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A viral video shared on X purports to show White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre leaving the briefing room following a question from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy. Looks Like Full Blown Freakout Mode. She’s giving up ? ?? ? ? pic.twitter.com/giSICyhHyq — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 30, 2024 Verdict: False The claim is […]

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News The Book of Boba Fett Yes, The Book of Boba Fett Did Mirror Patton Oswalt’s Parks and Recreation Filibuster The two scenes overlay each other perfectly, thanks to director Jon Favreau By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 31, 2024 Screenshot: Disney+ Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Disney+ Way back in 2013, Patton Oswalt was on an episode of Parks And Recreation where his character delivered a many-minute long filibuster at a town hall meeting as to what he’d like to see in a potential sequel to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The moment has become a comedic classic that, according to Oswalt, it inspired the opening scene in The Book of Boba Fett. The moment in question depicts Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) emerging from the Sarlacc pit following the events of Return of the Jedi. Oswalt on Parks and Rec describes the bounty hunter’s ascent thusly: “Pan down from the twin suns of Tatooine. We are now close on the mouth of the Sarlacc pit. After a beat, the gloved Mandalorian armor gauntlet of Boba Fett grabs onto the sand outside the Sarlacc pit, and the feared bounty hunter pulls himself from the maw of the sand beast.” On a May 22, 2024 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Oswalt said that Book of Boba Fett creator Jon Favreau confirmed to him that they filmed the sequence of Morrison coming out of the sand to time precisely with Oswalt’s speech. You can see the comparison of Oswalt’s description and the scene in question in the video below. They match up pretty well! [end-mark] The post Yes, <i>The Book of Boba Fett</i> Did Mirror Patton Oswalt’s <i>Parks and Recreation</i> Filibuster appeared first on Reactor.

News criminal Charlie Hunnam to Star in Adaptation of Comic Series, Criminal Based on comics by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the series has a bit of a noir MacGyver vibe By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 31, 2024 Credit: Warner Bros. Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Warner Bros. Prime Video’s television adaptation of Criminal, the series of comics by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, has found its lead. According to Variety, Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim pictured above, Crimson Peak) is set to star in the show as a character named Leo. His role, according to a statement, is described as “a brilliant master thief who sees all the angles, and specializes in plans with no guns and no violence. Like a chess player, Leo thinks three moves ahead. Other crooks think he’s a coward, especially compared to his father Tommy, who went to jail for murdering the most feared man in the city, Teeg Lawless.” The Criminal comic books are described as “an interlocking universe of crime stories.” In addition to Hunnam, the series will also see actors Adria Arjona as the car thief Greta, Richard Jenkins as the uncle-like Ivan, and Kadeem Hardison as the former boxer Gnarly on the call sheet. The series will be co-showrun by Brubaker and Jordan Harper (The Mentalist, Gotham). Phillips also executive produces, along with Sarah Carbiener and Phillip Barnett. Legendary Television is an executive producer, with Amazon MGM Studios producing. No news yet on when the series will go into production or make its way onto Prime Video. [end-mark] The post Charlie Hunnam to Star in Adaptation of Comic Series, <i>Criminal</i> appeared first on Reactor.

