Actress Filed a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti

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When celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested for domestic violence allegations last week, it was initially reported that the woman he had a confrontation with was his ex-wife. We now know that to be false. The woman involved in that incident is 20-year-old actress Mareli Miniutti, who just filed a domestic violence restraining order against Avenatti, The Blast reported.

Avenatti was arrested on Wednesday when a felony domestic violence report was made against him. According to a TMZ law enforcement source, Miniutti’s face was “swollen and bruised” from the incident that took place on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she was reportedly seen with sunglasses covering her face, screaming into her cell phone, “I can’t believe you did this to me.” (Read more from “Actress Filed a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti” HERE)

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Pastor Asks Man Dressed as a ‘Drag Queen’ to Leave Church

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A pastor asked a young male who showed up for a religious service in drag to go home and put on “man clothes.”

“I hold a standard in here,” Chicago Pastor Antonio Rocquemore said to the man dressed in women’s clothing. “Whatever you do on the outside is your business, but I would not let drag queens come in here.”

“When you come into this house, if you’re a man, dress as a man; if you’re a woman, dress as a woman,” added the pastor.

As Rocquemore continued to explain his request to the man, using the incident as a teachable moment, shouts of “amen” and applause from the congregation grew to a crescendo. . .

The brief drama which took place at Powerhouse International Ministries was captured in a cell phone video and posted along with a profanity-laden paragraph on Facebook by Christian James Lhuillier. Since it was first uploaded four days ago, the video has been viewed nearly a half million times. (Read more from “Pastor Asks Man Dressed as a ‘Drag Queen’ to Leave Church” HERE)

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Watch: Trump Supporters ‘Attacked’ During Protest

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By The Blaze. Outside of the CNN headquarters in Atlanta, some Trump supporters were there in MAGA hats and carrying signs protesting “fake news” over the weekend when a man bumrushed them, apparently in an anti-Trump or pro-CNN rage.

Patrick Howley posted the video at Big League Politics this weekend, and we’ve put “attack” in quotes because, well, as The Right Scoop put it in their post, “it’s almost laughable because the guy is so pathetic.”

The key here, of course, being “almost” laughable, because it’s also insane and overwrought and a sign of how bad things are . . .

You can hear the guy, once he’s on the ground and pepper sprayed and busted, feebly yelling “Fox News is fake news.” (Read more from “Watch: Trump Supporters ‘Attacked’ During Protest” HERE)

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Supporter Assaulted While Wearing Trump Hat

By The Hill. An Arizona man said he was assaulted recently while wearing one of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hats.

Jonathan Sparks said he was walking in downtown Tucson, Ariz., wearing one of Trump’s signature red campaign hats and holding a pro-GOP sign before last week’s midterm elections when he was attacked, KVOA News 4 reported Tuesday.

“I felt a very strong grasp on my hat. It pulled me back and grabbed a lot of hair,” Sparks said. “The assailant jumped onto my ankle from behind and so I, not knowing my ankle was broken into four pieces, I turned around to grab and take the hat back.”

Sparks told the TV station that he and the assailant both fell to the ground.

“Then I heard the words Hitler, Nazi and Trump. He was shouting things like that,” Sparks said. “He came over the top of me and over and over again, he hit me.”

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School Bans Expensive Coats – Including Christmas Gifts – to Avoid ‘Poverty Shaming’

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By The Blaze. . .Parents of students at Woodchurch High School [in England] were reportedly given a letter from the school that stated, “Pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian [sic] Goose and Monclair [sic] coats after the Christmas break.” . . .

About 46 percent of the school’s students are considered low-income, according to reports. For example, the school provides free sanitary products and limits backpacks to a certain type, so parents aren’t pressured to buy ones that are more expensive. . .

Woodchurch is an open-admission co-ed secondary school serving 11-to 16-year-olds, the Washington Post reported. It’s also a Church of England academy and cites a ‘Christian Ethos’ as a part of its learning environment. The school also strives to celebrate diversity and make everyone feel welcome. . .

“Canada Goose opened its first flagship stores in Toronto and New York in 2016. And its coats are hardly the preserve of iconoclast explorers,” according to the Washington Post. “They’re ubiquitous in well-heeled circles, prompting backlash and making the coats a potent symbol of vexed class dynamics.”

The coats could cause problems for students whose parents can’t afford the $1,000 Canada Goose jackets, which feature an inverted North Pole and maple leaves. (Read more from “School Bans Expensive Coats – Including Christmas Gifts – to Avoid ‘Poverty Shaming’” HERE)

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School Bans Designer Coats to Stop ‘Poverty Shaming’

. . .Headteacher Rebekah Phillips told The Independent parents had asked the school introduce the ban.

