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Northampton, MA
News
Far-Right Podcaster Candace Owens Sued By French President For Claiming His Wife's A Man
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a sweeping defamation lawsuit against American far-right commentator Candace Owens. They accuse her of orchestrating a “a campaign of global humiliation, turning their lives into fodder for profit-driven lies" by repeatedly and knowingly spreading the false claim that France’s first lady is a man. The suit, filed Wednesday, July 23, in Delaware Superior Court, alleges that Owens “disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defame…
Amityville, NY
Politics
Trump Scores Record-Low Approval On Handling Of Epstein Affair, New Poll Reveals
Nearly seven out of 10 Americans believe President Donald Trump’s administration is concealing crucial information about Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking network, a new poll shows. The results underscore how the scandal has become a rare bipartisan liability for the White House. Related story: Graphic Birthday Note Bearing Trump’s Signature Surfaces In Epstein Records: Bombshell Report The two-day nationwide Reuters/Ipsos poll, which closed Wednesday, July 16, found that 69 percent of adults think federal officials are withholding details about the disgraced financier’…
Annapolis, MD
Politics
Trump Calls Epstein Claims ‘Bull—,’ Disavows Conspiracy Crowd
President Donald Trump has drawn a red line for his own base: Anyone still pushing theories about the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein need not support him. In a blistering Truth Social post at 9:43 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, Trump lumped speculation surrounding the disgraced financier into what he called “the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax,” labeling it the latest in a string of Democratic “Scams and Hoaxes” designed to undercut his presidency. He wrote: “My PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bull----,’ hook, line, and sinker,” he wrote. “Let these weaklings continue forward and …
Saratoga Springs, NY
Politics
Maga
Stars Now Calling Out Trump Over Failure To Release Jeff Epstein Files
From cable studios to Capitol Hill, some of the Make America Great Again movement’s loudest boosters are suddenly training their fire on the man who inspired the slogan, exposing the first serious public rift inside the pro-Trump universe. The first open revolt inside Donald Trump’s MAGA universe began with a single Truth Social missive. On Saturday, July 12, the president scolded supporters for “obsessing” over convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s so-called client list, labeling the topic “a waste of time." He dismissed the late financier as “a guy who never dies” and blamed rene…
Morris Plains, NJ
News
Candace Owens Reveals She Was Target Of Morris Plains Man's Online Death Threats
Conservative commentator Candace Owens revealed this week that she was the unnamed target of a New Jersey man who threatened to kill her in a violent video and group message, prompting a federal investigation and criminal charges. Owens, who was born in White Plains, NY and raised in Stamford, CT, said she was contacted by the FBI last September following her viral debate with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, in which she criticized the late Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. But despite being told a suspect had been arrested, she says federal authorities refused to disclose any details. “We were obviously c…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Law Students Question UConn President's Stance On Free Speech
Some University of Connecticut Law students have requested a public apology from UConn President Susan Herbst, who they claim raised questions about a Hartford speech on Islamophobia by Palestinian-American feminist activist Linda Sarsour. Herbst, who plans to retire this summer, let the April event go ahead as planned after organizers added a panelist on anti-Semitism, according to a university spokeswoman. The law students insist Herbst’s office was wrong to intervene after the event was reviewed and pre-approved by UConn police officers and the university’s communications office. …
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Gunman Reportedly Cited Stamford HS Grad Candace Owens Before Mosque Mass Shooting
Stamford High School graduate Candace Owens reportedly had her name cited by at least one of the alleged gunmen who were involved in the shooting attacks at two New Zealand mosques on Friday that left at least 49 people dead. In a 74-page manifesto, the 29-year-old Owens, an outspoken conservative activist, was named by Brenton Tarrant of New South Wales, one of the four gunmen, who, when answering a question about which person radicalized him the most cited Owens. “The person that has influenced me above all was Candace Owens,” the suspect wrote. “Each time she spoke I was stunned by her i…
