Beginning in early April 1986, the people in and around the little-known Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine began to experience a series of strange events involving sightings of a mysterious creature described as large, black, and bird-like with gigantic wings and piercing red eyes.People affected by this phenomenon experienced horrific nightmares, threatening phone calls, and first-hand encounters with the winged beast which became known as the Black Bird of Chernobyl.Reports of these strange happening continued to increase until the morning of April 26, 1986, when at 1:23 am, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant experienced a catastrophic steam explosion that resulted in a fire which caused a series of additional explosions followed by a nuclear meltdown. The power plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, Soviet Union, spewed a plume of radioactive fallout which drifted over parts of the Western Soviet Union, Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, the UK, Ireland, and eastern North America. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were badly contaminated, resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people. The Chernobyl Disaster, as the incident was dubbed, is considered the worst accident ever in the history of nuclear power.Following the meltdown, and subsequent explosions and fires, Soviet helicopters were dispatched to the scene, equipped with special fire fighting gear, these helicopters circled the plant dropping clay, sand, lead, and other extinguishing chemicals onto the burning facility. Most of the fire was put out by 5 am with the fire burning within reactor 4 continuing to blaze for several hours after. The firefighters who responded were unaware of the nature of the fire, assuming that it was simply an electrical fire, and received masses overdoses of radiation leading to many of their deaths, including Lieutenant Vladimir Pravik, who died on May 9, 1986.The workers who survived the initial blast and fire, but would later die of radiation poisoning, claimed to have witnessed what has been described as a large black, bird-like creature, with a 20-foot wingspan, gliding through the swirling plumes of irradiated smoke pouring from the reactor. No further sightings of the Black Bird of Chernobyl were reported after the Chernobyl Disaster, leaving researchers to speculate just what haunted the workers of the plant during the days leading up to the disaster.The most commonly accepted theory suggests that the Black Bird of Chernobyl may have been the same creature spotted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia leading up to the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1968. Investigators have suggested that the appearance of this creature is an omen of disasters to come in the area in which it shows itself. The physical description of both the Black Bird of Chernobyl and the Mothman, the creature sighted in West Virginia, are very similar, and the reports of nightmares and threatening phone calls leading up to these disasters are shared in both cases.A second, less accepted theory, suggests that the Black Bird of Chernobyl was nothing more than the misidentification of the black stork, an endangered species endemic to southern Eurasia. The black stork stands nearly 3 feet tall and has a wing span of nearly 6 feet. This theory however fails to take into account the menacing phone calls and the the disturbing nightmares. Also, the physical description given by the majority of eyewitnesses who actually saw the Black Bird of Chernobyl does not in any way match the physical appearance of the Black Stork.Both the Black Bird of Chernobyl and the Mothman have not been sighted since their respective disasters, leaving us with many unanswered questions. All we can do is wait for the beast to show itself again and give us a chance to figure out just what it may be, unfortunately, it would appear that for this creature to show up again we will have to anticipate some form of disaster in the area it has selected to appear.-----THE BLACK BIRD OF CHERNOBYL: Further DescriptionsBeginning in April of 1986, a rumor tore through the ranks of what was then a little-known nuclear power plant located in the southern tier of the Ukraine - Chernobyl. In the days preceding the tragic meltdown, four Chernobyl employees had reported seeing what they claimed was a large, dark, headless man with gigantic wings and fire-red eyes.Researchers now believe that the accounts surrounding this creature are similar to what investigators now recognize to be an archetypal Mothman event. Much like the Point Pleasant Mothman witnesses, these Chernobyl employees began to share unsettling and strangely similar experiences.Some had been having horrifying nightmares, while others received threatening phone calls. According to accounts, some of these employees even mentioned their bizarre experiences to their superiors at the facility, but without evidence or any clear-cut indication of what the problem may be, there was very little these officials could do - even had they been willing to take action.On April 26, 1986, during a