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Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, and pedophile said he still intends to win his election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5. He’s been endorsed by the GOP. amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse

“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.

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Amendment 87 would tax Coloradans making $500k+ a year. Opponents including Gov Jared Polis (D) are misleadingly claiming it will raise taxes on low-income seniors and vets.

All four of the women confirmed to have had children with Elon Musk—Shivon Zilis, ex-wife Justine Wilson, Claire Boucher (better known as Grimes), and Ashley St. Clair—have used social media to share details of their time with him.

Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary

Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.

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BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego: “They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."

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Thom Tillis now claims he didn't vote to convict Trump after January 6 because "you've never seen a president dealt with that way" and then blames "both parties" (no other president incited a coup attempt!)

Ironically, my original interview with the journalist I spoke with was primarily about how "inconsistencies" can come from gender bias in investigatory processes and then be blamed on survivors. It was the inspiration for this thread--but none of these points made it into any USA Today article:

Nicole Bedera@nbedera.bsky.social · 5d ago

All of this. I also want to add that, in my research, I found that a lot of “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story actually came from gender bias affecting investigators’ record keeping and interview methods.

ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. n.pr/4hGbjdI

Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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The state panel applied domestic terrorism designations to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-Florida, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the anti-fascist movement known as antifa.

Andi Jackson wins her second straight Big Ten Player of the Week award. The senior middle blocker averaged 3.83 kills and 2 blocks per set while hitting .526. She also added five digs and six aces in sweeps at Penn State and Maryland.

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REPORTER: Why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? TRUMP: I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want. But there is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. REPORTER: There's no evidence TRUMP: You are fake news

So grateful for all of the love my family has gotten as we welcomed our new little one last week. This is a challenging time, but being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life and always a reminder of the work we must do to make the world a better place for our kids.

Rep. LaMonica McIver Gives Birth as Trump’s Justice Department Threatens Her with 17 Years in Prison Over ICE Incident

Rep. LaMonica McIver gave birth to her second child, a baby girl, on Oct. 1, her office said in a statement. She currently faces prosecution by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department for allegati...

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CM @chiosse.bsky.social calls out the AI execs on some of their statements today, made under oath: "I know that a couple companies said that they supported the Raise Act, but let's be real here: It is well known that OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta lobbied against the Raise Act for a year."

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