GOP Backed "Whistleblower" Is A Foreign Agent!

I'm not voting for Hunter Biden.

Joe Biden left the White House in 2017 at 11:59am on Jan. 20, 2017. From 2017 until 2021, Biden was a private citizen but a public figure. He announced his bid for president in 2019. He ran for president and his opponent feared him the most. 

Russia knew that Biden who had a clean record. They wanted to a target him for an ongoing campaign to undermine U.S. elections and help Washed Up 45 win reelection.

In the early beginnings of his campaign, Democrats were not all that supportive of him. 

In a contest of over 20 candidates, Biden was not the 1st, not the 2nd, not the 3rd, not the 4th, not the 5th or the 6th. He was literally an underdog candidate.

His opponent tried to get Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelaneskyy to launch an investigation into Biden and his son Hunter Biden. It was a quid pro quo to get weapons to defend itself from Russia. He got impeached for that.

His opponent would launch a whisper campaign to tank his campaign.

They would launch the Biden was too touchy with people. Biden apologized and said he will respect spaces and vows to encourage respect of others.

In the Democratic primaries, Biden's rival Bernie Sanders was aligning himself with toxic figures who were devoted to tanking Democratic candidates. Sanders had inside information from leftists that he was about to get signal boasted. The Russians knew that Sanders staying in the race could cause chaos. So they amplified attacks through Twitter and Facebook.

His opponent would start making baseless claims that his 2016 campaign was spied on by former president Barack Obama to tarnish Biden.

His opponent would claim that Hillary Clinton was running Biden's campaign.

His opponent would claim that Sanders was robbed of his victories when Biden swept Super Tuesday.

Then comes the coronavirus pandemic and Biden and Sanders would scale back campaigns. States would push back primaries. His opponent was determined to hold events despite the danger. He waited until April to launch his campaigns.

Then comes the allegations from Tara Reade. The former staffer for Biden claimed she was sexually assaulted by him in the Capitol. Reade was boasted by leftists and the far right.

Reade's allegations dwindle down and Biden becomes the nominee. His opponent would start claiming Biden was hiding in the basement and bragged about how his crowds were bigger than Biden's.

Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn and others will find a laptop from Hunter Biden. Of course, they share this with Rupert Murdoch and his acolytes at Fox. The New York Post and Miranda Devine write a piece about Hunter Biden and it was blocked by Twitter due to it being stolen information and possible Russian misinformation.

His opponent fumed and Republicans called it a silencing free speech. His opponent loses.

Biden was denied a peaceful transition. His opponent claimed the election was stolen and vowed to fight it in federal courts. All the challenges failed. His opponent would offer tepid funds to the president-elect. The outgoing president would call upon his supporters to meet him in Washington, DC to call upon Republicans to deny Biden. He urged his supporters to fight and not show weakness. The supporters would riot at the U.S. Capitol and cause significant damage. The outgoing president was impeached again.

Biden comes into office. The whisper campaigns continue.

His age, the Tara Reade allegations, "Let's Go Brandon", claims of a rigged election, attacks on his running mate Kamala Harris, calls for Biden's impeachment, Hunter Biden, inflation, blame for the coronavirus pandemic even though he inherited the crisis, gaffes and now the investigation.

Republicans and Washed Up 45 continue to run on conspiracies and culture wars. 

They have no actual policies since taking back the House of Representatives. Any legislation that was passed in the Republican controlled House barely has a chance of moving in the Democratic controlled Senate.

Republicans have ran on this hill about Hunter Biden being influenced by Chinese operatives and Ukrainians operatives without concrete evidence. They shared pictures of him smoking crack, driving reckless and having sex with prostitutes. They demonize him for having a child out of wedlock and owing child support. Yet, he is not a government official and has no intention of being one.

All they want is the "big guy." 

Republican "whistleblower" arrested for failure to register as a foreign agent.

Republicans are using a whistleblower who on Monday was arrested. The U.S. Justice Department announced covert lobbying and arms dealing charges against a US-Israeli analyst who has accused US President Joe Biden’s son of corruption.

Federal prosecutors in New York charged Gal Luft, the head of a think tank outside the US capital, of engaging “in multiple, serious, criminal schemes,” according to a Justice Department statement.

In announcing the unsealing of an eight-count indictment, prosecutors said Luft is accused of “offenses related to willfully failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), arms trafficking, Iranian sanctions violations, and making false statements to federal agents.”

Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has leveled allegations of corruption against Biden’s family, and Republican politicians called the charges against him an attempt to intimidate a key witness.

According to prosecutors, Luft “subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies by acting through a former high-ranking US Government official.”

Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has leveled allegations of corruption against Biden’s family, and Republican politicians called the charges against him an attempt to intimidate a key witness.

According to prosecutors, Luft “subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies by acting through a former high-ranking U.S. Government official.”

Luft, it said, “agreed to covertly recruit and pay” the official “on behalf of principals based in China.”

Furthermore, Luft “acted as a broker in deals for dangerous weapons and Iranian oil; and he told multiple lies about his crimes to law enforcement,” the statement said.

Prosecutors said Luft worked to broker a deal for Chinese companies to sell weapons to Libya, including anti-tank launchers, grenade launchers, and mortar rounds on a commission basis. In communications, Luft and his associates used coded language, referring to weapons as “toys,” they said.

Other alleged brokering activities were for potential deals to the United Arab Emirates that included aerial bombs and rockets. Another alleged deal was for Chinese weapons to be sold to Kenya, including strike drones.

