Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) calls protesters, terrorist sympathizers. You wondering why it is getting harder and harder to support the Democratic Party. They are on the brink of catastrophic failure in 2024.
Members of the progressive groups IfNotNow, Jewish Voice for Peace Action and the Democratic Socialists of America gathered with others outside the headquarters for a vigil calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has raged for more than a month.
Apparently, these pro-#Hamas demonstrators want #Republicans to prevail in the next Congressional election. (2/2)
IfNotNow shows protesters linking arms and singing in front of the building. In a second video posted later that night, two protesters are seen being pushed down the stairs by police officers. Additional footage shows police shoving protesters, who continue chanting “Let Gaza live!” and “Cease-fire now!”
“Tonight, hundreds of peaceful anti-war activists came to the DNC to call for an end to bombs and violence in order to save Palestinian and Israeli lives. They were met with brutal assaults by the police,” Beth Miller, political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, said in a statement obtained by HuffPost. “The Democrats need to decide: will they stand on the side of peace and justice, or will they continue to support war and genocide?”
Now cops are violently attacking hundreds of people calling for a ceasefire outside of DNC Headquarters, as we chant "Let Gaza Live!"
We want to be crystal clear to the Democratic Party: you cannot continue to ignore those you claim to represent.
We will not be moved. We are still here, arms linked, peacefully standing our ground at the entrance.
80% of Dem voters want a ceasefire. How many children have to die before Dem politicians listen to the people they represent? pic.twitter.com/DpleelR9X0
We marched to DNC headquarters w/@JVPaction & @DemSocialists because we know: each day without a ceasefire is an unspeakable tragedy.
So many lives have already been lost. So many more will die, every day, until Democratic politicians LISTEN to the people of this country. pic.twitter.com/VrqxwjDTwP
The protest outside DNC headquarters reflects similar events held across the country urging lawmakers to press for a cease-fire. It follows a large March for Israel rally Tuesday in Washington against antisemitism, NBC News reported.
Pro Palestine protesters are calling for President Joe Biden to issue a ceasefire.
He has so far ignored it and is literally gambling his political chances come election time,
Democrats have managed to hold onto Virginia state politics, held Kentucky's governorship, codify choice in Ohio and elected Democrats in Jacksonville and an independent who aligned with the party in Colorado Springs.
Brad Sherman calls protesters terrorists.
But they ended up losing Louisiana, having numerous state and local officials switch to become Republicans, have Dean Phillips challenge Biden, Joe Manchin retire, censured Rashida Tlaib and continue funding Israel and Ukraine.
Republicans continue to feud with one another. They are threatening Mr. Nobody, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he voted to keep government open. The party is still disorganized. They wasted more time chasing conspiracy theories instead of governing.
The conflict has sparked a movement. A movement to end U.S. funding war.
The Israeli government has shown how formidable they are in pushing propaganda in the United States. I mean they literally are spending millions to engage in spreading propaganda through Facebook, YouTube, X and TikTok.
TikTok is on the verge of surpassing Facebook in engagement. The videos shown on the platform have made Americans more sympathetic to the Palestinians.
Now Congress and the Israelis want to ban it.
Again, they want to punish companies and individuals who dare speak against the inhumane actions of a rogue state.
Sherman, being a Jewish lawmaker from California claims to support Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights, women rights, Ukraine, democracy and Biden's agenda.
But when it comes to Palestinians, he is against it. He clearly stated that Israel has the right to defend itself.
In February, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) announced she was no longer interested in Congress. She said it was "too much drama."
“It’s been my honor representing Hoosiers in the Indiana State Senate and U.S. Congress and I appreciate the strong support on the ground. 2024 will mark seven years of holding elected office and over a decade in Republican politics,” Spartz, 44, said in a statement.
“I won a lot of tough battles for the people and will work hard to win a few more in the next two years. However, being a working mom is tough and I need to spend more time with my two high school girls back home, so I will not run for any office in 2024,” she added.
She also felt that her party abandoned allies.
Spartz is an Ukrainian American lawmaker. She was very supportive of President Joe Biden allowing military aid to the Ukrainian and Israeli governments.
On keeping the government open, Spartz voted against it.
She voiced frustration with Mr. Nobody, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
Republicans opposed the stopgap measures that are put forward. Spartz was one of 93 members along with two Democratic members opposing the measure.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is an asshole. He has always been and will continue to be regardless. The Oklahoman senator threatens a Teamster during a hearing. The senator stood up like he was about to square off.
Mullin confronts Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to “stand your butt up” and settle longstanding differences right there in the room.
