SCOTUS Hands Trump Election Takeover Victory

CNN.com:

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted President Donald Trump to move forward with a controversial executive order targeting mail ballots, but the decision will almost certainly not be the final word in whether the administration can actually implement its far-reaching plan. 

 

At the center of the dispute is an executive order Trump signed in March that gives the US Postal Service an unprecedented role in deciding whether to send mail ballots — a move that has followed years of the president making baseless claims about illegal voting by mail. 

 

But the Supreme Court’s order, which came over the dissent of three liberal justices, doesn’t resolve the legality of Trump’s proposal. The president’s plan for the USPS remains blocked on a nationwide basis. And further court action is almost certain to put Trump’s executive order before the justices again, potentially within a few days. Overnight, the Trump administration asked a lower court to clear another hurdle still blocking implementation of the president’s USPS directives.

SCOTUS’ finding that the states lacked standing was based on the circumstances when their complaints were filed in April, when neither a proposed nor final regulation existed and the alleged harms were considered hypothetical. Those circumstances have now changed, as both proposed and final regulations are in place, allowing the plaintiffs to identify specific provisions and explain how they would be harmed if the rule takes effect. The Court appears to be signaling that the facts are materially different now and that the standing question could therefore produce a different outcome. The timing may also be significant, given that the Trump administration announced its final rule on Friday, just before the Court issued its decision. With roughly 75 days remaining before the election, the next question is whether Judge Talwani or another liberal judge will attempt to block or delay implementation of the final rule in the coming days or weeks.

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San Francisco Homeless Shelter Employees Arrested for Hiding Shooter from Cops

SFStandard.com:

Two employees of a Bayview homeless shelter were arrested Thursday, accused of helping an armed gunman evade police after he shot an SFPD officer in May. The nonprofit that runs the shelter disputed the police account, saying its staff were actually de-escalating a dangerous standoff to evacuate 125 people safely. 

 

Officials said Oliver Barcenas, 36, and Erika Porter, 45, helped alleged gunman Norris Reed III evade capture after he fled the scene of the May 31 shooting on foot and entered the Bayshore Navigation Center. 

 

According to the San Francisco Police Department, surveillance footage shows Barcenas giving Reed clothing to conceal his identity, even though Barcenas knew Reed had a firearm. Meanwhile, Porter is accused of providing false statements to officers who initially responded to the shelter, thereby preventing them from locating Reed.

Yet, another example of suicidal empanthy by the Left: unchecked compassion for a cop-shooter with no regard for the crime{s} they committed or the danger they pose to society. We see a lot of this going on nowadays and it almost always happens in liberal cities.

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Sean Grayson, Ex-Cop Convicted of Killing Sonya Massey, Dies 6 Months Into His Sentence

NYPost.com:

Sean Grayson, the ex-Illinois sheriff’s deputy who was sentenced to two decades in prison for killing single mom Sonya Massey after she called 911 for help, has died, according to his attorney. 

 

His defense attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed to The Post that Grayson, 32, died early Sunday. The former deputy had been diagnosed with colon cancer before the 2024 shooting, and in January, his attorney noted that his cancer had advanced to his liver and lungs. 

 

A three-member Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously in July to deny Grayson’s application for an early medical release. Fultz was unable to comment on whether Grayson’s death was related to his cancer diagnosis. He was six months into his 20-year second-degree murder sentence for fatally shooting Massey in her Springfield, Illinois, home on July 6, 2024 after she called 911 about a possible prowler.

Karma is so beautiful to watch sometimes. RIP Sonya Massey.

RELATED: Sean Grayson’s History of Misconduct

Judge Denies Karmelo Anthony's Bid for a New Trial

NYPost.com:

Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a retrial was shot down by a Texas judge Saturday. 

 

Anthony’s lawyers argued that the June trial was compromised due to strict courtroom rules, and improper instructions to the jury. They also clashed with prosecutors over an agreement to focus on events leading up to the fatal stabbing. 

 

Anthony, 19, was found guilty of murder on June 9 and sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing another high school student, Austin Metcalf, at a high school track meet near Dallas.

Good as Anthony already received a light sentebce of 35 years and should be grateful for that considering the henious crime that he committed. Plus his lawyer's choice for him not to testify always seemed suspect and courts tend not to second-guess such tactical moves. There's also the fact with a new trial, new evidence regarding Karmelo's state of mind that day (being upset with and stalking his ex-girlfriend) might've worked against him and ultimately given him even more time in prison.

