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Over the course of the last two weeks, there have been four major deadly plane crashes in the US. There was almost a fifth one on Monday, when a Delta flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Flight 4819 landed upside down and miraculously, no one on board was killed. They?re still investigating the cause of the crash, but it?s likely that it was weather related. Some of the first hand reports are truly scary, though, Although all of the dust hasn?t settled yet, Delta has reached out to the 76 passengers of Flight 4819 and offered them $30,000 with ?no strings attached.?

Delta Air Lines is offering compensation to passengers involved in the recent crash landing at Toronto?s Pearson International Airport runway. The airline is said to be giving 76 individuals $30,000 each after Delta Flight 4819, operated by regional subsidiary Endeavor Air, crashed on Monday, Feb. 17, while traveling from Minneapolis.

?Delta Care Team representatives are telling customers this gesture has no strings attached and does not affect rights,? a spokesperson for the airline told PEOPLE on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Four crew members were also onboard the flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, a spokesperson previously said. At least 18 people were injured, but no fatalities were reported.

Additionally on Wednesday, Delta shared an update on the wreckage, stating that after ?several hours in coordination with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Air Canada,? the damaged aircraft was successfully removed from the runway.

The Delta Care Team said its members were still in Toronto ?connecting one-on-one with impacted customers and loved ones to share information and assist with accommodations, meals, transportation and any other needs.?

?They?ll be on site for as long as customers need them to be and maintain connections beyond customers? return home,? the update continued. The airline is also working to return passenger luggage as safely and swiftly as possible.

Video footage showed Delta Flight 4819 landing on an icy runway as snow covered the ground around it. Before the aircraft could come to a stop, it flipped upside down and burst into flames.

?All 80 people on board were evacuated,? the FAA previously said in a statement, adding, ?The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.?

In a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Toronto Pearson President and CEO Deborah Flint offered insight regarding the crash, ABC 7 reported.

?On Thursday and Sunday, we got more than 20 inches, 50 centimeters of accumulated snow. That is actually not typical. In fact, it is more snow within that time window than we received in all of last winter,? Flint said.

?There were many delays and cancelations across this part of Canada and the U.S. Northeast during this time, creating numerous flight delays and backlogs,? the president and CEO added.

However, when Flint was asked if the weather could have played a role in the crash, she said: ?This would not be a time for us to have theory or to speculate.?

Peter Koukov, who was one of the 76 passengers on Delta Flight 4819, told CNN that after the airplane came to a standstill: ?We were upside down hanging like bats.? He added that some who were strapped in needed help getting down from their seats.

[From People]

I mean, $30k is no small potatoes for the average person, but I?m old enough to remember when Oceanic Airlines gave the survivors of Flight 815 cash and free plane rides for life after they survived their crash on a supernatural island in the middle of the Pacific. (Sorry, couldn?t resist a little LOST joke.) But in all seriousness, that is more money than I expected to hear mere days after the crash happened. WTF does ?no strings attached? really mean? That they can still sue Delta? That Delta is cool with them still appearing on talk shows and sharing their story publicly? Pete Buttigeg isn?t in charge of the Dept of Transportation anymore, and I doubt that dude from The Real World is going to enforce any legal action or fines against the airlines anymore. I?m so curious to know more about how this all plays out.

This crash actually inspired Mr. Rosie and I to rewatch the crash scene from Sully the other night and then go down the rabbit hole of real-life footage and interviews. Out of curiosity, I looked up what those passengers received. The survivors of Flight 1549 only received $5,000, a ticket refund, and a letter of apology from US Airways. I wonder if Delta also included an apology letter with that $30k.

Something?s going on in the skies, and it?s getting harder to ignore. Four major plane crashes. 85 lives lost. 15 aviation incidents in just the first six weeks of 2025.

And now, a Delta flight just flipped on the runway in Toronto, adding to the chaos.

