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Every now and then Donald Trump that worries even his die hards. Think the Access Hollywood tape or him attempting to overthrow democracy on Jan. 6. Nothing much usually comes from them; the GOP expresses horror, then forgives him. That will probably be what happens with his latest scandal: having Thanksgiving dinner with two anti-Semites, one of them also a white nationalist Holocaust denying incel. But for now, even far right hellsites are mad at him, which means he’s still in the midst of one of his patented frothing meltdowns.

Since the story broke, Trump has struggled to put out the fire. First he claimed — not very convincingly — that he had no idea who Nick Fuentes, the worst of his dinner companions, was. Now he’s saying he was just trying to help one of his other guests, newly anti-Semitic Kanye West.

“So I help a seriously troubled man, who just happens to be black, Ye (Kanye West), who has been decimated in his business and virtually everything else, and who has always been good to me, by allowing his request for a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, alone, so that I can give him very much needed ‘advice,” Trump wrote on his rinky-dink Twitter clone.

He then doubled down on his initial, unconvincing claim. “He shows up with 3 people, two of which I didn’t know, the other a political person who I haven’t seen in years,” Trump continued. “I told him don’t run for office, a total waste of time, can’t win. Fake News went crazy.”

It’s a pretty loaded — and also not very effective — statement. There’s him trying to paint a celebrity who torched his own career with bigoted statements as a victim. There’s the whole “who happens to be black” bit. Then there’s him lazily falling back on the “Fake News” line, which presumably now include the aforementioned Trump site, which is also known for publishing creatively moronic conspiracy theories about the pandemic.

Trump may weasel his way out of this — and his many, many other problems — just as he’s done his whole life. But for now, enjoy his panicky nonsense.

Rick Ross and Meek Mill have appeared to squash their rumored beef.

Last night (November 26), Meek Mill performed a special concert commemorating the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Dreams & Nightmares. During the special homecoming show, which took place at the Wells Fargo Center in his hometown of Philadelphia, Mill brought out his Maybach Music Group label founder during a performance of “Ima Boss” from the label’s 2011 compilation album, Self Made, Vol. 1.

Also during the night, Ross performed his 2006 breakthrough hit, “Hustlin’,” with Mill showing support on stage.

At the end of the night, Ross took to Instagram, sharing a picture of the two, captioned “Maybach Music.”

Rumors of a feud between Ross and Mill date back to May of 2021, when Mill reportedly denied Ross entry into his birthday party.

Though neither of the parties had confirmed rumors of a beef, fans were excited to see the two share the stage again.

“The world wants to see this,” commented one Instagram user on Ross’ post.

Following the show, Mill took to Twitter, further emphasizing that the anniversary concert made for a night of healing.

“Before I go to sleep ima pray for that whole building,” said Mill. “it was a lot of move in there tonight regardless of what pain the city going thru!!!!”

Meek Mill is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It’s been a good while since Zorro was on the big screen. There are a few small screen versions in the works, one with Wilmer Valderrama. But the masked avenger hasn’t gotten the blockbuster treatment since 2005’s The Legend of Zorro. Speaking of, that one’s star, cape-loving Antonio Banderas, was recently asked if he wouldn’t mind handing the bullwhip to some younger star. Not only is he up for that, but he knows who should get it.

Banderas has been promoting the belated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, in which he revives his Zorro-inspired take on the Italian feline. During a chat with Comicbook.com, Zorro came up, and he was asked if he’d return to the role.

“If they called me to do Zorro, I would do what Anthony Hopkins did for me, which is to pass the torch,” Banderas replied.

But to whom would he pass the torch? Why not Tom Holland? “I did ‘Uncharted’ with him, and he’s so energetic and fun,” Banderas replied.

One minor quibble: Zorro is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, of Spanish descent. In 1998’s The Mask of Zorro, de la Vega was played by Brit Anthony Hopkins, but at least he passed the baton to Banderas’ Alejandro Murrieta, who was either Mexican or Chilean. Holland, like Hopkins, is British. Having a Spaniard hand off a Latinx character to a Brit might not fly in today’s climate. Then again, Banderas is right: Holland is energetic and fun. Besides, it may make up for the aborted Django/Zorro movie Jerrod Carmichael was going to make with Quentin Tarantino.

