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Why is Michelle Obama’s picture on the cover of a bunch of new voter registration mail being sent out? I’ve gotten to the bottom of this and I can tell you exactly what’s going on, but first take a look: DEVELOPING: Michelle Obama’s photo is now being printed in Michigan voter registration papers. This is fairly strange since Michelle isn’t officially running for a public office. Great find @ JKash000 pic.twitter.com/fLf6QwEYIG — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 29, 2024 Even my good friend Col. Macgregor is posting about it: BREAKING: Michigan voter registration form mailings appear to have Michelle Obama's photo printed on them.. Is this legal? PHOTO: @JKash000 pic.twitter.com/11YajjU7Uy — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) June 29, 2024 So…what’s going on? Is the Government sending these out? And how is that even legal? Well, the short answer is yes, these are being mailed out to thousands of people, but it’s not from the Government. It’s from a non-profit known as the Voter Participating Center. You can see that in the photo from the return address: There is a false story circulating that these mailings are coming from the State of Michigan. They are not – they are coming from a non-profit organization – the Voter Participation Center. pic.twitter.com/q0e8MjCxnB — Anna Hoffman (@shoesonplease) June 29, 2024 The Voter Participation Center is apparently a 501c3 non-profit, and it’s not just active in Michigan, it’s all over the country: This is the link to the organization that mailed out these forms. https://t.co/CLqvkD8SUD It is not the state of Michigan. It’s a 501c3 and apparently operates all over the country! — JKash MAGA Queen (@JKash000) June 29, 2024 Either way, it just feels wrong to have a prominent member of one party on the cover, don’t you think? Here is more info, from Influence Watch: The Voter Participation Center is a left-of-center voter registration nonprofit that was founded in 2003 as Women’s Voices Women Vote, changing its name in 2011 and expanding its mission to become the Voter Participation Center. The group initially focused on registering the strongly Democratic-leaning voting bloc of single women to vote; today, the group organizes registration of numerous Democratic-leaning voting populations. The Voter Participation Center runs a direct-mail program that targets “unmarried women, minorities and millennials” with voter registration mailings and phone calls. Since 2004, the Voter Participation Center claims to have “signed up 2.7 million voters.” However, the group’s efforts have been criticized for being imprecise, misleading, ineffective, and potentially illegal. Moreover, the group’s ties to the Clinton family and the liberal agitation group MoveOn.org have drawn questions about the group’s purported non-partisanship. Do you think this is fair game or wrong? RELATED REPORT: Michelle Obama Is REFUSING To Campiagn For Biden, Here’s Why A new report revealed that former First Lady Michelle Obama had not been campaigning for Biden due to personal frustrations with the Biden family. Fox News reported that Michelle Obama expressed “private frustrations” with the Bidens due to their treatment of her friend Kathleen Bible, who previously divorced Hunter Biden. Buhle and Michelle Obama became friends while her husband was president and Joe Biden was vice president. Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle divorced in 2017, and Buhle has since been exiled from the Biden family, which has angered Michelle. Michelle Obama has also distanced herself from Biden after Hunter Biden started dating his late brother Beau’s wife. Michelle reportedly described the relationship as “weird sh*t.” Michelle Obama not campaigning for Biden over exile of Hunter’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle: report https://t.co/DOYVZ3vY9p pic.twitter.com/Z0BTzfw8of — New York Post (@nypost) June 27, 2024 Check out what Fox News reported: Michelle Obama has expressed private frustration with the Bidens over the treatment of her friend Kathleen Buhle after her divorce from Hunter Biden. It has made her reluctant to openly campaign for the president, according to a new report. The former first lady became friends with Buhle while her husband was in office and Joe Biden was his vice president, and they have since remained close. Hunter Biden and Buhle separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017. Buhle wrote in her memoir “If We Break” about his addictions and infidelity fracturing their marriage, and she was “largely exiled” from the family after their split, according to the Axios report. According to the report, the Biden family was irked by Buhle’s book, although it came out a year after Hunter Biden’s 2021 memoir “Beautiful Things,” which delved into his addiction issues. Axios also reported in 2017 that former President Obama attended a Wilmington, Delaware, fundraiser for the Beau Biden Foundation, a children’s advocacy group. At the time, the recently divorced Hunter Biden was dating his late brother’s widow, Hallie Biden. According to a source who spoke to Axios, Obama described the dynamics on display as “weird s–t,” although he has since denied making such a statement. Michelle Obama privately told others she felt Buhle had been wronged in the aftermath of the marriage’s collapse, and she has not