Elon Musk Makes Election Day Choice, Gives Recommendation to ‘Independent-Minded Voters’

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Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk endorsed Republicans for the midterm election cycle on Monday, telling voters to cast ballots for a Republican Congress.

Musk’s announcement comes months after he first announced plans to vote Republican earlier this year. He argued Monday that having a government split between two parties is ideal, and noted President Biden’s possession of the White House for Democrats before saying Congress should go to Repubilicans.

“To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk wrote.

Musk’s endorsement follows through on his vow to vote Republican in May. (Read more from “Elon Musk Makes Election Day Choice, Gives Recommendation to ‘Independent-Minded Voters'” HERE)

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Poll Worker Fired for Selecting Straight Democrat Ticket on Voter’s Ballot, Calling Republicans ‘Racist’

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A Democrat poll worker in Indiana has reportedly been fired after allegations surfaced that he had pressured voters into voting against Republican candidates and selected the “straight Democrat ticket” option when helping an individual fill out their ballot.

James Zheng, a poll worker in Carmel, Indiana, is allegedly being investigated by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for incidents of “electioneering and election interference.”

On Thursday, as a group of pro-parental rights education activists stood outside the Carmel polling place, Zheng allegedly told two black voters that they should not vote for the pro-parent, Republican candidates because the activists outside were “racist.” After the voters submitted their ballots, they alerted the activists to what Zheng had told them. The activists then complained to election officials.

Later, a second incident was reported. According to Hamilton County election administrator Beth Sheller, when Zheng was assisting a voter with an electronic ballot, he pressed the straight Democrat ticket option when explaining to the voter how to use the voting machine. The voter was “then confused about how to change the selection” and asked another poll worker for help. That poll worker resolved the issue and alerted the polling location’s election inspector about the incident.

Zheng had been removed from his post as of Friday. (Read more from “Poll Worker Fired for Selecting Straight Democrat Ticket on Voter’s Ballot, Calling Republicans ‘Racist’” HERE)

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Trump Wants to Announce He Is Running for President ‘ASAP’; Could Come as Early as Today: Report

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Several Republican operatives are reportedly on edge amid speculation that former President Donald Trump will make his 2024 presidential bid official Monday evening.

Confidants close to Trump believe he is chomping at the bit and could expedite his timetable for debuting his comeback bid to Monday night’s rally in Ohio where he will be stumping for Republican Senate hopeful J.D. Vance and others, according to Axios reporter Jonathan Swan. . .

Trump has repeatedly teased his 2024 ambitions during rallies, including Sunday night in Miami in which he proclaimed he will “probably have to do it again.” Prior reporting indicated that Trump had been eyeing a campaign launch after the midterm elections and that the date in mind was Nov. 14. (Read more from “Trump Wants to Announce He Is Running for President ‘ASAP’; Could Come as Early as Today: Report” HERE)

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Florida Medical Boards Approve Ban on Puberty Blockers, Transgender Surgeries for Minors

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A joint committee of two medical boards voted Friday to approve a rule banning puberty blockers and other gender dysphoria treatments for minors in the state.

The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine approved the rule prohibiting minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transgender surgery after Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo asked the Board of Medicine in June to establish a standard of care for such “complex and irreversible procedures.”

The boards disagreed regarding how best to regulate Florida minors who have already begun treatment with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted to allow those treatments to continue if they were part of a clinical trial approved by an Institutional Review Board. The Board of Medicine voted against that exception.

The boards had agreed in August to begin a 120-day process to begin crafting rules regarding gender dysphoria treatments for children.

“Today, the Boards of Medicine & Osteopathic Medicine voted to protect our children from irreversible surgeries and highly experimental treatments,” Ladapo said in a statement Friday praising the new rule. “I appreciate their integrity for ruling in the best interest of Florida children despite facing tremendous pressure to permit these risky and unproven treatments.” (Read more from “Florida Medical Boards Approve Ban on Puberty Blockers, Transgender Surgeries for Minors” HERE)

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Feds Paid for Room Service, Laundry and Babysitters for Illegal Aliens Kept at Hotels

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The Homeland Security Department not only put illegal immigrant families in hotels at taxpayer expense but the contract it signed also insisted that they be given five-star treatment with laundry service, mattress choices and guards — not to keep them in, but to keep others out.

Some of those contracting details were revealed by America First Legal, a conservative group run by former top Trump aides, which obtained documents through an open-records request and called some of the accommodations for illegal immigrants “astounding.”

Immigrants were given the option of meat at every meal, 24-hour access to drinks and snacks, babysitters to watch their children, television with programming in English and Spanish, and choices of mattresses for their beds.

The hotels were part of the Biden administration’s response to the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants that overwhelmed Homeland Security’s resources in early 2021.

The department used the hotels to house migrant families it was trying to process. (Read more from “Feds Paid for Room Service, Laundry and Babysitters for Illegal Aliens Kept at Hotels” HERE)

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Trump Mocks Nancy Pelosi Following Attack on Her Husband Paul

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Former President Donald Trump repeatedly taunted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) while mocking Democrats’ midterm prospects at a rally Sunday in Florida.