So what?s changed?? pic.twitter.com/UYNMhkjx85

? Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) February 17, 2025

As we discussed, all of the usual suspects are trying to scandalize every single thing about the Duchess of Sussex?s As Ever announcement. The haters are trying to convince a New Jersey-based clothing company to sue Meghan, and the British tabloids have a Spanish mayor on speed-dial, and they must be feeding that mayor her lines. The mayor of Porreres, Spain is throwing a tantrum because As Ever?s logo looks somewhat similar to the Porreres coat of arms. ?Somewhat similar? in that the logo and the coat of arms feature palm trees and birds (and not even the same kind of bird). Hilariously, after spending several days on the Daily Mail hotline, the Spanish mayor now admits that the town ?cannot afford to sue? Meghan. Can?t afford to sue, or they would be laughed out of court? Speaking of the As Ever logo that broke everyone?s brains, People Mag ran another story about the thought process that went into it:

Meghan Markle?s crest for her lifestyle brand As Ever was woven with a thoughtful nod to Prince Harry. On Feb. 18, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, dropped an Instagram video to explain the name change for her upcoming company from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever and debuted a coordinating website with a photo of her and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3. The landing page revealed the As Ever logo, which PEOPLE understands is a tribute to Prince Harry.

The logo incorporates a palm tree as a nod to the Duke and Duchess?s home in California, along with two hummingbirds ? a favorite of Prince Harry?s,? an insider says. ?The distinct shape enclosing the birds and tree was intentionally designed to create a unique and personal emblem.?

Shortly after the logo?s debut, observers noted similarities between As Ever?s design and the coat of arms of Porreres, a village in Mallorca, which also features a palm tree flanked by two birds.

Regarding the design, the insider adds: ?As part of the process, comprehensive global searches of registered trademarks were conducted.?

The Duke of Sussex wrote about hummingbirds? significance in his 2023 memoir, Spare. Towards the close of the book, Prince Harry, 40, reflected on the deeper meaning of finding a hummingbird in his house after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth and how the bird is interpreted as a symbol of spirits in some cultures. Soon after our return, a hummingbird got into the house,? Harry wrote in Spare. ?I had a devil of a time guiding it out, and the thought occurred that maybe we should start shutting the doors, despite those heavenly ocean breezes. Then a mate said: Could be a sign, you know? ? Visitors, as it were. Aztecs thought them reincarnated warriors. Spanish explorers called them ?resurrection birds.? ?

Harry wrote that the hummingbird piqued his interest as it flew around the kitchen and over the playpen ?we call Lili Land? set up for his daughter.

?I thought hopefully, greedily, foolishly: Is our house a detour ? or a destination?? he said about the sighting.

[From People]

Meghan?s actually diabolical for dropping that line to People: ?As part of the process, comprehensive global searches of registered trademarks were conducted.? As in: nice try, dumbasses, Meghan actually covered her bases. You can?t trademark ?birds and a palm tree? in totality. I?ll admit that there are similarities, but enough is enough. Anyway, I even said that the hummingbirds were Meghan?s ode to Harry-the-bird-watcher, Harry who loves hummingbirds and finds meaning through nature and animals.

Photos courtesy of Cover Images, As Ever IG and Meghan?s IG.

Meghan ?My Father? McCain is at it again. She?s discovered the same thing those Salt Island white women learned eight-plus years ago: that ?hating on Meghan Markle? is a billion-dollar industry. Last month, McCain lost her mind over the trailer for With Love, Meghan. McCain was incandescent with rage over the very idea of a Black woman in a typically ?white space? of cooking/entertaining/lifestyle-influencing. McCain screamed that cooking is elitist! Well, now McCain is on a tear about Duchess Meg?s As Ever brand announcement.

Meghan McCain went after Meghan Markle ? again ? during the premiere of her ?Happy Hour? online series Wednesday and specifically criticized Markle?s lifestyle brand, As Ever.

?She apparently never listens to anyone living in reality,? the conservative commentator, 40, said about the Duchess of Sussex, 43.

McCain told her guests, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and journalist Mary Katharine Ham, that she thought the original title of Markle?s company, American Riviera Orchard, ?was a terrible name to begin with.? After showing the Instagram video from Monday of Markle announcing her As Ever brand, McCain said that she ?cannot stand? the ?Suits? alum.

