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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Missing Dog In Salisbury: UPDATE
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Maryland State Police To Host Drug Take Back Day Saturday
National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday October 26, 2019, aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible way to get rid of prescription medication in your home, while also educating the public on the potential for abuse of those medications. The event, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is held in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency as the Maryland State Police join other law enforcement agencies across the nation for this effort.
All Maryland State Police barracks are 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week drop-off locations for old and unused medications. Secure drug collection boxes, located in the front lobby of each barrack, are easily accessible and in view of the barrack duty officer.
Since 2014, thanks to this effort, state police barracks have collected over 20,000 pounds of unwanted medications, or, 10 tons of drugs combined during similar drug take-back day events that could have gotten into the wrong hands or drugs that could have ended up contaminating our rivers and streams, drugs that instead, were properly disposed of.
For a list of Maryland State Police Barracks, click here: MSP Barrack locations.
The Mystery of Joseph Mifsud
The FBI says the vanishing professor is a Russian spy. Trump backers, citing Mr. Mifsud’s extensive Western intelligence contacts, suspect he’s an FBI, CIA or MI6 plant.
The Washington Times examined Mr. Mifsud’s extensive resume and frequent travels, revealing a skilled networker far more wedded to the West than the East.
In May 2017, 10 months into the FBI Russia conspiracy probe, Mr. Mifsud spoke in Riyadh at a high-powered terrorism conference. On his panel was counterterrorism expert Michael Hurley, who led CIA officers in Afghanistan in 2001 and served as senior counsel on the 9/11 Commission. Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter also spoke.
Mr. Mifsud’s importance is uncontested. His hearsay conversation with a Trump campaign adviser in London prompted the FBI to start the investigation in July 2016. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report cast Mr. Mifsud as a London-based academic who frequently talks to sinister Russians. Former FBI Director James B. Comey calls the balding rumpled European a Moscow asset.
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DOJ to Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Comply Fully with DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005
“The proposed rule change would help to save lives and bring criminals to justice by restoring the authority of the Attorney General to authorize and direct the collection of DNA from non-United States persons detained at the border and the interior by DHS, with the ultimate goal of reducing victimization of innocent citizens,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen. “Today’s proposed rule change is a lawful exercise of the Attorney General’s authority, provided by Congress, to collect DNA samples from non-United States persons who are properly detained under the authority of the United States.”
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One in Five Dallas Trump Rally Registrants Was Democrat, Campaign Chair Says
More than one in five people who registered for President Donald Trump’s “Keep America Great” campaign rally in Dallas on Oct. 17 were Democrats, according to Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale.
Parscale, whose forte is data analysis, has posted breakdowns of data collected from the registrations from the past several rallies.
“Incredible data from last night’s Dallas rally,” he wrote in an Oct. 18 tweet.
The data revealed that nearly 54,000 voters signed up for the event, with almost one in eight (12 percent) who didn’t vote in the last four elections and more than one in five (21.4 percent) who identified as Democrats. Eleven percent of the registrants were Hispanic.
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Parscale, whose forte is data analysis, has posted breakdowns of data collected from the registrations from the past several rallies.
“Incredible data from last night’s Dallas rally,” he wrote in an Oct. 18 tweet.
The data revealed that nearly 54,000 voters signed up for the event, with almost one in eight (12 percent) who didn’t vote in the last four elections and more than one in five (21.4 percent) who identified as Democrats. Eleven percent of the registrants were Hispanic.
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Father notices a seemingly innocuous spot on his neck
A father who had an enormous chunk of his neck gouged out to remove a deadly melanoma has issued a warning to all sun seekers.
Ryan Glossop, 37, made the potentially life-saving decision to get his skin checked in November last year after a friend tragically died of skin cancer.
What started as a small mole on the back of the Perth father's neck was diagnosed as cancerous.
Two surgeries later, Mr Glossop's results were still coming back abnormal.
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Ryan Glossop, 37, made the potentially life-saving decision to get his skin checked in November last year after a friend tragically died of skin cancer.
What started as a small mole on the back of the Perth father's neck was diagnosed as cancerous.
Two surgeries later, Mr Glossop's results were still coming back abnormal.
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Russia covered up explosion of Skyfall nuclear super-weapon
Russia covered up the deadly nuclear reactor explosion in August during the salvage at sea of one of Vladimir Putin’s new super-weapons, a nuclear-powered cruise missile called Skyfall, a senior State Department official disclosed.
The reactor exploded Aug. 8 off the coast of the northern Russian town of Nenoska, killing seven Russians on a barge in the White Sea as they were overseeing the recovery of a sunken Skyfall. The missile had been sitting on the seafloor for about year after a failed flight test, said State Department official Thomas G. DiNanno.
“The explosion was caused by the Skyfall experiencing a criticality accident, an uncontrolled nuclear reaction that released a burst of radiation while Russian personnel retrieved it from the seafloor,” Mr. DiNanno said in an interview with The Washington Times.
The reactor exploded in the Arkhangelsk region in Russia’s far north near populated areas and triggered concerns about fallout spreading to the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, as well as in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, he said.
“The missile sat on the seabed since its failed test early last year in close proximity to a major population center,” Mr. DiNanno said.
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The reactor exploded Aug. 8 off the coast of the northern Russian town of Nenoska, killing seven Russians on a barge in the White Sea as they were overseeing the recovery of a sunken Skyfall. The missile had been sitting on the seafloor for about year after a failed flight test, said State Department official Thomas G. DiNanno.
