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Fox News host Megyn Kelly has accused network CEO Roger Ailes of making unwanted sexual advances toward her about 10 years ago when she was a Fox correspondent, New York magazine reported Tuesday.
The magazine cited two anonymous sources who were briefed on parent company 21st Century Fox’s outside investigation of the 76-year-old executive, led by New York–based law firm Paul, Weiss.
New York magazine reported Monday that Rupert Murdoch and his two sons decided to remove Mr. Ailes as CEO following a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.
Sources said lawyers for 21st Century Fox on Monday gave Mr. Ailes a deadline of Aug. 1 to resign or face being fired. Mr. Ailes‘ legal team has yet to respond to the offer, New York magazine reported.
Ms. Kelly is currently in contract negotiations with Fox News.
In the wake of Gretchen Carlson's damning sexual harassment allegations against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, six more women have come forward with abuse claims of ... Sat, July 9, 2016 2:21pm EDT by Samantha Wilson Add first Comment.
There is no question about it, many American police forces are our out of control and a threat to what is left of American democracy but the individual cop is another story. The men and women in blue put up with a lot of crap from the public as well as their commanders. In spite of that, most cops do their jobs quite well. I think about the crap and the assholes they have to deal with on a regular basis and then I think about speed bumps, unlocking and locking doors, having to install security lights, paying more for everything because of shoplifters and think if I were a cop I'd want to beat the shit out of some low-life criminal types.
I can't think of many good things to say about Black Lives Matters. They come across as divisive, ignorant, rude, dishonest, racist and loud. I am all about people owning their baggage.
The police need to:
Admit there are too many trigger-happy cops.
Stop policing for profit.
End the drug war.
Fire any cop who uses excessive force.
Admit they violate the constitution.
Start arresting corporate criminals.
African Americans need to:
STFU from time to time and listen.
Admit they fact that they are 13% of the population yet they are responsible for over 50% of the crime.
Admit that most of the killings of African Americans by cops are totally and completely justified.
Stop having babies out of wedlock. 70% of African American children come from a broken home and are raised by a female.
Stop blaming White people.
Stop their blind hatred for the police. Fuck the police? Fuck you to because the cops do more good than harm. I can't say the same about you.
Stop calling the POLEECE if you hate them so much.
Stop committing so much of the crime.
Police departments can be reformed. I have less hope for the African American community. When I think about how they cheered the OJ Simpson acquittal, how the rioted after the first Rodney King trial, and how they rallied around criminal thug and douche bag Michael Brown I realize that a community as dishonest, hateful and racist as the African American community will continue to self-destruct. Now you can start calling me a racist even though I am talking about a culture.
Black lives matter? Apparently, they don't matter very much to African Americans unless of course if the Black in question is a thug shot by a White cop. On the first day of the new year, African Americas in Chicago went on a rampage against other African Americans.
Black Lies Matter
African Americans would like you to believe that the only people killed by cops are Blacks. Cops kill a hell of a lot more Whites than Blacks. In fact, cops disproportionately kill more Whites than Blacks. Blacks commit most of the crime in the use and far more of the very serious crimes such as murders, assaults, and rapes so one would suppose that since cops have more criminal encounters with Blacks than White they would be killing far more Blacks than Whites as the Black Lives Matter organization would like you to believe. The truth is, cops kill more Whites than Blacks.
CHICAGO — In a rash of shootings that began New Year’s Eve and stretched into 2016, two men were shot and killed and 14 people were injured.
The year’s first homicide happened just two hours into the new year in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood.
• Around 2 a.m. Friday in the 4600 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue, police say 24-year-old Deandre Holiday, of 5100 block of South Indiana, was in an argument with someone who pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest. He died at the scene.
A 38-year-old man was also shot in the hand during the incident. He transported himself to Provident Hospital, where's he's in good condition.
• Around 6:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of West Garfield, a man in his 30s was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
He was later identified as Donzell M. Davis, 36, of the 9700 block of South Indiana Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 7:20 a.m., according to county morgue records.
