Em caught flack for reuniting with former collab Kid Rock.
Raymond Scott (formerly known as Benzino) is on the line.
The former rapper and former media mogul has a longstanding feud with an iconic rapper. To this day, Scott will constantly address his 2000s feud and why he believes he was right about white rappers ruining hip-hop.
Not realizing his rap career ended when he came up on the losing end of a rap feud, Scott continues to claim he is a rap expert whenever he is on these platforms. No one seems to care about his rants.
He certainly reacting to the latest controversy involving his longtime nemesis.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, turns 54 today. The greatest rapper in modern history is a white man from Michigan who persevered in a culture that normally identifies with Black and Latino identities.
Eminem is one of the best rappers in modern history. He has a legacy. He is by far one of the most controversial rappers by far. He started as an underground rapper who struggled to breakout into the mainstream. Em got with a local recording studio ran by Mark and Jeff Bass to begin his rap career.
Em made his debut album now considered an undergound sleeper album Infinite. He partnered with Denaun Porter who would end up being a co founder of the rap group D12 and start promoting his music.
Em along with Porter (Kon Artis/Mr. Porter), Swifty McVay, Bizarre, Proof, Bugs, Kuniva Eye-Kweew and Fuzz Soota became a local talent in the mid to late 1990s. Em would try to generate mainstream buzz by selling The Slim Shady EP out of the truck of his car. He was passed by Rawkus Records, Elektra Records, Loud Records and even Fat Joe.
In 1998, Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine had initially passed on the album. But pressure from music executive Evan "Kidd" Bogart got him in. Eminem's camp struggled to get Interscope's A&R department to pay attention to the cassette. Fearing Eminem might sign with a rival label like Loud Records, Bogart had an insider—Interscope assistant and former intern Dean Geistlinger—slip the tape directly into Jimmy Iovine's weekend satchel.
Raymond Scott can't let Em go.
Iovine listened to the cassette and passed it to Dr. Dre. Dre was immediately hooked by Eminem's raw lyricism and unique style. Soon, Em would end in Dr. Dre's home to record his national debut album, The Slim Shady LP.
And the rest is history.
Eminem remains the longest running talent on Aftermath Entertainment. He paved the way for rappers like 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Ez Mil, Stat Quo and numerous others to become famous.
He brought raw talents like Royce Da 5'9", Big Sean, BabyTron, Dej Loaf and Boldy James.
Em has recorded 12 albums, 2 EPs, 3 soundtrack albums and produced for numerous rap, rock and R&B talents.
No one could take that away. Trust me, Raymond Scott wished he had that opportunity.
At 61 years old, Scott could have left a legacy as a millionaire business mogul. His jealousy of Em led to his downfall. His downfall is satisfying. His own daughter is building a legacy and got more blessings from Eminem.
There is a controversy this week involving Eminem and Kid Rock.
When Kid Rock announced that Eminem would guest on his track "7 Sins," fans of both artists expressed heavy online criticism and disappointment. Eminem's progressive and anti-Trump fanbase questioned why he would work with Kid Rock, while some right-leaning fans also questioned the pairing.
Kid Rock, 55 (born Robert Ritchie) formerly a resident of Michigan now Tennessee is a staunch supporter of President Donald J. Trump. He told the junk food media that the president has a private dinner with him, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith.
Kid Rock and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the incompetent Health and Human Services secretary.
Trump said the three love him.
After talking about the Michigan Senate race and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Kid Rock told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" there was one thing he, Maher, Smith and Trump all agreed on.
"Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith. We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government," he said, before referring to El-Sayed.
"This guy is screaming socialism."
Asked how the dinner went, Kid Rock said the group had a great conversation.
"It was epic," he said. "And the thing that was the greatest, there's so many points, I could do an hour on it, is that, you know, two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread, have laughs, talk about, have tough conversations on a lot of the issues."
The musician described some of the issues Maher and Smith raised with Trump.
"Everything from socialism and communism to the war in Iran to Bill Maher was talking getting our interpreters and things from Afghanistan that helped us out," he said.
Grandfathers in spirit. Em turns 54 today.
Rock preparing for his first Christian themed album. He told Fox this album is walking away from his normal southern rock, hip-hop and country theme persona.
Kid Rock was a rapper in the late 1980s to early 1990s. He became a rocker in the 1990s and transitioned to Southern rock and country by the 2010s.
Despite the polar opposite politics, Em has worked with Kid Rock on a handful of singles in the past and most recently Rock's newest album
Eminem and Lil Wayne appear on this album. Weezy supported Trump in the past and endorsed him.
