Young Scooter Passed Away!

Young Scooter dies in police custody.

Longtime Atlanta area rapper Young Scooter has passed away. He was associated with Gucci Mane, Future and Rocko.

Kenneth Edward Rashaad Bailey was born on March 28, 1986. 

He died on March 28, 2025.

He was signed to Black Migos Gang Music, Freebandz and 1017 Icy Records.

The incident involving him and the Atlanta Police.

The rapper was 39 years old.

He first gained regional recognition for his collaborations with the rappers, as well as his mixtape Street Lottery (2012) and its lead single, "Colombia". His guest appearance on Future and Juice Wrld's 2018 song, "Jet Lag" marked his sole entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Scooter was born in Walterboro, South Carolina. When he was nine, his family moved to the Kirkwood Community (also known as "Lil Mexico") of Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, after he was charged with drug trafficking, he decided to start pursuing a career in music. Scooter was a childhood friend with fellow Atlanta rapper Future.

While his first mixtape Plug Talkin didn't receive much attention, with his second release Finessin and Flexin' he made a name for himself, already collaborating with Future.

Scooter's real breakthrough came in January 2013, when he released his mixtape Street Lottery. SPIN named it "Rap release of the week" and XXL featured it on its "Best mixtapes of January" list. Eric Diep of XXL called Scooter "one of the hottest street rappers coming out of Atlanta" and wrote that tracks like the single "Colombia" and "Street Lottery" (featuring Bun B) are "proof of his undeniable talent". The tape was also a viral success gaining over 100,000 downloads on DatPiff.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office told Atlanta outlet 11 Alive and entertainment magazine Variety that Kenneth Bailey, 39, died after an incident in Atlanta on Friday night.

In a press conference Friday, Atlanta Police Department homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith said that officers responded to a dispute with a weapon Friday, which was Young Scooter's 39th birthday. He said initial reports indicated that shots were fired. 

Future loses another member of the Freebandz.

USA TODAY has reached out to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office for comment.

"Once officers arrived they knocked on the door. A male opened the door and immediately shut the door on the officers," Smith said. Then, APD set up a perimeter at the scene, Smith said.

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"During the process of establishing the perimeter, two males fled out of the rear of the house," Smith said. "One male returned back into the house. The other male jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg."

"Officers rendered aid and he was transported to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced deceased," Smith told reporters, adding that "that male is going to be a 39-year-old male out of Atlanta," which matches Bailey's description.

Atlanta police clarified that the Young Scooter incident was not an officer-involved shooting.

Gucci Mane with Scooter.

"Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing," Smith continued. 

Scooter was known for his freestyle type of rapping, without writing down his lyrics, similarly to Gucci Mane. He defined his style as "count music", and explained it in an interview with Complex: "I don't really care what I say on a beat as long as it's about some money. When you try to think hard and write it out, that's when it's gonna be fucked up."

Scooter's lyrical themes are largely about money and drugs. David Drake of Complex compared his "populist, kingpin rapping" to that of Young Jeezy, although he noted that Scooter doesn't have the "all-encompassing grandiosity" of his fellow Atlanta rapper.

Scooter listed his influences as Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Sean "Puffy" Combs aka Diddy.

Gucci Mane has saw people who he mentored throughout his career die. Young Dolph, Takeoff, Slim Dunkin, Big Scarr, Enchanted and Young Scooter have passed away.

Coyote Vs. ACME Will Be In Theaters!

Ketchup Entertainment will release long awaited Coyote vs. ACME film.

Ending March with a little bit of good news. 

The long awaited Warner Bros. film featuring The Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote (known as the Coyote) is going to be released in 2026.

Warner Bros. Animation announced they will license the Looney Tunes characters to Ketchup Entertainment.

Coyote vs. ACME is an upcoming American live-action animated legal comedy film directed by Dave Green with a screenplay by Samy Burch from a story by Burch, James Gunn, and Jeremy Slater. The film is based on the 1990 The New Yorker magazine article "Coyote v. Acme" by Ian Frazier, which itself is based on the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote and the Acme Corporation from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The film's cast includes John Cena, Will Forte, Lana Condor, P. J. Byrne, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly, and the voice of Eric Bauza.

