Springfield, Ohio faces the ire of MAGA and Elon Musk.
See our lawmakers we elect to the Congress are fucking idiots.
Bernie Moreno is going to probably lose thanks to Republicans and these idiot nominees.
Dying communities in Ohio certainly need a population boast. I am all for it. Because we have too many abandoned homes, boarded buildings, nothing to do and not a lot of major developments to be proud of in the community of Dayton.
Immigration is certainly the racial dog whistle that Republicans and Donald J. Trump plant their feet on. The former president and Ohio Republican senator J.D. Vance, his vice presidential nominee are working to divide us with the scary Black and Brown people coming from the border nonsense.
The same shit that Israel is promoting about Hamas. Vilify, dehumanize and spread endless misinformation to get people to support their horrible causes.
Vance is going to put Ohio in play.
The stupid Ohio senator claimed that Springfield, Ohio residents witnessed Haitians were eating domestic pets. A stupid rumor and racial dog whistles.
The Hillbilly Elegy has a wife whose parents are immigrants. And like Melania Trump, she is hardly seen and heard on the campaign trail. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Gwen Walz, the wife of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential nominee are actively campaigning with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
The U.S. supposed to be the melting pot for cultures.
Republicans are trying to hold onto the white colonialism that kept them in power for generations. They never nominated a person of color to be their presidential nominee.
They never nominated a woman to be a presidential nominee.
And this fool went Yale and Ohio State.
The closest they ever got to being a historical feat was Sarah Palin and she was an idiot.
What gets me is that Vance is trashing his constituents and the state he was elected to serve.
Columbus, Ohio which is 35 miles from Springfield has a population of 1.05 million.
The only Midwestern city with a million besides Chicago is welcoming newcomers and that includes immigrants. Springfield has a population of 67,000 residents. Now city leaders are getting death threats and calls for state and federal charges.
Vance posted a video of himself online in which he peddled the rumor, and said immigrants were “causing chaos” in the town of Springfield.
Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio.
Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country. Where is our border czar? pic.twitter.com/rf0EDIeI5i
Republicans have cooked up a story that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets and ducks. The only problem is that Springfield police claim it’s a lie, created by racist Republicans. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/GAoHs2KHPQ
Living in the same home for 45 years only to be forced out due to fear for your life and property isn’t the American Dream; it’s the American Nightmare. Our cities are overrun, and our most vulnerable communities are overwhelmed. Want to see this in your town? Just vote Democrat.… https://t.co/WYfPAUKpDQ
Two Surreal Testimonies from a Recent City Commission Meeting about the Illegal Alien Haitian Takeover
VIDEO #1 🔴 Women who’s lived in her home for 45 years breaks down… —— “it’s so unsafe in my neighborhood..” and homeless foreign men are camping out… pic.twitter.com/vfQLhHB9bb
The intent of sharing the baseless claim appeared to be to attack Harris over her border and immigration policies.
“Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance wrote on X on Monday.
“Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country. Where is our border czar?”
The post since has been viewed 2.4 million times, according to X.
Vance’s debunked claim appears to have originated from a local Facebook group in Springfield which warned residents to be wary of the Haitian community and alleged that animals, including cats and dogs, were being “carved up” for consumption.
Last month at a Springfield city meeting, a resident also claimed that Haitian migrants were decapitating ducks in public parks and eating them.
Police in Springfield subsequently confirmed that they had received no reports of pets being stolen or eaten, according to the Springfield News-Sun. The force said it was aware of the viral Facebook post but that such claims were false.
As one X user wrote to Vance on Monday: “This has been debunked but of course you’re spreading fake news. You’re desperate and sad.”
“This is a lie. you are a liar, and a bad one at that,” added another.
These claims have also been promoted online by the social media accounts of the Trump War Room, Newsmax, and owner of X, Elon Musk.
Reposting on X, a claim that 20,000 Haitian immigrants were “destroying” Springfield, Musk wrote: “Vote for Kamala if you want this to happen to your neighborhood!” The post has been viewed nearly 10 million times.
I predict this sexual predator's downfall is coming soon.
The recent posts have sought to tie the baseless claims to a video of Harris stating how the Biden administration has extended temporary protected status to over 100,000 Haitian immigrants.
A spokesperson for Vance told The Independent: “Senator Vance has received a high volume of calls and emails over the past several weeks from concerned citizens in Springfield: his tweet is based on what he is hearing from them.
“The city has faced an influx of 15,000-20,000 Haitian migrants over the past four years, stressing public resources and leading to housing shortages, all thanks to Kamala Harris’s policy of extending temporary protected status designations.
“Many residents have contacted Senator Vance to share their concerns over crime and traffic accidents, and to express that they no longer feel safe in their own homes. Unlike the liberal media, J.D. takes his constituents’ concerns seriously.
Vance has previously drawn ire for claiming that Harris supporters were “childless cat ladies.”
