The right wing agitating website The Drudge Report had this blaring on its page.
Usher, Rich the Kid FLASHED CASH before armed robbery.....
As usual, The Drudge Report goes into their "Black stories" to appease those white extremists who flock to the click bait.
A terrorist fired 10 shots outside Westlake Recording Studio and the managed to pull off a big heist.
The rapper Rich the Kid (born Dimitri Roger) is believed to be the target of the robbery.
The Sun reported that just hours before the shooting, he posted on social media a picture of himself flaunting wads of cash and wearing expensive jewelry while outside the studio.
Donald Trump called Lou Dobbs and Sean "Softball" Hannity on how to take a loss in strive.
The most annoying conservative agitator in the junk food media called Congress deal to keep government open a "garbage compromise." The agitator interrupted that imbecile's speech in El Paso to bash the deal.
It was reported that Donald J. Trump needed some advice on how to address the bipartisan proposal Congress rolled out to keep the government open.
He called "SEAN HANNITY! SEAN HANNITY!"
Trump called the most annoying conservative agitator in the country and Lou Dobbs personally to sell the deal.
Sean "Softball" Hannity, the secret White House advisor denies Trump called him and slammed the junk food media as being "fake news."
Reminder, the softball and Donald J. Trump were former clients of Michael Cohen. The former fixer is going to federal time out and he's got a lot of secrets that he might tell the public when Congress summons him to testify.
The New York Times reported that the Fox News and Fox Business hosts were given orders to calm the concern of the far-white. They were told to sell the idea with the "best face."
One call made to Lou Dobbs, a favorite of Trump's whose Fox Business Network show he often tries to catch live. Another was placed to Sean "Softball" Hannity. The two talk regularly.
The newspaper noted, "it was arguably the most punishing defeat Trump has experienced as president, and it left the White House scrounging for other ways to pay for a wall on the southwestern border and rethinking its approach to a Congress now partly controlled by Democrats."
"Trump's inability to reach a satisfying deal despite the negotiating experience he regularly touted on the campaign trail suggested that any aspirations of collaboration across party lines may be even more elusive than he had imagined," The Times noted.
Sean Hannity is a softball. He is the official softball of the Donald Trump idiocracy.
And Trump's problems with his base extended beyond media to his most ardent supporters on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said the agreement was "a bad deal for the president."
"Meadows and his allies were among those targeted by the White House in hopes of avoiding a more threatening conservative revolt. A meeting with members of his Freedom Caucus in the Oval Office was partly aimed at urging them to hold their fire in television interviews when talking about the bill, according to a person briefed on the effort," The Times reported.
Axios reported that Trump spends a lot of Executive Time. This is an example of Executive Time.
Mind you that Fox News has been tried to elevate the culture war. Knowing that Americans are not happy about their tax refunds, the right wing network is trying to distract us with allegations being thrown at the freshman lawmakers.
Trump had spent a fraction of his work schedule to bash Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for criticizing Israel and AIPAC. He said that she should resign. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) have taken a strong stance towards Israel and went forth to condemn Omar and Rep. Rashida Tliab (D-MI) for supporting the BDS Movement. The three leaders took money from AIPAC.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is maliciously trying to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D-OR) Green New Deal proposal.
That means no Nicki Minaj. No Drake. No Lil' Wayne. No concert. No revenue.
BET had to do some serious damage control after this fiasco.
BET is making it clear the tweet targeting Nicki was unauthorized. The network says, “BET loves Nicki Minaj. We have supported her from the very beginning of her career and will continue to do so moving forward. Nicki has paved the way for so many performers and has solidified her place as one of the most powerful figures in the music industry."
The statement continues ... "Unfortunately the respect we have for Nicki was violated by this post that should never have been written. The post does not reflect how we feel about Nicki. And further does not reflect our company values. We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused. We are committed to doing everything we can to address the situation."
BET also says, "We are also conducting an internal audit to assure these types of posts are not published again. We have apologized to Nicki and her team. The post has been removed and we have taken additional appropriate action. We understand Nicki’s position and look forward to continuing our dialogue with her. Finally, we apologize to all of her fans. This should have never happened."
