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• ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 52nd MARCH DINNER AND AUCTION
• Montgomery Co. schools developing an LGBTQ history class
• Romney’s Bain Capital Profited Billions by Bankrupting American Workers
• Pence reacts to Pelosi's 'new low' at the State of the Union
• The Anti-Trump Coup Cabal is COVERING for Joe Biden on Ukraine/Burisma Connections
• U.S. to Spend $700,000 on Eswatini’s “National Condom Strategy”
• BACKFIRE: 'I Will Never Vote Democrat Again,' Say Angry Dems on C-SPAN After Pelosi's Tantrum
• Marijuana breathalyzer technology is here, and it’s coming for drivers
• Crowder Takes Buttigieg's Micro-Aggression Quiz On Air!
• Column: Impeachment Dies in Desperation
• President Trump SPEAKS AT The National Prayer Breakfast
• DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law
• Republicans aim to expunge Trump impeachment if they retake House
• Statue Stolen From Salisbury Zoo
• Crash between pickup and rollback leaves one dead
• Lawmakers File Ethics Complaint, Resolution Condemning Pelosi For Ripping Up Speech
• Grand Jury Issues Child Porn Indictment; Five Felony Counts For Distribution Included
• Out of the impeachment, into the fallout
• Ted Cruz: How can Democrats run healthcare if they can't count votes in Iowa?
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Ex-NAACP president set to represent Baltimore district Trump called 'very dangerous & filthy place'
• Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’
• 'Trump 4EVA': President trolls rivals after Senate acquittal vote
• Rush Limbaugh critics celebrate cancer diagnosis
• Son of Ronald Reagan: 'My father would’ve stood and applauded' Trump's State of the Union
• Democrats Give Nancy Pelosi Standing Ovation for Ripping Trump’s SOTU Speech
• Liberal White Women Pay $2,500 To Be Lectured About How Racist They Are
• Romney’s Entire Career Has Been About Punishing Republicans For Voting For Him
• 10 people test positive for coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship
• Don Trump Jr. blasts former Democratic senator for mocking Ben Carson in MAGA hat
• Boom: Record January gun background checks, 2020 set to make history
• High school teacher accused of sex offense with student in Anne Arundel Co.
• Rashida Tlaib says mere mention of Kavanaugh's name a 'trigger'
• U. of Montana Faces Leftist Uproar After White Student Wins MLK Essay Contest
• Gingrich: Censure Nancy Pelosi for Tearing Up Trump’s SOTU Speech
• This Is Exactly Why You Cannot Trust Or Believe The Mainstream Media
• 2020 State of the State Address, Governor Larry Hogan
• No Need To Say Anything More...
• State Police Conducting Death Investigation-Laurel
• Fatal Accident In Berlin: Rt. 113 South Bound Shut Down
• Nearly 60% of Americans say they're better off financially than a year ago
• SBY MSP: DUI Collision 2/5/2020
• GOP Senators Take New Action In Investigating Hunter Biden After Impeachment Vote
• Political Memes
• Thursday Morning Funnies

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Montgomery Co. schools developing an LGBTQ history class Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:30 PM PST Maryland's largest school system is developing a unique class for high school students that will focus on LGBTQ history, officials revealed during a School Board committee meeting this week. It would be the first such class in Montgomery County Public Schools, and would be rolled out as a pilot course in 2021. "It's a history focus but it also has current issues that are really relevant to the LGBTQ community," said Siobhan Alexander, a curriculum implementation director with the school system. Alexander said the curriculum for the course is being "co-created" by teachers and students. More

Romney’s Bain Capital Profited Billions by Bankrupting American Workers Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:00 PM PST Sen. Mitt Romney's (R-UT) investment firm Bain Capital profited billions between 1992 and 1997 by collecting huge dividends for investors that eventually resulted in layoffs for thousands of American workers. In 1984, Romney helped co-found Bain Capitol, which made a series of investments in small and medium-sized American companies, only to turn a profit for investors and leave American workers without a job. Most prominent are five companies that Romney's Bain Capital invested in, reaping a profit for himself and investors, and then left to bankruptcy, layoffs, and closure. AOL Finance reported in 2012 on the financial devastation that Romney's Bain Capital put American workers through. More

Pence reacts to Pelosi's 'new low' at the State of the Union Posted: 06 Feb 2020 07:30 PM PST

The Anti-Trump Coup Cabal is COVERING for Joe Biden on Ukraine/Burisma Connections Posted: 06 Feb 2020 07:00 PM PST