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White, Liberal Women Show Out in Force to Support 3-Time Child Killer Lindsay Clancy

TheGuardian.com:

Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink clothing emblazoned with phrases such as “Believe”, “She Needed Help” and “Peace For Lindsay”, gathered on Thursday outside the courthouse where she is on trial in the killings of her three children. Several of the 300 women, and a few men, said Clancy’s story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Clancy’s lawyer does not dispute that she killed the children, but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill. 

 

The live-streamed trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts has sparked massive discussions online and has brought attention to postpartum psychosis. Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, says she suffered from this rare mental illness, which is linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. Reddington said she also has bipolar disorder and had repeatedly sought expert help. After strangling her children, Clancy jumped from a second-story window and remains paralyzed from the waist down. 

 

Prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse planned the 24 January 2023, killings and contrived to get her husband out of the house by sending him to pick up medicine for one of their children and dinner for the family.

White, liberal women have always been the worst, but this case takes the cake. Yes, post-partum depression is real and should be taken seriously and treated right away. But Lindsay Clancy researched what she was going to do, created an opportunity to be alone and murdered her three kids one by one. That's some sick, demonic and evil shit and she should never see outside a prison again. Then you have these ghouls coming out to show support for the child-killer and making heart signs outside, more concerned about 'poor' Lindsay than the kids she strangled?!? You can't hate liberals enough.

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Convicted Killer Karmelo Anthony Gets New Judge, Demands a New Trial

CNN.com:

The attorney for a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a track athlete during a high school meet told a judge Thursday that Karmelo Anthony deserves a new trial because of errors that limited access to the proceedings. 

 

Anthony’s attorney told a newly appointed judge that prosecutors also did not follow through with an off-the-record agreement. Defense attorney Russell Wilson said the case’s original judge allowed a “shadow docket” that kept information out of the trial. “Everything was done off the record, at an astonishing clip,” said Wilson, who didn’t represent Anthony at the criminal trial. 

 

Anthony already won a legal victory on Wednesday when the judge who presided over his trial was removed from the case. Judge Michael Chitty was then assigned to consider the motion from Anthony’s attorneys asking for a retrial in the killing of Austin Metcalf.

But just as Black liberals everywhere certainly began to celebrate their favorite convicted killer getting a new judge and the possibly a new trial, comes this bombshell: little Karmelo was already kind of a bad dude before he killed his schoolmate Austin Metcalf. Indeed, according to prosecutor Bill Wirskye, Anthony’s girlfriend, Valeria, told school officials on the morning of April 2, 2025, that she had broken up with Anthony and that he was stalking her. About an hour later, Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed. Wirskye also alleged that Anthony had a history of violence, fantasized in texts about stabbing someone, and had previously been placed in a Louisiana program for children with behavioral and fighting issues. Well, that's not good and it could explain Karmelo's thought process that fateful day.

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Sen. Darline Graham Announced in a Televised Debate That She is “Not That Informed on National Security” Issues

Mediaite.com:

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) announced in a televised debate on Tuesday night that she is “not that informed on national security” issues. 

 

Graham, who is the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and has received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is vying for the GOP nomination in South Carolina against Rep. Ralph Norman after neither candidate notched a majority of the vote necessary to avoid a runoff on Aug. 25. Graham was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster (R) to serve out her brother’s term, which ends in January. Trump had urged McMaster to appoint her to the seat, which she is now running to keep for a full term. 

 

During Tuesday’s debate in Newberry, South Carolina, co-moderator Greta Van Susteren asked Graham if Taiwan, the autonomous country that China claims dominion over, is a U.S. national security interest. In her response, Graham, whose brother was arguably the biggest foreign policy hawk in the entire Congress, said that national security is far from her strong suit.

She's getting pummeled more than usual from political insiders because she's a Republican relying on nepotism to win a Senate seat, but overall I don't see what the big deal is here. After all, from every account I've seen she handled all the other questions she got at the debate very well and she owned up to her lack of knowledge on Nat'l security instead of making excuses. Then there's the fact that many sitting members of Congress (like AOC) have proven to be total nimcompoops when it comes to matters surrounding nat'l security and/or foreign polocy. That being said, while Darline Graham should certainly start doing some reading and research to up her game on this matter, due to her name recognition in South Carolina alone, I'd be shocked if she loses come November.

