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Buzz Feed
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
40 Extremely Embarrassing Things People Absolutely LOVED 20 Years Ago That I'm Convinced Literally No One Remembers
Around 15 to 20 years ago people loved to... Convince others the iPhone was worth the money by showing them that one app where it looks like you're drinking a beer: And also bust out that one lighter app like it was the most incredible thing ever: Just post the most boring stuff on Facebook: Or the most weirdly intense: Think Chuck Norris jokes were the be-all and end-all of comedy: Watch full-length movies that cost tens of millions of dollars to make on an iPod with a 2-inch screen: Think that talking baby in the E-Trade commercials was the funniest thing they had ever seen: The baby talks, folks. THE BABY TALKS! Think that typing like this meant you were creative: Or this: Or just add Z's to every word for no reason: Take weird pictures of your feet or hands because you all had matching bracelets or shoes: Argue passionately over whether pirates could beat ninjas in a fight: Harass everyone on Facebook with like 14 "LOST PHONE, NEED NUMBERS" groups: And like 17 FarmVille requests: Fake people out with your voicemail message: Celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate Day: Take dramatic photos of Converse: Or draw a bunch of random stuff on them: Think 3D movie theater glasses were a fashion statement: Get obsessed with Doppelgänger Week on Facebook: Take pictures with that one awful Photo Booth filter: Own that one white MacBook that got dirty after like a week: Take weird pictures of your feet or hands because you all had matching bracelets or shoes: Insist that BlackBerry was way better than iPhone because of Brick Breaker and BBM: Change your age to 99 years old on Myspace: Carry around a little leather BDSM case for their flip-phone: Maximum protection. Watch movies on portable DVD players, god rest their soul: Constantly quote that one Bill O'Reilly video where he swears: Take selfies with a big-ass digital camera: Upload 400 pictures to Facebook at once in an album with a title from a Dave Matthews Band song: Spend money on ringback tones. Sweet, sweet ringback tones: Change your profile pic to something like this: And like this: If you had this as your MySpace pic, it meant you once listened to Something Corporate. Wear shoes big enough to house a family of five: Update Facebook from a tiny lil' phone: Publicly put friends on blast: Think adding a "xXx" to a screen name made them a force to be reckoned with: Try to take a selfie with flip phones and completely missing your face, like, 14 times in a row: Accidentally pull out the charging cable while your iPod was in DO NOT DISCONNECT mode: And turn on the TV Guide and just completely vibe out: Sounds blissful, actually.
Politico
03-07-2025
- Business
- Politico
Peeking inside the finances of top pols
Good morning and welcome to Thursday. New financial documents due July 1 give some insight into the lives of those angling or running for top jobs in state government. Under Florida law, elected officials must post paperwork with the Commission on Ethics detailing their net worth, stock holdings, real estate and debt. Many top pols are tardy, a Playbook review found. But others got their documents in ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, as Gov. RON DESANTIS gears up afterwards to announce his choices for state chief financial officer and lieutenant governor. The person widely viewed as the frontrunner for CFO, for instance, state Sen. BLAISE INGOGLIA (R-Spring Hill), filed his financial report early. It shows he has a net worth of $28 million — twice as much as what he listed the year before. Asked about the increase, Ingoglia, a homebuilder, told Playbook he had a piece of property he bought about eight years ago that he'd previously listed on his disclosure at its purchase price. Ahead of filing the latest form, he had several interested buyers and had the property appraised, so he updated the listing to reflect its current value. Much of Ingoglia's other assets are in property, and he also has an E-Trade account that shows holdings in companies like Amazon and Apple. Another elected official who hopes to be CFO after the 2026 election is state Sen. JOE GRUTERS (R-Sarasota), who has President DONALD TRUMP's endorsement, but he hadn't filed his disclosures as of this morning and told Playbook it would be released 'soon.' The job of Florida chief financial officer pays just less than $140,000 annually, while state lawmakers make under $30,000 because they usually hold down other jobs. Disclosure requirements ask elected officials to record what their financial situation was on December 31, 2024, meaning circumstances may have changed in the last seven months. The law does not require them to disclose a spouse's finances. Those who don't file by Sept. 1 start to incur late fines. State Attorney General JAMES UTHMEIER is among those who haven't yet filed his disclosure. It's already known he took a pay cut when he left his job as DeSantis' chief of staff this year to become AG. DeSantis tends to pay top aides between $180,000 and just more than $200,000, while the AG job pays just under $140,000. The form for state Sen. JAY COLLINS — who's considered to be a top candidate DeSantis is considering for lieutenant governor — wasn't immediately available as portions are being redacted for security reasons. State Agriculture Commissioner WILTON SIMPSON, who'll be eligible to run for another term for his current office if he chooses, has a net worth of nearly $20 million. The former Florida Senate president and egg farmer makes just under $140,000 from his elected office. These documents could also shed light on future 2026 gubernatorial candidates, though those currently not in elected office — such as former Rep. DAVID JOLLY — don't have to disclose their finances until they quality for the ballot. GOP Rep. BYRON DONALDS will file a disclosure with the House later this year, but it won't require him to state his net worth because federal ethics rules differ from Florida rules. State Sen. JASON PIZZO of Sunny Isles Beach hasn't yet filed his state-required documents, telling Playbook he would post them 'soon,' but his net worth from last year was $59 million, mostly from an inheritance he received when his father passed away. Pizzo told POLITICO that he'd told Democrats before he left the party that he planned to spend at least $25 million of his personal wealth on a campaign. He still plans to run for governor, but as an independent. