## Trump Is Now Raging at His Own Lawyer—and Wrecking a Big MAGA Fantasy

Authored by newrepublic.com

You might wonder if Watters accidentally committed heresy in suggesting Trump’s rally performances might occasionally be less than politically perfect.

But Watters avoided this pitfall by quickly adding that having fewer rallies denies the media “an opportunity to twist Trump’s words.”

If the rallies ever create political problems, it’s only due to the Fake News media.

By temporarily pausing them, the trial is owning the media, and the media doesn’t even know it.

That’s far from the fearsome, dominant figure depicted in MAGA propaganda about the trial.

Note that both Watters and Pirro insist Trump is shining in the role of defendant.

They are trying to depict Trump as simultaneously a victim and a formidable warrior, one who is fighting back against corrupt, powerful forces that are persecuting him. »

### North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall

Authored by theguardian.com

For roughly eight months, a swarm of honeybees had been building a hive inside the wall of her daughter’s room.

The beekeeper “didn’t even have his bee gear on yet, but he took a hammer and knocked into the wall”, Massis Class recalled.

“But at the same time, hearing the sound of humming bees on the other side of a door is kind of terrifying. »

### Boy, 14, dies after man with sword stabs multiple people near London tube station

Authored by abcnews.go.com

LONDON -- A teenager is dead and a man has been arrested after driving a car into a home in east London before getting out and attacking members of the public with a sword, according to police.

One of those people, a 14-year-old boy, has died of injuries suffered in the unprovoked attack, according to authorities.

"Police in London have been called and other emergency services are in Hainault, east London, at a serious incident in which a man with a sword has been arrested.". »

### Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards

Authored by soranews24.com

But here in the real world, a yakuza lieutenant has just been arrested for a crime that doesn’t have much in terms of panache: stealing Pokémon cards.

During the break-in, 29 pieces of property with a total value of roughly 252,000 yen (US$1,625) were stolen, with the haul including 25 Pokémon cards.

“So does that mean there’s someone in the yakuza whose job is to appraise Pokémon cards?”. »

### TopSpin 2K25 players furious at server issues impacting single-player career mode

Authored by eurogamer.net

TopSpin 2K25 players are furious at 2K as online server issues have hampered the game's single-player career mode since launch.

The career mode allows players to create and customise their own tennis player and compete in world famous tournaments.

Over on the TopSpin2K reddit, the community has been dominated by posts demanding an offline option for the career mode and lamenting the server issues. »

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