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#1 - Mamdani’s Wife Gets Brutal Response After Asking NYPD to Babysit Her in War Zones — by Rusty Weiss
The request for an NYPD security detail looks especially rich coming from a mayor who built much of his political brand on calls to defund the police and slash the size of the department.
It is hard to miss the contradiction when someone who once pushed to cut hundreds of officers suddenly wants those same cops to protect his family on a completely unnecessary overseas trip.
#2 - Hillary Clinton Gets Reality Checked Big Time After She Drops Huge Lie About Trump — by Nick Arama
If you want to go according to the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations, you can.
But of course, the bigger problem with what she's saying is she wants to cast doubt on President Donald Trump while she's the one actually lying about what he said. This claim has also been long debunked, so it would be hard for her to argue honestly that she doesn't know it's false. Trump was speaking about the presentation doctors had just given on how they were looking into the possibility of ultraviolet light treatment against COVID. So he was asking questions about whether that was something that could be brought into the body. He was talking about possible therapies, asking questions of doctors. At no point did he ever tell people to "inject bleach."
So she's saying don't believe Trump. But why should anyone believe her when she lies like this? Of course, other Democrats like Joe Biden also promoted this lie. Then, too, her campaign was involved in promoting the Russia collusion hoax.
#3 - Biden’s Former Press Secretary Calls Karoline Leavitt a Liar—Then Gets Hit With a Brutal Fact Check — by Teri Christoph
Well, this is rich.
Upon hearing the news that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt would be stepping away from her role at the end of the month to focus on her young family, former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki used the occasion to trash Leavitt and call her a liar.
Yes, really, the woman whose inane and repeated "circle back" responses during her own tenure behind the White House briefing podium – she was Biden's first press secretary – made her a laughingstock both in and outside of Washington, D.C., now wants to lecture Karoline Leavitt about how a press secretary should behave.
#4 - Sophie Cunningham Gets Clotheslined, Then Her Own Coach Makes It Even Worse — by Teri Christoph
Not that Cunningham can't defend herself, of course, but it would be nice to see the Fever coach be a little more supportive of her player and not excuse dangerous play.
There's talk on social media that White's just trying to de-escalate things on and off the court with her weak sauce responses, but that ship sailed a long time ago.
At some point, de-escalation starts looking a whole lot like refusing to stand up for your own players. Cunningham has shown she can handle the heat just fine, but she shouldn't have to wonder whether her own coach will have her back when things get ugly.
Stephanie White has now had two very public opportunities to show some spine where Sophie Cunningham is concerned – and she's whiffed on both.
#5 - Colorado Woman Finds Out the Hard Way Why You Never Want a 'Smart' Thermostat in Your House — by Bob Hoge
Some “smart,” internet-connected devices are pretty cool. You can control your lights remotely, make sure the alarm is on, be warned if someone is in your driveway, or check to see if a package has been delivered.
But there’s one device I have refused to be tempted by: a smart thermostat. Why? Because Big Brother might dictate to you what temperature you’re allowed to set it to.
That’s exactly what happened to a Colorado woman who made the serious mistake of allowing her power company access. The Rocky Mountain state has been going through a heat wave as of late, and that’s not the time you want somebody to be telling you to cut back on the AC.
When she needed a little comfort, her Internet Overlords said, “nope.”
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