March 2024

Oh how sad and embarrassing. Donald Trump wants Joe Biden impeached so bad. So what does he do? He goes to his band of buffoons and tells them to make it happen. What do they say? OK! They put together this sham of an investigation with no evidence. But wait! What is this? You mean they now how a star witness? Oh, it’s on. They’re on their way to a major impeachment. So the circus begins. They want the press there, they want this in the headlines, they want to come out looking like good ol’ boys in front of their great orange (cult) leader. So James Comer (idiot #1) goes out on a press campaign spreading the word that Hunter Biden is guilty and so is his Dad. And HE’S going to do something about it for the American people. He talks about this special document he has and his star witness. Well, we all know how the story ends. The star FBI informant witness was playing these clowns like a fiddle. He was lying his ass off. None of what he said was true. James Comer seemed to now fumble in his little press interviews. He’s trying to save his bloated face by claiming that’s not all the evidence he has. James, it’s over. Stop while you’re still a loser. Just one question, aren’t you embarrassed?

In 2020, firearms overtook car accidents as the primary cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wonder database, firearms were responsible for almost 19% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2021, resulting in the tragic loss of nearly 3,600 young lives. This equates to approximately five children per 100,000 children in the United States. Remarkably, no other comparable country lists firearms among the top four causes of child mortality, as per an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on child and adolescent mortality, primarily due to fatal injuries, as indicated by a recent study published in JAMA. In 2020, firearms played a substantial role in the overall increase in mortality, accounting for nearly half of the surge. In this latest radio show segment, listen to a radical gun owner explain his outlandish claim that the more guns we have in this country, the more lives are saved.

In the current political landscape, it is no secret that the most effective way to secure funds for one’s campaign is to adopt a highly controversial stance. The individuals who make the most noise tend to attract substantial financial support from both the radical left and the radical right. Prominent figures such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Jim Jordan have grasped the dynamics of modern fundraising. They have become adept campaign fundraisers by capitalizing on the concept that more exposure on television equates to more financial backing. This trend is rapidly spreading to other politicians who are keen to emulate the success of these seasoned campaigners. The prevailing strategy seems to prioritize generating a significant buzz through being vociferous, contentious, and confrontational, often overshadowing the objective of effectively governing and legislating. Marjorie Taylor Greene, in particular, has mastered the art of being loud, obnoxious, and provocative, thereby maximizing her fundraising potential. Her approach is to seize any opportunity to make audacious statements, promptly dispatching texts and emails to her supporters with headlines that read, “Look At What I Did For You.” The pivotal question that arises is: Who are the contributors supporting this seemingly outlandish conduct? It is the radical elements on both the right and the left ends of the political spectrum who are the primary patrons of this political theater. These individuals, often immersed in ideologically driven media, are eager to allocate their hard-earned funds to sustain this spectacle, perpetuating a cycle where controversial rhetoric is rewarded with financial reinforcement.

Unbiased headline news for Wednesday March 20, 2024 – Unhappy news for Americans: The United States has fallen from the ranks of the 20 happiest nations globally, as per new data from Gallup and its collaborators. In the recently released 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. dropped out of the top 20 list for the first time in the report’s 12-year history. The U.S. now ranks at Number 23, compared to Number 15 last year. The researchers attribute this decline partly to a drop in life satisfaction among Americans under 30 years old. — Four individuals who accused a military doctor at the center of a massive sexual abuse prosecution claim they were “severely and irreparably harmed” by the Army and the Defense Department. The four accusers allege the military’s negligence failed to safeguard them from abuse, according to new federal civil complaints filed. The physician, Major Michael Stockin, faces charges from Army prosecutors who allege the misconduct occurred under the guise of treatment, based on accusations from 41 male patients. — Israeli Prime Minister told parliament that a planned ground operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip will proceed, amid pressure from the United States to exercise restraint. Net-in-yahoo informed members of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that he acknowledges Israel and the United States “have a disagreement” about Israel’s “need to enter Rafah.” However, he added, there was no disagreement “about the need to eliminate Hamas.” — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a firing drill of “super-large multiple rocket launchers,” state media reported, an exercise that South Korea had described as a short-range ballistic missile launch a day earlier. The drill in the west of the country, was “aimed at proving the might and the real war capabilities of the weapon system through the sudden maneuvers and salvos of 600mm multiple rocket sub-units,” state-run Korean Central News Agency reported. — Former Rankin County, Mississippi, sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty, along with five additional former law enforcement officers, to a total of 16 charges related to the January 2023 torture of two Black men. Elward, who pleaded guilty to the most serious charge in the indictment — discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence — was sentenced to 241 months, or about 20 years, according to the Department of Justice. “I hate myself for it,” Elward said during the sentencing hearing. — Three individuals were stabbed and one person was shot after a fight erupted outside a funeral home in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, authorities said. Police received multiple reports around 1:30 p.m. MT of people injured downtown, according to Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Brent Weisberg. Officers found four people with injuries outside and near the funeral home, Weisberg said. — Congressional leaders and the White House have reached an agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security, one of the last obstacles to prevent an approaching partial government shutdown deadline on Friday. Funding for DHS was the final major sticking point in negotiations for the six spending bills that need to pass to avert a shutdown. The details of the negotiation haven’t yet been released. — The UnitedHealth Group — one of the nation’s largest health care providers — said it is making headway in its recovery from one of the worst cyberattacks on a health care system in United States history, its CEO said earlier this week. On Feb. 21, UnitedHealth Group announced a hacking group called ALPHV — also known as “BlackCat” — breached its system. Its subsidiary Change Healthcare was hit hardest by the attack. “Change Healthcare can confirm we experienced a cybersecurity issue perpetrated by a cybercrime threat actor,” according to a statement.

