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Pope Leo XIV Roommate Controversy: Five’s Company

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Pope Leo and his roommate with images of Vatican Palace apartment and Francis guesthouse

Pope Leo XIV is breaking with tradition by inviting four men to live with him in the papal apartment. With Francis as the model of humility, this move raises serious questions about papal authority, moral leadership, and the Church’s future. iPINIONS argues this living arrangement is less about community and more about hypocrisy. Read my… Read more.

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Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: Catholic Church, iPINIONS, papal apartment, Pope Leo XIV, roommates, scandal, Vatican

Judge Finds Trump Crime Family Liable for Fraud

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 3:10 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump entering criminal court in NYC and standing in front of Trump Tower.

Donald Trump thrived in business by inflating his assets to match his ego. He has thrived in politics by telling big lies millions regard as truth. But yesterday’s judicial ruling and pending criminal cases indicate that his fraudulent business practices and dystopian political rhetoric are coming home to roost. Trump crime family Nearly every aspect of Donald J. Trump’s life and… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Donald Trump, fraud, Legal Battles, New York Judge, Real Estate, scandal, Trump Organization, Trump Tower

Phone Hacking Metastasizing Inside Murdoch’s Media Empire – Like a Cancer

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 5:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Last year, News Corp, the global media empire headed by Rupert Murdoch, was the target of worldwide condemnation (and more than a bit of schadenfreude). This all stemmed from truly shocking revelations that one of its London tabloids, News of the World (NOTW), had routinely hacked the phones and email accounts of everyone from celebrities to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: News of the World, phone hacking, Rupert Murdoch, scandal

Bernie Madoff pulls off the biggest Wall Street scam in US history

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 5:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

If the banking crisis has not convinced you that Wall Street is populated by a bunch of arrogant, greedy and amoral shysters, then the Ponzi scheme now unfolding should. After all, reports are that Bernie Madoff, the erstwhile “pillar of Wall Street”, swindled $50 billion from a motley crew of rich folks, from Hollywood director Steven… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Bernie Madoff, scandal, Wall Street

Anna Nicole Smith’s ‘Friendship’ with Bahamian Minister of Immigration Forces Him to Resign

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Anna Nicole Smith with Howard Stern and Larry Birkhead and Smith and Shane Gibson inset

Anna Nicole Smith’s ‘friendship’ with Bahamian minister Shane Gibson is the Bahamian Minister of Immigration and Labour. A week ago, pictures of him in compromising positions with the late Anna Nicole Smith went viral. Those images gave the impression they were more than friends. I argued that those pictures left Prime Minister Perry Christie no… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Anna Nicole Smith, Bahamas, Bahamian Minister of Immigration, conspiracy, Dannielynn, disbarment, Howard Stern, Larry Birkhead, Perry Christie, resignation, scandal, Shane Gibson

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