Independent senator, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the insufferable chairman of the Senate panel that was holding the hearing, yelled at Mullin to sit down after he challenged O’Brien to a fight. Mullin had stood up from his seat at the dais and appeared to start taking his ring off.
“This is the time, this is the place,” Mullin told O’Brien after reading a series of critical tweets O’Brien had sent about him in the past. “If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.”
The two men never came face to face in the hearing room. But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes as Sanders repeatedly banged his gavel and tried to cut them off. Sanders, a longtime union ally, pleaded with them to focus on the economic issues that were the focus of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, which Sanders was holding to review how unions help working families.
“You are a United States senator!” Sanders yelled at Mullin at one point.
Mullin, a frequent critic of union leadership, has sparred before with the union head. Earlier this year, O’Brien posted repeatedly about Mullin on X, formerly known as Twitter, calling him a “moron” and “full of s---” after Mullin criticized O’Brien at a hearing for what Mullin said were intimidation tactics.
In another social media post, which Mullin read aloud at Tuesday’s hearing, O’Brien appeared to challenge Mullin to a fight. “You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy,” O’Brien had posted.
The exchange escalated from there, with Mullin telling O’Brien that “this is the place” and asking if he wanted to do it right now.
“I’d love to do it right now,” O’Brien said.
Mullin replied: “Well, stand your butt up then.”
“You stand your butt up,” O’Brien shot back.
When Mullin got up from his chair, appearing ready for a fight, Sanders yelled at him to sit down, banged his gavel several times and told both of them to stop talking.
“This is a hearing, and God knows the American people have enough contempt for Congress, let’s not make it worse,” Sanders said.
As Mullin persisted, O’Brien retorted: “You challenged me to a cage match, acting like a twelve year old schoolyard bully.”
The two traded angry insults for several more minutes — each called the other a “thug” — with Mullin at one point suggesting they fight for charity at an event next spring, repeating an offer he made earlier this year on social media.
O’Brien declined, instead suggesting they meet for coffee and work out their differences. Mullin accepted, but the two kept shouting at each other until the next senator, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, started her questioning by talking over them.
Teamster president Sean O'Brien called Mullin out for his theatrics,
After the hearing, Sanders called the exchange “absurd.”
“We were there to be talking about, and did talk about, the crisis facing working families in this country, the growing gap between the very rich and everybody else and the role that unions are playing in improving the standard of living of the American people,” Sanders said. “We’re not there to talk about cage fighting.”
Asked later about the skirmish, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell demurred. “It’s very difficult to control the behavior of everybody who is in the building,” McConnell said. “I don’t view that as my responsibility.”
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said that references were made to the back-and-forth in a GOP conference meeting after the hearing. But he said that no one should take it too seriously.
“It’s a dynamic place,” Cramer said of the Senate. “We don’t wear the white wigs anymore.”
Another setback for the most insufferable lawmaker.
Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is a target of racism by the insufferable white nationalist, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
Greene taking a page from Washed Up 45 and Israel refers human beings as vermin, scum and animals. Her district in Northwest Georgia is no where close to the U.S.-Mexican border. Her concerns about terrorism doesn't include white supremacy.
Her beef with President Joe Biden is basically a hodge podge of nonsense she watched on the fucking internet.
Greene spends about 15% of her time in the district. She is either hiding in Washington, DC, spending time at Washed Up 45 rallies, doing podcasts, doing appearances on Fox, Real America's Voice, Right Side Broadcasting, InfoWars or Newsmax, sleeping around with Brian Glenn or other men and trolling on social media.
Greene is the most worthless lawmaker in Congress.
She even thinks she's tough posing with a firearm. In fact, the 5'1" lawmaker is a blonde walking, talking piece of shit.
She so insufferable, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) almost got into physical confrontations with her. Mind you, they are insufferable too.
Darrell Issa Virginia Foxx Ken Buck Cliff Bentz Mike Turner Patrick McHenry Tom McClintock John Duarte https://t.co/gaVdB243fa
Mr. Nobody, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) allowed her to push this.
Greene includes a single article that accuses Mayorkas of engaging "in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the laws" of the United States.
Lawmakers were supposed to vote on a Democratic-led motion to table, or kill, the resolution. But Democrats instead brought a motion to refer the resolution to the Homeland Security Committee, making it easier for them to gain the support of moderate Republicans. Still, the referral has a similar effect.
Partisan games affect governance.
The House voted 209-201 in favor of sending the resolution to the committee, with eight Republicans voting with all Democrats.
"I cannot believe this. I'm outraged," Greene told reporters after the vote, adding that she may reintroduce the measure.
Eight Republicans killing the effort included Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), John Duarte (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), and Mike Turner (R-OH).
