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JonBenét Ramsey’s brother reveals ‘why pageant queen’s killer was never found’ as cops give update 28 years after murderPresident-elect Donald Trump has filled the key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty to him after he felt bruised and hampered by internal squabbling during his first term. Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and one candidate has already withdrawn from consideration. Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was Trump's initial pick for attorney general, but he ultimately withdrew following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation he was embroiled in. Here's a look at Trump's choices: Trump would turn a former critic into an ally as the nation's top diplomat. Rubio , 53, is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran, and was a finalist to be Trump's running mate before the slot went to JD Vance. Rubio is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His selection punctuates the hard pivot Rubio has made with Trump, whom the senator once called a “con man" during his own unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Their relationship improved dramatically while Trump was in the White House. Hegseth , 44, was a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends Weekend” and had been a contributor with the network since 2014. He developed a friendship with Trump, who made regular appearances on the show. Hegseth served in the Army National Guard from 2002 to 2021, deploying to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2011 and earning two Bronze Stars. He lacks senior military and national security experience and would oversee global crises ranging from Europe to the Middle East. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report recently made public. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and has denied any wrongdoing. Bessent , 62, is a former money manager for George Soros , a big Democratic donor, and an advocate for deficit reduction . He founded the hedge fund Key Square Capital Management after having worked on and off for Soros Fund Management since 1991. If confirmed by the Senate, Bessent would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary. He told Bloomberg in August that he decided to join Trump’s campaign in part to attack the mounting U.S. national debt. That would include slashing government programs and other spending. Gabbard, 43, is a former Democratic House member from Hawaii who has been accused of echoing Russian propaganda. She unsuccessfully sought the party’s 2020 presidential nomination and left the party in 2022. Gabbard endorsed Trump in August and campaigned often with him. Gabbard has served in the Army National Guard for more than two decades and deployed to Iraq and Kuwait. If confirmed she would come to the role as an outsider compared to her predecessor. The current director, Avril Haines, spent several years in top national security and intelligence positions. Bondi , 59, was Florida's first female attorney general, serving between 2011 and 2019. She was on Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial in 2020. Considered a loyalist , Bondi also has served with the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-allied group that has helped lay the groundwork for his future administration. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush-money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. A fierce defender of Trump, she also frequently appeared on Fox News and has been critical of the criminal cases against him. The Republican U.S. House member narrowly lost her reelection bid on Nov. 5 but had received strong backing from union members in her district. As a potential labor secretary, Chavez-DeRemer would oversee the department's workforce and budget and put forth priorities that affect workers’ wages, health and safety, ability to unionize, and employer’s rights to fire employers, among other responsibilities. Chavez-DeRemer is one of a few House Republicans to endorse the “Protecting the Right to Organize” or PRO Act that would allow more workers to conduct organizing campaigns and penalize companies that violate workers’ rights. The act would also weaken “right-to-work” laws in more than half the states. Lutnick heads the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and is a cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is co-chair of Trump's transition operation, charged along with Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive who previously led Trump’s Small Business Administration, with helping the president-elect fill key jobs in his second administration. As secretary, Lutnick would play a key role in carrying out Trump's plans to raise and enforce tariffs. He would oversee a sprawling Cabinet department whose oversight ranges from funding new computer chip factories and imposing trade restrictions to releasing economic data and monitoring the weather. Noem is a well-known conservative who used her two terms as South Dakota's governor to vault to a prominent position in Republican politics. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Noem did not order restrictions like other states, instead declaring South Dakota “open for business.” More recently, Noem faced sharp criticism for writing in her memoir about shooting and killing her dog. She is set to lead a department crucial to the president-elect’s hardline immigration agenda as well as other missions. Homeland Security oversees natural disaster response, the U.S. Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration agents who work at airports. Ratcliffe , a former U.S. House member from Texas, was director of national intelligence during the final year and a half of Trump’s first term. He led U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. If confirmed, Ratcliffe will have held the highest intelligence positions in the U.S. Kennedy , 70, ran for president as a Democrat, then as an independent before he dropped out and then endorsed Trump . He's the son of Democratic icon Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during his own presidential campaign. Kennedy's nomination alarmed people who are concerned about his record of spreading unfounded fears about vaccines . For example, he has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. Rollins , 52, is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a group helping to lay the groundwork for Trump's second administration. She is a Texas attorney who was Trump's domestic policy adviser and director of his office of American innovation during his first term. Rollins previously was an aide to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry , who also served in Trump's first term. Rollins also ran the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Duffy is a former House member from Wisconsin who was one of Trump's most visible defenders on cable news. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years , sitting on the Financial Services Committee and chairing the subcommittee on insurance and housing. He left Congress in 2019 for a TV career and has been the host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business. Before entering politics, Duffy was a reality TV star on MTV, where he met his wife, “Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. They have nine children. Collins is a former Republican congressman from Georgia who gained recognition for defending Trump during his first impeachment trial. Trump was impeached for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden in 2019 during the Democratic presidential campaign, but was acquitted by the Senate. Collins also served in the armed forces himself. He is a chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command. The North Dakota governor , 68, is a former Republican presidential primary contender who endorsed Trump after he dropped out of the running. Burgum then became a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice in part because of his executive experience and business savvy. He also has close ties to deep-pocketed energy industry CEOs. Trump said Burgum would chair a new National Energy Council and have a seat on the National Security Council, which would be a first for the Interior secretary. A campaign donor and CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking — a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. He also has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change. Wright said the climate movement around the world is “collapsing under its own weight.” The Energy Department is responsible for advancing energy, environmental and nuclear security of the United States. McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul , would make a return appearance in a second Trump administration. She led the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019 in Trump’s first term and twice ran unsuccessfully in Connecticut as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009 and has spent years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University. She has expressed support for charter schools and school choice. Zeldin does not appear to have any experience in environmental issues, but is a longtime supporter of the former president. The 44-year-old former U.S. House member from New York wrote on X , “We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI" and "we will do so while protecting access to clean air and water.” Trump often attacked the Biden administration’s promotion of electric vehicles, and incorrectly referred to a tax credit for EV purchases as a government mandate. Trump also often said his administration would “drill, baby, drill,” referring to his support for expanded petroleum exploration. Turner is a former NFL player and White House aide. He ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office. Trump, in a statement, credited Turner, the highest-ranking Black person he’s yet selected for his administration, with “helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities.” Greer is a partner at King & Spalding, a Washington law firm. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be responsible for negotiating directly with foreign governments on trade deals and disputes, as well as memberships in international trade bodies such as the World Trade Organization. He previously was chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, who was the trade representative in Trump's first term. Wiles , 67, was a senior adviser to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and its de facto manager. She has a background in Florida politics , helping Ron DeSantis win his first race for Florida governor. Six years later, she was key to Trump’s defeat of him in the 2024 Republican primary. Wiles’ hire was Trump’s first major decision as president-elect and one that could be a defining test of his incoming administration considering her close relationship with him. Wiles is said to have earned Trump’s trust in part by guiding what was the most disciplined of Trump’s three presidential campaigns. Waltz is a three-term Republican congressman from east-central Florida. A former Army Green Beret , he served multiple tours in Afghanistan and worked in the Pentagon as a policy adviser when Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates were defense chiefs. He is considered hawkish on China, and called for a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uighur population. Hassett, 62, is a major advocate of tax cuts who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the first Trump term. In the new role as chairman of the National Economic Council, Trump said Hassett will play an important role in helping American families recover from inflation as well as in renewing and improving tax cuts Trump enacted in 2017, many of which are set to expire after 2025. Homan, 62, has been tasked with Trump’s top priority of carrying out the largest deportation operation in the nation’s history. He led the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Trump's first administration. Democrats have criticized Homan for defending Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on border crossings in the first term, which led to the separation of thousands of parents and children seeking asylum at the border. Vought, 48, held the position during Trump’s first presidency. He the founded the Center for Renewing America, a think tank that describes its mission as “renew a consensus of America as a nation under God.” Vought also was closely involved with Project 2025 , a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that Trump tried to distance himself from during the campaign. Miller, an immigration hardliner , was a vocal spokesperson during the presidential campaign for Trump’s priority of mass deportations. The 39-year-old was a senior adviser during Trump’s first term. Miller has been a central figure in some of Trump’s policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families. Trump