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“I’m not going that far,” President Joe Biden told a room full of his former opponent’s supporters as they urged him to don a Trump hat last month.But he did go that far. Grinning ear to ear, Biden popped the “Trump 2024” cap on his head, sparking a viral photo and endless memes on social media.Some observers wondered if the president’s cheeky move — a bad look for the party as Biden’s own vice president campaigned against former President Donald Trump — was more than a light-hearted moment. It’s seeming more and more like they may have been onto something.In...

At this time, an estimated 50 to 150 people or more are actively looting and breaking into a cargo train on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. Police have been dispatched to the scene to address the ongoing incident, with reports of individuals stealing boxes of items, possibly including TVs, from the train's containers. Witnesses describe the situation as chaotic, with looters working quickly to empty the cargo. This is still a developing story. VIDEO AT LINK......................

Democratic strategist Aisha Mills claimed Friday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that the November elections are between former President Donald Trump’s “toxic masculinity” and Democrats’ tender “holistic sense of manhood.” Mills said, “Just speaking to someone who does not identify as a man, I have to say that stepping back, the thing that’s on display with this entire presidential campaign is a tale of two types of masculinity generally, whether black masculinity or otherwise. It is really about masculinity. What you see on one side is this toxic masculinity that is very much about patriarchal, it’s about bullying, it’s about locker...

Pop star Jon Bon Jovi is celebrating his endorsement of Kamala Harris by releasing a new music video that portrays a potential Kamala presidency as a “house of love.” On Friday, Jon Bon Jovi announced his endorsement of Kamala Harris, writing on social media: “I believe in the power of we, not of me. I’ve written a song reminding us that out of many, we are still one.” He posted an accompanying music video for his recent single “The People’s House” in which he and the chorus sing the refrain, “we are building this house of love.” The video puts...

The university said he was just trying to support women's rights when he called for political violence. The professor who was caught on video calling for male voters to be shot if they refused to support Vice President Kamala Harris has been fired from his job at the University of Kansas. Video of Dr. Phil Lowcock joking about executing male voters quickly went viral on Wednesday. "Guys are smarter than girls. You got some serious problems. It's what frustrates me," said Lowcock in a classroom full of college students. "There are gonna be some males in our society that will...

The Justice Department on Friday announced it is suing the state of Virginia for removing non-citizens from its voter rolls.“The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Virginia, Virginia State Board of Elections and Virginia Commissioner of Elections to challenge a systematic state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA),” the DOJ announced.

Bolstering the opinions of those C-suite execs who want to see boots on the ground is a new piece of research which has found that hybrid or remote working options are allowing people to slack on the job. Hybrid employees often praise the flexibility that working from home offers, from being able to pick the kids up from school or daycare, to doing laundry in between meetings. The survey, however, has found that some home workers aren’t giving their all to their jobs. Nearly half (46 per cent) say they multitask on work calls. Online shopping, social media and cleaning...

Donald Trump is leaning into a nativist, anti-immigrant message in the final stage of his third presidential campaign, advancing a closing argument centered on fearmongering, falsehoods and stereotypes about migrants as polls show his edge on economic issues fading. In recent days, the former president has suggested that “bad genes” are to blame for people in the country illegally who have committed murders, reprised his warnings about a migrant “invasion” and suggested Vice President Kamala Harris’s handling of border issues shows she is “mentally impaired.” He will campaign in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, after promoting false claims about Venezuelan gangs...

Boeing also announced it will further delay the launch of its new model 777X plane.. Boeing has announced it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce in the coming months and end production of its 767 cargo airplane after it completes current orders for some two dozen jets. Around 17,000 jobs will be cut as part of the reduction, with Boeing also announcing it will further delay the launch of 777X, a new model that is already several years behind schedule. The announcement, made by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in an Oct. 11 memo to employees, comes amid...

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) arrived in San Diego shrouded in dense fog, marking the start of F-35B Lightning II training operations with the U.S. Navy. What You Need to Know: The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) arrived in San Diego shrouded in dense fog, marking the start of F-35B Lightning II training operations with the U.S. Navy. The vessel will undergo assessments to optimize operations of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) fifth-generation fighter, with tests running until November 18, 2024. This is Kaga's first deployment since modifications to...

'Octopuses are among the most intelligent, complex life on Earth. Farming them is not only inhumane but poses significant environmental risks.'It's officially illegal to farm octopus in the state of California. On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bipartisan bill (which had zero opponents) that criminalizes the farming of octopuses for human consumption, based on the ideas that the aquatic animals are "highly intelligent," have "long-term memory," and have "have a well-developed nervous system." And, as the Los Angeles Times importantly noted, the bill also bans business owners and operators from "knowingly participating" in the sale of an octopus that...