routine test of Reactor 4, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was rocked by a massive explosion. Thirty people died that morning, followed by ten additional ten deaths due to radiation exposure. Over the next nine days, the graphite of the reactor continued to burn, resulting in tremendous environmental damage and an untold number of radiation casualties over the next 17 years.As the Soviet helicopters circled the smoldering plant, dropping over 500 pounds of clay, sand, lead, and other extinguishing chemicals on top of the flames, some of the surviving workers - who, at the sacrifice of their own lives, heroically struggled to prevent any further destruction - claimed to have witnessed what has been described as a "20-foot bird" gliding through the undulating tentacles of irradiated smoke, which continued to spew from the reactor.-----Mothman was said to have been seen when disaster threatened. It is not the only winged creature to be seen before a disaster. The Black Bird of Chernobyl was said to herald the explosion at a nuclear plant in Ukraine. On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion rocked the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Thirty people died immediately, followed by other deaths from radiation poisoning. For nine days the reactor continued to burn, resulting in tremendous environmental damage. The local population has suffered the consequences ever since. The Chernobyl Disaster, as it was called, is considered the worst accident in the history of nuclear power.In the days before the tragic occurrence several Chernobyl employees had reported seeing a large, dark/ black shape like a headless man with gigantic wings and red, fire-like, eyes. As with the appearances of Mothman, people who had seen the phenomena had been having nightmares and some received strange phone calls. Some of the employees reported the strange things to their supervisors at the plant. Whether any sort of action was taken is unknown. After the explosion helicopters were brought in to drop extinguishing agents on the flames. Some of the pilots and the surviving workers said they saw a giant black bird flying away from the smoking reactor. Described by many as “a large black, bird-like creature, with a 20-foot wingspan, gliding through the swirling plumes of smoke." The bird has not been seen again.The theory put forward was that the bird was a rare black stork. However, the stork has a clear visible head and its wingspan is only about 6 feet (1.9 meters), and it stands about 3 feet (1 meter) tall. It also would not explain the strange dreams and phone calls. So was this winged creature a portent of the disaster? There are other tales such as (but not the only story) Mothman about winged creatures being seen before the disaster. We can only wait and see if more tales surface, though I rather hope they don’t if it portends something bad happening. - Still On the TrackSources:americanmonsters.comPangea Anthologyunknownexplorers.comEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman, Manbirds, Gargoyles & Other Winged Beastscryptozoology.comparascientifica.comA Wizard's Bestiary: A Menagerie of Myth, Magic, and Mystery**********WEIRDEST OF THE WEIRD 3 - CHILLING ENCOUNTERS! | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.This blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

I received this statement several years ago from an individual who claimed to be a reptilian/human hybrid being. What are your thoughts on the information provided?I received the following account:"I've been in contact with Terrestrial "Aliens" since I was a child. It was weird lights and apparitions when I was younger. Around the age of 18, it started turning into physical abductions at night and randomly seeing crafts periodically. This carried on all throughout my life until the age of 32, At the age of 32 it turned into something completely different. A week before I turned 32 my body started transforming. I have holographic orbs and serpents swirling around me now. It's an energy that I do not completely understand, It's part of me & incomparable to anything I've ever seen. It changes color and can move through solid objects; It reacts intelligently. This energy is inside and outside of me at the same time and It never leaves me or stops existing. The energy regenerates my body and mind, It heals me and can heal others. At one point during the transformation, There was an etheric injection in my arm and I felt a spark jump into my body 'it shocked me", Now my eyes glow different and I feel like I have more energy and soul than did before. There's also a lot of energy work going on with my Chakras while lying in bed at night. This transformation has been going on for almost 10 months now. It will be a year around the end of December. The race of Aliens that I'm in contact with is "The Reptilians."The Reptilians sent me holographs to communicate, They showed me our history through holographs "We evolved from Earth-based Draconians" and then there was some kind of war that's still being fought. From what I've gathered, I'm a Reptilian/Human Hybrid. There's a Hybridization program right here on