Cardi B reportedly responded to the controversy around her Grammy win and the Nicki Minaj issue in a now-deleted Instagram video.
"I work hard for my fucking album," she said, adding. "I remember last year when I didn’t win for 'Bodak Yellow' and everybody was like, 'Cardi got snubbed.' ... Now this year's a fucking problem?"
The 26-year-old rapper went on saying, “It’s not my style for people to put other people down to uplift somebody else. ... I don't support that.”
Cardi B has since deactivated her Instagram account.
There has been no public response from Minaj since BET issued the apology, but the 36-year-old did thank fans on Twitter for supporting her.
El Chapo is likely heading to Florence ADX. He was convicted of money laundering, conspiracy to commit murder, human trafficking and drug trafficking.
The infamous drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa, a domestic terrorist group was served in U.S. federal court. He will likely see Supermax Colorado as his new residence.
He will appeal the verdict.
Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera is known to the world as "El Chapo," the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.
He became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of rival Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the former leader of the Gulf Cartel.
The American government dubbed him a dangerous individual who paraded on a lavish lifestyle. A man who called the shots on how to traffic the loads. A man who could place a hit on you for even talking to his woman. Guzman was the boss of narco.
Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel transports multi-ton cocaine shipments from Colombia through Mexico to the United States, the world's top consumer., and has distribution cells throughout the United States.
The organization has been involved in the production, smuggling, and distribution of Mexican methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstasy (MDMA) and heroin throughout the Americas and Europe.
Before his 2014 arrest, Guzman had exported more drugs to the United States than any other trafficker including more than 500 tons (500,000 kg) of cocaine in the U.S. alone.
Guzman was caught in 1993 in Guatemala and was extradited to Mexico. He was served 20 years in Mexican time out for murder and drug trafficking. He used his influences in the time out to get guards to look the other way. He bribe the guards and found a way to escape a federal time out.
He was wanted the governments of Mexico, the United States and world police organization INTERPOL. The U.S. threw a $5 million bounty on his head and Mexico ran 60 million pesos ($3.8 million) on the head.
He was caught in 2014 after they found him inside a luxury apartment in Mexico.
When he was placed in a federal time out, he managed to hire some folks from the outside to tunnel underneath the federal time out. He would escape again in 2015 after they built a well developed tunnel into the federal time out.
He was captured by the Mexican federal authorities after being tipped off to his whereabouts. Sean Penn, the famed actor and activist and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo had a meeting with Guzman.
The two wanted to talk to Guzman about a film based off his life. Penn's meeting Guzman was the downfall.
Guzman was soon extradited to the United States and sent to a Brooklyn federal time out. It took about a year to get this conviction.
Now he will be sentenced in late June and it's likely he'll be spending his time in Florence ADX, the only place in the U.S. where you can't tunnel out. The walls and windows are so small, he wouldn't be able to know where his location is. It is the place where the U.S. government declared those interned there are dangerous to the general population, staff and themselves. They are considered the most dangerous individuals in the country and they're housed there.
Guzman's attorneys said they will appeal the sentence.
21 Savage free for now. The embattled rapper faces deportation for overstaying his VISA.
Welcome back!
The Jigga Man saved the Saint Laurent Don.
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter managed to hire a great lawyer and helped embattled rapper 21 Savage escape a permanent flight back to England.
21 Savage missed the Grammys. However, he won't miss that dinner with his children. Counting his blessings that the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency allowed him to post a "get out free card."
It was confirmed that the Atlanta based rapper is born in the United Kingdom. He was brought to the United States in 2005 when he was child. His VISA was expired and he managed to live in the Atlanta metro area for over ten years.
Born She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, the rapper will have to monitored by the feds.
The rapper was busted in a targeted immigration operation on Feb. 3.
In an emailed statement, lawyers, Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro said they've been speaking with ICE since his arrest to "clarify his actual legal standing, his eligibility for bond, and provide evidence of his extraordinary contributions to his community and society."
21 Savage has three children. If he would have been deported, he would never see his children again.
They said they received notification in the previous 24 hours, "in the wake of the Grammy Awards at which he was scheduled to attend and perform,"that he was granted an expedited hearing. The Grammy Awards ceremony was Sunday.
