Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Fetterman Zings The GOP Over His Hoodie Attire!

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is not worried about his clothes. He rather work than worry about how people dress.

He dresses like an oaf. 

We hate how he dresses. I thought he was the worst candidate to ever run for the Senate.

Boy I was wrong.

Now I just come to accept it. A senator who wears shorts and a hoodie when he appears on the Senate floor.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is proud of it. And now, the U.S. Senate leaders have loosen the decorum when it comes to the dress code. Cue the conservative outrage.

Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates are upset over Fetterman.

Fetterman slammed the Republicans and told them to mind their damn business and do their fucking jobs by keeping the government open.

If we can remember that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) put herself in crucial danger of losing her congressional seat. It hasn't died down yet. Boebert and her boyfriend were caught vaping, filming, causing a disturbance and groping one another while watching the Beetlejuice musical in Denver. She was booted out and made a scene. She was likely drunk during the whole event. 

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) wears shorts and a toupee. Too busy traveling, spreading conspiracy theories and demonizing Dr. Anthony Fauci. Got the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Interstate 75 Brent Spence Bridge crumbling and he voted against replacing it. 

She finally admitted that she vaped inside the venue. Boebert apologized for the incident but doubled down by claiming the left wants to demonize her for being a woman who wants to have fun.

Boebert knew she was dating her boyfriend who is a registered Democrat and hosted LGBTQ events at his bar. Boebert claimed she dumped him shortly after the two middle fingers at the theater staff. 

Boebert's antics were bad. It proves not only the Republicans are hypocrites but actually it shows that she never intended on being a lawmaker.

Same with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) who vows not to vote on funding the government. She demands the budget includes cuts to the U.S. Justice Department and FBI. She wants an immediate halt to the Jack Smith investigation into Washed Up 45.

Greene wants the U.S. to end funding to Ukraine. Something that is likely not happening.

“Disgraceful” is how Greene described the change to the rules.

“Dress code is one of society’s standards that set etiquette and respect for our institutions. Stop lowering the bar!” she wrote on X.

Greene also lacks of decorum when it comes to attire, behavior during Congress sessions and sexual deviancy when it comes to relationships. She and her boyfriend Brian Glenn have both slept around with others even while their in a relationship. She gropes people.

They are do nothing lawmakers.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wearing shorts to vote in 2022. Too busy playing basketball and hosting podcasts to do his job for his Texan constituents.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis who is struggling in the presidential race has complained about Fetterman's attire.

During a press conference Monday in Jacksonville, DeSantis, a former House member, said the Pennsylvania senator has “a lot of problems” before turning the focus to his wardrobe.

“So he would campaign in that, which is your prerogative, right? I mean, if that’s what you want to do, but to show up in the United States Senate with that, and not have the decency to put on proper attire. I think it’s disrespectful to the body,” he said.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) in 2021 dressed in mid sleeve dress wearing white boots and a wig. Votes against raising the minimum wage and extending the child tax credit but dresses like a rich bitch.

“And I think the fact that the Senate changed the rules to accommodate that I think speaks very poorly to how they consider that,” DeSantis added. “Look, we need to be lifting up our standards in this country, not dumbing down our standards in this country. This is an example why.”

Fetterman responded to the Florida governor and Republicans on X.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has threatened to wear a bikini onto the Senate floor in protest of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to suspend the Senate’s dress code to accommodate Fetterman.

“I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor and Chris Coons is gonna wear shorts because there’s no dress code anymore,” remarked Collins to a group of reporters before quickly retracting the threat.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is who she referring to. 

The senator's official portrait.

She added, “Obviously, I’m not going to wear a bikini. But the fact is, as I understand it, I could.” 

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) argued that she’s “never seen civility enhanced or a sense of decorum enhanced by dressing like a slob,” and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) called it “just another step in the movement by the Democrats to ‘transform America,’ to take us to a different place. And to take us to a place that is much less respectful than we historically have been.”

The response is similar to the one he directed earlier at data analyst Nate Silver who was fired from ABC News after constantly getting poll aggregation wrong. 

Silver had joked he was creating “a new political party for people who don’t give a shit either about how John Fetterman dresses or what Lauren Boebert does in a theater.”

“I dress like you predict,” Fetterman said in a response to Silver. 

Fetterman had a mild stroke in 2022. He was railed on by Washed Up 45, Mehmet Oz, Sean "Softball" Hannity and Fox relentlessly because of his health concerns. 

