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Author Stephen King Responds After Florida Bans 23 Of His Books

It’s safe to say that Stephen King is one of the most well-known and widely read novelists in the world. Many of his books have been made into blockbuster movies, and he has sold more than 400 million copies of his work across the globe.

But if you happen to be a student in Florida, you may never get to read one of King’s books, because the state has just banned 23 of his most famous tomes from schools in the Sunshine State.

King’s books have been pulled from library shelves as the result of a 2022 law passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), according to Newsweek.

“The decision was driven by complaints from groups like Moms for Liberty. Republicans, including DeSantis, have said the legislation prevents students from obtaining books that are not age-appropriate, but critics view the law as an attempt to stifle discussion about issues including race and the LGBTQ+ community in public schools, raising concerns that this law may censor many topics.”

King is getting support to overturn the 2022 book-banning law from six book publishers, but he also decided to express his own disdain for what’s taking place in Florida in a post on Twitter/X that has been viewed several million times.

Others also joined the online debate and expressed their outrage over the blatant censorship being imposed by Florida.

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Donald Trump Elections Kamala Harris

These 2 Battleground States Will Probably Decide The 2024 Election

Most political pundits and polling experts agree that seven swing states are of tantamount importance to the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and disgraced former president Donald Trump: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

However, the election may be decided in just two of those seven states, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Democratic strategist and former Bill Clinton adviser Doug Sosnik told the Journal that Georgia and Pennsylvania are the two most important “pivot points” in the 2024 race for the White House.

“If Trump can win Pennsylvania or Harris can win Georgia, I think they are then overwhelming favorites to win the election,” Sosnik said. “It’s still possible for Trump to win without Georgia, it’s still possible for Harris to win without Pennsylvania, but it’s a lot more difficult.”

According to reports, strategists inside the Trump camp believe their best chance of victory is to focus on Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Winning those would secure 271 Electoral College votes, one more than the 270 needed to be named president. That would be the case even if Trump was unsuccessful in carrying Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin.

Democrats, however, are laser-focused on Georgia and Pennsylvania. If Harris wins them, she would then only need one of the following states — Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin — to go her way for her to reach 270.

Based on recent polls, it would seem that Harris has the advantage over Trump in all of the battleground states, as she continues to see her numbers rise while the ex-president loses support, especially among self-identified independent voters and Republicans who vote for President Joe Biden in 2020.

Does the Harris campaign see things that way, too? According to Dan Kanninen, the Harris campaign’s director of battleground states, he expects the battleground states to be “really competitive again this time around,” adding, “We have a record of winning close races in these states—and in Pennsylvania and Georgia, our record is stronger than Team MAGA.”

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Donald Trump Elections GOP WTF?!

Trump Urges GOP To Shut Down The Federal Government Just Weeks Before 2024 Election

Perhaps sensing that he’s on the verge of losing the 2024 presidential election in humiliating fashion to Vice President Kamala Harris, failed one-term, twice-impeached former president Donald Trump is now urging his Republican allies to shut down the federal government shortly before voters go to the polls in November.

Speaking with Monica Crowley on her podcast, HuffPost reports, Trump insisted that the GOP needs to either force Democrats to support legislation barring non-US citizens from voting or refuse to pass funding that would keep the government open.

“I would shut down the government in a heartbeat if they don’t get it and if they don’t get it in the bill,” Trump declared.

Since it’s already a federal crime for noncitizens to vote, it’s unclear why another law is needed.

Trump added that Republicans should also add language to the spending bill that would severely restrict legal immigration to the United States.

“If they don’t get these bills, they should close it down, and Republicans should not approve it.”

Despite the disgraced ex-president’s call for a government shutdown, it doesn’t appear there’s a lot of GOP support for such a move, which could backfire and cause voters to cast their ballots for Democrats in response to government gridlock, the report adds.

