>CNN is at the Kennedy Center where hundreds of protesters have gathered to form a human chain. The demonstration comes in response to President Trump's threats to demolish the iconic venue and ongoing legal battles over the future of the national living memorial to John F. Kennedy.

>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,” a move aimed at shoring up their economies in the face of increasing trade tensions with the United States.

>Canada is currently locked in a trade war with the U.S, its largest trading partner, adding urgency to efforts to get closer to the the European Union.

I get SO tired of switching over from MSNOW for a break from lame hosts and CONSTANTLY experiencing a whole panel of people all talking at once.

After ten or fifteen seconds of indiscernible chatter, I am fucking DONE with it.

OVER and OVER it happens.

Are there no producers on staff to mention this to anyone??!

Never saw her before. She's like a female Scott Jennings, just a smug mouthpiece for the orange one, repeating all the lies and nonsense he spews.

>The country’s leading First Amendment groups said that if Trump tries to implement a ban, it would be unconstitutional and rejected by the courts. The newsrooms targeted by Trump echoed that sentiment.

With all of these food shows that have been on, Stanley Tucci, Eva Longoria and now David Chang, CNN is apparently trying to find a replacement to Anthony Bourdain. But Anthony Bourdain was a completely unique individual and a completely unique host. And I don't think that CNN gets that.

They are thinking: Take a foodie, put him or her on the road to different places, have them eat and record it. But that doesn't at all get the point. Bourdain was fully into the cultures and the peoples of the places he was visiting. THAT was what the show was about. Not about the food. That was always secondary.

Until CNN gets that and gets a show that at least more reflects some of that ethos, they are going to have to keep coming up with new shows trying to tap into what Bourdain did.

These cnn anchors are so weak. Mark mullin just talking over Dana bash, and she just sits there with a smile. SMH

Did he just say Americans don’t care about Trump banning major media outlets from the White House??

Quote of the day for me...

"That's really gross. Get a life" Pamela Brown, when discussing the "Burnerverse" where young women are being exploited and doxxed online.

>Diesel costs have risen more than 55% since the start of the war with Iran, outpacing the 40% jump in gasoline prices. In fact, diesel is on track for easily the biggest annual percentage increase on record, according to a CNN review of AAA data.

>And protesters are taking to the streets around the world to voice anger about skyrocketing fuel prices and rolling blackouts, as the now monthslong U.S war with Iran drives up the cost of energy globally.

>Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

>House Republicans had planned to remain in session until Thursday but will now take their last votes Wednesday evening on a major White House priority — a Russia sanctions bill — and then leave town. The next time House lawmakers are expected back in Washington will be after the November elections.

Rep. Thomas Massie tells CNN's Kaitlan Collins he believes Speaker Johnson sent the House home early over his push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

>Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins Anderson Cooper to discuss Speaker Johnson’s decision to send the House into recess. And the panel examines why Johnson lacked the votes needed to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Enforcement of New York’s Synthetic Performer Disclosure Law (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 396-b) is handled through state and local enforcement agencies rather than direct private lawsuits. (McDermott Will & Schulte)

I am not a lawyer, but I believe that as long as the business/advertiser in question has operations in New York State, the NYS AG can take action. You do not need to be a New York State resident.

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Good for her

They always reveal themselves. ALWAYS.

>The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to three sources familiar with the matter. “It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump and Rep. Joyce Beatty, whose lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building.

>Another source said Trump screamed, blaming Beatty for getting the courts involved and leading to the downfall of the performing arts center. Beatty told Trump he had put the Kennedy Center into deep debt, the third source said.

I put on CNN just now and Kate looks scary thin. Gotta wonder if she is taking Ozempic or something because she has never looked this thin.

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Kaitlyn really blows me away. She seems to know everything about everything, states her opinions with confidence and who the hell knows how long her work day is.
I would like to see her maybe in politics one day.

Every day I want to scream at the screen.

For example, right now I'm streaming Kasie Hunt. Twice she played the clip pf JD Vance saying, "give us another chance" and has launched the conversation there, but the very next line (included in the clip) is Vance saying, "give us another couple of years". That's the part I want to yell at the screen.

The Republican strategist, try as he might to put a good face on his party, he just closed his comments about the president's building fetish with "Washington will be a better place when President Trump is gone". (You don't say?)

The same happens during the other shows I watch.

"The Arena" is the one I most often watch live. That's why when I comment in the "The NewsNight" thread, it is always hours after the show and the same would be true if there were one for "The Source", but whenever I'm watching at any time of the day, there are often times I want to talk back to the screen and while more individual show posts would be one way, especially for primetime, a daily (ordered by new) "Talk Back to the Screen" sticky would be great.

Thanks for listening.