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Tuesday morning before 9 a.m., the Biden campaign announced it was putting a lid on the day. For those unfamiliar with this lingo it means that Biden will have no events or appearances for the rest of the day. This is a Tuesday, just 42 days away from an election that by all accounts seems to be tightening, especially in key battleground states. To basically take the day off in the midst of a heated campaign is strange, even more so because he has done this several times in the past few weeks. It is becoming impossible not to wonder...

The sense of loss was palpable Saturday night as hundreds came together in downtown Chicago to mourn the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — but so too was the spirit of perseverance.(snip) Mayor Lori Lightfoot led the crowd of about 150 in a fist-raising chant, calling out, “In the name of Ruth, I will fight. In the name of Ruth, I will vote. And in the name of Ruth, we will win.” Deborah Harris, executive director of the Chicago-based advocacy group Action Now, likewise urged the crowd to mobilize. “Tonight the common thread has been...

Rapper Cardi B was reportedly hit with a defamation lawsuit after she allegedly shared “edited” video of an altercation with people on a Long Island beach. The beachgoers are suing Cardi B, the rapper’s sister, Hennessy Carolina, and Michelle Diaz for assault, battery, defamation, and civil rights violations from an alleged altercation that occurred Sept. 6, according to an article published by ABC 7. “These peaceful Suffolk County residents were quietly enjoying a Sunday at the Smith Point beach with their families, when rap celebrity Hennessy Carolina suddenly approached them, raging, spitting, insulting, assaulting, defaming and threatening them, all the...

While Mrs. Obama was the First Lady, I had to think of everything and consider each possible scenario. I knew her bag had to be different—because as the United States of America’s first Black First Lady, part of my job was to help her deal with the nation’s baggage around the notion of what she and her family were supposed to represent. So I filled it with 3 different kinds of lotion: A lighter one for her feet, so that they wouldn’t slip and slide in her heels, a thicker one for her body, and an ultra-thick one for those...

The Department of Justice today announced it has awarded nearly $101 million, through the department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in funding to combat human trafficking and provide vital services to trafficking victims throughout the United States.“The scourge of human trafficking is the modern-day equivalent of slavery, brutally depriving victims of basic human rights and essential physical needs as it erodes their sense of dignity and self-worth,” said Attorney General William P. Barr.  “The Department of Justice is relentless in its fight against the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.  Working with state and local law enforcement and community victim...

“I think he was talking about younger Americans, He said it ‘affects virtually nobody,” Acosta said. “But he said to Bob Woodward that ‘it’s not just older people, it’s young people, too,’ at 200,000 deaths shouldn't be telling people the truth about this virus at his rallies?” McEnany shot back, “The president is telling people the truth.” Acosta interrupted, repeating that Trump said coronavirus “affects virtually nobody” and said he’s not telling the truth. “Jim, but, you’re again taking the president out of context. I have his full quote here and you’re right that he was referring to young people....

A federal judge on Tuesday denied Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration’s request for a stay on a federal court decision that found some of the governor’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions to be unconstitutional. The Wolf Administration sought the stay while appealing U.S. Western District Judge William Stickman IV’s order that was issued last week that ruled the governor’s closure of nonessential business, a stay-at-home order and an order to limit gathering sizes were unconstitutional. In denying the stay, Stickman said, “the public interest would be ill served if the court would grant the stay allowing the unconstitutional measures to remain in place.”...

In the wake of 200,000 Americans confirmed dead from COVID-19, Chelsea Clinton blames President Donald Trump for the country's failure to contain the coronavirus.(snip) "I blame [Trump] pretty fundamentally," Clinton said on "The View," referring to the American lives lost because of the virus. "It's unconscionable [that] he lied to the American public about COVID, that he's continued to lie to the American people." "He has such a blatant disregard for public health and ... the advice from public health experts that's pretty uniform around things like masks, the continued importance of social distancing, how much safer it is to...

Newly released email from an official who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation reveals the iPhone belonging to Lisa Page that was thought to be missing was, in fact, in the possession of Mueller team three days after the former FBI lawyer left her position. Page was processed out of her position on July 14th, 2017, at which time she relinquished all government property in her possession, including her laptop and cellphone. When initially queried about Page’s cellphone both the Special Counsel’s Office and the Justice Department claimed to have no documentation to prove who handled Page’s iPhone...