U.S. to Spend $700,000 on Eswatini’s “National Condom Strategy” Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:30 PM PST The U.S. government will spend more than half a million dollars to provide residents of a tiny, poverty-stricken African nation with condoms. The money, $700,000, will help fund a National Condom Strategy launched by the Ministry of Health in Eswatini, a landlocked south African country smaller than New Jersey. Until recently Eswatini was known as Swaziland but its tyrannical ruler, King Mswati III, changed it so the country could break with its colonial past. Estwatini is Africa's only absolute monarchy and most of its population of about 1.4 million lives in poverty with the world's highest rate of AIDS and HIV. King Mswati however, leads an openly posh lifestyle and has15 wives, according to an African news report that lists all their names. The king has an annual budget of $61 million, owns two private jets and several fancy cars, including a $625,000 Rolls Royce and a $500,000 Maybach 62. He is also a renowned violator of human rights who has been blasted by various international groups over the years. Just last month Eswatini's National Commissioner of Police announced that social media critics of the king will be hunted down and arrested. Around the same time, human rights advocates were arrested for denouncing King Mswati's oppressive, dictator-like policies. More

BACKFIRE: 'I Will Never Vote Democrat Again,' Say Angry Dems on C-SPAN After Pelosi's Tantrum Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:00 PM PST This is the most satisfying video series you'll see all day. After Pelosi and her White Witches threw their little fits of rage last night at the SOTU, they felt very smug about themselves. Their voters, on the other hand, felt differently. It turns out that most Americans think you should stand up and clap for the good things that happen in America instead of sulk and pout on your butt like a spoiled child. C-SPAN asked people to call in and give their opinions on the SOTU. What happened after that was brilliant. "I'm a Democrat, but I no longer will vote Democrat," said one caller. "I think it's outrageous that they sat there when all these good things are happening to our country and how much we love our country. And they looked like they hated our country...It's outrageous and I will never vote Democrat again." She went on to say that all her family voted for Hillary last time but this time they will never vote for a Democrat again. But she wasn't the only one. A man called in and said, "Let me put it this way, I've been a Democrat for 70-some years and what I saw tonight was appalling to me...it was very disrespectful to this president and I didn't vote for him...but that man is the president and we should respect him." He continued, "What I've seen tonight of the Democrat party, I am changing my mind...I'll probably stay home. I'm embarrassed being a God-danged Democrat for what they did in the House today." Then he had me rolling on the floor with this. "They looked like a bunch of dadgum idiots sitting there." Hear, hear! More

Marijuana breathalyzer technology is here, and it’s coming for drivers Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:30 PM PST Marijuana users have a new reason to think twice before getting behind the wheel. Marijuana technology is ready to hit the market as more states legalize medical and recreational use. And, when the technology debuts, it will make it easier for police to put the brakes on impaired drivers. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh admit a blood test is still considered the 'gold standard' for testing for marijuana. Other drug testing methods rely on urine or hair. But, the researchers hope their new technology will now help police identify impaired drivers in the field through the breath. And, in the future, with further development, they believe the technology could possibly help states research and set limits for impairment. More

Crowder Takes Buttigieg's Micro-Aggression Quiz On Air! Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:00 PM PST

Column: Impeachment Dies in Desperation Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:30 PM PST As the Trump impeachment effort inevitably burns out on the ash heap of history, Democrats are left to argue that if this president is left unchecked, if he's not removed from office, he'll "do it again." He'll pressure foreign governments to investigate the business dealings of the Bidens, which is a "threat to national security." National security equals no questioning of the Bidens. Democracy equals removing an elected president. A typical outburst came from CNN's appointed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, who warned acquittal means "the country has a president who operates as an outlaw.....Acting in a demagogic way and acting in a dictatorial way, trying to smash the foreign policy establishment, diss our intelligence gatherers, operating in a whole new way of an imperial president that we couldn't have imagined." More

President Trump SPEAKS AT The National Prayer Breakfast Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:00 PM PST

DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:30 PM PST Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf exclusively told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that DHS was immediately suspending enrollment in Global Entry and several other Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) for all New York state residents — a dramatic move in response to the liberal state's recently enacted sanctuary "Green Light Law." The sweeping order came a day after President Trump, in his State of the Union address, condemned left-wing states and local governments that "release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public," and called on Congress to pass a law establishing civil liability for sanctuary cities. In a letter to top New York state officials obtained exclusively by Fox News, Wolf noted that the New York law prohibited Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) agencies across the state from sharing criminal records with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-global-entry-trusted-traveler-new-york-ice-sanctuary-law

Republicans aim to expunge Trump impeachment if they retake House Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:00 PM PST Republicans hope to expunge the House's impeachment of President Trump if they retake the House in 2020. As the Senate impeachment trial of Trump reaches its end on Wednesday with a likely acquittal, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the GOP lawmakers in the lower chamber will try to wipe Trump's record clean. "This is the fastest, weakest, most political impeachment in history. I don't think it should stay on the books," McCarthy told the New York Post on Wednesday. If Republicans retake the House, McCarthy said investigating the Democrats' handling of impeachment would be among their top priorities in the next session on Congress. More

