Monthly Archives: November 2022

CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports: Stevie Nicks is remembering her late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie as her “best friend in her whole world since the first day of 1975.” “I didn’t even know she was ill until late Saturday night,” Nicks writes on Instagram. “I wanted to be in London, I wanted to get to London, but we were told to …

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NYC Sanitation Department Sells $48 “Rats” T-Shirt

Gothamist reports: The shirts, which were listed at $48 on Only NY’s website, featuring a rat running scared, feature a phrase made famous by Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Standing outside City Hall on Oct. 17, Tisch unveiled a proposal to shorten the amount of time trash bags sit on the street in hopes of giving city rats less garbage to …

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House Democrats Elect Ted Lieu As Party Vice Chair

The Hill reports: House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) to serve as vice chair of the caucus next year, solidifying his place as the highest ranking Asian American in Congress. Lieu bested three other lawmakers — Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) — in a closed-ballot vote to secure his spot as the …

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McCarthy Tells J6 Committee To Preserve Its Findings

Axios reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday told the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack to preserve its findings – including those that don’t make it into the panel’s final report. The development is the latest indication that Republicans plan to launch an investigation into the committee’s work to counter-program the report, which is reportedly …

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Georgia GOP Chair Singled Out In Fake Electors Probe

CNN reports: A state judge singled out Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer, one of the fake electors for Donald Trump, for the unique role he played in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State as part of a ruling on Wednesday. Judge Robert McBurney, who is overseeing the special purpose grand jury investigation into 2020 …

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating On Flight

From the Justice Department: A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to performing a lewd act aboard an aircraft in flight from Newark to Boston on Friday, April 8, 2022. Donald Edward Robinson, 76, of Bonita Springs, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of lewd, indecent and obscene acts while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of …

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Glenn Beck: The Marriage Bill Imperils Procreation

Daniel Horowitz: “You now have 21% of Gen Z according to Gallup, identifying as one of the alphabet soup stuff that can’t procreate or won’t procreate. That ain’t natural and that ain’t good.” Glenn Beck: “This is why China reversed their one-child policy. You cannot sustain anything at this level without procreation. We also see just, there was a study …

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Vaseline Woman: Nobody Believes I Lost The Election, Somebody With Courage Should Break The Law For Me

“Somebody said, ‘Kari, you’re fearless.’ And I said, ‘You know, I guess I’m fearless right now in this difficult time because what I fear most of all is what happens if we don’t step forward and act with courage.’ Right now, what we’re left with, we will have a shell of our country. “We look at what’s happening in Brazil …

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MI Court Quashes Lindell’s Subpoena, Issues Sanctions

Michigan Live reports: A judge rejected MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s demand for Kent County election records as a costly “fishing expedition” in Lindell’s effort to defend a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems. U.S. Magistrate Judge Phillip Green on Tuesday, Nov. 29, granted a motion by Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons to quash Lindell’s subpoena. The judge …

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House Committee Gets Six Years Of Trump’s Taxes

CNN reports: The House Ways and Means Committee now has six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, ending a yearslong pursuit by Democrats to dig into one of the former president’s most closely guarded personal details. The Treasury Department has complied with last week’s court order to hand over the documents, a spokesperson from the Treasury Department confirmed to …

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Japanese Court Upholds Marriage Ban, But Opens Door

The BBC reports: A Tokyo court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage in Japan, but also said that the ban was a violation of human rights. The compensation case was brought by four couples who claimed the law was discriminatory. Japan is currently the only G7 nation that does not recognise same-sex marriage. Campaigners have welcomed the ruling as …

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Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie Dies At Age 79

The Guardian reports: Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has died at the age of 79, her family has said. A statement on Facebook said: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness.” The British-American …

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Ben Shapiro Has The Marriage Sadz: The “Cowardly” Republican Party “Needs An Overhaul In A Serious Way”

Media Matters has the transcript: Republican cowardice is one reason the left keeps winning the social battles, despite the fact that the population is not all in on everything the social left wishes. Now, the polls show that there is widespread support for same-sex marriage. What there is not widespread support for is the idea that you as a religious …

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House Votes 290-137 To Avert Potential Rail Strike

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved. The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. …

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REPORT: Mar-A-Lago To Begin “Fully Vetting” Visitors

Semafor reports: Mar-a-Lago is ramping up its screening after white supremacist Nick Fuentes was allowed into the venue to dine with former President Donald Trump. “My understanding is they’re making big changes over who can come in and the vetting process, which I think is smart,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. told reporters on Tuesday night. A source familiar with …

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GOP Sen. Mike Braun To Run For Indiana Gov In 2024

NBC News reports: Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, has formed a campaign to run for governor in 2024, according to paperwork filed Tuesday. The development had been expected for months, with Braun hinting hard that he was interested in the race. Braun’s chief of staff acknowledged the filing and said that the first-term senator “will be making an official …

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Fox Host Rages About “Utterly Useless Bonehead” GOP Reps For Opposing McCarthy’s Speaker Bid: Saboteurs!

Mediaite reports: Conservative radio host Mark Levin went off on the “bonehead” Congressional Republicans threatening to derail Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) bid to be the next speaker of the House. He then proceeded to name and shame these “five saboteurs,” starting with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). “Oh he’s enjoyable to watch on TV, very clever debater. Utterly useless!” Levin seethed. …

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Madison Cawthorn Rants Against “Soft Metrosexuals,” Calls On Young Men To “Reclaim Masculinity” [VIDEO]

“Our young men are taught that weakness is strength, that delicacy is desirable, and that being a soft metrosexual is more valuable than training the mind, body, and soul. “Social media has weakened us, siphoning our men of their will to fight. To rise in a noble manner, square their jaws, and charge once more into the breach of light …

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Jeffries Unanimously Elected Leader Of House Dems

CBS News reports: House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their next party leader in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, ushering in a generational shift as Democrats prepare to relinquish control of the lower chamber in January. Long considered a rising star in the party, the 52-year-old Jeffries will make history as the first Black party leader …

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Hate Group AFA Has The Marriage Sadz: This Bill Isn’t About Gay Marriage, It’s About “Weaponizing” The Feds

Via email from the American Family Association: This bill will empower extremists to sue, intimidate and silence anyone who disagrees with their personal views about marriage. This bill is not about legalizing same-sex marriage. Every state already recognizes same-sex marriages and accepts same-sex marriage licenses issued by every other state. The real purpose of this bill is to weaponize federal …

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