During today’s Ford factory tour, someone shouted “pedophile protector” at President Trump. He responded by giving the heckler the middle finger and mouthing “fuck you.”
Scott Adams, creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, who became controversial for his right-wing statements, has died following a battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 68.
Far right UK Independence Party applies to change its official election symbol to one resembling the Iron Cross, previously used by Prussia & Germany (1871-1918) and the Nazi regime (1933-45).
Kari Lake has blocked Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty from using a USAGM transmitter in Kuwait to broadcast news and protest updates into Iran amid the Islamic Republic's government-induced internet blackout, reports Oliver Darcy in his Status newsletter.
Update: Court documents say a 19-year-old suspect has confessed to the arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, because he believed it was the “synagogue of Satan.”
CNBC - Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has condemned the DoJ investigation into her successor, Jerome Powell, saying it compromises the central bank’s independence.
Daily Mail - President Trump has asked JSOC to prepare the Greenland invasion plan, but the joint chiefs of staff are resisting on the grounds that it would be illegal - and wouldn’t be supported by Congress.
After health officials in South Carolina reported ~100 new measles cases in the past several days, the outbreak is reported to have spread to North Carolina and Ohio.
