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Ted Cruz wants taxpayers to fund airport escorts for top officials like him

Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:30:06a CDT Sen. Ted “Cancun” Cruz is closer to enacting an airport security amendment that would allow top federal officials like him to apply for a dedicated security escort at commercial airports. Cruz added the amendment to the Senate bill that would fund the Federal Aviation Administration through 2028, telling Politico back in February that there are “serious security threats facing public officials.” The Texas senator was busted by a fellow traveler when j ...

Omaha Steve

MOLSON COORS OFFERS WORKERS 5 CENTS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE IN TEXAS

PR Newswire Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT 41-Day Strike Continues, Teamsters Boycott Coors and Miller During March Madness FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Negotiations with Molson Coors broke off on Thursday over the multibillion-dollar beermaker's refusal to agree to real wage increases for Teamsters in a new three-year contract. Members of Teamsters Local 997 continue to hold the strike line 24/7 at the Fort Worth brewery as a nationwide boycott of Molson Coors products co ...

mahatmakanejeeves

Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden

POLITICS Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden Donald Trump attended the wake of a New York City police officer killed in the line of duty and called for "law and order," as part of his attempt to show a contrast with President Joe Biden and focus on crime as part of his third White House campaign. BY MICHELLE L. PRICE AND PHILIP MARCELO Updated 4:43 PM EDT, March 28, 2024 MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Donald Trump atten ...

Omaha Steve

Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Updated 11:22 AM CDT, March 28, 2024 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” but warned that any Western air base hosting U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for the Kremlin’s forces. “Their statements about our alleged intention to attack Europe after Ukraine is sheer nonsen ...

BumRushDaShow

House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify as GOP impeachment inquiry stalls

March 28, 2024 / 4:32 PM EDT Washington — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has invited President Biden to testify publicly as the panel's monthslong impeachment inquiry has stalled after testimony from the president's son failed to deliver a smoking gun. In a seven-page letter to the president on Thursday, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, asked Mr. Biden to appear on April 16, an invitation he is almost certain to decline. "I invite you to participate ...

mahatmakanejeeves

The Anti-Abortion Endgame That Erin Hawley Admitted to the Supreme Court

(Slate) Somewhat lost in the debate around abortion pills and oral arguments that took place at the Supreme Court in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine on Tuesday was one deeply uncomfortable truth: The very notion of what it means to practice emergency medicine is in dispute, with anti-abortion doctors insisting upon a right to refuse treatment for any patient who doesn’t meet their test of moral purity. Indeed, the right asserted is that in the absence of certainty about which patients are morally pure, the doctors want to deny medication to all patients, nationwide.

marmar

Trump Bibles make a mockery of Christianity -- and that's exactly why MAGA will eat them up

(Salon) Earlier this week, Donald Trump unveiled his newest grift to squeeze money out of his cult followers: Trump-branded Bibles. Claiming the book contains the "King James version" and "also includes the Founding Father [sic] documents," Trump promised "you have to have it for your heart, for your soul." The screenshots of the video are funny by themselves, but I highly recommend watching the ad Trump cut for these Bibles. Trump radiates total contempt for Christianity. Not that it matters, of course. The pages of Trump's "Bible" could all be blank, and there's a good chance no one would ever know it.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

How Billionaire's Privilege is Taking Down Our Republic

(Thom Hartmann) In America today, if you can afford at least $50 million in lawyers fees, you can get away with rape, massive financial fraud over decades, ripping off people who just wanted to go to college, stealing from children’s Cancer charities, paying off porn stars to influence an election, and leading a treasonous insurrection against your own country that results in the death of at least six people plus 3 police officers (with over 100 police officers ending up in the hospital, many with life altering injuries) without ever spending a night in jail.

Pototan

Dems didn't take voters for granted, voters took Dems for granted

It was a Democratic and Liberal Supreme Court that gave women control over their own bodies. It was the same Supreme Court that protected workers' rights against unfettered "right to work" laws. Affirmative action, gay rights and Obamacare, all advances in helping Americans gain additional freedoms, prosper and remain healthy. The Democratic Party has never taken its voting constituency for granted. It's quite the opposite. Our voters have thought that all these rights could never be taken away. Well, think again.