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Ty Dolla Sign revealed that he was hospitalized this past Saturday (November 26) following a skateboarding accident. The singer and go-to R&B hook master shared a photo of himself to Instagram laying in a hospital bed. As the photo was vaguely captioned, this sent fans into a panic.

Several of his collaborators and peers in the industry sent well wishes his way, including Khalid, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, 03 Greedo, and Rich The Kid, the latter of who told Ty, “Brother get well.”

Shortly after, Ty took to his Instagram story to explain exactly what happened.

“They just let me out [of the hospital]. Had a skating accident and was knocked out for a few but I’m back praise God,” he said. “Thanks to everyone that prayed for me and showed love. I love you more.”

Also in his post, he thanked pro-skater Dashawn Jordan, leading fans to believe they were together at the time of the accident. He also thanked his daughter, Jailynn, for standing by his side while he was in the hospital.

At the time of writing, the extent and specificities of the skateboarding accident have not been shared.

Ty Dolla Sign is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

“Good or bad I don’t watch, listen to, or read reviews on my music. I know how I felt when I made it and I know how I feel when it’s out,” IDK tweeted earlier this month. And yesterday (November 26), it became clear how he feels about his May album Simple, executively produced by Kaytranada.

The DMV artist quote-tweeted his April Simple announcement and teased, “Pt.2 coming…” He also posted videos to his Instagram Story of Kaytranada and Lou Phelps grooving at a turntable.

IDK has been busy since May. He performed a soulful at-home NPR Tiny Desk Concert, complete with a Mike Dean appearance, and he’s been on the road as a headliner for the Simple World Tour and as the opener on Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry Tour. Singles “Drive” and Free Slime” arrived in August, while “Monsieur Dior” dropped last month.

A sequel to Simple would be welcomed, considering the original project is only eight tracks long. Standouts include “Breathe,” “Dog Food” featuring Denzel Curry, and “Taco.” As a whole, Simple masterfully juxtaposes the brutal realities found in Simple City, a Washington, DC neighborhood that IDK grew up near, with Kaytranada’s pulsating dance production.

Cohesion is a common thread in IDK’s discography, from IDK & Friends (2018) and IDK & Friends 2 (2020) to last year’s memorable sophomore offering USee4Yourself receiving a deluxe edition.

IDK is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

This article originally appeared on 03.23.20

Palm Beach Post/YouTubeThey say a crisis brings out the best and the worst in people. It also reveals the best and the worst in our leaders.

A city commission meeting in Lake Worth Beach, Florida has gone viral after Commissioner Omari Hardy took his fellow city officials to task for their seeming indifference to their constituents during the coronavirus crisis.

Hardy confronted Mayor Pam Triolo and City Manager Michael Bornstein, who he said refused to call an emergency meeting last week, per Hardy’s repeated requests, to discuss issues coming about from the coronavirus crisis. And he let his frustrations show.

“You’re calling me disrespectful because I’ve interrupted people, but this gentleman has turned off people’s lights in the middle of a global health pandemic,” Hardy said, referring to Bornstein.

When Triolo tried to call a recess, Hardy wasn’t having it. “A banana republic is what you’re turning this place into with your so-called leadership,” Hardy said.

“We cut people’s utilities this week and made them pay—with what could have been their last check—to turn their lights off in a global health pandemic! But you don’t care about that. You didn’t want to meet.”

Triolo walked out, saying “Out of order. You’re done.”

Hardy is being hailed a hero by people who have watched the video and see him as a staunch supporter of the citizenry he serves. He wrote a post on Facebook about how overwhelmed he was by people’s responses to the video.

“It was not about me. It was about the people in our city who are struggling, whose futures are uncertain, whose finances are unstable, who may be wondering if they will be able to work and earn a paycheck during this pandemic, and who came home on Tuesday or Wednesday to find the lights off, or the water off, at a time when water and lights couldn’t be more important. It was about them. It is still about them.”

“I was heated, yes. I was loud, yes,” he wrote. “But I was trying to get across an important point: that elected officials work for the PEOPLE. The PEOPLE put us on that dais. The PEOPLE put us in those chairs. The PEOPLE put those titles before our names. Everything we do is for the PEOPLE, and when the PEOPLE need us, it’s our job to step up for them. I was frustrated with three of my colleagues because they had forgotten who we work for.”

