Houston rap legend Big Pokey passed away while performing at a Beaumont nightclub.
Big Pokey’s real name was Milton Powell. Social media videos showed the rapper had a medical emergency while he was on stage in Beaumont this weekend. His cause of death has not been released.
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Pokey part of the Screwed Up Click, which was the Houston area's hip-hop culture.
"It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell. Big Pokey passed away on June 18, 2023. He was well-loved by his family, his friends, and his loyal fans. In the coming days, we will release information about his celebration of life and how the public can pay their respects. We ask that you respect his family and their privacy during this difficult time. Big Pokey will forever be 'The Hardest Pit in the Litter.'"
When rapper/producer/jeweler Paul Wall released his major label debut The People's Champ, he had his music video and single Sittin' Sidewayz, which featured cameos from Pokey Bun B, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Mike Jones, Jim Jones, Michael Watts and Z-Ro.
Pokey had guest vocals on that single and it was a smash hit.
Bun B who recently opened his Trillburger restaurant reacted to the passing.
"It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell. Big Pokey passed away on June 18, 2023. He was well-loved by his family, his friends, and his loyal fans. In the coming days, we will release information about his celebration of life and how the public can pay their respects. We ask that you respect his family and their privacy during this difficult time. Big Pokey will forever be 'The Hardest Pit in the Litter.'"
Former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has been in the news lately. The far right and many Republican lawmakers have went 0 to 100 on the indictment of Washed Up 45. They are back on the conspiracy theories and outright slander of the former first lady and politican.
Clinton had served as the First Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. She served the U.S. Senate for the state of New York from 2001 until 2009. She served as Secretary of State in President Barack Obama's administration from 2009 until 2013.
She ran for president in 2008 and 2016. She became the Democratic nominee for president. Clinton lost to a former reality TV star in the electoral college but won the popular vote.
Republicans continue to scapegoat Clinton and its sponsored by Fox.
Sean "Softball" Hannity is the primary culprit in this charade. Washed Up 45 and many Republican lawmakers have made the baseless claims that Clinton was given a pass.
Clinton hinted that Fox could face a defamation lawsuit.
“Fox leads the charge with accusations against me, counting on their audience to fall for it again,” Clinton said. She then invoked some legal language. “As an aside,” Clinton said about Fox, “they’re getting awfully close to actual malice.”
Fox should be careful. They are facing a lawsuit from Smartmatic. They paid Dominion $787.5 million for their bogus lies.
If you aren't aware, Washed Up 45 was indicted on a 37 count of willfully retaining national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act, making false statements, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy. Walt Nauta, the former president's personal body is also indicted on six charges.
Clinton who spoke on Pod Save America and reacted to the indictment. She said basically every time Washed Up 45 is caught up, the noise machine cranks up and her name is dropped by Republicans and Fox.
The former president is continuing this farce about how corrupt Clinton and Biden are.
Washed Up 45 vows to use the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Biden and Clinton.
Even some Republican candidates running for president will consider pardoning him.
Juneteenth is observed on Monday. The federal holiday signed into law by President Joe Biden is a formal acknowledgment of the Emancipation Proclamation being finally acknowledged in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Those states delayed the order and held slaves for several years. They were granted freedom on June 19th, 1865.
Opal Lee, 96 was instrumental in pushing Biden and Congress to pass a resolution to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Well even on a holiday, gun violence.
Mass shooting: 357th.
The mass shootings that happened before this include: Philadelphia; Carson, CA; Chicago; Indianapolis; Winston-Salem, NC; Charlotte; Clifton, NJ; Baltimore; Jackson, KY; New Richmond, OH; Sequatchie, TN; Prairie View, TX; Greenville, SC; Tulsa and Cincinnati.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and the U.S. Representatives of Illinois are notified of the latest mass shooting in Willowbrook, a suburb of Chicago.