Buck is feuding with Greene. He is retiring. His district is considered a potential Democratic pickup.
Turner and Issa are best buddies. Turner had slept with Issa's former girlfriend who later became his second wife whom he since divorced. Turner is a possible vulnerable lawmaker. Issa is the creator of Viper Car Alarms. He came out of retirement to run for a district once held by his former ally Duncan Hunter, Jr.
Foxx is a white nationalist who told a Black reporter to shut up when she called out Johnson for his support to throw out the 2020 presidential election.
McHenry was the interim House Speaker. He is relentlessly mocked for being short like Greene. He infamously slammed the gavel when ally, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted.
Most of the lawmakers who voted against it were from California, a state that sits on the U.S.-Mexican border. Something must be right for them to support not impeaching Mayorkas.
If he was impeached, the Senate would have to remove him which will be unlikely.
Underneath the social media lies the Israeli troll farm. The purpose is to spread propaganda and further divide American sentiment on the conflict.
They claimed that Hamas wants to kill as many Jews as possible.
They claim that Hamas has underground tunnels under schools, hospitals and refugee camps.
They claim that Hamas was planning on building a dirty bomb.
They claim that Hamas are using civilians as human shields.
They claim that Hamas is ISIS.
They claimed that Hamas had a copy of Mein Kampf inside a base in a children's bedroom.
They claimed that Hamas was beheading 40 babies.
They claimed that Hamas misfired a rocket at a hospital.
They claimed that Hamas wants a regional war.
They claimed that Hamas had top secret plans to attack the U.S. and Great Britain.
They claimed that Hamas has a calendar that showed the shifts of who was watching the hostages.
Propagandist Daniel Hagari takes Western journalists to areas he claims were Hamas based. Journalists are not allowed to leave his site.
They claim that those opposed to the military response are rooting for the terrorists.
They claim that those who want a ceasefire are willing to allow Hamas regroup and strike.
They claim that the world hates them and they are the last beacon of freedom.
And for years, I was told that our alliegence to Israel was mutually beneficial to the United States. America's interests included Israel.
Special footage from the Rantisi hospital in Gaza - on the basement floor, a room was found with signs indicating hostages were held there, underground headquarters and a room full of weapons inside the hospital: pic.twitter.com/pDsyA1mT6T
— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי - Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) November 13, 2023
Following the IDF's offer of humanitarian assistance to the director general of the Shifa Hospital, the IDF initiated a humanitarian effort to coordinate transfer of incubators from a hospital in Israel to the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/fitejzWFUZ
— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי - Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2023
We are doing everything we can to minimize harm to civilians, assist in evacuation, and facilitate the transfer of medical supplies and food.
Beneath the Rantisi Hospital in Gaza, IDF forces found a room where Israeli hostages are believed to have been held.
The calendar found in the room marked the days since October 7 Massacre with the title “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, Hamas’ name for their horrific attack on Israel. pic.twitter.com/sK4FPaOlHJ
EXCLUSIVE RAW FOOTAGE: Watch IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari walk through one of Hamas' subterranean terrorist tunnels—only to exit in Gaza's Rantisi hospital on the other side.
Inside these tunnels, Hamas terrorists hide, operate and hold Israeli hostages against their… pic.twitter.com/Nx4lVrvSXH
PM Netanyahu: "An extraordinary achievement, truly amazing. What you have done here – you simply decided the battle here, men and women soldiers, with daring and extraordinary resourcefulness. Well done. This says a lot, to turn the tide from the worst situation imaginable. pic.twitter.com/8kwjP2vBsQ
On Nov 2, an Arabic-Hebrew transliteration glossary belonging to Hamas was discovered in Israel with sexual terminology, including “take your pants off.”
This evidence suggests that Hamas terrorists planned to systematically rape Israeli women.
For years, we were told that Israel had a right to defend itself. They told us this conflict started on October 7th. But in reality, it has started in 1948 and has lasted for generations.
Now, the tide is turning and it is affecting President Joe Biden. The pressure is working on Biden and Democrats. The party and its hardline stance towards Israel has placed its more left wing against its moderate/centrist wing. The power of social media has now made more Americans sympathetic towards Palestinians.
Being a thot in the IDF is sexy.
Many are calling for a ceasefire.
Israel has rejected it.
They claim no ceasefire until the hostages are returned but you hardly hear that in the junk food media. They are showing hospitals, bedrooms, and charred ruins but no hostages. Matter of fact, I only assume that the hostages are dead because of the relentless air strikes by the Israeli Air Force.
