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>"Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown will defeat former state Sen. Nina Turner in the multicandidate Democratic primary for the special election in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects."

>"In March, the seat was vacated by then-Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge, who stepped down to become the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Joe Biden."

"The racially diverse, reliably Democratic 11th district stretches from Cleveland's east side to Akron, with a mix of working-to-upper-middle-class suburbs including Euclid and Shaker Heights. The district backed Biden by a margin of 60 percentage points, 79.8 to 19.2%, over former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election."

>"Brown will be the overwhelming favorite to win the Nov. 2 general election. "

>"Turner, who served on the Cleveland City Council from 2006 to 2008 and was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 to 2014, became a nationally-known figure as president of the political organization Our Revolution, which was spun off from the 2016 presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and led the largest outside grassroots mobilization effort for her campaign."

>"Brown, who also chairs the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, promoted herself as an ally of Biden who would not shift the agenda of the narrow Democratic majority too far to the left. Her more moderate stances attracted the support of party stalwarts like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress."

https://www.businessinsider.com/ohio-11th-district-special-nina-turner-vs-shontel-brown-results-2021-8

The neoliberal establishment wins again baby! Fuck the DSA. Fuck socialism. Libre Cuba!

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WASHINGTON — Four law enforcement officers who responded to the Capitol insurrection have now died by suicide, a sobering toll which doubled on Monday, after Metropolitan Police confirmed two of the department’s officers who responded on January 6 recently took their own lives.

Officer Kyle DeFreytag served in the city’s 5th District and was at the Capitol to enforce curfew violations, Metropolitan Police confirmed. Chief Robert J. Contee III sent a message to the police force notifying personnel of DeFreytag’s death last month.

“I am writing to share tragic news that Officer Kyle DeFreytag of the 5th District was found deceased last evening,” Contee wrote in a mid-July message to the department. “This is incredibly hard news for us all, and for those that knew him best.”

The confirmation of DeFreytag’s death came hours after a spokeswoman for MPD said Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead at his residence last Thursday. Hashida, who joined the department in May 2003, was most recently assigned to the department’s Emergency Response Team.

According to his obituary, posted by the Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home in Dale City, Virginia, Hashida would have turned 44 this Thursday.

In January, U.S. Capitol Police announced 51-year-old Officer Howard "Howie" Liebengood, took his own life. Liebengood was a 15-year veteran of the USCP and the son of former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Howard Liebengood Sr.

Weeks later, a second officer who responded to the Capitol, MPD Officer Jeffrey Smith, died by suicide. Smith’s death was announced by Chief Contee while addressing a closed session of the House Appropriations Committee.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-police-officer-suicide-kyle-defreytag-defended-us-capitol-on-january-6/65-fb00a7ff-1884-46ee-819a-448e2f55a61e

>This is the same fucking idiot that got called out for the idiot ‘X’ gesture during her medal ceremony:

https://blavity.com/olympian-raven-saunders-twerked-while-her-celebrating-shot-put-win-broadcast-wouldnt-her-be-great?category1=news&category2=culture&item=5

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Olympian Raven Saunders Twerked While Celebrating Shot Put Win, Broadcast Wouldn't Let Her Be Great
Saunders would later use her moment in the podium limelight to make a powerful statement.
Tomas Kassahun

by Tomas Kassahun

Today
Shot putter Raven Saunders was set to show her twerking skills to the world after winning the silver world at the Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday, but the Olympic Broadcasting Services wouldn't let her have her moment.
The camera cut to a different athlete as Saunders started twerking, irking some viewers who wanted to enjoy the shot putter's celebration.

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Despite the fact that lockdowns ended months ago and there are more than enough jobs available, Biden wants to continue to force landlords to allow people to live on their private property rent-free forever.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/biden-new-eviction-ban

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new ban on evictions for many renters just days after the White House allowed a nationwide moratorium to expire on Saturday, infuriating progressive House Democrats who warned that millions of Americans could lose their homes.

As President Biden hinted at during his Tuesday afternoon news conference, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drafted a new eviction moratorium aimed at protecting tenants in counties with "substantial and high levels of community transmission" of COVID-19. Over 90% of the U.S. population lives in the affected areas, sources told The Associated Press.

The two-month moratorium expires Oct. 3.

"The emergence of the delta variant has led to a rapid acceleration of community transmission in the United States, putting more Americans at increased risk, especially if they are unvaccinated," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. "This moratorium is the right thing to do to keep people in their homes and out of congregate settings where COVID-19 spreads. It is imperative that public health authorities act quickly to mitigate such an increase of evictions, which could increase the likelihood of new spikes in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Such mass evictions and the attendant public health consequences would be very difficult to reverse."

