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Walter Masterson went to Trump Tower to find the mythical Felon merch that was actually made in the US of A. While most of the crap was made in China, Masterson did find one thing made in Bangladesh and one without a named source. Boy, I feel pwned, don't you? I went to the TRUMP STORE inside of TRUMP TOWER and nothing is Made in the USA.

A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington, D. C., to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend. The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee unveiled most of the lineup Wednesday. Kid Rock, a longtime Trump supporter, and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Lee Greenwood and The Village People at the Make America Great Again Rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday, along with a choir from Liberty University. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The pageantry is wonderful.

When he ran for President, Joe Biden promised to “restore the soul” of the country after four years of Donald Trump’s divisive and chaotic leadership. Now, in a few short days, he’s handing the Oval Office back to Trump—though he clearly feels like his work is unfinished. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In a 20-minute farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, Biden said he was optimistic about the promise of America.

During Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation hearing Wednesday, he was asked by Democratic Sen. Patrick Murphy a simple yes or no question: “Do you believe that the president should refrain from doing new business deals with Middle East governments during his term in office?” Rubio is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Meta made a number of changes to suck up to Yambo. The company ended its fact-checking program in the United States, stopped scanning new posts for most policy violations, and created carve-outs in its community standards to allow nasty speech about transgender people and immigrants. (Naturally, the company also sacrificed its DEI program on the Altar Of Orange.) Via Platformer.com: Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation.

For Mackenzie Blackwood, boring is better. Blackwood is one of the best athletes in the NHL, regardless of position. His athleticism allows him to make jaw-dropping, how-did-he-get-that-one saves. His path from prospect to potential Vezina Trophy candidate was non-linear, and included some dark days. But, beyond some better fortune with his health, one of the biggest realizations in his development was his ability to make flashy saves was not going to make him the consistent goaltender he wanted to be. “Goalie is a hard position mentally.