On December 31, 1973, the fledgling AC/DC saw in the New Year by playing their very first gig at a bar in Sydney

The clip below shows the future of dumbed-down America. Colleges and universities offer ridiculous degrees to increase enrollment. Check out the video below. People are studying “the unseen body and creative spaces of erasure and exposure of the queer,” “arts education and social justice,” “decolonial intimacy’s Indigenous politics of resistance,” “navigating international conflict or collective […] The post Academia Clown World Degrees appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Late in the evening, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, known as “Bloody Tarleton,”  and 250 mounted British soldiers reined up near Cuckoo Tavern. This was June 3, 1781, six years after Paul Revere’s ride and during the American Revolution. A tavern patron and patriot, Captain John “Jack” Jouett, mingled with the troops and found out that […] The post On This Day in 1781, the Historic Ride to Save Thomas Jefferson appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The PRIDE marchers in Philadelphia, who were blocked by pro-Palestinian marchers earlier in the day, broke into a massive street brawl by evening. I have nothing to say about this except that Philadelphia was once the US capital, and look at her now. I thought of something else to say. The pro-Palestine marchers better not […] The post PRIDE Paraders Get Into a Massive Brawl in Philadelphia appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg defended rough play in the WNBA after Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter checked Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark so hard that she hit the ground. The Carter shoulder-check — which was ruled a “flagrant foul” — took place during a June 1 game, after which video of the forceful collision quickly went viral. “There’s a difference between tough defense and unnecessary— targeting actions! It needs to stop! The league needs to ‘clean up’ the crap! That’s NOT who this league is!!” Indiana Fever GM Lin Dunn commented. “Let’s be realistic, OK? This is basketball, OK? This happens in basketball all the time. Angel Reese got clotheslined the other day,” Goldberg downplayed the incident during Monday’s broadcast of “The View.” “This is, ‘Get out the way or I’ma move you.’ That’s what the game is … A lot of people, however, are reading this as confrontation. But this is not confrontation. They’re not playing on the court. They’re there to win. And just because they’re women, get over yourselves, they’re athletes,” she added.   WATCH: “Let’s be realistic.” After whining about new attention being given to the WNBC because Caitlin Clark was “white” and “pretty,” The View’s Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg now defend the on-court, physical attacks she’s been receiving. pic.twitter.com/IevkKTpD3D — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 3, 2024 Hostin had previously complained that Clark got attention primarily because she was white and straight — despite the fact that she holds the all-time NCAA scoring record — and she also defended the rough play. “It’s not dainty play. When you’re sitting there [and] you’re watching, sometimes when that happens you think, ‘Ooh, wow. I couldn’t take it,’” she said. “It’s gonna make them better. It’s gonna make Caitlin better. It’s gonna make Angel better. It’s gonna make the league better.” Goldberg concluded by giving props to all of the players, adding, “None of us can beat them. None of us can do what they can do so let’s give them their due.”

“The Garfield Movie” won at the theater over the weekend with the summer box office numbers down 69 percent domestically from where they were last year at this time. The Chris Pratt-led film topped the box office after earning $14 million domestically over the weekend for its second weekend out, bringing its total gross domestically to $51.5 million, the Hollywood Reporter reported. Coming in second place was the live-action animated movie “IF” from John Krasinski, which scored $10.8 million over the weekend, to make a total of $80.4 million domestically its third weekend out. Taking over the third spot was the highly promoted George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” — which has struggled since it opened on May 24 — earning just $10.7 million over the weekend to bring its gross total in the states to $49.6 million. The movie cost a whopping $168 million to produce and in its second weekend out, it fell 59 percent in sales. Box Office: ‘Garfield’ Wins Sluggish Weekend With $14M as ‘Furiosa’ Runs Out of Gas https://t.co/1u8gHmmVvJ — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 2, 2024 The film — with stars like Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy — has been a disappointment after ticket sales over the long memorial holiday weekend brought in just $32 million, barely beating out “The Garfield Movie,” which had $31 million over the four-day weekend, as previously reported. “There’s no way to sugarcoat it, the numbers that are coming out this weekend are nothing to write home about,” Paul Degarabedian, senior media analyst with Comscore, previously told CNN about the disappointing results. “Summer is the most important moviegoing season of the year, accounting on average for nearly 40% of the total domestic annual revenue, so as goes the summer so goes the year,” he added. Last summer was dominated by “Barbenheimer” mania, with the release of the comedy “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s historical drama “Oppenheimer” on the same weekend in late July. Combined, the films raked in close to $1 billion domestically. This summer so far doesn’t have any standout contenders that could bring similar results.  The analysts are still blaming post-pandemic viewing habits for the low ticket sales but insist that there’s still potential for studios to make money this summer.  “Moviegoing habits have changed drastically since the pandemic, but we continue to see significant enthusiasm when it comes to the theatrical experience,” Daniel Loria, editorial director at Box Office Pro, told CNN.  Amanda Harding contributed to this piece. Related: Box Office On Track To Have Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995, ‘Garfield’ And ‘Furiosa’ Flounder