Halfway to Jesus
Tracklist
1. Freedom
2. James 1:17 (Jesus Is King)
3. 7 Sins (featuring Lil Wayne)
4. Why Don't You Look into Jesus
5. Heal My Faith (featuring Eminem)
6. Water into Wine
7. Halfway 2 Jesus (featuring Gary LeVox & Jimmie Allen)
8. I Don't Drink the Whiskey Anymore
9. Me and Jesus
10. God Is Good
11. Into the Setting Sun
12. Broken Hearted People
13. 'Til You Can't
14. Why Don't You Look into Jesus (Riri Mix)
15. High Road
16. Procession
17. God Bless the USA
Eminem requested his verse on 7 Sins to be removed and retooled to Hell My Faith.
Lil Wayne went on the record his verse to 7 sins.
Em responded to the backlash on X.
Not about choosing sides, just choosing to make music with my old friend. Praying for all of us. #HealMyFaith @KidRock https://t.co/MtjaVfYm6L https://t.co/JALVnwfw6C
Many of Eminem's fans were furious over the collaboration because of the stark political differences between the two artists. Especially the racial and Islamophobic digs Kid Rock aimed at Ilhan Omar, Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani.
Kid Rock later clarified on Fox that Eminem originally recorded a verse for a song called "7 Sins". However, after seeing the public tracklist, Eminem reached out to switch songs. Eminem is now featured on a track titled "Heal My Faith"—where he reportedly raps that Kid Rock is his "brother, not my political enemy"—while Lil Wayne took his place on "7 Sins".
Eminem is the father of three. He has a biological daughter Hallie Jade, who is a prominent podcaster and social media influencer. She is married with a son. He adopted his ex-wife's daughter and her late sister's daughter. Alina Scott, the daughter of late mother Dawn Scott is married and has a daughter. Stevie Scott, the daughter of Kim Scott and her ex-boyfriend identifies as non binary.
Kid Rock is one son, Bobby Ritchie, Jr. He is biracial and has two children.
The "Good Guy with a Gun" was identified as Kaylub Giamanco.
The motive is unknown.
Okay, on Thursday, a teen massacred four before being killed by the man. We have no indication that Giamanco is willing to put his story to the junk food media.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Tina Koteck, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and the U.S. House members of Oregon reacted to this.
The perpetrator John shot and killed three children and a teacher before being shot and killed by 36-year-old Giamanco, an armed bystander who followed him inside the school. One of the victims, a 5-year-old, was the youngest ever killed in a US school shooting since the 1960s.
Silver Rail Elementary and Secondary schools within the Bend-LaPine School district have "secure vestibules" in each of the buildings where visitors must enter, then check in with the office staff and sign in via an electronic system that verifies the visitor had passed a background check before being buzzed into the building. All schools also have security cameras installed both inside and outside of all buildings and are equipped with armed school resource officers. Following the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022, voters approved for new door-locking hardware for the classrooms at Silver Rail, allowing for the doors to be locked by flipping a switch.
Bend teacher Megan Lambert died saving vulnerable children.
The victims included three children, ages 5, 8, and 11, and one teacher, 25-year-old Megan Lambert.
The father of the 5-year-old victim identified him as Rhoam Summer.
Summer is the youngest victim to be killed in a school shooting in the US since the 1960s.
A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday.
City of Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called the teacher’s actions “heroic” during a news conference and said she was not injured. He identified the attacker as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II and said all of the victims were shot in the same classroom.
John was once a special needs student at Silver Rail Elementary, authorities said, and he attacked a classroom with special needs students. He fired as many as 15 shots from a 12-gauge shotgun and had about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed, Krantz said.
“Everyone wants to know why, including us,” he said. “We may never get that full answer, but we want it.”
Investigators are trying to determine how the shooter obtained the pump-action shotgun, Krantz added.
A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told The Associated Press it was bought by his mother. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
The attacker’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson, told reporters outside her apartment near the school that if she could have done something to prevent the shooting, she would have.
“I miss my boy,” Nickerson said, sobbing and crying, according to The New York Times and CNN. “I’m so sorry, I wish I could have done something. I’m sorry for their loss.”
She declined to say how the 16-year-old obtained the pump-action shotgun and didn’t comment further when The Associated Press and other outlets knocked on her apartment door later.
In a 2020 interview with the local news station KTVZ, Nickerson identified the boy, then 10, as a participant in a special needs program run by the school district. It was called NEST, for Nurturing Empathy, Safety and Trust, and aimed at helping students experiencing intensive behavioral and social skill challenges. Nickerson said he struggled trying to learn from home during the pandemic.
Shooter killed minutes after first 911 call
The first 911 call came from the driver of a red pickup truck early Thursday afternoon who saw the boy throw his gun over a fence outside the school and then climb over it, Krantz said. The driver yelled at the boy, who fired at him, striking the truck three times. The driver was not injured.
