Media shakeup. AT&T is purchasing Time Warner, Inc.
Media titians AT&T and Time Warner may merge if the deal goes according to plan. The $85.4 billion on the table could lead to one of the biggest media mergers ever.
Time Warner is the parent company of its cable division, Warner Bros. Studios, New Line Cinema, CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS, Cartoon Network, DC Comics, Time Magazine, People Magazine, The CW Network and TNT.
AT&T the telephone media giant has digital marketing and DirecTV, Cricket, Quickplay and BellSouth.
The move happened tonight in which AT&T is determined to go beyond the wireless and internet industry into television programming.
The deal has to go through government regulators and Congress approval before it's a go. It will start making moves in 2017.
This deal is huge and it could rattle the networks.
The two been discussing this issue for months. It was leaked to the junk food media on Thursday.
The confirmation came as the two companies worked out a deal to make it happen.
Trump runs to Newt Gingrich for ideas. Terrible ideas.
In his first 100 days, the Republican nominee proposed the kind of change that only arrives once in a lifetime, believe me!
When Donald Trump spoke to his supporters in historical Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he laid out his proposals to get the country rolling again. He took the proposals of washed up politico Newt Gingrich to release his version of the infamous Contract with America.
"It is a contract between myself and the American vote, and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change to Washington," Trump said.
Trump's inner circle wants to get back in charge of things.
In this closing argument to the public, Trump blast the Washington establishment, the junk food media and Hillary Clinton. He even threatened to sue the accusers who came forth over alleged sexual harassment.
The six proposals of his anti-corruption plan.
Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. A hiring freeze on federal employees to reduce the workforce through attrition. Requirement to eliminate two federal regulations for every new one. Five year ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists. Lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign governments. Complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.
Newt Gingrich is washed up. His ideas are worthless and he's dooming Donald Trump.
The five proposals of his immigration and rule of law.
Cancel President Barack Obama's unconstitutional actions, memoranda and orders. Pick conservative replacements for the Supreme Court. Cancel all funding to "sanctuary cities" that harbor illegal immigrants. Begin removing the 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the U.S., cancel visas to countries that won't repatriate them. Suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where incoming people can't be properly vetted.
The proposals for jobs and trade.
Renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or withdraw from it. Withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Order the secretary of the treasury to label China a "currency manipulator." Use U.S. and international laws to end foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact Americans workers. Life restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars worth of U.S. energy reserves including shale, oil, natural gas and coal. Approve the Canadian Keystone XL pipeline project and other vital energy infrastructure projects. Cancel billions of payments to the U.N. climate change programs and use the money to improve U.S. water and environmental infrastructure.
Trump wants these laws pushed if he becomes the president.
He wants a Middle Class Tax Relief and Simplification Act. He wants tariffs on goods by American companies that relocate jobs outside the U.S., it's called End The Offshoring Act. He wants the School Choice and Education Opportunity Act. He wants to repeal and replace the Affordable Healthcare Act (aka Obamacare). This issue has been pushed since its passage in President Barack Obama's first term. He wants to have health savings accounts and allowing health insurance provided across state lines. Trump wants the Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act passed. Trump wants to continue the push for the border wall between Mexico and the United States. He calls it the End Illegal Immigration Act. Trump also includes this Restore National Security Act. It is to mandate terrorism, police violence and cyber attacks by foreign agencies. Trump wants to have the Clean Up Washington Act. As explained, he wants term limits and staffers to head home instead of becoming lobbyists, consultants, and television agitators.
Mind you this is the biggest load of crap Trump's trying to pass out. In less than 2 weeks, we'll see if Donald Trump can turn this thing around. Doubt it.
John McCain is worthless. The "Maverick" said he and his fellow Republicans will oppose Hillary Clinton's nominees if she wins the election.
This is why Democrats need to retake Congress. Republican obstruction is too much. They have wasted over seven months holding off President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland.
Garland who was selected shortly after Antonin Scalia passed away was roundly praised for being fair but the Republicans fear that his confirmation could tip the Court to the left.
When Scalia passed away, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) remarked that no nominee will come forth until the next president is in office. That led to Republicans rallying around this notion that if they can delay the nominees of Obama, they score a victory.
The president is none too pleased about the hold up. He urges Democrats to come out swinging.
In private, he wants Republicans to buried. Donald Trump has single handedly fucked up the Republican Party. He is openly saying things that Republicans say when the cameras are off.
And by the look of things, it's going to be a longer wait for the ninth spot if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency.
The failed 2008 presidential nominee clapping his choppers. And it may put his crucial seat up for grabs.
He and his fellow Republicans will oppose any Supreme Court nominee, a President Clinton brings to the Senate.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) distances himself from Donald Trump after the tapes were released earlier this month. Trump, the Republican nominee was pressured by RNC chief Reince Priebus to support McCain in his tough primary against Kelli Ward, a former state senator endorsed by many Republicans.