I come to realize that the progressive social media and political influencers who back Israel are no better than the far right extremists.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris see the writing on the wall. They are not in panic mode as of yet but it is there and the growing concerns about how Democrats could blow it come 2024.
Did you know that Israel sanctions speech?
Israel will not allow journalists into Gaza unless they are accompanied by the Israel Defence Force. The IDF must look over all coverage before it sent to the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and the European Union. They will push a narrative and hope that outlets like Fox, CNN and BBC run it as it is.
Former federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry has died.
Washed Up 45's sister, a former federal judge has passed away.
Maryanne Trump Barry was 86.
Barry had served as a federal appellate judge in Philadelphia and retired in 2019, ending a civil misconduct inquiry that was launched after reporting by The New York Times alleged the then-president and his siblings evaded inheritance taxes.
After her brother won the 2016 presidential election, Barry gave up her court staff and took inactive status in early 2017, the AP reported.
Barry, a Republican, was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1983. In 1999, she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia by then-President Bill Clinton.
The Daily Voice first reported Barry's death.
The Washed Up 45 campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Barry came under scrutiny after a 2018 New York Times report alleged that Trump family patriarch Fred Trump and his children orchestrated a tax scheme to inflate the family fortune and possibly evade taxes.
Barry was a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, based in Philadelphia, at the time of the report’s publication, but had stopped actively hearing cases.
Fred Trump “often” consulted with Barry on legal matters during her time as a federal judge, the Times reported. Barry was also reportedly present at meetings at the Trump Tower in 2003 “for one of their periodic updates on their inherited empire” with the siblings and then-Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg. (Weisselberg and the company were charged with tax fraud in 2021 by the Manhattan district attorney’s office. He pleaded guilty in the case and the company was convicted at trial.)
The former president is estranged from his surviving siblings.
According to the Times, Washed Up 45 and his siblings “set up a sham corporation to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents,” citing records and interviews, and properties were transferred to him and his siblings using questionable tax planning. Although the Times does not explicitly list which of the siblings were involved with the “sham corporation,” the report suggests all Trump siblings, including Barry, had at least benefited from the scheme.
After the Times report was published, a judicial panel launched a civil misconduct inquiry into Barry in response to four citizen complaints. Barry’s voluntary retirement in April 2019 ended the review that was prompted by claims based on the Times report.
Barry also drew attention when The Washington Post in 2020 reported on a secretly recorded audio of her criticizing her brother as a liar with “no principles.” The audio, which NBC News also obtained, was secretly recorded by the former president’s niece, Mary Trump, a vocal critic of the former president. Mary Trump recorded more than 15 hours of discussion between her and Barry in 2018 and 2019 and released parts of the records to corroborate her 2020 book about the Trump family, "Too Much and Never Enough."
Washed Up 45's allies swiftly came to the then-president’s defense after the release of the secretly recorded audio.
The former president’s younger brother, Robert Trump, died in 2020. His funeral was held at the White House.
Ivana Trump, Washed Up 45’s first wife and the mother of his three oldest children, died last year at the age of 73.
The South Carolina Republican senator Tim Scott officially dropped out the race. I believe he was caught in the digital dash. Scott had that white woman on stage during the debate. That was the "nail in the coffin" for him.
Republicans are still having trouble dealing with gays, interracial marriage and reality.
Scott polling in the single digits hoped folks would see him as a compassionate conservative. The elephant in the room is sucking out all the air and pretty much taking them all put without even being on the debate stage.
Scott announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign, shocking a TV interviewer and even his own campaign staff with an abrupt departure from the race.
“When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign," Scott said in an appearance on former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy's Fox News program.
"I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that they’re telling me: not now," Scott continued.
The announcement was a surprise: Gowdy, a former colleague of Scott's in the House of Representatives, appeared to do a double-take as he made his statement. Multiple Scott staffers told NBC News they got no warning he was ending the campaign, finding out only by watching him say so on TV.
Scott's campaign even sent out a fundraising email not long before he announced he was leaving the race. "We want to give you ONE LAST CHANCE to donate this weekend and help Tim reach his campaign goal. Can you chip in to help Tim win?" the campaign wrote.
His decision comes amid efforts to consolidate the GOP opposition to Washed Up 45, who has big leads in primary polls, including in the first caucus state, Iowa. Scott took 7% support there in the October NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll, putting him in fourth place.
Scott's dropout also comes days after the third Republican presidential debate in Miami, after which he canceled a scheduled weekend campaign swing in Iowa, citing the flu.
Scott started the 2024 campaign relatively little-known compared to some of his competitors. His campaign and an allied super PAC spent nearly $25 million on ads in Iowa and other early states promoting him as an optimistic conservative, according to AdImpact, an ad-tracking service. Scott saw an uptick in early-state polls soon through the summer.
