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| The Prince of Wails. |
While King Charles III is allowed to get away with his sultry actions, his brother Andrew is now facing accountability. His ties to Jeffrey Epstein has finally came to head.
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| Pardon me? |
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| The Prince of Wails. |
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| Pardon me? |
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| Life after Jada. |
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| August with Jada. |
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| Another retailer gone. Private equity firms are a huge problem in the United States. They are literally driving companies to bankruptcy. |
Thanks to private equity firms and the lack of shopping experience from in foot travel, Francssca's filed for bankruptcy and now is engaging in liquidation.
Women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and launched going-out-of-business sales at all its stores.
The company, founded in Houston in 1999, announced Friday that it voluntarily filed for protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The retailer said the move is intended to facilitate a court-supervised process designed to maximize value for stakeholders.
Francesca's currently has 457 locations in 45 states.
Advisors Tiger Group, SB360 Capital Partners and GA Group have launched court-approved store closing sales across the company’s entire fleet.
"Shoppers will find discounts of 25-40% off across all product categories, and new merchandise will continue to arrive at stores," Michael McGrail of Tiger Group said in a statement.
"It's an opportunity to add to or accessorize your wardrobe, find unique gifts or just go on a treasure hunt for extraordinary deals."
Discounted merchandise includes sweaters and cardigans, blouses and skirts, loungewear and intimates, denim jackets, party and wedding guest dresses, rompers and jumpsuits and jewelry, gifts and accessories.
Francesca's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2020 and was later acquired out of bankruptcy by TerraMar Capital and Tiger Group for $18 million.
In the years after exiting bankruptcy, Francesca’s attempted revival efforts, including launching a tween-oriented line called Franki by Francesca’s and acquiring Miley Cyrus and Suki Waterhouse's lifestyle brand Richer Poorer. The chain also opened a new store at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in April 2024.
A spokesperson for Francesca's did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment.
Capitalism at its best. The status quo keep telling you that capitalism is making Americans rich. Only the elitists are getting rich. They are hoarding the wealth, piling on the debt, conspiring ways to make Americans hate one another or other nationalities and push us to global war.
With no buyers and private equity firms gobbling up longstanding companies piling up debt on them, it leads to the liquidation of the company.
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| The Long Star Shootout. |
James Talarico had earned a million overnight. Stephen Colbert addressed the Paramount Skydance bosses this week after he was informed about FCC chairman Brenden Carr's demand for equal time for competing candidates. It lead to a massive funding haul.
The Texas state representative and his opponent, current U.S. House member Jasmine Crockett are feuding.
Whomever wins this will have to bring a coalition together to take on either Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Attorney General Ken Paxton or Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX). They are feuding as well for the Republican nomination.
Crockett who is best known for catch phrases and shock value, is hoping to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas.
Texas intentionally redraw her congressional district to make it more Republican friendly.
Talarico was one of those state lawmakers that left the state in a showboat to stop Gov. Greg Abbott amd Texas state Republicans from passing the redistricting law.
Crockett is a U.S. Representative from Dallas known for her "street fighter" style. James Talarico is an Austin-area State Representative and former teacher who emphasizes his Christian faith and economic populism.
Both fringe on trying to outclass one another.
I refuse to endorse either of them.
One reason stands.....
Their support of the apartheid ethnostate of Israel.
So like former lawmaker (known for catch phrases and shock value) Marjorie Taylor Greene, it's a high risk gamble for Crockett who carries shock value when she speaks.
Some of the Kamala stans are throwing the race card.
Race has nothing to do with the left's war on the Democratic Party. Because if it was about race, Nina Turner, Cori Bush, Antonio Delgado and Jamaal Bowman would win their bids.
Okay, folks.
Blue MAGA is what the left dubbed establishment Democrats who continue to embrace status quo politics. The party that wants our votes but refuses to hear our concerns is not going to win the Midterms on fear mongering about President Donald J. Trump.
I strongly disagree with Clay Cane and Reecie Colbert. They were doing the usual snapping at the left for holding Crockett accountable for her votes to fund Israel.