Fetterman lost 60 lbs and is doing more to protect his health. He thanks his wife Giselle and his children for making him less stubborn about seeing the doctor. He also thanks Pennsylvania voters for making him their choice for candidate.

By the way, Fetterman does dress in a suit when he has to do formal events.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Pass The Popcorn, We Maybe Heading Towards A Government Shutdown Again!

The do nothing House and its do everything for nothing Speaker.

If there is a government shutdown, Republicans will get most of the blame. The American people do not care about Hunter Biden or culture wars. These are distractions conjured up by far right Republicans and Washed Up 45 to hurt President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.

The economy is the No. 1 issue besides protecting democracy, protecting freedoms and stopping extremism. The coronavirus pandemic is least problem on American minds.

Emboldened by conspiracy theories and disinformation by foreign adversaries like Russia, the Republican Party has swayed from its "law and order" stance to "woah is me, why aren't they doing it to the other side?"

Republicans should sign a pledge to see if they are competent, willing to work on bipartisan ideas, be willing to work across the aisle with Democrats and not be a raging lunatic.

Alas, they won't do this because they're knee deep in the shit.

The short term budget deal proposed by Republican House members and even approved the Freedumb Caucasians failed to clear a vote. The even more far right members objected to the deal. They claim it doesn't go further.

The White House and Senate have already agreed on a fiscal budget which Democrat Joe Manchin (West Virgina), Independent Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) as well as Republicans Mitt Romney (Utah), Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Thom Tillis (North Carolina) and Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) backed.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has went all out to please these idiots. And now he done gambled his only card: The power to punish those who are disloyal.

It took 15 votes and a handful of concessions to get the Speakership. He caved to idiots like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ).

In one dramatic sign of defeat Tuesday, House Republicans were even voting against their own defense bill. During a rowdy afternoon vote, the usually popular bill was turned back from consideration, 212-214, after five hard-right conservatives helped sink it. They want to see an overall plan from McCarthy.

McCarthy simply walked off the House floor. “Look, the one thing you’re going to learn about me: I like a challenge — I don’t like this big a challenge — but we’re just gonna keep doing it until we can make it,” McCarthy told reporters.

Douchebag Matt Gaetz won't budge to Kevin McCarthy.

With time dwindling, Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to pass the broader government funding legislation and get a bill to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law. Otherwise, the U.S. faces massive federal government closures and disruptions. Plans for another vote Tuesday to advance the overall spending bill were shelved.

“The ball’s in Kevin’s court,” said Republican Rep. Ralph Norman (Texas) of the Freedumb Caucasians.

The latest House government funding proposal, a compromise between members of the hard-right Freedumb Caucasians and the more pragmatic Off Main Street conservatives, was almost dead on arrival, left sputtering even after McCarthy loaded it up with spending cuts and Republican priorities in a border security package.

Behind closed doors Tuesday, the speaker was trying to stress the political repercussions of a government shutdown to Republicans, warning them that no party wins with a closure.

Unlike last week when an angry and frustrated McCarthy unleashed foul language on his colleagues, he tried a different tack when addressing his members privately in the Capitol basement.

Appearing cool, calm and collected, McCarthy cast the funding plan as just a proposal and left time for rank-and-file members to debate, according to Republicans familiar with the meeting.

Still, one Republican after another rose to tell McCarthy that the current plan would not have their votes. With a slim majority, he needs almost every Republican on board.

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) one of the negotiators for the Off Main Street group, urged her colleagues later to not let the “perfect be the enemy of the good.”

The showdown over the usually popular defense bill shows the difficulty ahead — it was the second time McCarthy had tried to advance the measure after he abruptly withdrew it from consideration last week.

The attempt to soothe tensions among Republicans comes as tempers are flaring and as big personalities try to seize the upper hand — some trying to lead and others hoping to disrupt any plans for compromise.

Florida’s two leading conservatives, Matt Gaetz and newcomer Byron Donalds, are sniping in the halls and across social media, as Gaetz criticizes the deal Donalds and others struck as insufficiently conservative.

And freshmen Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) pointedly attacked McCarthy as a “weak speaker.”

One seasoned lawmaker Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) warned the infighting could derail the House GOP, much the way it did for past speakers like John Boehner and Paul Ryan. Both retired earlier than expected amid constant threats of ousters.