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget that Playbook should look at? Get in touch at: kleonard@ Programming note: We'll be off this Friday but will be back in your inboxes on July 7. ... DATELINE TALLAHASSEE ... IN OPERATION — 'The first detainees were expected to arrive at Alligator Alcatraz late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades has already faced some operational issues with security and water intrusion,' report Ana Ceballos, Syra Ortiz Blanes, Alex Harris and David Goodhue of the Miami Herald. 'On Wednesday evening, the gates of the facility were bustling with traffic. Three white vans escorted by sedans drove into the compound. The vans looked like those previously used by immigration authorities to transport migrants, although it's unclear who was in them.' POURING RAIN — 'Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand new detention facility to hold immigrants in the middle of the Everglades, a garden-variety South Florida summer rainstorm started. The water seeped into the site — the one that earlier in day the state's top emergency chief had boasted was ready to withstand the winds of a 'high-end' Category 2 hurricane — and streamed all over electrical cables on the floor,' report Syra Ortiz Blanes, Ana Ceballos and Alex Harris of the Miami Herald. Florida division of emergency management response: 'Overnight, the vendors went back and tightened any seams at the base of the structures that allowed water intrusion during the heavy storm, which was minimal,' said spokesperson STEPHANIE HARTMAN, per Spectrum News 13's Jason Delgado. — 'Florida Rep. Angie Nixon calls immigrant detention centers 'concentration camps' on CNN,' reports David Bauerlein of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. PRONOUN RULING — 'A federal appeals court narrowly sided with the state of Florida, ruling that a state law doesn't violate a transgender public school teacher's First Amendment rights by preventing her from telling students her preferred pronouns,' reports Stephany Matat of USA Today Network — Florida. 'The 2-1 opinion by a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down a preliminary injunction granted last year, in which a lower court judge said that Hillsborough County high school teacher Katie Wood's right to free speech was infringed.' NEW STATUE — 'DeSantis [on Wednesday] unveiled a Thomas Jefferson statue that will be on display in the Jefferson County courthouse leading up to the state's celebration of America's 250th birthday next year,' reports Gabrielle Russon of Florida Politics. PENINSULA AND BEYOND MARGARITAVILLE WARNING — Uthmeier sent a letter to Key West commissioners Wednesday warning them that they are obligated to have local law enforcement assist with federal illegal immigration enforcement. If they don't reverse their decision to opt out, he warned, then the governor may remove certain elected officials from office. The commissioners voted Monday to end the agreement, even though Uthmeier has said that under state law all local governments have to participate and that breaking the agreement was illegal. In his Wednesday letter, Uthmeier accused commissioners of turning Key West into a 'sanctuary city' and noted instances of arrest in Key West this year, including of undocumented immigrants who'd been convicted of sex offenses. — 'Coral Gables Commission rejects repeal of city election shift, censures sponsoring member,' by Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics. ...HURRICANE HOLE... STORM WATCH — 'The National Hurricane Center continued Wednesday to keep track of a weather system that could form off one of Florida's coasts this weekend that could develop into the season's next tropical depression or storm,' reports Richard Tribou of the Orlando Sentinel. 'In its 8 p.m. tropical advisory, the NHC said an area of low pressure was forecast to develop either off of Florida's Gulf Coast or in the Atlantic along a weakening frontal boundary. The latest NHC outlook shows the potential system shifting more north-northeast than in earlier forecasts.' CAMPAIGN MODE MOSKOWITZ FACING POTENTIAL CHALLENGER — 'Scott Singer, the term-limited mayor of Boca Raton, may run for Congress,' reports Anthony Man of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 'Singer said he hasn't made a decision, despite speculation among some Republicans this week that he was on the verge of entering the race in the Broward-Palm Beach County 23rd Congressional District. He didn't foreclose the possibility. 'I love public service and haven't ruled out any opportunities to continue to serve our community,' Singer said in a phone interview.' — 'Anna Eskamani raises nearly $100K in 2 weeks for Orlando Mayor bid,' reports Gabrielle Russon of Florida Politics. DATELINE D.C. THIS MORNING — 'House Republican leaders said early Thursday morning they have made a breakthrough with the megabill holdouts and are preparing to advance the legislation in the coming hours,' reports POLITICO's Calen Razor and Mia McCarthy. 