According to an Axios report, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team has been quietly editing news headlines in Google search ads to make it seem like major news outlets are on her side. Examples include The Independent UK, NPR, AP, The Guardian, USA Today, PBS, CNN, CBS News, Time, and others, including local outlets like North Dakota radio station WDAY Radio. According to Axios, […] The post Google OKs Harris-Walz Editing News Headlines appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney came down hard on two Hollywood directors during a newly published interview with GQ. The 63-year-old said he’d never again work with BAFTA and Golden Globe winner David O. Russell. “The older you get, time allotment is very different,” Clooney told the outlet in a joint interview with Brad Pitt. “Five months out of your life is a lot.” “And so it’s not just like, ‘Oh, I’m going to go do a really good film, like ‘Three Kings,’ and I’m going to have a miserable f*** like David O. Russell making my life hell. Making every person in the crew’s life hell,’” he continued. “It’s not worth it. Not at this point in my life. Just to have a good product.” Clooney appeared in the 1999 comedy war film written and directed by Russell alongside Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze. The movie follows four American soldiers attempting to steal a hidden stockpile of Saddam Hussein’s gold in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Russell is known for working on hit films, including “The Fighter” (2010), “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012), and “American Hustle” (2013). Clooney also aired his beef with director Quentin Tarantino, seemingly referencing the two-time Academy Award winner’s comment about Clooney not having a hit “in this millennium.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “Quentin said some s*** about me recently, so I’m a little irritated by him,” the actor said. “He did some interview where he was naming movie stars, and he was talking about you, and somebody else, and then this guy goes, ‘Well, what about George?’ He goes, he’s not a movie star. And then he literally said something like, ‘Name me a movie since the millennium.’ And I was like, ‘Since the millennium? That’s kind of my whole f***ing career.’” Clooney said, “So now I’m like, all right, dude, f*** off. I don’t mind giving him s***. He gave me s***.” Despite his negative remarks, the actor said he felt “really lucky” to have the opportunity to “work with these great directors.” “Director and screenplay is what keeps you alive,” Clooney told GQ. “And I learned that after doing some really bad films. You can’t make a good film out of a bad script. You can’t do it. You can make a bad film out of a good script. You can f*** it up.”

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to break up with President Joe Biden — or at least put some distance between her and the toxic Biden administration policies she supported until about three weeks ago. The legacy media seems only too happy to help her do it. After months of floundering in the polls, Biden’s disastrous late-June debate with former President Trump was what finally led his own party to oust him. Rather than allow the voters to decide or go to a contested convention, the Democratic Party opted to thrust Harris to the top of the 2024 ticket. And in the weeks since, Harris has been scrambling — with the help of media — to sever all connections with unpopular Biden policies, her own far-left record in the U.S. Senate, and her 2019 presidential platform. Axios did the heavy lifting for Harris on Wednesday, publishing a report outlining how she planned to “break with Biden” on several key issues — issues on which she either ostensibly agreed with Biden or could have pushed to advance as vice president — and redefine herself as a presidential candidate. “Harris won’t say it this bluntly in public, but her advisers do so privately: She wants to break with Biden on issues on which he’s unpopular,” Axios wrote. “First up: rising prices. This is part of a highly choreographed effort to define herself — in some cases, redefine herself — as a different kind of Democrat.” ?? Harris won’t say it this bluntly in public, but her advisers do so privately: She wants to break with Biden. First up: rising prices. This is part of a highly choreographed effort to redefine herself. https://t.co/RRJBz3zvso — Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 14, 2024 Critics noted that Harris, in her role as the U.S. Senate’s tie-breaker, cast the deciding vote on the Inflation Reduction Act that has often been blamed for the persistent inflation and high prices. “She’s not just trying to break with Biden, she’s trying to break with Kamala Harris, who helped write the bills and cast the deciding votes for the these rising prices,” Matt Whitlock posted. She’s not just trying to break with Biden, she’s trying to break with Kamala Harris, who helped write the bills and cast the deciding votes for the these rising prices. https://t.co/l6lhwb0ZQl — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) August 14, 2024 “Sorry! Too late! This week @PressSec told @PhilipWegmann that Biden and Harris were “critical partners” in every domestic and foreign policy action of the administration. And Biden believed to have her full support. Maybe she should have explained it in an interview,” Larry O’Connor added. Sorry! Too late! This week @PressSec told @PhilipWegmann that Biden and Harris were “critical partners” in every domestic and foreign policy action of the administration. And Biden believed to have her full support. Maybe she should have explained it in an interview? ?