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Jon Stewart welcomed Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler to Monday’s The Daily Show on Comedy Central to promote his campaign for national party chairman. On one hand, Stewart was optimistic as he gushed over Wilker’s ability to stop Republicans from “diabolically making changes” in Wisconsin, but on the other, he was worried Democrats “have a harder row to hoe" because they are “not nihilistic” like Republicans. Stewart wondered, “There was a supermajority in Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin was diabolically making changes to withstand power, Scott Walker was the governor. How did you turn that situation around?”     Wikler recalled, “So, Republicans took over Wisconsin in 2010 and immediately smashed unions, suppressed voting rights, gerrymandered the living daylights out of legislative maps to make sure they’d never lose power even if voters try to throw them out. And for years, it looked as though Wisconsin was going to fall off the cliff, be a state where Republicans controlled everything, whether voters liked it or not.” Obviously, Republicans did not suppress the vote. If they did, Wikler would not be on The Daily Show to hype the fact that he worked to elect liberals to the state supreme court to overturn GOP-drawn maps. Those state supreme court elections also allowed Democrats to undemocratically undo Walker’s reforms. Later, Stewart addressed what he thinks is one of the Democrats’ main obstacles, “One of the fundamental problems that the Democrats have had is they cosign to this, sort of, what they call the neoliberalism, economics, supply-side, deregulation, NAFTA, and after, all these other things, and they never clawed it back. And what we keep hearing is we just need to keep raising taxes on billionaires, but if you haven't convinced your voters that the money that is raised will be spent wisely and with value, none of it’s going to matter. Isn't it—look, the Democrats have a harder row to hoe.” As Wikler agreed, Stewart continued, “Because they are the party that believes government needs to be there and play a vital role in balancing out corporate interests and helping people's lives. It is not nihilistic, like the other, which is, blow the whole thing up and reduce it to the size you can drown in a bathtub. So is that a message of competence that people can wrap their heads around in the Democratic Party?” That’s a bit rich coming from the guy who said, “[bleep] the norms,” when it came to President Joe Biden pardoning Hunter. As it was, Wikler declared that “You have to prove it out to be able to earn that trust,” to which Stewart replied, “Have they done that in Wisconsin?” In more evidence that Republicans didn’t suppress the vote, Wikler added, “They’ve done that in Wisconsin, and Governor Evers ran on ‘Fix the damn roads,’ and then he fixed the damn roads.” Here is a transcript for the December 9 show: Comedy Central The Daily Show 12/9/2024 11:18 PM ET JON STEWART: There was a supermajority in Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin was diabolically making changes to withstand power, Scott Walker was the governor. How did you turn that situation around? BEN WIKLER: So, Republicans took over Wisconsin in 2010— STEWART: Yes. WIKLER — and immediately smashed unions, suppressed voting rights, gerrymandered the living daylights out of legislative maps to make sure they’d never lose power even if voters try to throw them out. And for years, it looked as though Wisconsin was going to fall off the cliff, be a state where Republicans controlled everything, whether voters liked it or not. … STEWART: One of the fundamental problems that the Democrats have had is they cosign to this, sort of, what they call the neoliberalism, economics, supply-side, deregulation, NAFTA, and after, all these other things, and they never clawed it back. And what we keep hearing is we just need to keep raising taxes on billionaires, but if you haven't convinced your voters that the money that is raised will be spent wisely and with value, none of it’s going to matter. Isn't it — look, the Democrats have a harder row to hoe. WIKLER: Yeah. STEWART: Because they are the party that believes government needs to be there and play a vital role in balancing out corporate interests and helping people's lives. It is not nihilistic, like the other, which is, blow the whole thing up— WILKER: Yeah. STEWART: — and reduce it to the size you can drown in a bathtub. So is that a message of competence that people can wrap their heads around in the Democratic Party? WIKLER: You have to prove it out. STEWART: Right. Right. WIKLER: To be able to earn that trust. STEWART: Have they done that in Wisconsin? WIKLER: They’ve done that in Wisconsin and Governor Evers ran on "Fix the damn roads" and then he fixed the damn roads.

The acquittal of Daniel Penny disturbed the ivory tower virtue of the PBS News Hour on Monday evening. Penny, who intervened on a New York City subway in the summer of 2023 when violent homeless addict Jordan Neely threatened to kill other passengers, had been put on trial for his civic heroism by an otherwise soft-on-crime Manhattan prosecutor. PBS reporter Stephanie Sy sounded suspect of the jury’s verdict (woke Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s racial and political machinations were naturally ignored.) Co-anchor Amna Nawaz had quite the reaction, especially after a jury verdict which vindicated Penny’s heroic actions. Amna Nawaz: The death, which took place on a subway car last spring, has provoked intense reactions. Some are painting Penny as a savior who protected people. Others see him as a reckless vigilante who went too far. Stephanie Sy has the details on the verdict and the case. Reporter Stephanie Sy: Jordan Neely was a homeless man who struggled with mental illness. On the day he died, he entered a crowded subway car, yelling that he was hungry, thirsty, and ready to die or go to jail. But Sy left off the violent threat described by Penny himself: “The three main threats that he repeated over and over was: ‘I’m going to kill you,’ ‘I’m prepared to go to jail for life,’ and ‘I am willing to die.’”  Sy: That's when another passenger, Daniel Penny, took him to the ground in a choke hold that lasted for almost six minutes. When Penny let go, Neely was unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The verdict brings an end to a closely watched trial that touched on questions around public safety, mental health, race, and homelessness. Neely's father spoke moments after the decision. Andre Zachary, Father of Jordan Neely: I just want to say I miss my son. My son didn't have to go through this. I didn't have to go through this either. It hurts. It really, really hurts. What are we going to do, people? What's going to happen to us now? I had enough of this. The system is rigged. Zachary is not exactly in the running for Father of the Year, but PBS ignored Zachary’s suddenly convenient concern for his troubled son. Sy turned to Samantha Max, public safety reporter for WNYC public radio. "Help us understand how the jury could have arrived at this acquittal." Max admitted that the jurors were regular subway riders. “There were several people who were really genuinely afraid and who said that they were relieved when Penny held Neely in a choke hold….” Sy: Penny is a former Marine who happens to be white. Neely was a homeless black man with a history of mental health hospitalization and a traumatic childhood. “Happens to be white” is bearing a lot of weight here – would Bragg have issued charges if there was no racial angle to play? Bragg’s prosecutors certainly leaned despicably on the race card, repeatedly referring to Penny as “the white man” during the trial and suggesting racist motives on Penny’s part. Also left out of the PBS segment was Neely’s long criminal record, including some 40 arrests, and his hitting a senior citizen woman in the face while she was on her way out of yes, the subway. That resulted in an alternative sentence, a feeble attempt at intervention, which Neely skipped out on early. Max suggested only one side was playing politics, obscuring Bragg and Black Lives Matter. Only one side drew an ideological label: Max: ….You had big conservative names like Vivek Ramaswamy joining into his defense. And, also, both of his defense attorneys are former military. So it really became just this very political case on both sides. Sy: Following up on that, Samantha, after the verdict was read, there were reportedly some cheers in the courtroom. And there had been some anger when Daniel Penny was charged. Is there a sense of vindication among his supporters? And on the flip side, for Penny's critics who said it was vigilantism run amuck, is there concern that this verdict leads to more of that kind of thing? “That kind of thing” translates as “doing the work New York City has refused to do with disturbed people like Neely for years.” Max's response was revealing. Max: ....But I do think it sends a message to people who were perhaps concerned about what could happen when you step in, that perhaps this will make them feel more empowered to do so, for better or for worse. This soft-on-crime segment was brought to you in part by BNSF Railway. A transcript is available, click “Expand.” PBS News Hour 12/9/24 7:42:20 p.m. (ET) Geoff Bennett: A jury in New York City today found Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty in the choke hold death of Jordan Neely. Amna Nawaz: The death, which took place on a subway car last spring, has provoked intense reactions. Some are painting Penny as a savior who protected people. Others see him as a reckless vigilante who went too far. Stephanie Sy has the details on the verdict and the case. Stephanie Sy: Jordan Neely was a homeless man who struggled with mental illness. On the day he died, he entered a crowded subway car, yelling that he was hungry, thirsty, and ready to die or go to jail. That's when another passenger, Daniel Penny, took him to the ground in a choke hold that lasted for almost six minutes. When Penny let go, Neely was unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The