“We are very concerned about the fact that our children put a lot of pressure on parents to buy them expensive coats,” she said. . .

Those pupils who did not have expensive outerwear were upset, she continued. “They feel stigmatised, they feel left out, they feel inadequate,” she said.

Parents had previously had the problem with children requesting designer rucksacks, which increased the price of attending school, the headteacher said. (Read more from “School Bans Designer Coats to Stop ‘Poverty Shaming’” HERE)

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Whistleblower Teacher Says 17 Students Are Changing Genders, Some Were ‘Tricked’

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Seventeen students at a British school are changing their genders and most of them who are undergoing the process are autistic, according to a teacher there, the Daily Mail reported. . .

The teacher, a 20-year veteran who asked to not be identified for fear of losing her job, told the news outlet she spoke out to help protect students. She said she believes schools and some politicians are peddling a politically-correct “fallacy” driven by “ a powerful transgender lobby.” . . .

She said many of the children believe they are the wrong sex because it helps them cope with problems caused by autism. Only a few of them have gender dysphoria a medical term used to describe someone who believes they were born “in the wrong body.”

Earlier in the year, the Daily Mail reported that one-third of children referred to the National Health Service in England had ‘moderate to severe autistic traits’. In all, “150 autistic teenagers were given puberty blocker drugs which stop the body maturing.” . . .

Regarding the student who is set to undergo a mastectomy, Carol said the child was diagnosed as autistic at age 14 and “certainly was not transgender. She had other complicated mental health problems. It is a tragedy her claim was accepted so readily. Now she is going to mutilate her body.” (Read more from “Whistleblower Teacher Says 17 Students Are Changing Genders, Some Were ‘Tricked’” HERE)

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Chipotle Fires ‘Racist’ Manager Because He Requested a Dine-And-Dasher to Pay

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Chipotle fired a manger for refusing to serve a black man she suspected had previously stolen food, despite the company knowing that he admitted on Twitter to repeatedly dining-and-dashing.

A company spokeswoman said it had “no choice” but to take the word of the 21-year-old, who was convicted of theft in January and previously pleaded guilty to another theft charge, despite having no evidence that the manager wrongly accused him.

St. Paul, Minnesota, resident Masud Ali posted a video on Twitter of Chipotle employees refusing to serve him and a group of black men after asking for proof that they would pay, saying that Ali had left without paying previously. . .

The manager was fired after she was unable to say with “100 percent certainty” that Ali was the same person who stole food earlier in the week and after Ali denied being at the restaurant on the day in question, according to Chipotle. . .

Chipotle said in a statement quoted by the Star Tribune: “Regarding what happened at the St. Paul restaurant, the manager thought these gentlemen were the same customers from Tuesday night who weren’t able to pay for their meal. Regardless, this is not how we treat our customers and as a result, the manager has been terminated and the restaurant [staff] has been retrained to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again.” (Read more from “Chipotle Fires ‘Racist’ Manager Because He Requested a Dine-And-Dasher to Pay” HERE)

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2020 Candidate Wants Government Sponsored System Comparable to China’s

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New York entrepreneur and Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang wants to implement a system in which a government-run mobile app rewards Americans with “digital social credits” (DSCs) for good behavior.

Americans would receive DSCs under Yang’s system for things such as “participating in a town fair,” “fixing a neighbor’s appliance” or “tutoring a student,” his presidential campaign website explains.

“As individuals rack up DSCs, they would have both a permanent balance they’ve earned over their lifetime and a current balance. They could cash the points in for experiences, purchases with participating vendors, support for causes, and transfer points to others for special occasions,” Yang states on his website. “As their permanent balance gets higher, they might qualify for various perks like throwing a pitch at a local ballgame, an audience with their local Congressperson or meeting their state’s most civic-minded athlete or celebrity.” . . .

Yang’s social credit plan bears some similarities to the social credit system implemented by China’s authoritarian government. . .

In addition to the social credit system, Yang’s platform also calls for paying every American a universal basic income of $1,000 a month and government-sponsored journalism. (Read more from “2020 Candidate Wants Government Sponsored System Comparable to China’s” HERE)

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Gamers Outraged Over City’s New ‘Amusement Tax’

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PlayStation just announced that due to a new “amusement tax,” any person with a billing address in Chicago will have to pay a 9 percent tax on essentially anything purchased through PlayStation, Steam, and other online services. That’s right, you can now be taxed for having fun in the privacy of your own home, and gamers are outraged.

Many cities have a so-called “amusement tax,” including cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, and Wisconsin. But most states focus on taxing things like arcade games or music venues. The tax imposed in Chicago specifically targets digital media, such as the games themselves or access to participation (such as PlayStation Plus).

