Monthly Archives: July 2023

Fourth Major Home Insurer Pulls Out Of Florida Market

CBS News reports: Farmers Insurance said Tuesday that it will no longer offer coverage in Florida, ending home, auto and others policies in the state in a move that will affect tens of thousands of residents. Farmers becomes the fourth major insurer to pull out of Florida in the past year, as the state’s insurance market looks increasingly precarious amid …

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RFK Sells Non-Union Campaign Swag Made Overseas

Axios reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team is bucking Democratic Party tradition by selling campaign merchandise not made in America or by union labor, Axios has found. The move is out of step with Kennedy’s stated commitment to labor unions and — along with his anti-vaccination views — could complicate his long-shot primary challenge of President Biden. “Kennedy 2024” T-shirts …

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Trump Screams After DOJ Exits E. Jean Carroll Case

Posted last night to Trump’s Trump Social account: Page 1: The DOJ will not defend me in the E. Jean Carroll civil case, which is all part of the political Witch Hunt, lawyered up by a political operative who I just beat in another case, financed by a big political funder, and “judged” by a Clinton appointee who truly hates …

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Carlson Posts Fawning Interview With Accused Rapist Andrew Tate, Who Denies He’s Been Accused Of Rape

The Independent reports: Tucker Carlson has once again invited criticism for uploading a two-and-a-half-hour long interview with rape and sex trafficking accused Andrew Tate on Twitter. The former Fox News host, who now uploads a new series he calls Tucker on Twitter, sat down with the controversial social media influencer, who was arrested and charged with rape, human trafficking and …

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DeSantis On Being Trump’s VP: “I’m Not A #2 Guy”

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would not be former President Donald Trump’s running mate if given the opportunity to join him on the ticket. “I don’t think so. I’m not a No. 2 guy,” DeSantis said on the “Wisconsin Right Now” radio show, saying he would rather stay on as governor because the vice presidency …

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Wikipedia Bans GOP Rep For Editing His Own Page

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is a notable alumnus of Manhattan College—at least according to the Bronx liberal arts school’s Wikipedia page. The congressman, a former state lawmaker who upset Democratic campaign chief Sean Patrick Maloney last year, may boast a resume that merits the honor. But it wasn’t the Wikipedia hive mind that put Lawler on …

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Iowa Lawmakers Approve Near Total Ban On Abortion

ABC New reports: The Iowa Legislature on Tuesday night passed legislation that would restrict abortion, now sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds after 14 hours of committee meetings and testimony from the public. Lawmakers kicked off a special session Tuesday morning with the “sole purpose” of passing the legislation. “The Iowa Supreme Court questioned whether this legislature would pass …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

TMZ reports: A jury determined a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will, a major development after years of her kids battling over her estate. The ruling on the hard-to-read pages came in Tuesday in a Michigan court. The will was found in 2019 — the year after she passed — in a notebook tucked under …

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Trump: Hunter Biden Deserved “A Death Sentence”

Rolling Stone reports: Donald Trump is once again mad online, this time because a federal prosecutor he appointed struck a plea deal with Hunter Biden that didn’t involved the president’s son being put to death. “Weiss is a COWARD, a smaller version of Bill Barr, who never had the courage to do what everyone knows should have been done,” the …

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Kid Rock Still Sells Bud Light After Machine Gun Stunt

The Daily Beast reports: After Bud Light’s brief partnership with a transgender influencer sparked right-wing outrage, Kid Rock established himself as one of the brand’s strongest critics. But CNN’s recent visit to his signature bar in Nashville— Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock ‘n’ Roll Steakhouse—told a different story. “Despite the online bravado, and talk of a boycott, …

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Appeals Court Hears Case Of Former Republican Rep

Courthouse News reports: A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday wrestled with the government’s decision to try former U.S. Congressman Jeffrey Fortenberry of Nebraska in Southern California on charges of making false statements to investigators in his home state and in Washington. Fortenberry, 62, was convicted last year of concealing a $30,000 illegal campaign contribution from a Parisian billionaire and lying …

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MTG Rips Freedom Caucus “Drama Club” After Ouster

CBS News reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday she has not been told that she was kicked out of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus, while brushing off the significance of the apparent vote to boot her from the group. “I’m not really concerned about it,” Greene said, adding that most of what she has learned has been …

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DOJ: Trump No Longer Immune In E. Jean Carroll Case

The Hill reports: The Justice Department on Tuesday said it will no longer defend former President Trump as being immune in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit. The DOJ had previously certified that Trump was acting in the scope of his employment as president when he made allegedly defamatory statements denying Carroll’s account that Trump sexually assaulted her in the …

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Kirk: Leftists Want “Metrosexual Betas With No Muscle”

Media Matters has the transcript: They want men to become metrosexual betas of low testosterone that are androgynous consumers that sit on their tail all day long that have no muscle mass, no desire, no purpose. They want you depressed, they want you weak, and they want you easily controlled. The Great Reset relies upon the masculine firewall, the masculine …

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NATO Invites Ukraine To Join Once “Conditions Are Met”

NBC News reports: NATO has extended an invitation to Ukraine to join the defense alliance, but only once all 31 members of the alliance have agreed to it and the conditions have been met, Stoltenberg said at a press conference today. “We will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when Allies agree …

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Tommy Tuberville Triples Down On White Nationalism As McConnell Declares Such Beliefs “Simply Unacceptable”

ABC News reports: Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday told ABC News that white nationalists shouldn’t all be labeled as “racist” while also insisting he opposes racism — tripling-down on controversial comments that have drawn criticism from Democratic leaders and head-scratching from some of Tuberville’s Republican colleagues. “Listen, I’m totally against racism. And if Democrats want to say that white …

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Florida Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

First Coast News reports: A youth minister at Celebration Church in Jacksonville has been arrested and charged with six counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, newly-released documents show. Celebration Church says Williams was in this position as a volunteer. Rashad Williams, 34, was reported to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after it was discovered that he was in a …

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Twitter Blocks Searches For Posts With Threads Links

TechCrunch reports: Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram Threads. But the company does seem to be concerned about the potential threat posed by Meta’s rival, now topping 100 million users. On Monday, users reported that Twitter seems …

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DeSantis Rejects $377 Million In Federal Energy Funds

Bloomberg News reports: Florida Republican Governor and 2024 presidential contender Ron DeSantis quietly rejected hundreds of millions of dollars in federal energy funding, as the Biden administration touts the benefits of its marquee climate law on the campaign trail in battleground states. The funding, totaling about $377 million, included hundreds of millions of dollars for energy-efficiency rebates and electrification as …

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REPORT: Fox News Cuts Ties With Charlie Kirk’s Group

The Daily Beast reports: Months after fully severing ties with CPAC, Fox News appears to have distanced itself from another major conservative powerhouse: Turning Point USA. In years past, the cable network maintained a close, nearly symbiotic relationship with the Charlie Kirk-led MAGA student group, with Fox News stars regularly appearing at TPUSA events and Fox Nation livestreaming the entirety …

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