Black Harris staffers are accusing the campaign leadership of mistreatment and “outright racial discrimination” in a “damning” new article outlining numerous allegations against the now-defunct campaign. The New York Times published a “damning” story Sunday titled “How Alarmed Harris Staffers Went Rogue to Reach Black and Latino Voters.” The rogues went around canvassing on their […] The post Black Staffers: Outright Racial Discrimination by Harris Campaign appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Pop star Taylor Swift closed out her Eras Tour this past weekend, setting a record for highest ticket sales ever, closing with just north of $2 billion in sales that were double the gross ticket sales of any other concert tour in history, per The New York Times. Previously, the highest-earning tour was Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, which started in 2022 and is ongoing. That has earned just over $1 billion so far. In third place is Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-2023), which earned $939 million. Swift’s first stop on the Eras Tour was in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023. She closed out the tour in Vancouver, Canada, at the BC Place Stadium on Sunday, telling fans, “We have toured the entire world. We have had so many adventures. It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life.” Right before playing her last song, “Karma,” and leaving the stage, the 14-time Grammy Award winner said to the crowd, “I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE According to a report from People, Swift gave out $197 million worth of bonuses to her tour crew, which included truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, the merch team, lighting and sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, a band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, makeup, wardrobe, physical therapists, and the video team. The singer, who now has a personal net worth of more than $1 billion, didn’t just earn money from the tour and merchandising. Swift was also the top streamed artist of 2024 on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, the outlet noted. Her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, was also the most streamed album of the last year. She also released a self-published book called The Eras Tour Book over Thanksgiving weekend. The book included photos and text about the tour and reportedly sold 814,000 copies in two days.  Fans headed to TikTok to point out multiple typos and photo layout errors in the book, which they nicknamed “The Errors Tour Book.” Those complaints were not enough to stop the tidal wave of sales ahead of the holidays.

The man suspected of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to be extradited to New York where he was charged with murder on Monday after being arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s fast food restaurant on firearms charges. Luigi Mangione, 26, was nabbed by Altoona police on Monday afternoon after a McDonald’s employee tipped off law enforcement while the suspect was eating. Mangione was charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon, ABC News reported. The suspect remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. When Altoona police asked him if he had been to New York City recently, Mangione started shaking, according to the charging document. Mangione’s mug shot was released by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Monday night. Booking photo of Luigi Mangione (QQ7787): https://t.co/5VIC4r4s0T pic.twitter.com/XKmJhxTl9V — PA Department of Corrections (@CorrectionsPA) December 10, 2024 According to law enforcement sources, Mangione was traveling through Altoona on a Greyhound bus when he went to eat at McDonald’s, ABC News reported. A customer who recognized Mangione from photos circulated by the NYPD alerted an employee at the fast food chain, who then reported Mangione to the police. When Altoona police arrived to question Mangione, they found multiple fake IDs on him and what appeared to be a homemade firearm and suppressor, according to authorities. Mangione also had a written manifesto on him that mentioned “United,” a law enforcement source told CNN. A senior law enforcement official told The New York Times that Mangione accuses UnitedHealthcare of prioritizing profit over patients. “To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” Mangione allegedly wrote. Mangione also faces multiple charges in Pennsylvania, including carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to authorities, and possessing “instruments of crime.” The 26-year-old suspect is originally from Maryland and earned a degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. Authorities believe Mangione has ties to San Francisco and most recently lived in Honolulu. Fox News reported that Mangione’s family released a statement on Monday, saying, “We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.” The statement was released by Mangione’s cousin, Nino Mangione, a Maryland state delegate. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Thompson, 50, was gunned down on a Midtown Manhattan street last Wednesday morning as he was making his way to the Hilton hotel for his company’s Investor’s Conference. The CEO was approached from behind by a masked assassin dressed in black who shot Thompson in the back, causing him to stumble to the ground, before firing more shots at him. The assassin used what appeared to be a handgun with a suppressor. Thompson was declared dead a short time later at the hospital. The CEO is survived by his wife, Paulette, and their two children.

