today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Two things can be true at the same time
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Democrats unveil AOC-free campaign zones after discovering ‘the polling is atrocious’
TOTAL BS! The Democratic Party is rolling out a new strategy for winning some of the country’s toughest congressional races this fall: keeping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez several hundred miles away from them. The move follows an Axios report that Democrats in some...
Fake teacher allegedly tells cops she ‘hates kids’ after bizarre classroom stunt ends in 6 felonies
BS BULLETIN: Prosecutors say 23-year-old Amy Jones impersonated a substitute teacher at her former Milwaukee high school and made it through nearly three class periods. Students reported racial slurs, profanity, sexual comments and insults about their weight and...
Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer — nearly 17 years after the massacre
BS BULLETIN: President Trump approved execution by Army firing squad for convicted Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan. Pete Hegseth recommended the method; the Army secretary will determine the time and place. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 in 2009. No execution...
Boston will pay immigrants $575 to learn community organizing — but there’s one group that can’t apply
BS BULLETIN: Boston's “Immigrants Lead Boston” program trains immigrant residents in civic engagement, community organizing and navigating local government. Selected participants receive a $575 taxpayer-funded scholarship after completing the program. Applicants are...
Police chief sues mayor over ‘MILF’ remark — and that’s not even the strangest allegation
BS BULLETIN: St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry is suing Mayor Kaohly Her and the city, alleging sexual harassment, unwanted touching and retaliation. The complaint says Her called herself a “MILF,” made sexual innuendos about Henry's body and twice put her hand on his...
When the government loses in court, it should not get unlimited do-overs
Imagine that the federal government prohibits you from exercising a constitutional right. Your neighbor challenges the prohibition and wins; a federal court holds that the government may not enforce it. Now imagine that you want to engage in the very same conduct as...
Somali-born green-card holder gets 30 years for food fraud — claimed 6,000 meals a day, cameras saw about 40 people
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Salim Said received 30 years in federal prison Wednesday and was ordered to pay more than $44 million in restitution. Prosecutors contrasted claims for thousands of meals with FBI...
Homecoming footage of Angie Nixon rapping draws renewed criticism
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Homecoming footage of Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon rapping along to a track about people dying is drawing renewed criticism. A shooting near Florida A&M University...
California reportedly uses Medicaid funds to send luxury food — that you can’t even afford — to illegal aliens
Amidst America’s grocery affordability crisis, California is reportedly spending billions of taxpayer dollars to send free luxury meals to eligible welfare recipients including illegal immigrants living in the state. Enrollees in California’s Medi-Cal welfare program...
Maine voter claims she was duped into appearing in ad supporting Troy Jackson
A Maine resident alleged Thursday that she was tricked into appearing in an advertisement supporting Democratic Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson. Laundromat owner Kelly Kusnirak said a videographer interviewed her for what she thought would be part of an...
Foreign national charged with crime for allegedly attacking 2 Jewish men
A Russian national was charged with federal hate crimes Wednesday for an attack on two Jewish men in New York City. Anna Mochalova, 32, was charged with federal hate crimes Wednesday for allegedly attacking two Jewish men on Oct. 21st in New York City. She allegedly...