She is a federal lawmaker who has the decisions of Congress in a vote. She is held to a standard whereas Talarico isn't. He is held accountable for his inability to do his job as a Texas state representative. Leaving the state is theatrics. That isn't leadership. It's a sideshow.
I have been flooded with spam texts from Democrats almost every week. I have openly rejected any attempts. I got phone calls from Democratic pollsters and I kept telling them, it's about Israel and the paychecks.
I made it clear, I am choosing to be independent.
I will vote accordingly.
After former vice president Kamala Harris lost the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Democrats had to figure out what went wrong.
An endorsement decline wasn't a factor.
The economy, Israel, lack of preparation, former president Joe Biden's late withdrawal, ignoring the primary challengers, Merrick Garland slow walking indictment of Trump, allowing Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and John Fetterman sink the Biden agenda played roles.
I come to realize that all this worshiping of strangers isn't a winning strategy. To be honest, I want policies to make my community better. I am tired of Americans paying for other countries needs.
I am tired of the neverending distractions.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance are going to find out how Americans aren't going to put up with their antics much longer.
I give Crockett a 48% chance of winning. I give Talarico a 46% of winning.
I see a five point disadvantage for whomever the Democratic nominee is.
Texas is Solid Republican as I post. Things can change. But like Collin Allred's nine point loss to Ted Cruz, the writing is on the wall. Democrats are going to gamble on a state that hasn't voted for candidate since Lloyd Bentsen.
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| Officially in. The race for a Florida U.S. Congressional seat now has Luther Campbell competing. |
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| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is vulnerable and likely heading to defeat. Her support of Israel, allegations of corruption and tone deafness may doom her reelection bid. |
Official Statement from Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell
— Luther Luke Campbell (@unclelukereal1) February 16, 2026
Candidate for U.S. Congress – Florida’s 20th District
“After decades of fighting for my community—from the courtroom defending free speech all the way to the United States Supreme Court, to building businesses that created…
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| Elijah Manley could be the next Maxwell Frost or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
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| Robert Duvall passed away from natural causes. |
Robert Duvall, the longtime actor and director known for being a key player in The Godfather has passed away at the age of 95.
Midway Wrap Up in May.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers will react to his passing.
Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95.
Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from his publicist and from a statement posted on his Facebook page by his wife, Luciana Duvall.
“To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything,” Luciana Duvall wrote. “His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented.”
The bald, wiry Duvall didn’t have leading man looks, but few “character actors” enjoyed such a long, rewarding and unpredictable career, in leading and supporting roles, from an itinerant preacher to Josef Stalin. Beginning with his 1962 film debut as Boo Radley, the reclusive neighbor in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Duvall created a gallery of unforgettable portrayals. They earned him seven Academy Award nominations and the best actor prize for “Tender Mercies,” which came out in 1983. He also won four Golden Globes, including one for playing the philosophical cattle-drive boss in the 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” a role he often cited as his favorite.
In 2005, Duvall was awarded a National Medal of Arts.
He had been acting for some 20 years when “The Godfather,” released in 1972, established him as one of the most in-demand performers of Hollywood. He had made a previous film, “The Rain People,” with Francis Coppola, and the director chose him to play Tom Hagen in the mafia epic that featured Al Pacino and Marlon Brando among others. Duvall was a master of subtlety as an Irishman among Italians, rarely at the center of a scene, but often listening and advising in the background, an irreplaceable thread through the saga of the Corleone crime family.
“Stars and Italians alike depend on his efficiency, his tidying up around their grand gestures, his being the perfect shortstop on a team of personality sluggers,” wrote the critic David Thomson. “Was there ever a role better designed for its actor than that of Tom Hagen in both parts of ‘The Godfather?’”
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| Trump meeting Duvall. |
“The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like — victory.”
Coppola once commented about Duvall: “Actors click into character at different times — the first week, third week. Bobby’s hot after one or two takes.”
Honored, but still hungry
He was Oscar-nominated as supporting actor for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” but a dispute over money led him to turn down the third Godfather epic, a loss deeply felt by critics, fans and “Godfather” colleagues. Duvall would complain publicly about being offered less than his co-stars.