The statement said Luft also discussed brokering a deal for a weapons sale to Qatar, allegedly telling an associate that Israel was “not a good fit” as the middleman for the deal because it had the “[s]ame problem the [] Q [i.e., Qataris] have w uncle [i.e., the United States]. Need a third party. . . . I will activate.”

Luft, 57, was arrested in February in Cyprus on U.S. charges, but fled after he was released on bail awaiting extradition proceedings, prosecutors said. Luft remains at large and the US Justice Department is asking for information on his whereabouts.

A Twitter account under Luft’s name has claimed he was arrested in Cyprus “on a politically motivated extradition request by the U.S.”

“I’ve never been an arms dealer,” one post asserted shortly after he vanished in Cyprus.

In a video published by the New York Post last week, Luft said that in 2019 he provided evidence to U.S. Justice Department and FBI officials on what he said were Biden family financial transactions with the Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC. The information, he claimed, was then covered up.

Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin accused the government of a coverup.

“He’s got a wealth of information. But they never followed up on that meeting,” Johnson said recently on Fox News. “Instead, they arrested him in Cyprus to silence him.”

Luft also got support earlier this week from Frank Gaffney, executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy think tank, who tweeted, “These days Dr. Luft might be better known as ‘David’ for he now faces alone the Goliath of a U.S. government determined to crush him to protect President Joe Biden.”

With Biden ramping up his bid for a second term as president in the 2024 election, Republicans in Congress accused the Biden family in May of pocketing more than $10 million from dealings with Chinese and Romanian firms — though they offered little evidence.

These accusations are part of a long-running campaign targeting Hunter Biden, the president’s son and only surviving child of his first marriage.

Republicans accuse Hunter Biden of capitalizing on his father’s influence when he served as vice president under Barack Obama in order to engage in shady dealings in several countries.

The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security reportedly did not respond to media requests for comment.

Threads Over 100 Million Sign Ups!

Threads has over 100 million users.

Elon Musk is very angry. The Twitter CEO is fuming over Mark Zuckerberg creating a serious threat to the social media platform.

Threads by Instagram has accomplishment a historical feat since its Thursday launch.

Over 100 million sign ups.

Twitter is on the decline. Musk placed limits on tweets, followers, charging for Tweetdeck, charging for verification and allowing extremists to reign hate online.

He fired 80% of Twitter's top staff. Now he is mad some had joined Meta and inspired Mark Zuckerberg to make a "Twitter Killer."

“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.

Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”

Engagement with Twitter has decrease since the limits. You literally see more porn, violent videos, propaganda and disinformation on Twitter. 

The booming growth on Threads is helped by the fact that it is tied to an existing social network, Meta’s Instagram. Users can sign up with their existing handles on Instagram and are able to retain some of their following as others sign up for the app.

Threads reached the 100 million milestone even faster than OpenAI’s generative chatbot ChatGPT, which surpassed 100 million monthly users in two months.

The app still has lots of room to grow, having not yet launched in Europe, where Mosseri said there is still some regulatory complexity to navigate. If Threads is able to retain its userbase, it could solidify its position as a real competitor for Twitter, which reported nearly 238 million monetizable daily active users in its last quarterly earnings report as public company last summer.

Twitter owner Elon Musk appears to have already shown some concern about Threads, as his longtime lawyer Alex Spiro wrote a letter to Meta accusing the company of “unlawful misappropriation” of trade secrets.

Musk and Zuckerberg were also taking shots at one another over the weekend, as Zuckerberg mocked Musk’s tweet style and Musk called Zuckerberg a derogatory name.

Rocky Road!

Relationship on the rocks.

Rumors going around that media personality Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump, Jr. broken up. I don't have concrete evidence nor I care about the insufferable pair.

Guilfoyle, 54 and Trump, 42 have been together for five years. The two were planning on getting married.

Apparently Aubrey O'Day may have been the reason for the breakup.

On the Mea Culpa Podcast, O'Day shared lewd tales of Trump and her.

The relationship between Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle likewise mystified political observers after it was revealed in the spring of 2018, in part because she was once the first lady of San Francisco and formerly married to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom. But after divorcing Newsom in 2006, Guilfoyle became outspoken about her longstanding conservative views as a Fox News host.

Aubrey O'Day said she dodged a bullet messing with Donald Trump, Jr.

As a couple, Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. became known as an in-demand duo at Trump campaign events — “the prom king and queen of MAGA land,” a senior Trump advisor once told Business Insider. Reports also said that the couple sometimes engaged in teasing banter about their relationship at political events, which would please some in the pro-Trump crowd. But Guilfoyle also made people uncomfortable with the sexually suggestive way she talked or acted at events, reports said.

In O’Day’s conversation with Michael Cohen for his “Mea Culpa” podcast, she referred to a damning 2020 report by the New Yorker that said that Guilfoyle’s job as a Fox News host ended because of sexual harassment allegations made against her by a former assistant. According to the New Yorker, Guilfoyle showed  lewd photos of male genitalia to colleagues, regularly discussed sexual matters at work, urged the assistant “to submit to a Fox employee’s demands for sexual favors,” and exposed herself to the assistant while asking for a critique of her naked body.

O’Day clearly has a low opinion of Guilfoyle and regards Trump’s relationship with her as a sign that he’s “living outside” his “most authentic self.” O’Day said she “really loved that man.” She also said she still loves him but “who he is now, I love in a sorrowful way.”