McCain roundly beaten her and is now facing a battle against Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ).
The Democrats are pouring money into the Arizona race with senate candidate Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ). She is taking on worthless Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Hillary Clinton hopes to pick off Arizona from Donald Trump.
And unfortunately he's leading by eight in polls.
McCain who brands himself as a maverick and a bipartisan leader. McCain is hoping that his distance from Trump. He wants to win those who aren't familiar to Kirkpatrick.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) who is also facing reelection is mum on the comments. He believes that the president and future presidents deserve their nominee. However, he and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) held Obama's federal judges and Garland up for months.
The federal courts are in emergency crisis. Republicans on pace of having the fewest confirmations in the final term of Obama.
It looks like Scottie Pippen and his wife Larsa are divorcing. The couple been together for 19 years.
His wife was a reality star on the short lived Real Housewives of Miami.
The two decided it's time to move forward with their lives.
"After careful consideration and 19 years together, Larsa and Scottie have each filed for dissolution of their marriage. Although they are no longer to be married, Larsa remains hopeful that she and Scottie will always do what is best for their 4 beautiful children and jointly raise them with love and respect. She would like to thank everyone for their understanding and kindly ask for privacy from the media during this difficult time of transition for their family."
Scottie married Larsa in 1997. Pippen, 51 and Larsa 42 were spotted together at the New York Fashion Week last month. Their daughter Sophie is a model at the children's fashion show.
TMZ confirms that the NBA great is hiding in Florida after this.
Pippen was previously married to Karen McCollum. He had a son with her. He also has two other children from other ex-girls.
Pippen was a small forward for the Chicago Bulls. He was part of the "Dream Team" and carries 6 rings as the NBA Champions.
He is good friends with Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan and Karl Malone.
Multiple reports confirmed that Ciara Wilson is pregnant.
Ciara is a pop singer who is married to Russell Wilson, the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.
Two sources close to the pair confirm to E! that the couple is excited to be parents. "Russell would like to have two to three children. They like a big family." The junk food media was on rumor control for the most part, but now they can safely confirm that the singer is expecting their first child together.
The couple married in July and were keeping the baby news under wraps.
Ciara could conceal her bump when she was spotted by the junk food media.
The good news outshines the bad. The feud between the pop singer and her ex is ongoing.
Ciara is the mother of Future (Nayvadius) Zahir Winburn, the son of rapper Future. Ciara was once engaged to the rapper. He was carrying baggage and his ex-girls and baby mamas warned Ciara that he would treat her like a THOT (that hoe over there).
The rapper was being hit for being a negligent parent. He is the father of five children. My second cousin India J had a child with him.
Future was facing a defamation lawsuit from Ciara. It was dropped by Ciara after she said that "she doesn't want his 'dirty' money."
Future often went to social media to express his thoughts on her. "That bitch got control problems."
While the defamation lawsuit is off the table, the child support isn't. Future is going to be owing up $25K a month for his son and probably all his siblings. The judge is also considering Ciara's request to have Future reprimanded for painting her in a "false light".
Future is the most sought after rapper. He's been on a winning streak since he's released three albums within the two years. He's working his new album due out later this year. The single "How It Feel" was a direct diss at Ciara and Russell Wilson.
Ciara landed a modeling gig at IMG and is working on a new album.
The reality of being a celebrity has Kim Kardashian thinking it's not all that's it's cracked up to be.
It's going to be a quiet birthday for the most talked about reality star in the world. Kim Kardashian-West turns 36 year old today. The celebrity agitator hasn't been on social media since October 2. The Paris robbery really rattled her and it's sure seems like she's heading for a low-key lifestyle.
All her public appearances were cancelled indefinitely.
This bit of drama wasn't reality television. This was actually reality. Kim and her family were appearing at Fashion Week in Paris. Kim and her family were having a good time in Paris and decided to stay at the Hotel de Pourtales.
While her bodyguard Pascal Duvier was with Kourtney and Kendall, Kim went to bed early.
About 2am, five men on bicycles grabbed a man who worked at the hotel. The man was held at gunpoint and ordered to unlocked the security doors. As he was hit in the head and handcuffed, they go to the room where Kim was staying at.
They forced their way into the room and grabbed Kim out of her bed. They held a gun to her head.
They tied Kim up and she begged them not to kill her. They didn't kill her, they gagged her and thrown her into the bathroom. They shut the door and rummaged through her stuff.
They managed to steal her personal phones, her jewelry all totalling over $10 million.
They were caught on camera escaping into the darkness.
Around that time, her husband, rapper/producer Kanye West was performing in New York. He abruptly stopped the show and left for France. After the incident, the family went back to New York under heavy security. Kim decided to skip the Las Vegas B-Day show and Kanye for the time being is still continuing his concert tours.
CBS news program 60 Minutes decides to air the Kim Kardashian interview in which she openly said that she can handle the pressure of being in the limelight.
