A recap of today’s news highlights (and lowlights) for your perusal as our fearless leader of News Views is out today.
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At the United Nations:
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly that Iran would never accept limits on its nuclear program, one day after the US president mused to the assembly about “annihilating” Iran.
Pezeshkian blamed Trump and Netanyahu for global instability, and accused them of ignoring international law and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran.
Also yesterday at the UN:
Democracy:
A federal court in the Eighth Circuit still toying with Missouri’s gerrymandered maps even after SCOTUS burned the MAGA maps in question. The case is back in the hands of what seems to be an impatient Justice Brett Kavanaugh today, in the case’s third visit to SCOTUS.
A decision could come at any moment.
The Golden Age of Trump:
The chairman of the gilded ballroom boasts that he alone can pass inspections on codes for the vanity project.
Also, MSNOW reports that Trump officials are toying with several other ways to stamp Washington with the Trump name, including inscribing his name on Ford’s Theatre.
The president and top administration officials have also reportedly discussed putting his name on Penn Station in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the new Washington Commanders stadium.
FLOTUS and Fox News:
She works hard for the money.
Incompetence:
A prolific criminal hacking group said Tuesday that it had stolen a large tranche of sensitive personnel information belonging to thousands of F.B.I. officials in what would amount to a stunning breach of private data for the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
Banning the export of diesel??
The Trump Misadministration is prepping for a 90-day ban on the export of diesel, despite Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying such a move would not bring down prices. Wright, in fact, warned a ban could actually make the situation worse in the long run.
GOOD NEWS:
At least one sexual predator, Harvey Weinstein, gets 15 years in prison. Better late than never.
Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years.