‍♂️ https://t.co/73dEirf6km pic.twitter.com/3tVc8dl5G9 — L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) August 14, 2024 The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway called the report “insane propaganda,” noting that Harris is still serving as vice president and could push to implement any policy she viewed as important now. “The simple test to determine whether this is true or a lie is for her to begin implementing the policies immediately — TODAY — and to EXPLAIN IN EXTENSIVE DETAIL why she has boisterously supported (and continues to support) her administration’s policies up until she IMPLEMENTS ANYTHING CONTRARY,” she added. The simple test to determine whether this is true or a lie is for her to begin implementing the policies immediately — TODAY — and to EXPLAIN IN EXTENSIVE DETAIL why she has boisterously supported (and continues to support) her administration’s policies up until she IMPLEMENTS… https://t.co/ahffSAjxmn — Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 14, 2024 CBS News gave Harris an assist earlier in the week after she announced her plan to exempt tips from taxation — a plan that most believe she lifted directly from former President Donald Trump’s 2024 platform — by giving her the favorable coverage they had denied Trump. You don’t hate the media enough June 14 vs. Aug. 12 pic.twitter.com/qcLknhAKRe — Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) August 12, 2024 A June 14th headline written about Trump’s plan to exempt tips from taxation read, “Former President Donald Trump’s vow to stop taxing tips would cost the federal government up to $250 billion over 10 years, according to a government watchdog group.” When Kamala Harris announced a nearly identical plan to exempt tips from taxation, the CBS headline read, “Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out a new policy position, saying she’ll fight to end taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.” Multiple media outlets have worked overtime to convince the American people that Border Czar Kamala Harris — who was tasked by President Joe Biden to research and address the root causes of migration and stem the flow of illegal immigration — was not actually the border czar and was never really in charge of the situation at the southern border. The Associated Press made another attempt to blunt the impact of the immigration crisis on Harris’ previously stated responsibilities, arguing that the problem had not yet been addressed because she had simply taken a “long term approach” to solving it. “Presented with rise in border crossings, Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem,” the outlet wrote. Presented with rise in border crossings, Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem https://t.co/S8jCYqslxq — The Associated Press (@AP) August 14, 2024

“It Ends With Us” screenwriter Christy Hall discussed her decision to change one key moment in the film by adding a pro-abortion spin despite that being a deviation from the source material. The Blake Lively-led drama, based on the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover, is currently raking in the box office. The film far surpassed expectations over the weekend, earning $80 million globally against a $25 million production budget.  Hall spoke with People about intentionally adding pro-abortion language to one pivotal scene. Main character Lily (Lively) discovers she’s pregnant with her abusive husband Ryle’s (Justin Baldoni) baby. She visits the hospital with childhood friend Atlas (Brandon Sklenar) after Ryle pushes her down the stairs. Atlas’ reaction to the pregnancy is one short line that Hall said she found “important” to include. When Lily and Atlas return to his house after her hospital visit, she says she’s nervous about motherhood. That’s when Atlas says if she chooses to keep the baby, she’ll be a great mom. “I think the novel is pitch perfect, but it was also written a few years ago, so there were ways that we could very respectfully modernize it,” the screenwriter said. “In the book, the way the pregnancy is talked about, it’s talked about in a way where everyone is just automatically assuming that she’s going to have it and she’s going to keep it. It’s already automatic the way that Atlas talks about it, the way that Ryle talks about it, the way that even Lily thinks about it,” Hall continued. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “There’s never even a question. There’s this automatic, ‘Well, this is what you’re going to do, obviously,'” she told People. “There’s a lot of different nuances to what Atlas is saying. And it just felt important to acknowledge that it should be more of a conversation than just a pressurized assumption without any choices at her fingertips whatsoever.” Hall said the main character’s pregnancy was one of the book’s main storylines that was changed in the movie. She said that the decision came down to “real estate.” “This is a very dense book. I know it doesn’t seem like it is, but when you start to attempt the task of adapting it, there’s a lot of meat on the bone, in a good way,” she told the outlet. Despite the financial success of “It End With Us,” many viewers and critics have questioned how the film tackles the topic of domestic violence. On Tuesday, Lively posted on her Instagram Stories to address the backlash. “Thank you to everyone who came out to show that people WANT to see films about women, and the multitudes we hold. ‘It Ends With Us’ is a story of the female experience. All the highest highs, and lowest lows. And we are so proud of it,” Lively shared.  A follow-up post included a link to the National Domestic Violence Hotline resource page. “1 in 4 women aged 18 and older in the U.S. alone have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Intimate partner violence affects all genders, including more than 12 million people every year in the United States. Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence,” the actress wrote.