The border is a hot-button racial issue that is expected to be addressed during Tuesday’s first presidential debate between Harris and Trump.
At a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday, Trump re-upped his attacks on Harris’ border policy, claiming that “as border czar, Kamala Harris let in over 20 million, they’re now saying the number could be 25 million illegal aliens from 168 different countries.”
“Most people don’t even know that you have that many countries,” he added.
Such numbers are vastly overestimated. U.S. Customs and Border Protection having recorded about 10 million migrant encounters across the country since the start of Joe Biden’s presidency. A migrant can be counted as an encounter on several occasions.
On Saturday, Trump also made his oft-repeated claim that the people crossing the border are “coming from prisons and jails, insane asylums and mental institutions and terrorists at a level that we’ve never seen before.”
Elon Musk is a sexual predator and a crook. Anyone who has been affected by Musk should report him to the U.S. Justice Department and have the federal authorities investigate him.
James Earl Jones, the American character actor has passed away from natural causes.
May the force be with you, James Earl Jones. Rest easy, King of Zamunda, The Lion King.
Perhaps the best voice actor of a generation and a legendary Black actor, James Earl Jones passed away at the age 93. One of the few EGOTs.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will address the retired actor's passing.
Jones like the president had stuttered and learned to overcome it through reading and getting to acting. Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.
His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home in New York’s Hudson Valley region. The cause was not immediately clear.
The pioneering Jones, who in 1965 became one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama (“As the World Turns”) and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. He was also given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement. In 2022, a Broadway theater was renamed in his honor.
He cut an elegant figure late in life, with a wry sense of humor and a ferocious work habit. In 2015, he arrived at rehearsals for a Broadway run of “The Gin Game” having already memorized the play and with notebooks filled with comments from the creative team. He said he was always in service of the work.
“The need to storytell has always been with us,” he told The Associated Press then. “I think it first happened around campfires when the man came home and told his family he got the bear, the bear didn’t get him.”
Jones created such memorable film roles as the reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in “Field of Dreams,” the boxer Jack Johnson in the stage and screen hit “The Great White Hope,” the writer Alex Haley in “Roots: The Next Generation” and a South African minister in “Cry, the Beloved Country.”
Prince Hakeem (Eddie Murphy), King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) and Queen Aoleon (Madge Sinclair).
He was also a sought-after voice actor, expressing the villainy of Darth Vader (“No, I am your father,” commonly misremembered as “Luke, I am your father”), as well as the benign dignity of King Mufasa in both the 1994 and 2019 versions of Disney’s “The Lion King” and announcing “This is CNN” during station breaks. He won a 1977 Grammy for his performance on the “Great American Documents” audiobook.
“If you were an actor or aspired to be an actor, if you pounded the pavement in these streets looking for jobs, one of the standards we always had was to be a James Earl Jones,” Samuel L. Jackson once said.
Some of his other films include “Dr. Strangelove,” “The Greatest” (with Muhammad Ali), “Conan the Barbarian,” “Three Fugitives” and playing an admiral in three blockbuster Tom Clancy adaptations — “The Hunt for Red October,” “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger.” In a rare romantic comedy, “Claudine,” Jones had an onscreen love affair with Diahann Carroll.
Cecilia Hart and James Earl Jones. She passed away from ovarian cancer.
LeVar Burton, who starred alongside Jones in the TV movie “Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones,” paid tribute on X, writing, “There will never be another of his particular combination of graces.”
Jones made his Broadway debut in 1958’s “Sunrise At Campobello” and would win his two Tony Awards for “The Great White Hope” (1969) and “Fences” (1987). He also was nominated for “On Golden Pond” (2005) and “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” (2012). He was celebrated for his command of Shakespeare and Athol Fugard alike. More recent Broadway appearances include “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “The Iceman Cometh,” and “You Can’t Take It With You.”
As a rising stage and television actor, he performed with the New York Shakespeare Festival Theater in “Othello,” “Macbeth” and “King Lear” and in off-Broadway plays.
Jones was born by the light of an oil lamp in a shack in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Jan. 17, 1931. His father, Robert Earl Jones, had deserted his wife before the baby’s arrival to pursue life as a boxer and, later, an actor.
When Jones was 6, his mother took him to her parents’ farm near Manistee, Michigan. His grandparents adopted the boy and raised him.
James Earl Jones with Mohammed Ali.
“A world ended for me, the safe world of childhood,” Jones wrote in his autobiography, “Voices and Silences.” “The move from Mississippi to Michigan was supposed to be a glorious event. For me it was a heartbreak, and not long after, I began to stutter.”
Too embarrassed to speak, he remained virtually mute for years, communicating with teachers and fellow students with handwritten notes. A sympathetic high school teacher, Donald Crouch, learned that the boy wrote poetry, and demanded that Jones read one of his poems aloud in class. He did so faultlessly.
Teacher and student worked together to restore the boy’s normal speech. “I could not get enough of speaking, debating, orating — acting,” he recalled in his book.
