Month: May 2024

Dasha Burns of NBC News was at the Trump rally in the Bronx and spoke to black and Latino voters about why they were there and why they supported Trump.

She appeared on one of the network’s morning shows today to report her findings and she seemed surprised that the support for Trump that she witnessed at the event was completely genuine.

She noted that many of the people in attendance were immigrants who are angry about the open border and New York City’s giveaways to illegals.

FOX News reports:

Black, Latino Trump supporters at Bronx rally shut down reporter asking about his ‘racist’ rhetoric

NBC News reporter Dasha Burns said that several Black and Latino Trump supporters shut her down when she attempted to confront them on the former president’s “racist” rhetoric on Thursday.

Burns appeared on MSNBC on Friday to talk about her coverage of Trump’s massive rally the previous day in deep-blue Bronx, New York. The reporter recalled that the Black and Latino Trump supporters she spoke to on the scene had completely bought into Trump’s anti-illegal immigration and economic policies, even if he had said “racist” and “bigoted” things in the past.

“They are just so focused on what their lives are like right now, what they can feel tangibly, that when I push back with those comments, they shut that down,” Burns told MSNBC host Ana Cabrera, commenting that these voters don’t care about Trump’s rhetoric compared to his policies…

“Well, this might sound a little counterintuitive, but I did talk to folks in that crowd who themselves were immigrants,” she said. “A lot of people that I talked to were born and raised in the Bronx. For some of them, this was their first ever Trump event. And when you talk to immigrants that are going to these Trump rallies, they agree with his message on immigration.”

Watch the video below:

NBC’s Dasha Burns: Black & Latino Voters At Bronx Trump Rally “View His Actions Over Words In Terms Of What They Feel He Can Do For Their Community”https://t.co/o5ST8C5S9c

“Immigrants at these Trump rallies agree with his message. Their point is, ‘I did it the right way.'” pic.twitter.com/sHCsAwZrX3

— RCP Video (@rcpvideo) May 24, 2024

So many people in our media just don’t understand Trump’s appeal to average Americans. It’s why they struggle to cover him in the news.

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Corrupt and biased Judge Juan Merchan has so far refused to release the jury instructions to the public after Bragg’s prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys sparred over the order during a conference earlier this week.

Jury instructions can make or break a case for either side.

No doubt Judge Merchan’s jury instructions “will be horrendously poisonous” Mark Levin said earlier this week.

Juan Merchan will go down in history as one of the most appallingly dishonest and disgraceful judges ever. It is now clear why he was assigned the Bragg case. The fix was in long before the trial began. And he’s not done. The jury instructions will be horrendously poisonous.…

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 21, 2024

Judge Merchan however sided with Bragg’s prosecutors and ruled the jury does NOT need to unanimously agree on the “predicate” crime Trump committed.

“In other words: If some jurors believe that Trump falsified business documents solely to cover up a tax crime, while others believe that he falsified business documents solely to cover up an election crime, the jury can still convict Trump on the felony-level falsifying-documents charges, despite disagreeing on the predicate crimes.” Politico’s Josh Gerstein wrote.

Alvin Bragg indicted Trump in April 2023 on 34 felony counts related to ‘hush payments’ he made to Stormy Daniels.

Trump was accused of paying porn star Stormy Daniels, AKA, Stephanie Clifford, ‘hush payments’ through his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a scheme to silence her and stop the story about their alleged affair from being published in the National Enquirer.

The payments were made through internal business records – there was no tax deduction taken and there was no obligation to file it with the FEC, according to Trump attorney Joe Tacopina.

Alvin Bragg didn’t explain what exactly he wanted to convict Trump of in the charging documents. Bragg still has not clearly stated the predicate crimes. He is expected to state three possible predicate crimes during next Tuesday’s closing arguments: a tax crime and violations of state or federal election law.

The judge made it easier for Trump to be convicted because the jurors don’t have to unanimously agree on what “predicate” crime Trump supposedly committed.

