https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-response-melania-abortion-claim-135942716.html Trump’s Response to Melania’s Abortion Claim Sparks Outrage Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, October 4, 2024 Melania Trump has come out as staunchly pro-choice—and her MAGA husband is pretending he agrees with her. Ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, Melania, the former first lady posted a video to her X account defending the “individual freedoms” of women to do what they wish with their bodies. “Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard,” Melania said in a clip released Thursday. “Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth: individual freedom. What does ‘my body, my choice’ really mean?” That stance was, apparently, totally fine with the aggressively anti-choice Republican presidential nominee. During an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump casually confessed that he had encouraged his wife to “write what you believe” with regard to the new book. “I said, ‘You have to stick with your heart,’” Trump told the conservative network. “I’ve said that to everybody, ‘You have to go with your heart.’ There are some people that are very, very far right on the issue, meaning without exceptions, and then there are other people who view it a little bit differently than that.” “I’m not going to tell you what to do,” Trump said he told Melania. But that simple line caught significant backlash from his critics, who argued that his campaign, Project 2025, and the Republican Party have worked overtime to tell every other woman in America exactly what they should do with their bodies—whether that’s fighting for a national abortion ban or celebrating the encroaching stateside restrictions on other, adjacent reproductive procedures, such as IVF. “Oh, so Melanie gets to choose but not millions of other women. Got it,” posted The Atlantic writer Jemele Hill. “He has no problem with states telling your daughters what to do with their body, though,” posted national security attorney Bradley Moss.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-state-senator-tells-native-022856523.html Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forum Associated Press Sat, October 5, 2024 KENDRICK, Idaho (AP) — Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from.” Republican Sen. Dan Foreman left the event early after the outburst and later denied making any racist comments in a Facebook post. He did not respond to a voice message from The Associated Press seeking comment. Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate for the House District 6 seat and member of the Nez Perce Tribe, said the blowup left her shaken and thinking about security needs for future public events. It also forced some tough conversations with her two young children, Avery and Lavender, who were in attendance. “Having conversations about racism with an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old is not something me and my husband Dane were prepared for,” Carter-Goodheart said Friday. “They've never seen a grown adult man have a meltdown like that. They were scared. I was scared.” The event was held by Democratic and Republican precinct committee members from the small north-Idaho town of Kendrick on Monday night, The Lewiston Tribune reported. It was for House and Senate candidates from the local district, including Foreman; his Democratic opponent, Julia Parker: Republican Rep. Lori McCann; and her Democratic opponent, Carter-Goodheart. About an hour into the event, someone asked a question about a state bill addressing discrimination. The candidates were each given two minutes to answer, and when it was Carter-Goodheart's turn, she pushed back on earlier comments that suggested discrimination is not a major issue in Idaho. She said state hate crime laws are weak, and noted that the neo-nazi group Aryan Nations made northern Idaho its home base for many years. She also talked about being the only candidate there who was a person of color. “I pointed out that just because someone hasn’t personally experienced discrimination doesn’t mean it’s not happening,” she said. “I was making my statement, and then he shot up out of his seat and said, 'I’m so sick of your liberal (expletive). Why don't you go back to where you came from?'” The Nez Perce Tribe has lived on the Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest for more than 11,500 years, including the area where Kendrick is located. The northern edge of its reservation, while only a small fraction of the tribe's historical territory, is less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall where the forum was held. “It was like slow motion,” Carter-Goodheart said. “I just remember thinking, ‘Go back to where you came from’? That's within miles of where this forum is taking place. We have literal plots of land that are being leased out to family farms nearby.” In his Facebook post, Foreman called the incident a “quintessential display of race-baiting” and said the Democratic attendees made personal attacks and “proclaimed Idaho to be a racist state.” “Well, here is a news flash for the lefties out there. There is no systemic racism in America or Idaho,” Foreman said. “Idaho is a great state — the best in the Union!” He then added an attack on supporters of abortion rights, saying: “And furthermore, it is immoral and against the law of God to kill unborn babies in the womb. You do not have any right to murder the unborn. There is no such thing as your self-proclaimed ‘Women’s Reproductive Rights.’ There is no such body of rights in the state or federal constitutions. And we don’t do designer rights in Idaho.” During the exchange at the forum, Parker and McCann both said, Foreman stood up and yelled after Carter-Goodheart's response. “I stood up and faced (Foreman) and tried to defuse what was going on,” Parker said. McCann said Carter-Goodheart's description of the incident matched her own recollection. “Her statement is accurate,” McCann told the Tribune. “(Carter-Goodheart) leaned over to me and said, ‘Where am I supposed to go?’” The event continued for about 20 minutes after Foreman left. Carter-Goodheart said she found herself watching the only door, worried he would come back, and the female candidates checked on each other later. “I really appreciate that about the people who are running, specifically Lori McCann,” she said. “She's my elder and I appreciate her and her commitment to our community. We do have a big difference in our values and what we want to do for our communities, but she checked on me and I checked on her, and that was the right thing to do.” More candidate forums are planned in coming weeks, Carter-Goodheart said. Organizers for an upcoming League of Women Voters event emailed Carter-Goodheart on Friday to say police would be there as a precaution, she said, and the Idaho Secretary of State's Office offered guidance about security measures her campaign can pay for. “We've been told, you know, it's not a bad idea to get security,” she said. “And we need to have honest discussions about race and discrimination and the inequalities and disparities that exist not only in Idaho but across the country.”
