May 9, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
“Grateful to receive the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party by a historic 60-3 margin. We’re laser focused on growing our Republican voter base & delivering a decisive victory in ‘26. This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s up vs. down. We’ll work hard to earn every last vote.” – Vivek Ramaswamy, posting to X. According to MAGA outlets, Ohio …
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May 9, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
ABC News reports: United Airlines is expanding its travel waivers and letting customers change flights for free as massive flight disruptions, delays and cancellations continue at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, one of the busiest airports in the United States. The Chicago-based airline, which has a major hub at Newark, announced that passengers with travel plans to or …
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May 9, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
India’s Hindustan Times reports: Elon Musk owned X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday said that India has asked it to block 8,000 accounts on the social media platform. The announcement comes amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, which resulted in the death of 26. “X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X …
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May 9, 2025 Crackpots, Trump Administration
Politico reports: The measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday, a grim milestone that has only been achieved twice in the last 30 years. Three people have died in the outbreak, according to the CDC, including two school-aged children in Texas. Children under 5 account for roughly one third of the 1,001 …
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May 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“I just watched an exhausted, highly neurotic Stephanie Ruhle spew LIES about Tariffs, as do many others, in order not to give me the Victory that they all see coming. Few people know Stephanie Ruhle, but I do, and she doesn’t have what it takes. “Our Deal with the United Kingdom yesterday was AMAZING for both Countries and, in addition …
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May 9, 2025 Crime, Republicans
The Guardian reports: A South Carolina firing squad botched the execution of Mikal Mahdi last month, with shooters missing the target area on the man’s heart, causing him to suffer a prolonged death, according to autopsy records and his attorneys. As shots were fired, Mahdi cried out and his arms flexed, and after roughly 45 seconds, he groaned twice, the …
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May 9, 2025 Homocons, Republicans
“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me. Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters just screams ‘over the top,’ and I would appreciate if the president would consider. I do believe this is an unfair judgment handed down to me. I think there was a lot of …
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May 9, 2025 Fox News, Infighting Is Funny
“I guess the surgeon general is not there yet. Casey Means, she’s gonna get the job, she’s gonna fit right in. Dr. Nesheiwat is gonna be joining that team and I think she is, I don’t know, for some reason she was pulled from surgeon general. Glad to see she’s gonna be involved. I just hope she wasn’t pulled because …
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May 9, 2025 Christianists, Infighting Is Funny
The Christian Post reports: “Every Easter, the Lord will take me to Hell. Not my choice. He wants to do it and I don’t like it. The Lord allowed me to sit in front of demons and ask them questions,” Vineyard Church’s Micah Turnbo claimed in a May 3 episode of his podcast. “I’m with God. You know, the Father, …
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May 9, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
The New York Times reports: An air traffic control facility that guides planes at Newark Liberty International Airport suffered a brief radar outage on Friday morning, the latest technological disruption at one of the nation’s busiest airports. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the outage, which affected communications and radar displays at the facility in Philadelphia, occurred just before 4 a.m. …
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