Criminal charges added to Washed Up 45. |
Washed Up 45 got more charges thrown on him. Two other men face criminal charges as well. The Special Counsel working this has added additional criminal charges in the classified documents scandal.
Criminal charges added to Washed Up 45. |
Wisconsin woman will be getting LIFE in the iron college. |
During her preliminary trial, the killer assaulted her attorney and had to be wrestled to the ground by sheriff's deputies. The charges were added to the conviction.
The Brown County jury deliberated less than an hour before convicting Taylor Schabusiness, 25, of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse and mutilating a corpse in the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24, news outlets reported.
Authorities say she strangled Thyrion at the Green Bay home he shared with his mother, sexually abused him and dismembered his body, leaving parts of it throughout the house and in a vehicle.
In his closing argument, Brown County District Attorney David Lasee called the case “bizarre.”
Ohio cop out for K9 attack on motorist. |
The OSP and Circleville Police were pointing fingers at one another after a police pursuit led to a suspect being injured by the K9.
Jadarrius Rose of Memphis, Tennessee was the 23 year old driver who led the OSP on a chase on U.S. Highway 35 and U.S. Highway 23 near Chillicothe. A Motor Carrier Enforcement was attempting to pull over rose for a missing mud flap when all this drama occurred. Speakman's actions will lead to a hefty civil rights lawsuit and a new standard to police handlers.
The department reacted swiftly.
"Officer Speakman did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers. Officer Speakman has been terminated from the department, effective immediately," the statement said.
Speakman could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association said on Facebook that Speakman had been terminated without just cause and that the union's senior counsel had filed a grievance.
Speakman was fired “contrary to mandatory principles of progressive discipline,” the union said.
The police department's Use of Force Review Board determined the canine policy was followed during the apprehension and the arrest, the statement said.
Police added: "It’s important to understand that the Review Board is charged only with determining whether an employee’s actions in the use of force incident were within department policies and procedures. The Review Board does not have the authority to recommend discipline."
"We know the video of the incident is upsetting and has attracted widespread attention and comments, including Gov. Mike DeWine raising the issue of training," police said, adding that the department's dogs and officers are trained to Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission-recognized standards.
"In short, we meet or exceed all current Ohio laws and standards for police training for our canine teams."
Rose was driving a semi-tractor trailer when a Motor Carrier Enforcement inspector with the State Highway Patrol tried to stop him because the trailer “was missing a left rear mud flap,” according to an incident report.
Circleville Police and Ohio State Patrol both face heat for minor infraction chase that led to a man being attacked by a police dog. |
Rose told a trooper who was commanding him to get out of his vehicle that he was on the phone with 911, the incident report said.
A 911 caller who appeared to be Rose told a dispatcher that he feared officers would kill him.
During a second call to 911, a caller was advised to roll down a window, according to audio from the call. “I did that the last time and all of them had their guns pointed at me. You think I feel safe?” the caller said.
The driver was ordered several times to get out of the vehicle and eventually did, and he did not comply when he was told to "get down on the ground," the incident report says.
In video released by the highway patrol, Rose is seen in front of troopers with his hands in the air.
A Circleville police officer with a dog can be heard telling Rose to “go on the ground or you’re gonna get bit.” Meanwhile, a highway patrol trooper instructs Rose to “come to me.”
“Do not release the dog with his hands up!” a trooper is heard yelling multiple times before the dog is released.
Jadarrius Rose thankful to be alive. |
“Get it off!” Rose repeatedly screams.
“Get the dog off of him!” a trooper yells.
Rose was charged with failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony, according to the highway patrol, and could face six to 18 months in prison. He was arraigned and is free on bond.
The White House called the video tragic and disturbing Wednesday.
"Our hearts go out to Jadarrius Rose and his loved ones. ... The president has been clear about the urgent need for Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to strengthen public safety by promoting accountability and increasing trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve," said Robyn Patterson, an assistant press secretary.