Vice President Harris sought to distance herself from President Biden and former President Trump late Tuesday when asked whether a potential Harris administration would represent change during an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Colbert said voters want the 2024 White House race to be a change election, asking the vice president what the major changes would be under her administration if she’s elected, and what would stay the same. “I’m obviously not Joe Biden,” Harris replied. “So that would be one change … but also, I think it’s important to say, with 28 days to go, I’m...

Jonathan Howard and Charlie Keebaugh are members of Aerial Recovery, a nonprofit organization focused on disaster response and humanitarian aid, particularly in areas affected by natural disasters and crises. They specialize in using aerial technology, such as drones and helicopters, to assess damage, deliver supplies, and support recovery efforts. The organization often collaborates with local communities, governments, and other NGOs to provide assistance and facilitate recovery. Their work includes search and rescue operations, medical supply deliveries, and providing essential resources like food and clean water. By leveraging innovative technologies and a network of trained veteran volunteers, Aerial Recovery Group aims...

When former President Barack Obama admonished some Black men who he said were not “feeling the idea of having a woman as president,” some Democrats saw it as an urgent, necessary call to action to voters who are desperately needed to push Vice President Kamala Harris to victory.For others, Mr. Obama’s tone threatened to scapegoat some of the Democratic Party’s most reliable supporters, alienating voters who may have grown disillusioned but are still persuadable.For Mr. Obama, it was a remarkable, if calculated, risk.As he spoke on Thursday to a room of overwhelmingly Black supporters in a campaign field office in...

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the progressive political group ‘Evangelicals for Harris,’ threatening to sue them for copyright infringement after they featured the organization’s namesake in a series of anti-Trump ads. Evangelicals For Harris, which is only slightly less absurd than “Queers for Palestine,” claims to represent evangelicals who are voting and advocating for the Harris/Walz ticket, running interference for them while seeking to downplay their radical agenda on issues like the economy, climate change, abortion entrenchment and expansion, LGBTQ promotion, destroying the nuclear family, and trans-ing the children. In a prime example of...

She’s speeding to the voting booth. Former IndyCar and NASCAR queen Danica Patrick divulged Thursday that she will cast a ballot for the first time in her life this year when she pulls the lever for former President Donald Trump. Patrick made the revelation while hosting a town hall in Greensboro, NC, with Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). “I just want to say I’ve never voted before, but this time around, I have to vote,” Patrick, 42, said on stage with Vance. “It’s that important.” Vance then interjected to make sure Patrick intended to support “the good guys.”

Rev. Elizabeth Riley is a flaming heretic and author of the book Rage Prayers. She is also the interim rector at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, where she spews her particularly noxious brand of progressivism. During a recent sermon, Riley claims that Jesus’ treatment of the Syrophenician woman is a bad look for him, as well as a bad example to follow. There are countless examples, and this is just one of them, where I see someone wearing the name of Christianity and I cringe because it does not look like the Christianity I want to be associated with. There are...

The Biden administration sued Virginia over the state’s effort to remove noncitizens from its voting lists, arguing the move violated a federal law that bars changes to the rolls so close to an election. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in August ordered state officials to conduct “daily updates” to remove ineligible voters, including felons and those who are “unable to verify that they are citizens.” The Justice Department on Friday said that amounts to a formalized cleansing of the voter rolls, which it said violates a 1993 law on voter registration. “By canceling voter registrations within 90 days of Election Day,...

Medical Board of California also says physician told high-risk patient to avoid boostersA California physician accused of gross negligence for attributing a stroke patient's death to the COVID vaccine without any evidence, among other allegations, faces potential disciplinary action by his state's medical board. The complaint against Tam Ky Nguyen, MD, filed last month by the Medical Board of Californiaopens in a new tab or window, includes other accounts of alleged gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records. As a result, Nguyen could face suspension of his medical license, probation, or license revocation. Nguyen...

The dramatic rise in early voting has led many to think the election might be effectively over days or weeks before Election Day. The data thus far show that won’t be true — and the numbers aren’t comforting for Democrats. Early voting is nowhere near what some people estimated: 4.2 million Americans have already cast their ballots, per John Couvillon, a Republican political strategist who provides daily updates on early and mail voting. That sounds like a lot, but it’s a pittance compared with the 158.6 million votes ultimately cast in 2020. More important, it’s significantly less than this point...