Saturday, February 04, 2023

Dems Move 2024 Primary To South Carolina!

Biden will announce his 2024 run after the State of the Union.

The Sun Belt states: Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Utah, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. These states saw population growth in 2020.

Democrats want to diversify their primaries so they can encourage more engagement with Black, Latino and Asian American voters. Seeing that Republicans made several inroads with minority voters, Democrats see the need to change the status quo.

So the far left is outraged that the Democratic National Committee has decided to make South Carolina the first state in the race for the presidential nomination. Jaime Harrison, the DNC chair and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) see a potential to win back the Black vote.

In the beginning, it was the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary. It often put Democratic presidential candidates in two states with majority white populations and a rush to win over their support. In the last two primaries, the Democratic nominee never won the Iowa Caucus or the Democratic candidate that won New Hampshire would be bantered with numerous other candidates who refused to concede when their odds are slim. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has considered running again in 2024. He has often hinting a primary challenge to force President Joe Biden to move further to the left. 

His supporters, the extreme left known as the Bernie Bros. have went bonkers over it. 

They are the ones saying its unfair and it would eliminate a potential challenge from Sanders, Nina Turner, Marianne Williamson or a Democratic candidate that is a #NeverBiden.

Iowa and New Hampshire Democrats are furious at the decision. 

Democrats see no path forward for Iowa, Ohio and Florida in 2024. They lost the states in 2016 and 2022. So they will regroup and recalibrate their messaging.

South Carolina will now kick things off for Democrats, with Michigan — and potentially Georgia — joining the early states in the biggest shakeup of the presidential primary in years, while Nevada will go second.

New Hampshire could go on the same day as Nevada if its Republican legislators and governor change a state law. Georgia, too, will need cooperation from Republican officials to take advantage of the new slot now available to them. 

“This calendar does what is long overdue,” said DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison. "It puts Black voters at the front of the process in South Carolina. It keeps Nevada, where Latinos have been building power... And it adds Michigan, the heartland, where unions built the middle class of this nation. And Georgia, the forefront of the new South." 

“The Democratic Party looks like America," Harrison added, "And so does this proposal.”

The new calendar puts South Carolina first on Feb. 3, 2024, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada on Feb. 6, then Georgia on Feb. 13, and Michigan on Feb. 27. After that, any state is free to schedule their primary when they want.

The party finally exerted the political will to shake up the status quo after Iowa botched their 2020 caucuses, which delayed results for days, and as the state shifted further into the Republican column. 

Jim Clyburn told Democrats to look at a better outreach in the Sun Belt.

The calendar is still not final, however, since it is now up to the states to change their primary dates to comply. South Carolina, Nevada and Michigan have already codified their position, while the others have not.

Iowa and New Hampshire Democrats objected to the new calendar, warning that opening up the calendar to change could create chaos by inviting other states to try to elbow in and hurt Democrats' electoral prospects in their states.

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said the removal of Iowa will expose the party to charges that they have “turned their back on Iowa and rural America.”

The thornier issue, however, is New Hampshire, where a state law mandates that it holds the first primary a week before any other state in the country.

New Hampshire Democrats have asked for more time to try to come up with a solution, but most Democrats say the writing on the wall and expect there will be no solution to the impasse. 

Instead, New Hampshire seems likely to go ahead with a unsanctioned first-in-the-nation Democratic primary, even though it means the party will lose delegates to the Democratic National Convention next year and that any candidate who so much as puts their name on the ballot will face steep penalties from the DNC, such as being barred from debate stages or losing access to the voter file.  

“The DNC is set to punish us despite the fact that we don’t have the ability to unilaterally change state law,” said New Hampshire DNC member Joanne Dowdell. “This will only hurt President Biden in our purple battleground state.”

Democrats may wind up with someone like Williamson, the spiritual author who ran a long shot presidential campaign in 2020, as the most prominent Democrat on the ballot on an unsanctioned New Hampshire primary.

"If President Biden doesn't file for New Hampshire, it could provide an opening for an insurgent candidate to run and win the first primary of 2024 — something no one in this room wants to see," Dowdell added.

But in a party united behind Biden, there was little sympathy for their plight.

"No one state should have a lock on going first," said Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell, a DNC member from the newly promoted state.

Those who spoke in favor of the new calendar received far more applause than their colleagues from Iowa or New Hampshire.

“Y’all, for far too long, our party’s nominating calendar has not reflected this country looks like,” said Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams, who is also the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party. “After today, we can proudly say that elevated the voices that have been silenced for far too long.” 

Chinese Balloon Down And The Conservatives Are Still Outraged!

Balloon popped and the far right still outraged.

The balloon went down around 2pm on Saturday. The balloon was possibly a Chinese surveillance unit was spotted over Montana and it drew outrage from the Republicans and some Democrats.

The FAA closed airspace over the area. A ground stop was ordered on the coast, specifically at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Charleston International Airport, and Wilmington International Airport. Military aircraft were reported to be over the Carolinas. US officials later stated that this was in preparation for an eventual downing of the balloon over the Atlantic.

It was spotted over the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. NORAD notified the American president Joe Biden  and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The U.S. intelligence agencies did a information jamming sequence to prevent the device from obtaining any resources in its payload. The president gave a shoot down order but was told to hold back due to the risk of lives, property and possible destruction of the device.

They were flexing their fingers to post on social media with claims that President Joe Biden is weak when it comes to dealing with China and demanding the balloon be shot down.