The 45th president made the comments at his Sunday campaign event in Miami, Fla., where he stumped for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. His remarks come just two days after Paul Pelosi, the House speaker’s elderly husband, was released from the hospital following a violent, late-night assault in the Pelosi’s San Francisco, California, home. . .

Trump told the crowd that once Republicans retook the House of Representatives in this week’s midterms, GOP lawmakers were “going to end Crazy Nancy Pelosi’s political career once and for all.”

The comment immediately sparked chants of “lock her up” from the crowd, causing the former president to respond: “We have a feisty crowd today.” . . .

“Crazy Nancy Pelosi, by the way how is she doing lately?” he said. “How’s she doing?” (Read more from “Trump Mocks Nancy Pelosi Following Attack on Her Husband Paul” HERE)

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Facebook Parent Meta to Make Massive Layoffs, Could Be Bigger Than Twitter’s Cuts, Report Says

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Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly planning to start making wide-scale layoffs this week in what could be the largest the industry has seen in a very long time.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the company informed employees to cancel travel plans this week as the layoffs are expected to begin as soon as Wednesday.

The number of Meta’s 87,000 employees that are expected to be laid off could be greater than the roughy 3,700 employees who were let go last week at Twitter by the company’s new CEO Elon Musk, the report said, adding that this would be the first time that the company has made large-scale layoffs in its nearly two decade history.

The report said that the company was planning to cut expenses by “at least 10% in the coming months, in part through staff reductions.”

CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees over the summer, “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here.” (Read more from “Facebook Parent Meta to Make Massive Layoffs, Could Be Bigger Than Twitter’s Cuts, Report Says” HERE)

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Chris Pratt Makes Political Endorsement While Taking Shot at Democrats

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Actor Chris Pratt made an endorsement on Sunday in a local race that takes place during this week’s midterm elections.

Pratt, 43, endorsed candidate Rick Caruso (D), a former Republican, in his race against communist sympathizer Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA).

“I’ve lived in LA for over 20 years. It’s been great to me,” Pratt wrote on Instagram. “In that time I’ve seen what many residents here have seen, the city’s gradual decline into pain and utter disarray. If you live here, you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

“I don’t normally support political candidates. But in this election, there’s too much to lose,” Pratt continued. “If you’re an LA voter, I urge you to vote for @rickcarusola. He’s a builder. He knows how to get s**t done. He’s the guy for our city. Rick Caruso for LA Mayor.”

Bass is considered the front runner in the race but the polls have tightened significantly in recent days as Caruso has seen a boost in support from Latinos, The Los Angeles Times reported. (Read more from “Chris Pratt Makes Political Endorsement While Taking Shot at Democrats” HERE)

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Trump Urges Rallygoers to “Crush the Communists at the Ballot Box”

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Former President Donald Trump is racing to the finish line in support of Republican candidates for key races ahead of this week’s midterm election. On a rare afternoon stop, he rallied before a heavily-populated Latino crowd that started with sunshine and ended with a typical Florida downpour. A rain that didn’t seem to wash away any enthusiasm.

“This is the best rally we’ve ever had,” Trump shouted from the stage as rain flew in sideways during the Miami event to support Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Governor Ron DeSantis and a slew of GOP candidates on hand hoping the former president’s Hail Mary works.

Trump hit all of his usual talking points during the rally like: the 2020 election, which he says was still a sham; the border wall; the Russia-Ukraine war; gas prices; inflation; the price of Thanksgiving turkeys; Nancy Pelosi; Joe Biden; Hillary Clinton; COVID; China; illegal immigration; impeachments; and most notably, Democrats, who he said are “radicals” and hard left-leaning “socialists” who are after guns, free speech rights, power and votes.

“Democrats want to turn America into communist Cuba or socialist Venezuela,” Trump said about 25 minutes into his speech. “In the Republican Party. We are determined that America will never be a socialist country and America. Sure as hell, we can’t let this happen to be a communist country.” (Read more from “Trump Urges Rallygoers to “Crush the Communists at the Ballot Box” HERE)

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Ukraine War: Russia ‘Warning’ That ‘Britain Is Too Deep in This Conflict’

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Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has warned that Britain is drawing too close to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

“We perfectly know about participation of British specialists in training, preparation, and execution of plans against the Russian infrastructure and the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. We know that it has been done,” Kelin said in an interview with Sky News.

“It is dangerous … It can bring us to the line of I would say no return—return is always possible—but we should avoid escalation. And this is a warning actually that Britain is too deep in this conflict. It means the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.”

When asked to provide evidence to support his accusations against the UK, Kelin said that Moscow has handed over its proof to the British ambassador and that it will be made public “pretty soon.”

A drone attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which took place last weekend, reportedly ended up damaging three ships, including the flagship HMS Makarov. British ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert was summoned by the Russian foreign ministry which claimed the involvement of UK forces. (Read more from “Ukraine War: Russia ‘Warning’ That ‘Britain Is Too Deep in This Conflict’” HERE)

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