“The explosion was caused by the Skyfall experiencing a criticality accident, an uncontrolled nuclear reaction that released a burst of radiation while Russian personnel retrieved it from the seafloor,” Mr. DiNanno said in an interview with The Washington Times.
The reactor exploded in the Arkhangelsk region in Russia’s far north near populated areas and triggered concerns about fallout spreading to the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, as well as in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, he said.
“The missile sat on the seabed since its failed test early last year in close proximity to a major population center,” Mr. DiNanno said.
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Warren releases plan to overhaul K-12 education
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released a plan to overhaul U.S. public schools that includes more money for schools in high-poverty areas and an end to federally-funded charter schools and “high stakes” standardized testing.
Ms. Warren would quadruple “Title I” funding for high-poverty schools by providing an additional $450 billion over the next 10 years. She would pay for that and other priorities through her “wealth tax” on assets worth more than $50 billion.
Breaking from the Obama administration’s efforts on charter schools, Ms. Warren would also end federal funding for the expansion of charter schools, ban for-profit charter schools, and direct the IRS to investigate “nonprofit” schools to make sure they’re following the letter of the law.
Ms. Warren would push to prohibit the use of standardized testing as a “primary or significant factor” in closing a school, firing a teacher, or making other “high-stakes” decisions.
She would also work to increase teacher pay, move to cancel student breakfast and lunch debt, and end “zero-tolerance” school discipline policies.
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Ms. Warren would quadruple “Title I” funding for high-poverty schools by providing an additional $450 billion over the next 10 years. She would pay for that and other priorities through her “wealth tax” on assets worth more than $50 billion.
Breaking from the Obama administration’s efforts on charter schools, Ms. Warren would also end federal funding for the expansion of charter schools, ban for-profit charter schools, and direct the IRS to investigate “nonprofit” schools to make sure they’re following the letter of the law.
Ms. Warren would push to prohibit the use of standardized testing as a “primary or significant factor” in closing a school, firing a teacher, or making other “high-stakes” decisions.
She would also work to increase teacher pay, move to cancel student breakfast and lunch debt, and end “zero-tolerance” school discipline policies.
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Troopers Arrest Teen for Stabbing – Blades
The incident occurred at approximately 4:48 p.m., Saturday, October 19, 2019 in the parking lot of the BP gas station, located at 50 Market St., Blades. Morrison became engaged in a verbal altercation with three male subjects about him owing them money. The altercation escalated and Morrison began fighting with one of the subjects, an 18 year old male. During the course of the fight, Morrison produced and knife and stabbed the subject one time in his lower extremity. The two subjects then separated and both left the scene. The victim responded to an area hospital where he was treated and released for a puncture wound.
Through further investigation Morrison was identified as the suspect and taken in to custody at his residence without incident. He was then transported to Troop 5 where he was charged with one count each of Assault 2nd Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court #3 and released to a guardian, pending a future court appearance.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.
Sanders plan would mean billionaires taxed more than they earn
Bernie Sanders’ tax plan would impose annual tax rates of well over 100% on the richest 400 Americans, according to his economic advisers, mostly through his new wealth tax.
The idea that the federal government should take more from the very wealthy than they earn in a year is a policy innovation, one the Democratic candidate has advanced as part of a sweeping anti-inequality platform. Critics, however, argue that it's unrealistic and would harm the economy by reversing billionaires' incentives to innovate and invest.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, the Berkeley economists who've advised Sanders on his wealth tax plan and the authors of a new book on inequality, calculate on their website that Sanders' tax proposals would result in a 97.5% tax rate for the richest 400 Americans, who have pre-tax incomes above $456.5 million — and that rate would rise above 100%, depending on how the specifics of Sanders' plan were spelled out. Today, in contrast, the tax rate for the same group is 23.1%, they estimate.
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The idea that the federal government should take more from the very wealthy than they earn in a year is a policy innovation, one the Democratic candidate has advanced as part of a sweeping anti-inequality platform. Critics, however, argue that it's unrealistic and would harm the economy by reversing billionaires' incentives to innovate and invest.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, the Berkeley economists who've advised Sanders on his wealth tax plan and the authors of a new book on inequality, calculate on their website that Sanders' tax proposals would result in a 97.5% tax rate for the richest 400 Americans, who have pre-tax incomes above $456.5 million — and that rate would rise above 100%, depending on how the specifics of Sanders' plan were spelled out. Today, in contrast, the tax rate for the same group is 23.1%, they estimate.
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Quote by Jon Rappoport
“Socialism is:
The taking of money (taxes) from some people who work for it and giving it to others who don't work for it. On a grand scale.
The vast expansion of freebies doled out by central government. In order to create and sustain dependence.
The government protection of favored persons and corporations, permitting them and aiding them to expand their fortunes without limit, regardless of what crimes they commit in the process. (Monsanto would be a fine example.)
The squeezing out of those who would compete with the favored persons and corporations.
The dictatorship by and for the very wealthy, pretending to be the servant of the masses.
The lie that the dictatorship is being run by the masses.
The gradual lowering of the standard of living for the overwhelming number of people.
The propaganda claiming socialism is the path to a better world for all.
In other words, socialism is a protection racket and a long con and a heartless system of elite control, posing as the greatest good. It is just another form of top-down tyranny---as old as the hills.”
