Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Sues Insufferable Lawmaker!

You're not going to intimidate me.

When you look at Congress.gov and look up Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), you will see in his years of being representative of Ohio's 4th Congressional District, he has little accomplishments other than being the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

Jordan represents parts of the city of Columbus, the communities of Bellefontaine, Marysville, Mansfield, Delaware, Lima, Urbana, Wapokoneta and Marion. 

Previous redistricting had his district heavily gerrymandered to look like a duck.

Jordan is a founding member of the Freedumb Caucasians (Freedom Caucus).

He is pure MAGA. He is a former wrestling coach, father of four and controversial lawmaker. He is a conspiracy theorist and constant complainer. He along with fellow insufferable lawmakers Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) are threats to democracy. They rather have Americans kill for their political stances. Instead of bipartisanship, they want chaos. They don't care who they offend.

That's probably why Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a lawsuit against Jordan. He basically telling the Republican lawmaker to focus on his district instead of meddling in the criminal indictment of Washed Up 45.

Jordan spends 51% of his time focusing on his district.

Far better than Greene and Boebert.

Bragg on Tuesday sued Jordan for what he called an "unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack by members of Congress."

The 50-page lawsuit alleges Jordan has launched a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack" on Bragg amid the historic indictment of the former president.

Washed Up 45, who has repeatedly denied the charges against him, was arraigned last week and pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in an alleged hush money "scheme" to influence the 2016 election.

Jordan, one of the former president's biggest supporters on Capitol Hill, has led the charge against Bragg along with other GOP chairs of influential House committees. The chairmen last month demanded documents related to Bragg's investigation of Washed Up 45 and testimony from the district attorney himself.

Last week, Jordan subpoenaed Mark Pomerantz to give deposition related to his role in investigating Washed Up 45 and his businesses. Pomerantz is a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney's office who resigned last year over Bragg's reluctance at the time to pursue the case against the former president.

Bragg isn't trying to listen to an old man ranting conspiracy theories.

Bragg's lawsuit seeks to stop the enforcement of the subpoena, arguing "basic principles of federalism and common sense, as well as binding Supreme Court precedent, forbids Congress from demanding it."

"Congress has no power to supervise state criminal prosecutions. Nor does Congress have the power to serve subpoenas for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to punish those investigated," the lawsuit said. "Yet that is precisely what Chairman Jordan is trying to do."

The lawsuit accused Jordan and the House Republicans of “participating in a campaign of intimidation, retaliation, and obstruction" and noted how the former president “has threatened New York officials with violent and racist vitriol.”

The tense back-and-forth between Bragg and Jordan had continued Monday as House Republicans announced plans to hold a hearing on New York City crime in Bragg's backyard.

The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jordan, will hold a field hearing on April 17 in New York City to discuss "victims of violent crime in Manhattan." There, lawmakers will examine what the committee called Bragg's "pro-crime policies" that have led to a "dangerous community" for residents, according to a press release issued on Monday night.

One thing is clear, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland and Cincinnati are more dangerous than New York City. They have more murders than New York City. The facts matter. 

Ohio has lax gun laws which leads to more gun violence. Ohio is part of the Rust Belt. Thanks to Republicans and their culture wars, younger people left the state and population slowed. Ohio lost a district as well as New York.

Jordan has no solution to solve crime. All he wants to do is yell about it but do absolutely nothing to solve the problems of gun violence, sexual abuse and domestic terrorism.

A spokesperson for Bragg's office quickly shot back: "Don't be fooled, the House GOP is coming to the safest big city in America for a political stunt. This hearing won't engage actual efforts to increase public safety, such as supporting national gun legislation and shutting down the iron pipeline."

The spokesperson also said New York City had a murder rate "nearly three times lower" than that of Columbus, Ohio -- Jordan's home turf. 

Columbus has 1.02 million people and New York City has 8.63 million. Most cities in Ohio with the exception of Columbus and Cincinnati saw decrease in population.

That data appeared to be pulled from Wirepoints, an Illinois- based nonprofit, which found New York City had 5.2 homicides per 100,000 people compared with Columbus' 15.4 homicides per 100,000 residents using publicly available homicide data for 2022.

Violent crime decreased during the first three months of this year, with shootings falling by 23% and homicides falling by 12.7% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, the New York Police Department recently announced.

"If Chairman Jordan truly cared about public safety, he could take a short drive to Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, or Toledo in his home state, instead of using taxpayer dollars to travel hundreds of miles out of his way," the spokesperson for Bragg said.

Not long after Bragg's lawsuit was filed, Jordan tweeted, "First, they indict a president for no crime. Then, they sue to block congressional oversight when we ask questions about the federal funds they say they used to do it."

