Huff And Puff!

Cassie, the R&B singer who blew the whistle on Sean "Puffy" Combs testified in federal court. Pregnant and in tears, she details how her former fiance was a monster.

On Monday, the federal trial for Sean "Puffy" Combs started. It will be a two month trial. It will be a test of how the federal courts can put away a man who had a major impact on hip-hop, fashion and media. It will peel back the curtain. It will show the world that Combs is a deceitful human being. A crime boss who sexually assaulted women and men. A man who exploited his talent for his own selfish gains. A man who may have set up Tupac Shakur and Marion "Big Suge" Knight after the public feud led to the murder of Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.

It also may comes as no surprise that I get the feeling that President Donald J. Trump will pardon or commute his serving.

Trust me.

Mark this down.

Trump will pardon or commute Sean "Puffy" Combs. It will be a monumental shift to court Black men into the Republican Party. It will also be a privilege of the elite.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

While the media continues to call him Diddy, I will refer to him as that. I will also use his last name Combs or Puffy.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Cassie testified Tuesday that the mercurial music mogul — powerful, abusive and controlling — beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have “disgusting” sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called “freak offs.” She recounted a turbulent 10-year relationship with Combs that she said was consumed by violence and his obsession with a form of voyeurism.

Twelve jurors — eight men and four women — and six alternates were chosen just before opening statements began Monday. They include a massage therapist, an investment analyst and a deli clerk. The jurors’ identities are known to the court and the prosecution and defense sides, but won’t be made public.

Addressing the Manhattan courtroom for a second day in Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, Cassie said Combs forced his way into her Los Angeles apartment and raped her on the living room floor after she said she was breaking up with him.

Cassie also said she didn’t feel she could refuse Combs’ demands for her to have “hundreds” of encounters with male sex workers — which he watched and controlled for hours and even days — because he would make her “look like a slut” if he made the videos public.

The Black Epstein. Combs (known as Diddy or Puffy) has names in his client book.

“I feared for my career. I feared for my family. It’s just embarrassing. It’s horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone,” said Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura.

Prosecutors showed the jury five still images from the sex videos on Wednesday. Cassie said the images depicted her at various stages of the encounters Combs called “freak-offs.” One juror’s eyes widened. Another shook his head from side to side.

She sued Combs in 2023, accusing him of years of physical and sexual abuse. Within hours, the suit was settled for $20 million — a figure Cassie disclosed for the first time Wednesday — but dozens of similar legal claims followed from other women.

Prosecutors accuse Combs of exploiting his status as a powerful music executive to violently force Cassie and other women to take part in sexual encounters. He is charged with crimes including racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Several other accusers are set to testify.

Combs denies all of the allegations. His attorneys acknowledge he could be violent, but say the sex he and others engaged in was consensual and that nothing he did amounted to a criminal enterprise.

Combs’ lawyers were expected to begin cross-examining Cassie on Thursday, when they will get the chance to challenge her credibility or poke holes in her account of what happened.

Combs, 55, has been jailed since September. He faces at least 15 years in prison if convicted. The trial is expected to last about two months.

Fighting back tears, Cassie Ventura details sexual abuse and extortion.

Cassie exposes the dark side of a celebrity relationship

Cassie’s testimony is exposing the dark underside of a relationship that, for years, played out publicly in pictures of the couple smiling on red carpets and celebrity events. She said she met Combs in 2005, when she was 19 and he was 37. Combs signed her to a 10-year contract with his Bad Boy Records label. Within a few years, they started dating, Cassie said.

They were photographed in 2016 attending the premiere of the film “The Perfect Match,” only two days after Combs beat and kicked Cassie at a Los Angeles hotel — an attack captured on security camera footage. After the footage was leaked last year, Combs apologized. Jurors were shown that footage as well as photos of the couple at the premier.

Cassie, now 38, calm and poised after an emotional first day of testimony, said she used makeup to cover bruises and wore sunglasses to hide a black eye for the premiere. She said she sneaked into a popcorn closet at the movie theater to switch dresses for an after-party so bruises on her legs wouldn’t be visible.

On another occasion in 2013, while she was packing to go to Drake’s music festival in Canada, Cassie said Combs scuffled with her friends and threw her into a bed frame. She sustained a “pretty significant gash” above her left eye. Combs’ security personnel brought her to a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills to get the wound stitched up, she said.

Afterward, she said she texted Combs a photo of her injured face and wrote: “So you can remember.” Combs replied: “You don’t know when to stop. You pushed it too far. And continued to push. Sad.”

The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly, as Cassie has.

Combs accused of a history of violence

Cassie testified about several other violent episodes. Early in their relationship in 2007, she said he repeatedly hit her and knocked her to the floor of a vehicle with a blow to her head. In 2011, when he learned she started dating rapper Kid Cudi, she said Combs lunged at her with a corkscrew and kicked her in the back.

After the 2011 attack, she said she lied to her mother at Christmas that it was the first time Combs hit her.

“I couldn’t hurt her like that,” Cassie testified. “And it was terrifying. It’s not normal, constantly being bruised up by the person you love — who says they love you.”

Cassie also testified that she saw Combs pull one of her friends back over the railing of a balcony in Los Angeles. She said she saw him hit a different friend of hers in the head with a hammer.

Cassie said she was experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder before ending her relationship with Combs in 2018, and was blacking out and sleepwalking.

Cassie says she had a breakdown in 2023

Cassie testified that her life reached a climatic moment in early 2023 when she had “horrible flashbacks” as she was shooting a music video. She said she went home after the video shoot and her two kids were asleep but her husband was there. Cassie said she remembered “telling him you can do this without me. You don’t need me here anymore.”

With that, Cassie said she couldn’t take the pain anymore and “tried to walk out the front door into traffic and my husband would not let me.” Weeks later, she was undergoing rehab and trauma therapy.

Asked why she’s testifying at Combs’ criminal trial, she said: “I can’t carry this anymore. I can’t carry the shame, the guilt.”

