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Obamas To Make Over $60 Million From Book Deal

Obamas To Make Over $60 Million From Book Deal

What took the Clintons years of confidential speeches before major investment banks and middle eastern clients of the Treasury Department, the Obama's plan to achieve with just two books.  According to the FT, several publishers are participating in a blockbuster auction for the global rights to two books by Barack and Michelle Obama where the bid has reached more than $60 million. The Obamas, who are writing separate books but selling the rights jointly, stand to make a record amount for their presidential memoirs.

YouTube Users Now Watch 1 Billion Hours Per Day, Set To Surpass US TV Viewership

YouTube Users Now Watch 1 Billion Hours Per Day, Set To Surpass US TV Viewership

In a dramatic confirmation of the relentless growth of online video, at the expense of the agonizing, slow death of conventional TV, YouTube said that its worldwide viewers are now watching more than 1 billion hours of videos a day, on pace to eclipse total US TV viewership over the next few years, a milestone facilitated by the Google aggressive embrace of artificial intelligence to recommend videos. By comparison, Americans watch 1.25 billion hours of live and recorded TV per day according to Nielsen, a figure that has been steadily dropping in recent years.

Al-Qaeda Scoops Its First Oscar On Sunday Night

Al-Qaeda won their first ever Oscar at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony, as their propaganda arm, the White Helmets, picked up an award for best short documentary.  The award-winning fake documentary about a fake rescuer group known for staging videos and photos of fake victims of the war on Syria, are a British disinformation operation who have been given over $100 million of U.S. and UK taxpayers money.

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