earth with RH Negatives Blood types and other hybrids do exist. Unfortunately, most have been killed, or haven't evolved enough mentally, physically, & spiritually, or want nothing to do with the Reptilians, out of fear or being brainwashed by organized religion. As of right now, there are only a handful of Awakened/Empowered Hybrids.So, there it is. I'm in direct contact with Reptilians. "They exist" and we've formed a bond; they're really good to me. They guide, protect, and upgrade me. I wouldn't be alive without them. They've even saved my life multiple times; I trust them more than I do most humans. When the Reptilians manifest on Earth sometimes the females will come down to play. They look like the Celtic/Nordic race. I can always tell when it's one of them because the women are always perfect, with a glow to them and stars in their eyes. It will only be for some time, a few days or months, and then after that, they just disappear, never to be seen again. So basically from what I've gathered we have a race of Reptilian/Nordic Terrestrial Genetic and Technological Alien Masterminds right here with us on Earth. I stand by this firmly, I've spent almost 33 years of my life spinning in their web." M**********WEIRDEST OF THE WEIRD 3 - CHILLING ENCOUNTERS! | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.This blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

News Earth Abides Earth Abides Trailer Sees Love Prevail When Civilization Doesn’t The adaptation of George R. Stewart’s novel is here By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 28, 2024 Credit: Michael Courtney/MGM+ Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Michael Courtney/MGM+ The series adaptation of George R. Stewart’s 1949 novel Earth Abides is officially coming to a screen near you, if you happen to have MGM+. The streamer released a trailer for the show today, which gives us a rundown of the show’s plot, which is also summed up in the series’ official synopsis: In Earth Abides, when a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction. “It has been an absolute thrill to adapt George Stewart’s sci-fi classic. And an even greater honor to deliver a show that is custom built for our moment in history,” showrunner Todd Komarnicki, whose previous credits include the movie Sully, said in a statement. “Because amidst all the wild adventure and story twists and turns, Earth Abides provides proof that the one way forward for humanity is… love.” Earth Abides stars Alexander Ludwig, Jessica Frances Dukes, Aaron Tveit, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Elyse Levesque, Luisa D’Oliveira, Birkett Turton, Hilary McCormack, and Jenna Berman. The show joins the other post-apocalyptic series out there (think The Last of Us, Station Eleven, and Fallout, just to name three) when it premieres on MGM+ on December 1, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check out the trailer below.[end-mark] The post <i>Earth Abides</i> Trailer Sees Love Prevail When Civilization Doesn’t appeared first on Reactor.

With violent crime on the rise, the past three years have been increasingly perilous for law enforcement officers. In honor of National First Responders’ Day on Monday, it’s important to protect the brave men and women preserving public safety by sounding the alarm on the policies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, which have endangered law enforcement and created a high violent-crime rate, with murder rates peaking in 2022 and currently remaining higher than pre-COVID-19 levels. The FBI stated that nearly 200 law enforcement officers were killed while on duty from 2021 to 2023, setting the highest rate for officers feloniously killed within a consecutive three-year period, compared with data from the past two decades. Since 2020, left-leaning politicians have advocated for the defunding of police, for open borders, and for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements that directly jeopardize law and order within the United States. Harris publicly supported defunding the police during the 2020 nationwide riots that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Before becoming Biden’s running mate, she claimed “defund the police movements rightly question police budgets.” Dozens of cities—among them Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles—defunded their local police departments after the 2020 Black Lives Matter/antifa riots. The cities later reversed themselves and increased law enforcement budgets after seeing a predictable increase in crime. Under the leadership of Harris as border czar, the illegal-alien crime rate skyrocketed, in direct correlation with the masses of unvetted illegal aliens who entered the U.S. since 2021. Between fiscal years 2021 and 2024, the U.S. Border Patrol arrested 55,106 illegal aliens with a criminal background, or 33,170 more arrests than in fiscal years 2017 to 2020. Not only do illegal aliens commit a variety of crimes, such as assaulting police officers, but rogue left-wing district attorneys often fail to prosecute criminal aliens. New York City Police Department officers protested earlier this year against the New