He had a felony charge of marijuana in 2014 but the charges were reduced. He was placed in deportation proceedings in federal immigration court.
Federal immigration officials have known Abraham-Joseph's status since at least 2017, when he applied for a new visa. That application is pending, his attorneys said.
The attorneys also said ICE was incorrect that Abraham-Joseph has a felony conviction on his record. Fulton County prosecutors said they could not provide information on that case because it is sealed.
Abraham-Joseph's lawyers said Tuesday that he asked them to send a message to his supporters.
"(H)e says that while he wasn't present at the Grammy Awards, he was there in spirit and is grateful for the support from around the world and is more than ever, ready to be with his loved ones and continue making music that brings people together," they said.
He added that he "will not forget this ordeal or any of the other fathers, sons, family members, and faceless people, he was locked up with or that remain unjustly incarcerated across the country. And he asks for your hearts and minds to be with them."
Terrorist commits a murder-suicide on his girlfriend and her child.
BE WARNED, THE VIDEOS ARE DISTURBING. SOME MAY CONTAIN GRAPHIC IMAGES.
Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers won't bring back the dead or heal the wounded. It's nothing but fake platitudes and worthless attempts to make people feel good.
A Dayton man shoots his girlfriend her son and then went out like a punk. The little boy died, the terrorist died. The woman is barely surviving. If she does survive, she will realize that her life was destroyed by a madman who had no business owning a firearm. Taking away a precious child's life because "he's sorry." I have no sympathy for this man or his actions.
No good comes from gun violence.
Oh, but there's a culture war!
And how's that tax refund? Did you get most of your money back or did you owe more in taxes?
Planning on buying a bunch of firearms with that tax refund?
Ohio mom loses her son to her disgraceful boyfriend. The boyfriend was mentally ill and had a firearm. He killed that little boy and seriously injured his girlfriend before he went out like a punk.
That one life that was taken by gun violence means a lot. All that phony sympathy won't bring that victim back. I am very tired of the status quo in America. I am tired of Americans
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
A terrorist would inflict harm on his girlfriend and child. He would post his murders on social media and the nation is talking.
A week ago, this terrorist killed a 6-year old boy, injured his mother and then going out like a punk.
This terrorist was mentally ill and had a firearm. I might have known this guy.
Anyway, the young life lost to this senseless tragedy. Carter Clemons was a 6-year old boy who had a promising future. It was cut short at such a tender age. His mother Di'eshia Patterson, was taken to the hospital, and her condition has been upgraded to serious condition.
Unfortunate circumstances for the woman. She picks the guy who loved her to death.
The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has released the official cause of death for both men as gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators are still working to find the motive behind the shootings. The terrorist worked for the United States Postal Service at the Washington Township branch. Before working at the post office, terrorist was enlisted with the U.S. Army.
Family members of Carter and Di'eshia has set up a GoFundMe to help with medical and funeral expenses.
The Gun Violence Memorial tracks the many lives lost to gun violence. There are so many names and not enough "thoughts and prayers" to bring them back.
The fault of this squarely lies on the shooter. But the enablers are Congress, the National Rifle Association and every president from 18th to 45th. I can't blame everything on Donald J. Trump but he's one of the enablers of gun violence.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attacked by the status quo lawmakers. She said that many lawmakers take funding for AIPAC. Now all of sudden, it's anti-Semitic to point out a fact.
Donald J. Trump does not apologize for any of his remarks towards women, minorities, religious leaders, immigrants and those who serve as your representatives. Why should any other politician apologize for their past remarks, their past attire and their past relationships?
I guess if she was a white woman she would have gotten the ball rolling. She's not Alyssa Milano. She doesn't have a massive following like Chelesa Clinton, Charlotte Klaymor, Shannon Watts, Shannon Coulter and Kirsten Gillibrand.
She wears a hijab, a headscarf and she's an immigrant and refugee from Somalia. Oh, by the way, she's a Black woman.
I mean you have Democrats falling into the traps yet again of being labeled by those on the far-white.
These lawmakers are the status quo. They take money from lobbyist group AIPAC. They are enablers of Israeli apartheid.