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Federal prosecutors are seeking to redirect money from ex-Dr. Larry Nassar’s prison account to pay fines and restitution he still owes in his child pornography case.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/07/larry-nassars-prison-account-could-be-raided-to-pay-restitution-owed-to-victims.html%3foutputType=amp

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GUNG ho Aussie politicians have deployed the army and helicopters to order people to go home in what is one of the world's strictest Covid lockdowns.

One man caught a chopper shouting out stay-at-home orders from a loudspeaker and shared it online.

In footage, a blue and white helicopter circles the Aussie who blurts out "What the F**K!" as he's warned that local police would find him and issue a fine.

Borders remain shut until the percentage of the population to receive both jabs jumps from the current measly number of 17 % to 80 %.

On Saturday, up to 1,300 police swarned Sydney and set up roadblocks in a massive show of force to stop a repeat of last week's violent anti-lockdown protest.
Some 300 unarmed army personnel will also help police go door-to-door to ensure people who have tested positive are self-isolating.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3388310/australia-deploys-military-to-enforce-covid-rules/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7wmdeGXF0Y

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>https://www.newsweek.com/us-sees-ongoing-spike-gun-ammo-sales-ive-never-seen-anything-like-it-1614952?amp=1
Sales are never going down

‘Imagine if this was for Trump’: Obama bash for hundreds draws jeers amid Delta outbreaks

Former President Barack Obama is creating a “nightmare” by trying to get nearly 700 people to his 60th birthday bash in Martha’s Vineyard, a source told The Post Monday — as news of the lavish party drew fire amid a national surge of the COVID Delta variant and new restrictions.

George Clooney, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey are among the 475 guests expected to attend alongside about 200 hired hands

https://nypost.com/2021/08/02/obama-holding-huge-60th-birthday-bash-despite-covid-warnings/

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Xi tells Politburo study session that country needs to ‘make preparations for military struggle’
Comments come ahead of an important PLA anniversary and at a time when China is facing a growing security threat on its border with Afghanistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a greater focus on national defence and the military in a speech given on the eve of an important military anniversary and as the nation faces a growing range of security risks.
After giving a spirited speech on the achievements of China’s Communist Party during its centennial celebrations earlier this month, Xi said on Friday: “On the path of completely building a modern socialist country and realising the second centennial goal, national defence and the military must be placed in a more important position, and the consolidation of national defence and a strong military must be accelerated.
“We must persist in strengthening the overall planning of war and make preparations for military struggle.”
Xi’s comments on the military’s development were made two days before the PLA’s 94th anniversary and come at a time when China is facing heightened security risks.

On China’s western borders, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to a resurgence of the Taliban and instability in the region, which Beijing fears could give Uygur separatists a base from which to conduct attacks in the Xinjiang region.
To the east, tensions are growing as the US and its allies conduct more naval operations on waters China claims as its own.
On Friday, US Marine Corps jets were pictured on the British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. Earlier this month, Beijing criticised the US for landing a military plane on Taiwan and Japan for releasing a defence white paper that expressed alarm at China’s increased military activities around the self-ruled island.


https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3143321/chinese-president-xi-jinping-calls-greater-focus-military

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Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/us-republican-report-pushes-covid-lab-leak-theory-while-deleted-sars-cov2-sequences-linked-to-bat-coronaviruses/

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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253168148.html
Saturday, the state of Florida reported more new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control than any previous day in the coronavirus pandemic: 21,683.

That’s a 12.1% jump over the previous record, Jan. 7’s 19,334 cases during the worst month of the pandemic. Daily case counts routinely surpassed 10,000 as the pandemic peaked a second time. In the succeeding months, daily case counts returned to 2,000 and 8,000.

The last half of July looks like the start of Florida’s third COVID-19 peak, as the case numbers reported Thursday (17,093), Friday (17,589) and Saturday mix in with Jan. 6-8 to comprise the top six individual case count days. The average over the last seven days is 15,817 cases.

By comparison, on July 12, 2020, the state reported a then-national record of 15,300 cases.

Florida, which represents about 6.5% of the U.S. population, accounts for about 21.4% of the country’s new cases, based on the data the state is reporting to the CDC.

