Keir Starmer Out!

Out you go. Keir Starmer forced out of British leadership.

Zionism is not popular. 

Israel is not popular.

The royalty of the British Empire is unpopular.

The U.S. president is unpopular.

White leadership is unpopular.

Need I say more.

Keir Starmer has resigned today. He informed King Charles III and his Labour Party leaders. His focus on protecting Israel, not focusing on the financial crisis, the cost of living and being tone deaf cost him.

Just like many before him, his support for Israel doomed him.

He said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill following a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth.

Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister until his Labour Party chooses a new leader — with expectations growing that it will be former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Burnham confirmed on social media that “I will put myself forward as part of this process.” Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who was considered his main rival for the top job, said he will back Burnham.

It was Burnham’s victory in a special parliamentary election last week that triggered Starmer’s decision to resign, as Labour lawmakers flocked to the charismatic former mayor in the hope he can revive the party’s fortunes. After nearly a decade as mayor of the northwestern city, Burnham returned Monday to Parliament, where he took the oath of office in the House of Commons.

Only members of Parliament are eligible for the party leadership.

Streeting’s statement makes it more likely that Burnham will be selected without a leadership contest.

Britain’s next election does not have to be held until 2029. Asked if he would call an early vote if he becomes prime minister, Burnham said: “You’re jumping several hurdles ahead there.”

Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to stand outside No. 10 Downing St., and announce a premature departure. His statement came the day before Britain marks the 10th anniversary of its vote to leave the European Union, a decision that still roils the country’s economy and politics.

After weeks of insisting he would fight to keep his job, Starmer conceded to growing pressure to hand over to a new leader who can try and revive the government’s flagging fortunes. He led Labour to a landslide election victory in July 2024, but since then his popularity and that of the party have plummeted.

A new leader in place within weeks

Starmer made the announcement outside his official residence, where he delivered his first speech as prime minister two years ago. His voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement, which was watched by his staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.

“The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election,” Starmer said. “I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace.”

He said he spoke to King Charles III, Britain’s constitutional monarch, to inform him of the decision.

Starmer spent the weekend pondering his future following Burnham’s special election victory.

Starmer said nominations for a leadership contest will open July 9, and the new leader will be in place by the time Parliament returns from its summer break on Sept. 1.

If Burnham is the only candidate, the change could come by mid-July.

Starmer struggled to fulfill election pledges

Starmer has struggled to deliver promised economic growth, repair tattered public services and ease the cost of living. He has been hamstrung by repeated missteps, including his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as U.K. ambassador to the United States.

Replacing a Zionist with another one.

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party that consistently leads in nationwide opinion polls.

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in even before an announcement, linking Starmer’s exit to two of the Republican leader’s recurring grievances: immigration and renewable energy.

“Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. He failed badly on two very important subjects- IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well! President DJT,” Trump posted on his social media platform.

Starmer’s initially warm relationship with Trump has soured in recent months over issues including the Iran war, which the U.K. didn’t join.

Praised on the world stage

In contrast to missteps domestically, Starmer has won praise for his international role, notably in rallying European support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, and working to mitigate the economic and political turmoil unleashed by the Iran conflict.

A NATO summit in Turkey next month may be his last foray on the world stage as Britain’s leader.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, posting on X, thanked Starmer for his support and cooperation “that have helped make our Europe and our protection of life stronger.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Starmer’s legacy.

“It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years,” she said on X. “European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.”

While many Labour lawmakers have rallied behind Burnham, some have said that Starmer had been treated unfairly. London legislator Neil Coyle railed on X against “the prospect of an utter stitch-up & the media circus being rewarded.”

Many hope Burnham can connect with voters

Burnham is the front-runner to succeed Starmer because many people see him as the best person to defeat the anti-immigration Reform Party at the next election, said Olivia O’Sullivan, an analyst at London’s Chatham House think tank.

Burnham appeals to Labour Party lawmakers who were frustrated by the way Starmer has governed, O’Sullivan said. Many hope that he will set out a “clearer vision” and connect with voters in parts of the country that are in danger of turning to Reform.

Still, O’Sullivan cautioned that may not translate into genuine change.

“It’s absolutely correct that that is not the same thing as offering a radically different set of policies or even a particularly clear policy program,” she said.

Alan Greenspan Passed Away!

Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman who served four presidents passed away at 100.

The former federal finance chief and husband of NBC News contributor Andrea Mitchell has passed away.

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who steered U.S. monetary policy during his five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents, died Monday, according to his wife, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

He was 100.

