Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 6
Happy Friday News Viewers and welcome to our Friday Free Chat, where topics collide…. (My new movie title☺️) where topics flow freely, where we discuss and agree or we don’t agree, while we attempt to MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - ICYMI: February 08, 2024
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Politics
Special Counsel Won’t Charge Biden for his Handling of Classified Docs, Despite Evidence he ‘Willfully Retained’ Materials
Special counsel Robert Hur “We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter,” said Hur’s report summarizing his yearlong probe. “We would conclude the same even if there was no policy against charging MORE
Sedition
Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Ordered to Report to Prison
Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump who was convicted of contempt of Congress, has been ordered to report to prison after a judge denied Navarro’s effort to stay out of prison MORE
Russia
Anti-War Candidate Barred from Running Against Putin in Election for President
CNN reports, “Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further clears the country’s political landscape of opponents to Vladimir Putin. The decision was MORE
Live Discussions
SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Whether Trump Can Remain on Colorado’s Primary Ballot
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on whether Colorado can boot the Orange Ass from the ballot. Oral arguments should begin at 10AM ET/7AM PT.
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Liveblog - ICYMI: February 07, 2024
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News
Trump Says Bud Light Should be Given a “Second Chance” After Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
Citizen Donald Trump is asking his supporters to give Anheuser-Busch a “second chance” after Bud Light’s marketing promotion last year with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney sparked a backlash among some customers. Citizen Trump’s message MORE
News
IRS Has Designated Satanic Temple a Tax-Exempt Church
The Salem, Massachusetts-based organization provided The Associated Press with a notice it recently received communicating its new tax-exempt status. The letter used a code that classifies it as a “church or a convention or association MORE
The GQP Clown House
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Elise Stefanik Introduce a Resolution Declaring TFG Did Not Engage in an Insurrection
Reps. Matt PedoGaetz and ‘Sold Her Soul’ Elise Stefanik introduced a resolution on Tuesday that TFG “did not engage in insurrection.” The resolution says little more than that, in fact: “Resolved, That it is the MORE
Politics
House Republicans Fail To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
In a stunning blow to GOP leaders, the House rejected an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, after a number of Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the vote. The final vote MORE
crime
Jennifer Crumbley Verdict Announced in First Case of Parent Charged for Child’s School Shooting
From ABC, The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students at Oxford High School in November 2021.Crumbley was charged with MORE
Animals
UPDATE: Pod of Killer Whales Trapped in Ice Off Japan
UPDATE: Trapped orcas escape from drift ice near Japan But on Wednesday, officials reported back saying their latest monitoring trip appeared to show the whales had moved away from the space. “We believe they were MORE
2024 Election
Who might Trump choose as VP? The possibilities are endless. . . .
House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) have both emerged as top contenders to be Trump’s vice president, and both appear to consider the other as a threat. The Daily Beast discusses recent reporting MORE
Breaking News
“Winning!” Appeals Court Holds TFG Does Not Have Presidential Immunity in 2020 Election Interference Case
“For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he MORE
MAGAts
Putin’s Puppet, Tucker Carlson, Visits Russia; May Have Interviewed Putin
Although just speculative and unconfirmed at this point but the fired and Fox ‘News’ host, TuKKKer KKKarlson may have conducted an interview with his puppet master, Vladimir Putin. If the rumors prove true, TucKKKer, will MORE
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Liveblog - ICYMI: February 05, 2024
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Entertainment
The 66th Grammys: ” joyous, slick, thoughtful, with some striking performances and raw acceptance speeches.”
Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell stole the show; Miley Cyrus knocked it out of the park; Taylor Swift broke records , Billy Elish won best song, and Victoria Monet won for best new artist, Jay-Z MORE
Health
Science Denying Anti Vaxxers Spreading Misinformation About Measles Again
As outbreaks of measles spread throughout the world, anti-vaccine activists aren’t just urging people not to get vaccinated — they’re taking a page from a well-worn playbook, falsely downplaying the dangers from the highly contagious respiratory MORE
crime
Who Stole—and Burned—This Jackie Robinson Statue?
The bronze statue of Jackie Robinson was unveiled in Wichita in early 2021. In late January, perpetrators cut off the statue at the ankles, leaving only a pair of shoes (right). Police are investigating the MORE
Opinion
Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’
Ann Coulter didn’t mince her words when asked what former president Donald Trump could do to “help us take America back.” “Maybe he could die?” she wrote on X. The one-time MAGA supporter—and author of MORE
Weekend Wrap Up
Liveblog - Weekend Wrap-Up: February 04, 2024
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 MORE
Immigration
Update: Texas Governor Abbott’s Political Theater and the MAGA Truck Convoy frustrate Locals
The Republican Governors showing up in support of what appears to be a publicity stunt on the part of Greg Abbott as election time nears. Texas is continuing to erect razor wire across a 29-mile MORE
Environment
A “Double Brood” of Cicadas is coming in April, a Phenomenon which occurs every 221 years.
Billions of Cicadas. The last time this double brood event occurred, Thomas Jefferson was President. The next co-emergence of these broods won’t happen for another 221 years in the year 2245. “When the soil temperature MORE
Classified Documents Case
Jack Smith Files Rebuttal to False Assertions Trump Alleges in Classified Documents Case
The 68-page document began with what Smith’s team described as an effort to correct false assertions the former president had made about the nature of the case against him. Special counsel Jack Smith used a routine legal MORE