According to the tax ruling, the amusement tax classifies “Amusement” as meaning: (1) any exhibition, performance, presentation, or show for entertainment purposes, (2) any entertainment or recreational activity offered for public participation or on a membership or other basis, and (3) any paid television programming. . .

Not only does this affect PlayStation users, but also Steam users, and Xbox users have been paying this tax since last year. It is not the best time to be a gamer. Lately, gamers have felt bombarded by annoyances such as game companies increasing micro-transactions to try to squeeze every last penny out of their users, and being socially tarred as sexist, racist pigs due to video game design and a largely male user base. Now they are being singled out by Uncle Sam.

Gamers have taken to Reddit to express feelings of shock and disgust, as well as discuss what this means for the future of gaming. Reddit user Mulligen87 said “Chicagoan here. We already have one of the highest tax rates in the country ‘cause we have to pay a state, county, and city tax on top of whatever we buy. Looks like I might be traveling out to the suburbs more now to have fun. When a city is both broke and corrupt, they’re gonna tax you in every way possible.” (Read more from “Gamers Outraged Over City’s New ‘Amusement Tax’” HERE)

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She Claimed He Broke Into Her House and Assaulted Her. a Selfie Proved She Lied.

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By Daily Wire. Cristopher “CJ” Precopia very nearly spent the rest of his life in prison after being accused of assault by his ex-girlfriend.

The woman, who despite obviously reporting a false crime has still not been named or charged, claimed Precopia broke into her house and attacked her with a box cutter, slashing an “X” into her chest. Based on her story and the cleanly sliced “X” on her chest, Precopia was arrested.

The 21-year-old Williamson County, TX, man told KVUE News he was confused when he was arrested on September 22, 2017 at the lumber yard where he worked. He couldn’t remember when he last spoke to the woman, whom he had dated years earlier in high school. . .

The accuser said the attack happened on September 20, 2017 around 7:20 p.m., but Precopia’s mother, Erin, knew her son wasn’t even in town that night. He was with his mom at a Northwest Austin, TX, hotel — about 65 miles away from where the alleged attack happened.

And Erin had proof. She had taken a selfie with her son that night and posted it to Facebook. The photo was time-stamped and geo-located, proving Precopia was nowhere near the woman the night of the alleged attack. (Read more from “She Claimed He Broke Into Her House and Assaulted Her. a Selfie Proved She Lied.” HERE)

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How a Selfie Saved a Williamson County Man From 99 Years in Prison

By KVUE ABC. . .Precopia knew he didn’t do it. He knew he couldn’t have done it.

On the night of the alleged attack, he was with his mother, Erin, at a Northwest Austin hotel about 65 miles from the accuser’s home.

“I’m thinking, ‘this is awesome. By the grace of God, she said it happened on the day when I can say totally, 100 percent, where he was at,” Erin Precopia said. . .

The question still remained: Why had Precopia been arrested, and had police done a thorough investigation? There was hard evidence. It just needed to be found.

Police experts say, in most cases, investigators should try to interview a suspect before filing charges to determine if they have a possible alibi. In Precopia’s case, police reports show he returned a phone call to police and left a message before they moved to arrest him. (Read more from “How a Selfie Saved a Williamson County Man From 99 Years in Prison” HERE)

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Trump Campaign Zeroes in on Nickname for Joe Biden

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By Daily Wire. President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign team is reportedly coming up with nicknames for opponents he may face in the presidential race and they appear to have settled on one for former Vice President Joe Biden.

The New York Post reports that “the current favorite for the former veep is ‘Creepy Joe’ — a reference to Biden’s supposed habit of touching and kissing strangers and staffers alike.”

Trump has often used nicknames to brand political opponents — a tactic that has proven to be successful in the past, most notably with “Crooked” Hillary Clinton.

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Trump Already Cooking up New Nicknames for 2020 Rivals

By New York Post. President Trump’s campaign team is hard at work on a new crop of nicknames with which to torment his 2020 rivals, we’re told.

While 2016’s “Lyin’ Ted,” “Lil Marco” and “Crooked Hillary” — the names he bestowed on rival presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton — appeared to be off-the-cuff feats of casual bullying, we’re told campaign operatives are busily workshopping punchy names for potential front-runners for the next White House race. . .

We’re told Team Trump settled on that title a couple of months ago — and, sure enough, Trump tried out the name at a Nevada rally in October.

He told the crowd that he called Biden “1 Percent,” referring to what Trump claimed was Biden’s lack of support in previous presidential bids. (Read more from “Trump Already Cooking up New Nicknames for 2020 Rivals” HERE)

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