At least 20 people were shot, one fatally, in southwest suburban Willowbrook early Sunday morning, fire officials said.
Battalion Chief Joe Ostrander with the Tri-State Fire Protection District said the shooting took place about 12:30 a.m. on Route 83 near Honeysuckle Rose Lane. A large group was gathered in a strip mall parking lot for a Juneteenth celebration that turned violent, witnesses said.
Fire officials said at least 10 were shot.
A DuPage County Sheriff's Office official said later Sunday morning that 20 had been shot, one fatally.
"It was supposed to be like a Juneteenth celebration; we just started hearing shooting, so we dropped down until they stopped. They just kept going. After that, we literally scattered away," witness Markeshia Avery said.
Two of those shot are in critical condition, while others suffered what fire officials are calling "graze wounds."
A massive police presence remained on the scene investigating about 9 a.m., and debris could be seen covering the ground after the incident.
"We just heard gunshots; at first it was one, but then it was a whole bunch of gunshots. After then we started running like, 'yo.' I looked at my friend, and we took off, running like crazy," witness Zaviar Sheikh said.
The sheriff's office asked that anyone with information call 630-407-2400.
Deadly encounter on Juneteenth celebration.
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.
These lawmakers 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 murderers 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.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
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.
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.
4. Realize - Mind you, that the types of firearms used by shooter are based on capacity which limits the time of reaction. As with rule 3, you have only less than a second to make a reaction when the shooter is set on sights. So there's no real solution to save your life in the event of an active shooter. The best thing to do is understand, that anywhere in the United States could be a target of a mass shooting. Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it.
The far right often infiltrate protests and cause chaos to paint progressives protests as violent. Even when the far right attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they believed that far left members infiltrated the mob. Ignore the fact that Washed Up 45 and his allies urged the supporters to come, called for them to protest and told them to not show weakness.
According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian 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. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.
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.
Willowbrook is 40 miles from the Chicago loop.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of never ending tragedy. Gun violence, extremism 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.
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.
With Washed Up 45 facing a 37 federal sandwich with also New York state criminal charges, the former president refuses to resign. He is still leading the Republicans in the 2024 race. He has 63% of support while Ron DeSantis has 23% of support.
Republicans now calling for impeachment of the current president. They believe that he sicced the U.S. Justice Department on a former president. They believe that Washed Up 45's failure to return classified documents is not a big deal.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) have wasted more legislative time trying to introduce Articles of Impeachment on President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Biden Administration officials on baseless claims and allegations. They do it for performance and not taken serious by Republicans House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Tara Reade was expected to testify under oath about the president allegedly sexually assaulting her when he was then a U.S.-senator. The accuser "defected" to Russia.
Oops.
Now Republicans claim the Burisma executive who had information about Hunter Biden and the president has mysteriously died.
What?
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) said, enough is enough.
Hog wild. Tara Reade was a Russian operative.
Republicans, led by Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY), have insisted that Biden is guilty of corruption, despite repeatedly admitting that they have no evidence, they don’t know if their information is legitimate, and they don’t even really care if the accusations are accurate. Comer barely seems to know how many supposed informants he has, but he still brings up the investigation every chance he gets.
“Chairman Comer has asked, ‘Why is this committee the only committee that’s investigating him?’ And that’s the right question: Why?” Goldman said. “Because everybody else who’s looked at it has found these allegations to be completely bogus. So let’s move on.”
He has gotten tired of the Republican Party resorting to propaganda straight out of the Kremlin. He seriously thinks that having Republicans resort to allegations from a woman who called convicted Russian spy Maria Butina, a friend and a long debunked allegation the real weaponization of federal government.
Butina may of had contact with Reade dating back to 2017. On top of that, Reade's allegations in 2019 and 2020 came as Biden announced his run and his capture of the Democratic nomination.
Miami mayor jumps into the presidential race. That makes three Floridians.
