Anne Schedeen Passed Away!

Actress Anne Schedeen has passed away. She was best known for playing Kate Tanner on the 1980s sitcom ALF.

The 1980s sitcom ALF was popular between 1986 to 1990. It spawned a franchise which included a talk show, two animated shows, two television movies and a reboot (on hold).

Gordon Shumway is a Melmacian slacker who landed on Earth. He ended up befriending a California family and work feverishly to keep him from the public despite his stubbornness to not be overlooked. He often tries to eat the family cat and make long distance calls.

There are now two surviving members of ALF. 

Paul Fusco and Andrea Elson.

Fusco is executive producer of the sitcom and ALF's "manager."

Elson played Lynne Tanner, the eldest daughter.

Anne Schedeen, an actress best known for her role on the classic TV series "ALF," has died. She was 77.

Schedeen's death was confirmed on June 14 in a statement from her family shared on Facebook, which said she "passed peacefully."

"She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humor, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, burning hatred for Trump, passion for second-hand thrifting, and love for a good story," the family wrote. "We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her."

Schedeen starred as matriarch Kate Tanner on "ALF," the NBC sitcom that followed an alien – brought to life on the show using a puppet – who crash lands on Earth and lives with a family in California. The series ran for four seasons, from 1986 to 1990. Schedeen starred alongside Max Wright, who played patriarch Willie Tanner and died in 2019.

ALF was a culture phenomenon. The cast, ALF (Gordon Shumway), Benji Gregory, Andrea Elson, Anne Schedeen and Max Wright. ALF is voiced by Paul Fusco. 

Though Kate Tanner was her most famous role, Schedeen also appeared in episodes of shows like "Murder, She Wrote," "Magnum, P.I.," "Cheers," "Three's Company," "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Six Million Dollar Man," according to IMDb. Her first screen acting credits were in 1974.

Schedeen grew up in Portland, Oregon. Speaking to The Washington Post in 1988, she reflected on the way "ALF" made her famous practically overnight.

"I consider myself lucky," she told the Post at the time. "For years I've been able to make a wonderful living and retain my anonymity. It helped me hit the antique stores, which is a passion of mine. It's a little hard to bargain if the store salesman knows you're on a hit show."

Schedeen is survived by her husband, Christopher Barrett, and daughter, Taylor Barrett, as well as her sister, niece, brother, and daughters-in-law. In their Facebook post, the family remembered her as "a force."

"And it is unimaginable to think about life without her in it," the family said. "But as she said, 'I'm always with you.' And she's right. The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes, and all around joie de vivre live on. Raise a margarita in her honor."

The family asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Habitat for Humanity.

Max Wright and Benji Gregory have passed away in 2019 and 2024.

Gun Violence Is Biggest Threat In Ohio But Republicans Want You To Present Yourself During Traffic Stops!

Ohio Republicans continue taking rights away.

Ohio motorists and passengers, if you refuse to provide your name, your birthdate and address in a routine traffic stop, you are subject to arrest on a second degree misdemeanor.

Ohio House Republican members Sharon Ray and Cindy Abrams seems to be the sponsors of this "Show Me Your Papers" law. This is a deliberate attempt to push for ICE to engage with motorists who aren't U.S. citizens.

Those bitch ass Karens. 

I guess Republicans are getting tired of Ohioans using their constitutional rights to refuse acknowledgement when a traffic stop becomes an unlawful search and seizure.

They feel like if you're Black, Muslim, Arab, an immigrant or a person who knows their rights when it comes to traffic stops, you must comply to the officer.

Ohio House Bill 492

Backed by the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, proponents argue the bill provides a much-needed "tool in the toolbox". It aims to close legal loopholes—such as rulings in cases like Toledo v. Dandridge—where merely refusing to give a name was not considered obstruction. Police note this is heavily directed at movements like "sovereign citizens" who escalate mundane traffic stops into tense standoffs by refusing to identify themselves.

