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- ‘I Literally Don’t Know a Word You’re Saying’: Anderson Cooper Mystified...
Anderson Cooper spoke for virtually all CNN viewers on Friday night when he told Neil deGrasse Tyson that the famed astrophysicist’s comments were too bewildering for a layperson to comprehend. Shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Friday, the crew of Aretmis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The touchdown capped a nine-day mission that was the first crewed NASA mission around the moon since 1972. While doing so, the crew set a record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth. On board were Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. NASA picked up the crew one at a time and flew them via helicopter to a nearby U.S. Navy vessel. During CNN’s coverage of the recovery, Cooper, Tyson, and other guests listened to a NASA live feed explaining what they were seeing via a camera aboard the USS John P. Murtha. “Big hugs, big hugs from Victor, Christina,” a woman on NASA’s live feed said. At that point, Tyson jumped in. “By the way, right now we’re near solar maximum,” he said. “So, the total radiative flux and particle flux of the sun is at an 11-year high. So that’s gotta be part of what this medical understanding is in terms of their exposure to the radiation and their 10 days going around the moon without the protection of Earth’s magnetic blanket.” “I literally don’t know a word you’re saying,” Cooper replied, to laughs all around. “He’s saying they got zapped,” former astronaut Mike Massimono chimed in. “I am not smart enough to understand,” Cooper said. Watch above via CNN.The post ‘I Literally Don’t Know a Word You’re Saying’: Anderson Cooper Mystified by Neil deGrasse Tyson During Artemis Crew Recovery first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Iran Can’t Fully Reopen Strait Because It Forgot Where It Placed Mines, U.S. O...
Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP Iran has not reopened the Strait of Hormuz to more ships because it forgot where it allegedly placed some of the mines it laid in the vital waterway, U.S. officials told The New York Times. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the war Trump launched on Feb. 28. As part of the deal, the president said Iran had agreed to reopen the strait. However, the passageway remains mostly restricted after Iran said the ceasefire included a pause on Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, which is still ongoing. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who mediated talks between the U.S. and Iran, also said that a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon was part of the arrangement. Additionally, Trump was told Lebanon was included in the agreement, according to CBS News, which reported that the president subsequently reversed himself after a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking on condition of anonymity, U.S. officials told the Times that unaccounted-for mines are the reason the strait remains mostly closed. “Those routes are limited in large part because Iran mined the strait haphazardly, U.S. officials said,” the Times stated. “It is not clear that Iran recorded where it put every mine. And even when the location was recorded, some mines were placed in a way that allowed them to drift or move, according to the officials.” Last month, the Times cited anonymous U.S. officials to report that Iran had mined the strait, but Trump himself equivocated on the issue, stating in March, “If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY!” About 20% of the world’s oil flows through the strait. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that the president told aides before the war that Iran would not close the strait if attacked.The post Iran Can’t Fully Reopen Strait Because It Forgot Where It Placed Mines, U.S. Officials Claim first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago - Trump Administration Demands Reddit Reveal Identity of User Who Criticized ICE
Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images The Trump administration has ordered Reddit to provide personal information on one of its users who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The Intercept reported on Friday. Reddit has until April 14 to provide the data. Attorneys for the user say their client’s posts and their anonymity are clearly protected by the First Amendment. On March 4, an ICE agent in Fairfax, Virginia sent a request to Reddit seeking information on the user, referred to as John Doe. To compel compliance, ICE slapped the social media behemoth with an administrative subpoena, which does not require approval from a judge. “Failure to comply with this summons will render you liable to proceedings in a U.S. District Court to enforce compliance with this summons as well as other sanctions,” the request stated. “You are requested not to disclose the existence of this summons for an indefinite period of time. Any such disclosure will impede the investigation and thereby interfere with the enforcement of federal law.” The request sought a month’s worth of data on the user, but it did not specify what the agency found potentially actionable. Reddit informed Doe about the request two days later, prompting the person – who lives in the Pacific Northwest – to retain attorneys from the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Oregon. The user’s attorneys say nothing in their client’s posting history points to illegal activity. The Intercept reported: There was a thread from early January, after news outlets including The Intercept identified Jonathan Ross as the ICE officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Commenting on a Minnesota Star Tribune article, another Reddit user posted that Ross might be welcomed as a hero in Florida or Texas. John Doe responded by sharing that Ross had lived in Chaska, Minnesota; grew up in Indiana; and served in the Indiana National Guard — biographical details that were circulating widely at the time. “Hopefully he moves up to Stillwater State Penitentiary,” they wrote. In another post, a Reddit user asked what they should write on an anti-ICE protest sign. John Doe suggested the lyrics to a song: “Urine speaks louder than words.” In a third instance, Doe wrote, “TSA sucks and we all know it.” According to the Reddit user’s attorneys, these were the most aggressive posts they could find. Doe’s attorneys file a motion to quash… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Jesse Watters Hails Artemis Splashdown as Part of ‘Great Power Struggle’ Wit...On Friday evening, just after Artemis II’s splashdown, Fox News’ Jesse Watters hailed the monumental moment as part of a “great power struggle” between the U.S. and China, adding, “God