MSNBC Host Stunned After Key Donald Trump Impeachment Witness Backs Ex-President

MSNBC host Ari Melber was left stunned after Gordon Sondland, a former Trump administration official who testified against Donald Trump during his impeachment, said he would be backing the former president because of “how badly” the Harris-Biden team has run the country.

Sondland, a wealthy hotel magnate and Republican mega-donor, served as Trump’s ambassador to the European Union and was a key witness for House Democrats during Trump’s 2019 House impeachment inquiry.

Sondland testified that there was a “quid pro quo” between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that secured military aid for Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into the Bidens’ business dealings and the 2016 election.

Melber pulled up a clip of Sondlad saying he was done supporting Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and asked him if he still felt the same way.

“No, I don’t stand by it and I’ll tell you why,” he said while sitting beside other former Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Sarah Matthews. (Read more from “MSNBC Host Stunned After Key Donald Trump Impeachment Witness Backs Ex-President” HERE)

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Tim Walz Endorsed Censorship in Front of Millions of Americans and No One Cares

The most important exchange in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate has been almost entirely ignored by the corporate media. Not surprisingly, that’s because it makes Walz look like an authoritarian and a fool in one fell swoop. . .

Walz challenged Vance on Trump’s questioning of the 2020 election results and Jan. 6, and Vance countered by saying that if Walz and his running mate, Kamala Harris, were so concerned about the fate of democracy they wouldn’t be so adamantly pro-censorship. Specifically, Walz has previously said, quite incorrectly from any legal or moral standpoint, that there’s no First Amendment right to “misinformation.”

Walz interjects to, near as I can tell, try and clarify that he was also talking about limiting “threatening” words or “hate speech.” Interestingly, I looked at multiple debate transcriptions, and none of them had this quite audible interjection included — though the first word or two is hard to discern, the part about “threatening or hate speech” is quite clear. In any event, to the extent that Walz is trying to defend himself he’s doing an awful job.

The legal standards for “threatening” speech or incitement might be clearer, but it’s still a fraught issue. As for “hate speech,” he has no idea what he’s talking about. You may not like it, but “hate speech” is absolutely protected speech. The First Amendment is absolutely a right to offend people without legal sanction, even gratuitously. Otherwise, policing speech is just a tool for government oppression. After all, who defines what constitutes “hate speech?” Walz seems to be suggesting he wants to throw people in jail for not using preferred pronouns and the like.

But the coup de grace for sinister ignorance is Walz saying, “You can’t yell fire in a crowded theater. That’s the test. That’s the Supreme Court test.” Now if you know anything about First Amendment issues, the “fire in a crowded theater” line makes civil libertarians break out in hives. (Read more from “Tim Walz Endorsed Censorship in Front of Millions of Americans and No One Cares” HERE)

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Sick: Woman Calls Helene God’s Punishment on Trump Supporters

Under the aegis of Elon Musk, X has become a place where free speech still enjoys a home. While X has given people access to information, like any other platform, it offers an outlet to sewer-dwellers who cannot wait to politicize a disaster, feebly try to score a few points with the self-styled elite, or just revel in the misery of their perceived or chosen enemies.

Such is the case with one Betsy Packard. According to the New York Post, Packard was at one time listed on the University of Kentucky’s website as an MFA candidate at the school’s College of Arts and Sciences and a graduate instructor. She even had a university email address.

On Sunday, she put up a post on X with a winking emoji that read, “Hurricane Helene…what if GOD is punishing MAGA populations for their hate and hypocrisy? Works for me!”

When X readers took her to task, she was oblivious to the crass nature of her remarks and opted to ratchet up the hate:

“You got hit with an Act of God. Looks like God’s pissed off at you,” she wrote in response to a poster bemoaning the small size of the National Guard deployment following the storm.

“An Act of God hammered you, and you still din’t [sic] hear Him? God is obviously mighty pissed at MAGAs. How can you not see this?” she mockingly asked another user.

(Read more from “Sick: Woman Calls Helene God’s Punishment on Trump Supporters” HERE)

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Governor Poised to Sign Bill Taking Money Away From Family Caretakers To Pay off Union Bosses

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is poised to sign a bill that will allow union bosses in her state to take a cut of family caretakers’ pay.