?I love people that I can relate to, like every other 40-year-old mom,? said McCain. ?I don?t want to eat her jam. I love Princess Kate. I don?t know what she?s doing. This is like her ninth rebrand. I actually had to review her show and her podcast, and it was horrible. It was so boring. I would not tell her to do any of this stuff,? McCain added of Markle. ?I would have a whole different idea of how to help her career.?

Markle changed the name of her lifestyle business after dealing with a slew of trademark snafus, while unveiling a new website and logo for her business venture.

?I used to really like her,? McCain said about Markle, explaining that now she thinks the duchess and Prince Harry are ?boring? and don?t understand ?transparency.?

The former ?The View? co-host then praised Markle and Harry?s estranged sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, who is now on the other side of her cancer battle. ?I think it?s cause my dad died of cancer, I was really rooting for her and I was so sad about it,? said McCain. ?We?re basically the same age and I?m just [team] Princess Kate forever now. That?s just me.?

[From The NY Post]

I actually love when these salty white folks act as if they?re being forced to pay attention to Duchess Meghan or that they are required to have an opinion. While Duchess Megh is a public figure and it?s fair to speak about her public announcements and public moves, at least be honest about why you?re paying attention to her: because she?s that girl, because you want to see what she does next. Her ?haters? follow her more closely than her supporters most of the time. Also: the Sussexes don?t understand ?transparency? ? lmao. They?re not public servants, they don?t serve in public office, what transparency is required of them? And McCain saying that she has better ideas of how to help the duchess?s career ? McCain is a failed panelist on The View, a failed nepo-baby, a failed columnist, a failed conservative thinker, and now she?s just some brat on a pod.

Photos courtesy of The View and Backgrid.

Prince William and Kate are still in Mustique. They flew to the private island full of day-drinkers last week and they skipped the BAFTAs last Sunday. The British media has been lowkey calling them out for the better part of a week too, starting with the confirmation that they were skipping the BAFTAs because of their vacation. Kensington Palace?s clownish courtiers have been trying to problem-solve and massage the PR. That?s why KP?s social media randomly posted those ?drawings? done by Kate and her children this week, only I guess we were supposed to believe that Kate posted the drawings herself as she lounged by the infinity pool. KP courtiers decided to change tack ? on Thursday, KP courtiers huffily briefed reporters that Kate and William will visit South Wales next week, fresh from their sunny holiday.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are teaming up for their second joint appearance of the year?and there will be cake for a special celebration.

Kensington Palace confirmed on Feb. 20 that the Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd in south Wales on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The royals are making the trip before St. David?s Day, a day of national celebration for Wales, on March 1 and will meet members of the local community to learn about life in the town. Pontypridd was hit with severe flooding from Storm Bert and Storm Darragh in December 2024 and the couple will hear from local people who were affected then.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will pack several stops into their trip to Wales, kicking off the visit at the historic Pontypridd Market to meet local business owners and have the chance to prepare Welsh cakes. Princess Kate is sure to ace the cake-making, as she?s known to bake birthday cakes for her children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.

Princess Kate, 43, and Prince William, 42, will then head to the Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland. The community garden was established in 2021 as a safe place for all, and the royals will see how locals restored it to full splendor after the space was affected by the flooding in December. They?ll also hear about why the community garden is so special to the people of Pontypridd as a restorative place in nature, a sentiment Princess Kate referenced when discussing what brought her strength after undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

[From People]

I read a lot of royal coverage, obviously, so let me just say that this kind of detailed itinerary briefing is barely being done for Will and Kate these days. In recent years, the press is lucky to get a confirmation that Will or Kate will be doing *something* somewhere in the coming week. The news of this visit and the itinerary was briefed specifically to take some heat off of Kate and William for their vacation. But of course, it has another purpose too:

Princess Kate and Prince William could be set to overshadow Meghan Markle?s Netflix show with a public baking display, just days before the Duchess?s lifestyle show drops on the streaming platform. The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit the historic Pontypridd Market next week to try their hand at making traditional Welsh cakes.

