"For the best night sleep in the whole wide world, visit MyPillow.com"
The commercial had swamped your radio and television for years. You seen the My Pillow Guy promoting his American made pillows and urging you a great night's rest.
The pitchman and CEO of the company is Mike Lindell. He had went through a lot of rough patches before he cleaned up his act and became a very famous pitchman and businessman.
Lindell overcame drug abuse and criminal behavior. He turned his life around and became a CEO.
However his success also came with controversy. He became radicalized by the movement of a pitchman, business mogul and reality television star. Liddell became a vocal supporter of Donald J. Trump.
He fiercely defended Trump and even urged him to declare martial law to prevent the certification and inauguration of Joe Biden. He continued to promote baseless claims of voter fraud and felt that the election was stolen from Trump.
He vocally admits that he will not rest until Trump is back in office.
He even supported the deadly chaos at the U.S. Capitol in January.
Now he's finding the rough side of business. The boycott.
Companies are abandoning My Pillow. It was confirmed by Lindell that Kohl's and Bed Bath & Beyond have dropped the brand. There is pressure to have Amazon, Kroger, Walmart, AtHome and other businesses to drop My Pillow.
Lindell also found himself without a Twitter account. It was confirmed on Sunday that Twitter permanently banned Lindell from its platform after he repeatedly violated its civil integrity clause and promoted violence.
Lindell is also being watched by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube.
Twitter didn’t say which of Lindell’s posts pushed it over the edge. But he had used his personal account and My Pillow’s corporate account in recent months to post and share bogus rumors about widespread election fraud that appeared aimed at undermining President Biden’s victory.
Lindell — who features prominently in My Pillow’s TV ads — has refused to walk back the claims even though they’ve been rejected by courts across the country.
Lindell continued to push bullshit.
Lindell is also in the crosshairs of Dominion Voting Systems. The company is planning on suing him, Fox News and the Trump campaign for pushing baseless claims about their company being involved in voter fraud. Dominion has already sued Rudy Giuliani, L. Linn Wood and Sidney Powell.
Lindell is planning on suing The Daily Mail after the tabloid made the claims that he was secretly dating actress/comedian Jane Krakowski. The two deny dating.
The social media companies are cracking down on misinformation, racism and promotion of violence. The companies are hoping to take steps to ensure they're not encouraging another violent insurrection.
Trump was permanently banned on Twitter shortly after the chaos. He continued to push the narrative the election was stolen and he didn't show empathy nor concern for the chaos. At first, Twitter gave him a 12 hour ban and told him to remove the "We love you. Go home, in peace" video. Shortly after the 12 hour ban, Trump conceded and said he will not attend the inauguration and saying that he and his supporters will not be disrespected. That was flagged as a potential call for violence and Twitter finally banned him.
Trump had over 90 million followers before he got banned.
Trump tried to go around the ban by posting on his @POTUS handle and campaign handle. Twitter halted the POTUS tag until Biden took the oath of office and Trump's multiple accounts were suspended.
The U.S. National Archives now retains his tweets and he's no longer allowed to be on social media. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok have suspended his accounts indefinitely due to the potential for violence and spread of misinformation.
Dave Chappelle caught the coronavirus despite the "safety" measures.
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The famed comedian did not take the coronavirus seriously or did he?
I mean entertainers want to continue to perform their shows at venues in states that have lax rules. The states of Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa and Alabama act like this is business as usual.
We are approaching 450,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus. The daily deaths are 6,400 a day and people infected by this are extremely high. I am at a point to inform you that we will likely lose a million Americans by April.
We can thank former president Donald J. Trump, Republicans, selfishness and American capitalism for the failures to take control of a pandemic. If we took a moment to consider following safety protocols and wear a damn facial mask, we could bring the infection rates down.
Alas, we won't because we are so fucking stupid.
President Joe Biden wants to have 100 millions Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days.
Dave Chappelle confirms he got the coronavirus after a performance in Texas.
Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Those shows have been canceled and Chappelle is quarantining, his representative Carla Sims said in a statement. The comedian is asymptomatic.