Bauza is the voice of Wile E. Coyote, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester and others.

Forte will also have voice roles besides his live action role.

Development began in August 2018 with Chris McKay as producer and Jon and Josh Silberman writing the screenplay. Green was hired to direct in December 2019, and Burch, Slater, and Gunn joined the following year. Cena, Forte and Condor were cast in early 2022. Live-action filming took place in New Mexico from March to May 2022.

The Will Forte comedy is a go.

Warner Bros. Discovery initially shelved Coyote vs. ACME in November 2023 to obtain a tax write-off, but later reversed their decision and allowed the filmmakers to seek other distributors following public backlash. After several unsuccessful negotiations with various distributors, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the rights in March 2025. The film is set to be released in 2026, making it the third Looney Tunes film to not be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically after Bugs Bunny: Superstar and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.

Deadline reported that Ketchup Entertainment was in talks to acquire all rights to the film from Warner Bros. for approximately $50 million, following its acquisition of the North American distribution rights to The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. If negotiations are proven successful, the film would be scheduled for a theatrical release in 2026. On March 31, Deadline and Ketchup Entertainment confirmed that the sale had been closed, with a statement from Ketchup's CEO reading, "We're thrilled to have made a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to bring this film to audiences worldwide. [The film] is a perfect blend of nostalgia and modern storytelling, capturing the essence of the beloved Looney Tunes characters while introducing them to a new generation. We believe it will resonate with both longtime fans and newcomers alike."

Trump Wants A Third Term!

He's not gonna leave office.

Why did so many Americans vote for this guy?

In an interview with Kristen Welker of Meet The Press, President Donald J. Trump said that he is trying to find a way to get around the 22nd Amendment to run for a third term.

Seeing he is the 45th/47th President of the United States, Trump believes he is entitled to another term.

Republicans on Capitol Hill poured cold water on Trump's talk of a potential third term, downplaying the prospect that he would pursue it.

Several lawmakers insisted that Trump wasn't serious about it, even though he told NBC News on Sunday that he's "not joking" about wanting another term, which is barred under the 22nd Amendment, and that “there are methods" to be able to run again.

 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), said Monday when he was asked whether he believes Trump, 78, can serve a third term: "Not without a change in the Constitution.”

He added that Trump doesn't appear serious about that.

“I think that you guys keep asking the question and I think he’s probably having some fun with it, probably messing with you," Thune told reporters.

Another top Republican said the Constitution is clear on the matter.

“Read the Constitution,” said Chuck Grassley (R-IA),9 the Senate president pro tempore and chair of the Judiciary Committee.

Asked again whether he believes it's not an option for Trump, Grassley said: “I shouldn’t have to answer that. Read the Constitution.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) who ran for president against Trump in 2016, gave a similar answer. “The 22nd Amendment is clear and unequivocal,” Cruz said in a brief interview Monday.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a close Trump ally, said Trump “can say he’s not joking, but it’s tongue in cheek of the president.”

“I’ve known him for a long time, and I consider him a friend, Mullin told NBC News.

He is dead serious about being president for life.

Asked whether he would object if Trump sought a third term, Mullin replied: “I don’t play hypotheticals, guys.”

Across the Capitol in the House, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) dismissed the idea, suggesting that Trump floats ideas and concepts not necessarily with the hope of achieving them but to get discussions going.

“I don’t know what he was referring to. I never saw it,” Scalise said when he was asked about Trump’s comments. “But, you know, you see it like with Greenland, like with Panama Canal. There’s a lot of things the president talks about. Ultimately, it gets people talking and addresses some other issues, too.”

Pressed whether he would support changing the Constitution to let Trump run for a third term, Scalise quickly dismissed the idea. “There’s no proposal to change the Constitution right now," he said.

But at least one Republican is taking Trump seriously — and literally — about a potential third term. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced a constitutional amendment three days after Trump was sworn in this year. The amendment would allow presidents to serve a maximum of three terms, with the caveat that the president would no longer be eligible after having been elected to two consecutive terms.

"He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal," Ogles said upon introducing the measure.