York City District Attorney’s Office for releasing a group of illegal aliens who assaulted police officers in a brutal attack in Times Square. The DA’s office later indicted all seven individuals involved in the attack following the protests. U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered a frighteningly high rate of criminal illegal aliens, leading to 1,084 illegal-alien assault charge convictions in the just-ended fiscal year 2024 alone. That compared with 299 convictions in 2020, so our nation has suffered a stark increase in crimes committed by foreign criminals. DEI is another possible factor for the increased crime rate. The Biden-Harris administration encouraged the redesign of law enforcement training and requirements to be more “inclusive,” placing radical racial ideology above public safety. Under the Biden-Harris administration, agencies have adopted DEI principles that have transformed their intended purpose, often redirecting public resources for the advancement of a leftist agenda. The Department of Justice, for example, stated in its Strategic Plan for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that the DOJ’s goals are based on “implementing effective practices to recruit and hire a qualified, diverse workforce in mission-critical occupations.” Many law enforcement agencies have since replaced prior requirements for recruiting and training police officers with DEI principles highlighted in the DOJ’s strategic plan and have seen a subsequent increase in unqualified personnel. These DEI requirements place first responders in danger and in some cases have severe consequences. One example is the Los Angeles Police Department, which has taken a massive hit from DEI policies. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated a top priority for the LAPD was to remove “obstacles” for new police recruits in order to advance DEI in law enforcement, signaling an easier pathway to become a law enforcement officer. Deadly shootings involving LAPD officers were up 142.9% from 2020, according to the LAPD, but that’s not the only type of crime on the rise. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden State’s crime rate has increased significantly, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. With the presidential election underway, polls show decreasing crime is a priority for all Americans. A Pew research poll found that 46% of registered Democrats and 76% of registered Republicans believe addressing the issue of violent crime is “very important” when electing the next president of the United States. Public policies determine the way forward for our nation, but some of the leading policies of the Left—such as DEI, open borders, and anti-law enforcement efforts—have neglected the safety of first responders and put American communities at a greater risk for crime. The post Leftist Policies Have Increased Crime, Left First Responders at Highest Risk in Past 20 Years appeared first on The Daily Signal.

THE CENTER SQUARE—Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced late Sunday the commonwealth will file an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to block the return of more than 1,500 noncitizens to voter rolls. The appeal follows a unanimous panel ruling Sunday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting Virginia’s request to stop an order from a lower court to reinstate noncitizens removed from voter rolls within 90 days of an election. The latest ruling comes two days after the commonwealth filed an emergency motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Friday night to stay a ruling from the district court. Shortly after Friday’s ruling, Miyares defended the commonwealth’s removal of noncitizens from the voter rolls, claiming the ruling was “politically motivated.” “It should never be illegal to remove an illegal voter,” said Miyares. “The Department of Justice pulled this shameful, politically motivated stunt 25 days before Election Day, challenging a Virginia process signed into law 18 years ago by a Democrat governor and approved by the Department of Justice in 2006.” The Friday ruling drew criticism from Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, who claimed the move was an attempt by the Biden administration to “weaponize” the Justice Department. “Now their truly Weaponized Department of ‘Injustice,’ and a Judge (appointed by Joe), have ORDERED the Great Commonwealth of Virginia to PUT NON-CITIZEN VOTERS BACK ON THE ROLLS. This is a totally unacceptable travesty,” Trump posted on X. The former president commended Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vow to appeal the “illegal order,” while calling on SCOTUS to remedy the situation. “Gov. Youngkin is absolutely right to appeal this ILLEGAL ORDER, and the U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully fix it! Only U.S. Citizens should be allowed to vote. Keep fighting, Glenn – AND REPUBLICANS IN VIRGINIA, KEEP VOTING EARLY!” Shortly after Miyares’ announcement, Youngkin commended the attorney general for taking decisive action. “It’s commonsense noncitizens shouldn’t be our voter rolls. Thank you [Jason Miyares] for filing