Washed Up 45, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Francis X. Suarez. The moderate Republican mayor from America's vacation city is running a campaign that is different from the two far right assholes.
Suarez wants to win over disgruntled Republicans and even some disgruntled Democrats who feel President Joe Biden is not progressive enough.
“My dad taught me that you get to choose your battles, and I am choosing the biggest one of my life. I’m going to run for president, I’m going to run for your children and mine. Let’s give them the future they deserve. It’s time to take things into our own hands. It’s time to get things started,” Suarez, who filed to run on Wednesday, said in a video released Thursday morning.
Later that night, during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Suarez tried to offer an alternative to former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – without mentioning either of his fellow Floridians by name – urging Republicans to unify and reach out to Americans with Reagan’s “big tent” political philosophy.
“It’s time for a leader who can connect with segments of our country that Republicans have historically lost, like young voters and urban voters, and segments we can make gains with, like Hispanics and suburban women,” said Suarez.
However, when asked what his positions are, he runs to the far right and embraces the crazy conspiracy theories and culture wars.
Suarez, a Cuban American, is currently in his second term as mayor of Miami, Florida’s second-most populous city. Until recently, he also served as the president of the bipartisan US Conference of Mayors.
Ahead of his filing, a super PAC supporting Suarez on Wednesday released a two-minute video touting his leadership of the Florida city as he teased a longshot bid for the White House.
“Conservative mayor Francis Suarez chose a better path for Miami,” the video’s narrator says, highlighting his approach to crime and support for law enforcement.
The first major Hispanic candidate to enter the Republican race, Suarez starts off as a decided underdog in the primary, with Trump, a resident of nearby Palm Beach, and DeSantis towering over the field in polling. The primary also includes former Vice President Mike Pence, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
So five candidates are people of color.
Nimrata Randhawa "Nikki" Haley, Tim Scott, Larry Elder, Vivek Ramaswamy and Francis X. Suarez.
Five candidates who vote with white nationalists and seriously believe we are a colorblind nation. Republicans are obsessed with voting bans, book bans, ban on drag shows, bans on transgender youth getting treatment, bans on women reproductive rights and bans on immigration. They are literally running on Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton, President Biden's health and every conspiracy theory from the fever swamps like Twitter.
The far right network responsible for a controversial chyron depicting President Joe Biden as a "wannabe dictator" who locked up political rival was fired out the cannon.
Fox received backlash and a possible freeze from The White House after the network ran a chyron that had Biden and Washed Up 45 doing their speeches on separate screens.
As the network was heading into Sean "Softball" Hannity's carnival of bullshit, the chyron stayed up for nearly 1 minute.
Now Fox has identified the producer and they immediately took action.
Former Tucker Carlson Tonight managing editor Alexander McCaskill, who features prominently in a toxic work environment lawsuit by a former colleague, is no longer with the network—a topic that Carlson himself discussed in the latest episode of his Tucker on Twitter video series. (McCaskill confirmed his exit in a private Instagram post reviewed by The Daily Beast, in which he said it was “the best place I’ve ever worked” and claimed he asked Fox “to let me go.”)
The White House slammed the network.
The ousted Fox host said that after the chyron ran, “the women who run the network panicked.”
So the now fired Carlson is on Twitter doing podcasts. Fox viewers angered by his cannon firing are now watching Newsmax and vowing to no longer watch Fox. They said that Softball Hannity is boring. Even his obsession with Hillary Clinton is boring and viewers are not interested.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to the network in simple phrasing. They could think of 787 million ways.
“There are probably about 787 million things that I can say about this,” she said. “That was wrong what we saw last night, but I don’t think I’m going to get into it.”
Asked if her response should be interpreted as no comment, Jean-Pierre responded, “I think I just commented.”
America's most notorious rap troll is caught up in federal case. He is a convicted felon and is not allowed to own firearms. So even if he was not aware of the people riding with him, a firearm in his vicinity is a violation of his in house.
