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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA! - Politics

No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA! - Politics


No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA!

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:04 AM PDT

After 6 years of service in the USAF and an honorable discharge I returned to civilian life to discover a deck stacked against me. Inadequate access to healthcare, student loan debt that I may never be able to repay for an education that I can't use because the school is insolvent, climate change and a stagnant government has created an atmosphere of despair that was slowly smothering me. I live to serve, it's what led me to the Air Force and it's what's motivating my canandicy now. I cannot sit on the sidelines witnessing suffering if it feels there's something I can do to alleviate it.

I was so inspired by Andrew Yang, his authenticity and compassion was enough to get me to give the Freedom Dividend a second look because I was NOT a fan at first. But the more I studied, the more curious I got and the more it made sense. It took awhile for me to come around but now I'm all in. I have realized that not only is it POSSIBLE for our economy to support a guaranteed income for all but that it has the potential to alleviate, or at least lessen, so much of the suffering that continues to be perpetuated by systemic inequality.

The specific details of how a UBI will be funded and how much we could actually afford to pay each person are still up for debate. If elected I intend to push that debate forward every chance I get by seeking mutual understanding and cooperation with compassion and empathy. I am so grateful for all the hard work and sacrifice of everyone who came before me but we've been following a false story over a cliff and the ground is coming up fast. It is clear to me that the America my parents and grandparents still dream of is not an America that's worth leaving to my kids.

In the Air Force, they taught us to "aim high," and It is my aim to win the honor of representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives, to create an environment where my children and yours can live with health, dignity, and financial security.

No woman has ever been elected to US House Seat TN-01 for a full term. It's been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it's open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who's taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. Ask me anything!

You can learn more about me at my website, https://blairforcongress.com/

Proof: https://i.redd.it/xic7b9mtuh651.jpg

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Discussion Thread: Kentucky, New York and Virginia Primaries (NC and MS runoffs)

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:33 AM PDT

Introduction

Today, voters in Kentucky and New York head to the polls to cast votes in Presidential, Congressional and State level primaries. Voters in certain districts in Virginia are also headed to the polls for Congressional races, and voters in certain districts in North Carolina and Mississippi are also headed to the polls again to vote in runoff elections. While both major parties now have presumptive nominees for the 2020 Presidential Election, competitive primaries exist at the Congressional level in Kentucky and New York.

In New York, incumbent Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee Elliot Engel is facing a stiff competition in his primary against challenger Jamaal Bowman in New York's 16th District, following leaked audio of Engel apparently expressing disdain for a campaign event he was attending. In Kentucky, the Democratic primary to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November has become competitive, with former fighter pilot and 2018 KY-06 nominee Amy McGrath trying to fend off a sudden surge in support for State Representative Charles Booker.

For voters in Kentucky, please note that the number of polling locations in the state has been dramatically cut as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Please give yourself extra time to wait in line if you intend to cast an in-person ballot, and remember to follow all safety guidelines when doing so.

State Polls Close (local) Precinct Location
Kentucky 6PM SOS
Mississippi 7PM SOS
New York 9PM SBOE
North Carolina 7:30PM SBOE
Virginia* 7PM DOE

*Note that Virginia gives each local party its choice of whether to hold a convention or a primary. Thus, in some districts, the local party chapter has already decided who their nominee will be.

Results and Resources

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'I don't kid': Trump contradicts aides and insists he meant it when he asked for coronavirus testing to be slowed down

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:04 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton was right. Trump's supporters are deplorable.

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:49 AM PDT

Noam Chomsky: “Trump Is the Worst Criminal in History, Undeniably”

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:29 AM PDT

Evidence of Russia's 'likely hold' over Trump was covered up by the UK government, according to a former British spy

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:39 AM PDT

Kentucky Votes Today. Here Are All the Ways Mitch McConnell Has Made That Harder | The state’s senior senator has repeatedly refused to vote on bills to improve ballot access.