~ Jon Rappoport
The taking of money (taxes) from some people who work for it and giving it to others who don't work for it. On a grand scale.
The vast expansion of freebies doled out by central government. In order to create and sustain dependence.
The government protection of favored persons and corporations, permitting them and aiding them to expand their fortunes without limit, regardless of what crimes they commit in the process. (Monsanto would be a fine example.)
The squeezing out of those who would compete with the favored persons and corporations.
The dictatorship by and for the very wealthy, pretending to be the servant of the masses.
The lie that the dictatorship is being run by the masses.
The gradual lowering of the standard of living for the overwhelming number of people.
The propaganda claiming socialism is the path to a better world for all.
In other words, socialism is a protection racket and a long con and a heartless system of elite control, posing as the greatest good. It is just another form of top-down tyranny---as old as the hills.”
~ Jon Rappoport
WCSO Press Release - Oct. 21, 2019
Date of Incident: 18 October 2019
Location: 1200 block of Parsons Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Robert H. Thompson II, 45, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 18 October 2019 at 10:00 AM, a deputy stopped a vehicle in which Robert Thompson was a passenger in the 1200 block of Parsons Road. After observing indicators of criminal activity from Thompson, the deputy summonsed a WCSO Drug K-9 team to the scene. Following a positive alert for the odor of illegal drugs, the deputy began a search of the vehicle and located a small amount of cocaine where Thompson had been sitting. Further search of Thompson revealed additional baggies of cocaine and fentanyl hidden inside an Icebreakers Mint container in his pocket.
The deputy placed Thompson under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Thompson in the Detention Center without bond. Following a District Court Bond Review, Thompson remained in a no bond status.
Charges: Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute and Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute
Woman Uses Pressure Washer To Clean Driveway, Decides To Make Art Instead
"I started power washing everything, the siding on the shop, the patio, the garbage cans, the vinyl fences, and then my next big project was going to be this long driveway," Wood told Spectrum News.
Dianna said she started cleaning the driveway but had an idea to pressure wash inspirational words, which then inspired her to start creating roses, birds, butterflies and owls.
Four hours later..
Pro-Trump Group Tells Its Version Of Events Regarding Rally Bus Ordeal
The pro-Trump group Women for America First said U.S. Coachways canceled two paid-for buses that were supposed to transport supporters to an Oct. 17 anti-impeachment rally.
Women for America First and U.S. Coachways said different theories are floating around, but both tell a slightly different version of events.
“This story is so ridiculous. We paid. The busy company took $4,000 of our money. Two buses were paid in full, and they even canceled those buses at the last minute,” Women for America First chair Amy Kremer told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Saturday.
Kremer said in a Thursday statement that “less than two hours before our first chartered buses were supposed to leave for D.C., we were informed that the bus company was canceling all of our buses — including ones that were fully paid for.”
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Women for America First and U.S. Coachways said different theories are floating around, but both tell a slightly different version of events.
“This story is so ridiculous. We paid. The busy company took $4,000 of our money. Two buses were paid in full, and they even canceled those buses at the last minute,” Women for America First chair Amy Kremer told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Saturday.
Kremer said in a Thursday statement that “less than two hours before our first chartered buses were supposed to leave for D.C., we were informed that the bus company was canceling all of our buses — including ones that were fully paid for.”
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“Hell of an Outcome!” – Stunning. Trump-Basher Lindsey Graham Now Says President’s Plan for Syria is Working
Lindsey Graham joined Judge Jeanine Pirro on Saturday Night on Justice with Judge Jeanine to discuss the situation in northeastern Syria.
During the conversation Senator Graham told Judge Jeanine that we can expect another 9-11 style attack if we leave northern Syria.
That conversation took place on Saturday night.
Senator Lindsey Graham later spoke with President Trump following his segment with Jeanine Pirro.
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During the conversation Senator Graham told Judge Jeanine that we can expect another 9-11 style attack if we leave northern Syria.
That conversation took place on Saturday night.
Senator Lindsey Graham later spoke with President Trump following his segment with Jeanine Pirro.
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Sheriff: My Deputies Won’t Be in Beto O’Rourke’s Anti-Gun ‘Gestapo’
Sheriff Mark Cage of Eddy County, New Mexico, indicates his deputies will not serve in the anti-gun, “personal Gestapo,” Robert “Beto” O’Rourke talks about sending around to confiscate guns.
O’Rourke has been clear in his support for a “mandatory,” government-enforced buyback of all AR-15 and AK-47 rifles. And he has been equally clear on his plans to send law enforcement personal to the homes of those who refuse to hand over their rifles.
On October 16, 2019, Breitbart News reported O’Rourke telling MSNBC that law enforcement will visit the non-compliant to “recover” rifles.
Sheriff Mark Gage is not in line with O’Rourke’s plan. In fact, Townhall quoted Cage saying, “I’m not sure whether his statements are naive or just plain ignorant and arrogant. Maybe it’s all three.”
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O’Rourke has been clear in his support for a “mandatory,” government-enforced buyback of all AR-15 and AK-47 rifles. And he has been equally clear on his plans to send law enforcement personal to the homes of those who refuse to hand over their rifles.
On October 16, 2019, Breitbart News reported O’Rourke telling MSNBC that law enforcement will visit the non-compliant to “recover” rifles.
Sheriff Mark Gage is not in line with O’Rourke’s plan. In fact, Townhall quoted Cage saying, “I’m not sure whether his statements are naive or just plain ignorant and arrogant. Maybe it’s all three.”
