Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is calling on fellow House Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL) to resign amid a federal investigation into allegations that he had sex with an underage girl and may have violated federal sex trafficking laws.
Report: Gaetz Used Venmo To Pay Indicted Sex Trafficker, Who Then Sent Cash To 18-Year-Old
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) reportedly used Venmo to send $900 one night in March 2018 to his friend and alleged sex trafficker Joel Greenberg, who then Venmo’d the same amount of money to three young women, including an 18-year-old, the next day.
Capitol Police IG Finds More Failures Behind Lack Of Preparation Before Attack
A report by the US Capitol Police watchdog took aim at law enforcement failures prior to the deadly Capitol insurrection such as expired ammunition and ineffective shields, according to CNN on Thursday.
CNN also reported that the watchdog’s report included a previously unreported warning about a map of the Capitol’s underground tunnels posted to a pro-Trump website two weeks before the Capitol attack that the former president incited. Continue reading “Capitol Police IG Finds More Failures Behind Lack Of Preparation Before Attack”
Amazon Union Drive Appears to be Failing
In case you’re not following it, the union organizing drive at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama seems to be going down to a blow out defeat. Out of 3,215 votes cast the current tally is Yes: 294, No: 691. In other words, rejected so far by more than a 2 to 1 margin. I don’t have enough experience with this to know whether there are factors that can make early votes different from late votes or if that concept even applies here. But this rough proportion has been very consistent since the first couple hundred votes were counted. So it seems like the organizers didn’t even come close.
A $500K Confederate Monument Chair Became A Toilet, Folks
A self-identified “anti-racist action group” made good on its threat to turn a stolen Confederate monument into a toilet.
The group, White Lies Matter, allegedly swiped the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair earlier this week in Selma, Alabama, a monument worth $500,000. White Lies Matter dropped their demand for a ransom in exchange for the stolen seat on Wednesday and defaced it anyway.
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Podcast Ep. 167: Gaetzkeeper
On this week’s pod we spend most of the time talking about the burgeoning Matt Gaetz scandal, which appears to be growing more serious for the congressman with each passing day.
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Charity Helping Migrants Says Alex Jones Used ‘Staged Confrontation’ To Allege Trafficking
A Catholic charity group based near the U.S.-Mexico border said Thursday that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones had used his massive platform to stage a confrontation and falsely accuse the group of human trafficking.
Where Things Stand: Suppressing Democracy To Appease The Faithful
Brian Kemp is up for reelection in 2022. And the true leader of the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump, has made it pretty clear that Kemp has fallen far outside of his good graces.
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Nameless Mass Of Women From Gaetz’s Office Vouch For His Professionalism
“The women of U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz’s office” have had just about enough.
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Investigators Just Obtained Boxes Of Evidence On Weisselbergs And Trump Org In Criminal Probe
Investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office obtained financial records on Thursday from Jennifer Weisselberg, the former daughter-in-law of the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer.