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Florida Paper Goes Viral For Stark Front Page Headline About Trump's Latest Threats Against His 'Adversaries'
Sep 10, 2024
The Orlando Sentinel went viral for a simple front page headline about former President Donald Trump's latest threats against his political opponents—and sadly, it's a rare example of actual journalism.
On Saturday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to threaten individuals he claims are engaged in unethical conduct tied to voting in the 2024 election with prison time, insinuating without proof that the election could be rigged against him. His statement, shared on Truth Social, marks his clearest indication yet that he will not accept the November outcome if defeated. In reality, cases of voter fraud are exceptionally rare.
He wrote:
"CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election. It was a Disgrace to our Nation!"
"Therefore, the 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again."
"We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON’T! Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials."
"Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country."
You can see his post below.
@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social; @TrumpDailyPosts/X
Then first thing Monday, The Orlando Sentinel called these threats exactly what they are, publishing the following headline on the front page of their September 9 edition:
"Trump threatens to jail adversaries"
You can see it below.
The Orlando Sentinel
In a time when many prominent media outlets—including The New York Times and CNN—have faced accusations that they've spent years sugarcoating and employing passive language while reporting what historians, journalists, and policymakers have explicitly outlined as the clear and present danger Trump poses to our democratic institutions, the paper's headline is a breath of fresh air.
Many appreciated the headline's directness and criticized Trump's latest attempt to sow doubt about the integrity of the upcoming election.
For days, Trump's allies have urged him to focus on key issues like the economy, immigration, and national security, while steering clear of the combative behavior that could reinforce Harris's message that the nation needs to move past the divisiveness and turmoil he embodies for many voters.
He issued his remarks on the eve of tonight's presidential debate, which is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. ABC News will broadcast the debate live on both its main network and its streaming service, ABC News Live, as well as on Disney+ and Hulu. Additionally, multiple other networks have agreed to air the event in real time.
According to The Washington Post, Harris spent the past four days immersed in an intensive “debate camp” at Pittsburgh’s Omni William Penn Hotel. Her team recreated a mock debate stage, enlisted an experienced Trump stand-in to deliver harsh attacks and inflammatory remarks, and subjected the Vice President to hours of rehearsed questions.
Meanwhile, about 330 miles away at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, Trump opted for “policy sessions” with aides and allies over traditional debate practice. In recent weeks, he has attended about a half-dozen of these sessions, supposedly zeroing in on Harris’s policy record.
Despite Trump's long history of attacking political rivals on the debate stage, Republicans, including his press secretary Karoline Leavitt, have insisted without evidence that Trump is "one of the most effective debaters in modern political history" and can be trusted to follow debate rules.
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Beyoncé Fans Outraged After 'Cowboy Carter' Is Completely Snubbed By The CMAs
Sep 10, 2024
The Country Music Awards just announced the nominees for the 58th Annual CMA Awards, and it looks like history is repeating itself.
Despite having a number one album on the Top Country charts, neither Beyoncé nor Act II: Cowboy Carter scored a nomination.
And fans are outraged.
Morgan Wallen came out with seven nominations, Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five each, and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson nabbed four.
Others who received multiple nods were Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves, who each garnered three.
But Beyoncé was shut out altogether.
Of course, this wasn't the first time the first Black woman to make number one on the Top Country Album chart felt unwelcome in the country community.
Interestingly enough, though, that was very much the drive behind Cowboy Carter.
Earlier this year ahead of the release of the album, the 32-time Grammy winner penned a post on Instagram explaining how the album was inspired by an experience in which "it was very clear" she wasn't welcomed.
"This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t."
"But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive."
"It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history."
While the singer did not disclose the incident specifically, she was likely referring to the 2016 Country Music Awards where she performed her country pop song "Daddy Lessons" alongside The Chicks.
While the crowd in attendance more than enjoyed the performance, people watching at home apparently did not and used their racist rhetoric to spread the idea that a Black woman should not have been showcased on a country music platform.
But Beyoncé used that experience as fuel.
"The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me."
"act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work."
So needless to say, fans were outraged after finding out Beyoncé was completely snubbed despite all the success from her second act, and they had a pretty good idea as to why she was completely excluded.
The 58th Annual CMA Awards will air on November 20 on ABC and the next day on Hulu.
But they'll definitely be missing something.
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Walz Rips GOP For Fretting Over Gay Penguins Instead Of School Shootings In Blistering Speech
Sep 10, 2024
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz slammed Republicans' fixation with things like children's books about gay penguins instead of school shootings.
Walz's remarks came after four people were killed in a mass shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School. The shooter, a 14-year-old boy, was charged with four counts of felony murder; his father, Colin Gray, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killings and faces additional charges of involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children.
At one point, Walz referenced And Tango Makes Three, a children's book that tells the story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who create a family together. Conservatives have previously claimed the book uses penguins to "promote the LGBTQ agenda" and opposed its inclusion in school libraries.
Speaking at a national dinner for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Walz said:
"Think about it in this room. This is what these folks are focusing on, spending all their time. Like reading about two gay penguins who love each other is somehow going to turn your children gay. Here’s what I tell you, it’s a fact of life: some people are gay."