BMW’s official corporate account on X said the quiet part out loud when someone dared to ask why the car company’s Middle East-facing logo had not been subjected to the same Pride-Month-rainbow-flag treatment as the logo seen in the United States: it wouldn’t be culturally acceptable there. Libs of TikTok shared a series of screenshots showing several companies — including Cisco and BMW — that had adopted pride or rainbow-themed versions of their logos to display in the U.S. but had left their Middle East-facing logos alone. “Every. Single. Year,” the caption read. “This will never not be funny.” Every. Single. Year. This will never not be funny pic.twitter.com/BVj40itRxs — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 2, 2024 But then someone asked BMW, “How come you don’t proudly display your logos pride colors on your middle east posts ???” And the response, if a bit unexpected, was obvious: “This is an established practice at the BMW Group, which also takes into consideration market-specific legal regulations and country-specific cultural aspects.” This is an established practice at the BMW Group, which also takes into consideration market-specific legal regulations and country-specific cultural aspects (4/4) — BMW (@BMW) June 1, 2024 Critics quickly pointed out that if BMW as a corporation was serious about solidarity rather than just capitalizing on the market share driven by virtue signaling, the pride-themed logo would be on full display especially in places where it was not culturally accepted. “BMW: When you wanna be stunning, but not brave,” Mary Katherine Ham posted. BMW: When you wanna be stunning, but not brave. https://t.co/lgDdXt9OSi — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) June 3, 2024 “‘We’re visibly pro-LGBT except where it’s unpopular to be visibly pro-LGBT’ sure is a thing to publicly admit to doing on your corporate social media account,” Noam Blum added. “We’re visibly pro-LGBT except where it’s unpopular to be visibly pro-LGBT” sure is a thing to publicly admit to doing on your corporate social media account. https://t.co/ciEDBaCqwR — Noam Blum (@neontaster) June 2, 2024 “Hey, LGB. BMW admits it uses you for profit and marketing. If it truly cared about gay rights it would change its logo in countries not friendly to gays,” Mary Chasten pointed out. Hey, LGB. BMW admits it uses you for profit and marketing. If it truly cared about gay rights it would change its logo in countries not friendly to gays. https://t.co/E00Pebc6bR — ⚾️ Mary #FlyTheW ? (@mchastain81) June 2, 2024 “Wouldn’t it make more sense to display the logo where oppression against the LGBTQ+ community is highest? Otherwise, you’d just look patronising and as though you’re using our community for marketing purposes and not due to solidarity…” @TheVikingDane added. Wouldn’t it make more sense to display the logo where oppression against the LGBTQ+ community is highest? Otherwise, you’d just look patronising and as though you’re using our community for marketing purposes and not due to solidarity… https://t.co/LA0dXE5ZPD pic.twitter.com/i7D7I6kUg0 — TheVikingDane (@TheVikingDane) June 2, 2024 “BMW admitting it only believes in what it considers to be human rights when it doesn’t offend the countries where human rights are actually on the line,” @sunnyright summed it up. BMW admitting it only believes in what it considers to be human rights when it doesn’t offend the countries where human rights are actually on the line. https://t.co/eicGTO0icI — Sunny (@sunnyright) June 2, 2024

The Maldives — an Islamic nation located a few hundred miles south of India in the Indian Ocean — banned Israeli passports this week to punish the country over its war against the Hamas terrorists that carried out the October 7 massacre. President Mohamed Muizzu announced that he would follow his country’s recommendation and impose the ban. “The Cabinet decision includes amending necessary laws to prevent Israeli passport holders from entering the Maldives and establishing a Cabinet subcommittee to oversee these efforts,” the statement said. The country said that it was going to raise money for the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), an organization directly linked to the October 7 terrorist attack. Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman posted on X: “It is time for us all to boycott the Maldives.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded to the development by encouraging its citizens to leave the country immediately. “For Israeli citizens already in the country, it is recommended to consider leaving, because if they find themselves in distress for any reason, it will be difficult for us to assist,” the ministry said. The tourist hotspot has made Islam its official religion and requires its citizens to be Muslim. Those who hold government positions must be followers of Sunni Islam. It is a criminal offense in the country to be anything other than Muslim and those who criticize the religion are subject to criminal penalties. The Lowy Institute said in a report from 2022 that more Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight for ISIS than any other country. “From 2014 to 2018, more people departed the Maldives to join with Islamic State than from any other country,” the country said. “In total, this figure is estimated at 250 men and women from a country of only 500,000. Most who went died.”