Chicago Residents Fume As Walmart Shutters Stores!

Walmart closing more stores. Chicagoland affected by this.

Those living in Chicago and its surrounding areas are fuming at the Walmart Corporation for its decision to close four additional stores after closing three last month. That brings the total to seven. The city already faces a epidemic of food deserts. 

Walmart announced that they will shutter four locations.

The retail giant says the Chatham Supercenter, the Walmart Health center, and the Walmart Academy at 8431 S. Stewart Ave., the Kenwood Neighborhood Market at 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave., the Lakeview Neighborhood Market at 2844 N. Broadway St. and the Little Village Neighborhood Market at 2551 W. Cermak Road will shutter this upcoming Sunday. 

"The simplest explanation is that collectively our Chicago stores have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago -- these stores lose tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years," Walmart said in a statement. 

"The remaining four Chicago stores continue to face the same business difficulties, but we think this decision gives us the best chance to help keep them open and serving the community," it added. 

As expected, conservatives and white extremists are claiming theft, Democrats and Black people as the reasons for Walmart closing stores. They are blaming Lori Lightfoot and incoming mayor Brandon Johnson. They say that Walmart, Kroger and other retailers are looking out for their bottom line. We all know what their bottom line is, sprawl and billions. 

These idiots don't even know it affects them as well. 

Oh, well. They're too busy dumping their Bud Light in the toilet because they are offended that Dylan Mulvaney has an endorsement deal and they don't.

Communities should sue Walmart and big box stores for leaving vacant stores. They should force them to demolish the buildings, replant the area or encourage community grocers to replace them.

"We will continue working with local organizations, creating solutions to challenges faced by the city and country, including racial inequity and food deserts. We continue to help create and expand job opportunities and will leverage our resources to help strengthen the community, especially those underserved."

Walmart has struggled as well as Amazon. With inflation decreasing back to pre-COVID levels and people returning to buying stuff, retailers are doing better but not the way they used to be.

Walmart used to be 24 hour stores. They started closing select stores at 1am. Then the pandemic forced them to make the decision to make Walmart stores close at 11pm and some at 10pm.

Democrats Pick Chicago As Their Convention Site!

Democrats will be hosting the DNC in Chicago.

The Democrats are trying to win the Midwest. As it is becoming more friendlier to Republicans, the Democrats have to keep their hopes that Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan remain Blue.

It is going to be extremely difficult to swing Missouri, Iowa and Ohio. They once were swing states now Republican strongholds. Now it is Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. The passing of Atlanta may come at a price. However, as long as the nominee for president wins 270 electoral votes, that person will be president-elect.

President Joe Biden had congratulated Brandon Johnson, the mayor-elect of Chicago. He also announced that the city will be host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Lori Lightfoot's last achievement as mayor was bringing the DNC to the Chi.

The third largest city and largest Midwestern city will be the focus of conservative trolling. The 1968 convention was the place where a riot happened and Hubert Humphrey ended up losing in a landslide to Richard Nixon, who used divisive rhetoric and the noise of far right to secure his presidential victory. The city has an issue with crime and the noise has often singled out gun violence and Black teens as a scapegoat to their pathetic culture wars.

Gun violence is the number one issue in the country and the Republicans have no concern or any motivation to curb it.

“Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday. “Democrats will gather to showcase our historic progress including building an economy from the middle out and bottom up, not from the top down.”

En route to Air Force One before an overseas trip, Biden called Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to deliver the news. A jubilant Pritzker joked in an interview that he told Biden that Chicago was “your kind of town.”

The Chicago bid included an appeal to the White House that Illinois represented the Midwest and was a part of the so-called blue wall of states that were critical to Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. But the pitch around Illinois — a state where abortion is legal, assault-style weapons are banned and organized labor enjoys strong protections — specifically revolved around pure Democratic ideals, Pritzker said.

Jaime Harrison announced the city of Chicago will host the party's convention.

"Illinois and Chicago really represent the values of the Democratic Party," Pritzker said. "This is a party that doesn’t compromise when standing up for a woman’s right to choose and reproductive rights. We’re a state that has passed an assault weapons ban and that ensures collective bargaining rights. And these are core values of what it is to be a Democrat."

Inside the Democratic National Committee, Chicago was viewed as the favorite because of the appeal of its venue — the United Center — and its stock of hotel suites and restaurants, as well as the political and financial force of Pritzker. The convention is expected to cost upward of $90 million, a source with knowledge of the deliberations said.

Landing the convention was the culmination of a lobbying effort by city, state and congressional officials, including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Pritzker, who made multiple personal appeals to Biden.

Biden was visiting Illinois about a year ago when Pritzker joined him in the president's car, and as soon as Pritzker stepped inside he made his pitch.