'Speaker Mike Johnson, heading onto the House floor around 2 a.m., said he had secured the votes to proceed and that final passage of the GOP's domestic policy bill will follow later in the morning. A vote on the procedural measure setting up final consideration remains open after several hours of voting.' WILL FLORIDA FINALLY GET A COMMITTEE CHAIR? 'Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) has formally launched a bid to become chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, according to a letter of intent obtained by POLITICO. Gimenez's office confirmed that he has notified the Steering Committee of his intention to run,' reports POLITICO's Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco. A Gimenez spokesperson told POLITICO of Gimenez's career in public office: 'The reason why he's served for 25 years and hasn't lost an election is because he's a straight shooter, people trust him.' DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TO 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' — Rep. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ on Wednesday led a letter from all members of Florida's Democratic delegation to demand DeSantis reverse course on building the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center. 'We are seriously concerned about the future treatment of immigrants at this facility,' members wrote. 'It is also important that we uplift grave concerns over the environmental and tribal impacts of your decision.' All Democrats from the delegation signed on to the letter, ending it with: 'Florida's River of Grass is no place for a prison.' INSIDE RUBIO'S NSC — 'Since [Secretary of State Marco] Rubio took over the NSC, he has shrunk its staff by more than half,' reports POLITICO's Nahal Toosi. 'It now has fewer than 100 people, according to a person familiar with the NSC process. Arguably more importantly, Rubio has imposed changes to what's called 'the interagency process' — a key function of the NSC that involves coordinating policy and messaging across government agencies and departments. 'That process, two people told me, is now one in which important meetings aren't held, career staffers are often in the dark about what's expected of them and some people or their institutions try to take advantage of power vacuums.' — 'DOJ overruled prosecutors to get deal for Trump-linked governor,' by Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law. ODDS, ENDS AND FLORIDA MEN BIRTHDAYS: (Friday) State Rep. Tiffany Esposito ... state Rep. Randy Maggard … (Saturday) state Rep. Michelle Salzman … Randy Hanna, dean and CEO of Florida State University Panama City … (Sunday) state Sen. Joe Gruters … former state Rep. MaryLynn Magar.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After decade in prison, former Ohio deputy treasurer to be released from custody
The former deputy treasurer of Ohio, Amer Ahmad, is scheduled to be released from federal custody on April 15 − 11 years after he fled the country with a suitcase stuffed with cash. In April 2014, Ahmad fled to avoid sentencing in federal court in a bribery and kickback scheme − traveling to San Diego, walking into Mexico and flying to Pakistan and using a fake passport. Just months before his escape, Ahmad had pleaded guilty to bribery and to conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud and money laundering and was released on bond awaiting sentencing. As his sentencing date approached, Ahmad bolted. While on the lam, Ahmad kept a journal titled "Journey to Freedom: Who said escaping injustice would be easy?" Pakistani authorities intercepted him in Lahore where he was jailed for more than a year. Ahmad grew up in North Canton, earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard. After working in the financial markets in Chicago, he and his wife moved to Columbus and Democratic Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray hired Ahmad as the state's chief financial officer. When Cordray became attorney general, Ahmad remained in the treasurer's office and Democrat Kevin Boyce, the newly appointed treasurer, elevated Ahmad to deputy treasurer. After Boyce lost the 2010 election to Republican Josh Mandel, Ahmad landed a job as the comptroller for the city of Chicago. He resigned that job shortly before being indicted on federal charges. In 2009, Ahmad re-wrote the state's investment strategy and put his high school friend, Doug Hampton, on the state's trader list. Hampton made $3.2 million in fees and kicked back more than $500,000 to Ahmad via two other men, attorney Noure Alo and small business owner Joe Chiavaroli. Eventually all four men pleaded guilty to federal charges. American officials tried to extradite Ahmad. When that failed to materialize, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson sentenced in absentia Ahmad to 15 years in prison. In August 2015, Ahmad dropped his opposition to returning to the U.S. and federal agents went to collect him. Watson told Ahmad he didn't think he'd ever see him again. 'Spending 16 months in a third-world jail was the consequence of my own actions,' Ahmad told Watson. He thanked his parents for "staying with me" and told them 'Please stick with me. I'll make you proud once again.' Ahmad served most of his sentence at a federal prison in San Diego. More recently, he moved to a halfway house in Cincinnati. His sentence included an order to pay $3.2 million in restitution. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Columbus declined to disclose how much Ahmad had paid, saying that isn't a public record. Court filings show that federal authorities seized $7,800 from his prisoner account, $3,000 from a deferred compensation account and $220 from an E-Trade account. Court filings also show that while incarcerated, Ahmad took more than 200 classes on topics ranging from music to film to history to science. He also worked as a tutor and taught GED and other classes. During the COVID19 pandemic, Ahmad petitioned the federal court for release to home confinement, arguing that he had health issues. The court said no. Laura Bischoff is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio. lbischoff@ This article originally appeared on The Repository: Former Ohio deputy treasurer to be released from federal custody