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:09 AM PDT

‘I Don’t Kid’; Trump Confirms He Ordered Coronavirus Testing Slowdown

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:09 AM PDT

Arizona Mega-Church Set to Host Trump Rally Falsely Claim Its Air Filter Zaps COVID-19

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:04 AM PDT

Trump threatens anyone who destroys monuments in US with 10 years in prison

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:23 AM PDT

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is a Saturday Night Massacre That Never Ends. The Trump administration’s assault on judges, watchdogs, and the ideal of impartial justice is ripped straight from the modern autocrat’s playbook, experts say

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:07 AM PDT

Trump Attacks Anti-Fascists But Is Silent on Boogaloo & Far-Right Groups Engaged in Deadly Violence

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:32 AM PDT

Trump Inherited More Ventilators Than Have Been Distributed

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:31 AM PDT

‘This is unfortunately not a joke’: Harvard doctor reacts to Trump’s comments on COVID-19 testing at Tulsa rally - “This is incredibly frustrating for the millions of Americans who have gotten sick and have not been able to get tests.”

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:54 AM PDT

Fauci, Redfield To Testify On Trump Administration's COVID-19 Response

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:34 AM PDT

Trump's Arizona trip: Failed wall, failed COVID testing and a failed presidency - Trump heads to Arizona to brag about a nonexistent wall, ignore the worsening pandemic and save a doomed senator

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:53 AM PDT

Lincoln Project hits Trump on testing 'confession'

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:04 AM PDT

Does Mail-In Voting Increase Voter Fraud? We Did the Math. The Answer Is No.

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:43 AM PDT

Fmr SDNY Chief: Trump fired 'independent' prosecutor to replace with someone he can "keep an eye on"

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:30 AM PDT

The Boy Who Cried Fake News. From inside the MAGA gates, Trump can’t see how the world has changed.

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:31 AM PDT

Trump Faces Backlash For Tweeting Race-Baiting Vids Of Black Men Attacking White People

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:15 AM PDT

Trump reportedly supports sending another wave of $1,200 stimulus checks because he believes it will help him win re-election

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:37 AM PDT

Senators Find Unspent $14 Billion After Trump Admits to Slowing COVID Testing

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:31 AM PDT

The 'Students for Trump' campaign scrapped online registration for his next event after TikTok teens hijacked sign-ups for his Tulsa rally

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:57 AM PDT

Revealed: police unions spend millions to influence policy in biggest US cities

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:22 AM PDT

Nadler Poised To Subpoena Barr After Messy Berman Firing

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:00 AM PDT

The Trump campaign is rethinking massive arena rallies after Saturday's poor turnout in Tulsa

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:02 AM PDT

‘I’m suffocating’: French delivery driver’s last words echo George Floyd case | Four police officers questioned for involuntary homicide over death of Cédric Chouviat - All news

‘I’m suffocating’: French delivery driver’s last words echo George Floyd case | Four police officers questioned for involuntary homicide over death of Cédric Chouviat - All news


‘I’m suffocating’: French delivery driver’s last words echo George Floyd case | Four police officers questioned for involuntary homicide over death of Cédric Chouviat

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:40 AM PDT

Pope Francis accuses priests who defied pandemic safety measures of acting like ‘adolescents’

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:14 AM PDT

Angry woman coughed on 1-year-old’s face at Calif. restaurant, mother says (surveillance included)

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:10 AM PDT

Secret Service tells press to leave White House grounds in highly unusual move

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:57 PM PDT

White nationalist Richard Spencer loses lawyer in lawsuit

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:19 PM PDT

2 men arrested in Oregon are accused of killing 7 people in Alabama

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:40 AM PDT

Police look for woman who deliberately coughed on a 1-year-old baby after argument with mother