Irish singer and activist Sinead O'Connor has died. |
It appears the singer may have committed suicide.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” O’Connor’s family said in a statement to The Irish Times and the BBC. A cause of death was not given.
O’Connor, who courted controversy throughout her long career, rose to fame with her 1990 rendition of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.
Shane O’Connor, died of an apparent suicide last year. She announced his passing in January 2022.
In her lengthy career, she released 10 studio albums, kicking off with her 1987 alternative rock debut, “The Lion and the Cobra.”
O'Connor, who was born in Dublin, made as many headlines for her activism and provocations as she did for her music.
In 1991 she said she would boycott the Grammy awards, claiming the Recording Academy awarded artists based on commercial success.
In October 1992, she infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II and said "Fight the real enemy" as she performed as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.” She said the move was in protest of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
The move was met with an onslaught of high-profile criticism, with actor Joe Pesci threatening to smack her in his “Saturday Night Live” monologue and Madonna mocking her on the same stage by ripping up a photo of Long Island sex offender Joey Buttafuoco, saying, "Fight the real enemy." Frank Sinatra went as far as to call her “one stupid broad." The move was also criticized by the Anti-Defamation League.
“I’m not sorry I did it. It was brilliant,” O’Connor told The New York Times in 2021. “But it was very traumatizing.”
Even though she declared that she was not a mainstream pop star, she was nominated for several Grammys and won for best alternative music performance for “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in 1991.
For much of her career, she spoke candidly and openly about her spiritual life, political views and struggles with mental health, which she detailed in her 2021 memoir, “Rememberings.”
In 2018, O'Connor converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada.
“This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim,” she wrote on Twitter on October 2018. “This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant.”
The prime minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, tweeted Wednesday: “Really sorry to hear of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor. Her music was loved around the world and her talent was unmatched and beyond compare. Condolences to her family, her friends and all who loved her music."
Tributes and condolences poured in from across the spectrum of public figures.
Irish MMA champion Connor McGregor tweeted that the "world has lost an artist with the voice of an Angel."
"Ireland has lost an iconic voice and one of our absolute finest, by a long shot," McGregor said. "And I have lost a friend. Sinead’s music will live on and continue to inspire! Rest In Peace, Sinead you are home with your son I am sure."
American hip-hop icon and actor Ice T also praised O'Connor. "Respect to Sinead….. She stood for something… Unlike most people…. Rest Easy," he tweeted.
Canadian professional wrestler and WWE star Sami Zayn said "a chill ran through my body reading that Sinéad O’Connor has passed away."
"She dealt with a lot. I don’t know why but I always felt a strong connection to her. Very, very sad. RIP Shuhada," Zayn tweeted.
The American and Scottish rock band Garbage wrote, "This disgusting world broke her and kept on breaking her."
"Godspeed dear fragile dove," the band wrote on Instagram. "Thank you for all the beauty and all the wise teachings you offered up to us."
The pressure to get rid of the unfunny Greg Gutfeld. |
Gutfeld, a Libertarian media agitator who is a panelist at The Five has a program on at 10pm with a variety of far-right media agitators and unfunny comedians. He was originally at 11pm but the Fox switch gave him the spot that Laura Ingraham once occupied.
In August, I will do the Sean Hannity Word Vomit. The latest of the most annoying media personality.
Over 20 years of the most stalest media personality in the country.
Monday on Fox News, Greg Gutfeld made a horrific statement about the Holocaust. The Auschwitz Memorial, and later the White House issued a statement condemning Gutfeld's remark. Media outlets asked Fox for a statement. The network & Gutfeld had no response. I provide receipts. pic.twitter.com/H2cOutXERW
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) July 26, 2023
This was an interesting exchange.
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 5, 2022
Greg Gutfeld expresses support for immigration, saying we should replace "worthless white wokesters" with migrants.
Judge Jeanine: "It's not funny, Greg, they are destroying this country!"