The timing of the royal couple?s Welsh baking display coincides with the upcoming launch of the Duchess of Sussex?s Netflix lifestyle show on March 4. Meghan?s new series, titled ?With Love, Meghan?, will feature the duchess sharing cooking tips and recipes alongside conversations with friends. The show promises to blend ?practical how-tos and candid conversation? while embracing ?playfulness over perfection? as Meghan and her guests explore cooking, gardening and other creative pursuits.

[From GB News]

I?m actually glad that GB News pointed this out, because I was definitely stuck in the mindset of ?this is all about the Wales Family?s luxury vacation.? But no, it?s a twofer. They?re also going to steal Meghan?s thunder in advance by baking cakes! I doubt that will be the only thing Will and Kate do to thunder-steal. How sad.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.

The Resolute Desk has been used as one of the go-to official Oval Office desks of the president of the United States since John F. Kennedy. The story goes that the Resolute Desk was tucked away in some White House storage space for years and Jackie Kennedy rediscovered it and its history ? the desk was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Hayes in the 19th century. It?s one of the most famous desks in the world and nearly every president since Jimmy Carter has used it in the Oval Office. Well, the Resolute Desk has left the Oval Office following last week?s bonkers press conference in which Elon Musk?s son X told Donald Trump to shut his mouth. It seems that X Musk wiped some of his boogers on the desk.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the Resolute Desk has been temporarily removed from the Oval Office to be ?refinished,? a touch-up that occurred just days after Elon Musk?s son seemingly picked his nose and wiped it on the historic piece of furniture.

?A President, after election, gets a choice of 1 in 7 desks,? Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. ?This desk, the ?C&O,? which is also very well-known and was used by President George H.W. Bush and others, has been temporarily installed in the White House while the Resolute Desk is being lightly refinished?a very important job. This is a beautiful, but temporary replacement!?

The C&O desk was originally made for the owners of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1920, but was later gifted to the White House as a donation. While George H.W. Bush used it in the Oval Office, other former presidents like Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan used it in the West Wing Study.

The Resolute Desk, however, is an iconic mainstay of the Oval Office, having recently been used by former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as by Trump in his first term. The desk is a seminal part of the Oval Office?s iconography?and was known for being a young John F. Kennedy Jr.?s favorite hiding spot.

During a press conference on all things DOGE last week, Musk?s son X ? A-12 spun social media into a frenzy after being caught picking his nose and wiping it on the Resolute Desk.

?This is X, and he?s a great guy,? the president said during the conference on Feb.11. ?High IQ?high-IQ individual.?

[From The Daily Beast]

I doubt the kid?s boogers were the only things wiped on that desk. My guess is that Apartheid Clyde and Don Jr. have been throwing coke-and-ketamine parties in there and all manner of bodily fluid has been on and around that desk. It pretty much sums up what?s happening to the country too ? Musk & co are wiping their boogers on the Constitution and everything else.

Speaking of little X, apparently Grimes was trying to get in touch with Elon via Twitter, something about X?s medical condition. Instead of responding to her, Elon shadow-banned her and probably deleted her tweets.

grimes is deleting her tweets now, but this can’t be scrubbed from the internet. people need to be aware what kind of person @elonmusk truly is. how can u make excuses for this? please try, go ahead, I’ll wait pic.twitter.com/fYkKBuQtXc

? tara (@weirdotara) February 20, 2025

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Jessica Simpson speaks out about her separation from Eric Johnson, says that Eric is ?still very much a part of my life and will always be.? [JustJared]
Patrick Schwarzenegger?s unsettling vibe on The White Lotus. [LaineyGossip]
Marion Cotillard?s Chanel looks in Berlin. [RCFA]
LMAO, conservative women are coming for Megyn Kelly?s neck. [Jezebel]
Trendspotting: female characters eschewing assimilation. [Pajiba]
Did Demi Lovato get some work done? [OMG Blog]
Another day, another douche weaponizing his incompetence. [Buzzfeed]
The White Collar reboot is being shopped to networks. [Socialite Life]
More photos of Mindy Kaling & BJ Novak. [Hollywood Life]
Sean Hayes has a funny Broadway story. [Seriously OMG]

