A ticket sales and distribution company at the center of an antitrust investigation involving international deception, fraud and price fixing, as well as having faced criticism for playing “woke” politics, is facing another storm today. But many of its congressional critics are unusually silent — so far. According to The Washington Free Beacon, Ticketmaster made copious amounts of money from selling tickets to a Louis Farrakhan rally, where the antisemitic preacher defended Adolf Hitler and promoted antisemitic stereotypes about “Jewish power” in business and politics: Ticketmaster, which charges service fees on each ticket it sells, raked in money selling tickets to Farrakhan’s annual Saviours’…
Author: Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.
Life for a disgraced Democrat who critics say contributed to Baltimore’s decline has gone from bad to worse. Former Baltimore City’s State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby made a name for herself, charging six police officers for a litany of crimes, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of Freddie Gray. More recently, Mosby was indicted by a federal grand jury on a perjury charge for falsely claiming financial hardship during COVID-19 and receiving monetary compensation via the CARES Act. Now, Mosby’s case is being delayed. After her entire defense team quit. Fox News has more: Mosby pleaded not guilty last year…
A parent’s worst nightmare… Parents of a fifth-grade girl at a Long Island elementary school have taken the unusual step of suing their school district. The drastic move came after the girl’s teacher, Debra Rosenquist allegedly pressured the child into questioning her gender identity. The parents insist that Rosenquist pushed their daughter to identify as a transgender boy. According to their suit, the teacher went so far as to make the young girl use male pronouns. Rosenquist’s insistence on promoting gender expression allegedly caused the confused child to discuss suicide openly. The New York Post explains how everything spiraled out…
A surprising arrest has rocked Washington, D.C. and sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories. From liberals, convinced the accused sabotaged the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into allegations the 2016 Trump campaign was coordinating with the Russian government to influence that year’s presidential election. There’s just one problem. They have no evidence. Nonetheless, former FBI counterintelligence official Charles McGonigal’s apprehension sent Democrats and their media allies’ proverbial heads spinning. McGonigal played a role in Crossfire Hurricane and now faces criminal charges that he, himself, colluded with Moscow. He is the highest-ranking FBI official ever charged with a crime and has pleaded…
Editor’s Note: Dear readers, We apologize for the service outage tonight. Our team is working with our marketing platform to resolve this incident. We’re working hard to make amends and provide you the service you deserve. Original Article: Twice-failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has come up short yet again. The Georgia Democrat went to Nigeria, Africa’s notoriously troubled Democracy, to help instill confidence in the electoral process. However, violent attacks and voter suppression during Saturday’s election, coupled with reported variations in poll opening and closing times, have left the country’s main opposition parties more distrustful of authorities. On election day,…
Former President Donald Trump is erupting after the latest filing in the Dominion Voting System lawsuit against Fox News went public. Under oath, Fox Corporation founder Rupert Murdoch said that several Fox News hosts, including Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Sean Hannity, “endorsed at times this false notion of a stolen election” by Trump. (RELATED: Fox News Trashed Trump’s Election Fraud Claims: Court Documents) Trump weighed in this morning on social media: Why is Rupert Murdoch throwing his anchors under the table, which also happens to be killing his case and infuriating his viewers, who will again be leaving in…
Can you put a price on overcoming historical injustices? According to a commission appointed by the city of San Francisco, the answer is a resounding yes. In its draft reparations plan, San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee recommends the city pay qualifying Black residents $5 million each, compensation for racial discrimination from decades past. Instead of following an equation, the committee’s chair said members scrutinized San Francisco’s history to decide what would be “a significant enough investment in families to put them on this path to economic well-being, growth and vitality that chattel slavery and all the policies that…
No reason was given… The commander of the 8th Air Force fired two senior commanders and four of their subordinates at Minot Air Force Base. A press release from Air Force Global Strike Command explained that Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara relieved Col. Gregory C. Mayer and Maj. Jonathan Welch. The command oversees the Air Force’s deployment of nuclear-capable bombers and missiles. No reason was given for Mayer and Welch’s dismissal. The command is not releasing the names of the four subordinate leaders. Task & Purpose has more: “To protect the privacy of the individuals, further details will not be released,”…
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson has ruled that former President Donald Trump can be deposed (aka questioned under oath) by lawyers for ex-FBI agents, and lovers, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. Text messages between Strzok and Page disparaging then-candidate Trump aggravated claims that the bureau’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election was politically motivated to hurt Trump. Any testimony would be part of the pairs’ lawsuits related to Srzoks’ firing in 2018. The Justice Department and FBI deny Trump’s criticisms played any role in Strzok’s termination. Page resigned amid the controversy. Law & Crime further reports: Peter…
While some Republicans want stipulations imposed on aid to Ukraine, that country’s president met with a delegation of GOP lawmakers, who vowed to consider his latest requests. The group of five House Republicans, including Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week as the group traveled across the country. Sources familiar with the meeting said the congressional delegation promised to consider Zelenskyy’s requests for weapons and “other necessities” to continue the fight against Russia. As CNN reports: The meeting, set against the backdrop of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, is a stark…