North Carolina GOP governor candidate Robinson referred to himself as ‘black NAZI’ on porn website – report
CNN has published their reporting on Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, and found that he called himself a “black NAZI!” on a pornography website’s message board.
The statements were posted more than 10 years ago, and CNN says Robinson, who is Black and currently serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, also wrote about enjoying transgender porn and referred to himself as a “perv”.
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Robinson posted lewd statements between 2008 and 2012 on Nude Africa, a pornography website that has a message board, CNN reports.
They were able to link him to the comments made under the handle “minisoldr” because he has used that name elsewhere online, listed his real name on his profile and an email addressed matched to him.
One of the stories CNN reports Robinson recounted on the message board was about spying on a women’s locker room as a 14-year-old:
I came to a spot that was a dead end but had two big vent covers over it! It just so happened it overlooked the showers! I sat there for about an hour and watched as several girls came in and showered.
Robinson is an opponent of LGBTQ rights, saying in 2021: “There’s no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth.”
But, on Nude Africa, CNN says he wrote:
I like watching tranny on girl porn! That’s f*cking hot! It takes the man out while leaving the man in!
North Carolina GOP governor candidate Robinson referred to himself as ‘black NAZI’ on porn website – report
CNN has published their reporting on Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, and found that he called himself a “black NAZI!” on a pornography website’s message board.
The statements were posted more than 10 years ago, and CNN says Robinson, who is Black and currently serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, also wrote about enjoying transgender porn and referred to himself as a “perv”.
North Carolina’s GOP governor candidate Mark Robinson denies reportedly damning story
Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in swing state North Carolina, has pre-emptively denied a story CNN and a Raleigh-based broadcaster are reportedly soon to publish regarding statements he made online.
In a video shared on X, Robinson, the state’s lieutenant governor, said “the things that you will see in that story – those are not the words of Mark Robinson”. Here’s the video:
Former advisers to Donald Trump have collaborated to build a website that spreads conspiracy theories, including about Moscow’s enemies, the Guardian’s Matt Bernardini reports:
Amid the recent crackdown on Russian influence in American media, a group of former Trump advisers and operatives have quietly helped build a pro-Russian website that frequently spreads debunked conspiracy theories about the war in Ukraine, election fraud and vaccines.
Working alongside contributors for Kremlin state media, the former Donald Trump policy aide George Papadopoulos, his wife, Simona Mangiante, and others have become editorial board members of the website Intelligencer, which is increasingly becoming a source of news for those in the rightwing ecosystem.
The growth of the website, which has not been reported on before, comes at a time when the US is seeking to crack down on Russian influence ahead of the 2024 election. Recently, the justice department charged two members of RT (formerly known as Russia Today) with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and money laundering for payments they allegedly made to “recruit unwitting American influencers”. It also placed sanctions on RT’s editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, and nine other employees.
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Vice-President Kamala Harris is participating in a live stream with Oprah Winfrey and the campaign says it’s anticipating some “surprises”.
Will Beyoncé make a surprise appearance? Do audience-members get a car? Is it Leon Panetta?
We’re not totally sure. You’ll have to tune into the live stream tonight at 8pm to find out. The campaign said 200,000 people had formally RSVPd, but they’re expecting more to join the livestream. There will be a “few hundred” guests in the studio as well, it said.
Oprah endorsed Harris in a rousing speech at the Democratic national convention in which she specifically appealed to independent voters. The campaign argues that Harris’s appearance alongside the TV personality will reach a cross-section of “persuadable” voters.
It’s part of the campaign’s voter registration-week organizing push.
Biden, Harris to meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will next week welcome Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House.
“On Thursday, September 26, President Biden will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the White House. Vice-president Harris will also meet separately with President Zelenskyy at the White House,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “The leaders will discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including Ukraine’s strategic planning and U.S. support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. The President and vice-president will emphasize their unshakeable commitment to stand with Ukraine until it prevails in this war.”
Donald Trump has said he will “probably” meet with Zelenskyy, who is traveling to the United States to address a UN security council meeting.
A major story may be developing in North Carolina’s race for governor, where Republicans earlier this year nominated as their candidate Mark Robinson, the state’s lieutenant governor who has a history of making inflammatory statements.