Fellow actors marveled at Duvall’s studious research and planning, and his coiled energy. Michael Caine, who co-starred with him in the 2003 “Secondhand Lions,” once told The Associated Press: “Before a big scene, Bobby just sits there, absolutely quiet; you know when not to talk to him.” Anyone who disturbed him would suffer the well-known Duvall temper, famously on display during the filming of the John Wayne Western “True Grit,” when Duvall seethed at director Henry Hathaway’s advice to “tense up” before a scene.
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| Duvall being honored the Medal of Arts by George W. Bush. |
Among other notable roles: the outlaw gang leader who gets ambushed by John Wayne in “True Grit"; Jesse James in “The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid"; the pious and beleaguered Frank Burns in “M-A-S-H"; the TV hatchet man in “Network"; Dr. Watson in “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution"; and the sadistic father in “The Great Santini.”
“When I was doing ‘Colors’ in 1988 with Sean Penn, someone asked me how I do it all these years, keep it fresh. Well, if you don’t overwork, have some hobbies, you can do it and stay hungry even if you’re not really hungry,” Duvall told The Associated Press in 1990.
In his mid-80s, he received a supporting Oscar nomination as the title character of the 2014 release “The Judge,” in which he is accused of causing a death in a hit-and-run accident. More recent films included “Widows” and “12 Mighty Orphans.”
Ungifted in school, gifted on stage
Robert Selden Duvall grew up in the Navy towns of Annapolis and the San Diego area, where he was born in 1931. He spent time in other cities as his father, who rose to be an admiral, was assigned to various duties.
The boy’s experience helped in his adult profession as he learned the nuances of regional speech and observed the psyche of military men, which he would portray in several films.
Duvall reportedly used his Navy officer father as the basis for his portrayal of the explosive militarist in “The Great Santini,” based on the Pat Conroy novel. He commented in 2003: “My dad was a gentleman but a seether, a stern, blustery guy, and away a lot of the time.” Bobby took after his mother, an amateur actress, in playing a guitar and performing. He was a wrestler like his father and enjoyed besting kids older than himself.
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| His wife confirmed his passing. |
“Way back when I was in college,” Duvall told the AP in 1990, “there was a wonderful man named Frank Parker, who had been a dancer in World War I. We did a full-length mime play and I played a Harlequin clown. I really liked that.
“Then, I played an older guy in ‘All My Sons,’ and at one point I had this emotional moment, where this emotion was pouring out. Parker said at that moment he didn’t think acting can be carried any further than that. And this guy was a very critical guy. So I thought, at that moment at least, this is what I wanted to do.”
After two years in the Army, he used the G.I. Bill to finance his studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, hanging out with such other young hopefuls as Robert Morse, Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. After a one-night performance in “A View From the Bridge,” Duvall began getting offers for work in TV series, among them “The Naked City” and “The Defenders.”
Between his high-paying jobs in major productions, Duvall devoted himself to directing personal projects: a documentary about a prairie family, “We’re Not the Jet Set”; a film about gypsies, “Angelo, My Love”; and “Assassination Tango,” in which he also starred.
Duvall had been a tango dancer since seeing the musical “Tango Argentina” in the 1980s and visited in Argentina dozens of times to study the dance and the culture. The result was the 2003 release about a hit man with a passion for tango.
His co-star was Luciana Pedraza, 42 years his junior, whom he married in 2005. Duvall’s three previous marriages — to Barbara Benjamin, Gail Youngs and Sharon Brophy — ended in divorce.
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| They more upset over his outfit. |
Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.
