The New York Mets and Citi Field have been sued for $2 million in damages for allegedly banning a woman from the stadium unless she removed her MAGA hat. Aura Moody, a Republican from Saint Albans, Queens, said the ban violated her freedom of speech and caused her “emotional distress.” “This country is supposed to be the beacon of freedom for all,” Moody told the New York Post.  Trump fan sues Mets for $2M over MAGA hat ban at Citi Field: ‘Emotional distress’ https://t.co/jPNQs8BOOE pic.twitter.com/7CxT4GfS33 — New York Post (@nypost) September 21, 2024 From the New York Post: She’s accusing the Mets of “racial discrimination and political retaliation” and “reputational harm.” Moody, a social worker and mother of two, said she and her friend were wearing MAGA hats when they arrived at Citi Field on Aug. 14 for a Mets-Oakland A’s game. They were with eight other members of the Queens Village Republican Club. They had just made it past security when a Citi Field staffer told them they were not allowed inside with their Trump gear on, she said. Moody said she tried to invoke her First Amendment rights multiple times but was told by the staffer that the MAGA cap was “too political” and she needed to take it off. Moody and her pal — who are both on the board of the club — only agreed to take their hats off because they were worried about inconveniencing the rest of their group, who were already in their seats. CENSORSHIP: Should political speech from conservatives receive the same protection as speech from Black Lives Matter, Trans Activists, or Palestinian Sympathizers? Aura Moody thinks so. The Republican from Saint Albans, Queens, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Mets… pic.twitter.com/VHNoKod5gi — @amuse (@amuse) September 21, 2024 In a separate piece, a pair of New York Post reporters tested their treatment at Citi Field if they wore attire supporting President Trump or Kamala Harris. Post reporters attend Mets game wearing Trump MAGA hat and pro-Kamala gear – here’s how they were treated at Citi Field https://t.co/b6elhDbIPp pic.twitter.com/s31ZLlW4ns — New York Post (@nypost) September 21, 2024 The New York Post reports: Many staffers who bleed blue and orange were thrilled to see MAGA red. “Ayy, make America great again! I love it!” one security guard told the Trump-garbed scribe at the stadium entrance before letting her skip the process of having her bag checked. The Harris-dressed reporter received a chillier welcome, with security saying he would have to leave his backpack at a mobile locker outside before entering the stadium. Other staffers throughout the ballpark gave positive, unprompted comments about the bright red political symbolism. “Oh, a Trump supporter? Don’t worry, me too,” a young concessionaire said, before handing over a generous pile of french fries and a hot dog. Not everyone, however, was thrilled by the purported Trumper. “The political apparel’s acceptance was an about-face from just a few weeks prior, when Trump diehard Aura Moody, 64, claimed she and a friend weren’t allowed to enter the ballpark with their MAGA hats,” the New York Post noted. “A Mets employee was mistaken about our attire policy,” the team said in August, according to the outlet. The lawsuit follows the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals apologizing to a fan due to an incident at State Farm Stadium that led her to tossing her MAGA hat into the garbage. NFL Team Apologizes To Fan For Making Her Toss MAGA Hat Into Garbage

Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation to a presidential debate on CNN. “The American people deserve another opportunity to see Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate before they cast their ballots,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23. Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate,” Dillon added. Hope to see you there, @realdonaldtrump pic.twitter.com/7dDlDxgoKq — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 21, 2024 “I will gladly accept a second presidential debate on October 23. I hope @realDonaldTrump will join me,” Kamala Harris said. I will gladly accept a second presidential debate on October 23. I hope @realDonaldTrump will join me. https://t.co/Trb8HUBsDh — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 21, 2024 Per CNN: The debate would mirror the first 2024 presidential debate in June between Trump and President Joe Biden, taking place at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, according to the network. Trump suggested last week that he might be open to participating in a third presidential debate following his September 10 face-off with Harris hosted by ABC in Philadelphia. “Maybe if I got in the right mood,” he told reporters during a stop in California, after previously posting on Truth Social, “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung referred CNN to that Truth Social post when asked Saturday whether the former president would accept the debate invitation. Kamala Harris campaign agrees to do a second debate, this time on CNN https://t.co/KwIUq5CSbs — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) September 21, 2024 Just in: The Kamala Harris campaign has accepted a CNN invitation for a Presidential Debate on October 23rd in Atlanta, Georgia. Should President Trump accept this debate? Via: CNN pic.twitter.com/M3p6bNy9IM — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) September 21, 2024 From the New York Post: Trump has repeatedly accused the moderators of the Sept. 10 ABC News debate of sabotaging his attempts to refute Harris — and even said he would refuse to debate Harris a second time under the same circumstances. “We just don’t think that there’s any need for it,” he told The Post. “We’ve done two. You know, one against Biden [on June 27], one against Comrade Kamala. I did well. I did really well.” “I think she had the questions. And I think that the anchors … were a disgrace to American journalism,” Trump added, referring to ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis. In a conversation with Fox News shortly after the debate, he complained that it was a “three-on-one” setup, with the moderators consistently taking Harris’ side. On Saturday, the Harris camp argued that the CNN format should appease the Republican candidate.