is good.” The four astronauts on Artemis II safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. Eastern on Friday, wrapping up a landmark 10-day mission that marked the first crewed journey around the moon in over five decades. Those onboard were NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. “Integrity is back on planet Earth,” said Watters, as U.S. Navy rescue divers could be seen on camera swimming to safely recover the astronauts. “Stuck the landing. How beautiful. God is Good,” he remarked before continuing: They went farther than any human have [sic] ever gone before, and wow. Great power struggle between the United States and China, the space race — the United States firmly in the lead, taking us one step closer to a Moon base, and another step closer to Mars. Historic day for the United States and mankind. Watters then brought in Butch Wilmore, a former NASA astronaut and Fox News contributor, who added, “It’s thrilling. It’s amazing. And God bless the United States of America. Wow.” “I mean, bullseye right there in the Pacific, off the coast of San Diego,” Watters responded, referring to the planned splashdown location and timeframe, both of which were clearly met. Admittedly, Watters said, he has “never been this nervous covering anything in my entire life,” before continuing on the four onboard Artemis II, “I can’t even imagine how these people feel. We’re getting word that all four crew members are in excellent condition.” Watch the full clip above via Fox News.The post Jesse Watters Hails Artemis Splashdown as Part of ‘Great Power Struggle’ With China: ‘God Is Good’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago
- Bret Baier Asks Lindsey Graham if Trump Is ‘Hurting Reelection Chances for Rep...Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined Friday’s Special Report on Fox News, where Bret Baier asked whether President Donald Trump is doing damage to Republicans’ midterm chances. Trump’s approval rating has steadily declined in recent months, and it went into free fall after he launched the war on Iran on Feb. 28. Iran responded by attacking U.S. military bases in the region and by closing the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world’s oil flows. This week, the president announced a two-week ceasefire and a reopening of the strait, but Iran is still restricting travel because Israel is continuing its offensive in Lebanon, the cessation of which was part of the ceasefire, Tehran says. The U.S. has denied this, though on Thursday, CBS News reported that Trump was told the ceasefire included a pause on Israel’s invasion. Baier asked Graham if the war, as well as the ongoing partial government shutdown stemming from congressional fighting over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will hurt the GOP in November. “Do you think this war that we’re in, and this fight over ICE, is hurting reelection chances for Republicans in the fall?” Baier said. “I think President Trump is stopping a homicidal maniac regime from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if you don’t treat them that way, you’ve missed a lot in the last 47 years,” the senator replied. ” And if we can get a deal, let’s do it. As to ICE, I think most Americans – look at the polls – still support the idea of taking the 15 million [undocumented immigrants] that were overrunning our borders– Biden obliterated our borders. We’re cleaning up his mess.” Republicans face an uphill battle to retain their narrow lead in the House. According to Cook Political Report, the GOP would need to win 76% of seats currently deemed toss-ups to keep control. Graham has been one of the most ardent supporters of war with Iran. He personally lobbied Trump for it on numerous occasions, according to a report last month by Politico. “We were thinking about this early, early on about how Iran is a spoiler for expanding the Abraham Accords and stability in the Mideast,” Graham told the publication. “I told him before he took office … if you can collapse this terrorist regime, that’s Berlin Wall stuff.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Bret Baier Asks Lindsey Graham if Trump… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
- More Women Accuse Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Per a Friday CNN exclusive, four women have accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of sexual misconduct — including a former staffer alleging the California gubernatorial candidate raped her. This news comes just hours after a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, in which a former staffer accused Swalwell of rape. It isn’t yet clear whether CNN and The Chronicle share a source, or if these accusations come from two different women. According to CNN, the former staffer — who began as a 20-year-old intern on Swalwell’s 2019 presidential campaign and later worked in his district and Washington offices — alleged that Swalwell raped her in 2024, several years after she left his employment, and said it was the second time he had nonconsensual sexual contact with her while she was intoxicated. The other allegation she details occurred in 2019, while she was still working for him. She said that she woke up naked in Swalwell’s hotel room after a night of heavy drinking and had “no memory of what happened.” Of the 2024 incident, the woman said, “I was pushing him off of me, saying no… He didn’t stop.” She went on to allege that Swalwell left her bruised and “bleeding.” CNN reported that it found corroboration for key parts of her account, including contemporaneous text messages, interviews with relatives and a friend, and medical records related to STD and pregnancy testing after the alleged 2024 assault. But CNN said the former staffer was not the only woman to come forward. Three other women also alleged various forms of sexual misconduct, including unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos. One woman who connected with Swalwell online over Democratic politics told CNN that he kissed her and touched her leg without her consent during a night out, and that she later ended up “extremely drunk” in his hotel room with little memory of what happened. Another woman, social media creator Ally Sammarco, said Swalwell sent unsolicited nude messages after the two connected on Twitter to discuss politics. A fourth woman who works in marketing alleged that Swalwell sent her “several videos of his penis,” which she said she “did not ask for.” As noted in the report, CNN “reviewed screenshots of dozens of messages Swalwell exchanged with the women, many of which are flirtatious in nature.” None were sexually explicit, with the sources explaining that the congressman sent messages… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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