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  • Biden receives rude welcome while visiting swing state: ‘Go home, Joe!’

    01/12/2024 3:28:27 PM PST · by thegagline · 33 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 01/12/2024 | Steven Nelson
    President Biden received a rude welcome from swing-state voters who mercilessly heckled him during a Friday trip to Pennsylvania. The 81-year-old commander in chief was met with shouts of “Go home, Joe!” and “You’re a loser!” by residents of an Allentown-area house as he walked into a bicycle store, according to a pool report. Hours later, protesters opposed to Biden’s support for the Israeli offensive against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip vowed that he’d pay the price at the ballot box in November. “We will remember in November,” the group chanted near a firefighter training center — also adding,...
  • These Pennsylvania Birds Will Be Renamed as Watchers Reckon With Racism, Inclusion

    11/24/2023 1:57:40 PM PST · by allen592 · 69 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | November 24, 2023 | James Alain L.
    In a significant move towards fostering inclusivity and distancing avian species from problematic historical figures, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) has announced its intention to rename several North American birds. This initiative, set to impact numerous avian species in Pennsylvania, aims to dissociate these magnificent creatures from namesakes associated with racism. The AOS's decision to rename certain birds stems from the realization that several species, such as the Townsend's warbler and solitaire, bear names that honor individuals with racist backgrounds. Peter Saenger, an ornithologist from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, has highlighted that this project could potentially affect over a dozen...
  • What WAS he planning? Director of research at biotech firm, 37, is charged after 'buying 800 castor bean seeds to extract the deadly toxin ricin'

    03/17/2021 12:27:58 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 34 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | March 17 2021 | EMILY CRANE
    The director of research at a Massachusetts biotech firm has been accused searching online for deadly poisons and purchasing 800 castor bean seeds so he could extract the toxin ricin from them, federal prosecutors say. Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, 37, was charged on Tuesday with obstruction of justice after he allegedly lied to FBI agents when they were investigating why he was trying to acquire the deadly toxin. Authorities say Saaem had ordered 100 packets of castor beans, which each contained eight seeds, online.
  • Pa. parking authority gives tickets to people in line at food bank

    04/25/2023 9:40:06 AM PDT · by lightman · 16 replies
    Pennlive ^ | Rudy Miller
    Allentown’s mayor accused the city parking authority of poor decision-making on Saturday when it issued parking tickets to folks in line for free groceries at a church food bank. Parking Authority Chairman Ted Zeller acknowledged a parking enforcement officer issued nine tickets to folks Saturday who were queued up for food in their cars at Fuente de Vida Church at 729 St. John St. The tickets were later reduced to warnings after the parking authority “understood what was going on,” Zeller said. “The food drive blocked multiple streets and a local neighbor complained, so the officers acted in response,” Zeller...
  • SHOCKING EXCLUSIVE: While Americans Slept Thursday Night “World Atlantic” Flight 695 Transported a Full Flight of Illegal Immigrants from El Paso to Allentown, PA

    01/01/2022 2:27:04 PM PST · by bitt · 61 replies
    GATEWAY PUNDIT ^ | 1/1/2022 | Joe Hoft
    The amount of criminal activities and corruption going on in the US today is unimaginable. The Biden government, aided by a corrupt DOJ, is flying planeloads of illegal immigrants from the Southern border to states across the country daily and no one is saying ‘boo’. They are hiding these flights from the public by moving the illegals in the middle of the night. On Thursday night another flight load of illegal aliens boarded a plane in El Paso. Forget about proper identification or COVID-19 vaccines, these people are held to a different standard when compared to the average American. Busses...
  • Lehigh University students could be expelled over fraternity’s suspected ‘COVID party’

    02/19/2021 6:18:22 PM PST · by lightman · 14 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 19 February A.D. 2021 | Sara Satullo
    Lehigh University is cracking down on students and groups throwing parties amid a coronavirus outbreak on its South Bethlehem campus. There are 379 active coronavirus cases among Lehigh students and more than 600 in quarantine. The university’s test positivity rate jumped to 8% last week, prompting Lehigh to urge student caution last Friday. Yet, some students did not heed that message. At least three Greek organizations are facing student conduct charges for parties thrown in the last week, according to the university’s student affairs website. Chi Phi is accused of hosting a “COVID party” on Feb. 11 that was attended...
  • Laptop, USB drives stolen from Philly election-staging site (FLASHBACK October 1, 2020)