Womack said he fears there is a “larger fight” brewing “that is more of a personality nature because of the conflict between certain members and the speaker.”

The monthlong funding package that McCarthy is pushing would impose steep spending cuts of more than 8% on many government services, while sparing defense and veterans accounts. It would last for 31 days in hopes of giving House Republicans time to approve the more traditional government funding bills.

The White House issued a memo detailing cuts from the Republican plan, saying it would mean fewer border patrol agents, school teachers and aides, Meals on Wheels for seniors and Head Start slots for children, among other cutbacks.

“Extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown,” the White House said.

Across the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned of the steep cuts Republicans are planning with their “cruel” and “reckless” spending plan.

At its core, House Republicans are trying to undo the deal McCarthy reached with Biden earlier this year to set federal funding levels as part of the debt ceiling fight. Conservatives rejected that measure then, even though it was approved and signed into law, and they are trying to dismantle it now.

But House Republicans are late to the effort, with time running short to act. Whatever bills they pass are certain to run aground in the Senate, where bipartisan groups of senators have already started approving their own funding bills, some at levels higher than the Biden-McCarthy agreement.

The roughly dozen Republicans who have voiced displeasure at McCarthy’s proposal see the current impasse as a make-or-break moment to hold the speaker to commitments to drastically cut topline government spending.

“If my party is not going to stand up, what is the right thing to do?” said Spartz. “No matter how hard, I don’t think anyone else will.”

When Spartz was asked whether she would support an effort to oust McCarthy, she said she was “open to everything.”

But Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who helped draft the proposal, all but dared his fellow FFreedub Caucasians members and other “so-called conservative colleagues” to reject it — particularly its “dream bill” provisions for dealing with the U.S. border with Mexico.

“If my conservative colleagues want to vote against that, go explain that,” Roy said.

The holdouts want steeper cuts that would adhere to the $1.47 trillion for annual discretionary funding they had initially advanced earlier this year to raise the nation’s debt limit.

Another seasoned lawmaker, Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho, warned of pain ahead for Americans if the government shuts down.

“It would be disastrous,” he said. “I’ve never seen a time when a shutdown is good policy or good politics.”

Simpson suggested it was time for McCarthy to reach out to Democrats to strike a bipartisan deal.

But that would almost certainly lead McCarthy’s right-flank to try to hold a vote to oust him from the speaker’s job.

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Feds Charge Man, Tucker Carlson Called Fed Epps!

Now that he is charged, the far right doubles down.

Nothing will change the minds of these lunatics.

Washed Up 45 is still the president.

President Joe Biden has cognitive decline.

Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black.

Hillary Clinton got away with far worse things than Washed Up 45.

The junk food media is always on the side of the left.

The Republicans announced they will open the impeachment inquiry on Sept. 28. They better have solid evidence of wrongdoing by Biden. Cause if they are still riding on the conspiracy theories of Sean "Softball" Hannity.

The House has not offered a bill to keep the federal government open.

Conservatives are defending Russell Brand, a conspiracy theorist and comedian who is accused by seven women of sexual assault. They are returning to Hunter Biden and the Tara Reade allegations. The Russian operative and other entities are literally defending Brand as his whole empire crumbles.

One insurrectionist who became a household name to the far right as being tagged a "fed" is being criminally charged by the feds.

Ray Epps has finally been criminally charged for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He is still suing News Corp after former Fox host Tucker Carlson made the claims that Epps was a federal informant.

Epps was in Washington, DC on Jan. 5 and 6 with members of the Oath Keepers planning to defend Washed Up 45. The former president continues to push the lie that the election was stolen. He also hinted that Epps was solely responsible for the attack on democracy.

Epps and his wife were moving from place to place after the far right doxxed his home, business and phone.

According to court documents, Epps was charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. According to NBC News, “He was charged by information, which suggests that he plans to enter a plea deal.”

The fact that Epps wasn’t immediately charged with any wrongdoing became fodder for Carlson, who promoted the theory that Epps was really an undercover agent used by the FBI to rile up the crowd outside the Capitol. Other supporters of Washed Up 45 in the media latched on to the theory, which placed blame for the violence not on Trump and his supporters but on shadowy government forces.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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A Product Of His Own Environment!

Tim Ballard, the anti-sex trafficking advocate allegedly groomed girls and women.