Thank you, Commissioner Hardy, for showing us what a true public servant looks like.

Becoming a single mom isn’t easy, especially if it’s unexpected and you feel wholly unprepared. Recently, a newly single mom posted a tearful plea on TikTok asking for advice on how to navigate her new life. But she wasn’t without advice long, “TikTok Bubbie” stitched the video and responded explaining how she survived as an unexpectedly single mom in 1989.

The video was sweet and full of inspiration for single parents starting their journey. In the beginning of the video she explained that her ex-husband left her when her son was 4 years old and took all the money out of the bank account. Being suddenly single caused her to have to give up her acting career.

The internet Bubbie went on to tell the young mom, “I got furniture from the Salvation Army. That’s right, I got secondhand furniture. Secondhand clothes for me, my son never. He always was first in my book and still is to this day.” TikTok Bubbie wasn’t done, she made a second video to expand on her advice.

Navigating single parenthood usually means making sacrifices to make ends meet and dealing with loneliness. People don’t always understand the journey, and friends may come around less. Having a veteran mom that’s been there before you can be helpful and be just the push you need to keep moving forward.

@sjmendelson1

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In the second video addressed to single parents, Bubbie advised, “Take care of yourself first. When you take care of yourself, you can take care of your kid.” There was even some dating advice thrown in. Watch that sweet clip below.

@sjmendelson1

#sjmendelson1 #advice #singleparentadvice #mawkittylovesyou #tiktokbubbie #fabover40 #lisabrown67

This article originally appeared on 08.17.21

If Donald Trump decides to run for president in 2024, there’s a good chance that he’ll win the Republican nomination. A recent survey from the John Bolton Super PAC found that 46% of likely general election voters would back Trump being the party’s nominee.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis came in a distant second with 13% support.

Trump’s latest fundraising figures show that he has a whopping $102 million war chest to finance a run in 2024.

Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows said that the former president recently met with “cabinet members” to discuss his political future and that they’re “moving forward” in a “real way.”

u201cMark Meadows from Bedminster: u201cWe met with some of our Cabinet members tonight .. I can tell you this. We wouldnu2019t be meeting tonight if we werenu2019t making plans to move forward in a real way.u201du201d

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It’s hard to believe that a president who inspired an insurrection at the Capitol building and did everything he could to overturn the results of an election could still have a single supporter, let alone tens of millions.

Shouldn’t there be a law that prevents people who attack the very fabric of American democracy from having the honor of holding its highest office? Fox News contributor Juan Williams believes there is a strong legal case to deny Trump the ability to run again.

Williams is a liberal outlier at the news outlet and was a regular co-host on Fox’s “The Five.” He stepped down from the role on the show earlier this year after contracting COVID-19.

In an op-ed for The Hill, Williams makes the case that Attorney General Merrick Garland can prevent Trump from running again by invoking Section 3 of the 14th Amendment which bars anyone from holding office who “engaged in insurrection” against the U.S.

No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

“The facts say Trump tried to stage a coup,” Williams wrote.

u201cJuan Williams: Trump’s coup attempt should bar him from 2024 race https://t.co/8Vy3YYMhEXu201d

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Williams cites three actions by Trump that prove he engaged in insurrection.

He tried to hamstring acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen into saying the election was “corrupt.”

“Just say the election was corrupt [and] leave the rest to me and the [Republican] congressmen,” Trump told Jeffrey Rosen, then the acting attorney general, in a December phone call.

In the weeks before that call, Trump also pressured his Attorney General William Barr to do the same. “We realized from the beginning it was just bullshit,” Barr later told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl.

The former president also tried to get Georgia’s secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger to “find” him votes to help him win the state.

“So, yes, there is a case to be made that Trump committed crimes against America,” Williams wrote.

In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, lawyers Laurence Tribe, Barbara McQuade, and Joyce White Vance urged Garland to block Trump from running again. “The bottom line is this: Now that Trump is out of office, the DOJ’s view that sitting presidents cannot be indicted no longer shields him. Attempted coups cannot be ignored,” they wrote.