Cohen agreed that whatever is going on with Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle – whom he derisively called “Gargoyle” – “is not good.”

Troy Carter Has No Issues!

Louisiana will be redrawn. Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) believes in fair redistricting.

Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) is similar to Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH). 

All he wants to do is work on behalf of his constituents and deliver results. The noise of the far left wanted to tarnish him as Blue MAGA and say he is not a progressive.

All the themes of turning off voters.

“There’s nothing you will find in anything I’ve ever done to support any of the foolishness that my opponent is desperately trying to spread,” he said in an interview. “I’m chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.”

I want to thank voters for making the choice of Troy Carter. He is well suited to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District.

The results of supporting a Bernie Bro.

In January a candidate who was backed by the far left was sentenced for federal crimes. 

Former Democratic state senator from Louisiana was sentenced to 22 months in federal time out after being found guilty of campaign finance violations. She used the coffers from Democratic Party donors to gamble and use for her own luxury,

Karen Carter Peterson, 53, a former candidate for the U.S. House lost to Troy Carter.

Former state senator Karen Carter Peterson is in federal time out.

Carter who replaced Cedric Richmond in 2021 won the special election. Carter was backed by the Congressional Black Caucus and many supporters of President Joe Biden.

Peterson was backed by leftists like Nina Turner, Kyle Kulinski, Kyrstal Ball and Cornel West. These were former backers of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

She misused over $140,000 of the state Democratic Party’s coffers and from her own campaign account to gamble at casinos.

U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance, who imposed the sentence after an emotional hearing packed with the former senator's relatives, ordered Peterson, 53, to surrender to the federal Bureau of Prisons.

The Supreme Court has forced Republican-led states to redistrict their U.S. Congressional District maps. Louisiana will now have a district that appeals to Black voters. There are five Republicans and one Democrat.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and controversial lawmaker Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) will likely lose their district or be forced in a jungle primary when Louisiana does its new map.

DeSantis On The Ropes!

Soaked.

Despite being the closest opponent to Washed Up 45, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has struggled to win over MAGA. Even Florida man, rapper Forgiato Blow (aka Vanilla Lice) said that he ain't riding with him.

Establishment Republicans and anti-Washed Up 45 conservatives were hoping to find a viable opponent to take on the former president. It turns out that DeSantis is not fulfilling the job.

While Washed Up 45 is facing criminal indictments by the feds and state of New York, his poll numbers are rising and Republican lawmakers are still riding with him.

Since launching his campaign in May, DeSantis has struggled to distinguish his policy positions from the former president. Some of his plans match what Washed Up 45 has already proposed, and others echo what he already did as president.

It’s a particular challenge for DeSantis, whose substance-heavy pitch to voters relies more on policy than most Republican candidates. And it’s contributed to a growing sense that, at least in the early going of the 2024 primary, the governor is struggling to gain traction against a former president who polls show continues to hold a huge lead in the race.

“Let’s put it this way. What I see is a campaign floundering, trying to find a purpose to run,” said Bryan Lanza, who worked on the former president’s 2016 campaign and remains close to the former president’s team. “He’s saying, ‘I’m Trump without the drama,’ but voters aren’t looking for Trump-light. They’re looking for Trump.”

DeSantis again encountered the problem last week, when he visited the U.S.-Mexico border during a campaign stopover in Texas to unveil his proposal to stop illegal immigration. The agenda included a pledge to complete Washed Up 45’s wall along the country’s southern border, reinstate the former president’s so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy and end “catch and release,” the practice of releasing migrants into the U.S. while they await court dates.

Even if the proposals were far-reaching and aggressive by traditional conservative standards, they largely matched Washed Up 45’s own agenda, both the one he implemented as president and what he proposes to do if given another term.

DeSantis running as a culture warrior is troubling even for his closest allies. 

Is Drudge Turning On Biden?

Drudge turns on Biden and the establishment.

Reclusive media agitator Matt Drudge and 10 associates run The Drudge Report. It is one of the oldest news aggregation websites. It pulls in 4 billion clicks and is one of the most popular far right websites. It was best known for pushing the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair, the rise of Washed Up 45 and his eventual downfall.

Drudge turned sour on Washed Up 45 after he failed on his populist promises. 

Washed Up 45 announced his 2024 campaign and it barely gets attention from Drudge.

Even Ron DeSantis is having trouble trying to win over Drudge.

The Drudge Report has stayed mum on the Joe Biden presidency until now. 

With President Joe Biden running for reelection, The Drudge Report has now shared stories about potential challengers and the president's age being a factor.

Biden is getting the Drudge treatment.

There have been clicks to several sites that push an anti-Biden and anti-Kamala Harris agenda. Several media agitators attacked Vice President Kamala Harris when she spoke at the Essence Fest. 

Disgraced media agitator Ryan Grim comes to mind when he posted a selective clip of her talking about the importance of sororities and Black women.

Republican Eliot A Cohen wrote in the Atlantic calling for Biden to move aside.

The Daily Mail made this a breaking news story. Kid you not, the president has a breathing machine for sleep apnea. 

Sean "Softball" Hannity shares clips of the president depicting him as confused. In short clips of the president turning his back, the annoying agitator claims Biden is having "medical emergencies."

The push for conspiracy theorists Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. also are driving the news aggregation websites.

The Drudge Report is often written in a code. You can tell if the website has fully turned on Biden when you notice the insanely amount of clicks to stories outlining the negative instead of the positive.