Greenspan helped define modern American capitalism from the final years of the Cold War-era through the dawn of the digital age. He presided over the Fed during one of the longest economic expansions in U.S. history, a boom stretching from 1991 to 2001. But he was also faulted for decisions that critics say created the conditions for the global financial crisis of 2007-08, such as advocating for deregulation of the financial sector.

Mitchell, the chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News, announced her husband’s death in a statement. They were married for 29 years.

“Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease,” Mitchell said in a statement. “He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” she said.

“To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984. He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf and music, especially jazz,” Mitchell added. “He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness. Being his life partner was the joy of my life.”

In a statement, the Fed extended condolences to Mitchell and said Greenspan’s “contributions to monetary policy and economic thought left a lasting mark on this institution, on the broader field of economics, and on the country.”

Greenspan was born March 6, 1926, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, where he showed mathematical acumen from a young age. In his early years, he attended the Juilliard School and played jazz saxophone and clarinet in a band.

He studied economics at New York University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1948 and a master’s in 1950, and then started work on a doctorate at Columbia University under economist Arthur F. Burns, a future chairman of the Federal Reserve.

In the early 1950s, Greenspan became an associate of the “Atlas Shrugged” writer Ayn Rand, whose “objectivist” philosophy of self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism inspired future generations of political libertarians and conservatives. Greenspan embraced some of her beliefs and paid tribute to her in his 2007 memoir.

“Ayn Rand and I remained close until she died in 1982, and I’m grateful for the influence she had on my life. I was intellectually limited until I met her,” Greenspan wrote in “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World.”

Greenspan left Columbia in 1953 and joined an economic consulting firm that became known as Townsend-Greenspan Co., Inc. Five years later, he became president and chief owner of the firm.

Greenspan’s initial foray into the political world came in 1967 when he served as an adviser on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign. He assisted with Nixon’s transition to the Oval Office but turned down an official role in the administration.

He advised Nixon on an informal basis and, following Nixon’s resignation in 1974, took a position in President Gerald Ford’s administration as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, serving until 1977. He pursued policies that, together with tighter monetary policy from the Paul Volcker-led Federal Reserve, helped reduce inflation from 11% to 6.5%.

In 1977, at the dawn of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, Greenspan returned to his consulting firm in New York and accepted an adjunct professorship at New York University, where he received a Ph.D. in economics.

Greenspan returned to government service when President Ronald Reagan appointed him to fill Volcker’s term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Greenspan’s nomination was confirmed by the Senate on Aug. 11, 1987, during Reagan’s second term.

On Oct. 19, 1987, or “Black Monday,” when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by more than 22% — the blue-chip index’s largest one-day percentage fall ever — Greenspan moved swiftly to keep the markets liquid. From then on, Fed moves to support financial markets through episodes of instability became known as the “Greenspan put.”

He drew praise for steering the economy through what was then the longest expansion in U.S. history, running roughly from March 1991 to the first quarter of 2001, a transformative period that saw the acceleration of globalization and the rise of the internet. Greenspan navigated the Fed through seminal events, including the “dotcom” bubble burst and the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

He achieved celebrity status when stocks soared to record levels under President Bill Clinton. The writer Christopher Hitchens called him “America’s least-likely celebrity,” The Economist magazine dubbed him a “rock star,” and his admirers called him “the maestro.”

Greenspan, who served five consecutive four-year terms, retired Jan. 31, 2006. He has the second-longest tenure as Fed chair, behind William McChesney Martin, who served from 1951 to 1970.

In the wake of the financial collapse of 2007-08, Greenspan drew scrutiny for decisions that some critics believe set the stage for the meltdown. Despite his infamous warning in 1996 that “irrational exuberance” was unduly inflating stock prices, he was faulted for missing the early-2000s housing bubble.

In 2011, the bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission determined that the crisis was triggered in part by Greenspan’s failure to discourage trade in securities backed by subprime mortgage loans amid an unsustainable housing boom and his promotion of financial industry deregulation.

“More than 30 years of deregulation and reliance on self-regulation by financial institutions, championed by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and others, supported by successive administrations and Congresses, and actively pushed by the powerful financial industry at every turn, had stripped away key safeguards, which could have helped avoid catastrophe,” the report said in part.

In testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in October 2008, Greenspan referred to the financial crisis as a “once-in-a-century credit tsunami.”

“The crisis, however, has turned out to be much broader than anything I could have imagined,” he acknowledged.