Statue Stolen From Salisbury Zoo Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:56 PM PST

Crash between pickup and rollback leaves one dead Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:38 PM PST The driver of a 2000 S10 Chevy pickup was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Berlin around 7 a.m. Thursday, when the pickup collided with a large rollback truck at the intersection of Routes 113 and 818 just south of town. The deceased was identified as Johnie Derrickson of Parsonsburg, 73. The other vehicle, a 2017 Freightliner rollback tow truck, which was traveling south on Route 113 was driven by Robert Kressman, 58, of New York. Kressman was not injured in the collision and refused medical treatment at the scene. The Berlin Police Department, along with assistance from the Worcester County Sheriff's office, Maryland State Police, Berlin Fire Company, Office of the Fire Marshal, State Highway Association and Commercial Vehicle Department and the Medical Examiner's office were on the scene, closing off southbound Worcester Highway during the accident. More

Lawmakers File Ethics Complaint, Resolution Condemning Pelosi For Ripping Up Speech Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:00 PM PST Multiple lawmakers indicated on Wednesday that they were taking action against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for ripping up President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address last night. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) wrote on Twitter: "BREAKING: I'm filing an ethics complaint against @SpeakerPelosi for destroying @realDonaldTrump's State of the Union speech. Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071). Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable." In a letter addressed to Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Gaetz requested that the Committee open an investigation "into Speaker Pelosi's flagrant violation of decorum, as defined in clauses 1 and 2 of House Rule XXIII, and request a criminal referral for her potential violation of 18 U.S.C. §2071 (Concealment, removal, or mutilation of documents), following President Trump's recent State of the Union address of February 4, 2020. Her unseemly behavior certainly warrants censure." More

Grand Jury Issues Child Porn Indictment; Five Felony Counts For Distribution Included Posted: 06 Feb 2020 01:30 PM PST SNOW HILL — A Worcester County grand jury last week indicted an Ocean City man on 55 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography following a long investigation dating back to 2017. Jarrett John Wise, 52, was indicted last week by a Worcester County grand jury on five counts of felony distribution of child pornography and 50 total counts of possession of child pornography. Last summer, a Maryland State Police trooper executed a search warrant at Wise's Ocean City home and seized a computer. As a result of the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued and served last Thursday. Wise was held initially without bond. However, following a bail review hearing on Monday, he was released after posting a $25,000 bond. The charges against Wise date back as early as October 2017 including the felony counts of distribution of photographs of a minor engaged in sexual conduct. The indictment also includes 50 counts of possession of photographs depicting an individual under age 16 engaged in sexual conduct, possession of videos depicting an individual under age 16 engaged in sexual conduct and possession of visual representations of an individual under the age of 16 engaged in sexual conduct. More

Out of the impeachment, into the fallout Posted: 06 Feb 2020 01:00 PM PST The acquittal of President Donald Trump ended his impeachment trial Wednesday the way it always appeared it would, but the battle's lasting fallout is just beginning for congressional power, the nation's political landscape and ongoing legal fights between Trump and House Democrats. The Senate voted 48-52 to reject the House's abuse of power charge and 47-53 to reject the obstruction of Congress charge. The trial's ultimate result was never seriously in doubt, since at least 20 Republicans would have needed to cross Trump and party lines to get the supermajority of 67 votes needed to convict him for abuse of power or obstruction of Congress. Most of the drama ended with a 49-51 vote last week to reject a motion to subpoena more witnesses and documents. More

Ted Cruz: How can Democrats run healthcare if they can't count votes in Iowa? Posted: 06 Feb 2020 12:30 PM PST GOP Texas Sen. Ted Cruz expressed his frustration with the delay in announcing the results of the Iowa caucuses by asking how Democrats will be "in charge of our healthcare" if they aren't able to count votes. "Dems, right now, they can't stand in a gymnasium and count who stands under which sign, and they're the ones who want to be put in charge of our healthcare and everything else in our life," the Republican told Fox & Friends. "I mean, these are the socialist candidates who say, 'We know best; trust us to run your life.' Well, guys, how about figure out how to count your votes first?" he added. More

Martin Luther King Jr. Posted: 06 Feb 2020 12:00 PM PST "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' … I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. … And if America is to be a great nation this must become true." —Martin Luther King Jr. Despite the fact that the Democrat Party claims King's legacy, and Democrats argue they are the sole protectors of his "dream," they have turned this iconic sovereign's message upside down, as if King had said, "I have a dream that my children will one day be judged by the color of their skin, not the content of their character." They've converted it from a dream into a nightmare, and their failed statist "Great Society" programs have enslaved generations of poor, mostly black Americans on urban poverty plantations. But poor blacks have been a staple constituency, having been inculcated with the belief that they are perpetual "victims of injustice" who must depend on their Democrat masters to take care of them. King's 1963 address from the Lincoln Memorial was his most famous, but you have likely never read King's 1966 assessment of racial violence in Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago: "This is the most tragic picture of man's inhumanity to man. I've been to Mississippi and Alabama and I can tell you that the hatred and hostility in Chicago are really deeper than in Alabama and Mississippi." King added, "Those who are associated with 'Black Power' and black supremacy are wrong." More

