Gone Too Soon: NYPD Mourns Fallen Officer After Fatal Confrontation‚ Is Biden's America To Blame?

Gone Too Soon: NYPD Mourns Fallen Officer After Fatal Confrontation‚ Is Biden's America To Blame?

President Joe Biden is gaining ground in multiple 2024 swing states‚ the latest poll from Bloomberg found‚ but his Republican challenger Donald Trump still holds a lead in each of the seven battleground races‚ according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. RCP considers Arizona‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ Nevada‚ North Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Wisconsin the top battleground states in the 2024 election. According to the current RCP average of polls‚ Trump remains in front in each of those states. A poll released by Bloomberg on Tuesday‚ however‚ shows Biden making significant gains in some of the swing states. According to the Bloomberg survey‚ which polled nearly 5‚000 voters in the seven swing states combined‚ Biden and Trump are tied in Michigan and Pennsylvania‚ while the president now posts a one-point lead in Wisconsin. The new poll decreases Trump’s lead in the RCP average to just 0.2 points in Pennsylvania‚ 0.8 points in Wisconsin‚ and 3.5 points in Michigan. The former president’s lead in Arizona and Georgia remains at a solid 5.2 points‚ and he’s up by 4.4 points in North Carolina and 3 points in Nevada‚ according to the RCP average. Among the current seven battleground states‚ Trump only won North Carolina in the 2020 election. That was a drastic turn from Trump’s success in 2016 when he won each of the swing states except Nevada. In a five-way race factoring in independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West‚ along with Green Party candidate Jill Stein‚ Trump leads nationally with 42.2% to Biden’s 39.5%‚ while Kennedy comes in third with 10.2%‚ the RCP average shows. Some Democrats fear that Kennedy — who on Tuesday picked leftist attorney and Democrat donor Nicole Shanahan as his running mate — will hurt the president’s re-election chances and pull more potential Biden voters than potential Trump voters. During a Tuesday afternoon call hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and joined by multiple Democratic lawmakers‚ Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gov. Austin Davis warned that Kennedy is an “obstacle” to Biden’s re-election‚ Fox News reported. “We are doing everything in our power to get President Biden and Vice President Harris re-elected. It’s critical that we take seriously every possible obstacle to that goal. And let me be clear‚ that’s exactly what Robert F. Kennedy is in this election. He’s a spoiler‚” Davis said. Michigan Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow‚ who was also on the DNC call‚ agreed with Davis and said Kennedy’s candidacy “means that there is a greater likelihood that Donald Trump will become president again.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The Kennedy campaign continues its effort to get the independent candidate on the ballot in states nationwide. Recently‚ Kennedy secured spots on the ballots in the battleground states of Arizona and Georgia. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday night‚ Trump slammed Kennedy‚ calling him “the most Radical Left Candidate in the race‚” but added that he believes the Kennedy/Shanahan ticket would be good for his campaign and hurt Biden.

A Los Angeles gym slammed reports that superstar couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce left members outside after taking over the place for a private workout. The Dogpound in West Hollywood hit back on Wednesday about the “narrative” following headlines that the 34-year-old singer and Kansas City Chiefs star had reportedly shut down the Los Angeles gym‚ leaving clients outside for a length of time during their training sessions. “Dogpound is a by-appointment establishment‚” the statement to TMZ read. “We value members’ experience and have never had anyone wait outside for 2 hours.” “The narrative running in the media does not accurately reflect circumstances‚” the statement added. “We respect the privacy of our clients.” The statement came after an eyewitness told the Daily Mail that on Sunday‚ members of the Dogpound gym were seen waiting “outside for two hours until” Swift and Kelce completed their workouts. ICYMI: Taylor Swift‚ Travis Kelce Shut Down DogPound Gym for Fitness Date | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/lLXI39oOaQ — TMZ (@TMZ) March 27‚ 2024 Photos later surfaced on TMZ and in other outlets showing the outside of the gym with a bunch of people standing outside on the curb‚ looking on their phones‚ and just waiting around. TMZ noted that sources familiar with the gym said the people who were seen wearing workout clothes standing outside the gym were in fact employees who have to leave the gym when Swift comes by to workout. It added that this is standard operating procedures for the “Blank Space” hitmaker‚ whose workouts last an hour. Dogpound later issued a statement to Page Six specifically mentioning the Daily Mail article. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “The Daily Mail article does not accurately reflect the circumstances that day‚” the statement read. “We respect the privacy of our clients and have no other comments to share.” The “Love Story” hitmaker and NFL star recently got back from a vacation to the Bahamas. Photos have surfaced online showing the two holding hands on the beach‚ kissing in the water‚ and just enjoying themselves as Swift is currently on a break from her worldwide “The Eras Tour” until May‚ when the European leg of the tour starts. “It was a much-needed break for both of them‚” a source recently told People of their trip. “They very much enjoyed it. They are so happy together.” Kelce and Swift have been spotted together all over L.A. recently as the two have been spending time together while the Chiefs star gets to have some fun in the offseason. The “Shake It Off” hitmaker and Kansas City tight end have been linked together since last summer. It was previously believed the two had their first date after she attended his game on September 24. However‚ Swift later made it clear their relationship started weeks before and the two were a couple by the time she went to his first game‚ as previously reported.