After leaving the Fed, Greenspan started his own consulting company in Washington and authored several books.

He shared his impressions of the presidents he had worked with in his memoir “The Age of Turbulence” and in interviews. Nixon was smart but paranoid, he said. Ford “was a genuinely nice man who was not ruthlessly ambitious,” he said in a 2009 interview.

Alan Greenspan with wife, NBC host Andrea Mitchell.

Reagan, the president who nominated him, “fervently believed in, and acted on, a small number of important principles,” he said in remarks at the Reagan Library in 2003.

Despite being a lifelong Republican, Greenspan had a strong relationship with Clinton, a Democrat, and praised his intelligence and fiscal discipline. Clinton, he joked, “was the best Republican president we’ve had in a while.”

His relationships with George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush were more complicated. The elder Bush blamed Greenspan publicly for the poor economy that likely contributed to his election loss, which Greenspan said in his book “surprised” him.

Greenspan said he was disappointed in the younger Bush for failing to rein in the budget with a GOP-controlled Congress, and that Republicans deserved it when they lost control of both chambers in the 2006 midterms. “The Republicans in Congress lost their way. They swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither,” he wrote in his book.

Greenspan’s successors as Fed chair include Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell and, as of May, Kevin Warsh, who was appointed by President Donald Trump.

Greenspan received various national and international accolades: In 2000, the French government awarded him the Legion of Honor; and in 2002, Queen Elizabeth II named him an honorary Knight of the British Empire. He was awarded the U.S.’ highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by the younger Bush in 2005.

The Fed, in its statement on Greenspan’s death, said he “brought rigorous analytical discipline to monetary policymaking and helped establish the credibility that remains” one of the central bank’s “most important assets.”

“Chairman Greenspan’s legacy endures at the Federal Reserve—in those he mentored directly, in the economists and public servants he inspired, and in the frameworks and practices he helped shape,” the Fed added.

Tay Keith Passed Away!

Tay Keith found dead on Friday. Mega producer made hits for Drake, 21 Savage, Gunna and others.

A longtime Tennessee producer for Future, Drake, Travis $cott, Sexyy Red, 21 Savage, Gunna and Young Thug has passed away.

America has a mental health problem. It has affected millions. Especially those who work in the entertainment industry. Being an iconic music producer and a rapper drove this entertainer to mental health and drug abuse.

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

You can get help if you, a loved one or friend is dealing with drug abuse.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Grammy-nominated record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, police said.

Police performing a welfare check found the prolific hitmaker, whose real name is BryTavious Chambers, unresponsive in his Martin Street apartment in Nashville on Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.

No foul play is suspected, police said. He was 29.

The cause of Keith’s death is pending autopsy results.

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His family confirmed his passing in a statement Friday.

“BryTavious was a visionary producer, songwriter, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and cultural force whose work helped define the sound of a generation,” the statement said. “From Memphis to the global stage, he shaped countless hit records and left a lasting mark on music and culture.”

Keith hailed from Tennessee and worked with music’s biggest stars, including Beyoncé and Drake. His career included four No. 1 records on the Billboard Hot 100, including Travis Scott’s 2018 single “Sicko Mode” and Drake’s 2023 hit “First Person Shooter.”

He was nominated for a Grammy in 2019 for “Sicko Mode,” which he helped produce while he was a student at Middle Tennessee State University, and again in 2024 for “Rich Flex” by Drake and 21 Savage.

He also frequently collaborated with rapper Sexyy Red, including on “Get It Sexxy” and “Pound Town.”

His family said Keith was dedicated to creating opportunities for emerging artists through his company Drumatized.

“A proud graduate and honorary professor of Middle Tennessee State University, BryTavious remained an active alumnus, mentor, and advocate for young creatives. He was also a passionate supporter of mental health awareness and cancer-related causes in honor of his late mother,” the statement said.

“Above all, BryTavious was a beloved son, brother, uncle, family member, and friend. While the world knew him as Tay Keith, his family knew him as BryTavious—a source of love, strength, laughter, and guidance,” it continued. “We take comfort in knowing that his legacy will live on through the music he created, the opportunities he provided, and the lives he touched.”

Faizon Love's Father's Day!

No Love for Faizon.

The comedian's arch rival 50 Cent once again trolls his financial burdens. I didn't catch this but I am starting to realize that 50 has issues with Black people.

50 is the biggest Black entertainer out here cooning.

Faizon Love is a comedian and actor who had roles in Friday, The Player's Club, Elf, The Parent 'Hood and numerous others projects was held in Hillsborough County, Florida on the allegations of failing to pay child support.