Ex-NAACP president set to represent Baltimore district Trump called 'very dangerous & filthy place' Posted: 06 Feb 2020 11:30 AM PST Former Maryland Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume is set to return to Congress after 24 years, representing a Baltimore district President Trump derided as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess." Mfume on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination in the 7th District, held for more than two decades by the late Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, a frequent Trump political foil. Winning the primary is tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic district, which takes in a bit over half the city of Baltimore, plus most of suburban Howard County. The general election is on April 28. Mfume, 71, a former NAACP president, captured a strong plurality of the vote in a field of two dozen Democratic hopefuls. He easily beat Cummings's widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, former head of the state Democratic Party, and state Sen. Jill P. Carter, among others. More

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ Posted: 06 Feb 2020 11:00 AM PST Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived with chest pain. The patient, wearing his street clothes, had a two-minute exam in the triage area with a doctor, who ordered an X-ray and several other tests. But later, in the treatment area, when Corl met the man and lifted his shirt, it was clear the patient had shingles. Corl didn't need any tests to diagnose the viral infection that causes a rash and searing pain. All those tests? They turned out to be unnecessary and left the patient with over $1,000 in extra charges. The excessive testing, Corl said, stemmed from a model of emergency care that forces doctors to practice "fast and loose medicine." Patients get a battery of tests before a doctor even has time to hear their story or give them a proper exam. "We're just shotgunning," Corl said. The shingles case is one of hundreds of examples that have led to his exasperation and burnout with emergency medicine. What's driving the burnout, he argued, is something deeper — a sense of "moral injury." More

'Trump 4EVA': President trolls rivals after Senate acquittal vote Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:30 AM PST pic.twitter.com/JDS4zUXXJG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019 President Trump posted a video taunting his political rivals after the Senate voted to acquit him on two articles of impeachment. The video, shared on Twitter Wednesday, shows the cover of Time magazine, featuring a "Trump 2024" campaign sign. As Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King plays, the video shows an ever-increasing series of campaign signs. More

Rush Limbaugh critics celebrate cancer diagnosis Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:00 AM PST Several liberal activists and media personalities on Twitter expressed glee after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his show that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. "Ask yourself this simple question: is the world a better place or a worse place with Rush Limbaugh in it?" author and former CNN personality Reza Aslan said in response to the news. "Rush Limbaugh is, without a doubt, one of the most hateful, awful people of the last half century, and one who had one of the most negative impacts possible on this country. It's only fitting that this cancer upon the world should be stricken by it," former Sports Illustrated writer Jon Tayler said on Twitter. More

Son of Ronald Reagan: 'My father would’ve stood and applauded' Trump's State of the Union Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:45 AM PST One of President Ronald Reagan's four children said President Trump's State of the Union speech would have made his late father proud. "My father would've stood and applauded Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Bravo," Michael Reagan tweeted Wednesday. My father would've stood and applauded Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Bravo @realDonaldTrump— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) February 5, 2020 More

Democrats Give Nancy Pelosi Standing Ovation for Ripping Trump’s SOTU Speech Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:30 AM PST House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) received a standing ovation from House Democrats on Wednesday morning for ripping up President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, according to The Hill. During a closed-door caucus meeting, Pelosi expanded on why she tore up the president's Tuesday speech at the conclusion of his remarks. "He shredded the truth so I shredded his speech." More

Liberal White Women Pay $2,500 To Be Lectured About How Racist They Are Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:15 AM PST Liberal white women across America are paying $2,500 to attend dinners at which they are lectured by two non-white women about how racist they are. The Guardian reports on Race to Dinner, a scheme where co-founders Regina Jackson, who is black, and Saira Rao, who "identifies" as Indian-American, make white guilt-riddled rich white women admit to their subconscious bigotry. "Recently, I have been driving around, seeing a black person, and having an assumption that they are up to no good," said Alison Gubser. "Immediately after I am like, that's no good! This is a human, just doing their thing. Why do I think that?" Maybe she's been reading too many FBI crime statistics. More

