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The Diet Coke Button, Unfortunately, Rules

Tom Newton Dunn | Twitter No one is happy about admitting this We did it. We made it to inauguration day, which shouldn’t be a huge deal but let’s be honest, it felt a little touch and go for a while there. The Biden-Harris administration’s to-do list is a mile long, but they’ve already started making changes. We’re gonna skip over Biden firing three Trump appointees who are the embodiment of evil, reinstating DACA protections, and rejoining the Paris climate accord and move...
Tags: Paris, Humor, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Oval Office, Diet Coke, Jon Cryer, Tom Newton Dunn, Sophia Benoit, Biden Harris, Sloane Hughes

Biden's new presidential Twitter account follows just 12 people: Members of his White House and Chrissy Teigen

A composite image of Chrissy Teigen and President Joe Biden. Getty/Getty Biden's new official presidential Twitter account follows just 12 other profiles.  The accounts @POTUS follows are all White House figures, except celebrity Chrissy Teigen.  Teigen asked Biden for a follow on Wednesday, saying she had been blocked by Trump since 2017. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Joe Biden took over the official presidential Twitter account, @POTUS, on Wednesday, and c...
Tags: Twitter, Politics, Entertainment, White House, Los Angeles, Trends, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, News UK, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Biden, Donald Trump, Nina Simone, Trump, Hollywood California

Corporate America is pausing its financial support for the 147 GOP lawmakers who challenged Biden's victory. Here are all the S&P 500 companies who gave them money - and then stopped.

Erin Schaff/Getty Images S&P 500 companies gave $23 million to the 147 GOP lawmakers who contested Electoral College results. After GOP efforts to overturn Biden's victory led to violence, some companies paused their support. Here's a list of how much each corporate PAC had given and whether they've paused contributions. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. On January 6, Congress convened a joint session to formally certify President Joseph Biden's Electoral College victory...
Tags: Energy, Transportation, Real Estate, Politics, News, Enterprise, Media, Entertainment, Congress, Finance, Senate, White House, Advertising, US, America, Trends

The Only Thing Better Than Today’s Inauguration Are These 5 TikToks ABOUT The Inauguration

While history was being made - dank content was being created. TRUMP IS FINALLY GONE!! WOOOOOO!!!!! Today has been a ✨beautiful ✨day: our country woke up and was serenaded by Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. THEN it finally happened: Joe Biden became our President and Kamala Harris became the first female, Black, and South Asian Vice President (!!!). The speeches were eloquent, thoughtful, and inspiring... which should’ve been standard at this point, but after four years of sloppy spe...
Tags: Senate, White House, America, Joe Biden, Humor, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Isaiah Washington, Amanda Gorman, Luis Cervantes, Kat Curtis, Boman Martinez Reid

Gene Martinez, influential and ‘beloved’ Compass agent, dies at 60

Martinez joined Compass while the company was still young, and went on to lead and help launch operations in multiple parts of the U.S.
Tags: Health, Florida, California, New York City, San Francisco, Radio, Miami, Agent, Compass, Donald Trump, Karlie Kloss, Industry News, Martinez, Miami Beach, Corcoran, Select

5 real estate professionals who got pardons — and the 1 who didn’t

Jenna Ryan, the Realtor arrested for "storming the capitol," made a public plea for a pardon on Monday. But among 73 pardons and 70 clemencies granted Tuesday, she was left empty-handed.
Tags: Lifestyle, Radio, Agent, Lil Wayne, Donald Trump, Pardons, Industry News, Kodak Black, Realtor, Select, Jenna Ryan, Michael Liberty, Alex Adjmi, Eliyahu Weinstein, Gary Evan Hendler, Jon Harder

Kandy Korn Koated-in-Chief Donald Trump Pardons Lil Wayne, Kodak Black & More on Last Day in Office

