For years, clear-eyed observers could see Joe Biden was suffering from serious cognitive issues.  The brazen coverups began with outright lies from leaders of the Democrat Party, which were dutifully echoed by their fellow members and an utterly compliant corporate media. A leading voice in that corrupt chorus was none other than Joe’s VP, Kamala […] The post Worst Political Scandal in U.S. History Has 3 Dangerous Crises Coming Home to Roost appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Texas man who destroyed a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift immediately upon winning it at a charity auction says the whole thing was “just a joke.” Gary Estes, a 67-year-old business owner, insisted that he didn’t have ill intentions when he took a hammer to the instrument — which he won with a $4,000 bid — as a crowd cheered him on.  “There was nothing malicious or anything about it,” Estes told NBC News on Tuesday. “It was just a joke at an auction that we had to raise money for kids, right? And that’s all it was. There was nothing mean about it, nothing bad about it. It was just a joke that they were making up on the stage, and we just followed through with a joke.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The charity event’s auctioneer, Craig Meier, also weighed in on the incident. On the video, Meier can be heard laughing along with the audience. “It was a funny, light-hearted thing. I know maybe it seemed to be malicious, but everybody was laughing,” Meier said, per the outlet. “There were people there, at the time, who joked around that he’s mad because he doesn’t know how to play the guitar.” This guy goes full savage mode on a signed Taylor Swift guitar he bought for $4,000 at an auction pic.twitter.com/0q7Dj1TVBn — Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) October 1, 2024 The auctioneer said he does think the guitar-smashing was political. “Taylor Swift, it became a political thing, and that was kind of the gist of it, just a light-hearted bit of a dig at Taylor for coming out politically and entertainers using their influence to influence politics,” Meier added. Estes told NBC that he’s a Trump supporter and wasn’t happy when Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president in September. “Yes, you can connect the dots there,” he said. Swift drew ire from much of her fan base after she made her endorsement, during which she called Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader” and said she was voting for the Democratic nominee because she was “impressed” by Harris’s “selection of running mate [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz]” for what she labeled his “support for “LGBTQ+ rights” and abortion.