argued throughout the campaign that the nation’s economic, national security and social priorities could be met by deporting people living illegally in the U.S. Scavino was an adviser in all three of the president-elect's campaigns and was described by the transition team as one of “Trump’s longest serving and most trusted aides." He will be deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president. Scavino previously ran Trump’s social media profile in the White House. Blair was political director for Trump’s 2024 campaign and for the Republican National Committee. He will be deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs and an assistant to the president. Blair was key to Trump’s economic messaging during his winning White House comeback campaign. Budowich is a veteran Trump campaign aide who launched and directed Make America Great Again, Inc., a super PAC that supported Trump’s 2024 campaign. He will be deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel and assistant to the president. Leavitt , 27, was Trump's campaign press secretary and currently a spokesperson for his transition. She would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Leavitt worked in the White House press office during Trump's first term. In 2022, she ran for Congress in New Hampshire, winning a 10-way Republican primary before losing to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. McGinley was Cabinet secretary during Trump's first administration and was outside legal counsel for the Republican National Committee's election integrity effort during the 2024 campaign. The 67-year-old Witkoff is the president-elect's golf partner and they were golfing at Trump's club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, when the former president was the target of a second attempted assassination. Trump also named Witkoff co-chair, with former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, of his inaugural committee. Kellogg , 80, is a highly decorated retired three-star general and one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for Trump's second term. He has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues and served as national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence . Kellogg also was chief of staff of the National Security Council under Trump and stepped in as an acting national security adviser for Trump after Michael Flynn resigned the post. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel's interests. Huckabee, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, has been a popular figure among evangelical Christian conservatives, many of whom support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland. Huckabee has rejected a Palestinian homeland in territory occupied by Israel. His daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, served as White House press secretary in Trump's first term. Stefanik, 40, is a U.S. representative from New York and one of Trump's staunchest defenders dating to his first impeachment trial. She was elected chair of the House Republican Conference in 2021, the third-highest position in House leadership, after then-Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from the post after she publicly criticized Trump for falsely claiming he won the 2020 election. Stefanik’s questioning of university presidents over antisemitism on their campuses helped lead to two of those presidents resigning, further raising her national profile. A former acting attorney general during Trump's first administration and tight end on the University of Iowa football team, Whitaker , 55, has a background in law enforcement but not in foreign policy. A fierce Trump localist, Whitaker, is also a former U.S. attorney in Iowa and served as acting attorney general between November 2018 and February 2019 without Senate confirmation, until William Barr was confirmed for the role. That was when special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference was drawing to a close. Whitaker also faced questions about his past business dealings, including his ties to an invention-promotion company that was accused of misleading consumers. A Republican congressman from Michigan who served from 1993 to 2011, Hoekstra was ambassador to the Netherlands during Trump's first term. Oz , 64, is a former heart surgeon who hosted “The Dr. Oz Show,” a long-running daytime TV talk show. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as the Republican nominee in 2022 and is an outspoken supporter of Trump, who endorsed Oz’s bid for elected office. Makary is a Johns Hopkins surgeon and author who argued against pandemic lockdowns. He routinely appeared on Fox News during the COVID-19 pandemic and wrote opinion articles questioning masks for children. He cast doubt on vaccine mandates but supported vaccines generally. Makary also cast doubt on whether booster shots worked, which was against federal recommendations on the vaccine. Nesheiwat is a general practitioner who serves as medical director for CityMD, a network of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey. She has been a contributor on Fox News. Weldon is a former Florida congressman who recently ran for a Florida state legislative seat and lost; Trump backed Weldon’s opponent. In Congress, Weldon weighed in on one of the nation’s most heated debates of the 1990s over quality of life and a right-to-die and whether Terri Schiavo, who was in a persistent vegetative after cardiac arrest, state should have been allowed to have her feeding tube removed. He sided with the parents who did not want it removed. Bhattacharya , 56, is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates. As head of the NIH, the leading medical research agency in the United States, Trump said Bhattacharya would work with Kennedy Jr. to direct U.S. medical research and make important discoveries that will improve health and save lives. Bhattacharya is professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and was one of three authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, an October 2020 open letter maintaining that lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic were causing irreparable harm. Gaetz, 42, withdrew from consideration to become the top law enforcement officer of the United States amid fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed by the Senate. In choosing Gaetz, Trump had passed over more established lawyers whose names had been floated as possible contenders for the job. Gaetz resigned from Congress after Trump announced him on Nov. 13. The House Ethics Committee has been investigating an allegation that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old. Gaetz has denied wrongdoing. Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Farnoush Amiri, Lolita C. Baldor, Jill Colvin, Matthew Daly, Edith M. Lederer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Lisa Mascaro, Chris Megerian, Michelle L. 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Go Search Go Search Jennifer Love Hewitt slams ageism December 29, 2024 11:47 am Jennifer Love Hewitt is fighting back against ageism in Hollywood. While Hewitt has been in the spotlight for decades, she pushed back at critics who scrutinized her looks as she grew up in the industry. “Age is age,” she told Fox News Digital. “I think women really come into this... acceptance of themselves and comfortability in their 40s that is beautiful.” Although the “Holiday Junkie” star and director said she loves her current age, she confessed that the most challenging aspect has been public reaction to her getting older. “The times that it’s hard for me though... I feel like fans pick... this age that they love that they think represents you, and you’re never supposed to grow beyond that,” she explained as she referenced a quote from Taylor Swift. For Hewitt, she found that fans mostly idolized the way she was in her 20s. Hewitt is known for her role in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, in which she starred alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., as well as “Heartbreakers” alongside Sigourney Weaver and the cult classic “Can’t Hardly Wait.” “For me... it was like me and my 20s... people seem to have a really hard time accepting that... I don’t look that way anymore,” the 45-year-old admitted. “It’s hard because I think as humans, we want to evolve... we want to have lines on our faces, and you know, our boobs be lower from breast-feeding our children, or you know, our butt’s bigger,” she said with a laugh. “Whatever it is, you just want to have the freedom to be whoever you are at that age. And it’s hurtful sometimes when people reject you as you are verbally on Instagram or the internet because they’re having a hard time adjusting to it.” Last year, the “Party of Five” actress responded to claims that she was “unrecognizable” after sharing a photo on social media. Hewitt opted to put a filter on the photo she posted since she wasn’t wearing any makeup and was met with some nasty comments and headlines suggesting she looked starkly different. “The picture ended up somewhere. And a bunch of people were like, ‘Jennifer Love Hewitt is unrecognizable,'” she said on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast. “‘She’s unrecognizable and so she’s gone to filters because she doesn’t want us to know how bad she actually looks now in her 40s.’ And I was like, ‘This is crazy.’ Right?” Hewitt previously noted the irony that at a young age she didn’t fully understand what it meant to be sexy, as she graced the cover of Maxim at just 17 years old. Now, the Hollywood actress’s perspective of how fans view her has changed since she became a mother of three. “I have a daughter, I’m sensitive to it because I don’t want my kids to read those things and feel that way... or worry about me being hurt by it... it’s hard to do that sometimes,” she said. Hewitt’s daughters seem to be following in their parents’ acting footsteps. They were also involved in the Christmas movie, “The Holiday Junkie.” The Lifetime effort, which was directed by Hewitt and is her first-ever Christmas film, focuses on her character, Andie, navigating the holidays during a difficult time after losing her mother. Although her character faces a trying time, her spirit is lifted when she finds an unexpected Christmas romance. Tags Ageism Holiday Junkie Hollywood Jennifer Love Hewitt Reginald Chandar Head of News & Sports | news@fijilive.com

DePaul cruises to win over Loyola MarylandSyracuse pulls away from pesky Bucknell to snap losing streakA set of vulnerabilities dubbed "NachoVPN" allows rogue VPN servers to install malicious updates when unpatched Palo Alto and SonicWall SSL-VPN clients connect to them. AmberWolf security researchers found that threat actors can trick potential targets into connecting their SonicWall NetExtender and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN clients to attacker-controlled VPN servers using malicious websites or documents in social engineering or phishing attacks. Threat actors can use the rogue VPN endpoints to steal the victims' login credentials, execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, install malicious software via updates, and launch code-signing forgery or man-in-the-middle attacks by installing malicious root certificates. SonicWall released patches to address the CVE-2024-29014 NetExtender vulnerability in July, two months after the initial May report, and Palo Alto Networks released security updates today for the CVE-2024-5921 GlobalProtect flaw, seven months after they were informed of the flaw in April and almost one month after AmberWolf published vulnerability details at SANS HackFest Hollywood . While SonicWall says customers have to install NetExtender Windows 10.2.341 or higher versions to patch the security flaw, Palo Alto Networks says that running the VPN client in FIPS-CC mode can also mitigate potential attacks besides installing GlobalProtect 6.2.6 or later (which fixes the vulnerability). On Tuesday, AmberWolf disclosed additional details regarding the two vulnerabilities and released an open-source tool dubbed NachoVPN , which simulates rogue VPN servers that can exploit these vulnerabilities. "The tool is platform-agnostic, capable of identifying different VPN clients and adapting its response based on the specific client connecting to it. It is also extensible, encouraging community contributions and the addition of new vulnerabilities as they are discovered," AmberWolf explained . "It currently supports various popular corporate VPN products, such as Cisco AnyConnect, SonicWall NetExtender, Palo Alto GlobalProtect, and Ivanti Connect Secure," the company added on the tool's GitHub page. AmberWolf also released advisories with more technical information regarding the SonicWall NetExtender and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect vulnerabilities, as well as attack vector details and recommendations to help defenders protect their networks against potential attacks.

NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday cut loose Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys in his bankruptcy-related matter and denied efforts to push back his trial so he could participate in Donald Trump’s inauguration at a manic Manhattan federal court hearing that ended with an outburst from the former New York City mayor. The upcoming trial set for Jan. 16 relates to the action brought by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the mother and daughter election workers Giuliani owes nearly $150 million for falsely accusing them of rigging the last presidential election. It will concern his continued possession of his Palm Beach, Fla., condo, which he’s claimed is his homestead and cannot be taken away from him, and his Yankees World Series rings, which he claims he gifted his son, Andrew. He’s been forced to give up almost everything else he owns of value. After granting an application from his former attorneys Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski to withdraw from the case, Judge Lewis Liman told Giuliani’s new legal representation, Joseph Cammarata, that his client could not fire his lawyer and “restart the clock” by hiring another, had sought multiple extensions, missed multiple deadlines, and had “not shown anything close to ‘due diligence’ ” concerning the deadlines for producing evidence. “My client regularly consults and deals directly with President-elect Trump on issues that are taking place as the incoming administration is afoot as well as [the] inauguration,” Cammarata unsuccessfully argued in a bid to delay the trial. “My client wants to exercise his political right to be there.” Later in the hearing, Liman expressed frustration that Giuliani had provided Freeman and Moss with his 1980 Mercedes-Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall but not the title certificate, prompting Giuliani to start yelling. “Your client is a competent person. He was the United States attorney for this district. The notion that he can’t apply for a title certificate for the car is ...” the judge said before Giuliani cut him off. “Every implication that you’ve made is against me!” Giuliani said, claiming he had applied for it. Responding to the judge’s skepticism that Giuliani is “indigent,” Giuliani said, “I’m not impoverished. Everything I have is tied up. I don’t have a car. I don’t have a credit card. I don’t have cash. I can’t get to bank accounts that truly would be mine because they have put ... stop orders on, for example, my Social Security account, which they have no right to do.” Liman then warned Giuliani, 80, and his lawyer about continued outbursts. “I permitted Mr. Giuliani to speak. Next time, he’s not going to be permitted to speak, and the court will have to take action,” the judge said. In a statement, Giuliani’s now-ex-lawyers said they had moved to step down from the case due to “a difference of opinion.” In court, his new lawyer claimed they’d abandoned him. “We took on the representation in New York to help Rudy. We have a difference of opinion as to how best to do that. Therefore, we have withdrawn in favor of Mr. Cammarata, who appears ready, willing and able to assist Rudy. We wish them every success,” Caruso and Labkowski said. Outside the courthouse, Giuliani decried the legal proceedings and hurled unfounded accusations at Hunter Biden, including that he possessed child pornography. He told the Daily News he did not wish to clarify remarks he made the week before last about not regretting his defamation of Freeman and Moss. “I do not regret it for a minute,” he said.

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I had an AWFUL keloid bump forming near my nose piercing about six weeks after getting it done, and it was just getting bigger and more irritated by the day, nothing was helping. I bought this stuff and started using it, and in less than two weeks, my huge keloid was completely gone! I was definitely skeptical and a little nervous when it didn’t seem to be getting noticeably smaller after a week, but then the second week, it started totally disappearing so make sure to give it some time to work if your bump is on the larger side. If you remain patient and apply it twice a day, it should do the trick! Also smells pretty good, definitely no bothersome or overwhelming scent which is appreciated in a product that I’m applying on the nose area." — Jordan Caprigno Get it from Amazon for $12.85 (also available in multipacks). 8. A two-pack of "flossing toothbrushes" for reducing those stubborn food particles stuck between your teeth. 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Promising review: "I'm amazed at how well this toothbrush cleans my teeth — it definitely gets between the teeth and also more importantly for me, gets in the small, deep crevices in my molars where I always have food stuck and regular toothbrushes couldn't get stuff out. I brush more often (after meals/snacks) because of how effective it is. As stated, definitely go easy around the gums. The bristles feel soft, but will cause your gums to bleed if you use regular pressure. Nice and easy does the trick, SO WELL!" — Jason A. Get a pair from Amazon for $9.90 (also available as a four-pack ). 9. A nose hair wax kit that'll quickly remove rogue nostril hairs *without* it ending in a face full of tears. It has everything you need to remove the hair and keep it gone for up to four weeks if that's your goal. Note : The hairs in your nose play an important role in filtering out harmful debris. But of course, it's your body and if you want to wax your nose hairs you're more than welcome to — just be careful as removing nose hairs can lead to infection and ingrown hairs. Read more about it at the Cleveland Clinic . You'll get 100 grams of nose wax beads, 30 wax applicators, 10 mustache protectors, a measuring cup, and 10 paper cups at your disposal. Promising review: "I highly recommend this product. The instructions were super easy to follow, and it worked perfectly! I was a little nervous to pull the sticks out once the two minutes were up; however, it didn't even hurt. I expected it to hurt momentarily and my eyes to water, but neither was true! If you wanna get rid of them pesky nose hairs...snag this product!!!" — Julie J. Get it from Amazon for $14.19 . 10. Mighty Patches , which are ~tiny but mighty~ and can help draw the gunk out of zits. Stick one on at bedtime and behold the amazing results upon waking. Reviewers also love that you can hardly tell you're wearing one! BuzzFeed Shopping editor Amanda Davis tried these and says: "I've tried various (countless 😅) pimple patches in the past and The Mighty Patch definitely takes the cake. I stick it on and honestly forget that it's even there. The adhesive is strong, so it stays on during my tossing and turning at night , but I often wear it during the day, too! I work from home, and it's not noticeable during my video calls which I truly, truly appreciate. I begin seeing the gunk from my zits after 2–3 hours of having it covered, but I leave it on for at least the full six . When it's removed, it's like the healing time was sped up and what would've taken a couple of days took just HOURS." Be sure to read the full Mighty Pimple Patch review for more deets! Promising review: "These little patches are a miracle worker. When I feel a pimple coming on, I slap one of these on and leave it on overnight and the next day it's gone before it's even started. Also have used them on full-blown breakouts and it shortens the healing time. A must-have ." — Chris C. Get a 36-pack from Amazon for $11.69 (also available in packs of 24 and 72). 11. And some six-hour hydrocolloid nose patches — these tackle excess oil, irritating pimples, and enlarged pores. You'll get immense satisfaction from peeling off the patch to reveal all the stuff that was clinging to your skin. Promising review: " It's gross in the most spectacular way. The amount of disgusting gunk that came out of my face was appalling and I instantly gagged. However, my nose has never felt so clean and smooth for consecutive days . If you have oily skin I definitely recommend washing your face first and applying it to the nose before moisturizing the rest of your face. If I could give this 10 stars I would. Everyone is getting this for Christmas...maybe because it's not cheap." — Justina Get a 10-pack from Amazon for $16.55 . 12. A facial hair trimmer so you can stop enduring the slow agony of tweezers and remove unwanted hair in one fell swoop. If you're someone who prefers no facial hair, this electric trimmer will get the job done quickly *and* painlessly. Promising review: "I am beside myself with this purchase!! I bought it hoping it would at least somewhat work, as so many don't. This is absolutely perfection! It works well, it's quiet, small, easy to take with you if you so desire, and most importantly...IT WORKS!!! I'm a soon-to-be-65-year-old woman who has hair where I never did before, most annoying. This gets rid of it. I used it again a couple of days later and what I am finding is that I need to use it less and less . Really cool!" — Sandy E'Bell Get it from Amazon for $12.96+ (available in six colors). 13. Or these tiny dermaplaning razors to help eliminate stray hairs or peach fuzz *and* reduce the chances of missing a spot. They leave your skin feeling silky-smooth, which allows for smooth, seamless makeup application! Promising review: "Amazing!! So easy to use. My skin is soooooo smooth after. I love the cap you can place on it when doing your eyebrows so you protect your eyelashes. I mainly use it for eyebrows and upper lip. I wish I would have bought these sooner!!! " — Colleen Get a three-pack from Amazon for $5.47 (also available in packs of nine). 14. A bottle of professional-grade callus-removing gel if your feet are feeling rough and you want baby-soft footsies *without* a trip to the salon! Just presoak feet, apply the gel, let sit for 5–10 minutes, and rinse! It's recommended you go back in afterward with a foot file just to make sure no residue or dead skin is left behind. Promising review: "Best product I've ever got from Amazon. This thing is really what everyone said it is: MAGIC. I cannot believe after one use the results of my callouses, just years and years of pain, shaved down without any surgical treatment! WOW! I seriously have no words. If I could give this product 1Mil stars, I would. If you’re someone who’s had horrible calloused feet for years, PLEASE BUY THIS!" — Jess Get it from Amazon for $14.99 (available in three scents and as a two-pack). 