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February 07, 2024
Good morning. It's Wednesday, Feb. 07, and we're covering a Disney bombshell lawsuit, articles of impeachment fail to pass, how MLB superteams are built, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here.
American Fact of the Day!
NYC is home to the first pizzeria in America: Everyone knows that you can’t visit New York City without eating your weight in pizza, but few know that New York City is home to the first pizzeria in the country. Opened in 1905 by Genaro Lombardi, a native of Naples, Italy, Lombardi’s Pizza introduced Americans to their most passionate love affair, pizza.
Breaking Updates
'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano Strikes Back Against Disney With Bombshell Lawsuit
In a potentially exciting turn of events, former star of the hit series “The Mandalorian” Gina Carano announced that she is suing Disney, the parent company of Lucasfilm, which produced the Star Wars series. The legal action is in response to the company’s decision to fire her back in 2021 for comments she made on social media. The lawsuit could prove to be a landmark case in the overall debate over freedom of expression and ideological conformity in Hollywood and other industries.
The actress explained that the lawsuit was the result of a post X owner Elon Musk posted back in November, announcing that he would fund legal representation for those who have been fired for posts they made on the platform.
In the lawsuit, Carano’s lawyers argue that Disney “made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, speech, or action was acceptable in their empire.” The plaintiff is also accusing Disney of discrimination based on Carano’s sex, noting that the company “treated Carano differently than her similarly situated male co-workers.”
Central to Carano’s lawsuit is that her firing represents a dangerous precedent for freedom of expression and thought in the entertainment industry – especially when it comes to those who are right of center. The actress also challenges the notion that her posts were somehow egregious enough to warrant termination.
Carano’s legal battle against Disney is not simply a personal quest for vindication but a public stand against the bullying smear campaigns that are often launched against prominent individuals who express views that contradict the tenets of progressive orthodoxy.
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BREAKING: Articles of Impeachment for Alejandro Mayorkas Fail to Pass the House
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the articles of impeachment for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The details of the articles were released in January.
That vote failed to pass the resolution of impeachment, 214-216, with all Democrats and four Republicans voting "Nay." There was one House member absent.
A call was made for a roll call vote, which was postponed. The vote appeared to have initially ended in a tie (which also would have effectively been a loss for the resolution) until one Republican, who is not yet known, apparently changed to a "no" vote, with the resulting 214 in favor and 216 opposed.
At least one Republican member of the House had already gone on record as being against the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas.
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