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If you care what people think, youāre their prisoner. ā Heidi Fleiss
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The Stones are back and opened in Chicago on June21. The reviews were great, they mostly stuck to the hits and Mick was in top notch form. Monkey Man and Sweet Virginia are back!!! Woo Hoo!!
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Satellite images show the complete deployment of 4 Russian made S-300 missile defense systems.
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Comedians in cars getting coffee will start season 11 on July 19. This season will bring us Eddie Murphy, Barry Marder, Bridget Everett, Melissa Villsenor, Sebastian Maniscalco, Seth Rogan, Ricky Gervais, Matthew Broderick, Jamie Foxx, Mario Joyner and Martin Short.
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Law and Order: Hate Crimes is coming.
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NRATV is no more. Hooray!! The NRAās second in command Chris Cox has resigned after he was implicated in a plot to oust Wayne La Pierre. Cox calls the charges, āoffensive and patently false.ā There are also multiple lawsuits from ad firm Ackerman McQueen that claim the NRA is in violation of contracts.
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Republican representative Duncan Hunter is headed to court in September for charges that he and his wife illegally spent more than $250,000 in political donations. Prosecutors want to list details of his many affairs.
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NBC is bringing back Who Do You Think You Are?
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Police in Hong Kong are beating protesters.
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Sexual harassment news of the month: George Nader, part of Trumpās transition team, was arrested in New York on child porn charges.**Cuba Gooding Jr. was charged in NY with forcible touching. His lawyer says that the incident is on tape and will prove he is innocent.** Trump has been accused by the 22nd woman, this time of rape, but most of the media seemed to be playing it down. The victim, writer E. Jean Carroll says she will cooperate 100%.
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The Supreme Court ruled that the government canāt stop us from running a business with a scandalous name.
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Stop the cash bail system. It is costing us money every day.
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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have wed.
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Joe Sestak is running for President.
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I always think of Meghan McCain as the Rosie OāDonnell of the right. She seems to have a big heart and her childhood and parents seem to have made a huge influence. Somehow she always brings everything back to her and she freaks on certain talking points.
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Letās keep an eye on U.S. transportation secretary Elaine Chao. The shipping dynasty of her family is benefitting from industrial policies in China.
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2 deputies were fired for inaction pertaining to the Parkland shooting.
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People were horrified at the image of Scary Clown with graves in the background on foreign soil as he talked of āNervous Nancyā and called Mueller a fool. We were outraged when he told us that he would want to listen to dirt on others and wouldnāt see why he should tell the FBI before he walked it back. He does not fucking care. When will we all understand that?
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The President is being urged to cancel his speech at the Lincoln memorial. Ā Many of his own people think it might appear to be a campaign stop paid for by the American people. He did that already when he made ads for himself while at his golf course in Scotland.** I suppose he will pretend to be all about America again when he gets back from smiling with North Korean and Russian dictators.
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New York has banned declawing. Meow!!
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It is looking like Sam Little, in prison in California, may turn out to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.
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The Tonyās came and went. Big winners were Bryan Cranston, Elaine May and Bob Mackie. Ali Stoker was the first wheelchair bound winner and Hadestown won the most awards.
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Some schools are trying out yoga instead of detention. Ā Teaching children how to control their feelings and help it to dissipate seems to be work.
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The Catholic Church has stomped on the rights of our Trans brothers and sisters. They decree that people should stay the way they are born.
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The movie,ā The Dead Donāt Dieā sounds great with Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Adam Driver, Danny Glover, Tom Waits and Steve Buscemi.
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Trump and Pence seem pretty pleased with themselves for not allowing the rainbow flag to fly during pride month. They really hate progress, donāt they? Ā Luckily, some brave souls are finding ways around it.
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Scary Clown has signed an executive order to increase transparency of hospital costs and info of medical professionals.
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On July 17 Bob Mueller will testify. **A comic book publisher is turning the report into a graphic novel.
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JB Pritzker has signed legal weed into Illinois and they will look at releasing low level drug offenders and putting money back into hard hit communities that were affected by the drug war.
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Maple Vale is suing because they say big chicken companies have colluded to hike prices.
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Absolut has been a proud supporter of the gay community since the 70ās. Ā
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Jim Gaffigan is in the new film, āBeing Frank.ā
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders is out. Many reporters tell us that she and other WH staff can be very different behind the scenes. They have been known to be very helpful and personable at times. The bluster and the lies are mostly for show for the boss.** Acting US customs and border protection commissioner John Sanders is out.