Spike Lee dripped in Palestine at the NBA all-Star 🇵🇸 🏀 ✨ pic.twitter.com/mw1ScQgoSy
— State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN) February 16, 2026
Spike Lee at #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/wL7kdfuNuo
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) February 17, 2025
American filmmaker Spike Lee drew attention during the NBA All-Star Game 2026 by wearing an outfit featuring colors and symbols associated with the Palestinian flag. pic.twitter.com/xzVnQipcDa
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 17, 2026
The chad Palestine supporter Spike Lee vs. the virgin Zionist LeBron James https://t.co/fJRHeGWoF7 pic.twitter.com/q99Qe41Eky
— 679 Enthusiast (@marionumber4) February 16, 2026
American filmmaker Spike Lee appeared during the NBA
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) February 16, 2026
All-Star Weekend wearing Palestine-inspired clothing and accessories inside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, in a moment that drew wide attention across social media. pic.twitter.com/d5IKWP1MNu
Just a little neighborly gift for Spike Lee 🫶 pic.twitter.com/KJYx4kivT5
— Lizzy Savetsky (@LizzySavetsky) February 16, 2026
NBA SHOULD BAN SPIKE LEE FOR DISRESPECTFUL PRO-PALESTINE OUTFIT!
— The Craig Carton Show (@CraigCartonShow) February 16, 2026
“Spike Lee should be banned from every basketball game for the rest of his life! There’s no place for this! He shouldn’t be allowed at Madison Square Garden!” - Craig Carton@craigcartonlive @TyJohnsonNews #NBA… pic.twitter.com/ea1tQ2AiZ7
it’s not a “good” statement. it’s the best statement. respect to spike lee! free palestine. https://t.co/AlkIB9VUEq
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) February 16, 2026
Shout out to Spike Lee.
— Ismail (Ish) Aderonmu (@LegalishCA) February 16, 2026
Am Israel Cry harder @toddrichman. https://t.co/YsMTBCiK3l pic.twitter.com/JN66BWMYfi
Scumbag Spike Lee at NBA All Star game. Demand the @nyknicks don’t use this Jew hater in anymore ads pic.twitter.com/scDczV8D1p
— Betar Worldwide (@Betar_USA) February 15, 2026
Spike Lee is a Nazi Jew Hater. pic.twitter.com/6WyUjmSeRM
— E.M.B. (@Markmywordszzz) February 16, 2026
Jew hating scumbag Spike Lee had multiple outfits with triangles calling for Jews to be killed at the all star Game. https://t.co/HJb9yqEDr4 pic.twitter.com/1VMEQ1AWkB
— Betar Worldwide (@Betar_USA) February 15, 2026
Scumbag Jew hating Spike Lee should be banned from every NBA arena for life just as one would ban someone wearing a KKK outfit.
— Betar Worldwide (@Betar_USA) February 17, 2026
If @MSGNetworks allows Spike to continue in their ads and front row of stadium they will face a harsh (HARSH) Zionist backlash.
Mr. Jim Dolan: The… https://t.co/PTsYxiMnIx pic.twitter.com/hXu0EKboQv
Dear Spike Lee,
— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) February 16, 2026
15,000 black people in Gaza live in Al-Abeed — it translates to "The Slaves."
Women there are chosen as 2nd, 3rd, or 4th wives.
You should dress in your Keffiyeh best and visit, Spikey-poo.
I'm not sure who this man is, but you should get to know him. Learn. pic.twitter.com/aMOhYGGKA5
Spike Lee has always been a Jew hating piece of shit. https://t.co/QmOQa9aWV9
— Sweep The Leg (@SweepTheLeg337) February 16, 2026
Congratulations!!!
— Jake Donnelly (@RedWhiteBlueJew) February 16, 2026
Spike Lee just proved anti-Zionism is indeed antisemitism.
Keep posting you guys, you’re doing great work showing the world that not even sports are free from your all consuming Jew Hatred https://t.co/kx11HTsGpr
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| The genocidal baller. He was triggered by Spike Lee's attire. |
Could you name one damn thing Israel's done for the United States?
Cause sure as hell, Israel is spying on Americans, meddling in our elections, doing foreign lobbying with the assistance of AIPAC and the ADL.
The Israeli government through its proxies are trying to sway American lawmakers into criminalizing criticism of its actions to antisemitism.
Hamas is not raping women and there is no proof they done such a horrible act. It is part of the dehumanizing campaign Israel is promoting to influencers in the West. You see it when they are constantly deflecting from the images of Gaza being destroyed by American and European sponsored Israeli weapons. In their minds, they are justifying the brutal slaughter of children, men, women, journalists and doctors as collateral damage.