Comedian Bill Maher is launching his own podcast network and has reportedly hired conservative Sage Steele‚ a former ESPN anchor‚ to be his first host. Maher‚ who is known for hosting HBO’s “Real Time‚” told The Hollywood Reporter that he is building his network on the foundation of “freedom of expression.” “I am looking for people who are not talking-point people‚” Maher said. “I’m looking for people who don’t‚ before they speak‚ say‚ ‘What’s the right answer here?'” Steele parted ways with ESPN last year after settling a lawsuit with the company in which she alleged that the network — whose hosts have routinely engaged in promoting left-wing politics — retaliated against her for remarks that she made about vaccine mandates and that her free speech had been violated. “Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney‚ I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely‚” Steele said in a social media post last year. “I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!” Maher told THR that Steele was “the perfect choice to be our first new host because‚ like me‚ she pissed off Disney.” “These are not rookies‚ these are grown-ass adult‚ mature‚ fun‚ unafraid people‚” Maher says. “So I don’t worry about them‚ and I certainly wouldn’t dream of micromanagement. I mean‚ they are their own people. And that’s what we want.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The publication said that Steele is focused on having “conversations‚ not interviews” with notable figures ranging from athletes‚ executives‚ actors‚ comedians‚ to politicians. “What I’ve always tried to dig out during my career is the ‘why’ behind people and get that human interest story‚” Steele told the publication. “You realize that by sharing your story‚ others can benefit as well. I’ve gotten thousands of emails over the last couple of years since I kind of became controversial and started getting canceled‚ from people saying‚ ‘Oh my gosh‚ thank you for sharing‚’ ‘Oh my gosh‚ I’m afraid too‚’ and ‘Oh my gosh‚ please don’t be quiet‚ you’re speaking for me.’ So that’s where this came from. I’ve always had that curiosity‚ but now I know firsthand what it’s like when you open up and are vulnerable and share.” “It’s not even about me or Bill‚ this is about the big picture‚ and what I believe and Bill believes is missing in this country‚ which is true conversation and listening. I mean‚ since my controversies began — and long before that‚ actually — people who know me knew my biggest priority is diversity of thought‚ and if we don’t have that we have nothing‚” she continued. “Bill‚ by saying‚ ‘You’re gonna be my first hire for my new podcast network‚’ he is living that‚ he’s practicing what he preaches because you look at just the basic issues‚ right? He thinks marriage is a joke‚ and kids are annoying. And he’s an atheist. I was married for 20 years. I have three kids and I am a strong Christian Catholic.” “We could not be more different in many‚ many‚ many important ways. But we also think the same on some of the core issues that are dividing this country right now‚ like the craziness at the border with immigration laws‚ with what happened with the vaccine mandates — not the vaccine‚ the vaccine mandates — with the transgender sports issue. We’re on the same page with that‚ and we were able to find that out through that conversation on his podcast last fall‚” she added.

