News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Emergency room visits with influenza are now "very high" nationwide, the CDC said Friday. https://t.co/r79RbDv67x
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2025
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump https://t.co/yTADNorhhH
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 5, 2025
“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.” From the @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/tru…
— Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) January 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Disney thought paying $15 million would guarantee it first place in the Trump ass kissing competition. After this move by Bezos, it will have to up its game. Perhaps a movie version of Kash Patel's children's book?
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) January 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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New Orleans attacker recorded threatening videos addressed to his family and said he joined ISIS. https://t.co/T9khPjVmY0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 5, 2025
While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) January 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Half a million suspected Nazi collaborators are named in the Netherlands https://t.co/hiY5Y2a4rg
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 5, 2025
India's media watchdog has demanded a thorough investigation after freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's battered body was found stuffed in a septic tank covered with concrete. He had reported widely on corruption and a decades-old Maoist insurgency.https://t.co/P6QzzEX7wC
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 5, 2025
The jury returned a verdict… guilty of first degree murder. Three years earlier, Bruno Hauptmann kidnapped the young son of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh and, under the cover of night, brutally murdered him. Learn how the #FBI located Hauptmann at: https://t.co/AY5BONBHfn pic.twitter.com/DuePtSOVWL
— FBI (@FBI) January 4, 2025
To catch the bird, one must think like the bird. pic.twitter.com/AyX4U3m06U
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) January 4, 2025
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