A second driver, Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old man whose children attend Silver Rail, saw John shooting at the truck and heading toward the school, where he shot through locked doors to get inside. Giamanco pulled into the parking lot, grabbed his .40-caliber pistol and followed the attacker inside. He saw John wrestling with the teacher and shot him several times.
A 7-year-old child who was injured received lifesaving care at the scene and is now hospitalized, as is a 54-year-old teacher, identified by her family as BeckyDrury, who was shot in the arm and hand and was recovering from surgery.
There were no other children in the classroom, authorities said.
The youngest victim was a fearless climber and a fast runner who loved reading, his aunt, Swan Sheridan, said Friday.
“He never met a stuffie that he didn’t think needed to be rescued and cared for,” she said.
Man who stopped the shooter a father of 2 at the school
In a statement read to reporters Friday, Giamanco’s mother, Kenda Freeman, identified him as the person who shot the gunman. She said he is the father of two girls at the school.
“He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel and community for the outpouring of love and support,” Freeman said.
She said her family was asking for privacy “during this difficult time.”
Teacher Becky Drury threw objects at shooter to distract him from massacring other children.
Silver Rail Elementary has students in kindergarten through fifth grade, with about 450 enrolled last year.
Classes and all other activities were canceled Friday for schools across Bend, a mountain-ringed city of about 100,000 that has become a tourism and outdoor recreation hub in central Oregon.
The shooting was the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Trump says the shooting could have been much worse
President Donald Trump on Friday praised the man who stopped the gunman, calling him a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”
“It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding the tragedy likely would have been much worse.
Memorials with flowers, balloons and stuffed animals popped up around the school, which sits in a densely packed neighborhood filled with newly built homes.
Brooke Olsen, whose daughter is a kindergartner at Silver Rail, said she was amazed that someone pursued the shooter.
“I think it’s miraculous that someone was there before law enforcement even arrived to stop further tragedy from happening,” Olsen said Friday, weeping at times. “I’m feeling very grateful.”
Since Jan. 1 to Oct. 15, we have 450 mass shootings.
Any city in bold is multiple incidents. Any city that is large text means bigger crisis.
Kalispell, MT
Douglas, GA
Erie, PA
Meridianville, AL
Portsmouth, VA
Albany, NY
Vienna, GA
Commerce, TX
Cape Girardeau, MO
Lake Wales, FL
Blakely, GA
Arlington, VA
Rome, GA
Hawthorne, CA
Stone Mountain, GA
Sanford, FL
Bastrop, LA
San Benito, TX
Tuscaloosa, AL
Euclid, OH
Gastonia, NC
Taunton, MA
New Caney, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Conway, SC
Crest Hill, IL
Magee, MS
Peter's Rest, VI
Sparta, GA
Hartford, CT
Lexington, KY
Billings, MT
Raleigh, NC
Forest Grove, OR
Woodville, NC
Eunice, LA
Gadsden, AL
Wellston, MO
Portland, OR
Ettrick, VA
Lake City, MI
Whitefield, NH
Winfield, KS
Sardis, GA
Mexia, TX
Bryan, TX
Tulsa, OK
Prospect Hill, NC
Oak Hill, MI
Yonkers, NY
Huntsville, AL
Dunn, NC
Morgan Hill, CA
Twin Falls, ID
North Charleston, SC
Robinson Township, MI
San Francisco, CA
Grand Haven, Township, MI
Denmark, TN
Tucson, AZ
Oklahoma City, OK
Rockford, IL
Newark, DE
Wilson, NC
Birdsnest, VA
East St. Louis, IL
Philadelphia, MS
Florence, SC
Anderson, IN
Shively, KY
Lehigh Acres, FL
Savannah, GA
Providence, RI
Chesapeake, VA
East Los Angeles, CA
Rittman, OH
Gary, IN
Aliquippa, PA
Grand Rapids, MI
Rochester, NY
Pensacola, FL
Compton, CA
Miami, FL
San Bernardino, CA
Hilton Head Island, SC
Mount Clemens, MI
Dayton, OH
Radcliffe, KY
Centreville, MS
Dearbon, MI
Mesa, AZ
Carson, CA
Marshall, TX
Boston, MA
Brockton, MA
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Manhattan, NY
Hanover, MD
Lithonia, GA
Lexington, MS
Columbia, SC
Crockett, TX
Midland, TX
Trenton, NJ
Livonia, MI
Denmark, SC
Toledo, OH
Birmingham, AL
Fairfield, CA
Cheektowaga, NY
Muscatine, LA
Sandy, OR
Visalia, CA
Petersburg, VA
Berkeley, MO
Glendale, AZ
Thibodaux, LA
Florissant, MO
Thornton, CO
San Diego, CA
Homestead, PA
McNair County, TX
Homestead, PA
Orange, TX
Buckeye, AZ
Fruitport, MI
Lake Charles, LA
Reddick, FL
Jackson, MI
Brownsville, TN
Cleveland, OH
Pflugerville,TX