The Republican Party is back to their old strategy. Bring up "culture war" topics to keep the junk food media distracted and public ensnared in issues that don't affect their lives.
Last time I've checked, Israel is a foreign country.
How's that tax refund?
This morning, American lawmakers rushed to the cameras to condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for accusations of anti-Semitic remarks.
She was criticizing the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a lobbyist group that has promoted Israeli influence in American politics. AIPAC is doing it usual "song and dance" on critics of the Boycott, Deinvestment and Sanctions (BDS).
Glenn Greenwald, a libertarian agitator who writes for The Guardian said Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) the moronic Minority Leader of the House wanted to punish Omar and Rep. Rashida Tliab (D-MI) for supporting BDS.
Greenwald remarked that McCarthy often brought up George Soros, a prominent Jewish billionaire who funds progressive causes. Soros who the far-right often demonizes face a bomb threat from a white terrorist last year. McCarthy brushed it off.
Omar had tweeted "All about the Benjamins" on social media page (she deleted later this afternoon).
She would later tweet AIPAC in her response to McCarthy. She said that Republicans (and Democrats) often take millions from the lobbyist group. As expected, the outcry came fast and furious.
Even establishment leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came out against Omar. They forced her to apologize for the tweets. Pelosi is the current House Speaker and Schumer is the current Minority Leader of the Senate.
Mind you Pelosi and Schumer take millions from AIPAC as well. They along with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are profiting off the Israeli lobbying organization. They are paid to look the other way when it comes to criminal activities and international violations. Americans are slowing turning against Israel.
BDS was started on college campuses and became a movement. Americans want dark money and political action committees to be removed. They want to hold the National Rifle Association and AIPAC accountable.
That's why many Democrats weren't keen on picking Pelosi and Schumer as their leaders. They are "status quo" lawmakers.
Pelosi forced Omar to apologize. Which is something of a problem for me. I don't think she should apologize for anything. I believe that Omar, Tliab, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) are the reason to why I am starting to love Democrats more.
They are women of color. They are tired of bullshit from the status quo. I am seeing that the young voters are voting against establishment lawmakers.
👋🏽 Chelsea - I would be happy to talk. We must call out smears from the GOP and their allies. And I believe we can do that without criticizing people for their faith.
I look forward to building an inclusive movement for justice with you. 💪🏽 https://t.co/EGA9NQfBCi
While @GOPLeader directs islamophobic attacks at @RashidaTlaib & @IlhanMN in the name of “defending” Jews, never forget that he tweeted out antisemitic conspiracy theories about George Soros after Soros was targeted in an attempted bombing. #NotInOurNamehttps://t.co/nlnfFcy2PE
One of the longest serving members of Congress passed away a few days ago. He may have not been perfect on some of the issues, but at least he admitted he made mistakes. Unlike the Republican Party and its standard-bearer Donald J. Trump.
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) announced her husband, former Democratic lawmaker John Dingell passed away from prostate cancer.
Friends and colleagues know me and know I would be in Washington right now unless something was up. I am home with John and we have entered a new phase. He is my love and we have been a team for nearly 40 years.
On Monday, February 11, 2019 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, a visitation will be held at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center at 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126. This event is open to the public.
On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, a motorcade carrying Mr. Dingell’s casket will be driven past the United States Capitol on the East Plaza. Exact timing to be announced later. The public is welcome to view the motorcade from the east lawn of the Capitol.
Dingell began his congressional career by succeeding his father, John Dingell, Sr, a Representative of Michigan's 16th Congressional District in 1955. He would serve the district for 59 years.
He has the longest tenure in American history. He was also the longest-serving Dean of the U.S, House of Representatives and Dean of the Michigan delegation.
Dingell was one of the few remaining members who served World War II.
During his time in Congress, Dingell would support Medicate, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the Affordable Care Act and was one of the many Democrats who supported the Civil Rights Act.
Reminder, Democrats had a majority of Congress during the 1960s. The Democrats managed to pass the historical Civil Rights Act. It was Lyndon B Johnson who signed the act. Many Republicans from the north supported the law.
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and John were married for nearly 40 years.