Unaware of the potential danger of the device, Republicans led a chorus of noise demanding it be shot down. Biden had already had given order to shoot it down, but at the advice of the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Pentagon officials, they suggested that the device should be shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

Biden said that the balloon did not pose a threat to U.S. security and was promptly shot down.

The balloon was described as the size of three buses and equipped with a technology bay. A senior defense official said the balloon had traveled from China to the Aleutian Islands and through northwest Canada before arriving over Montana on February 1, when it was spotted over Billings. A possible route along this trajectory, following prevailing westerlies, was calculated by a meteorological researcher using the HYSPLIT atmospheric model. Montana is the location of multiple nuclear missile installations, including Malmstrom Air Force Base, one of three US Air Force bases that operate intercontinental ballistic missiles. On Feb. 3, the balloon was observed above northwest Missouri, near Kansas City.

So on Saturday they sent two F22 Fighter Jets to destroy the device. It was destroyed about 50 nautical miles from Charleston and 20 nautical miles from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

End of story right.... Nope.

For the last three days, Fox and even CNN was leading their coverage to the balloon and speculation of what was inside it. Some Republicans made conspiracy theories to why it was spotted to the most zany theory that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) had slept with Christina Fang (Fang Fang), an alleged Chinese spy.

Other Republicans decided to flex their social media toughness by posing with firearms saying to Biden if we see it, we'll shoot it down. Unaware the device is over 75,000 feet from the earth surface, a bullet would not even reach that distance of contact but of course it was to "own the libs."

Yale University Offers Bobbi Wilson A Full Scholarship!

Yale to honor a little girl who had the law called on her for protecting her neighborhood from an invasive species.

In late 2022, a former Republican councilman called the law on a 9-year old Black girl spraying trees to catch an invasive animal. The controversy sparked outrage over racial profiling.

Former Caldwell Borough Council member Gordon Lawshe, who is white, called local police on the girl.

The far right often dismiss racial stories as hoaxes because they are often skeptical of allegations.

Well it appears that the nation reacted to the young girl's interest in science.

Yale University has offered an opportunity for her to be a part of their institution.

The Yale School of Public Health held a ceremony honoring the budding scientist's recent work.

The university entered Bobbi's collection of 27 spotted lanternflies — an extremely invasive species that is harmful to trees and other plants — into the Peabody Museum of Natural History database. Bobbi was also presented with the title of "donor scientist" during the Jan. 20 ceremony.


"We wanted to show her bravery and how inspiring she is, and we just want to make sure she continues to feel honored and loved by the Yale community," Ijeoma Opara, an assistant professor at the school, said in a statement.

Police released the recording in which the white man claimed that a little woman spraying trees scared him.

"There's a little Black woman walking, spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees on Elizabeth and Florence," Lawshe told the dispatcher, according to a call obtained by CNN.

"I don't know what the hell she's doing. Scares me, though," Lawshe added.

Yale has honored a young scientist who wanted to change the world. Bobbi will never forget this experience because a lot of Black and Brown people know what it's like being racially profiled for something.

Friday, February 03, 2023

Conservative Outrage Over Chinese Balloon Flying Over The Heartland!

A man spots a balloon and it drove the far right nuts.

So big freaking deal!

Since they were rooting for job loss and economic turmoil but ended up getting a successful jobs report and a better chance to advert a recession, what do the far right complain about?

A balloon from China possibly an intelligence machine was spotted over Montana and the far right is demanding the Biden administration shooting it down.

For one thing, if the thing is shot down, where will it land?

Another thing, this happens all the fucking time, It took one person to photograph it and send it to the fucking junk food media for the far right and some of those cowardly Democrats to seize on.
So on Feb.2, Canadian and U.S. defense officials spotted the surveillance balloon. Canada reported it to NORAD and the U.S. quickly got a lock on it. 

The decision to shoot it down was turned down due to the fact that debris could impact property or injure life. Of course, that led to a diplomatic crisis. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled a visit to China but was recalled and President Joe Biden officially cancelled it.

The Chinese claim it was a metrological balloon to observe weather but given the tension between the U.S. and China over Taiwan, the Americans dismiss that.

The far right could resist playing "armchair general" when it comes to China. Many of the infamous lawmakers on the Republican side have resorted to the baseless claim that "If Washed Up 45 was in the White House, it would have been shot down...."

J.D. Vance being a moron again.

This is coming from the likes of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

They are conspiracy theorists and known do-nothings. McCarthy, a do-nothing House Speaker is trying to make this about Biden being "weak" on China.

Fox and CNN are non stop with this.

And it's like this hadn't happen before.

It happens all the freaking time.

Republicans wouldn't know what to do with themselves when it comes to a crisis. 

Under Republican presidents since 2001, we had Sept. 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Rita, two reckless wars, deadly pandemic, two recessions and nonstop "owning the libs" legislation.

It's worth noting that many of these Republicans are just wasting your tax dollars to post their firearm selfies on social media.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for example shows how he positions himself.

Greene trolls Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) after he was booted from the House Intelligence Committee by bringing up the alleged Chinese spy who worked in his office. 

All of this is money spent to keep these buffoons in office.

That's why we need competent government and not reactionary. Reactionary lawmakers are not only reckless but dangerous to society.

Sweet Treats! 🍫🍬

Big jobs but recession fears.

The latest jobs reports for the month of January. As we continue through 2023, we are noticing that Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Salesforce, IBM, Apple, Meta, Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, Warner Bros. Discovery, TOMS King, Macy's, Bed Bath and Beyond and numerous small businesses are laying off at a massive rates.