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Twitter Bans Gay Man For Telling Inconvenient Truths About Transgender People
Mikey Harlow, outspoken gay writer and model, has been banned from Twitter permanently for dubious reasons. It all started when he posted these few tweets about inconvenient truths that Twitter must not want you to see.
"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people want to be treated the same as everyone else. Radical alphabet people want to be treated differently. That is a key distinction. And that is why sane LGBT individuals take such exception to the latter category," he wrote.
'Ideological Enforcement:' Twitter Blocks Heritage Foundation Director Over Trans Sports Tweet
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"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people want to be treated the same as everyone else. Radical alphabet people want to be treated differently. That is a key distinction. And that is why sane LGBT individuals take such exception to the latter category," he wrote.
'Ideological Enforcement:' Twitter Blocks Heritage Foundation Director Over Trans Sports Tweet
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Civil Unrest Is Erupting All Over The World, But Just Wait Until America Joins The Party...
All over the globe, the mood is turning sour. Anger and frustration are bubbling over, and protests are becoming violent in major cities all across the planet. In some cases economic pain is driving the protests and in other cases political matters are motivating the protesters, and it has been a very long time since we have seen so many angry protests happening all over the world simultaneously. Unfortunately, many believe that what we have seen so far is just the beginning. Global economic conditions are rapidly deteriorating, and as economic pain intensifies that is only going to make everyone more frustrated.
And here in the United States, the drama surrounding the potential impeachment of Donald Trump is going to greatly escalate the political tensions that are already deeply dividing this country. No matter how things turn out, a large percentage of the population is likely to be deeply frustrated with the result, and that could very easily lead to tremendous civil unrest.
But before we get to Trump, let’s take a look at what has been going on around the rest of the world first. In Chile, we are witnessing violent protests unlike anything that we have seen in decades…
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And here in the United States, the drama surrounding the potential impeachment of Donald Trump is going to greatly escalate the political tensions that are already deeply dividing this country. No matter how things turn out, a large percentage of the population is likely to be deeply frustrated with the result, and that could very easily lead to tremendous civil unrest.
But before we get to Trump, let’s take a look at what has been going on around the rest of the world first. In Chile, we are witnessing violent protests unlike anything that we have seen in decades…
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Sanders plan would mean billionaires taxed more than they earn
Bernie Sanders’ tax plan would impose annual tax rates of well over 100% on the richest 400 Americans, according to his economic advisers, mostly through his new wealth tax.
The idea that the federal government should take more from the very wealthy than they earn in a year is a policy innovation, one the Democratic candidate has advanced as part of a sweeping anti-inequality platform. Critics, however, argue that it's unrealistic and would harm the economy by reversing billionaires' incentives to innovate and invest.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, the Berkeley economists who've advised Sanders on his wealth tax plan and the authors of a new book on inequality, calculate on their website that Sanders' tax proposals would result in a 97.5% tax rate for the richest 400 Americans, who have pre-tax incomes above $456.5 million — and that rate would rise above 100%, depending on how the specifics of Sanders' plan were spelled out. Today, in contrast, the tax rate for the same group is 23.1%, they estimate.
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The idea that the federal government should take more from the very wealthy than they earn in a year is a policy innovation, one the Democratic candidate has advanced as part of a sweeping anti-inequality platform. Critics, however, argue that it's unrealistic and would harm the economy by reversing billionaires' incentives to innovate and invest.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, the Berkeley economists who've advised Sanders on his wealth tax plan and the authors of a new book on inequality, calculate on their website that Sanders' tax proposals would result in a 97.5% tax rate for the richest 400 Americans, who have pre-tax incomes above $456.5 million — and that rate would rise above 100%, depending on how the specifics of Sanders' plan were spelled out. Today, in contrast, the tax rate for the same group is 23.1%, they estimate.
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Gabbard calls Clinton 'personification of the rot' as war of words heats up
(Reuters) - An ugly war of words broke out among Democrats on Friday, as Representative Tulsi Gabbard responded angrily to broad hints by Hillary Clinton, the party's 2016 presidential nominee, that Gabbard was being "groomed" to disrupt the 2020 election as a third-party candidate.
Gabbard, one of 19 Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run against Republican Donald Trump, on Friday accused Clinton of trying to destroy her reputation and called the former secretary of state the "embodiment of corruption."
"You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain," said Gabbard, a congresswoman from Hawaii who is a favorite of Russian state media as well as many liberals.
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Gabbard, one of 19 Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run against Republican Donald Trump, on Friday accused Clinton of trying to destroy her reputation and called the former secretary of state the "embodiment of corruption."
"You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain," said Gabbard, a congresswoman from Hawaii who is a favorite of Russian state media as well as many liberals.
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A 'whim' pays off, custom Trump fishing rods
I caught wind of it when I passed by his shop. On his roadside sign: “Custom Trump Rods.”
Inside, owner Steve Hissey was working on a 10-foot-long surf rod in red, white and blue.
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Kellogg’s Teams with Gay Mafia for ‘Anti-Bullying’ Campaign
The new cereal brings several of the company’s most popular cereals together. The box includes Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, and Frosted Mini Wheats.
With the new limited-edition product, Kellogg’s and GLAAD hope to combat the bullying of LGBTQ people.