The pitch later became a running joke between Pritzker and Biden, with the famously competitive Pritzker saying he brought it up every time he saw the president.

"I'd say: 'Hey, have you thought about Chicago for your convention? You know, the best city in the country to have a convention is in Chicago,'" Pritzker said he would often tell Biden.

The City of Big Shoulders last hosted a convention in 1996, when President Bill Clinton ran for re-election and Democrats helped make the “Macarena” dance famous.

"The last Chicago convention was a huge success. It makes sense to put the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. Every facility where it will be located will be a union facility. Every hotel is a union hotel,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said Tuesday. “We are a state that guaranteed in multiple ways the right of women to have reproductive choice. And in fact, we are a beacon of hope and security for women’s health care from all of the states around us.”

Chicago was first viewed as a leading contender more than a year ago. But the DNC has a more troubled history in the city, when police brutality was on display at the 1968 Democratic convention. Thousands of Vietnam War protesters descended on the city in a wide-scale rebuke of the war. Police tear-gassed, dragged and beat demonstrators — images that were captured on television. That moment gave birth to a chant, “the whole world is watching,” signifying activism in the face of abusive authority.

The decision to choose Chicago came after deliberations and site visits by Democratic National Committee members. In recent months, the committee viewed Chicago and Atlanta as the front-runners, with New York City remaining in the mix.

J.B. Pritzker greets the president.

Each city made aggressive pitches to committee members, with Chicago and Atlanta leaning on arguments that their regions — the Midwest and the South, respectively — will play pivotal roles in electing the next president. Organized labor made a forceful argument for New York City.

"While we are of course disappointed in this decision, I just spoke with Gov. Pritzker to extend our congratulations to the city of Chicago for landing the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said in a statement. “We are confident in their ability to provide President Biden with a world-class nominating convention. Atlanta fought hard and left everything out on the field. We welcomed the opportunity to showcase not only our world-class facilities but to highlight the civic culture that makes Atlanta truly special: This is the city that represents the future of the Democratic Party.”

The election last week of a new mayor — Brandon Johnson, 46, a Black progressive member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, who won despite being outspent in the race — further fueled momentum behind Chicago's bid.

Johnson last week also personally pitched Biden on hosting the convention, as Pritzker had done in a previous conversation.

“I do think that this changes the Chicago bid. You’ve just had this pro-teacher, pro-worker, pro-union person elected as mayor of Chicago,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said last week. “It sends a powerful message.”

Ultimately, however, the decision was up to Biden. The White House told the Democratic National Committee of its wishes.

Biden has had a special place in his heart for Georgia, a red state that flipped blue in 2020, helping usher him into the White House.

“Democratic turnout in the state of Georgia is the single greatest reason that you and Vice President Harris are in the White House today instead of Donald Trump,” a band of Southern officials wrote as part of their argument to hold the convention in Atlanta.

Blame Game: Connor Sturgeon!

A former bank employee killed five in Louisville.

The alleged shooter was a former employee. The terrorist livestreamed his attack. The terrorist said he was suicidal and upset that he was terminated from his position. He also had the junk food media "personalized" his life story. The typical American white guy who had a privileged life. 

Since it was a white guy, the junk food media and those on the far right are going on the notion that he had mental illness. The far right is going to claim he is a Democrat because supported or liked a liberal issue on social media.

 

Only 170 miles away, there was a mass shooting in Nashville. That led to massive protests at the Tennessee state capitol and two of three Democratic lawmakers were booted out. 

Justin Jones, a Democratic state representative from Nashville was picked to fulfill his own seat until a special election is held. He will signal a reelection. 

Justin Pearson is still awaiting the Memphis and Shelby County officials to decide.

This terrorist brought Gov. Andy Beshear to tears. He knows that he can't get Republicans to do something. Even as a Democratic governor of Kentucky, he is in a minority. The state is 3/4 control by Republicans and even some Democrats are backing Republicans.

Eastern Kentucky has Democrats as leaders in local office but they would back Republicans overwhelmingly because of culture wars and the perception the Democrats hate white people.

Louisville, the largest city in the state with a population of 734,000 sits on the Ohio River.

Louisville is a city that is driving distance from St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Frankfort, Evansville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Nashville, Owensboro and Elizabethtown.

The last mass shooting was at a Kroger where a white extremist deliberately shot Black shoppers. He killed two and injured seven. He believed that Blacks were causing havoc across the country and felt the Black neighborhoods in Louisville need fumigation.

Of course, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville Metro Police after they went on an unauthorized no knock which led to three detectives firing into an unarmed woman lying in bed.

