NY1 reports: His hilarious political and pop culture parodies have brought him more than 680,000 subscribers on Youtube. That’s because Randy Rainbow knows how to get a laugh. He’ll rely on those talents as grand marshal of this year’s Village Halloween Parade. “I’m a Halloween person. I’m a Halloweenie. Am I allowed to say that on NY1?” asked Rainbow. “Clearly …

Gothamist reports: More than 26,000 New York City government employees, including firefighters, police officers, and sanitation workers, flouted the deadline for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to data provided by his office. The workers had until Friday at 5 p.m. to get the shots and claim a $500 bonus. On Monday, the unvaccinated city workers will be …

The New York Daily News reports: CNN’s Jim Acosta held nothing back when it came to Tucker Carlson. The Fox firebrand is hosting an upcoming series that whitewashes the Jan. 6 insurrection, when loyalists to former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol claiming nonexistent election fraud. “Tucker is calling his propaganda flick ‘The Patriot Purge.’ It’s nothing more than Proud …

Via email from the red-caped Catholic loons: The National Football League (NFL) will promote “vocal pornographers” at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. Controversial rappers “Dr. Dre” (Andre Romelle Young) and “Snoop Dog” (Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) are scheduled to perform with other rappers. Both have been described as “lyric pornographers” for their works graphically describing violent and immoral acts, …

“I am being escorted out of Kaiser Permanente hospital for my religious beliefs because I don’t want to get the jab. “And I asked all day for someone to explain to me why my sincerely held religious beliefs are not good enough for Kaiser. “And no one was able to do that for me. So now they’re escorting me out …

Forbes reports: Kal Penn, the actor best known for his role in the Harold & Kumar films who also worked in the Obama administration, publicly came out for the first time Sunday while promoting his new memoir, announcing his engagement to his partner of 11 years. Penn confirmed his engagement to People magazine, saying he was “really excited” to share …

“I’m just wondering if we’re attending a clown show. This is ridiculous. You know how ridiculous you guys look with all these masks on? Satanic, OK? “You know, Satan’s agenda is behind all of this. And I want to address what is actually behind this agenda. The fear-mongering. Masks don’t work and neither does vaccines. It’s destroying and it’s killing. …

Politico Playbook reports:  Since moving to the Upper West Side in New York earlier this year, Al Franken has been sounding out confidantes about primarying his nemesis Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in 2024, multiple sources tell Playbook. The former Senator from Minnesota fueled speculation when he told the New York Times a month ago, “I am keeping my options open,” …

“Listen, I’m here from the state of Utah, and I guarantee you there are more Republicans here than most places, and I know deep down, everybody cares about this planet. “We want to do what’s best for it. We want to leave it off better for our children. It’s fair to say we’re turned off by the extremist rhetoric, and …

Lancaster Online reports: Two Lancaster city police officers were fired earlier this month for submitting forged COVID-19 vaccination cards to the department falsely indicating they’d been vaccinated, according to their termination letters. Heather Schaeffer got a blank vaccination card from her cousin, who is in the military and involved in vaccination efforts, made a copy and sold it to Benjamin …

The Huffington Post reports: Federal prosecutors say an infamous Capitol attack defendant who traveled to Washington on a private plane and called Jan. 6 “one of the best days of my life” should spend time in prison, in part because she didn’t think she would. Moreover, the government said, Ryan’s tweet stating she had “blonde hair white skin a great …

CNN reports: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday that a federal no-fly list for violent airplane passengers should be evaluated. “I think that should be on the table,” Buttigieg said of the potential list on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The [Federal Aviation Administration] stands strongly with flight crews. It’s why you’re seeing some really harsh penalties and fines …

Popular Information reports: Youngkin’s closing TV ad claims to contain “newly unearthed documents” which it presents as proof that McAuliffe’s administration “actively pushed” K-12 students to be taught CRT. The ad claims that this is an excerpt from “MCAULIFFE’S ACTUAL 2015 TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.” The document was first made public by Chris Rufo, an operative affiliated with the Manhattan Institute, …

The Hill reports: When asked by host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” if his retirement announcement handed Trump a win, Kinzinger said it “potentially” did, before criticizing Republicans who have “put their head in the sand.” “It’s not really handing a win as much to Donald Trump as it is to the cancerous kind of lie and conspiracy not …

Yahoo Sports reports: Before the World Series arrived in Atlanta, the Braves announced that former president Donald Trump would be attending Saturday night’s Game 4. Saturday afternoon, just before 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Trump sent an email to his mailing list, which read, in full: “Looking forward to being at the World Series in Atlanta tonight. Thank you to the …

The Washington Post reports: Southwest Airlines is conducting an internal investigation after one of its pilots reportedly said a phrase used in right-wing circles as a stand-in for swearing at President Biden over the plane’s public address system — apologizing to customers and insisting it does not condone employees sharing personal political opinions while on the job. The airline faced …

From the editorial board of the Charlotte Observer: New details arose Thursday regarding a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into possible insider trading by Burr. According to an SEC filing first reported by ProPublica, Burr possessed “material nonpublic information” regarding the incoming economic impact of the virus when he dumped roughly $1.6 million in stocks in February 2020. After doing …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden received Communion at St. Patrick’s Church during Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the U.S. upset with his position on abortion. Biden and his wife, Jill, visited the church that is the main place …

CNBC reports: American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights since Friday, disruptions it blamed on staffing problems and high winds at its busiest hub. . American’s COO David Seymour said in a staff note on Saturday that the problems started with high wind gusts on Thursday that cut capacity at its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport hub and that crew …

Variety reports: Red light or green light? Costumes based on Netflix’s smash hit “Squid Game” have soared in popularity this Halloween — and searches for baby costumes based on the ultra-violent Korean drama are currently No. 1 on Google’s top-trending rankings. Google searches for “Squid Game Halloween costume” have spiked 450% in the U.S. the past week, according to the …