Today’s blog will consist of both news and a free chat of sorts. As usual, post the headlines we may have missed and feel free to chit and chat and enjoy one another’s company!
Comic Relief and Faux MAGAt Outrage:
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
Harris made the surprise trip to New York City with the election looming, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning in favor of NBC’s iconic sketch comedy show, where she was hoping to generate buzz and appeal to a nationwide audience.
Harris came to New York on Air Force Two after an early evening campaign stop Saturday on in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was scheduled to head to Detroit, but once in the air, aides said she’d be making an unscheduled stop and the plane landed at LaGuardia Airport.
Harris arrived at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, where “SNL” tapes, shortly after 8 p.m., enough time for a quick rehearsal before the show airs live at 11:30 p.m. It is the final “SNL” episode before Election Day on Tuesday.
The visit wasn’t previously announced and an official familiar with Harris’ planning only officially confirmed it for reporters traveling with the vice president moments before the live airing began. The official insisted on anonymity to discuss plans before they were made public
⚠️Garbage Alert⚠️: Kamala Harris’ surprise appearance on ‘SNL’ accused of ‘ripping off’ Trump’s 2015 Fallon skit — and a Hillary Clinton joke 16 years ago
The presidential hopeful’s surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” has been accused of blatantly ripping off a 2015 TV skit by her rival, former President Donald Trump — as well as ill-fated turns by Hillary Clinton, including one just before she lost to Trump.
Who is this asshole^^^, you ask?
FCC Commissioner Wrote A Project 2025 Chapter—Democrats Want Him Investigated Over It
House Democrats called Wednesday (July 2024) for an ethics investigation into Federal Communications Commission leader Brendan Carr, arguing he improperly used his office after the commissioner authored a chapter in the controversial Project 2025 policy agenda that lays out a blueprint for former President Donald Trump to overhaul the executive branch.
Updates:
Ex-officer Brett Hankison violated Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in deadly raid, jury finds
A jury found Hankison guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights by firing into her apartment. He was acquitted on a second count. None of his shots hit anyone.
A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.
The jury also acquitted Brett Hankison of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor.
Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police in the March 13, 2020, raid, but not by Hankison and he was not charged with her death.
Health:
Do the Covid vaccines provide long-lasting protection?
The CDC is recommending that older adults get a second Covid shot in the spring. How durable are the vaccines?
In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus.
The agency now recommends that people ages 65 and up and those with weakened immune systems get a second dose of the 2024-25 vaccine six months after their first dose.
2024 Election:
The Fascist Guy:
The Gang Of Dangerous Dumbasses:
More Calls For Violence:
Sainsplain this 💩, MAGAts!
The Worst, Stupidest, and Weirdest People in the World:
Joe’s Garbage Pail Pals:
‘Leon’s Lunatic Mom:
Pennsylvania officials denounce Halloween float appearing to depict Harris tied to golf cart
The local volunteer fire department that organizes the parade in Mount Pleasant apologized for the “offensive participants.”
Outrage has followed the release of a video from a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania that seemed to depict Vice President Kamala Harris tied to a golf cart carrying a man wearing a mask of former President Donald Trump.
The float moved along a main street in Mount Pleasant, a town of about 4,000 people located 45 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The event was hosted by the local volunteer fire department.
In the video, a woman wearing a red suit walks slowly — and apparently tied — behind the golf cart, which is also carrying two men dressed like Secret Service agents and a man dressed like a sniper. What appeared to be a replica of an assault rifle is affixed to the hood of the vehicle, which has a Trump sign on the front.
From the MarKODA Files-The McLunatic Edition:
Craven Assholes:
😂Stefanik on gender voting gap: ‘Trump’s campaign has strong, intelligent women’🤡
“I think it’s important for viewers to know that President Trump is doing better among women than Kamala Harris is doing among men. There is a significant gender gap, but President Trump is overperforming. Kamala Harris is significantly underperforming,” Stefanik told anchor Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” when asked about the gender gap.
State News:
Ohio’s Finest:
Two Canton officers who were involved in the April death of Frank Tyson, who died while in police custody, have been charged with reckless homicide, according to inmate records from the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
The records show Camden Burch and Beau Schoenegge, both 24, were booked into the Stark County Jail on Friday. Stark County Prosecuting Attorney Kyle L. Stone confirmed the indictment for reckless homicide — a third-degree felony — in a press conference Saturday afternoon.