Gutfeld: "Who is destroying this country?!" pic.twitter.com/KR2kXWKcvO
Greg Gutfeld jokes about committing voter fraud. If he actually did either thing he jokes about in this clip it would be a federal offense. I'm not sure why he thinks this is funny. He wouldn't find it funny if someone took his right to vote away from him. pic.twitter.com/IqvN82ZhZV
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) November 8, 2022
Fox News' late night comedy show now 'Gutfeld!' airs an hour earlier, and somehow... it's gotten worse: pic.twitter.com/hInCHfqe86
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) July 24, 2023
Greg Gutfeld just revealed that Tucker Carlson is responsible for his garbage late-night show: https://t.co/tcw44VB0B5 pic.twitter.com/11C9Jfck37
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) July 24, 2023
Gutfeld is a 5'5'' loser. He ain't funny. I seen more funny comedians on the far right. Tim Allen, Alfonzo "Zo" Rachel and even Terrence K. Williams are funnier than this fool.
Slavery did not benefit Blacks.
The Holocaust was a horrific genocide of innocent human beings based on a religion.
Gutfeld thought he could joke about how Republicans want to rewrite history to please their white extremist base. It is not funny.
During an exchange with Jessica Tarlov, a co-host who equated the new history standards to saying Jews derived some benefit from being imprisoned during the Holocaust, Gutfeld asked her about the work of Viktor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist who wrote about his struggle for survival at Auschwitz and other Nazi camps.
“Did you ever read ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’?” Gutfeld said. “Vik Frankl talks about how you had to survive in a concentration camp by having skills. You had to be useful. Utility. Utility kept you alive.”
Tarlov did not address Gutfeld’s question directly, instead saying she was concerned about middle school children being taught what Florida had set in its new curriculum.
A White House spokesman, Andrew Bates, released a statement on Tuesday condemning Fox News for broadcasting Gutfeld’s comments, calling them “a horrid, dangerous, extreme lie that insults the memory of the millions of Americans who suffered from the evil of enslavement.” He added, “There was nothing good about slavery; there was nothing good about the Holocaust.”
Fox News has not commented on Gutfeld’s statement.
Speechless. |
They attack him and his wife relentlessly.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 81 freezes during one of his daily rants about President Joe Biden and Democrats. The president calls him and asks if he is doing okay.
UPDATE: McConnell is back at the presser. pic.twitter.com/hrAdKXpAVX
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) July 26, 2023
McConnell had been making his opening remarks about an annual defense policy bill when he stopped talking. He was silent for 19 seconds. His Republican colleagues asked whether he was OK, and a top McConnell deputy, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a physician, escorted McConnell away from the cameras and reporters.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa made a hand gesture that initially appeared to resemble the sign of the cross. Her office later clarified that she was motioning for Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota.
A few minutes later, McConnell walked back to the news conference by himself. Asked about his health, he said he was fine. Asked whether he is fully able to do his job, he said, "Yeah."
Asked about the episode, an aide pointed to McConnell’s saying, “I’m fine,” but the aide added that McConnell “felt lightheaded and stepped away for a moment.”
"He came back to handle Q&A, which as everyone observed was sharp," the aide said.
McConnell spoke to reporters briefly Wednesday night as he left the Capitol and said, "The president called to check on me."
"I told him I got sandbagged," he joked.
A White House official and a spokesperson for the senator confirmed that President Joe Biden and McConnell spoke by phone Wednesday.
Asked by reporters how he was feeling, McConnell said, "I'm fine." He did not directly answer what happened earlier in the day or whether he saw a doctor.
McConnell tripped and fell March 8 after an event for the Senate Leadership Fund — a Republican super PAC aligned with McConnell and GOP leadership — at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington. He was hospitalized with a concussion and a minor rib fracture and was discharged March 13 before he entered rehab.
He didn't return to the Senate, however, until mid-April.
McConnell would never wish Biden well nor any Democratic senator. Biden, who was treated like shit does a honorable thing.