Coronavirus death has top 1.2 million. Over 124,000 daily infections.

Despite all that, we see a huge job boom. The fears of a recession are still existent.

Employers added a booming 517,000 jobs in January as hiring unexpectedly surged despite high inflation, rising interest rates and the prospect of a weakening economy.

Of the 517,000 jobs, there are 50 states, the District of Columbia, the five U.S. territories and American owned sovereignty. Which area of the U.S. sees the jobs growth?

The unemployment rate fell from 3.5% to 3.4%, lowest since 1969, the Labor Department said Friday.

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast 185,000 job gains.

The labor market was buffeted by various crosscurrents last month, including winter storms and flooding as well as the aftermath of a strike, Goldman Sachs said. As a result, the January jobs total likely doesn't reflect the course of hiring in the months ahead, economists said.

For all of 2022, the economy had added a sizzling average of 375,000 jobs a month. That was a pace vigorous enough to have contributed to the painful inflation Americans have endured, the worst such bout in 40 years. A tight job market tends to put upward pressure on wages, which, in turn, feed into inflation.

The Fed, hoping to cool the job market and the economy — and, as a consequence, inflation — has steadily raised borrowing rates, most recently on Wednesday. Year-over-year measures of consumer inflation have steadily eased since peaking at 9.1% in June. But at 6.5% in December, inflation remains far above the Fed’s 2% target, which is why the central bank’s policymakers have reiterated their intent to keep raising borrowing rates for at least a few more months.

The Fed is aiming to achieve a “soft landing” — a pullback in the economy that is just enough to tame high inflation without triggering a recession. The policymakers hope that employers can slow wage increases and inflationary pressures by reducing job openings but not necessarily by laying off many employees.

But the job market’s resilience isn’t making that hoped-for outcome any easier. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that employers posted 11 million job openings in December, an unexpected jump from 10.4 million in November and the largest number since July. There are now about two job vacancies, on average, for every unemployed American.

The Labor Department’s monthly count of layoffs has amounted to fewer than 1.5 million for 21 straight months. Until 2021, that figure had never dropped so low in records dating back two decades.

Yet another sign that workers are benefiting from unusual job security is the weekly number of people who apply for unemployment benefits. That figure is a proxy for layoffs, one that economists monitor for clues about where the job market might be headed. The government said Thursday that the number of jobless claims fell last week to its lowest level since April.

This is projecting.

The pace of applications for unemployment aid has remained rock-bottom despite a steady stream of headline-making layoff announcements. Facebook parent Meta is cutting 11,000 jobs, Amazon 18,000, Microsoft 10,000, Google 12,000. Some economists suspect that many laid-off workers might not be showing up at the unemployment line because they can still find new jobs easily.

The Republicans have control of the House of Representatives and they are already tanking in popularity. They won on inflation, crime, the border and culture wars. So here we are five weeks into the new year, Republicans infight over Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) becoming the House Speaker. They are still talking about Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the previous House Speaker. They passed a national abortion ban, booted Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from the House Intelligence Committee, booted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Republicans oppose raising the debt limit without spending cuts. They have not explictly said what they want cuts to but we expect it is social security and Medicare. 

Obviously, they want to end funding to Ukraine but not Israel or Saudi Arabia. 

They raised the debt limit under Washed Up 45 multiple times without any major opposition from their own members.

Republicans vow to investigate only President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, ignore former vice president Mike Pence's handling of classified documents and Washed Up 45's refusal to turn over classified documents.

Republicans have decided to end the Jan. 6 Committee because they seriously believe it was partisan effort to undermine Washed Up 45. The former president instigated an insurrection against democracy and Republicans have caused legitimate political discourse. They decided to focus on government agencies like the FBI because they claim it put the thumb on the scale for Biden and Hillary Clinton. Clinton lost the presidential election in 2016. They want to investigate Hunter Biden, a private citizen who they alleged used his father's name to make millions. They also still obsess over this laptop.

We have not seen a laptop, but Fox, Newsmax and far right outlets have shared pictures of Hunter Biden in a negative light and it has prompt him to issue a valid warning that they will face defamation if they continue to accuse him of hiding classified documents.

Dominion is moving forward with its defamation lawsuit against Fox, Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell, Newsmax, OANN, Rudy Giuliani and numerous others.

Republicans boot Ilhan Omar off a committee.

Republicans already signal impeachment, national abortion bans, more guns on the streets, ending birthright citizenship, stopping the Biden pledge to cancel student debt, use taxpayer money to build a border wall, ban transgender people from playing gender based sports, start endless investigations into Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Big Tech, the FBI, the pull out in Afghanistan, repeal the Affordable Care Act, repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, end COVID pandemic assistance and enforce voter ID laws on all Americans.

Republicans see the only path to victory is basically obstruct and complain about the president. They won't offer solutions or policies. All they care about is trying to keep folks angry with culture wars and distractions.

President Joe Biden's headaches:

  1. The Republicans in the House of Representatives.
  2. Gun violence and Congress not doing anything to stop it.
  3. Inflation.
  4. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
  5. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. George Santos (R-NY), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO).
  6. The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
  7. Anti-Vaxxers. 
  8. Lawmakers and activists who protest the CDC guidelines during the pandemic.
  9. The endless culture wars that Republicans find outrage in.
  10. Washed Up 45 and his minions on Fox, Newsmax, OANN and the internet.
  11. Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. The idiots who run it and the idiots who post on it.
  12. Fox, The Daily Mail, Newsmax and OANN's relentless talk about conspiracies, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden and the president's mental capacity and health.
  13. The endless racism towards Biden's allies Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Barack Obama.
  14. The relentless talk about spending despite the former president's reckless things.
  15. The lack of civility towards fellow Americans.
  16. Vladimir Putin.
  17. Xi Jinping.
  18. Kim Jong-Un.
  19. Benjamin Netanyahu.
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 the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations.