Louisville had other mass shootings but this one became an issue for Beshear, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the U.S. Representatives from Kentucky.

This wasn't a Set It Off style of bank robbery. It was a disgruntled employee who wanted revenge on management for termination.

Louisville mass shooting victims identified.

Police have identified the man who opened fire Monday morning at a bank in downtown Louisville.

Police said the terrorist was an employee of Old National Bank.

These people don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives. There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem.

THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING.

THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC. 

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.

The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.

What to do to protect your life.

1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.

2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.

3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.

Only in America.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanics and Asians shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox and they force it into national news.

Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.

Police in Louisville arrived as gunshots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and exchanged fire with the terrorist.

Investigators said the terrorist was armed with a rifle. It's unclear how he obtained the gun. 

Andy Beshear can't get Kentucky lawmakers to act on gun violence.

Legally, of course. Most mass shooters are legally purchasing firearms and they are not committing criminal acts (except for the one incident).

Police said the terrorist's motivation is still under investigation.

Louisville Metro Police Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said the terrorist livestreamed some of the shooting on social media.

They give the terrorist a glowing profile. Like the All-American who played sports, good to the community, well off and not the type of person who would hurt anybody. When it comes to Black, Muslim, immigrant or transgender, it's vilified on Fox and far right media.

According to the terrorist’s LinkedIn page, he was a summer intern at Old National Bank for three summers in a row and became a full-time employee of the bank in 2021. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a finance degree in 2020.

A SWAT team was spotted entering the terrorist’s home on Taylor Avenue in the Camp Taylor neighborhood, not far from the airport, on Monday afternoon.

You're not safe in the school, the concert, the bank, 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 operatives inspired are types of gun violence.

With Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives, the only thing they'll offer to every mass shooting is "thoughts and prayers", "our hearts going out to", "the good guy with a gun", and their most common phrase "now it's not the time to politicize these tragedies."

Use the hashtag #ignorethenoise whenever you deal with folks who embrace this.

The ban of semiautomatic rifles and bump stock assortments has always been a a problem. 

Republicans refuse to support the ban of these type of weapons.

It's getting old. Biden once again demands Congress pass gun safety reform.

Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence, monkeypox and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.

I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.

When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3.

Remember #3 means: The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.

I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.

I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.

President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However one Democrat and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.

The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.

So in closing, expect more.

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

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

The call number to the 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.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.

Buying Silence!

No shame.

ProPublica reported that Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas for years failed to disclose his luxury gifts and donations. The mega donor Harlan Crow has allegedly paid for the justice and wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas' vacations and gifts.

The ProPublica report describes Thomas accepting travel hospitality from Crow that included lavish trips to Indonesia, New Zealand, California, Texas and Georgia. Some of these trips reportedly included travel on Crow’s super yacht or stays at properties owned by Crow or his company.

Crow also collected Nazi propaganda. 

ProPublica had revealed that for over 20 years, Thomas, 74 may have based decisions on the amount of goodies he gotten from Crow and Republican donors.

Thomas acknowledged that he took gifts and failed to disclose them. Many on the far right said it is a political hit job by George Soros. 

I swear, George Soros should file a defamation lawsuit against Fox and media personalities who name drop.

GOP donor collects Nazi propaganda and buys Clarence Thomas' silence.

Anyway, the Los Angeles Times reported that Thomas had accepted gifts from Crow, a wealthy Dallas-based real estate investor and a prominent Republican donor— notably a Bible, valued at $19,000, that once belonged to abolitionist Frederick Douglass and a bust of Abraham Lincoln valued at $15,000. In 2011, Politico reported that Crow gave half a million dollars to a Tea Party group founded by Ginni Thomas, which also paid her a $120,000 salary. Crow also gave Thomas a portrait of the justice and his wife, according to the painter, Sharif Tarabay. Crow's foundation gave $105,000 to Yale Law School, Thomas's alma mater, for the "Justice Thomas Portrait Fund," tax filings show. Thomas accepted various trips to Bohemian Grove, and Crow's private resort in the Adirondacks, as well as vacations at luxury resorts in Indonesia that included private jet travel and superyacht island-hopping. 

Many of these gifts were not disclosed, a practice required by the Ethics in Government Act, a post-Watergate law that requires justices, judges, members of Congress and federal officials to disclose gifts that they receive. Many elected officials criticized the appearance of impropriety, given Crow's donations to conservative causes and Republican candidates, and his service on the Board of Trustees for the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institute, which often file amicus briefs before the Supreme Court.

Blood Bank: Mass Shooting In Louisville!

Another mass shooting in a red state. Louisville, Kentucky bank was attacked by a former employee.

Mass shootings this year, 175.