But money started to grow tight leading up to Sunday’s dropout, according to a source familiar with the campaign. Scott never caught fire in the GOP debates. And his poll numbers stagnated as an in-state rival caught attention. He is dropping out of the race just as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has pulled into second place in early-state primary polls.
Haley, who appointed Scott to the Senate in 2012, praised him on X, the social media platform. "Tim Scott is a good man of faith and an inspiration to so many. The Republican primary was made better by his participation in it. South Carolina is blessed to continue to have him as our senator," she wrote.
Last month, Scott’s super PAC canceled millions of dollars in planned fall advertising, saying the Republican electorate wasn’t “focused or ready for a Trump alternative.”
Tim Scott revealed his girlfriend. Scott a life long bachelor was called out by Republicans. Some speculated he was closeted.
“There comes a point when it’s clear that there isn’t going to be a breakthrough moment, and one was really needed given where he stood in the field," a Scott campaign staffer said. The staffer praised Scott's message and personal favorability numbers, "but they never translated into support, and that’s just the reality of what it takes to win — and if you don’t have a path, it’s time to help consolidate to beat Trump."
While Scott's voters are now going to have to find another candidate, he indicated in the interview with Gowdy that he wasn't looking to endorse one of his former rivals at this time.
"I’m going to recommend that the voters study each candidate and their candidacies and, frankly, their past and make a decision for the future of the country," he said. "The best way for me to be helpful is to not weigh in on who they should endorse."
And Scott seemed uninterested in the idea of becoming a candidate for vice president later on in the campaign. "Vice president has never been on my to-do list for this campaign, and it’s certainly not there now," he told Gowdy.
Scott is leaving the race after another well-known candidate dropped out. Former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his campaign in late October, as the Republican presidential field winnows down.
When trolls compared Tim Scott to Fat Albert character Mushmouth, it became a meme.
Several of Scott's former 2024 rivals reacted to the news on social media.
“Tim Scott is a strong conservative with bold ideas about how to get our country back on track. I respect his courage to run this campaign and thank him for his service to America and the U.S. Senate. I look forward to Tim continuing to be a leader in our party for years to come," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on X.
Vivek Ramaswamy praised Scott as a "good dude" before referring to an interaction the two had onstage at last week's Republican debate (and taking a dig at Haley).
"I gave @SenatorTimScott a congratulatory [gold fist bump emoji] on stage when the other South Carolinian shamelessly copied *exactly* what he said," Ramaswamy posted on X. "Wishing Tim all the best back in the U.S. Senate."
Pro choice won but Republicans refuse to accept it.
The Issue 1 amendment has passed and Ohio voters codified Roe V. Wade. Now Republicans are trying to repeal it. Talk about a bunch of tone deaf lawmakers.
The result of the referendum was widely seen as establishing a national consensus in favor of broad abortion rights, marking a continued trend in ballot measures since the Dobbs decision. Among those between 18 and 24 years old, an estimated 76% voted for Issue 1. Many conservative political analysts and commentators called a continued alliance with the anti-abortion movement "untenable" and an "electoral disaster", and urged the party to adopt a more pro-choice stance on the issue. Exit polling indicated that 61-36% of Ohioians believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
One day after the referendum, Ohio's legislative leaders, both Republicans, indicated that they would take action to reverse the result decided by Issue 1.
The Associated Press has called the race, with votes cast in favor of proposal winning with about 56% of the vote, compared with about 44% for votes cast in opposition — a lead of approximately 232,000 votes as of the latest tally.
Known as “Issue 1,” the proposal would amend the state Constitution to establish the right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” on matters including abortion, contraception and fertility treatment. It would also allow for abortions to be banned once it has been established that the fetus can survive outside of the womb, unless a physician determines that continuing with the pregnancy would endanger the patient’s “life or health.”
Basically, the Republicans are back to election denial.
President Joe Biden is unpopular. His hardline stance on Israel has me concerned that I won't be voting for him come 2024. The U.S. continued support for the apartheid in Israel will doom him.
Biden lost Ohio to Washed Up 45 by 8 points. Ohio once was a bellwether to who becomes president. Now it is an easy pickup for Republicans as well as Florida.
Ohio voters are not monolithic. It appeared that 20% of Republican voters opposed the state's abortion ban.
Ohio Republicans continue to defy voters.
State Republicans once again will ignore the will of the voters.
Ohio legislators will be introducing several bills to address this issue in the coming weeks.