An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.

Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin high fived at Davos to oppose Biden's agenda.

You're not safe in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the state buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.

Food prices, energy prices, rent, city services and college education have risen. Companies are struggling to find workers. They are now trying to push incentives to get workers in.

Real Reasons To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is!

  1. DEAD
  2. BORN
  3. THE PANDEMIC
  4. CLIMATE CHANGE
  5. IN PRISON
  6. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  7. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
  8. IN HIGH SCHOOL
  9. IN COLLEGE NOT LOOKING
  10. VOLUNTEER
  11. DISABLED
  12. INFLATION
  13. STAY AT HOME PARENT
  14. RETIRED 
  15. QUIT ON THEIR OWN
  16. TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT 
  17. NOT HIRING UNQUALIFIED
  18. NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED
  19. ACTIVE MILITARY
  20. NATURAL DISASTERS
  21. MASS SHOOTINGS DISRUPT DAILY ROUTINE
  22. BEING LAID OFF DUE TO CLOSING OR STAFF REDUCTION
  23. DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY OR PROPRETY
  24. OUTSOURCING JOBS TO OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES
  25. BEING UNDOCUMENTED IN FEAR OF I.C.E. OR U.S. AGENCIES
  26. BEING PUBLICLY OUTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DOING SHAMEFUL ACTS
  27. PARTICIPATING IN UNCIVIL OR VIOLENT PROTESTS

Jobs are looking good despite fears of an economic slowdown.

Companies are still trying to hire employees. With the average wages stagnant, many are not looking forward to returning to a job that pays dirt wages. Many who worked in the retail, restaurant and low end service industry are not willing to take a job for less than $10 an hour. Matter of fact, no one can survive on $15 an hour.

Republicans don't see the bigger picture itself. They rather continue to believe in conspiracies about people collecting the safety net and not going back to work.

Give them a liveable wage and maybe things might improve in the job market.

We can't always assume that folks are lazy. People are literally dying from being exposed to the coronavirus and folks are tired of the status quo of their jobs.

Many single mothers are having trouble trying to find quality daycare or family members to watch children. On top of that, some have lost family members due to the pandemic. A homemaker may have lost their spouse. Some may have no choice but to watch their children or loved ones due to the aftermath of the pandemic.

Folks are still trying to rebound from medical bills, late rent payments, owing taxes and college loans.

The Republicans reward white nationalists Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar committee hearings.

Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience. 

Washed Up 45's presidency and Republican controlled governments killed millions of Americans. Biden has a slim majority in Congress and things can't be done with obstruction from both parties.

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. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.

The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that women deserve the right to safe medical procedures. Let them know that their failure to pass legislation to lower prices are the reasons why the economy is in a free fall.

Thursday, February 02, 2023

Ilhan Omar Off House Foreign Affairs Committee!

You won't silence me.

So if criticism of the Israeli government's cruel policies towards the Palestinians is anti-semitic, you might as well call me one.

That country has committed war crimes, illegal activities and unjustified violence for years and the United States continues to look the other way and keeps giving billions of aid to them. They are running an extreme right government that is fully on board with the full escalation of settlements on the West Bank. 

They are still blocking medical aid and emergency services to those in the Gaza Strip.

Numerous Republican lawmakers have called for violence against their fellow lawmakers. Yet, they are rewarded and praised. If I dare criticize Israel by saying American lawmakers take billions from lobbyists who support controversial Israeli policies, I am anti-semitic.

Fuck them.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) faces numerous death threats from insane people and constant conspiracy theories from media agitators was booted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ohio elected a white nationalist, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to represent the suburbs of Cleveland. He is one of the many extremists Ohio has now representing the 11.6 million people.

The vote was 218-211 along party lines. In her first term, Omar drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike for tweets that invoked anti-Semitic tropes. She apologized for those tweets but has remained outspoken about the influence of Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobby, on U.S. politics.

The resolution, introduced by Miller stated that Omar "has disqualified herself from serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, a panel that is viewed by nations around the world as speaking for Congress on matters of international importance and national security."

Miller, who is one of two Jewish Republicans in the House, said in a statement that Omar "cannot be an objective decision-maker on the Foreign Affairs Committee given her biases against Israel and against the Jewish people."

Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, told reporters last week that the move to remove her from the committee was "purely partisan."

In an emotional speech on the House floor Thursday, Omar said she is being targeted for her identity as a Muslim immigrant from Africa.

"Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy? Or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced." she said. "I didn't come to Congress to be silent."

Her experience as an immigrant and refugee who survived a civil war give her a valuable and unique perspective on American foreign policy, she added.


Hunter Biden's Lawyers: Prepare For A Defamation Lawsuit!

Hunter Biden warning far right agitators to stop making baseless allegations or face a defamation lawsuit.

The son of President Joe Biden has finally had enough of the far right propaganda being spread about him and his father. The Washington Post has obtained a formal request from his lawyers warning Fox, The Daily Mail, The New York Post, Steve Bannon and John Paul Mac Isaac, the blind repairman who claimed to have found his laptop they better stop or face a defamation lawsuit.

Hunter Biden knows he has problems, he wrote a book about it. He knows that he struggled with drugs and mental health. We're only human.