Another deadly mass shooting that made the national news. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) were notified. They will do the usual "thoughts and prayers" and "our hearts goes out to" as well as the Republicans saying that "now it's not the time to talk" bullshit.

These people don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives. There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem.

THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING.

THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC. 

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.

The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.

What to do to protect your life.

1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.

2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.

3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.

Only in America.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanics and Asians shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox and they force it into national news.

Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.

In the city of Louisville, a terrorist shot and killed four innocent lives before the law took out the threat. Another state controlled by Republican legislators with a Democratic governor and they likely won't do shit about gun violence.

The attack happened at a downtown Louisville bank.

The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed four people have died from an active shooting in downtown Louisville near Slugger Field on Monday morning.

LMPD and Louisville Metro Mayor Craig Greenberg advised everyone to avoid the 300 block of East Main Street, specifically at Old National Bank.

Calls came around 8:30 a.m. to the Old National Bank on reports of an active shooter in the area, according to MetroSafe dispatchers. The call was changed to an active aggressor report a short time later.

According to LMPD Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey, officers arrived on scene with Louisville Fire and EMS, where active gunshots were being fired.

Around 10:15 a.m., police said there is no longer an active aggressor threat and that “the suspected shooter has been neutralized.”

Humphrey said officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect and the suspect died at the scene. The circumstances leading to the shooter’s death have not been identified.

No place is safe.

Police confirmed four people died and eight people have been injured and taken to University Hospital. Two of the injured victims have been confirmed as LMPD officers.

There are two injured victims in critical condition as of 11 a.m., including one of the officers, Humphrey confirmed.

Police said the shooter had a connection to the bank, possibly as a prior employee.

Beshear provided an update in Louisville following the shooting, saying two of his close friends died in the shooting and another friend is within the hospital.

“When we talk about praying, I hope people will,” Beshear said. “For those that we are hoping can make it through the surgeries that they are going through and we got to do what we have done these last three years after everything, we got to wrap our arms around these families. And everybody who needs it, don’t be afraid to get some help.”

Further details are expected throughout the day from LMPD.

Louisville Metro police officers and FBI Louisville special agents are investigating at the scene and would be there throughout the day.

Old National Bank provided a statement on the shooting and said the CEO, Jim Ryan, was en route to Louisville.

“The safety of Old National Bank employees and everyone we serve in our banking center locations is paramount,” Ryan said in the statement. “As we await more details, we are deploying employee assistance support and keeping everyone affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and prayers.”

You're not safe in the school, the concert, the bank, 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 operatives inspired are types of gun violence.

With Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives, the only thing they'll offer to every mass shooting is "thoughts and prayers", "our hearts going out to", "the good guy with a gun", and their most common phrase "now it's not the time to politicize these tragedies."

Use the hashtag #ignorethenoise whenever you deal with folks who embrace this.

The ban of semiautomatic rifles and bump stock assortments has always been a a problem. 

Republicans refuse to support the ban of these type of weapons.

Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence, monkeypox and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.

Mass shootings are American as apple pie.

I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.

When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3.

Remember #3 means: The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.

I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.

I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.

President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However one Democrat and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.

The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.

So in closing, expect more.

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

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

The call number to the 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.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.

Benzino: No Neck And No Tweets! 🐤

Raymond Scott got banned on Twitter.

Damn it got bad for washed up rapper. Elon Musk's Twitter suspended the former rapper Raymond Leon Scott aka Benzino. He is the father of Coi LeRay. She is a rapper, model and media personality.

Scott has ended up getting his official Twitter handle @IAMBENZINO suspended permanently. He had 479,000 followers on Twitter.

It may have came shortly after his threats towards the LGBTQ community.

Special shout out to The Evolve. Would have never known about how bad things are for the washed up entertainer.

I've been trying not to waste my time covering this washed up entertainer. However, he just can't stay out of the negative spotlight. Eminem buried his career. He should have figured it out when he lost The Source, got blackballed on radio and television and faced failures throughout his 58 years on this earth.

He literally is trying to sabotage his daughter. Coi LeRay has been trying to find her way out of her father's shadow for years. He is so jealous of her gaining more followers, people listening to her music and she getting deals. He is trying to collect a paycheck from whatever he's doing down in Atlanta.

He also is denying he's on the down low.

Real World Police showed that Scott was evicted from his apartment, owes a lot of child support, got his vehicle impounded and is forbidden from driving and is required to take anger management classes. He owes a man in punitive damages for kicking his truck.

Fun facts about Raymond "Benzino" Scott. This is a copy and paste I've put together. So for anyone who never heard of this dude, here's some fun facts about him.

