Mississippi State

The Independent

Like so many millions of my fellow citizens, I watched in horror on Saturday as a would-be assassin came perilously close to murdering former president Donald Trump. This was not just an attack on him and those innocent people simply exercising their First Amendment right to attend a political rally. It was not just an attack on the Republican Party.It was an attack on the very fabric of American democracy.Political violence has become a norm in our divided and beleaguered nation. From the 2011 attack on Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to the 2017 shooting of Republican Steve Scalise to the...

I’m  from the same place as JD Vance and there’s nothing to celebrate now that he’s Trump’s VP

Pennsylvania State

Butler, PA

Fox News

Former President Trump reflected on the "iconic" photo of him pumping his fist in the air following the assassination attempt on him in Pennsylvania.

Trump reflects on stunning photo of him after being shot: 'Usually you have to die' to have iconic picture

 A staff member who worked for Democratic representative Bennie Thompson is no longer employed by the lawmaker after she allegedly posted “Don’t miss next time” in an apparent response to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday.The now-former case worker and field office manager at Thompson’s Natchez office, identified as Jacqueline Marsaw by reports, had resigned from her position shortly after her social media post started to circulate, local reports state.Following the shooting incident at Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that left the former president wounded, one spectator dead and others injured, the staff member...

Senior Democrat fires aide over post urging Trump shooter ‘don’t miss next time’

Mediaite

Mike Lindell made his case for being put "in charge" of elections in a second Trump administration during an appearance on War Room Tuesday.
The post MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Asks Trump to Put Him ‘In Charge’ of American Elections first appeared on Mediaite.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Asks Trump to Put Him ‘In Charge’ of American Elections

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The New Republic

Donald Trump Jr. doesn’t want Senator Marco Rubio to be his father’s running mate, fearing that it would tempt establishment Republicans into impeaching the elder Trump. The younger Trump expressed his fear on his video podcast Triggered Monday evening, in response to a submitted question during a live Q&A, where the questioner claimed that “Rubio guarantees another impeachment,” to which the host agreed. If Rubio was the vice president on the ticket, “by the time my father’s hand moves off in the swearing in process … 12 p.m. January 20, the second it goes off, impeachment!” Trump Jr. said. “That’s...

Why Trump Jr. Is Begging His Dad to Avoid Marco Rubio as V.P. Pick

Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

POLITICO

Even before the most basic details had emerged, the political conversation had turned to media criticism, partisan vitriol and wild conspiracy theories.

After Trump Shooting, America Reverts to Blaming the Other Side

WashingtonExaminer

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the former president, ripped into an MSNBC reporter on Monday at the Republican National Convention when asked about family celebrations on U.S.-Mexico border. “I covered the family separation crisis closely, will we continue to see policies like separating 5,000 children deliberately from their parents?” MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff […]

Trump Jr. tears into MSNBC: ‘Even 48 hours later, you couldn’t wait with your lies’

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

(NewsNation) — A former staff member of Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson is now under investigation by federal agents after a social media post suggesting she supported an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t...

Democratic staffer ‘no longer’ employed after Trump shooting post

The Washington Post took heat from pro-Trump billionaires who took issue with a report claiming they had shaped "the narrative" on Trump's near-assassination.

Washington Post takes heat for story fretting pro-Trump billionaires shaped 'shooting narrative'

HuffPost

“What is this?” fumed the far-right Georgia Republican, who suggested the anchor was getting her “marching orders from the Democrat Party.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene Melts Down Over Australian TV’s Trump Question, Gets Cut Off

Donald Trump’s campaign announced the creation of a new conservative coalition  over the weekend: Black Americans for Trump. But he failed to mention that at least three of his new endorsers are on the Trump family payroll.Dozens of prominent Black Americans appeared on the list released Saturday, from former Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones to former NFL safety Jack Brewer. But the names of three former staffers for the RNC and the Trump campaign also, curiously, found their way into the coalition. They include former RNC official Gina Barr (who is currently titled as the Trump campaign’s executive director of Black...

Trump Is Bragging About Endorsements From Black People. He Paid Some.

The Guardian

There’s still a lot we don’t know about the rally shooting – but it will almost certainly boost his campaign

Did Donald Trump just win the election? | Arwa Mahdawi

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Arkansas State

The Hill

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) predicted Thursday that former President Trump will “win big” in the upcoming presidential election. “I still think this is his race, he has clearly been the front-runner since the day he announced. And he has not lost that status, whether it was in the primary or the general, and…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders predicts Trump will ‘win big’ in November

WLBT

NewsBreak

Facebook of Congressman Thompson’s staffer posts message after Trump shooting

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Facebook of Congressman Thompson’s staffer posts message after Trump shooting

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