Monroe, LA
San Antonio, TX
Carrollton, TX
Plant City, FL
Valdosta, GA
Edmond, OK
Albany, GA
Columbia, MD
Queens, NY
Vandergrift, GA
Bloomington, IN
Huntington, WV
Williamston, NC
Zebulon, NC
DeSoto, TX
Adair County, KY
Anchorage, AK
Winston-Salem, NC
Centralia, IL
Shreveport, LA
Temperanceville, GA
Iowa City, IA
Danville, VA
Paterson, NJ
Litchfield Park, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Bonaire, GA
St. Louis, MO
Rosemead, CA
Fort Worth, TX
Wichita, KS
Fort Wayne, IN
Belzoni, MS
Union, NJ
Monticello, MS
Ocella, GA
Bakersfield, CA
Chubbuck, ID
Winnfield, LA
Kearns, UT
Little Rock, AR
Meridian, ID
Tallahassee, FL
Dickinson, TX
Plainville, CT
Sacramento, CA
Wilmington, DE
Dillon, SC
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Albuquerque, NM
Tyler, TX
Amarillo, TX
Steelton, PA
Normal, IL
Midway, GA
Clovis, NM
Lawton, OK
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Riveria Beach, FL
Port Anasas, TX
Bayville, NJ
Marshalltown, IA
Osceola, AR
Apopka, FL
Oakland, CA
Selma, AL
Virginia Beach, VA
Brooklyn, NY
Asheville, NC
Potomac Shores, VA
Bayville, NJ
Salias, PR
Norfolk, VA
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Jackson, MS
Waverly, TN
Indianapolis, IN
Denver, CO
Memphis, TN
Louisville, KY
Talbott, TN
Montgomery, AL
Salt Lake City, UT
Clay County, MS
Río Grande, PR
Sterling Heights, MI
Greenwood, IN
Austell, GA
Strasburg, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Newton, TX
Slaton, TX
Gainesville, FL
New Orleans, LA
Seattle, WA
Fort Pierce, FL
Baton Rouge, LA
Washington, DC
Lawrenceville, GA
Corpus Christi, TX
Carver, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Rancho Cordova, CA
Mount Airy, NC
Springfield, OH
Clinton, LA
Concord, NC
Jacksonville, FL
Plainview, TX
Tonopah, AZ
San Jose, CA
San Juan, PR
Auburn, WA
Sarasota, FL
Hammond, LA
Lansing, MI
Cincinnati, OH
Kansas City, MO
Orlando, FL
Mobile, AL
Charlotte, NC
Pawtucket, RI
Baltimore, MD
Atlanta, GA
Flint, MI
Richmond, VA
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Macon, GA
Highlandville, MO
Chicago, IL
Pahokee, FL
Detroit, MI
Palm Springs, CA
Austin, TX
Texas, Florida, California, Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia are leading in gun violence.
Chicago, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Amarillo, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Los Angeles have the most mass shootings this year.
As usual.
President Donald J. Trump will offer nothing but ignorant platitudes.
Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.
How many restuarant or eating event shootings so far?
6 shootings at places where food is present. 1 attempted.
Are you getting tired of this?
The status quo politics of "can't do nothing" or "now is not the time."
On average there are two mass shootings a day now. It never stops.
Uh oh. Better see if the far right preparing to make this shooter a leftist.
I wonder if Charlie Kirk got something to say about it?
Nevermind.
Only in America, how many more mass shootings must we deal with before we finally curb gun violence?
The United States is the most violent country in the world. Israel and Russia follow behind respectfully. Israel, Russia and the United States are the most hated countries in the world.
The United States is downsizing in democracy.
What is wrong with white men, white women and white boys?
It's the guns stupid!
Things to keep in mind when the blame game comes, will the suspect be:
White
Black
Latino
Muslim
Arab
Non White National
Immigrant
A member of the LGBTQ community
A disgruntled employee
A former student
A current student
A gang member
A so called leftist
A person who has conservative views
A person with easy access to firearm
The person with easy access to firearms should be the only answer. Alas, the far right is hoping for this to be a person they can scapegoat as their next de jour of outrage. Anyone can get firearm in the United States. Even, people who are non U.S. citizens are allowed to obtain firearms.
The real issue is not just guns, it's white men, white women tears and white boys. They are losing their goddamn minds. Inspired by loneliness, politics, job loss, social media trends, endless perceptions of others, the lack of opportunities (besides joining the military) and the need to be ahead of everyone else is what drives these fools to commit endless chaos.
If the suspect is white, they will give the shooter a glaring profile. If the suspect is not white, expect the far right to claim its the left or accused a certain nationality, race, religion or sexuality the cause of mass shootings.