The entertainer was posing with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and Grimes in a photo while in Austin. None of them were wearing masks.
Also Chappelle did another photobomb of a married couple while in Texas. The last time he photobombed a couple was a newly engaged couple in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Chappelle rarely takes pictures with people.
The entertainer canceled his shows.
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Here's things to remember about the coronavirus. Revised.
1. Wash your hands frequently. Wash for at least 20 seconds (two Happy Birthday songs).
2. Do not touch your face (mouth, nose and eyes). We have an usual notion to touch our face. I mean it's common to do this. But if you wash your hands and try to not engage with people who may have been exposed to COVID-19, it will prevent you from catching it.
3. Cough into your elbow instead of your hands.
4. Keep a safe distance (at least 6 to 10 feet) from individuals. Businesses are now issuing social distancing and will have the right to refuse service if you're not adhering to the guidelines.
5. If you're sick, please stay home. You could spread the disease to others and trust me, you could face legal ramifications if you're sick and you deliberately showing up to work.
6. There is no treatment or cure for the COVID-19. A vaccine is being made. It could prevent future spread if issued right. Vaccines are officially greenlighted distribution. The vaccines will be going to first responders and those who care for the elderly. Please have patience, the vaccine will be distributed in three phases. The elderly, the first responders, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and several lawmakers will be treated first. Those with serious medical conditions. The final ones will be younger and those who at least are healthy.
7. Follow state and federal laws regarding this. Some states have relaxed regulations but that doesn't mean you're fully able to return to normal life. You have to stay vigilant and remind yourself that you can still catch this despite social distancing and safe sanitation practices. States like Florida, Texas, South Dakota and Alabama are very relaxed. Please use caution when traveling to these states and the U.S. territories of Guam and Puerto Rico.
8. Do not hoard items like toilet paper, disinfectants, paper towels, facial masks, milk, eggs, bread, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.
9. Use social media like Facebook Messenger, Alexa, Meet, Zoom, Google Duo, Skype or social media to connect.
10. COVID-19 can live on surfaces for more than 72 hours. Including steel, plastic and cardboard. There are new strains that are detected in the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa. The variants are considered deadlier. The new variant could be resistant to medications and the vaccines.
11. A pandemic has no timeline. We can't magically say that the pandemic is over when the infection rate is still high. We just can't return to normal until it is determined that the infection rate has decreased. The coronavirus is being studied and documented by scientists. They are trying to figure out how to combat this.
12. COVID-19 doesn't care about borders. The coronavirus spreads from human to human contact. We have no confirmation on how it made it to the United States. Don't believe what Trump, Republicans and far-right agitators says about it coming from China. It was detected in China, then Italy and our first confirmed case was in January 2020 in the United States. We probably had thousands of people affected in 2019 and we just didn't know it. Quit calling it the "China Virus" and the "Kung-Flu." It's offensive and xenophobic and racist.
Chappelle rarely takes pictures. So it's apparent the entertainer didn't take the coronavirus seriously.
13. If you deliberately infect other individuals, food and first responders, you will be charged with crime. So if people are trying to cough on you, sneeze on you, lick food products, lick toilet seats and refuse to wear masks where its required, they could face criminal charges. This is a controversial issue because some believe the mask isn't protecting them and some don't care about you or your family's health.
14. If you notice someone or you having signs of bluish lips or face, inability to wake or stay awake, new confusion, persistent pain in the chest, trouble breathing or blood in cough, call 9-1-1. There are mobile testing sites in your community but always check with a doctor first before getting a test at a public center. Most doctors will not take you openly without facial protection and confirmed symptoms.
15. Not all symptoms of COVID-19 are confirmed or denied. New issues keep showing up. So don't believe everything you've heard. The most common symptoms are noted above. Also please note that asymptomatic individuals are folks who have no symptoms but are spreading. Those are folks who look normal but have it and not showing signs yet.