Kerry Washington For Congress!

I would support Kerry Washington if she ran for Congress. Hypothetically, she would be a formidable candidate. The only thing that could hurt a potential run is AIPAC backing.

The Democratic Pary needs new leadership. We cannot allow people like Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries and Ken Martin run the party. They are out of touch, too cozy with Israel and not willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

All we get is platitudes, broken promises and people like John Fetterman.

If the Democratic Party is so far left, why are we embracing fascism?

If the Democratic Party is so woke, why are willing to continue electing candidates that are bigots?

I mean c'mon, the Republicans are riding on authoritarianism. The Republican Party embraces totally unpopular policies and are widely considered the reasons for America's decline. 

For some reason Republicans are regarded as more popular than the Democratic Party right now. They are satisfied with President Donald J. Trump's endless chaos.

Former president Joe Biden is a headache not only to the Democratic Party but to former vice president Kamala Harris. His exit 100 days before the election was a huge mistake. His support for Israel was the big reason why Democrats lost the 2024 elections.

Supporting the TikTok ban and the tepid responses to Trump ruined Biden’s reelection and Harris' presidential bid.

Biden staying in the limelight depresses Democrats. 

If we need new blood, how about we start with courting people who have influnce.

It cannot be Gavin Newsom, Josh Shaprio, Ruben Gallego, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer and JB Pritzker. They are too compromised and not willing to embrace progressive policies. They want to continue to embrace this notion that we need to move to the middle or win over dissatisfied Republicans.

White voters are not going to back to Democrats. They make up 70% of the nation's population but only vote less than 50% of the time for Democrats.

Although, I doubt she will ever run for office, I would hope actress/director Kerry Washington would announce a bid for Congress.

Washington is an American actress and director. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018.

The only thing that might stop me from supporting her is AIPAC.

If AIPAC tries to court her with the promise of endless cofers, it's a wrap.

Washington lives in New York City in the borough of Manhattan. 

There are three congressional districts that represent the borough.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Daniel Golden (D-NY) representing the borough. All three of them are embracing Israel. 

They must be defeated in a primary.

I am willing to embrace any politicians who can actually do something. 

Progressives are frustrated with the Democratic Party embracing status quo politics.

David Hogg, the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee is facing calls to resign after he openly stated that the party's leadership is too old.

He is right. 

The young voters see the Democratic Party as out of touch.

So I am asking for some input. 

Would you support Kerry Washington if she decided to run for Congress?

Hogg Tied!

Better being an independent. Cause the Democrats and Republicans are toxic waste.

The out of touch political party is not just the Republican Party but the Democratic Party. They are stuck on stupid and not willing to change the status quo.

So thus, Democrats will continue to offer fear, promises of doing better but in reality, platitudes which results in depressing turnout.

David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland mass shooting at the Majorie Stoneman Douglass High School in Feb. 2018 is vilified by the right and the left. He is being ousted as a vice chair for the Democratic National Committee.

One thing clear about him, he ain't going anywhere.

And he is right.

Why are we continuing to follow the same formula?

The DNC taken a first step toward possibly requiring a new election for two of its vice chairs, including David Hogg, who has stirred controversy with his call for primary challenges to longtime incumbents in safe seats. 

The DNC’s Credentials Committee voted on Monday to nullify the results of the February election in which Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta won two of the three vice chair positions. The vote followed a procedural complaint made by one of the losing candidates, who challenged the way the election was determined. 

But the vote came as internal strife has dominated much of the past month of Hogg’s time on the DNC. Hogg’s group, Leaders We Deserve, launched a $20 million effort in mid-April to advance more than a dozen primary challenges against Democratic members of Congress to bring in a new generation to serve. 

He’s said sitting members in competitive districts and those in safe districts who have been effective at standing up to President Trump would not be targeted, but his move has still caused plenty of backlash within the party. 

DNC Chair Ken Martin said following Hogg’s announcement that no DNC officer should try to influence a primary. 

But party leaders have said the vote on Monday was about the procedural issue, not other considerations. 

Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and a member of the credentials committee, said in a post on social platform X that the first vice chair, Artie Blanco, was elected with a clear majority, but Kenyatta and Hogg were elected on a combined ballot. 

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Malcolm Kenyatta are the status quo. 

One of the losing vice chair candidates, Kalyn Free, issued a complaint that conducting the election on a combined ballot violated the DNC’s rules. 

Pelosi said she called for upholding the election results but addressing the issue for future elections, but her proposal fell short of a majority vote of the committee, which eventually voted to recommend the DNC hold new ballots for the two vice chair positions that Hogg and Kenyatta hold. 

The full membership of the committee will need to vote on the proposal for a new election to be held. 

“Meanwhile, Malcolm Kenyatta and David Hogg continue to serve as DNC Vice Chairs,” Pelosi said. “And I think I speak for all of us on the Committee when I say I hope both of these talented individuals put their names on the ballot again.” 

Hogg denounced the move in a statement, saying the DNC had taken its first steps to remove him from his position. 

“While this vote was based on how the DNC conducted its officers’ elections, which I had nothing to do with, it is also impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to reform the party which loomed large over this vote,” he wrote.

Hogg added that the DNC made clear its plans to remove him from his position in declaring its “neutrality” stance in primaries, but he argued that party committees like the Senate and House Democrats’ campaign arms regularly get involved in primaries. 

“The DNC has pledged to remove me, and this vote has provided an avenue to fast-track that effort,” he said. 

Kenyatta posted on X that he disagreed with the ruling but respects the committee’s decision. But he challenged the idea that it is about Hogg, noting that the challenge from Free was brought well before the 25-year-old — who entered the spotlight as a Parkland school shooting survivor — announced his primary plan. 

“The credentials committee believed, as they stated, that they are remedying a procedural flaw. But doing so the way they did, is a slap in my face. I’m frustrated, but I’ll be ok,” Kenyatta wrote in the post.

