Monthly Archives: March 2021

KY Senate Approves Bill Making It Illegal To Insult Cops

The Louisville Courier Journal reports: The Senate passed a bill Thursday evening to enhance penalties for crimes related to rioting after more than an hour of heated debate, including criticism that it would criminalize insulting police officers and chill protected free speech. Sen. Danny Carroll [photo], a retired police officer, said his Senate Bill 211 would crack down on and …

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Trump Showed Photos Of Naked Women To Mourners

From a lengthy New Yorker piece on the Manhattan’s DA’s Trump probe, which includes an interview with the CFO of the Trump Organization’s former daughter-in-law: Jennifer told me that she first met Trump before she was married, at Allen Weisselberg’s modest house, in Wantagh, on Long Island. That day, the Weisselberg family was sitting shivah, for Allen’s mother. Trump showed …

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Geraldo Blames Fox “Freak Out” For Dashing Senate Bid

Mediaite reports: “Well, you know what happens? You wake up, you have a dream and the thing is you probably should keep your dream to yourself,” Geraldo explained. “Instead I started talking to Erica about it and we both got very enthusiastic,” adding that, as a moderate Republican, he can do something in a state like Ohio. “The reaction, the …

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Putin Characterizes US Capitol Riot As Mere “Stroll”

The Associated Press reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday characterized the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump as a “stroll.” Putin made the comment in a meeting on increasing investment activity, during which he said Russia is interested in stability in the United States. “Some of the people who took a stroll …

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Liberty Counsel: Send Us Money To Stop The Equality Act, Which Will Legalize “Queer Pedophilia And More”

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Years ago, when activists used words such as “tolerance” and “equality” for “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” I warned that the goal was to erase Judeo-Christian values and morality. I warned this agenda included “same-sex” marriage, men in women’s facilities and pedophilia. And once accepted, there would be NO TOLERANCE for dissent. …

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DOJ Seeks To Build Conspiracy Case Against Militia

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department and FBI are gathering evidence to try to build a large conspiracy indictment against members of the Oath Keepers for their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to people familiar with the matter, but the group’s sometimes fractious and fantasy-laden internal workings may complicate efforts to bring such …

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Woman Arrested On Multiple Charges In Uber Assault

The SFist reports: The woman who yelled at, insulted, coughed on, and assaulted an Uber driver on Sunday because he told her to put on a mask, as seen in widely publicized video of the incident, has been arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of assault and battery, conspiracy, and violation of health and safety code, among other charges. The …

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Netflix Testing Crackdown On Password Sharing

NBC News reports: Netflix has never made a big deal about password-sharing, but a new test suggests the company may be reconsidering. Netflix is trying out a new policy with some customers, prompting certain people to sign up for a separate account if they aren’t watching with the subscriber. The message reads: “If you don’t live with the owner of …

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John Dean: “Matter Of Days” Until Trump Is Indicted

The Hill reports: John Dean, the former White House counsel to former President Nixon, on Thursday, predicted that former President Trump would soon be indicted after reports that his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen has met with the Manhattan district attorney’s office for a number of interviews. On Wednesday, it was reported that Cohen had met with the Manhattan DA’s office for …

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Texas GOP Sees Infighting Over “Anti-Semitic” Gab

The Texas Tribune reports: A fight has broken out among Texas Republicans over Gab, the embattled social network favored by the far right. The state GOP made clear Thursday it would not delete its Gab account after vice chair Cat Parks called on it to do so two days earlier — and got backup from Gov. Greg Abbott, who said …

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Poll: 20% In US Lost Someone Close To Them To COVID

The Associated Press reports: About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research illustrates how the stage is set for …

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WSJ: Amazon Tells Republican Senators It Won’t Sell Books That “Frame LGBTQ+ Identity As Mental Illness”

The Daily Beast reports: Amazon has decided that it’s not going to lend a helping hand to Republican senators who are desperate to turn the lives of transgender people into a toxic culture war. The e-commerce behemoth has reportedly informed a cabal of GOP senators that it will no longer sell any books that treat transgender or other sexual identities …

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Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Won’t Seek Reelection

Axios reports: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will not run for a fourth term and plans to leave office on Dec. 31, he told the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer in a wide-ranging interview published Friday. It leaves one of the country’s most high-profile state prosecutors with just nine months to make a charging decision in the biggest case of his …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Seth Rogen’s newly launched cannabis lifestyle brand site, Houseplant, crashed on Thursday due to the overwhelming demand. The site was so inundated, Rogen said it needed to be taken down temporarily. The actor and marijuana advocate/businessman said previously that the site encountered a “tremendous amount of traffic” and for those trying to get in to have patience. …

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LIVE VIDEO: Biden Makes First Prime-Time Address

The Washington Post reports: President Biden, in his first prime-time address since taking office, is planning on Thursday night to speak to a nation still reeling from the deadly coronavirus pandemic, offering a look back on the devastating year as well as previewing what he will characterize as a coming return to some sense of normalcy, according to White House …

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Uber And Lyft To Share Information On Banned Drivers

The Verge reports: Uber and Lyft announced a “first-of-its-kind” effort to share information about drivers who were deactivated for committing serious offenses, including physical and sexual assault and murder. Uber and Lyft will pool information under the banner of the Industry Safety Sharing Project, which will be administered by a third party. This new project is the first time the …

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Rick Scott Calls On States To Send Back Relief Money

The Palm Beach Post reports: Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has a message for states and cities poised to receive a collective $360 billion from the American Rescue Act stimulus package: Send it back. Scott’s call to to reject money that polls show is popular nationally, even among Republicans, has flared tension between Scott and another Florida GOP leader, Gov. …

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States With GOP Govs Had Highest COVID Death Rates

NBC News reports: States with Democratic governors had the highest incidence and death rates from Covid-19 in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, but states with Republican governors surpassed those rates as the crisis dragged on, a study released Tuesday found. “From March to early June, Republican-led states had lower Covid-19 incidence rates compared with Democratic-led states. On June …

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Geraldo Drops Senate Plans After Teaser Falls Flat

Cleveland’s NBC News affiliate reports: After as social media frenzy Wednesday night, Geraldo Rivera has quickly opted out of a potential run for the United States Senate in 2022. The open seat is a result of Rob Portman’s impending retirement that he announced in January. The veteran media personality and Northeast Ohio resident first made his possible intentions public via …

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Pentagon Press Release Condemns Tucker Carlson

Via press release from the Department of Defense: The United States military is the greatest the world has ever seen because of its diversity, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news briefing this morning. Kirby addressed this because a Fox cable show host used his show to denigrate the contributions of women in the military and to …

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