Critics argue the bill intrudes on citizens' constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure and the right to remain silent. Privacy advocates warn it grants police broader grounds to detain and potentially arrest individuals for non-violent, passive refusals to comply with verbal demands.

Well it takes two white out of touch state politicians to rollback your constitutional rights to refuse identification.

The co sponsors are mostly white. Two exceptions. The outgoing Josh Williams is a Black Republican who pushed the adult content age verification law. Haraz Ghanbari, an Iranian American Republican who is a Zionist sipping for Israel.

Opponents argue that while the white, mostly suburban or rural lawmakers who sponsored the bill frame it strictly as a matter of "officer safety," the real-world impact of expanding police power to arrest passengers and drivers for failing to provide verbal ID will disproportionately fall on Black and Brown Ohioans, who are statistically stopped by law enforcement at higher

The American Civil Liberities Union will challenge this law that Ohio Republicans passed in the statehouse. The bill cleared the state chambers and will head to Gov. Mike DeWine for signature.

With a rise in gun violence, why would are not focus on curbing gun violence?

Literally, in an open carry state of Ohio, you could put more cops at risk if you try to push a forced engagement with motorists who reserve the right to be silent.

Cops are not your friends. Unless you personally know them, they are public servants 

Why can't we lower the grocery prices? 

The United States and Iran reached an agreement that requires the U.S. to pay for the damages, back off their nuclear program and stop Israel from continuing its genocides.

The U.S. will find a way to reload their weapons and of course, Israel will not abide to it.

Did you know that Ohio has invested over $40 million in Israeli bonds? 

That means our taxes are funding Israel.

Deadly Crossings!

No passing lane violations kills.

Deadly accident in Indiana kills three young Black women.

As they were approaching Interstate 74, a deadly crash.

On U.S. highway 52 in Dearborn County, Indiana, a motorist impatiently passed a vehicle in a blind spot no passing lane. The motorist ends up crashing into a semi truck.

Kelis Manuel, her sister Kimora and friend Le’Marea (Lee Lee) Holmes have died in this accident. A fourth woman was not identified as of yet. The women were from Cincinnati. The driver of the semi truck Jimmy Davis, from Cincinnati was injured after the vehicle crashed into a pole. 

The head-on crash in Dearborn County Sunday morning may have implications of drunk driving and reckless endangerment, according to Indiana State Police.

The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. on US-52 near SR-46 near West Harrison. ISP says a Honda Civic being driven by a 23-year-old Kelis Manuel of Fairfield was traveling west on US-52 when, while in a no-passing zone, Manuel tried to pass a Dodge Ram pulling a utility trailer. Manuel's car then collided head-on with a semi-truck traveling east.

The driver of the semi was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Manuel and an unidentified rear-seat passenger were taken to Cincinnati-area hospitals with life-threatening injuries.

Early Sunday morning, it was heavy rain and the driver was impaired. It was a fatal mistake.

Dearborn County Sheriff, Cincinnati Police, Indiana State Police and the West Harrison Police will be investigating the incident.

West Harrison is a suburb of the Cincinnati metro area. The city of Cincinnati is located in Ohio with a population of 315,000. The city metro includes communities in. Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky has a population of 2.6 million.

Catching Strays From Mongrels!

Two greased pigs.

Paramount+ hosted Freedom 250 the UFC fight at the White House on Sunday. President Donald J. Trump allowed UFC to build a mini arena on the lawn. To celebrate his 80th birthday the president hosted another damn circus.

Last year was the military parade. 

Josh Hokit made the show interesting.

The former NFL player turned MMA fighter Hokit was victorious via a TKO over Derrick Lewis, who is Trump’s favorite fighter, in the second round.

Josh Hokit says “Michelle Obama is a man” after defeating Derrick Lewis on the White House lawn at UFC Freedom 250. pic.twitter.com/qBq4hl4TEx

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 15, 2026

Josh Hokit showed up to the weigh-ins "drunk" and threw up on himself 😭

"So what, maybe I was drinking last night. Who wouldn't be. I have a giant black man that wants to knock me out." pic.twitter.com/YP02EnjmSS

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 13, 2026

“Shout-out to Trump for having the balls to put some s--- like this on,” Hokit told Joe Rogan in an interview after his win.