The State Department is funding an array of LGBT pride events across the globe ahead of June, some of which include events focused on children, federal grant records show. President Joe Biden’s State Department is bankrolling a gay film festival, an LGBT community conference, and other pride events in Australia, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria in the lead-up to June, according to grant records. Some observe June as “Pride Month” to commemorate the Stonewall riots, a series of clashes between LGBT people and the police after law enforcement raided a gay bar in 1969. “The Department of State’s Pride theme for 2024 is ‘Pride and Protection: Human Rights for LGBTQI+ Persons around the World,’” a spokesperson for the department told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “The theme is a stark reminder not only of the constant danger faced by LGBTQI+ persons for living their lives authentically, but also of the importance of our continued efforts at the Department internationally.” “Even as we continue to be heartened by indications of progress toward LGBTQI+ equality, we are also alarmed by anti-LGBTQI+ and anti-democratic sentiments that seek to disenfranchise LGBTQI+ persons,” it continued. American taxpayers are footing the bill for LBGT pride week in the Czech city of Brno, records show. Events at the taxpayer-funded pride week included reading “queer children’s literature” to young children, a “picnic for queer youth,” and an LGBT-affirming worship service performed by a female priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, according to the event’s website. The pride week spanned from May 18 to May 25 and received about $5,500 worth of public funding, records show. American taxpayers are also paying for Sofia Pride, an LGBT pride event in Bulgaria’s capital, according to grant records. The State Department has allocated roughly $15,000 for the event, which will take place on June 22. Sofia Pride claims to be the “largest human rights event in Bulgaria” and says it is “key to LGBTQI+ visibility,” according to its website. In 2023, Sofia Pride focused on families and children. This year, Sofia Pride will cap off with an 18+ dance party, according to the event’s website. In addition to Sofia Pride, the State Department is also paying Deystvie, a pro-LGBT nongovernmental organization, roughly $7,500 to hold a film festival in Bulgaria “to promote inclusion and acceptance of the LGBTQI+ community,” per federal records. A 2022 LGBT film festival the State Department funded in Portugal included films depicting incest and pedophilia. June marks #PrideMonth! We recognize the perseverance of those who continue to stand and push for the equal rights of all LGBTQI+ persons globally. LGBTQI+ rights are human rights. pic.twitter.com/m8aY6n8QwP— Department of State (@StateDept) June 1, 2023 Moving outside of Europe, the State Department also allocated $5,250 to Better Together, a “LGBTQI+ community conference” in Australia that will take place June 13 to 15, records show. The conference will include events on how LGBT activists can more effectively engage with government to achieve policy changes, according to its website. One such event focuses on the “trans culture wars” and will cover ” strategies to win the battle for public and legislative opinion” in the realm of transgender and nonbinary rights. Other events touch on topics such as “the changing landscape of queer India” and “queering menopause,” among others, according to the event’s website. Funding pro-LGBT events and organizations abroad has become commonplace in Biden’s State Department. Under Biden, the department has paid to support queer Muslim writers in India, funded ballroom dancing to “uplift” transgender youth in Peru, shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars on programs for LGBT refugees in Latin America, and spent taxpayer dollars on theatrical productions in an attempt to teach Africans about LGBT rights. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Biden State Department Spending Millions on Foreign LGBTQ Events as ‘Pride Month’ Approaches appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Biden administration will hand out $900 million to pay for “green” school buses, as the nation’s public school students continue to perform poorly in the aggregate. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the recipients of the funding for school buses designed to fight climate change, with schools in 47 states receiving money for the vehicles The spending comes as American public school students continue to struggle to make up for learning disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdown policies. A 2022 review by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only 31% of eighth grade students met or exceeded grade-level proficiency in reading, a decrease from 2019. “President Biden believes every child deserves the opportunity to lead a healthy life and breathe clean air, and his Investing in America agenda is designed to deliver just that,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said of the funding for climate-friendly buses. “With today’s latest round of funding, we are transforming the nation’s school bus fleet to better protect our most precious cargo—our kids—saving school districts money, improving air quality, and bolstering American manufacturing all at the same time.” Kamala Harris on her favorite parts of the Inflation Reduction Act: "I have a particular fondness, I must tell you, for electric school buses. I love electric school buses." pic.twitter.com/1Ta71U1qnP— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 19, 2022 The push for green school buses is part of the Biden administration’s broader, $1 trillion-plus climate agenda, which seeks to slash emissions in nearly every facet of American life. Educational outcomes for American students have generally tanked since the pandemic, when some Democrats and teachers unions pushed for prolonged school closures and remote learning. Some of the nation’s struggling school districts were among the awardees announced Wednesday by the EPA. Just outside the nation’s capital in Maryland, Prince George’s County Public Schools received over $5 million to acquire over 15 green buses, according to the EPA. Only 21% of third graders in the Prince George’s County school system were proficient in math in 2023; less than 10% of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students were proficient in math last year, according to The Washington Post. In Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia City School District is set to receive more than $8.5 million to buy green school buses, according to the EPA. Philadelphia’s public school students are also struggling academically, with only 15% of middle school students and 43% of high school students scoring as proficient in math while 24% of middle schoolers and 41% of high school students scoring as proficient in reading, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Environmental Protection Agency also awarded over $8.5 million to the public school system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to purchase at least 25 green buses for students. At Bridgeport’s schools, less than 16% of students met the state’s standards in reading and less than 7% in math during the 2022-2023 school year, according to CTPost. The EPA and the White House did not respond immediately to requests for comment. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Biden Admin Pumps $900 Million Into ‘Green’ School Buses as America’s Students Struggle appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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