“However any story about this, that neatly places this into a narrative about David Hogg is wrong,” he continued. “I worked my a– off to get this role and have done the job every day since I’ve held it.” 

Kenyatta also made a pointed comment at Hogg, arguing he wants the story to be about him. 

“This story is complex and I’m frustrated — but it’s not about @davidhogg111. Even though he clearly wants it to be,” he said.

Trump Welcomes Afrikaan Americans!

Poachers, racists and genocide friendly people to the front of the line. White South Africans are "good" like Israelis. Trump's kind of people.

When you are on the wrong side of history.

Israel, Russia and the United States are the three most hated countries in the world.

President Donald J. Trump and former president Joe Biden have single handedly ruined our reputation. The U.S. siding with Israel, gaslighting us into endless conflicts and our presidents being too old are problems. 

The U.S. is pushing 20th Century policies in a progressive 21st Century.

Through a series of conspiracy theories promoted by Tucker Carlson, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Jack Posobic, Lara Logan, Mark Levin and Elon Musk, the Trump Administration is allowing South Africans entry without restrictions.

The South Africans who are emigrating to the United States are white.

The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it’s the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race.

The 59 South Africans had their applications fast-tracked by the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced the relocation program in February. He said Monday that white Afrikaner farmers are facing a “genocide” in their homeland, an allegation strongly denied by the South African government.

The Trump administration has taken an anti-migrant stance, suspending refugee programs and halting arrivals from other parts of the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan and most countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Refugee groups have questioned why the white South Africans are being prioritized.

Lara Logan peddled the conspiracy about white South Africans being treated unfairly.

South Africa says there’s no persecution

The South African government said the U.S. allegations that Afrikaners are being persecuted are “completely false,” the result of misinformation and an inaccurate view of its country. It cited the fact that Afrikaners are among the richest and most successful people in the country, and said they are amongst “the most economically privileged.”

Afrikaners are the descendants of mainly Dutch and French colonial settlers who first came to South Africa in the 17th century. There are around 2.7 million Afrikaners among South Africa’s population of 62 million, which is more than 80% Black. Many in South Africa are puzzled by claims that they are persecuted.

Afrikaners are South Africa’s largest white group and part of the country’s everyday multi-racial life. Many are successful business leaders and some serve in government. Their language, Afrikaans, is widely spoken — including by non-Afrikaners — and is recognized as an official language, and churches and other institutions reflecting Afrikaner culture hold prominence in almost every city and town.

Afrikaners were the leaders of the apartheid system of white minority rule that ended in 1994.

So what persecution is the U.S. alleging?

Farm attacks

Trump and his South African-born adviser Elon Musk have accused the South African government of having racist anti-white laws and policies, but the claims of persecution and genocide center on a relatively small number of violent farm attacks and robberies on white people in rural communities.

The U.S. alleges those attacks are racially motivated and the South African government is “fueling” them by allowing anti-white rhetoric in politics and not doing enough to protect Afrikaner communities. The government has condemned the farm attacks, but says their cause is being deliberately mischaracterized.

Trevor Noah. The comedian from South Africa has something to say about Trump's Boer refugees.

Violent attacks on farm owners in South Africa have been a problem for years but represent a small percentage of the country’s extremely high violent crime rates, which affect all races. The government says there is no targeting of white people and farm attacks are part of its struggles with crime.

Groups representing farmers have recorded around 50 or less farm homicides a year in the last two years in South Africa. Those figures are set against a total of more than 20,000 homicides a year affecting all races.

“There is no data at all that backs that there is persecution of white South Africans or white Afrikaners in particular,” South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said. “White farmers get affected by crime just like any other South Africans.”

Still, many rural white communities have long expressed fear at the threat of violence and feel attacks against them in home invasions and robberies are especially brutal.

“So, we’ve essentially extended citizenship to those people ... to escape from that violence and come here,” Trump said.

Affirmative action and ‘reverse racism’

The Trump administration has also criticized South Africa’s affirmative action policies as racist against whites and has falsely claimed white South Africans are having their land taken away by the government under a new expropriation law that promotes “racially discriminatory property confiscation.”

No land has been expropriated, but Afrikaners who make up many rural communities have raised fears their land might be targeted.

South Africa has laws designed to advance employment opportunities for Blacks, and many white South Africans and white-led political parties have also criticized them and called them racist and counter-productive.

Some Afrikaner groups say the employment, land and other laws are designed to specifically limit their opportunities in South Africa in a kind of reverse racism as punishment for Afrikaners’ role in apartheid. The government rejects that and says the laws are designed to give Blacks access to jobs and land they were denied under apartheid.

Not the only racial minority in South Africa

Afrikaners are not the only racial minority in South Africa, and not the only white minority. South Africa also has nearly 2 million white people with British or other heritage.

The Trump administration’s program initially only referred to Afrikaners. But in new guidelines released by the U.S. Embassy on Monday, applicants for refugee status must be “of Afrikaner ethnicity or be a member of a racial minority in South Africa.” Other racial minorities include a group of around 5 million with biracial heritage, as well as people with Indian and other south Asian heritage.

It’s not clear how many South Africans have applied for or been granted refugee status, but U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the administration would welcome more Afrikaners as refugees in the coming months.

Tory Lanez Got Shanked!

Tory Lanez got stabbed by fellow inmate.

Serving a ten year bid in a California iron college, Daystar Peterson is finding life miserable there. Once he gets out, he faces deportation to Canada. He will be no longer able to see his child living in the United States.

And it was all because of his temper and the violence he put upon Megan Thee Stallion. His temper has gotten out of hand. 

You can ask Megan, August Alsina, The Weeknd and his child's mother, Raina Chassagne.

Tory Lanez, you fucked.

He was hospitalized on Monday after a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi attacked the rapper at around 7:20 a.m. local time, a spokesperson for the prison told ABC News.

"Staff immediately responded, activated 911 and began medical aid. Peterson was subsequently transported to an outside medical facility for further treatment," the spokesperson said.

