Sunday, September 15, 2024

Did Bullets Fly At Mar-a-Lago?

Was there a shooting at Mar-a-Lago?

U.S. Secret Service confirms that a firearm was recovered after a shooting near the former president's estate. Another assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump.

Can't offer sympathy or any empathy. He and moronic allies will continue to put more lives at risk, lie continuously, blame President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz for this.

The president, vice president, Walz, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and the U.S. House members of Florida were notified.

The Trump campaign said Trump is safe Sunday after possible gunshots rang out in his vicinity on his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Ryan Wesley Routh is the attempted shooter. The suspect was arrested. He is a resident of Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a white man, not a Muslim, immigrant, not a Black man or a Democrat.

A source familiar with the matter told NBC News that Trump was immediately rushed to a safety and is safe, the source added.

In a statement, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time.”

Trump and his moronic allies posted this.

“The Secret Service, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. The former president is safe,” the Secret Service said in a statement.

A senior law enforcement official briefed on the incident told NBC News that Trump was on the golf course when what sounded like gunfire was heard in the near distance.

As a precaution, the Secret Service moved him to safety, but there was no evidence that Trump was targeted. Local police are looking into the cause of the sound of what may have been gunfire.

In a post on X, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he had spoken with Trump following the incident. He did not share any information about Trump’s condition but added, “He is one of the strongest people I’ve ever known. He’s in good spirits and he is more resolved than ever to save our country.”

The White House said in a statement, “The President and Vice President have been briefed about the security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team.”

Laura Loomer rushing to Mar A Lago to check on her man.

Trump is planning to visit Springfield, Ohio, "soon," a source familiar with the planning told NBC News.

The town has become the epicenter of a national political fight on immigration, with Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, spreading baseless conspiracy theories that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating dogs and other pets.

The woman behind an early Facebook post spreading a harmful and baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating local pets that helped thrust a small Ohio city into the national spotlight says she had no firsthand knowledge of any such incident and is now filled with regret and fear as a result of the ensuing fallout.

“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” Erika Lee, a Springfield resident, told NBC News on Friday.

Later, in an interview with CNN, Vance echoed his remarks from earlier in the morning and blasted the "American media" for not paying attention to what he alleged was happening in Springfield.

"If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people then that’s what I’m going to do,” Vance said.

Questioned about what he meant by "creat[ing] stories," Vance said “I say that we’re creating a story, meaning we’re creating the American media focusing on it.”

Asked whether she accepts that Trump and Vance's claims are untrue, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, who is also Trump's daughter-in-law, told Fox News, "It is not up to me to decide that. This information came directly from the people of Springfield. No one at our campaign — Donald Trump did not make this up himself."

To all the Black firearm owners who support the Second Amendment or former president Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential race, I just want to say...

"YOU'RE GONNA BE SHOT BY POLICE TOO!"

The National Rifle Association never reacts to lawful exercise of firearm use when a Black, Hispanic, Arab, Muslim, Indigenous, LGBTQ or underage teen of color is carrying them.

It is automatic dehumanizing from the far right, police unions and the junk food media.

When white men, women or even some Asians are carrying firearms, the NRA is often parading them around like they're heroes and protectors of freedom. Republican lawmakers are often the idiots who pose with firearms or have their children with them.

Thinking they're tough but in reality, they weaklings who can't fight or take discretion in proper use of a firearm.

In about 45 states, I believe it is lawful for you to walk down a street with a firearm.

If you're a Black man walking down the street with a firearm, the random 911 call or the visual spotting from a police officer merits an automatic drawl of a service weapon.

J.D Vance continues to spread Haitians eating pets. Springfield, Ohio got death and bomb threats.

Police officers within seconds are either shooting or premeditated an excuse to use force.

The unions back up their claims of "fearing for their lives" despite the perpetrator not even firing a round. Given that the junk food media loves to paint the aggressor as the victim, the police officer is given the benefit of doubt. The person police shot usually do not get any ounce of doubt. A mugshot of a suspect or a picture of a person posing with money or firearms automatically draws far right conclusions to justification of force.

Even fleeing from police with a firearm and not even pointing at them results in police shootings. 

If a person does survive, the state still charges the person for a crime despite the state allowing open carry and lawful possession.

So I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.

Insufferable Marjorie Taylor Greene poses with a firearm.

A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence and Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."

Gun violence is 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 mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "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.

Can we handle four more years of chaos?

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. 

The alleged assassin.
The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

So in closing, expect more.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

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. 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. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism. 

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 and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.

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If I Have To Create Stories....

J.D. Vance is the male version of Sarah Palin.

Damn, it isn't October yet and we have former president Donald J. Trump and Ohio senator J.D. Vance fucking it up. The insufferable Ohio senator and vice presidential nominee doubles down and criticizes the junk food media for being called out.

Again, why the election is so close....

Vice President Kamala Harris and her support for Israel. Progressives are tired of Democrats supporting the apartheid ethnostate. They are calling for a ceasefire, an end to military and financial aid and accountability for Israeli leaders.