15. And a foot file that'll help finish the job so you can swap crusty feet for baby-soft ones. All you have to do is rub this file back and forth on your feet and watch the dead skin fall right off! Promising review: "BEST THING EVER! It's a MUST-HAVE! I have the WORST dry heels. It doesn’t matter if I wear socks all the time I always get dry heals. Bought this thinking it would work pretty average or similar to others I had used. I was sooo wrong. It is literally the most amazing product ever. It works SO WELL! Usually, it takes me a good 15–20 minutes at least to achieve somewhat of a soft heal . Enter this, it took me five minutes tops. I’ve never had softer feet! It honestly works even better than going to get a pedicure professionally. Seriously so happy I found this." — Mickenzie Get it from Amazon for $9.99 . 16. Cosrx Snail Mucin 96% Power Repairing Essence because believe it or not, snails have the healing touch. Bonus: This refreshing formula can be used on all skin types! Reviewers are obsessed with how well it helps heal acne scars, fades dark spots, and smooths fine lines. This highly concentrated formula contains 96.3% snail secretion filtrate, which helps repair damage while moisturizing your skin. Promising review : "I use this stuff twice a day and I swear my skin has never been so soft and clear. I put it on my face damp, pat it into my skin, and let it dry for like 20 seconds. It’s a slimy texture at first but doesn’t dry sticky. I’ve had it since July and have barely used half the bottle. I wish I knew about this sooner ! Definitely a trend that’s actually worth the hype. 😍" — Marissa Paige Get it from Amazon for $19.50 . 17. Sulfate-free Biotin shampoo made with botanical extracts to help thicken and hydrate your hair if that's your preference. It also clarifies and removes product buildup! If you're not a fan of taking supplements and hoping it'll fix thinning hair, try this! Talk to your doctor before using this product if you're experiencing hair loss. Read more about how biotin shampoo could help with the fullness of hair at Cleveland Clinic . Maple Holistics is a small business that specializes in beauty products with all-natural ingredients. Promising review: "I love this shampoo! I had gastric sleeve surgery and my hair was very, very thin. I started taking biotin and switched to biotin shampoo as recommended by my doctor. It doesn’t make your hair grow by washing it but it makes your hair and roots stronger. And it worked. After using the whole bottle, my hair was stronger. I had a lot of new growth that was sticking around (the previous new growth fell out early on) and my hair was getting thicker. Eight months later, my hair is back to normal. It's longer and thicker than ever. I still use it twice a week and love it! I’m not in love with the way it smells but others love it when they smell my hair." — Diane J. Huff Get the value size bottle from Amazon for $32.95 (also available in smaller sizes and as a two-pack; available in four scents). 18. First Aid Beauty's KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub Exfoliant for achieving the smooth, healthy skin you've always wanted. No more dry patches or bumps killing your mood! Reviewers with keratosis pilaris and other similar skin textures swear by it. Promising review: " I am sorry that I did not discover this years ago! I have ordered two of them by mistake and it’s one of my best mistakes. I have had the ingrown hair issue on my legs for years now, which causes the 'strawberry legs' issue as well. I’ve been using once a week for a month now and my legs have never seen a smoother day before! It is incredible. I apply it on my legs and scrub it with my bare hands a little bit, then I continue doing it with the scrubbing side of my sponge for a couple of minutes. I’m scared to stop using it. I don’t want to go back to my old legs!" — Eylote Get it from Amazon for $12 (available in four sizes and in packs of two). 19. A pack of cold sore healing patches made with hydrocolloid so you can get a jumpstart on the healing process. These ultra-thin patches are hardly noticeable and can help with pain relief, scabbing, and blistering. See ya never, cold sores!! Promising review: "I wish I had found these sooner!! These cold sores were probably the worst I've had and wouldn't clear up or stop itching/hurting. I googled cold sore remedies, and these happened to pop up. After reading the reviews, I immediately ordered them. They came right on time, and I put them on before bed last night. It's been less than 36 hours, and these cold sores are already healing beautifully. I plan to order another pack or three, so I can keep one at home, one in my purse, and one in my locker at work so if I ever feel the warning tingle/itching of a new breakout, I can slap one of these bad boys on and get rid of it quickly! Highly recommend for my fellow cold sore sufferers." — Jessica Hill Get a pack of 30 from Amazon for $27.87 (also available as a pack of 15). 20. Demora's foot exfoliation mask when you're ready to treat your feet to the gift of super smooth skin — no more rough calluses causing you grief. Put 'em on, get comfy for an hour, then get ready for the big reveal. Check it out in action on TikTok ! With these foot mask "socks," you just slide them onto your feet, leave them on for an hour to let the gel soak into your feet, and you should start to see the dead skin peel away within 6–11 days (with remarkably softer feet in two weeks!). Promising review: "I placed this order after seeing it everywhere on TikTok... and boy am I glad I tried it! I was initially skeptical of trying anything on my feet.. and let’s be honest, the peeling feet pictures are not for the weak :) .. but oddly extremely satisfying. I soaked my feet in the bag for an hour as instructed (super easy to use) ... two weeks later, BOOM baby soft feet...10/10 would recommend!! " — Alma Elias Get two pairs from Amazon for $19.99+ (available in two scents and a two-pack). 21. A blackhead scrub stick that'll help get rid of excess sebum and other impurities that might be clogging your precious pores. After cleansing, rub it on your face to exfoliate *and* eliminate stubborn blackheads and whiteheads! Psst! TikTokers love this thing! Promising review: " Years of stubborn whiteheads and blackheads gone after a few uses! I wish I had bought this sooner! I’ve been struggling with deep whiteheads and blackheads on my chin and nose for years. I get monthly facials with microdermabrasion and it barely helps. After about a week's worth of use out of this, they are finally coming to the surface and can be extracted!" — Allie Get it from Amazon for $12.50 . 22. Bio-Oil — it has such a long list of benefits, you'll never run out of uses for it! It can help even your skin tone, fade stretch marks, and reduce the appearance of acne scars. It absorbs super quickly so it won't feel heavy or greasy, either. Promising review: "What kind of sorcery is this? I used this for the first time last night on some recent acne scars, and I'm in utter shock. They look like they've been healing for weeks.... this stuff must be made of pixie dust or something. It's way too good to be true. From now on, I will be putting this all over my skin before bed every night! I don't even care if it means washing my sheets more often — SO WORTH IT!" — Julia Richardson Get it from Amazon for $10.26+ (available in two sizes). 23. An exfoliating scrub mitt for ~super smooth~ skin without harsh chemicals or rough dry brushes. Regular exfoliation is great for reducing those annoying probs, like bumps and ingrown hairs. Promising review: "I have always used body scrubs, so many different kinds and brands. When using this mitt I didn't see much dead skin but I wasn't expecting to since I consistently use body scrub. After using this mitt my skin has never felt softer or smoother. I wish I found this sooner, I would have saved a lot of money not buying scrubs. This is a wonderful price for a wonderful product. If it is in your cart buy it now!!" — Amazon Customer Get it from Amazon for $9.99 (also available in packs of two). 24. A vegan ingrown hair oil to help relieve the painful redness and irritation that inevitably occurs after shaving. It contains skin-softening jojoba seed oil and anti-inflammatory tea tree oil so you can kiss razor burn and ingrown hairs goodbye. Bushbalm is an Ottawa-based small skincare brand creating products for our most sensitive areas. Promising review: " I've bought this product numerous times and it never fails. I have no more ingrowns and it also helps so much with irritation after shaving!" — Pris Get it from Amazon for $26 or Bushbalm for $36. 25. Revlon Volcanic Face Roller so you can minimize the unwelcome shiny, oily layer that suddenly appears after doing your makeup. This magical tool will absorb it with just a few swipes. No extra powder required! It's also easy to clean: Just twist and unlock the roller's ring, gently pull out the stone part, wash the stone with a gentle cleanser, rinse it off, and let it air dry before using it again! Promising review: "I was shocked! This actually works. It takes the oil away without distributing the makeup. Game changer for me. I don’t know why I didn’t know about this sooner ." — Lesa A. Get it from Amazon for $8.77 . 26. An anti-bacterial butt acne-clearing lotion because your bum needs some love too! This formula is rich in tea tree oil to help soothe and prevent future breakouts. Trust me, your cheeks will thank you. Read more about tea tree oil and acne at Cleveland Clinic . Apply this gentle treatment 3–4 times a day or 4–6 times if the situation is more serious. Promising review: "I’ve used this product for about two months now. I try to remember to apply at least twice a day. Not only is the skin clearer, but the overall texture is much smoother and softer. I highly recommend giving this lotion a try." — Amazon Customer Get it from Amazon for $24.99 (also available in a two-pack). 