The 58 year old entertainer is out of jail after serving 16 days in a child support case, following a contentious hearing in a Hillsborough County courtroom.

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Love, known for roles in "Friday," "Elf" and "Couples Retreat," was arrested in California just over two weeks ago after failing to surrender to police on two contempt of court charges.

During the nearly two-hour hearing, attorneys sparred over child support payments as Love appeared in court seated in a wheelchair.

At the center of the dispute was whether Love is hiding income from Tiffany Lee, the mother of his child.

Love repeatedly expressed frustration as he defended his record as a father, telling the court, “I’ve always taken care of my daughter.” He added that he recently saw his daughter and gave Lee money when she dropped her off.

Big problems for legendary

His attorneys argued he is struggling financially, and Love testified that he is living with a friend who pays his bills. When asked about the balance in his bank account, Love said, “Right now, probably $99.”

Lee’s attorneys painted a different picture, arguing Love earns about $20,000 per comedy show and does several shows in a weekend. Meanwhile, Love’s attorney denied that Love has performed recently.

Lee testified that Love has threatened to stop working altogether to keep her from collecting child support.

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“He’s not making payments and hasn’t, and he told me he’s going to stop working and canceling shows so I won’t get anything,” Lee told the court. “It’s not as if he was providing before.”

The hearing grew even more heated when Love interrupted Lee’s testimony to ask about her citizenship. Lee told the court the comment echoed previous threats.

“He referenced that he was angry and he would have ICE raid my home for continuously taking him to court,” Lee testified.

After nearly two hours of testimony, the judge ruled the 16 days Love already served was sufficient punishment. The judge suspended the remainder of a 180-day sentence and ordered Love to provide updated financial records to the court.

Love now has until July 1 to compile an accurate financial affidavit about his income and what he can pay, or he could be sent back to jail.

James Burrows Passed Away!

American sitcom creator James Burrows has passed away.

If you watched the NBC sitcoms, Friends, Will and Grace and Cheers, creator James Burrows was the genius behind those classic hits.

James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was 85.

His family confirmed his death in a statement to People, saying he “passed away peacefully today surrounded by his family.” No location or cause of death was provided.

Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.

Burrows got his start in television relatively late at age 35 in 1974, directing episodes of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “Laverne & Shirley.”

He cocreated “Cheers,” directing 243 of the 273 episodes, as well as all 246 episodes of “Will and Grace.”

He also helmed multiple episodes of such hits as “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Mike & Molly” and the pilots of “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory.”

Sweet spot of script, performance and chemistry

“When I direct a television show, I try to reach that sweet spot where the best script meets the best performance and the best chemistry between performers,” Burrows wrote in his 2022 memoir “Directed by James Burrows.” “Hitting that exact moment, where these factors land in combination, results in the sweetest and most enduring laugh.”

His family said, “Burrows understood that great comedy was never simply about laughter. It was about humanity, connection, and truth. That understanding became the foundation of a career that forever changed television.

“But beyond his remarkable achievements, Burrows will be remembered for something even greater: his kindness, generosity, and unwavering belief in the people around him. He possessed a rare ability to make everyone better and was known for remembering every person he met by name, making colleagues at every level feel seen, valued, and appreciated,” the family statement said.

David Schwimmer, Matt LaBlanc, James Burrows, Jennifer Anniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

The majority of Burrows’ shows aired on NBC, whose “Must See TV” slogan promoted its Thursday night lineup in the early 1990s that included “Friends” and “Frasier.”

“Jimmy Burrows was the man behind the curtain. He knew how to make us laugh, what buttons to push and was the absolute master of getting the most out of every joke,” NBC said in a statement. “His loss to the television comedy world is immeasurable. Every time you have a smile on your face watching ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ’Taxi, ‘Cheers,’ ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Friends’ and countless others, think of Jimmy and know he made all our lives funnier.”

Following in his father’s path

Born James Edward Burrows on Dec. 30, 1940, in Los Angeles, he moved to New York when he was 5 years old. He spent five years in the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus until his voice started to change. He attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.

His father was writer, director and producer Abe Burrows, whose Broadway hits included “Guys and Dolls” and “Can-Can.” The elder Burrows also mentored Larry Gelbart, future creator and producer of the TV show “MASH.”