Harris parroting the lie about Hamas raping women is turnoff to voters. Israel having a right to defend itself falls flat when they are invading five sovereignties, threatening UN and ICC officials and meddling in the U.S. elections.

Israel is not interested in a ceasefire nor a two state solution. President Joe Biden will likely be the last U.S. president to support Israel. If the United States ends its support for Israel, the world may eventually start respecting the country again.

Biden ending support for Israel will certainly give Republicans something to complain about but it will boast Democrats support.

Vance is a moron. He has never visited these communities he represents. Let me correct that.

Vance is smart but is acting like a moron.

He will be getting a frosty reception in Springfield and Dayton. If people have a good memory of this, he could be at risk for defeat in 2028 if is still a senator. 

Vance told Bash to shut up.

Ohio right now favors Trump.

But of Trump loses Erie, Mahoning, Trumbell and Elyria Counties, it is a wrap for him.

Trump lost Lucas, Franklin, Montgomery, Summit, Cuyahoga, Athens and Hamilton counties.

Those counties have the cities of Toledo, Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Cleveland, Athens, and Cincinnati.

These counties flipped in 2016 and stayed in his corner in 2020. 

It gave Trump one of the largest margins in a state once considered a bellwether. 

Vance appearing on CNN with Dana Bash made a shocking remark to the controversy surrounding him and Trump making the bogus claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating the cats, dogs and Canadian geese.

Weird.

He said he has “to create stories” on the campaign trail while defending his spreading false, racist rumors of pets being abducted and eaten in a town in his home state of Ohio.

Vance felt the need “to create stories so that the … media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people”.

Ironic, the city of Springfield has received death threats, bomb threats and hostile residents who support Trump crashing city meetings. City hall, Mercy Health Springfield, Wittenberg University, Kettering Health Springfield, five Springfield City Schools and two homeless shelters had bomb threats. The Proud Boys were spotted in Springfield around Derr and Villa Roads.

That is suffering as we speak.

Bash has been called out by Vance, Biden, Trump and pro Palestinian protesters. Bash got an earful when protesters called her a propagandist for Israel.

When Bash quoted the Springfield, Ohio, mayor’s plea for Trump, Vance and other Republican politicians to stop using his town as a political prop, Vance got touchy and told her to “shut up” about Springfield.

Stand back and stand by.

“You’ve heard a lot of the media focusing on every possible distraction from the story in Springfield,” Vance said. “You’ve heard them focus on these Proud Boy marches. ... the suggestion that because some psychopath is is calling it a bomb threat, somehow we have to then ignore 40,000 Springfield having their lives worsened by Kamala Harris’s policies. 

“What is the implication when you say calling out these problems has caused a bomb threat? You accused me of causing a bomb threat. Doesn’t that mean you should shut up about the residents of Springfield? Don’t you realize you’re engaged in basic propaganda silence the concerns of American citizens?”

Former President Donald Trump is planning to visit Springfield, Ohio, "soon," a source familiar with the planning told NBC News.

“In Springfield, [Ohio], they’re eating the dogs. The people that came in. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating — they’re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country. And it’s a shame,” Trump said on the debate stage.

The news of Trump’s visit comes as his ally Vivek Ramaswamy also announced on X that he will be visiting the town on Thursday.

Officials in Springfield and in Ohio have resoundingly condemned all allegations that immigrants in the city have been eating pets.

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Green Card!

Republican lawmaker's wife says he does alcohol, drugs and had affairs with women (prostitutes).

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said that AIPAC has a handler everywhere. It appears that the personal business of some of these lawmakers are being exposed.

Make this clear: I don’t care what two consenting adults do in their private lives. They can do whatever they want if they have no care for the consequences. 

The problem is that Republicans want to ban, punish, shame and insult people for their private lives. They want to ban LGBTQ, force Christian morality into schools, ban teaching of Black history, ban pornography and force their values on others.

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) becomes the latest "family values" lawmaker who is caught up in an affair. He is 59 about to be 60 in November. He had a years long affair with a 32 year old woman who is a junk food media agitators. Green was going to retire after it was revealed he was in an affair but reverse course. He is in a relatively safe district. He is a military physician and far right agitator.

Green first entered state politics in 2012 by defeating Democratic incumbent Tim Barnes for a seat in the Tennessee Senate. In 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Green to serve as the United States Secretary of the Army, but when comments Green had made about the LGBT community were revealed, he withdrew his nomination. When U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in 2018, Green announced his candidacy to succeed her, and was elected in November of that year. He was reelected in 2020 and 2022. In October 2023, he was a candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives, but withdrew from the race on October 24.

Green is an alumni of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

He was one of the Republican who opposed certifying the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and voted against impeachment for Donald J. Trump, after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

He joins fellow Republicans, Max Miller (Ohio), Mike Turner (Ohio), Lauren Boebert (Colorado), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia), Jeff Duncan (South Carolina), Scott DesJarlais (Tennessee) and Matt Gaetz (Florida) in adultery. Former lawmaker Madison Cawthorn had claimed that Republicans are having orgies and drugs fueled parties with lobbyists. 