Now-former President Donald Trump used the last hours of his time in the White House to issue presidential pardons and sentence commutations to nearly 150 people, including rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. The pardons came days after reports claimed that the rappers were among those the Kandy Korn Koated-in-Chief planned to pardon before the end of his presidential term. Lil Wayne was facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to illegally possessing a firearm, while Kod...
Tags: Politics, Celebs, News, White House, Kodak, Hip Hop, Pop Culture, Jazz, Lil Wayne, Donald Trump, Detroit, Trump, Kodak Black, Brown, Wayne, Kwame Kilpatrick

Vacation booking platform Vrbo to block new Washington, D.C., reservations

The move comes amid the specter of violence during the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. Airbnb also previously said it would block reservations and cancel existing ones in the area.
Tags: Travel, Politics, Washington, Joe Biden, Radio, Washington Dc, Capital, Airbnb, Biden, Donald Trump, Rentals, Expedia, Vrbo, Industry News, Trump, Capitol

Trump is reportedly furious that A-listers like Lady Gaga and Tom Hanks are performing at Biden's inauguration

Volunteers take the places of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in an inauguration rehearsal at the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Reuters President Trump is furious that top A-list celebrities are performing at Biden's inaugural, the Washington Post reports.  Tom Hanks is hosting an inaugural special on Wednesday featuring Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, and more.  Dozens of top singers and celebrities refused to perform at Tru...
Tags: Politics, Hollywood, Entertainment, Washington Post, Washington, Amy Schumer, Trends, Joe Biden, Tom Hanks, Elton John, Billy Joel, Scarlett Johansson, Lady Gaga, Cher, Biden, Donald Trump

4 Media Musings From The End of Donald Trump's America

By Carly Tennes  Published: January 16th, 2021 
Tags: America, Humor, Donald Trump, Carly Tennes

Biden's inauguration day will be unlike any other in history. Here's what to expect.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (L) looks on as U.S. President-elect Joe Biden (R) delivers remarks on January 08, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol around 12 p.m. on January 20. Celebrities Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will perform at the ceremony, Biden's inaugural committee announced on Thursday. Biden and Harris will then speak to the nation...
Tags: Politics, News, Entertainment, America, Trends, Joe Biden, Tom Hanks, Fox, Washington Dc, Jennifer Lopez, National Mall, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Biden, Msnbc, Donald Trump

Olympic swimmer is first real estate agent to be charged in Capitol riot

Klete Keller, a former olympian and commercial real estate agent in Colorado Springs, resigned from his brokerage earlier this week.
Tags: Uncategorized, Radio, Donald Trump, Riot, Industry News, Colorado Springs, Capitol, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Select, Jenna Ryan, MLS & Associations, U.S. Capitol, Libby Andrews, Klete Keller

Shout Out To This Brazilian Wax Museum For Fueling My Nightmares

Courtesy of unitv / twitter Gaze upon bleached blonde putty-face Nelson Mandela and tremble Hello, folks! We’re not even halfway through the first month of 2021 and already some pretty crazy, important shit has gone down. Oh, did you think I meant the fact that Donald Trump was just impeached, a second time, for inciting a violent insurrection on the US Capitol last week? NAH. I’m referring to something of equal importance to the country, which is that I just learned toda...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Humor, Brazil, Donald Trump, Jesus Christ, Capitol, US Capitol, Sloane Hughes, Arlindo Armacollo, David Paxton

Zillow will withhold support for all ‘sedition caucus’ lawmakers

The company didn't donate to any of the election objectors during the previous election cycle but officially vowed to withhold any support moving forward.
Tags: Radio, Donald Trump, Zillow, Industry News, NAR, Select, Rocket Mortgage, Rpac, Election Objection, Realogu, Sedition Caucus

Inauguration Special ‘Celebrating America’ Will Be Hosted by America’s Dad, Tom Hanks