“Foreign billionaires don't get to make Ohio laws,” said Ohio state representative Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester), pointing to millions from billionaires outside America that helped fund Issue 1. Gross added, “This is foreign election interference, and it will not stand.”
“Issue 1 doesn't repeal a single Ohio law, in fact, it doesn't even mention one,” said Ohio state representative Bill Dean (R-Xenia). “The amendment’s language is dangerously vague and unconstrained, and can be weaponized to attack parental rights or defend rapists, pedophiles, and human traffickers.”
Ohio state representative Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) said, “We will continue to be a voice for every child in their mother's womb who cannot speak for themselves.”
Ohio state representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) stated, “No amendment can overturn the God given rights with which we were born.”
To prevent mischief by pro-abortion courts with Issue 1, Ohio legislators will consider removing jurisdiction from the judiciary over this ambiguous ballot initiative. The Ohio legislature alone will consider what, if any, modifications to make to existing laws based on public hearings and input from legal experts on both sides.
The far right Republican from Amelia, Ohio is retiring. Due to the state Republicans unlawful gerrymandering, the district he represents will continue to be a hold.
Ohio Republicans have ignored the will of the voters when it came to gerrymandering congressional maps and protecting abortion rights.
They approved a gerrymandered map despite the Ohio State Supreme Court ruling it unconstitutional. Ohio voters said they want an independent commission to make a fair map.
They are considering removing judges and repealing Issue 1, which passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday. It was an overwhelming victory for women's rights.
Republicans vow to repeal the decision.
The Republicans are way out of touch.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) is retiring.
Wenstrup represents Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District and was first elected to the House in 2012. He said in a video posted on X on Thursday that he would be stepping down to spend more time with his family.
A married father of two young children, the Cincinnati native is a doctor of podiatric medicine and colonel in the Army Reserve. As chair of the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic, Wenstrup led an inquiry into the virus’ origins and the government’s response.
Wenstrup, who is also a longtime member of the House Intelligence Committee, has accused U.S. intelligence of withholding key facts about its investigation into the coronavirus. Republicans on the committee last year issued a staff report arguing that there are “indications” that the virus may have been developed as a bioweapon inside the China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.
U.S. officials, however, released an intelligence report in June that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.
Wenstrup’s announcement came the same day another longtime congressman also said he would not seek reelection next year. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat who represents the 6th District in Washington, cited similar reasons as Wenstrup in reaching his decision, noting the numerous family events he has missed due to his work in the House.
Kilmer served in the Washington State legislature before he was first elected to his House seat in 2012.
Jean Schmidt might run for Congress again. She is a controversial Ohio politician.
They are among nearly two dozen House members to announce they won’t be running again in 2024.
His retirement will likely see the return of Ohio state representative Jean Schmidt.
Schmidt who served for four terms as a U.S. Representative was defeated in a Republican primary by Wenstrup. He ended up winning after Schmidt made some dumbass comments about veterans like the late Democratic lawmaker John Murtha. She also exaggerated her athletics, her college degree and her funding. She was also under federal watch at one time for allowing foreign lobbyists influencing her vote.
Schmidt is a current state representative from Loveland. She will likely seek a run to become U.S. Representative again.
Wenstrup was involved in saving Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) during the 2017 mass shooting at the Capitol Baseball Game. He has been a frequent guest on the far right agitator Bill Cunningham show.
He was one of the many Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election.
Isaac Herzog shows Mein Kampf with the claims that a child in Gaza read it.
From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free.
Cry more.
Most of the world is getting tired of Israel ignoring the rules. They are looking to pressure the United States for support. World leaders are waning their support of the status quo.
Over 11,000 Palestinians were killed. 1,400 Israelis were killed.
Israel likely killed the hostages during the air strikes. It's been over a month and the hostages are not freed and the likelihood they're alive is unlikely. Trust me, Israel has launched air strikes on populated areas.
It appears that Benjamin Netanyahu is losing the influence campaign. He went to state television to declare that Gaza will be under indefinite security once the war is over.
He continues to reject calls for a ceasefire. They also threatened invasion of Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
The Hasbara machine is working overtime.
The Israeli Defence Force claimed they found a copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf inside a child's bedroom during its invasion of the Gaza Strip. They also took aim at American colleges that are protesting Israeli influence in U.S. government.
Many young voters are calling for the end to U.S. taxpayer funding for Israel. They want lawmakers to stop conflating Israeli criticism to antisemitism. They want the junk food media to hold those in power accountable. Young voters want an end to the status quo in politics, culture and current events (i.e. gun violence, climate change and abortion rights).
Never again is NOW.
