The Daily Beans16 Des 2024

The ABCs of Capitulation

Monday, December 16th, 2024

Today, more corporate media including ABC and Jeff Bezos are capitulating to Donald Trump’s administration; a Coast Guard commander miscarried and nearly died after being denied care; Atrium Health has canceled medical debt for nearly 11,500 people after an NBC report; a Trump crypto venture partner has links to Iran and Hezbollah; an incoming West Virginia lawmaker has been charged with threatening to kill fellow lawmakers; Senate Democrats are demanding communications between Boris Epshteyn and potential Trump appointees; the missing American Travis Timmerman has been found in Syria; the Air Force has named the first female SERE specialist as chief master sergeant; Manchin and Sinema hate working class Americans; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
North Carolina hospital company forgives debts of 11,500 people after NBC News report (NBC News)

Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria is released to U.S. forces, officials say (Erik Ortiz and Mosheh Gains | NBC News)

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit (Michael R. Sisak | AP News)

Senate Democrats want communications between Boris Epshteyn and potential Trump appointees disclosed (Daniel Klaidman | CBS News)

Trump crypto venture partners with platform linked to Middle East militants (Alexandra Ulmer and Simon Lewis | Reuters)

Air Force names first female SERE specialist as chief master sergeant (airforcetimes)

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