1. He is the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
2. He is best known for being on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta for two seasons.
3. He is a former reality television star.
4. He is a former rapper. 
5. He is a Boston-native entertainer.
6. He is the reason why The Source Magazine nearly went bankrupt.
7. He is the father of rapper/socialite Coi LeRay.
8. He is standing at 5'3" tall.
9. He is bipolar.
10. He is a one-hit wonder. His biggest single "Rock The Party" was hot in 2002.
11. He is the guy who took on Eminem and it left his rap career ruined.
12. He is the one who told staffers to give Eminem's albums poor ratings.
13. He is the one who threatened to kill Eminem's daughter, social media influencer Hallie Mathers in a rap verse.
14. He has threaten men who dated the mothers of his children. He was arrested for damaging a man's truck after he caught Althea Easton walking with him and their son, Zino.
15. He is a known hot head.
16. He is extremely sexist, homophobic and racist.
17. He is not known much outside of mainstream. Even the people who engage with him don't know he is a celebrity. In fact, he is a D-list celebrity at best.
18. He used cocaine, ecstasy, and steroids. It has contributed to his reckless behavior.
19. He is the father of five [or six] children.
20. He was born on July 18 either in 1963 or 1965.
21. He has appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp.
22. He was a member of The Almighty RSO which is known as Made Men.
23. He was caught at the end of his Bootee Remix music video taking a nasty fall.
24. He says "You know what I'm sayin'" a lot.
25. He has got into feuds with YouTube personalities NoLifeShaq and TheEvolve.
26. He has feuded with Eminem, 50 Cent, Wack 100, Aayan X, Funkmaster Flex, DJ Khaled, Angie Martinez, Lil Nas X, Royce Da 5'9", Merkules, Obie Trice and D12.
27. He was shot in Massachusetts after getting into a confrontation at his mom's funeral. His nephew was criminally charged.
28. He owes child support to former reality television star Althea Hart.
29. He steals carts from Publix and Kroger. His landlord at his previous apartment told law enforcement about his failures to pay rent and his tendencies to steal property from grocery stores.
30. He berated an Uber/Lyft driver because he was upset over masks.
31. He was caught in a one bedroom motel room with another man. He and Cavario Don Diva were in a Red Roof in Brookhaven. They were trespassed after Scott got upset at the manager. That hotel was known for cruising and prostitution.
32. He continues to drive a vehicle without a valid license. It's a reason to his multiple arrests. He had his vehicle impounded and despite his multiple pullovers, he still drives. He owes child support, court costs and traffic citations. Those contributing factors to why he is banned from driving.
33. He was on camera using racial slurs against an Asian-American Brookhaven, Georgia cop.
34. He is a subject of Real World Police videos. His antics expose the turmoils of fame. Those videos with him have more views than his own music videos.
35. He has done things to make people believe he could be a pedophile.
36. He is an internet troll. He often responds to Eminem fans or critics with sexist, racist, homophobic and parental digs. He had his official Instagram account banned for that.
37. He is sabotaging Coi LeRay's rap career on purpose because of jealousy. Nicki Minaj nearly cancelled her verse on Coi LeRay's album thanks to him running his mouth.
38. He was threatening Coi LeRay for sharing her experiences being his daughter. Coi said that her dad is broke and after The Source fallout, he literally struggled and she claimed he needed her to appear on reality TV to at least generate a buck.
39. He was allegedly grooming his half-sister.
40. He was allegedly sleeping with his niece.
41. He is screaming Black Lives Matter whenever he has a Karen moment.
42. He is temporarily banned on Clubhouse for making racial, homophobic and threats toward a gay podcast host.
43. He has openly brags about having an OnlyFans account and sharing nudity for a buck.
44. He has a sex tape on XVideo of him eating a woman's ass.
45. He is caught on social media talking to a transgender model/activist. He begged for forgiveness towards Shauna Brooks because he had a relationship with her.
46. He admitted he used a dildo on himself. The allegations go back about 10 years ago.
47. He has already sabotaged his son Yung Chavo's career by dragging on the Eminem feud.
48. He was relentless trolled on social for his D'Angelo-themed "The Bigger Picture" video.
49. He has many videos on YouTube and none of them cracked over 500,000 views.
50. He has a struggling restaurant called Benzino's Crab Trap. He closed two previous locations in Atlanta. He has one struggling location in suburban Chicago. The owner successfully sued him and Stevie J for breach of contract.
51. He used to own a nightclub, a sports bar, a clothing line and a music label. All of those projects have failed or he's lost them to health violations.
52. He does a celebrity boxing match to make a little change cause his rap career is pretty much over.
53. He has no boxing skills or certification.
54. He has been a failure most of his adult life.
55. He has been accused performing a sex acts for OnlyFans.
56. He has been arrested numerous times for not appearing at court.
57. He was sued by former business partner Dave Mays.
58. He has no Twitter account.
59. He is considered the worst rapper in modern history.
60. He has no neck.
61. He has no fame.