Conservatives are hypocrites. They want to push moralism and fanaticism on everyone.

They want to repudiate sex.

Jim Caviezel is controversial actor who supports Washed 45 and the QAnon movement. 

He was also the man who played Jesus, the Nazareth in the Mel Gibson movie The Passion of the Christ. He also starred in Person of Interest with Michael Edwards and Taraj P. Henson.

Caviezel also played the role of an activist who rescued women and girls who were involved in sex trafficking. The movie Sound of Freedom was a movie heavily promoted by the far right and it became a runaway hit. The movie detailed Tim Ballard, the mastermind behind the movie. Caviezel, played Ballard who was a former U.S. government agent who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. It is produced by Eduardo Verástegui, who also plays a role in the film. The plot centers around Ballard's Operation Underground Railroad, an anti-sex trafficking organization.

Ballard is the founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), an anti-sex trafficking organization.

Why is he a former?

There is allegations of sexual misconduct. Women and young girls are coming forward with claims that Ballard used charm and "reality" to get his way. He basically groomed them into inappropriate situations.

Vice broke the news that Ballard’s exit from Operation Underground Railroad earlier this year followed an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct involving seven women, according to sources with direct knowledge of the organization.

Sources familiar with the situation said that the self-styled anti-slavery activist, who appears to be preparing for a Senate run (as a Republican), invited women to act as his “wife” on undercover overseas missions ostensibly aimed at rescuing victims of sex trafficking. He would then allegedly coerce those women into sharing a bed or showering together, claiming that it was necessary to fool traffickers.

“Several weeks ago, an OUR employee who accompanied Tim on an undercover operation filed a sexual harassment complaint against him with OUR’s HR department,” the letter, which was sent this summer to donors to anti-trafficking causes, reads. “This resulted in an extensive internal investigation into Tim and his individual operational tactics and led to more women speaking up as part of the investigation process.

The company you keep.

“It was ultimately revealed through disturbingly specific and parallel accounts, that Tim has been deceitfully and extensively grooming and manipulating multiple women for the past few years with the ultimate intent of coercing them to participate in sexual acts with him, under the premise of going where it takes and doing ‘whatever it takes’ to save a child.”

The letter further said that OUR’s board and lawyers had made agreements preventing executives from discussing the circumstances of Ballard’s exit from the organization he founded, making it “virtually impossible for them to defend the organization against Tim’s false narratives.” The author or authors of the letter did not respond to requests for comment. An OUR spokesperson did not dispute what was in the letter when asked about it by Vice News In July, or respond further when told that reporters could only take this as confirmation of its accuracy. 

The Church of Latter Day Saints which promoted Ballard has removed all ties. The church strongly condemned him and his "morally unacceptable" actions. They have distanced themselves from the movie and have plans of removing Ballard from leadership roles within the LDS.

U.S. military bases are withholding screening of the movie. The Fox and Newsmax folks which heavily supported the film and Ballard have distanced themselves from it.

The film grossed $300 million on a $14 million budget.

Ballard and wife Katherine are part of the LDS church and have nine children. He lives in Utah. He was going to be the strongest challenger to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). Instead of taking another loss, Romney chosen to retire.

Sean "Softball" Hannity will not discuss this. It ruins his shit show. He will focus on Hunter Biden and other distractions.

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Monday, September 18, 2023

How Many Of Them Will Be Healthy Past 80?

Biden rides a bike at 80 and they say he ain't healthy.

President Joe Biden turns 81 in November. He is so far healthy and of course, his age is above the average of most U.S. presidents. Biden, Washed Up 45 and Ronald Reagan were the oldest serving presidents.

Biden is catching more flack because he is a Democrat and has done well despite the noise. They need something to talk about. I mean Hunter Biden, his age, the pullout in Afghanistan, his economic policies and Vice President Kamala Harris are legitimate issues. However, these issues are hyperpartisan noise from people who will never vote for him.

It is mostly white people who have a problem. They believe there is a perception in how government is ran and who is in charge.

According to a new CBS poll released on Sunday, 72 percent of Americans believe President Joe Biden is not “physically healthy” enough to be president for four more years.

The poll showed that Biden is losing to Washed Up 45 by one point, well within the 2.1 percent margin of error, in a head-to-head matchup. However, Biden, despite being two years older than the former president is also losing to the Republican frontrunner when it comes voters feel about their mental and physical health.