Walz also made a reference to recent words from former President Donald Trump's running mate J.D. Vance, who called the gun violence epidemic a "fact of life" after the shooting while calling for strengthened security measures in public schools:
“But you know what’s not a fact of life? That our children need to get shot dead in schools. That's not a fact of life."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Many echoed Walz's criticisms.
The Harris campaign previously criticized Vance for his remarks.
Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa also responded to Vance in an official statement subtitled "Trump and Vance Think 'We Have to Get Over' and 'Deal With' School Shootings" condemning his words:
"Yesterday, Vice President Harris said 'it doesn't have to be this way' in response to another senseless school shooting. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance think school shootings are 'a fact of life' and 'we have to get over it.'"
"Vice President Harris and Governor Walz know we can take action to keep our children safe and keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will always choose the NRA and gun lobby over our children. That is the choice in this election."
Harris has previously called for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban and leads the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a marked difference from Trump, who did not offer policy proposals when responding to a question about the shooting during a Fox News town hall.
Trump said we live in "a sick and angry world for a lot of reasons and we're going to make it better, and we're going to heal our world." In January, following a mass shooting in Perry, Iowa, he said people "have to get over it — we have to move forward.”
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Forced To Tell Silent Florida Crowd To Clap During Hilariously Awkward Speech
Sep 10, 2024
If you're the type who lives for an embarrassing Republican moment, you may remember when Jeb Bush had to tell a crowd to "please clap" during the 2016 primaries.
Well, move over Jeb—there's a new Republican begging for applause, and it's Trump's future daughter-in-law Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Addressing the Florida Republican Party annual dinner—a friendly crowd if there ever was one—Guilfoyle basically had to beseech the crowd to give her some love after her applause line about American exceptionalism fell quite flat.
Guilfoyle, fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., told the Hollywood, Florida, crowd that she hopes the Democrats lose in November and hand both the White House and Congress to Trump's Republican Party.
She told the audience:
“I’m here to tell you don’t lose hope. On a personal note, I can tell you that I am as hopeful as ever. Because Americans from all walks of life have had enough of the Democrats’ decline."
“And we are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism."
That certainly seems like an applause line, and was likely written as one, right? But boy, did the applause not come. After a few tepid claps, Guilfoyle added:
“You can clap for that!”
A few more then did...but only a few more.
Naturally, people on social media had a field day with Guilfoyle's face plant.
Sadly, this was not the only awkward moment Guilfoyle had that night.
Unhinged Guilfoyle speeches just aren't what they used to be.
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The Greatest Historical Examples Of 'F*ck You, I'll Do It Myself'
Sep 10, 2024
We can all agree that sometimes when you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself.
What's interesting is that some of the greatest moments in history were built upon that concept, though that's not usually how the events are presented in public school classrooms, if they're presented at all.
Curious, Redditor EmergencyPsychology5 asked:
"What is the greatest 'f**k it, I'll do it myself' moment in history?"
Crash-Testing Human
"John Stapp: Air Force doctor who was convinced that more pilots could survive if their seats didn't disintegrate on crash landings. He proved it by strapping himself into a MythBusters-style rocket sled and not dying. His work led to safer planes and cars."
"By riding the decelerator sled Stapp demonstrated that a human can withstand at least 46.2 g (in the forward position, with adequate harnessing). This is the highest known acceleration voluntarily encountered by a human, set on December 10, 1954. Stapp reached a speed of 632 mph (1,017 km/h), which broke the land speed record and made him the fastest man on Earth."
- Hirmuinen6
New Surgical Device Patents
"Famous writer Roald Dahl ('Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' 'The BFG,' 'James and the Giant Peach,' etc.) developed and patented a surgical device to treat children with traumatic brain injuries."
"Dahl had no medical training, he just did it."
"Dahl's four-year-old son was injured in a car accident and developed dangerous pressure on his brain due to swelling. Surgeons installed a shunt in Dahl's son's skull to drain fluid and relieve pressure, but it kept clogging."
"There was no better solution on the market so Dahl worked with a toy maker to design a new shunt that drained fluid without clogging. Dahl was able to patent the design and it was subsequently used to treat thousands of children."
- hiro111
"He was also a huge supporter of measles vaccines after his daughter died from measles."
- ExistentialistOwl8
Revenge Via Job Automation
"The man who invented the automatic switchboard (switchboards used to require a person to physically move a cable to connect the call) did so because his funeral home wasn't getting any customers."
"The lady operating the switchboard was the wife of his rival and was redirecting the calls to her husband."
"Instead of complaining to the phone company, which would have probably gotten her fired if they found sufficient evidence, he took matters into his own hands and made her entire job obsolete."
- Lugbor
"'You know what? F**k you.' (automates your job)"
- Reach-for-the-sky_15
Studying For Medical Discoveries Instead Of Tests
"Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar went and got her PhD in neurobiology because her daughter was having seizures and nobody could tell her why this was happening and nobody could treat her daughter."
"She found a treatment when nobody else could. Incredible woman."
