Joe Jervis

Gaetz Defies Johnson, Stumps For Far-Right Challenger

Politico reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) campaigned with a primary challenger to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Thursday, disregarding calls from party leadership for GOP unity. Gaetz was in Texas for an event with Brandon Herrera, a pro-gun social media influencer who forced Gonzales into a primary runoff earlier this month. He did so despite leadership pleas to avoid messy …

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SCOTUS Limits Social Media Blocks By Govt Officials

USA Today reports: A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday defined when the personal social media account of a public official is a government action, trying to settle whether constituents can be blocked from commenting or from following those accounts. A public official may block constituents, the court said, unless the official had the power to speak on the government’s behalf …

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Ken Buck: I’m Not Trying To Screw Beetleboob, In Fact I’ve Never Mentioned The Arrests Of Her Son & Her Ex

The Colorado Sun reports: Rep. Ken Buck vehemently denied Thursday that his decision to resign from Congress before the end of his term was aimed at making it harder for Lauren Boebert to take over his 4th Congressional District seat as she and others have suggested. “It’s ridiculous,” Buck told The Colorado Sun. The Republican congresswoman has also tried to …

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Realtors Group Slashes Commissions, Settles Lawsuits

The New York Times reports: American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the standard 6 percent sales commission. The National Association of Realtors, a powerful organization that has set the guidelines for home sales …

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Trump’s Defense Lawyer Blasts Ruling On Fani Willis

“While respecting the Court’s decision, we believe that the Court did not afford appropriate significance to the prosecutorial misconduct of Willis and Wade, including the financial benefits, testifying untruthfully about when their personal relationship began, as well as Willis’ extrajudicial MLK ‘church speech,’ where she played the race card and falsely accused the defendants and their counsel of racism. We …

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One Million Moms Vs “Disgusting” Manscaping Ad

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Manscaped needs to be held accountable for their recent ad that repeatedly hints about men’s genitalia. This specific commercial, “The Boys,” with its tagline, “Give Your Boys The Love They Deserve,” is currently airing on television. The ad features two identical tiny men with long, unruly, shaggy hair and beards; during the …

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Georgia Judge Rules Against Disqualifying Fani Willis

NBC News reports: A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants — with one major condition. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found the “appearance of impropriety” brought about by Willis’s romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade …

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Russians Vote In Election To Give Putin Six More Years

Reuters reports: Russians cast their ballots across the country’s 11 time zones on Friday, the start of a three-day election that is almost certain to hand Vladimir Putin six more years at the helm of the world’s biggest nuclear power. Amid the Ukraine war, the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two, the 71-year-old Kremlin chief dominates Russia’s political …

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“Cockpit Mishap” Blamed For Airliner’s Nosedive

The Insider reports: Monday’s Latam Airlines incident might have been caused by a flight attendant accidentally hitting a switch in the cockpit, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was flying from Sydney to Auckland when it suddenly dropped. 50 people were treated by paramedics, of whom 12 were sent to the hospital, the New Zealand Herald reported. …

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Franklin Graham: God Will Punish France For Abortion

“Just because something is legal, doesn’t make it right. France just became the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right. After the vote, the Eiffel Tower in Paris was lit up in celebration, with the message: ‘My Body My Choice.’ French President Macron said it was a matter of ‘French pride’ and sending a universal message. …

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Pope Francis Denies Plan To Resign In New Memoir

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My Story Through History,” which is being published Tuesday, the 11th anniversary …

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WH To Johnson: Your Impeachment Inquiry Is Over

Axios reports: The White House sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) early Friday with a clear message: Your impeachment inquiry of President Biden is over. The letter signals the White House’s increasingly aggressive offense on impeachment, as Democrats see the GOP inquiry fizzling out. The letter to Johnson from White House counsel Edward Siskel comes as a …

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SD Gov Posts Infomercial For Shoe Inserts [VIDEO]

Boing Boing reports: The South Dakota governor today posted her second infomercial in one week! This time it’s for shoe inserts — I kid you not. “We’re at Fit My Feet in Rapid City,” she says, holding up a shopping bag that advertises the shoe and orthotics operation. “And these guys are amazing. They have totally built me inserts for …

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No Labels Names Committee To Select Candidate

The Washington Post reports: The centrist group No Labels announced a committee of 12 people Thursday who will decide in the coming weeks who should appear on the group’s potential third-party presidential ticket. Led by co-chairs of the group — including former senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair and civil rights activist Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. — …

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TODAY: Judge To Rule On Bid To Disqualify Fani Willis

ABC News reports: Judge Scott McAfee said his long-awaited ruling on the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “should” come out Friday. “I made a promise to everybody. These kind of orders take time to write. I need to make sure I say exactly what I want to, and I plan to stick to the timeline I …

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Ingraham: Biden Will Allow In “Unvetted Haitians” And “Cancel Out Native-Born Americans With Newcomers”

“And add to that, the collapse of Haiti and the risk of a massive influx of unvetted Haitians into south Florida. The Biden team would love this, of course, because they want to turn Florida blue. And the only way they know how to do that, they’re not going to change any of their policies, is by canceling out native-born …

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QAnon Nominee Called For Executing Obama, Biden

CNN reports: Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week upset the incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina’s Republican primary, expressed support in 2020 for the televised execution of former President Barack Obama and suggested killing then-President-elect Joe Biden. Morrow made disturbing suggestions about executing prominent Democrats for treason, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, North Carolina Gov. Roy …

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NYC Battles Thousands Of Unlicensed Weed Shops

Gothamist reports: A new boots-on-the-ground survey from Councilmember Gale Brewer’s office found more than twice as many illicit cannabis shops operating on the Upper West Side as in late 2022, the last time her staff canvassed the area. Brewer is one of city government’s biggest crusaders against NYC’s unlicensed cannabis shops, and the informal headcount comes as city and state …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports: During her show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Thursday (March 9), the Queen of Pop accidentally called out a fan in a wheelchair for sitting during her performance. “What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you getting sitting down?” Madonna asked the concert-goer, before walking to the edge of the stage …

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Father Of Mass Shooter Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

CNN reports: James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a trial that comes a month after the shooter’s mother was convicted of the same charges. James Crumbley was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, a charge that carries a maximum punishment …

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