Originally from Colorado Springs, Dingell grew up in modest hospitality. Dingell, Sr., was of Austrian-Polish desent, his mother Grace Bigler was of Swiss and Scot-Irish decent.
The surname of the Dingells was Dzieglewicz.
Dingell was considered a moderate at present time. An avid sportsman and hunter, he strongly opposed gun control. He was a NRA board member and won praise from the gun lobby.
Dingell was married twice. He was married Helen Henebry, an airline attendant. They married in 1952 and divorced in 1972. He had four children from his first marriage.
Dingell would soon marry Debbie Insley. She was 28 years his junior. Dingell resigned in 2019 and his wife would end up taking the position. She was then a Republican but changed in the 1980s and became a Democrat.
Another Republican bites the dust. Walter B. Jones, Jr. passed away. North Carolina seat up for grabs.
Another far-right lawmaker heads to the pearly gates. North Carolina's Walter B. Jones, Jr., an American bigot passed away. The North Carolina Republican who was a strong supporter of the 2003 Iraq War had tried to pass a resolution to change the name of french fries into "freedom" fries.
He died on February 10, his birthday. Ironic.
With a kind heart and the courage of his convictions, he dedicated his life to serving his Savior and to standing up for Americans who needed a voice. https://t.co/JqP0wk3ECi
His office confirmed his death in a statement. It had announced that the long-time lawmaker had entered the hospice care. He had broke his hip and it may have became infected and he's been in the hospital in late 2018.
Jones who ran for Congress during the 1992 election as a conservative Democrat. A Southern Baptist since his childhood, Jones converted to Catholicism in his 30s and cited strong opposition to pro-choice decisions.
He would be angered by the Bill Clinton years and swing to the far-white. He would join the Republican Party and then start running a campaign of calling Democrats the "scary party."
In the 1994 Republican Revolution, Jones won the seat after targeting Martin Lancaster, the Democrat to Bill and Hillary Clinton. He used a picture of Bill Clinton jogging with Lancaster to make a point that his opponent was weak and soft.
The right wing fads of the 2000s: Freedom Fries.
He would end up gaining the support of resident bigot Jesse Helm, a staple of alt-white and racism within the Republican Party.
Since his election, Jones won the support of constituents all the way until 2018. He was representing the North Carolina 3rd Congressional District which covered the Outer Banks.
This last election, he would end up being uncontested. Amazing, the Democrats now can arrange a candidate who can flip that district.
After years of supporting the Iraq War, Jones saw the light. He found that George W. Bush lied to the Congress on the developments of the war.
He would eventually be one of the few Republicans to call out Bush for the war.
Jones leaves behind a wife and a child.
Democratic governor Roy Cooper must figure out when there's going to be a special election to find a replacement for the Republican.
It's cold outside. Amy Klobuchar announces her run for President of the United States.
Snow isn't going to keep her from announcing her bid to run.
Another woman is entering the race for President of the United States. Minnesota U.S. senator Amy Klobuchar is entering the race. She would be the fifth woman to enter a contested race. She will join fellow senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren in the race to beat Donald J. Trump.
There are five women in this race. History in the making.
The Democratic Party has a lot to prove. Can they beat an imbecile who has the backing of a cable news channel, a bunch far-right radio hosts, Russian propaganda and Americans divided over policies?
Trump has a 70% chance of winning reelection.
Do you believe Amy Klobuchar is ready to be President of the United States? (Expect the dumbest answers to be picked by trolls)
Amy Jean Klobuchar is American lawyer and politician currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Hennepin County Attorney.
Born in Plymouth, Minnesota, she is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. She was a corporate lawyer in Minneapolis until being elected county attorney for Hennepin County in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal prosecution in Minnesota's most populous county.
Klobuchar was first elected to the Senate in 2006, becoming Minnesota's first elected female United States Senator, and was reelected in 2012 and 2018.
In 2009 and 2010, she was described as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party.
Trump decided to make his case.
Well, it happened again. Amy Klobuchar announced that she is running for President, talking proudly of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures. Bad timing. By the end of her speech she looked like a Snowman(woman)!
She is married to John Bessler, a professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. They have a daughter.