16. Retail is now mandating workers and shoppers to wear facial protection. If you are continuing to not follow company policies when it comes to wearing facial protection, you can be banned from their establishment. Walmart, Kroger, Target, Whole Foods, Best Buy and other companies are now requiring facial protection in their businesses. MANY BUSINESSES ARE WARNING CUSTOMERS THAT ENGAGING IN DELIBERATE ATTEMPTS OF NOT WEARING FACIAL PROTECTION AND FILMING WITHOUT CONSENT WILL LEAD TO LAWSUITS AND POSSIBLE PERMANENT EXPULSION FROM ENTRY.
Chappelle photobombs newlyweds in Austin, Texas. That was before he caught the coronavirus.
17. Have patience with those in the healthcare industry, service industry and law enforcement. They are operating at limited staff. Those who work at restaurants, casinos, media companies, landscaping, construction and first responders are working to serve and help you. But note, that they are putting themselves at risk as well of catching the coronavirus. Respect those who have to work in this. There are companies working on producing a vaccine. They will produce a vaccine that is safe and effective before usage. See 19.
18. Some hand sanitizers are considered dangerous to your health. Methanol-based hand sanitizer could be toxic to those with weaken immune systems or allergies. The Food and Drug Administration have warned of methanol contamination. Some products made in Mexico and China may be dangerous. There are some people ingesting hand sanitizer. See 19.
19. Please do not ingest or inject sanitizer, bleach or hydroxychloroquine into your body. There is no cure for the coronavirus. Scientists are working on creating a safe vaccine to treat the coronavirus.
20. Hold your state and federal lawmakers accountable for not taking the threat seriously. The reasons to why Trump loss was his failure to take control of the pandemic. He also caught the coronavirus. Trump deliberately ignored the threat. In a series of audiotapes produced by the Washington Post's Bob Woodward, Trump was warned about the threat from the jump. He downplayed it because he didn't want to lose the trade deal and force Americans to take precautions. In March 2020, Trump had declared the pandemic was in effect and since first detection one year ago, we now have over 450,000 Americans dead and over 50 million infected. We are expected to lose 1 million Americans. As the Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress, the Republican lawmakers continues to run this "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and refuse to work with President Joe Biden to pass COVID-19 relief because of their stupid principles. It's important that you get go out and vote. The Republicans continue to push conspiracies and misinformation. It will lead to another deadly insurrection.
21. THE MASK DOESN'T IMPALE BREATHING! YOU CAN FUCKING BREATHE THROUGH A MASK! THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A MASK BEING A THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE WEARING THEM PROPERLY. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR THE MASK ABOVE YOUR NOSE AND COVER COMPLETELY YOUR CHIN. 22. YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID! MISINFORMATION IS PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO DEAL WITH WHEN IT COMES TO A PANDEMIC. According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.
The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.
Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.
Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!
If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.
The House Impeachment managers head directly to the Senate to deliver the Articles of Impeachment against former president Donald J. Trump.
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The Republicans are going to get a wake up call in 2022 if they don't pull their heads out their asses. They better get use to the new norms.
The U.S. House of Representatives has presented its article of impeachment against Donald J. Trump to the Senate, a step that formally sets in motion the Senate trial against the former United States president, which is expected to start next month.
Republicans are divided over the impeachment, with some senators saying Trump should be held accountable for the Capitol riot and others fearing a conviction of the former Republican president could be damaging for the party.
Some Republican legislators have argued that holding an impeachment trial after Trump has left office is unconstitutional – a claim that has been rejected by Democrats and some U.S. experts.
Walking from one side of the U.S. Capitol to the other, nine House managers appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi hand-delivered the impeachment document to the Senate on Monday evening.
The article charged Trump with “incitement of insurrection” in relation to the deadly storming on January 6 of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC by a mob of his supporters.
The House impeached Trump on January 13 on the same charge – making him the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
Former president Donald J. Trump has lots of time on his miserable hands. He can continue to golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), a constitutional scholar and one of the House managers who will be acting as prosecutors in the Senate trial against Trump, read the article of impeachment out loud to the upper house on Monday.
“President Trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud, and should not be accepted by the American people, or certified by state or federal officials,” Raskin said.