After shouting out his “Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Hokit looked directly into the camera and said, “And lastly, Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right America?”

After his win, Hokit put a medallion around Trump’s neck, with White House communications adviser Margo Martin capturing the incident on Instagram.

The New York Times reported that Trump put a white baseball hat on his head after Hokit appeared to “disturb” his hair while placing his medallion over the president’s head.

Free speech.

I am offended. But what will you do about it?

I mean are you going to vote?

I mean Paramount Skydance is about to own Warner Bros. Discovery. You cannot completely boycott the junk food media based on some asshole saying racist, transphobic and disrespectful comments toward former first lady Michelle Obama.

Like I've said. 

It isn't going to do much good getting outraged over some asshole when you are struggling to pay your bills. This idiot is the least of my concerns.

Fuck those idiots who support that type of disrespect.

Just think if an entertainer said something offensive of First Lady Melania Trump.

Jimmy Kimmel should just test the waters and allow his free speech to go beyond what Hokit does?

Just saying.

Is It A Deal Or Just Noise?

The Strait of Hormuz still closed. 

Laugh if you haven't heard this one!

The United States has negotiated an agreement with Iran after four months of endless chaos. The Iranians are agreeing to a mutual ceasefire. 

What are the official compromises?

The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market.

Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would occur Friday in Switzerland.

But the memorandum of understanding over the war already faced intense challenges. Israel’s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations.

Meanwhile, the deal gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from that accord in his first term, setting the stage for the tensions that culminated in the war.

“Congratulations to all!” Trump wrote on social media as he celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday with a UFC cage match fight at the White House.

He added, “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” which was imposed in retaliation for Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway.

He soon hedged, however, saying the strait wouldn’t open until Friday’s signing.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing it until it was signed Friday. He said the deal followed talks with Qatar, another mediator.

Israel, which has insisted it be allowed a freehand to pursue Hezbollah as it occupies southern Lebanon and has extended its military operations into areas its forces haven’t been in a quarter century, did not immediately comment. Israel joined the U.S. in launching the war on Feb. 28.

Benchmark Brent crude oil fell more than $3 a barrel on the news as Asian stock markets rallied.

Pakistan, a key mediator, announces deal

Pakistan first announced the deal, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying “both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.” He added that mediators this week will facilitate meetings to “lay the foundation for the technical talks.”

Broader negotiations on outstanding issues like Iran’s nuclear program would continue over the next 60 days, two senior Pakistani officials said earlier Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. If the sides fail to reach a resolution within that time, the timeline could be extended.

Qatari mediators later left Tehran following 17 hours of negotiations, said an official briefed on the developments who spoke on condition of anonymity due to sensitivity of the talks. Separate preparatory meetings with each side will take place in Doha this week, the official said.

It was not clear who from Iran would sign the deal on Friday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News the White House was still figuring out who would attend: “I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible the president himself could be there.”

But concern among Republicans in the U.S. already could be seen. They included U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who described Vance as “the architect of the deal.”

“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,” Graham wrote online.

Interim deal faces intense scrutiny

The first strike of the war killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Khamenei’s son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is now supreme leader. He has not been seen in the public since the war began, but his approval was needed for Iran to sign off on the deal.

There was apparent friction inside Iran in the hours before the announcement, as the government warned that division at home over the deal weakened its negotiating position.

The deal likely returns the region to a status that existed before the war, but with thousands of people dead and Iran wielding a new source of negotiating pressure with its ability to influence shipping in the strait. The waterway is crucial to significant shipments of oil, natural gas and related products like fertilizer, and its effective closure rocked the global economy.

Even with a deal, it will take months for oil and gas supplies to flow freely enough for the world’s needs to be met because shipping and insurance companies want to be confident the agreement will last, energy experts said.

