August 22, 2021

Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19

Source: CNN

(CNN)Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife are both hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19.

"Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both," the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) said in a statement Saturday. "Anyone who has been around either of them for the last five or six days should follow the CDC guidelines."

Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, are currently at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the statement said.

In February, the civil rights leader underwent successful surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. In 2017, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder with no cure.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/us/rev-jesse-jackson-wife-hospitalized-coronavirus/index.html

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August 21, 2021

Hillary Clinton video predicting Afghanistan chaos goes viral

Man, Hillary is a smart woman, the world really needed her in 2016. Best SoS in US history. Video in link from May 2021.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hillary-clinton-afghanistan-video-kabul-b1903496.html

August 17, 2021

Afghans Fall from U.S. Military Plane After Clinging to Aircraft in Shocking Video

Source: Newsweek

Three young men have reportedly fallen mid-air from a plane leaving Kabul after allegedly losing grip of the exterior of the aircraft, alarming footage appears to show.

In a video uploaded by the Afghan Asvaka News agency and seemingly taken from the ground, two unidentifiable objects can be seen falling from the body of a plane as it flies overhead.

"The video shows a flight from Kabul airport where two people are thrown from a plane into the people's homes," the agency said alongside the 11-second clip which has since garnered more than one million views.

The Afghan men were hanging to the tires of a C-17 U.S. military aircraft, the publication reported.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/afghanis-fall-us-military-plane-after-clinging-wing-shocking-video-1619589

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Absolutely horrible, but clinging to a plane is pure Hollywood. No one can hold onto a plane in the air for long. Did they really think that they could hold on until the plane landed? So tragic.

https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1427206845706379266

August 14, 2021

Are the Taliban stupid? Why not wait until we leave for good?

Seriously, why wouldn't they wait to attack until after the US troops fully left? By taking cities now, they risk the US saying "never mind, we can't go just yet." I don't get them at all.

August 7, 2021

About the state trooper who alleged that Cuomo sexually harassed her

1) Could she have arrested him on the spot?
2) What if she did?

August 5, 2021

Cuomo impeachment probe nears its end as NY lawmakers give governor Aug. 13 deadline to submit evide

Source: CNBC

New York state lawmakers warned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lawyers on Thursday that the Assembly’s impeachment probe into various accusations against the governor is nearing an end and gave him until Aug. 13 to furnish any final evidence.

The request from attorneys for the Assembly Judiciary Committee came two days after a scathing, detailed report that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women.

“The Committee’s investigation is nearing completion and the Assembly will soon consider potential articles of impeachment against your client,” read the warning.

The Judiciary Committee launched its impeachment investigation in March, following initial accusations of sexual harassment made against the governor.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/cuomo-impeachment-probe-nears-end-lawmakers-set-deadline-for-evidence.html

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August 4, 2021

Manhattan, Westchester DAs request evidence from Cuomo sex harassment probe

Source: CNBC

The district attorneys for Manhattan and Westchester County asked New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday for evidence related to her office's bombshell report accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

Westchester DA Mimi Rocah, in a letter obtained by NBC News, told James she plans to conduct an inquiry into whether the alleged sexual misconduct by Cuomo that occurred in her jurisdiction was "criminal in nature."

A spokesperson for Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. told NBC later Wednesday that, "When our office learned yesterday that the Attorney General's investigation of the Governor's conduct was complete, our office contacted the Attorney General's Office to begin requesting investigative materials in their possession pertaining to incidents that occurred in Manhattan."

The 165-page report, the culmination of five months of investigation and 179 witness interviews, concluded that Cuomo violated federal and state laws. But that probe was not explicitly tied to any punishments for the governor.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/08/04/cuomo-allegations-westchester-county-da-seeks-evidence-for-potential-criminal-probe.html#origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&prerenderSize=1&visibilityState=visible&paddingTop=32&p2r=0&csi=1&aoh=16281018117193&viewerUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Famp%2Fs%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2Famp%2F2021%2F08%2F04%2Fcuomo-allegations-westchester-county-da-seeks-evidence-for-potential-criminal-probe.html&history=1&storage=1&cid=1&cap=navigateTo%2Ccid%2CfullReplaceHistory%2Cfragment%2CreplaceUrl%2CiframeScroll

August 3, 2021

So today is the primary in Ohio 11th (Nina Turner)...

Will we know tonight? Regardless of who you support, who do you think will win?

August 3, 2021

What are DU rules if hypothetically someone wins a primary that is too extreme?

DU rules state to support Democrats and never bash them, but what if someone extreme wins a Democratic primary somewhere? What is and isn't allowed? Do the same rules still apply? Are they loosened a little? Or should we just not talk about him or her if we have nothing nice to say?