September 17, 2024
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Trump blames Biden-Harris 'rhetoric' for latest assassination attempt . . . Former President Trump said President Biden and Vice President Harris' "rhetoric" is what is causing him to be "shot at," following the second assassination attempt against him since July, while telling Fox News Digital that the suspected gunman "acted" on "highly inflammatory language" of Democrats. "He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it," Trump said. "Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out." Trump pointed to Biden and Harris' past comments casting Trump as a "threat to democracy," while telling Americans they are "unity" leaders. Fox News
The gunman also characterized Trump as a threat to democracy. Go figure.
Vance calls on Democrats to tamp down rhetoric: 'No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris'
"We can debate one another, but we cannot tell the American people that one candidate is a fascist and if he's elected, it is going to be the end of American democracy," he said.
Dana Bash claims attempt had nothing to do with Harris and Walz . . . There's absolutely, again, no basis in fact, that they were behind this at all. We don't know much about this guy yet at all other than he was somebody who was trying to find a way at in his mid-to- late-50s go and serve on the front lines of Ukraine and he obviously had some anti-Trump posts," she continued. "But that has nothing to do with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. It has to do with the fact that this is his political belief and obviously this is a very disturbed individual, this alleged suspect." Daily Caller
How can she possibly know that?
Bodycam video captures arrest of assassination attempt suspect
Politics
Routh was near golf course for 12 hours . . . The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh did not fire any shots, never had Trump in his line of sight and sped away after an agent who spotted him shot in his direction, officials said. He was arrested in a neighboring county. Associated Press
Secret Service admits it didn't search course perimeter
Trump assassination attempt exposes Secret Service gaps, raises calls for more protection . . . A gunman wouldn't have been able to get so close if it were President Biden on the golf course this weekend instead of former President Donald Trump. A second assassination attempt against Mr. Trump is raising more questions about the resources allocated to security for the former president and current presidential candidate, with much of the focus on why the Secret Service hasn't done more. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the golf course would have been far better protected for a sitting president. Washington Times
7 takeaways from Hawley report on Secret Service Failures in first attempt
Trump speculates on divine intervention in assassination attempts . . . Former President Donald Trump said, "There's something going on, perhaps it's God," one day after surviving a second assassination attempt within the span of two months. "There's something going on, perhaps it's God wanting me to be president to save this country," Trump quipped in a Monday night X Space. "Nobody knows." Breitbart
JD Vance shares what Trump's told him . . .
Trump raised a fist moments after his first assassination attempt and is joking about the second. What more evidence of courage would one need? This has to have an effect on the vote, especially with Harris and Walz cowardly hiding from the press. The contrast is so clear.
Would-be Trump assassin exploited security hole that Secret Service has known about for years . . . The gunman who allegedly staked out former President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach golf course with an SKS rifle was able to exploit a security hole that the Secret Service has known about for years. News photographers — including those hired by The Post — have had no problem repeatedly securing spots around the perimeter of the course to snap pictures of Trump playing golf or driving around in a golf cart. Some have gotten as close as 75 yards — without so much as a sideways glance from the Secret Service. New York Post
Trump assassination attempt suspect's former neighbor says he kept a 'horse in the house'
Possibly a sign that something is amiss.
Biden talks with Trump after second attempt . . . President Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump by phone Monday after a second assassination attempt, a White House official said. The official said Mr. Biden spoke with the former president and "conveyed his relief that he is safe." "The two shared a cordial conversation and former President Trump expressed his thanks for the call," the official said. Washington Times
Chief Justice Roberts targeted by Supreme Court leak . . . Last February, Roberts reportedly sent his eight colleagues a confidential memo critiquing a lower appeals court for failing to "grapple with the most difficult questions altogether" in Trump's bid to claim presidential immunity against at least some of the 2020 election subversion indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith, according to the New York Times. The New York Times piece primarily focused on Roberts going to great lengths to try to secure unanimity on three cases involving Trump. Washington Examiner
This coming in the wake of attacks on Alito and Thomas suggests a clear pattern of the left trying to undermine the conservative court.