• Twenty minutes earlier, at 6:20 a.m., in the 5400 block of Winchester, a 29-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Stroger in unknown condition.
• At 2:45 a.m., three men — 26, 22 and 20 — were at a gas station in the 7500 block of South State Street when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire. The 26-year-old was shot in the leg, the 22-year-old was shot in the arm and the 20-year-old took a bullet in the back. They walked themselves into Saint Bernard Hospital, where medical crews nursed them to stable condition.
• Around 2:05 a.m. in the 9800 block of South Beverly Avenue, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back and another 24-year-old man was shot in the hand. Both men were able to take themselves to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition.
• At 12:50 a.m., at a party in the 9200 block of South Drexel Avenue, a 38-year-old man was shot in the chest and back. The victim got into an argument with someone who pulled out a gun and shot him. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.
• At 12:05 a.m., just minutes after the start of 2016, a woman was standing in a home in the 8000 block of South Paxton Avenue when a bullet burst through a window and grazed her hand. She landed at Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition.
• At 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of South Laflin Street, an 18-year-old man was shot in the hand. He was able to take himself to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition. Police say the gunshot wound may have been self-inflicted.
• Around 8:15 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, a 30-year-old man pulled into a driveway and was shot in the leg. Police did not have information on where the man received medical treatment.
• At 4:45 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Aberdeen Street, a 28-year-old man was shot in the leg by someone in a passing, light-colored vehicle, police said.
• Around 3:10 p.m., two people — a 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman — were shot in the 1000 block of North Lorel Avenue. There was an argument, police said, and the shooter pulled out a gun. The man was shot in the leg and the woman was shot in the stomach. Both victims landed at Stroger hospital, where the man’s condition is stable and the woman’s condition is serious.
There is no question about it, many American police forces are our out of control and a threat to what is left of American democracy but the individual cop is another story. The men and women in blue put up with a lot of crap from the public as well as their commanders. In spite of that, most cops do their jobs quite well. I think about the crap and the assholes they have to deal with on a regular basis and then I think about speed bumps, unlocking and locking doors, having to install security lights, paying more for everything because of shoplifters and think if I were a cop I'd want to beat the shit out of some low-life criminal types.
I can't think of many good things to say about Black Lives Matters. They come across as divisive, ignorant, rude, dishonest, racist and loud. I am all about people owning their baggage.
The police need to:
Admit there are too many trigger-happy cops.
Stop policing for profit.
End the drug war.
Fire any cop who uses excessive force.
Admit they violate the constitution.
Start arresting corporate criminals.
African Americans need to:
STFU from time to time and listen.
Admit they fact that they are 13% of the population yet they are responsible for over 50% of the crime.
Admit that most of the killings of African Americans by cops are totally and completely justified.
Stop having babies out of wedlock. 70% of African American children come from a broken home and are raised by a female.
Stop blaming White people.
Stop their blind hatred for the police. Fuck the police? Fuck you to because the cops do more good than harm. I can't say the same about you.
Stop calling the POLEECE if you hate them so much.
Stop committing so much of the crime.
Police departments can be reformed. I have less hope for the African American community. When I think about how they cheered the OJ Simpson acquittal, how the rioted after the first Rodney King trial, and how they rallied around criminal thug and douche bag Michael Brown I realize that a community as dishonest, hateful and racist as the African American community will continue to self-destruct. Now you can start calling me a racist even though I am talking about a culture.
Black lives matter? Apparently, they don't matter very much to African Americans unless of course if the Black in question is a thug shot by a White cop. On the first day of the new year, African Americas in Chicago went on a rampage against other African Americans.
Black Lies Matter
African Americans would like you to believe that the only people killed by cops are Blacks. Cops kill a hell of a lot more Whites than Blacks. In fact, cops disproportionately kill more Whites than Blacks. Blacks commit most of the crime in the use and far more of the very serious crimes such as murders, assaults, and rapes so one would suppose that since cops have more criminal encounters with Blacks than White they would be killing far more Blacks than Whites as the Black Lives Matter organization would like you to believe. The truth is, cops kill more Whites than Blacks.