The good guy with a gun was lucky to catch the shooter off guard.
White privilege also santizes the white shooters. Already we are getting details of the mass shooters. Glaring profiles of these white mass shooters to paint them as unfortunate circumstances. Ignoring the fact, these terrorists had signs of potential danger but their families thought it was just noise.
That restraining order doesn't mean much to a deranged individual. It's a trigger!
I wish things could have turned out well! But unfortunately, a shooter never abides to a court order!
How can a piece of paper protect a victim when it's not reliant on stopping the perpetrator (from causing harm)?
The real issue is gun violence. Not comedians. Not activists. Not Black men. Not immigrants. Not Muslims. Not transgender Americans. Not video games. Not movies. Not rap music. Not the left.
A man made crisis that can be solved if these incompetent politicians and media agitators stop making excuses for the continued gun violence epidemic. Prayers are just words and speeches. Instead offering words, how about policies?
The United States is downsizing in democracy and freedom.
I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.
A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence. Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers", "send them back" with a touch of "lock em up."
Gun violence continues to be the number one threat in the United States.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
According to the far right: White shooters are always mentally ill or lone wolves. The far right believes they should receive some sympathy for their crimes. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals who deserve lengthy time in the iron college or death. Gay and transgender shooters are active groomers who want to be pedophiles on children. Muslim shooters are terrorists who should be surveiled or deported. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants and they should be deported. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [leftist or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the politics of the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the ridiculous "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black. Even if the evidence turns out that the shooter has alignment with conservative causes or Republicans, the far right dismisses it as a hoax or a plot to demonize the MAGA movement.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.
Trump gave us open season.
WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!
FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!
IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!
I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.
These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.
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Iran isn't a threat. It's the American man and woman.
People, please do not resort to the levels of those who profit off the anger. The anger of right wing Americans in the wake of white nationalist Charlie Kirk's death has sparked a censorship and harassment campaign.
Erika Kirk, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Scott Presler, Laura Loomer, Riley Gaines, Lizzy Savetsky, Blaire White, Derrick Evans, Joey Saladino, Hermes, Eric Daughetry, Paul Szypula, Roseanne Barr, Steve Bannon, James Woods, Cam Higby, Kanye West, Tucker Carlson, Catturd, CJ Pearson, Stephen Crowder, Savanna Cannon, Tomi Lahren, Jack Posobiec, Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Waka Flocka Flame, DaBaby, James O'Keefe, Jacob Wohl, Ryan Metta, Matthew Van Swol, Buck Sexton, Clay Travis, Mila Joy, Rick Ross, Ben Garrison, Todd Starnes, Jeffrey Mead, Nick Fuentes, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Milo Yiannapolous, Nick Shirley, James Carville, Roger Stone, Terrence K. Williams, Ian Miles Cheong, Lindy Li, Guy Benson, Andy Ngo, Alexis Wilkins, Olivia Krolcyzk, Scott Jennings, Brandon Tatum, Neal Boortz, Alex Bruesewitz, Tom Finton, Nick Cannon, Adin Ross, Candace Owens, Nick Sorter, Jillian Michaels, Patrick Bet-David, Harvey Levin, Tommy Robinson, Phil McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Harris Faulkner, Tara Bull, Theodis Daniel, DJ Daniel, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Neera Tanden, Maria Bartiromo, Simon Abeta, SNEAKO, Lily Gaddis, Rob Schneider, Gunther Eagleman, Nelly, Chaya Raichik, Erick Erickson, Meghan McCain, Tim Pool, Van Jones, Lauren Southern, Icewear Vezzo, Megyn Kelly, Andre Williams, Angela Belcamino, Amir Odom, Lawrence Jones, Tony Hinchcliffe, Ainsley Earhart, Jesse Lee Peterson, Noah Rothman, Dom Lucre, Glenn Greenwald, Jesse Watters, Debra Lea, Brianna Wu, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Levin, Steven "Destiny" Bonnell, Neera Tendan, Steve Bannon, Myron Gaines, Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway-Richardson, Mase, Juanita Broddrick, Mordechai David, Jake Lang, Larry Elder, Eylon Levy, Brett Cooper, Ben Shapiro, Enes Kanter [Freedom], Dave Rubin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Glenn, Matt Gaetz, Chris Cuomo, Nick Sorter, Fred Guttenberg, Alex Jones, Rachel Blevins, Owen Shroyer, Bill Cunningham, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Kevin Hodge, Keith Hodge, Sage Steele, 42 Dug, Bill Maher, Forgiato Blow, Judith Sheindlin, Royce White, Rick Santorum, Vanilla Ice, Amber Rose, Greg Gutfeld, David Limbaugh, Peter Schweizer, Lauren Chen, Ian Carroll, Gordon Robertson, Malachi Maxey, April Chapman, Ali Alexander, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Shannon Watts, Brent Bozell, Dalton Eatherly, Matt Walsh, Benny Johnson, Olivia Nuzzi, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Ryan Lizza, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Laura Ingraham, Matt Drudge, Greta Van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Mike Lindell, Braden "Clavicular" Peters, Vince Langman, Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Xaviaer DuRousseau, Sean Davis, Ian Jaegar, Christopher Rufo, Joey Mannarino, Sean "Softball" Hannity and every far right agitator in the junk food media scared of being taken out by a gunman. They are scared that the bullet won't miss. They want you to risk your freedom or your life to protect their right to gas you up to commit unspeakable crimes against one another.