Insufferable Marjorie Taylor Greene was booted out of far right caucus.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has enough headaches. Two unproductive lawmakers who often steal the spotlight and drive the attention away from Republican governance are back in the news.

These two along with 130 other members from the House are lazy, unproductive and too extreme. The Republicans have too many of their members embracing white nationalism.

The Democratic Party has members who embrace short term solutions to long term problems. The country is hoping for more bipartisanship in Congress. These House and Senate members refuse to lower the temperature. On top of that, they are doing it for campaign funds and click bait.

The Klan Caucus with three tokens kicked insufferable lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) out because she called fellow insufferable lawmaker Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) a "little bitch" on the House floor. It was over who plans on drafting Articles of Impeachment on President Joe Biden because of conspiracy theories.

“A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” said Freedom Caucus board member Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD). When asked if she was formally out, he replied: “As far as I know, that is the way it is.”

It’s the first public confirmation of Greene’s fate within the conservative group. The vote was first reported by POLITICO, though it was unclear at the time whether she had been ejected. It took place less than two days after Greene got into a verbal floor fight with Freedom Caucus member Boebert, during which Greene referred to the Colorado Republican as a “little bitch.” After the exchange was first reported, Greene confirmed the fight and doubled down, adding another pejorative.

The two have clashed repeatedly in the past, but Harris indicated that particular spat had factored into the conservative group’s thinking.

The group is currently at the center of the fight over government funding as they try to push McCarthy and members of leadership to go below levels set in the debt deal and to hold the line when he, ultimately, has to negotiate with the White House and Senate Democrats.

Though the group is largely unified on wanting lower spending, they’ve also haggled in private about what their strategy should be after they cut a deal with McCarthy to end a weeklong standoff that ground the House floor to a halt.

Lemonade! 🍋

Bidenomics works.

The jobs report for the month of June has come out and it is expected to deliver a great opportunity for the ney-sayers to undermine the work of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. 

For the month of June, there were 209,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate drops to 3.6%.

Job growth would have been even lighter without a boost in government jobs, which increased by 60,000, almost all of which came from the state and local levels.

Other sectors showing strong gains were health care (41,000), social assistance (24,000) and construction (23,000).

Leisure and hospitality, which had been the strongest job-growth engine over the past three years, added just 21,000 jobs for the month. The sector has cooled off considerably, showing only muted gains for the past three months.

The retail sector lost 11,000 jobs in June while transportation and warehousing saw a decline of 7,000.

For the 50 states, five territories and the District of Columbia, the jobs were spread across the country.

Biden can brag that despite the rumors of a recession, jobs are still coming. 

The unfortunate side of a jobs report is the aftermath.

Being laid off or being fired from a job really sucks. Take it from me, I hate it. I am stable but I hate the two jobs I am working at. They don't pay enough and I based my whole life around them and nothing else. It has to come to an end soon.

The things observed:

There is a writer's strike. The Writers Guild of America and its union representatives have decided to strike over the networks not paying enough for its writers. Many of these top executives are making 9 figure salaries. This is an ongoing controversy.

With the distractions cranked up to 1000, Republicans continue to offer nothing but culture wars and conspiracy theories. For example, the far right is obsessed with the U.S. Secret Service finding a suspicious package at the White House on Sunday and had it determined to be possibly cocaine. Without evidence and a possible libel, they assume it belongs to Hunter Biden, the troubled son of the president. The far right has been obsessed with the news of this instead of having policies that deal with gun violence, climate change, lowering inflation and fixing infrastructure.

They sure love to brag about the appropriations coming to their districts and not credit the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a reason to this. Several Republicans who voted against the law are now bragging about several projects and benefits.

The Supreme Court made being a bigot legal. The rulings for a Colorado web designer, a UPS worker and a Catholic school have immunity created a paradise for Christian nationalism. They rolled back Biden student debt relief and eliminated affirmative action.

They kept voting rights in tact for now and forced Republican states to recreate non partisan congressional maps (which Republicans likely ignore).

Scientists have determined that the Earth has become a lot hotter. Many cities in the country have record breaking temperatures. 

Over 400 mass shootings this year alone. The latest mass shootings over the July 4th weekend have lead to calls for gun control. Republicans refuse to take up any legislation that involves a ban on semi-automatic assault rifles, the most commonly used instrument in mass shootings.

The noise is demanding that Biden is replaced. Even though Bidenomics has put Americans to work and has benefited the country, Biden has a job approval at 42%. He is 80 years old and has used a sleep apnea machine to curb his snoring and stuttering. He has made several gaffes and many on social media are trying to be arm chair doctors. 

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the new energy efficient school buses.

They are concerned about his health despite the president having a doctor on scene and has round the clock protection from the U.S. Secret Service. 

They are still running on the notion that California governor Gavin Newsom and Hillary Clinton will be replacing Biden.

Leftists are demanding the Democratic National Committee hold debates. They want Biden to face controversial opponents Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Marianne Williamson.

The leftists are demanding that Iowa and New Hampshire are back on the voting schedule after Jaime Harrison and Biden approved South Carolina to first state for the primaries.

The far right is also pushing Kennedy as a viable candidate to face Biden. Kennedy and actress Cheryl Hines are risking their careers. Kennedy has pushed anti-vaccine and far right extremist noise despite his pledge to be a Democratic candidate. Kennedy doing push ups has the far right going gaga. 