The rapper/singer is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting and injuring fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, in July 2020.

The prison spokesperson did not provide further comment when asked about the nature of Peterson's injuries, whether he has been released from the hospital or whether a suspect has been charged in the attack.

However, the rapper’s verified Instagram account shared a post to his stories, saying: “Tory was stabbed 14 times, including seven wounds to his back, four to his torso, two to the back of his head and one to the left side of his face. Both of his lungs collapsed, and he was placed on a breathing apparatus. He is now breathing on his own."

"Despite being in pain, he is talking normally, in good spirits and deeply thankful to God that he is pulling through," the post continued. "He also wants to thank everyone for the continued prayers and support."

Crystal Morgan, an attorney representing Peterson, confirmed to ABC News on Monday afternoon that the rapper was attacked at the correctional facility and remains hospitalized.

There's no smiles for Mr. Daystar Peterson.

Morgan said she had not been able to obtain any information about his condition and was "in the dark" like everyone else. Morgan added she called Peterson's family to notify them of the attack.

The prison's Investigative Services Unit and the Kern County District Attorney's Office launched a probe into the incident, while the Office of the Inspector General has been notified, the spokesperson said.

ABC News has reached out to the DA's office for additional comment.

Peterson was found guilty on Dec. 23, 2022, of three charges for shooting and injuring Pete in both feet as they left a party in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020.

He was initially charged in October 2020 with one felony count each of assault with a semi-automatic firearm (personal use of a firearm) and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, according to charging documents obtained by ABC News.

He was also charged ahead of his trial in December 2022 with an additional felony count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. Lanez, who chose not to take the witness stand during the trial, pleaded not guilty to all three charges.

His defense attorneys argued during the trial that Lanez was not the shooter and he has maintained his innocence in multiple social media posts since his sentencing last year.

During his sentencing hearing, prosecutors read an impact statement from Pete -- who testified during the trial -- in which she called for Peterson to "be forced to face the full consequences of his heinous actions and face justice."

"He not only shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma. He tried to position himself as a victim and set out to destroy my character and my soul," Pete said in her impact statement.

Peterson was denied bond by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Sept. 14, 2023, as his legal team appeals his 10-year sentence.

Israel Amps Up Killer Babes!

A pretty face killer.

Israel has increased their hasbara campaign as it awaits the International Criminal Court's decision to pursue criminal charges against the regime.

Allegations of sexual abuse by Karim A.A. Khan are timed. 

Khan denies the allegations and claim it is a smear campaign. These are tactics used by the Mossad to discredit the prosecutors who long pursued charging Israel. 

They did it to previous prosecutors and officials.

They will be doing it to President Donald J. Trump soon. Trump went unilateral in some of the decisions involving the Middle East. He had negotiated the release of the American who served in the Israeli Defence Force. All of this done against Israel. That's why we are hearing about the $400 million airline he is accepting from Qatar. It is a slow leak before they flood the stream. 

After all, Israel rooted for Trump and actively pushed for his return. Israel sees his actions as betrayal. They will find ways to deal with him. Former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris bowed to the Zionist apartheid ethnostate. It cost them big time.

Israel has officially declared it will occupy Gaza and force all its civilians to move or die. This is a Holocaust in real time.

Trump, the ultimate Zionist is allowing it to happen. Biden set the table, Trump is drinking the wine and Benjamin Netanyahu is cutting the meat. 

History will not be kind to George W. Bush, Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump.

An IDF female solider lost her leg.

As I look on X, I am starting to notice images of thirst traps who represent the Israeli Defence Forces. These young women are showing off their beauty, their dancing moves and their guns, literally.

It is an old playbook that the Israeli regime uses to encourage the narrative that Israel is a cool, fun and sociable country. It is not.

It is an apartheid backed by Jewish and white supremacy. The United States, European Union, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Argentina and New Zealand continue supporting it.

Edan Alexander, a Israeli-American who served in the IDF was released after 18 months in prisoner custody. The junk food media continues to call these settlers "hostages."

Trump said that he negotiated with Hamas to have the terrorist released.

Hamas says Alexander, the last living American serving as an IDF soldier in Gaza, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the territory and resume the delivery of aid. Two Hamas officials told The Associated Press they expect the release in the next 48 hours.

The Hamas statement Sunday night does not say when the release will happen. The announcement comes shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East this week. Trump is not planning to visit Israel.

There was no immediate response from regime leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Netanyahu’s government was angered by U.S. direct talks with Hamas earlier this year.

Khalil al-Hayyah, a Hamas leader in Gaza, said the group has been in contact with the U.S. administration over the past few days.

Al-Hayyah said in a statement Hamas is ready to “immediately start intensive negotiations” to reach a final deal for a long-term truce which includes an end to the war, the exchange of Palestinian held by Israel and the handing over of power in Gaza to an independent body of technocrats.

Trump negotiated the release of the U.S. citizen who served as an IDF solider Eden Alexander.

A senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said Alexander is expected to be released on Monday as a goodwill gesture. Another Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss negotiations, said Alexander’s release is expected in the next 48 hours, adding that it requires Israel to pause fighting for a couple of hours.

Israel and its allies overplayed the use of antisemitism. From now on, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing Judaism or Islam, I will not hold my tongue when criticizing Israel, Jews, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, members of Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, the Canary Mission, Zionism, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, Christian nationalism and white supremacy.

Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.

To clear up the AP's account of Oct. 7, the Israelis used the Hannibal Directive to massacre the settlers to prevent Hamas from taking IDF soliders. The IDF has used the weapons to kill settlers at a festival.

Hamas has been very clear on who they targeted. They targeted the IDF and the walls. They do not target civilians. Israel has exaggerated the way this went down.

They have used American weapons to kill settlers, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, UN peacekeepers and their own IDF soliders. Israel has killed Americans, British, German, Australian, Canadians and French citizens. 

No investigations were carried out to why Israel targeted them.

Israel refuses to allow independent monitors into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

IDF soliders who refuse to carry out orders are often taken out by snipers.