Israel is known for placing ops in Congress to get dirt on lawmakers.

Camie is gorgeous. But Republican Mark Green likes his women younger.

Former president Donald J. Trump is notorious for affairs. He is allegedly sleeping with Huna Alina and Laura Loomer.

Camilla Green (known as Camie) stopped short of calling her ex-husband a slimeball.

“I have offered reconciliation, and he wants nothing of it and has insisted on a divorce,” Camie reportedly wrote in texts. The New York Post reported that Camie also forwarded her allegations in an email to Capitol Hill lawmakers.

“I am being quite open about this as 1) I cherish the prayer of any who are willing and 2) I want to make others aware of how readily available ‘predators’ are for our husbands,” Camie allegedly wrote.

Camie went on to attack lawmakers for how they “become intoxicated with power and adoration.” Such is what caused Green to push “God out of his life, me out of his life,” she alleged, adding that he “developed friendships with other congressmen and women having affairs and getting divorces, drinking, parties, all while hosting a weekly Bible study in the basement of our home.”

“I am still praying for him… but my hope is dwindling. He is no longer wearing his wedding band and his will is dug in,” she added. “If my story can prevent this tragedy from happening to someone else, I will tell it.”

Green describes Green, who bills himself as a conservative Christian, as having “pushed God out of his life” after spending time with colleagues “having affairs and getting divorces, drinking, parties, all while hosting a weekly Bible study in the basement of our home.”

Mark Green filed for divorce in Montgomery County at the end of August, citing irreconcilable differences. No response has been filed as of Friday. The couple would celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary next month. 

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270!

Interstate 270 in Columbus, Ohio. The city has a major construction project around the U.S. 23 exit. It is rebuilding the exit to serve new growth south of the city.

As we are coming closer and closer to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, I want to remind the good readers that the electoral map still shows a slim possibility for victory for either former president Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

It doesn't matter how many votes a candidate gets, it is the electoral college that matters.

In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice president. The process is described in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. The number of electoral votes a state has equals its number of Senators (2) plus its number of Representatives in the House of Representatives, the latter being dependent on the Census's reported population. Each state appoints electors using legal procedures determined by its legislature, equal in number to its congressional delegation (representatives and 2 senators) totaling 535 electors in the 50 states. A 1961 amendment granted the federal District of Columbia three electors, bringing the total number of electors to 538. Federal office holders, including senators and representatives, cannot be electors. Of the current 538 electors, a simple majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president. If no candidate achieves a majority there, a contingent election is held by the House of Representatives to elect the president and by the Senate to elect the vice president.

The states and the District of Columbia hold a statewide or district-wide popular vote on Election Day in November to choose electors based upon how they have pledged to vote for president and vice president, with some state laws prohibiting faithless electors. All states except Maine and Nebraska use a party block voting, or general ticket method, to choose their electors, meaning all their electors go to one winning ticket. Maine and Nebraska choose one elector per congressional district and two electors for the ticket with the highest statewide vote. The electors meet and vote in December, and the inaugurations of the president and vice president take place in January.

Interstate 270 in Illinois.

The merit of the electoral college system has been a matter of ongoing debate in the United States since its inception at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, becoming more controversial by the latter years of the 19th century, up to the present day. More resolutions have been submitted to amend the Electoral College mechanism than any other part of the constitution, with 1969–70 as the closest attempt to reform the Electoral College.

Supporters argue that it requires presidential candidates to have broad appeal across the country to win, while critics argue that it is not representative of the popular will of the nation. Winner-take-all systems, especially with representation not proportional to population, do not align with the principle of "one person, one vote". Critics object to the inequity that, due to the distribution of electors, individual citizens in states with smaller populations have more voting power than those in larger states. Because the number of electors each state appoints is equal to the size of its congressional delegation, each state is entitled to at least three electors regardless of its population, and the apportionment of the statutorily fixed number of the rest is only roughly proportional. This allocation has contributed to runners-up of the nationwide popular vote being elected president in 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. In addition, faithless electors may not vote in accord with their pledge. A further objection is that swing states receive the most attention from candidates. By the end of the 20th century, electoral colleges had been abandoned by all other democracies around the world in favor of direct elections for an executive president.

The road to 270. It relies on a presidential candidate to earn enough electoral votes for the Electoral College. American voters get the opportunity to decide on who will be the 47th President of the United States.

I want to talk about Interstate 270.

There are multiple versions of the freeway in Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Colorado.

Interstate 270 in Maryland is perhaps the most busiest freeway because it is connecting Washington, DC suburbs to Fredrick, Maryland.

Interstate 270 in Ohio is a major beltway that covers the city and suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. It is being redeveloped to serve the growing Midwestern city.

Interstate 270 in Illinois and Missouri is a semi-beltway. It is a bypass around St. Louis, Missouri. It follows through rural Illinois into St. Louis city and St. Louis County and its surbubs. It serves St. Louis Lambert International Aiport. It connects to the most Interstates. Interstates 44, 55, 70, 64, 170 and 255 connect to Interstate 270.