The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), a labor union representing 150,000 employees of 35 departments and agencies of the United States government, has endorsed Kamala Harris. The NTEU represents tens of thousands of IRS workers. IRS Agents Union Endorses Kamala Harris, Cites Inflation Reduction Act Windfall https://t.co/ZSdip1bamd — Media Research Center (@theMRC) September 21, 2024 “When it comes to treating federal employees with respect, valuing their service and investing in their work, Kamala Harris is the clear choice,” NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald said. “She shares our values and our commitment to making sure that the federal government works for all Americans. She has been a strong advocate for the issues that matter most to federal employees: fair pay, paid family leave, adequate agency funding and staffing, and robust collective bargaining rights,” Greenwald added. BREAKINNG: IRS agents union has announced it is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) September 21, 2024 Per NTEU: Harris’ role as vice president in one of the most pro-labor administrations in history is another major factor in the endorsement decision. Vice President Harris personally led the administration’s efforts to expand workers’ rights as Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, which leveled the playing field for federal employee unions and improved organizing efforts. Working with Congress, the administration also delivered agency budgets that provide federal employees with additional staffing and resources, including significant new investments to rebuild the IRS under the Inflation Reduction Act. “Harris’ commitment to sign the 2024 bipartisan border bill and increase staffing so our members at Customs and Border Protection can do their jobs securing the border at the ports of entry are examples of her commitment to ensuring federal agencies are properly funded and staffed, which is one of the many reasons why all Americans should vote for Kamala Harris,” Greenwald said. “Kamala Harris has a long career in public service, which has given her a keen understanding of how the skilled civil servants who perform the day-to-day work of government are vital to our democracy,” Greenwald said. “She is a powerful voice for workers and their unions, recognizing that taxpayers are better served when the federal workforce is organized and empowered to help agencies meet their important public service missions.” Harris also has an established relationship with NTEU and our members. She supports the issues that matter most to our members and leaders, and as a Senator from California, she attended our Legislative Conference in 2020 and met with many of our members. NTEU also strongly supports longtime labor advocate Tim Walz for vice president, Greenwald said. The Harris campaign considers the endorsement a win. BREAKING: The IRS Union just announced they are endorsing Kamala Harris. Let’s go! — Kamala’s Wins (@harris_wins) September 21, 2024 X users reacted: Imagine thinking this is a “win.” — Libertarian Party (@LPNational) September 21, 2024 Getting endorsed by Cheney and the IRS is all you need to know about the Kamala regime — Sara Rose (@saras76) September 21, 2024 Wow, you guys are on a roll: Dick Cheney and the IRS? Who's next, Satan? — Usually Right (@normouspenis) September 21, 2024 OMG Kamala is backed by:Dick CheneyFortune 100 CEOSWall StreetHollywood Celebrities IRS Kamala is backed by the elites and swampy government. Kamala is NOT for the middle and has never been middle-class. Vote for Trump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain — David (@Mr_NiceGuy_007) September 21, 2024 Media Research Center reports: Indeed, the Inflation Reduction Act, for which Harris cast the deciding vote to break a Senate deadlock, boosts the IRS budget by $80 billion, enabling the agency to hire an additional 87,000 employees – while increasing the union’s membership in the process. However, the IRS expansion won’t just increase union membership, it’ll also help the agency to collect an additional $5 trillion of tax increases Harris wants, analysis by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) finds: “Harris-proposed tax increases will kill jobs in the private sector but create jobs for IRS agents. “Agents certainly appreciate her call to make the IRS even larger and more powerful if she wins the presidency. Agents will be hired and deployed to implement the $5 trillion of tax increases Harris wishes to impose over the next decade.” ATR research also found that 97% of political contributions by the IRS agents’ union went to Democrats in the 2022 election cycle. In all, the union gave $635,170 to Democrats during that election cycle.

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal

Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invite from CNN for a second debate with former President Donald Trump.