The "hostages" were IDF soliders. 

Israel has violated the ceasefire. They are planning on invading Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. They have stopped humanitarian aid and attacked any attempts by volunteers or independent surveyors. 

Israel wants the U.S. to start a war with Iran.

The supporters of former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris are playing on this "We tried to warn you" nonsense. How can you morally stand on principles of being a progressive and back Israel?

First and foremost, Americans have a right to vote for whomever they chose.

Second, Harris failed to win over voters. She stuck with former president Joe Biden on the economy, Israel, Ukraine, immigration and inflation. The former president failed to listen to voters and his base.

The former president gave unilateral support and cover. We knew Trump would be worse. We demanded that Biden and Harris put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to stop killing. We urged them to stop invading other countries. Biden ignored the concerns. The Democrats paid the price.

This is what the junk food media shows of Edan Alexander. A kid. In reality, he is a monster who should have caught divine intervention for his actions in Gaza.

This shows a lot of "tone deafness" within the Democratic Party. 

It is not Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) or the former supporters' fault for Biden and Harris' missteps. She warned them that Arab Americans did not like being ignored. 

Those fucking hypocrites sat in silence as Israel is killing men, women and children.

They can fuck themselves.

Israel has killed Americans. No one was held accountable.

The killing of Rachel Corrie did not move George W. Bush to cut Israel loose.

The deaths of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, Tawfiq Abdel Jabbar, Mohammad Khdour, Omar Assad, Shireen Abu Akleh, Jacob Flickinger and Kamel Ahmad Jawad were never investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

Mask off.

Resistance is not terrorism.

Occupation of oppressed people is not peace.

A two state solution is "separate but equal" and a de facto apartheid.

Telling other countries to take Palestinians is ethnic cleansing.

A sovereignty seizing land in a violent conflict is a war crime.

A violent attack on children throwing rocks at tanks is justified in the minds of those who support Israel. 

Spitting and shoving Christians, Satanists, non Zionist Jews, Muslims and Hindus is considered a custom in Israel. How is this disgusting act justified?

The double standard in media coverage is the Israelis are hostages and the Palestinians are prisoners. Some of the Palestinians held in Israeli custody are children under the age of 14. 

When Russia seized Ukrainian land and Crimea, the U.S. pushed for sanctions.

When Israel seized Lebanese and Syrian land, the U.S. recognized it as Israeli sovereignty. They have actively rejected sanctions imposed on Israel.

Iran supports the resistance. The U.S. and Israel labels it as an enabler of terrorism and war. Yet, Israel has created the conflicts by forcing regime change, killing their civilians, their scientists, their military generals and their diplomats. No one seems to call this terrorism. In fact, some U.S. lawmakers see it as justifiable offense.

Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion, a concert or Iran. 

The IDF has the weapons to destroy everything. All on the American taxpayer, Israel has killed civilians, their own citizens and the status quo.

Will the real Eden Alexander please stand up?

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Israel is the red line. If any lawmaker, entertainer, athlete or social media influncer backs the apartheid ethnostate, they will face a boycott. 

Regardless of political affiliation, if you are supporting Israel, you are not getting donations or a vote from me.

I will hold President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accountable.

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", blaming "illegal immigrants" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering costs, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. 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 tir9ed 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 don't want any more wars on behalf of Israel. 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 legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

The Resistance Must Stop Israel!✊️🇵🇸

Israel 🇮🇱 Will Fall......

This 🇮🇱 Will Be Regarded As A Symbol Of Evil In The 21st Century.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Trump Flying The Friendly Skies On The Qatar Express!

Qatar might give Trump a $400 million airliner.

Y'all voted for this.

The senile president is compromised by Russia, Israel, Belarus and Qatar.

Qatar is gifting President Donald J. Trump a $400 million airliner jet.

ABC News reveals the shocking but not surprising controversy. The president has already seen the airliner.

The gift is expected to be announced next week, when Trump visits Qatar on the first foreign trip of his second term, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Trump toured the plane, which is so opulently configured it is known as "a flying palace," while it was parked at the West Palm Beach International Airport in February.

The Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News.

The highly unusual -- unprecedented -- arrangement is sure to raise questions about whether it is legal for the Trump administration, and ultimately, the Trump presidential library foundation, to accept such a valuable gift from a foreign power.

Anticipating those questions, sources told ABC News that lawyers for the White House counsel's office and the Department of Justice drafted an analysis for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth concluding that is legal for the Department of Defense to accept the aircraft as a gift and later turn it over to the Trump library, and that it does not violate laws against bribery or the Constitution's prohibition (the emoluments clause) of any U.S. government official accepting gifts "from any King, Prince or foreign State."

Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be "legally permissible" for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination.

The sources said Bondi provided a legal memorandum addressed to the White House counsel's office last week after Warrington asked her for advice on the legality of the Pentagon accepting such a donation.

The White House and DOJ didn't immediately respond to request for comment. A spokesperson for the Qatari embassy did not respond to ABC's inquiries.

The plane will initially be transferred to the United States Air Force, which will modify the 13-year-old aircraft to meet the U.S. military specifications required for any aircraft used to transport the president of the United States, multiple sources familiar with the proposed arrangement said.

The plane will then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation no later than Jan. 1, 2029, and any costs relating to its transfer will be paid for by the U.S. Air Force, the sources told ABC News.

The plane will initially be transferred to the United States Air Force, which will modify the 13-year-old aircraft to meet the U.S. military specifications required for any aircraft used to transport the president of the United States, multiple sources familiar with the proposed arrangement said.

According to aviation industry experts, the estimated value of the aircraft Trump will inherit is about $400 million, and that's without the additional communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add to properly secure and outfit the plane in order to safely transport the commander in chief.

As the Wall Street Journal first reported, the aviation company L3Harris has already been commissioned to overhaul the plane to meet the requirements of a presidential jet.

