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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and an abortion-rights group backed a Texas primary challenger looking to unseat an anti-abortion Democrat on Thursday night, attacking his record and accusing him of wanting to "maintain the status quo" after he launched an attack ad against his opponent. In a letter sent to progressive activists in the MoveOn advocacy group, Ocasio-Cortez took aim at Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas' 28th district for receiving an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association and opposing her Green New Deal proposal. The abortion-rights group NARAL also accused him of launching a "dishonest" ad campaign against the progressive primary challenger...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday announced the first director of a new office within the House to establish best practices for lawmakers to receive confidential information from whistleblowers about government wrongdoing. The office was established as part of the House rules package adopted in January of last year at the start of the current session of Congress. But the appointment of its first director comes after the conclusion of the process launched by House Democrats to impeach President Trump. Pelosi said that she has appointed Shanna Devine, who most recently worked at the progressive watchdog Public Citizen, to lead...

Under a plea deal, the U.S. government won't pursue the death penalty for a man facing murder charges for killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a gunfight that used gang weapons linked to the Justice Department's botched "gun-walking" program Operation Fast and Furious. The Justice Department indicted Rosario Rafael Burboa-Alvarez last year in connection with the death of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. Under the plea deal, Alvarez pleaded guilty to one count of murder Monday and now faces 360 months in prison, local media reported Monday. ... Terry's supporters have slammed the government for not pursuing more aggressive...

The White House announced this week that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend the Daytona 500 this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. Not only that but— President Trump will be the Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 on Sunday. And not only that but— President Trump will reportedly take a lap around the track in the “Beast” presidential limo! What’s not to love? The Daytona Speedway President released a statement on Friday. Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile released a statement confirming Trump will attend the race that read, “Daytona International Speedway has been privileged...

Sweden: “Refugees” rob 18-year-old, urinate in his mouth, call him “disgusting Swede, son of a whore” FEB 14, 2020 1:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER These migrants may not be Muslims. Their behavior, however, is reminiscent of the deeply ingrained Islamic contempt for unbelievers: “Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are ruthless to unbelievers, merciful to one another” (Qur’an 48:29). Ibn Kathir says that the dhimmis, the “People of the Book” who have submitted to Islamic hegemony as per Qur’an 9:29, must be “disgraced, humiliated and belittled. Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to honor the people of...

A granddaughter of a 92-year-old Queens woman who was raped and murdered last month allegedly by an illegal immigrant spoke at the White House Friday — and slammed New York’s city’s “sanctuary city” policy. Daria Ortiz, 19, one of victim Maria Fuertes’ grandchildren, spoke at the invitation of President Trump during an event focusing on border security with members the Border Patrol agents union. “Unfortunately, my grandmother had to be example of why something like this, [these] horrific crimes should never happen,” an emotional Ortiz said in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building...

Very easily the president's finest and most inspiring speech to date. Get ready for a LANDSLIDE in 2020!! Here's to the FUTURE! #TRUMP2020 "This nation is our canvas. And this country is our masterpiece. We look at tomorrow and see unlimited frontiers just waiting to be explored. Our brightest discoveries are not yet known. Our most thrilling stories are not yet told. Our grandest journeys are not yet made. The American age, the American epic, the American adventure, has only just begun. Our spirit is still young. The sun is still rising. God's grace is still shining. And, my fellow...

Chicago residents woke up Friday to subzero temperatures on Valentine’s Day that were the coldest in 47 years. The city recorded minus 2 degrees shortly before sunrise at O’Hare International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. That’s one degree cooler than the city experienced in 1943 — and was also the coldest day so far this season. But it’s still well above the coldest recorded Valentine’s Day on record in 1905, when the city saw temperatures of minus 11. SNIP

February 15 2020 Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34 Jeroboam thought to himself: “The kingdom will return to David’s house. If now this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, the hearts of this people will return to their master, Rehoboam, king of Judah, and they will kill me.” After taking counsel, the king made two calves of gold and said to the people: “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough. Here is your God, O Israel, who brought you up from...

Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there? CLIPS

80s flashback classic!

People leaving the Golden State are changing the political makeup of the states they move to. President Trump clearly hates the most populous state in the country he governs. While trashing California with his gutter mouth, the president has used his office to physically trash the home to nearly one in eight Americans — seeking to make its air more polluted, its water less clean, its forests more vulnerable to catastrophic fires.But now the Golden State is poised to strike back. By moving its presidential primary from June to March 3, California will finally exert a political influence commensurate to...

Even though the late-entry Democratic presidential candidate, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, doesn't meet the Party's donor criteria for participating in the debates, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez has decided to waive the requirements "for now." "I know that some will say that changing the rules at this late date is unfair to other candidates who have met all criteria and to other candidates who have been excluded for not meeting the criteria," Perez admitted. "In my defense I ask Party members to just look at the sorry field of candidates we have left. We've got a...

Locust armies numbering in the billions are absolutely ravaging large portions of eastern Africa and vast stretches of the Middle East. We are being told that these locust armies “are unprecedented in size and scope”, which means that we have never seen anything like this before. And as you will see below, the UN continues to warn that the number of locusts could get “500 times bigger” by June. But even if this plague ended right now, millions of people would still be facing a devastating famine in the months ahead. These locusts travel in swarms up to 40 miles...

Jury deliberations in the rape and sexual assault trial of movie mogul and Democratic Party donor Harvey Weinstein set to begin Tuesday.... Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was a vocal critic of President Trump and lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against the President, found guilty of attempted extortion... The Russian and Turkish military leader talking about the situation in Syria's Idlib province.... In Syria today two Syrian soldiers killed when their helicopter was downed with Turkish weaponry..... Another pro-Israel delegation making a trip to Saudi Arabia.... The Acting US Attorney in Washington opting to drop a criminal...

The defiant lyrics to the classic Les Misérables track are reverberating through uprisings in Hong Kong and China I t has soared during an airport sit-in, united street protests and drowned out the Chinese national anthem at a school assembly. Do You Hear the People Sing?, the defiant chorus from the musical Les Misérables, has become a song of protest in Hong Kong and, more recently, mainland China. Explicit references to Li Wenliang, the Wuhan doctor censured for his warnings about the coronavirus outbreak, and to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, are stamped upon – but lines from the song slip...

A Mexican man who was acquitted of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that became a national flashpoint was found incompetent to stand trial Friday on federal gun charges.

Bernie was a no-show vote on an amendment commending the U.S. armed forces and intelligence community for the strike that barbied Shea hot shots, Q Soleimani and AMa Muhandis. Klobuchar & Warren attended and voted "nay", 53 Republicans, 10 Democrats, and Independent Angus King supported the amendment introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, praising President Trump, and the action terminating the late piglet pair.

This is an awesome interview with Snerdley, from October 2019. I only clicked the link to put a face with a name I have heard for years and I ended up watching the whole video... I always liked him because of his role as the Official Obama Criticizer, but this gives a whole new perspective on James Golden, the man, makes me wonder why Rush never just has him fill in for him??