verdict brings an end to a closely watched trial that touched on questions around public safety, mental health, race, and homelessness. Neely's father spoke moments after the decision. Andre Zachary, Father of Jordan Neely: I just want to say I miss my son. My son didn't have to go through this. I didn't have to go through this either. It hurts. It really, really hurts. What are we going to do, people? What's going to happen to us now? I had enough of this. The system is rigged. Stephanie Sy: Penny did not speak afterward, but his lawyer later said that he — quote — "finally got the justice he deserved." Joining me to discuss the case is Samantha Max, public safety reporter for New York public radio station WNYC. And, Samantha, you have been covering this trial. Thank you so much for joining us now. Going into this, we knew that New York City's medical examiner had ruled that Penny's six-minute choke hold on Neely caused his death. Help us understand how the jury could have arrived at this acquittal. Samantha Max, Public Safety Reporter, WNYC: So, Penny was charged with two crimes, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He couldn't have been, in any case, convicted of both. They kind of spoke to different mind-sets. But, basically, the prosecution had to prove that Penny not only directly caused Neely's death, but also that he knew or should have known that he could have been putting Neely's life in danger and that he wasn't justified in his actions. So, ultimately, at least one of those factors, the jury felt enough doubt that they decided they could not find him guilty of those charges. Stephanie Sy: Daniel Penny's defense was that he was protecting himself and other riders. And both sides actually agreed, I understand, that he didn't intend to kill Neely. The jurors were all regular subway riders, where safety, of course, is never far from mind. How did that factor into the trial? Samantha Max: The subway really was central to this whole case. During jury selection, everyone was asked how often they ride the subway. So the people who were deciding this verdict were also regular subway riders. And throughout the trial, we heard from many different people who were on the subway that day, many who had been riding the subway for years or even decades, often many, many times a week. And they were saying that they had witnessed outbursts before, but that there was something that was different about this one. There were several people who were really genuinely afraid and who said that they were relieved when Penny held Neely in a choke hold. And then there were others who — especially those who once the train pulled into the station and watched Penny continue to hold Neely for about six minutes, that they felt uncomfortable with how long he was holding on. And those were the people who tried to intervene unsuccessfully. Stephanie Sy: Penny is a former Marine who happens to be white. Neely was a homeless Black man with a history of mental health hospitalization and a traumatic childhood. Samantha, how did the histories and identities of these two men add to the weightiness of this trial and the ways in which it was politicized nationally? Samantha Max: I mean, I think it just really added a lot of layers. On Neely's side, this was coming at a time when there was a huge debate already happening in the city about mental illness and homelessness, especially after the pandemic. And so many people who are struggling with mental illness or who are unhoused have really been in the subway system very visibly. And then, on the other hand you have Daniel Penny, who's a former Marine, and he really went into the spotlight in his own way. There was a legal defense fund that was set up that garnered more than $3 million in donations. You had big conservative names like Vivek Ramaswamy joining into his defense. And, also, both of his defense attorneys are former military. So it really became just this very political case on both sides. Stephanie Sy: Following up on that, Samantha, after the verdict was read, there were reportedly some cheers in the courtroom. And there had been some anger when Daniel Penny was charged. Is there a sense of vindication among his supporters? And on the flip side, for Penny's critics who said it was vigilantism run amuck, is there concern that this verdict leads to more of that kind of thing? Samantha Max: I think that is the unpredictable question. We actually just were speaking with Penny's defense attorney, who was saying that this is a huge relief for his client and that he thinks that his client was a hero and that he acted with justification. We have had other instances of self-defense in New York City, some famous cases on the subway. Some people might think of the name Bernie Goetz. There was also — shortly after Jordan Neely was killed, there was another person who was involved in an incident and stabbed someone to death on the subway and was not charged, because pretty quickly prosecutor's felt that he was justified. So I think, if these things come up in the future, prosecutors will always be evaluating on a case-by-case basis. But I do think it sends a message to people who were perhaps concerned about what could happen when you step in that perhaps this will make them feel more empowered to do so, for better or for worse.

