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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will report Jane Fonda
over ‘murder’ comment on abortion rights

US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed Jane Fonda after the actress supposedly joked on ABC’s “The View” that she’s “thought about murder” when fighting for abortion rights.

Speaking on “The View” on Friday, Fonda said the country would not “go back” on abortion despite the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and when asked what people can do aside from marching and protesting, she quipped: “I’ve thought about murder.”

The comment turned heads on the talk show, with the hosts playing it off as a joke as the crowd laughed when Fonda, 85, fired back with a serious look.

In a series of tweets over the weekend, Greene, a Georgia Republican, said she would be reporting Fonda for allegedly threatening her and other anti-abortion advocates.

“I routinely get death threats because of the nasty women on The View and the things they say about me,” Greene tweeted as she dubbed herself an “unapologetic pro-life politician.”

She added: “But calling for us to be assassinated makes The View, the hosts, the producers, the network, the advertisers, and everyone involved responsible for death threats, attacks, and potential murders of Pro-Life politicians and activists. I am reporting this.”

Seriously, Jane Fonda gotta be totally deranged.
 Killing your opponents over a disagreement? Are we quickly going back to the times of the ancient Roman Empire?  Keep in mind it was well known for their caesars who loved being extremely brutal.

Regulators close Signature Bank, second shuttered by feds after SVB disaster

Manhattan-based Signature Bank — a key financial institution for the cryptocurrency industry — was shut down over a “similar systemic risk exception,” according to a joint statement from the heads of the US Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Silicon and Signature depositors will be made whole, but the banks’ shareholders and unsecured debtors will not be protected, officials said.

The Federal Reserve said it will create a new Bank Term Funding Program to offer depository institutions loans of up to one year, backed by US Treasury securities and other assets, to help the banks.

Shaq allegedly in hiding as lawyers fail to serve him over FTX lawsuit

NBA Hall of Famer and TV personality Shaquille O’Neal has been accused of avoiding being served a class-action lawsuit filed against celebrities who endorsed failed cryptocurrency giant FTX.

The former Los Angeles Lakers star was one of several high-profile celebrities — including Steph Curry, Tom Brady, Giselle Bundchen and Larry David — listed in the lawsuit filed by FTX retail investor Edwin Garrison, who claimed his crypto account went bankrupt after “being exposed to” the celebrity endorsements.

Garrison’s lawyers revealed that out of all the celebrities named in the suit, O’Neal was the sole person avoiding the lawyers and noted that the allegations against him were among the most damning.
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O’Neal was among the biggest celebrities touted FTX’s services last year, with the former basketball star hosting a Super Bowl Party at “Shaq’s Fun House” in Los Angeles as part of his partnership with the company.
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[In December] O’Neal tried to distance himself from the company, alleging that he was just a “paid spokesperson.”

Silicon Valley Bank customers will have access to funds Monday, feds say

The U.S. government took emergency steps Sunday in an attempt to prevent more instability among banks after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and assured clients of the failed financial institution that they would be able to recover all of their money quickly.
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Regulators had worked all weekend to try and come up with a buyer for the bank or broker another intervention, and as another bank, Signature Bank, was shuttered.

The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and FDIC said Sunday that all Silicon Valley Bank clients will be protected and have access to their funds and announced steps designed to protect the bank’s customers and prevent more bank runs.
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It is the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual.
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Among the bank’s customers are a range of companies from California’s wine industry, where many wineries rely on Silicon Valley Bank for loans, and technology startups devoted to combating climate change.

Yet, Biden (or Yellen) already confessed that SVB won't be bailed out.

Government won’t bail out Silicon Valley Bank,
which paid workers bonuses hours before collapse

The federal government won’t bail out the failed Silicon Valley Bank, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday — after it emerged that the bank’s workers landed bonuses just hours before Friday’s collapse.

Depositors could now get back as little as 30% of their money during an anticipated run on the bank Monday morning, a report said Sunday.
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“During the financial crisis, there were investors and owners of systemic large banks that were bailed out,” Yellen said. “And the reforms that have been put in place means that we’re not going to do that again.”

Yellen still insisted that officials are “concerned about depositors and are focused on trying to meet their needs.”
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“I’ve been working all weekend with our banking regulators to design appropriate policies to address this situation,” Yellen said Sunday.
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Silicon Valley Bank employees received their annual bonuses shortly before the bank was seized Friday, NBC News reported late Saturday.

The bank traditionally hands out bonuses for the prior year’s work on the second Friday in March, and the payments had been in the works for days, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC.

It’s unclear how much cash was distributed, but NBC said the bonuses likely ranged from $14,000 each for associates to $140,000 apiece for managing directors, based on figures posted on the Glassdoor website.

 Yeah, give away tons of bonuses to those people that can't keep the bank running even for another week. What a great performance!  Or is this another way they planned to hide the money stolen by people like Bankman-Fried?

Michelle Yeoh wins Best Actress at Oscars 2023: ‘Beacon of hope’

Michelle Yeoh is taking home the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

Yeoh, 60, is the first Asian woman to win in the “lead actress” category, making history.
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In her speech on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, she tearfully thanked her cast and crew in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and her family.
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She also honored her mom during her speech.
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She added: “Also to my extended family in Hong Kong, where I started my career, thank you for letting me stand on your shoulders, giving me a leg up so that I can be here today. And to my god children to my sisters, all of them to my brothers, to my family, thank you, thank you.”

She should have also told the audience how fun it is to win the Oscar even after she had broken the rules concerning not criticizing your opponents before the event.  So it seems that the Academy doesn't apply the same rules to all infractors because they're not Will Smith.

Hugh Grant slammed for rude responses during Oscars interview

“Notting Hill” star Hugh Grant has been blasted for giving a “rude” red carpet interview at Sunday night’s Academy Awards.

The British actor was interviewed by model and ABC Oscars red carpet host Ashley Graham, 35, whose attempts to ask him a series of stock-standard questions were met with seeming contempt.

Grant was seen rolling his eyes at the end of the awkward interview.
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The awkward interview began with Graham asking Grant what his favorite thing about the Academy Awards was.

The “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star appeared frosty and offered up a lengthy pause, before responding: “It’s fascinating. The whole of humanity is here. It’s a vanity fair.”
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Graham asked the star if there were any nominees that he was hoping to take home an award, to which he replied: “No one in particular.”
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Clearly feeling uncomfortable, the model attempted to keep the conversation afloat by asking him how it felt to star in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”

“I’m barely in it, I’m in it for like three seconds,” Grant cantankerously clapped back.

Man, if Yeoh had not won the Oscar, I'd definitely understand her reaction. Why did Grant behave like an idiot? Could it be possible that he suspected it'd be a terrible night for him?