Tehran also still has a ballistic missile arsenal and enough highly enriched uranium to build several nuclear weapons, should it choose to pursue them.

Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up the enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites that were badly damaged by U.S. strikes last year.

The U.S. has sought the removal of the enriched uranium from Iran as part of a deal. Russia has offered to take it. But Iran insists it wants to keep the uranium

Cheryl Krueger Passed Away!

Cheryl Krueger, founder of Cheryl & Co. and C. Krueger Baked Goods passed away.

The founder of a national cookie franchise has passed away from Parkinson's disease.

Cheryl Krueger, founder of Cheryl’s Cookies, died peacefully Saturday morning.

Krueger was the founder of C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods and multi-million dollar gourmet gift and food brand Cheryl & Co. Krueger died peacefully Saturday at 3:30 a.m. at the age of 74, following a three-year battle with Parkinson’s, a spokesperson said.

“We need thousands more business owners with Cheryl Krueger’s courage, creativity, compassion and sense of civic duty,” former Ohio Gov. John Kasich wrote in his book “Courage is Contagious.”

Krueger built the brand from a cookie shop based on family recipes to a million-dollar business, transforming it into Cheryl & Co. After decades of entrepreneurship, she sold the business in 2005 for $40 million. In 2018, Krueger came out of retirement to found C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods, delivering cookie gift boxes nationwide.

Krueger also led a long career in service and assisting other businesses. She was on the board of directors for Bob Evans, Heartland Bank, Ohio State University, The James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, among others.

A well-decorated entrepreneur, her accolades include a YMCA Woman of Achievement Award and the prestigious James Champion Award from the James. In a statement, her family said “Cheryl measured success not by awards received, but by lives impacted.”

Krueger dedicated much of her time to charity. After Walker died of cancer and Krueger’s son battled with the same disease, she worked to raise money for cancer research and patient care. She also worked closely with the Tressel Family Fund and various food banks, military support causes and student scholarships.

Krueger was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2023 and chose to be public about her diagnosis. She used her business and platform to raise awareness and fund research about the disease.

Krueger’s visitation and funeral will be held on June 19 at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service in Gahanna. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations to the Cheryl Krueger Memorial Fund at The Columbus Foundation.

28%!

You're out of touch. You're out of time.

Today, the President of the United States, the 45th/47th, Donald J. Trump turns 80 years old. In real time, we are watching our president slowly decline in physical and mental form.

Only five years ago, Trump was talking about how Joe Biden was "Sleepy Joe" and his allies were concerned about his cognitive decline.

Well, Mr. President...

Being the oldest serving U.S. president does have its downsides.

Being born in the Boomer generation, Trump inherited his views from his parents. Trump was born in a time where the U.S. must be the good guys despite the generations of chaos its inflicted upon the world. Economic policies like capitalism is the common good. White men always represents leadership in the U.S. 

We look at Blacks, Arabs, gays, transgenders and non Christian, non Jewish and non Americans as the enemy.

Since 1948, Israel established a cruel manifest destiny. Expel the Arabs and grow the region for a Jewish only ethnostate. Use relics of the 20th Century to raise concerns about how the fraught for existence remains in their right and no one else.

The Israeli military strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital.

The attacks threatened to hamper negotiations over a deal, which in its current form is a deep disappointment to Israel’s government. The last time Israel struck the Beirut suburbs a week ago, it set off the most serious escalation of fighting between Iran and Israel since the tenuous ceasefire took hold April 7.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were in response to Hezbollah attacks on the north of the country. Israel’s military said earlier in the day that Hezbollah had launched three projectiles into northern Israel, releasing footage where an audible boom was followed by a column of smoke rising above the tree line..

Truth.

Israel is trying to derail any peace talks by continuing these aggressions. 

Sitting at 28%, Trump is completely out of touch with the American people. On Sunday night, the White House will be the grounds for a UFC fight on Paramount+. 

This comes as the biggest waste of taxpayer money. Second to the military parade that he held last year before he launched the first attack on Iran.