In retrospect, Prince William and Kate?s 2022 Caribbean Flop Tour really changed everything. That was the beginning of the end in some ways ? they flopped so hard and looked like tone-deaf racist a?holes on the world stage, and there was no coming back from it. For Kate especially ? she never wants to be in that position again. Since that tour, Kate has only done a couple of international ?work trips? and they?ve been heavily stage-managed, like the trip to Boston in 2022 and the trip to Jordan for a royal wedding in 2023. Beyond that, Kate now refuses to go on international tours and she also refuses to attend William?s Earthshot Awards busywork. Kate?s health issues have provided a brand new cover for this refusal, but it started back in 2022. The excuses are wearing thin though, especially given Kate?s two consecutive international vacations (a ski holiday in the Alps and her current vacation in Mustique). Anyway, they?ve added a new ?reason? why Kate can?t travel for work: it stresses her out, okay?

Princess Kate has been tipped to avoid a royal tour with Prince William due to ?extreme stress?, according to a royal commentator, despite the Prince and Princess of Wales travelling abroad with their family.

The family are reportedly spending the half term in the Caribbean with Kate?s mother, Carole Middleton.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams exclusively told GB News that Kate is unlikely to plan a royal tour while she recovers from cancer.

He said: ?A tour abroad would be so tremendously stressful for her with the knowledge the world is watching.?

[From GB News]

?With the knowledge the world is watching? ? yeah, the world watched her colonialist cosplay in Jamaica as she greeted kids through a barbed wire fence. Instead of just figuring out a way to do tours without all of the racism and colonialism, Kate?s just like ?nope, it?s too stressful!? It?s such an idiotic excuse too ? this is supposed to be the future queen consort, and she?s too stressed out by the idea of a royal tour to a country like Italy or Canada? Jeez. Anyway, yeah, all of this falls flat given William and Kate?s International Vacation Schedule. If Kate can make the journey to Mustique, she can absolutely do a little mini-tour to some European country.

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Last year, the Daily Mail?s Richard Eden wanted credit for ruining the Duchess of Sussex?s American Riviera Orchard launch. Because the Mail tries to stalk every move the Sussexes make, they had gotten wind of some trademark application or something involving ARO. Before Eden could spoil it, Meghan went ahead and announced ARO and sent out some ARO-branded jam to her friends. Nothing was ever put on sale, and it was clear (to me) that the original intention was for Meghan to launch her brand concurrently when the Netflix show aired (she was filming it at the time). Now that the show will come out in a few weeks, Meghan is clearly readying her brand. Internet sleuths/stalkers discovered the trail of As Ever over the weekend, and so Meghan once again came out and announced it before the Derangers ?ruined? the story.

So, it?s clear that there are a lot of moving parts ? because of the trademark filings and legal issues involved with a brand launch, Meghan can?t move like a shark, which is her preference. She has a lot of people watching her every move and there is literally a huge Meghan-hate industry built on trying to disrupt her life, her family and her business. She has to do some things out of PR concerns, but then it ends up making her look sort of half-assed, because she had to announce something unfinished or still in the planning stages. All of which to say, Eden has a new column in which ?palace sources? are bashing her for trying to get ahead of the British media?s obsession with everything she does. Some highlights from Eden?s column:

The ARO backstory: In March last year, I contacted the Duchess of Sussex to inform her I had obtained the name of the lifestyle company she was then planning to launch, American Riviera Orchard. As part of our Code of Practice, journalists in Britain are expected to take care over the accuracy of our stories, which often means we notify the subjects of our articles before publication. This gives them the opportunity to comment and to contest anything they feel is inaccurate. Meghan failed to respond. Instead, she posted a video on a new Instagram account the following day, launching the new brand and confirming its name: American Riviera Orchard.