IDF forces discovered a copy of Hitler's infamous book "Mein Kampf"—translated into Arabic—in a child’s bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza.
The book was discovered among the personal belongings of one of the terrorists, featuring annotations and… pic.twitter.com/XMOE3jgKmm
israel's top sketch "comedy" show 'eretz nehederet' (a wonderful country) is suddenly producing english language propaganda, to push false narratives in key western regions they know they're losing majority support from
Israeli president Isaac Herzog displays the book on international television. The book in good condition.
Last time, Herzog showed the claim that Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group was working on developing chemical weapons. Before that, the Israeli government claimed that the "top secret" plans of Hamas revealed they were intending on massacring as many Jews as they could.
None of that is true.
Hamas, is referred as a terrorist group by Israel, Great Britain, Canada, the European Union and the United States. I will no longer refer Hamas as a terrorist group.
If it ends up being a loss of anything, I guess it is what it is.
I am not going to be pressured to condemning Hamas when they cannot condemn Israel for the years of crimes against humanity.
Worthless lawmaker Greene got spooked by man threatening her.
The worthless Georgia lawmaker confirmed that a man was arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police after he made credible threats upon her life.
She was spooked by this person.
Big talk from her, but when it comes to carrying it out, she cowers behind the cops.
She poses with firearms, posts incinerary rhetoric, threatens lawmakers, private citizens, incites violence, votes against almost everything but takes credit for the benefits of a legislation, keeps referring Washed Up 45 as the president and vows to impeach President Joe Biden no matter the price.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the most worthless lawmaker in Congress.
About 90% of her legislation will never advance to a floor vote. She literally lived outside her district in her freshman term. She is an adulterer who slept with numerous individuals.
She should be expelled from Congress for neglecting her duty as a lawmaker.
She is all talk and no action.
Sean Patrick Cirillo, of Macon, has been charged with using his phone to threaten Greene.
According to senior law enforcement sources, Cirillo allegedly called Greene’s office twice on Wednesday, threatening to kill her.
Cirillo was arrested by the FBI and is behind bars, pending his first appearance in federal court on Monday.
In a recording of a call shared by Greene’s office with NBC News, the caller said, “You don’t think it’s going to happen when you are out of power?” and “You don’t think you are going to get payback?”
Greene thanked law enforcement in a statement on Friday, saying they "acted swiftly in response to this murderous threat."
"From Rome City Police, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Capitol Police, the House Sergeant at Arms, and ultimately the FBI who made the arrest, every official acted quickly to put this man behind bars," Greene said.
"Threats to murder elected officials should never be tolerated," no matter their political affiliation, she said. "I’m not the only victim with this threat of violence. My family is threatened. My staff is threatened. I even had to close my district office due to the potential of violence. It’s wrong and never should happen."
Greene added: "Threats of violence must be taken seriously. And that’s exactly why I take my Second Amendment rights seriously."
Yet, you called the law. Could have settled the matter with your Second Amendment.
What a moron!
It was not immediately clear what prompted the alleged threats targeting her and members of her family.
The West Virginia Democrat finally sticks it to his party for the last time. He will retire. It will assure an easy pick up for either far right Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) or conservative Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) joins Sen. Debbie Stabnow (D-MI), Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), Sen. LaPhonza Butler (D-CA), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) in good old retirement.
Manchin decided that his time was now. Had he ran for reelection he would be trounced.
Washed Up 45 carried West Virginia 76% to Joe Biden 24%.
Manchin, the last of a dying breed in West Virginia Democrats has announced he will retire. It assures the Democrats must find opportunities elsewhere or prepare for a dreadful two years if Biden does win reelection and the Senate swings to the Republicans.
The Associated Press reported that Manchin announced his retirement on his official government profiles.
Some Democratic officials are also concerned that Manchin’s announcement frees him to pursue a third-party presidential bid that could ultimately undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection. The 76-year-old Manchin has raised the possibility of a presidential bid in the past, and he made direct reference to national ambitions in the retirement video he posted on social media Thursday.
“What I will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together,” Manchin said.
Manchin’s sudden announcement injects a new layer of uncertainty for Democratic leaders already anxious about the party’s prospects in 2024. Biden is seeking a second term despite persistent concerns about his age and economic leadership from voters in both major parties. At the same time, Democrats are clinging to a 51-49 Senate majority having narrowly lost their House majority last fall.
Just an hour after Manchin’s announcement, a Boston-based group filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to form a draft committee designed to encourage Manchin and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney to launch a third-party presidential bid. A person with direct knowledge of the group’s activities said the committee, which is calling itself “America Back on Track,” would launch publicly next week with an initial budget of $1 million. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.