27. O'Keeffe's Lip Repair for healing the dry, cracked, and/or chapped lips you've been struggling with. If you're already familiar with the brand's famous Working Hands cream, you know it's the real deal. Why not give your pout the same royal treatment while you sleep? Promising review: "When I travel, my lips get so chapped! It's painful. I found this product when I searched for something for extremely chapped lips. I've used other O'Keeffe's products so I trusted the brand. I used this as directed in the morning and before bed, and my lips healed up faster than ever. Also, on the next trip I went on, I took it with me and used it daily. My lips stayed healthy and didn't get chapped at all. This stuff is magic, and I won't go anywhere without it now." — Anna C. Adams Get it from Amazon for $10.84 (also available as a two-pack). 28. Some wart-removing pads you can use on those pesky warts you've been struggling with. Apply the medicated pads like bandages and they'll help shrink it. Replace every 48 hours until the growth goes POOF! Promising review: "I had a wart on my finger that I had been trying to get rid of for a while. I used all different kinds of freezing medicines and wart removers and ended up with this as a last resort before going to a doctor. These had my wart come off my finger within a week — no pain, literally just came off when I decided to change my bandaid . Amazing!!" — K Pic Get a 14-pack from Amazon for $7.29+ (available in three styles). 29. A rechargeable Finishing Touch electric razor that'll be a huge help if you're not a fan of body hair. I dare you *not* to keep touching your soft-as-silk legs after using it. There's even a built-in light to help prevent you from missing a spot. It features 18-karat gold-plated heads to contour every curve on your leg. Reviewers with disabilities or injuries also say it makes it way easier to get the job done! BTW, this is solely for use on legs, do NOT use under your arms! Promising review: "I suffer from razor bumps and hate shaving due to the aftermath of doing so!!! This product is so easy to use, it's lightweight, and charges fast. The BEST part is NO razor bumps or burn. My only regret is not knowing about this product sooner ." — Rochelle Yohn Get it from Amazon for $33.99+ (available in two styles). Psst — BuzzFeed Shopping editor Samantha Wieder is also a huge fan of the Finishing Touch eyebrow hair remover ! 30. Or Veet's sensitive hair removal gel — removing unwanted hair doesn't have to be the most tedious task in the world. This hydrating cream gently removes hair and helps reduce the chance of painful ingrowns. Apply evenly, wait 5 to 10 minutes, remove it with the spatula, then rinse. It comes with a spatula for removing the cream! Promising review: "I have been looking for a good hair removal for my sensitive skin & this one is perfect. It has a great odor and leaves my skin feeling smooth and silky. It does not burn my skin at all even when I leave it on for 15 minutes or more. This is definitely my new hair removal cream. I will recommend this one to everyone." — Crystal Get it from Amazon for $9.47 (also available as a two-pack). 31. Truremedy Naturals Remedy Tea Tree Oil Body Wash made with aloe, mint, and tea tree soap for lessening those common skin irritations that won't quit like rashes, acne, and dry or cracked skin. It also smells absolutely wonderful on account of the coconut, olive, and jojoba oils! Read more about tea tree oil and how it can help with acne at Mayo Clinic . Promising reviews: "I have been struggling with tinea versicolor for over a year now and have not found anything to soothe the itching/pain that comes with it other than this. I have only been using the body wash for about a week and it’s made an enormous difference! I have tried prescription creams, medicated lotions, etc. but I have never had results like this! Such good stuff. 10/10 recommend" — Blackburn's "I wanted to wait to review after two weeks of use. I’ve noticed that my usual BO at the end of the day is now nonexistent. My back and chest acne have cleared up. I haven’t gotten any ingrown hairs or experienced any re-growth itching on my bikini line. This thing is magic in a bottle and I wished I had found it sooner! " — xXSUXx Get it from Amazon for $14.98+ (available in three scents). 32. A set of silicone Kegel weights if you wanna charge of your health down there . It's great for Kegel newbies and can help with incontinence, especially if you've given birth recently. It's also ideal for anyone who wants more enjoyable *and* less painful sex. Intimate Rose is a small biz creating wellness products, like dilators, weights, supplements, and more that help treat issues and pain related to the pelvic floor. Promising review: "Since starting, my bladder control has significantly improved. I am now able to sneeze or cough without peeing myself. Yes, that's right. I am able to hold my pee longer, which means I can actually make it to the bathroom without dribbling on myself. The best part is that just a few short weeks into the program you will have results you can feel. I think every woman who has ever had kids should try this, out. The overall quality of my life has improved. Ditch your panty liners, stop the embarrassing dribbles, no more dashes to the restroom because of a weak bladder. Even my sex life has improved; I have control of those pelvic muscles now. Just remember to wash the weights before and after each use with an antibacterial spray, and allow time to air dry before putting them away. I say air dry because if you wipe them dry with a cloth you run the risk of giving yourself a bladder infection or urinary tract infection, and those are no laughing matter. Easy to use, easy to clean, stores away quickly." — Lady Tauber Get a set of six weights from Amazon for $49.98 . 33. A stainless-steel tongue scraper to help conquer stale breath and leave your mouth with a fresh, clean feeling. No one will be offering you an unsolicited stick of gum anytime soon! Promising review: "Embarrassingly Gross. Never had any idea what I’d pull off my tongue each morning... I’ll save you the details – but surprised it took me into my mid-40s to discover [this]. Every human who brushes their teeth needs one... [it] has already helped my breath." — L. Utton Get a two-pack from Amazon for $8.99 (available in various styles and packs). 34. And for good measure, an alcohol-free oral rinse — it helps fight bad breath for 24 hours and doesn't have a super strong taste that lingers. Put down the mints and pick up the rinse! Just swish a capful for a minute and gargle for 30 seconds after you're done brushing your teeth in the morning and night. Promising review: "I'm actually a dentist who often has bad breath, which is not a good combination. My oral hygiene is great (tongue scraping, brushing, flossing, etc.), but I have allergies and constantly have a bit of post-nasal drip, which contributes to the bad breath. While this stuff isn't perfect, and my breath doesn't stay fresh all day, it is definitely the longest-lasting product I have tried so far. It is the first thing I have tried that still gives me that minty feeling when I breathe deep 4–6 hours after using it. I've found that gargling and using the TheraBreath throat spray in addition to rinsing with this have greatly improved my breath. Will definitely be buying again." — Alex Get a two-pack from Amazon for $14.57 (also available in mild mint ). And if you need more convincing, check out our in-depth review of TheraBreath oral rinse ! 35. A physician-designed earwax remover , a safe *and* effective cleaning method for anyone who needs help with ear wax buildup, blockages, and impaction. Now you can potentially solve the problem at home without having to dread the in-person visit you might've had to schedule. Doctor Easy started 20 years ago with the invention of the Elephant Ear Washer by a doctor who saw the need for a better method of treating patients’ earwax impactions. The kit includes the washer bottle and three disposable tips. Using it is simple: Fill the bottle with your preferred ear cleaning solution, attach the disposable tip, and then spray the cleaner into your ear. This will loosen up wax and cause it to basically just fall right out of your ear! Promising review: "This thing is amazing. It is one of those things that look so simple that you don't think it can possibly do any better than all the other things out there. But it does. After going to a hot spring, my right ear was plugged up. I tried various oily ear cleaners; I went to the doctor who tried a syringe and peroxide; I tried using an ear cleaner bulb; I even tried jumping up and down with my head tilted. Nothing worked. Then, I got this little gadget and on the first try with just warm water, my ear was cleared. The sink looked like someone had puked in it, I am not kidding you. I did not think my ear could possibly hold that much junk in it. I can now hear whispers from across the room. I will be getting more tips for this sucker. And I am going to clean out my ears every month from now on! " — Thomas Wong Get it from Amazon for $29.50 . 36. Or an earwax removal kit made with carbamide peroxide so you can draw out stubborn wax. The results may make ya queasy, but you'll think twice about sticking cotton swabs in your ear again! Promising review: "Folks. Buy it. This is like head lice treatment. If you are looking at it and thinking about it, YOU NEED IT. And this stuff. Is. Awesome. Literally chunks of ear wax came out of my ear holes the SIZE OF CORN KERNELS. Where was this coming from? Why is my body making so much wax? Where was it being stored, because I did NOT think ear canals were that spacious, but apparently there are some storage closets in there or something because HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD the ear nuggets are real. My ears feel so squeaky clean! And get this, my hair makes sounds. Like I put it up in a hair tie afterward, and I could HEAR MY HAIR MOVING ON MY HEAD. What is that?! Seriously?! If you also did not know that moving hair creates a sound, you need to buy this product ASAP." — Samantha Get it from Amazon for $6.48 . Reviews in this post have been edited for length and clarity.