CHICAGO — In a rash of shootings that began New Year’s Eve and stretched into 2016, two men were shot and killed and 14 people were injured.
The year’s first homicide happened just two hours into the new year in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood.
• Around 2 a.m. Friday in the 4600 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue, police say 24-year-old Deandre Holiday, of 5100 block of South Indiana, was in an argument with someone who pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest. He died at the scene.
A 38-year-old man was also shot in the hand during the incident. He transported himself to Provident Hospital, where's he's in good condition.
• Around 6:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of West Garfield, a man in his 30s was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
He was later identified as Donzell M. Davis, 36, of the 9700 block of South Indiana Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 7:20 a.m., according to county morgue records.
• Twenty minutes earlier, at 6:20 a.m., in the 5400 block of Winchester, a 29-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Stroger in unknown condition.
• At 2:45 a.m., three men — 26, 22 and 20 — were at a gas station in the 7500 block of South State Street when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire. The 26-year-old was shot in the leg, the 22-year-old was shot in the arm and the 20-year-old took a bullet in the back. They walked themselves into Saint Bernard Hospital, where medical crews nursed them to stable condition.
• Around 2:05 a.m. in the 9800 block of South Beverly Avenue, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back and another 24-year-old man was shot in the hand. Both men were able to take themselves to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition.
• At 12:50 a.m., at a party in the 9200 block of South Drexel Avenue, a 38-year-old man was shot in the chest and back. The victim got into an argument with someone who pulled out a gun and shot him. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.
• At 12:05 a.m., just minutes after the start of 2016, a woman was standing in a home in the 8000 block of South Paxton Avenue when a bullet burst through a window and grazed her hand. She landed at Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition.
• At 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of South Laflin Street, an 18-year-old man was shot in the hand. He was able to take himself to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition. Police say the gunshot wound may have been self-inflicted.
• Around 8:15 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, a 30-year-old man pulled into a driveway and was shot in the leg. Police did not have information on where the man received medical treatment.
• At 4:45 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Aberdeen Street, a 28-year-old man was shot in the leg by someone in a passing, light-colored vehicle, police said.
• Around 3:10 p.m., two people — a 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman — were shot in the 1000 block of North Lorel Avenue. There was an argument, police said, and the shooter pulled out a gun. The man was shot in the leg and the woman was shot in the stomach. Both victims landed at Stroger hospital, where the man’s condition is stable and the woman’s condition is serious.
If you lived in the 70's and 80's you probably are familiar with these two words... DISCO SUCKS. Compared to the shit that is being released today disco rules. I for one am getting a bit sick of classic rock so I listen to blues, R&B, classical, metal, jazz, (Miles and Coltrane mostly) old country except for Hank 3 and instrumental surf, reggae, Latin, and folk. But I am not hearing anything new that doesn't suck ass.
There still are talented musicians out there but nobody is hearing them and they are starving to death. With music sales down 70% and dropping each year, musicians are literally starving. Music has gone hyper-corporate and totally fucking retarded. Shit bums like Kanye West, Nikki Minaj and Taylor Swift is being fed to the public and people will eat shit if it is packaged correctly. The tastes of the fickle public aside, sales of recorded music are plummeting and not just because so much of it sucks ass.
There is good music but you have to look for it. I found one of the best new artists and I found him on Sound Cloud and after wading hip deep through all sorts of rap, hip hop and electronica shit I found musician, composer and guitarist RL Kuhn. Where has this guy been hiding? RL has been living in Ecuador and running Big Audio Ghost Records.
