Minnesota State

JD Vance sparked a firestorm this week when he accused fellow veteran and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, of abandoning his unit before it deployed to Iraq. “When the United States Marine Corps … asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it,”...

What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

Fox News

A video has surfaced showing Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz talking about weapons of war while talking about Second Amendment rights.

National Guard report refutes Tim Walz's claim of actually toting war weapons 'in war'

WashingtonExaminer

Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) ex-battalion commander had harsh words for Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, who is under fire for allegedly inflating his military career. John Kolb, the former battalion commander of Walz’s Army National Guard unit, said he welcomed the Minnesota Democrat’s early retirement from the military. “He got out of the way for […]

Walz’s former military commander blasts VP hopeful as ‘stolen valor’ controversy foments

Mediaite

Tim Walz's successor in the National Guard penned a private letter to Walz eight years ago asking him to stop claiming to hold a military title he didn't earn.
The post Tim Walz’s Successor in National Guard Penned Private Letter Asking Him to Stop Claiming Rank He Didn’t Have ‘For Political Gain’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Tim Walz’s Successor in National Guard Penned Private Letter Asking Him to Stop Claiming Rank He Didn’t Have ‘For Political Gain’

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Virginia State

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Washington, DC

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

POLITICO

A former student of the new vice-presidential candidate opens up.

Tim Walz Was My Teacher 20 Years Ago. Here’s What I Learned.

J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

The Hill

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) doubled down on his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) military background, arguing during a campaign event Thursday that Vice President Harris’s running mate had misrepresented his service. “Tim Walz said that he carried a weapon in war. He never went to war,” Vance said while campaigning with several House…

Vance continues attacks on Walz’s depiction of military service

CNN correspondent Tom Foreman fact-checked claims about Tim Walz’s military record, firmly denying the governor saw combat despite his rhetoric implying he did.

CNN fact-checks Tim Walz about ‘absolutely false’ claim he carried weapons 'in war'

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A street in Downtown Jacksonville soon could be renamed to honor the late Ben Frazier, founder of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville. City Council will consider a bill that would rename Confederate Street as Frazier Place, a recognition of Frazier’s tenacious efforts to eliminate Confederate monuments.

Downtown street could be renamed to honor Ben Frazier

Wisconsin State

Business Insider

The GOP vice-presidential nominee plans to follow Harris and her running mate for three days and across four swing states beginning on Tuesday.

Why JD Vance's plan to follow Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on their swing-state tour is a big gamble

Georgia State

Floyd County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

Florida State

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Snopes

Some social media users expressed the opinion that Democratic vice-presidential candidate Walz looks old for his age.

Fact Check: Tim Walz Is Younger than Brad Pitt?

HuffPost

The Republican vice presidential nominee previously seemed reluctant to confirm that he would attend an Oct. 1 debate on CBS News.

JD Vance Does About-Face On Debating Democratic Rival Tim Walz

NewsBreak

Fact Check: Explained: The Controversy Over Tim Walz's Military Service

The claim that Walz \"abandoned\" his National Guard unit right before he would have been deployed to Iraq is a subjective allegation leveled by a small...

The claim that Walz "abandoned" his National Guard unit right before he would have been deployed to Iraq is a subjective allegation leveled by a small...

Fact Check: Explained: The Controversy Over Tim Walz's Military Service

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