Broke, Woke & Crazy Folk 6/25: Julian Assange freed; Biden faces loan forgiveness block; Maxine Waters’ unhinged claim; Retirement crisis looms; California’s gun and wage problems, and more

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Here is a collection of stories happening across the country, displaying the state of the economy, the heartbeat of American culture, and the craziness of modern-day politics…

1) Judges partially block Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan over constitutional challenge from 11 states

From The Blaze – Two judges sided against the student loan forgiveness plan pushed by President Joe Biden based on a challenge from Republican-led states on Monday.

Biden promised during his 2016 campaign to transfer student loan debt from those who borrowed money to all taxpayers, but eleven states filed a lawsuit accusing Biden of usurping the power of Congress. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Wichita, Kansas, blocked parts of the plan moments before U.S. District Judge John Ross in St. Louis, Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction against the plan. Biden’s plot was scheduled to go into effect on July 1… Read More

 

2) Julian Assange walks free: WikiLeaks founder boards plane out of UK after agreeing plea deal on US spy charges – 12 years after fleeing into Ecuador embassy to avoid sex-crime quiz

From The Daily Mail: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has flown out of the UK after he reached a plea deal with US prosecutors, 12 years after he fled to Ecuador’s embassy to avoid a sex crime probe.

Assange, detained for over a decade over allegations he hacked the US government and released damning footage showing war crimes committed by the Army, today left HMP Belmarsh in London and flew out of the country on a flight from Stansted at 5pm today, according to WikiLeaks.

Footage published by WikiLeaks to X purportedly showed Assange travelling in a car to Stansted Airport, before cutting to him boarding the plane at the travel hub… Read More

 

3) Poll Watchers Uncover Election Fraud In Virginia

From Mario Nawfal: Poll watchers in Lynchburg, VA, released proof of fraud in Tuesday’s election. They were blocked from observing mail-in ballot processing, found ballot box seals broken, and ballots counted without oversight.

“Election staff confirmed that it had been standard practice to allow the ballot drop box to be stuffed until Friday, which violates Virginia law.”

They also tried to silence the observers at the Friday Election Board Emergency Meeting by telling them not to discuss the events with the media.

“Staff also stated the drop box was emptied Friday morning, but did not produce records documenting access to the drop box until nearly an hour after our observer requested receipts. It is still unclear how many ballots were collected from the drop box, and we may never know how many were stuffed in the drop box after the polls closed.”

 

4) Maxine Waters: Trump Winning Would Be Threatening To ‘Millions’; ‘Killings’ Will Happen

From Daily Wire: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) declared over the weekend that if former President Donald Trump wins re-election that “millions” of people will be threatened and “killings” will happen. Waters made the remarks during a Sunday interview on MSNBC when asked about if she was concerned about her personal safety if Trump were to win.

“I’m very concerned, not only about my safety and not only about the safety of members of Congress,” she claimed. “I’m concerned about the safety of so many people in this country, particularly people of color. Donald Trump has said that if he does not win, it is going to be fraud, and because it is going to be fraud, there will be blood in the streets. He threatens about a civil war, and he threatens there’s going to be violence.” … Read More

 

5) California: No. 1 in Gun Control, No. 1 in ‘Active Shooter Incidents’ in 2023

From Breitbart: New figures from the FBI show that heavily gun-controlled California led the nation in “active shooter incidents” in 2023.

The FBI “designated 48 shootings as active shooter incidents” in 2023. California was the leading state in the nation, having 8 of the 48 incidents, Fox News reported. ABC News commented on the FBI findings, noting, “California had the largest number of active shooting incidents with eight. The locations of the shootings were open spaces, places of businesses and education centers.” … Read More

 

6) 30-Year-Old San Francisco McDonald’s Closes Due to $20 Minimum Wage

From Breitbart: A long-standing San Francisco McDonald’s franchise has closed down after 30 years because of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new $20 minimum wage law, the owner said.

The Stonestown Galleria McDonald’s became a casualty of the economy on Sunday; franchise owner Scott Rodrick told ABC7 that it was a “gut-wrenching day” for him and his family… Read More

 

7) Retirement crisis looms as women’s savings just one-third of men’s

From Fox Business: A potential retirement crisis is brewing among female retirees who have only saved about one-third of the amount men have, according to a Prudential Financial survey released Monday. The survey of 905 American adults between the ages of 55 and 75 found that while men had saved a median of $157,000 for retirement, women had only set aside $50,000.

“The financial futures of certain cohorts – such as women – are especially precarious,” Caroline Feeney, CEO of Prudential’s U.S. businesses, said in a statement.

“Women have a more challenging time saving for retirement,” she added, noting that inflation, housing prices and changing tax policies have been the main barriers… Read More

 

8) Man dies after being struck by roller coaster at Ohio amusement park

From ABC News: A 38-year-old man has died days after he was hit by a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park, officials confirmed on Monday.

Arntanaro Nelson, of Wilmington, Ohio, suffered a “traumatic injury” Wednesday night at the Kings Island theme park in Mason, according to a Mason Police Department incident report.

Nelson had entered a restricted, fenced area near the Banshee roller coaster “and is believed to have been struck by the ride” around 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the park said in a statement… Read More

 

9) New York county passes law to restrict trans girls and women from sports venues

From Reuters: The legislature of New York’s Nassau County passed a law on Monday to ban women’s and girl’s sports teams from using sports facilities in the county on Long Island unless they exclude transgender girls and women from playing.

The law was virtually identical to a thwarted order issued by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, in February, which was immediately challenged by New York’s attorney general and a local women’s roller-derby team for violating a state ban on discrimination against people based on their sex or gender identity.

Blakeman’s order, which he said was needed to allow cisgender girls and women the fairest chance to win sporting events, was thrown out by a New York court, which ruled last month that only the county legislature had the power to make such a change. Under the new law, which Blakeman is expected to sign, if an organizer of girls’ or women’s sports wishes to book a county-run park or athletics facility, they must ask each member of the teams involved what sex was marked on their original birth certificate, and expel any teammates who were not designated female… Read More

 

10) Civil liberties groups file lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in every classroom

From Fox News: Louisiana is facing a lawsuit from civil liberties groups over its new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed H.B. 71 into law last Wednesday… Read More

 

11) Canned coffee recalled over deadly toxin fears

From Fox Business: A Wisconsin-based coffee manufacturer is recalling products shipped nationwide after federal officials warned that the production process could result in a deadly toxin.

Earlier this month, Snapchill LLC voluntarily recalled all of its canned coffee products within the expiration date “because their current process could lead to the growth and production” of botulinum toxin in low-acid canned foods, according to the warning notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products were distributed nationwide through various roasters and retailers, according to the recall notice. It was also distributed through Snapchill’s website… Read More

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