At the University of Michigan, he failed a pre-med exam and switched to drama, also playing four seasons of basketball. He served in the Army from 1953 to 1955.
In New York, he moved in with his father and enrolled with the American Theater Wing program for young actors. Father and son waxed floors to support themselves while looking for acting jobs.
True stardom came suddenly in 1970 with “The Great White Hope.” Howard Sackler’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play depicted the struggles of Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion, amid the racism of early 20th-century America. In 1972, Jones repeated his role in the movie version and was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor.
Jones’ two wives were also actors. He married Julienne Marie Hendricks in 1967. After their divorce, he married Cecilia Hart, best known for her role as Stacey Erickson in the CBS police drama “Paris,” in 1982. (She died in 2016.) They had a son, Flynn Earl, born in 1983.
Jones receiving a Medal of Arts from the 41st President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara.
In 2022, the Cort Theatre on Broadway was renamed after Jones, with a ceremony that included Norm Lewis singing “Go the Distance,” Brian Stokes Mitchell singing “Make Them Hear You” and words from Mayor Eric Adams, Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
“You can’t think of an artist that has served America more,” director Kenny Leon told the AP. “It’s like it seems like a small act, but it’s a huge action. It’s something we can look up and see that’s tangible.”
Citing his stutter as one of the reasons he wasn’t a political activist, Jones nonetheless hoped his art could change minds.
“I realized early on, from people like Athol Fugard, that you cannot change anybody’s mind, no matter what you do,” he told the AP. “As a preacher, as a scholar, you cannot change their mind. But you can change the way they feel.”
Big Lots files for bankruptcy and is expected to close 300 stores.
The Columbus, Ohio based retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is hoping in the next few weeks an equity firm buys them. If not, Chapter 7 liquidation.
Big Lots plans to sell its assets and ongoing business operations to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management.
Big Lots, which sells furniture, home decor and other items, said in a statement on Monday that high inflation and interest rates have hurt its business as consumers have pulled back on their home and seasonal product purchases, two categories the chain depends on for a significant part of its revenue.
Sales at stores open at least a year, a key gauge of a retailer’s health, have declined for nine straight quarters, according to FactSet.
Big Lots said that its performance has been improving, but that its board determined during a strategic review that the proposed sale to Nexus was the right move for the business. The company had postponed the release of its second-quarter results to later this week.
The company will continue to sell goods at its stores and on its website during the court-supervised sale process. The chain added that it does plan to close some stores, but didn’t specify how many or what locations would be impacted. At the end of 2023, Big Lots operated nearly 1,400 stores in 48 states.
“The actions we are taking today will enable us to move forward with new owners who believe in our business and provide financial stability, while we optimize our operational footprint, accelerate improvement in our performance, and deliver on our promise to be the leader in extreme value,” Big Lots President and CEO Bruce Thorn said in a statement.
Nexus Capital will serve as a “stalking horse” bidder in a court-supervised auction, with the proposed sale subject to higher offers or other bids that could be considered better. If Nexus winds up as the winning bidder, the deal is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter.
Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said in an emailed statement that Big Lots seems to have lost some customers at a time when consumers are comparing prices more.
“Big Lots operates in a very crowded and competitive market where other value players do a far better job of delivering on low prices and compelling bargains. It needs to step up its game if it is to succeed post-bankruptcy,” he said.
Big Lots Inc. has secured commitments for $707.5 million of financing, including $35 million in new financing from some of its current lenders. Once approved by the court, the financing, along with cash from its ongoing operations, is expected to provide sufficient liquidity to support the company while it works to complete the sale.
The chain has also received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange because the average closing price of its shares was below $1 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The notice doesn’t mean that Big Lots’ stock will be immediately delisted as the company can appeal. In premarket trading shares slid 40% to 30 cents.
Hot stepping to New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar will perform at Super Bowl LIX.
Winners and Losers of 2024.
They Not Like Us.
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is a going to be performing at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
The event will be held at the Caesars Superdome. It will be sponsored by Apple Music, RocNation and the National Football League.
The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL’s championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Eminem in 2022.
“Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,” Lamar said in a statement. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.”
Lamar, 37, has experienced massive success since his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” in 2012. Since then, he’s accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album “DAMN.”
The rapper’s latest album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” was released in 2022. He was featured on the song “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin on a track that spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year. He also scored another hit with “Not Like Us.”
In 2016, Lamar gave a stunning seven-minute performance of tracks such as “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright” at the 58th Grammy Awards. Lamar dazzled as an opener two years later at the Grammys with a performance of “XXX.”
In June, Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert into a celebration of Los Angeles unity. It came on the heels of his rap battle with Drake during the three-hour concert featuring a mix of up-and-coming LA rappers and stars including Tyler, The Creator, Steve Lacy and YG.
Roc Nation founder Jay-Z called Lamar a “once-in-a-generation” artist and performer.
“His deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision,” Jay-Z said. “He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.”
Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. The creative direction of Lamar’s performance will be provided by pgLang, a creative company founded by Lamar and Dave Free — who has previously directed the rapper’s music videos.
“Time and time again, Kendrick has proven his unique ability to craft moments that resonate, redefine, and ultimately shake the very foundation of hip-hop,” said Seth Dudowsky, the head of music at the NFL.
Last year, Usher shined with a star-studded show with guests including H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon, Ludacris and Alicia Keys.
“The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show is a celebration of the music we love and the incredible artists who make it, all on the world’s biggest stage,” said Oliver Schusser, the vice president of Apple Music and Beats.
If President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris end their support for Israel, they will win the 2024 U.S. election. But here we are, the U.S. still getting a ceasefire deal and fucking Israel rejected it.
Democratic nominees Harris and Tim Walz are still close with the former president and J.D. Vance despite a series of endless flops from the Republican nominees.
Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States is a convicted felon. He is also a liable sexual predator. He instigated an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. He had adultry on his three wives. He had openly bragged about being a rich celebrity and being able to do whatever he wants and grabbing 'em by the.....
Republicans stuck by him despite his age, his undeniable signs of dementia, his silly name calling, his ridiculous pivoting from his lies, his threats of violence and mainly the notion he thinks of himself as a god.
During his campaign stop in Wisconsin, Trump pledged for a revision of the 25th Amendment. He wants to have the vice president impeached as well if they refuse to disclose any issues with the president. He also threatened to jail election workers, Democratic donors, members of the media, social media executives and others if he is elected. And if he isn't elected, he calls for a bloodbath.
Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. prove to the country, that if you're white, you can literally get away with crimes.
After months of delays, a New York judge set a sentencing date Friday for Trump, who was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star in the waning days of the 2016 presidential election.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date for Nov. 26, after the 2024 presidential election.
Trump was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of scheming to falsify business records to conceal hush money payments to porn actor Stormy Daniels, whose allegations of an affair, had they become public, could have upended his 2016 presidential bid.
Trump has denied her claim and said he did nothing wrong.
The charges carry a maximum sentence of four years in jail, though Merchan has plenty of latitude in deciding what’s appropriate. Trump could be sentenced to anything from probation to community service to incarceration.
Trump was initially going to be sentenced July 11. But Merchan pushed the date back to Sept. 18 after Trump’s lawyers urged him to reconsider the verdict in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for “official” acts.
Merchan said he would issue a ruling on that argument by Sept. 16.
Trump has repeatedly sought to delay and derail the proceedings, most recently by asking a federal court to seize the case from the state. The request was denied.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. endorsed Trump and requested his name removed from North Carolina and Michigan ballots. They are working on removing his name from the ballot after a court ruled in Trump's favor.
Former president George W. Bush has not committed to endorsing either Trump or Harris.
Mass shooting around an exit ramp near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky.
I normally do a long posting about the failures of Congress, President Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump, former president Barack Obama and former president George W. Bush.
I am just going to flat out say it:
These idiots can't stop gun violence or Israel.
Another mass shooting in the United States and the usual remarks from lawmakers is "thoughts and prayers" or "my heart goes out to."
In the case of how Trump puts it, "we've got to get over it."
I am paraphrasing Trump but that is the shallow theme of his horrible campaign.
Mass shootings so far:
Washington, DC
Milwaukee, WI
Winder, GA
Once again, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Andy Beshear, the Kentucky U.S. House members, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will react to the latest mass shooting in London, Kentucky.
The incident happened in Laurel County on Interstate 75. The Laurel County Sheriff is looking for the mass shooter. The shooter identified as Joseph A. Couch. The suspect is a 32-year old white male and is considered armed and dangerous.
The FBI, the ATF and Kentucky State Police will also aide in this search.
Pro gun, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and election denier, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) represents the area where this mass shooting occurred.
Interstate 75 is one of the country's most heavily traveled freeways. That stretch carries 65,000 vehicles between Lexington and Knoxville.
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook that it was an “active shooter situation” and “numerous persons” were shot near the highway. It added that the interstate was closed 9 miles north of London.
In a video statement, London Mayor Randall Weddle said was told seven people were hurt, but not all of those were wounded by gunfire. Some of the victims were injured in a vehicle accident, he said.
“There are no deceased at this time. No one was killed from this, thankfully, but we ask that you continue to pray,” Weddle said.
The sheriff’s office also announced that a “Person of Interest” has been identified in connection with the shooting, saying he should be considered armed and dangerous and people should not approach him. The man’s name was given as Joseph A. Couch, a 32-year-old white male, and anyone with information about his location was urged to call the county 911 center.
A “heavy presence of police and fire personnel” was on the scene and “working diligently to address the situation,” the Mount Vernon Fire Department said in a statement. It advised motorists to avoid I-75 and US 25.
“I am receiving initial reports from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security — together we are actively monitoring the situation and offering support in any way possible,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a post on the social platform X. “Please pray for everyone involved.”