The younger Burrows spent hours of his youth in theaters and studios watching his father work, dining with him at such famed New York haunts as Sardi’s and Gallagher’s and meeting celebrities who attended his father’s New Year’s Eve parties.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, Burrows attended the graduate program of the Yale School of Drama, where his classmates included actor-comedian Robert Klein, playwright John Guare and film director John Badham.

At Yale, he was required to take directing classes and he got hooked.

Burrows’ first sitcom experience was as Burl Ives’ dialogue coach on “O.K. Crackerby!” which was directed by his father and ran for one season on ABC in 1965.

From there, he was an assistant on “The Patty Duke Show.” He moved back to New York and worked for Broadway producers Lee Guber, Frank Ford and Shelly Gross. He first met actor Moore while working on the Broadway production of “Holly Golightly,” an adaptation of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” that was directed by his father.

Burrows eventually worked as a stage manager for various road productions, where he met such actors as Hugh O’Brien, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Julie Harris.

Catching a break with Mary Tyler Moore

By 1974, after working in dinner theater and summer stock, he turned on his television and saw Moore’s eponymous TV show. He wrote her a letter asking if there was any opening “small or smaller” at her production company that he could fill, according to his memoir.

Moore’s husband and business partner, Grant Tinker, invited Burrows to Los Angeles to direct an episode of the comedy. He apprenticed for MTM Enterprises, which had four sitcoms on the air at the same time.

Burrows cited his theater background for learning how to give actors direction and block out scenes. He’s credited for being one of the first sitcom directors to increase the typical multicamera television shoot from three to four cameras.

The common thread between Burrows’ shows were the bonds between friends and unrelated families, whether it was the motley crew of regulars meeting at the bar in “Cheers” or the drivers working toward a better life in “Taxi” or the 20-somethings sharing the same apartment building in “Friends.”

“The best sitcoms transcend the screen and reach out and grab the audience by the throat and by the heart,” Burrows wrote in his memoir.

Actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman worked with Burrows over 16 seasons between “Taxi” and “Cheers.”

“He was the very best at his craft. His positive spirit, boundless energy, and tireless work defined what it takes to run a show and keep people laughing,” they said in a statement. “He will always be in our hearts.”

Burrows relished discovering new acting talent while directing more than 75 pilots that were picked up as series.

“Having directed over a thousand shows means that almost any night you can turn on your television or go online and find a show that I directed. I’m very proud of that,” he wrote in his memoir.

In 2019, Burrows was an executive producer on live productions of “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” with famous actors re-creating episodes of those 1970s comedies.

“Jimmy was the greatest comedic television director in the history of the medium,” his agent Rick Rosen said in a statement. “He directed the most iconic, defining shows of generations. Always a gentleman, it was an absolute honor to represent him.”

Burrows was married in 1997 to Debbie Easton, whom he met when she worked as a hairstylist on “Frasier.” Daughters Kat Schatzow, Ellie Gluck and Maggie Burrows, who followed her father into directing, are from his first marriage to Linda Solomon, who died in 2004. His stepdaughter Paris is from his wife’s previous marriage. He has a sister, Laurie Burrows Grad, and seven grandchildren.

Aisha Wahab Advances Against Pro Israel Dems!

Being anti-Israel is good politics.

California state senator advances in the U.S. Special House primary to replace former lawmaker Eric Swalwell. She will face another Democrat in the general. Whomever wins will face another primary and general.

Democratic candidates have secured the two slots for a special general election to serve out the remaining term of former California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress after sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

Wahab and Melissa Hernandez, a Bay Area Rapid Transit director who advanced Thursday, received the most votes in a crowded field of both Democrats and Republicans to move on to the Aug. 18 special general election.

Wahab had a lead in votes, but Hernandez said her path forward to August is "digging into the numbers, and going out to those areas where we know that we can secure votes."

"I connect to voters, and that's one thing that is definitely different than my opponent," she said, reiterating her focus on bringing down costs for lower and middle class families. "We're going to fight the good fight."

 Whoever wins the special election in August will fill Swalwell's seat through January. At that time, the winner of the regular general election in November will take over for a full, two-year term. In this case, that will also be Wahab or Hernandez, who snagged the top two spots in the regular primary that was held on June 2, similarly locking out Republican challengers.

That means both candidates are running in two separate elections for California's 14th Congressional District, which includes East Bay cities such as Fremont, Hayward and Livermore. It would've been an uphill fight for a Republican to win in the heavily Democratic district. The three top vote-getters in the special election were Democrats, with businesswoman and attorney Rakhi Israni Singh finishing behind Hernandez.