The measure is extremely unlikely to pass, as it would require the support of two-thirds of the House and the Senate, as well as three-fourths of state legislatures. Democrats could easily block it in Congress.

"The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it," Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said on X in response to Trump's comments.

In recent months, Trump has repeatedly raised the specter of a third term. During House Republicans' Jan. 27 retreat at Trump's resort in Doral, Florida, he mused before the television cameras about another term in the White House.

Specifically, Trump asked Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), a former constitutional lawyer: “Am I allowed to run again?”

But he quickly added, “Mike, I better not get you involved in that."

The remarks elicited laugher from Johnson and other Republicans in the room, who brushed it off as a joke. It “was clearly tongue in cheek," Johnson said the next day.

Days before his comments at Doral, Trump joked to a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas: “It will be the greatest honor of my life to serve not once, but twice or three times or four times."

And shortly after he defeated Kamala Harris in November, a triumphant Trump huddled with House Republicans on Capitol Hill and told them, “I suspect I won’t be running again — unless you do something."

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said the chances of Trump’s running for a third term are extremely low and suggested his comments have more to do about staying "politically relevant" given his limitations.

"I've learned never to dismiss out of hand anything the president says, but it would take a constitutional amendment, and I think it's unlikely we get the Democratic support, state by state, that that would require," Cole told NBC News on Monday.

"I've learned never to dismiss out of hand anything the president says, but it would take a constitutional amendment, and I think it's unlikely we get the Democratic support, state by state, that that would require," Cole told NBC News on Monday.

Cole added: "Look, a lot of this is about keeping yourself politically relevant. ... We made a decision as a country that two term limits seems to be the appropriate limit. I think it's going to be very hard for anyone to break that."

An idea bouncing around Washington is that Vice President JD Vance could run in 2028, name Trump his running mate and then resign after they are sworn in, handing the presidency back to Trump.

Cole called that idea "interesting" but "too fanciful to really discuss seriously at this point."

Ye And Akademics Wears Robes!

This is Trump’s most staunchest supporters. DJ Akademics and Ye.

Kanye West denounces Black people. He officially passed the level of Black coonerary to straight up self denial of his Blackness.

The Jewish religion is also losing support among the world. Israel's genocide has ruined the image. Non-Zionist Jews will help rational people expose Israel and their campaign to silence those opposed to genocide.

Ye is a millionaire. His legacy will be written by his music and his controversial antics.

He is free to do as he chooses but certainly he will lose more respect.

What happened to the musical genius?

Banging Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose turned into Uncle Ruckus.

DJ Akademics is an alleged sexual predator, fraudster and media instigator. He is in the business of ruining the hip-hop community.

Ye appeared in the hour-long interview wearing a pointed black leather hood resembling the KKK’s notorious garb. He eventually removed the troubling outerwear to reveal a T-shirt designed by Sean “Diddy” Combs and a necklace bearing a swastika medallion—accessories he previously wore in a video with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

“I wanted to wear it yesterday,” he said, “but I was worried that people would put me in a hospital for my outfit.”

Throughout the conversation, the pair veered through a sprawling range of West’s personal grievances and industry feuds — touching on his regret over his relationship with Kim Kardashian, frustrations with their child custody battle, the Kardashians’ influence over his children, and safety concerns that prompted him to relocate from L.A. to Japan.

He also defended Diddy – currently in detention and awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges – alleging media hypocrisy in targeting Black artists while sparing others.

The interview comes with a string of increasingly extreme appearances from West, whose recent social posts have flirted with Nazi imagery and have been removed by Instagram for violating hate speech policies.

Earlier this month, West dubbed a white KKK robe the “outfit of the day” in a now-deleted Instagram post.

West’s spiraling public behavior has cost him numerous major brand partnerships, including with Adidas and Balenciaga.

The Ku Klux Klan, one of the most oldest and infamous white extremists groups in the United States is not designated as a terrorist group. It originally started as a fraternity and a club for former Confederate soliders. It became a staunch opposition to Reconstruction. The group terrorized Blacks and those who supported them.