Klobuchar wants to cast herself as the product of working-class roots who can win bipartisan support and help Democrats win back the Midwestern cities and towns that drifted toward Trump during the 2016 election. Thoughout her speech, she pledged to take on issues like money in politics, climate change and election reform, and leaned heavily into her Minnesota roots.
"On an island in the middle of the mighty Mississippi, in our nation's heartland, at a time when we must heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good, I stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman, the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Minnesota, to announce my candidacy for president of the United States," Klobuchar said.
The snowstorm featured heavily throughout Klobuchar's announcement.
"I'm asking you to join us on this campaign. It's a homegrown one," she said. "I don't have a political machine. I don't come from money. But what I do have is this: I have grit."
She added: "I have all of you who are willing to come out in the middle of the winter, all of you who took the time to watch us today from home, all of you who are willing to stand up and say people matter."
The senator also used the snow and freezing temperature to set herself apart from a crowded field of Democrats running in 2020.
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944.
In her speech, Klobuchar also took a swipe at officials in Washington, promising that her honesty will set her apart from them.
"I promise you this: As your president, I will look you in the eye. I will tell you what I think. I will focus on getting things done. That's what I've done my whole life. And no matter what, I'll lead from the heart," she said.
The senator also went after Trump without mentioning him by name, criticizing the President's foreign policy and use of Twitter.
"We need to stand strong — and consistently — with our allies. We need to be clear in our purpose.
We must respect our front line troops, diplomats and intelligence officers ... who are out there every day risking their lives for us ... they deserve better than foreign policy by tweet," she said.
It was clear early in Klobuchar's remarks that her campaign will be centered on making inroads in the Midwest, an area of the country that has been wooed by Trump in recent years. Minneapolis and the nearby Mississippi River, which rolled slowly down the hill from where Klobuchar spoke, played a central role in the senator's pitch.
"The Mississippi River, all our rivers connect us, to one another. To our shared story," she said. "For that is how this country was founded, with patriots who saw more that united them than divided them."
The setting also provided a clear example of how the senator hopes to run for president as a Minnesotan and Midwesterner.
Klobuchar's uncovered head was covered in light snow by the end of her speech and snowflakes blanketed everything in front of her, from her eyelashes to the microphone she used to the pages of her speech that were enclosed in plastic covers.
Ahead of the event, snow blowers cleared the stage multiple times and volunteers were frantically working to shovel walkways for people. The skyline of Minneapolis was barely visible behind the stage and the banks of the freezing Mississippi River were covered in snow.
Klobuchar's team planned for the event by ordering 100 gallons of hot cocoa and 100 gallons of apple cider. Volunteers handed out small American flags and packs of Little Hotties hand warmers as people entered the park. A small covered area to the side of the event had a roaring fire and a number of event attendees either cross-country skied or snow-shoed to the speech.
Most attendees were unfazed by the weather -- and gave Klobuchar credit for announcing outside in February.
Warner Bros and Fox Television Group has put its host in the freezer pending an investigation into his actions. It seems like #MeToo has finally got to A.J. Calloway.
The host of Extra is now in the freezer because of allegations made by two accusers.
Now, Calloway's lawyer, Lisa E. Davis came out swinging. She said that her client vehemently denies ever assaulting anyone and looks forward to clearing his "good name."
So far, there's been over 11 women who made accusations toward Calloway.
On Saturday, Calloway found himself off the Extra couch.
Warner Bros. said that it will investigate accusations made against him. They have concluded that he didn't do anything inappropriate while on the job.
"Upon becoming aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against A.J. Calloway, we began an internal reivew to determine whether there had been any misconduct by Mr. Calloway on Extra and whether any employee of the show had been the victim of any such misconduct. To date, we have found nothing to suggest that Mr. Calloway has ever engaged in workplace misconduct. In light of additional allegations brought to our attention, we are expanding our ongoing inquiries, and Mr. Calloway has been suspended pending further review. We take such allegations very seriously and are committed to doing everything we can to ensure a safe and inclusive workplace for all of our employees."
Last June, model Sil Lai Abrams came forward with The Hollywood Reporter and shared that she was raped by media mogul Russell Simmons and assaulted by Calloway.