Michigan’s Home Help program reimburses the in-home caretakers of some seniors and disabled people using Medicaid dollars — with many of these caretakers being family members or close friends. A bill recently passed by Michigan’s Democratic-led Legislature, which Whitmer has stated she will sign, would reclassify these caretakers as public employees and push them to join the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

“What this bill is going to end up doing is taking money away from hard-working, caring, loving family members who, out of the goodness of their own hearts, are making sure that their loved ones are receiving the at-home treatment that they need in a bid to build more revenue for union bosses,” Republican Michigan state Rep. Bill Schuette told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It was rushed through in a single session day.”

The legislation would require that all personal caretakers attend an orientation program and mandate that a union representative be allowed to speak at that orientation. If passed, the law would require that union reps be allowed to distribute and collect materials and grant them the right to give a 30-minute-long presentation on unionization to the caretakers. (Read more from “Governor Poised to Sign Bill Taking Money Away From Family Caretakers To Pay off Union Bosses” HERE)

Shirley Temple Once Called Out Hollywood’s Pedophilia Problem in 1988 Larry King Interview That’s Going Viral

Shirley Temple exposed Hollywood pedophilia in a 1988 clip that has gone viral after recirculating on social media.

The video clip was from Temple’s October 25, 1988 interview on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” Temple recalled her experience with a naked producer at MGM when she was just 12 years old. She said she was separated from her mother at MGM and taken into the office of Arthur Freed to discuss a movie role. She alleged Freed exposed himself when she entered his office. . .

“When I left Fox, I went to MGM for one picture – thank goodness only one. And when I got there with my mother, we were separated. She went into the office of Louis B. Mayer, and I went into the office of Arthur Freed,” Temple said. (Read more from “Shirley Temple Once Called Out Hollywood’s Pedophilia Problem in 1988 Larry King Interview That’s Going Viral” HERE)

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Report: 190+ People Dead in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene; Tragic Final Words of Grandson Swept Away in Floodwater: ‘Jesus Save Me’

By Breitbart. Nearly 200 people are reportedly dead after Hurricane Helene slammed the southeast portion of the United States.

NBC News reported on Thursday that 194 people lost their lives amid the destruction the storm brought, with over half of the deaths occurring in North Carolina.

“Hundreds are still missing and officials have reported difficulties in identifying some of the dead,” the outlet said.

It added “President Joe Biden visited North Carolina yesterday and announced that up to 1,000 active-duty soldiers will join the North Carolina National Guard in delivering supplies, food and water to isolated communities.”

Video footage shows floodwaters moving entire buildings, holes in roofs where residents busted through to escape the rising water, and landslides in the mountainous areas, per Today.

(Read more from “Report: 190+ People Dead in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene” HERE)

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Tragic Final Words of Grandson Swept Away in Hurricane Helene Floodwater: ‘Jesus Save Me’

By Daily Mail. A little boy cried ‘Jesus, save me’ moments before he was swept to death by Hurricane Helene floods in North Carolina.

Micah Drye, 7, made the haunting plea as waters rose around he and his grandparents in Asheville on Friday. They were also drowned.

The surging brown torrent forced Micah, his mom Megan Drye and her parents onto the roof of their home for safety, Fox Weather reported.

But it destroyed the house soon after, with stricken Megan saying her late son ‘caled out to the one God almighty’ as he was carried away by the inundation. . .

‘My son called out to the one God Almighty.’ (Read more from “Tragic Final Words of Grandson Swept Away in Hurricane Helene Floodwater: ‘Jesus Save Me'” HERE)

Firefighters Union Snubs Kamala Harris With Non-Endorsement After JD Vance Speech at Convention

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has snubbed the Harris-Walz ticket with a non-endorsement — news which comes after Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) spoke at their event in August.

IAFF President Edward Kelly made the announcement on Thursday following an executive board meeting, where the determination was made.

“Today, the IAFF Executive Board, by a margin of 1.2 percent, voted to not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election,” he announced, noting that IAFF took “unprecedented steps to hear out members’ views on the candidates and the policy issues that matter most to them” over the last year.

“As we have over our 106-year history, the IAFF will continue its work to improve the lives of firefighters and their families,” Kelly continued, contending that the Executive Board determined that “we are better able to advocate for our members and make progress on the issues that matter to them if we, as a union, are standing shoulder-to-shoulder.”