Far-left Politico reported:

To find Trump guilty of felony-level falsification of business documents, the jury must unanimously find that Trump falsified the documents in order to commit or conceal a separate crime. But the jurors do not all have to agree on what that separate crime was, Justice Juan Merchan ruled.

Trump’s defense argued that, to issue a felony-level conviction, all jurors should be required to agree on the “predicate” crime.

Prosecutors initially laid out four possible predicate crimes, one of which the judge ruled out before trial. The remaining possibilities are a tax crime and violations of state or federal election law.

Defense lawyer Emil Bove argued that jurors should have to agree on a single predicate offense. But prosecutor Matthew Colangelo said the law doesn’t require that.

“The importance of the case is not a basis for deviating from the standard application of the law,” Colangelo said. “There’s no reason to rewrite the law for this case.”

Merchan agreed with the prosecution and said he won’t impose the requirement the defense requested.

Attorney and podcast host Megyn Kelly discussed Judge Merchan’s refusal to release the jury instructions with legal experts Andy McCarthy and Phil Holloway.

The jurors were given jury instructions on Thursday and they will be exposed to outside influence during the holiday weekend while they are NOT sequestered.

Closing arguments for Alvin Bragg’s ‘hush money’ case against Trump begins next week after the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

WATCH:

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Heather Idoni, a 59 year-old grandmother and mother of 15, has just been sentenced to two years in prison for protesting at an abortion clinic.

Meanwhile, Marilyn Mosby, the corrupt former state’s attorney from Baltimore who was found guilty of perjury and mortgage fraud, is walking free with no jail time.

If our leaders want the people to believe our justice system is fair, they’re doing a terrible job.

Breitbart News reports:

Pro-Life Grandmother Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for 2020 D.C. Abortion Clinic Protest

An eighth pro-life activist was sentenced on Wednesday under the Freedom of Access the Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and “conspiracy against rights” for an abortion clinic protest in Washington, DC, in October 2020.

Heather Idoni, 59, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, with credit for the nine months she has already served since being found guilty in August 2023, the Department of Justice announced.

Seven other pro-life activists were sentenced to years in federal prison last week for protesting at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, DC, an abortion clinic infamous for late-term abortions. Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) activist Lauren Handy, 30, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison with credit for the nine months she has already spent in jail. John Hinshaw, 69, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, and William Goodman, 54, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, both with credit for time served, according to the DOJ…

We have radical leftists on college campuses blocking Jewish students from entering buildings and this is who the DOJ chooses to prosecute.

Heather Idoni was sentenced today to 24 months in prison following her convictions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. She is a mother of 5 and adoptive mother of an additional 10 (!) who has never engaged in violence threats, or any kind of intimidation. pic.twitter.com/cRUJz8pQWd

— Julianne Wiley, the one you were looking for (@julianne_wiley) May 25, 2024

She should have burned down a building, jumped up and down on a police car no, prison for that. SO WRONG!

A complete injustice
Heather Idoni is a 59-year-old grandmother who will now spend a total of 24 months in federal prison for peacefully protesting the slaughter of babies. pic.twitter.com/KvuSjgURF7

— Arthur Windsor (@ArthurWindsor) May 25, 2024

Is there any wonder why trust in our institutions is at an all time low?

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This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire

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The American Dream in Pennsylvania has a price tag: $230,464.

That’s the cost for a family of four to live “comfortably” in The Keystone State.

The tally is based on the “50/30/20 Rule,” which holds that half of a household’s income should be spent on housing and necessities, a third on nonessentials like eating out and entertainment, and the rest on savings and debt.

Here’s the problem: the average household income in Pennsylvania is $100,837, which falls short of the American Dream sticker price by more than a factor of two.

In fact, only 10% of Pennsylvania households have an income that exceeds $200,000. Nine out of ten are nowhere close to living comfortably, according to the standards of financial planners.

To get by, Pennsylvanians are pulling out all the stops.

Cohabitation has skyrocketed. Children and grandchildren of Baby Boomers are moving in with their parents to serve as caregivers in exchange for rent-free living and dipping into their elders’ retirement savings. Culturally, moving back in with your parents in your mid-forties has never been part of the American Dream.