immediately with the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency appeal of the order for Virginia to put over 1,500 people who self-identified as non-citizens back on the voter rolls,” Youngkin posted on X late Sunday evening. The lawsuit filed by the Justice Department says the commonwealth unlawfully removed individuals deemed “noncitizens” from voter rolls within 90 days before an election, citing a “quiet period” in the National Voter Registration Act that mandates “no such voter cancelation or list maintenance programs may be conducted” within that time period. It’s unclear if there is enough time for the Supreme Court to rule on the matter before Nov. 5. Originally published by The Center Square The post Virginia Appeals Order to Return Noncitizens to Voter Rolls appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Philadelphia’s rogue prosecutor, Larry Krasner, has sued billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, arguing that he conducted an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law because he said he would pay individuals $1 million a day to sign a petition supporting the First and Second amendments. But the one case Krasner relies on to support his legal theory actually undercuts his entire argument.  Krasner, a Democrat who is one of George Soros’ bought-and-paid-for district attorneys, doesn’t care about the law. He is doing this to assuage his insatiable desire for media attention. It’s also a bit rich of Krasner to sue Musk, since the Philadelphia DA is a two-time violator of state campaign finance laws.  Krasner refers to himself as a “public defender with power;” criminals on the street call him “Uncle Larry.” He won his race for district attorney in 2017 thanks to a boat load of money from Soros-funded groups, as Heritage Foundation colleague Zack Smith and I wrote here.  Krasner received $1.7 million from the Soros-funded groups, including Real Justice PAC, a political action committee based in San Francisco.  When Krasner ran for reelection in 2021, he received $1.25 million from the same groups. In both races, he broke campaign finance laws and got into hot water with Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics.  In 2019, in a settlement with the ethics board, Krasner paid a $4,000 fine and reimbursed the city for excess in-kind contributions from Real Justice PAC. He acknowledged violating the law, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. It’s bad enough to violate campaign finance laws once. But Krasner did it again in his re-election campaign in 2021—and was caught. The Inquirer reported that Krasner’s campaign agreed to pay $10,000 in penalties and admitted making misstatements. He again entered into a settlement agreement with the Board of Ethics.  Back to Krasner’s suit against Musk, who in July endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president over Democrat Kamala Harris. As a prosecutor for the city and county of Philadelphia, Krasner has no legal ability to prosecute anyone for alleged violations of federal law. So instead, he is pulling an Alvin Bragg by concocting a flimsy legal theory that Musk somehow is violating Pennsylvania’s lottery law.  As my Heritage Foundation colleague Hans von Spakovsky wrote here, Musk isn’t paying individuals to register to vote; he is paying already-registered voters to sign a petition, which is entirely lawful.  And what does the petition stand for? The actual language is: “First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendment.” Each day, one individual who signs the petition in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, or North Carolina will be awarded $1 million, Musk said. As von Spakovsky noted, “there is no direct quid pro quo between getting paid and getting registered; the quid pro quo is getting paid for signing the petition, but the offer is open only to registered voters.” In his civil complaint against Musk, Krasner asserts that by “lulling” registered voters into giving their personal identifying information such as their postal address, cell phone number, and e-mail address, voters have paid Musk consideration—as when a person gives a dollar to purchase a Mega Millions lottery ticket.  Krasner cites an opinion from an appeals court in Pennsylvania in the case of Commonwealth v. Lane that laid out the elements of an unlawful lottery. Under Pennsylvania law, the court said, a lottery is unlawful if it satisfies three elements: (1) a prize to be won; (2) a winner to be determined by chance; and (3) the payment of consideration by the player.  Here, the first two elements are satisfied. But the third element is nowhere to be found. Consideration is the payment of money, which is completely lacking in the Musk proposal. Registered voters didn’t pay money to sign the petition. Their personally identifiable information isn’t, under either the Lane case or state law, “consideration.” Krasner’s gambit won’t work as a legal matter. But that never has been his top priority. Nor has public safety.  