“We all belong together,” the company said in a press release. “So for the first time in history, our famous mascots and cereals are offered exclusively together in the same box for All Together Cereal. It’s a symbol of acceptance no matter how you look, where you’re from or who you love.”
The company added that the special cereal is for sale on its website, Kelloggstore.com, for $19.99 a box, and Kellogg’s is donating $50,000 to GLAAD for its anti-bullying campaign.
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Study: Poorer Baltimore Neighborhoods Have Larger, Potentially Deadlier Mosquitoes
As if the economic restraints from a life in poverty aren’t crippling enough, a new study finds that low-income urban neighborhoods in Baltimore not only have more mosquitoes, but they’re notably larger in size. Such a difference indicates a higher risk of transmitting diseases.
Researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York have been using Baltimore as a testing grounds to study how environmental and social conditions affect the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. They focused in particular on one species, the tiger mosquito, an invasive species which are especially plentiful in urban areas. They’re known to be aggressive day-biters and have been known to transmit several types of viruses, including Zika, dengue fever, chikungunya, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), and West Nile virus.
“More people are living in cities. At the same time, many other species are also adapting to city living,” says senior author and Cary Institute disease ecologist Shannon LaDeau in a statement. “Invasive species like the tiger mosquito increasingly thrive in temperate urban areas, living among us and fundamentally altering the risk of local disease emergence. ”
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[Of course, this is Trump's fault. --Editor]
Researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York have been using Baltimore as a testing grounds to study how environmental and social conditions affect the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. They focused in particular on one species, the tiger mosquito, an invasive species which are especially plentiful in urban areas. They’re known to be aggressive day-biters and have been known to transmit several types of viruses, including Zika, dengue fever, chikungunya, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), and West Nile virus.
“More people are living in cities. At the same time, many other species are also adapting to city living,” says senior author and Cary Institute disease ecologist Shannon LaDeau in a statement. “Invasive species like the tiger mosquito increasingly thrive in temperate urban areas, living among us and fundamentally altering the risk of local disease emergence. ”
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[Of course, this is Trump's fault. --Editor]
New Revelation on Hunter Biden Surfaces
House Democrats’ impeachment narrative appears to have veered away from President Donald Trump’s alleged push for information on former Vice President Joe Biden even as a State Department official breathed new life into the controversy over the business dealings in Ukraine of Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
“This is not just a phone call anymore,” former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman told The Daily Signal, referring to the July 25 conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “This looks like a concerted effort.”
Meanwhile, The Washington Post first reported Friday that career State Department official George Kent told House investigators he raised concerns in early 2015 about the then-vice president’s son serving on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukraine energy company.
He was turned away by a staffer with the vice president’s office, the Post said Kent told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which has taken the lead on the informal impeachment inquiry.
Hunter Biden reportedly was paid $50,000 per month for serving on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company. Reuters reported Friday that during his five years on the Burisma board, the younger Biden never traveled to Ukraine.
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“This is not just a phone call anymore,” former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman told The Daily Signal, referring to the July 25 conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “This looks like a concerted effort.”
Meanwhile, The Washington Post first reported Friday that career State Department official George Kent told House investigators he raised concerns in early 2015 about the then-vice president’s son serving on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukraine energy company.
He was turned away by a staffer with the vice president’s office, the Post said Kent told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which has taken the lead on the informal impeachment inquiry.
Hunter Biden reportedly was paid $50,000 per month for serving on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company. Reuters reported Friday that during his five years on the Burisma board, the younger Biden never traveled to Ukraine.
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Court Strikes Down Obama Rule Forcing Doctors to Perform Transgender Surgery
On Tuesday, a district court judge struck down the Obama administration's since defunct mandate forcing doctors to perform transgender surgery regardless of their religious convictions or conscientious objections. The mandate, handed down by Obama's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ironically did not apply to Medicare and Medicaid or to military doctors because the government's own research showed that transgender hormones and surgeries can be harmful.
Under Trump, the HHS finalized rules protecting religious freedom, but the Obama mandate remained on the books.
The ruling in Franciscan Alliance v. Azar struck down that mandate and upheld the religious freedom of doctors who would refuse to administer hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery. Some doctors have warned that even the hormones — the less invasive "treatment" — give healthy people a disease. The actual surgery often involves sterilizing a patient for life. Mandating such "treatments" would force doctors to violate the Hippocratic oath.
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Under Trump, the HHS finalized rules protecting religious freedom, but the Obama mandate remained on the books.
The ruling in Franciscan Alliance v. Azar struck down that mandate and upheld the religious freedom of doctors who would refuse to administer hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery. Some doctors have warned that even the hormones — the less invasive "treatment" — give healthy people a disease. The actual surgery often involves sterilizing a patient for life. Mandating such "treatments" would force doctors to violate the Hippocratic oath.
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A Message From Wayne King
Hi All,
Oh great! We have an excellent rating so the city can borrow $12.48 more million dollars by selling municipal bonds. Now read the article below and see what he's spending the money on.
BTW, selling bonds is a loan.... to us. We will have to pay that money off in the future, and what did the "forgotten people" get? Nothing... but, we owe it!
Regards,
Wayne King
City of Salisbury, Maryland
October 9 at 6:00 PM ·
City’s Stellar AA Credit Rating Reaffirmed by S&P Global
Salisbury—Mayor Jake Day is pleased to announce that the City of Salisbury’s AA credit rating has recently been reaffirmed by S&P Global, a leading national source of credit ratings.
