Coffee Talk
Coffee Talk
Good morning, NewsViewers, welcome back to another edition of Coffee Talk, where you can wake up with us regardless of your level of divine caffeination. Once again, you’ve entered a free chat zone, where it’s MORE
News
Senator Miss Lindsey Graham declares tens of thousands of Brazilian immigrants ‘wearing designer clothes and Gucci bags’ are headed for Connecticut
Miss Lindsey took to many GQPers favorite ‘news’ show, Hannity, to make the outlandish claim that thousands Brazilians illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and headed to Connecticut “wearing designer clothes and Gucci bags.” The fanatical, MORE
2020 Elections
Georgia judge dismisses case alleging election fraud in Fulton County; the Former Guy has a meltdown
Superior Court Judge Brian Amero dismissed a lawsuit brought forth by a bunch of MAGAts who ‘sought to inspect absentee ballots from last year’s presidential election.’ His decision to dismiss the case came a day MORE
In case you missed it:
In case you missed it: Headlines 10/13/21
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
State News
Michigan Capitol Rally Seeks Forensic Audit and “Revolution”
Trump supporters at a Michigan Capitol rally on Tuesday were seeking a “forensic audit” of the 2020 election in which President Biden won the state by more than 150,000 votes. The rally was promoted by MORE
Ohio's Finest
Jim Jordan Wants to Ban All Vaccine Mandates
Before children can attend schools in Ohio, they must be fully immunized against, among other things, polio, measles, hepatitis B, chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. But Rep. Jim Jordan (Idiot-Ohio) tweeted that Ohio should ban MORE
Health
FDA’s new guidelines will drastically reduce sodium content in our prepared meals
On Wednesday, the FDA issued new guidelines that call on processed food manufactures and chain restaurants to reduce added sodium in their food products by at least twelve percent over the next 2 1/2 years. MORE
Religion
Drunk Pastor Allegedly Tried to Kill Two Deputies by Ramming Car into Their Vehicle
LE††UCE PREY Deputies said they got a call about David Jones, a pastor at the Hilton Oaks Baptist Church in the city of Ferndale Michigan, doing something suspicious on Oct. 6 at a convenience store, MORE
Live Discussions
Live Wednesday Morning: Kirk in Space
OK, where’s Spock? Uhura? Chekov and Sulu? Join us to watch William Shatner leave the soundstage; he says he’s most excited about coming back down. … . Where art meets reality, here on News Views. MORE
Economy
President Biden to address the supply chain challenges
On Wednesday, President Biden will address the supply chain issues the United States has experienced since the beginning of the pandemic. Major retailers have warned us about ‘shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday MORE
Business
Big Businesses in Texas Are Ignoring Gov. Abbott’s Vaccine Mandate Ban
On Oct. 11, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott—who has opposed masking but came under fire from a Republican political rival recently for allegedly failing to push back hard enough on federal vaccine mandates—took a strong stand against vaccine mandates, issuing MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 10/12/21
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
Economy
A Record Number of Workers Have Quit Their Jobs, Empowered By New Leverage
A record number of people have quit their jobs, inspired by a combination of factors that include ample opportunities elsewhere and better pay. In August, about 2.9% of the workforce, or 4.3 million people walked MORE
Nutter Watch
Shirtless Ohio Man climbs electric substation, leaving thousands without power
More than 3,600 Ohio Edison customers in Clark County were left without power for hours after an unnamed man climbed on top of an electric substation around noon and refused to come down, WHIO reported. MORE
US
Texas Elections Administrator Resigns From County Trump Won With 81% of The Vote
An elections administrator in Hood County, Texas, submitted her resignation on Friday following pressure from residents and officials loyal to Donald Trump to force her out of office. Michele Carew had overseen many elections over MORE
Religion
Franklin Graham Rushes to Defend Lt. Governor Who Calls LGBTQ People ‘Filth’
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has doubled down on comments where he called members of the LGBT community “filth” despite calls for him to resign. “There’s no reason anybody anywhere in America should be MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: October 12, 2021
Good morning, News Viewers and Happy Tuesday; we got through another Monday and that’s a good thing. I actually remembered to get today’s free chat thread scheduled and ready to post. I love naps but MORE
Sports
Las Vegas Raiders’ coach Jon Gruden ‘cancelled’ after more nasty emails surface
Owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Mark Allen, just ‘cancelled’ Jon Gruden’s position as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the New York Times uncovered seven years worth of emails in which Gruden MORE
Pandemic Morons
Governor Abbott issues an EO banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including for private employers and businesses
WHEREAS, COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged for those eligible to receive one, but must always be voluntary for Texans; and WHEREAS, I issued Executive Orders GA-35, GA-38, and GA-39 to prohibitgovernmental entities and certain others MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 10/11/21
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
Florida Man
Florida Man Blows Up His House While Reloading Ammo
GUNZ Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says the man told crews he was reloading “small arms ammunition” inside his home when the explosion happened. He added that there were about six pounds of smokeless powder in MORE
2022 Election
Chuck Grassley Accepts Trump’s Endorsement
The GOP establishment as much as endorsed Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2024 on Saturday in Iowa, as senior Senator Chuck Grassley warmly welcomed the former guy’s endorsement for his own bid for re-election in 2022. MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Happy Monday News Viewers; welcome to Free Range, our Monday Free Chat with an environmental bent. This week is “Animals in the News” which happens to be a regular feature in The Atlantic (but I MORE
Environment
What if We Aren’t the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?
Earth scientists at the turn of the century, Gavin Schmidt among them, were enthralled by a 56-million-year-old segment of geologic history known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). What most intrigued them was its resemblance to our MORE
Ohio's Finest
Ohio Paraplegic Pulled From Car, Thrown to Ground By Police
According to Dayton Police, Clifford Owensby and his car were pulled over because the windows were tinted too darkly. Police in Ohio forcibly pulled a paraplegic man out of his vehicle and threw him to MORE