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info I'm A Celebrity fans agreed to 'make a pact' after McFly bandmate Danny Jones's succinct four-word reply to Dean amidst camp tensions. Dean McCullough, who was tasked with fetching water alongside Radio 1 colleague Melvin Odoom, grumbled about the chore, much to the annoyance of his campmates and viewers. Dean's outburst at his fellow celebrities over basic jobs didn't go down well, prompting Melvin to comment on his tendency to vanish, saying, "This is a lone man situation, he's very good at disappearing." Despite being coaxed into contributing, Dean complained after hauling just one pot back to camp: "That is no joke, the pot is so heavy. I hate doing the water guys I've said it, I'm just gonna have to hold my hands up, it's an awful job and I hate it, and I don't wanna do it anymore. Guys I can't, it's not for me." The camp was soon embroiled in a dispute as Dean faced criticism for not doing his fair share. He defended himself by claiming he had earned 35 stars from five Bushtucker trials, despite quitting two early. Amidst the ongoing squabble, camp leader Danny interjected with a straightforward directive: "Just get on with it mate," reports OK! Dean retorted "That's no way to lead a camp", while Melvin quipped, "Listen, your new name is Houdini because you like to disappear!" and Maura chimed in, urging him to maintain "positive energy." Danny's straightforward remark has won him admirers, with fans flocking to social media to comment on it. A fan remarked: "'I did this I did that' ok? Do you want a sticker and a lollipop orrr? It's a camp effort. Like Danny said, get on with it." Another supporter concurred: "YES DANNY, tell it like it is. Absolutely loving Melvin too" while another individual commented: "Pact to vote out Dean first. Everyone is opening up, having really humbling conversations or actively getting to know others, and all he do is sit around camp and whinge. Its beyond draining." Dean was even speculated to be seeking attention after missing out on a trial, with one voice contributing: "Dean not getting airtime from trials anymore so he'll get it from arguments instead." Another concurred with Danny's outspoken approach: "Danny saying what everyone is thinking, I love it." I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVXCBC resurrects plans for live New Year’s Eve broadcast specials

DAVID GRAY insists Hibs answered the questions about their character. The Easter Road side have been panned for being too soft this season. 3 It was a lively old night for David Gray 3 The manager was put through the wringer as usual But the way they came back to level this game 3-3 with Rocky Bushiri’s goal after going behind twice showed the Hibs boss his players have what it takes. A goal up thanks to Joe Newell , then trailing after Jamie McGrath and Nicky Devlin scored, it would have been easy to feel sorry for themselves. But in a crazy end to this game, Nicky Cadden levelled in 92 minutes, before Ester Sokler put Aberdeen in front again with a stunning overhead kick. He said: “There have been a lot of questions asked about the character of the group and twice we came back tonight. Read More Football Stories THIS IS THE STRIFE Amy Macdonald slams BBC's Scottish football coverage in X-rated blast CELTIC VS CLUB BRUGGE Predictions, betting tips, latest odds and Champions League preview “Confidence levels are low but this will go a long way to boosting that. “It was a game I firmly believe we deserved to win . “We have been on the receiving end of it too many times, but the way it finished is something to build on. “If we can tidy up the areas we need to and get more performances like this we’ll turn it around. Most read in Football SORE POINT Injury-jinxed Rangers star facing fresh sweat as he can't complete B team clash HISTORY MAKER Ex-Scotland women coach 'lands key role at Prem club' working with MALE stars PLAN BINNED Rangers hero loses appeal to open pub outside Ibrox after rejected plans EUR ON Brendan Rodgers explains Celtic's Champions League 'trampoline effect' “The attitude, despite and togetherness was clear there for everyone to see - and I think the performance level was there too. “At times I thought we were good, Aberdeen are a threat on the break and Shayden Morris has real pace when they brought him on. Shock moment Hearts fans FIGHT amongst themselves as brawl erupts at Hibs clash “Defensively we know we still have to improve but I saw a lot of positive things. “It’s only a point from a game I felt we should have had three. “We have been in this position before when you only get a point but when you score late on there was that energy in the dressing-room.” Gray changed his keeper and saw Jordan Smith make a blunder but insists seeing his team bounce back from setbacks was the most important thing. He said: “Everyone will remember the one he came for and didn’t get on the end of. “But he also had some big saves in the game too. “What I want to reiterate is in previous weeks we have had errors and not got anything from the game. “The attitude, desire and togetherness was there for everyone to see. “The character has definitely been questioned in recent weeks but the thing I want the players to take from this is they went to the very end." Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin admits his side lost control of the game late on as they blew their leads. 3 Bushiri was the hero Credit: Alamy He said: “It was a real rollercoaster, both teams had a lot of chances. “It was a tough learning experience. “It wasn’t controlled in a lot of parts but the positive thing was the team spirit. “How we fought for each other was the good thing. Read more on the Scottish Sun REY-LY EXCITING US pop superstar announces first Scots show in almost 10 years BALLSED UP Lorraine apologises on air for using phrase she 'didn't know' was a swear word “The feeling we have is we made collective mistakes and that the game is not over until it’s over. “We have to be more compact in the final stages, it’s a tough learning experience.” Keep up to date with ALL t h e latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page‘Oh, Canada’ review: Richard Gere shows the price of a lifetime of deceptionThe other day, we covered The Hill’s garbage column on how allegedly Congress can still disqualify Trump under the Fourteenth Amendment and prevent him from becoming President, again. And I was annoyed enough with all the bad legal arguments they made, that I wanted to cook up a good old fashioned Fisking, just like Mom used to make. So, let’s set the table a little bit, shall we? To review, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment says the following: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. So, if you have previously taken the oath of office for certain offices (and it is not clear that the presidency counts), and you commit insurrection (more or less), you cannot take various offices in the future (which also might not include the presidency), unless Congress removes the disability by a vote of two-thirds of both houses. As regular readers know, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was disqualified under this provision, but the United States Supreme Court intervened and ruled that no mere state official has the power to disqualify people from holding federal office, and only Congress can disqualify such persons, by passing a law. I dove deep into that decision, here . And we need one final piece of table-setting. The column itself... Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now https://t.co/UtYzh1pFMi ... and I wanted start by taking a moment to break down how unimpressive their credentials are because they are clearly engaged in resume puffery. Here’s what the blurb at the end says: Evan Davis was editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review and David Schulte was editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal. Both clerked for Justice Potter Stewart. Davis is a New York lawyer who served as president of the New York City Bar, and Schulte is a Chicago investment banker. First, editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal isn’t terribly impressive in my book. I am a graduate of Yale Law School, and one gets into the Yale Law Journal primarily by being good at spotting typos and knowing how to use proper proofreading marks. Those are useful skills, but don’t reflect very strongly on your legal acumen. And getting to be the editor-in-chief is mainly politics which in college means mainly popularity. I think some people think that this reflects on their academic credentials, but most students don’t know anything about each others’ credentials—especially at Yale Law, where all courses are graded pass/fail. So, a thing like being editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal looks great on a resume to people who don’t know how it actually works, but it means little to me. And I don’t have any direct knowledge of the Columbia Law Review, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they operate in a similar manner. Bluntly, this kind of credential never impressed me. I take a similar attitude about being president of the New York City Bar: It’s politics. Clerking for a Supreme Court justice is more impressive, but I find it the most telling that Davis still sees himself as a lawyer, and Schulte doesn’t. But then again, even a complete layperson with no official legal training can make a good and cogent legal argument. So, let’s get down to Fisking this argument: First, they start out telling you how truly insurrectiony an insurrectionist Trump is: The evidence of Donald Trump’s engaging in such insurrection is overwhelming. The matter has been decided in three separate forums, two of which were fully contested with the active participation of Trump’s counsel. Wow, three forums? Well, I am sure those decisions are going to be incredibly impressive. Let’s see what they say next: The first fully contested proceeding was Trump’s second impeachment trial. On Jan. 13, 2021, then-President Trump was impeached for ‘incitement of insurrection.’ That’s right, they are bringing up the impeachment trial ... when they lost. And that was at a point in time when tempers were still pretty hot about the whole thing. We all know that many Republican Congressmen who were furious at Trump immediately after January 6, 2021, have gained more perspective since then. And the fact that a majority of senators voted to remove Trump at his second impeachment trial isn’t relevant, either. As you probably know, you need two-thirds of the senators to remove a president and you always have to wonder if some of the people voted to convict, not because they actually believed he deserved to be convicted but because they knew Trump wasn’t going to be convicted and wanted to seem more ‘anti-Trump’ or ‘anti-insurrection’ for various political reasons. And let me tell you something most good lawyers know about making an argument. Investment bankers might not know about this, but good lawyers know that you always try to put your best argument first. So, they seem to think their best argument is a trial where they lost. And in the same spirit, I will take the decisions they cite out of order and jump to the third one next: Finally, there is the bipartisan inquiry of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. That’s right, they are citing the inquiry of the House Select Committee, where Trump had essentially no power to defend himself and everything was run by Trump haters. What a joke. And the final forum (still taking things out of order from the column) where Trump was found to be a insurrectionist is the closest to a serious citation: The decision of the Colorado Supreme Court. Except as I showed you , the Colorado Supreme Court had to engage in outright deception in order to make its case. Furthermore, while Trump was given an official right to be heard in Colorado, Trump’s team argued that he was not given a meaningful opportunity to be heard and that the lower court allowed for evidence to be admitted that they shouldn’t have. In other words, he claimed that the Colorado courts violated his rights under the Due Process Clause. Now, all of those arguments were rendered irrelevant when the (U.S.) Supreme Court ruled in his favor on the more basic issue of whether or not a state could do this at all, but the legal effect is that all of the proceedings in Colorado were rendered a nullity. As far as the law is concerned, the Colorado state court decisions never happened, including that of their state supreme court. You see, what this lawyer and investment banker are trying to do is invoke a doctrine called ‘collateral estoppel.’ It basically means that when a specific factual question is decided by one court, it can’t be re-litigated in another one (with them pretending that Congress is another court). Let me give you a hypothetical example of this. Let’s say for instance I referred to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a murderer, and the perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing. Then imagine Tsarnaev sues me for defamation. Well, what I can do is I can cite his conviction for crimes related to that bombing to establish that in fact he carried out this fatal attack. Because he was convicted of this, he would no longer be allowed to claim he was not the Boston Marathon bomber, and, based on that ruling, the judge would dismiss the case because I would have absolutely established the defense of truth. That’s how collateral estoppel works: Tsarnaev doesn’t get to re-litigate whether or not he committed that horrific bombing. As long as his conviction stands, the law will always see him as the Boston Marathon bomber. (And it doesn't have to be a conviction, but it would have to at last be a civil case, decided by the usual preponderance of the evidence standards.) These two writers seem to be trying to say that since Trump was ruled an insurrectionist in Colorado, that collateral estoppel should apply in Congress: Trump can’t deny he is an insurrectionist. But any lawyer—but maybe not an investment banker—would know that the Colorado decision cannot be used for collateral estoppel purposes because the decision was vacated. And this is not merely a technicality. As I mentioned, Trump had meritorious due process challenges to the finding that he committed insurrection. Indeed, I think the Colorado Supreme Court violated Trump’s First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court didn’t need to rule on those issues, because it decided that Colorado had no right to decide these questions at all. But if the (U.S.) Supreme Court had reached those issues, they might have ruled in Trump’s favor. That is why the decision cannot be used for collateral estoppel. So, their claim that he was already found to be an insurrectionist was itself garbage. Still, they go on, trying to explain what exactly Trump did that was so insurrectiony: The inescapable conclusion of this evidence... Except I found it very easy to escape from, but do go on: ...is that Trump engaged in insurrection against the Constitution. In particular, Trump unlawfully demanded that his vice president, Mike Pence, throw out votes in the Electoral College for political opponent Joe Biden, a power he did not have. Yes, that’s right, Trump committed insurrection ... by making a legal argument that they think was wrong. Again, they seem to think this is the strongest argument, which is why they put it first. Of course, since they are making several legal arguments that are also wrong, to try to overturn an election, I suppose this lawyer and investment banker are also insurrectionists by their own dumb logic. The funny thing is when I was growing up, I thought the right to obtain counsel who would make your case was vital to democracy. Yes, there were some ethical limitations on the arguments you could make but Democrats seem to have given up this belief entirely, believing certain people or certain causes have no right to be represented. But it gets worse! They have more evidence of how insurrectiony an insurrectionist Trump is. Get your fainting couches ready, because this is a doozy: While the riot was in progress, Trump used Pence’s rejection of his demand to further enflame the crowd and cause them to chant ‘Hang Mike Pence!’ To prove Trump did this, they cite a Tweet Trump allegedly posted on Twitter saying: Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth! I haven’t been able to independently verify this Tweet is genuine. But, as you remember Twitter pulled some shenanigans at this time, ultimately suspending Trump’s account, so it is possible that he wrote it and Twitter removed it or forced it to be removed. Still ... it sounds like the sort of thing Trump would post and more importantly, even if he wrote this, this is not a crime let alone insurrection. I won’t go over the law of incitement again. Feel free to go here if you are inclined, where I talked about whether or not Trump committed incitement on January 6, 2021. But the most basic requirement in the law is that Trump has to advocate for violence or lawlessness, and that doesn't come close to cutting it. That is petitioning a member of the government for a redress of grievances, which is something the First Amendment specifically allows for. Alas, they go on: Some will argue that the Supreme Court decision in the Colorado case, Trump v. Anderson, precludes Congress from rejecting electoral votes when they convene on Jan. 6, on the basis of 14th Amendment disqualification. If by ‘some people’ they mean every level-headed and rational lawyer who has read the decision, they would be correct. This view lacks merit for three reasons. Do tell. I’m sure this will be good. First the majority’s suggestion that there must be new implementing federal legislation passed pursuant to the enforcement power specified in the 14th Amendment is what lawyers call dicta. Dicta are the musings of an opinion that are not required to decide the case. The holding that Section 3 is not self-executing may be an alternate holding, but thoughts about the kind of implementing statute required are plain dicta. Dicta are not precedential. The four dissenters strenuously objected to this part of the opinion as overreach to decide a question not presented. This overreach is a power grab which Congress is not required to credit. First, that is mostly, arguably true ... if you assume that the courts won’t get involved in this controversy and they most certainly will. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in Team Trump has already drafted the bones of a complaint if anyone tries anything during the process of certification. But let’s dig deeper into what I mean: First, I say it is only mostly arguably true because they misrepresented the decision, though I tend to think this was just an oversight. The Supreme Court didn’t say that ‘there must be new implementing federal legislation’ (emphasis added). In fact, the Supreme Court cited old legislation that requires a criminal conviction for, more or less, rebellion. Now, as a practical matter, they would need new legislation, because ... Trump wasn’t even indicted for rebellion, let alone convicted and any lawyer who knows the law of incitement knows that Trump is innocent as a matter of law. So the ship has said on using any current law. Second, while dicta is not binding on a future court of equal power, this lawyer and investment banker will still find themselves in the position of hoping that the five justices who already told us how they would rule in the future will change their minds. They won’t. Indeed, Barrett didn’t want to tell us how she would vote in the future, but she might very well vote with the majority. Furthermore, lower courts acting in good faith (or just seeing the writing on the wall) will not pretend that they shouldn’t follow this dicta. And if the lower courts don’t fall in line, the Supreme Court can intervene very quickly—especially since they have basically already ruled on the subject. Then we get to the second argument for why they claim that the Supreme Court ruling isn’t binding: Second, counting the Electoral College votes is a matter uniquely assigned to Congress by the Constitution. Under well-settled law this fact deprives the Supreme Court of a voice in the matter, because the rejection of the vote on constitutionally specified grounds is a nonreviewable political question. Except that’s not entirely true. Congress has to at least cite the proper reason, and the Supreme Court has already told them they can’t enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, except by legislation. What they are trying to do is do a bit of a head fake on you. First, they are trying to confuse you on what the term ‘political question’ means. There is a doctrine that says that certain question are dedicated to the other branches, but it takes more than the issue merely being political—because arguably every great constitutional question is ‘political’ in some sense of the word. What the Supreme Court means is that specific issues are assigned to another, ‘political’ branch of the government (the Supreme Court pretending that the courts aren’t political). A classic example of this, is determining when a war starts—the courts don’t make that determination, the other ‘political’ branches do. And the question of whether or not a person has committed insurrection is unlikely to be held to be a political question. One of the leading cases discussing this doctrine is Baker v. Carr , 369 U.S. 186 (1962), where the Court wrote that: We have said that ‘In determining whether a question falls within [the political question] category, the approriateness under our system of government of attributing finality to the action of the political departments and also the lack of satisfactory criteria for a judicial determination are dominant considerations.’ First, there is easily satisfactory criteria for judicial determination and Congress clearly thought there was, because Congress has passed laws making insurrection a crime and requiring the Courts to figure out whether or not a person has committed that crime. Second, nothing in the language of the Fourteenth Amendment suggests that Congress must have the final say on that factual question. So, the political question doctrine doesn’t apply. Next, they try to claim that there is in fact implementing legislation: Third, specific legislation designed for this situation already exists. The Electoral Count Act was first enacted in 1887 and later amended and restated in 2022. That statute provides a detailed mechanism for resolving disputes as to the validity of Electoral College votes. The act specifies two grounds for objection to an electoral vote: If the electors from a state were not lawfully certified or if the vote of one or more electors was not ‘regularly given.’ So, they go on to claim that since no elector can vote for a disqualified candidate for president, that this means that the results were not lawfully certified or that the votes were not regularly given. Except the Fourteenth Amendment doesn’t say you can’t vote for a disqualified individual, even as a member of the electoral college. What it says is that the insurrectionist can’t hold office. If Jefferson Davis himself had attempted to run for President of the United States, the Constitution wouldn’t say he can’t even run for federal or state office: He just can’t take office, even if he wins, unless Congress removes that disability. That makes disqualification based on insurrection different than, say, disqualification based on age or not being a naturally born citizen. Indeed, it is the fact Congress can make an exception that makes it clear that they can’t disqualify Trump using this procedure. The Constitution specifically imagines a scenario where an insurrectionist wins the presidency, and is allowed to take office anyway, because Congress voted to wave the constitutional rule. I mean, fat chance of this happening for Trump, if he was determined to be an insurrectionist, but the rule obviously contemplates that possibility. After all, even the Founders of the Fourteenth Amendment recognized that sometimes insurrection was fully justified: Our country was literally founded by insurrectionists and the Fourteenth Amendment's authors had a soft spot for slave revolts, too. But here’s also the big picture problem Democrats have in trying to use the Courts to try to go after Trump: Trump is the salvation of the Courts. I have talked a lot about how Democrats are out to bully the Supreme Court by threats of ‘reforms’ such as court-packing. When I made a ‘free VIP’ post arguing against the election of Kamala Harris, I pointed out that if she won the election, the Supreme Court could at least look forward to four more years of the president using the threat of court packing to try to bully them. So as an institution, the Supreme Court—particularly the most conservative members of it, including Roberts—has a vested interest in making sure Trump is president. ‘But Aaron!’ you might say, ‘are you saying the Supreme Court would be biased in favor of Trump?’ What I am saying is that every conservative justice and any justice who cares about the institution of the Supreme Court as an independent check on the other two branches has a vested interest in Trump’s election. And if any justice is 1) not conservative and 2) not interested in protecting the Supreme Court as an institution, she has a vested interest in the election of Harris. In other words, all 9 justices have a bias of some kind, either for Trump or for Harris. When a Supreme Court justice has a bias, it is their ethical duty to recuse themselves... but there is a big exception: When the entire Court has a bias—which is what they have, here—none of them have to recuse themselves. So, it doesn’t mean they have to recuse themselves, but the bias is still there. Democrats have made themselves the enemies of every Supreme Court justice who believes the Supreme Court should be a check and/or balance on the excesses of the other two branches—and every justice who just wants the Supreme Court to remain conservative. And so if Congress truly attempted to rule that Trump was disqualified, then there would be a Supreme Court all too eager to overrule them and make Trump president. And I don’t think Americans would see that decision was nakedly political, because the American people have clearly rejected the claim that Trump is disqualified from holding office, by giving him a victory in the popular vote, too. The American people would see this as the Supreme Court stopping so-called Democrats from overturning an election. And then finally, all of this reaches its dumb end: The unlikelihood of congressional Republicans doing anything that might elect Harris as president is obvious. But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution. So, after all of this, they are admitting that they have no chance to actually win on this issue. So, they want Congresscritters to take a ‘moral’ but meaningless stance. Sure, go ahead Democrats. Show us again just how hypocritical you are, claiming Trump’s election challenges were insurrections, but yours are somehow saintly. Go on telling us you believe in democracy, while denying the presidency to the man who won the popular vote. I can’t wait. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if some Democrats, encouraged by this column in The Hill or operating on some other dumb theory, makes a futile attempt to disqualify Trump. So ... I suppose I should say tune in to Twitchy for coverage of whatever dumb thing they try. I honestly feel almost certain that they will try something. And it is worth noting that while Kamala Harris is the one to certify the election, the same statute doesn’t give her the power to contest it. From the statute: The President of the Senate shall have no power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate or resolve disputes over the proper certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors, the validity of electors, or the votes of electors. In this context, the President of the Senate is the Vice President, meaning Harris in 2024, and Pence in 2021. This was added after the 2020 election, to make it clear that the Vice President can’t do ... basically what Trump wanted Pence to do. Which to circle back, undermines the claim that Pence couldn’t have done it on January 6, 2021. If the law was clear on this point, then they wouldn’t need to ‘clarify’ it? But the upshot is that Harris will have to certify that Trump is the President of the United States. I have no idea if she will do so while sober, so that might be another reason to tune in to Twitchy on January 6. RELATED: Vox Tries to Explain Why We Praise Daniel Penny and Condemn Luigi Mangione ... and Faceplants Ana Navarro-Cárdenas Gets Wrecked on Bad Pardon History (And Let’s Talk about Hunter’s Pardon) Eleventh Circuit Judge Absolutely Embarrasses CNN on Misinformation and We Are Here for It WATCH: Jews Under Attack in Amsterdam While the Legacy Media is Silent WATCH: CBS News’ 60 Minutes DECEPTIVELY EDITS Kamala's Word Salad Response on Israel

The opinion editor at Germany’s leading newspaper Die Welt has resigned over the decision to publish an op-ed by Elon Musk, in which he defended the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “I have always enjoyed running the opinion pages of Welt and Welt am Sonntag. Today, an article written by Elon Musk appeared in Welt am Sonntag. I handed in my resignation yesterday, after it went to print,” Eva Marie Kogel wrote on X. The billionaire owner of SpeceX, Tesla and X (formerly Twitter) wrote the article after praising AfD on social media. In his op-ed, the major ally of US President-elect Donald Trump hailed AfD as “the last spark of hope” for Germany. The billionaire insisted that its “pragmatic” approach will usher in a revival of the country, while arguing that other parties are out of touch with regular people. “The traditional parties have failed Germany. Their policies have led to economic stagnation, social unrest and an erosion of national identity,” Musk wrote. “Despite being far-right, AfD represents political realism that resonates with many Germans who feel that their concerns are being ignored by the establishment.” Musk further defended the AfD, stating that “their portrayal as far-right is clearly false.” According to German media, the publication of the op-ed sparked intense debates among the staff at Die Welt, with some viewing it as meddling in the snap parliamentary election, which is scheduled for February 2025. Jan Philipp Burgard, Die Welt’s senior reporter, penned a rebuttal to Musk, calling his praise of AfD “fatally flawed” and arguing that it was “a big mistake” not to label the party as far-right. Another Die Welt journalist, Franziska Zimmerer, insisted in her own op-ed that the text written by Musk “should not have appeared” in the paper. “Election appeals, no matter the party, have no place in independent media,” she wrote. Founded in 2013, AfD has been pushing for the tightening of asylum laws and fighting organized crime and Islamic extremism. The party has become more popular in recent years, winning its first regional election in Thuringia in September. The 2025 election was called after the ruling three-party coalition collapsed due to the conflict over budget.

The Onion, a satirical publication, won a bankruptcy auction earlier this month to purchase conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ website, InfoWars, and other related assets. However, that sale is now in limbo after a federal judge temporarily halted the deal. On Monday, Elon Musk threw yet another wrench in the works, objecting to the transfer of InfoWars’ X accounts to its new owners. X Corporation broadly claims that it owns all X accounts on its platform, including those operated by Alex Jones and InfoWars, according to an objection filed on Monday in bankruptcy court. Therefore, Elon Musk’s platform argues The Onion cannot purchase these accounts from Jones or his company, Free Speech Systems, because they are not his to sell. This is not the first time Musk has stepped in to defend Jones’ social media presence. Back in 2023, Elon Musk restored the X accounts of Alex Jones and InfoWars . These accounts were “permanently banned” by Twitter’s previous leadership in 2018, after their posts were found to contain abusive content that violated the platform’s rules. Musk said at the time he disagreed with Jones, but wanted to restore his accounts in the name of “free speech”. Musk’s lawyers now claim that users don’t actually own their profiles on the supposed “free speech platform.” “The ‘sale’ of the X Accounts as the Trustee requests would be a wrongful transfer of the license to use X Corp.’s Services. Such a sale would plainly violate X Corp.’s TOS and its ownership rights,” said lawyers representing X in the filing. “In other words, the Trustee is seeking to sell something that neither it, Free Speech Systems, nor Jones owns or has any legal interest in.” This legal filing clearly states that X Corp does not object to the overall sale of Free Speech Systems to The Onion, but purely the X accounts. The accounts named in the case are @infowars, @BANNEDdotVIDEO, @WarRoomShow, and @RealAlexJones. Musk’s social media platform claims that its terms of service makes clear these accounts are the “exclusive property” of X Corporation. In Section 4 , the company does in fact say it is giving all users a “license” to use their X accounts. However, users cannot sell or transfer this license without X’s explicit consent. Jones declared bankruptcy after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. He was ordered to pay damages for defamation after repeatedly spreading lies that the 2012 shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators, was a hoax staged by actors to increase gun control. While Musk fights the transfer of these X accounts, federal bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said on Monday that he may hold an evidentiary hearing next month to determine whether The Onion should be allowed to purchase Alex Jones’ media company. Ultimately, Lopez could allow The Onion to move forward with the purchase, order a new auction, or name another bidder as the winner.