The Russo-Ukraine war continues on. The Russians are having more difficulty now that the armed mercenaries the Wagner Group defected. The Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin went into hiding after he was expelled to Belarus. But the dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s claims he left and is back in Russia. The allegations could not be independently verified, and the Kremlin refused to comment on Prigozhin’s whereabouts. But Russian media have reported he was recently seen at his offices in St. Petersburg.

Prigozhin tried to overthrow Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after his mercenaries saw strategic losses and a difficulty of getting resources. The Wagner Group had a day of almost overthrowing the Kremlin.

France has seen days of unrest after a cop shot and killed an unarmed teen in a vehicle.

The killing of Nahel Merzouk. In Nanterre, residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on 27 June, which later escalated into rioting as demonstrators set cars alight, destroyed bus stops, and shot fireworks at police.

The junk food media took an unauthorized picture of Prince Harry with his daughter Lilibit. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sued the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, The Daily Mail and News Corp for invasion of privacy. The royals have seen a spike in threats against their lives.

Yes, folks are working two jobs. I am a testimony of that. But I am confident that in the short term I will have all the resources to reapply for the job I prefer.

The Congress has less work than most Americans. It is infuriating that the average worker works more hours than 157 House members and 36 senators.

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

President Joe Biden's headaches:

1. The Republicans in the House of Representatives.
2. The media asking him about Washed Up 45's controversies.
3. The Supreme Court making controversial decisions that impact the country.
4. Gun violence and Congress not doing anything to stop it.
5. Inflation.
6. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. George Santos (R-NY), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO).
8. Republican governors Ron DeSantis, Kay Ivey, Greg Abbott, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Bill Lee, Glenn Youngkin, Kristie Noem, Kim Reynolds, Brian Kemp, Brad Little and Greg Gianforte.
9. Judges appointed by Washed Up 45.
10. The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
11. Anti-Vaxxers. 
12. Lawmakers and activists who protest the CDC guidelines during the pandemic.
13. The endless culture wars that Republicans find outrage in.
14. Washed Up 45 and his minions on Fox, Newsmax, OANN and the internet.
15. Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. The idiots who run it and the idiots who post on it.
16. Fox, Breitbart, Libs of TikTok, The Daily Mail, Newsmax and OANN's relentless talk about conspiracies. The endless attacks on the president's age, First Lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden and the conspiracies about the president's mental capacity and health.
17. The endless racism towards Biden's allies Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Barack Obama.
18. The relentless talk about spending despite the former president's reckless spending.
19. The lack of civility towards fellow Americans.
20. Vladimir Putin.
21. Xi Jinping.
22. Kim Jong-Un.
23. Benjamin Netanyahu.
24. Alexander Lukashenko.
25. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations.

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

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

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

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

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

Jobs are looking good despite fears of an economic slowdown.

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

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

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

Always showboating.

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

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

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

Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience. 

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

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

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

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

The Cash Fever!

Powerball and Mega Millions back up again.

Powerball and Mega Millions once again are pass $500 million and is expected to drive high turnout for the 4th of July Weekend.

Powerball and Mega Millions sales usually increase when jackpots increase to nearly $1 billion. So expect another dose of The Cash Fever.

Do want to you want to be a millionaire or billionaire?

In my state of Ohio, sports betting is legal. You can legally bet on sporting events for chance of earning a huge payout. The state has issued licenses to the four casinos and seven racinos. 

Sports betting is also available at many bars, clubs and convenience stores that have legal betting stations.

I am wondering, are you willing to pony up at least $2 to play a multi-state lottery game for a chance at winning over $1 billion?

The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have reached that record level again and you will have a 1 in 292 million chance of winning the prize.

Played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, Powerball is a coordinated by the State Lottery Association (MUSL), a nonprofit organization formed by an agreement with lobbyists and U.S. corporations. From its inaugural drawing on April 19, 1992, until August 21, 2021, Powerball drawings were held twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday); a third weekly drawing (held Mondays) was added on August 23, 2021. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.

Mega Millions is drawn at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays. Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries; the drawings are held at the studios of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, supervised by the Georgia Lottery. Played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands with Puerto Rico being added in the near future, Mega Millions is independent from MUSL but does have an agreement with the consortium of states that operated the similar Mega Millions lottery, which allowed MUSL members to sell Mega Millions tickets and consortium members to sell Powerball tickets. 

Many who are often playing are not rich. 

Most who often play are either a family member, co-worker or friend who has a gambling addiction.

So here's the public service announcement.

Most lotteries and casinos offer help for problem gambling. I want to acknowledge this.

The National Council on Problem Gambling operates the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network (1-800-522-4700). The network is a single national access point to local resources for those seeking help for a gambling problem. 

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.

It is a difficult thing to tell a family member, friend, co-worker or a player of a gambling venue. But if see something, say something. It may save a life.

The signs of problem gambling include:

• The person constantly borrowing money from friends, family, loan facilities or banks.
• The person is always taking more out to chase the jackpot (or clout).
• The person loses track of time or misses appointments due to gambling.
• The person is running late on paying bills or dues.
• The person feels like "playing it back" is the only way to win.
• The person is getting agitated over wins and losses.
• The person is using alcohol or drugs to ease stress. 
• The person damages property at casinos or lottery retailers.
• The person deliberately asks others to claim prizes to avoid paying child support, spousal support or owed taxes.
• The person uses false ID, false social security numbers or gives wrong information to avoid taxes or has known status as a banned guest or voluntarily excluded player (self-prevention/restricted gambler).
• The person is restless and feel the only way to relax is to gamble.
• The person is jeopardizing relationships, their jobs and their social life in order to gamble.
• The person repeatedly lies about wins and loses.
• The person is trying to curb problem gambling but never achieves the goal.