Franklin D. Roosevelt had still supported segregation but opposed it when it came to the military. The Great Depression slowed the Klan down.

It had reincarnation in the 19th and 20th Century. The most infamous was the post World War II version where the State's Rights Democratic Party launched a campaign against Harry Truman to oppose civil rights. The Klan made a partnership with conservative groups to promote anti-Communism, anti-gay, anti-Jew, anti-Muslim and anti-intergration. 

The South was known for lynching and shootings of civil rights activists. They targeted activists who opposed segregation.

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson worked to win over Black voters by passing anti discrimination laws. The Civil Rights Act, the Voter's Rights Act and the Supreme Court outlawing segregation in public schools and allowing interracial marriage turned the Klan to the Republicans. 

From 1950 to now, the Klan has embraced neo Nazi beliefs. They have continued to embrace conservatism. They also support President Donald J. Trump. The Klan has over 100 chapters. They have also aligned with the Patriot Front, a Neo Nazi group known for their pop up rallies to support white nationalism and Hitlerism.

The [Neo Nazis] were spotted doing their protests in Nashville, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Richmond, Charlottesville, Orlando, Lubbock and Atlanta.

The Anti-Defamation League, a Israeli front masquerading as a civil rights group already condemned Ye. 

It doesn't matter much for the ADL. They are exposed as agents of Israel. They are advocating for the stifling of "free speech" when it comes to criticism of Israel.

Israel will fall.

Trump will fail again.

The U.S. will wake up to the billions of dollars being wasted on a foreign country that's been relentlessly gaslighting us to endless wars and lost of freedoms.

What is the worst that could happen to Kanye West? He already is losing millions to lawsuits, child support and sponsorships.

Sheff G Got A Nickel In State! Can't Beg Trump For A Pardon!

Does Trump even know Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow?

President Donald J. Trump was found guilty in 2024 for his New York fraud trial which he is currently appealing. He used political contributions and strong arm tactics to silence Stormy Daniels from speaking about their brief tryst. Trump has vowed revenge against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Judge Juan Merchan  New York Attorney General Letitia James, his former attorney Michael Cohen, federal intern Michael Avanetti and Stormy Daniels. 

Trump is withheld from serving time now that the U.S. Supreme Court granted him presidential immunity despite him being a private citizen at the time of conviction.

Now as the 45th/47th President of the United States, Trump can literally pardon himself. He did pardoned the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Several of them continued to commit crimes despite his pardon and commuting of sentences.

He also is stating he will find ways to go around the 22nd Amendment to run for a third term.

As a convicted felon, Trump has continued to exploit his presidential immunity through executive orders, unlawful detainments, silencing of free speech and justifying aggression in the Middle East. He also threatened seizing Greenland, the Panama Canal, the Gaza Strip, Canada and Red Sea.

To think American police unions supported this guy. To think rappers supported this guy.

To think that Israel has literally got their stooge. A stooge who could drag us into World War III. The previous president Joe Biden also set the ground for it by backing Israel and continued sanctions of Russia.

Sheff G, a Brooklyn based rapper who endorsed Trump along with Sleepy Hallow was sentenced for his role in an attempted murder plot.

Michael Williams, agreed to serve five years in prison as part of the plea entered in a Brooklyn court Wednesday, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.

“Notoriety could not shield this defendant from justice,” Gonzalez said in a statement. “He used his fame to fund and direct violence, terrorizing our streets.”

The 26-year-old rapper, whose songs and videos have millions of YouTube views and Spotify streams, was among those arrested in connection with a long-term investigation into gang-related shootings in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

More than 30 purported members of the 8 Trey Crips and the street gang’s affiliate, the 9 Ways gang, have so far been indicted.

Among them is Tegan Chambers, a rapper known as Sleepy Hallow who also appeared on stage with Trump and Sheff G during the May 23, 2024, rally in the Bronx.

Prosecutors say Sheff G showered money and jewelry on gang members as they battled rivals in Brooklyn.

They say the rapper even acted as a getaway driver on at least one occasion, chauffeuring three codefendants to and from a 2021 shooting that targeted a rival but instead hit two bystanders.