Gene Shalit Passed Away!

Famed film critic Gene Shalit passed away on Friday.

Famed film critic Gene Shalit has passed away at the age of 100. The fast talking witty film critic and journalist was famous in the 1970s until 2010s.

Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.

Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life.”

Shalit joined “Today” as a contributor in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973, later settling in for his segment, “Critic’s Corner.” When he left the show in 2010, he was one of the last high-profile film critics on a major network.

“What resonated above his unusual appearance was his incredible wit, his remarkable intelligence. But he didn’t pound you over the head with it. He amused you. He enlightened and amused whatever subject he was on,” Guy Ludwig, Shalit’s producer for more than 20 years, wrote in an essay of his time.

It was no coincidence that Chicago critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel’s local “thumbs-up, thumbs-down” movie-review program, “Sneak Previews,” went national on PBS in the late 1970s and that “Today” show’s ABC rival, “Good Morning America,” hired Joel Siegel to be its movie critic in 1981.

Famed for the mustache and cigars, Gene would offer a honest take on films.

“Shalit was instrumental in changing the balance of critical power in America. When he began his ‘Today’ tenure, newspapers and magazines were the primary sources for movie reviews. That’s where cinematic opinion was sparked and shaped,” The Plain Dealer wrote in 2010, calling Shalit “Daniel Boone in a bow tie and Groucho glasses.”

Magazine Work Led To NBC Offer

Shalit started as an entertainment columnist for McCall’s magazine, eventually becoming senior film critic for Look magazine in 1968 and writing for Ladies’ Home Journal. His popularity in magazines led to an offer from NBC.

“No one at NBC had seen him. They’d only read his stuff. So he walked into this executive’s office and the executive took one look at him and said, ‘Mr. Shalit, have you ever thought of radio?’” wrote Ludwig. “They didn’t know how the public would react to someone who looked so different from people who were typically on TV in 1967.”

On the air, Shalit was a middle-of-the-road critic. Of 1986’s classic “Stand By Me,” he said it was different from other movies about youth “because of instead of grossing you out, ‘Stand by You’ is engrossing.”

“Many critics will give so much of the plot of a movie away that they destroy the movie for the viewer... I just don’t give away the story,” he told The Associated Press in 1993.

The Kennedy Center!

Trump’s 80th birthday was full of disappointments.

A federal court ordered the removal of President Donald J. Trump's name from the Kennedy Center of Arts. I wonder if he is going to take his frustrations out on the nephew of the late 35th President Of The United States.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the nephew of John F. Kennedy and son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.

Kennedy is a Republican (formerly a Democrat).

Anyway, the Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center.

Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, said in a statement to The Associated Press that “we are complying with the court’s order while evaluating all legal options to preserve this revitalization and recognize President Trump’s leadership.”

In a Thursday memo to staff from the Kennedy Center’s Office of General Counsel, the institution’s lawyers said email signatures, letterhead and other documents must reflect the name as “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” or “Kennedy Center.”

The changes, the memo said, must be completed by June 12.

In a May 29 decision, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations that had been planned to start in July.

Hours after the ruling, Trump said he was backing away from the revamp and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president’s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The next day, Trump on social media branded Cooper as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the performing arts center that he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.”

Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly,” tying Cooper’s ruling to earlier losses, including the Supreme Court’s rejection in February of his sweeping tariffs.

The removal marked a setback in the president’s second-term plans to remake many of Washington’s landmarks — and add new ones.

On Thursday, his administration said renovations had been completed on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, painting the bottom what Trump has called “American flag blue.” The White House East Wing was demolished to build a large ballroom, and Trump plans to build an arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

Over 60% of Americans believe the president is not focused on the issues that got him reelected. The president’s refusal to reign in on inflation, his endless insults on people, this war with Iran, abandoning his America First agenda, the refusal to release the Epstein files and the slow job growth has him at record lows.

Trump has a job approval ot 31%. The MAGA base 83%. Republicans 78%. Democrats 11%. Independents 14%. 