For the far right, they believe that Twitter, Facebook and the junk food media "censored" the New York Post writer Miranda Devine's story about the laptop. The laptop according to the far right would have saved the former president. Nevermind, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, tensions since the George Floyd murder and his blatant admission that he sought foreign influence to sway the election.

Washed Up 45, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Jesse Watters, Steve Bannon, Softball Hannity, Dan Bongino, Tucker Carlson, Republicans and the far-right media are hoping Hunter Biden is the key to getting Biden impeached.

The obsession with the president's son is bonkers. I mean he is a private citizen. He and Ashley Biden are not even involved in the matters of the president, Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States or any member of the White House.

But for the Republicans, it is the biggest scandal in Biden's presidency.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) are highly invested in it. Same with the Droopy Dog of politics, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). 

He along with Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) are joining the conspiracy train.

Hunter had enough.

Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Hunter Biden, wrote to the Justice Department and the Delaware attorney general's office asking investigators to examine the conduct of several operatives who allegedly played a role in "accessing, copying, manipulating, and/or disseminating Mr. Biden's personal computer data," including Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon, and other supporters of the former president.

"The actions described above more than merit a full investigation and, depending on the resulting facts, may merit prosecution under various statutes," Lowell said. "It is not a common thing for a private person and his counsel to seek someone else being investigated, but the actions and motives here require it."

"The actions described above more than merit a full investigation and, depending on the resulting facts, may merit prosecution under various statutes," Lowell said. "It is not a common thing for a private person and his counsel to seek someone else being investigated, but the actions and motives here require it."

Law enforcement agencies are not obligated to act on such referrals, nor are they required to acknowledge them.

Lowell also wrote to the Internal Revenue Service requesting a probe into Garrett Ziegler, a former Washed Up 45 White House aide who recently published a trove of emails allegedly tied to Hunter Biden. That letter challenges the tax-exempt status of Ziegler's organization, Marco Polo, which is filed as a 501(c)(3).

Ziegler's organization "has failed to operate solely for charitable purposes," Lowell wrote to the agency. "To the contrary, [Marco Polo] has operated as little more than a thinly disguised political operation to attack the Biden administration and the Biden family."

Bryan Sullivan, a defamation lawyer retained by Hunter Biden, also sent a cease-and-desist letter to Fox News and Tucker Carlson, asking the network and its primetime host to retract and correct a report they ran about alleged rent payments Hunter Biden made to his father, which they have claimed as evidence that the president was more closely tied to his son's financial arrangements.

Carlson's promulgation of the story stands in "flagrant violation of all journalistic professionalism," wrote Sullivan, who also warned of "potential litigation" if the network fails to agree to a retraction by the end of the day on Thursday. Sullivan also asked that Fox News preserve any records related to its handling of the story.

Tucker Carlson won't stop.

The change in tack by lawyers for the president's only living son comes at a precarious time for the younger Biden, as Republican scrutiny of his business dealings ramps up and federal prosecutors reportedly near the conclusion of their years-long probe into his tax affairs.

Federal authorities in the Delaware U.S. attorney's office, led by U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Washed Up 45-appointee, have been investigating Hunter Biden since 2018, ABC News has previously reported, but paused for several months ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

The probe spilled into public view in December 2020, shortly after Joe Biden secured the presidency, when Hunter Biden confirmed the probe into his "tax affairs." Prosecutors have since examined whether he paid adequate taxes on millions of dollars of his income, including money he made from multiple overseas business ventures.

Hunter Biden has repeatedly said he is cooperating with investigators and remains "100% certain" that he will be cleared of any wrongdoing. President Biden has said he and his son never discussed his foreign business dealings, and there are no indications that the federal investigation involves the president in any way. The White House has repeatedly sought to distance the president from the probe.

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Republicans have taken their first investigative steps in a long-awaited congressional probe into the younger Biden. House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer and Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, have called investigations into the president's family a "top priority" and have pledged to "pursue all avenues" of wrongdoing. They said they "would love" to speak with Hunter Biden, but did not announce plans to issue a subpoena.

Lowell, a celebrated defense lawyer, joined Hunter Biden's legal team in December to assist with congressional oversight inquiries. He has represented a number of high-profile political figures, including Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump; Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and John Edwards.

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Tyre Nichols' Funeral!


The funeral of Tyre Nichols was held on Wednesday. 

White House Senior Advisors Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mitch Landrieu, Rev. Al Sharpton, Benjamin Crump, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean, Ahmaud Arbrey and Eric Garner were there.

The biggest guest was Madam Vice President, Kamala Harris, who spoke on behalf of President Joe Biden and Tyre's family.

During services, Sharpton and the vice president both delivered impassioned speeches calling on lawmakers to approve the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a broad package of reforms that includes a national registry for police officers disciplined for misconduct, a ban on no-knock warrants and other measures.

Harris said the beating of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, by five Black police officers was a violent act that violated the stated mission of police to ensure public safety.

“It was not in the interest of keeping the public safe, because one must ask, was not it in the interest of keeping the public safe that Tyre Nichols would be with us today? Was he not also entitled to the right to be safe? So when we talk about public safety, let us understand what it means in its truest form. Tyre Nichols should have been safe,” she said.

The funeral took place at 1pm at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis.

Tyre's family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police.

Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, fought back tears as she spoke lovingly of her son.

“The only thing that’s keeping me going is that I truly believe that my son was sent here on assignment from God. And I guess now his assignment is done. He’s gone home,” she said, urging Congress to pass police reform.