Pennsylvania credit card debt is at an all-time high. Nearly 10% of accounts are delinquent. For many, credit cards serve as temporary supplemental income.

The number of beneficiaries of SNAP federal food benefits has grown 75% despite flat population growth in the Commonwealth. With unemployment at record lows, more Pennsylvanians than ever need help paying for groceries.

With homeownership out of reach, nearly nine renters compete for each available apartment unit throughout the state. Pennsylvania rental rates are growing faster than the national average, especially in tertiary markets like Scranton and Reading.

It is no surprise why Pennsylvania lottery jackpots and gaming revenues have never been higher. Our luck has to change somewhere, right?

Comfort is a central tenet of the American Dream. In the past, savvy leaders understood that comfort is in the eye of the beholder.

From the right, Ronald Reagan championed the American Dream as the freedom to become whoever God intended you to be. With personal responsibility and self-reliance as first principles, comfort is life on your terms.

From the left, Barack Obama portrayed the American Dream through the “Life of Julia,” who enjoys the cradle-to-grave helping hand of government. Through social equality and egalitarianism as core values, comfort is life free of risk.

What both visions have in common is that they deliberately avoid kitchen table politics. They do so for two reasons.

First, for a long time, the difference between expectation and reality wasn’t so great. Voters accepted the status quo.

Second, in a sense, voting is a negotiation. Political parties are organized solely to win. In a negotiation, the political party who names its price first loses.

Pennsylvanians know they are losing. Bootstrapping one’s way to success seems a fantasy when daily life is riskier than ever. The gap between expectation and reality is fueling palpable resentment and anger.

Times have changed. Talk is cheap. Comfort costs $230,464.

For today’s policymakers, the math is simple but daunting: double household incomes, or halve household expenses.

Pennsylvania State House Democrats have pushed for corporate tax cuts, record public education funding, increasing property tax rebates for seniors, and more mass transit support.

Pennsylvania State Senate Republicans passed the largest personal income tax cut in state history, repeal of a century-old tax on electricity, and school choice for families trapped in failing schools.

These are the current table stakes for the annual budget negotiations going on in Harrisburg. All these proposals can get enough votes to become law. But would they double incomes or halve costs for Pennsylvania families?

Maybe, but probably not quickly enough to rescue many Pennsylvanians from drowning. At least policymakers in Harrisburg are trying to use the tools they have at their disposal. But state government can only do so much.

There is little evidence that voters are paying attention to much of it, anyway. For now, Pennsylvanians are more focused on immediate survival.

They will reengage this fall. Until then, here’s hoping a scratch-off ticket hits.

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The Democrats can’t win unless they cheat which is why they are fiercely fighting to block voter ID laws.

Democrat gutter lawyer Marc Elias has filed at least two lawsuits to stop Repair The Vote’s attempt to introduce voter ID laws in Nevada.

Marc Elias is best known for his work promoting Hillary Clinton’s fake Russia dossier in 2016 and doing the dirty work for the Democrat machine to make sure there are no voter ID laws.

Marc Elias

Marc Elias and the corrupt Democrat party took a huge loss on Friday.

In a unanimous decision, the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of the voter ID ballot initiative spearheaded by Repair the Vote PAC.

“The initiative, filed in early November, would amend the State Constitution to require that all persons voting in person present an approved photo identification before being provided a ballot. It also requires that voters submitting a mail-in ballot provide additional verification of their identity when completing their mail-in ballot.” – The Nevada Globe reported.

“We are thrilled but not surprised with the Nevada State Supreme Court’s decision,” said David Gibbs, Chairman of Repair the Vote. “This ruling is a triumph for democracy and the rule of law, in the face of desperate efforts by radical opponents of this reform to strip Nevada voters of the opportunity to make their voices heard on this issue. By implementing voter ID requirements, we are taking a crucial step towards safeguarding our elections and restoring public confidence in Nevada’s electoral process.”

“Now, we need 102,362 signatures by June 26 to get this on the 2024 ballot. At least 25,591 signatures must come from each of Nevada’s 4 congressional districts,” Keystone Corporation, a political advocacy group in Nevada said on X.

**PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION**

Supporters, visit https://keystonenevada.com/event-5744692 to learn how to sign the petition.

BREAKING: Nevada Supreme Court rules 7-0 in favor of the Voter ID ballot initiative! This is a huge victory for election integrity, spearheaded by Repair the Vote PAC & Keystone Board Member David Gibbs.

Now, we need 102,362 signatures by June 26 to get this on the 2024… pic.twitter.com/CPvDAmBnP4

— Keystone Corporation (@KeystoneCorpNV) May 24, 2024

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Yet another electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has confirmed that it will lay off a significant number of employees as consumers turn back towards gas-powered alternatives.

Around 400 employees, equivalent to six percent of the company’s employees, will lose their jobs as the company seeks to cut costs.

Reuters reported:

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A judge on Friday denied Alec Baldwin’s motion to throw out the manslaughter case.

In January Alec Baldwin was indicted by a grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal ‘Rust’ shooting.

If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison.

NBC News reported:

Alec Baldwin is set to stand trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after a New Mexico judge denied the actor’s bid to dismiss the case Friday.

Baldwin, who has pleaded not guilty, is set to go to trial in July.

“We look forward to our day in court,” Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, attorneys for Alec Baldwin, said in a statement Friday.

Judge Mary Marlowe’s decision comes after she heard oral arguments from Baldwin lawyers and prosecutors in a Santa Fe court on May 17.

During that hearing, special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey said, referring to Baldwin, that “the actor has responsibility for the firearms once it is in their hands.”

Last year, Alec Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.

Halyna Hutchins

Baldwin shot and killed 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins and injured 48-year-old Joel Souza on the movie set of ‘Rust’ in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October 2021.

Prosecutors requested a second analysis of the gun Alec Baldwin used.

Firearms expert Lucien Haag concluded the gun Alec Baldwin used on set had not been modified.

“Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” firearms expert Lucien Haag wrote.

“From an examination of the fired cartridge case and the operationally restored evidence revolver, this fatal incident was the consequence of the hammer being manually retracted to its fully rearward and cocked position followed, at some point, by the pull or rearward depression of the trigger,” Haag wrote.

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We sure dodged a bullet!

Bill and Hillary Clinton on Thursday evening attended the Kenya State Dinner at the White House.

Hillary looked frumpy in her signature moo-moo style dress.

Bill Clinton pointed to a portrait of Hillary as he arrived and said, “I like the girl behind you there.”

“It’s wonderful to be back,” Hillary Clinton said to a reporter.

WATCH:

Clintons arrives White House state dinner for Kenya

Pres. Clinton points to portrait of First Lady Hillary Clinton: “I like the girl behind you there.” pic.twitter.com/AVa26abpEZ

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) May 24, 2024

Barack Obama made a surprise appearance Thursday evening.

@BarackObama is in the house tonight for the State Dinner for Kenya! Three presidents tonight under one roof!

Not bad! pic.twitter.com/kyK8OQ4Epd

— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) May 24, 2024

Joe Biden’s embattled son Hunter Biden was spotted at the Kenya State Dinner.

Great to see Hunter Biden at tonight’s State Dinner at the White House. Despite everything Republicans have put him through, nothing can come between Hunter and his dad. The Biden family stands strong. pic.twitter.com/WFfLVnjzcD

— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) May 24, 2024

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Tania Fernandez Anderson

Tania Fernandez Anderson is a far-left Boston City Councilor for District 7 and the first Muslim to serve on the Boston City Council.

Anderson was forced to redo her oath of office when it was discovered that she refused to swear the oath required of elected officials, pledging her allegiance to the United States and carrying out her duties with “impartiality.”

Stop voting for Democrats who hate this country.

Democrat Boston City Council member Tania Fernandez Anderson should be removed from office since she refused to pledge an Oath to uphold the United States Constitution.

Why must we placate traitors who despise us? pic.twitter.com/ewueltpCjT

— Nick Koutrakos (@NickKoutrakos) February 21, 2024

Anderson has developed a reputation for concerning behavior, including lecturing her peers about the importance of “accountability” for public servants despite having an abysmal attendance record herself.