When asked who is “physically healthy enough to be president,” 43 percent of voters in the poll said “only Donald Trump” while 29 percent of recipients said neither. Moreover, only 16 percent agreed that “only Biden” was competent to serve.

Regarding mental and cognitive health, 44 percent of said only Washed Up 45 is mentally fit to serve the office. Meanwhile, 23 percent said neither man is fit to serve. Twenty-six percent said only Biden is sufficiently fit.

Since he started running for office, a lasting GOP criticism has been Biden’s mental and cognitive health as he is the oldest president to ever serve in the Oval Office. Republicans and some Democratic pundits have also called on Biden to not run for office due to his cognitive health.

Despite facing four criminal indictments in four different jurisdictions, Washed Up 45’s polling has increased over Biden in the last few months. According to the Real Clear Politics national average, the former president has a slight lead over Biden at 0.6 percent.

The CBS News/YouGov Survey was conducted with between September 12-15 with a national sample of 4,002 U.S. adults. The poll was reportedly weighted by age, race, and education.

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Russell Brand Felt #MeToo!

No good trews.

British comedian and conspiracy theorist Russell Brand is facing sexual assault allegations. One victim claimed that Brand raped her at the age of 16. British and American authorities are investigating the claims.

Brand is getting defense from sexual predators like Andrew Tate, Elon Musk and Washed Up 45. The far right is backing him with claims about him being targeted because he is standing up to the system.

Of course, there's those damn Tara Reade allegations. The far right and far left continues to embrace the Russian operative who made a bogus claim that President Joe Biden sexually assaulted Reade in the U.S. Capitol.

Three British news organizations reported Saturday that the comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame.

Brand denied the allegations and said that all of his relationships have been consensual.

The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” said that one woman alleged she had been raped, while three others accused him of sexual assault. One of the women also said he had been physically and emotionally abusive.

The women said that they only felt ready to tell their stories after being approached by reporters, with some citing Brand’s newfound prominence as an online wellness influencer as a factor in their decision to speak.

Before the stories were published, Brand posted a video online denying the allegations, which had been outlined in two “extremely disturbing letters” from a “mainstream media” television company and a newspaper. He didn’t identify the news organizations by name.

“Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” he said. “These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies and, as I have written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous.”

“Now during that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual,” he added. “I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and I am being transparent about it now as well.”

Brand also suggested that the reports were part of a coordinated attack designed to discredit him because of his views. Brand has been criticized for expressing skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines and interviewing contentious podcasters like Joe Rogan.

“To see that transparency metastasized into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question is there another agenda at play,” Brand said.

Brand rose to fame as a stand-up comic in Britain in the early 2000s, which led to starring roles on Channel 4 and later BBC Radio, where he capitalized on a reputation for outrageous behavior and risque banter.

He later made the jump to Hollywood, appearing in films such as “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” in 2008 and the remake of “Arthur” in 2011. Brand was married to U.S. pop star Katy Perry from 2010-2012.

In recent years, he transformed himself into a political commentator and influencer posting YouTube videos on subjects such as personal freedom and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chris "B.G." Dorsey Tasting That NOLA Cooking!

B.G. out of federal time out.

Former rapper Christopher "B.G." Dorsey has finally gotten out of federal time out. He served over 95% of his 14 year lockup. Upon leaving the lockup, he was greeted by his former mentors, Cash Money/Rich Gang Music CEOs Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Baby" Williams (aka Birdman). 

The rapper was arrested in 2009 along with two others when police stopped in New Orleans and found three guns and a loaded magazine. Two of the guns were stolen and B.G. was forbidden from having them.

On top of that, Demounde Pollard told the law that B.G. ordered the robbery of an Alamo rental car.

It was originally state charges, but due to the fact that B.G., Jerod Fedison and Pollard were already convicted of criminal acts and forbidden for owning firearms, the trial was in federal court.

Pollard got 30 months.

Fedison got 20 years.

B.G. got 14 years.

B.G. was also welcomed back by his former Hot Boys members. Lil Wayne, Turk, Juvenile and Mannie Fresh also sent a shout out to their former member.
In 1999, B.G. released his critically acclaimed album Chopper City in The Ghetto on Cash Money Records. It went two times platinum. 

“It’s my last #Birthday being buried alive,” the 43-year-old wrote Monday on Instagram, teasing his release.