Arizona's battle over abortion rights is heading to the ballot box this November, where voters will determine whether to amend the state constitution to protect abortion access. The Arizona Abortion Access Act, now officially labeled as Proposition 139, seeks to enshrine the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability, generally around 24 weeks of pregnancy. The initiative has gained momentum in response to increasing restrictions on abortion across the United States, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Arizona, a state with a history of conservative governance, has seen its own legal battles over abortion rights. The state's existing law, a near-total ban on abortion based on an 1864 statute, was temporarily blocked by courts, allowing the procedure to remain legal under more restrictive conditions. https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1823179452760866942 Supporters of Proposition 139, led by the Arizona for Abortion Access coalition, gathered over 578,000 valid signatures to place the measure on the ballot, far exceeding the nearly 384,000 required. The coalition, comprised of healthcare professionals, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens, views the initiative as a crucial step in securing reproductive rights in Arizona. Cheryl Bruce, the campaign manager for the initiative, hailed the signature validation as a "huge win for Arizona voters" and emphasized that the measure would protect abortion access "free from political interference." The measure's opponents, however, argue that Proposition 139 would make Arizona one of the most permissive states in the country regarding abortion laws. They contend that the initiative's language is too broad and could potentially undermine other state regulations that aim to protect the health and safety of women seeking abortions. Arizona's Republican leadership has been vocal in its opposition, with some lawmakers vowing to challenge the measure in court if it passes. https://x.com/Seth_Troutt/status/1821388156945748163 Proposition 139 also comes at a time of increasing political polarization around abortion rights. Nationally, abortion has emerged as a key issue in the upcoming 2024 elections, with both major parties using it to mobilize their bases. In Arizona, the initiative is expected to drive voter turnout, especially among young and female voters who have shown strong support for reproductive rights. The outcome of the vote on Proposition 139 could have significant implications not just for Arizona, but for the broader national debate over abortion rights. If passed, Arizona would join a growing list of states that have moved to protect abortion access in their state constitutions following the Supreme Court's ruling. However, if the measure fails, it could embolden anti-abortion advocates and set the stage for further restrictions in the state. As the November election approaches, both supporters and opponents of Proposition 139 are ramping up their campaigns. Advocacy groups on both sides are expected to spend millions of dollars on advertising, outreach, and legal challenges. The issue has also drawn attention from national organizations, with groups like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU throwing their support behind the initiative, while anti-abortion groups such as the Susan B. Anthony List have pledged to fight it. The debate over Proposition 139 is likely to dominate Arizona's political landscape in the coming months, with voters ultimately holding the power to decide the future of abortion rights in the state. As the campaign intensifies, both sides are gearing up for a fierce battle that could have lasting repercussions for Arizona and the nation. The post Arizona Voters to Decide Abortion Rights in November Ballot Initiative appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

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