Interstate 270 in Colorado is a short spur that connects Interstate 70 to Interstate 76. It serves as a connector to Boulder through U.S. Highway 36.

Interstate 270 is an auxiliary freeway of Interstate 70. It can appear once in multiple states. 

If the United States finally allow presidential voting in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands it would increase the electoral college votes.

I am a supporter of all Americans having the right to vote. I support a national holiday for Election Day. I support the U.S. territories having equal representation and an opportunity to vote in the presidential elections.

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Sarah McBride Is On Lock To Become First Transwoman In U.S. House!

Sarah McBride is about to break barriers.

Democrats continue to be the party of firsts.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) better watch their mouths. Hopefully their opponents defeat them. But if not, a new face maybe joining them if she is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A lawmaker who isn't going to tolerate the misgendering, the smears and the bullshit transphobia. 

A woman who is going to be fighting for the freedoms of all Delawarans. A woman who is going to be joining the party that nominated the first African American woman to be the president.

Sarah McBride, an activist turned Delaware state senator is a transgender woman.

If she is elected in November, she will become the first American transgender woman to be seated in the 119th Session of the U.S. House of Representatives.

That also comes as Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) being the first African American woman to be elected to the seat. She is the current nominee running for the Senate to replace Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE). She will be likely elected and will become the fifth 

President Joe Biden will back them as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their bid for president.

McBride won the Democratic Primary election for the 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, winning 79.9% of the votes against two other opponents, officially becoming the Democratic nominee. She is favored to win the general election.

On Tuesday, voters in the Blue Hen State were deciding their fall nominees in several political contests, including picking Matt Meyer, the chief executive of Delaware’s most populous county, in the Democratic primary for governor.

McBride won Tuesday’s primary over businessmen Earl Cooper and Elias Weir, neither of whom reported raising any money for their campaigns. Cooper is a political newcomer, while Weir finished dead last in a 2016 congressional primary with less than 1% of the vote.

McBride, meanwhile, raised almost $3 million in contributions from around the country. McBride achieved national recognition at the 2016 Democratic National Convention as the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in the United States.

McBride will face James Whalen IIII, a retired state police officer and construction company owner from Millsboro, who won the GOP primary race against Donyale Hall, a Dover businesswoman and a Gulf War-era veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Democrats have held the seat since 2010.

While I am rooting for her to win, the issue that faces her, Rochester and other Democrats running is their support for Israel and being funded by the controversial American Israel Public Affairs Committee, one of the largest foreign lobbying groups in the country.

The problem is AIPAC and its proxy Democratic Majority for Israel. These entities are ensuring that McBride will support the apartheid ethnostate of Israel regardless of its crimes against humanity.

The foreign lobbying group has already have its grip on her and Whalen. 

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Friday, September 13, 2024

And It's Like That!

Aren't you getting tired of this?

Former president Donald J. Trump does another press conference and it was another shameless promotion of his properties and the usual antics he offers at his rallies.

Of course, he was asked about the debate, how he will deport immigrants and the alleged affair with white nationalist Laura Loomer.

Trump appearing at a property in California. He disses Gov. Gavin Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris, complains about David Muir and Linsey Davis, refuses to do anymore debates and a hodge podge of random things. The usual "the country is going to hell" and he can do stuff like "no other can."

Speaking at a news conference at his Los Angeles-area golf club, Trump unleashed a litany of attacks against Harris and California, as he stood on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

“She destroyed San Francisco and she destroyed the state,” Trump said of Harris, who represented California in the Senate and also served as the state’s attorney general and the district attorney of San Francisco before becoming vice president. He accused her of having been soft on crime in her previous positions — something aides had suggested he would focus on during the debate.

He brought up a discredited claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, hunting and eating pets at Tuesday’s presidential debate watched by more than 67 million people, as Harris repeatedly put him on the defensive about the economy and abortion. The claims — which he has also amplified in social media posts — have driven millions of online conversations, and resulted in serious repercussions for the town.

Bomb threats directed at the homes of Springfield’s mayor and other city officials, as well as Springfield City Hall and schools, prompted the evacuation of schools and government buildings there for a second day on Friday.

Laura Loomer is allegedly Trump's mistress.

Yet Trump’s allies, notably his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, have repeatedly raised the claims about pets — even as Vance acknowledged they may be false.

Trump, who has promised if elected again to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, on Friday dismissed concerns from city officials and said his operation would target Springfield.

“The real threat is what’s happening at our border,” he said.

President Joe Biden on Friday said the Haitian community was “under attack” and the false claims had to stop.

Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to Tuesday night’s presidential debate and several 9/11 memorial events.

“Laura’s been a supporter of mine,” Trump told reporters at a press conference near Los Angeles, where he was pressed on concerns from Republican allies about his ongoing association with Loomer, who once declared herself a “proud Islamophobe” and has a long history of promoting ugly and extreme conspiracies.