A photo exhibit in the United Nations headquarters in New York revolving around the situation in Gaza makes no mention of the terrorist group Hamas or its massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023. “Gaza, Palestine: A Crisis of Humanity, a Cry for Justice” shows buildings that have been destroyed and the bodies of Gazans killed in Israel’s retaliatory war against Hamas. “This was written by the Palestinian mission to the United Nations and in this long, long text, you won’t find the word ‘Hamas’ in it,” Jonathan Harounoff, international spokesman for Israel’s mission to the UN, told Jewish News Syndicate. “You won’t find any mention of the perpetrators of the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. It’s very selective in the history it is trying to portray, and the exhibit includes graphic imagery of everything that took place following Oct. 7, but they never mention what actually happened to lead to all of this.” “The Palestinians’ diplomatic terrorism continues,” Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, wrote on X. “This week, a one-sided pro-Palestinian exhibition that is detached from reality opened at the main entrance to the UN. When will the UN stop spending millions of dollars on spreading lies and instead pass a moral resolution that condemns Hamas and calls for the release of our hostages? Disgraceful!” The Palestinians’ diplomatic terrorism continues. This week, a one-sided pro-Palestinian exhibition that is detached from reality opened at the main entrance to the UN. When will the UN stop spending millions of dollars on spreading lies and instead pass a moral resolution that… pic.twitter.com/bD8BwkkCmz — Danny Danon ?? דני דנון (@dannydanon) December 5, 2024 The United Nations’ obvious prejudice against Israel has been demonstrated in numerous ways over the decades. As recently as late last month, a courageous woman from Kenya who serves as the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide was fired after she stood up to the Israel-haters in the U.N. and refused to declare that Israel had committed “genocide” in its war against Hamas, as The Wall Street Journal reported. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE “Alice Nderitu said Israel’s campaign in Gaza doesn’t meet the definition of genocide. She was fired,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote. “On Wednesday the U.N. will refuse to renew the contract of Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the Kenyan who is the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide.” “The UN long ago lost credibility as a moral arbiter, but its assault on Israel is hitting a new low. On Wednesday the U.N. will refuse to renew the contract of Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the Kenyan who is the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide.” https://t.co/6uV6ELCJnU — Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) November 26, 2024 The U.N. Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices issued a report in November accusing Israel of “the possibility of genocide in Gaza and an apartheid system in the West Bank.” “The committee is taking its cues from Austrian Volker Turk, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, who has spent the past year assailing Israel,” the WSJ editorial board noted. “His claims are often echoed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Israel’s critics. … Ms. Nderitu serves at the pleasure of Mr. Gutterres, and Mr. Turk and the anti-Israel faction want her out.” As UN Watch has noted, “From 2015 through 2024, the UN General Assembly has adopted 164 resolutions on Israel and 84 on other countries. … The UN Watch Database also documents that from 2006 through 2024, the UN Human Rights Council has adopted 108 resolutions against Israel, 44 against Syria, 15 against Iran, 8 against Russia, and 3 against Venezuela.” In 2017, the anti-Israel United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which had used the picture of a young Arab girl standing amid rubble in Syria in late January 2015, used the same image to pretend the girl was a young girl in Gaza oppressed by the Israelis. Left: UNRWA photo, Jan. 27. 2015, of girl in SyriaRight: Same UNRWA photo, May 29, 2017, but now she's "Aya from Gaza" oppressed by Israel pic.twitter.com/RwMJwwXvpM — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 2, 2017

For the most part, those in the know about the Marvel Cinematic Universe are tight-lipped about any potential secrets they may hold. With all of the movies and shows they create, this can’t be easy. Still, they’re successful much of the time… with some exceptions now and then. But thanks to some urban explorers, we may have a sneak peek via an abandoned movie set. The two friends who discovered this abandoned set live in England. For a while, concrete blocks covered the entrance to a closed mine called Middleton. So, when one of these curious folks noticed the blocks were gone, they wanted to get a closer look. In doing so, they discovered what appears to be an abandoned movie set for Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four film. Catch a glimpse in the video below! @nypost Urban explorers snooped around an abandoned film set they found in a mine — said to have been used in the latest “Fantastic Four” #Marvel movie. ♬ original sound – New York Post | News “I usually like to find interesting artefacts, but I’ve not found a film set before,” one of the explorers shares. “We were walking along with our torches and we suddenly found this area all built up and an old American bus just sitting there. The lighting rigs were there on scaffolding and a map of where they wanted all the lights to be.” Curious Friends Share Footage of the Abandoned Movie Set They Found in England Getting to this spot was no simple walk in the park. To reach the film set, they ventured 1,000 feet underground. But it’s clear they don’t regret their decision to find out what secrets this area held. In fact, they ended up spending four hours exploring the mines. “There were all sorts of pipes they’d used to keep the air clean — there’s a risk of radon gas down there,” they continue. “It was quite something to see the film set — it wasn’t what we had expected at all.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Too Cool: Urban Explorers Stumble Across Abandoned Marvel Movie Set appeared first on InspireMore.

Rod Stewart announced his One Last Time tour in November as a final chance for fans to see the rock icon on the road. The tour kicks off March 7 in Austin, and he’ll play 20 shows in North America. But before he takes off, Rod Stewart is spending some quality time with his wife, Penny Lancaster, and their sons, Alistair Wallace, 19, and Aiden Patrick, 13. Penny shared a photo on her Instagram story of the family bundled up and ready to choose tries from a Christmas tree family. Rod, 79, and Penny, 53, look cozy in fur-lined hoods while their sons smile for the camera. Penny wrote “Merry Christmas” on the pic tagging her three girls while Rod’s version of Let It Snow plays in the background. It’s happy and whole, and we love it. Instagram Rod Stewart And Penny Lancaster Seem To Have Defied The Odds Raising Two Sons When the pair married in 2007, some speculated it would be a flash-in-the-pan romance. Penny is Rod’s third wife and 26 years his junior. But instead, the pair have proven that true love knows no age and raised two sons together. Rod, a father of eight, loves his children and the family he’s made. Rod Stewart shared a large family pic on Instagram in June at his son Liam’s wedding, “I’m immensely proud to have witnessed the beautiful wedding ceremony of my son Liam to his bride Nicole. What a wonderful union of The Stewarts and The Artukovichs. May they continue to find joy, love, and laughter for as long as they may live and produce many more babies to join their little 1-year-old boy, Louie.” We hope that Rod Stewart, Penny Lancaster, and his sons and daughters can recreate this photo for the holidays this year. This story’s featured image is by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. The post Rod Stewart And Wife Penny Lancaster Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Rare Photo Of Their Sons appeared first on InspireMore.

A post shared on social media purports Elon Musk posted on X defending CEOs after the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Verdict: False There is no evidence that Musk posted this. Fact Check: A man shot Thompson outside a hotel in Manhattan, the manhunt for the suspect has been going on for several days, Fox News reported. The […]

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