The new draft effort was specifically created, the person said, to enable Manchin and Romney to seek the presidential nomination at No Labels’ national convention next March in Texas. Romney also declined to run for reelection to the Senate next year.
A Manchin spokesperson declined to comment on the group, while Romney distanced himself from it, despite the involvement of Massachusetts-based attorney Dan Winslow, who served as chief legal counsel to Romney when he served as the state’s governor.
“Sen. Romney was not aware of this effort and he is not considering running for president on any ticket,” Romney chief of staff Liz Johnson said.
Still, the fact that Manchin is actively being encouraged to seek a presidential run sparked new anxiety among Democratic operatives who were already concerned about the impact of third parties in 2024. Progressive activist Cornel West and Robert Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and leading vaccine skeptic, have already launched independent White House runs.
One of President Joe Biden's biggest headache is Joe Manchin.
Yet many Democratic leaders are taking No Labels more seriously. Backed by anonymous donations of tens of millions of dollars, the centrist group has already secured presidential ballot access in a dozen states with many more expected over the coming months. Its officials say it will decide early next year whether to launch a presidential ticket.
“If Joe Manchin runs on the No Labels ticket, he would be responsible for sending Donald Trump back to the White House,” MoveOn Political Action executive director Rahna Epting said shortly after Manchin’s announcement. “Joe Manchin should set the record straight on whose side he is on and reject any overtures from No Labels’ dangerous ploy.”
Over the summer, two major Democratic-allied groups, MoveOn and centrist Third Way, hosted Capitol Hill briefings with senior congressional staffers warning of No Labels’ presidential ambitions.
“I am sad that he’s not running for the Senate, because we’re going to lose that seat, obviously,” said Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way, on Thursday. But Bennett said he was less worried about Manchin running for president on the No Labels banner.
“He wants to be part of the conversation so he’s not going to close the door on this (presidential run),” Bennett said. “But I really don’t see him doing this.”
Manchin has long been friendly with No Labels, which has already begun holding private conversations with potential presidential nominees, Manchin among them. Over the summer, the West Virginia senator spoke at a No Labels event in New Hampshire, which traditionally hosts the nation’s opening presidential primary.
No Labels released a statement describing Manchin as “a tireless voice for America’s commonsense majority and a longtime ally of the No Labels movement.”
“The Senate will lose a great leader when he leaves, but we commend Senator Manchin for stepping up to lead a long overdue national conversation about solving America’s biggest challenges, including inflation, an insecure border, out-of-control debt and growing threats from abroad,” No Labels said.
Officials with the group insist it would put forward a candidate only as an insurance policy should Biden and Trump secure their party’s presidential nominations — and if it is clear that the No Labels’ candidates would not unintentionally tip the election in Trump’s favor.
Meanwhile, Democrats acknowledge that their path to retaining the Senate majority will now be much more difficult.
The party in 2024 is defending Democratic-held seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio — all states that Trump carried handily in 2020. Democratic incumbents are also on the ballot in swing states Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And in another swing state, Arizona, Democrats are waiting to see if independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who receives her committee assignments from Democrats, will launch a third-party reelection bid.
With Democrats fearing that West Virginia is all but lost, they must now win every other Democratic-held seat in the nation to have a chance at holding the Senate majority in 2024. They have very few pickup opportunities — their best being Republican-held seats in Texas and Florida, both states Trump won twice.
David Bergstein, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats campaign arm, insisted that his party still has “multiple pathways to protect and strengthen our Senate majority.”
“In addition to defending our battle-tested incumbents, we’ve already expanded the battleground map to Texas and Florida, where formidable Democratic candidates are out-raising unpopular Republican incumbents and the DSCC is making investments to lay the groundwork for our campaigns’ victories,” he said.
Manchin was able to hold a Senate seat since 2012 thanks to a political brand decades in the making that helped him overcome West Virginia’s strong anti-Democratic bias. But in a state Trump carried by nearly 40 points in 2020, Manchin was quietly considered a significant underdog in a prospective reelection matchup against hugely popular Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
Meanwhile, the White House issued a statement praising Manchin’s dedication to the people of West Virginia and his accomplishments in Washington. Biden said the Manchin family “should feel proud of the Senator’s service to West Virginia and to our country.
“I look forward to continuing our work together to get things done for the American people,” Biden said.
When asked about a prospective Manchin presidential run, Biden’s campaign declined to comment.
Dean Phillips, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Washed Up 45, Ron DeSantis, Nimarata "Nikki" Haley, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Cornel West and Joe Biden will all kiss Israel's ass. Joe Manchin, if he does run for president will kiss Israel's ass as well.
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