Romney’s Entire Career Has Been About Punishing Republicans For Voting For Him Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:00 AM PST In a recent interview with McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said he would vote to convict President Donald Trump on the impeachment article alleging abuse of power, but not on the article alleging obstruction of Congress. "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make in my life," Romney told Coppins yesterday afternoon. Romney is the only Republican who voted to convict on any of the articles of impeachment. Romney's decision was terrifically predictable, and given his vote did not swing the results in either direction, the gravitas that he already assigned to his decision — in the form of two interview "exclusives" — seems a bit theatrical and self-indulgent. There's an unshakeable self-satisfaction that Romney exudes when he goes on heavy-headed tours, demarcating to the adoring left how he is decidedly different from all the other GOP members. Yes, he's different from many others within the GOP in the sense that he has no firm principles upon which to base his political decisions besides self-interest and self-importance. He is vaguely in favor of free markets insofar as he appreciates a pro-business environment, having been a businessman once. But that seems to be the extent of his political personality. More

10 people test positive for coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:30 AM PST Ten people aboard a quarantined cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus, Princess Cruises announced. The Diamond Princess had been held in Yokohama, Japan, as that country's health officials performed screenings after a passenger disembarked in Hong Kong partway through the cruise and tested positive for the virus. The newly confirmed cases include passengers from the U.S., Australia, Japan and Hong Kong, and one Filipino crew member, according to the cruise line. The 10 people will be taken ashore by Japanese Coast Guard watercraft and transported to local hospitals for care. More

Don Trump Jr. blasts former Democratic senator for mocking Ben Carson in MAGA hat Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:00 AM PST Donald Trump Jr. criticized former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill after she mocked Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for kneeling in the aisle during a photo opportunity. "Hi Claire, Two problems with your tweet: 1. Dr. Ben Carson did not have a seat in this pic because he was sitting in First Class with my family 2. Dr. Carson is not a 'thing,' he is a world renowned, life-saving neurosurgeon," the president's son tweeted on Tuesday. "Anyway, how's unemployment?" McCaskill, 66, tweeted earlier on Tuesday, "One of these things is not like the others. Hint: they made him squat in the aisle so he was visible." She attached a picture of prominent Republicans wearing MAGA hats, which included Carson. More

Boom: Record January gun background checks, 2020 set to make history Posted: 06 Feb 2020 07:30 AM PST The 2020 presidential race is already weighing on the minds of gun owners who flocked to gun stores to load up in January. The FBI reported today that January saw a record of 2,702,702 background checks, which closely track gun sales and requests for concealed carry permits. That broke the last January record of 2,545,802, set in 2016, when Democrat Hillary Clinton, who advocated a gun ban, was starting her march to White House, only to be foiled by NRA-endorsed Donald Trump. More

High school teacher accused of sex offense with student in Anne Arundel Co. Posted: 06 Feb 2020 07:00 AM PST EDGEWATER, Md. (WBFF) - A high school teacher in Anne Arundel County is accused of having sex with a teenager student. Meredith Susan Barry Martin, 37, of Davidsonville, allegedly had "numerous sexual encounters" with the student, at South River High School in Edgewater. Police responded to the school on Jan. 30 for a possible sex offense, according to a news release. School administrators said they got information that a teenager and a teacher were "seen together initiating inappropriate contact." Meredith Martin was immediately removed from having any contact with children. She is, however, still working in a position with the school system. More

Rashida Tlaib says mere mention of Kavanaugh's name a 'trigger' Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:45 AM PST Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, said merely hearing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's name causes her to cringe. "I think, you know, even the mention of Brett Kavanaugh for me is a trigger," said the member of the so-called "Squad." "Just as a woman in America, the fact that he, you know, rightfully was accused and having an incredibly strong woman come before the public and the world and tell her story of sexual assault by this person that was appointed to the Supreme Court is just — I couldn't stand still and not do anything about it, and I needed to walk away from that." Kavanaugh was one of several Supreme Court justices who attended President Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday. More

U. of Montana Faces Leftist Uproar After White Student Wins MLK Essay Contest Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:30 AM PST The University of Montana is facing criticism from leftists around the country after a white student won the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay contest. According to the school, only white students participated in this year's contest. According to a report by the College Fix, the University of Montana is facing criticism over its decision to name a white student as the winner of its Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. The university has defended itself by criticizing those who have argued that white students should not be permitted to write essays promoting equality and justice. There is another problem with the position of the university's critics. Although the essays were reviewed by a panel of both white and black judges, only white students submitted essays. Despite this, Facebook users were quick to criticize the University of Montana over the outcome of the essay contest.