Krasner has been a disaster as Philadelphia’s district attorney, as Smith and I wrote in the book “Rogue Prosecutors.” Crime has exploded in Philly as a result of Krasner’s pro-criminal, anti-victim, cop-hating policies. In the five years before he was elected, an average of 271 homicides occurred per year. Since he was elected in 2017, an average of 368 homicides per year have occurred—an “extra” 97 dead bodies per year. Other crimes also exploded on Krasner’s watch non-fatal shootings (an average of 1,588 per year, up from 1,047), aggravated assaults while armed (3,116, up from 2,209), retail theft (9,084, up from 7,412) and auto thefts (8,665, up from 5,691).  Krasner brags about this year’s falling homicide rate, hoping Philadelphians will forget about the fact that between 2008 and 2017, homicides were in the 200s per year. Under his reign, however, homicides have been in the 300s and 400s per year.  Both Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania have rebuked Krasner. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives impeached him by a vote of 107-85 for abuse of prosecutorial discretion. The Legislature passed and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, signed into law Act 40, creating a special prosecutor to handle all crimes on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, the public railroad system known as SEPTA that includes Philadelphia. Shapiro and the Legislature did so because Krasner was failing to hold criminals accountable for crimes they committed on public transit. Krasner, like former rogue prosecutors such as Baltimore’s defeated Marilyn Mosby, St. Louis’ Kim Gardner, who resigned under pressure, and San Francisco’s recalled Chesa Boudin, has been an absentee district attorney. He has traveled around the country on boondoggles and visited law schools trying to recruit “woke” law students to work in his office. All that Uncle Larry cares about is Uncle Larry. But Elon Musk is not your typical defendant. Perhaps someone should advise Uncle Larry about Pennsylvania’s rules prohibiting malicious prosecution and the limits of prosecutorial immunity.    The post DA Larry Krasner, 2-Time Campaign Finance Violator, Sues Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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ABC’s Good Morning America began another workday spewing more thick venom in the direction of former President Trump and his tens of millions of supporters, blasting Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally as “dark,” “filled with grievances,” “incendiary,” “outright racist,” “profane,” and “vulgar” thanks to Trump as well as a litany of warm-up acts. In contrast, ABC offered nary a negative word about Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, touting her as “sprinting toward the finish line, blitzing the battlegrounds, hoping to drive voters to the polls” and “leaning on her most powerful supporters to hammer home what’s at stake,” including a “searing” defense of abortion by former First Lady Michelle Obama. As always, co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos set the table, look at this framing in an opening tease: Donald Trump holds a rally in New York City. The former President calls America a nation in decline, labeling Democrats the enemy from within, and the Trump campaign facing backlash for racist and sexist remarks made before he took the stage. One comedian called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.” Kamala Harris hits back. The Vice President in must-win Pennsylvania and Michigan with former First Lady Michelle Obama — [CHEERS] — arguing Harris faces an impossible down standard, laying out the stakes for abortion rights.  Stephanopoulos later had the setup to idolatrous Trump-hating correspondent Rachel Scott, denouncing the rally’s “profane and racist” turn. The latter concurred that Trump’s “rhetoric has turned increasingly dark and filled with grievances” and the Madison Square Garden rally was “completely overshadowed by comments that were vulgar and, at times, just outright racist.” ABC’s @GStephanopoulos and @RachelVScott reacting on ‘Good Morning America’ to the #MSGRally: Stephanopoulos: “There was a rally marked by profane and racist jokes and — including the opening comedian who called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.” That comment provoked… pic.twitter.com/k4rMaBMVd3 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 28, 2024 Scott hit more predictable notes, including her declaration that the Trump campaign should have known Tony Hinchcliffe would say something controversial like he did about Puerto Ricans. ABC’s @RachelVScott seethes over Trump’s #MSRally during ‘Good Morning America’: “The rally was incendiary and vulgar before Trump even stepped on the stage. Several speakers making sexist, profane, and racist comments. One calling Vice President Kamala Harris the devil and the… pic.twitter.com/P7bOGytUxp — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 28, 2024 This went right into a hard turn to the fluff from Disney’s in-house North Korean news lady for the Biden-Harris regime, Mary Bruce: ABC’s @MaryKBruce – Disney’s North Korean news lady for Kamala Harris – was enthralled with the Harris rallies in her ‘Good Morning America’ report: “Harris is hitting key