S&P Global credit their rating to Salisbury’s “Strong management, with good financial practices and policies; its adequate economy, with access to a broad and diverse metropolitan statistical area; very strong budgetary flexibility and a very strong institutional framework.”
“Salisbury’s retention of a AA credit rating is a testament to everything each member of our team is doing City-wide to make the bright future of Salisbury a reality,” shared Mayor Jake Day.
Oh great! We have an excellent rating so the city can borrow $12.48 more million dollars by selling municipal bonds. Now read the article below and see what he's spending the money on.
BTW, selling bonds is a loan.... to us. We will have to pay that money off in the future, and what did the "forgotten people" get? Nothing... but, we owe it!
Regards,
Wayne King
City of Salisbury, Maryland
October 9 at 6:00 PM ·
City’s Stellar AA Credit Rating Reaffirmed by S&P Global
Salisbury—Mayor Jake Day is pleased to announce that the City of Salisbury’s AA credit rating has recently been reaffirmed by S&P Global, a leading national source of credit ratings.
S&P Global credit their rating to Salisbury’s “Strong management, with good financial practices and policies; its adequate economy, with access to a broad and diverse metropolitan statistical area; very strong budgetary flexibility and a very strong institutional framework.”
“Salisbury’s retention of a AA credit rating is a testament to everything each member of our team is doing City-wide to make the bright future of Salisbury a reality,” shared Mayor Jake Day.
California governor pardons 3 convicted immigrants to help block deportations
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he’s pardoning three immigrants who've been convicted of crimes as part of an effort to protect them from deportation to their home countries.
The three men -- originally from El Salvador, Iran and Cambodia --- broke the law as teens or young adults, served their sentences and have taken steps to rehabilitate themselves, the governor’s office said.
But Newsom’s pardons do not completely shield the men from deportation. The move instead erases the mens' criminal records to prevent past offenses from being considered in their deportation cases. All three men live in Los Angeles County and were brought to the U.S. legally as children, the governor’s office said.
“The Governor regards clemency as an important part of the criminal justice system that can incentivize accountability and rehabilitation, increase public safety by removing counterproductive barriers to successful reentry, and correct unjust results in the legal system,” a news release said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-gavin-newsom-three-immigrants-crime-pardons-deportation?
The three men -- originally from El Salvador, Iran and Cambodia --- broke the law as teens or young adults, served their sentences and have taken steps to rehabilitate themselves, the governor’s office said.
But Newsom’s pardons do not completely shield the men from deportation. The move instead erases the mens' criminal records to prevent past offenses from being considered in their deportation cases. All three men live in Los Angeles County and were brought to the U.S. legally as children, the governor’s office said.
“The Governor regards clemency as an important part of the criminal justice system that can incentivize accountability and rehabilitation, increase public safety by removing counterproductive barriers to successful reentry, and correct unjust results in the legal system,” a news release said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-gavin-newsom-three-immigrants-crime-pardons-deportation?
Public meeting on Wednesday for West Metro Core / Connelly Mill land conversion
The public is welcome to attend.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Ocean City Fire 72nd Street
Ocean City Fire EMS on the scene at 72nd Street, ocean block building fire. Units are on the scene, fire showing from the 3rd floor. Ocean Pines requested to assist.
Sunday Football At Caribbean Joe's
Local Republican Central Committee Chairman Puts Democratic Campaign Sign On His Property
The Chairman of the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee, Mark McIver, posts a Democrats 8 ft. billboard on his commercial property on Moss Hill Lane. The core function of the Republican Central Committee is to support and elect Republicans not Democrats. Mark McIver and Muir Bota got elected to the Republican Central Committee to elect Republicans and they are failing their constituents! It may be considered a "nonpartisan" race but Jake Day is a well know Partisan. He is a Socialist who is registered as a Democrat and despises President Trump. It is known that the Vice Chair of the Republican Central Committee, Muir Bota, openly admitted he was going to vote for the Democrat and not the Republican candidate for Mayor of Salisbury. What is wrong with the local Republican Party in Wicomico County?
A Viewer Writes: Pittsville Town Council Candidate Challenged With "Theft By Deception"
During the water plant issues last summer, the Town of Pittsville purchased cases of bottled water for affected residents. Some of the citizens, including Sean McHugh and Dawn Mace personally delivered these cases of water door to door upon request. We met them when we were moving in and didn’t know yet about the water issues.
Shortly after, Ivory Smith and Jared Schablein approached Pittsville Ford and asked for a donation of bottled water on behalf of town residents.
Pittsville Ford generously donated 50 cases of bottle water.
Jared and Ivory set up a table on Old Ocean City Rd. giving out the donated water to anyone who stopped, no matter if they lived in Pittsville town limits or not.
After it was over, Ivory took it all home with him and that’s where it stayed. He has been asked numerous times to turn over the bottle water to the Town so it can be passed out to residents if needed. He has refused and to this day is keeping it all. He claims he will give it out if anyone asks, but he has not. And it isn’t “his” water to give away, it belongs to the residents.
I personally reached out to him and offered to load it in my van and take it to the town to store it so it is available to the residents if needed. He never answered back. He doesn’t answer anyone who asks him questions on line.
At one time the Town didn’t have room to store it but they do now. If Ivory and Jared asked for the water on behalf of the town, then they were representing themselves as “the Town”. In which case, Ivory should not be holding OUR emergency water supply hostage. If they represented themselves to Pittsville Ford asking for donations of water for the town then KEPT the rest for them, that is THEFT BY DECEPTION.