Were the thieves enticed by the social media from Kim?
Okay, I am going to be blunt about the social media. I would never post anything valuable online.
I would never let people know that I am leaving for vacation on social media. I would never post any pictures online while I'm gone out of town.
I would never post pictures of my relationships online.
I am pretty jealous of people who post on social media. I don't want to waste my time looking at that stuff. I have enough issues to worry about.
Here's her guest appearance on Last Man Standing in which Mandy (played by Molly Ephraim) meets her idol at a bookstore
Bonus feature: Kim's appearance on 2 Broke Girls. When Max (played by Kat Dennings) and Caroline (played by Beth Behrs) were opening up their cupcake store, Kim makes a purchase.
Dr, Tanuka Cross was told to sit down after she tried to assist an ailing airline passenger. She posted on Facebook about the experience and it went viral.
A woman who flew on Delta Airlines is none too happy about her experience.
Dr. Tamika Cross was shoved aside by Delta's flight crew after a passenger was having a medical issue.
On a trip from Detroit to Chicago, Cross had told the crew that she's a doctor, but the flight crew ignored her. They believed that she wasn't legitimate.
They told her to sit down or be restrained.
So she hits social media to let the world know how Delta employees react to professionals.
I'm sure many of my fellow young, corporate America working women of color can all understand my frustration when I say I'm sick of being disrespected.
Was on Delta flight DL945 and someone 2 rows in front of me was screaming for help. Her husband was unresponsive. I naturally jumped into Doctor mode as no one else was getting up. Unbuckle my seatbelt and throw my tray table up and as I'm about to stand up, flight attendant says "everyone stay calm, it's just a night terror, he is alright". I continue to watch the scene closely.
A couple mins later he is unresponsive again and the flight attendant yells "call overhead for a physician on board". I raised my hand to grab her attention. She said to me "oh no sweetie put ur hand down, we are looking for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical personnel, we don't have time to talk to you" I tried to inform her that I was a physician but I was continually cut off by condescending remarks.
Then overhead they paged "any physician on board please press your button". I stare at her as I go to press my button. She said "oh wow you're an actual physician?" I reply yes. She said "let me see your credentials. What type of Doctor are you? Where do you work? Why were you in Detroit?" (Please remember this man is still in need of help and she is blocking my row from even standing up while
Bombarding me with questions).
I respond "OBGYN, work in Houston, in Detroit for a wedding, but believe it or not they DO HAVE doctors in Detroit. Now excuse me so I can help the man in need". Another "seasoned" white male approaches the row and says he is a physician as well. She says to me "thanks for your help but he can help us, and he has his credentials". (Mind you he hasn't shown anything to her. Just showed up and fit the "description of a doctor") I stay seated. Mind blown. Blood boiling. (Man is responding the his questions and is seemingly better now Thank God)
Then this heifer has the nerve to ask for my input on what to do next about 10 mins later. I tell her we need vitals and blood sugar. She comes back to report to me a BP of 80/50 (super low, to my non medical peeps) and they can't find a glucometer. We continue down that pathway of medical work up, but the point is she needed my help and I continued to help despite the choice words I had saved up for her. The patient and his wife weren't the problem, they needed help and we were mid flight.
She came and apologized to me several times and offering me skymiles. I kindly refused. This is going higher than her. I don't want skymiles in exchange for blatant discrimination. Whether this was race, age, gender discrimination, it's not right. She will not get away with this....and I will still get my skymiles....
It sparked #WhatADoctorLooksLikemovement on social media. It also sparked discussion about how Black doctors are treated in the general public.
Delta was none too happy about the situation. And of course, conservatives are trying to discredit her story by trying to claim she made it up for attention.
Delta released a statement over this.
Delta continues to investigate a story surfaced by Dr. Tamika Cross in a recent post on Facebook.
We are troubled by any accusations of discrimination and take them very seriously. The experience Dr. Cross has described is not reflective of Delta’s culture or of the values our employees live out every day. We are in the process of conducting a full investigation. We’ve reached out to Dr. Cross to speak with her directly, talked with our crew members and we’re reaching out to customers who were on board to gather as much information as we can.
While there is much we can’t share because our investigation involves confidential personnel matters, we do want to share what we can.
Three medical professionals identified themselves on the flight in question. Only one was able to produce documentation of medical training and that is the doctor who was asked to assist the customer onboard. In addition, paramedics met the flight to assist the customer further.
Flight attendants are trained to collect information from medical volunteers offering to assist with an onboard medical emergency. When an individual’s medical identification isn’t available, they’re instructed to ask questions such as where medical training was received or whether an individual has a business card or other documentation and ultimately to use their best judgment.
Delta's commitment to diversity, inclusion and respect of all of our customers worldwide is rooted deeply in our company’s values and culture. As a global carrier with a diverse workforce, serving a diverse customer base, we are committed to treating all passengers with kindness and respect.
