A violent‚ antisemitic protest in a major city would often be enough to warrant major coverage on the nation’s network evening newscasts. But that wasn’t the case with the disgusting protest outside of the Goldie falafel shop in Philadelphia‚ where the virulent mob accused the restaurant’s owners of genocide. Only NBC saw fit to cover this disgusting protest. Here’s how Lester Holt and Stephanie Gosk opened up their coverage on the Philly protest. See? It wasn’t so hard‚ guys: LESTER HOLT: Tonight‚ the White House is condemning a pro-Palestinian protest outside a Jewish-owned restaurant in Philadelphia as completely unjustifiable and antisemitic. Stephanie Gosk is there for us tonight.  STEPHANIE GOSK: At Goldie falafel shop in Philadelphia‚ a lunchtime rush. Little sign of the scene Sunday night‚ where police say 400 to 500 protesters gathered.  MOB: Goldie‚ Goldie‚ you can't hide. We charge you with genocide! GOSK: They accused the restaurant co-owned by Israeli chef Michael Solomonov of supporting genocide in Gaza. Today the White House called the protest antisemitic. Pennsylvania's governor said it echoed 1930s Germany.  GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO: The purposeful gathering of a mob outside of a restaurant simply because it is owned by a Jewish person‚ well‚ that's antisemitism‚ plain and simple.   This is a step up from the morning’s coverage‚ when none of ABC‚ CBS‚ NBC bothered to cover the protest. It is unclear to me why they’d put “antisemitic” in quotes as they did in the graphic displayed on the thumbnail image and in the video. Is the antisemitism in doubt? The report certainly didn’t feature anyone disputing the antisemitism inherent in accusing Jewish business owners of genocide. Even so‚ this is still more than the other guys did. It’s not like CBS or ABC lacked the time to cover the story. They just chose not to. ABC did items on the arrest of a serial killer in Los Angeles and on a tanker that hit a bridge in Vermont‚ but not this protest. And YET they covered the stabbing of 3 loss prevention officers at the Macy’s in Philly. So someone could’ve done a package on the story. There was at least an awareness that bad things happened in Philly over the weekend. CBS did stories on voter challenges in Georgia and on the sale of a Babe Ruth rookie card. Nothing at all about Philly. Credit to NBC for showing up this time.  Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on NBC Nightly News on Monday‚ December 4th‚ 2023: LESTER HOLT: Tonight‚ the White House is condemning a pro-Palestinian protest outside a Jewish-owned restaurant in Philadelphia as completely unjustifiable and antisemitic. Stephanie Gosk is there for us tonight.  STEPHANIE GOSK: At Goldie falafel shop in Philadelphia‚ a lunchtime rush. Little sign of the scene Sunday night‚ where police say 400 to 500 protesters gathered.  MOB: Goldie‚ Goldie‚ you can't hide. We charge you with genocide!  GOSK: They accused the restaurant co-owned by Israeli chef Michael Solomonov of supporting genocide in Gaza. Today the White House called the protest antisemitic. Pennsylvania's governor said it echoed 1930s Germany.  GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO: The purposeful gathering of a mob outside of a restaurant simply because it is owned by a Jewish person‚ well‚ that's antisemitism‚ plain and simple.  GOSK: Solomonov has multiple restaurants in the area specializing in Israeli food. He was born in Israel but grew up in Pittsburgh. So far‚ the award-winning chef hasn't commented publicly. A pro-Palestinian group that appears to have organized last night's protest called for a boycott of Goldie's and other Jewish-owned restaurants after the Israel-Hamas war began. The group did not respond to NBC News's request for comment.  ANDREW GORETSKY: If you're protesting policies in Israel‚ it's one thing. It's another thing when you're sitting here chanting things like “we charge you with genocide”.  GOSK: For some‚ lining up today for falafel was a kind of counterprotest.  MICHAEL DIAZ: People can have a lot of opinions about what's going on with the war in Gaza. I think it's a lot of things. It's tragic. It's complicated. What it isn't is an excuse to treat people badly. GOSK: The protest here was part of a larger demonstration. There was some vandalism‚ but police say no arrests. Lester. HOLT: All right‚ Stephanie‚ thank you.  