“We will provide more details once they are available,” Beshear said.
The person of interest in the mass shooting.
To all the Black firearm owners who support the Second Amendment or former president Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential race, I just want to say...
"YOU'RE GONNA BE SHOT BY POLICE TOO!"
The National Rifle Association never reacts to lawful exercise of firearm use when a Black, Hispanic, Arab, Muslim, Indigenous, LGBTQ or underage teen of color is carrying them.
It is automatic dehumanizing from the far right, police unions and the junk food media.
When white men, women or even some Asians are carrying firearms, the NRA is often parading them around like they're heroes and protectors of freedom.
In about 45 states, I believe it is lawful for you to walk down a street with a firearm.
If you're a Black man walking down the street with a firearm, the random 911 call or the visual spotting from a police officer merits an automatic drawl of a service weapon.
Police officers within seconds are either shooting or premeditated an excuse to use force.
The unions back up their claims of "fearing for their lives" despite the perpetrator not even firing a round. Given that the junk food media loves to paint the aggressor as the victim, the police officer is given the benefit of doubt. The person police shot usually do not get any ounce of doubt. A mugshot of a suspect or a picture of a person posing with money or firearms automatically draws far right conclusions to justification of force.
Even fleeing from police with a firearm and not even pointing at them results in police shootings.
This area is where the shooting happened.
If a person does survive, the state still charges the person for a crime despite the state allowing open carry and lawful possession.
So I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.
A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence and Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."
Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.
Gun violence and Republican lawmaker Hal Rogers will offer thoughts and prayers. He will not support any legislation to stop it.
The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
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Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.
President Joe Biden is "saddened" but not "outraged" over the death of an American woman killer by the Israeli regime.
President Joe Biden will be ranked in the bottom 20. His legacy will be enabling, ignoring and not preventing an act of evil conducted by one of our "allies."
An Israeli settler who was born in the U.S. was killed after 300 days in Gaza and our gun ho lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are trying to push for criminal punishment of those they believe were responsible.
Two Russian media executives funded a far right platform and signal boasted the doofus right. The feds swooped in and shut it down. No the founders and several of those agitators are under federal watch.
It's not like a foreign country intentionally shut off water, flooded sewers with seawater, cut off food, cut off medicine, disguise themselves as humanitarian workers to infiltrate hospitals, schools, homeless encampments and husks of abandon homes. It's not like they haven't fired on innocent civilians, humanitarian aid workers, doctors, journalists and children.
To this foreign country, everyone is the enemy.
Our tax dollars aid a white nationalist, Jewish supremacist ethnostate. This country is killing American, British, Australian, Canadian, French and Italian people and the world leaders shrug it off.
So the United States has placed a Hamas leader and five others for federal indictments.
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charges relate to the defendants’ central roles in planning, supporting, and perpetrating the terrorist atrocities that Hamas committed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 (the October 7 Hamas Massacres), involving the murders and kidnappings of countless innocent civilians, including American citizens, which was the culmination of Hamas’s decades-long campaign of terrorism and violence against Israel and its allies, including American citizens. The defendants are either deceased or remain at large.
“The Justice Department has charged Yahya Sinwar and other senior leaders of Hamas for financing, directing, and overseeing a decades-long campaign to murder American citizens and endanger the national security of the United States,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “On October 7th, Hamas terrorists, led by these defendants, murdered nearly 1200 people, including over 40 Americans, and kidnapped hundreds of civilians. This weekend, we learned that Hamas murdered an additional six people they had kidnapped and held captive for nearly a year, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23 year old Israeli American. We are investigating Hersh’s murder, and each and every one of Hamas’ brutal murders of Americans, as an act of terrorism. The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’ operations. These actions will not be our last.”
Throwing rocks at tanks and bulldozers in the West Bank leads to the IDF terrorists killing Palestinians.
“Yahya Sinwar and the other senior leaders of Hamas are charged today with orchestrating this terrorist organization’s decades-long campaign of mass violence and terror — including on October 7th. On that horrible day, Hamas terrorists viciously massacred nearly 1,200 innocent men, women, and children, including over 40 Americans, kidnapped hundreds more, and used sexual violence as a weapon of brutality,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. “Since that horrific day, we have worked to investigate and hold accountable those responsible, and we will not rest until all those who kidnapped or murdered Americans are brought to justice. Our thoughts continue to be with the families of all the victims of this barbaric terrorist attack.”
“From the moment Hamas launched its horrific attack on October 7, the FBI has been dedicated to identifying and charging those responsible for these heinous crimes,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The FBI has and will continue to relentlessly investigate these attacks on civilians, including Americans. Hamas is a Foreign Terrorist Organization with a long history of violence, and the group’s actions have resulted in increased terrorism threats in the U.S. and against American interests throughout the world. Countering terrorism remains our number one priority, and our work continues.”