Mind you, he was talking smoke about Lil Nas X and throwing homophobic rants at him and Zaya Wade, the trans daughter of Dwyane Wade.
Pride month is interesting.
Boosie Badazz (formerly Lil Boosie aka Torrence Hatch, Jr.) was arrested in San Diego shortly after being released from custody on a similar charge.
Hatch was arrested by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives immediately after his previous gun charges were dismissed by Judge Francis Devaney in San Diego Wednesday morning. No other information on Wednesday's arrest was immediately available.
I WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO MY KIDS , IM SORRY AND I LOVE YALL FOREVER 🙏🏾
"I wanna take this time to apologize to my kids, I'm sorry and I love y'all forever," Hatch tweeted hours after the arrest.
Hatch was previously arrested in May after San Diego police conducted a traffic stop on him and a wanted man and found two handguns in the car, San Diego police said at the time. He was scheduled for a show at the Phantom Lounge near downtown San Diego but was arrested about five miles from the venue.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Boosie has eight children with six women. He has said that he did not believe marriage was a good choice for him, because he didn't want to lose half of his fortune to his spouse in the event that he committed adultery, and has praised women who stay in a relationship with an unfaithful partner, saying he respects those women.
Boosie revealed that he had type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed in childhood. In April 2020, he took to Instagram to ask the public for help in locating insulin glargine, also known as Lantus, asking followers in the Jacksonville area to call him.
He currently lives in Lithia Springs, Georgia near Atlanta. He was formerly a resident of Baton Rouge.
Tyler Perry plans on merging his studio company with BET if he purchases it.
Paramount Global is selling BET Media Group and VH1. It appears that Tyler Perry, the actor and media mogul is looking to purchase it for $3 billion. It was rumored that Shaquille O'Neal, Sean "Puffy" Combs and Byron Allen has interest in purchasing the networks.
The report mentions that Perry’s acquisition comes as Paramount is losing money. Perry’s deal is valued at an as-of-yet undisclosed amount. It will give him control over BET Media Group, which is also comprised of networks like VH1.
Since its launch, the streaming service has been massive. In 2021, BET+ accounted for half of the subscriber growth and nearly all revenue growth for the channel.
The news comes following news that Paramount Global had been seeking to sell a majority stake in BET. Earlier this year, Perry expressed optimism about buying the company, saying that if it was possible, he was “very, very interested.”
“Rumor? No, it’s not a rumor, I’ve been there for four years now and had tremendous success,” said Perry to Entertainment Online. “I wasn’t expecting this to happen, so, yes – if that is possible, I’m very, very interested in taking as much of it… If it’s possible, I’m gonna take as much of it as I can.”
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BET (Black Entertainment Television) was founded by Robert Johnson in 1980. He owned the network until 2001 when Viacom [a precursor to Paramount Global] bought the network.
BET and Tyler Perry Studios have a mutual agreement to air programming exclusively produced by him.
Conservative outrage over Rose Montoya going topless.
The far right is outraged over a transwoman going topless but not exposing nipple at the White House. Like this is what is driving the noise.
Transwomen have faced more threats on their lives. From attacks to sex trafficking, living as a transwoman should not be a curse. It should be a freedom. The far right far out of ideas and solutions to fixing American problems have resorted to attacking groups they deemed not a part of this great nation.
Besides, they are scrambling for something other than attacking the U.S. Justice Department.
Not like a former president being served a federal sandwich on his fucking birthday.
A brief action on social media got the attention of the President Joe Biden and there's a possibility that she could be banned from further invites.
You really have to be this type of pearl clutching to concern yourself with an individual who does something that you don't like.
For those celebrating PRIDE 2023, be yourself. Fuck the haters and bigots.
They are literally running on culture wars and baseless conspiracies going into 2024. I believe that most Americans will see through the noise and figure out that Republicans can't govern.
