The Daily Populous

Saturday January 11st, 2025 morning edition

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Federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for repeating false claims about election workers.

The judge asked Giuliani, "$148 million wasn't a sufficient incentive to stop the defamation?".

Howell issued a $200 fine for each day Giuliani does not comply with the deadline to submit the declaration.

If Giuliani engages in further violations, Howell said the court would have to consider imprisonment or confinement.

Last week, a federal judge in New York also held Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over personal property and information to the two election workers.

In this Nov. 7, 2024, file photo, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves the New York Federal Courthouse, in New York. »

Disney and Paramount Donate to L.A Fire Relief and Rebuilding Efforts, CAA Launches SoCal Fire Fund

Authored by variety.com
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The Walt Disney Company is donating $15 million for response and rebuilding efforts amid the ongoing Southern California fires.

Likewise, Paramount is donating $1 million to on-the-ground organizations, including the Los Angles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, Red Cross, Direct Relief, World Central Kitchen and Best Friends Animal Society.

We are proud to provide assistance to this resilient and vibrant community in this moment of need.”. »

Woman Enters MRI With Butt Plug, Ends Up In Hospital

Authored by gizmodo.com
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The internet has caught wind of a resurfaced story involving a young woman who was sent to the hospital after she underwent a MRI scan while having an apparently metallic butt plug inside herself.

Patient was screened for [an] mri and did not disclose that she had a “butt plug” inserted.

She went in for the mri and when the mri was over and the tech was pulling the table out the patient started to scream. »

Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’

Authored by wired.com
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The deeply weird and disinformation-filled conversation between Musk and Alice Weidel, the leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), took place on X.

“[Hitler] was a communist, and he considered himself as a socialist,” Weidel said in response to Musk asking about media reports linking the AfD to Nazism.

This is something Musk picked up on in an op-ed he penned last month for a German newspaper. »