“The core mission of the National Security Division is to protect Americans from violent terrorists and extremist organizations like Hamas,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel on October 7 are intolerable, and the Justice Department will not rest in our pursuit to hold Hamas accountable for perpetrating its campaign of terror, death, and destruction.”
“For decades, Hamas and its leadership have dedicated themselves to the eradication of the State of Israel, and to murdering, maiming, and brutalizing anyone — including dozens of Americans — who stood in their way,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York. “The October 7 Hamas Massacres – in which over 40 American citizens were murdered – is only the latest act of savagery carried out by Hamas. This office has long been dedicated to serving as a bulwark against terrorism, and striking blows against its leaders. Our commitment is clear: if you hurt one member of our community, you hurt all of us — and we stand with all victims of Hamas’ reign of terror. We will bring justice to this terrorist organization from the top down for the atrocities they have committed.”
Now let's get to reality.
Notice how all these Zionist shills are taking extra steps to call Aysenur Ezgi Eygi a “Turkish American.” The not-so-subtle implication being she’s not a “real” American.
Let’s assume that the American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was killed by Hamas in Gaza. It was barbaric and an act of terrorism. Yet, the USA calls the actual killing of the American Turkish citizen, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi in day light by the IDF in the West Bank a “tragic… pic.twitter.com/RiJRrm3Pq8
American woman was killed by an Israeli sniper and the U.S. has no condemnation, no investigations, no criminal indictments or demands for Israeli leaders to be held accountable.
It will be swept under the rug like every other American who was killed by this evil regime.
The junk food media gave so much attention to the Israeli settlers who were found dead after 11 months of deliberate starvation, depriving of water, depriving of medicine, depriving of necessities as well as the deliberate bombing of homes, schools, hospitals, media centers and homeless encampments.
The family of a 26-year-old American citizen killed amid a protest in the occupied West Bank said an Israeli military shooter killed her, and said an Israeli investigation into the incident would not be enough.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a recent graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, was fatally shot during a demonstration in Beita on Friday, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), said.
Eygi's family said, “Aysenur was peacefully standing for justice when she was killed by a bullet that video shows came from an Israeli military shooter.”
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing, an Israeli investigation is not adequate,” her family said in a statement.
"We call on President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary of State Blinken to order an independent investigation into the unlawful killing of a U.S. citizen and to ensure full accountability for the guilty parties," they said.
The White House said it has asked Israel's government for more information and requested an investigation. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said they were "deeply disturbed" by Eygi's death.
They will not get it and it will be ignored like every other atrocity Israel committed.
World Central Kitchen and UNRWA to name a few.
The ISM said Eygi was taking part in its weekly demonstration in the town of Beita, north of Ramallah, against the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
In a statement, the organization said the protest “primarily involved men and children praying” and was met with force by the IDF who fired tear gas before using live ammunition.
The ISM said Eygi was shot in the head and died shortly after she was taken to a hospital in Nablus. Eygi is the 18th demonstrator to be killed in Beita since 2020, and the only non-Palestinian, according to the ISM.
The Israel Defense Forces said it had been in the area next to Beita and “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them.”
“The IDF is looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.” the IDF said. “The details of the incident and the circumstances in which she was hit are under review.”
Eygi was a dual national, also carrying Turkish citizenship. In a statement, Turkey President Recep Erdogan said he condemned Israel’s “barbaric intervention against a civilian protest against the occupation in the West Bank.”
Biden is not calling for the arrest of the IDF terrorists who killed Americans.
Eygi's profile on social networking site LinkedIn says she was a psychology graduate with a minor in Middle Eastern languages and cultures, and that she was committed to under-served communities.
"I’m driven by a passion for making a positive impact and continuously seek opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful projects," she wrote.
The University of Washington in Seattle said that Eygi was a recent graduate, and UW's president called news of her death "awful."
"My heart goes out to Aysenur’s family, friends and loved ones," President Ana Mari Cauce said in a statement. "Aysenur was a peer mentor in psychology who helped welcome new students to the department and provided a positive influence in their lives."
Cauce said Eygi is the second member of the UW community to die in violence in the region. "I again join with our government and so many who are working and calling for a ceasefire and resolution to the crisis," she said.
Eygi's family said in the statement Friday that her killing is an "unimaginable tragedy," and that she had just turned 26. "Aysenur was a loving daughter, sister, partner, and aunt," they said.
"She was gentle, brave, silly, supportive, and a ray of sunshine. She wore her heart on her sleeves. She felt a deep responsibility to serve others and lived a life of caring for those in need with action," the family said. "She was a fiercely passionate human rights activist her whole life–a steadfast and staunch advocate of justice."
Eygi, who graduated from the university three months ago, had taken part in protests on campus while a student and then traveled to the West Bank.
"Aysenur felt compelled to travel to the West Bank to stand in solidarity with Palestinian civilians who continue to endure ongoing repression and violence," they said.