Scott said that no one in the hood plays Eminem's music. He said Em's music is trailer trash and his fans voted for Washed Up 45. He said thinks Em rhymes "masturbater in the elevator" whenever he's on the mic.

Tell me: 

Has anyone in the hood ever heard of a Benzino song? 

Or perhaps has anyone ever played any of Benzino's music?

Caption This!

The perverts and geezer collection.

A washed up crowd.

Mike Tyson, Kid Rock, Dana White and Washed Up 45. Missing Vince McMahon.

Men who have allegations of domestic and sexual abuse. Only Tyson was convicted of domestic and sexual abuse.

To take his mind off the New York indictment, the former president goes to UFC 287 in Miami. He was greeted by his biggest allies. His allies are controversial.

It's been reported that UFC and WWE are merging. Endeavor will own a 51% stake in the new combat sports and entertainment company, while WWE shareholders will have the remaining 49%, according to the terms of the agreement. The deal values WWE at $9.3 billion and UFC, which is owned by Endeavor, at $12.1 billion, the companies said in a press release. 

Washed Up 45 got a rousing cheer down in Florida as he appeared as a ringside commentator.

The former president was in the audience at the Kaseya Center to watch the main event of Israel Adesanya versus Alex Pereira and the fight between the vocal Washed Up 45 supporter Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns.

Jorge Masvidal led a "Let's go Brandon" chant after he announced his retirement.

Masvidal praised Washed Up 45 from inside the ring, pointing at him and saying: "Greatest president in the history of the world, I love that guy." 

Masvidal also praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Washed Up 45's greatest political rival, and started a "let's go Brandon" chant in a dig at President Joe Biden.

At one point, the UFC fighter Kevin Holland came over to speak with the former president from the cage after beating Santiago Ponzinibbio.

Fox and The Far Right Got Abbott To Consider Pardoning A Murderer!

Texas governor vows to commute killer's sentence.

Being white is a privilege when it comes to guns. You can kill a person, cry about it was self defense and get off with a slap on the wrist.

Culture wars that have nothing to what's really going on in the U.S. in general. Gun violence is the most common problem in the United States. Over 145 people die a day from gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanics and Asians shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox and they force it into national news.

Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.

A jury has convicted a man who deliberately went to a protest to stir up trouble. He was convicted of murder of a protester in Texas. The District Attorney of Travis County, Texas had enough evidence to prove this was not self defense. The man went to trial, a jury saw the evidence as damning and voted guilty. 

Enter the far right and Fox.

Garrett Foster with girlfriend. He was a veteran and was a lawful open carry.

Fox already under the radar for a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems continues to distract Americans from the shitty job the Republicans are doing found some outrage in the decision. They whipped up the far right and it finally made it to Gov. Greg Abbott. He confirms that the Texas commission on parole will quickly take up the issue and he will issue a pardon and commute his sentence.

The victim was attending a Black Lives Matter protest. He was armed as well. I mean in Texas, you can legally carry a firearm in public. But the murderer, a staff sergeant was convicted.

The right claims its the fault of George Soros.

I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry. pic.twitter.com/HydwdzneMU

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 8, 2023

You can watch the complete @fox7austin report here: https://t.co/6Yi07bcqy1

— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) April 8, 2023

Hallelujah… justice prevails. https://t.co/wzbcq8FIC7

— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) April 8, 2023

A Soros DA convicted an active duty service member and Uber driver, Daniel Perry, for defending himself against this man. pic.twitter.com/xONalKLt9B

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 7, 2023

Soros funded progressive DA’s are destroying our justice system.

Daniel Perry’s case is clear cut. He defended his own life when he was threatened.

The Republican governor of Texas needs to step in.

If I were a Republican governor, I would find a way to ban Soros, his… https://t.co/rBNdwDzsJ4

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) April 9, 2023

Here is Tucker Carlson last night shaming @GregAbbott_TX for not pardoning Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder yesterday for shooting a BLM protestor.

24 hours later Abbott says he’s working to pardon Perry. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/0wrDzhFXyi

— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) April 8, 2023

Daniel Perry, a then-30-year old United States Army sergeant, had been working his Uber shift when he encountered a protest against police brutality that was blocking the road illegally. Perry originally stopped and honked his car horn at the protesters, but later drove his car into the crowd. Garrett Foster, a 28-year old United States Air Force veteran who was open carrying a Kalashnikov-pattern rifle walked up to Perry and pointed the weapon at Perry. After he walked up to Perry's vehicle, Perry shot and killed him. Perry claimed self-defense and claimed that Foster had pointed his weapon at him, but eyewitnesses contradicted this account.