Nichols was beaten after police stopped him for an alleged traffic violation Jan. 7. Video released after pressure from Nichols’ family shows officers holding him down and repeatedly punching, kicking and striking him with a baton as he screamed for his mother.

Sharpton said the officers who beat Nichols might have acted differently if there were real accountability for their actions. He also said he believes that if Nichols had been white, “you wouldn’t have beat him like that.”

The celebration of Tyre's life.

“We understand that there are concerns about public safety. We understand that there are needs that deal with crime. But you don’t fight crime by becoming criminals yourself. You don’t stand up to thugs in the street becoming thugs yourself. You don’t fight gangs by becoming five armed men against an unarmed man. That ain’t the police. That’s punks,” he said.

“We need to take some action because there should be no other child that should suffer the way my son — and all the other parents here have lost their children — we need to get that bill passed,” Wells said. “Because if we don’t, that blood — the next child that dies, that blood is going to be on their hands.”

Tiffany Rachal, the mother of Jalen Randle, who was fatally shot by a Houston police officer in 2022, sang a rendition of the classic gospel standard “Total Praise” to rousing applause from the congregation and Nichols’ family.

“All of the mothers all over the world need to come together, need to come together to stop all of this,” Rachal said.

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents Nichols’ family, referred to the graphic video showing the officers punching, kicking and beating Nichols, even after he lay helpless on the ground.

“Why couldn’t they see the humanity in Tyre?” he asked.

Tyre’s sister, Keyana Dixon, said she felt a pain like she had never experienced before “when those monsters murdered my baby brother.” LaToya Yizar, whose mother was Nichols’ godmother, read from a poem she wrote titled, “I’m Just Trying to Go Home,” invoking Nichols’ words to the officers.

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for Congress to pass the George Floyd Policing Act.

Sharpton said he took his daughter Ashley early Wednesday to the site of the former Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr. was shot on April 4, 1968. He noted that King was in Memphis to support a strike by city sanitation workers, most of whom were Black.

“The reason why ... what happened to Tyre is so personal to me, is that five Black men that wouldn’t have had a job in the police department, would not ever be thought of to be in an elite squad, in the city that Dr. King lost his life, not far away from that balcony, you beat a brother to death,” Sharpton said.

Nichols, a skateboarder and amateur photographer who worked making boxes at FedEx, grew up in Sacramento, California, and loved the San Francisco 49ers. He came to Memphis just before the coronavirus pandemic and got stuck. But he was fine with it because he was with his mother, and they were incredibly close, she said. He even had her name tattooed on his arm.

Nichols made friends during morning visits to Starbucks and always greeted his mother and stepfather when he returned home with a sunny, “Hello, parents!” The baby of their family, Nichols had a 4-year-old son and worked hard to better himself as a father, his family said.

In the three weeks since Nichols’ death, five police officers were fired and charged with murder. Their specialized unit was disbanded. Two more officers have been suspended. Two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical workers and a lieutenant were also fired. And more discipline could be coming.

Attorneys for two of the charged officers, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills Jr., said they will plead not guilty. Blake Ballin, the lawyer for Mills, told AP that the videos “produced as many questions as they have answers.”

Lawyers for the three other officers have not provided comment to the AP.

Nichols’ death was the latest in a string of early accounts by police about their use of force that were later shown to have minimized or omitted mention of violent encounters.

Tom Brady: I'm Done!

Tom Brady will retire again.

We heard this story before.

Tom Brady announced on social media he will retire. In 2022, Brady had announced his retirement but changed his mind and decided to play one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady played most of his football with the New England Patriots.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a brief video lasting just under one minute on social media.

Unlike last winter, though, the most successful quarterback in league history, as well as one of the greatest athletes in team sports, said his decision was final.
“Good morning guys. I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady says as the message begins. “I’m retiring. For good.”

He briefly retired after the 2021 season but wound up coming back for one more year with the Buccaneers. He retires at age 45, the owner of virtually every meaningful NFL passing record in an unprecedented 23-year career.

A year ago when he retired, it was in the form of a long Instagram post. But about six weeks later, he decided to return for one more run, citing “unfinished business” after an early playoff exit.

The Buccaneers — with whom he won a Super Bowl two seasons ago — made the playoffs again this season, losing in their playoff opener. And at the time, it begged the question about whether Brady would play again.

Only a couple of weeks later, he has given the answer.

“I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning, I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first,” Brady says in the video. “I won’t be long-winded. You only get one super emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last year.

“I really thank you guys so much, to every single one of you for supporting me. My family, my friends, teammates, my competitors. I could go on forever. There’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing. Love you all.”

Brady is the NFL’s career leader in yards passing (89,214) and touchdowns (649). He is the only player to win more than five Super Bowls and has been MVP of the game five times. He also holds marks for regular-season wins (251), Super Bowl appearances (10), playoff games and wins (48, 35), as well as playoff yards (13,400) and TDs (88).

“Tom’s legacy is unmatched in the history of this game. All the Super Bowl titles and statistical records speak for themselves, but the impact he had on so many people through the years is what I appreciate the most,” Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said.

And now what?

“His imprint on this organization helped take us to the mountaintop. We will certainly miss him as our quarterback, but I will also miss him as a leader and friend,” Licht added. “Our entire organization is indebted to him for what he provided us over the past three years. We won’t ever forget the wins or the accolades, and his influence will be felt for years to come.”

Brady announced his retirement one day after attending the premiere of “80 for Brady” — which comes out Friday — in Los Angeles. The movie tells the story of four lifelong friends, played by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, who went to a Super Bowl to see Brady play.