been out front on the campaign trail for President Biden as he faces his re-election battle against former President Trump. She does active work with a voter registration group, however. EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama has privately expressed frustration over how the Bidens largely exiled her close friend Kathleen Buhle after her messy divorce from Hunter Biden. That's partly why she hasn't campaigned for Biden's re-election. https://t.co/WM0CBn8JR9 — Axios (@axios) June 27, 2024 Per The New York Post: Former first lady Michelle Obama is reluctant to publicly campaign for President Biden’s re-election because, in part, of how the family treated Kathleen Buhle, her close friend, in the wake of her divorce from Hunter Biden, a new report claims. The wife of former President Barack Obama has largely steered clear of the 2024 campaign trail after expressing frustration in private over Buhle’s apparent exile from the Biden family years earlier, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the relationship. Michelle’s disdain for partisan politics is also partly to blame for her absence so far this election cycle, the sources added. So….do you think that’s the true reason? Or do you think it might have something more to do with this? Is Michelle Obama Angling to Replace Biden For 2024? "Big Mike" waiting in the wings? Is Michelle Obama Angling to Replace Biden For 2024? Is Joe Biden really going to be the Democrat presidential nominee for this year's election? Or, do Democrats have something up their sleeves? Planning to sneak someone else in as Biden's last-minute replacement? According to legendary New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, that's exactly what Dems are planning. And, they have someone specific in mind to replace Biden with... "Plans are to grab Michelle for the Democratic presidency choice. Making the music is Barack the orchestra leader," Adams warned, "The Obamas are now nudging to force SloMo Joe to go. Drop out. It’s like who else is there?" The World is once again moving to Most Dangerous Era of Wars & Genocide! Michelle Obama can "sneak her way" into 2024 Presidential Race. Huge pressure being built on Joe Biden to opt out of re-run. So far he is resisting the pressure, but can't say for how long. pic.twitter.com/g31dO0Nzft — BhikuMhatre (@MumbaichaDon) January 19, 2024 Cindy Adams, the storied gossip columnist for the New York Post, says that Barack and Michelle Obama are plotting to replace Joe Biden with Michelle to be the 2024 Presidential nominee. Barack Obama is in many peoples view the acting president behind the scenes in the Biden… — Jericho (@JerichoXVI) January 19, 2024 Earlier this month, Michelle Obama made headlines with a media appearance in which she admitted she was "terrified about what could happen" in the next election, "Because our leaders matter. Who we select. Who speaks for us. Who holds that bully pulpit." Here's a clip from that podcast interview: Michelle Obama says she is kept awake at night due to the upcoming election: "I am terrified about what could happen" pic.twitter.com/3kOCmJe9jB — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 8, 2024 So, is Michelle angling to sneak her way in to the presidential nominee position? Read this New York Post opinion piece excerpt and decide for yourself: Biden won’t debate. Can’t. Our codger-in-chief can’t even read the prewritten script in front of him fast enough to pronounce the words. So, forget him — which most of us already have. Coming back now — Obama. Not him. HER! We’ve heard this drumbeat for a while. Now it’s louder. Plans are to grab Michelle for the Democratic presidency choice. Making the music is Barack the orchestra leader. Michelle says she’s “terrified” Trump will win. No casual burp. Was programmed. She’s sent a survey to Dem biggies asking their feelings about her candidacy. Obama’s quietly angling for Joe to go. He’s weaseled up to this for a few weeks. Mouths aren’t talking. But mouths are knowing. Over one year ago, summer of 2022, she was in NYC meeting several big hedge CEOs, and said, “I am running, and I am asking for your support.” The Obamas are now nudging to force SloMo Joe to go. Drop out. It’s like who else is there? Columnist Cindy Adams isn't the only one who thinks this. Ted Cruz has also stated that he believes Michelle Obama will replace Joe Biden. Ted Cruz: Democrats Will ‘Parachute’ Michelle Obama in to Replace Joe Biden.https://t.co/Hxxho6uUix — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 22, 2023 Breitbart reported on Cruz's opinion: …According to Cruz, if by the time of the Democratic National Convention in August Biden’s “mental diminishment” worsens, it becomes “obvious to anyone that he can’t find his shoes,” and Democrats begin worrying, the event will serve as an opportunity to “parachute” a replacement in. “The Democrat kingmakers [will then] jettison Joe Biden and parachute in Michelle Obama,” he suggested, adding that “you don’t infuriate African American women, which is a critical part of the constituency that Democrats are relying on to win.” He also suggested that Michelle Obama, having once served as first lady, “has the ability to kind of parachute in above all four [top Democrat contenders] and say, ‘Hey, we’re not picking among any of you; you guys can all fight it out next time.’” “This is the Obamas saving the day,” he stated. Cruz also expressed his belief that Barack Obama is “already running the Biden administration,” serving as a “puppet master” behind the Biden White House. So, what do you think? Is Michelle Obama angling to be Joe Biden's replacement? Let us know your thoughts... Oh, and have you seen this? Thoughts? New Poll Says Michelle Obama "Most Admired Woman". Do You Agree? YES or NO

