Jim Jordan’s Fearmongering Question Prompts Withering 1-Word Reply From Stephen King

[ad_1] Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday doubled down on his previous fearmongering over what freedoms “they” are apparently coming for next. “First, they came for your guns. Then, your gas stoves. Then, your gas cars. What’s next?” he asked on Twitter. Horror author Stephen King had a scathing single-word answer for the Ohio Republican. … Read more

US Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s main gate temporarily closed after driver attempted to gain access

[ad_1] The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton announced Friday night that its main gate was temporarily closed after a driver attempted to ram their vehicle into security barriers. A car had been driven into security barriers at around 6:30 p.m. local time, prompting a closure of the Main Gate. The vehicle reportedly caught fire … Read more

3 best scenarios for the Brooklyn Nets

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets are in a hotly-contested race for at least the fourth seed in the loaded Eastern Conference. Before the injury to Kevin Durant, they were, at one point, just one game behind the Boston Celtics for the best record in their conference. Durant’s absence due to an MCL sprain has only highlighted … Read more

Bill Maher says Tyre Nichols, California shootings prove America’s culture of violence goes ‘deeper than race’

[ad_1] “Real Time” host Bill Maher said recent tragedies across the country prove the “culture of violence” goes beyond racial lines.  Maher began the panel discussion Friday night by recapping the “rage” that has unfolded in the past weeks between the mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, the release of bodycam footage … Read more

Memphis releases graphic video of stop

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Video released Friday shows Memphis police officers brutally beating a 29-year-old Black man, shouting expletives and using pepper spray and a baton on him while he called out for his mother in a traffic stop that left him hospitalized and, three days later, dead.  Police struck Tyre Nichols at least 13 … Read more

Ukraine says Russia’s putting inflatable tanks on the battlefield — but the decoys deflated

[ad_1] A Russian T-90M Proryv main battle tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces near the village of Staryi Saltiv in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, May 9, 2022.REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi Ukraine accused Russia of staging inflatable tanks near Zaporizhzhia in a Thursday Facebook post. But the Russian decoys unintentionally deflated, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia has employed deceptive warfare … Read more