“If Garland’s Justice Department is going to restore respect for the rule of law, no one, not even a former president can be above it,” the op-ed continued.

When Donald Trump was elected president he swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” His failure to do so should not only make him an unworthy choice for the American people but disqualify him from having the opportunity in the first place.

Williams makes a compelling argument that that Trump is legally ineligible to run again.

“Yes, Garland has the power to stop Trump from running again,” Williams wrote. “It is time to use it.”

This article originally appeared on 08.20.21

Sometimes you see something so mind-boggling you have to take a minute to digest what just happened in your brain. Be prepared to take that moment while watching these videos.

Real estate investor and TikTok user Tom Cruz shared two videos explaining the spreadsheets he and his friends use to plan vacations and it’s…well…something. Watch the first one:

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So “Broke Bobby” makes $125,000 a year. There’s that.

How about the fact that his guy has more than zero friends who budget $80,000 for a 3-day getaway? Y’all. I wouldn’t know how to spend $80,000 in three days if you paid me to. Especially if we’re talking about a trip with friends where we’re all splitting the cost. Like what does this even look like? Are they flying in private jets that burn dollar bills as fuel? Are they bathing in hot tubs full of cocaine? I genuinely don’t get it.

To be crystal clear here, the top 5 friends on the Forbes list are willing to spend more than double what the guy at the bottom of the Welfare 10 list makes per year on a 3-day guy’s trip. I don’t know what to do with this information.

u201c@Radio_Reem Those that make less are called the “Welfare 10” ud83dude2dud83dude2dud83dude29u201d

— Karim Alammuri (@Karim Alammuri)
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But that’s not even the full spreadsheet. It might make sense if this guy was just rich, had always been rich, only knew rich people, and therefore having multiple millionnaire friends was his normal. Surely that’s some people’s reality who were born into the 1%.

That’s not the case here, though, because Cruz also has a Welfare 10 list. He says this group of friends who make less than $100K a year call themselves that, and perhaps that’s true. (If I were a part of this group, I might call myself a welfare case too because everything’s relative and some of these dudes spend more in an hour of vacation than I spend on my mortgage each month.)

It’s like we can see our society’s wealth gap all laid out nice and neatly in a spreadsheet, only these people aren’t even the uber-wealthy and uber-poor. This is just the range of this one guy’s friends.

I have nothing against people who build success and wealth for themselves, and even $5 million per year is hardly obscenely wealthy by billionaire standards. But Cruz says he’s known most of his “welfare” friends since college, which presumably means most of those guys have college degrees and are making pittance in comparison with the Forbes list. One could claim the guy making $5 million a year just works harder, but does he really work 100 times harder than the guy making $50,000? Doubt it.

Money makes money, and after a certain threshold of wealth or income, it’s actually quite easy to get and stay rich without actually “earning” more money, assuming you’re reasonably wise and responsible. So maybe the guys who are willing to shell out $125,000 for a week-long trip should offer to pay the travel expenses of the friends they “hang out with regardless of income” who don’t even make that in a year, since that’s probably just the interest they’re making on their wealth anyway.

But what do I know? This is like an entirely different world to me and probably 99+% of Americans, as evidenced by some of the responses.

u201c@araless Broke Bobby every time itu2019s time for a trip https://t.co/VTUf3xW1DWu201d

— Karim Alammuri (@Karim Alammuri)
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u201c@_jasminwats @Radio_Reem I noticed everyone with PTO has less than is legally required in the U.K., crazy!!u201d

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Naturally, there will be a range of incomes in any group of people, but 1) most of us don’t actually know how much our friends make, and 2) even fewer of us make spreadsheets with that information in order to rank our friends and figure out who can go on which vacations.

People are just endlessly fascinating. That’s all I’ve got.

Reddit user u/Luckyjulydouble07 asked, “For those of you who hate cleaning, what’s your secret to a clean home?” to the online forum, and the hacks that people shared were surprisingly helpful. I definitely found myself taking a few notes. Other answers are sure to be hilariously relatable for fellow lazy cleaners.

Take a look below:

“Invite someone/people over. The only thing worse than cleaning is being embarrassed by how disgusting you are.” – @DarwinsDayOff

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If this isn’t absolute truth, I don’t know what is. I can be struggling to clean my apartment for weeks, then suddenly make it spotless in less than an hour as soon as I know a guest is fast approaching. Sometime societal pressures can be helpful.