He was asked Tuesday night whether he felt a connection working with women — the four stars range in age from 76 to 91 — who don’t want to retire.

“They’re working hard and they love it. So good for them,” Brady told The Associated Press. “You know, it’s just that’s what life is about. You got to, you know, wake up every day with a purpose. And when you find something you love to do, you know, it’s hard to stop. You really enjoy it. And there’s a lot of aspects that you do enjoy. So they still bring it at this age. It’s really unbelievable to watch them on set and how much energy they have. And I certainly was inspired by them and learned a lot of lessons on this whole experience.”

Famously underrated coming into the NFL — he was picked 199th in the 2000 draft by the Patriots, behind six other quarterbacks, three kickers and a punter — Brady certainly wasn’t expected to become synonymous with greatness. He played in one game as a rookie, completing one of three passes for six yards.

The next year, it all changed.

Brady took over as the Patriots’ starter, the team beat the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl that capped the 2001 season and he and New England coach Bill Belichick were well on their way to becoming the most successful coach-QB duo in football history.

More Super Bowl wins came after the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The Patriots returned to football’s mountaintop for a fourth time in Brady’s era a decade later to cap the 2014 season, the start of three more titles in a span of five years.

He signed with Tampa Bay in free agency in 2020 and added a seventh Super Bowl ring to his collection in his first season with his new team. The Bucs and won 37 games (including postseason) with Brady at quarterback — third most in the league over the past three seasons behind Kansas City (46) and Buffalo (41).

“I think I’ve been on the record dozens of times saying there’s no quarterback I’d rather have than Tom Brady, and I still feel that way,” Belichick said in 2021 — shortly before Tampa Bay, with Brady, came to New England and beat the Patriots in a game dubbed “The Return.” “I was very lucky to have Tom as the quarterback, to coach him, and he was as good as any coach could ever ask for.”

Brady set league single-season records for completions (490) and pass attempts (733) while throwing for 4,643 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions in his final season. The Bucs, however ranked dead last in rushing offense and, forced to rely almost solely of Brady’s arm, struggled to get the ball into the end zone.

After scoring 61 touchdowns in 2021, Tampa Bay slipped to 31 last season and averaged just 18.4 points per game — down from over 30 in Brady’s first two seasons with the Bucs.

At 8-9, Brady’s only losing season in over two decades as a NFL starter, the Bucs became just the fourth team in league history to earn a postseason berth with a losing mark in a non-strike year. The offensive struggles continued during a lopsided loss to Dallas in the NFC wild-card round.

Brady won three NFL MVP awards, was a first-team All-Pro three times and was selected to the Pro Bowl 15 times.

Brady and model Gisele Bündchen finalized their divorce this past fall, during the Bucs’ season. It ended a 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of football and fashion.

It was announced last year that when Brady retires from playing, he would join Fox Sports as a television analyst in a 10-year, $375 million deal.

Dayton Loses Mikesell's Potato Chips And Snack Company!

Mikesell's Snack Brands goes out of business.

Longtime food and snack distributor Mikesell's announced they are closing operations and selling its brand to a major distributor. The company is based out of Dayton, Ohio and has sold its products in eight states.

“To continue to protect the Mikesell’s brand, so it can remain viable in the market and continue to move forward, Mikesell’s is announcing that it intends to transition all Mikesell’s brand and IP rights to another quality snack food manufacturer, as soon as possible,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.

The exact timeline remains uncertain, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson says Mike-Sell’s Inc. is beginning to “wind-down its manufacturing, distribution, and administrative operations to proceed with an orderly liquidation of its assets.” The liquidation of its assets will begin immediately and continue over the next several months.

“Although the terms have not yet been finalized, we understand the desire to keep products available, and are working to facilitate the necessary conversations for approvals that will allow for an uninterrupted supply of Mikesell’s products,” the spokesperson said.

“The Mikesell’s family and team wish to thank the community, consumers and partners for their love and support over the past 112+ years,” shares Luke Mapp, President of Mikesell’s. “Our family will long remember the fan love, the friendships and the wins along the way the most.”

Mikesell's was founded by Daniel W. Mikesell in Dayton, Ohio in 1910 as a producer of dried beef and sausage. However, the company soon began producing "Saratoga Chips." The "Mikesell's" name and logo were adopted in 1925.

Varieties of chips produced by the company include Original, Groovy (ridged), Old Fashioned, Himalayan Sea Salt and Vinegar, Reduced Fat, No Salt, Green Onion, Honey Barbecue, Barbecue, Zesty Barbecue, Mesquite Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Sour Cream, and Good'n Hot. Mikesell's makes other products, including hull-less "Puffcorn Delites." Puffcorn Delites are made in four flavors—original, cheese, movie theater butter, salted caramel, and newly Pepperoni Pizza. A local candy maker, Esther Price, sells the chips coated in chocolate.

Mikesell's potato chips are often found in chicken dinners, pork dinners, and other meals benefiting local organizations.

George Santos Off Committees!

Santos drags his ass through Congress.

The New York lawmaker is one step closer to resignation or an ouster. He has resigned from his committee assignments after it was revealed that the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Elections Commission is investigating how he obtained that massive amount of wealth.

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is an openly gay Republican to serve in Congress. However, his life has been marred by allegations where it has New York Republicans demanding he immediately steps down. They have already vow to support a primary challenger and will no longer fund his reelection bid.

Santos was caught in a scandal which involved him fabricating his life. He fabricated his jobs, school, his religion and his sexuality.

