Nobody Cares: PRS

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Byron Mallott, Alaska lieutenant governor, resigns over apparent harassment

Mallott, in his resignation letter, said his decision was "compelled by inappropriate comments I made that placed a person whom I respect and revere in a position of vulnerability."

He apologized and acknowledged that his actions had compromised Walker's ability to lead the state.

The nature of the comments remained unclear, though Walker described them as an "inappropriate overture to a woman," Walker spokesman Austin Baird said.

Mallott did not immediately return a phone message seeking details, and Walker did not take questions during a news conference with Mallott's successor, Valerie Davidson. Until Tuesday, she had served as the state health commissioner.

Baird said Walker's office is trying to be careful in what details it releases because the woman involved did not want to be publicly identified.

In a statement, Walker said he learned late Monday that Mallott — a man with whom he has shared a brother-like bond — had made comments not suitable for his office.

"As leaders, we must hold ourselves to the highest standards of conduct," Walker said.

Walker learned of the incident from his chief of staff, Scott Kendall, before a debate Monday, Baird said. Walker later spoke at greater length with Kendall and Walker spoke with Mallott, Baird said. Mallott offered his resignation, he said.

The resignation was announced shortly after Walker participated in an at-times testy debate in Anchorage with his two chief rivals, Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy.

Davidson said she was "deeply saddened" by Mallott's resignation and "profoundly disappointed by his conduct."

"Respect for women, and the dignity of all Alaskans, is our responsibility," she said in a release.

Walker, in a separate statement, said it's too late for Mallott to remove his name from the ballot but that Mallott would not accept the position of lieutenant governor if elected. He said Davidson would assume the role of his running mate.

 

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[Dakota Tebaldi]

Warplanes for Jesus

 

[Free]

Evangelical "leader."

 

[Jolene Benoir]

Warplanes for Jesus

Gaslighting for Trump. A person who calls himself a Man of God is carrying water for an insane narcissist who made up a non-existent $100 billion arms sale.

There are no lengths to which some of these evangelicals won't go to seek power and money. WWJB. Who would Jesus Bomb. It's obscene.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Steven Penny, the former president of USA Gymnastics who resigned after Larry Nassar was indicted, has been arrested for evidence tampering in that case

Penny was arrested by the U.S. Marshals service in Tennessee on a warrant issued by the state of Texas. He was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of tampering with evidence, a felony, on Sept. 28.

He allegedly removed documents from the Karolyi Ranch, the U.S. gymnastics' training facility in Huntsville, Texas, related to Nassar's activity at the gym.

"The indictment further alleges that the removal of the documents was done for the purpose of impairing the ongoing investigation by destroying or hiding the documents," the U.S. Marshals said in a press release. He allegedly ordered the documents be sent to him at USA Gymnastics headquarters in Indianapolis. Those documents have never been recovered, authorities said.

Penny was taken into custody at a cabin in rural Gatlinburg, Tennessee, by the U.S. Marshals and Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force, according to authorities. He is awaiting extradition to Texas.

He faces up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Assange to take legal action against Ecuador

Julian Assange is to launch legal action against the government of Ecuador, accusing it of violating his "fundamental rights and freedoms".

The Wikileaks co-founder has lived in its UK embassy since 2012 after seeking asylum to avoid extradition to Sweden over a rape claim - later dropped.

He was given a set of house rules by the London embassy this week, including taking better care of his cat

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Dude flat out mooches for six straight years and throws a tantrum because they want him to take care of his cat and stop trashing his room.

I can no longer take anyone who admires this guy seriously, sorry.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

More details here: Ecuador tells Assange to avoid political activity online – and feed the cat

Assange was told to take charge of the “well-being, food, hygiene and proper care” of his pet cat, in the memo written in Spanish and first published on the Ecuadorian Código Vidrio website.

It warned that if the WikiLeaks founder did not take care of the pet, it would be given to someone else or handed in to an animal refuge.

“It’s virtually a prison regime,” Carlos Poveda, Assange’s lawyer in Quito told the Guardian. “This new regime goes against his basic human dignity as an asylee,” he said.

Poveda added that as of Monday Assange had not had his internet restored and had not been able to read and understand the memo as it had not been translated from Spanish.

The memo implored Assange and his guests to keep the bathroom clean and stated the diplomatic mission would not pay towards his food, laundry or any other costs related to his stay from 1 December 2018 onwards. Assange must also have quarterly medical check-ups that he must pay for too, it stated.

Any failure to comply with the news house rules “could lead to the termination of the diplomatic asylum granted by the Ecuadorian state,” it added.

To be fair, some of the requirements mentioned in the BBC report, particularly those that affect his visitors and legal advisors (who must agree, it seems, to have the details and serial numbers of their phones and electronic equipment recorded by the Embassy staff and agree that these details may be shared with others) seem rather restrictive.

However, he's clearly worn out his welcome.

 

[danielravennest]

Robertson is looking more like a medieval gargoyle every year.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Check out this mensch.

Rodney Smith Jr (@iamrodneysmith) | Twitter

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Veritable Quandry]

 

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TED CRUZ FOR HUMAN PRESIDENT

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Apparently, this is actually real. I wonder if they'll ship to certain elected officials...

 

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Megyn Kelly: What’s so wrong with dressing up in blackface on Halloween?

‘What is racist? You truly do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was OK, as long as you were dressing up as like a character.’

She's apparently much older than I thought she was.

 

[Sybil Maryfield]

Today, I saw a camo Jeep with a trifecta of bumpersticker bullshit plastered on the back. Hillary for Prison, Abortion Stops a Beating Heart, plus a Confederate Flag. Stay classy, Kentucky!

 

[NyteWytch]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

The heck?