Both the White House and DOJ concluded that because the gift is not conditioned on any official act, it does not constitute bribery, the sources said. Bondi's legal analysis also says it does not run afoul of the Constitution's prohibition on foreign gifts because the plane is not being given to an individual, but rather to the United States Air Force and, eventually, to the presidential library foundation, the sources said.

The primary aircraft used in the current Air Force One fleet includes two aging Boeing 747-200 jumbo jets that have been operational since 1990. The Air Force contract with Boeing to replace those aircraft has been riddled with delays and cost overruns.

The original contract was signed in 2018, but as of last year, Boeing anticipated the aircraft would not be ready until 2029, after Trump leaves office.

The president has expressed deep frustration with the delays, tasking Elon Musk to work with Boeing and the Air Force to speed up the process. Those efforts have been modestly successful. Boeing's most recent estimated delivery date is now 2027, but Trump has made it clear he wants a new plane this year.

Margie Fine In The House!

That shithead Marjorie Taylor Greene will not run for the senate.

Vulnerable Democratic senator will face a Republican, but it won't be the controversial Georgia U.S. House member.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), the first Democrat in over 20 years won his seat along with reverend turned Democratic senator, Raphael Warnock in a Republican friendly state. The last senator who was a Democrat to hold the seat was Zell Miller.

Miller endorsed then president George W. Bush over his opponent then senator John Kerry. Miller was a racist like Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and current member, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) along with Osoff face a challenge come Midterms.

Democrats are unpopular. 

President Donald J. Trump and Republicans are unpopular.

The laziest lawmaker in modern history announced she will no longer interested in running for the Senate. Also Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia announced he will not run either.

Greeme said Friday she won’t challenge Ossoff in next year’s midterms, delivering relief for some Republicans who worry she’s too divisive to win.

In a lengthy post on the social media platform X, Greene disputed GOP donors and consultants who fear she would turn off the moderate Republicans and independents needed to beat Ossoff. But Greene said she doesn’t want to serve in a Senate that “doesn’t work” and that she said is dominated by lawmakers hostile to grassroots Trump supporters and unwilling to shake up the status quo.

“If I’m going to fight for a team, it will only be a team willing to lay it all on the line to save this country,” she wrote.

Ossoff, a first-term senator, won the seat by a slim margin in a state that has historically been a Republican stronghold but has more recently become a battleground. He is a top target for Republicans looking to expand their narrow Senate majority.

Popular Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who could be a formidable opponent for Ossoff, opted out of the 2026 race on Monday. His decision leaves a wide-open race for the GOP nomination.

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, who represents a district on the Georgia coast, became the first major Republican candidate to declare Thursday.

Six other GOP officeholders besides Greene have acknowledged interest in running to The Associated Press. They include two other Republicans in the U.S. House, Mike Collins and Rich McCormick. Also considering the race are Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, state Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, state Insurance Commissioner John King and state Sen. Greg Dolezal.

“I expect a competitive primary — Senate seats don’t come along that often,” said Eric Tanenblatt, a top national GOP fundraiser and Kemp ally who has backed Trump’s rivals in presidential primaries.

The first Jewish and youngest U.S. Georgia senator elected, Jon Ossoff must consider the risks. Continue supporting Israel and he loses progressive support. Side with Trump on some policies and he still loses progressive support. 

Greene is nationally known and a prolific fundraiser, but she has embraced conspiracy theories and feuded with members of her own party. On Thursday, she noted to reporters that she has more than 11 million social media followers, saying that’s because people know where she stands.

Greene’s appeal would be clear in a GOP primary with many voters fiercely loyal to the president. Her decision not to run came a day after she told reporters she was considering it.

“I’m going to give it some thought, talk to my family. I’m honored to have so much support from the great people of Georgia. And I have options,” she said Thursday.

Greene was first elected to the House in 2020. She initially planned to run in a competitive district in northern Atlanta’s suburbs, but relocated into the much more conservative 14th District in Georgia’s northwest corner.

Greene continued to embrace conspiracies even after 11 House Republicans joined Democrats to remove her committee assignments in February 2021. She embraced people jailed on charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol as political prisoners, part of her campaign to reframe the narrative of the attack and cast Democrats, not Republicans, as a party of violence.

She was welcomed back into the mainstream of the Republican conference by Kevin McCarthy, who forged an alliance with her. But Greene kept feuding with Republicans and Democrats alike. The House Freedom Caucus expelled Greene in 2023.

Israel Fuming At Trump’s Bypass!

Trump and Netanyahu are at odds.

The United Nations is useless. They cannot impose sanctions on Israel because of one permanent member's endless veteoing and threats.

The United States of America.

President Donald J. Trump is a puppet. You can string the old man around.

Apparently, Israeli regime leader Benjamin Netanyahu is angry that Trump isn't supportive of his evil conquest of the Middle East. So expect Israel to launch a campaign to leak embarrassing incidents involving Trump.

Trump will head to the several Middle Eastern countries to pressure them to accept Israel, demand they increase oil production and stay with the U.S. dollar.

More countries are abandoning the U.S. after the previous administration refused to hold Israel accountable and the current administration being more hostile towards its citizens. The tariffs also have created a toxic relationship with many of the U.S. and its closest allies.

The visit without a stop to Israel and Netanyahu has angered Zionists.

After losing several fighter jets and continued hostilities in the Red Sea, the U.S. has stopped attacking Yemen. The Houthis had warned the U.S. that if they continued attacking them on behalf of Israel, the ships will face attacks. 

Yemen closed their waters to Israel and those who ship goods to the apartheid ethnostate.

Had the U.S. minded its business in the beginning and allowed Yemeni officials to close their waters to the Israeli regime, we wouldn't be in this mess.

Now Yemen is closed to the U.S. 

Trump and his associates had issued a truce against the Houthis. It angered Israel.

Israel launched a series of deadly strike around Sana'a and destroyed its airport and seaports. Yemen had took its concerns to the UN. 

They vow retaliation.