Sheff G also treated Sleepy Hallow and others to a lavish dinner at a Manhattan steakhouse to celebrate a 2020 shooting that killed a purported rival gang member and injured five others, according to prosecutors.

Surveillance videos, social media posts, text messages and more document the criminal activities, and the two rappers also boasted about their misdeeds in their songs, Gonzalez’s office said.

Sheff G’s lawyer Arthur Aidala said Thursday that his client decided the plea deal was in the “best interest of everyone involved” after “careful review of the evidence and hard consideration.”

The rapper is due to be sentenced Aug. 13. Sleepy Hallow, whose layer didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment, is due in court April 11.

The two were among the notable names Trump touted during his campaign stops as he worked to woo Black voters by comparing his legal challenges to racial prejudice in the criminal justice system.

“One thing I want to say: They are always going to whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures,” Sheff G told the Bronx crowd last May after being invited on stage by the Republican candidate. “Trump is going to shout the wins for all of us.”

Offset Just Can't Let Cardi B.....

Messy fallout between Offset and Cardi B.

If at first you don't succeed, you continue to demonize and harass.

Cardi B and Offset are no longer together. They share three children together on top of the other children (approximately five) Offset has with other women. 

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar-Cephus, 32 and Kiari Kendrell Cephus, 33.

The two have an intense feud.

Offset also has a feud with his cousin Quavo.

Offset was a member of The Migos. 

Offset, Quavo and the late Takeoff had became famous in the 2010s and had the hip-hop community on lock. Disagreements and a backstage fight broke up the group.

Quavo and Takoff would end up form a duo called Unc and Phew. They released the only album before Takeoff was gunned down in Houston in November 2022.

Cardi B, a media personality, rapper and online troll got her start in 2016 and quickly build a following as one of the best female rappers. Cardi B also has a temper that has been notable for violent encounters with women and men.

She started dating Offset in 2017 and has their first child soon after. They ended up getting married in 2017 and are separated as of today.

The two are in the process of finalizing a divorce. The two remained public about their breakup to a point where two they're willing to tell messy secrets about one another.

Cardi B has blasted Offset for leaking intimate videos of them to her new boyfriend.

Cardi B accused Offset of sending her threatening messages and much more. "After every crash out I eat a seafood boil," she joked on X (formerly Twitter) in one post before referencing a viral moment from Catfish. "Should of never called me a fat Kelly price." She had also claimed that Offset was trying to ruin her love life.

Cardi B made the initial allegations in a rant on X Spaces. “He’s upset because I sent his girlfriend messages of him begging me, saying he was going to take away his life, saying he was going to take away my life,” Cardi claimed. “He harasses me, leaves me voicemails, and tries to lower my self esteem.” She added: “He sent a text message to somebody I was dealing with of us having sex." Cardi further claimed: “You’ve been harassing me and the man I’ve been dealing with for months."

Just days ago, Cardi B claimed that Offset ruined her Valentine's Day plans. "The way this man fuckin' ruined my Valentine's Day," she told her followers on Instagram Live. "I really want to let y'all know the bitch-assness that he fuckin' did a couple of days ago. You know what, I'm not even going to do it today [...] I'mma say it soon, but I'mma let a nigga keep trying me."

It's Cold There!

And you thought pointing an AR-47 in the air was insufferable. Watching Vice President JD Vance in bitter cold boasting about President Donald J. Trump seizing Greenland is far worse.

If this is "America First" why the hell are we concerned with trying seize a foreign country?

The United States, Russia and Israel are not above the rule of law. Somehow, these three countries will see collapse. I fear that the 45th/47th President of the United States will cause so much chaos in his second term, it will lead to the collapse of the superpower status.

The Autonomous Greenland had a visit from the 50th Vice President of the United States and his wife. The Greenlanders shrugged their shoulders and didn't even bother to chat with them.

Vice President JD Vance and wife, Second Lady Usha Vance went to Nuuk and the U.S. base stationed in the region.

The Kingdom of Denmark is angry with President Donald J. Trump. The Danish are waning patience when it comes to the insults, the threats of tariffs and the threats of a violent seizing of their territory.

