Walmart Nukes DEI As Anti-Woke Crusader Robby Starbuck Sends "Shockwaves Across Corporate America" Anti-woke crusader Robby Starbuck has been on a mission to shift the corporate landscape in America from insanity and rainbows to what he considers "sanity and neutrality." He has successfully pressured companies such as Tractor Supply, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, Lowe's, Ford, Coors, Stanley Black...

Federal prosecutors charged Ken Leech, one of the world's best-known bond fund managers, with a $600 million fraud on Monday. Why it matters: Leech, the former co-chief investment officer of Western Asset Management Co. (WAMCO), was long known as "the other bond king" (besides Bill Gross) for his influence over the fixed-income market. • WAMCO at one time managed more than $300 billion in assets for clients, and Leech directed the firm's investment strategies. Catch up quick: Manhattan federal...

At least 16 people are missing after an Egyptian yacht carrying international tourists sank in the Red Sea on Monday. Forty-four people, including 13 crew members and 31 tourists, were aboard the Sea Story when it sank near Marsa Alam, a resort town in southeastern Egypt. The ship was carrying tourists for a multi-day diving trip. Egyptian media outlet Al-Dostor reported that two American tourists were on board, but it is unclear if they are among those missing. Authorities were alerted to the...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) pushed back against the idea that the Russian war in Ukraine could end in peaceful negotiation, saying those who hold that view “may be deceiving” themselves. In a speech at the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, Rounds called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “tyrant” and suggested he would be surprised if Putin were satisfied with any concession from the West. “It’s time to take a hard look at this thing and really ask ourselves, do you believe that...

Special Counsel Jack Smith is winding down both federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald Trump before they go to trial. Smith, on Monday, filed a motion to dismiss the election interference case against Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, marking a major victory for the president-elect: After careful consideration, the Department has determined that OLC’s prior opinions concerning the Constitution’s prohibition on federal...

A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end to the federal effort to hold Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election,...

Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday. Trump has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms around special counsel investigations.

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Gibson Guitars has confirmed that it has issued a cease and desist order to Trump Guitars over the use of its single-cut electric guitar model, “as the design infringes upon Gibson’s exclusive trademarks, particularly the iconic Les Paul body shape.” The incoming 47th American President has endorsed a series of guitars – as part of his portfolio of merchandise. It’s not clear if Trump owns Trump Guitars but the company claims they have the “only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump and the homepage shows the president-elect holding one of the guitars (see above). One of the acoustic guitars features Trump signing its body. A non-signed guitar costs $1,250, a six-string baring Trump’s signature runs for more than $10,000.  According to the website, the guitars are manufactured by “multiple providers” that are “both domestic and international,” so it’s possible that the guitars branded with the American flag and image of a bald eagle are not entirely made in the U.S. But this may be a case of too little too late since, according to the website, many of the guitars have sold out. P.T. Barum was right, “there’s a sucker born every minute,” ### The post Gibson Guitars Tell Grifting Trump To Shut It Down appeared first on RockinTown.