Whoever wins the special election in August will likely get a boost of visibility and a few months of experience in Congress that they can tout during the November general election campaign.

Wahab, who didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday, is an established presence in California politics as the Senate's assistant majority leader. She has campaigned on a more progressive platform and has detailed her track record in public office.

That includes expanding social safety net programs and renter protections, promoting social justice issues and pledging to support small businesses by cutting bureaucratic hurdles.

Hernandez, who was the former mayor of the East Bay city of Dublin, has highlighted similar goals while emphasizing a business-friendly approach. For lowering costs, Hernandez said she would "prioritize growing small businesses" and promote incentives to build housing. She also would push to lower health insurance premiums by restoring insurance subsidies.

One of them will replace Swalwell after he served for seven terms before resigning in April and dropping his bid for California governor. That was prompted by a San Francisco Chronicle report of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him.

CNN later reported that other women accused him of sending inappropriate messages and nude photos.

Swalwell, a Democrat, has repeatedly denied the accusations but said it would be unfair to his constituents to remain in Congress.

DC Moving!

Trump fears this DC council member. She won the Democratic nomination for Washington mayor. She is a democratic socialist who vows to fight him.

The Mamdani effect hits Seattle and now Washington, DC.

Obviously President Donald J. Trump, Republicans and the junk food media will react to this. They will make the story about how scary socialism is and why Black people in power always ruins things.

To have more people run for office without being compromised by foreign or corporate interests is easy. When you see your community struggling with gun violence, food deserts, blight, drug abuse, companies leaving and no hope for working class families, you are summoned to change that.

When you run for office, the onslaught of smears and distractions. Folks should be tired of hearing about things that don't pay the bills, feed the families or keep you safe.

That's what politicians should put their focus on.

Washington is the federal capital of the United States of America. It has population of 712,000 residents. The District of Columbia is a federal territory is located on the banks of the Potomac River. The district was created from land in Maryland (and formerly Virginia). When the Confederate States of America was founded, they reclaimed Arlington. 

Now Arlington is a city and county in Virginia.

Washington, DC has a electoral count of three delegates. It has a non voting U.S. House member who is a delegate. It has a shadow U.S. Senator. 

Most Washingtonians want statehood and fair representation

Democrats favor statehood. Republicans vehemently oppose it.

This primary win may have kickstarted a movement to push for statehood.

Janeese Lewis George, who pledged to aggressively stand up to federal intervention into Washington, D.C.'s affairs, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential showdown with the Trump administration over its moves to challenge the city’s limited autonomy.

In an overwhelmingly Democratic city, Lewis George is likely to take the top spot in November’s general election, replacing moderate Muriel Bowser, who decided not to run again after three terms.

Lewis George joins Robert White Jr., who won the Democratic primary for the district’s delegate to Congress, as the top local officials who likely will contend with the federal government’s intentions for the city. They each campaigned on a promise to take a harder line than their predecessors against the Trump administration’s moves on the district, including its deployment of the National Guard on an ongoing, open-ended mission meant to fight crime.

Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Lewis George said she hoped she could work together with the administration “as every mayor has had to work with any president of the United States, no matter their party.”

But, she said, she would oppose actions that threaten the city’s residents.

“We are not going to be able to stand up for our autonomy and fight for D.C. statehood ultimately, by just complying in advance,” Lewis George said. “I have also been very clear that I will work with anyone including the president for the best interest of D.C. residents.”

Washington has limited autonomy and federal leaders retain significant control over local affairs, including approval of the budget and laws passed by the D.C. Council.

Trump further encroached on that autonomy last year when he briefly federalized the city’s police force and deployed an ongoing law enforcement surge that included the National Guard. Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government also roiled the capital region, costing thousands of people their jobs. He has also been reshaping the city by renovating storied landmarks and putting his name or image on buildings.

Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist and a member of the D.C. Council, has already come under fire from Trump, who last week threatened to place the city under federal control if she won.

Maybe we’d take back Washington, run it on the federal basis,” he said.

Her main opponent, former D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie, conceded the race Thursday and said he had contacted Lewis George to congratulate her.

“While the final certification process will continue, it is clear that the voters have chosen a different path,” he said in a statement. He wished Lewis George luck in the general election and called on his supporters to continue working.

Lewis George, 38 and a third generation Washingtonian, has vowed to overrule an executive order by the city’s police chief permitting local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Lewis George argued the order “hurt the trust of our community.”

Lewis George also vowed to use any levers available to her through the city’s home rule compact to resist what she called authoritarian infringements on the district’s local governance.

