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The Big Bang Theory star Melissa Rauch revealed that a commercial director once gave her back-handed feedback when she was an aspiring actress. Appearing on Friday’s episode of The View to promote her new Night Court sequel series, the 42-year-old recalled a filmmaker shaming her hands during an audition, which cost her a job in an ad for a restaurant. “When I was first auditioning and going out for commercials, my hands really stood in the way. I sort of have Hobbit hands…. especially when… Source link

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that more than 6 in 10 Donald Trump voters (61%) agree that “a group of people in this country are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants and people of color who share their political views” — a core tenet of the false conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.” Less than a quarter of Trump voters (22%) disagree with that statement. So-called replacement theory has been covered extensively in the days following the May 14… Source link

Tick off a loss for the modern monetary theorists amid rising inflation, says InfraCap Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic lens which prescribes that monetarily sovereign countries like the U.S. are unaffected by financial constraints as long as they control their currencies. With roots dating back to the early 20th century, MMT was first popularized in its modern form by Warren Mosler, an American investment fund manager. Under MMT, the risk of… Source link

The share of Google searches about Black Lives Matter spiked shortly after Axios launched its Hard Truths series — but those have been overtaken by searches about critical race theory in recent months. Why it matters: The search trends provide a window into how the national conversation about racial justice has shifted over the course of this series. The share of Google searches about Black Lives Matter spiked shortly after Axios launched its Hard Truths series — but those have been… Source link

Tiger Woods’ backyard golf course is under construction. Image: Getty/Twitter An aerial photo of Tiger Woods’ backyard golf course has sparked further intrigue about the golf legend’s future in the sport. The 15-time Major winner was travelling nearly double the speed limit when he veered off the road and flipped his car near Los Angeles in February. ‘SHAMEFUL’: Legend’s son banned over Masters ‘disgrace’ ‘SO UPSET’: Paige Spiranac slams Masters ‘racism’ backlash Woods suffered a shattered lower… Source link

When the exponential 500% run up of GameStop’s stock this week reversed on Thursday to come crashing down after trading platforms like Robinhood blocked customers from buying shares, there was no shortage of outrage and theories as to what was behind the trading platform’s decision. One theory in particular, alleging the decision may have stemmed from outside pressure coming from hedge funds shorting GameStop’s stock, quickly gained attention from a surprising group, including Sen. Ted… Source link

One of the key pieces of “evidence” that supported Donald Trump’s wild claims of electoral fraud has collapsed after a postal worker reportedly admitted to fabricating damning allegations. Postie Richard Hopkins sparked outrage among Republicans after alleging that Pennsylvania postmaster Rob Weisenbach instructed employees to alter dates on ballots. Mr Hopkins accused Mr Weisenbach of telling staff to backdate votes sent in after election day. Votes cast after election day would be… Source link

Speculation has resurfaced that Donald Trump uses a body double for his wife Melania. (Getty) A picture of the US First Lady has sparked the resurgence of a conspiracy theory that Donald Trump uses a body double to stand in for his wife. The hashtag #FakeMelania started trending on Twitter at the weekend after a picture emerged of Melania Trump boarding Marine One on the south lawn of the White House en route to the presidential debate in Nashville. In the picture, the First Lady is wearing… Source link

A picture of the US First Lady has sparked the resurgence of a conspiracy theory that Donald Trump uses a body double to stand in for his wife. The hashtag #FakeMelania started trending on Twitter at the weekend after a picture emerged of Melania Trump boarding Marine One on the south lawn of the White House en route to the presidential debate in Nashville. In the picture, the First Lady is wearing sunglasses but internet observers pointed out that her smile and teeth looked somewhat different… Source link

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. shared a wild conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 pandemic and claimed that he’s never been vaccinated on a Snapchat Q&A on Tuesday night, just days before the NBA season is scheduled to resume. Porter, who is in his first season playing with the Nuggets after missing the entire 2018-19 season recovering from a back injury, claimed that the coronavirus is being used for worldwide population control and that it’s being overblown. “Personally, I… Source link