These are the hard truths about problem gambling. You know someone or have a problem. That's why it's important to know your limits when you gamble. 

Folks, the multi-state Powerball will now have three active drawings. The original jackpot drawings were on Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59pm. Now the drawings will be on Monday nights as well.

It will try to increase the opportunity for players who avoided playing during the pandemic.

Rules on how to play lottery. Note: Many lottery venues are no longer taking verbal requests due to the coronavirus and the possibility of eliminating long wait times due to excessive ticket requests.

• Make sure you have money on hand. The operator is required to take money before issuing a ticket. Make sure you have your numbers placed on either a betting card, your lottery app or a previous ticket. Most operators will help you plug numbers in through the terminal or place an automatic bet for you. However in the case of long lines or possible errors, it would be best to be prepared for the transaction. Some states do offer debit and credit transactions. Make sure you get your information from your local lottery commission. You cannot cancel Powerball or Mega Millions tickets. They are property of your state (or territory's) lottery commission. Any alteration, distortion or underage playing will void the games.
• In most states, the required age to play the lottery is 18 years or older. Do not let anyone under the playing age purchase a ticket or lottery game. The operator could lose their license or you will forfeit your prize if the regional lottery operator determined that an underage player was the winner.
• If you purchase Powerball and Mega Millions from another state (or territory) and you won, understand that it not a winner in your home state. You must return to the state (or territory) where you purchased the ticket. The Mega Millions is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you're a traveler and won the lottery in the state of purchase, you have to return to the state to claim your prize. Every state has their own rules and regulations so don't think "it's all the same." It's not. It's a licensed property of the state gaming commission. 
• Whenever a lottery retailer handles a jackpot ticket, ask the cashier to make sure you hear the "winner" sound. Most machines will make a noise if you're a winner. There are also ticket verifying stations located near a lottery terminal. Make sure before you hand a ticket to a cashier, you are sure you won a jackpot. Ask for a claims form and/or a validation claim voucher. If you are claiming jackpots that are under $500 or less at a licensed lottery operator, check your tickets at a lottery scanner first before handing the ticket off to the clerk. Make sure the cashier confirms the ticket. Tickets over $500 or more may have to go to a local lottery office in a regional jurisdiction. Lottery operators have vendor licenses and tickets are printed by a large set of numbers. If any allegations of fraud or cheating do occur, the lottery can subpoena the operator for the records of purchase and video surveillance of the person who purchased the ticket.
• Mega Millions and Powerball minimum jackpots start at $20 million. Each ticket is valued at $2 per unit. Some states have multiplier options to their games which could make your ticket $3 or $4 per unit. 
• You can view the results of Mega Millions and Powerball on your local television station at 10:59pm. Mega Millions is drawn on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. You can also get your state's lottery results on websites, the lottery commission apps on the Apple Store and Google Play. You can view results on social media. 
• You can self-validate tickets under $500 through your phone so it can make it "touchless" contact. You can also get winnings under $500 installed in your bank account or through a credit card. Some fees do apply for distribution of cards and bank deposits.
• You have at least 90 days to a year to claim a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot. Some states have a period of time to claim your prize. If you fail to claim the prize upon its final claim day, it will go back to the state. The lottery operator will collect a reward for selling the winning ticket. Do not wait till the last minute to claim a jackpot prize. The lottery commission does have the right to forfeit or cancel any prizes presented.
• Do not quit your job until you're certain you won the lottery. At the end of the day, some people get bored with their lives and may want to return to the workforce. Don't burn bridges with your employer. You may have to return back to the employer one day.
• Inflation and the coronavirus have changed the world. Many companies have risen prices on food, supplies, rent and utilities. Lottery paper has become very scarce in some retailers. Please understand that it is not a retailer's fault they are out of lottery paper or the machine is down. Please have patience and an understanding of a lottery retailer's resources.

You know I've often posted about what I would do if I won the lottery. It is not legal advise so you don't have to take my word for it. I am just expressing what I am going to do if I win the lottery.

I will first write my name on the lottery ticket. I will always make sure that if I ever lose that ticket, my name is on it and it cannot be claimed by someone who is the person who wrote on the back of it.

I will also make sure I take a picture of the ticket. It will be a good thing to take a picture if you want to prove to your state's lottery commission that you were the one who purchased the ticket. I mean it would be smart to take pictures of your lottery tickets. Say if you have a group purchase of lottery tickets and you purchase one for yourself or your family member. You won't have to obligate to the group pool's tickets if you show that you bought one for yourself. Because it will be a legal matter if you purchase the group tickets but failed to disclose you purchased one for yourself. Even though you won on your own separate ticket, it's best to let the group know that you purchased a solo ticket to prevent them from believing you've stolen money or violated the group's contract.

If I do win the lottery, I will immediately pay off all my debts. The car loans, child support, spousal support, medical bills, phone bills, mortgage, court fees and bank loans will be paid in full. Before I even collect my lottery winnings, I want to be caught up on everything. Many states will offset lottery winnings due to a person owning state debt, child support, spousal support and court fees. If you know that you owe, pay it off.

Greed got to one woman. She thought that she could claim a ticket that wasn't hers.