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, faced backlash online Wednesday afternoon after an explosive report was published in a British newspaper of accusations that Emhoff hit his ex-girlfriend in the face at a high-profile event in Europe. Three friends of the woman, a New York lawyer, told the Daily Mail about the alleged attack in 2012 on the condition that neither they nor the woman, who was only identified as “Jane,” be named out of fear of retaliation. Two of the friends say that Jane told them about the incident right after it happened, while the third friend said that Jane told her several years later. The report said Emhoff and Jane were in line waiting for a taxi as they were leaving the event when Jane went and tipped a valet, hoping to get moved to the front of the line. During the interaction, she allegedly placed her hand on his shoulder, and Emhoff thought that she was hitting on the valet. He allegedly smacked her across the face so hard that she spun around, according to the Daily Mail article. “In 2021, Tim Walz proclaimed October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month for the State of Minnesota,” said podcaster Comfortably Smug. “Today, he is completely silent on Kamala Harris’ husband beating his ex-girlfriend.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Republican communications strategist Steve Guest posted on X: “Will the mainstream media care that Kamala Harris is married to a reported woman-beater?” Will the mainstream media care that Kamala Harris is married to a reported woman-beater? https://t.co/rPOgxsmm98 pic.twitter.com/FgNxIsz5ck — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 2, 2024 “Is this what they mean by toxic masculinity?” asked Donald Trump Jr. Radio host Buck Sexton posted on X: “Tells you a lot about Doug’s ‘new masculinity’ that nobody is surprised the guy who cheated on his wife with the nanny also hits women in the face in public.” The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro wrote on X: “Masculinity being redefined in real time as…toxic violence against women, apparently.” “When #SluggerDoug isn’t beating women up, he’s knocking them up,” said actor James Woods. The altercation allegedly happened at the May 2012 Cannes Film Festival in France as Emhoff and Jane waited in line for a taxi to take them back to their hotel room. The two met on an online dating website and had been dating for three months when the incident occurred, the report said. The friends provided the British publication with photos of the two together, travel documents, and emails that they say confirm that the two were in a relationship and attended the event together. The disturbing report comes after former Biden-Harris official and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki declared in a recent interview with Emhoff that he had “reshaped the perception of masculinity.” Psaki made the remarks even though it had been recently revealed that Emhoff impregnated his children’s babysitter, which led to the end of his first marriage. Jen Psaki to Second Gentleperson “Doug”: You have “reshaped the perception of masculinity.” ? pic.twitter.com/Hsd3EIWkZW — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 29, 2024 Jane received tickets to the star-studded May 24, 2012, event from wealthy friends and decided to take Emhoff as her plus one. The first person who Jane told about the alleged assault was one of her male friends, who is a top New York businessman, the report said, who got a phone call from her moments after the attack happened. “It was hard to hear her because she was sobbing. She told me she was with a guy and he hit her,” he told the publication. “It was very clear what she was telling me. She said she was with a guy, her date, she was at the Cannes Film Festival, and he hit her. She was in the car with the guy at the time.” He said he did not know how to respond and wasn’t sure if he needed to call the police in France. “It was something like 3am. They were trying to get out of there and they both had been drinking. There was a gigantic line for taxis,” he said, adding that she “went up to one of the valet guys, offered him 100 Euros or whatever, to get to the head of the line.” “She told me she put her hand on his shoulder. Doug apparently thought that she was flirting, and came over and slapped her in the face,” he continued. “She slapped him back. My impression is that he had a lot to drink. She was sobbing [on the phone afterwards], but she wasn’t slurring her words. She told me that she broke up with him that night.” Jane reportedly told a second friend, who is also a lawyer in New York, about the attack around the time that it happened. “They had dinner. She said Doug was very charming, and it was lovely. Then I believe it was between 2-3am, it was still raging, but she was wearing four-inch heels and a floor-length gown, so it was time to depart,” the lawyer said. “She said there’d been no fight before he hit her. You would have thought it was this fairytale trip.” “She put her hand on the valet’s shoulder, and as she was talking to him, Doug comes up,” she continued. “She said he turned her around by her right shoulder, and she was completely caught off guard. He hauled up and slapped her so hard she spun around. She said she was in utter shock.” The second friend said that Jane had slapped him back and that she had tried to get out of there by herself but that Emhoff had forced his way into the taxi. “She couldn’t believe he is the person that he is, and that it turned into this trailer trash moment,” the second friend said. “It woke her up about the self-delusion she was having, explaining away the teacher story. She realized he was bad news. This was the first time she saw his ugly side.” “She said she called [her male businessman friend] because she wanted Doug to see her on the phone, telling somebody,” the second friend said. “She felt that would afford her some protection.” A third friend, a female executive, said that Jane told her about the story in 2018. “I don’t know if it was an aggressive slap or a punch, but it was something that I know she would never forget, and something that would end a relationship immediately,” the third friend said. “She had never been hit in her life. [Jane] is a gorgeous, strong woman and you would never expect somebody to hit her.” “I asked her if he ever apologized. She said no, but he commented about the hit she gave him. It was a tennis metaphor. But no apology at all,” she continued. “He was a tennis fan. All he said to her was, ‘Don’t worry about it, you got one across the court and down the line.’” The female executive told the publication that she and Jane were both Democrats, and she felt that the public needed to know about Emhoff, given the possibility that his wife could end up becoming president. “He’s holding himself out to be something he absolutely is not. And that’s bulls***,” she said. “[Jane] was always leaning Democratic. I have always voted Democratic. If anything I would like to tell a story on the other side. But this is the truth.” “He’s a really bad guy,” she added. “To hold him out as a supporter of women is just disgusting.” Neither Emhoff nor Jane responded to requests for comment.

The union boss who launched a massive dockworkers strike on Wednesday thanked the Biden-Harris administration’s Labor Secretary for her “wisdom.” Harold Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, responded to a statement from Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su expressing support for the union’s demands. Daggett said the union’s 85,000 members are “grateful for the wisdom, courage and leadership of our Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su.” “Our ILA rank and file members will continue to strike for fair wages and their share of the Foreign Ocean Carriers record billion-dollar profits and we are grateful to have the support of the U.S. Labor Department,” Daggett said. Su praised dock workers for putting “their health and safety on the line to keep working through the pandemic,” and slammed port owners for refusing “to put an offer on the table that reflects workers’ sacrifice and contributions to their employer’s profits” as “their CEOs bring in millions of dollars in compensation per year.” Su’s words of support could signal a return to normal relations between the White House and the union, which has donated more than $1.6 million to Democrats on Daggett’s watch. Daggett endorsed President Joe Biden, but began lashing out at the White House as the strike drew near. About 45,000 dock workers walked off the job and hit the picket lines on Tuesday in a massive strike that has shut down billions of dollars in trade. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “The American economy has defied all expectations thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s leadership,” Su said. “There is room for both companies and their workers to prosper. The parties need to get back to the negotiating table, and that must begin with these giant shipping magnates acknowledging that if they can make record profits, their workers should share in that economic success.” The strike snarls supply chains and chokes off nearly 50% of U.S. imports, including products like coffee, bananas, cars, clothing, and Christmas decorations. A total of 14 ports along the East and Gulf Coast are affected, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The union rejected a last-minute deal from port ownership, represented by the United States Maritime Alliance, which offered the union a nearly 50% wage raise. The union had demanded higher wages and zero port automation. Su oversaw billions of dollars in COVID unemployment fraud as Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Su, who never secured Senate confirmation, recently came under fire for a proposed rule that would require companies involved in the Labor Department’s apprenticeship program to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion measures, The Daily Wire reported.