Gingrich: Censure Nancy Pelosi for Tearing Up Trump’s SOTU Speech Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:15 AM PST Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) called on current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to be censured for ripping up a copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. "As Speaker of the House for four State of the Unions by a President of the other party I am disgusted and insulted by the viciously partisan action of Nancy Pelosi tearing up the speech," Gingrich wrote. "She isn't clever or cute her childishness insults our American traditions -should be censured." Pelosi made the spectacle of tearing up the speech at the conclusion of the president's remarks as he received applause from lawmakers. In addition to tearing up his speech, the speaker snubbed the president by introducing him into the House chamber as the "The President of the United States." It is customary for the speaker to welcome the president with the language: "I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States." Following the slight, the president appeared to snub an attempt by the speaker to shake his hand. More

This Is Exactly Why You Cannot Trust Or Believe The Mainstream Media Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:51 AM PST All these stations are owned by the same company.

2020 State of the State Address, Governor Larry Hogan Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:00 AM PST   2020 State of the State Address"The People's Priorities"As Prepared for DeliveryWednesday, February 5, 2020Maryland State House, Annapolis  My fellow Marylanders: As we come together once again for this time-honored tradition, it is my distinct privilege to be the first Maryland governor to begin a State of the State address by saying: Madam Speaker. Mr. President, members of the General Assembly, and distinguished guests: It speaks to the greatness and diversity of our state and to the progress that we have made together that a young lawyer from Baltimore City, an African American leader from Baltimore County, and a Republican businessman from Prince George's are all here before this General Assembly, having been chosen to lead our great state at the dawn of this new decade. And this is possible because of those who came before us—selfless leaders like George Washington, who resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Forces just a few steps down the hall in our Old Senate Chamber; Francis Scott Key, who, when the future of a fledgling nation was in doubt, penned the words that continue to inspire us today; and trailblazers like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, statues of whom we will be dedicating next week in our Old House Chamber—leaders who displayed such courage and sacrifice in the name of freedom. We have been fortunate to follow the example of influential leaders in our lifetime, too. Last year, we lost Speaker Mike Busch, who dedicated the greater part of his life in service to our state, and who left Maryland a better place than he found it. And Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr., who, after serving as Senate President longer than anyone in American history is now beginning his fiftieth year of public service as Senate President Emeritus. During his recent battles, Mike Miller has shown us all the true meaning of courage and determination. As we gather here once again in this historic place to take the first steps of this new decade, we do so with optimism and confidence in our collective ability to continue changing Maryland for the better. Sadly, the country that we all love is increasingly divided by toxic politics. But here in Maryland, we have spent these past five years working together to tackle our common problems by accepting our shared responsibility to solve them. Five years ago, during my first Inaugural Address, I said that the politics that have divided our nation need not divide our state, and I asked all Marylanders to seek that middle ground where we could all stand together. And while Washington seems to be more bitterly divided than ever, here in Maryland we have faced our challenges with civility and moderation. We have continued to put the people's priorities ahead of partisan politics, and we worked together to achieve real, bipartisan, common sense solutions that worked for the people we serve. As a result, I am pleased to report that the state of our state has never been stronger. The people of Maryland, regardless of their party affiliation, are overwhelmingly pleased with the job that we have been doing. Maryland has indeed been setting a shining example for the rest of America. And as we embrace the promise of this new decade, we have a renewed opportunity to meet the challenges that lie ahead by continuing on that path and by being accountable to the people who sent us here. Five years ago, I pledged to put more people to work to grow the private sector and to turn Maryland's economy around. And we have done exactly what we said we would do. More businesses are now open and more people are working than ever before in the history of our state. We ushered in the largest decline in unemployment ever recorded and had one of the greatest economic turnarounds in America. But there is one part of our economy that I can't fix without your help. Nearly every day, I hear from folks who say, "I love the State of Maryland. I've spent my whole life here, and I don't want to leave my kids and grandkids, but I just can't afford to stay here on a fixed income." We are losing many of our best citizens. People who have contributed so much and who still have more to offer are moving to other states for one reason: our state's sky-high retirement taxes. They tell me that Maryland's retirement taxes are simply too high, and that they are moving to Delaware, Florida, the Carolinas, or any other state where they don't take so much out of their retirement checks. So we proposed the "Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020," which will provide more than $1 billion in tax relief over five years. Under this plan, retirees making $50,000 or less, who are often forced to make tough choices every single day just to make ends meet, will pay no state income tax whatsoever. And all retirees earning less than $100,000 will see a tax reduction of no less than 50% and up to 100%. This is the largest tax reduction in Maryland in more than two decades. It will provide tax relief for more than 230,000 Marylanders and will help keep tens of thousands of Maryland retirees from fleeing our state. We have some of the best and most highly funded schools in America, and we have provided record funding six years in a row, committing nearly $40 billion to K-12 education. We enacted the Casino Lockbox Initiative, which will require the investment of an additional $4.4 billion more into our local school systems for critical things like increasing teacher salaries, Pre-K expansion, extended academic programming for at-risk students, and innovative career technology programs. And we invested $350 million more in our FY 2021 budget to fully fund the recommendations of the Kirwan Commission without raising taxes. More than 75% of our entire capital budget goes toward education. No governor in the history of this state has ever invested more in education. And you can help us build on that historic investment by passing our "Building Opportunity Act of 2020," that will provide a record $3.9 billion in funding, the largest investment ever in school construction, which will enable us to fulfill every single request from every single jurisdiction in the state for new school construction and for upgrades and repairs to aging schools. I stand here today ready and willing to continue working alongside you to ensure that every single child in our state has access to a great education, regardless of what neighborhood they happen to grow up in. But instead of continuing to simply debate how much more we should spend, let's have productive discussions about how we can hold local school systems accountable for the billions of state tax dollars we are already investing, and let's make sure those dollars are getting into the classrooms where they belong. Our bipartisan efforts should have one simple goal, and that is achieving better results for Maryland's children. We have taken a balanced, all-inclusive approach to infrastructure, investing $14 billion in transit—the