Majid Padellan, better known by his Twitter handle “BrooklynDad_Defiant!” was paid a cool $57,088 in the latter half of 2020 for aggressively pushing the Democrat establishment line against thousands of outraged and disillusioned progressives refusing to be guilted into “voting Blue, no matter who” in the run-up to November’s elections. …
Read More »Top Biden admin officials to meet Chinese delegation in Alaska for first Washington-Beijing talks of his presidency
The US officials are scheduled to “discuss a range of issues” with China’s Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a short statement issued by the State Department said on Wednesday, without providing any further details about the upcoming …
Read More »Michigan health department hit with lawsuit over its refusal to share nursing home data amid comparisons to Cuomo’s cover-up
Journalist Charlie LeDuff launched a Freedom of Information suit against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, accusing the agency of withholding data linked to coronavirus deaths in nursing homes without legal basis. “Not only does the public have the right to know this information, we have …
Read More »Cuomo’s accuser says he ‘reached under her blouse & groped her’ in most damning sexual harassment claim yet
The woman, whose name was not revealed, but who is a member of the embattled governor’s Executive Chamber staff, reportedly said that Cuomo invited her to his official residence under the pretext of sorting out some minor technical issue with his phone. After the staffer, who according to a Times …
Read More »Suspected human remains discovered by Met Police searching for missing woman Sarah Everard, cop still in custody
Everard, 33, disappeared on March 3 while walking home to Brixton from a friend’s apartment in Clapham. A man in his 40s who is a serving Metropolitan Police officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command is being held on suspicion of murder as well as on a separate allegation …
Read More »McConnell says Capitol security measures not warranted by any ‘serious threats’ & remind him of Kabul
“I’m extremely uncomfortable with the fact that my constituents can’t come to the Capitol. With all this razor wire around the complex, it reminds me of my last visit to Kabul,” the Kentucky Senator told reporters on Wednesday, adding “I just checked earlier this morning. There are no serious threats …
Read More »Censorship-happy Twitter suddenly concerned about ‘public conversation’ as Russia cracks down on illegal content
On Wednesday, Russia began throttling Twitter as a way of pressuring the San Francisco-based company to remove over 3,100 posts found to be in violation of Russian law. Specifically, this includes 450 instances of child pornography and more than 2,500 incitements to underage suicide. Twitter responded by saying it was …
Read More »Twitter becomes concerned about ‘PUBLIC CONVERSATION’ after slowdown in Russia and 4% stock slide
“We are aware of reports that Twitter is being intentionally slowed down broadly and indiscriminately in Russia due to apparent content removal concerns,” the San Francisco-based company said in a statement on Wednesday, adding it was “deeply concerned by increased attempts to block and throttle online public conversation.” Twitter stock …
Read More »Michigan bill to require trans student athletes to compete under gender ‘identified at birth’ as 20 states mull similar laws
Introduced by GOP state Senator Lana Theis on Wednesday, the measure will require that public school sports programs designate male and female teams, allowing student athletes to compete only on teams that align with their “biological sex.” “Very simply, my bill will ensure that, in school sports in Michigan, student …
Read More »US Congress passes long-awaited $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, Biden to sign it by end of week
The final vote on Wednesday saw 220 representatives in favor and 211 opposed, breaking mostly along party lines. Republicans who opposed the bill were joined by one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine). President Joe Biden is expected to sign the ARP sometime on Friday. While the House adopted a stimulus …
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