I will immediately close my social media and change my phone number. If you're a winner of the lottery, the junk food media, your family, your friends, your acquaintances, your co-workers, your community, charity groups, scammers and the state will know you. I am going to cancel my Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and social dating apps. I am very clear about my movements and I chose to not be public about it. When I was younger and naive, I would have shown my face to the public. But alas, I've gotten older and I am not the same as I was when I was younger.

I will also get a trust fund prepared, a will and a trusted member of family to hold my winnings. Yeah, it would be nice to establish a trust fund for family members if you do die. I mean this year is full of uncertainty. Winning the lottery has higher odds than catching the coronavirus. On point, 1 out of 15 people are infected with the coronavirus and people have died from it. You win the lottery one day and the next day you caught the coronavirus. You got to remind yourself, you can't take it when you're gone. So it's best to establish a will to distribute your lottery winning to either family, charity and those who you feel deserve it. It will be written and notarized by an attorney or a bank. If you do establish a trust fund you could hire a financial advisor or a family member to oversee your earnings. Make sure that financial advisor is licensed and trusted by the Better Business Bureau. It also must be routine to study on how lottery winners adapt to money. Cause you're going into a bigger tax bracket and taxes vary on many states.

Now that I have my lottery winnings, I will now take the opportunity to buy things that are rational. I would purchase a vehicle, get a home, put some in an investment and prepare for a vacation. Of course, vacations are no longer the norm in the age of COVID-19. So I would be smart to be prepared to be tested or vaccinated for the coronavirus before I take a vacation. Many countries have banned Americans entry to their countries out of fear we're carrying the coronavirus or not vaccinated. With the various strains and Washed Up 45's failure to take control of the matter, world leaders don't trust the American leadership in handling a global pandemic.

You might also want to make sure you're not playing lottery on company work time if you work at gas stations, restaurants, casinos, bars and pool halls. You might also want to make sure that you don't scratch the tickets first then pay for them last. I used to work at a gas station and a former co-worker often took lottery tickets, scratch them off and then pay for them after they were scratched.

Taking lottery tickets is not only theft but a felony in some states if the vendor decides to press charges. 

Not only the lottery vendor could lose their license (if they look the other way), they lose the bonus from the sold winning ticket and they could be audited by the lottery commission. The worker will be forbidden from playing lottery if convicted. And yes, family members or friends who try to buy on behalf of a banned player could be criminally charged.

Be humble about winning the lottery. You will not live a normal life. You could hopefully use the lottery winnings for a long time of success or squander it away within five years and end up miserable. Do not worry about the have-nots! Enjoy the winnings with pride and caution. Your success shouldn't be a punishment. If you do take the opportunity to win the lottery make yourself aware of the surroundings. 

Two former cashiers were charge with grand theft after one stole a customer's tickets and tried to claim a $3 million prize.

Be cautious about the pandemic. 

This is not a joke.

This my opinion and I stand by what I say!

Before I go, I want to get the problem gambler story out the way. A cashier and her former co-worker are facing criminal theft charges after she took a man's lottery ticket his accidently left behind. When the ticket was declared a winner and it has a $3 million prize, she went to the lottery commission to claim it. 

Carly Nunes, 23 with one count of larceny from a building, attempted larceny, presentation of a false claim, and witness intimidation, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said in a news release. 

Her co-worker, 32-year-old Joseph Reddem, was charged with one count of attempted extortion, prosecutors said. The pair are expected to be arraigned at a later undisclosed date. 

An investigation revealed that on Jan. 17 an unidentified man entered a Lakeville liquor store and purchased a bag of barbecue potato chips alongside 4 lottery tickets — two Massachusetts State Lottery Quick Picks for the Mega Millions lottery and two for the Mass Cash lottery — prosecutors said. 

The man added a multiplier to his Mega Millions ticket to increase the jackpot prize and Nunes, who was working the checkout counter, placed the order and printed two lottery tickets, prosecutors said. She returned to the cash register and rang up the victim's $12 order, but he left the store without his lottery tickets, according to prosecutors. 

Forty five minutes after the man left his tickets behind, Nunes rang up another customer who purchased five lottery tickets. The second customer realized he'd been given two extra tickets and handed them back to Nunes, prosecutors said. 

"Nunes took the tickets and said they must have belonged to 'him,' meaning the victim," prosecutors said. 

The man who left the tickets behind briefly searched for them but then assumed he'd lost them. Later that evening, his Mass Millions ticket numbers were announced as the winning digits for a $3 million jackpot, prosectors said. 

Paul Little claimed his winnings after a Massachusetts cashier stole his ticket.

Two days later, Reddem drove Nunes and her boyfriend to the Massachusetts State Lottery Headquarters, where the ticket, which was "torn and appeared to be burned," was determined to be worth $3 million. 

When informed of its value, "Nunes and her boyfriend embraced and celebrated," prosecutors said. But shortly afterward, Nunes and Reddem were overheard arguing about the amount of money Reddem would receive, with Nunes telling him that she would "only pay him $200,000," according to prosecutors. 

Due to the argument and the condition of the ticket, Massachusetts Lottery investigators decided to interview Nunes. 

Nunes told investigators that she purchased the winning tickets toward the end of her shift on Jan.17 and said the condition of the tickets was due to her mistakenly tearing it when removing it from her wallet. The burn marks, she said, were because she accidentally placed the ticket on a pipe, prosecutors said.