“The main focus, is to stay focused,” he continued. “I’m not letting nobody rob me of my productivity, prosperity, positivity and peace of mind. My dreams then got bigger and my vision is clearer. 13 years was more then [sic] enough time for me to change the reckless path I was on.”

Bureau of Prisons records suggest Dorsey’s release may have been ahead of schedule. His original release date was scheduled for July 2024. It was not immediately clear what led to his early release.

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Irish Grinstead Passed Away!

702 lead vocalist Irish Grinstead passed away from an undisclosed illness.

The original member of the Las Vegas R&B/pop group 702 has passed away at the age of 43. Irish Grinstead who had a twin sister named Orish passed away on Saturday after facing a long health battle.

Orish had passed away in 2008.

Surviving member LeMisha Grinstead announced her sister's passing on social media.

LeMisha made the announcement on Instagram, saying her sister had a “long battle” but is now at peace.

“That girl was as bright as the stars!” she wrote. “She was not only beautiful on the outside, but also within. Sharing the stage with her was a joy I will cherish for the rest of my life! We, the family ask for prayers and respect for our privacy as we grieve an outstanding loss to our family.”

Both sisters were part of 702, a music group named after the Las Vegas area code that first released its debut album “No Doubt” in 1996. They were also known for their hit song, “Where My Girls At,” which was released with their second album.

Kameela Williams, who also performed with 702, posted to Instagram early Sunday that she was “devastated [and] heartbroken” by Grinstead’s passing.

“I struggled with this post because to me this isn’t real,” Williams wrote on Instagram. “There’s a lot I want to say, but there’s no way to say what your heart hasn’t fully accepted. It’s hard to acknowledge this is even happening. I know you’re feeling better now and hugging your twin Orish which makes me smile cus [sic] I know how much you missed her.”

702 in 2022.

Irish’s twin sister and fellow 702 member, Orish Grinstead, died of kidney failure in 2008. She was 27.

Other music legends shared their condolences after learning of Irish Grinstead’s death.

“Multitude of Prayers for your family,” wrote legendary producer and rapper Missy Elliot.

“Sister I’m so sorry,” singer and television personality Tamar Braxton wrote.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the cause of death has not been released. However, 702 announced Irish Grinstead had taken a leave of absence in December “due to serious medical issues.”

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Drew Barrymore Got The Digital Dash And Ellen Treatment!

Drew's blues.

The Queen of Daytime TV has betrayed the people she "loved" and adored. I mean she got flack for hugging Dylann Mulaney to now crossing the picket line to resume her daytime program.

Drew Barrymore is a member of the SAG-AFTA and WGA. She betrayed them and now they are about to make her a pariah. Celebrities are boycotting her show and she lost some of her most loyal friends.

Barrymore announced last week that her talk show would start on its new season as the Writers Guild of America strike continues. On Friday, Barrymore posted a video on Instagram in which she compared continuing her show during the writers strike to when it ran during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” she said in the now-deleted video. “I wanted to own a decision so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation and I … take full responsibility … I know there’s just nothing I can do that will make this OK for those it is not OK with.”

Barrymore had said, “I deeply apologize to writers” and “I deeply apologize to unions,” but said she was going to continue with the show.

After the video received backlash from writers and actors, including Debra Messing and David Krumholtz, Barrymore deleted the video the same day without explanation.

“It’s complex for thousands,“ Krumholtz wrote. “Who continue to strike and abide by strike rules.”

Drew Barrymore will shut down her show in solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTA

The WGA said in a statement that Barrymore “should not be on the air while her writers are on strike fighting for a fair deal.”

Barrymore originally showed solidarity with the writers strike when in May she withdrew herself as host of the MTV Movie and TV Awards.

“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” Barrymore said in a statement to HuffPost at the time.

But when she announced her talk show would resume during the writers strike, the National Book Foundation revoked its invitation to Barrymore to host its 74th National Book Awards Ceremony.

“Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the Awards remains on celebrating writers and books, are we are grateful to Ms. Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation,” the foundation said in a statement last week.

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

Sno Melt!

Jeezy and Jeannie split.

Jay "Jeezy" Jenkins and Jeannie Mai-Jenkins are divorcing. After two years of marriage and a child, the couple are heading to splitsville.

The 45-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, filed to end his marriage on Thursday in Georgia’s Superior Court of Fulton County.