At least two other American citizens have been killed in the West Bank since Oct. 7. Mohammad Ahmed Mohammad Khdour, 17, was killed by IDF troops in February, and Tawfic Hafeth Abdel Jabbar, 17, was killed by Israeli fire in January.
Israeli settlements have expanded rapidly over the past several years, with Israeli settler violence against Palestinians on the rise. In April, Human Rights Watch issued a report alleging that armed settlers forcibly and violently drove out Palestinian residents from at least five West Bank settlements “with the active participation of army units.”
Israeli forces are appearing to withdraw from the city of Jenin and other parts of the West Bank, where the IDF has been carrying out a deadly dayslong operation that has left ruin to neighborhoods across the city and beyond.
In Jenin, the IDF said at least 14 people they identified as terrorists had been killed, including Wassem Hazem, the head of Hamas’ presence in Jenin who they said had directed shooting and explosive attacks in the area.
More than 30 people were also taken into IDF custody as suspects, though the military did not expand on what they were suspected of.
Palestinian health officials had said Thursday that at least 39 people had been killed in the West Bank since Israel launched what it described as an operation to dismantle “terrorist cells” in the territory on Aug. 28.
Many of those killed have been claimed as members of militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, although the Palestinian health ministry has said at least eight children were also among those killed at the time.
“For over a week, Israeli forces have been using lethal, war-like tactics across the northern West Bank, deepening people’s humanitarian needs and raising concerns over excessive use of force,” the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a humanitarian update published Wednesday.
OCHA said that from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, Israeli forces had killed 30 Palestinians in the territory, including seven children, “marking the highest weekly death toll since November 2023.”
In 2022, Israel admitted that one of its soldiers fatally shot Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was covering raids in the occupied West Bank for Al Jazeera at the time. No one in the Israeli army has been prosecuted, and the military has not announced any disciplinary action.
The 46th Vice President of the United States endorsed Kamala Harris.
Where Tulsi Gabbard, Kwame Kilpatrick, Rob Blagojevich, Ruben Diaz Sr.,
Hell frozen over.
This is reliving a man being shot in the face. Dick Cheney shot his endorsement at the 49th Vice President of the United States.
Cheney announced Friday that he will cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris this fall, confirming news that was first made public by his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, earlier in the day.
Both Cheneys are Republicans, and the elder served under President George W. Bush. The younger Cheney, who endorsed Harris earlier this week, is one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent conservative critics.
"In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Dick Cheney said in a statement. "He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again."
“As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,” he added.
Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said that the vice president was “proud” to have Cheney’s support.
“He joins hundreds of Republicans who are backing the Vice President and her patriotic vision of America over former President Trump, because, as Vice President Cheney said, the very future of our republic is at stake in this election,” O’Malley Dillon said in a statement.
In a Truth Social post Friday night, Trump bashed both Cheneys, using the acronym for Republican in Name Only. “Dick Cheney is an irrelevant RINO, along with his daughter, who lost by the largest margin in the History of Congressional Races!" he wrote.
Liz Cheney was ousted in 2021 from her position in House Republican leadership after criticizing Trump. In 2022, she lost her congressional primary race to a Trump-backed challenger.
During the midterm campaign cycle, Dick Cheney taped an advertisement for his daughter’s campaign, in which he called Trump a “coward.”
Cheneys for Harris.
Liz Cheney revealed who her father would vote for during an interview Friday at the Texas Tribune Festival.
"Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," she said.
"If you think about the moment that we’re in, and you think about how serious this moment is, my dad believes and he’s said publicly that there’s never been an individual in our country who is as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is," Cheney added. "And that’s the moment that we’re facing."
During the midterm campaign cycle, Dick Cheney taped an advertisement for his daughter’s campaign, in which he called Trump a “coward.”
Liz Cheney revealed who her father would vote for during an interview Friday at the Texas Tribune Festival.
"Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," she said.
"If you think about the moment that we’re in, and you think about how serious this moment is, my dad believes and he’s said publicly that there’s never been an individual in our country who is as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is," Cheney added. "And that’s the moment that we’re facing."
Asked for comment Friday about her remarks, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung replied, “Who the f--- is Liz Cheney?”
Liz Cheney had said when announcing her support for Harris on Wednesday that people do not have "the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states."
"Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris," she said.
Cheney said on Friday that she has not spoken with Harris this week.
The former Wyoming congresswoman also said during her Friday interview with The Atlantic's Mark Leibovich that she would support Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, in his Senate bid. Allred is challenging Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who has served in the Senate since 2013.
"Here in Texas, you guys do have a tremendous, serious candidate running for the United States Senate, and his name is —" she paused as the audience cheered and Leibovich asked them to let her speak.
"It’s not Ted Cruz," she said.
Cheney went on to praise Allred's credentials, noting the time she served in the House with him.
"We need people who are going to serve in good faith," Cheney said. "We need people who are honorable public servants, and in this race, that is Colin Allred. So I’ll be working on his behalf."
In a statement, Allred called Cheney a "patriot" and said he was "honored to have her support."