According to Sen. Thom Tillis, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson should either drop out of the race or file a lawsuit against CNN over reports that he allegedly made inflammatory comments on an adult website over a decade ago. “If the reporting on Mark Robinson is a total media fabrication, he needs to […] The post Sen. Tillis Addresses Donald Trump’s Mark Robinson Problem appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) unleashed a new round of attacks against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon on Saturday, conducting airstrikes that resulted in powerful explosions ripping through the night sky. “Approximately 180 targets and thousands of launcher barrels were dismantled,” the IDF said in a statement after Hezbollah had fired approximately 90 projectiles at Israel from southern Lebanon. “Over the past hour, the IAF struck thousands of launcher barrels that were ready for immediate use to fire toward Israeli territory,” the statement added. “Additionally, IDF artillery struck a number of areas in southern Lebanon. The IDF will continue operating to dismantle and degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities and terror infrastructure.” Images and videos from the airstrikes on Saturday included: באחת התקיפות בלבנון אפשר לראות רקטות עולות לאוויר pic.twitter.com/bduoua2CFJ — איתי בלומנטל ?? Itay Blumental (@ItayBlumental) September 21, 2024 Israeli airstrikes reported in the Western Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, a short time ago. pic.twitter.com/WCXU8yFfE7 — Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 21, 2024 Massive explosion reported against a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon as Israeli force jets carry out a wave of strikes. pic.twitter.com/QXkbdvOkHu — Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 21, 2024 The Israeli military says that approximately 180 targets and thousands of launcher barrels were dismantled in Lebanon. Following the sirens that sounded throughout the past day in the areas of the Upper Galilee, Golan Heights and Safed area, approximately 90 projectile launches… pic.twitter.com/JPPReypMM9 — Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 21, 2024 ???? BREAKING: A squadron of F-16 fighter jets is launching intense and unprecedented airstrikes on various Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. ? pic.twitter.com/mHGBmFpckA — Omar Abu Layla (@OALD24) September 21, 2024 Relentless Israeli attacks on different towns and villages in south Lebanon. Israel is saying it’s targeting long range missiles. pic.twitter.com/o2kc5I6cyw — Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) September 21, 2024 Hundreds of Hezbollah Rocket and Missile Launchers were Struck tonight across Southwestern Lebanon, with several of them meant to fire into Central Israel. pic.twitter.com/x70tT6xwyN — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 21, 2024 Israeli Strikes are continuing against Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/zP3e4pnvFx — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 21, 2024 Hezbollah Positions across Southern Lebanon are being Pounded right now; with Residents near Sidon having described the Flashes as being so Bright, that it looked like the Sun was in the Sky. pic.twitter.com/PVtavsbVRl — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 21, 2024 Massive Strikes now near the Town of Kafra. pic.twitter.com/eFIanrT4Ak — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 21, 2024 The strikes came after Israel carried out an unprecedented strike against Hezbollah on Tuesday and Wednesday, detonating thousands of pagers and walkie talkies that Israel’s intelligence services had secretly built through legitimate manufacturing companies that it created as part of a plan that was at least 15 years in the making. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The detonation of the devices was enormously successful for Israel, thousands of Hezbollah terrorists were injured, with many sustaining severe injuries that will keep them off the battlefield forever, like missing limbs and blindness. Hundreds more were critically injured and dozens were killed. The attack also outed numerous terrorists to their communities who may not have known that they were part of the organization. Other benefits of the attack included its minimal collateral damage, the decimation of Hezbollah’s ability to communicate, and inducing a state of fear and paranoia within the organization. Israel also decimated Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force on Friday, killing its entire senior command in an airstrike. מתחת לאדמה ובלב מעוז חיזבאללה בביירות: צה”ל חיסל את צמרת מפקדי ׳כוח רדואן׳ בארגון הטרור חיזבאללה לכל הפרטים: https://t.co/s6Q3TBEZSv pic.twitter.com/BD05UKfYCv — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) September 21, 2024 The IDF noted that Hezbollah’s military top chain of command has been nearly entirely eliminated following the airstrikes yesterday. Hezbollah’s military chain of command has been almost completely dismantled after a dozen significant terrorists including Ibrahim Aqil were eliminated yesterday. We will continue operating against any terrorist organization that poses a threat to our civilians on all fronts. pic.twitter.com/F2Ewyx4WdL — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 21, 2024 Among those killed in Israel’s airstrike was Ibrahim Aqil, the Head of Hezbollah’s Operations Unit and the Commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces, who was also in charge of Hezbollah’s “Conquer the Galilee” attack plan, the IDF said in a statement. “Aqil and the Radwan commanders who were eliminated today were planning Hezbollah’s ‘Conquer the Galilee’ attack plan, in which Hezbollah intended to infiltrate Israeli communities and murder innocent civilians,” the statement said. Aqil is one of the founders of the terrorist group and had a $7 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over his role in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, which killed 63 people, and the U.S. Marine Corps barracks, which killed 241 U.S. personnel. The Radwan Force is the unit that is reportedly primarily responsible for Hezbollah’s terrorist operations against Israel, with one of its top goals being the conquering of the northern Israeli region of Galilee, The New York Times reported. “The Radwan Force is dedicated to duplicating what happened on Oct. 7 in the south of Israel in the north,” said Tamir Hayman, a retired general who led Israeli military intelligence until 2021. “For that exact reason, it’s unacceptable for Israel to allow its fighters to remain in the border area.”