While in the comfort of a warm military installation, Vance ate with the troops, trolled on social media and took jabs at former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris.

Usha and I are on our way home from an incredible journey to Greenland. We can't wait to come back again soon.

America stands with Greenland! pic.twitter.com/UGb7zR3Y70

— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 28, 2025

He also took jabs at the Danish kingdom.

Vance said Friday that Denmark has “underinvested” in Greenland’s security and demanded that Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump pushes to take over the Danish territory.

“Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” Vance said. “You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change.”

Vance said the U.S. has “no option” but to take a significant position to ensure the security of Greenland as he encouraged a push in Greenland for independence from Denmark.

“I think that they ultimately will partner with the United States,” Vance said. “We could make them much more secure. We could do a lot more protection. And I think they’d fare a lot better economically as well.”

The reaction by members of Greenland’s parliament and residents has rendered that unlikely, with anger erupting over the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen pushed back on Vance’s claim that Denmark isn’t doing enough for defense in the Arctic, calling her country “a good and strong ally.”

Soon after arriving, Vance briefly addressed U.S. troops stationed at the base as he and his wife sat down to lunch with them, saying that the Trump administration is very interested in “Arctic security.” He and his entourage, including national security adviser Mike Waltz, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, later received briefings from military officials.

It was minus-3 degrees F (minus-19 degrees C) when the delegation landed at the remote base 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) north of the Arctic Circle. “It’s cold as s—- here. Nobody told me,” Vance said, prompting laughs.

The revised trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory comes as relations between the U.S. and the Nordic country, a traditional U.S. ally and NATO member, have soured. Trump had repeatedly suggested that the United States should in some form control the island.

During his remarks at the end of the brief visit, Vance underscored that he did not think military force was ever going to be necessary as he pressed the idea of a dramatically enhanced American position on the island.

“Because we think the people of Greenland are rational and good, we think we’re going to have to cut a deal, Donald Trump style, to ensure the security of this territory but also the United States of America,” Vance said while adding that the people of Greenland had the right to determine their own future.

In Washington, Trump on Friday said the U.S. “needs Greenland for international security.”

Trump, speaking to reporters soon after Vance’s arrival, alluded to the rising Chinese and Russian interest in the Arctic, where sea lanes have opened up because of climate change.

“Greenland’s very important for the peace of the world,” Trump said. “And I think Denmark understands, and I think the European Union understands it. And if they don’t, we’re going to have to explain it to them.”

After Vance’s speech, Frederiksen said Denmark was increasing its defense capabilities in the region, including new Arctic ships and long-range drones.

With Greenland part of NATO, she also emphasized the collective responsibility of the alliance to defend the Arctic in response to the Russian threat. After Denmark stood “side by side with Americans” in its war against terror, she said it was “not a fair way” for Vance to refer to Denmark.

Denmark’s ambassador to the U.S., Jesper Møller Sørensen, thanked Vance “for taking a closer look at Arctic security” and said both countries agree more could be done.

“Greenland & Denmark share a desire to strengthen our already incredibly close ties with our friend & ally,” he wrote on social media.

Ahead of Vance’s arrival, four of the five parties elected to Greenland’s parliament earlier this month signed an agreement to form a new, broad-based coalition government. The parties banded together in the face of Trump’s designs on the territory.

“It is a time when we as a population are under pressure,” the prime minister-designate, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said before the accord was signed to applause and cheers in the capital, Nuuk.

He added that “we must stick together. Together we are strongest,” Greenland broadcaster KNR reported.

In a post on Instagram, Frederiksen congratulated Nielsen and his incoming government, and said, “I look forward to close cooperation in an unnecessarily conflict-filled time.”

Frederiksen said Tuesday that the U.S. visit, which was originally set for three days, created “unacceptable pressure.” She has said Denmark wants to work with the U.S. on defense and security, but Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.

Initially, Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, had announced a solo trip to the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race in Sisimiut. The vice president subsequently said he would join her on that trip, only to change that itinerary again — after protests from Greenland and Denmark — to a one-day visit to the military post only.

Inhabitants of Nuuk, which is about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) south of Pituffik, voiced concern about Vance’s visit and the U.S. interest in their island.