    11/11/2020 7:56:04 PM PST · by bitt · 8 replies
    ap ^ | October 1, 2020 | FRANK BAJAK and CLAUDIA LAUER
    Computer thumb drives used to program Philadelphia voting machines were stolen from a city warehouse along with the laptop of an employee from the machines’ manufacturer. The items were stolen from a warehouse in the city’s East Falls section, city election commission spokesman Nick Custodio said in a brief emailed statement, adding: “We are confident that this incident will not in any way compromise the integrity of the election.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, which first reported the theft in the majority Democratic city, said they were stolen this week. The laptop did not hold any “sensitive election-related data” and was not...
  • Charges Filed Against Trans Elections Judge ‘Erika’ Bickford in Pennsylvania — Including Ballot Tampering

    10/06/2020 1:38:06 PM PDT · by montag813 · 60 replies
    24News ^ | 10-06-2020 | Ron Kersten
    by Ron Kersten Charges were filed against the election judge in Allentown’s 3rd ward on Monday. "Transgender" Judge Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations including prying into ballots. The Morning Call reports the following: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin on Monday announced charges against an elections judge in Allentown’s 3rd Ward who was accused of tampering with ballots during the Democratic primary race for state representative between Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations: insertion and alteration of entries in documents, and prying into ballots, both misdemeanors. Allentown,...
  • Charges Filed Against Trans Elections Judge ‘Erika’ Bickford in Allentown, Pennsylvania — Including Tampering with Ballots

    10/06/2020 9:38:12 AM PDT · by bitt · 56 replies
    GATEWAY PUNDIT ^ | 10/6/2020 | Joe Hoft
    Charges were filed against the election judge in Allentown’s 3rd ward on Monday. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations including prying into ballots. The Morning Call reports the following: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin on Monday announced charges against an elections judge in Allentown’s 3rd Ward who was accused of tampering with ballots during the Democratic primary race for state representative between Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations: insertion and alteration of entries in documents, and prying into ballots, both misdemeanors. Allentown, in Lehigh County in...
  • Remarks by President Trump at Owens & Minor, Inc. Distribution Center | Allentown, PA

    05/14/2020 4:25:39 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 1 replies
    whitehouse.gov ^ | May 14, 2020 | President Donald J Trump and others
    Owens & Minor, Inc. Distribution Center Allentown, Pennsylvania2:56 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Oh, that social distancing.  Look at you people all spread out, six feet.  That’s pretty impressive.  But we like it the old way a little bit better, don’t we?AUDIENCE:  Yeah!THE PRESIDENT:  And we’ll be back.  We’ll be back to that soon, I think.  I really believe it.  And we were received by thousands and thousands of people coming in.  And they came in from all over and all the way from the airport to here.  It was really something special. ...
  • In Allentown, Trump suggests Pa. should reopen faster, talks plans to replenish the national stockpile

    05/14/2020 1:02:02 PM PDT · by lightman · 24 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 14 May A.D. 2020 | Greg Pickel
    President Donald Trump suggested Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf should reopen Pa. faster amid the coronavirus pandemic but otherwise avoided political commentary related to the state during a stop in Allentown on Thursday. Trump’s remarks, which also hit on many of the topics his campaign rallies typically do -- including digs at the media and presumed Democratic Presidental candidate Joe Biden, comments on the strength of America’s military, and complaints about what he inherited from the Obama administration -- came following a tour of the Owens & Minor Company, which is a medical supplies distributor. It marked the President’s first trip...
  • Trump Live in PA Allentown OANN

    05/14/2020 11:59:48 AM PDT · by blogOps · 37 replies
    Trump live now at PA Allentown
  • Wolf urges ‘anybody coming to Pennsylvania to respect our efforts to stay safe’ as Trump plans a stop

    05/12/2020 9:57:13 AM PDT · by lightman · 22 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 12 May A.D. 2020 | Gerg Pickel
    Gov. Tom Wolf is happy to welcome anyone to Pa., including President Donald Trump, but he does have a request for anyone visiting the commonwealth as it continues a phased reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wolf said during a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the President did not inform him of Thursday’s planned stop at a Lehigh Valley medical distributor, Owens & Minor Inc., and from the sounds of it, that isn’t a surprise. That said, the Democrat has repeatedly said during this global health crisis that he can’t limit intrastate travel, which certainly applies to a trip made...
  • Caught on camera: couple beaten at Elmwood & Allen; police make three arrests

