Former President Trump is now eight points ahead of Joe Biden in Michigan. The CNN poll released Friday found that fifty percent of voters would support Trump if the presidential election were held today. Forty-two percent would support Biden. Five percent say they would support somebody else‚ and two percent say they don’t plan to […] The post Donald Trump Is Killing It in the polls appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Taylor Swift never forgot the way Kenny Chesney supported her after she had an early blow to her career. At 17‚ Taylor Swift was just beginning her climb to music stardom. With singles like Tim McGraw and Teardrops on My Guitar doing well on the airwaves‚ she had forged a spot in the industry‚ and she was looking for ways to hold that spot. Then a big break came in 2009. Taylor was offered the opportunity to open for Kenny’s summer tour‚ which “was going to change” her career‚ she told Time Magazine in December 2024. But when a beer company joined the tour as a sponsor‚ she could no longer be on the bill because of her age. “I was devastated‚” she admitted. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) Despite Kenny Chesney being a much larger star at the time‚ he didn’t forget Taylor’s bad luck. So for her 18th birthday‚ he had his promoter show up to her party with a card that read‚ “I’m sorry that you couldn’t come on the tour‚ so I wanted to make it up to you.” Inside the card was a massive check. “It was for more money than I’d ever seen in my life‚” she said. “I was able to pay my band bonuses; I was able to pay for my tour buses. I was able to fuel my dreams.” Kenny Chesney Believes Taylor Swift Helped “Bring the World Together” In a March 20 interview with USA Today‚ Kenny Chesney said he was shocked to see that she’d mentioned him in the interview and admitted that he had even more respect for her after learning how she spent the money. “To see what she did with that and the person she is now and the artist she is now and the creator that she is now — it is unbelievable what she has become‚” he told the publication. “I love Taylor‚” he added. “She has such a creative soul‚ and that’s where all of this started. Everything you see‚ the stadium shows and big performances‚ are great. But she is still‚ I believe‚ at heart‚ a songwriter. That is something no one can deny.” Kenny Chesney knew she would be a star back when she was supposed to open for him‚ but he could never have known just how big of a star she’d be. “I saw that early‚ but I didn’t know it would turn into this. When she couldn’t do our tour and then she surprised me at a couple of shows and came onstage to sing with me‚ I saw that look in her eyes that you can’t teach‚” he said. “I told my promoter‚ ‘This child is going to be something one day‚'” he added. “But who can look into a crystal ball and know she would help bring the world together?” This story’s featured image is by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Kenny Chesney. The post Kenny Chesney Humbly Responds After Taylor Swift Shares Touching Story From Her Early Career appeared first on InspireMore.

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Out of Los Angeles’‚ Black Label Society emerged in 1998 as the brainchild of Zakk Wylde‚ a virtuoso guitarist and vocalist known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne. The band’s genesis was marked by a desire to meld the raw energy of heavy metal with the soulful undertones of Southern rock‚ a fusion first explored by Wylde in his earlier project‚ Pride &; Glory‚ and further refined in his solo endeavor‚ “Book of Shadows.” Despite the latter’s lukewarm reception‚ it laid the groundwork for what would become Black Label Society. The band officially took shape with the recording of “Sonic The post Top 10 Black Label Society Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice unveiled a new entity that will train state and local officials on procedures to apply red flag laws to confiscate firearms from gun owners who are a threat to themselves or others. Conservatives slammed the new center that intends to bolster red flag laws to confiscate firearms from threatening gun owners.The Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center on Saturday. The new entity will also be called "The Center." The National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will "provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement officials‚ prosecutors‚ attorneys‚ judges‚ clinicians‚ victim service and social service providers‚ community organizations‚ and behavioral health professionals responsible for implementing laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a threat to themselves or others."The DOJ said in a statement‚ "ERPO laws‚ which are modeled off domestic violence protection orders‚ create a civil process allowing law enforcement‚ family members (in most states)‚ and medical professionals or other groups (in some states) to petition a court to temporarily prohibit someone at risk of harming themselves or others from purchasing and possessing firearms for the duration of the order."The National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center website declared that it will provide training and technical assistance such as: Development and dissemination of trainings for ERPO stakeholders.Support for states and local jurisdictions to implement ERPO programs.Facilitation of peer-to-peer engagement with model ERPO learning sites.Delivery of presentations and webinars to advance states’ and localities’ knowledge on key ERPO topics.ERPO laws are often called red flag laws and allow the government to confiscate firearms from legal gun owners without due process. ERPO laws allow law enforcement to search for and seize the firearms of "dangerous individuals." Red flag laws also permit courts to issue temporary orders prohibiting "dangerous" individuals from possessing or acquiring firearms.The DOJ press release said that 21 states and the District of Columbia have enacted ERPO laws.The White House noted that only six of the states that implemented ERPO laws have utilized federal funds from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act‚ which offers $750 million for "red flag programs‚ mental health courts‚ drug courts‚ and veteran treatment courts."The National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center is a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions‚ the U.S. Department of Justice‚ and Bureau of Justice Assistance. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated‚ "The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others. The establishment of the Center is the latest example of the Justice Department’s work to use every tool provided by the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to protect communities from gun violence."Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer added‚ "Supporting our law enforcement and community partners in curbing the scourge of gun violence is more critical than ever. In addition to other resources leveraged across the Justice Department‚ this Center will provide communities with new tools and technical assistance to help them implement effective crisis intervention strategies and reduce gun violence.”Conservatives bashed the Center as a new version of government overreach that attempts to infringe on Second Amendment rights and confiscate guns without due process. Blaze News investigative reporter Steve Baker: "The long march through our institutions is complete and the neo-Marxist assault on the Bill of Rights is now fully out of the closet. We see the enemy‚ '…both foreign and DOMESTIC.'"Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.): "What the hell is this evil? A Federal Red Flag center; We did not authorize this. Announced‚ of course‚ just hours after the omnibus passes."GOP Texas State Representative Brian Harrison: "Post-Constitutional America. Unelected bureaucrats now both write and enforce law; by edict. Congress has made itself irrelevant… except to occasionally vote to spend more money we don’t have. Every elected Republican not fighting this is complicit."Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.): "This didn't come through Congress. This Administration will do everything in their power to destroy the Constitution and the God given rights of Americans."Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.): "Merrick Garland just announced a massive Red Flag Operation that the DOJ will be running by using EVERY spy tool the US government has in order to violate American’s Second Amendment!! This comes right after Johnson fully funded Biden’s weaponized DOJ!"Columnist David Harsanyi: "Defending 'democracy' by stripping Americans of their due process and Second Amendment rights using a unilateral federal decree."Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.): "The timing of this is intentional. This is an UNAUTHORIZED attack on our 2nd Amendment."Libertarian activist Spike Cohen: "This is Federal Red Flag."Gun rights advocate Dana Loesch: "This won’t apply to Hunter Biden‚ illegal aliens‚ or cartel members that Dems fight to arm. This is an attack on due process and ignores existing law that provides a way to adjudicate someone ineligible. All previous tragedies were preventable without removal of due process."Author J Michael Waller: "They will build a political police by whatever means necessary."The official account for the Libertarian Party: "We will resist this until the end of time. The right to keep and bear arms is non-negotiable. Your red flag schemes will fail."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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