Iran has also asked the UN to hold Israel and the U.S. accountable for the years of tensions. Iran continues to deny it has nuclear weapons. Even if they had nuclear weapons, it's their right to. The U.S. is trying to restart the JCPOA talks after Trump ripped them up in his first term. Iran doesn't trust Trump.

Iran is willing to settle with the U.S. on one condition. Israel must end its nuclear weapons, abolished its apartheid government and return all the generations of descendants to their ancestral lands.

Israel refuses that.

There is no two state solution. It is only a Greater Israel and the U.S. greenlight the manifest destiny through continued support. Israel also engaged in its support of apartheid India. They are assisting India in its aggression against Pakistan.

History will not be kind to Trump, Joe Biden and George W. Bush.

Trump has fumed over the allegations that former National Security Advisor Michael Waltz was coordinating with Netanyahu behind his back. 

Netanyahu wants the U.S. to assist in attacking nuclear facilities in Iran. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are cautious for the most part but are willing to do it.

A nuclear weapon in Iran could stop Israel from its evil.

Israel and its allies overplayed the use of antisemitism. From now on, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing Judaism or Islam, I will not hold my tongue when criticizing Israel, Jews, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, members of Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, the Canary Mission, Zionism, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, Christian nationalism and white supremacy.

Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.

To clear up the AP's account of Oct. 7, the Israelis used the Hannibal Directive to massacre the settlers to prevent Hamas from taking IDF soliders. The IDF has used the weapons to kill settlers at a festival.

Hamas has been very clear on who they targeted. They targeted the IDF and the walls. They do not target civilians. Israel has exaggerated the way this went down.

They have used American weapons to kill settlers, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, UN peacekeepers and their own IDF soliders. Israel has killed Americans, British, German, Australian, Canadians and French citizens. 

No investigations were carried out to why Israel targeted them.

Israel refuses to allow independent monitors into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

IDF soliders who refuse to carry out orders are often taken out by snipers.

The "hostages" were IDF soliders. 

Israel has violated the ceasefire. They are planning on invading Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. They have stopped humanitarian aid and attacked any attempts by volunteers or independent surveyors. 

Israel wants the U.S. to start a war with Iran.

The supporters of former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris are playing on this "We tried to warn you" nonsense. How can you morally stand on principles of being a progressive and back Israel?

First and foremost, Americans have a right to vote for whomever they chose.

Second, Harris failed to win over voters. She stuck with former president Joe Biden on the economy, Israel, Ukraine, immigration and inflation. The former president failed to listen to voters and his base.

The former president gave unilateral support and cover. We knew Trump would be worse. We demanded that Biden and Harris put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to stop killing. We urged them to stop invading other countries. Biden ignored the concerns. The Democrats paid the price.

This shows a lot of "tone deafness" within the Democratic Party. 

It is not Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) or the former supporters' fault for Biden and Harris' missteps. She warned them that Arab Americans did not like being ignored. 

Those fucking hypocrites sat in silence as Israel is killing men, women and children.

They can fuck themselves.

Israel has killed Americans. No one was held accountable.

The killing of Rachel Corrie did not move George W. Bush to cut Israel loose.

The deaths of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, Tawfiq Abdel Jabbar, Mohammad Khdour, Omar Assad, Shireen Abu Akleh, Jacob Flickinger and Kamel Ahmad Jawad were never investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

Mask off.

Resistance is not terrorism.

Occupation of oppressed people is not peace.

A two state solution is "separate but equal" and a de facto apartheid.

Telling other countries to take Palestinians is ethnic cleansing.

A sovereignty seizing land in a violent conflict is a war crime.

A violent attack on children throwing rocks at tanks is justified in the minds of those who support Israel. 

Spitting and shoving Christians, Satanists, non Zionist Jews, Muslims and Hindus is considered a custom in Israel. How is this disgusting act justified?

The double standard in media coverage is the Israelis are hostages and the Palestinians are prisoners. Some of the Palestinians held in Israeli custody are children under the age of 14. 

When Russia seized Ukrainian land and Crimea, the U.S. pushed for sanctions.

When Israel seized Lebanese and Syrian land, the U.S. recognized it as Israeli sovereignty. They have actively rejected sanctions imposed on Israel.

Iran supports the resistance. The U.S. and Israel labels it as an enabler of terrorism and war. Yet, Israel has created the conflicts by forcing regime change, killing their civilians, their scientists, their military generals and their diplomats. No one seems to call this terrorism. In fact, some U.S. lawmakers see it as justifiable offense.

Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion or Iran. 

The IDF has the weapons to destroy everything. All on the American taxpayer, Israel has killed civilians, their own citizens and the status quo.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Israel is the red line. If any lawmaker, entertainer, athlete or social media influncer backs the apartheid ethnostate, they will face a boycott. 

Regardless of political affiliation, if you are supporting Israel, you are not getting donations or a vote from me.

I will hold President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accountable.

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", blaming "illegal immigrants" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering costs, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. 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 don't want any more wars on behalf of Israel. 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 legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

The Resistance Must Stop Israel!✊️🇵🇸

Israel 🇮🇱 Will Fall......

This 🇮🇱 Will Be Regarded As A Symbol Of Evil In The 21st Century.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Macy’s Cuts Dayton Loose!

Dayton loses both its Macy's stores.

Uh... my hometown.

Macy's is sputtering down. It appears that locations in Dayton are no more.

In early 2025, Macy's announced it was closing the Mall at Fairfield Commons location. Now as of late-2025, Macy's will officially closes it location at the Dayton Mall.

Dayton, Ohio has no more Macy's department stores.

By 2026, Macy's says it will shut down 150 "underproductive" locations while prioritizing investments in 350 remaining stores. It says it will also close 50 stores by the end of 2024.

"We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved shopping experiences, relevant assortments and compelling value," said Tony Spring, Macy’s CEO, in a statement. Spring, who has worked nearly 40 years as a Bloomingdale's executive, assumed the role just a few weeks ago.