Trump said Loomer has “strong opinions,” but insisted at the news conference he was unaware of her recent comments, including a post on X in which she played on racist stereotypes by writing that “the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center” if Harris, wins in November. Harris is the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants.

“I don’t control Laura. Laura has to say what she wants,” Trump said. “I can’t tell Laura what to do.”

Yet later, via his Truth Social account, Trump tried to distance himself more clearly from Loomer, saying, “I disagree with the statements she made” and describing her as “a private citizen and longtime supporter” who “doesn’t work for the Campaign.” Even in that post, though, Trump defended Loomer, writing that “like the many millions of people who support me, she is tired of watching the Radical Left Marxists and Fascists violently attack and smear me.”

Loomer’s appearances on the campaign trail with Trump have alarmed some top supporters, who have taken the rare move of publicly airing their concerns that he is hurting his chances against Harris, who is driving up Democratic enthusiasm that intensified with her debate performance Tuesday. Harris was campaigning Friday across Pennsylvania.

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia congresswoman known herself for spreading conspiracies, called the post about curry “appalling and extremely racist” and said it did not represent Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) called Loomer “a crazy conspiracy theorist who regularly utters disgusting garbage intended to divide Republicans,” and said a Democratic Party “plant couldn’t do a better job than she is doing to hurt President Trump’s chances of winning re-election.”

Trump has a history of association with extremists, including dining in 2022 at his Mar-a-Lago club with Nick Fuentes, a far-right activist who had used his online platform to spew antisemitic and white nationalist rhetoric. Trump had said at the time that he “knew nothing about” Fuentes before his dinner with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

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It's Gonna Get Ugly!

Trump's arm candy.
Former president Donald J. Trump hired Steve Bannon as a campaign advisor in 2016.

The junk food media complained about Bannon's ties to white nationalism and his peddling of conspiracy theories. Trump still managed to win and become the president.

Trump now is associated with Laura Loomer. A woman who became infamous for storming an outdoor play depicting Julius Caesar as Trump. She gain infamy for confronting lawmakers and media personalities who often criticize Trump. She appears to be a woman with Asperger's Syndrome and bipolar disorder. It was rumored she was going to be commit to a mental hospital because of her behavior.

She also is Islamophobic. She has attacked Muslims. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and women's rights activist Linda Sarsour were notable for Loomer.

She chained herself to Twitter/X's offices in New York when she was booted off in 2019.

Elon Musk reinstated her.

Loomer ran for Congress twice and lost to Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) in the general and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) in a primary.

She supports Israel and Russia in their genocidal wars. 

Loomer has also advise Trump to go after immigrants. Loomer is likely told Trump and J.D. Vance the story of Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. She was also involved in the secret Trump supporting brother of Tim Walz. Loomer also said that Vice President Kamala Harris winning would make the White House smell like curry and folks working there would be in a call center trying to talk like an American. She and Chaya Raichik believe Harris was given answers through her pearl earrings. 

Loomer also claimed that ABC News reporter Linsey Davis fed Harris debate questions because they are members of the same sorority.

There was a video of Trump grabbing Loomer by the waist and comfortably hugged her.

Loomer vowed that if Trump loses, her life will be ruined. She will target Republicans who are not willing to back him. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are notable. They endorsed Harris and got flack from that.

Insufferable lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is reportedly furious at Trump and called him directly to tell him to dump her to no avail.

Republicans are concerned that Trump is taking advice from Loomer and it led to his shocking claims about Haitians eating pets. 

Did you know that Springfield, Ohio has numerous bomb threats at schools and city hall because of this?

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Collard Greene!

We can't be friends.

MAGA is a hot mess. 

The insufferable duo are back at it again. 

Georgia's most laziest lawmaker is actually defending Vice President Kamala Harris from attacks from the country's most insufferable troll.

It was revealed that the white nationalist and notorious conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer accompanied former president Donald J. Trump as well as Tulsi Gabbard and Alina Habba, the alleged mistress.

Loomer was there for Trump's debate prep and likely gave him the story about Haitians stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. That woman fed J.D. Vance, a Yale graduate Ohio senator literally fake news. 

It tells you that Vance never visited the city.

Loomer steaming mad over Trump's horrible debate performance. She is livid so much she is resorting to racism and conspiracy theories about Harris. Loomer questioned Harris having employment at McDonald's. She promoted the Harris got an earpiece and now the White House will smell like Indian cooking if she becomes the president.

Harris identifies as a Black woman but honors her mother's Indian heritage.

On September 8, in response to a post from Harris featuring photos from a childhood visit to India, Loomer, a self-proclaimed “proud Islamophobe” who was once kicked off Twitter for anti-Muslim remarks, claimed:“If @KamalaHarris wins, the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center and the American people will only be able to convey their feedback through a customer satisfaction survey at the end of the call that nobody will understand.”

Insufferable Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) certainly no fan of Harris or President Joe Biden slammed Loomer for taking aim at South Asians. 