McConnell treats Biden and his old boss Barack Obama with no ounce of respect. He and the 48 Republican senators are blocking his nominees, voting against bipartisan legislation and literally trying to excuse Washed Up 45's actions.
Ice Coon rides with Tucker Carlson. |
Ep. 10 Stay in your lane: our drive through South Central LA with Ice Cube.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 25, 2023
(next episode: Ice Cube sits down with us at his studio) pic.twitter.com/cUgCh2xccH
Folks calling him Ice Coon for hanging with white nationalist Tucker Carlson. |
Bronny James collapses on court. |
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin offered support to James.
“Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital," according to a family statement.
"He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information. LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”
Bronny James, 18, announced earlier this year that he plans to play basketball at the University of Southern California, where the medical emergency unfolded.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical emergency in the 3400 block of South Figueroa Street at 9:26 a.m. PT on Monday and took an adult male to the hospital, a department spokesperson said.
The Galen Center, the home arena of USC basketball, is at 3400. S. Figueroa St.
The 6-foot-3 James was a McDonald’s All-American and was one of the nation’s most heralded players coming out of Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles.
His commitment to USC was covered by national media and LeBron James, 38, has said he hopes to stay in the NBA long enough to share the pro hardwood with his oldest son.
The heart health of athletes has always been a concern in the world of sports, but has been the focus of several high profile incidents recently.
Cartier Woods, an 18-year-old high school basketball player from Detroit, died earlier this year suffering cardiac arrest during a game.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during his team's nationally televised game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2.
And perhaps the most famous on-court death unfolded in Los Angeles, when Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers collapsed during a game in 1990.
The moment you realize you fucked up. |
Unarmed man was bitten by a police dog after two agencies gave two different orders. |
Carlee Russell admits it was a hoax. |
And now Black Twitter will tear her apart after it was confirmed by the woman's lawyer, she made the whole thing up.
The Jefferson County, Alabama prosecutor has not commented on the pending charges Carlee Russell is about to face but she likely will get handed some.
She is the female "Jussie Smollett."
It did not take long for coon officer Candace Owens to chime in.
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzi raised several red flags regarding Russell's account, and said that police could not yet verify Russell's story. Police also said that Russell had made several internet searches related to Amber Alerts, among other topics, in the hours leading up to her disappearance.
Hours after a lawyer representing Russell revealed the 25-year-old Alabama woman was not kidnapped as she reported to police, her now-ex boyfriend posted a statement condemning her actions.
Russell was missing for two days before reappearing in Hoover, Alabama, and telling law enforcement she had been kidnapped July 15.
By July 19, police said they had been “unable to verify” statements Russell had made about her alleged kidnapping.
In a statement shared Monday, Russell’s now-ex-boyfriend Thomar Latrell Simmons condemned her actions. Simmons had previously spoken to media and posted online about being Russell’s boyfriend before her lawyer said her kidnapping was a hoax.
In his post on late July 24, he called the nursing student his “ex” and said she had created “hurt, confusion and dishonesty.”
Carlee Russell's ex-boyfriend, Thomar Latrell Simmons, has made a statement: pic.twitter.com/nIrc7Y9MpO
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 25, 2023
On the day before Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, I give zero f**ks that Carlee Russell lied. Unlike Carolyn Bryant, Russell apologized… and she will probably suffer more consequences than Bryant who got a 14-year-old lynched and lived to be 88 years old. pic.twitter.com/SwW1wbWmOo
— Clay 'Critical Thinking Theory' Cane (@claycane) July 24, 2023
This is the story of 25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell who was recently abducted and is currently considered missing in Alabama. Please share and spread awareness.