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North Carolina moves to revoke license of wilderness camp where a 12-year-old died

1 hr ago - North Carolina officials say they plan to revoke the license of Trails Carolina, a wilderness camp for troubled youths where a 12-year-old boy recently died after having spent less than 24 hours at the program. The North Carolina Department of Health ... (NBC)

Georgia Republican official and outspoken election denier caught voting illegally 9 times

3 hrs ago - A judge has found Georgia Republican Party official Brian Pritchard guilty of illegally voting nine times over several years. Pritchard has falsely asserted Democrats had stolen the 2020 election through fraud. Administrative Law Judge Lisa Boggs wro ... (USA Today)

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans

3 hrs ago - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday that it had finalized a new regulation that curbs the use of short-term health insurance plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act, reversing a move by the Trump administration ... (New York Times)

Rittenhouse speaks at Western Kentucky University as hundreds protest outside

4 hrs ago - WKU Public Radio | By Jacob Martin, Alana Watson, Camille Holland Published March 28, 2024 at 8:43 AM CDT Amid the drone of protest chants, Kyle Rittenhouse spoke about his personal experience shooting and killing two people at a 2020 protest, while ... (wkms.org)

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years

4 hrs ago - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of M ... (AP)

Texas judge moves late fee case to DC, accusing banks of venue shopping for favorable ruling

5 hrs ago - Updated 7:21 PM EDT, March 28, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas federal judge on Thursday accused the major banking industry groups and U.S. Chamber of Commerce of venue shopping in their lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a m ... (AP)

RNC weighs limiting NBC's access at this summer's convention

5 hrs ago - Republican National Committee is weighing whether to restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor. Such a move would mark a dramatic escala ... (Politico)

'Famine is setting in': UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid

5 hrs ago - The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to Israel’s claim it is not blocking aid delive ... (The Guardian)

Court strikes down Biden rule requiring states and cities to set climate targets for transportation

5 hrs ago - 03/28/24 6:01 PM ET A federal court struck down a Biden administration rule Wednesday night requiring states and cities to set climate targets for transportation. Judge James Hendrix, a former President Trump appointee, agreed with the Republican-led ... (The Hill)

US Provides $60 Million in Emergency Funds for Baltimore Bridge

6 hrs ago - March 28, 2024 at 5:57 PM EDT The US Department of Transportation is providing $60 million in immediate funding for emergency work following the collapse this week of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The funds will serve as a “down pay ... (Bloomberg)

Russian network that 'paid European politicians' busted, authorities claim

6 hrs ago - A Russian-backed "propaganda" network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries. Investigators claimed it used the popular Voice of Europe website as a ... (BBC)

House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify as GOP impeachment inquiry stalls

7 hrs ago - March 28, 2024 / 4:32 PM EDT Washington — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has invited President Biden to testify publicly as the panel's monthslong impeachment inquiry has stalled after testimony from the president's son failed to d ... (CBS News)

Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden

7 hrs ago - POLITICS Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden Donald Trump attended the wake of a New York City police officer killed in the line of duty and called for "law and order," as part of his a ... (Associated Press)

US repeatedly warned Russia ahead of Moscow attack, White House says

7 hrs ago - National security spokesperson says US passed on warnings and dismissed Russian allegations Ukraine was involved as ‘nonsense’ Thu 28 Mar 2024 13.57 EDT The US repeatedly alerted Russia that extremists were planning to attack large gatherin ... (the Guardian)

Social Security Administration to remove food assistance as barrier to accessing certain benefits

8 hrs ago - Published Thu, Mar 28 2024 2:10 PM EDT The Social Security Administration has issued a final rule that will prevent food assistance from reducing payments to certain beneficiaries. The change applies to Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which pro ... (CNBC)

Ted Cruz wants taxpayers to fund airport escorts for top officials like him

8 hrs ago - Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:30:06a CDT Sen. Ted “Cancun” Cruz is closer to enacting an airport security amendment that would allow top federal officials like him to apply for a dedicated security escort at commercial airports. Cruz added ... (daily kos)

MOLSON COORS OFFERS WORKERS 5 CENTS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE IN TEXAS

8 hrs ago - PR Newswire Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT 41-Day Strike Continues, Teamsters Boycott Coors and Miller During March Madness FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Negotiations with Molson Coors broke off on Thursday over the multibillion-d ... (Yahoo Finance)

Russian diesel fuel exports by sea suffer 25% decrease over week

9 hrs ago - Last week, from 17 to 24 March, Russian ports exported 703,000 tonnes of gas and diesel, a 25% decrease compared to the amount shipped the week before that. Source: enkorr with reference to the data of the A-95 Consulting Group Quote: "Sea supplies h ... (Ukrainska Pravdda)

FCC considers rule change to make 988 suicide hotline more accessible

9 hrs ago - Posted: 12:49 p.m. EDT Mar 28, 2024 The Federal Communications Commission is considering a rule change that will make getting help more accessible when calling the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The change being considered is a requirement from pho ... (Scripps News)

Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets

9 hrs ago - By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Updated 11:22 AM CDT, March 28, 2024 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” b ... (AP)

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