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., threatened to bring articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court after Monday’s immunity ruling regarding former President Trump. “The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. “Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our […] The post AOC Wants to Impeach Justices appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threatened to impeach members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after the high court ruled that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts that they take, but not for unofficial conduct. Justices voted 6-3 along ideological lines in the decision and sent the case in which Trump pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of unlawfully plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election back to a lower D.C. court for further review. “The President is not above the law,” the ruling said. “But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts.” Ocasio-Cortez responded to the ruling in a post on X: “The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control.” “Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture,” the 34-year-old lawmaker said. “I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return.” AG Hamilton, a popular conservative legal account on X, responded to AOC: “Filing articles of impeachment against SCOTUS because they ruled in a way you don’t like is an actual assault on our system. It’s indicative of someone who does not take their oath to the Constitution seriously and doesn’t belong anywhere near a position of authority.” “This also reveals [the] extent to which the recent attacks on SCOTUS have far more to do with not liking the case outcomes than any real ethical concerns,” he added. “AOC is openly admitting that what is motivating is not liking this ruling.” Attorney Julie Hamill responded to AOC’s post: “This is dangerous insurrection talk from a woman who has never gone to law school and learned about the three branches of government while on the job in Congress.” “Just be quiet,” added Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC). “People are so damn tired of the theatrics.” Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

Kevin Costner talked about his latest movie project, a western called “Horizon: An American Saga,” and said he makes “movies for men.” In a conversation posted online by the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast with Josh Horowitz, the 69-year-old actor said that even though his films are geared toward male audiences, he does make sure his movies contain “strong women characters” to carry his stories. “If I look back at my career, the one thing I have,” Costner explained, “I make movies for men. That’s what I do. But I won’t make a movie unless I have strong women characters, and that’s how I’ve conducted my career. And I think that’s why I have a good following.” “I thank you women for dragging your men here. It was a Western, after all,” he added. “Whenever you start writing … you’d go, ‘Where’s the woman?’” Costner continued, talking about the process of his script writing for his new movie. “It just drove the story in every plot line. It just seemed to me to be so easy. I mean, I just hardly couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve women or a young girl raised by a strong woman.” Costner’s first of four planned films in the “Horizon: An American Saga” dropped in June. So far, it has struggled at the box office, the Hollywood Reporter reported.  Kevin Costner's "Horizon" flopped in its box office debut, but he always knew "we’re bound to be disappointed" if "we put so much pressure on" opening weekend. “I’ve lived with movies and what happens to them on their opening weekend… I’m really happy that ‘Horizon’ looks like… pic.twitter.com/c1NNsuvIaI — Variety (@Variety) July 1, 2024 It opened in North America on June 28th, earning $11 million at the domestic box office over the weekend after costing $100 million to produce, the outlet noted. By the end of the weekend, the movie landed in third place behind Pixar’s “Inside Out” sequel and “A Quiet Place: Day One.” Heading into the opening weekend, Costner downplayed the importance of box office success. “If we put so much pressure on that, we’re bound to be disappointed,” the actor told Entertainment Weekly. “I’m really happy that ‘Horizon’ looks like what it’s supposed to look like, and that’s the way it’ll look the rest of its life. And that’s really important to me in this process.” Costner also recently opened up about his departure from the popular “Yellowstone” western series. “Somewhere along the line they wanted to change things,” the “Field of Dreams” star said. “They wanted to do 5A and 5B … affected ‘Horizon.’ I was going to do my movie ‘Horizon’ and leave that show, do my movie, then do B.” “A show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice,” he said, adding. “We did negotiate. There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.”