Unbiased headline news for Tuesday March 19, 2024 – Gaza’s northern region potentially faces a dire famine situation, with recent data indicating alarming levels of household food insecurity and acute malnutrition. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification scale, between 677,000 and 1.1 million individuals, representing half of Gaza’s population, are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity. This troubling scenario risks engulfing the entire besieged enclave, plunging 2.2 million Palestinians into the world’s worst food crisis, as stated in the IPC’s special brief. In a rare public display of discontent in Cuba, protesters in Santiago voiced their concerns over the lack of food and electricity in daily life, joining demonstrations across the island. Hundreds of protesters in Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city located on its eastern coast, chanted “power and food” while protesting against repeated power outages, some lasting more than 14 hours a day on the island. Justice Samuel Alito has indefinitely extended the Supreme Court’s temporary hold on a Texas law that would authorize the detention and imprisonment of migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border. Alito extended a prior order that paused enforcement of a new Texas immigration law empowering state and local law enforcement to arrest those who illegally cross the southern border into Texas. His action came moments before a prior Supreme Court order halting the arrests was set to expire. Chief Justice John Roberts rejected an attempt by former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro to avoid serving a prison sentence. Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison in January. He appealed both his conviction and the trial judge’s decision to enforce his sentence as the appeal is further litigated. Navarro has long maintained that he believed he was bound by executive privilege when he refused to comply with the committee’s demands. New York City Mayor Eric Adams was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 and demanding a sexual favor in exchange for his help advancing her career in the police department. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan, offered the first public details of a sexual assault claim brought against the mayor in November. Adams, a Democrat, has vehemently denied the allegations and said he does not remember ever meeting the woman. A sexual assault “absolutely did not happen,” the mayor told reporters last fall. Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and some pandemic-era hobbies wane. In a Monday statement, the Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it expected to emerge from bankruptcy as early as the end of next month. Following this process, Joann will likely become privately-owned by certain lenders and industry parties, the company added — meaning its shares would no longer be publicly traded on stock exchanges. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a United States ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos — a carcinogen that the agency estimates is linked to more than 40,000 U.S. deaths each year. The announcement comes as part of President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, which is utilizing federal resources to make progress on cancer research and treatment. “While the use of asbestos in the United States has been declining for decades, the use of chrysotile asbestos has continued to this day,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a Monday press call. Easter is approaching, but the rising price of chocolate may leave a bitter taste for some people leading up to the sweet holiday. Two popular chocolate brands recently indicated they may raise prices on products again due to the increasing cost of cocoa, which has gone up following torrential rain in major cocoa-growing regions that affected production. Executives from Hershey and Cadbury each pointed to possible additional price hikes in recent earning calls, identifying rising cocoa costs as a main factor behind the increases.

Unbiased headline news for Monday March 18, 2024 – Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated an anticipated victory early Monday as preliminary election results showed him securing a resounding fifth term, despite facing only nominal challengers and suppressing opposition voices through harsh measures. As the polls closed on the final day of voting, crowds gathered outside polling stations, seemingly heeding calls from the opposition to express their discontent towards Putin. However, the Russian leader dismissed the potential impact of the apparent protest. — Representative Ro Khanna stated that the TikTok bill passed by the House of Representatives last week would not effectively safeguard Americans’ interests. The bill aims to compel China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of the immensely popular app TikTok or face an outright ban in the United States. This move was prompted by concerns that ByteDance could share, or be coerced to share, Americans’ data with the Chinese government, allegations that the company vehemently denies while actively campaigning against the proposed legislation. — Israeli Police deployed water cannons to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who gathered on Saturday night in Tel Aviv to voice their opposition against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “Tonight, as part of a legally sanctioned protest organized in an orderly manner, in line with agreed-upon conditions and without deviation, demonstrators assembled and staged a legitimate protest within the designated area, with the majority of the public dispersing at the conclusion of the event,” the Israeli Police stated. — Russia claims Ukraine launched far-reaching drone attacks on the final day of Russia’s presidential election. On Sunday, as Russians cast their ballots in the closing stages of the presidential vote expected to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for another six years, Ukraine initiated a new wave of attacks within Russian territory, resulting in at least two fatalities, including a teenager, according to local authorities. — Police have apprehended a suspect on murder charges in connection with a shooting inside an Indianapolis bar that claimed one life and left five others injured. The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday at an establishment along Broad Ripple Avenue, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Officers patrolling the area responded to the scene after hearing gunshots. — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency across 11 counties in central Ohio that were impacted by severe weather last week. Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to assist officials in Logan County, where three deaths were confirmed, with the cleanup of storm debris on public property. DeWine announced the emergency declaration on Sunday. — A fourth officer has resigned amid an investigation into alleged misconduct by officers assigned to a unit responsible for apprehending impaired drivers, according to the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico. According to documents obtained by the Albuquerque Journal, the federal probe commenced after an officer conducted a stop in August during which he allegedly instructed the driver to contact a specific attorney to ensure that no case would be filed. The investigation has partly focused on DWI criminal cases filed by certain officers that were later dismissed. — Burger King is facing a $15 million lawsuit filed by a concerned resident who alleges that the fast-food giant’s location on Fulton Street in New York City has become a hub for drug dealers. Kevin Kaufman, a resident of the Fulton Chambers pre-war condominium building at 102 Fulton Street in Manhattan’s Financial District, filed the complaint earlier this month with the New York Supreme Court against the burger chain’s restaurant at 106 Fulton Street, just a few doors away.