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Scary Clown really put his foot in it with his Stephanopoulus interview. From little wise guy to taking help from foreign powers to the look on his face after āthe coughā it was quite the show.** Chuck Todd really soft balled his interview with our Pres. Shame on you.
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So, of course Manafort is going to a Federal location instead of Rikerās Island after AG Barr sent a letter to state prosecutors.
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One day it is announced that ICE is throwing millions out of the country. Another day they will round up 2,000 illegals that havenāt shown up for court etc. then that is on hold. Iran is going to be hit then it isnāt. It seems like real panic time in the WH. Justice Department attorney Sarah Fabian has explained in her double talk that kids without toothbrushes, soap and proper sleep is fine. Concrete floors in cages seem like a good idea to Trumps WH. Sarah Fabians phone number of 202-532-4824 was released to the public and she got an earful but I am sure she has changed that # by now.** ICE wonāt even allow anyone to donate items to the kids in cages except for one in Deming, NM.
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Roy Moore is running for senate in 2020. These pompous, narcissistic pigs will not just fade away.
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I really hate this way the media lumps all the ārestā of the Dem candidates as interchangeable. At least give everybody a chance to tell us who they are until the debates. All should have an equal chance because there are some good candidates there. Each one is unique and has at least one good idea. Would they all make a good President? Probably not but letās hear them out!! People wonder why we never have enough choices and then they try to thin the field right away. Ā Andrew Yang wasnāt even included in some of the advertising for the debates and he is polling 8th. ** Seth Macfarlane and Bill Maher suggest that we do away with the audience. Great idea!!
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The first night of debate went well. I went in loving Inslee and went out the same way. He didnāt get much chance to talk what with the moderators asking Elizabeth Warren questions about 4 to the others 1. When Jay did get to speak about climate change and calling out CEOās, Ā I thought he was dynamic. He really puts his money where his mouth is. I wish more people would research him. He had the best answer of what this countryās greatest threat is when he answered ,āDonald Trump.ā Colbert made fun of Inslee for interrupting Warren about the rights of women. I must say that as a woman, that never even occurred to me because I was looking at her as a candidate. He has also been raked over for trying to interject with that finger in the air. Hmm.. so polite. DeBlasio got in a great line about not blaming immigrants for their problems but blaming the corporations, otherwise he seemed like a bully. Warren and Booker were competent. Klobachar, Gabbard and Ryan should call it quits. I like OāRourke but he just seems too sweet. I loved his close because he referenced current events like the kids in cages and student protests which didnāt seem like running for student council Pres. I was impressed with John Delaney who I hadnāt known much about. Ā But Julian Castro won the night. He still wouldnāt be my first choice but he did everything right. He was truly Presidential and seemed to resonate with everybody. He was forceful, down to earth and seemed to know what he was talking about.
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Night 2 of the debates was a bit more lively. Hickenlooper will probably impress a few conservatives with his insistence that the Dems shouldnāt identify so much with socialism. Gillibrand seemed like tonightās bully and it is time for her to go along with Bennet, Swalwell Ā and Williamson. Now, Marianne got a lot of shit but I agree with her on some basics. Preventative medicine and love being the answer is not stupid. These are things we donāt put enough stock in so why laugh it off? She is right about the chemicals and climate and why we are so sick in this world. She is right about state sponsored crimes and child abuse at the border. I thought Gillibrand repeated herself too much but she is right about putting too much money into private prisons. Buttigieg had a great point about the āfree college for allā thing by looking at the reality of those who donāt want college, a decent minimum wage and the rich paying for their own schooling. Ā He is also quite perceptive about republicans using religion while separating families which gives them no right to use Godās name. He was a bit sweaty but poised and measured all the way through. I am a big Andrew Yang fan and his money to all every month is something I have thought a solid idea for years but he is not Presidential at this point. He should be in the cabinet because he is an idea person but he sort of nervously choked on his first question about his signature piece. I loved that he didnāt wear a tie and his closing statement was awesome. Bernie gave us no surprises but the red, white and blue reflected in his glasses was fascinating. I did love his line about a hemisphere problem that we have and called out the Yemen crisis. Ā Like the night before, Biden seemed to get more time than the lesser knowns. He started out smooth and easy and ended serious and defensive because of the jabs he received. Kamala Harris stole the night with some of those. She jumped on Williamsonās mention of reparations to explain to Biden why his recent rhetoric of segregationists was so painful. This is why I love debates, it can change everything. I canāt really imagine anyone else taking on Trump at this point. She had some great lines like calming the boys down about no food fights but putting food on the table. Her close was a bit halting but she fired up the crowd as if she was already President.
