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Common Dreams: GOP Senator Accused of 'Hate Speech' Against Arab American Witness at Hate Crimes Hearing
> After Republican lawmakers and some activists objected to Arab American Institute executive director Maya Berry's inclusion in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the rise in hate crimes in the country, GOP Sen. John Kennedy unleashed what one critic said was anti-Muslim "hate speech" during his questioning.
> "You support Hamas, don't you?" asked the Louisiana senator at the hearing titled "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America." Kennedy also conflated Hamas with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the agency tasked with providing public services and aid to Gaza's 2.3 million residents.
> Berry replied that it was "exceptionally disappointing that you're looking at an Arab American witness before you and saying, 'You support Hamas.'"
> She then said clearly, "I do not support Hamas," but was cut off by Kennedy as he raised his voice to accuse her of being unable to disavow the group, also accusing her of supporting Hezbollah and Iran.
> The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee denounced Kennedy's "horrible" comment, instead amplifying Berry's response, in which she said that while taking part in a hearing on hate speech and hate crimes, she "experienced the very issue that we're attempting to deal with today."
"This has been, regrettably, a real disappointment but very much an indication of the danger to our democratic institutions that we're in now," said Berry.
"This has been, regrettably, a real disappointment but very much an indication of the danger to our democratic institutions that we're in now," said Berry.
> Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.
Cannon went to an event in Arlington, Va. honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, according to documents obtained from the Law and Economics Center at George Mason University. At a lecture and private dinner, she sat among members of Scalia’s family, fellow Federalist Society members and more than 30 conservative federal judges.
Cannon went to an event in Arlington, Va. honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, according to documents obtained from the Law and Economics Center at George Mason University. At a lecture and private dinner, she sat among members of Scalia’s family, fellow Federalist Society members and more than 30 conservative federal judges.
Hindu: Musk deletes post speculating about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism
> “Kamala Harris is running for president and whether you’re eating curry at your dinner table or fried chicken, things have gotten more expensive thanks to her policies,” Vance told moderator Kristen Welker.
> “Senator Vance was referring to the fact that he prefers fried chicken, and his wife prefers curry chicken,” a spokesman for Vance told the Daily Beast. “Fried chicken was a staple in the Vance household when JD was a kid, as he wrote in Hillbilly Elegy.”
> "Oh my God, this is Jiu-jitsu, where she's like 'If you go to his rallies, his crowds are boring," Rogan said. He then transitioned into an imitation of Trump.
"My crowds are the best crowds — I have the number one crowds," Rogan's mock-Trump said. Then Rogan added, "He couldn't help himself!"
"My crowds are the best crowds — I have the number one crowds," Rogan's mock-Trump said. Then Rogan added, "He couldn't help himself!"
> Senators voted against advancing the bill, 51-44, marking the second time Democrats have sought to put Republicans on the record on the contentious issue. Sixty votes were needed to open debate on the measure.
> “If Donald Trump is serious about protecting IVF, then he is busily calling all the Republican senators and telling them to vote ‘yes’ on today’s bill,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said ahead of the vote. “And if he’s not making those phone calls, well, then we know this is just one more Trump lie.”
> “It’s a dangerous business being president,” said Trump, addressing the audience.“It’s a little bit dangerous.” He then went on to brush off the number of assassination attempts against him with a boast.
“That’s OK,” he said about the presidency being “dangerous business.” He added, “Only consequential presidents get shot at.”
“That’s OK,” he said about the presidency being “dangerous business.” He added, “Only consequential presidents get shot at.”
Democrats lost a court battle to boot a third-party hopeful they fear will draw votes away from vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester.
> Democrats lost a court battle to boot a third-party hopeful they fear will draw votes away from vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester.
> ... Johnson may want to win the further approval of Trump and his MAGA supporters by vowing to challenge the election results if they go against the GOP.
> He could rewrite the rules for the certification that have been in place for over a century, object to contested blocks of electoral votes, delay the vote count, or throw a roadblock into the entire process by challenging the Electoral Count Act.
A Johnson aide dismissed the claims as part of an “alarmist narrative” from Democrats.
A Johnson aide dismissed the claims as part of an “alarmist narrative” from Democrats.
> Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed a six-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a Morning Consult poll published Tuesday. The margin is a record for Harris so far in the presidential race. The widening gap between the two candidates, which now sits at 51 to 45, seems to reflect a shift in public opinion after Harris’ dominant debate performance a week ago.
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"Get this under control": Mark Robinson's anti-birth control tirade spoils Trump's Project 2025 spin salon.com/2024/09/18/…
> "Don’t lay down and act like you’re making a baby til you’re ready to have a baby," the Republican candidate said
> He calls LGBTQ people "filth," "maggots," and "flies," insisting they should be forced to "find a corner outside" rather than be allowed to use public restrooms. He's denounced women's suffrage and argued that once a woman is pregnant, her body belongs to "the daddy." And before Tucker Carlson was embracing Holocaust denialism, Robinson was raving that it was "hogwash" to believe the Nazi genocide of Jews happened.
> A JD Vance staffer was told rumors of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating pets were untrue by Springfield’s city manager, Bryan Heck—but Vance had already shared them on X, the Wall Street Journal reported. Heck said he received the call from a staff member working for JD Vance asking him about the truth of the claims. “I told him no,” Heck said. “There was no verifiable evidence or reports to show this was true.”
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