FBI report shows violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what else the numbers show
Crime surged during the coronavirus pandemic, with homicides increasing nearly 30% in 2020 over the previous year — the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records.
Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the FBI report. Murders and non-negligent manslaughter dropped nearly 12%.
Montana ~ Harris is left off Absentee Ballots
Florida ~ Tim Walz name listed as "Tom Walz" on some ballots
Georgia ~ All ballots must be hand counted
Keeping our list for when it's time for us to go to court. We got FACTS and EVIDENCE.
👀'👀👀Tom Walz' Is On Some Ballots That Already Went Out In Florida
His name is Tim Walz, of course, but it didn’t appear that way on 257 ballots sent to service members and voters abroad, as Wendy Sartory Link, the county elections supervisor, told the newspaper.
Voters were notified and given the option of downloading an updated ballot, she said.
#Florida #Election2024 #TimWalz #Politics #BallotErrors #News
US public schools banned 10,000 books in most recent academic year
At least 13 titles were banned for the first time, including Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which describes the journey of an enslaved person from Africa to the US, and James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain, the acclaimed semi-autographical work set in Harlem, New York.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/pen-book-bans
Sen. Raphael Warnock Blasts Mark Robinson Over Alleged Racist Posts: He’s ‘White Supremacy In Blackface’
“I can tell you as the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. served, that Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr,” Warnock said. “He is the antithesis of everything that Dr. King represented. He is white supremacy in blackface.”
#News #Politics #NorthCarolina #Election2024
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raphael-warnock-mark-robinson-controversy_n_66f13064e4b0f75ccbd9b9ca
Next Stop 🍦🍦🍦
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Saturday, September 28 at noon (local time)
#ScoopTheVote Ice Cream Truck, giving out free ice cream to protect our freedoms! There will be a rally to celebrate turning out for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and then the truck will be around for selfies, ice cream, and connecting with fellow MoveOn members. The truck will have a gluten free/vegan option.
Cards Against Humanity (CAH) game sues Musk’s SpaceX for trespassing
The complaint, which was filed Thursday evening in Cameron County District Court, details the original state of the land along the U.S.-Mexico border, which CAH worked to keep “in its natural state.” Photographs in the complaint show its current state, filled with equipment and materials not belonging to CAH.
#News #Politics #CAH #Musk #CoSoNews
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4892479-cards-against-humanity-spacex-lawsuit/
“Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23,” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement.
“Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate. It is the same format and setup as the CNN debate he attended and said he won in June, when he praised CNN’s moderators, rules, and ratings,” O’Malley Dillon added.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4892218-kamala-harris-donald-trump-second-debate-invite-cnn/
North Carolina judge rejects GOP request to bar students from using digital IDs to vote
“Plaintiffs have not advanced any credible link between the State Board’s approval of Mobile One Cards and heightened risk of ineligible voters casting illegal Votes,” Gregory said. “An unqualified voter cannot use Mobile One Card to register to vote or vote. The Mobile One Card simply helps already registered voters prove their identity when they cast Ballot.”
Dawn Roberts, the co-chair of former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s campaign in Iowa, said Friday is endorsing Vice President Harris for president.
“I was impressed with how she handled herself saying that she wanted to ‘earn everyone’s support.’ She showed willingness to listen to a wider range of views to solve problems,” Roberts wrote. “So I am supporting Kamala Harris for president.”
#News #HarrisWalz2024 #Politics #Iowa
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4891313-haley-iowa-campaign-co-chair-endorses-harris/
The head of the NAACP is calling on NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to suspend his gubernatorial campaign after a report unveiled racist comments he allegedly made on a porn site’s message board.
“Anyone who identifies themselves as a Black Nazi or who would resurrect the concept of institutionalized slavery has no place in elected office particularly as governor,” Derrick Johnson, CEO and president of NAACP, told MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart on Friday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4891240-naacp-demands-robinson-suspension/
Biden Recounts His Economic Record as Interest Rates, Inflation Fall and the Dow Hits a Record
Biden took the audience on a trip through the economic history of the past three and a half years. He traced the economy’s state at the start of the COVID-19, a time some compared to the Great Depression, to today, when the U.S. economy is the envy of the world.
POTUS said it was not a victory lap, but it was certainly a reprise of his greatest hits.
Tim is smoother than butter, nice video
Video Of Tim Walz Winning Over A Bunch Of Undecided Frat Bros Has Democrats Cheering
“This guy was undecided, so was this guy, and they’re both coming out for you."
Walz used the moment to teach the frat boys an important lesson about voting and American politics—and a vitally important one in these times.
https://www.comicsands.com/tim-walz-frat-bros-harris-2669232367.html
Seriously, I just really like picture. Even Liberty is ashamed
New York City's web of scandals
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and an inner circle populated by scandal-plagued allies are staring down a growing list of legal problems and a full-blown political firestorm.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/19/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-scandal-investigations
Responding to some more text. Gonna wrap this up before NFL Kickoff.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus backs Democrat to replace late Rep. Pascrell
Congressional Hispanic Democrats are throwing some weight behind New Jersey State Sen. Nellie Pou, a Democrat who’s all but certain to win a vacant House seat to become the state’s first Latina federal legislator.
#News #NewJersey #Politics #Election2024
https://thehill.com/latino/4889401-hispanic-caucus-democrat-nellie-pou-bill-pascrell/
Meet ‘DebunkBot’ can AI truly combat conspiracy theories?
#DebunkBot is an AI chatbot designed to engage users who believe in conspiracy theories. A recent study published in the in Science demonstrated impressive results: After brief conversations with the bot, participants’ belief in conspiracy theories decreased by 20 percent, with approximately a quarter of them abandoning those beliefs entirely.
#News #AI #TheTruth #ConspiracyTheories #Politics #CoSoNews #Tech
https://thehill.com/opinion/4887632-debunkbot-ai-conspiracy-theories/
Workers at Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and X donate to Kamala Harris while he backs Donald Trump
Workers at Tesla have contributed US$42,824 to Harris’ presidential campaign versus US$24,840 to Trump’s
Employees at SpaceX have donated US$34,526 to Harris versus US$7,652 to Trump. Employees at X, formerly known as Twitter, have donated US$13,213 to Harris versus less than US$500 to Trump.
"The blind leading the blind" that's my take and I'm sticking to it. 🤔
Mystery as Trump rally attendees report bizarre eye burning symptoms post-event
Six rallygoers who were all sat in the section directly behind Trump during the Thursday September 12 rally told News 4 that they had to seek medical attention after experiencing eye irritation.
Because she's one of those "certain white folks" Why else would she take such offense.
GOP Lawmaker Slammed For Demand To Take Down Dem's 'Certain White Folks' Dig
“And no matter how nightmarish certain white folks of low character might find the realization of Martin Luther King’s dream, it is the only way we move forward as a society. In the name of free markets —”
Foxx then chimed in to request for Casten’s words to be taken down.
Mom, Grandma, and proud nurse. Doing my part to make the 🌏a better place.
"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)