Liveblog - ICYMI: February 13, 2025

Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a McMAGAt infested shithole.

Breaking News:

Car rams into Munich crowd injuring at least 28 in suspected attack

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected to attend a major security conference in the German city on Friday.

At least 28 people were injured Thursday when a car plowed into a crowd in what German authorities called a “suspected attack,” as officials say there are indications the suspect may have “an extremist background.”

The incident came the day before a major security conference attended by world leaders was set to begin. Vice President JD Vance is among those due to address the conference.

The U.S. Secret Service told NBC News: “There was no protective impact to the VP but we are monitoring that incident closely and German authorities are still investigating a potential motive.”

BREAKING: CPAC’s Matt Schlapp Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Man

Matt Schlapp, the face of the Conservative Political Action Conference, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar in Virginia last weekend.

According to independent journalist Yashar Ali, seven witnesses say that the chairman of the American Conservative Union “allegedly engaged in lewd conduct and allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar on Saturday night near a property he owns in north-central Virginia.”

Updates:

Breaking news: The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-02-13T16:35:25.869Z

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary, over Democrats’ loud objections

Despite millions of dollars spent by groups opposed to his nomination, the Senate voted to install Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy faced opposition from the left for his decades of espousing conspiracy theories on vaccines and from the right for his past support of abortion rights. For several weeks, it was uncertain whether he had enough senators backing him to get through. Yesterday, Democratic senators made speeches on the floor past midnight in protest. But on Thursday morning, he had the votes to be confirmed. The vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican majority leader and a polio survivor, was the sole Republican joining Democrats to vote against Kennedy.

Award Winning Interview:

Congressional Gems:

CORRUPTION: Musk is abusing his position to block investigations into his own corporations⬇️

Congressman Greg Casar (@repcasar.bsky.social) 2025-02-12T19:17:03.867Z

Health:

A scientific report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday shows some veterinarians who provide care for cattle were unknowingly infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus last year.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-02-13T18:13:34.316Z

A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.

The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-02-13T01:11:40.035Z

Sports:

Aaron Rodgers’s stint with the New York Jets officially is over after two disappointing seasons. The team announced Thursday it had told Rodgers that it will part with him and replace him with a different starter at quarterback.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-02-13T17:01:35.505Z

Trump’s latest directive reportedly sets women’s sports back 25 years, likely diverting tens of millions of dollars from college women’s programs to men’s.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-02-13T15:11:52.007Z

Chickenshits (But Consider the Source):

Twitter Agrees To Pay Donald Trump $10 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over January 6th Suspension

Another media company is settling with Donald Trump.

Elon Musk’s Twitter has officially agreed to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump over the suspension of his Twitter account following the January 6th insurrection. As part of the settlement, Twitter has agreed to pay Donald Trump $10 million, most of which will go to the Donald Trump Presidential Library. 

Previously, Donald Trump sued Twitter, before Elon Musk became the owner of the company, after Twitter suspended his account following the January 6th insurrection. Trump’s claims were dismissed by a federal judge. 

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

He is going after our Social Security…I wonder if ever the Trumpers will understand how this will end for them…

Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-02-13T18:03:11.558Z

After suddenly firing four FEMA officials in charge of grants, the Trump administration quietly revoked $80 million in congressionally approved funds intended to help New York City house undocumented immigrants.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-02-13T16:28:02.400Z

🚨 Trump & Elon Musk illegally revoked $80 MILLION in congressionally appropriated FEMA funds from NYC’s bank account yesterday—money previously disbursed for shelter & services—says NYC Comptroller Brad Lander.Lander is demanding that the state pursue legal action.Statement:

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-02-13T00:33:13.141Z

Pro-Hitler Ad Runs on Elon Musk’s X Amid His Growing Ties to Trump

Why won’t Musk tell Nazis to shush their mouths?

MeidasTouch has uncovered a pro-Hitler ad being served on social network X, the platform currently owned by Elon Musk. The unelected head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently appeared with Trump in the Oval Office to defend his slashing of federal contracts and agencies. The ad served by X contains a picture of Nazi leader Adolph Hitler smiling with children while wearing a Nazi uniform with a swastika. 

When North Korea thinks you’ve gone too far with crazy shit.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-02-13T00:38:07.387Z

From the MarKODA Files-The White, Christian Males Only Edition:

This is very, very bad news for voting rights."Gates has been the city attorney for Huntington Beach since 2014, and soon, he will serve under Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s nominee for the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, who is expected to be confirmed soon."

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2025-02-13T15:39:26.849Z
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