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens challenged MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Vice President Kamala Harris’ apparent strategy to avoid press scrutiny at all costs, and Ruhle worked overtime to defend her. Both Ruhle and Stephens appeared together on comedian Bill Maher’s show, and the conversation turned to the rapidly approaching presidential election — and Stephens argued that Harris’ refusal to give any real answers on any specific policies was not doing anything to persuade undecided voters like himself. WATCH: Bret Stephens asks Stephanie Ruhle why Kamala Harris has not done interviews and stated clearly what her policy positions are. Ruhle responds that ‘We don’t live in Nirvana’: Bret Stephens: “I’m an undecided voter. I’m not sure I want to vote for Kamala. My fear is that she… pic.twitter.com/y80j8kDIWh — Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) September 21, 2024 “I’m an undecided voter. I’m never going to vote for Trump, I’m not sure I want to vote for Kamala. My fear is that she doesn’t really have a very good command of what she wants to do as president,” Stephens began. “It would be great for her to sit down with [Maher], or George Stephanopoulos, or you, Stephanie.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Stephens went on to raise the topic of the ongoing war between Israel and the terror group Hamas, noting that Harris had not been any more clear about her position on that topic than she had about other issues. “It’s not too much to ask Kamala, ‘Are you for a Palestinian state, if Hamas is going to run that state?'” he queried. “If you don’t like her answer, are you going to vote for Trump?” Ruhle replied, suggesting that it didn’t matter who Harris was or what she might do, provided she fulfill the one most important condition: not being Donald Trump. “Kamala Harris is not running for perfect, she is running against Trump. We have two choices. There are some things that you might not know her answer to. In 2024, unlike in 2016, we know exactly what Trump will do, who he is, and the kind of threat he is to democracy.” “The problem that a lot of people have with Kamala is that we don’t know her answer to anything,” Stephens protested again. “But you know his answer to everything,” Ruhle pushed back — despite the fact that she herself, during that same appearance, had repeated the false claim that Trump was behind and in favor of implementing The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. “People also are expected to have some idea of what the program that you’re supposed to vote for … I don’t think it’s a lot to ask for her to sit down for a real interview,” he said. Still, Ruhle continued to defend Harris, suggesting that getting answer out of Kamala Harris was something that only would happen in a perfect world: “When you move to Nirvana, give me your real estate broker’s number, and I’ll be your next door neighbor. We don’t live there.”

Liberal comedian Bill Maher scolded his audience this week for laughing after he talked about the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sunday. Maher made the remarks Friday evening on his HBO show “Real Time” while talking about the attempt on Trump’s life at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach. “So let’s not bury the lead,” Maher said. “The big story this week, they tried to shoot Trump again. Let’s not–” When the audience started laughing, Maher fired back: “Not funny!” “I’m being serious,” he added. “This is the second time this happened. I said this before. There can be no fuzz on this. This is not funny! Okay? So. Okay. So, look, it’s not okay to wish it happened.” Maher called the assassination attempt “a problem,” adding that the threats being made against politicians “[happen] too frequently.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! He then cracked a joke, saying that there were “two other shooters” on the course who were waiting to play through the hole, a reference to golfers having to wait on the course for a pairing ahead of them on the course to hurry up and finish the hole so they can play. WATCH: Bill Maher chastises his audience for laughing at the 2nd Trump assassination attempt: “Let’s not buy the lede, the big story this week: They tried to shoot Trump again.” *Inappropriate laughter from Bill Maher audience* “Not funny. Not okay to wish it happened.” *Inappropriate… pic.twitter.com/xiO35qhUkP — Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) September 21, 2024