Los Angeles Times
13-03-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first ‘correction' since 2023 on Trump's trade war
NEW YORK — Wall Street's sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump's escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month. A 10% drop is a big enough deal that professional investors have a name for it — a 'correction' — and the S&P 500's 1.4% slide on Thursday sent the index to its first since 2023. The losses came after Trump upped the stakes in his trade war by threatening huge taxes on European wines and alcohol. Not even a double-shot of good news on the U.S. economy could stop the bleeding. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 537 points, or 1.3% Thursday, and the Nasdaq composite fell 2%. The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points on Thursday. The turbulence is a result of uncertainty about how much pain Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to reshape the country and world as he wants. The president has said he wants manufacturing jobs back in the United States, along with a smaller U.S. government workforce and other fundamental changes. Trump's latest escalation came Thursday when he threatened 200% tariffs on Champagne and other European wines, unless the European Union rolls back a 'nasty' tariff announced on U.S. whiskey. The European Union unveiled that move on Wednesday, in response to U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum. U.S. households and businesses have already reported drops in confidence because of all the uncertainty about which tariffs will stick from Trump's barrage of on -again, off -again announcements. That's raised fears about a pullback in spending that could sap energy from the economy. Some U.S. businesses say they've already begun to see a change in their customers' behavior because of the uncertainty. A particularly feared scenario for the economy is one where its growth stagnates but inflation stays high because of tariffs. Few tools are available in Washington to fix what's called 'stagflation.' If the Federal Reserve were to cut interest rates to boost the economy, for example, that could also push inflation higher. Good news came on both those economic fronts Thursday. One report showed inflation at the wholesale level last month was milder than economists expected. It followed a similarly encouraging report from the prior day on inflation that U.S. consumers are feeling. But 'the question for markets is whether good news on the inflation front can make itself heard above the noise of the ever-changing tariff story,' said Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing, at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley. A separate report, meanwhile, said fewer U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than economists expected. It's the latest signal that the job market remains relatively solid overall. If that can continue, it could allow U.S. consumers to keep spending, and that's the main engine of the economy. On Wall Steet, some stocks connected to the artificial-intelligence industry resumed their slide and weighed on stock indexes. Palantir Technologies, which offers an AI platform for customers, sank 4.8%. Super Micro Computer, which makes servers, lost 8%. Nvidia swung between gains and losses before finishing with a dip of 0.1%. Such stocks have been under the most pressure in the U.S. stock market's recent sell-off after critics said their prices shot too high in the frenzy around AI. Other areas of the market that had also been riding big earlier momentum have seen their fortunes swing drastically. Elon Musk's Tesla fell 3% following a rare back-to-back gain, and it's down more than 40% so far in 2025. American Eagle Outfitters dropped 4.1% after the retailer said 'less robust demand and colder weather' have held back its performance recently. It forecasted a dip in revenue for the upcoming year, though it also delivered a stronger profit report for the latest quarter than analysts expected. On the winning side of Wall Street was Intel, which jumped 14.6% after naming former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO. Tan, 65, will take over the daunting job next week, more than three months after Intel's previous CEO, Pat Gelsinger, abruptly retired amid a deepening downturn at the once-dominant chipmaker. All told, the S&P 500 lost 77.78 points to 5,521.52. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 537.36 to 40,813.57, and the Nasdaq composite sank 345.44 to 17,303.01. In the bond market, Treasury yields lost an early gain to sink lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.27% from 4.32%. The yield has been mostly dropping since January, when it was approaching 4.80%, as traders and economists have ratcheted back their expectations for U.S. economic growth. While few are predicting a recession, particularly with the job market remaining relatively solid, recent reports have shown a souring of confidence among U.S. consumers and companies. In stock markets abroad, indexes fell across much of Europe and Asia, but the moves were relatively modest. Choe writes for the Associated Press.