Cora Høy, 22, said Vance was “welcome if he wants to see it but of course Greenland is not for sale.” She added that “it’s not normal around here” with all the attention Greenland is getting. “I feel now every day is about (Trump) and I just want to get away from it.”

“It’s all a bit crazy. Of course the population here is a bit shook up,” said 30-year-old Inuk Kristensen. “My opinion is the same as everyone’s: Of course you don’t do things this way. You don’t just come here and say that you want to buy the place.”

As the nautical gateway to the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America, Greenland has broader strategic value as both China and Russia seek access to its waterways and natural resources.

“We need to ensure that America is leading in the Arctic, because we know that if America doesn’t, other nations will fill the gap where we fall behind,” Vance said.

Big Government In MAGAland: Nanny Kennedy Wants To Ban Soda!

Kennedy Cola. 

Y'all voted for this.

A bunch of morons in the Trump administration.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is continuing the destruction of freedoms. 

The department is slashing over 10,000 jobs.

The announcement marks one of the largest mass firings since President Donald J. Trump took office and tasked each Cabinet department to work with the White House DOGE office and its de facto leader, Elon Musk. The HHS announcement includes "doge" in its URL.

The HHS said the firings would save taxpayers $1.8 billion a year. With previous reductions and early retirements, HHS will have slashed nearly 20,000 workers. In a video announcing the move, Kennedy said HHS had grown too large while not going enough to improve the nation's health outcomes.

"HHS is a sprawling bureaucracy that encompasses literally hundreds of departments, committees, and other offices," Kennedy said in a video posted on X. "You know how bureaucracies work — every time a new issue arises, they tack on another committee. This leads to tremendous waste and duplication, and worst of all, a loss of any unified sense of mission."

Kennedy said the agency is creating an Administration for a Healthy America that would combine multiple agencies, including the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, into one entity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mission would be refocused on preventing epidemics, he said.

The HHS and Department of Agriculture are considering a ban on sodas. They are targeting low income and food assistance.

That will certainly drive lobbyists and companies out to push Republicans to reject it.

He also is pushing to ban soda to recipients of food assistance. 

We give billions to Israel to commit genocide, watch Jeff Bezos spend millions on his extravagant wedding, allow a misleading agitator like Sean "Softball" Hannity get paid millions to run his mouth and give Trump as pass on criminal accountability.

Yet, we want to ban working class, the struggling class and the poor class from drinking soft drinks.

Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Dr. Pepper/7-Up and Anheuser-Busch will certainly fight the Trump administration.

The main problem: HHS isn’t even in charge of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

While both Kennedy and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins have said that federal aid should not be used to buy products that cause obesity, USDA officials are irritated at Kennedy’s encroachment, leading to a behind-the-scenes split in the Make America Healthy Again drive, sources told Politico.

Kennedy’s aides have allegedly encouraged state officials to ask the federal government to limit soda purchases for beneficiaries of SNAP, which feeds 42 million low-income people across the country.

Bucket of Rollins Vegetables.

“Rollins and Kennedy, they’ve both talked about this issue,” a USDA staffer told the outlet. “However, [HHS] is flying solo. It just doesn’t help to find a joint pathway forward.”

Rollins reportedly voiced support for the sugary drinks ban during a private White House meeting with MAGA influencers earlier this month, which Kennedy also attended.

“The top item that food stamps support through taxpayer dollars: Sugary drinks, to a group of children that come from a lower socioeconomic ladder that are in many ways from very impoverished families,” she said, according to Politico. “And yet, that’s the number one thing our food stamp program is buying.”

Kennedy said in a Fox News interview that low-income communities were being “poisoned” by soda drinks. “We shouldn’t be subsidizing them,” he said. “They’re the ones with the worst chronic disease burden, and we are literally poisoning those neighborhoods.”

Both departments denied to Politico that there was any friction over the issue.

“Where improvements can be made to encourage healthier decisions and healthier outcomes, the Department stands ready to support those improvements. This notion that USDA is obstructing is nothing more than inside-the-beltway nonsense,” USDA spokesperson Audra Weeks said in a statement.