most ever—and beginning construction on the Purple Line, which is the largest P3 transit project in North America. We proposed and negotiated a regional solution to address WMATA's half-billion-dollar-a-year shortfall in order to save the Metro system. After decades of discussion, we negotiated a deal to finally move forward with the Howard Street Tunnel, which will break a major East Coast rail transport bottleneck, allowing for double-stacked trains, which will dramatically increase production at the Port of Baltimore and create thousands of Maryland jobs. We have moved forward on nearly all of the highest priority transportation projects in every single jurisdiction all across our state. Over 800 projects totaling $9 billion in roads and bridges are currently under construction. We advanced a transformative regional interstate traffic relief plan, which will finally begin to address the second-worst traffic congestion in America and solve what has been the number one problem in the region for decades, and as chairman of the nation's governors, I'm leading a national initiative focused on rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure. We pushed for landmark legislation which cemented our position as a national and international leader in combating greenhouse gas emissions, and implemented clean air standards which are stronger than 48 other states and nearly twice as strong as the Paris Accord recommendations. When it comes to the Chesapeake Bay, we committed $6 billion—the most ever in history—to clean up the Bay. And as chairman of the six-state regional commission, the Chesapeake Executive Council, I stood up and led the fight to protect and restore federal funding for the Chesapeake Bay. And we are pushing for action to hold the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the EPA accountable for the pollution coming down the Susquehanna River, over the Conowingo Dam, and into the Bay. Maryland has made historic progress in Bay restoration, but we cannot, and should not, have to do it alone. I intend to keep pushing our upstream neighbors and federal partners to ensure that they are doing their fair share to protect this national treasure. To ensure that public officials are worthy of the trust that the people have placed in them, we introduced the "Ethics and Accountability in Government Act," to strengthen and toughen state ethics laws. This is an important effort to help restore the public's trust and to bring further transparency and accountability to Annapolis. We cannot allow the unethical behavior of a few to tarnish the goodwill of the many in our state capital. While Maryland is leading the way and setting an example in so many ways, there is one area where we continue to be on the wrong side of history. Our state has the unfortunate distinction of having the most gerrymandered districts in America. For five years in a row, we have introduced nonpartisan redistricting reform, and yet year after year this body has refused to even debate the legislation. We serve in the nation's oldest state house that once served as the first capitol of the United States after the Revolutionary War. American democracy literally began right here in this very place. And yet when it comes to free and fair elections, we are failing to live up to that proud legacy. This General Assembly should not continue to ignore the will of the overwhelming majority of our citizens. In this highly partisan time in America, you have a chance to do the right thing. To strike a win for democracy, fairness, and decency by finally, after five years, bringing the nonpartisan redistricting bill to the floor of this body for an up or down vote. Every issue I have talked about here today, and all of the bills you will be considering over the next 61 days, are important and worthy of debate and discussion. But none of them are nearly as important as addressing the out-of-control violent crime, the shootings, and murders that are destroying Baltimore City. In October, a two-year-old boy was riding in the car with his family on a Saturday morning when he was shot in the stomach. Last month, a 73-year-old grandmother was shot and killed after being caught in gang crossfire near the apartment complex where she lived. Twelve people were recently shot, and five people were killed, in just one night. More than 1,000 people were shot on the streets of Baltimore City last year. 348 people were killed. Another 60 people have been shot, and 23 people killed, just in the 29 days since this legislative session began. One concerned Baltimore City resident recently said of the violence: "I don't know if prayers help, but we need prayers." I'm a big believer in the power of prayer. And yes, we do need prayers, but prayers are not enough. We are also going to need you to take action to get these shooters off our streets. If you do not consider any other legislation, and if you accomplish nothing else in the next 61 days, pass the "Violent Firearm Offenders Act of 2020," which increases penalties for those who use guns to commit violent crimes, toughens penalties for those who possess stolen firearms and guns with obliterated serial numbers, and those who use, possess, or supply illegal guns to violent criminals. And pass the "Witness Intimidation Prevention Act," which toughens penalties for those who intimidate and threaten witnesses. And the "Judicial Transparency Act," because the public also has a right to know about the sentences judges are giving to the most violent offenders. We have been fighting to bring more transparency and accountability to the executive and legislative branches. There is no reason why the judicial branch can't be held accountable as well. People are being shot every single day in Baltimore City. This is an urgent crisis, and we have an obligation to do something about it right now. There can be no more excuses and no more delays. The time has come for Baltimore City to finally take back its streets and communities, once and for all. And they simply cannot do it without decisive action from this General Assembly. I recently had the chance to visit UMAR Boxing in West Baltimore, where Maryland Hall of Fame boxer Marvin McDowell trains and mentors local kids. He is not just teaching them boxing skills and discipline—he's also teaching them life skills and giving them hope. His motto is "No Hooks Before Books." And I met just as many kids who were there studying as there were boxing. Marvin is fighting every day to save young people and the city that he loves. Marvin said, "If everybody had the same attitude I had, of hope, then that would be a change." We are honored to have Marvin McDowell here with us this afternoon. Thank you, Marvin, for making a difference. And Marvin is absolutely right. If we could all start from a place of hope and optimism, and if we could all find the will and the determination to come together, to take on even the most daunting challenges, then we can bring about change in Baltimore City, and we will continue to change Maryland for the better. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation appears hopelessly and bitterly divided. Just 30 miles down the road in Washington, both parties seem to be consumed with partisanship and dysfunction. But as I look back at all that we have been through and all the progress that we have made together here in Maryland over these last five years, my experiences do not burden me with dread—they fill me with hope. I believe that in spite of all that divides us in America today, there is far more that unites us. And as America searches for healing and a path forward, let them look to us. Because from the very founding of our nation, Maryland has always been guided by our commitment to fairness and justice, and by a conviction that no problem faces us that hard work, honesty, and courage cannot solve if we work together. And so today, with confidence in the inherent wisdom and good judgment of the people of Maryland and the people of our nation, I ask you, my partners in this legislature on both sides of the aisle, to continue forward with me on this path. Let us continue to deliver real results for the people who put their trust in us. Let us keep putting the people's priorities before partisan interests. Let's keep changing Maryland for the better and continue setting an example for the rest of the nation. Thank you. May God bless the great State of Maryland, and the United States of America.