Citing sources familiar with the reporting, National Review says CNN is working on a story about “unsavory comments Robinson made in several online chatrooms”. The Carolina Journal reports that Robinson is under pressure from state Republicans and the Trump campaign to withdraw from the race over the story, which contains information leaked to CNN and Raleigh’s WRAL by Democratic attorney general Josh Stein’s campaign for governor.
Today is the deadline for Robinson to drop out, though his campaign has called both the National Review and Carolina Journal’s reporting “complete fiction”.
Here’s more on Robinson and his troubling past statements:
Biden went on to talk about how his administration has addressed post-pandemic supply chain snarls, prescription drug prices and semiconductor manufacturing.
But in the midst of talking about his respect for the Federal Reserve’s independence to do its job free of political considerations, Biden fibbed.
“And unlike my predecessor, I respect the Federal Reserve independence as they pursued its mandate to bring inflation down. That independence has served the country well. By the way, I’ve never once spoken to the chairman of Fed since I became president,” Biden said.
That last part is not true:
That said, there are no indications Biden’s interactions with Powell come anywhere near how Donald Trump treated the central bank chair during his presidency:
Biden says ‘we do have more work to do’ as he touts economy’s recovery
Joe Biden said that the US economy has a ways to go before the toll of inflation is eased, but acknowledged yesterday’s interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve was a milestone in the fight against the price increases that bedeviled his presidency.
“As you all know, inflation was 9.1% in the United States. Today, it’s much closer to 2%. That doesn’t mean our work is done. Far from it, far from it. No one should confuse why I’m here. I’m not here to take a victory lap. I’m not here to say a job well done. I’m not here to say we don’t have a hell of a lot more work to do. We do have more work to do,” the president said.
He then argued that both consumers and businesses should feel optimistic about the future:
The Fed lowering interest rates isn’t a declaration of victory. It’s a declaration of progress. It’s a signal we’ve entered a new phase of our economy and our recovery. You know, I believe it’s important for the country to recognize this progress, because, if we don’t, the progress we made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindset and dominate our economic outlook since the pandemic began, instead of seeing the immense opportunities in front of us right now.
This is a moment, in my view, for business to feel greater confidence, to invest higher, to expand. It’s a moment for individuals to feel greater confidence, buying a home, a new car, starting a family, starting a new business.
Biden to promote economic policies after Fed lowers rates in sign of inflation’s easing
Joe Biden has just taken the stage at the Economic Club of Washington, where he is expected to take credit for declining inflation that spurred the Federal Reserve to yesterday slash interest rates for the first time in four years.
Lowering rates is a sign the powerful central bank believes the pressures that drove up price growth to levels not seen since the 1980s during Biden’s presidency are easing.
We’ll let you know what Biden has to say.
The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s criminal gun case has agreed to delay the sentencing until 4 December, Reuters is reporting.
A jury convicted Hunter, the son of president Joe Biden, earlier this summer on three felony gun charges he faced related to buying and possessing a handgun while being a drug user.
He was set to be sentenced on 13 November, according to CNN, but Hunter’s attorneys asked the judge to move the sentencing to a later date, in part due to his family members being currently involved with government work, traveling with the current administration and being busy with the 2024 presidential campaign.
The Uncommitted National Movement announced on Thursday that it would not be endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
In a press conference on Thursday, Abbas Alawieh, an Uncommitted leader and delegate from Michigan, said:
Vice-president Harris’s unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear statement in support of upholding existing US and international human rights law has made it impossible for us to endorse her.
The group said that they also opposed a Donald Trump presidency, and were not recommending a third-party vote in the presidential election. They urged uncommitted voters “to register anti-Trump votes and vote up and down the ballot.”
Rob Rue, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation on Thursday, allowing him “temporary emergency powers to mitigate public safety concerns”, in response to recent threats to public safety in the city, according to the Springfield News Sun and other local news outlets.
The proclamation will allow the city to acquire resources quicker, and allow departments to respond more efficiently to potential threats and emerging risks.
Officials said that the proclamation will remain in effect until the city determines risks to public safety have subsided.
“Ensuring the safety of Springfield’s residents is our top priority,” Rue said, according to multiple local news outlets.
He added: “We are addressing these threats with the seriousness they warrant and are taking immediate steps to ensure the security of both our community and our employees. Our commitment to preventing harm is unwavering.”