1. The Former Soldier Told Police He Was Not Affiliated With Any Groups & He ‘Did This Alone’.
2. His Facebook Page Includes a ‘Black Power’ Poster & the Pan-African Flag
3. The Chief Says If Anyone Else Was Involved in the Shootings, ‘We Will Find You & We Will Bring You to Justice’.
4. Johnson Was a Corporal in the Army Reserves & Served in Afghanistan.
5. Police Took Part in the Planning of the Peaceful Rally & March, the Chief Says.
People will say that Micha X Johnson was a sick individual and they would be right but there is more to it than that. Johnson was motivated by the last two police killing of two African American men. Had those shootings not happened, Johnson would not have assassinated those Dallas police officers. The narrative of Black Lives Matter often distorts the reality of police and their dealings with African Americans. Police misconduct is a real problem and how police interact with African Americans is an issue but with that said, how African Americans often interact with police is also an issue. Blacks are afraid of the police and the police are afraid of Blacks. Both of these realities are said and need to change.
Blind hatred towards police is just plain stupid but an understanding of what the average police officer deals with on a regular basis will help. Black Lives Matter wants sensitivity from police but do you think maybe the police deserve a little sensitivity from Black Lives Matter? I do.
On Monday, the Supreme Court made history by overturning the Texas law (HB2) designed to close 75% of the state's abortion clinics by forcing them to meet the costly standards of surgical centers.
While this is a huge legal victory for women's reproductive rights, unfortunately, the political battle isn't over - not at all.
After the Texas ruling, Trump said, "if Scalia was replaced by me... it would have been the opposite." Trump hopes to name "as many as five" Supreme Court Justices and declared "I will appoint judges that will be pro-life" - chosen by the right-wing Federalist Society.
Trump's judges would overturn Roe v. Wade and criminalize abortion, sending OB/GYNs to jail for murder - and possibly their women patients too.
And state and local Republican politicians are even fiercer in their opposition to abortion than Trump and will not be deterred by this Supreme Court ruling. Instead, they will continue to pass laws and regulations to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, harass clinics, and coerce women into forced childbirth, even in cases of rape and incest.
So there is really only one way to stop them: by defeating every anti-abortion Republican from Donald Trump down to local offices.
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So to make sure we win from top to bottom, we are mobilizing the pro-choice majority to vote not only for Hillary but also for pro-choice candidates down the entire ballot.
Our campaign is called #VOTEPROCHOICE and our success depends entirely on you.
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Let's give a big oink to our cousins across the pond in the UK.
PORKIE PIES? Over 2,000 benefits spongers claim they are 'too FAT' to work
MORE than 2,000 chubby layabouts are living off benefits because they are “too fat to work”.
Inspiringly, the huge number of obese claimants has almost doubled in Britain since 1997.
Experts have blasted the fatties as “lazy” while critics claim over-eaters need medical help to shed the pounds.
Tam Fry, spokesman for the National Obesity Forum, said: “Too many people are saying ‘I can’t work because I’m fat’.
“A lot of people might qualify if they have a medical condition they can do nothing about and they can quite legitimately get disability allowances.
“However, far too many people get benefits simply because they are too lazy to get a job.
“A lot of people get fat because they are depressed.
“That’s not a reason to give them a disability allowance.
“It’s a reason for health professionals to help them tackle their weight.”
“Far too many people get benefits simply because they are too lazy to get a job."
Tam Fry, National Obesity Forum
The shock new figures come after it emerged last week that a fat mum and daughter did not want to work because they rake in a cool £33,600 a year in handouts between them.
Twenty-five stone Janice Manzur, 44, and daughter Amber, 25, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, said they couldn’t help being fat and deserved the money they got.
And earlier this month another couple, Stephen Beer and Michelle Coombe, also claimed they were too massive to find a job.
The pair, who weigh a whopping 54 stone between them, claim £2,000 a month in benefits and got married in a £3,000 ceremony.
Fat Bastardo Opines: It does my damaged heart good and put a spring in the diabetic waddling steps pf Americans to know that Britain's fatlings are as clever as America's legions of lard when it comes to living off the public dole.
