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Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into Martha's Vineyard migrant trips
Via: Perrie Halpern • News & Politics • 181 Comments • 11 Likes • 13 minutes ago“Several Latino civil rights groups are calling for a criminal investigation into the flights of migrants to Martha's Vineyard by Fla. Gov. DeSantis.”
A Texas sheriff said Monday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' unprecedented move to send nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, last week. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the inquiry was in its early stages,...
Report details Florida's rise in extremism and hate crimes | WUSF Public Media
Via: Kavika • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 46 Comments • 11 Likes • an hour ago“The report's author said one reason hate groups are finding Florida attractive is the ability to spread propaganda year-round.”
WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Craig Kopp Published September 22, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT The report's author said one reason hate groups are finding Florida attractive is the ability to spread propaganda year-round. Extremist incidents in Florida involving racial hate and antisemitism rose by...
While DeSantis was flying legal asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard, business owners in his state were struggling for workers
By: Kavika • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 63 Comments • 7 Likes • an hour agoCNN) — For the past two years Jan Gautem has been filling in sporadically as a housekeeper at hotels in Orlando, Florida, run by Interessant Hotels & Resort Management, or IHRMC. When he’s not making beds, he’s busy running the company. He’s the President and CEO of IHRMC — which is based...
Sunday News Shows
By: Vic Eldred • Americana • 33 Comments • 4 Likes • an hour ago“ “and now here’s the news since the morning papers.”....David Brinkley”
Link to Quote: https://www.thelaurelct.com/news-since-morning-papers/Sunday has always been a day when TV provides us with special news shows that drill down on the events of the past week. Some of these shows have been with us as long as television. Most notable for withstanding the test of...
Jen Psaki says Democrats know 'they will lose' if midterms are a referendum on President Biden
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 14 Comments • 3 Likes • 56 minutes ago“NBC News contributor Jen Psaki said Sunday on "Meet the Press" that the Democratic Party knows "they will lose" if the midterms are a referendum on...”
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the Democrats know "they will lose" if the midterm elections end up being a referendum on President Biden. While discussing Democratic and Republican midterm messaging, NBC's Chuck Todd played an ad by the Arizona Democratic Party...
4 New England Restaurants Land On New York Times' Best 50 List
Via: Vic Eldred • Americana • 4 Comments • 3 Likes • an hour ago“Neptune Oyster in Boston and Dear Annie in Cambridge made New York Time's best 50 restaurants list of 2022. See how New England ranked on NYT's list.”
In The New York Times' annual ranking of 50 best restaurants in the country, two Massachusetts spots are featured as among the greatest nationwide. Neptune Oyster in Boston and Dear Annie in Cambridge have both secured a ranking in this year's list, alongside two other restaurants in New...
Leftists Announce They No Longer Support Strong, Independent Women
Via: GregTx • Satire • 26 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 minutes ago“ITALY — With the election of right-wing candidate Giorgia Meloni as Italy's first female Prime Minister, the Left has announced they no longer...”
ITALY — With the election of right-wing candidate Giorgia Meloni as Italy's first female Prime Minister, the Left has announced they no longer support strong, independent women. "This is an absolute disaster. Maybe women do belong in the kitchen," said Italian Leftist Atlantic contributor...
Kushner Company Agrees To Pay At Least $3.25 Million To Settle Claims Of Shoddy Apartments And Rent Abuses
Via: John Russell • NEWSMucks • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 hours ago“The article also described the shoddy conditions that many tenants had to contend with at the complexes, including mice, leaky roofs and rampant...”
The property management subsidiary of Jared Kushner's family real estate company has agreed to pay a $3.25 million fine to the state of Maryland and to reimburse many of the tens of thousands of tenants in the Kushners' Baltimore-area apartment complexes for excessive fees and for rent they...
A far-right nationalist looks likely to become Italy's first female prime minister
Via: Perrie Halpern • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 56 minutes ago“Giorgia Meloni, a far-right nationalist accused of spreading white supremacist ideas, is widely expected to become Italy's first female prime...”
A short speech defending the role of the family has become Giorgia Meloni's calling card at campaign rallies. "I am Giorgia. I am a woman. I am a mother. I am Italian. I am Christian. You can't take this away from me," she said. The woman widely expected to become Italy's first female prime...
US becoming a ‘developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
Via: John Russell • NEWSMucks • 11 Comments • an hour ago“So while the gigantic size of the American economy counts in its scoring, so too does unequal access to the wealth it produces. When judged by...”
www.msn.com /en-us/news/opinion/us-becoming-a-developing-country-on-global-rankings-that-measure-democracy-inequality/ar-AA11SIxk US becoming a ‘developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality 8-9 minutes Invalid Date (The Conversation) – The United States may...
THE REALLY TOUGH MOVIE QUIZ
By: Buzz of the Orient • MOVIES & TV - CLASSIC to CURRENT • 42 Comments • 9 Likes • 2 hours agoPLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS IN A COMMENT, HINT AT OR POST MOVIE NAMES OR QUOTES OR YOU WILL RUIN THE QUIZ FOR EVERYONE ELSE. POST YOUR ANSWERS IN A PRIVATE NOTE TO ME, 'BUZZ of the ORIENT', AND I WILL REPLY WITH YOUR SCORE AND THE CORRECT ANSWERS. Don't forget that I'm on the other side...
Last Week's Fox Photos, this Week's Opening Images
By: A. Macarthur • 2022~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 115 Comments • 5 Likes • 23 minutes agoHere's Lookin' at You, Kid; Red Fox © A. Mac/A.G. I watched this Fox dig a hole, presumably for some critter to eat. © A. Mac. A.G. I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time with the right camera and lens; altogether, 5 keepers in...