— 🥀_ Imposter 🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) July 15, 2023
Carlee stopped her car to help a stranded toddler on the side of the road when it's assumed she was… pic.twitter.com/SjsjDWo6fU
#CarleeRussell isn't missing but my daughter #HayleeCummings is and has been for nearly a year can I please get some much needed attention on her. Please share retweet share to your other platforms etc. Please help bring Haylee home!! pic.twitter.com/CDl0q23kGC
— Elizabeth Cummings (@Elizabe03325671) July 19, 2023
ALL LIES MATTER! #CarleeRussell pic.twitter.com/0bQKsJCftB
— Conscious Lee (@TheConsciousLee) July 20, 2023
For those who say “it’s none of our business” what happened to #CarleeRussell , take a moment to READ THIS. 😳😟😭 pic.twitter.com/SRRmXD2Wiq
— Gamer Maxi🎮🦋 (@AMCShillKill) July 19, 2023
The internet is not playing with Carlee Russell 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/IqMbsuE8SC
— Gab🤍 (@Pweetie_509) July 20, 2023
“I was made aware of the false narrative after coming to the defense of my ex Carlee Russell,” he said in the statement. “Myself and my family’s nature was to react in love, and genuine concern. We are disgusted from the outcome of this entire situation. I strongly feel exactly like you all. blindsided with Carlee’s actions.”
He added that it’s “still an ongoing investigation” but with Russell’s “confession now we gain closure with this situation.”
He concluded by thanking followers for their support and asked that people “continue to keep us in your prayers.”
In a statement read by police on July 24, Russell’s lawyer said she apologized to the community and everyone who had searched for her.
“As for her friends and family, we ask for your prayers for Carlee as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter. Carlee, again, asks for your forgiveness and prayers,” the statement concluded.
Inside the minds. |
Alabama defies SCOTUS decision. |
Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, New York, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina will have to redraw their Congressional districts as well.
Alabama is defying the ruling. Expect other states to follow.
Alabama governor Kay Ivey approves political map that refuses to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district.
Alabama lawmakers on Friday approved new district lines six weeks after the surprise U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a lower court ruling that the state’s previous map — with one Black-majority district out of seven in a state that is 27% Black — likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black residents.
The state’s Republican legislative supermajority boosted the percentage of Black voters in the majority-white 2nd Congressional District, now represented by Republican Rep. Barry Moore, from about 31% to almost 40%. The plan also dropped the Black voting-age population in the state’s sole majority Black district, now represented by Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell, to 50.65%.
A group of voters who won the U.S. Supreme Court decision announced that they will challenge the new plan. The three-judge panel has set an Aug. 14 hearing on the new plan and could eventually order a special master to draw new lines for the state.
“The Alabama Legislature believes it is above the law. What we are dealing with is a group of lawmakers who are blatantly disregarding not just the Voting Rights Act, but a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court and a court order from the three-judge district court,” the plaintiffs said in a statement. “Even worse, they continue to ignore constituents’ pleas to ensure the map is fair and instead remain determined to rob Black voters of the representation we deserve,” the plaintiffs said.
Alabama will argue that the map complies with the court order and adheres to other redistricting principles such as keeping districts compact and not dividing communities of interest.
“The Legislature’s new plan fully and fairly applies traditional principles in a way that complies with the Voting Rights Act. Contrary to mainstream media talking points, the Supreme Court did not hold that Alabama must draw two majority-minority districts,” state Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office said in a statement. ”Instead, the Court made clear that the VRA never requires adoption of districts that violate traditional redistricting principles.”
In a July 13 letter to the state legislative redistricting committee, Marshall said the plaintiffs in the case “now demand a plan that provides not just a ‘fair chance’ to compete, but instead a guarantee of Democratic victories in at least two districts.”
Republicans, who have been reluctant to create a Democratic-leaning district, are gambling that the court will accept their proposal or that the state will prevail in a second round of appeals. In his letter, Marshall noted that Justice Brett Kavanaugh only partly joined with the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling against Alabama.
“I’m confident that we’ve done a good job. It will be up to the courts to decide whether they agree,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed, a Republican from Jasper.
The three-judge panel that struck down Alabama’s existing map in 2022 said the “appropriate remedy” is a map with a second majority-Black district or “an additional district in which Black voters otherwise have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.” The judges added that it should include a second majority-Black district or “something quite close to it.”