Perry deliberately was there to cause trouble. He knew they're were protests in Austin.

He was not allowed to be armed as a driver for Uber/Lyft. 

Why didn't he go the other or focused on other parts of Austin?

He posted that he was going to shoot protesters if they got in his way. That was clear as day for a jury.

Foster, who had been legally open carrying an AK-47, had walked up to Perry, who shot and killed him. Perry claimed that he had acted in self-defense, but in April 2023, a jury found Perry guilty of murder. He was acquitted of an aggravated assault charge. He is currently awaiting sentencing, and faces between 5 years to life in prison.

Tucker Carlson has did a Bill O'Reilly-esque move. He pressured Greg Abbott to pardon or commute a killer. He made Texas Republicans soft on crime.

The prosecution argued that since Foster had been exercising his right to open carry, there was no justification for Perry shooting him. The prosecution revealed that Perry had made multiple posts and direct messages on social media expressing his desire to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters, writing in messages, "I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex," and "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters." A friend of Perry's responded to him warning him of instigating protesters, stating, "We went through the same training ... Shooting after creating an event where you have to shoot, is not a good shoot." Perry had expressed his support for violence against protesters on at least three social media posts, suggesting in one post to "shoot center of mass" because "it is a bigger target", and in another stated, "Send [protesters] to Texas we will show them why we say you don’t mess with Texas."

Perry had also stated that someone could shoot protesters and get away with it by claiming self-defense. Perry's defense claimed that Texas's stand-your-ground law protected him legally and that he had feared for his life, after the defense alleged that Foster had pointed his weapon at Perry. The prosecution contended that there was not evidence that Foster had pointed his weapon, and other eyewitnesses contradicted this account by the defense. The prosecution also focused on the fact that Foster's weapon was recovered with its safety on and no bullets in the chamber.

On April 7, 2023, after a week of deliberations, the jury found Perry guilty of murder, but not guilty of aggravated assault, with friends and family of Perry, and Perry himself, breaking down in tears as the guilty verdict was read. Foster's father stated, "We're happy with the verdict. We're very sorry for [Perry's] family as well. There's no winners in this. Just glad it's over." Perry is currently awaiting sentencing, and faces a lengthy bid in the iron college. Abbott after facing outcry from the far right has announced he will pardon this murderer.

Perry was convicted of murder after the jury deliberated for 17 hours in the eight-day trial, according to media accounts.

“I will work as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry,” Abbott wrote on Twitter.

“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand your ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or progressive district attorney," he said. "Additionally, I have already prioritized reining in rogue District Attorneys, and the Texas Legislature is working on laws to achieve that goal."

Jose Garza, the district attorney for Travis County, where the case was tried and where Austin is located, is a Democrat, and has been in office since Jan. 1, 2021.

Girl Gone Wild At Strip Club Sends Four Pimps To Lockup!

Orlando strip club faces more scrutiny. They found an underage stripper.

A strip club in Orange County, Florida is shut down after its owner, manager, bouncer and den mom are facing felony human trafficking charges after it was revealed a 15 year old girl stripped for the patrons.

The girl now 17. But it was a two year investigation that had Florida authorities figure out that for two years the girl was literally stripping for money. A routine traffic stop gave it all away.

Orlando Police arrest William Sierer, the owner of Flash Dance Orlando, general manager Johnathan Johnson, assistant manager and "house mom," Kimberly Sinclair, and manager Paul DeValle have been charged with one count of human trafficking for commercial sexual activity of a child under 18, a life felony.

According to the affidavit, Sierer and his managers hired the underage girl in 2019 without proof of her name, age, or license, and allowed her to work. The girl was reportedly 15 at the time, and was still dancing in 2021, despite being 17 and still underage, the documents state.

Owner, bouncer/manager, den mom/stripper and bouncer/assistant manager all arrested.

The girl reportedly told deputies that she provided a fake birthdate, according to the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation's investigative report, and that she was working to try and provide for her and her mom. She reportedly worked at another club six months earlier, according to the investigative report.

The three-year investigation found dozens of instances where the teen was allowed to work at the club illegally. 

Authorities became aware of the situation on Feb. 24, 2021 after a deputy noticed a vehicle that left the club with no visible rear lights. During that stop, the girl, who was a passenger, apparently gave her name and an incorrect birthdate to the deputy, who was able to confirm her real birthdate.

At the time, the girl was arrested on a juvenile custody order and transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center. 

The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.