The formal step kickstarts the trial phase of the impeachment process, in which all 100 senators will sit as jurors to hear evidence and legal arguments from the House managers and Trump’s defence team.
To be convicted, the Senate must secure a two-thirds majority on the impeachment charge.
If that happens, a subsequent vote could bar Trump from running for public office again in the future.
The trial will begin on February 8. The Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said that he will allow two weeks to go through so President Joe Biden gets his Cabinet filled.
Trump now has to find defense attorneys willing to help him avoid conviction.
The Republicans are going to get a wake up call in 2022 if they don't pull their heads out their asses. They better get use to the new norms.
U.S. senator Rob Portman of Ohio announces he will retire. It sets the stage for a very competitive race in a state that lean more Republican.
One of the moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate, Portman served the senate seat since 2011. He was then a U.S. lawmaker from Cincinnati and U.S. Trade Representative and White House Budget Director under George W. Bush.
On Monday, Portman announced his decision not to run in 2022 with his wife Jane in tow.
He made his decision at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in downtown Cincinnati.
Portman said that the insurrection and the partisan bullshit were factors for his decision to retire from the U.S. Senate.
He said he will serve out his term until January 2023.
He hopes to be remembered for the legislation he passed and urged his fellow colleagues to work together for the betterment of America.
I'll remember him for being a part of the obstructionists in the Senate. He will be remembered for siding with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in denying Barack Obama's third nominee Merrick Garland a place on the Supreme Court. I'll remember him voting for Donald J. Trump's third nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite the previous president having the same amount of time to replace a judicial nominee.
Mitch McConnell will now have to fight to return to the majority.
I'll remember Portman for the dirty politics he's been a part of in the state of Ohio.
I'll remember him for not support gun reforms in the wake of the mass shootings in Cincinnati and Dayton. I'll remember him for not taking a stance in the wake of police shootings of people of color.
I'll remember him for supporting the definition of marriage (the man and woman union) and rejecting same sex marriage while having a son who is openly gay.
I'll remember him for not taking a stance on children being detained in cages and being stripped from their families.
I'll remember him for supporting the controversial decision to move the American embassy to Israel. Portman doesn't value the human rights of Palestinians and people who worship Islam.
Trump and Portman had a great relationship. He voted for Trump's Supreme Court nominees.
I'll remember him being a "country club Republican." A Republican who lives in the gated community and never once in his life ever visited a neighborhood where a person of color lives.
So he makes his statements on Monday.
"If we just keep pushing out to the right and to the left, there's not oging to be much left in the middle to solve the real problems we face," Portman said.
Over 30 years of public service is enough. He said that incivility in politics and the partisan divide has kept Washington, DC in consistent gridlock.
Portman who is expected to hear the trial of the former president will not commit to an answer whether he convicts or acquit him. He stood with the Republicans in supporting not removing him from office in 2020.
Portman getting sworn in by Biden.
Now who may run for the seat. There's talk that six Republicans and five Democrats are vying for the seat.
Republicans who may jump in include: Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH).
Democrats who may jump in include: Rep. Tim Ryan (R-OH), former Ohio Democratic leader David Pepper, outgoing Dayton mayor Nan Whaley and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).
Ohio is likely Republican.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was the only Democrat to win his election in 2018 when the Republicans swept the statehouse, the governor's home and maintained it's Congressional Districts.
A woman was severely beaten because she didn't buy liquor for underage teens.
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The New York Police Department are investigating an incident involving a brutal attack of a woman outside a bodega in Harlem. The woman was attacked because she did not want to contribute to the delinquency of minors.
The 31-year old woman who wishes to remain anonymous, had entered a Harlem bodega to make a purchase when three young men asked her to retrieve a liquor for them, according to ABC News.
After politely declining to do so, she was followed and subsequently attacked right outside the store.
A surveillance camera captured the attack. The woman says she was punched, kicked and her face was bitten. "I was mauled, this is more than being bitten," she said.
Allegedly, the attacker tried to bite her eye out.
The attack happened at a liquor store.
NBC News reports that the attack also left her exposed to COVID-19. The attacker spit on during the attack.