"Lottery officials informed Nunes that they were opening an investigation and that she would receive the jackpot prize at the conclusion of that investigation," prosecutors said. "Lottery officials contacted Massachusetts State Police and an investigation commenced."

Investigators discovered surveillance footage that confirmed Nunes had not purchased the winning ticket. In subsequent interviews, Nunes changed her story and said she'd "inadvertently obtained" the winning ticket.

Investigators worked for a month to locate the man who left his winning tickets behind, finally finding him on Feb. 13, prosecutors said.

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission say they intend to honor the man's claim to the $3 million jackpot. 

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

Blame Game: Kimbrady Carriker!

The shooter of a weekend mass shooting identified.

As expected, the blame game.

Other mass shootings: Rochester, NY; Shreveport; Paterson, NJ; Chicago (3); Salisbury, MD; Boston; Washington, DC; Edgewood, MD; Haywood, CA; Akron; Lansing; Charlotte; Truman, MN; St. Ann, MO; Indianapolis; Fort Worth (2); Bronx, NY (New York City); Wichita and Baltimore.

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. 

The Philadelphia Police nabbed the gunman who shot and killed five over the weekend.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and the U.S. Representatives of Pennsylvania were informed of the mass shooting.

The suspect was a Black person. I don't know of the terrorist identified as a transgender or a cross dresser. But pictures circulating through the internet show the person. The terrorist wore body armor and randomly shot at people. 

Sources say that suspect is 40-year-old terrorist, who lives in the 5600 block of Belmar Terrace. The home is just a few blocks from the shooting scene.

The terrorist has yet to be charged, but District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference he expects the terrorist will be charged soon with multiple counts of murder.

Sources say the suspect made disturbing posts on social media prior to the gunfire. Sources say the terrorist, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, owned the guns used in this mass shooting.

This is not the first time the terrorist has had run-ins with the law. The terrorist has misdemeanor drug and gun charges from 2003, which led to probation.

Meanwhile, police have released the names of the five people who were killed:

• Daujan Brown, 15/M, unknown residence

• Lashyd Merritt, 22, from the 5500 block of Greenway Ave.

• Dymir Stanton, 29, from the 1700 block of S. Frazier St.

• Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, from the 1600 block of S. 56th St.

• Ralph Moralis, 59, from the 1700 block of S. 56th St.

Police say two children, a 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy, were shot and wounded. Another 2-year-old boy and a 33-year-old woman were injured by flying glass.

Authorities say the 33-year-old woman is the mother of the 2-year-olds, who are twins. She was driving the children when her car came under fire.

"What happened last night in our Kingsessing neighborhood was unimaginably disgusting and horrifying," Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at Tuesday's news conference.

It all started around 8:30 p.m., on the eve of Independence Day, in the area of 56th Street and Chester Avenue in the southwestern part of the city.

Police say people called 911 to report a shooting and others flagged down officers.

Police say at least 50 shots were fired at the scene and multiple vehicles were struck.

Arriving officers found gunshot victims at the scene. As officers began to put the victims in their patrol cars to take them to the hospital, they heard more gunfire and ran towards the sound. That's where they encountered the terrorist.

Lashyd Merritt was gunned down.

Police say officers were able to chase down and corner the terrorist in the rear alley of 1600 Frazier Street. Police say the suspect was wearing a bulletproof vest and had multiple magazines. The terrorist also had a police scanner, an AR-style rifle and a handgun, investigators say.

Police say there is no known connection between the victims and the shooter, and investigators do not yet know a motive for the gunfire.

Residents were shocked to learn their neighbor is accused of this violence.

"He speaks to everybody. He helps out with everybody," one neighbor said. "If you parked on the curb and the cop comes, he'll knock on your door and tell you like they're about to give you a ticket or whatever."

Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday that "this country needs to examine its conscience and find out how to get guns out of dangerous people's hands."

"A person walking down the street with an AR-style rifle and shooting randomly at people while wearing a bulletproof vest with multiple magazines is disgraceful, but an all too common situation in America," Kenney continued.

It was an emotional scene late Monday night outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, as family members of those who were killed found out the news that their loved ones had died.

Investigators initially believed four people were killed. The fifth victim, Wamah, lived alone and wasn't found until several hours after the shooting. Investigators believe Wamah was the first victim killed.

The two children who were shot were taken to an area hospital where they were placed in stable condition.

Police say a second person was taken into custody Monday night after allegedly picking up a gun and firing shots at the mass shooting suspect. That person has since been released. Krasner said Tuesday it appears, at this point, that the person's actions were justified.

"When you are under fire in a mass shooting, there are rights to protect others and rights to protect yourself," Krasner said.

The far right already are placing the blame on the Black community, targeting the LGBTQ community and of course claiming it was a Black Lives Matter supporter. The very fact that the terrorist managed to either legally purchase the firearm should be the issue.

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, Newsmax, The Daily Mail, Truth Social, Twitter and extremist outlets. They force culture wars it into national news. They make the case to blame progressive policies, Black Lives Matter, Muslims, immigrants, the LGBTQ community,  Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for __________ 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. 

Three innocent lives lost.

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 at home, 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 beach, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the road trip, the natural disasters, the state/federal 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, the homeless shelter 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.

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.

This is the mugshot of the mass shooter.

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.

You're not safe at home, 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 beach, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the road trip, the natural disasters, the state/federal 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, the homeless shelter 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.

There were two other shootings in Philadelphia.

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.