Watchdog group sues for NASA emails with 'Space Czar' Harris, Boeing as astronauts linger in orbit . . . A conservative watchdog group sued the National Aeronautics and Space Administration seeking documents relating to the situation that has left two U.S. astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) for several more months. The Oversight Project's executive director told Fox News Digital on Monday he and his group have legally sought emails between NASA political appointees and the White House, including the office of Vice President Harris, who also holds the title of chair of the National Space Council. Fox Business
Culture
Maryland parents sue of policy on K-5 gender and sexuality in schools . . . A group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents in Maryland petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask it to take up a case regarding school board policies that keep parents in the dark on books with themes about "gender" and "sexuality" being taught to children. The case originates from the Montgomery County Board of Education instituting an "inclusive" storybook program in 2022 for students in grades pre-K through 5th grad, initially informing parents of when they would be read until changing that policy in March 2023, also restricting parents' ability to opt their kids out. Daily Caller
How is it possible that "K-5" and "gender and sexuality" have anything to do with each other in a school?
International
Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation . . . Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the country's north to allow residents to return to their homes is now an official war goal, as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon that could ignite an all-out conflict. Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to take heavier military action to halt the near-daily attacks, which began shortly after the outbreak of the nearly yearlong Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel has regularly launched airstrikes on Lebanon in response and has targeted and killed senior Hezbollah commanders. Associated Press
Hamas is surviving, hopes to make Gaza comeback . . . Israel says it has killed thousands of Hamas's militants, dismantled the command structure of nearly all its battalions and pummeled its tunnel network. The bombing campaign in Gaza has been so devastating that the urban landscape in the territory has become unrecognizable. But Israel's military has said that eliminating Hamas isn't possible — even if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for "total victory" over the militant group. One of Hamas's most senior officials, Khaled Meshal, maintains that the group is even winning the war and will play a decisive role in Gaza's future. New York Times
It's tough to fight people who don't care about their lives or others'.
Money
Amazon to employees: In-person, 5-day work week begins next year . . . Amazon will start expecting many employees to work in-person five days a week next year. CEO Andy Jassy on Monday told Amazon employees the tech giant was "going to return to being in the office in the way we were before the onset of COVID" effective Jan. 2, with the expectation that people "will be in the office outside of extenuating circumstances… or if you already have a Remote Work Exception approved through your s-team leader." Fox Business
Federal debt soaring, and neither Trump nor Harris likely to do anything about it . . . The U.S. isn't fighting a war, a crisis or a recession. Yet the federal government is borrowing as if it were. This year's budget deficit is on track to top $1.9 trillion, or more than 6% of economic output, a threshold reached only around World War II, the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Publicly held federal debt—the sum of all deficits—just passed $28 trillion or almost 100% of GDP. If Congress does nothing, the total debt will climb by another $22 trillion through 2034. Interest costs alone are poised to exceed annual defense spending. Wall Street Journal
The only thing to decide is who would make it less worse . . .
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Pope Francis draws criticism for saying all religions are a path to God . . . "There's only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God," Francis said, as reported by the Catholic news website Crux Now. "Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and they are different paths." The message immediately drew sharp reactions, particularly from Bishop Joseph Strickland of Texas, who was dismissed from his duties by the Vatican last year for publicly disagreeing with the pope over abortion and LGBT issues. Washington Times
Brain implant allows ALS patient to control Amazon's Alexa with thought . . . A man afflicted with ALS has become the first person in the world to control an Amazon Alexa digital assistant through his thoughts — thanks to a brain implant created by a New York-based neurotech startup. Synchron — a company specializing in medical technology solutions — has implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) in a blood vessel on the brain of Mark, a 64-year-old man living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS (formerly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a neurological disorder that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain, and the spinal cord. New York Post
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment . . . Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren't immediately announced by prosecutors, but the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, confirmed in a statement that federal agents had Combs in custody. Associated Press
Guilty Pleasures
Jurors detain man who flees court in handcuffs . . . A series of videos shows Nicholas Carter racing down a hallway in the courthouse while still in handcuffs and dodging an individual who attempted to block him. He can then be seen fleeing the courthouse, chased by several other individuals. Additional video shows Carter running across a parking lot and eventually appearing to trip and fall in a yard where two jurors and a detective apprehend him. Carter had been found guilty after a three-day trial at the Somerset County Superior Courthouse. Associated Press
A new definition of "jury duty."
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