“This decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity,” he continued, encouraging members to get out and “make their voices heard in the upcoming election.” (Read more from “Firefighters Union Snubs Kamala Harris With Non-Endorsement After JD Vance Speech at Convention” HERE)

Report: The Military’s Obsession With DEI Politics Is Hampering Its Readiness

The main mission of the U.S. military is to protect American lives and interests domestically and abroad with the most capable personnel available. But what happens when that objective gets sidelined in favor of advancing a neo-Marxist agenda?

According to a recently published report by Will Thibeau, director of the American Military Project at the Claremont Institute, the U.S. military’s embrace of radical left-wing orthodoxy is hampering its overall readiness and ability to respond to an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment. Titled, “Identity in the Trenches: The Fatal Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on U.S. Military Readiness,” the analysis explores how the military’s heightened obsession with racial and gender politics is contributing to these growing problems.

“The United States Armed Forces were once the envy of the world, in large part because we selected the best of the best, and instilled in our fighting men an unshakeable military ethos,” the report reads. “Both the ethos and the selection, however, have been in steady decline as the Department of Defense succumbs to a dangerous ideology: that of group quotas, or forced outcome equality for identity groups based on race and sex.”

While many Americans have come to associate the military’s modern embrace of radical DEI politics with policies enacted under the Biden-Harris administration, the infiltration of neo-Marxist ideology into America’s armed forces began decades prior. What started as a seemingly good-faith effort to eradicate racial discrimination in the military during the Truman administration later devolved into a drawn-out ploy by race-obsessed leftists to “quickly plant[] the seeds of more aggressive racial policies,” according to the report.

Citing policies implemented under Democrat presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Joe Biden, Thibeau noted how the left-wing “transformation” of America’s military “cannot be blamed entirely on progressive presidents.” (Read more from “Report: The Military’s Obsession With DEI Politics Is Hampering Its Readiness” HERE)

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Trump To Meet with Former Foe, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, for the First Time Since 2020 Election Dispute

Former President Donald Trump appears to be burying the hatchet with Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as the two former foes are slated to appear together for the first time since 2020 on Friday.

Trump and Kemp, who’ve sporadically been at loggerheads since President Biden’s 2020 Peach State election victory, will visit Evans, Ga., to receive a briefing on the devastation of Hurricane Helene and deliver remarks to the press, according to the former president’s campaign.

The visit will mark Trump’s second trip to storm-ravaged Georgia this week.

The 45th president surveyed storm damage and spoke with local officials and first responders in Valdosta, Ga., on Monday. . .

The tiff between Trump and Kemp started shortly after the 2020 election, when the governor refused to call a special legislative session to overturn the election results in the state. (Read more from “Trump To Meet with Former Foe, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, for the First Time Since 2020 Election Dispute” HERE)

Bombshell Allegations: Kamala’s Husband Accused of Assaulting Woman in 2012

In a troubling development, Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has been credibly accused of physically assaulting a woman during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. The allegations come from three friends of the alleged victim, who has been identified only by the pseudonym “Jane.”

According to reports from the Daily Mail, the incident occurred late at night while Jane and Emhoff were waiting in a valet line after a festival event. It is claimed that after a night of drinking, Jane attempted to expedite her exit by offering a valet a tip to move to the front of the line. One friend recounted that Jane “put her hand on [the valet’s] shoulder,” a gesture that reportedly prompted Emhoff to perceive as flirtation.

The friend alleged that Emhoff confronted Jane, resulting in an unexpected and violent response. “Doug apparently thought that she was flirting, and came over and slapped her in the face,” the friend stated. The altercation allegedly led to Jane slapping him back before deciding to end their relationship that night.

Describing the emotional aftermath, the friend recalled receiving a sobbing phone call from Jane. “It was hard to hear her because she was sobbing. She told me she was with a guy, and he hit her,” she said. Another friend reiterated the shock and fury Jane experienced after the incident, stating, “She said she was in utter shock [and] so furious, she slapped him.”

The friends further alleged that as Jane attempted to leave following the altercation, Emhoff forced his way into her taxi. According to the accounts, Emhoff showed no remorse the following day, as Jane confided to her friends that he was “unapologetic about the alleged abuse.”

Supporting their claims, Jane’s friends provided the Daily Mail with documentation, including a photograph of Emhoff with Jane, whose face is obscured, along with travel documents from the trip. It has been reported that Jane and Emhoff had a serious relationship prior to the alleged assault.

As this shocking allegation comes to light, the political ramifications for Emhoff and the broader implications for the Biden administration remain to be seen.

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