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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) confirmed that federal law enforcement officials recently seized his phone as part of an investigation into discrepancies involving campaign finance. NewsChannel 5 first reported the FBI investigation and the search warrant that was executed at his home in rural Maury County early on Tuesday. The raid happened on Friday, one day after Ogles beat GOP primary challenger Courtney Johnston. “It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings,” Ogles said in a statement. “We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone,” he added. “It is my understanding that they are investigating the same well-known facts surrounding these filings. I will of course fully cooperate with them, just as I have with the Federal Election Commission. I am confident all involved will conclude that the reporting discrepancies were based on honest mistakes, and nothing more.” It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings. We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward. Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone.… — Congressman Andy Ogles (@AndyOgles) August 6, 2024 According to NewsChannel 5, the investigation centered around a series of amended campaign finance reports that Ogles filed in May in which he admitted that he had “not personally loaned his campaign $320,000 as he had reported back in 2022,” the outlet reported. The report said other changes were made to his campaign finance reports, including “retracting claims regarding thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and expenditures that he had previously reported to the Federal Election Commission.” The local outlet said the developments came months after it published a report raising questions about whether Ogles had the resources to make the personal loan.

CNN’s Van Jones said on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris deciding to pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate and not Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) was about “caving” to far-Left voices within the Democratic Party that are anti-Semitic. Jones made the remarks after being asked on the network about Harris’ decision not to go with Shapiro, who was viewed by many strategists as the strongest pick she could have made. “The conservatives, the right-wing, the Republicans, they were chewing their fingernails down to the knuckle because they were afraid of a Josh Shapiro,” Jones said. “They were afraid of a Mark Kelly. They’re not as afraid of this new governor because they think they can define him.” “Here’s the challenge you’ve got in this party, and people don’t want to talk about it, but we’ve got to talk about it,” he continued. “On the one hand, you have a lot of young people who are concerned about Gaza. You have a lot of Muslims and Arabs and others. They have not felt seen by the Biden administration. You start right here in that genocide joke that was building. And so those folks needed to have a candidate that they could feel comfortable with. This helps them in that regard.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “But you also have anti-Semitism that has gotten marbled into this party,” he concluded. “You can be for the Palestinians without being an anti-Jewish bigot. But there are some anti-Jewish bigots out there. And there’s some disquiet now, and there has to be, how much of what just happened is caving into some of these darker parts in the party. So, that’s going to have to get worked out. It’s going to have to get talked through.” WATCH: Van Jones admits that Kamala picking Walz was her “caving in to some of these darker parts in the party” in terms of appeasing “anti-Jewish bigots” that have “gotten marbled into this party.” pic.twitter.com/UTspmYkFfF — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 6, 2024

Charlie is a golden retriever. His favorite toy is a large stuffed duck named Mr. Quackers. The duck was originally a “random purchase” for the dog in 2020. Since then, the golden retriever and his toy have been inseparable. Charlie takes the big stuffy everywhere. His pawrents introduced a large Mr. Quackers suit to prank Charlie with, and Charlie loves it! @charliethegolden18 Love my Mr. Quackers #dogsoftiktok #goldenretriever #dogs #petsoftiktok ♬ It’s Corn – Tariq & The Gregory Brothers & Recess Therapy We’ve seen a golden retriever attached to a toy with Elton and Mr. Monkey. While other dogs become attached to a favorite ball, chew toy, or tug rope, golden retrievers seem drawn to stuffed toys. Perhaps it is the personability of the stuffies, or perhaps the plushy softness? While we will likely never know, it gives us something to consider while we enjoy Charlie’s antic with Mr. Quackers. Image from TikTok. Watching Charlie with Mr. Quackers is enough to melt your heart. But when Dad appears in the large Mr. Quackers suit, Charlie becomes a bouncing ball of excitement. There is a longer video that includes Charlie’s first meeting and play session. Image from TikTok. Since the large Mr. Quackers first appeared, worn by Dad, it has become a regular character in the family’s videos and both Mom and Dad have donned the costume to entertain the happy golden. They have taken Charlie on walks, given him a hose bath, and even played basketball in the giant suit. Charlie is so fond of his duck that he even tried to get his own Mr. Quackers Halloween costume (although that didn’t work out so well). Charlie isn’t the only animal in the house. Siblings Buddy, Daisy, Herbie, Oliver, and Sassy Cat also occasionally appear in videos. You can visit with the family on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Golden Retriever Has Cutest Freak-Out When Dad Dresses Up As His Favorite Toy appeared first on InspireMore.

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If you’re old enough to remember Autograph’s “Turn Up the Radio,” you’ll recall that it was sort of a sensation. With a shredding solo laid down by Steve Lynch, and a bigger-than-big chorus bellowing from the throat of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Steve Plunkett, the single, which came off Autograph’s 1984 debut, Sign in Please, is pure Eighties ecstasy. Autograph had it all, and they hit at the perfect time. As for Plunkett, he was born for it. “I grew up in a small Arizona town without much of a scene,” he says. “But there were several bands that played school dances, The post Steve Plunkett of Autograph: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

136 years ago today, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel received a patent for his vision of a seamless and fluid way of entering and exiting buildings: the revolving door. Starting the Van Kannel Revolving Door Company in 1889, his idea was so successful that he was eventually bought out by the International Steel Company which […] The post Good News in History, August 7 appeared first on Good News Network.

This year, GNN has featured a variety of stories showing how viral posts on social media do a world of good, all around the world. Yet another entry in the series comes now from the Netherlands, where a 24-hour live stream of a seal rehab center went viral on social media 8 time zones away […] The post Adorable Dutch Webcam of Rescued Seals Is a Big Hit in Japan (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.