“Own less shit.” – @obtusername

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This was seconded by @golindsatan74 , who shared:

“I have my house on the market, and because of this I have pretty much packed EVERYTHING that isn’t something of direct use, as in all knick knacks and clutter are completely gone. With this, I have discovered it is incredibly easy to keep a house clean when it is extremely minimized with clear, easy to clean surfaces and open spaces easy to navigate. And when the day comes when we sell our house and move I will not unpack the cutesy crap and keep a clean, minimalist house. To me, this is now the way.“

“Robot vacuum! Run it daily, pick up whatever it hits. I love that thing.” – @No-Trouble814

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Where robot vacuums might not be strong enough to replace upright vacuums, there’s no denying that having a little droid to help with basic upkeep is a godsend and also fulfills our dream our living in a real “Star Wars” universe.

“Clean a little bit as you go. I hate cleaning, but when I lived by myself my apartment was spotless. I would use a dish and wash it right then and there. 20 seconds now is better than 30+ minutes when dishes stack up.” – @domestic_omnom

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This person also alluded to pairing less than fun tasks with an enjoyable activity, such as folding laundry while watching Netflix.

“One of the best things I did for my mental health was hire a cleaning service twice a month. We have young kids, who just walk into a room and make it messy. Also, my husband’s tolerance for mess and dirty areas is a lot higher than mine. I was going crazy asking for help and not getting it, or feeling like nothing ever stayed clean. So, a cleaner comes twice a week, and if I have to clean the kitchen floor once because the kids helped make pancakes it’s fine, because that’s all I have to do.” – @Fionngirl14

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Granted, not everyone can afford this kind of help. On the other hand, it might not be as out of reach as you’d think. Many cleaning services offer coupons and discounts, and companies such as Task Rabbit might be able to find an individual who’s affordable. The point is, there’s nothing wrong with needing and seeking out help.

“It may seem counterintuitive, but I do the cleaning chores I dislike most first and get them out of the way. Then, gradually, work on the rest. It always looks good that way.” – @Back2Bach

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Doesn’t seem counterintuitive at all. This method of doing the hard, important thing first is touted by several productivity experts, including James Clear, author of “Atomic Habits.”

“I schedule things. I would never, say, vacuum because the house needs vacuuming. But if Tuesday is vacuum the living room day, I do it because it’s time. Litter box every day at 2:00. Weirdly, I find myself doing things early, so I can beat the schedule clock.” – @Wienerwrld

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This is a great tip to make sure everything gets done and to avoid overwhelm. Unless your floor is on fire, as seen above.

“Music. If I can dance while I clean, I can clean forever. I’ll still hate it, but at least it won’t be boring.” – @Nicetwin123

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Obviously, the Outkast classic, “So Fresh, So Clean” would need to be on the playlist.

Finally, @Applejuiceinthehal broke cleaning down in the best way possible:

“First, there are 3 types of cleaning

1. Tidying (putting things away/out of sight)
2. Organizing
3. Actual cleaning

You should only do one of those at a time. If you start tidying but start organizing, then you won’t get the tidying done. If you need to clean it, there are things in the way, and so you start tidying, then you won’t end up cleaning, or it will take longer.

So if you need to clean bathrooms, but there are things on the counter, put whatever belongs in the bathroom in the correct draw/cabinet. If it doesn’t belong, just put in a basket outside bathroom. Clean bathrooms.

Every room should have a junk drawer. When you are tidying, if the object doesn’t have a ‘place’ then just put in the junk drawer. When it’s organizing time, you can give the object a home.

There are some chores that you should do daily. I do dishes daily. I heard someone say once that it takes like 4 minutes to do them. So you can do them even if you had a long night. On the off night where you don’t get to it, then at least there is just 1 day backed up.

Other non negotiables for me is wipe down kitchen sink, counter and stove. Kitchen is where food is so prefer that to be clean even if other areas are messy.

Some people sweep/vacuum, do ten minute pick-ups, laundry, make beds. But I suppose that depends on family size and etc.” – @Applejuiceinthehall