Rose Montoya becomes the new boogey woman for the far right. It is not only Dylann Mulvaney but all transwomen and drag queens in the sights of the extremists.
Transwoman who is a model and activist poses with transmen who were topless. The transmen who had their breasts surgically removed.
Montoya shared a video from the event on Instagram that features a clip of her standing in front of the White House topless and covering her nipples with her hands.
Right-wing media shared screenshots from Montoya’s video, with commentators and media personalities calling her actions “disrespectful.” Many of Montoya’s critics misgendered her by referring to her with male pronouns and called her anti-trans slurs.
#BREAKING: The White House has condemned trans activist Rose Montoya for going topless at President Biden's Pride Month event on Saturday, after video of the incident went viral on social media. #BreakingNewspic.twitter.com/0TrXkyzkAF
A White House spokesperson said Tuesday that Montoya and the other people featured in her video would be banned from future events organized there.
“This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House. It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance,” the White House spokesperson said. “Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events.”
Montoya, who was not immediately available to speak with NBC News, addressed the backlash in a video on Instagram.
Had she not shared the video, the noise would have not known.
“Conservatives are trying to use the video of me topless at the White House to try to call the community groomers, etcetera,” she said. “And I would just like to say that, first of all, going topless in Washington, D.C., is legal, and I fully support the movement in freeing the nipple because why is my chest now deemed inappropriate or illegal when I show it off, however, before coming out as trans it was not?”
Montoya said her critics are affirming that she is a woman by being outraged, “because for some reason, people like to sexualize women’s bodies and say that they are inappropriate.”
“My trans masculine friends were showing off their top surgery scars and living in joy, and I wanted to join them,” she said. “And because it is perfectly within the law in Washington, D.C., I decided to join them and cover my nipples just to play it safe. Because I wanted to be fully free and myself. I had zero intention of trying to be vulgar, or be profane in any way. I was simply living in joy, living my truth and existing in my body. Happy Pride. Free the nipple.”
The backlash over Montoya’s video takes place amid an increasingly hostile national climate for the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people. So far this year, state lawmakers have introduced 491 bills aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Nearly half of those would restrict trans rights, with most focused on restricting transition-related medical care and trans athletes’ participation on school sports teams.
Brands have also faced more criticism in recent months for featuring LGBTQ people in their advertising or selling LGBTQ-inclusive merchandise. Bud Light faced boycotts in April — which have negatively affected sales — after featuring Dylan Mulvaney, a trans influencer, in an ad campaign.
Target announced last month that it was pulling some LGBTQ-themed items from stores following what a company spokesperson described as “threats” to employees over this year’s Pride Month merchandise. Many conservative critics online specifically took issue with the company selling tuck-friendly bathing suits for adults that are inclusive of trans people.
Rose Montoya is a voter. I bet she will encourage her supporters to vote against the Republicans and some Democrats who do not value her as a woman.
MSNBC has emerged as a serious threat to Fox. Since the cannon firing of Tucker Carlson, the folks at the far right network seen a decrease in its ratings. Although the network still wins the demo with viewers, most are angered over Carlson being fired and vow to never watch the propaganda again. Had Washed Up 45 declared that the network was unwatchable, his minions would not hesitate.
The first mistake of Fox was the claim that former first lady Melania Trump was with the former president.
It was an alleged mistress.
Margo Martin.
Fake Melania. She is the longtime communications director for Washed Up 45.
The 27-year old was mistaken as the former first lady by John Roberts. He later had to correct himself. Melania was in New York and has been reclusive from the junk food media.
She has no intention of being on the campaign trail.
This is what’s wrong with the media. Shortly before Hannity came on Fox News last night, this ridiculous chyron, which is based on nothing but biased opinion, appeared. It read:
“Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
Fox: Hillary Clinton is selling hats off of what could possibly be a constitutional crisis CNN: Trump’s expected to raise $2 million. At least six e-mails… raising money. They're selling hats. They're selling flags. pic.twitter.com/4kpMT4Edus
Wall to wall coverage yesterday of the former president being indicted on charges by the federal government. Once he was allowed to leave, he headed to his Bedminster home to do a campaign rally.