It’s been a very long four years, but Donald Trump’s days as President of the United States are almost over – and thank heavens for that. On January 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, but Biden’s inauguration is guaranteed to be different from those of his predecessors. For one thing, we’re still in the midst of a deadly pandemic. For another, there are alarming talks of potential threats following last week’s Capitol riots. In short, while we may be turn...
Tags: Television, Movies, America, Joe Biden, Tom-Hanks, United States, Biden, Msnbc, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Capitol, Phillips, Tony Allen, Hanks, Will Joe Biden, Presidential Inaugural Committee

Now Scream This: Our Horror Movie New Year’s Resolutions for 2021

(Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.) Matt: Happy New Year, I guess? As the calendar turned from 2020 to 2021, we all thought, “How could it possibly get worse?” Then Donald Trump encouraged and incited a coup at Capitol Hill, the day that I’m writing about which horror movies are making my resolution list. I don’t know what to do with a lot...
Tags: Amazon, Movies, Horror, Stephen King, Features, Tokyo, Capitol Hill, Takashi Miike, Madrid, Donald Trump, Alex de la Iglesia, King, Chris, Top Ten, Matt, Iglesia

Cool FM presenter suspended over personal tweets

Cool FM freelance weekend presenter Andy Baird has been suspended following some social media posts on his personal account. Bauer Media tells RadioToday: “His views and opinions on social media are his own and not representative of Bauer Media. “At the present time, Andy will not be presenting his show while we look into this.” The tweets, according to the Belfast Telegraph, were about Donald Trump and the Clap for Carers events. Andy usually hosts the Sunday morning breakfast show on Cool...
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@properties fires real estate agent who ‘stormed the Capitol’

Libby Andrews, a real estate broker who worked in Chicago's Gold coast, acknowledged on social media that she took part in "storming the Capitol" Wednesday.
Tags: Joe Biden, Chicago, Radio, Agent, Donald Trump, Properties, Riot, Industry News, Trump, Capitol, Select, Washington D.c, Insurrection, Certify The Vote, Libby Andrews, Storm the Capitol

Amazon-owned Twitch has blocked Trump from streaming after the 'shocking attack on the Capitol'

Pro-Trump rioters broke into the US Capitol on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Twitch has disabled President Trump's official account from streaming, the company said on Thursday.  Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, is the latest in a string of tech companies that have announced censures to Trump's use in the wake of the siege on the US Capitol on Wednesday afternoon. "In light of yesterday's shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump's Twitch channel," the c...
Tags: Amazon, Facebook, Entertainment, Senate, US, Trends, Social Media, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, House, Ban, Donald Trump, Twitch, Riot, Disable, Trump

NAR President: DC riot ‘shocking,’ an ‘assault’ on democracy

Charlie Oppler slammed riots Wednesday that saw a mob overrun the US Capitol Building. National Multifamily Housing Council President Doug Bibby also called the incidents "abhorrent."
Tags: Politics, Washington, US, Joe Biden, Radio, Washington Dc, Mitt Romney, Biden, Donald Trump, Industry News, Trump, Mike Pence, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Liz Cheney, Doug Bibby

Joe Scarborough drops F-bomb on MSNBC during impassioned segment on the Capitol Police

By Brian Steinberg | Variety “Morning Joe” served up something other than coffee chatter Thursday A.M. Joe Scarborough in the opening 15 minutes of the MSNBC program accused Capitol Police of opening “the f–ing doors” for insurrectionists during Wednesday’s invasion of Congress’ home base, a sign of how shocking the development has been to even the people charged with delivering news and commentary about it. An audibly upset Scarborough suggested Capitol Police have in the past relied on stronge...
Tags: Politics, Celebrities, Rachel Maddow, News, Congress, Washington, Nbc News, Sport, Joe Biden, Cnn, Things To Do, Soccer, Federal Communications Commission, Scarborough, Biden, Msnbc

Karlie Kloss said she 'tried' to convince Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, her brother- and sister-in-law, that refusing to accept the 2020 election results and inciting violence is 'anti-American'

