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Rose McGowan's endorsement of right-winger Larry Elder claims Obama is 'in' on Weinstein rapes

Rose McGowan has always been pro-women and a feminist, but in a surprise turn Sunday, she endorsed anti-woman Republican Larry Elder for governor in California.

McGowan once alleged that the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom "tried to bribe" her before coming out about her experiences with Harvey Weinstein. That appears to have angered McGowan so much that she was willing to support a man who has frequently insulted women and even brandished a gun at his then-fiance.

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Trump's speech to 'cult' members heralds 'peace' of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church

CORRECTION: This story has been updated with additional information, as well as clarification of the relationship between the Unification Church and Sean Moon's Rod of Iron Ministries.

President Donald Trump spoke to members of the Unification Church, at a rally sponsored by Universal Peace Federation, on Sept. 11. The Unification Church is a group which is widely considered to be a "cult" by former members and cult experts.

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Mary Trump explains why her uncle Donald cared more about boxing instead of Sept. 11 anniversary

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Dr. Mary Trump, the niece of former President Donald Trump, explained why her uncle was more focused on making money on Sept. 11 than he was about the victims and survivors on the 20th anniversary of such a horrific tragedy.

While the people of the U.S. were mourning and recalling the sadness surrounding the day, Trump eagerly provided commentary with his son for a boxing match on the day. At the same time, other political leaders flocked to remembrance sites. Trump bragged he scored an "obscene" amount of money for the gig, something he likely needs to fight the legal problems he's facing.

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'Drunk' irate man shoves JetBlue flight attendant after getting booted for not wearing his mask properly

Another video of an irate airplane passenger has gone viral after he and his family were asked to leave a flight over non-compliance with mask rules.

An Instagram user posted a video this week of what she called a "drunk couple" who she claims refused to put their masks over their nose.

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'If he got me on the floor I was dead': Black woman recalls terror from Chicago cop while walking her dog

A Black woman attacked by Chicago police while walking her dog is speaking out about the terror she felt as he grabbed her.

The Daily Beast wrote about Nikkita Brown, who was walking her dog in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago last month when a police officer rolled up and told her she needed to leave. She said that she started to head for the exit of the park but that the officer wouldn't leave her alone, following and harassing her. The demand to exit the park didn't appear to extend to white people in the area, she explained.

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'Get out!' Women of The View tell Sean Spicer to quit complaining and step down from military academy board

Sean Spicer as well as other of President Donald Trump's appointees were asked to step down from their appointed posts this week by the new administration. Spicer, along with Kellyanne Conway and others, were appointed to the board of the Naval College, U.S. Air Force Academy, and other military academies.

In response, Spicer accused the Biden White House of insulting his patriotism. He said he would join a lawsuit against the administration. Discussing the ordeal, the co-hosts of "The View" told him to get over it and leave.

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Sunny Hostin unleashes on Ron 'DeathSantis' for lying about the COVID deaths in Florida

The women of "The View" slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Wednesday over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis in his state.

Whoopi Goldberg began the show saying that the state is outright "on fire" with the over-abundance of death.

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Republicans ‘raised the cost on stupid’ by rejecting basic common sense: MSNBC’s Heilemann

MSNBC's John Heilemann said the delta variant of the coronavirus had "raised the cost of stupid," and he said conservatives were finding out the hard way.

Republican governors are banning common-sense measures to protect public health, such as mask mandates and vaccine requirements, while conservative broadcasters push unproven treatments and question vaccination -- and the "Morning Joe" host said they're putting everyone else at risk.

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Ron DeSantis laments the politicization of masks -- which he's fought throughout the pandemic

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lamented that masks had become politicized as the pandemic drags on.

The Republican governor has seen his approval ratings drop as COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths skyrocket in his state, and he remains engaged in a legal fight over his executive order banning local mask mandates despite months of rising case numbers.

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Whoopi slams Texas Republicans: Are any of these men qualified to write a law when they’re this clueless about a woman’s body?

The women of "The View" went after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) at the top of their Tuesday show after signed draconian anti-abortion legislation into law. They began by showing the video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who made it clear on CNN that the so-called "six-week" abortion ban in Texas isn't exactly six weeks.

"Six weeks pregnant means two weeks late for your period, and two weeks late on your period for any person, any person with a menstrual cycle can happen if you are stressed, if your diet changes, or for really no reason at all. So, you don't have six weeks," the congresswoman told Anderson Cooper.

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CNN's John Avlon does epic takedown of the post-Trump trend of Republicans saying one thing while doing another

CNN host John Avlon made an observation Wednesday that the post-Donald Trump Republican Party has thrown caution to the wind and is whipping out as much hypocrisy as they can muster.

Doing a commentary for the morning show, Avlon recalled the different sects of the former GOP like libertarians, evangelicals and the business community: they all wanted smaller top-down government. Meanwhile, Republican governors are running their states with the same top-down bureaucracy they once repelled.

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Lincoln Project ad mocks Trump's falling popularity: ‘DeSantis is running away’ with your party

The Lincoln Project is out with a new ad noting how President Donald Trump's popularity is falling and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is taking over for him.

"Republicans in Washington and the Fox News echo chamber are having a hard time hiding their excitement over the ascension of Governor Ron DeSantis as party leader," said Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson. "Tune into Rupert Murdoch's Fox News at any given hour of the day and you'll see just who they think Republican voters should be listening to. Ron DeSantis is running away with the party Trump built, and so far there is seemingly nothing the weakened and fading Donald can do about it."

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MSNBC's Morning Joe shreds Greg Abbott's 'preposterous' comments about rape: 'I don't know where to start'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's "preposterous" comments about eliminating rapes in his state.

The Republican governor justified his state's new abortion restrictions by saying rape victims would not be harmed because his administration would somehow stop sexual assaults, and the "Morning Joe" host was among many who were shocked and appalled.

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