CNN and MSNBC did not carry the speech. Fox did but coming into Sean "Softball" Hannity's shitshow was Fox News Tonight being hosted by Brian Kilmeade. The 8pm program has no permanent replacement as of yet.
What Fox did was so brazen and it will guarentee the White House will no longer offer the network interviews. On top of that, Fox might not be called upon when White House Press Karine Jean-Pierre holds the briefings. They called President Joe Biden a "wannabe dictator."
“WANNABE DICTATOR SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HAVING HIS POLITICAL RIVAL ARRESTED,” the chyron on Fox read just before 9pm as the network provided live continuous coverage of Washed Up 45’s remarks. The network briefly aired a side by side visual of Washed Up 45’s speech from his New Jersey Golf club and Biden’s remarks from the White House, but never broke away from the audio feed of the former president’s speech.
If Biden was a dictator, he would have forced Fox off the air and jailed those responsible.
Or he would have killed them. Impose sanctions on the network.
Dominion Systems settled with Fox for nearly $790 million after the network deliberately lied about the 2020 election and put the company in the crosshairs of violent extremists.
The network will probably settle with Smartmatic. The company is suing for $2 billion.
Former Fox employees are suing the network.
Carlson is defiant in promoting his Twitter podcasts despite Fox warnings that he is under contract and could face legal repercussions.
Most of these recent mass shootings are in states with Republican governors and state legislators.
The Denver Nuggets for the first time in the team franchise history are the NBA Champions. They beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 with a 94-89 win at Ball Arena in Denver.
The city is celebrating the team's victory. However, gun violence again.
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.
These lawmakers 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 murderers 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.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
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.
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.
4. Realize - Mind you, that the types of firearms used by shooter are based on capacity which limits the time of reaction. As with rule 3, you have only less than a second to make a reaction when the shooter is set on sights. So there's no real solution to save your life in the event of an active shooter. The best thing to do is understand, that anywhere in the United States could be a target of a mass shooting. Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it.
This was not a Black Lives Matter mob violence as the far right wants to call it.
This was a sporting event rioting.
Denver Nuggets fans celebrate and riot.
The far right often infiltrate protests and cause chaos to paint progressives protests as violent. Even when the far right attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they believed that far left members infiltrated the mob. Ignore the fact that Washed Up 45 and his allies urged the supporters to come, called for them to protest and told them to not show weakness.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Jared Polis, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Colorado's U.S. Representatives (except Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)) were notified.
The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. — about 3 1/2 hours after the game — and three of the injured were in critical condition, the Denver Police Department said in a statement. The suspect, a man, was one of the seven people who suffered injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
The shooting happened about a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night.
“As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that’s still under investigation at this time,” police spokesperson Doug Schepman said. “It did occur in the area where we had largest gathering of folks celebrating during the night.”
The area was taped off and evidence markers were at the scene.
A small crowd was in the area at the time of the shooting, he said, but had “diminished quite a bit at that point.” He said the shooting was in an area where a lot of people might have come out of bars after the game.
Police were interviewing witnesses and Schepman described the ongoing investigation “expansive.”
According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian 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. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.
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.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of never ending tragedy. Gun violence, extremism 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.
The Denver Nuggets quickly eliminated the Miami Heat.
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.
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.
Washed Up 45 turns 77 this week and he will be spending his birthday in U.S. federal court. He was indicted on 37 counts by the federal government for obstruction of justice, willful retention of classified documents and intentional withholding of federal documents.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
He vows to stay in the presidential race despite the legal woes that he is facing. About 90% of the Republican Party is backing him in this. They believe it is a political hit joh.