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss are married. Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss condemned the pro-Trump siege at the Capitol on Wednesday, saying refusing to accept the election results and inciting violence is "anti-American." When one Twitter user replied suggesting that Kloss tell that to her brother- and sister-in-law, Trump advisors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the supermodel replied saying, "I tried." In a now-deleted tweet, Ivanka Trump addresse...
Tags: Politics, News, Entertainment, Congress, White House, Trends, Donald Trump, Karlie Kloss, Trump, Capitol, Pennsylvania Avenue, Ivanka Trump, Kloss, Save America, Jared Kushner, Joshua Kushner

Karlie Kloss said she 'tried' to convince her Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, her brother- and sister-in-law, that refusing to accept the 2020 election results and inciting violence is 'anti-American'

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss are married. Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss condemned the pro-Trump siege at the Capitol on Wednesday, saying refusing to accept the election results and inciting violence is "anti-American." When one Twitter user replied suggesting that Kloss tell that to her brother- and sister-in-law, Trump advisors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the supermodel replied saying, "I tried." In a now-deleted tweet, Ivanka Trump addresse...
Tags: Politics, News, Entertainment, Congress, White House, Trends, Donald Trump, Karlie Kloss, Trump, Capitol, Pennsylvania Avenue, Ivanka Trump, Kloss, Save America, Jared Kushner, Joshua Kushner

What Georgia’s election results could mean for US housing policy

Rev. Raphael Warnock's and Jon Ossoff's elections have tipped the scales in President-Elect Joe Biden's favor. What does it mean for the future of his policies?
Tags: US, Georgia, Regulations, Joe Biden, Radio, Economic policy, Donald Trump, Markets & Economy, Select, Jon Ossoff, Rev Raphael Warnock, 2020 Presidential Election, Housing Policy, Coronavirus, CARES Act, Stimulus Checks

Breaking: President Donald Trump's Actions Actually Have Dangerous Consequences

By Carly Tennes  Published: January 06th, 2021 
Tags: Humor, Donald Trump, Carly Tennes

Limerick Ode To 2021

Here’s hoping your new year is great! (2020 sure sucked — no debate.) If the new vaccines work, And Mitch ISN’T a jerk, We just might have a year we don’t hate.
Tags: 2020, Humor, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, New Year's Eve, Limerick, Mitch, Limericks, Pandemic, 2021, Political Satire, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Holiday Humor, New Year's Limerick, COVID-19

The 20 weirdest, wildest real estate listings of 2020

A mansion with an underground bunker, a former monastery and a property deemed "too dangerous to enter" all hit the market in this wild year.
Tags: Twitter, Instagram, Listings, Lifestyle, Radio, Luxury, Budweiser, Bella Thorne, Donald Trump, Zillow, Gucci Mane, Phil McGraw, Candy Spelling, Select, Realtor.com, Lisa Perry

The Paycheck Protection Program is back. Here’s what you need to know

The federal government now has more money for small businesses, though it may be harder for real estate professionals to actually claim it this time around.
Tags: Real Estate, Politics, Congress, Regulations, Analysis, Radio, Aid, Agent, Donald Trump, PPP, Industry News, Trump, Select, President Trump, COVID-19, COVID

President Trump signs bipartisan relief bill after short delay

The $900 billion relief bill is part of a larger spending package and includes rental assistance, eviction protections and direct payments.
Tags: Regulations, Radio, House Of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Trump, Eviction, Markets & Economy, Select, Omnibus, COVID-19, Stimulus Checks, Rental Asssitance

Eviction ban, rental assistance approved in $900B stimulus deal

The package — part of a $2.5 trillion spending bill — includes a one-month extension of the eviction moratorium, a $600 stimulus check and expanded unemployment benefits.
Tags: Regulations, Joe Biden, Radio, Donald Trump, Steve Mnuchin, Rental Assistance, Coronavirus, Stimulus Bill, Stimulus Checks, Eviction Moratorium, Unemployment Assistance