Anderson made headlines in 2022 when she called for the city to declare Mahsa Amini’s birthday as “Boston Hijab Day.”

Amini was murdered by Iranian Regime thugs while in police custody for not wearing a hijab.

Anderson’s behavior, which includes a call to “dismantle the White backdrop” in America and “create a revolution,” has caused concern among even her liberal colleagues, according to Fox News, who spoke with a source who described her wild antics and threats.

Fox News reports:

The source is a city hall employee, who requested anonymity because council member Tania Fernandes Anderson has created an “unhealthy” environment. The employee believes Fernandes Anderson is a “troubled person,” who uses accusations of racism to get people to fall in line. The source discussed the challenges of having someone in the city’s government who has been – in their view – hostile, verbally abusive and antisemitic.

“People are intimidated by her. And that intimidation does work,” the source said. They said some members would give into her because “no one want[s] to disagree with Tania because she’s unpredictable.”

In a December 2021 interview,  Anderson stated her goals in office “will be about equity and I hope we don’t have too many disagreements in there. I think that systemic racism is long overdue for us to overthrow it in order for us to create a revolution that brings about change.”

According to the source, Anderson has become known for public outbursts, swearing, yelling, and screaming during public city council meetings.

“The last thing someone wants is to be labeled as a racist in this city,” the source said.

Fernandes Anderson refers to her own tirades as giving “smoke.”

“It’s a threat. I feel like it’s a threat,” the source said about her comments.

In August 2022, Anderson called the city council “depraved” and “stupidly racially divided” because they refused to side with her on redistricting.

“I can’t even call you guys cowards because desperation deserves mercy,” Fernandes Anderson told her colleagues. “Your votes here sometimes are racist… I am here to represent every Black woman and man in the community.”

“What the f— do I have to do in this f—ing council to get respect as a Black woman,” she yelled, while slamming her fist on the table.

Watch:

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We have been reporting here in TGP for quite a while on the inevitable consequences of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cancelling elections and extending his rule via martial law.

Read: UKRAINE DARKNESS: Zelensky’s Mandate Expires Today – Streets Are Empty as Men Hide From New Conscription Law – MSM Questions the Power of Presidential Aide Andy Yermak – Power Outages All Over the Country

Last November, Zelensky canceled elections planned for March or April, saying it would be ‘utterly irresponsible’ to hold elections during the war.

After his constitutional mandate expired on May 21, as was widely expected, the Russian side immediately started not recognizing him anymore as head of state.

Sputnik reported:

“President Zelensky’s legitimacy has expired, and Russia will proceed from this fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

‘Of course, we are aware that the legitimacy of the current head of state [of Ukraine] has ended’, Putin said at a press conference in Minsk on Friday after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Putin recommended anyone looking for answers regarding Zelensky’s legal status to look to the Ukrainian Constitution – which does not authorize the artificial extension of his presidential term under the pretext of martial law.”

Reelected in a landslide, Putin does not recognize Zelensky anymore.

Belarusian Lukashenko echoed Putin’s assessment, hinting that the real deciders are in Washington, not Kiev.

Meanwhile, “A defiant Zelensky has rejected questions on his legitimacy from his critics in Ukraine, and from Kiev’s Western ‘partners’. ‘My five-year term is not over yet. It is continuing due to martial law’, Zelensky told Reuters on Tuesday.”

Kiev will consider anyone who doubts Zelensky’s legitimacy ‘enemies of Ukraine’.

Putin emphasized that Russia remains ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine but accounting for the current realities on the ground – but NOT with an illegitimate President.

“If and when such negotiations resume, ‘we must be completely confident that we are dealing with legitimate authorities. This question must be answered in Ukraine itself. First of all, I believe, from the position of the parliament, the Constitutional Court, some other government bodies’, Putin said.”

Read more:

Ukrainian Frontline Colonel Admits Country Will Have To Cede Territories to Russia in Peace Negotiations – Calls It ‘A Victory’

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