ARO never launched! Yet despite the heady excitement of those early days, the company has still to sell a single product. And yesterday, almost a year after its launch, Meghan took to Instagram again to announce that American Riviera Orchard was no more.

Meghan?s dig at the Windsors: Typically, Meghan justified the new name, As Ever, with what some have seen as a subtle dig at the Royal Family. King Charles?s daughter-in-law said she had not been able to share her passion for food and home for ?years?, after she shut her lifestyle blog ?The Tig? in 2017. She married Prince Harry the following year.

Royal officials are following Meghan?s moves: This week?s embarrassing U-turn over the duchess?s hastily named lifestyle brand has come as little surprise to some of the royal officials who had to work with her after she became engaged to Harry in 2017. One told me this week: ?This is further evidence of what we?ve seen time and again with Meghan. She doesn?t like to take advice. I?m sure she would have been advised that it was better not to launch her company until everything had been thought through carefully.? The source added: ?Meghan was offered so much advice and support after she moved to Britain, including from the late Queen, but most of it she ignored.?

The Sussexes should have stayed in the UK! When Harry and Meghan were still working royals, they were surrounded by a talented and experienced group of courtiers who could always be blamed if things didn?t turn out to the couple?s liking. And that?s exactly what Harry went on to do in his reproachful memoir, Spare. But now the Sussexes are on their own and will have to own their mistakes, however embarrassing.

[From The Daily Mail]

This is very funny: ?They were surrounded by a talented and experienced group of courtiers who could always be blamed if things didn?t turn out to the couple?s liking.? Remember the Mother?s Day frankenphoto fiasco last year? Remember how Prince William AND THE COURTIERS made Kate take the blame for it publicly, then the courtiers patted themselves on the back and leaked to the Times that they had a really rough week, making ?a princess with cancer? take the blame for a manipulated frankenphoto which caused a global photo agency kill order. The courtiers tossed their favorite white princess right under the wheels of the bus, what do you think those people would have been doing to Meghan this whole time?

As for the royal official sniffing about Meghan refusing to take advice? as I said, there are so many moving parts, and the whole situation is exacerbated by the huge, monetized industry of hate towards Meghan. I get Meghan?s calculations here and why she?s announced certain things in certain ways.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.

In December, Donald Trump went to France for the big reopening of Notre Dame. President Macron hosted a bunch of smaller meetings around the reopening, and one of those meetings was a photocall between himself, Ukraine?s President Zelenskyy and Trump. It was Macron?s attempt to reset Trump?s diplomatic agenda for the war between Ukraine and Russia, a war which started when Russia invaded Ukraine around this time in 2022. Everyone in Europe knows that Trump is a Russian asset (more like Putin?s useful idiot) and that Trump is openly hostile to all of Putin?s enemies. We?ve known that for years, and it came up again in the 2024 election. Millions of Americans understood that if Trump got back into office, he would do everything he could to harm Ukraine and/or hand the country over to Russia. Trump has been in office for one month, and that?s exactly what he?s doing now.

The simmering feud between President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump escalated on Wednesday when Mr. Trump mocked his counterpart in a post filled with falsehoods, calling him a ?dictator without elections.?

His comments came hours after Mr. Zelensky said the American leader had been ?caught in a web of disinformation? from Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The pointed exchange was set off by a meeting of American and Russian officials to open talks on ending the war in Ukraine that excluded the Ukrainian government. After that meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Mr. Trump suggested that Ukraine had started the war, a comment that brought a strong rebuttal from Mr. Zelensky on Wednesday morning.

?I would like to have more truth with the Trump team,? Mr. Zelensky said in some of the most overt criticism yet of Mr. Trump and his view of the war in Ukraine. Mr. Zelensky, summoning reporters to his presidential office in Kyiv, a building still fortified with sandbags, said that the U.S. president was living in a ?web of disinformation.?

In a post on his Truth Social account, Mr. Trump responded with a scathing attack on Mr. Zelensky.

?Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn?t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and ?TRUMP,? will never be able to settle,? Mr. Trump wrote.

