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news Lula da Silva withdraws assurances Putin won't be arrested for war crimes at Rio G20
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news Azeri blockade of Lachin Corridor inflicts hunger and death upon ethnic Armenians
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news Georgia AG to charge anti-Cop City activists with RICO charges
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news Estranged trans kid's dad Elon Musk hates bill on gender affirmation in custody cases
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A new California bill headed to the govenor's desk will force judges to weigh which parent is better affirming their kids' gender during a nasty divorce ... which Elon Musk thinks is BS. The Twitter/X chief lashed out online Friday, denouncing the proposed law as an "outrage" -- this as word came down that Cali's State Legislature had passed the controversial legislation -- AB 957 -- after it got voted on through in the State Assembly by a wide margin. He wrote, "This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. What it would actually mean is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody. Utter madness!" The new bill pertains to family court -- basically, judges will now have to take into consideration where a child is better suited to live if the parents are fighting over custody ... and gender affirmation is going to be a new key criteria in making that determination. It's not the only thing a judge will mull over, but it will officially be part of the list -- so if one parent is resisting their child transitioning ... that could spell trouble in front of [his honor]. BTW, what the "affirmation" actually amounts to is vague and not clearly defined in the bill. Clearly, Elon feels a certain way about it -- echoing conservatives who were also angry ... not to mention certain advocacy groups who've been protesting this thing for months. The reason it's interesting this is coming from Elon, though, is because of his own family history. It's no secret EM has a transgender child -- 19-year-old Vivian Jenna Wilson, who was born as a biological male but has since transitioned to female. By most accounts, she doesn't have the greatest relationship with her dad ... and he blames a Cali school system for that. In a recently released excerpt of his forthcoming biography, Elon revealed that part of the reason he even decided to take over Twitter was because of what he believes happened to his child ... namely, as he characterizes it, brainwashing at a famous ritzy school in L.A. Elon says his kid has been turned against him thanks to "woke" ideology she was subjected to -- and now, he even goes so far as to claim she embraces Marxist/Communist views. With this in mind, it's perhaps no surprise he has strong feelings -- especially when you consider he shared/shares custody of 6 of his children with their mom, including Vivian. As for what happens now with that bill, Gov. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to sign into it law. He doesn't appear to have commented yet -- but the safe bet is ... dude's gonna stamp it. X -
news Eric Adams to roll out 5% budget cuts despite growing $12b NYPD budget
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news With Huawei Mate60, China celebrates tech advances as the US focuses on new fears
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news New Mexico governor orders suspension of open conceal carry in Albuquerque
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/us/new-mexico-gun-violence-emergency/index.html New Mexico governor Michelle Luján Grisham has issued an Executive order suspending open conceal carry of guns in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico to stop gun violence. The measure has drawn the outrage of Republicans and gun owners who said the EO is unconstitutional and an infringement on the 2nd Amendment -
news AP: The IRS to crackdown on 1,600 millionaires and collect unpaid back taxes
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news Biden reprimanded Hillary for coordinating the evacuation of Afghan women in 2021
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4194725-white-house-scolded-hilary-clinton-for-calling-zelensky-during-afghanistan-withdrawal-book/ https://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clintons-allies-went-incredible-lengths-get-women-out-afghanistan-2023-9 -
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news "Explosive diarrhea" inside plane makes pilot to turn back & land, "sprayed all over"
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A Delta passenger sprayed diarrhea everywhere aboard a midair flight, forcing the plane to turn around and go back to the airport to deal. The holy s**t moment occurred Friday as the Delta flight was headed to Barcelona, Spain after taking off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. While the jet was over Virginia, the passenger's gastrointestinal issues exploded out in the open ... giving everyone on board a front-row seat to the disgusting aftermath. The flight captain radioed Air Traffic Control to report the incident and he seemed pretty calm under the circumstances. You can hear him on the recording say, "It's just a biohazard issue, we had a passenger who had diarrhea all the way through the airplane so they want us to come back to Atlanta." People on the flight were horrified and complained about it on social media. One person wrote, "My partner was on that flight! It was pretty bad. It was dribbled down the aisle, smelled horrible." Another said, "The vanilla scented disinfectant used on it only made it smell like vanilla s***." A third called it "a mess," but praised the pilot for making the right decision to turn back around and land. Delta issued a statement, "Our teams worked as quickly and safely as possible to thoroughly clean the airplane and get our customers to their final destination." No word yet on the condition of the passenger. Source and audio of the pilot here! -
news Breaking: Trump +18 others indicted in Georgia. Mugshot now available
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news Palestinian president: “Hitler fought the Jews because they were filthy moneylenders”
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He also called Ashkenazi Jews fake Jews and Khazars. Just wow. And he’s supposed to be the moderate voice of Palestinian leadership. -
news New USA Today/Ispos poll shows Americans sharp divide on climate change
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/06/climate-change-divides-america-usa-today-ipsos-poll-data-shows/70533243007/ Some takeaways: 82% of democrats believe climate change is caused by human activity. 56% of Independents agree and just 28% of republicans 11% of republicans and 4% of independents say climate change isn’t happening at all, 0% of democrats surveyed. 41% of democrats are significantly more concerned about the effects of climate change than they were 20 years ago, 20% of independents agree, and just 9% of republicans agree. 60% of people polled say they see no chance in humans changing their behavior to reverse course -
news The leader of “The Proud Boys” sentenced to 22 years in prison
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https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1699179037107613915?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ https://twitter.com/phil_lewis_/status/1699178054692532557?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ Longest sentence yet for anyone connected to 1/6/21 -
https://x.com/hannahpthomas/status/1696936240040321474?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ https://x.com/hannahpthomas/status/1696937240281178518?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ
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news Canada issues safety advisory for LGBT+ travelers to the United States
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https://x.com/yashar/status/1696200601976373659?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ https://x.com/craryap/status/1696139872342327754?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ
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news NE Gov issues exec order narrowing definition of male+female to solely biological sex
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This year I been to 2 concerts. Saw Charlie Puth at a 6k amphitheater in May. The traffic was limited the seating was spacious and u could actually hear him speak. It only took 5 mins to get in and out. Tonight I saw the Jonas Brothers at a 40k stadium. It took forever to get there. Lines for drinks were long there was so many people. Tbh the crowd was so loud O could not even hear them speak. And it took 2 hrs to leave the venue. In my opinion I had so much of a more fun time seeing Charlie even tho he's not a better performer but I just think small venues are WAYYY better. Thoughts?
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https://www.sbsun.com/2023/08/19/shop-owner-shot-killed-over-rainbow-flag-outside-clothing-store-near-lake-arrowhead/amp/ wtf is going on in this country