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Trump starts fight with Colombia over nothing

11 months 3 weeks ago
Colombia turned away a military jet full of deportees yesterday. Today Donald Trump went ballistic: President Trump is not messing around when it comes to protecting America’s Homeland. pic.twitter.com/BFn1INKJcW — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 26, 2025 There are two critically important points here. First, Colombia turned away the flights solely because they were military. The ...continue reading "Trump starts fight with Colombia over nothing"
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

11 months 3 weeks ago
This week, both our winners on the insightful side come in response to our post about the meteorologist who was fired for criticizing Elon Muk’s nazi salute. In first place, it’s Maura with a reaction to the whole ridiculous situation: I hate that Elon Musk’s fans are using his autism diagnosis to excuse his behavior. […]
Leigh Beadon

Man robbed at Hampton Inn hotel in St. Louis

11 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis police report a man was robbed at the Hampton Inn Hotel in the 5600 block of Oakland a little after 8 p.m. on Saturday. Police say that a 24-year-old man told them that he met a man on a dating site. The 24-year-old invited the man to his hotel room [...]
Jaime Travers

Pedestrian hit by train in Madison County

11 months 3 weeks ago
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - Illinois State Police report a pedestrian was hit by a train on Maryville Road at IL-203 (Nameoki Road) at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Police say the person was taken to an area hospital with injuries. IL-203 to Maryville Road was closed but reopened at 8:12 a.m. There is no additional [...]
Jaime Travers