thursday, withdrawing northward a day after a cease-fire aimed at halting more than a year of fighting between the Iranian-backed militant group and Israel. As they pulled back, ordinary residents flowed south, past mountains of rubble, returning to homes they had fled as intensifying fighting engulfed the towns and villages of Lebanon's south. Wall Street Journal
Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine's forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia . . . Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions to slide into anonymity, according to soldiers, lawyers and Ukrainian officials. Entire units have abandoned their posts. Associated Press
Bolsonaro Is Making a Comeback Bid in Brazil and Betting on Trump's Help . . . Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, wants to return to power and said he believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will help make that happen, possibly by using economic sanctions against the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Banned from running for office until 2030 and facing criminal c harges for allegedly plotting a coup, Bolsonaro said he sees Trump's election as a game-changer for his future and politicians on the right in Latin America. Leftists have recently won presidential elections in Mexico and Uruguay and govern most large countries in the region. Wall Street Journal
Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire . . . Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic cathedral as worshippers might have experienced it in previous centuries, its wide, open spaces filled with bright light on a crisp and sunny winter's day that lit up the vibrant colors of the stained glass windows. Associated Press
Money
Buy Now Before Tariffs Hit, Retailers Tell Shoppers . . . "Pre-Tariff Sale! This is not a drill," declares a Facebook post from Finally Home Furnishings, urging customers to order now before prices "double." The online furniture retailer is one of many businesses urging customers to buy now before President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs potentially raise costs—and prices. Others banging the tariff drum include companies selling outdoor gear, stickers, beauty products and more. Wall Street Journal
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4 planes collide in 2 separate tarmac crashes at Boston Logan Airport just hours apart . . . An already hectic holiday travel day was made more chaotic with two separate plane collisions on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport just hours apart on Monday. In the first crash, an American Airlines jet that was taxiing to its gate clipped the wing of a parked Frontier Airlines plane, local ABC affiliate station WCVB reported. Hours later, a JetBlue airplane that was being towed by a vehicle smacked into a Cape Air plane that had just landed at Logan from Nantucket and was waiting for a gate to open, the local station reported. New York Post
Guilty Pleasures
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m . . . A Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has followed through on his promise to eat the banana from a $6.2m artwork he bought last week. Justin Sun outbid six others to claim Maurizio Cattelan's infamous 2019 work Comedian - a banana duct-taped to a wall - at Sotheby's auction house in New York. He ate the fruit during a news conference in Hong Kong where he used the moment to draw parallels between the artwork and cryptocurrency.
"It's much better than other bananas," Justin Sun said
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