The case is laden with political implications for Washed Up 45, who currently holds the dominant spot in the early days of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But it also poses profound legal consequences given the prospect of a years-long prison sentence. Even for a defendant whose post-presidential life has been dominated by investigations, the documents probe has stood out for both the apparent volume of evidence amassed by prosecutors and the severity of the allegations.
It’s also a watershed moment for a Justice Department that until last week had never before brought charges against a former president. Attorney General Merrick Garland, an appointee of President Joe Biden, sought to insulate the department from political attacks by handing ownership of the case last year to a special counsel Jack Smith, who on Friday declared, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone.”
The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, is the latest in an unprecedented public reckoning this year for the former president, who faces charges in New York arising from hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign as well as ongoing investigations in Washington and Atlanta into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 race. He’s sought to project confidence in the face of unmistakable legal peril, attacking Smith as “deranged,” pledging to stay in the race and scheduling a speech and fundraiser for Tuesday night at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club.
“They’re using this because they can’t win the election fairly and squarely,” the former president said Monday in an interview with Americano Media.
The court appearance is also unfolding against the backdrop of potential protests and unrest. Some high-profile backers have used barbed rhetoric to voice support. Washed Up 45 himself has encouraged supporters to join a planned protest Tuesday at the Miami courthouse, where he is expected to surrender to authorities.
No riots as of yet.
Some of his supporters were also planning to load buses to head to Miami from other parts of Florida, raising concerns for law enforcement officials who are preparing for the potential of unrest around the courthouse. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said the city would be ready, and police chief Manuel A. Morales said downtown could see anywhere from a few thousand up to 50,000 protesters. He said the city would divert traffic and possibly block streets depending on crowd size.
Unlike in the New York case, where photographers produced images of a somber-faced Washed Up 45 at the courtroom defense table, the public’s view will limited. Cameras are generally not permitted in federal courts, and a judge Monday night barred reporters from having phones inside the building.
A federal grand jury in Washington had heard testimony for months in the documents case, but the Justice Department filed it in Florida, where the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort is located and where many of the alleged acts of obstruction occurred. Though Washed Up 45 is set to appear Tuesday before a federal magistrate, the case has been assigned to a District Court judge he appointed, Aileen Cannon, who ruled in his favor last year in a dispute over whether an outside special master could be appointed to review the seized classified documents. A federal appeals panel ultimately overturned her ruling.
It’s unclear what defenses the former president is likely to cite as the case moves forward. Two of his lead lawyers announced their resignation on the morning after his indictment, and the notes and recollections of another attorney, M. Evan Corcoran, are cited repeatedly throughout the 49-page charging document, suggesting prosecutors envision him as a potential key witness.
Washed Up 45 has said he’s looking to add to his legal team though no announcements were made Monday. He was expected to be represented at his arraignment by Todd Blanche, an attorney also defending him in the New York case, and Florida lawyer Chris Kise, who joined Washed Up 45’s stable of attorneys last year. Under the rules of the district, defendants are required to have a local lawyer for an arraignment to proceed.
The Justice Department unsealed Friday an indictment charging the former president with 37 felony counts, 31 relating to the willful retention of national defense information. Other charges include conspiracy to commit obstruction and false statements.
The indictment alleges the former president intentionally retained hundreds of classified documents that he took with him from the White House to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the presidency in January 2021. The material he stored, including in a bathroom, ballroom, bedroom and shower, included material on nuclear programs, defense and weapons capabilities of the U.S. and foreign governments and a Pentagon “attack plan,” the indictment says. The information, if exposed, could have put at risk members of the military, confidential human sources and intelligence collection methods, prosecutors said.
Beyond that, prosecutors say, he sought to obstruct government efforts to recover the documents, including by directing personal aide Walt Nauta — who was charged alongside Washed Up 45 — to move boxes to conceal them and also suggesting to his own lawyer that he hide or destroy documents sought by a Justice Department subpoena.
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