Vice President JD Vance has a job approval of 35%. 

Congress has a job approval of 21%.

The U.S. Supreme Court has a job approval of 25%.

Trump turns 80 on Sunday.

Paramount Skydance Gets Warner Bros. Discovery!

The world as we know it is own by these two.

An old white man and his son, a middle age man who have ties to Jewish interests, Israel and the Republican Party now can control the junk food media's platforms.

Larry and David Ellison own Oracle, GrubHub, NetSuite, TikTok U.S., Paramount Skydance and with the U.S. Justice Department approval, they will own Warner Bros. Discovery.

The list of companies that operate under Paramount Skydance include: CBS, CBS News, CBS Radio (which ended in 2026), Paramount+, MTV Network, VH1, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, TVLand, Pluto TV, part of The CW (majority Nexstar, part of WBD and Paramount Skydance), Showtime, The Smithsonian Channel, Flix, The Movie Channel, Logo, CMT and POP TV.

They own the libraries of The Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Avatar Studios, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mission Impossible, 60 Minutes, The Young and The Restless, Beyond The Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, the UFC, Bevis and Butthead, etc.

Now they will own Turner Networks, HBO, HBO Max, CNN, Cinemax, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, TNT, Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, DC Entertainment, etc.

An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that the mammoth Hollywood media merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful for consumers.

The agency said Friday that it closed its probe into the deal, with regulators at its antitrust division concluding that the impact of the merger “will be to increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, with benefits for American consumers and workers.”

Ellison’s Paramount Skydance reached a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in late February. Paramount’s victory came after months of negotiations and a rival bid by Netflix that ultimately fell short. Paramount was bought by Skydance last year.

The companies contend that merging will be good for growth in the industry and give consumers access to more content, particularly if the HBO Max and Paramount+ libraries are combined. But critics have decried what further consolidation could mean in an industry already controlled by just a few major players.

Among the potential market impacts from the merger, regulators weighed whether the deal would hurt competition in video streaming. They concluded that the merger would likely increase competition by giving customers a more “robust competitive alternative” to larger video streaming alternatives.

The agency also determined that YouTube, TikTok and other social media portals that also offer video streaming content “do not appear to be competitive substitutes here under well-established antitrust legal precedents, although they compete broadly for consumer attention.”

Regulators also concluded that the merger is not likely to harm competition for so-called linear television, citing a strong competition for live programming.

On the question of competition in Hollywood, regulators found that the combination of two major film studio operators is not likely to harm competition in studio development, production or distribution of films for theatrical release.

“Instead, evidence shows extensive competition within the industry, which has generated greater output and diversity of film offerings, and is likely to continue unabated,” regulators concluded.

Thousands of actors, directors, writers and other industry professionals have voiced “unequivocal opposition” to the Paramount deal, arguing that further consolidation will lead to job losses and fewer choices for filmmakers and moviegoers. Many lawmakers have similarly sounded the alarm.

Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has pledged to keep Paramount and Warner Bros. as standalone movie studio operations, and vowed to release a combined 30 movies a year in theaters. Paramount has acknowledged the merger will also lead to significant cuts due to duplication.

While the Trump administration’s Justice Department has now confirmed it won’t be challenging Paramount’s $81 billion purchase of Warner, the mega merger is still being reviewed by other regulators both in the U.S. and abroad.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been particularly vocal about the transaction, and he said his state is investigating it.

Beyond the U.S., European regulators are also looking into the deal. The European Commission has listed July 7 as a tentative deadline for its review. And the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority is aiming to make an initial decision about its probe by early August.

Paramount and Warner previously said that they hoped to close their deal sometime in the third quarter of this year. And that clock is ticking. Paramount pledged to give shareholders some compensation if the acquisition doesn’t close by Sept. 30 — in the form of a 25-cent per share “ticking fee” for every quarter past that date. It has also agreed to a regulatory termination fee of $7 billion.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Hops On CBS Flank!

A troll might join CBS Mornings.