Pentagon announces new benefits for U.S. troops and their families
Via: Jeremy in NC • Today's America • 10 Comments • 4 Likes • 3 hours ago“Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced a new benefits package meant to save money for service members and military families.”
The Pentagon is spending some of its enormous budget so that troops and their families don't have to. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a sweeping series of new benefits and initiatives so that service members and military families can save money on housing, groceries, childcare, and...
America is drifting toward geopolitical disaster
Via: GregTx • Op/Ed • 52 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 hours ago“The yawning chasm dividing not just the two political parties but American society at large shows no sign of narrowing anytime soon.”
In his 1987 classic, "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," English historian Paul Kennedy identified economic instability and long, debilitating wars as the principal causes of the decline and/or collapse of great powers throughout modern history. He described these circumstances as "imperial...
McCarthy Rolls Out GOP Agenda
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 171 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 hours ago““We want to roll [the plan] out to you, to the entire country, to know exactly what we will do if you would trust us and give us the ability to...”
The link to the quote: https://nypost.com/2022/09/23/gop-unveils-commitment-to-america-plan-to-stop-inflation-and-crime/For the first time in 28 years House Republicans have made a commitment to the American people and have put it in writing. It is known as The "Commitment to America." The...
470,000 without power after Fiona causes 'shocking' damage in Canada
Via: Perrie Halpern • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • 20 hours ago“Hundreds of thousands of Canadians were without power Saturday after former hurricane Fiona slammed into the country's Atlantic provinces, causing...”
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians were without power Saturday after former hurricane Fiona slammed into the country's Atlantic provinces, causing what officials called a shocking and devastating amount of damage. Trees were downed and power poles were snapped in half, and roofs were ripped off...
Michael Moore Predicts 'Landslide Against the Traitors!'
Via: John Russell • NEWSMucks • 37 Comments • 1 Like • 9 hours ago“Bill Maher had to tell Michael Moore to "shut the f**k up" after five solid minutes of Moore gushing about a midterm landslide for Democrats.”
By Tommy ChristopherSep 24th, 2022, 10:19 am Twitter share button <?php // Post Body ?> Comic and pundit Bill Maher had to tell activist and filmmaker Michael Moore to "shut the f**k up" after five solid minutes of Moore excitedly gushing about a midterm landslide for Democrats....
The Last Time America Had A Republican President Not Named Donald Trump The Economy Crashed
By: John Russell • NEWSMucks • 24 Comments • 9 hours ago“I honestly dont know what an objective rationale would be for insisting that the Republicans be given control now. Trump had a successful economy...”
I'm not sure what the argument is that the Democrats have to be dumped and the Republicans need to be put in power on the economy. For one thing, unless the GOP retakes the senate majority, they will have a very limited ability to negotiate with the Biden administration to advance Republican...
Denver Riggleman Ties QAnon to White House With 'The Monster' Jan 6 Graph
Via: John Russell • NEWSMucks • 4 Comments • 7 hours ago“The former GOP congressman tells 60 Minutes how Trump administration had been "eaten up with a digital virus called QAnon" prior to the Capitol riot.”
U.S.January 6QanonCapitol Riots2020 Election Former Republican congressman Denver Riggleman presented a graph he called "the monster" to the January 6 House Select committee, showing how several groups were communicating at around the time of the Capitol riot and feeding QAnon conspiracy...
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Drinker of the Wry • 13 minutes ago • Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into Martha's Vineyard migrant trips
Thanks for the NPR link. I notice that the Sheriff Javier Salazar didn't describe the support that his city/county was providing these poor people. He was just outraged that now Massachusetts was providing support....
Snuffy • 31 minutes ago • Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into Martha's Vineyard migrant trips"..." I don't know if it's true or not as I am forced to rely on main-stream media and our wonderfully accurate and unbiased reporters. It was reported early that they were. And I don't know if once they are...
Vic Eldred • an hour ago • A far-right nationalist looks likely to become Italy's first female prime minister"..." 67 since WWII. The big difference here is that Ms. Meloni’s coalition may be the first time conservatives are finally allowed to run the government. The Italian economy has shrunk dramatically over the past...
JohnRussell • an hour ago • Leftists Announce They No Longer Support Strong, Independent WomenNot only do I comprehend satire , I am capable of writing satire and have done so numerous times here on NT. Today the political situation satirizes itself so written satire almost becomes redundant. The far...
Texan1211 • an hour ago • Jen Psaki says Democrats know 'they will lose' if midterms are a referendum on President Biden"..." When a Democrat is in the WH, midterms are about other things. When a Republican is in the WH, the midterms are referendums on the President. Funny how that works out huh? People will try futilely to make...
JohnRussell • an hour ago • Jen Psaki says Democrats know 'they will lose' if midterms are a referendum on President BidenA few days ago Trump had another rally, at which rally he once again played the Q Anon theme song. You want people to vote on Biden? Throw Trump completely under the bus. You dont have either the inclination or...
Mark in Wyoming • an hour ago • Jen Psaki says Democrats know 'they will lose' if midterms are a referendum on President BidenSome call it "Kitchen table politics " what i have usually seen is people will ask themselves if they are better off or not than they were 2 years before . there is really no avoiding it .
Vic Eldred • an hour ago • Jen Psaki says Democrats know 'they will lose' if midterms are a referendum on President Biden"..." She wasn't even that good at it. Her replacement is totally incapable. Better that press secretary's to explain the Biden policy, maybe Klain and Rice should simply play the old Logical song:🔗
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