KARAH RUCKER: KANYE WEST IS ONCE AGAIN REMOVED FROM TWITTER, AND BARRED FROM BUYING PARLER.
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BIDEN CALLS FOR DNC CALENDAR SHAKE UP

A PANEL FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING TODAY AND TOMORROW TO DISCUSS A RE-VAMP OF ITS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CALENDAR.

AHEAD OF THEIR MEETING, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO SHAKE UP THE ORDER OF WHICH STATES CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATE.

IOWA’S CAUCUS HAS LONG LED OFF THE PROCESS IN CHOOSING THE PARTY’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN THE FIRST STATE TO HOLD A PRIMARY VOTE FOR SOME 100 YEARS.

BUT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SUGGESTING TO MOVE SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE TOP SPOT. THEN FOLLOW WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEVADA…THEN GEORGIA AND MICHIGAN.

BIDEN SAYS HIS SUGGESTIONS ARE TO HELP PROPEL THE VOICE OF BLACK VOTERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

KANYE WEST SUSPENDED FROM TWITTER

THE “WOES” OF KANYE WEST ONLY GETING WORSE. THE CELEBRITY IS BACK OFF TWITTER, HIS ACCOUNT SUSPENDED OVERNIGHT BY ELON MUSK.

“YE” REPORTEDLY POSTED A PICTURE OF A “SWASTIKA” MERGED WITH THE STAR OF DAVID.

ELON MUSK SAYS “YE” VIOLATED TWITTER’S RULE AGAINST INCITING VIOLENCE.

YE IS ALSO OUT OF A DEAL TO BUY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE “PARLER.” THE RAPPER WAS REPORTEDLY IN TALKS TO BUY PARLER BACK IN OCTOBER. BUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM CONFIRMING THOSE BUSINESS TALKS ARE OVER, AND HAVE BEEN SINCE MID-NOVEMBER.

BIDEN OPEN TO TALKS WITH PUTIN

PRESIDENT BIDEN HASN’T SPOKEN WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADYMIR PUTIN SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. BUT BIDEN HAS SIGNALED HE WOULD BE OPEN TO DISCUSSIONS IF RUSSIA IS LOOKING TO END THE WAR.

PRESIDENT BIDEN: “I’m prepared to speak with Mr. Putin if there is an interest in him deciding he is looking for a way to end the war, he hasn’t done that yet. If that’s the case in consultation with my French and NATO friends, I’d be happy to sit down with Putin to see what he has in mind.”

RUCKER: RUSSIAN OFFICIALS ALREADY RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS. SAYING PUTIN HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THE U.S. WON’T HONOR RUSSIA’S INTERESTS. SUCH AS RECOGNIZING ITS ANNEXATION OF PORTIONS OF UKRAINE. OR SLOWING THE EXPANSION OF “NATO” AROUND RUSSIA.

HAITIAN GANGS CONTINUE KILLING FOR POWER

FOR MONTHS, MUCH OF HAITI HAS BEEN UNDER THE CONTROL OF VIOLENT GANGS. GANG MEMBERS FIGHTING TO CONTROL MORE TERRITORY AND OVERTHROW HAITI’S GOVERNMENT.

OVERNIGHT ANOTHER 12 HAITIANS WERE REPORTEDLY KILLED AND NUMEROUS HOMES SET ON FIRE IN A COMMUNITY CLOSE TO THE CAPITOL.

GANGS HAVE CUT OFF OIL-SUPPLY TO THE ISLAND MAKING IT HARD FOR HAITIANS TO ESCAPE IT’S COUNTRY’S NEAR-COLLAPSE.

THE U.S. IS ALREADY PREPARING FOR A MASS MIGRATION MOVEMENT FROM HAITI ONCE RESIDENTS THERE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLEE.

FLORIDA AND DISNEY WORKING OUT FEUD

THE FEUD BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND DISNEY WORLD IS REPORTEDLY BEING WORKED OUT BY STATE-LAWMAKERS. IT COMES AT THE SAME TIME DISNEY HAD A SHAKE-UP IN LEADERSHIP.

THEN CEO, BOB CHAPEK, CAME OUT AGAINST A STATE BILL THAT LIMITED “GENDER IDENTITY” DISCUSSIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THEN FLORIDA RESPONDED BY THREATENING TO CUT A SPECIAL TAX THAT THE RESORT IS ALLOWED TO CHARGE IT’S CUSTOMERS TO HELP PAY FOR UP-KEEP OF IT’S PARKS.

NOW WITH A NEW C-E-O IN, FLORIDA IS REPORTEDLY LOOKING TO DO AWAY WITH THE REPERCUSSION IT PLANNED FOR DISNEY.

PENTAGON TO UNVEIL NUCLEAR STEALTH BOMBER

THE PENTAGON HAS BEEN BUILDING A NUCLEAR STEALTH BOMBER IN SECRET AND IS SET TO UNVEIL THE AIRCRAFT LATER TODAY.

THE “B-21 RAIDER” IS THE FIRST NEW AMERICAN BOMBER BUILT IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM IS CLASSIFIED. BUT THE AIR FORCE SAYS IT COULD BE A LAST-RESORT TO RISING CONCERNS OVER FUTURE CONFLICT WITH CHINA.

THE UNVEILING COMES THE SAME WEEK THE PENTAGON RELEASED A REPORT PREDICTING CHINA WILL TRIPLE ITS NUCLEAR ARSENAL BY 2035.