“We have legal tools we can use to fight back,” she told The Associated Press in an interview before the vote. “And we know that when we have gone to court, we’ve won.”

Bowser found herself walking a fine line between staying in Trump’s good graces and responding to the concerns of constituents, many of whom said she didn’t push back hard enough on Trump’s actions. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 18-term, 89-year-old delegate to Congress, meanwhile, faced mounting concern from critics who said she wasn’t forcefully pushing back on the Trump administration’s moves against the city.

Lewis George has also made affordability a top priority and her platform has included issues like rent support as well as ending below minimum wage pay for tipped employees and controlling high utility rates.

Tuesday’s primary marked the first time in a generation that D.C. residents voted for a new mayor and delegate in the same election. It was also the city’s first election using ranked choice voting.

Burning Hot!

You smell asshole with this cop.

It is a part of a pattern that will light the spark.

Jordan Hill, the system failed you. You deserved a story on Journal de la Reyna.

Last year, a 10 year old Mississippi boy riding on an ATV was struck by a motorist in a pickup truck. The child was left on the side of the road for dead. The motorist, Cody Rollinson, left the scene of the accident. He was impaired at the time and harbored far right extremist (let just say it: white supremacist views). 

Amite County, Mississippi has a population of 13,000 residents. The county has a white population of 58% and Black population of 39%. President Donald J. Trump carried the county with 74% of the vote.

In April 2025, Rollinson was arrested and faced a trial. The jury acquitted him in January 2026.

Rollinson was white. Jordan was a Black boy.

And here we are... the Senatobia incident.

Over fucking diapers. 

Expecting the same folks who want to free Chud The Builder and protect Israel to justify the acts of the Tate County Sheriff's Department and Senatobia Police. The same folks who cheered Daniel Penny, Kyle Rittenhouse, George Zimmerman, Cliven Bundy and Ashli Babbitt are justifying every incident that involves police killing civilians of color.

I feel like I've failed Kohen Wiley.

I am father to a 10 year old boy. What happens when he experience the trials and tribulations of being Black. He is a biracial child and he clearly will be looked upon the same norms I've faced.

Beautiful baby was killed by a cop.

Senatobia Police Sergeant Hunter Foster as one of the officers present during the June 14, 2026, police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, pictured, in the parking lot of the Senatobia Walmart.

A public records request by Memphis Action 5 News has identified Senatobia Police Department Sergeant Hunter Foster as one of the officers present at the police shooting of Kohen Kartier Wiley, a 1-year-old toddler.

Heavy redactions prevent the publicly available documents from identifying the officer who fired their weapon. As of Friday, there is no public confirmation that Foster is the officer responsible.

The Senatobia Police Department hired Foster on March 4, 2025. Only months later, on September 16, Foster was promoted to Sergeant, the role he currently occupies. SPD placed the officer who shot Kohen Wiley on leave, standard procedure after a police shooting, while the investigation proceeds. That officer’s identity has not been publicly disclosed.

The Mississippi courts failed to convict Jordan Hill's killer.

The Mississippi Free Press has requested information on Foster’s previous employment from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, including any previous incidents involving use of force.

The broader community continues to protest after Wiley’s shooting, calling for transparency and a release of all relevant evidence. Thus far, no arrests have been made in the shooting of Wiley or in the alleged shoplifting call that brought the Senatobia Police Department.

Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen’s mother, released a video in which she said she had attempted to show law enforcement that a toddler was in her arms before the officer discharged their weapon at the car where she and her son were passengers. She has also rejected any accusations of shoplifting. Kohen Wiley’s family has retained prominent civil-rights attorney Ben Crump. 

And it may be an extraordinary amount of time before the case moves forward. Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell informed Mississippi Public Broadcasting today that the investigation may take six to nine months. Tindell has previously said that no video footage will be released while the investigation is ongoing.

“At this point, we’re still gathering evidence from Walmart and body cams and dash cam footage if they’re available,” Tindell told the outlet. Aside from a clip of cellphone camera footage that shows a car driving away from police outside the Senatobia Walmart, no footage has been confirmed or released after Sunday’s shooting.

Delta Steakhouse, a restaurant in Senatobia, announced a benefit on behalf of the Wiley family, who will be the recipient of the proceeds. “In moments like these, we lean on one another, lift one another up, and remind each other that no family walks through hardship alone,” the restaurant wrote on social media. 

Juneteenth!

Juneteenth.

Today is the national holiday of Juneteenth. 

It is the five year anniversary of then President Joe Biden signing this legislation into law to honor the freedom of the last African slaves who were freed in Texas after a two year declaration of enslavement to be over.

This is the national holiday that President Donald J. Trump will not acknowledge or declare as a celebration of American freedom. 

Yesterday, former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush celebrated the celebration of the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Vice President JD Vance directly took aim at Israel as they are continuing their attacks on  Lebanon. The vice president warned Israel that they are to cease their aggression according to the Memorandum of Understanding. Iran and the United States have formally signed this and tensions are expected to ease.

“If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left ‌in the entire world,“ Vance said.

He added: “The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in.”

Vance said that Israel shouldn't level entire communities to stop one person. That is the closest we gotten from the Trump Administration on how Israel is unapologetically killing everyone on the grounds that it was a "Hamas or Hezbollah" whatever.

No one is believing their shit anyone. Well Republicans and some Democrats are still taking the side of Israel over the concerns.

It appears that the U.S. has called off the peace summit in Switzerland. The Republicans and Israel putting pressure on the Trump Administration to not give in. 

Juneteenth (June 19) is the one of the oldest known commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth National Independence Day was signed into law as a national holiday on June 17, 2021. The word “Juneteenth” is a Black English contraction, or portmanteau, of the month “June” and the date “Nineteenth.” Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery system in the United States.

Freedom was granted through the Emancipation Proclamation signed on January 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln. Texas was the farthest of the Confederate states, and slaveholders there made no attempt to free the enslaved African Americans they held in bondage. This meant that President Lincoln’s proclamation was unenforceable without military intervention, which eventually came nearly 2.5 years later.

From 1865 forward, the day has held special meaning for people of African descent in the United States. Juneteenth continues to be celebrated in cities with Black populations through a series of parades, family reunions, speeches, and consuming of specific foods with a red color including barbeque, watermelon (an African fruit), and “red soda water” (primarily strawberry soda). The use of the color red in ceremonies is a practice that enslaved West Africans brought to the United States. Contemporary food items that maintain this cultural connection include kola nut tea and hibiscus tea, also known as bissap in the Caribbean or Jamaica (ha-MY-kah) in Latin America; large numbers of kidnapped and enslaved West Africans were sent to both areas.. Strawberry soda is the contemporary replacement of these teas in U.S. Juneteenth celebrations. Juneteenth is an important date on the timeline of slavery history in the United States.

Most federal government centers will be closed. Of course, the president, vice president and several federal agencies (FBI and U.S. Armed Forces) will be active.

Daveigh Chase Passed Away!

Daveigh Chase has passed away after family members found her unconscious in an encampment in Los Angeles. Child actress was typecast after starring in horror classic.

America has a mental health problem. It has affected millions. Especially those who work in the entertainment industry. Being an iconic movie monster and an adorable child voice actress led to typecasting. It also drove this actress to mental health and drug abuse.

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

You can get help if you, a loved one or friend is dealing with drug abuse.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

One of the original voices of the Disney media franchise Lilo & Stitch has passed away.

Death was knocking.

Daveigh Chase, 35 has passed away. 

She was best known for her roles in “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring,” has died.

Chase died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, her father, John Schwallier, confirmed. Schwallier said in a text message to NBC News that his daughter died of complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. He added that she was suffering from severe malnutrition.

She was homeless and living in Los Angeles near the hospital where she died, the Los Angeles General Medical Center, according to her father.

Chase starred in Disney’s hit movie “Lilo & Stitch” in 2002 as the voice of the film’s lead character, Lilo.

The film follows Lilo, a young Hawaiian girl who adopts what she thinks is a dog but is actually a genetically engineered alien named Stitch.

She also starred in the television series adaptation of the film, “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” from 2003 to 2006.

Tragedy for former child star.

Also in 2002, Chase starred in the hit horror film “The Ring,” playing the terrifying child ghost Samara, who would haunt viewers of a cursed VHS tape.

The next year, Chase won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for her work in the role.

She also starred in “The Ring Two” in 2005, reprising her role.

The New York Times reported that Chase was living with her boyfriend before her death, but her father was unclear what the extent of his daughter’s relationship was with the man.

“I don’t know how much of a boyfriend he was to her,” he said in a text message. “I seen a video of her in September. I don’t know why he wasn’t getting her medical help then.”

John Ryan Jr., who managed Chase for 15 years, said she was one of his “best friends for almost 20 years,” and that she was “the easiest celebrity” he ever worked with.