- emilyashford22
"Martine Rothblatt was similar. Her daughter had pulmonary hypertension (blood pressure so high it damages organs), for which there was no real treatment. So she developed one, and it's still used today."
- NixMaritimus
Nobel Prize-Winning Sacrifice
"Dr. Barry Marshall for infecting himself with H. pylori to prove they were the cause of ulcers. He earned a Nobel prize for his efforts."
"Seriously, go watch old TV shows and movies. There's always some guy chugging Pepto or mainlining ulcer medicine because they're 5 minutes past the deadline. Dr Marshall killed the billion-dollar ulcer medicine industry."
- AudibleNod
Self-Surgery... (Shudders)
"The doctor who had to do his own appendectomy in a mirror because he was the only one who could do it in Antarctica."
- Random-Gif-Bot
"The first guy to remove bladder stones via the urethra decided he didn't want to die (that was highly likely with the operation going through the perineum), designed his own tool, and practiced smashing up nuts in his pockets with it. Then he jammed it up his own member and solved his own problem. I forget his name."
- Cornthrowaway78
Hack The Hackers
" North Korea attempted to hack someone who used to do cybersecurity for the Department of Defense in an attempt to steal some of his hacking software."
"He notified the FBI, and after waiting a year for nothing to come of it, he decided to hack into servers and routers of North Korea and effectively took down their internet as well as virtually all of their sites for many days."
- poluting
Radiation Exposure
"General Vladimir Pikalov. Didn’t want his men exposed to radiation during the Chernobyl disaster, so he personally drove around the perimeter of the power plant to get exact radiation levels and exposed himself to 137 rems."
"A lot of people think that this was just a part of the show, but this man really made a necessary sacrifice and should be acknowledged as a hero."
- Confusionitis
Moving Mountains For The People He Loved
"In 1959, Dashrath Manjhi's wife died from injuries resulting from trying to cross the mountain to access the closest hospital. There was no road so he, over the course of over two decades with a hammer and chisel, moved the f**king mountain!"
"His country (India) made a postage stamp with the madlad's face on it. Dude swore vengeance on a d**n mountain and won!"
- n00by91
A Win-Win Situation
"The guy who invented rubber gloves for surgeons was himself a doctor whose nurse (also his wife) was suffering from contact dermatitis from all the chemicals they used to create an antiseptic environment."
"So he designed some rubber gloves and asked Goodyear to make them for him, accidentally Inventing the beginning of aseptic surgery in the process."
- Careless_Piano5447
Tremendous Mind At Work
"John von Neumann was one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. However, he kept being frustrated by the physicists never being able to build a properly working computer to do his calculations. So in 1945, he basically said ‘f**k it, just do this’ and described the architecture which is basically the foundation of all modern computers. Which is referred to as ‘von Neumann architecture.'"
"Dude was also part of the Manhattan project, a pioneer of game theory, and did analyses that preceded the discovery of the structure of DNA. An absolute monster of an intellect."
- ElToro_74
Something Like That
"Didn’t Lamborghini start making supercars because the owner tried to buy a Ferrari and they wouldn’t sell to him?"
- rw890
"He thought the clutch was garbage. Met with Enzo Ferrari to complain about the clutch and what he believed could be done to make it better. Enzo dismissed him, saying that he should stick to building tractors."
- guy_incognito784
The Earliest Steps To A Key Vaccine
"English doctor Edward Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had caught cowpox, a close genetic relative of smallpox with significantly reduced virulence, did not seem to catch smallpox when outbreaks would occur."
"As a result, he hypothesized to other physicians that infection with cowpox could be used to prevent smallpox, but they didn’t buy it and essentially laughed him out of the room. Jenner proceeded to infect his gardener’s eight-year-old son with cowpox and, after the boy recovered, exposed him to smallpox repeatedly, effectively demonstrating his initial hypothesis to the initially skeptical medical community."
"Jenner’s 'On the Origin of the Vaccine Inoculation,' wherein he published his results, set the foundation for the first smallpox vaccine and, eventually, the eradication of the disease altogether."
- Sworn-Sword
Instant Revenge
"Linus Torvalds and the birth of Git. Don't change license terms for software Linus relies on; he will write you out of business."
- Groundskeepr
"Same with Linux. He just wanted a free operating system to use. The GNU project had all the parts except a stable kernel. So as a summer project, he just writes his own Kernel."
"He did the same thing with subsurface. He is an avid scuba diver and was unhappy with the current logging software, so he wrote subsurface. It’s extremely popular."
- degoba
From Mystery To Calculus
"Newton inventing calculus."
"He was trying to solve problems that were unsolvable or very tedious to solve. Instead of trying to solve them with the help of his peers, he simply invented a new branch of mathematics to solve them. And then he basically discarded his invention after he achieved his goal because he moved on to other problems."
"Later there were rumblings about a new way to solve problems, and he’s like, 'oh, yeah, I did that years ago, it’s in some of my journals over there.'"
- digiornio
It's so interesting to think about the discoveries that have been made, either because of simple curiosity, medical need, or just a big dose of spite. It's a great reminder of what you can accomplish when you want it enough.
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