The filing says “the marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken” and “there is no hope for reconciliation.”

The pair welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in January 2022. Jeezy and Mai began dating in 2018 and were married in March 2021.

Jeezy is seeking joint legal custody of their daughter, according to the divorce documents. The two had a prenuptial agreement that Jeezy expects will be enforced, according to the filing.

Representatives for Jeezy and Jeannie Mai did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Jeezy is asking for temporary to permanent custody of Morocco, the daughter he had with Jeannie Mai.

The Grammy Award-nominated rapper Jeezy exploded on the music scene in the mid-'00s and is widely considered a trailblazer of Atlanta trap. He has released 10 studio albums.

Mai, 44, is a California native and stalwart figure of daytime television best-known for her work as a host on such programs as “The Real” and “How Do I Look?”

It appears Jeezy handed her the divorce papers.

Earlier this month, Jeezy, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Common, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, Fat Joe, Too Short and Lil Wayne attended Vice President Kamala Harris and The White House Celebration of Hip-Hop's 50.

Jeezy is currently working on his 11th album.

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Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Passed Away!

Mary Peltola's husband died in a plane crash.

Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) is back in Alaska after she found out her husband Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola has been killed in a plane crash. He was an avid pilot and former advisor to Indian Affairs.

“He was one of those people that was obnoxiously good at everything. He had a delightful sense of humor that lightened the darkest moments. He was definitely the cook in the family. And family was most important to him. He was completely devoted to his parents, kids, siblings, extended family, and friends - and he simply adored Mary. We are heartbroken for the family’s loss,” the statement, which was shared to Peltola’s X account Wednesday morning, said.

The statement asked for privacy for the Peltola family and said the congresswoman will be heading home to Alaska.

Preliminary information provided by National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy Wednesday afternoon revealed that the plane crashed in a remote and mountainous region of Alaska 64 miles north of St. Mary’s. The pilot was the only person onboard and had flown a hunter and equipment into the area. An emergency locator beacon transmission was received by Alaska officials at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday night.

Eugene Peltola was the regional director of the Alaska Bureau of Indian Affairs for several years before retiring in 2022.

In a statement Wednesday, President Joe Biden said that he had spoken with the congresswoman and offered his condolences.

“Buzzy was a devoted public servant and in the tributes coming from all over the state today, he is being remembered as a friend to all. But we know he was, first and always, the adored and devoted husband and father to a family now in pain,” he said.

Rep. Peltola and her daughter had joined Biden in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday to commemorate the September 11, 2001, attacks.

“On Monday, Mary flew back with me to Washington on Air Force One with the whole world ahead of her,” the president said. “Today, I spoke with her with that world shattered in shock and sadness.”

Biden himself lost a spouse in a tragic accident early in his political career – his first wife, Neilia Biden, was killed in a car crash in 1972 that also claimed the life of his daughter Naomi.

Members of Congress also offered their condolences Wednesday.


Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who also represents Alaska, said in a post on X that she was “shocked, saddened and truly beyond words to express my grief at the loss of Gene Peltola Jr. Anyone who met Buzzy felt his warmth, generosity and charm. It was easy to see why so many Alaskans called him a friend, and how he was so loved by his family.”

“My heart goes out to Mary and her family during this profoundly difficult loss. Mary has been an exceptional colleague, and it’s clear her husband Buzzy touched so many lives with his warmth and kindness,” Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California tweeted.

Peltola’s death continues a tragic history with politicians and plane incidents in the state. In 1972, a plane carrying House majority leader Hale Boggs and Alaska Rep. Nicholas Begich disappeared between Anchorage and Juneau and was never recovered. Decades later, in 2010, former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was killed in a plane crash on a remote Alaska mountain.

In 2020, NTSB revealed that from 2008 to 2017, the total aviation accident rate in Alaska was 2.35 times higher than for the rest of the United States, with a fatal accident rate that was 1.34 times higher.

Although Homendy declined to name the pilot, she referred questions about their identity to the congresswoman’s statement.

Peltola is the first woman, first indigenous, first native Alaskan and first Democrat in over 40 years to win the at-large district. She won the seat after longtime Alaska lawmaker Don Young passed away at a Los Angeles International Airport awaiting his trip to Fairbanks.

Peltola defeated Washed Up 45's ally Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former one term governor of the state. Palin lives in Arizona and still has a home in Alaska.

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