The controversial decision could hire a former Fox and The View host at CBS.

David Ellison and Bari Weiss are idiots. They are ruining CBS on purpose. They are giving the network a safe space for President Donald J. Trump and Republicans. 

Like Fox, Newsmax, Newsnation and Real America's Voice aren't enough.

No one is buying their bullshit. No one is backing the Israeli propaganda. Only the Zionists will follow this catastrophe.

It's been years since Elisabeth Hasselbeck left Fox. She joined the network after a lengthy stint at The View. Her reign was marred with clashes with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the most famous clash, Rosie O'Donnell.

The 49 year old far right agitator is the wife of retired football player turned sports agitator Tim Hasselbeck.

Often speaking from the far right, the Hasselbeck reign originally started in reality television before the move to broadcasting. She was on Survivor. In its second season, Hasselbeck was a controversial contestant who shouted homophobic slurs.

She joined The View and was supportive of then president George W. Bush's invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. She would clash with Rosie O'Donnell after the two got into it over the U.S. killing thousands of civilians. Hasselbeck got praise from Fox and the network worked hard to call O'Donnell a traitor. The stress led to O'Donnell resigning.

Gayle King and Nate Burleson ain't gonna like Hasselbeck.

Hasselbeck continued on as the condescending bitch when interviewing then president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. She would often intrude a Fox or Republican concern into the interview.

She joined Fox in 2012 and was a co host of Fox & Friends. She left the network in 2015.

She made sporadic appearances in 2019 on Fox.

According to Variety, the former View host will serve as a special guest host on CBS Mornings from Monday through Wednesday alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson. Her appearance is reportedly part of a series of on-air tryouts as CBS News looks to revamp its morning programming. Sources who spoke to Variety said Hasselbeck is expected to appear throughout the first half of next week as the network evaluates potential changes to the show’s format and lineup.

She will participate during the program’s 8 am hour, discussing parenting, pop culture, and other lifestyle topics.

Hasselbeck is a bit of an unconventional choice for the CBS morning show, as the program has traditionally focused on serious news and longer interviews, but that style has been changing in recent years, especially under CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, who previously worked on Good Morning America, a show known for covering more entertainment news and pop culture.

Several other personalities are also expected to take part in the on-air auditions as CBS News looks for the right long-term fit. Along with Hasselbeck, network regulars including Vladimir Duthiers and Adriana Diaz are expected to fill in as guest hosts (per Variety).

CBS Mornings is currently anchored by the duo of King and Nate Burleson, ever since Tony Dokoupil was promoted to CBS Evening News.

The move is geared to boost ratings as CBS Mornings has been trailing behind its competitors. This week, the morning news show averaged 1.693 million total viewers and 285,000 demo viewers for the week of June 1, compared with ABC News’ Good Morning America that averaged 2.702 million total viewers and 470,000 demo viewers, and top spot holder Today with an average this week of 2.928 million total viewers and 640,000 demo viewers.

Pentagon On Lockdown!

Always something.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Congress, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials notified of a major lock down at the Pentagon.

Arlington, Virginia.

A city of 245,000 people. A boomburb that sits right across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital of Washington.

Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident,” three sources familiar and the local fire department said.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that systems within the Pentagon “have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.”

“The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area,” Parnell said. “Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants.”

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s hazardous materials response team is responding to the incident with the assistance of the Arlington County Fire Department, according to the department spokesperson Capt. Jamie Jill. A post on social media from the Arlington Fire & EMS said Arlington County Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team is operating at the Pentagon “during a hazardous materials incident.”

A message sent by the Pentagon’s security team said an “air quality issue” had been detected and additional testing is needed.

“This additional testing could take one to two hours. Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants if necessary. You may observe response personnel from multiple agencies and precautionary measures taking place in the center courtyard. Please do not interpret these activities,” the message said.

Floors two through five in corridors four through seven of the sprawling Pentagon complex have been locked down, two of the sources said. The third source told CNN that police in the building are wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear.

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