On the 16th of this month, Catherine Banks, a Marine Corps veteran, boarded a Delta Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport. She was on her way to visit her sister, an active-duty member of the Corps. According to SFGATE and KNTV, a flight attendant told Banks that she could not board the plane because of her “offensive” t-shirt. She was made to change into a sweatshirt on the ramp and had to turn away from everyone because she was not wearing a bra. Banks commented:

“I said, ‘Are you kidding me? I’m a Marine Corps vet. I’m going to see my Marine sister. I’ve been in the Marine Corps for 22 years and worked for the Air Force for 15 years. I’m going to visit her,’” Banks said. “He said, ‘I don’t care about your service, and I don’t care about her service. The only way you’re going to get back on the plane is if you take it off right now.’”

Not only was the flight delayed, causing Banks to miss her connection, but she also said the crew forced her to sit in the back of the plane instead of in the seat she paid for.

What did the shirt say that was apparently so triggering to this flight attendant? It read, “Do not give in to the war within. End veteran suicide.” The shirt is a product of the Til Valhalla Project. You can see the shirt in question and even purchase one here if you are so inclined. The focus of the project is twofold: it creates memorial plaques for the families of vets who have died and raises money to help pay for therapy for veterans:

Today, T.V.P. pays tribute to dozens more Fallen Heroes each month while funding therapy for struggling Veterans. This impact is only possible thanks to millions of supporters dedicated to making a difference.

(Read more from “Veteran Allegedly Forced To Change Out of ‘Offensive’ Shirt on Flight” HERE)

A 24-year-old student partying in picturesque Majorca, Spain, was likely crushed to death in a garbage truck and then incinerated after falling into a trash bin, police said.

Agostina Rubini Medina had been missing for more than two weeks after she vanished during a night out with her friends in Palma, the capital city of the famous vacation hotspot island.

Now the National Police of Spain have a theory: The sloshed student probably passed out while digging around in a trash bin — possibly for her phone — and was scooped into a garbage truck, crushed in the truck’s garbage smasher and finally dumped into an incinerator.

Shortly afterward, a witness who had been at the bus stop told cops they saw Medina’s handbag and blouse neatly arranged by a large trash bin.

Tracking data showed Medina’s phone fixed to that spot for around a half hour before moving to the incineration plant, where it went dead. That timeline matches travel records from the garbage truck. (Read more from “Missing Student Was Likely Crushed, Then Incinerated After Passing out in Garbage While Partying in Tourist Spot: Cops” HERE)

Just as the 2024 presidential election vote is under way, with mail voting and early voting already taking place in a number of states, a new poll shows there are more Americans who identify as Republican than as Democrat.

GALLUP: In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an independent? (Oct. 1-12)

🔴 Republican: 31% [+4]
🔵 Democrat: 28% [-3]
🟡 Independent: 41% [-1]
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With independent leaners

🔴 Republican: 49% [+4]
🔵 Democrat: 42% [-7]

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— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 16, 2024

With the poll showing 31% of respondents to Gallup identify as Republican, to 28% considering themselves Democrats, a report from Trending Politics News said the numbers show “a significant shift in political affiliations since mid-September, causing potential challenges for Democrats ahead of the crucial vote.”

The Republican number is up four points from the last poll, while Democrats were down three. Independents, although down by 1%, still were the leaders, at 41%. . .

It’s now turned into a party of elites, who even had the power to toss Joe Biden, picked by primary voters to be the candidate, under the bus and replace him with Kamala Harris.

The plunge in Democrat numbers, the report said, “comes at a critical time as both parties ramp up efforts to secure votes before Election Day. Analysts suggest that economic concerns, inflation, and dissatisfaction with the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of domestic issues may be driving voters away from the Democratic Party.” (Read more from “More Democrats or Republicans in America? New Poll Has Surprising Answer” HERE)