RELATED: Greta Van Susteren Regrets Asking Debate Question Darline Graham Flubbed in Viral Moment

Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon Clinches Surprise Primary Win Over Trump-Nemesis Alex Vindman in Florida U.S. Senate Race

TheGuardian.com:

In an upset for the Democratic establishment, progressive Angie Nixon won the party’s US Senate primary in Florida, beating former army intelligence officer Alexander Vindman. 

 

Nixon, a state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, had significantly less funding going into the primary – with $975,000 to Vindman’s $16.3m at the end of July, according to Florida Politics. Vindman served on the national security council in Donald Trump’s first term and became a well-known whistleblower and witness in the president’s first impeachment, centered on Trump pressuring Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, to investigate Joe Biden. 

 

Democrats have their sights set on upsetting Republican Ashley Moody in the US Senate general election. Moody, picked by DeSantis to replace Marco Rubio when he became secretary of state last year, won what was almost a token primary election to run in November to serve the remaining two years of Rubio’s term.

So Vindman, a smug a-hole if there ever was one, suffered a stunning political defeat despite significant name recognition from the liberal media and more than $15 million raised for his campaign. Expected to easily defeat radical Left lunatic Rep. Angie Nixon, Vindman instead lost the Democratic primary by double digits, 55-44. His defeat came despite earlier claims that he was within striking distance of Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. Indeed Vindman, a central figure in the first Trump impeachment proceedings over the alleged Ukraine quid pro quo, was so confident his national profile would translate into electoral success. However, his relatively recent move to Florida and association with Trump’s impeachment ultimately failed to overcome Nixon’s campaign and voter support. Couldn't have happened to a more pompous ass.

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Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff Makes Misogynistic Attack on Trump's Assistant Natalie Harp

Mediaite.com:

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) turned the spotlight on President Donald Trump’s relationship with longtime aide Natalie Harp on Sunday, accusing the president of preferring to “travel with Natalie” rather than do his job. 

 

The Democrat, who is seeking another term in the Senate, invoked Harp, one of Trump’s closest personal aides, during a rally where he criticized the president over the length of deployments faced by sailors serving aboard U.S. aircraft carriers this year. 

 

“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings,” Ossoff said. The senator continued: “He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn’t want to do the job; he wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie to their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.” he remark drew jeers from the crowd.

Harp received life-saving treatment for her bone cancer as a result of Trump's 2018 "Right to Try Act". A;ready a conservative, after recovering for treatment, she wanted to work for him and has ever since as his personal assitant. Could she have a 'thing' for Trump? (Trump does have a penchant for blondes and there's rumors circulating that Harp was the one who pushed Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt into resigning recently), who knows? But Ossoff has no evidence of that. Nonetheless, knowing that he's a Democrat, has a comfortable lead in the polls when it comes to his re-election bid, the GOP being so dysfunctional and knowing how much the Left values personal attacks on Trump over real policy positions, Ossoff and the liberal media that will cover for his misogyny can get away with this drudgery.

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Irrelevant National Association of Black Journalists Accuses Stephen A. Smith of ‘Pattern of Disparaging’ Black Women

Mediaite.com:

Stephen A. Smith fumed after being given a “thumbs down” by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) — which accused him of a “pattern of disparaging” prominent Black women. 

 

The ESPN First Take host was called out at the NABJ’s annual convention in Atlanta, on Saturday — with the NABJ giving Smith a thumbs down for what it called a “recurring public pattern” from Smith of attacking Black women. 

 

“Smith has established a recurring public pattern of disparaging commentary directed at prominent Black women across politics, sports, and media,” said a narrator on a video played at the convention. “Such commentary reinforces harmful narratives, undermines the fair and respectful representation of Black women in public discourse, and stands in direct conflict with NABJ’s longstanding commitment to accurate, responsible, and inclusive portrayals of Black communities.”

Of course, it's well-documented that Stephen A. Smith has helped out or put on a plethora (from Kimberly A. Martin to Monica McNutt to Cari Champion) of Black women throughout his long career. That's why the NABJ (a long-standing, but irrelevant group if there ever was one) dissing SAS here is nothing more than atacking the guy because he's not a plantation Democrat who blames Trump for any and everything and never holds his party accounatble. Instead, Stephen A. dares to criticize Democrats when need be (including idiots like Jasmine Crockett) and when you're a political party stil mired in identity politics, that's going to piss your base of plantation Democrats really off and that's what going on here.

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