Let me be clear: I do not condone violence towards to politicians, law enforcement, media personalities, animals and property. I am not condemning things any longer. I am getting tired of putting empathy on antipathy.
Any current or future government shutdown will definitely rile up people. When you start fucking with the money, people start going crazy. Especially when their needs outmatch the noise of Congress and the junk food media.
If you care about the future and want to voice your frustration with your federal officials, let 2026 be the call to action.
The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. You want no more qualified immunity for police officers who use deadly force when it's not justified. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want the U.S. to improve the immigration process. You want the U.S. lawmakers stop dehumanizing human beings. You want the U.S. to prove to the world its a beacon of freedom. You want our American military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of our cities, the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that you tired of being lectured about oppresive regimes overseas when the very people running our state and federal government are doing the same in real time. Let them know that you will not tolerate a government shutdown which affects federal services for Americans in need or in support of services. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism because you support the freedom of Palestinians. You are tired of the propaganda being forced on your media platforms.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.
THERE IS NO GOD!
GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!
FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!
LET ME BE CLEAR, PRAYERS DO NOT STOP FUCKING BULLETS!
THIS IS A MAN-MADE ISSUE! WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STOP A MAN-MADE ISSUE LIKE GUN VIOLENCE?
STOP SAYING YOU'RE PRAYING TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS FUCKING PLATITUDES. DO SOMETHING ABOUT FUCKING GUN VIOLENCE YOU WORTHLESS LAWMAKERS. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, THE CHOICE TO CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO WILL KEEP YOU AND OTHERS AT RISK OF VIOLENCE. MAKE A CHOICE TO STOP THE CHAOS AND ACT LIKE A FUCKING 80 YEAR OLD MAN. DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE COUNTRY. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE, YOU ARE TONE DEAF. AS YOU CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF YOUR SON, YOU BASICALLY THUMB YOUR ELITIST NOSE AT THE FAMILIES OF MILITARY OFFICIALS BEING KILLED IN AN UNNECESSARY WAR. AS A 42 YEAR OLD MAN, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST REIGN IN CONTROL OF THIS CURMUDGEON. YOU TALK NASTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND MUSLIMS. YOU ARE EITHER ASHAMED OF YOUR WIFE'S FAMILY OR YOUR CHILDREN. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. YOU ARE MARRIED TO A WOMAN OF COLOR WHO IS A DESCENDANT OF IMMIGRANTS.
IRAN IS RIGHT! THE UNITED STATES HAS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE INSTALLED WITH A SIXTH GRADE EDUCATION. AMERICANS MAKE SO MUCH MONEY OFF OF DIVISION. THEY ARE WILLING TO SOW CHAOS TO THE NEXT POTENTIAL THREATS. I WISH WE CAN STOP GASLIGHTING AND COME TO SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS. HOWEVER, WHITE LEADERSHIP IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE CHAOS IN THE WORLD.
Katie Zacharia barely made a week as press secretary. Now she becomes a part of 2026.
The disastrous week concludes.
October Suprise
Yearly Wrap Up.
The 45th and 47th President of the United States has a problem with women.
The White House has now fired Katie Zacharia, only five days on the job. It must have been Susie Wiles warning the president that she will walk if she stays.
The White House Chief of Staff who has a say in hiring was pushed aside when they hired the inept Zacharia to the position that Karoline Leavitt left abruptly.
So six press secretaries in Donald J. Trump's presidency. Unprecedented.
Zacharia was fired Friday, after less than a week on the job, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the decision, which was not yet announced. Neither the White House nor Zacharia responded to requests for comment. But Trump told reporters on Friday that he had encouraged Zacharia to “reconsider” the job.
“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” he told reporters, recounting his conversation with his press secretary. He said he added: “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.”
Zacharia's rapid departure was the revelation that she is not licensed to practice law, despite frequently describing herself as a lawyer during conservative media appearances.
The "Attorney" Claim: When Trump announced her appointment on October 9, he explicitly praised her as an "attorney" and a distinguished graduate of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law.