As he did in making his assertions a day earlier, he misrepresented verifiable facts. The United States, for instance, has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine, according to a research organization in Germany, the Kiel Institute, not $350 billion.

Mr. Trump also suggested that future security of Ukraine would not be an American problem. ?This War is far more important to Europe than it is to us,? he wrote. ?We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation.?

[From The NY Times]

European leaders and diplomats have been holding panicked meetings for the past week, because America?s abusive alcoholic Defense Secretary gave a lil? preview of America?s new messaging on Ukraine last week. Macron has known what?s coming down the pike, and I believe many of Ukraine?s EU allies have known too. It?s going to be catastrophic for the Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy. I f?king hate all of the people who decided that THIS was going to be America?s foreign policy priority.

Something else happened on Wednesday ? Trump posted this to the official White House account. I would make a joke here but I?m too depressed.

“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!”
?President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/IMr4tq0sMB

? The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2025

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I honestly try not to pay attention to Barron Trump. Back when he was a minor, I kind of felt bad for him, being the youngest person in that f?ked up family. It also felt like Melania kept him hidden away, perhaps for a reason. Well, Barron is now a legal adult and he?s a freshman at NYU. He?s left the nest, but he and his mother are still very close, and I would assume that they still spend a lot of time together. I?ve seen random stories about ?sightings of Barron in New York,? but I don?t really get why anyone is keeping track of him. Don?t get me wrong, I?m sure he?s a sh-thead (apple doesn?t fall far) but there are so many other things to worry about, Barron doesn?t even make the top hundred. Well, other outlets have been running stories about ?what?s Barron?s college life like? and those outlets have even spoken to some of Barron?s classmates. Long story short, the president of NYU?s College Republicans had to resign because she called Barron an ?oddity on campus.?

Kaya Walker, the president of NYU?s College Republicans, was forced to resign after calling Barron Trump an ?oddity on campus.? Walker?s resignation letter to the New York Federation of College Republicans was shared by NYU?s College Republicans in a post on X on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The resignation occurred days after Vanity Fair published an article that examined the college life of President Donald Trump?s 18-year-old son.

?He?s sort of like an oddity on campus,? Walker told the outlet in a story about Barron published on Wednesday, Feb. 12. ?He goes to class, he goes home.?

She claimed in her resignation letter that her comments were ?ridiculously misconstrued to suggest that I found Barron Trump?s commuter status to be unusual when in reality the majority of NYU?s student body-including myself-are commuters.?

According to Walker, her complete statement to Vanity Fair showed her ?disappointment in the spectacle that the media and individuals on campus have created through the online circulation of gossip, articles, memes and even photos taken of Barron in class with no respect whatsoever for his privacy.? Walker noted that she is not an acquaintance of Barron and has never seen him on campus. She said the ?oddity? she spoke about was the ?unhealthy fascination that people have with a teenager just minding his business by going to college.?

College Republicans of America, however, noted in a press release that Walker?s statement to Vanity Fair ?does not align with the values and principles upheld by our organization.? They said that although what Walker said was ?unfairly framed,? a review of her comments found them to be ?inappropriate.?

[From People]

?Unhealthy fascination that people have with a teenager just minding his business by going to college.? I kind of agree with this and that?s why I?ve continued to avoid talking about Barron. That?s probably why this young woman should have kept her mouth shut too? Like? if you want people to leave Barron alone, you probably shouldn?t speak on the record to Vanity Fair? This controversy did make me skim the VF article though ? it?s mostly complimentary towards Barron, positioning him as the true MAGA heir and a rare teenager who doesn?t live his life online or on social media. Apparently, he?s really into the ?manosphere? and the whole toxic-bro culture though. As I said, I have no doubt that he?s a total sh-thead.

This is Kaya?s resignation letter to the @NYFCRs chairman

Kaya is a lovely person and has been our fearless leader for years now. It was not members from our chapter who forced her to resign. We will carry on in our work despite the difficult position we have been put in. pic.twitter.com/LIjHkbzH5x

? NYU College Republicans (@nyurepublicans) February 18, 2025

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