A prominent LGBT activist associated with Princeton University has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography. Roy “Trey” Farmer‚ 53‚ is charged with one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material‚ according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. He was arrested Friday at his condo in Princeton just across from the Ivy League school’s main entrance. BREAKING: Prominent LGBTQ activist Trey Farmer arrested on child p*rn charges. Trey is an alumni of Princeton and is President of the “Queer Princeton Alumni” organization. pic.twitter.com/t7GcyZ2e6Z — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 27‚ 2024 Farmer is a 1993 Princeton graduate and was heavily involved with the school when he was arrested‚ organizing events and leading organizations for alumni. He served as president of both the Queer Princeton Alumni organization and the Princeton University Glee Club Foundation. He also served as vice president of Princeton’s Bisexual‚ Transgender‚ Gay and Lesbian Alumni organization. “Alumni and students are constantly challenging me and inspiring me in new ways. The things I’ve done in my life and career all stem from the things I was exposed to at Princeton‚” Farmer said in a 2022 profile published on the school’s alumni website. The glowing “alumni spotlight” profile called Farmer a “piano prodigy” and touted that he was “heavily recruited by other prestigious universities.” He has earned master’s degrees at both Yale and Harvard‚ the profile said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP He also sits on the board of the New York Philharmonic‚ according to his personal website and the orchestra’s website. He says he founded the New York Philharmonic Pride Alliance as well. Farmer also owned and ran companies in the U.S. and abroad and organized art festivals. One of those festivals‚ the StayInMay Festival in Naples‚ Florida‚ sponsors programs for children. Farmer spends some of his time in Florida. The prosecutor’s office said they received a tip in January that someone in Mercer County had uploaded an item portraying child sexual abuse material‚ and investigators linked the material to Farmer. Princeton referred questions about Farmer to the prosecutor’s office‚ according to NJ.com. The tip came to the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit‚ and the information originated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Several law enforcement agencies coordinated to arrest him Friday‚ including the county prosecutor’s office‚ the Mercer County Tactical Response Team‚ and Homeland Security Investigations Trenton. They executed a search warrant to seize “multiple items of evidentiary value‚” the prosecutor’s office said. Farmer was being held at the Mercer County Jail before a scheduled detention hearing Wednesday in Trenton at the Superior Court of Mercer County. The prosecutor’s office said they planned to argue that he should be detained before trial.

Jon Stewart‚ who once pronounced‚ “The thing about a moral compass is you take it out and check it from time to time. You don’t have to wait for history to show you you’re headed in the wrong direction‚” and also mocked Donald Trump over accusations that he inflated the value of his real estate‚ has been blasted after news broke that he allegedly overvalued his own New York City penthouse by an enormous 829%. Stewart‚ 61‚ said on “The Daily Show” on Monday night‚ “The attorney general of New York knew that Trump’s property values were inflated because when it came time to pay taxes‚ Trump undervalued the very same properties. It was all part of a very specific real estate practice known as lying.” But then it was reported that Stewart allegedly overvalued his New York City penthouse‚ which he sold in 2014 for $17.5 million. According to 2013-2014 assessor records obtained by The New York Post‚ Stewart’s property had an estimated market value of only $1.8 million‚ and “the actual assessor valuation was even lower‚ at $847‚174‚” according to the outlet. The Post added‚ “Records also show that Stewart paid significantly lower property taxes‚ which were calculated based on that assessor valuation price — precisely what he called Trump out for doing in his Monday monologue.” Did @jonstewart commit fraud when he sold his penthouse for $17.5M? NY listed its market value at $1.8M an AV at around 800k Who did he He defraud?? I am SHOCKED SHOCKED pic.twitter.com/9okis96VQP — Tim Pool (@Timcast) March 26‚ 2024 The Post also noted that the New York assessor valuation on Stewart’s penthouse was the same citation method and metric that was utilized by New York Attorney General Letitia James to assess Trump’s private and personal properties. Stewart vented some more on Monday night‚ saying: I don’t know if you know this‚ but most people just can’t commit fraud and expect to face no repercussions‚ even if everyone’s doing it. … Try getting a car loan by saying you have 10 times as much money as you really do. Or claim 20 dependents when you have no children. Or say you make slightly less money to qualify for food assistance. I will guarantee you‚ there are not just financial consequences for those lies‚ but criminal ones … But don’t tell that to the investment community‚ because in their minds‚ in pursuit of profit‚ there is no rule that cannot be bent‚ there is no principle that cannot be undercut‚ as long as you and your f***ing friends make money.