No Bar Exam Record: An investigative report by the independent outlet Popular Information revealed that Zacharia was not licensed in any state. It was subsequently confirmed that while she graduated from law school, she failed the California bar exam and has never passed a bar exam anywhere.
Legal Complaints: The watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed an official complaint with the State Bar of California, requesting an investigation into whether Zacharia illegally misrepresented herself as a lawyer in violation of California law.
The president said Zacharia might continue to work for him “in some form, but maybe a more pleasant form.”
Zachariah had gotten off to a bumpy start with her first and final press briefing on Tuesday, in which she largely read off a script and ended questioning after just three queries. That was followed by an onslaught of headlines about whether she had misrepresented herself as a lawyer — the president called her “an attorney” — despite failing her bar exam.
Trump with Zacharia and mistress Natalie Harp.
Trump leaving the White House on Friday. He said he had told Zacharia: “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.”Credit...Alex Kent/The New York Times She had just started on Monday, and hadn’t even moved to Washington yet.
It was last Friday that the president offered her the job. A little-known Fox News commentator with whom many in the White House were unfamiliar, she was a surprise pick. While Zacharia did have the support of Natalie Harp, the powerful West Wing aide who rarely leaves the president’s side, others in the building believed her debut had been a disaster.
She was not a deft communicator.
She had represented herself as a lawyer in the news media, but when asked repeatedly by a reporter on the South Lawn of the White House to say in which state she had passed a bar exam, she twice replied, “When I moved to China.” She later told The New York Times that she had simply misheard the question — even though the president had repeated the reporter’s question to her while standing feet away.
The end was night after she appeared on Fox on Thursday night to be interviewed by the president’s friend Sean "Softball" Hannity, who asked her a few tough questions and treated her with rare skepticism.
The reception she got on Friday morning on “Fox and Friends” wasn’t exactly friendly, either.
“Do you wish you would have disclosed to the president about the bar and not passing the bar?” one of the hosts, Lawrence Jones, asked her.
The firing of the administration’s top spokeswoman capped off a week of remarkable upheaval inside Trumpworld.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, was fired on television on Tuesday (during Zacharia’s only briefing). The president spent time in the Oval Office trying to get to the bottom of a vicious fight between two of his loyalists, Richard Grenell and Alina Mildon.
Paolo Zampolli, a longtime Trump confidant who claimed to have introduced the president to his wife, was pushed out at the State Department after one of his internecine feuds spilled into the press. And the daughter of Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, and others in her circle, came under scrutiny for their moneymaking overseas.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is facing public backlash after her first week on the job being a total train wreck. It has White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles threatening to quit.
President Donald J. Trump had picked a far right agitator to replace Karoline Leavitt.
Dana Perino, Kayleigh McEneny and soon Leavitt are contributors to Fox. They served as White House Press Secretaries under Republican presidents.
Zacharia went to the most annoying media agitator in the motherfucking country to clean up her image. It did not go well as planned.
In her first interview as press secretary, Zacharia went to Sean "Softball" Hannity's rodeo of bullshit. It was a less than ten minute interview which completely went south.
The interview and her limited press pool drew widespread media attention after she fumbled questions regarding her legal credentials and her widely panned debut press briefing.
When you flop on the most incredibly stupid Fox program.
Commentators across the political spectrum expressed surprise at "Softball" Hannity’s sharp questioning, given Fox's historically friendly coverage of the Trump administration. The interview ended awkwardly as Zacharia was drowned out by commercial break music while trying to explain how she would improve future briefings.
The following morning, Zacharia appeared on Fox & Friends for a "cleanup" interview, where co-hosts similarly questioned her preparedness and whether she still held the confidence of the president.
Despite the rocky start, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung issued a statement defending Zacharia, calling her "whip-smart" and "uniquely qualified" for the role.
President Donald J. Trump has a problem with women. Now it is reported that after the latest fuck up of hiring Katie Zacharia as the new press secretary, Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff is furious. She might resign by the end of the year.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia had a really rough week and it has the Trump administration worried she may not be up for the challenge.
The pick bypassed vetting which is usually at the authority of Wiles.
He once praised her as the "ice maiden" who shepherded him to a second term in the White House, but now their relationship is getting frosty.
According to Politico, Trump has been calling up friends and allies to inquire whether it's time for him to sack his longest-serving chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and replace her with a fresh face atop the White House totem pole.
Citing four sources with direct knowledge of the president's conversations, the outlet reported that Trump has been floating several names for a successor to Wiles, the veteran Florida political operative who is the first woman to serve in the chief of staff position.
He reportedly has found no shortage of people willing to encourage him to dump his loyal aide overboard, with one GOP operative noting that Wiles has "burned a lot of people" in her time leading Trump's administration.
A Republican elected official whose views have been solicited by the president said he has mused about elevating Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller or bringing in New York Yankees executive Randy Levine to run things as his top aide.
