today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Letitia James has a strange idea of what taxpayers aren’t allowed to know
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...
Three Clancy jurors speak out: Holdout admitted ‘reasonable doubt’ — then still refused to acquit
BS BULLETIN: Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are speaking publicly about the explosive 11-1 deadlock that ended in a mistrial. Foreperson Roni Carlson says the lone holdout actually acknowledged having reasonable doubt — prompting her to begin filling...
Massachusetts responds to Lindsay Clancy failure by expanding home surveillance of new moms
Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey recently proposed expanding home visits from nurses for new parents and postpartum mental health screenings across the state. Healey has proposed a $2 million investment to provide universal access to the Department of Public...
‘This is f***ing war!’ House Speaker’s GOP meeting goes spectacularly off the rails
BS BULLETIN: A late-night meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson's office reportedly erupted into shouting over a proposed federal gas-tax holiday. Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris allegedly pounded the table and declared, “This is f***ing war!” Rep. Clay Higgins then...
Clancy holdout juror had domestic violence arrest, active restraining order during trial: report
BS BULLETIN: The lone holdout who caused the mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case reportedly had a previous domestic violence arrest involving allegations that he grabbed his then-wife by the throat. NBC10 Boston found that his teenage nephew later obtained a...
‘Non-practicing white’ Clancy supporter learns holdout juror is Black — and suddenly has a dilemma
BS BULLETIN: A Lindsay Clancy supporter went viral after learning that the lone holdout juror responsible for the 11-1 mistrial was a Black man. The woman said many Clancy supporters had assumed the holdout was a white man and admitted the revelation “changes the...
Trump DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in fight over 20,000 California ballots on eve of election
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do) The Trump Justice Department has taken its fight over roughly 20,000 disputed California mail ballots to the U.S. Supreme Court, just one day before the midterms. Federal officials suspect...
El-Sayed calls girls’ sports controversy ‘manufactured’ in final campaign interview
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do) Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed told CBS's 60 Minutes that controversies involving transgender athletes and parental rights are being manufactured. Asked about transgender...
Judge invites gun-control groups to defend waiting period law state admitted violated 2A
A federal judge in Florida refused to agree to a settlement between the state and a pro-Second Amendment group, instead inviting gun-control groups to submit briefs in defense of the state’s waiting period. The National Rifle Association (NRA) sued the state on behalf...
Record 40% of registered voters cast ballots during early voting in Texas
(The Center Square) – A record 40% of registered voters, 7.7 million people, voted during early voting in Texas, according to Secretary of State data. Instead of voting on one day, Election Day, Texans have 13 days to vote, 12 of which are during an early voting...
NYC tenants discover secret deal to house ex-cons in their building— up to 23 apartments and $6,000 monthly subsidies
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do) Tenants in a 72-unit Manhattan building say they discovered a secretive city housing deal that could turn up to 23 apartments over to formerly homeless people and other hard-to-place...
Ambulance driver gets lost with chest-pain patient, calls an Uber and goes home
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do) A private ambulance driver in Cleveland reportedly got lost while transporting a woman suffering from chest pain to the Cleveland Clinic. Instead of finding the hospital, he allegedly told...