Ivory Smith what else are you going to hold hostage for your own agenda if you got elected to town council? SMH
Another Fight At Wicomico Middle? 10-14-19
A Viewer Writes......American Education Week Cancelled
Did you know that Wicomico County has cancelled “American Education Week” because of security concerns. I watched some of the replay from last week’s BOE meeting and those were Fitzgerald’s words. Go figure… you can’t make this stuff up. You have to wonder when the Maryland State Department of Education is going to step in.
A Viewer Writes: Wicomico county balloon release ban
A Viewer Writes.....10-18-19
Why do we have 35,286 soldiers in Germany when they don't pay their bill? WE Need to bring them HOME!
A Viewer Writes: Salisbury Voting Districts are SCREWED up!
190-pound mastiff, Floyd, rescued after becoming exhausted on a mountain hike
Thanks to the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s search and rescue team, the 190-pound dog made it home by being carried back down the trail.
The rescue team was called around 6:30 p.m. after other hikers passed Floyd on the trail and saw his owner needed help. The 3-year-old dog wouldn’t budge, and temperatures in the area were quickly dropping, according to police.
“The team is completely volunteer,” Sgt. Melody Gray of the Unified Police Department, which works with the sheriff’s search and rescue team, told CNN. “They had no hesitation whatsoever, even when they heard it was a dog.”
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Elijah Cummings widow Maya Rockeymoore expected to run for his House seat
Rep. Elijah Cummings’s widow Maya Rockeymoore is seen as the most likely successor to fill his congressional seat after his death on Thursday, sources told the Washington Examiner.
Rockeymoore, 48, who is currently the chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, has a history of political involvement and ran unsuccessfully for Maryland governor in 2017. She married Cummings in 2008.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has 10 days to schedule a special election for Cummings’ seat and will likely set the date by the middle of next week, according to state political sources. The primary election is expected to take place next January and the general election in March.
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Rockeymoore, 48, who is currently the chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, has a history of political involvement and ran unsuccessfully for Maryland governor in 2017. She married Cummings in 2008.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has 10 days to schedule a special election for Cummings’ seat and will likely set the date by the middle of next week, according to state political sources. The primary election is expected to take place next January and the general election in March.
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Maryland officer punched in fight over pro-Trump clothes
An Anne Arundel police officer was punched twice in the head at a high school football game last month, another example of rising political and racial tensions in the county.
The officer, who has not been identified, was treated for a concussion after being punched at the Old Mill-North County game in Glen Burnie on Sept. 27, said Sgt. Jackie Davis, a police spokeswoman.
The officer was one of several escorting unruly spectators from the game after arguments and a fight broke out over clothing printed with slogans supporting President Donald Trump.
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The officer, who has not been identified, was treated for a concussion after being punched at the Old Mill-North County game in Glen Burnie on Sept. 27, said Sgt. Jackie Davis, a police spokeswoman.
The officer was one of several escorting unruly spectators from the game after arguments and a fight broke out over clothing printed with slogans supporting President Donald Trump.
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Time Running Short For Wicomico County To Hire Attorney
SALISBURY – County officials say the clock is ticking to select a new county attorney.
The Wicomico County Council says an extension that allows for Paul Wilber to serve as acting county attorney will expire on Nov. 4.
But when asked for an update on the search process for a new attorney last week, County Executive Bob Culver said he declined to speak on the matter until Wicomico County Purchasing Agent Nicholas Rice could share his opinions on the procurement process and the reasoning for recommending Wilber’s law firm – Webb, Cornbrooks, Wilber, Vorhis, Douse, Leslie & Mathers, LLP – to continue providing legal services.
“I think you all need to know what his feelings are on that,” he said.
In May, the council voted 6-1, with Councilman Bill McCain opposed, to fire County Attorney Paul Wilber effective July 31.
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The Wicomico County Council says an extension that allows for Paul Wilber to serve as acting county attorney will expire on Nov. 4.
But when asked for an update on the search process for a new attorney last week, County Executive Bob Culver said he declined to speak on the matter until Wicomico County Purchasing Agent Nicholas Rice could share his opinions on the procurement process and the reasoning for recommending Wilber’s law firm – Webb, Cornbrooks, Wilber, Vorhis, Douse, Leslie & Mathers, LLP – to continue providing legal services.
“I think you all need to know what his feelings are on that,” he said.
In May, the council voted 6-1, with Councilman Bill McCain opposed, to fire County Attorney Paul Wilber effective July 31.
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State Department Concludes Clinton Email Review, Says It Found Nearly 600 Security Violations
State Department investigators probing Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state discovered nearly 600 security incidents that violated agency policy, according to a report the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained.
The investigation, conducted by the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, found 38 individuals were culpable for 91 security violations. Another 497 violations were found, but no individuals were found culpable in those incidents.
The investigation concluded Sept. 6, and the report was issued Sept. 13.
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From CNN:
State Department finds no 'deliberate mishandling of classified information' related to Clinton email server
The investigation, conducted by the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, found 38 individuals were culpable for 91 security violations. Another 497 violations were found, but no individuals were found culpable in those incidents.
The investigation concluded Sept. 6, and the report was issued Sept. 13.
