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“We didn’t understand that it’s a fairly low fatality rate and that it’s a disease mainly in the elderly, kind of like flu is, although a bit different than that.”

A professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who openly called for members of the Republican Party to be blown up appears to be on track to keep his job. Dan Johnson, an associate professor at UNCW’s School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, posted “Blow Up Republicans” on Facebook on May 17, prompting several students to complain before the post was taken down, according to Campus Reform. A spokeswoman for the university, Andrea Monroe Weaver, told Campus Reform that “the university was made aware of the post and has appropriately addressed it," later confirming to the outlet that...

A Colorado Mayor unilaterally banned the Pledge of Allegiance at city meetings. In an immediate show of defiance, members of the public and the Board of Trustees almost immediately stood and recited it anyhow as the Mayor threatened to call everyone out of order. Mayor Shane Fuhrman made this decision without approval from the Board. The elected officials previously discussed and rejected the idea but the Mayor pushed his anti-Pledge agenda anyhow.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) refused to testify before legislative oversight committees Tuesday investigating allegations of fraud during the 2020 general election.100 Percent Fed Up reports- State Rep. Matt Hall (R), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, had invited Benson to appear, but she told the committee in a letter that she will not participate.“I am aware of the hearings the Committee has conducted, and am concerned [t]hat contrary to your desire to ‘get to the bottom’ of election questions, they are instead amplifying already debunked conspiracy theories and previously disproven claims of people who lack basic knowledge...

A social worker in Texas has been charged with 134 counts in an election fraud investigation, officials with the Texas Attorney General's Office said. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that his Election Fraud Unit and other officials charged Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker in the Mexia State Supported Living Center (SSLC), with 134 felony counts of "purportedly acting as an agent and of election fraud." Brunner allegedly submitted voter registration applications for 67 residents without their signature or effective consent, while purporting to act as their agent. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. "I...

116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 532 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2020 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sasse, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Inhofe, and Ms. McSally) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Select Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Condemning and censuring the Senator from New York, Mr. Schumer. Whereas the Senator from New York, Mr. Schumer, is the Leader of the Democratic Caucus and a former member of the...

Youtube Video, follow the link. This guy says the CA Sec. of State, claims to have no obligation to ensure voters are citizens.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley blasted ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein for her handling of high-school-era sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh... ....snip.. The chairman explained that “the standard procedure for updates to any nominee’s background investigation file is to conduct separate follow-up calls with relevant parties. In this case, that would entail phone calls with at least Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford,” adding, “I asked Senator Feinstein’s office yesterday to join me in scheduling these follow-ups. Thus far, they have refused. But as a necessary step in evaluating these claims, I’ll continue working to set...

People, it is time to talk about guns. My entire adult life has been dedicated to the deliberate management of violence. There are no two ways around that fact. My job, at the end of the day, is about killing. I orchestrate violence. I am not proud of that fact. Indeed, I am often torn-up by the realization that not only is this my job, but that I am really good at my job. But my profession is about directed violence on behalf of the nation. What is happening inside our country is random and disgusting, and living here in...

Meredith Lowell of Cleveland Heights was arrested for allegedly soliciting a hitman to kill any adult who walked out of the local public library and was wearing fur, according to CBS News. Lowell allegedly included these details in an email to an undercover FBI agent who contacted her: "I am paying you $730 to kill one person wearing fur who is 12 or older - hopefully at least 14 years, however 12 years old or older is fine. I want them to be dead in under two minutes"

Yet another teacher in Texas has been jailed for having sex with one of her students. Christina McCann is the fourth teacher from the Lone Star state to be locked up in recent weeks for illegal sexual activity with a student. The 39-year-old is alleged to have had sex with an 18-year-old student she was chaperoning during a conference for future business leaders. Investigators in Austin,Texas claim McCann had been drinking with some of the six students she was in charge of during a competition organised by the Distributive Education Clubs of America. Detectives believe McCann was drinking alcohol with...

Update:A 30-year-old Pasadena woman charged with raping her son's 12-year-old friend was arrested Wednesday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.Brandi Fuller is being held at the Galveston County jail on a $35,000 bond for an out-of-county warrant from Harris County. Previous reporting:Police are searching for a 30-year-old Pasadena woman charged with raping her son's 12-year-old friend. Officials said the victim's mother arrived at the Pasadena Police Department on May 10, saying she believed her son, now 14, fathered a child with the suspect, Brandi Fuller. The boy's mother said she had been friends with Fuller for three years....

Panama City Beach -- A cell phone camera captured the action in the Panama City Beach Burger King on Front Beach Road Saturday, as a crowd of tourists nearly rioted at the restaurant. Employees dialed 9-1-1 for help, as one bikini-clad woman, later identified as Kimesia Smith of Montgomery, Ala., jumped up on the counter and threw a charity coin jug at employees, and 3 of Smith's friends also began throwing napkins, utensils, and trays throughout the location. The woman in the bikini, who became concerned about the whereabouts of her two children after Panama City Beach Police placed her...

"An Illinois woman who was busted for threatening a cop with a sex toy is claiming self defense, saying the officer spooked her by walking into her bedroom. "Carolee Bildsten, 56, was arrested when police said she attacked an officer with a 'clear, rigid feminine pleasure device' in her apartment last November after he escorted her home while she was drunk."

In the aftermath of the attempted murder of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords earlier this month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed a cluster of gun control measures ranging from a ban to knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials to a proposal to allow members of Congress to carry firearms in the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy formally introduced her own bill on the House floor Tuesday that would ban high-capacity ammunition clips like the one Jared Loughner used to gun down 19 individuals in the Tucson shooting Jan. 8. McCarthy, who is regarded as one...

<p>UNION CITY -- A registered sex offender is being held on suspicion of rape after police said he sexually assaulted a 2-year-old girl in a Dollar Tree store on Decoto Road.</p> <p>Eugene Ramos, 36, of Union City, was arrested and booked on suspicion of kidnapping, rape, sexual acts with a child and false imprisonment. Ramos has a prior conviction for attempted sexual assault, according to the state's sex offender database.</p>

A British dating Web site geared toward the "aesthetically challenged" said it is celebrating its first member engagement. TheUglyBugBall.com, which launched about a year ago, said the engagement of members Tom Clifford, 36, and Janine Walker, 31, marks the first betrothal resulting from the site's services, The Sun reported Thursday. The couple, from Stow-on-the-Wold, England, first talked online in August, met in person for the first time one month ago and became engaged after only four dates. A spokesman for the Web site said Clifford and Walker will receive a free honeymoon in Borth, Wales. "This is our first engagement,...

A Florida teenager whose uncontrollable hiccups once brought her worldwide attention was arrested and charged with murder, MyFoxTampaBay.com reports.

SAN ANTONIO -- Police arrested a woman they say assaulted a middle school student who was fighting with her daughter. Krueger Middle School officials reported a large group of students walking off campus when two female students apparently got into a fight. A witness told Northeast Independent School District Police the mother of one of the girls, 28-year-old Jennifer Villegas, stepped in and kicked the other girl in the face and in the side while the girl was on the ground. Villegas was arrested and charged with "Injury to a Child."

Reagan was awesome!