Last Call
Last Call: April 03, 2021
What a lazy day. That’s what happens when you get together with folks (my son and the daughter in law I like) you haven’t hung out with in a few months. But, now that they’re MORE
Year: 2021
Books
John Boehner says out loud what most of us think: “PS, Ted Cruz, go fuck yourself”
In a Merlot drenched audio recording of his new book, John Boehner went off script and told Senator Cruz what many of would like to tell Ted Cruz: “Freedom means that you can be a MORE
News
Flanked by supporters, Kemp doubles down his defense of Georgia election law following All-Star Game fallout
ATLANTA — A fired-up Gov. Brian Kemp continued his defense of the Georgia election reform law on Saturday, and continued to hit at the Major League Baseball’s decision to move the 2021 MLB All-Star Game from Georgia. MORE
Civil Rights
Trump Supporters Condemn ‘Woke-a-Cola,’ Will Drink Pepsi Instead
Own the Libs Again! Supporters of former president Donald Trump have declared they will boycott Coca-Cola after the company said it opposed Georgia’s new voting law. Trump, who reportedly had a Diet Coke button installed MORE
Hate Crime
Here’s what was revealed in the first week of the Derek Chauvin trial
The first week of the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death concluded Friday with the longest-serving member of the police department testifying that it was “totally unnecessary” MORE
Gun Violence
The new, yet old, normal: Mass shootings
Police are investigating two, new shootings; one in North Carolina where a gun nut opened fire at a house party in North Carolina that killed three people and wounded four others. The other took place MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It was Opening Day for baseball yesterday, and as Michiganders have been known to refer to it before, it was Sno-pening Day. If the thought of bundling up with your cold beer and hot dog MORE
News
Two Dead at U.S. Capitol Include Police Officer and 25-year-old Suspect
A man drove a car into a security barricade at the Capitol complex on Friday afternoon, and was shot by police after jumping out of his car and lunging at the officers with a knife. MORE
Civil Rights
MLB Moves 2021 All-Star Game Out of Atlanta in Response to Georgia Voting Restrictions
In response to the recent measures undertaken by the state of Georgia to change election regulations, Major League Baseball has decided to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game and first-year player draft out of Atlanta. The MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 04/01/21
Not only did we miss some headlines, we missed the missed headlines blog as well so,…here we go: With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that MORE
Live Discussions
Watch the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin: Day Five
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on the criminal trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was caught on film kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during a fatal May 2020 arrest. He MORE
Coronavirus
Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The United States may not need AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday. Fauci says the U.S. has enough contracts MORE
Coronavirus
Vaccine commission in Germany says people under 60 shouldn’t receive AstraZeneca second dose
A German vaccine commission is recommending that people under 60 who have already received their first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine should get the mRNA based Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their second shot 12 MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 13
Happy Friday, News Viewers…… it’s 7ish in the morning, and I overslept…..I woke up to the sound of……..wait, there is NO sound…..meaning for the first time in several days, the wind has stopped blowing. This MORE
News
DOJ and New York Times Looking at Receipts That Matt Gaetz Paid Women
The Justice Department’s investigation into Matt Gaetz and an indicted Florida tax collector is focusing on alleged involvement with multiple women who were recruited online and paid cash. Text messages and payment receipts have been MORE
News
Gaetz Showed Nude Photos of Women He Said He’d Slept With to Lawmakers
(CNN)Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when he arrived on Capitol Hill as a conservative firebrand on TV and staunch MORE
News
New Lawsuit Alleges Epstein Threatened to Feed a Woman He Raped to Alligators
According to a new lawsuit, Jeffrey Epstein threatened a woman that he would feed her to alligators in a large body of water, where he said other girls in the past had been devoured. “Jane MORE
Daily Shootings
A School Called Police After a Kindergartner With Down Syndrome Pointed a Finger Gun at Her Teacher
Mom Says They Went too Far Maggie Gaines called on the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District to update its threat assessment policy after her 6-year-old daughter Margot was questioned by administrators for making a gun gesture at MORE
US
Oklahoma cop found guilty of murdering Oklahoma police chief at Pensacola Beach hotel
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A jury on Wednesday found Michael Nealey guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Oklahoma police chief Lucky Miller at a Pensacola Beach hotel in November 2019. Miller, 44, was the MORE
News
Case Against Gaetz Associate Joel Greenberg Expands
Joel Greenberg was once a rising political personality in Seminole County, Florida, who unseated an incumbent for county tax collector. He won a battle for his deputies to carry guns on their tax collecting jobs, MORE
Live Discussions
Watch the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin: Day Four
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on the criminal trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was caught on film kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during a fatal May 2020 arrest. He MORE
Immigration
Video shows smugglers dropping 2 children from 14-foot border fence into US
The children, a 5-year-old girl, and a 3-year-old girl are sisters from Ecuador. Smugglers were caught on camera dropping two young children from the top of a 14-foot-high border fence separating the United States and Mexico, MORE
Newscasts
Governor Kemp defends his state’s new voter suppression law
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp defended his state’s new voter suppression law and dismissed the corporate backlash it’s faced on CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell.’ “I’m glad to deal with it,” Kemp said, referencing the backlash from business MORE
Gun Violence
And another mass shooting in the US of A; this time Southern California
Four people, including a child, are dead after a suspect opened fire at an office building in Southern California, according to police. Details were scarce late Wednesday night regarding the incident in Orange, California, but MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 03/31/21
With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that you may find interesting and worth discussing. Please feel free to post ‘headlines’ you would like to share MORE