states and leaning on her most powerful supporters to hammer home what’s at stake. In the home stretch,… pic.twitter.com/y9MQSiK2sQ — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 28, 2024 Bruce was enthralled with the escalatory rhetoric from her fellow leftists, voicing zero concerns about Michelle Obama arguing support for Trump and the GOP ticket would put every single woman’s health (and thus life) at stake: ABC’s Mary Bruce, fawning over Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama as her colleagues rip everything Trump: “And [Michelle Obama] ripped into Trump’s record for mismanaging the pandemic response, to fanning conspiracy theories, and his attempt to steal the 2020 election...But her… pic.twitter.com/Y5h7Pqrcoa — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 28, 2024 Following a polling breakdown from political director Rick Klein, three-time anti-Trump author Jonathan Karl gave his take on the MSG event since he’s been covering Trump “[l]onger than Rachel Scott’s been alive.” Karl initially gave Trump credit for the “packed” crowd and achieved something no other “Republican figure of my lifetime” could have done in a dark-blue city, but then unloaded: ABC’s Jonathan Karl, after crediting Trump for the “packed” #MSGRally and “movement” that came to NYC, something “I cannot thinbk of another Republican figure of my lifetime...could have” done: “[T]his was an incredibly dark event. The motivation was that there was love of Trump… pic.twitter.com/Cqow55Sn1C — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 28, 2024 CBS Mornings and NBC’s Today were more passive and saved much of the criticism for Hinchcliffe. “Trump the spectacle enthralled thousands of supporters. But the political impact remains unclear. Strategists tell us the words of others on stage, not Trump, could be amplified by Democrats in the coming days,” declared CBS chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa. Co-host Nate Burleson said “comments that, quite frankly, rubbed people the wrong way” with Costa saying “jokes that veered into racist comments — they veered into really offensive remarks” and “speakers that not only just towed the line, they went over the line — crossed it and crossed it boldly.” White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe had the Kamala propaganda, gushing her rallies were “designed to motivate as many voters as she can” and played walking and talking press release by touting her campaign stops. Along with ABC and NBC, CBS’s O’Keefe cheered the Beyonce rally, but said nothing about the lies that the pop artist would perform. NBC co-host Hoda Kotb described the rally and Trump’s speech as having been “overshadowed by racist remarks.” Trump campaign correspondent Garrett Haake repeated the o-word: “Trump's message was over shadowed by some his supporters’ dark and sometimes racist rhetoric.” White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez hit all the key notes for the Harris campaign, touting it as “focus[ed] today on the economy, touting her support for manufacturing in a must-win state” of Michigan “where early voting kicked off Saturday and more than one-and-a-half million people have already cast their ballots.” To see the relevant ABC transcript from October 28, click here.

Not that was ever much doubt, but on today's CNN This Morning, the show she hosts, Kasie Hunt made clear her membership on Team Kamala. In the context of a discussion of Trump's MSG rally yesterday, David Frum, an Atlantic editor and Trump-despiser extraordinaire, said that the Trump campaign is all about "rage, contempt, and hate."  Frum added that the message of the Trump campaign is: "Police women [presumably in the sense of keeping tabs on those who might violate state laws restricting abortion], expel people who are different from you. Be angry at the world. Denounce criminals, from the mouth of a convicted criminal himself." Frum said that the rally constituted a public service because it showed America "the choice" that they had. Responding, Hunt said that "David is correct," and echoed Frum's words, saying that when she reviewed excerpts from the rally: "I wrote the top that this choice could not be more stark. Honestly. I mean, you could see it." It seems that for Kasie, it's a choice between, on the one hand, Trump, who offers rage, contempt, hate, a police state against women, expelling people just because they're different, and denouncing criminals. And on the other hand, Kamala, who offers . . . well, Kasie didn't say. But we'll put her down as favoring joy, and a New Way Forward--whatever that means! Kasie closed the segment with a heartfelt sigh: "We got one more Monday before election day -- We've got a big choice ahead of us."  And no one could doubt which choice Kasie was urging people to make! Note: Frum said that a part of Trump's platform is to "denounce criminals." True, Frum added that the denunciation came from someone who had himself been convicted of crimes [bookkeeping crimes in mislabeling hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.] But whatever Trump's peccadilloes might have been, does Frum think it's wrong to denounce criminals?  