When future historians decide to write the definitive treatise on the downfall of the state of California‚ we can be sure that the final days of August 2022 will feature very prominently. It was on August 25 that the state announced a bold plan to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by the year 2035. Everything had to be electric from that point forward. What would that do to the economy of the state of California‚ given how expensive electric vehicles are? Where were we going to get the materials to manufacture all of these new EV batteries? No one seemed to care. Local news anchors‚ however‚ were elated. Watch:  When the news broke‚ a lot of commentators on the Right made the point that the euphoria would probably be short-lived. But no one quite had any idea just how short-lived it would be. Just six days after California’s big announcement mandating electric vehicles‚ the state’s power grid failed. And it failed in spectacular fashion. The state declared a level-one power emergency. For seven days‚ residents were ordered to conserve power whenever possible‚ including by shutting off appliances between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. (They call that a “Flex Alert” in California‚ because it happens so often that they need a catchy brand name for it). Watching this debacle from the safety of their air-conditioned living rooms‚ many Americans thought: “Well‚ that’s probably it for California’s lofty EV mandate. Surely they’re going to rethink things after this.” After all‚ if the state doesn’t have a reliable power grid‚ to the point that people have to disable their toasters in the evening‚ then there’s no way the grid can possibly tolerate millions of new electric vehicles that start charging all at once. You can’t tell people to turn off their cars at sundown. No one will go for that‚ especially when they have reliable gas-powered cars already. That’s not a knock against EVs; it’s just true. Without infrastructure‚ there’s no reason to buy one of these cars. WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show But that’s not how California’s local media responded to these power outages. It’s not how Gavin Newsom responded‚ either. They didn’t pause and rethink anything. Instead‚ they all doubled down on California’s commitment to so-called “renewable energy‚” even as they acknowledged that this renewable energy was responsible for the brownouts. Watch: As of 2022‚ when that footage aired‚ more than one-third of California’s energy came from renewable sources‚ including solar and wind power. Gavin Newsom has said he wants that number to be 100% by 2045. And‚ as you saw‚ Gavin Newsom acknowledges that these “renewables” are one of the reasons that California’s grid had just collapsed. But despite all of that‚ he doesn’t roll back the EV mandate. He doesn’t change his plan for renewables in any way. In fact‚ just a couple of weeks after he declared a statewide emergency due to a lack of power caused by renewable energy‚ Newsom again reiterated his commitment to the EV mandate and to a “renewable” energy grid. We know why that is. It’s because Gavin Newsom lacks any capacity for shame or self-doubt. What you may not know — and what’s truly hard to believe — is that California’s bad ideas are no longer confined to California. Somehow‚ seven other states‚ as well as the District of Columbia‚ have signed onto California’s plan to rid the world of gas-powered vehicles‚ which is known as the “Advanced Clean Cars II rule.” The states that have signed on include Rhode Island‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New York‚ New Jersey‚ Oregon‚ and Washington. And to be clear‚ when I say they’ve adopted California’s plan‚ I mean they’re explicitly adopting it by name. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management‚ for example‚ says it’s eager to adopt the quote‚ “California standard.” Each of these seven states‚ like California‚ now plans to ban all sales of new gas-powered cars starting in 2035.  Specifically‚ the rules say that only cars with zero emissions‚ including EVs and a small number of plug-in hybrids‚ can be sold. And by the way‚ there’s a gradual ramp-up to the total ban. California’s rule requires a third of new car sales to be “zero-emission vehicles” by 2026‚ and roughly 70% of new car sales to be “zero-emission” by 2030. Existing gas-powered vehicles aren’t affected. There are other states that have adopted rules to limit the number of gas-powered vehicles on the road‚ including New Mexico‚ Delaware‚ and Colorado. So they won’t ban them all outright‚ although it’s clear they’re getting there. But the state-by-state discussion is becoming moot‚ because the Biden administration has just quietly issued its own rule that will essentially have the same effect as California’s ban. The federal government is trying to phase out all gas-powered vehicles — and they’re going to do it in the same undemocratic‚ ham-fisted way as all of these states. They’re not going to pass a law‚ or let voters decide the issue. Instead‚ the feds have issued new “emissions standards‚” which function as a de facto ban on many gas cars. Watch: It’s a very sing-songy segment. The reporter assures us that this EPA rule isn’t anything like an EV mandate‚ because it doesn’t strictly require that automakers only manufacture EVs. Technically they can make hybrids and “hydrogen” cars too‚ although those don’t really exist right now — a small problem you’re not supposed to concern yourself with. Incidentally‚ that happens to be the same line that the EPA administrator trotted out when he announced these new rules. He claimed that the agency is simply expanding “consumer choice.” But of course they’re doing the opposite. That talking point completely obscures what’s really happening here. The Biden administration is using the EPA to effectively pass a law banning the sale of most gas cars‚ without ever consulting the voters. Specifically‚ the EPA’s new rule demands that car manufacturers slash emissions on all new passenger cars‚ SUVs‚ crossovers‚ minivans‚ light trucks‚ and pickups by roughly 50%‚ by the year 2032. And by the EPA’s own estimates‚ that means that up to 56% of new vehicles will have to be EV’s‚ and at least 13% will need to be plug-in hybrids. That is a massive reduction on the number of gas-powered cars that will be allowed on the road. Marlo Lewis‚ a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)‚ assessed that under these rules‚ …even if … Toyota scrapped all its vehicles and just manufactured its best-in-class Prius‚ the company’s fleet average tailpipe CO2 emissions rating would still be more than double the EPA’s 2032 standard. … Clearly‚ automakers cannot comply with the EPA’s ‘performance-based’ GHG program without rapidly phasing out internal combustion engine vehicle sales and rapidly ramping up electric vehicle sales. As CEI states‚ this is one of the most extreme rules that’s ever been proposed by a federal agency. Similar regulations are already in the works for the trucking industry‚ which would of course destroy the nation’s economy. California is‚ once again‚ the leader in those regulations‚ with some already in effect. But CBS News has no problem with any of this. They’re happy to tell you that there will be less smog in the air‚ so just roll with it. The EPA has issued its commandment‚ and the EPA knows best. But even if that were true‚ which it’s not‚ we still have something called the Constitution. And the Constitution empowers Congress‚ not a federal administrative agency‚ to pass laws. Agencies can’t expand their mandate so far that they become a de facto Congress. This is a lesson the CDC learned a few years ago‚ when it tried to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who weren’t paying rent. It’s also a lesson the EPA itself learned just two years ago‚ in the case “West Virginia v. EPA.” In that case‚ the Supreme Court made it very clear that the EPA’s Obama-era Clean Power Plan far exceeded the EPA’s legal mandate. Now the EPA is doing it again. They’re trying to ban gas-powered vehicles‚ even though there’s no authorizing law passed by Congress which permits the EPA to do that. So even if this ban were somehow a good idea‚ it’s unconstitutional. The Supreme Court needs to strike it down immediately. In this country‚ voters get to weigh the pros and cons of a law like this — not some faceless bureaucrats in an administrative agency. And there happen to be a lot of cons of this particular rule. That’s not to say that some electric vehicles aren’t great cars. But there are obviously downsides to mandating them for everyone. For one thing‚ a lot of people are going to be priced out of the new car market. The average EV costs more than $5‚000 more than the average gas-powered car. Typical repair costs are also much higher for EVs that are involved in accidents; that’s one of the reasons Hertz just scaled back on its massive fleet of Tesla sedans. And from a national security perspective‚ it’s also worth pointing out that China has enormous leverage in the production of batteries‚ which are obviously necessary for EV production.  The other issue is that‚ even if every vehicle on the planet suddenly becomes a “zero-emission” vehicle overnight‚ they still have to get power from somewhere. And right now‚ that power mostly comes from power plants that burn coal. As the New York Times conceded recently‚ If [a Chevy] Bolt is charged up on a coal-heavy grid‚ such as those currently found in the Midwest‚ it can actually be a bit worse for the climate than a modern hybrid car like the Toyota Prius‚ which runs on gasoline but uses a battery to bolster its mileage. In other words‚ there are common scenarios in which a purely electric vehicle is emitting more carbon dioxide than a car that you fill up at a gas station. And even outside the Midwest‚ the differences in emissions aren’t as significant than you might think. It’s closer to 50%‚ in the best cases‚ taking into account the emissions related to manufacturing. All of this‚ of course‚ requires that you accept the false premise that the carbon emissions from motor vehicles have any meaningful negative impact on your life‚ which they don’t. As Michael Schellenberger has pointed out‚ the number of national disasters linked to climate and weather have declined from 2000 to 2021. The cost of natural disasters — as measured by percent of GDP — is down worldwide since 1990. The number of landfalling U.S. hurricanes has dropped in that same period. So has the global frequency of major hurricanes. Fewer people than ever are dying in heat waves. All of this is well-documented by the think tank Environmental Progress. Pretty much the only thing that’s gone up is the cost of electricity in California‚ which rose more than seven times higher than it did in other states. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP The reason states like California persist in pushing these mandates‚ even when they’ve clearly accomplished nothing and serve no purpose whatsoever‚ is that the environmentalist agenda has nothing to do with the environment. It’s determined‚ instead‚ to make life more difficult and expensive‚ not to mention uglier (as we can see from the climate alarmist attacks on famous art‚ for example). The point is also to make life less enjoyable‚ hence the push for disgusting bug-based foods. The Biden administration is endorsing all of this not because the science calls for it‚ and certainly not because they want to preserve human life‚ but rather because they fundamentally see human life as a parasitic infestation on the planet (excluding themselves of course). It’s not the carbon your car emits that they’re after‚ it’s the carbon you emit‚ as a human being. If this EPA regulation survives‚ that will only embolden them to go further. They will continue to restrict your freedom of choice‚ even as they tell you they’re expanding it. This is the greatest encroachment on civil liberties right now that no one is talking about. Unless you want the car you’re probably driving right now to become illegal in the near future‚ it’s time to change that.