As the debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz kicked off on Tuesday, many viewers noticed that Walz appeared nervous, struggling to get through his first answer with his eyes wide open. But according to a POLITICO article written by a “body language expert” on Wednesday, Walz’s “eyes wide as saucers” revealed intense “passion,” not edginess. “When Walz felt especially passionate about something, he’d open his eyes wide as saucers,” Navarro wrote. “Eye-popping can sometimes be a sign of surprise, but for Walz, it simply revealed his emotional intensity.” “Early humans would have made such facial gestures to communicate strong emotions, like ‘danger is close.’ For Walz, it gave extra weight to his feelings and held our gaze,” he added. Another “body language tell” mentioned in the POLITICO article was Vance’s beard, and Navarro wrote that “voters see beards as (surprise, surprise) more masculine.” “That can be positive to some, reading as strength and competence. But to others, especially women, it can be negative, conveying aggression and opposition to feminist ideals,” he added. Other body language the writer focused on included Vance’s hand gestures and frown, and Walz’s “furrowing” eyebrows and pointing at the camera. The article’s claim about Walz’s wide eyes gained the most attention on social media as conservatives blasted it. “Politico doing Politico things. lol,” wrote Blaze Media CEO Tyler Cardon. Politico doing Politico things. lol. pic.twitter.com/iI5H9k72vh — Tyler Carditis (@TyCardon) October 2, 2024 “lol how is this real,” wrote Babylon Bee Managing Editor Joel Berry. “Hard to believe this publication once paid me to write for them,” BlazeTV host Steve Deace added. Watch Tim Walz's eyes. He's completely falling apart. You can tell JD Vance knows it's happening! ? pic.twitter.com/S9zqnufaQh — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 2, 2024 Walz was criticized by political commentators for a shaky debate performance, with ABC’s Linsey Davis even comparing it to Joe Biden’s June 27 debate against Donald Trump. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “It kind of reminded me of the June 27 debate when Kamala Harris that night said of Joe Biden, ‘It was a slow start but a strong finish.’ And that’s how I felt Tim Walz kind of did tonight,” Davis said, adding, “There were some uncomfortable, some cringy moments.” ABC’s Linsey Davis likens Tim Walz’s debate performance with Biden’s debate performance. That’s how bad it was. Wow pic.twitter.com/Vvs0Q0Cgin — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 2, 2024 “I’ll say this for Walz, he has perfected a look of sheer terror and complete bafflement all at the same time,” CNN contributor Scott Jennings said. Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro added, “Walz looks as though he’s been detained by a police officer for shoplifting.”

A royal baby is on the way, and the family can’t wait to meet them. The royal family announced on October 1 that Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are expecting a new addition in spring 2025. The couple has a 3-year-old daughter, Sienna, and Edo’s son Christopher Woolf, 8, from a previous relationship. Congratulations came in from all around the world, including members of the royal family. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie) Beatrice’s Big Sister Can’t Wait For The New Baby Princess Eugenie shared her delight on Instagram, writing, “Congratulations Beabea. So looking forward to more on this journey of motherhood together. And adding another little one to the gang.” The excited aunt added family photos with the disclaimer, “I couldn’t find a single group shot of us, so this one from Christmas 2022 will have to do.” Fans loved the message with one writing, “You girls are such sweet friends.” This person agreed, “Best sisters ever!! You are wonderful mothers.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Ferguson (Fergie) (@sarahferguson15) Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson also took to Instagram to congratulate her daughter and son-in-law. Fergie wrote, “A very proud GiGi/Mum today. Such an incredible blessing and an embrace to my heart. Wolfie, August, Ernie and Sienna will be over the moon to have the fifth member of the five aside.” A fan complimented Fergie, “Those girls of yours had the best example of how a Mom loves unconditionally all their lives! That’s why they are exceptional Moms as well!! Congratulations on #5!!” Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna. His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are… pic.twitter.com/wa5XddwMsJ— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 1, 2024 The big news came from Buckingham Palace via X, with well-wishes all around, “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna. His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.” This story’s featured image is by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. The post Princess Eugenie & Duchess Fergie Post Family Photos As They Prepare To Welcome New Royal Baby appeared first on InspireMore.

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