Josh Hawley dubbed 'worst sitting senator' by local paper while endorsing his opponent https://www.rawstory.com/josh-hawley-2669387095/
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top deputies directed a Florida Health Department lawyer to threaten Florida television stations with criminal prosecution for running political advertisements that support enshrining abortion rights in the state’s Constitution,” the Miami Herald reports.
A political theft unraveled by tiny tech. Over the weekend, someone swiped dozens of political signs from the Rountree Neighborhood in Springfield, but an Apple AirTag led to the discovery. “Get a video of this. This is where they all are,” said John Cardoza. Several stolen political signs from Springfield were found to be uncovered miles away in Nixa. “We noticed on Saturday morning that the political sign had been taken, and we had an Apple tracker inside the sign, so we were able to see where it had been taken to,” said Cardoza in the video. In the video, Cardoza and Laura McCaskill confront the teenage thieves. It’s the fourth time someone swiped a political campaign sign from John and Laura. The two originally tracked down the Harris/Walz sign to a restaurant in Springfield, but the trail eventually led to Nixa. “One of the items had an Apple tracker in it, tracks to the trunk of your vehicle.” ”It was unbelievable. I mean, it was obvious that this wasn’t a onesie... twosie.” ”Do you know how many are in here?” asked Cardoza. Thieves then answered “Approximately 60.. Yeah.” Stealing an election sign is a misdemeanor. If you’re convicted, you could face up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine, or even both. https://www.ky3.com/2024/10/22/spri...rtag-track-down-dozens-stolen-campaign-signs/
Deepfake revenge porn is on the rise. But don't worry, I'm sure a Trump administration packed with pedophiles, sexual abusers, and misogynists will be getting right on that. Deepfake Revenge Porn Is Rising: What Can You Do? https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/...episodes/9f0c7eba-96cf-11ef-aa1b-3baf182b5708
Your public education system under the Trump regime. By state mandate you will now worship Trump instead of God. Preaching state superintendent demands video of himself praying for Trump be played to all students https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...yan-walters-school-religion-donald-trump.html An education official has demanded schools screen a preachy video of him praying for Donald Trump and slamming 'woke' teachers. Oklahoma's education superintendent Ryan Walters emailed school districts telling them they would be required to play the video for students and parents. Walters, who is being sued for demanding schools insert the Bible into lesson plans, blamed the 'radical left' and 'woke teacher unions' for 'attacking religious liberty' in the video. His email blast also invited the students to join him in prayers for Trump and the country. Schools in the district, however, pushed back and argued that Walters had no authority to require them to 'disrupt the school day'. Walters justified his demand by claiming 'student's rights and freedoms regarding religious liberties are continuously under assault'. He vowed that his newly-created 'Department of Religious Liberty and Patriotism' would 'thwart any attempts to disrupt our Oklahoma student's fundamental freedoms'. He wrote that one of the department's first steps was requiring all schools in Oklahoma 'to play the attached video to all kids that are enrolled'. Walters also wrote that schools would be required to send the video to parents as well, and encouraged, but did not require, students to pray with him. He linked to a YouTube video posted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education titled 'Supt. Walters Announcement Regarding the Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism'. The video is of Walters at a desk where he introduced the new department, and blamed 'far-left' liberalism for the lack of patriotism in schools. 'We have also seen patriotism mocked and a hatred for this country pushed by woke teachers unions. We will not tolerate that in any school in Oklahoma,' he said. 'We want our students to be patriotic. We want our students to love this country, and we want all student's religious liberty to be protected.' Walters then announced he would be praying, and advised students they didn't have to join but could if they wished. 'This isn't me pushing one religion onto a child or a family. This is saying whatever your religion, whatever your faith is, or if you don't have it, that is completely up to you. We are going to protect your ability to exercise that,' he said. He bowed his head and prayed for Trump and his team 'as they continue to bring about change to the country'. He also prayed for the parents, teachers and children's education and 'high-quality lives'. 'I also pray that we continue to teach love of country to our young people, and that our students understand what makes America great, and that they continue to love this country. Amen,' he concluded Public schools across the state, however, were not readily willing to implement his demands. Mustang Public School officials said, in a letter to parents, they 'have no plans to interrupt the school day to show or send the video and will instead use that time for curriculum', according to KOCO. Yukon Public Schools officials also refused to screen the video, and said they wanted to focus on curriculum approved by state legislators. Norman school officials said they 'keep an inclusive environment that neither promotes nor threatens religious beliefs' and would continue to offer students a daily moment of silence. Edmond Public School officials also said they wouldn't be showing the video, while Oklahoma City Public Schools officials said district leaders are meeting Friday to discuss their course of action, KOCO reported. Walters told the outlet that he was aware of 'rogue superintendents', who he claimed like to 'push a left-wing agenda onto their kids'. '[They] like to continue to push state-sponsored atheism in our classrooms by pushing out any kind of mention of God, but we aren't going to tolerate it,' he said. (Article has pictures and video)