"Though we may not agree on everything, we’ve been able to find common ground by putting our country over political parties," Allred said. "Importantly, we both believe in protecting our democracy, our constitution and the foundational promise of our great country. And we both agree that Texans cannot afford six more years of Ted Cruz."
The Allred campaign also noted that he and Cheney cosponsored more than 50 bills together, a nod to their efforts to work across the aisle.
When reached for comment, a Cruz campaign spokesperson called Cheney “the poster child of flip-flopping.”
“We’re definitely super surprised to hear that Liz Cheney, the poster child of flip-flopping, is endorsing Colin Allred,” the spokesperson said. “Two years ago, the voters of Wyoming overwhelmingly rejected her, just like the voters of Texas will overwhelmingly reject Colin Allred this November. But hey, misery loves company.”
The Cheneys are the latest in a steady stream of Republicans who, despite policy differences, say they plan to cast ballots for Harris.
Last week, more than 200 Republicans who have worked for both Bush presidents, Sen. Mitt Romney and the late Sen. John McCain announced that they are backing Harris.
"Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected," said the former staffers said in a statement. "The alternative, however, is simply untenable."
Several prominent GOP critics of Trump, including former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, appeared onstage at the Democratic National Convention last month to back Harris. In his speech, Kinzinger urged voters to "put country first" and argued that Trump has "suffocated the soul" of the GOP.
Getting closer to hearing former president George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former vice president Mike Pence to endorse a Democrat for president.
Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, the daughters of the 43rd President of the United States are likely going to back Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hager is a NBC News host and Today correspondent. She can't endorse a candidate as she is a journalist.
Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin and Tim Pool are facing allegations of taking cash from Russian operatives under investigation by the DOJ.
Benny Johnson, Tim Pool And The Doofus Right Stooged For Russia!
The most dumbest far right media personalities are under federal watch.
Former president Donald J. Trump openly asked for foreign countries like Russia, China and Israel to meddle in the 2024 election.
Benny Johnson, perhaps the most dumbest media personality after Jim Hoft [The Gateway Pundit] is denying the allegations of him being a puppet of Russia. He is a puppet of Israel though.
Many of these right wing agitators are bankrolling on pushing the conspiracy theories about President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Even some who were affiliated with the Tenet Media Group are getting hit up.
Lauren Southern was fired from Blaze Media after the renovations were revealed.
Tenet Media is an American right-wing media company founded by Lauren Chen and her husband Liam Donovan in January 2022. Tenet Media features six right-wing influencers, including Matt Christiansen, Tayler Hansen, Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Lauren Southern. It describes itself as a "network of heterodox commentators that focus on western political and cultural issues".
See if they were being bankrolled by Israel, the U.S. Justice Department will ignore it like they've ignored the settlers committing violent acts on Americans or the IDF committing war crimes. Hell, they could have arrested Benjamin Netanyahu since he has a warrant for his arrest thanks to the International Criminal Court but chose not to.
Lauren Southern jobless again.
Two Russian nationals were federally indicted by the United States Justice Department (DOJ) on September 4, 2024 for their alleged activities relating to Tenet. The company was identified only as "Company-1" in the indictment but descriptive information allowed several media sources to identify it as Tenet. According to an unsealed indictment, the two indicted Russians were employees of the Russian state-controlled media company RT who were charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, and allegedly funneling around $10 million into Tenet in order to "distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging". Some of the influencers, including Pool, Rubin, and Johnson, have responded by claiming to be victims of the Russian disinformation campaign. Attorney general Merrick Garland said Tenet "never disclosed to the influencers or to their millions of followers its ties to RT and the Russian government." Prosecutors also allege the $10 million was a Russian money-laundering operation.
Around February 2023, Tenet sought to hire two right-wing commentators with 2.4 million YouTube subscribers and 1.3 million YouTube subscribers to produce videos. The two eventually signed on, and "Commentator-1" and "Commentator-2" each received over $400,000 per month for producing political videos for Tenet.
The indictment alleges the Tenet founders masked its Russian funding by creating a fictitious persona of a wealthy European sponsor, "Eduard Grigoriann." The charged Russian nationals, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, were involved in day to day operations of Tenet by fall 2023, using false names to conceal they were Russian RT employees. The indictment alleges the founders acknowledged in private communications that their actual "investors" were the "Russians."
Following the indictment, YouTube terminated Tenet Media and other channels run by Chen. Prior to its removal, Tenet had around 316,000 subscribers.
On the day of the indicment, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that despite innumerable calls for their organization to be sought after by the U.S. Government under identical charges, the American-Israeli organization claims that all of their activities are run in the open, that there is no organized conspiracy, that all of their "foreign" funding of government officials is done in the open, leaving no room for conspiracy, that by the very definition of the word "conspiracy" which is defined as "secret plan", all of their "foreign" finances are in the open, in public domain, and not done in secret, leaving no room for conspiracies.
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