"I couldn't believe it, it was like an animal," she said. "That's the only way I can put it, it was like an animal."
Just so we all on the same page, them niggas not from this block, but they Damn sure can’t come over here no more.
It sparked outrage and protests in Harlem. On Saturday, a group of residents took to the streets in protests demanding justice and accountability for the victim.
They were chanting:
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The activist group, SAVE (Stand Against Violence East Harlem) is urging the community start protecting residents in the neighborhood.
These attackers will eventually be caught.
The suspects are going to be charged with aggravated assault, robbery, loitering and theft of property. They could face up to 10 years in the iron college if convicted.
The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
This is the latest incident where Black women are under assault. To see that woman be attacked is horrific and disgusting. I hope these attackers are caught and prosecuted to the fullest.
I normally take a neutral stance because I believe in a fair trial and the proof of innocence. But the camera shows the attackers. It's on them if they're caught and convicted.
The company that provides voting machines and stressed the importance of election integrity has now signalled they coming for the necks of many of the nation's agitators who falsely claimed they aided in abetted in voter fraud.
Dominion Voting Systems launched its first series of lawsuits against agitators involved in defamatory statements about voter fraud. The company is suing former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for $1 billion. The agitator made false claims on television, radio and social media about Dominion being a part of the Venezuelan government and instrumental in the stealing of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The company was hit with death threats and then president Donald J. Trump tried to force former Attorney General William Barr and later former acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen to investigate Dominion.
The company vehemently denied the allegations and told Giuliani, the Trump presidential campaign, L. Linn Wood, Sidney Powell, Sean "Screwball" Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Jesse Watters, Fox News, OANN, Newsmax and Rush Limbaugh to knock it off or face lawsuits. They ignored the warnings and now they face the wrath.
Dominion said in a 107-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that "as a result of the defamatory falsehoods peddled by Giuliani" in conjunction with other Trump allies and pro-Trump media outlets, "Dominion’s founder and employees have been harassed and received death threats, and Dominion has suffered unprecedented and irreparable harm."
"Dominion brings this action to set the record straight, to vindicate the company’s rights under civil law, to recover compensatory and punitive damages, and to stand up for itself, its employees, and the electoral process," the lawsuit says.
The logo says it all. They value election integrity.
The company accuses Giuliani, who helped fuel Trump’s lie about a stolen election, of making false and defamatory statements about Dominion on his Twitter account, on his radio and podcast shows, in televised media appearances and at the rally that Trump held before his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Dominion is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages, according to the complaint, which was first reported by The New York Times. The company also said it is demanding a trial by jury on all claims.
Dominion said Giuliani and his allies created and spread what it calls the "big lie," in which it "deceived millions into believing that Dominion had stolen their votes and fixed the election."
The suit says Guiliani, in addition to demanding a reported $20,000 a day to represent Trump, "cashed in" on the conspiracy by hosting a podcast where he advertised supplements, gold coins, cigars and protection from "cyberthieves."
Dominion voting devices are safe and trustworthy.
The complaint outlines evidence of Giuliani’s false claims about how Dominion allegedly “fixed” the election, which resulted in Trump’s defeat and Joe Biden’s victory. It includes screenshots from Giuliani’s TV appearances on Fox News and Fox Business and his tweets that spread conspiracy theories about the election. Dominion also presented how Giuliani's lies affected his followers.
It showed, for example, screenshots of Giuliani speaking on his podcast from Christmas Day about Dominion, with one viewer commenting, "All these people involved with the fraud need to be executed for treason."
Dominion CEO John Poulos said in a statement, "Not only have these lies damaged the good name of my company, but they also undermined trust in American democratic institutions, drowning out the remarkable work of elections officials and workers, who ensured a transparent and secure election. The thousands of hand recounts and audits that proved machines counted accurately continue to be overshadowed by disinformation.
"Guiliani continues to make demonstrably false claims, and we intend to hold him, and others who spread disinformation, to account," Poulos said.