Although Glenn Beck and Ana Kasparian, producer and host for "The Young Turks," a liberal media outlet, represent opposite sides of the political spectrum, these “strange times” we’re currently in led to a sit-down interview in which they discovered that they actually agree on a number of important issues. Their open and honest conversation mirrors the coalition of people of all stripes that formed around Donald Trump during the election. “People on the right, people on the left, and the people somewhere in between or nowhere at all are starting to agree — hey, we have problems, and we have to stop this political division before it destroys us completely,” says Glenn. While the duo broached several topics, including government stock trading, free speech, and Kamala Harris welcoming an endorsement by Dick Cheney, among many others, one highlight of their conversation was their discussion of the mainstream media and the border crisis it pretended didn’t exist. Although Ana still identifies as “left-wing,” she has undergone some changes in her “policy prescriptions.” When Glenn asked if there was a singular moment that “changed everything” for her, Ana gave a complex answer. On one hand, yes — there was a specific incident that was a catalyst for change. “I was sexually assaulted by a homeless guy in Los Angeles in my neighborhood,” she said, noting that it wasn’t the incident itself as much as “the reaction of the left” that was transformative for her. “They were far more concerned with me talking about it because they felt that that was stigmatizing the homeless community,” she told Glenn. This “social justice” faction of the left was “loud enough to push [her] away completely.” On the other hand, some of Ana’s evolution took place over time as she started scrutinizing not only the “social justice left” that condemned her for speaking out on her abuse but also the mainstream media and the Biden administration that it panders to. She began to realize that these radicalized entities all pushed the narrative that there wasn’t a border crisis and to say there was made someone “anti-immigrant.” She pointed to Cook County, Chicago, as an example. “You have an influx of migrants going to Chicago, right? You have a lot of anger among the black community in Chicago because they've been nickel-and-dimed by their local government, and at the same time, their mayor, Brandon Johnson, is doling out the cash for migrants and justifying it,” she said. However, when she spoke out on this issue and said, “Democrats need to wake up because more and more voters feel like they're being abandoned by the Democratic Party, economically speaking,” she was called “anti-immigrant,” even though she is the daughter of immigrants. “I’m not anti-immigrant, but I do have a problem with the Biden administration neglecting the border, pretending like there wasn't a migrant crisis at all, allowing these municipalities to be inundated with migrants without any federal resources to deal with the problem,” she explained. However, before she came to this conclusion, she took the mainstream media at its word. “I bought the mainstream media narrative that there wasn't a migrant crisis,” she admitted. But now she knows the truth. “When it comes to mainstream media, the fact of the matter is they do play defense more and more for the Democratic Party, and that's an issue," she acknowledged. “It wasn't until Texas Governor Greg Abbott started busing or sending migrants to blue cities where that woke me up,” she told Glenn. After that she stopped “relying on mainstream media reporting or anyone's reporting” and started doing her own investigating. “What I'll do is I'll go out of my way and I'll watch the entirety of a … local government function. I talk to real people, and I get a sense of where hearts and minds really are,” she revealed, “and so on election night, I wasn't surprised at all.” “I knew what was coming,” she said. To hear more of Glenn and Ana’s enlightening conversation, watch the episode above. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

After resigning from the House in November, former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is now poised to anchor his own show on One America News Network. The Florida firebrand's upcoming show was advertised Monday night with a promotional "coming soon" graphic on OAN's website. Gaetz's wife, Ginger Gaetz, clarified in a Tuesday post on X that the show will be launching in January. "I could not be more excited to join the One America News family," Gaetz said on Tuesday. "The best reporting, the best analysis, and the most in-depth coverage of the Trump administration is gonna come from our team.""I've got the sources, I've got the insights, and there is such a spirit of optimism to unlock the opportunity of America," Gaetz continued. "There's no place that's gonna cover it better than One America News."Gaetz resigned from the House after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to serve as attorney general in the upcoming administration. Gaetz withdrew his bid less than two weeks after his nomination, arguing that he was "unfairly becoming a distraction" for the Trump transition team. Following his withdrawal, Gaetz confirmed that he would not return to serve in the 119th Congress, leaving his professional prospects in limbo."While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the crucial work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz said in a post on X. "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General.""Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," Gaetz continued. "I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I'm certain he will Save America."Trump later nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has since spent time on the Senate side garnering support ahead of her confirmation hearing. Following his withdrawal, Gaetz confirmed that he would not return to serve in the 119th Congress, leaving his professional prospects in limbo.Gaetz resigned just days before a highly anticipated report from the ethics committee was set to go public. The report addresses allegations of illicit drug use and sexual misconduct with a minor, all of which he has vehemently denied. The ethics committee has continued to hold meetings and deliberate the release of the report despite Gaetz no longer being a member of Congress. House Democrats proposed a resolution to release the ethics report in early December, but it was promptly struck down by Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also argued against releasing the ethics report. "I do not believe that that is an appropriate thing," Johnson said. "It doesn't follow our rules and traditions, and there is a reason for that. That would open up Pandora's box, and I don't think that's a healthy thing for the institution." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

How do you beat Jamanra the Abomination in Path of Exile 2? Not to be confused with Jamanra, the Risen King, this fight closes out the desert-bound Act 2 and requires a lot of patience and learning his incredibly tricky attacks – especially his two lightning pillars that will melt unwary players. If the Act 1 boss Geonor was a skill check, this form of Jamanra is a true test to sort the chaff from those able to handle the even more difficult bosses that await in Act 3 and beyond. If you’re struggling with Path of Exile 2 like many of us are, make sure you’re up to date with the best Path of Exile 2 builds or the specific build guide for your class, like the Path of Exile 2 Mercenary class guide, that will help ensure you didn’t build too weak of a character. You should then be in with a chance of beating PoE 2 Jamanra the Abomination. Continue reading Path of Exile 2 Jamanra the Abomination boss guide MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Path of Exile 2 builds, Path of Exile 2 classes, Path of Exile 2 quests