Two middle school students in North Carolina were charged by police after they passed out Rice Krispy Treats with THC in them and caused seven students to be hospitalized. Officials at C.C. Griffin Middle School in Cabarrus County informed parents that the students had been hospitalized Friday morning. “Cabarrus County Schools can confirm that several students at C.C. Griffin Middle School were treated by the school staff this afternoon for negative reactions related to ingesting an unknown substance‚" read the statement in part. "Out of an abundance of caution‚ seven students were transported to Atrium Health Cabarrus for further observation‚" they added. "District and school administration are investigating and working closely with the Concord Police Department to gather relevant information.Parents were outraged over the incident. “She fell to the floor and started seizing and everyone was screaming cause we had no clue what was happening‚” said one parent to WSOC-TV. “They said it could possibly have been‚ they’ve heard may have possibly been marijuana‚ delta 8‚ mushrooms‚ they don’t know‚” another parent said. One student said she realized something was wrong when her friends started acting paranoid during lunch. “We asked him if there was anything wrong with it‚ cause we were suspicious at first‚ he said no‚ and then we ate it‚” said the child. The Concord Police Department later said that officers had recovered a sample of the Rice Krispy Treats and it tested positive for THC. In addition‚ they recovered illegal psilocybin mushrooms that some students had ingested. They also said the students who spoke with them said that they knew they were ingesting a THC edible.“Some students in advance of Friday made an agreement to buy some of those THC edibles‚” said Concord Police Maj. Todd McGhee. He went on to say that as many as 20 students ingested the edibles. One of the students was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a Schedule VI drug while the other student was charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver a Schedule I drug. Police are still investigating the incident. Here's a local news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Republican National Committee has announced that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‚ former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley‚ current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‚ and author and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will participate in the fourth GOP presidential primary debate of the 2024 cycle.When the candidates take to the stage December 6 in Tuscaloosa‚ Alabama‚ former President Donald Trump‚ the clear frontrunner according to polls‚ who is widely expected to win the nomination‚ will be conspicuously absent just as he was during the first three debates."The fourth debate is another fantastic opportunity for our Republican candidates to share our winning agenda with the American people‚" RNC chair Ronna McDaniel said‚ according to the RNC's press release. "President Reagan was the first sitting president to visit the University of Alabama nearly 40 years ago‚ just before cruising to a landslide victory in 1984‚ and I’m thrilled to return our conservative message to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night."Megyn Kelly‚ Eliana Johnson‚ and Elizabeth Vargas will be moderating the debate.While there were five candidates in the third debate‚ GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina dropped his presidential bid not long after participating in that event last month.On Monday‚ North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum‚ who was in the first two debates but not the third‚ announced the suspension of his presidential campaign and slammed the RNC's debate eligibility criteria. The criteria has required candidates to meet certain polling and unique donor thresholds to qualify for each debate."These arbitrary criteria ensure advantages for candidates from major media markets on the coasts versus America's Heartland. None of their debate criteria relate to the qualifications related to actually doing the job of the president. This effort to nationalize the primary system is unhealthy for the future of the party‚ especially for a party that proclaims to value leadership from outside of Washington‚" Burgum said in a statement.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania trolled Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) by enlisting an apparently unwitting Santos to create a video for "Bobby."Fetterman appears to have used Cameo‚ a platform‚ which Santos is on‚ that allows people to pay celebrities to make videos. "I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So‚ I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give 'Bobby from Jersey' some advice‚" Fetterman tweeted.Santos responded to Fetterman by writing‚ "I love this! I wish I knew the Bobby in question! LOL."In the video to "Bobby‚" Santos referred to people who want to "kick you out and make you run away‚" declaring‚ "you make 'em put up or shut up. You stand your ground sir." — (@) The House of Representatives voted to expel Santos last week‚ ousting him from Congress before the end of his term. Reacting to the expulsion during an appearance on "The View‚" Fetterman said that Menendez has done "much more sinister ... kinds of things" and "needs to go."Nebraska State Sen. Megan Hunt said her friend gave her a Santos video. "Gift of the year from my friend Rebecca. Thank you @MrSantosNY!" Hunt wrote when sharing the video. "To be clear‚ George Santos is a transphobic fool who has defrauded and harmed people‚ who says what he has to say to get attention and probably doesn’t actually hold any personal moral convictions‚ and I also agree with the advice in this video‚" she added."Transphobic??? Gurlll take several seats and try again. My best friend is a trans woman whom like me doesn't agree with child sex changes or chemical castration‚" Santos responded. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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As if the unskippable ads that made so many people use adblockers with YouTube aren't enough of a nuisance‚ Google might have found another way to ruin the free YouTube experience. The company is adding live counters for YouTube views and likes that update in real-time. Who in their right mind would want that to interfere with the videos they're watching on YouTube? I'll point out that Google is annoyed at people using adblockers. It's trying to ban them‚ but it hasn't gotten there just yet. Of course‚ adblockers only became popular because ads online became increasingly annoying‚ including the ones on YouTube. It's a problem of Google's own making. Adding counters for views and likes that update in real-time is a feature that will also annoy plenty of people‚ I'm sure. Continue reading... The post YouTube is testing views and likes that update in real-time… but why? appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: A tiny update just made the Apple TV 100% better Prime Video’s Reacher‚ which returns this month for Season 2‚ is December’s most anticipated show I really wanted to ditch my iPhone for the Pixel 8 Pro – here’s why I didn’t

Holy cow! Talk about a switcheroo!Chris Cuomo‚ the former star of "fake news" CNN‚ said he's always been open to supporting Donald Trump and is considering voting for him against Joe Biden for president…