Notable Republicans who are Indian American are Bobby Jindal, Dinesh D'Souza, Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley. Wonder how they are gonna react to the Loomer and Greene feud.

“This is appalling and extremely racist,” Georgia Representative Greene said in response on X. “It does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA. This does not represent President Trump. This type of behavior should not be tolerated ever.”

Loomer then fired back, calling Greene a “raging anti semite” and claimed her post was a “funny joke about Kamala Harris” using “her Indian mom as a way to dodge questions.”

Both women, in fact, have long been accused of spreading hate, accusations that haven’t stopped either from getting praise from Donald Trump.

Loomer has made hateful remarks about Representative Ilhan Omar, who was born in Somalia, and once called for a new ridesharing service that didn’t allow Muslims.

Greene has her own history of inflammatory remarks, including spreading conspiracies about 9/11, the Parkland shooting, and claiming before she was elected that a prominent Jewish banking family used a space laser to start fires in California.

Greene is a longtime ally of Trump, and regularly appears at his campaign rallies, including an event in June where she compared the former president to Jesus Christ.

Trump, for his part, regularly taunts Harris over her heritage, intentionally misprouncing her name and accusing Harris — whose father is from Jamaica, who attended an HBCU, and who pledged one of the nation’s largest Black sorrorities — of only deciding to “turn Black” in recent days for the first time.

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Peter Renaday Passed Away!

Peter Renaday, famed voice actor from the 1980s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series has passed away.

A voice actor who had roles on original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and original The Transformers has passed away. The voice actor Peter Renaday has passed away at the age of 89 of natural causes on Sunday. It was confirmed on Thursday.

Born Pierre Laurent Renoudet in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 6, 1935, he was known as the voice of Splinter, the sensei and father figure of the four turtle ninjas.

He also played supporting character Vernon Fenwick, April O'Neil's supervisor and frenemy. He played Transformer Grapple in the second season.

He made his acting debut in 1965 in television series Combat!, and in the 1980s, Renaday was cast in the first animated television adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Splinter, a large mutant rat, who serves as the sensei (mentor) and ninjitsu and martial arts trainer of the eponymous turtles from 1987 until the show's finale in 1996.

Hamato Yoshi became Splinter, the Turtles sensei and father figure.

Renaday was married to Florence "Flo" June Daniel from 1979 until her death on February 18, 2011. She worked as a secretary in the music department of the Walt Disney Studios for 35 years, including as executive secretary to two heads of the department. A coloratura soprano, she was also featured as a vocalist on "The Sounds of Christmas" produced by Disneyland Records in 1973, alongside her husband.

Renaday died at his home in Burbank, California on September 8, 2024, aged 89; his death appeared to be from natural causes.

Townsend Coleman, the voice of Michelangelo, the Rat King, the Shredder and The Tick announced his passing on social media.

“Pete was one of the most genuine, salt of the earth people I have ever known and I will miss him dearly,” Coleman wrote on social media (see the post below). “I had the privilege of visiting with him a month ago and he was as vibrant as ever, at 89 just as endearingly silly, smart and talented as I’ve always known him to be.”

Renaday played Grapple, the master builder from The Transformers.

In addition to his role as Master Splinter, Renaday is also known for voicing the animatronic Abraham Lincoln reciting the Gettysburg Address at Walt Disney World’s The Hall of Presidents. He also voiced the animatronic bear characters Henry and Max at Disney World’s original Country Bear Jamboree attraction.

Renaday’s nearly 200 other film and TV credits include a mix of both voice and live-action roles, including performances in such Disney animated features as The Aristocats (1970), The Rescuers (1977) and The Black Cauldron (1985). Animated TV credits include Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Alvin & The Chipmunks, The Transformers, The Real Ghostbusters and Batman: The Animated Series.

Live-action roles include performances in ’60s-’70s fare such as Combat!, The Love Bug, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Barefoot Executive and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.

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Frankie Beverly Passed Away!

Frankie Beverly, frontman from the soul group Maze has passed away.

Whenever you went to a Black cookout, you always heard a song that goes good with grilling and line dancing. 

"Before I Let Go" was the song from Frankie Beverly and Maze.

Frankie Beverly has passed away.

His family said in a post on the band’s website and social media accounts that Beverly died Tuesday. In the post, which asked for privacy, the family said “he lived his life with a pure soul, as one would say, and for us, no one did it better.” The post did not say his cause of death or where he died.

Beverly, whose songs include “Joy and Pain,” “Love is the Key,” and “Southern Girl,” finished his farewell “I Wanna Thank You Tour” in his hometown of Philadelphia in July. That same month, the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans included a special tribute to Beverly and Maze, who closed out the event for its first 15 years. His performances at the festival — the nation’s largest annual celebration of Black culture — would turn the crowd into a sea of dancing fans, many wearing white clothing like Beverly himself often donned.

“Frankie Beverly’s artistry wasn’t just about sound; it was the very thread that stitched together our collective memories and moments of joy,” the festival’s organizers said in a statement. “His melodies will forever echo in our hearts and continue to inspire.”

Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League and a former mayor of New Orleans, said Maze’s 1981 album “Live In New Orleans” cemented the city’s relationship with Beverly. Morial said he always sat in the front row for Maze’s closeout show at the festival and remembers turning around and seeing a crowd that was “joyful like a choir” singing all of the words with Beverly.

“His music had feeling. It had positive themes of love, happiness, family and togetherness,” Morial said. “It was just electrical and magical and it’s what made us fall in love with him.”

Beverly’s songs have become interwoven into celebrations in Black communities. The band’s 1981 song “Before I Let Go,” which has been covered by Beyoncé, can be heard everywhere from clubs to cookouts, sure to get people on their feet.

“When the song comes on, it’s time to dance,” said Hakeem Holmes, vice president of the Essence Festival.

He said the band’s music brings such comfort and joy that there’s a “healing aspect” to it. And, he said, songs like “We Are One” bring people together as everyone sings along.

In an interview published over the summer in Essence magazine, Beverly called music “the love of my life.” He said in the interview that he didn’t know exactly why his music appealed across all ages, but that he believed “God made a path for my music to reach each generation.”

Howard Stanley Beverly, born Dec. 6, 1946 in Philadelphia, was so taken with the 1950s R&B group Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers that he changed his name to Frankie.


Maze started out in Philadelphia the early 1970s as Raw Soul before heading to the San Francisco Bay Area. It was Marvin Gaye who convinced him to change the band’s name to Maze and, in 1977, helped them release their first album, “Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly.”

On the title track of his 1989 album “Silky Soul,” Beverly paid tribute to Gaye, remembering the singer who thrived on the romantic soul and protest songs that Maze was also known for.

“That kind of faith, you’re talking ’60s, hippie generation,” Beverly told The Associated Press in 1990. “It’s missing and I personally feel bad about that. We grew up in the ’60s — we’re ex-hippies.”

Among those mourning Beverly was Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who wrote on X: “His timeless music, his powerful words and his lasting impact. I’m devastated to hear about this one.”

New Orleans resident Sedrick T. Thomas, 64, a lifelong fan of Beverly and his music, said Beverly’s passing “leaves a chasm in the world of R&B.”

“I feel myself in mourning,” Thomas said. “Frankie was a great entertainer who made sure we, as fans, walked away with an incredible experience. I grew up on his music. I thank him for ‘Joy and Pain,’ for ‘Southern Girl,’ for ‘Happy Feelin’s, and for ‘Before I Let Go.’ I thank him for the time and energy he put into his performances. And though the music will live on, he will be greatly missed.”

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

23 - 9/11! / Still Free Palestine!


The U.S. honors the victims of Sept. 11, 2001.

Wonder why it happened?

The U.S. and its support for Israel led to al Qaeda plotting revenge. 

Sometimes questioning motives isn't an attack on the victims. It a mission to question authority, the status quo and get to the honest truth.

I remember I was staying with my parents and we just got a new digital cable box. I wake up around 9:15am and turned on Comedy Central to see the World Trade Center buildings on fire. I thought it was a joke. I asked my dad what the heck happened.

He told me that two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. At first I thought it was a reckless pilot but when it became apparent it was two planes hit, I immediately realized that the U.S. will be going to war. It was a terrorist attack carried out by 19 men who figured out a weakness in airline security. They managed to hijack four commercial flights and crashed them into the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and a rural part of  Pennsylvania.

This is the 23rd anniversary of the tragic attack on New York, Washington, DC and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Also this is the 12th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

The attack was inspired by men radicalized by the noise of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri. The 19 men dressed like normal travelers. They got on planes leaving Boston Logan, Newark Liberty and Reagan and hijacked the planes mid-flight. The first airline crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. As the New York authorities were trying to rescue those trapped in the building, another airline crashed into the South Tower. By that time, President George W. Bush was notified of the attack on New York. He abruptly left a Florida school during a reading session.

During his briefing, another plane would crash into the Pentagon. The Pentagon was not destroyed but it sustained heavy damage. By that time Vice President Dick Cheney was notified to evacuate the White House and Observatory Circle. Congress was also notified and had to take evacuations.

The news was zeroed in on the World Trade Center. All the cable channels went to live coverage. CNN was the first network to report the airline crashing into the towers.

On top of that, the FAA and U.S. military were notified to close off airspace and border crossings. The final plane was expected to hit Congress was averted by the victims. They managed to restrain several hijackers. The final plane would end up aborting by crashing into rural Pennsylvania. The hijacker deliberately crashed the plane to prevent them from taking back control.

The Pentagon was heavily damaged by the attack. They rebuild the structure.

These terrorists shook America and led our nation into war with two countries. 

George W. Bush declared war on Afghanistan after the nation refused to handover al Qaeda leaders and funders. The war started in December 2001 and ended in August 2021.

The U.S. overthrown the Taliban and it held them out until the U.S. forces formally left. 

The Taliban regained control shortly after U.S. forces left. 