Boston Globe
13-03-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Wall Street tumbles 10 percent below its record after Trump escalates his trade war
The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points through Thursday's trading. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The turbulence is a result of uncertainty about how much pain Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to reshape the country and world as he wants. The president has said he wants manufacturing jobs back in the United States, along with a smaller US government workforce and other fundamental changes. Advertisement Trump's latest escalation came Thursday when he US households and businesses have already reported drops in confidence because of all the uncertainty about which tariffs will stick from Trump's barrage of on-again, off-again announcements. That's raised fears about a pullback in spending that could sap energy from the economy. Some US businesses say they've already begun to see a change in their customers' behavior because of the uncertainty. A particularly feared scenario for the economy is one where its growth stagnates but inflation stays high because of tariffs. Few tools are available in Washington to fix what's called 'stagflation.' If the Federal Reserve were to cut interest rates to boost the economy, for example, that could also push inflation higher. Advertisement Good news came on both those economic fronts Thursday. One report showed inflation at the wholesale level last month was milder than economists expected. It followed a similarly encouraging report from the prior day on inflation that US consumers are feeling. But 'the question for markets is whether good news on the inflation front can make itself heard above the noise of the ever-changing tariff story,' said Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing, at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley. A separate report, meanwhile, said fewer US workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than economists expected. It's the latest signal that the job market remains relatively solid overall. If that can continue, it could allow US consumers to keep spending, and that's the main engine of the economy. On Wall Steet, some stocks connected to the artificial-intelligence industry resumed their slide and weighed on stock indexes. Palantir Technologies, which offers an AI platform for customers, sank 4.8%. Super Micro Computer, which makes servers, lost 8%. Nvidia swung between gains and losses before finishing nearly unchanged. Such stocks have been under the most pressure in the US stock market's recent sell-off after critics said their prices shot too high in the frenzy around AI. Other areas of the market that had also been riding big earlier momentum have seen their fortunes swing drastically. Elon Musk's Tesla fell 3% following a rare back-to-back gain, and it's down more than 40% so far in 2025. American Eagle Outfitters dropped 4.1% after the retailer said 'less robust demand and colder weather' have held back its performance recently. It forecasted a dip in revenue for the upcoming year, though it also delivered a stronger profit report for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Advertisement On the winning side of Wall Street was Intel, which jumped 14.6% after naming former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO. Tan, 65, will take over the daunting job next week, more than three months after Intel's previous CEO, Pat Gelsinger, abruptly retired amid a deepening downturn at the once-dominant chipmaker. All told, the S&P 500 lost 77.78 points to 5,521.52. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 537.36 to 40,813.57, and the Nasdaq composite sank 345.44 to 17,303.01. In the bond market, Treasury yields lost an early gain to sink lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.26% from 4.32%. The yield has been mostly dropping since January, when it was approaching 4.80%, as traders and economists have ratcheted back their expectations for US economic growth. While few are predicting a recession, particularly with the job market remaining relatively solid, recent reports have shown a souring of confidence among US consumers and companies. In stock markets abroad, indexes fell across much of Europe and Asia, but the moves were relatively modest. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