He's also considering tapping his longtime friend turned roving peace negotiator, Steve Witkoff, as well as federal housing boss Bill Pulte.
And with the possibility of a hostile Democratic-led Congress on the horizon, Trump is also raising the possibility of bringing in former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with allies of the California Republican suggesting that McCarthy, who had a good working relationship with Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, could smooth over the inevitable tensions between Trump and a Democratic majority.
But Trump poured cold water on the idea that he's looking to make a change at the top of his staff roster, telling Politico that Wiles "has my COMPLETE confidence" and bashing the outlet as not caring about "facts, integrity, or honest journalism."
Wiles is the fifth person to serve as White House Chief of Staff across Trump's two terms, and has been in that role longer than anyone, has spent most of his second term running what GOP sources tell The Independent has been a tight ship with fewer leaks and less infighting than the chaotic environment that characterized Trump's first four years in the White House.
But in recent weeks she has been either sidelined or kept of of the loop as Trump has made major decisions without her input.
In the West Wing, there is a growing sense of unease among administration officials over Trump's decision to bypass Wiles as he tapped Katie Zacharia, a frequent commentator on right-wing television, to replace Karoline Leavitt as his press secretary.
The Independent understands that Wiles was attempting to entice CNN commentator Scott Jennings, the network's high-profile Trump defender, to replace Leavitt in order to keep the press secretary's job in the hands of someone who is polished, professional, and understands the complexity of the role.
But Trump struck when Wiles was out of pocket, making the snap decision to hire Zacharia late last week despite her utter lack of experience in anything except defending him on television.
The result was Zacharias delivering a disastrously awkward first briefing after just one day in the job on Tuesday and days of negative news coverage over her long-running misrepresentation of her inability to practice law.
Smells like a damn op by desperate Republicans and Israel.
If the Democratic Party loses the Midterms, they have no one to blame but themselves.
If the Republican Party loses the Midterms, they have no one to blame but themselves.
If America continues to support Israel, our country will fall into chaos. With the cost of living, the gas prices, the grocery prices on the rise and the hurdles to get the safety net, the hate and the extremism will grow and folks will take it out on their fellow Americans.
If Jews believe that Israel is their only issue for not voting for Democrats, okay, they proven that they're loyalties are with a foreign nation not the one they claim citizenship to.
If you think Muslims, Arabs and non white politicians have no place in America, okay.
You show yourself to be the problem.
America is tired of the gaslighting. We are tired of the antisemitism card being played when we are criticizing Israel, Zionism and politicians enabling the endless chaos this country causes. Jews can be criticized just like every other religion.
Again, if there is no violence, there no cause of concern. Opinions are not dangerous.
Repulsive speech does not lower gas prices, lower grocery prices, lower energy bills, lower insurance preminums, lower shipping costs or lower the cost of living.
It does not make a choice to whether you take a vacation, a doctor's appointment, a dental appointment, a hospital visit, a mechanic, a veterinary appointment or a daycare appointment.
It does pay for daycare, nursing, hotel rooms, rental rooms or survival.
If Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Adam Hamwy, Darializa Avila Chevalier, André Carson, Lateefah Simon and Hasan Piker scare you more than the fucking president's incompetence, then you got a big problem with yourself and not them.
I am not concerned about the turnout of boomer Blacks and Jews. They are bigots, period.
Black people who believe that Republicans can make them rich are fools. They are trapped in the propaganda that paints Arabs, Indians and East Asians are bigoted towards our causes.
Could you imagine, the wife of a Republican candidate giving away $10 fuel cards to make people vote for her husband?
It is true that a segment of Arabs, Indians, East Asians and Africans are bigots toward Black Americans. There are Black Americans bigoted towards them.
Free speech and free decisions.
White nationalists lick their chops seeing groups become divided. Israel enjoys whipping up chaos in these elections. Elon Musk enjoys this. AIPAC loves this.
As we are getting closer to the election, the far right is salivating that specific Jewish and Black voters not being hip to the Democratic Party.
I don't a fuck about them and I "do not see" any reason to appease them. They want people to capitulate to their policies which lead us to the messes we are in.
Nine months into this war with Iran and I am sure as hell not concerned about antisemitism. I am concerned about surviving 2026 and future.
President Donald J. Trump has more time posting AI images of him playing with tigers than figuring out how to solve domestic issues. He believes if he can call people names, insult their policies, sic the federal government on perceived threats, he shows strength.
Israel is actively meddling in the U.S. elections. They are placing bot farms, troll engagement and dissidence all over social media.
Enough is enough.
Progressives, ignore the noise and just vote.
Stop worrying about the opinions of the far right and centrists. They are trying to keep the fucked up system the same. They ain't worried about people literally dying in the streets.