The Republicans used the Afghanistan war to promote Islamophobia, hatred of immigrants and called anti-war protesters, "traitors" and "enemies of the state." Fox led the way to generating public option and threw culture wars into the public discourse. It led to many noise makers using freedom and liberty as it was their rightful ownership.

Republicans would soon encourage the public to fight the war in Iraq. The U.S. was misled by allegations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and allied with al Qaeda. That led us to a 8 year war that ended in 2011.

When Barack Obama ran for president, he promised that he wouldn't rest until the leaders of al-Qaeda were captured or killed. His political rivals thought he was naive and foolish at the time. They were wrong.

After a landslide election, Obama was elected to be president. As the successor of George W. Bush, Obama inherited two wars, an economic crisis and congressional gridlock.

Obama managed to end the war in Iraq and is on the verge of ending the war in Afghanistan. The president is still trying to get a stubborn Congress to pass legislation that could spark growth in the economy.

Passengers managed to force the terrorist to divert his plane from the intended target.

And of course, the president kept his promise. May 2011, the president announced to the world that the leader of al-Qaeda was killed by the United States Military Special Operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Obama was really aggressive on disrupting al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

Republicans then started the drum brat of the Benghazi attack. It damaged Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she ran for president a second time. Republicans obsessed over Obama's handling of the attack and threatened impeachment for it.

September 11, 2012, the U.S. diplomatic mission in Cairo, Egypt was mobbed by protesters  apparently in response to an anti-Islamic online video known as Innocence of Muslims. A group scaled the embassy wall and tore down the American flag to replace it with a black Islamic flag. This incident (and the coinciding armed attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya that was widely misreported as a reaction to the film) launched a series of worldwide demonstrations against the film outside diplomatic facilities of the United States and other Western countries. However, other underlying issues of discontent have fueled the protests in some countries. The protests that continued in the ensuing weeks also expanded to other Western-related locations, some of which turned violent, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries.

The protest lays down in the groundwork for a sneak attack to infiltrate the U.S. Embassy compound in Libyan by militants. They ended up killing four Americans which included J. Christopher Stevens, a longtime ally to the president.

Obama's political foes in the Republican Party wish Osama bin Laden was still alive. They refuse to credit him for giving the orders to take out the world's most wanted terrorist

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri were both killed by U.S. forces.

The Republicans could never take responsibility for a tragedy. They'll blame the Democrats for every domestic or international incident whenever there's a Republican president. They scapegoated immigrants, Muslims and people who opposed war for being on the side of terrorists.

George W. Bush ignored the Richard Clarke warnings. He ignored the Bill Clinton memos. He wanted to chart his own goals. He should have been impeached for that.

The Republicans are too extreme. They are doused in the gasoline and are inflamed by culture wars, conspiracy theories and the lack of self awareness. They are shameless hypocrites with a need to "own the libs." It is very sad that we have came to the conclusion that America's democracy is in jeopardy of collapse. They will stop at nothing to undermine the country. Republicans are responsible for almost every  tragedy and instead of owning up to the tragedies, they want to rewrite it and blame everyone else for it,

Republicans claim that if it wasn't for Bill Clinton, the 9/11 attacks would of never happened. They claim that George W. Bush was responsible for taking down Osama bin Laden. To this day, they believe Barack Obama and Joe Biden are weak on the border, terrorism and are responsible for the crappy economy they inherited. 

President Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris together. Rare.

Republicans place the blame of the Los Angeles/Rodney King riots, the Minneapolis/George Floyd riots, every war that doesn't go as planned, every mass shooting, every government shutdown, every man made disaster on the Democrats. Every wildfire, volcano, earthquake, tornado, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Maria is blamed the Democrats. They blame Democrats for crime and gun violence. They claim it was the Democrats most responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, mask mandates and closing businesses when it was a Republican president and most Republican governors who ordered shutdowns. 

In the minds of Republicans, George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump never done anything wrong!

Now as Israel is committing war crimes, an active genocide and literally meddling in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, I fear we could experience more events like this.

The U.S. and its support for Israel has made our country less credible. We cannot claim the world's stage with excuses of foreign countries committing international criminal acts when the U.S. is running cover for Israel. 

Now 23 years later our current president Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio senator J.D. Vance are honoring the memories of those lost on 9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012.

Once again, Harris, the Democratic nominee shook Trump's hand. Trump is the Republican nominee.

We will survive.

President Joe Biden ordered the killing of al-Zawahri in 2022. The former leader stayed in a luxury apartment in Kabul, Afghanistan. The death really shook al-Qaeda and they have no strong voices to radicalize.

Biden finally ended the war in Afghanistan and Republicans led the way to criticizing and blaming the president for the swifty evacuations and attack on 13 military members being killed by a suicide bomber.

A moment of clarity for all of us. 

Expect conservative outrage and literal ignorance of his predecessor not attending any since Biden defeated him.

Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, former president Barack Obama, former president George W. Bush and former president Bill Clinton will honor the victims of September 11th. 

Former vice president Mike Pence will likely honor it as well. 

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ), New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will be participating in 9/11 events.


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