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The after shows zeroed in on the flaws which will unfortunately define some of them. Ā The way we loop āBookers lookā or āWilliamsonās love not fear for political purposesā can belittle the progress we can make. I am right in there watching it but it gets old. Trevor Noah said that many try but it was the Right time for Harris to play the race card. Race is already playing a part as some birtherism is erupting eluding to her Indian mother and Jamaican father. Ā Don Jr. got the wheels in motion by retweeting some garbage about Harris not being an āAmerican black.āShe raised about 2 mil after the debates.
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I will never understand why people always bring up this āeliteā business when talking about the Dems. Most of the people I have personally known who had a lot of money and looked down their nose at others have been republicans. Perhaps it is all about where one is from.
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Teens are evolving bone spurs on the back of their heads from looking down at their phones so much.
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Succession will be back on August 11.
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A little political hocus pocus seems to be ok with the Supreme Court. In a 5-4 ruling they have barred challenges to partisan gerrymandering.
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G20 countries make about 80% of global CO2 emissions. They had agreed to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels. Reports show that in the years since , they have nearly tripled subsidies to coal plants.
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Trump is schmoozing with Kim Jong UN saying, āI would invite him tight now to the WH.ā** There was a brawl with new unofficial Ā WH press secretary Stephanie Grisham and Kimās people.
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The Travers film fest will honor Lily Tomlin with a lifetime achievement award.
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The ex- governor of Michigan Rick Snyder, who is responsible for the Flint water crisis, will now have a fellowship at Harvard.
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āTrump didnāt actually win the election in 2016. He lost the election and he was put into office because the Russians interfered.ā- Jimmy Carter, former President and international expert on election fraud.
Toy Story 4 is big box office.
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Mythic Quest is the new series produced and written in part by Charlie Day and Rob Mcelhenney. Ā The show will be about a video game development company and will star F. Murray Abraham and Danny Pudi.
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Melissa McCarthy may play Ursula in the live action Ā The Little Mermaid.
A hacker stole the latest music from Radiohead and threatened to release it if they didnāt pony up $150,000 in ransom. The band released a statement declaring. āWeāve been hackedā , released it themselves for 18 days and the money went to charity. Rock on!!
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In Cape Coral, Fla., a parent forced a kid to walk around with a sign of Ā their wrong deeds. Oh bit.. this stuff is back again.
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ICS in Springfield, Illinoisā fired Joe Crane from his broadcast for his honesty. Corporate was insisting on using a āCODE REDā alert for weather even when the weather wasnāt so bad to keep the paranoid watching. After numerous complaints and Crane apparently not able to talk corporate out of it, he went to the public and let them know how much he disagreed with the policy but his hands were tied. Ā Of course, corporate let him go.
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The FCC is giving the phone company more power to fight robo calls.
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Archeologists found some weed in China inside some ceremonial cannabis bowls from 2500 years ago.
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Rapper Scarface is running for city council in Houston.
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20,000 Christians have petitioned Netflix to cancel Good Omens. I am sure the Amazon show is loving the publicity, they were probably looking for something just like this to happen. Oddly, just before I heard this story I saw the first couple of episodes and thought it was pretty good.
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Donāt judge someone because they sin differently than you.
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The fight to end robo calls has been named āOperation Call it Quits.ā
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OJ Simpson opened a twitter account on the 25th anniversary of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
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The 71st Emmyās will be held on Sept. 22 and may not have a host. This no host thing seems to be catching on since it saves money and controversy. The noms will be announced July 16.
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If you get the chance, read the Vanity Fair article about Col. Jennifer Pritzker. The cousin of Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker is the worldās only known trans billionaire.
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Refineries, Chemical plants and plastics are giving our fire fighters cancer and cities are often not compensating them.
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Jordan Klepper used his mug shot as the pic to headline his show. He was arrested with pastors for their rally n support of immigrant students.
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Do you wonder if the Trump kids and Melania have so much power and money that they donāt mind that Trump is a laughingstock?
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I saw that Seth Meyers used the term bummer camp to explain a kid who gets sent to camp because their parents need to work on their divorce. My friends and I always used that term when our summer camp music festival gets ruined by endless rain.
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R.I.P. Roky Erickson, Leon Redbone, Dr. John, Franco Zeffirelli, Leah Chase, Zarious Fair, Elliot Roberts, Alan Brinkley , Troy Chisum, Oscar and Valeria Ramirez, Edward Gallardo and Gloria Vanderbilt.
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