He claimed he worked at Citigroup, 

He went by the names Anthony Devolder and Kitara Ravache. 

He was once a drag queen or possibly a transvestite prostitute who stole checks in Brazil.

He under investigation for the stolen checks.

Santos allegedly stole charity funds from a disable veteran who needed treatment for his service dog.

Also, he apparently lied about who funded his campaign, bragged about a high profile treasurer on his team and forged the name of a donor on financial forms for his campaign.

Republicans were so mad, they told him to step down from his committees.

So on Tuesday he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, a move that comes amid a host of ethics issues and a day after he met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.

Santos was assigned to two fairly low-profile panels, the House Committee on Small Business and to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Still, his arrival has left GOP leadership frequently answering questions about the congressman rather than about their priorities for the coming months.

In a prepared statement, Santos said he wanted to focus on serving his constituents “without distraction.”

“I want to personally thank Speaker McCarthy for meeting with me to discuss the matter and allowing me to take time to properly clear my name before returning to my committees,” Santos said. “To my constituents, I remain committed to serving the district, and delivering results for both New York’s Third Congressional District and for the American people.”

Before issuing the statement, Santos addressed Republican lawmakers in a weekly closed-door meeting they have when in Washington. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said the decision was well-received from the GOP conference. “I think it was the appropriate thing to do and I was proud of him for getting up and doing this,” Cole said.

McCarthy met with Santos on Monday night but did not disclose their conversation.

“You’ll see,” McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol.

The questions surrounding Santos go beyond his misrepresentations to voters to include whether his congressional campaign followed the law in its reporting to the Federal Election Commission. There have been lingering questions about irregularities in his campaign committee’s financial reports and the source of Santos’ wealth.

If Santos’ campaign is found to have knowingly and willfully made any “materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation” on its paperwork, it could potentially face criminal charges, the FEC said in a letter to the campaign last week.

Republicans described the decision by Santos to temporarily step down from the two House panels as voluntary. Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), the chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, said he was surprised.

“The bottom line is that he’s chosen to be off committees until his situation gets handled at a level that he’s comfortable with,” Williams said.

Democrats have been highly critical of Santos as well as McCarthy for his efforts to oust three Democratic lawmakers from committees, while at the same time backing committee assignments for Santos, who has lied so thoroughly to his constituents about his background.

“The hypocrisy just grabs you by the throat,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). “This is a Republican speaker who is seating a human fraud, George Santos, on committees, a serial fabricator about every part of his existence.”

McCarthy blocked Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from being re-appointed to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, though they will be able to serve on other committees. He’s also committed to removing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from serving on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, though such a move would come to the full House for a vote, where undoubtedly Democrats would renew questions about the propriety of allowing Santos to sit on committees as their members are being removed.

Late Tuesday, House Republicans put in motion a process toward ousting Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, once she is formally seated on the panel for the new Congress. A vote by Republicans on a resolution to remove Omar from the committee could come as soon as Wednesday.

McCarthy has little margin for error if he chooses to pursue her expulsion for remarks McCarthy has described as antisemitic regarding Israel. Omar has apologized, and said in a CNN interview Sunday she “might have used words at the time that I didn’t understand were trafficking in antisemitism.”

Shortly after Omar arrived in Congress in 2019, the House approved a resolution condemning antisemitism and other forms of bigotry — without mentioning her by name — after she made remarks that critics said accused Israel supporters of having dual allegiances.

At least two Republicans had said they won’t vote for Omar’s removal from the foreign affairs panel. They said Democrats were in the wrong for removing Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) from their committees two years ago. And Republicans were making a similar mistake when it came to Omar.

“It’s just wrong,” said Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO). “Let’s stop ruining this place. Let’s make it better.”

But McCarthy appeared to be winning over some GOP skeptics. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) said previously “two wrongs do not make a right” when it comes to ousting Omar. She issued a statement Tuesday reversing course and stating she would support a removal resolution after McCarthy expressed his willingness to add due process provisions.

“I think setting a precedent of allowing an appeal process for the Speaker’s and majority-party removal decisions is particularly important to freedom-loving legislators who usually are on the receiving end of issues like this,” Spartz said.

Dr. Phil To End!

Dr. Phil will end his talk show after this season.

After 21 seasons, Phil McGraw is going to end his talk show. 

The talk and advice show will stop airing after the end of the current season, according to CBS Media Ventures, the content creator associated with the CBS network under the conglomerate Paramount Global.

McGraw, 72, plans to announce a "prime-time partnership" that will launch in 2024, CBS Media Ventures said in a statement.

"This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career," McGraw said in the statement, "but while I’m moving on from daytime, there is so much more I wish to do."

The transition keeps him in the CBS family.

"While his show may be ending after 21 years, I’m happy to say our relationship is not," Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures, said in the statement.

The company plans to continue offering reruns of the show, which may include new intros, for the season following its last airing.

"We plan to be in the ‘Dr. Phil’ business with the library for years to come and welcome opportunities to work together in the future," LoCascio said.

McGraw started his entertainment career as America’s life coach on Oprah Winfrey’s show in the 1990’s.

McGraw was once a licensed psychologist in Texas before moving to California to launch "Dr. Phil." Despite holding no license in California, his advice, nonetheless, helped create an industry that later welcomed another TV "doctor," Mehmet Oz, to the airwaves.

His most notable features are were troubled entertainers DMX, Orlando Brown and Danielle Bregoli (Bhad Bhabie). They have been on Dr. Phil due to mental issues and drug abuse. 

DMX had passed away in 2021.

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