Despite the shuttered Macy's locations, the company, Macy's, Inc., says it also wants to expand its Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury stores by 45 locations altogether.

"Our teams are energized by the work ahead as we accelerate our path to market share gains, sustainable, profitable growth and value creation for our shareholders," said Spring.

The company has yet to specify which 150 locations will close.

The last major restructuring at Macy’s occurred in February 2020, when the company announced it would cut 2,000 corporate jobs and 125 stores over the next three years.

The company's headquarters in downtown Cincinnati at 7 W. Seventh Street closed at that time, two years after it shuttered the flagship store at Fountain Place. Macy's consolidated its headquarters in New York City.

The departure of Macy's headquarters in February 2020 was joined by a handful of other store closures in Greater Cincinnati, namely its Northgate Mall store in January 2020 and the Tri-County Mall location the following year.

David Souter Passed Away!

History will be kind to David Souter. The former Supreme Court Justice died in New Hampshire.

The former Supreme Court Justice David Souter has passed away at the age of 85.

David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85.

Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday.

He retired from the court in June 2009, giving President Barack Obama his first Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Obama, a Democrat, chose Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s first Latina justice.

Souter was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He was a reliably liberal vote on abortion, church-state relations, freedom of expression and the accessibility of federal courts. Souter also dissented from the decision in Bush v. Gore in 2000, which effectively handed the presidency to George W. Bush, the son of the man who put him on the high court.

While liberals were delighted with a justice they initially feared, conservatives turned Souter’s appointment into a rallying cry, “No more Souters,” that fueled their successful drive to move the court more firmly to the right.

In retirement, Souter warned that ignorance of how government works could undermine American democracy.

“What I worry about is that when problems are not addressed, people will not know who is responsible. And when the problems get bad enough ... some one person will come forward and say, ‘Give me total power and I will solve this problem.’ That is how the Roman republic fell,” Souter said in a 2012 interview.

His lifestyle was spare — yogurt and an apple, consumed at his desk, was a typical lunch — and he shunned Washington’s social scene. He couldn’t wait to leave town in early summer. As soon as the court finished its work in late June, he climbed into his Volkswagen Jetta for the drive back to the worn farmhouse where his family moved when he was 11.

Yet for all his reserve, Souter was beloved by colleagues, court employees and friends. He was a noted storyteller and generous with his time.

“Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years. He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service,” Chief Justice John Roberts said. Souter continued hearing cases on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for more than a decade after he left the high court, Roberts said.

Sotomayor recalled the kindness of the man she succeeded on the Supreme Court. “When I arrived at the court, no one was more welcoming to me than David,” she said in a statement. “After his retirement, he periodically sent me notes, which I will forever treasure for their insightfulness and beautiful turns of phrase.”

When Bush plucked Souter from obscurity in 1990, liberal interest groups feared he would be the vote that would undo the court’s Roe v. Wade ruling in favor of abortion rights. He was called a stealth nominee by some.

When days were good. Then president Barack Obama and vice president Joe Biden (later president) with John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and John Roberts, the current Supreme Court Justice. Thomas still sits in the Court. He will retire soon.

Bush White House aide John Sununu, the former conservative governor of New Hampshire, hailed his choice as a “home run.” And early in his time in Washington, Souter was called a moderate conservative.

But he soon joined in a ruling reaffirming women’s right to an abortion, a decision from 1992 that is his most noted work on the court. Thirty years later, a more conservative court overturned that decision and the constitutional right to abortion.

Souter asked precise questions during argument sessions, sometimes with a fierceness that belied his low-key manner. “He had an unerring knack of finding the weakest link in your argument,” veteran Supreme Court advocate Carter Phillips said.

Souter was history’s 105th Supreme Court justice and only its sixth bachelor.

Although hailed by The Washington Post as the capital city’s most prominently eligible single man when he moved from New Hampshire, Souter resolutely resisted the social whirl.

“I wasn’t that kind of person before I moved to Washington, and, at this age, I don’t see any reason to change,” the intensely private Souter told an acquaintance.

He worked seven days a week through most of the court’s term from October to early summer, staying at his Supreme Court office for more than 12 hours a day. He said he underwent an annual “intellectual lobotomy” at the start of each term because he had so little time to read for pleasure.

Souter rented an apartment a few miles from the court and jogged alone at Fort McNair, an Army installation near his apartment building. He was once mugged while on a run, an apparently random act.

Souter returned to his well-worn house in Weare, New Hampshire, for a few months each summer and was given the use of an office in a Concord courthouse.

An avid hiker, Souter spent much of his time away from work trekking through the New Hampshire mountains.

When Souter in 2005 joined an unpopular 5-4 decision on eminent domain allowing a Connecticut city to take several waterfront homes for a private development, a group angered by the decision tried to use it to evict him from his Weare farmhouse to make way for the “Lost Liberty Hotel.” But Weare residents rejected the proposal.

Shortly after his retirement, Souter bought a 3,500-square-foot Cape Cod-style home in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. It was reported, though perhaps it was just part of Souter’s lore, that he worried that the foundation of the house in Weare would give way under the weight of all the books he owned.

Souter had been a federal appellate judge for just over four months when picked for the high court. He had heard but one case as a federal judge, and as a state judge previously had little chance to rule on constitutional issues.

Though liberals were initially wary of his appointment, it was political conservatives who felt betrayed when, in two 1992 rulings, Souter helped forge a moderate-liberal coalition that reaffirmed the constitutional right of abortion and the court’s longtime ban on officially sponsored prayers in public schools.

Yet as Souter biographer Tinsley Yarbrough noted, the justice did not take “extreme positions.”

Indeed, in June 2008, Souter sided with Exxon Mobil Corp. and broke with his liberal colleagues in slashing the punitive damages the company owed Alaskan victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Before serving as a New Hampshire judge, Souter was his state’s attorney general for two years. He worked on the attorney general’s staff for the previous eight years, after a brief stint in private practice.

Souter earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University, and a master’s degree from Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.