The lawsuit comes after Dominion sued lawyer Sidney Powell, who pushed Trump’s attempts to overturn election results, for defamation earlier this month. In that lawsuit, Dominion also said it was requesting damages of more than $1.3 billion, saying it has spent millions on security for its employees and on damage control to its reputation and risks losing future business.
Dominion is one of the country's largest election equipment vendors, and its products were used in 28 states in the 2020 election. The company was recently contracted to replace the bulk of voting machines in Georgia, where Biden won in an upset against Trump. Trump became particularly inflamed by that loss, spreading misinformation about voting in Georgia and begging the state's head election official to overturn the results.
While cybersecurity researchers have uncovered some flaws in election equipment in recent years, the world's top election security experts have signed an open letter that there was no evidence of computer fraud affecting the 2020 election.
"We are aware of alarming assertions being made that the 2020 election was 'rigged' by exploiting technical vulnerabilities," they wrote. "However, in every case of which we are aware, these claims either have been unsubstantiated or are technically incoherent."
Bootsie Neal, a pioneer of Dayton politics passed away.
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The former city councilwoman for the city of Dayton, Ohio passed away. Idotha "Bootsie" Neal passed away on Sunday at the age of 68.
Her family said she passed away from natural causes.
Born in Newbern, Alabama., Neal was raised mostly in Buffalo, New York.
She graduated Howard University before moving to Dayton in 1974 where she pursued postgraduate education at the University of Dayton.
Neal served on the Dayton city commission from 1992 until 2004.
The former city leader was the first Black woman to sit on the city commission.
She was a colorful and slightly controversial figure in the city. She maintained a relationship with then-mayor now U.S. Republican lawmaker Mike Turner who called her a "great friend and ally."
"Bootsie Neal was one of my dearest friends" Turner said. "I know that without her leadership and partnership we would not have balanced the city’s budget and built the baseball stadium, Schuster Center, and RiverScape. Bootsie’s legacy of service through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta as well as to the entire Dayton community will forever be cherished."
Turner brought Neal with him as his guest to the 2012 White House Christmas party.
Neal in 2012 with then Vice President Joe Biden. Now in 2021, Biden is the 46th President of the United States.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said Neal did great things for Dayton and the Miami Valley.
“Ms. Neal was a force for good in our state, who will long be remembered for her commitment to the Dayton community and for her work to make the Miami Valley a better place. Ms. Neal was a trailblazer, breaking down barriers in her own life as the first Black woman to serve on the Dayton City Commission, and in her later years, lifting up future generations of Ohio women interested in pursuing public service,” Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement. “Connie and I are keeping Ms. Neal’s loved ones in our thoughts during this difficult time and stand with the Dayton community in honoring her legacy of service.”
I remember her daughter going to the same high school with me. From what I remember, Neal threw her weight around to get her daughter and friends to walk at their graduation after they failed to show up for graduatipn rehearsals. I believe the daughter and her friends went on an unauthorized trip to Washington, DC that wasn't approved by the school board.
As commissioner, Neal was instrumental in the neighborhood redevelopment efforts in the Wright Dunbar Business Village on West Third Street. Neal also led Wright Dunbar, Inc. until 2014.
Nan Whaley, the city mayor said Neal was a giant to the city. She said she opened doors for woman of color to become leaders.
“The other thing I think Bootsie did that is not as much talked about: there are many, many black women that are in government because of Bootsie Neal. And they are doing all kinds of things from working in City Hall to the county in finance, in places you would never think that really got their start because of Bootsie investing in them. And I think that’s the legacy she leaves behind, frankly,” Whaley said.
Whaley announced this year she won't seek reelection and is rumored to be considering a challenge against Turner in the U.S. House as a Democrat. Other rumors include her potential run for governor of Ohio to challenge Mike DeWine, the state's embattled leader.
A Georgia man faces a federal sandwich after he is accused of stealing from his employer totaling nearly $1 million.
Gwinnett County police detectives arrested a 19-year-old man after he scammed over $980,000 from Kroger, according to a Gwinnett County news release.
The suspect was arrested by White Collar Detectives after he created false returns at the Kroger where he was employed between December and January.