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State Police Conducting Death Investigation-Laurel Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:20 AM PST Laurel- The Delaware State Police are conducting a death investigation after a victim was found deceased yesterday afternoon. The investigation began on February 5, 2020 at approximately 1:25 p.m., when the Laurel Police Department responded to a residence in the 100 block of N. Central Avenue, limits of Laurel, for a report of a female located deceased inside the residence. The victim was discovered by family members who responded to the residence to check on her welfare after they had not been able to make contact with her. At the request of the Laurel Police Department, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit assumed the investigation. The 25-year-old female victim has been turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. The victim's name is being withheld at this time. The investigation is in it's early stages with further information being released as it becomes available. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Sergeant Yeich at 302-741-2703. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://delaware.crimestoppersweb.com

Fatal Accident In Berlin: Rt. 113 South Bound Shut Down Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:09 AM PST Berlin Fire/EMS is on the scene Rt.113 south bound at Germantown Rd. for a fatal motor vehicle accident. Rt.113 will be shut down to all traffic. Detour set up.

Nearly 60% of Americans say they're better off financially than a year ago Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:00 AM PST Americans may not be quite ready to party like it's 1999, but that's the last time they felt as optimistic about their finances as they do now. Nearly six in 10 Americans, or 59%, say they are better off financially today than a year ago, according to a new Gallup poll. That's in line with the annual national mood check's highest prior reading in January 1999. As during the dot-com era boom, low unemployment and a buoyant stock market are boosting people's confidence in their current economic prospects, Gallup noted. The survey of more than 1,000 adults was conducted January 2 through January 15 More

SBY MSP: DUI Collision 2/5/2020 Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:31 AM PST

GOP Senators Take New Action In Investigating Hunter Biden After Impeachment Vote Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:00 AM PST Two top Republican Senators sent a letter to the Secret Service immediately following President Donald Trump's acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday requesting information on Hunter Biden's travel records while his father Joe Biden was Vice President. Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said in the letter that they were "reviewing potential conflicts of interest posed by the business activities of Hunter Biden and his associates during the Obama administration, particularly with respect to his business activities in Ukraine and China." The Senators told the Secret Service that it had two weeks to provide the following information:

Political Memes Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:00 AM PST

Thursday Morning Funnies Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:00 AM PST

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