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From CNN:
State Department finds no 'deliberate mishandling of classified information' related to Clinton email server
Educational Supply In Salisbury Closing
After 37 years we are sadly closing our doors. Our Closing Sale starts today with 50% off everything. We thank you for your support over the years and the relationships that we have established. We will miss seeing all our loyal customers. We will be here for a few more weeks. Please stop in
Pelosi tweets plan to 'overturn' Trump move in Syria
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the House and Senate would craft a resolution to “overturn” President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops away from the Syrian border.
The California Democrat said she discussed the plan Monday morning with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is generally an ally of Trump’s but is staunchly opposed to the president’s move in Syria.
“Our first order of business was to agree that we must have a bipartisan, bicameral joint resolution to overturn the President’s dangerous decision in Syria immediately,” Pelosi tweeted Monday.
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The California Democrat said she discussed the plan Monday morning with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is generally an ally of Trump’s but is staunchly opposed to the president’s move in Syria.
“Our first order of business was to agree that we must have a bipartisan, bicameral joint resolution to overturn the President’s dangerous decision in Syria immediately,” Pelosi tweeted Monday.
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Man Who Slammed Trump for ‘Racist’ Immigration Policies Killed by Illegal Immigrant
A man who criticized President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in the name of progressive Christianity was killed last week by an undocumented immigrant who avoided deportation by hiding in a local “sanctuary church.”
Sean Buchanan, a father of five from Colorado Springs, was driving his motorcycle on Highway 83 when Miguel Ramirez Valiente swerved into his lane and killed him. The immigrant was charged with reckless driving with a revoked license.
Ramirez Valiente received national media coverage in January when he sought sanctuary in All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Buchanan’s hometown. Speaking from the pulpit, he told assembled reporters that he had fled gang violence in El Salvador in 2005. He said he wanted to stay in the United States to care for his wife and three children even though his asylum application was denied.
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Sean Buchanan, a father of five from Colorado Springs, was driving his motorcycle on Highway 83 when Miguel Ramirez Valiente swerved into his lane and killed him. The immigrant was charged with reckless driving with a revoked license.
Ramirez Valiente received national media coverage in January when he sought sanctuary in All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Buchanan’s hometown. Speaking from the pulpit, he told assembled reporters that he had fled gang violence in El Salvador in 2005. He said he wanted to stay in the United States to care for his wife and three children even though his asylum application was denied.
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Panera employee fired after exposing mac'n'cheese recipe
BALTIMORE (WBFF) - It was a bad day for a Panera Bread employee who filmed a now-viral video of how the chain prepares its mac and cheese.
It seems Internet fame may have cost her her job.
The video, posted on the social media platform TikTok, shows frozen bags of Panera's white cheddar macaroni and cheese being warmed up in hot water, then emptied into a bowl.
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It seems Internet fame may have cost her her job.
The video, posted on the social media platform TikTok, shows frozen bags of Panera's white cheddar macaroni and cheese being warmed up in hot water, then emptied into a bowl.
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Hogan orders Bay Bridge toll booths removed as construction traffic crisis continues
Maryland’s governor ordered the Chesapeake Bay Bridge toll booths to be removed as soon as possible Wednesday in an effort to improve traffic during a major construction project.
But Larry Hogan added that there is no pain-free solution to the deteriorating bridge’s problems.
Under Hogan’s plan drivers would pay the Bay Bridge toll by EZ Pass. If they don’t have an EZ Pass they could pay later after receiving a bill in the mail.
“I’m just going to be completely honest with everyone and tell you that there is no real positive solution to make these problems and the traffic backups magically disappear,” Hogan said during a meeting of Maryland’s Board of Public Works in Annapolis.
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But Larry Hogan added that there is no pain-free solution to the deteriorating bridge’s problems.
Under Hogan’s plan drivers would pay the Bay Bridge toll by EZ Pass. If they don’t have an EZ Pass they could pay later after receiving a bill in the mail.
“I’m just going to be completely honest with everyone and tell you that there is no real positive solution to make these problems and the traffic backups magically disappear,” Hogan said during a meeting of Maryland’s Board of Public Works in Annapolis.
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Awkward! Chelsea Clinton emphatically states a person with a beard and a penis can 'absolutely' identify as a woman
Awkward! Chelsea Clinton emphatically states a person with a beard and a penis can 'absolutely' identify as a woman, while mom Hillary shuffles and looks conflicted as she blames 'generational' differences for not being as open to trans rights
It may appear Hillary and Chelsea Clinton always see eye-to-eye, but in a recent interview one topic cracked the facade of the like-minded mother-daughter power duo.
The one issue Hillary and Chelsea don't appear to agree on entirely is transgender self-identification.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, journalist Decca Aitkenhead asked the Clintons if someone with a beard and a penis can ever be a woman, to which Chelsea replied emphatically, 'Yes.'
However, as Aitkenhead describes it, Hillary looked 'uneasy', and blamed generational gaps for being less accepting.
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It may appear Hillary and Chelsea Clinton always see eye-to-eye, but in a recent interview one topic cracked the facade of the like-minded mother-daughter power duo.
The one issue Hillary and Chelsea don't appear to agree on entirely is transgender self-identification.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, journalist Decca Aitkenhead asked the Clintons if someone with a beard and a penis can ever be a woman, to which Chelsea replied emphatically, 'Yes.'
However, as Aitkenhead describes it, Hillary looked 'uneasy', and blamed generational gaps for being less accepting.
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