Employees at Minnesota Public Radio and its parent company American Public Media authored a letter to readers on Tuesday saying they’ve “lost trust in the company’s senior leaders” and have issued a list of demands to improve racial and gender equity. The demands, listed on a new website called “Transform MPR,” come a week after the public resignation of veteran reporter Marianne Combs and firing of Garrett McQueen, the classical station’s only Black host. Combs announced she quit on Twitter and accused editors of slow-walking her investigation into allegations that a DJ on the Current had been accused of “sexual...

Singaporeans sure know a bargain when they see one. When Furama RiverFront Singapore launched their Work From Hotel (WFH) passes, it sounded like a good deal. For $15 a day, you get $10 worth of dining credits, free-flow drinks, including coffee and soft drinks, and use of the public spaces in the hotel for more than 13 hours, from 9am to 10.30pm. Evidently, many thought the same. It wasn't too surprising that when I reached Furama RiverFront Hotel at 9am, most of the seats in the Waterfall Lounge — one of the three spaces that you can work at according...

Would ya look at that. "Defund the police" activist and professional ingrate Alyssa Milano thought she might be in danger on Sunday ... and who did she call for help? The police. Milano claimed an armed gunman was on her property, sparking a massive emergency response. Turned out to be a teen shooting at squirrels with an air gun. Nice to have those police to call when you think your life is in danger, eh Alyssa? And seeing as how they're evil and dangerous and need to be defunded, it's weird how a whole bunch of officers raced out to...

A prime example of what not to do when driving someone else's car — a woman allegedly lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a playground and abandoned the wreck, leaving her passenger at the scene. The 24-year-old woman was arrested for driving the car without the consent of the owner, police said. The accident happened near Block 25 Jalan Berseh at 11.42am on Sept 17. Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, an eyewitness said he had heard the sound of the car engine before he saw it travel towards the playground at a high speed. The vehicle only came...

Two suspects were shot and killed by residents of a home during an attempted home invasion in Waukegan Tuesday morning, police said. The 911 caller, who was an occupant of the single-family home, told dispatchers that at least one of the two suspects had a gun Officers arrived and found two males lying in the front yard with gunshot wounds.

We’ve officially watched this video about 25 times now ANNND we laugh harder every time. When your TDS is this bad it might be time to seek professional help. Seriously. Watch: Woman had a TDS meltdown over a MAGA street corner rally then proceeded to hit the vehicle in front of her while police were behind her 🤣 VIDEO AT LINK........................

A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges, a court said Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, a retired real-estate tycoon with close ties to senior Chinese officials, disappeared in March after he allegedly penned a scathing essay that month criticizing Xi's response to the coronavirus epidemic. He was later charged with corruption-related offenses. On Tuesday, a court in Beijing found Ren guilty on multiple charges, including embezzling some $16.3 million (110.6 million yuan) in public funds, accepting bribes, and abuse of power that caused losses totaling $17.2 million...

In a response to Mitt Romney, former Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted “this is not about principle” and that progressives “need to be comfortable with the acquisition-and use-of power” to “create systems reflecting the interests of the people”: Twitter Eric Holder @EricHolder This is not about principle-it’s always been about power. Progressives need to be comfortable with the acquisition-and use-of power. We will be faced with serious questions after the election; we must use the power we have to create systems reflecting the interests of the people. =========================================================================== We should believe them when they say this: ============================================================================ Profile photo, opens...

The recently appointed Facebook oversight board that will decide which posts get blocked from the world’s most popular social networking website is stacked with leftists, including a close friend of leftwing billionaire George Soros who served on the board of directors of his Open Society Foundations (OSF).

Blanca Briceno ... called the police one day in March to help her son, who was in the midst of a mental health crisis. But by the end, he’d been beaten and Tasered to death. At one point, she said, deputies grabbed her phone when she tried to film what was happening. [C]coroner’s officials concluded that Briceno, 39, died of cardiopulmonary arrest, resulting from neck compression and restraint with a Taser. The death was ruled a homicide, although the designation doesn’t mean it was intentional or a crime. The Briceno family last month filed a wrongful death claim, precursor to...

Honduras hopes to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before the end of the year, putting an end to its policy of neutrality - a move likely to further anger the Palestinians. "I have just talked to Prime Minister Netanyahu to strengthen our strategic alliance, we spoke to arrange the opening of the embassies in Tegucigalpa and Jerusalem, respectively," Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez posted on Twitter on Sunday. "We hope to take this historic step before the end of the year, as long as the pandemic allows it." Netanyahu said the intention was to open and inaugurate...