The attorneys representing Calloway in regards to Abrams said that these were decades old claims that were proven false. Calloway is married to Dionne Walker.
Amazon CEO tried to get blackmailed by the National Enquirer. His second Amazon facility might rethink its decision to mark New York City as its location.
Two big stories in the junk food media.
The CEO of Amazon, Inc and The Washington Post has came forth with allegations that AMI, the company that owns the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him. He wrote on Medium about his encounter with AMI and its CEO David Pecker.
David Pecker is under federal watch and took an immunity to stay out of federal time out. His company's antics have actually put him in the crosshairs of the federal investigators.
I’ve written a post about developments with the National Enquirer and its parent company, AMI. You can find it here: https://t.co/G1ykJAPPwy
In the posting, Bezos said that AMI contacted him through his lawyer. He said that they have pictures of him and his current girlfriend Lauren Sanchez. They threatened to embarrass him with these pictures.
They wanted him to have The Washington Post to kill a story about Pecker.
Pecker is accused of paying off Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels. The two accused Donald J. Trump of having affairs while Melania Trump was pregnant with their son.
Pecker may lose his immunity for this.
Also Amazon is reconsidering its headquarters in New York City. Thanks to the power of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), many New Yorkers are starting to have strong doubts about the facility.
CNN is reporting that Amazon is said to be reconsidering its plans to open up a new campus in New York City's Long Island City neighborhood after facing backlash from local residents, according to a Washington Post report on Friday.
The report, which cited unnamed sources, said Amazon executives have had discussions recently to rethink the company's plans for New York and consider alternatives.
"We're focused on engaging with our new neighbors — small business owners, educators, and community leaders," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. "Whether it's building a pipeline of local jobs through workforce training or funding computer science classes for thousands of New York City students, we are working hard to demonstrate what kind of neighbor we will be."
Amazon selected New York City and Northern Virginia in November to split duty as its second headquarters (nicknamed HQ2) after a year-long search. Each city was expected to have more than 25,000 workers over time.
The New York Times reported Friday afternoon, citing two unnamed sources, that Amazon execs are frustrated with the cold reception the company has received in New York, but that the company is not currently planning to back out.
If Amazon is reconsidering its Long Island City campus, it's not telling close partners on the project.
"We talk with the folks from Amazon all the time," says Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the Long Island City Partnership, the local economic development organization. "As far as they say to us, everything is great, they're excited about New York, they're working hard to get to know the community and move things along."
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo framed the original announcement as a tremendous job creation opportunity for the entire New York region. It also ignited a frenzy over real estate in both cities.
But critics objected to the massive subsidies New York offered to lure the tech behemoth.
New York State committed to $1.525 billion in incentives, contingent on the company creating 25,000 new jobs with an average salary of $150,000. Protesters took to the streets in Long Island City, criticizing the deal for being bad for taxpayers and the neighborhood.
Those critics got new hope earlier this week when New York State Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens, who is a vocal critic of HQ2, was recommended to serve on the Public Authorities Control Board.
The relatively unknown board weighs in on any financing and land use deals that run through public authorities, which primarily include economic development projects. It's had some success in the past blocking major projects.
On Friday, Cuomo reacted angrily when asked during a pre-planned, unrelated news conference about the possibility that Amazon might bail on New York.
"For the state Senate to oppose Amazon was governmental malpractice," Cuomo said. "And if they stop Amazon from coming to New York, they're going to have the people of New York State to explain it to. It is irresponsible to allow political opposition to overcome sound government policy."
Mayor Bill DeBlasio, who helped craft the HQ2 deal behind closed doors, expressed confidence that Amazon would still come to the city.
"The mayor fully expects Amazon to deliver on its promise to New Yorkers," said his spokesman Eric Phillips in a statement.
Ocasio-Cortez, who campaigned against the subsidy package, celebrated the news that Amazon may be reconsidering the whole deal. Her district borders Long Island City.
"I think it's really encouraging to show that government and all of us primarily have a responsibility to the communities that we directly impact," Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Friday. "When we don't consult with those communities, we absolutely need to reconsider those deals and that process."
