Monthly Archives: March 2021

Junior Is Furious That Somebody Got Fired On Twitter

“What we found out this week, is that the [team] just got rid of their cheerleaders. Apparently they didn’t have the decency to tell them face-to-face.The cheerleading squad was disbanded, but apparently they read about it on Twitter. They didn’t say, ‘Hey come to the office, we gotta talk.’ This is insanity guys. They didn’t even have the decency to …

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Six More Former Cuomo Staffers Lob Accusations

The Washington Post reports: A former press aide of Andrew M. Cuomo says he summoned her to his dimly lit hotel room and embraced her after a work event in 2000, when Cuomo led the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and she was a consultant for the agency. The woman, Karen Hinton, says she pulled away from Cuomo, …

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Biden Pressures Congress To Restore Voting Rights Act

The Hill reports: President Biden, in remarks prepared for the Martin & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast on Sunday, is calling on Congress to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013. “In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, holding that times have changed and blatant voter discrimination was …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

The Hollywood Reporter reports: By early afternoon on Friday, numerous showings of Disney’s new animated pic Raya and the Last Dragon were sold out at AMC 19th Street in Manhattan. Ditto for Searchlight’s specialty pic Nomadland. The multiplex was among dozens of cinemas across New York City — including the country’s busiest theater, the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square …

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Trump Vows To Campaign Against “Disloyal” Murkowski

“I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, Lisa Murkowski. She represents her state badly and her country even worse. “I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be – in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator. “Her vote …

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Jailed Accused Rioter Begs To Go Home To Parents

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: Bruno Joseph Cua, the Milton 18-year-old charged in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, wants to go home to his parents. In a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss on Thursday, Cua begged to be reunited with his family as he awaits trial, promising “not to step …

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Catholic Church Opposes Colorado Bill That Lifts Time Limit On Lawsuits Against Accused Child Molesters

The Denver Post reports: For decades, survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their advocates have urged states to let them hold abusers accountable in civil court, no matter how long it’s been since the abuse. A bipartisan bill in the Colorado Legislature to do just that so far appears to have widespread approval, but it’s not without opposition from the …

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RICO Expert Joins Georgia Criminal Probe Of Trump

Reuters reports: The district attorney investigating whether former U.S. President Donald Trump illegally interfered with Georgia’s 2020 election has hired an outside lawyer who is a national authority on racketeering, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has enlisted the help of Atlanta lawyer John Floyd, who wrote a national guide on prosecuting …

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Idaho Covidiots Stage Mask-Burning Protests [VIDEO]

KIDO radio reports: Over 150 people rallied at the Idaho State Capitol today to rally against Governor Little’s emergency powers.Darr Moon of Free Idaho told the New York Times that the statewide event has been all local. Over thirty sites have organized mask burning rallies across the Gem State. Tom Munds of the John Birch Society told us, “The informed …

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Biden Shades Trump In Comments On COVID Relief Bill

“When I was elected, I said we were going to get the government out of the business of battling on Twitter and back in the business of delivering for the American people, of making a difference in their lives, giving everyone a chance, a fighting chance of showing the American people that their government can work for them. I really …

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Senate Passes COVID Relief Bill In Marathon Session

NBC News reports: The Senate passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Saturday, capping off a marathon overnight session after Democrats resolved internal clashes that threatened to derail President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority. The far-reaching legislation includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $300-per-week jobless benefits through the summer, a child allowance of up to $3,600 for one year, $350 billion for …

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Giuliani Seeks To Delay Dominion’s $1.3B Lawsuit

Law & Crime reports: Despite publicly welcoming a court fight over his false claims about voting machines being used to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani doesn’t seem to be in much of a rush to respond to the billion-dollar defamation lawsuit filed against him by Dominion Voting Systems. After repeatedly dodging process servers last month, the …

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Texas Won’t Undo $16B Overcharge By Grid Operator

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ utility regulator had an opportunity Friday to eliminate some of the $16 billion that the state’s grid operator erroneously overcharged power companies during last month’s deadly winter storm — but the board of the Public Utility Commission chose not to do so. Some Texas electricity customers could have benefited from a decision to readjust the …

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Hospital Contradicts DeSantis On Wealthy Vaccine Site

The South Florida SunSentinel reports: Baptist Health on Friday disputed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claim that his administration had nothing to do with the decision to send 1,200 COVID vaccine doses to Ocean Reef Club, the luxury Key Largo community at the center of controversy over whether the wealthy received privileged access to vaccines. The governor made the claim at a …

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Trump Lawyers Send Cease-And-Desist Letters To GOP Groups For Using His Name On Merch And Money Begs

Politico Playbook reports: Lawyers for former President DONALD TRUMP sent out cease-and-desist letters Friday to the three largest fundraising entities for the Republican Party — the RNC, NRCC and NRSC — for using his name and likeness on fundraising emails and merchandise, a Trump adviser tells Playbook. We reported yesterday that Trump was furious that his name has been bandied …

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Dem Senator Blasts GOP Attempt To Defund Pro-Trans Schools: Can’t We Have A Little Bit Of Heart? [VIDEO]

Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade: The U.S. House narrowly rejected Saturday morning a Republican amendment to the coronavirus relief package that would have defunded schools allowing transgender kids to participate in sports. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), was proposed as part of the American Rescue Plan and defeated by a vote of 49-50 largely along …

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Biden Fires Anti-LGBT General Counsel Of EEOC

Bloomberg Law reports: President Joe Biden was to fire Sharon Gustafson, the Trump-appointed general counsel of the EEOC, at 5 p.m. Friday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The Biden administration demanded in a March 2 email that Gustafson, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s top litigator, resign, said two different sources who spoke on condition …

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Yankee Stadium Now Open 24/7 For Vaccinations

The Washington Post reports: It was opening night at Yankee Stadium, and outside Gate 4, a young woman was making a maze of metal stanchions her stage. “Yeah! We’re getting vac-cin-ated!” she sang, as “Thriller” blasted from her phone. The ballpark has been a coronavirus vaccination clinic since February, but on Thursday it became just one of two mass-vaccination sites …

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Cypriot Christians Protest “Satanic” Eurovision Entry

The Associated Press reports: Dozens of Orthodox Christian faithful held up wooden crosses and sang Church hymns outside of Cyprus’ state broadcaster on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of the country’s controversial entry for the Eurovision song contest — titled “El Diablo” — that they say promotes satanic worship. Some of the protesters, including families, held up placards reading in …

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POLL: 69% Say They Have Been Or Will Get Vaccinated

The Pew Research Center reports: As COVID-19 vaccine production and administration efforts in the U.S. continue to ramp up, a new Pew Research survey finds public intent to get vaccinated is on the rise. Overall, 19% of adults say they have already received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. Another 50% say they definitely or probably plan to …

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