Florida also reported 108 deaths Saturday, eight days after reporting 148 deaths. Before this most recent surge, you have to go back to March 26 to find a higher single-day death count (159).
South Florida vaccinations and hospitalizations

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An employee of the Fox Business Network has sued the cable network, making claims of racist and sexist remarks by host Larry Kudlow, sexual harassment by analyst Andrew Napolitano, and other gossipy allegations in an error-riddled complaint filed in New York.

The lawsuit from plaintiff John Fawcett was filed by Ty Clevenger, an attorney from Plano, Texas who has made a name for himself in recent years suing other lawyers, judges, and political figures. This isn’t Clevenger’s first time suing Fox News; he is also representing former Fox News anchor Ed Henry in a lawsuit filed a month ago against Fox, CNN, National Public Radio, and several other media personalities.

The complaint identifies Fawcett as a 27-year-old who first started working for Fox Business as a production assistant for Lou Dobbs. When Dobbs’ show was cancelled this past February, Larry Kudlow took over and, as the complaint describes, “inherited the production team of Mr. Dobbs,” including Fawcett.

According to the complaint, Kudlow “has used ethnic slurs and made sexually inappropriate comments about women in front of multiple staff members, including [Fawcett],” as well as making racist remarks about Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), whom Kudlow allegedly did not want appearing on his show, and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) because they were of swarthy complection.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/fox-business-employee-sues-network-alleging-larry-kudlow-made-racist-and-sexist-remarks/


Andrew Napolitano Out At Fox News After Business Network Employee Alleges Sexual Harassment

https://deadline.com/2021/08/fox-news-andrew-napolitano-larry-kudlow-1234807850/

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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/08/03/attorney-general-letitia-james-says-investigation-finds-cuomo-sexually-harassed-multiple-women/

>A new report from New York Attorney General Letitia James finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women.

>“The independent investigation has concluded Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, and in doing so violated federal and state law,” James said.

>The report finds the executive chamber was a hostile work environment and 11 allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior leveled against the governor are credible.

>Investigators say that Cuomo engaged in “repeated physical violations” of women, groped an assistant, and allegedly had unwelcome contact with a female state trooper.

>Cuomo also repeatedly made “offensive and gender-based” comments to staffers and employees.

>James said the investigation has concluded, and the allegations are “civil in nature,” though prosecutors are welcome to review the report and make their own decisions about possible criminal charges.

>James said next steps are up to Cuomo, the Assembly, and the public – but the investigation into sexual harassment by the New York Attorney General’s office is over.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-fanone-plays-explicit-voicemail-during-january-6-testimony-2021-7

AUDIO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=259xvOj141o

A police officer in Washington, DC, received an explicit and threatening voicemail from a supporter of former President Donald Trump as he testified before Congress' January 6 commission.

In his testimony on Tuesday, Michael Fanone said Capitol rioters had beaten him unconscious and nearly killed him, Insider's Eliza Relman reported.

Later, in an interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Fanone played a voicemail that he said someone had left while he was testifying.

It contained racist language and homophobic slurs and accused Fanone of acting. It repeated Trump's false claims that the presidential election was stolen, and it threatened violence against Fanone and other officers.

The caller said:

>"Yeah, this is for Michael Fanone, Metropolitan Police officer. You're on trial right now, lying. You want an Emmy? An Oscar? What are you trying to go for here? You're so full of shit, you little faggot fucker. You're a little pussy, man. I could slap you up the side of your head with a backhand and knock you out, you little faggot.

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Forty-eight-year political veteran President Biden raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he claimed to have driven an 18-wheeler truck — a claim the White House struggled to defend.

Biden was visiting a Mack Truck facility in Pennsylvania when he made the claim to have driven the massive trucks before, which require a special kind of license.

"I used to drive an 18-wheeler, man," Biden said on Wednesday in a video posted to Twitter. "I got to."

There is scant evidence that Biden has ever driven an 18-wheeler truck.

When asked if the president had ever driven such a truck, a White House spokesperson pointed to a December 1973 article from the Wilmington Evening Journal that showed Biden rode in an 18-wheeler on a 536-mile haul to Ohio.

Fox News pressed the spokesperson about the president’s claim – noting that riding in a truck is not the same as driving one – at which point the president's spokesperson pointed to a United Federation of Teachers post that touched on Biden driving a school bus in the past as a summer job.

The majority of school buses, on average, "have two axles, with the bigger models having two wheels on the front axle and four wheels on the dual axle, for a total of six wheels," according to SchoolBusFleet.com.

Fox News pressed again about the president’s claim, pointing out that a school bus is not the same as an 18-wheeler truck, but did not receive a response by publishing time.

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