    06/17/2019 8:20:09 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 25 replies
    WKBW ^ | Jun 17, 2019 | Staff
    Video at link. Buffalo Police have now identified three suspects facing charges over a fight that erupted in Buffalo's Allentown neighborhood early Sunday morning. According to police, 26-year-old Deante Peoples, 26-year-old Stephon McCann and 27-year-old Tarrice Greer are all charged with Gang Assault. Investigators say the three were caught on camera punching, kicking, and shoving two people while at Jim's Steakout at the corner of Elmwood and Allen. A 30-year-old woman was taken to ECMC where she was treated and released. A video of the assault was posted on a Facebook page titled, "The Ugly Truth of Allentown, Buffalo Association."...
  • My Marriage Is Built on a Lie—And a Pair of Running Shoes

    06/03/2019 9:14:06 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 12 replies
    Runner's World ^ | May 30, 2019 | Brian Dalek
    “The foundation of my marriage is built on a lie.” That’s a line I’ve used when new friends would ask me how I met my wife, Maura. Over our eight years together, I’ve gone back to the well so often with that joke that Maura doesn’t even feign offense anymore. She knows it’s meant for a dry laugh. But it is 100 percent accurate. In a borderline-desperate attempt to ask my future wife on a date, I lied. I did not, despite my request, actually need her help to buy one very, very red pair of Asics DS Trainers. In...
  • Victims identified in Pennsylvania car explosion that killed 3

    10/01/2018 1:04:31 PM PDT · by rightwingintelligentsia · 18 replies
    Cox Media via WPXI ^ | October 1, 2018 | Bob D'Angelo
    ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Two men and a 2-year-old boy were identified as the victims found dead after a car explosion in Pennsylvania on Saturday, WPVI reported. The victims were identified as Jacob Schmoyer, 26; John Schmoyer, 2; and David Halman, 66; the television station reported after a Monday afternoon news conference held by authorities. Hallman was a friend of Jacob Schmoyer, authorities said during the news conference. Earlier, relatives confirmed to the Morning Call of Allentown that a man and his 2-year-old son were among the casualties. The relatives confirmed multiple reports on social media. Agents from the Bureau of...
  • At Least 1 Dead in 'Intentional' Car Explosion in Allentown

    09/30/2018 3:43:05 AM PDT · by Libloather · 52 replies
    NBC Philadelphia ^ | 9/29/18 | David Chang
    At least one person died in a car explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Saturday night, officials with the ATF confirmed with NBC10. The vehicle exploded at North Hall and West Turner streets around 9:30 p.m. Police initially confirmed at least two people were injured. Shortly after midnight, officials with the ATF stated at least one person was killed and that they believe the explosion was "intentional." At least 50 ATF agents responded to the scene and are investigating the incident, which they say appears to be a "criminal matter
  • Soldiers Allege Laura Poitras, Had Foreknowledge of 2004 Iraqi Attack on U.S. Troops

    06/12/2013 6:28:09 AM PDT · by don-o · 40 replies
    The Weekly Standard ^ | June 12, 2013 | JOHN MCCORMACK
    When Edward Snowden decided he wanted to release details about the NSA's intelligence operations to the public, he reached out to Laura Poitras, a 49-year-old film maker and political activist opposed to the war on terror. As the Washington Post noted on Monday, Poitras had "the odd distinction of sharing a byline in The Washington Post and in London’s Guardian newspaper last week on two blockbuster stories." snip But perhaps it isn't such a mystery why the U.S. government might want to question Poitras if you simply crack open John R. Bruning's 2006 book, The Devil's Sandbox: With the 2nd...
  • GOP lawmaker: McCabe's firing ‘looks like retribution and a bit vindictive’

    03/17/2018 10:56:07 AM PDT · by yoe · 153 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 17, 2018 | John Bowden
    Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) said Saturday that the firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday looked to be a "vindictive" move by the president. In an interview with CNN, Dent said that while he would wait for the inspector general's report to judge McCabe, his firing looked like retribution from the White House. "This firing looks a bit forced, a bit rushed. Candidly, it looks like retribution and a bit vindictive," Dent said. "And I think it's unfortunate. The man said he's resigning, you know, and on a Friday night before his 50th birthday he's fired to...
  • For Pa. Turnpike, new approach to bridge replacement shows promise

    11/28/2017 10:57:12 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 9 replies
    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | October 29, 2017 | Ed Blazina
    After two successful efforts to replace small bridges in 55 hours over one weekend, the Pennsylvania Turnpike says it is looking for more opportunities to use the fast-replacement approach. In late September, the turnpike was closed for a weekend between Cranberry and Beaver Valley to replace a bridge in New Sewickley Township. Crews built the new bridge directly beside the existing structure, demolished the old bridge and used paraffin to slide the new bridge across beams into place. Earlier this month, it replaced another bridge on the Northeast Extension in Lehigh County. In that case, sections of the new bridge...