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:24 AM PDT

Downtown Santa Fe Restaurant Vandalized with White Supremacist Messages

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:45 AM PDT

Starbucks partners with Impossible to sell plant-based breakfast sandwich

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:03 AM PDT

LGBTQ groups sue Trump administration over transgender health rollbacks

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:32 AM PDT

US Honeybees Are Doing Better After Bad Year, Survey Shows

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:27 PM PDT

Video shows Florida officer immediately draw gun on woman, aim at her for over 4 minutes

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:36 PM PDT

Public health officials, facing threats and political pushback, are leaving their posts nationwide

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:14 AM PDT

US soldier being charged with giving classified info about troops to white supremacists

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:50 AM PDT

BBC News - Spanish Baroque painting botched by amateur restoration

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:47 AM PDT

Four authors quit J.K. Rowling agency over transgender comments

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:51 AM PDT

Florida Man spits on face of Gay Bartender after being asked to wear a mask

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:29 AM PDT

Investigation finds Lakeside staff restrained student who died for more than 30 minutes

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:51 PM PDT

FedEx removed its branding from NASCAR's Denny Hamlin's car to highlight the National Civil Rights Museum instead

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:12 AM PDT

LA County Sheriff's Department places autopsy of Andres Guardado on 'security hold' after he was shot by deputy

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:50 AM PDT

Patagonia joins The North Face in Facebook ad boycott

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 03:58 PM PDT

Locusts swarm, food insecurity on the rise in Africa and Asia.

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:18 AM PDT

Black Lives Matter forces LGBTQ organization to face its history of racial exclusion

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:48 PM PDT

Google employees petition company to cancel police contracts

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:21 PM PDT

Monday, June 22, 2020

Richmond police declare unlawful assembly as protesters try to tear down Confederate statue - All news

Richmond police declare unlawful assembly as protesters try to tear down Confederate statue - All news


Richmond police declare unlawful assembly as protesters try to tear down Confederate statue

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:07 AM PDT

BlueLeaks: Data from 200 US police departments & fusion centers published online

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:46 AM PDT

Driver that hit protester tells police she 'feared for her life'

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:51 AM PDT

Thousands sign petition to rename Columbus, Ohio to 'Flavortown' after native son Guy Fieri

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 08:51 PM PDT

Police fatally shoot Mississauga man during mental-health call

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:25 AM PDT

NASCAR: Noose found in Black NASCAR Driver's (Bubba Wallace) garage area at Talladega

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 08:02 PM PDT

Mock lynching of police officer wearing a pig mask found hanging over highway

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:32 AM PDT

Black Sabbath is selling Black Lives Matter shirts and donating all the proceeds to the movement

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 08:49 PM PDT

Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 07:29 PM PDT

NYPD officer suspended after video appears to show him using chokehold

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 05:22 PM PDT

Anne Sacoolas did not have diplomatic immunity in Dunn case, says ex-minister

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:26 AM PDT

Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 03:49 PM PDT

Another shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 wounded

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:18 AM PDT

FDA warns public of 9 hand sanitizers that contain potentially fatal ingredient

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:44 AM PDT

American national died in UK terror stabbing, Ambassador confirms

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 03:20 AM PDT

Production workers strike against major Navy shipbuilder

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:45 AM PDT

Men accused of vandalizing Black Lives Matter sign in Westlake Village work for sheriff, DA

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 01:43 PM PDT

Cruise lines voluntarily suspend all trips out of U.S. ports until Sept. 15, trade group says

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:27 AM PDT

Black bank manager wrongly arrested to sue Met for ‘racial profiling’

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:22 AM PDT

Macy’s says attack on employee in Flint Township store was unprovoked

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:23 AM PDT

United States Stands with Canada Against China’s Arbitrary Detention of Canadian Citizens

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:41 AM PDT

Arctic records its hottest temperature ever

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:05 AM PDT

Teenager faces court over attempted rape of 93-year old woman

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 06:28 AM PDT

Protest march in Cedar Rapids turns into a celebration after the city council unanimously backs demands for reform.

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 01:54 PM PDT

Pirated editions of John Bolton memoir have appeared online

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 03:01 PM PDT