Detectives believe that the suspect was able to create over 40 returns for non-existent items and put them on several credit cards.
The returns ranged in price from $75 to over $87,000.
In total, he was able to steal over $980,000 during a two-week time period.
Corporate employees from Kroger noticed the fraudulent transactions and contacted the police department.
Investigators learned that the suspect purchased clothes, guns, shoes and two vehicles with the money.
Prior to being arrested, the suspect totaled one of the vehicles.
A large sum of the money was returned after the suspect was arrested. He was charged with theft by taking.
Kroger executives found out that nearly $1 million was not being accounted for.
Police said the suspect used the stolen money to buy two cars, clothes, guns and shoes. Before his arrest, the teen reportedly totaled one of the cars, a Chevrolet Camaro, Flynn said.
The investigation began after corporate employees of Cincinnati-based Kroger noticed the transactions.
Police said the suspect stole the money while an employee tasked with flagging fraudulent transactions was on vacation.
A "large sum of money" was returned to Kroger following the arrest, but it wasn't clear Thursday how much was recovered.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The suspect could face 20 years if convicted for grand larceny, fraud and communications theft.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces a run for governor.
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The Republicans are going to get a wake up call in 2022 if they don't pull their heads out their asses. They better get use to the new norms.
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is making it official, she is running for governor of the state of Arkansas.
The controversial former press secretary under Donald J. Trump was often confrontational with the press. She along with Sean Spicer, Stephanie Grisholm and Kayleigh McEnany were often misleading the public about Trump's agenda. The latter Grisholm rarely held press briefings.
The memorable Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas governor, former 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate and far-right agitator is seriously wanted to run for governor of Arkansas.
The folks are going to line up for her.
Seriously, Sanders, who left the White House in 2019 to return to her home state, planned to announce her bid on Monday, according to the campaign official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the formal announcement.
The former White House press secretary is launching her bid less than a week after the end of Trump’s presidency and as the ex-president faces an impeachment trial. But Sanders is also running in a solidly red state where Republicans tend to embrace the former president.
The daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sanders had been widely expected to run for the office after leaving the White House — and Trump publicly encouraged her to make a go. She’s been laying the groundwork for a candidacy, speaking to GOP groups around the state.
Sanders joins an expensive Republican primary that already includes two statewide elected leaders, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. The three are running to succeed current Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who is unable to run next year due to term limits. No Democrats have announced a bid to run for the seat.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders with her husband Bryan in the cabin.
Sanders launched her bid weeks after a riot by Trump’s supporters at the U.S. Capitol left five people dead. More than 130 people have been charged in the insurrection, which was aimed at halting the certification of President Joe Biden’s win over Trump.
Sanders was the first working mother and only the third woman to serve as White House press secretary. But she also faced questions about her credibility during her time as Trump’s chief spokesperson.
During her nearly two-year tenure as Trump’s chief spokeswoman, daily televised briefings led by the press secretary ended after Sanders repeatedly sparred with reporters who aggressively questioned her about administration policy and the investigation into possible coordination between Trump’s campaign and Russia. But Sanders earned reporters’ respect working behind the scenes to develop relationships with the media.
Trump’s tumultuous exit from the presidency may do little damage to Sanders in Arkansas. Republicans hold all of Arkansas’ statewide and federal seats, as well as a solid majority in both chambers of the Legislature.
Griffin and Rutledge have combined raised more than $2.8 million in the race, which could get even more crowded. Republican state Sen. Jim Hendren, who is also a nephew of Hutchinson’s, is considering a run.
Sanders, who published a book last year and joined Fox News as a contributor after leaving the White House, enters the race with a much higher profile than any of the candidates. But she remains an unknown on many of the state’s biggest issues and has said she doesn’t want to distract from Hutchinson’s agenda.
Arkansas has been the home state of the 42nd President of the United States. William Jefferson Clinton was the last Southern Democrat to be in the White House. Bill Clinton is a native son of Arkansas.
Republicans are in control of the state. They will welcome her with open arms. After all, the Northern tier of Arkansas is Klan Kountry.
