Allen Grubman hackers: We’ve got ‘dirty laundry’ on President Donald Trump and we want $42m now

Law firm has been given one week to pay ransom by ransomware hackers
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Leon Bridges Turns Trump’s Tweets Into Songs [VIDEO]

Donald Trump is known for his outrageous tweets, and newly Grammy nominated singer Leon Bridges turned them into short songs this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! It’s hard to know if one should laugh or cry… photo: Michael Vadon [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

Neil Young Slams Trump Over California Wildfires

Canadian rocker Neil Young took U.S. President Donald Trump to task on Monday over calls to revoke federal funding for forest management. Young, a vocal environmentalist, is one of the thousands of people who lost their home in the ongoing deadly Woolsey fire near Malibu, California. Trump, per usual, sparked…

Pharrell, Decidedly Un-Happy About Trump’s Use Of His Song, May Actually Have A Case

No election cycle is complete without a politician using a song at a rally to the consternation of its creator, and while blanket performance licenses usually prevent the artist from doing much other than complaining, Trump’s use of the song "Happy" at a recent rally could result in some very…

Leonard Cohen Poem Nails Kanye West’s White House Rant

After Kanye West dominated the new news cycle with a same-day rants at the White House and a Washington DC Apple store, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires took to Twitter with the words of now-departed songwriter Leonard Cohen and his poem “Kanye West Is Not Picasso.” Part of a newly released book…

Kanye West Trump, Kushner White House Lunch Confirmed, MMA Signing Rumored

[UPDATED] Kanye West has set a lunch meeting with President Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the White House on Thursday, The New York Times reports. West has been a vocal, if controversial, supporter of the president in recent months. West’s discussion with Trump “will include manufacturing resurgence in America,…

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Here’s the 5 Page Bill That Puts the US Copyright Office In Trump’s Hands

The US Copyright Office is about to dramatically change.  Here’s the fast-tracked, 5-page bill that will perform that transformation. For those just tuning in, the US Copyright Office is about to experience its greatest change in decades.  Most important, the Office will fall under the direct purview of President Donald Trump.  Instead of the Library […]

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