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3+ min ago (811+ words) By RONALD BLUMUpdated 6:00 AM PST, December 8, 2025 "Absolutely unprepared. Emotionally unstable," he said after Sunday's vote announcement. "Thoughts are so far clouded." Kent received 14 of 16 votes from the contemporary era committee, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75% minimum. Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 along with anyone chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on Jan. 20. "I hugged my wife after the the phone call had come in," Kent said, his voice cracking, "and I told her that a lot of the game had come rushing back to me at that moment. Similar to my retirement speech, my farewell speech that I did in LA, it reminds me of the "no crying in…...

5+ min ago (234+ words) The number of people upset about the College Football Playoff (CFP) Committee's final rankings is innumerable. The number of people with solutions to the problem is smaller. Venting his frustration at the "dishonest idiots" who run the CFP, Portnoy argued for abandoning the current selection committee model and using the AP Top 25. "Here is a wild idea. Get rid of the committee, which is filled with dishonest idiots, and just take the top 12 in the AP poll. Probably solve a lot of problems," Portnoy wrote on X. Portnoy took specific objection to Alabama's inclusion on the playoff bracket after the Tide had lost to Oklahoma and been throttled by Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. However, to make his point, he used a clip of CFP Committee Chairman Hunter Yurachek from last week, laying out a highly suspicious rationale for advancing…...

5+ min ago (389+ words) The Paramount offer for the entirety of WBD provides shareholders $18 billion more in cash than the Netflix consideration," the company said Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros after Netflix deal struck The Paramount offer for the entirety of WBD provides shareholders $18 billion more in cash than the Netflix consideration," the company said Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix struck a deal to buy WBD's film and streaming assets. Paramount had made the first several bids for WBD and was the only company seeking to buy all of its portfolio " the film studio, streaming business and TV networks " before Netflix made a $72 billion deal with WBD on Friday. The Paramount offer for the entirety of WBD provides shareholders $18 billion more in cash than the Netflix consideration," the company stated, according to…...

6+ min ago (1020+ words) By EDDIE PELLSUpdated 6:01 AM PST, December 8, 2025 Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year's College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season's 12-team bracket on Sunday. Most of that second-guessing came from Notre Dame, which was passed over in favor of Alabama and Miami for two of the bracket's bubble spots. The Fighting Irish dropped two notches in the CFP rankings over the last two weeks, to No. 11, despite a 10-game winning streak, winning their finale by 29 points and simply sitting on the couch Saturday. "There is no explanation that could possibly be given to explain the outcome,…...

6+ min ago (386+ words) President Trump called Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos a "fantastic man" and praised his company while fearing its potential merger with Warner Bros. Discovery "could be a problem" due to its tremendous market share. Speaking with reporters on the'red carpet of the'Kennedy Center'Honors event in Washington, D.C., Trump confirmed that he'met with Ted Sarandos'ahead of Netflix's negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery, adding that the deal "could be a problem" due to potential antitrust legal challenges. "I'll be involved in that decision," the president said, adding that Netflix's proposed $83 billion deal for Warner Bros.'will'go through a process" to "see what happens." The president also had kind words for Ted Sarandos, calling the co-CEO of Netflix "fantastic man." "I have a lot of respect for him, but it's a lot of market share," Trump said. "He's a great person" He's got a lot…...

9+ min ago (283+ words) To save Europe is an offense to EU-Globalists and the MSM. The new National Security Strategy spells out clearly what many of us already knew for a decade: US President Donald J. Trump will devote his titanic political and diplomatic capabilities to helping Europe get back to its cultural roots. To that end, his administration will help and promote "patriotic" forces, help them fight migration and censorship. And save Europe from civilizational suicide. So, of course, Globalists in lockstep with MSM are in full-blown panic. "The question is whether Europe"s embattled centrists have the power, or the will, to stop him." "While bringing peace to Ukraine gets a mention, when it comes to Europe, America"s official stance is now that its security depends on shifting the continent"s politics decisively to the right." But that"s not entirely correct,…...

10+ min ago (227+ words) Trump wants to stay first in AI" In a Monday-morning TRUTH Social post, President Trump announced an imminent executive order to federalize AI regulation and keep the U.S. at the forefront of an exploding industry. Trump wrote, "There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI." "We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won't last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, involved in RULES and the APPROVAL PROCESS," read the president's post. "You can't expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something. THAT WILL NEVER WORK!" the post continued. Trump said he expects to sign the executive order'this week. On Sunday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai'made a call for national AI regulation to compete with China more…...

10+ min ago (512+ words) Judi Dench has an unpopular opinion about Harvey Weinstein. The "Notes on a Scandal" actress, 90, defended the disgraced movie producer, 73, following his rape and sexual assault convictions in a new interview with The Radio Times. "I saw a bit of film of Harvey walking with two sticks and you think, "Well" "I knew Harvey and I knew him well and worked with him, and I had none of that experience " very fortunately for me," Dench stated. After acknowledging she has empathy for Weinstein"s victims, Dench said, "I imagine he"s done his time." "I don"t know, to me it"s personal " forgiveness," the Oscar winner added. The Post has reached out to Dench"s rep for comment. Weinstein was exiled from Hollywood after he was accused of sexual assault at the start of the #MeToo movement in 2017. The…...

10+ min ago (182+ words) Paramount said Monday that it going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a $30 per share in cash offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery. Updated 6:19 AM PST, December 8, 2025 Paramount said Monday that it going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a $30 per share in cash offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, including its Global Networks segment, asking them to reject the deal with Netflix. On Friday Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind "Harry Potter" and HBO Max. The cash and stock deal is valued at $27.75 per Warner share, giving it a total enterprise value of $82.7 billion, including debt. The transaction is expected to close in the next 12 to 18 months, after Warner completes its previously announced separation of its cable operations. Not included in the deal are networks such as CNN…...

16+ min ago (1370+ words) As we noted last week, the first year of the Trump tariff economy has mostly been hell on small businesses, while bigger players have found ways to adapt in the short term. But as Politico notes, even the big guys can only keep that going so long: Retail giants have proven more adept than expected at cushioning the blow of President Donald Trump's steep tariff hikes over the spring and summer, keeping prices for consumer goods from surging this year by as much as many economists anticipated. But business executives and corporate analysts are warning they can't do that forever. As we approach the darkest day of the year in a couple of weeks, it's natural to take stock of the political darkness around us as well. Yes, there are plenty of dark deeds to notice. In area after area,…...