“The Freedom Caucus doesn’t have enough members to actually block a clean government funding bill, which would likely pass the House with lots of support from Democrats and Republicans alike. Trump’s support for the SAVE Act could sway some Republicans, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who also supports the measure, hasn’t said he would insist on it in a funding bill.”

Additonally, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is also said to be working behind the scenes to get his House GOP colleagues to avoid any sort of government shutdown.

Sounds like Donald Trump is going to lose twice in the coming months. But he should be used to that by now. After all, he’s been a loser his entire life.

 

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Donald Trump Elections

Rocker Jack White Slams ‘Scum’ Trump For Using His Music Without Permission: ‘Double F**k You’

Rock star Jack White lashed out at failed one-term, twice-impeached, and multiply-indicted former president Donald Trump for using one of his most famous songs, and made it clear he’s planning legal action against the ex-president and his 2024 campaign.

According to HuffPost, White shared a video posted online by Margo Martin, an official for the Trump campaign which included the song “Seven Nation Army,” recorded by White’s former band, The White Stripes, in 2003.

On Instagram, White

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“>posted a blunt rebuke of Martin and Trump, which led to the video being taken down, but not before the damage had been done in White’s mind.

“Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin.”

 
 
 
 
 
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White added a message specifically for Trump:

“And as long as I’m here, a double fuck you DonOLD for insulting our nation’s veterans at Arlington you scum. You should lose every military family’s vote immediately from that if ANYTHING makes sense anymore.”

The mention of Arlington is a reference to the latest controversy surrounding Trump and his 2024 campaign, as reported by the Washington Post.

“The Trump campaign posted a video Wednesday that was recorded at Arlington National Cemetery, two days after an alleged altercation in which defense officials said a cemetery staff member sought to enforce guidelines the campaign had received not to take photos and videos near the graves of U.S. service members killed in recent years.”

White has also been critical of celebrities who support Trump, writing in 2023:

“Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of shit Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book. That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri.”

 

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Donald Trump Elections GOP Polls

A Crucial Voting Bloc Is Abandoning The Trump-Vance Ticket: New Polling Data

For years, failed former president Donald Trump and the Republican Party have tried to make inroads with one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the country: Hispanics.

But it appears that outreach was all for naught, according to new polling data.

On Wednesday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Jonathan Lemire asked former Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki about the polls.

“It’s not like Trump’s numbers are really going down per se. At least not much,” Lemire noted. “It’s more Harris’ growing support. It seems like Democrats that, for whatever reason, had really cooled on President Biden are now coming home because they’re excited about Kamala.”

“That’s exactly right, and remember just over a month ago, there was a larger number of double haters as we called them, people who weren’t thrilled about either candidate,” Psaki explained. “There was a large percentage of undecided voters that kind of wavered from poll to poll, and this all is a reflection of Democrats coming home, or Democratic-leaning voters coming home, which is a very good sign for the Biden (sic) and Walz campaign, exactly what you want coming out of the convention.”

“One of the most interesting numbers, certainly 18 to 34-year-olds, but the Hispanic number, Latinos is super interesting because this is a group that Trump and the Trump team has really done a ton of outreach to, and it is a group that you have seen some trends in certain states that has been leaning sometimes more Republican than they have been historically Democratic,” she added.

The segment concluded with Psaki remarking, “So this is a very good sign for them. What this means too, and you see this in state polls which are much more interesting to me than national polls, is that some of the states that seem to be off of the competition lane for the Democratic ticket like Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, are back in competition, and that’s a very good sign for the Harris-Walz team because they have more maps to get to 270, and it’s not just the Blue Wall, even though the Blue Wall will still be pivotal.”

Women, the single-largest voting bloc in the country, are now registering to vote in record numbers, as are young people. Harris will likely win the black vote by a mile and is also looking good among Asian voters. If the Hispanic vote also breaks for Harris, Trump will be left with little more than angry white men who wouldn’t vote for a black woman in a million years.

Could a popular and electoral vote be in the offing for Democrats in November? That’s very possible, but only if we all get out and cast a ballot against Trump and his extreme right-wing agenda.