Frum also framed Trump's immigration policy as wanting to expel people who are "different from you." No. Trump plans to stop the flow of the millions who entered illegally during the last four years. Does Frum favor what amounted to Biden-Harris' open-border policy?  Here's the transcript. CNN This Morning 10/28/24 6:06 am EDT DAVID FRUM: This IS the message. This has always been the message: rage, contempt, hate.  Police women, expel people who are different from you. Be angry at the world. Denounce criminals, from the mouth of a convicted criminal himself. That's the message! . . . This rally was a true public service. Show America what is the choice. That's it. What you saw there was NOT a distraction. It was the truth. KASIE HUNT: I mean, I will say, when I watched, when I watched the pieces of his rally last night, and again coming in this morning. I mean, there's a reason I wrote the top that this choice could not be more stark. Honestly. I mean, you could see it. And David is correct that this is what, I mean, the Trump team is not distancing itself from all the other things that were said at the rally, because they believe it! . . .  FRUM: I think it's upsetting to a lot of Trump voters to face who this guy --that he has never done a good deed in his life. He's never done a charitable act in his life. He's a monster. . . .  HUNT: All right [big sigh.] Almost, [shakes head] we got one more Monday before election day, and this is where our conversation is. We've got a big choice ahead of us.

Hundreds of ballots likely went up in flames after an explosive device apparently went off in a ballot drop box in Washington state, one of two such explosions that occurred early Monday morning.Around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, police began working tirelessly to put out a fire in a ballot box near a bus station in Vancouver, Washington. Video of their efforts shows crews toiling in the pouring rain as the contents of the ballot box were reduced to ashes. — (@) "It appears that a device was attached to the outside of the ballot drop box that resulted in the ballots being ignited," Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey said, according to Oregon Live. The ballot box was outfitted with a fire suppressant, Kimsey noted. Unfortunately, it did not work effectively.When asked how many ballots were affected, Kimsey declined to give an exact number but claimed it was in the "hundreds."Kimsey described the incident as "heartbreaking." "It’s a direct attack on democracy," he added.Police likewise described the device as "suspicious."'Southwest Washington cannot risk a single vote being lost to arson and political violence.'Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs (D) suggested the incident may have even been an act of "terror.""I strongly denounce any acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections in Washington state," he said in a statement, according to ABC News.The drop box is located in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, where Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and Republican Joe Kent are in a tight rematch. In 2022, Perez beat Kent by fewer than 3,000 votes."Southwest Washington cannot risk a single vote being lost to arson and political violence," Perez said in a statement, according to ABC News.Kent's team did not respond to a request for comment, the outlet claimed.Ballots at the drop box were last collected around 11 a.m. on Saturday, so anyone who deposited a ballot after that time is encouraged to check the status of their ballot online. They may also contact the county elections office to receive a replacement ballot by calling (564) 397-2345 or emailing elections@clark.wa.gov.Sadly, the drop box in Vancouver was not the only one in the area to be hit. About two hours before the incident in Vancouver, an "incendiary device" exploded in a drop box in Portland, a press release from the Portland Police Bureau indicated. Portland, Oregon, is located about 10 miles south of Vancouver, Washington.Fortunately, a fire suppressant installed in the Portland ballot box activated, preventing a significant fire. Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott claimed that only three ballots had been damaged and that elections workers had already made plans to contact the affected voters."By the time officers arrived, the fire had already been extinguished by security personnel who work in the area," the PPB press release said. "Officers determined an incendiary device was placed inside the ballot box and used to ignite the fire. PPB’s Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) responded to the scene and cleared the device."It is unclear whether the two incidents are linked.Yet another incendiary device was discovered at a drop box in Vancouver on October 8. Luckily, it did not cause any damage.A man also allegedly admitted to lighting a fire in a ballot box in Phoenix last week, destroying perhaps 20 ballots, as Blaze News previously reported. The suspect denied having any political motivation, claiming instead that he "wanted to be arrested."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!