If seeing is believing, the recently released video footage showing the attack on Paul Pelosi shouldn’t just make people think twice about conspiracy theories, they should result in a plethora of apologies. But here in the real world, neither of those things happened—even after definitive proof was presented. Consider the case of Brian Claypool , a criminal defense attorney and Fox News talking head who was confronted with the truth on live TV last week. In case you missed it, Claypool was on Fox News to talk about the attack, when he asked, “Where is the evidence of a breaking and entering?” He was interrupted by co-anchor Sandra Smith, who informed Claypool that “There’s video of [the perpetrator] breaking through the house.” The video was then shown on the screen, as co-anchor John Roberts chimed in, saying: “He’s clearly using that [weapon] to break in.” After a few seconds of stunned speechlessness, Claypool stammered: “Yeah, okay, but can’t we talk more … [Read more...] about MAGAs Won’t Let Go of Their Paul Pelosi Conspiracy Theories
Joliet Gangster Disciple Reveals Defense In Double Murder
3 Crime & Safety Tommie McDonald will mark his three-year anniversary in Will County's Jail this month. He killed two men inside a SUV, prosecutors say. John Ferak , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies JOLIET, IL — As his third anniversary in the Will County Jail approaches later this month, Joliet double murder defendant Tommie McDonald still does not have a trial date for his case. However, McDonald has revealed his defense strategy in the South Chicago Street shooting deaths of 53-year-old Bernard Marble and 45-year-old Tracy L. Williams. On Jan. 16, McDonald, now 44 years old, typed up a letter that he mailed informing the Will County Circuit Clerk staff that "I Tommie McDonald would like to request my court dockets and grand jury minutes for case 20CF 400 from July 2, 2020, until update of receiving this letter. Thank you and have a bless day." Meanwhile, assistant Will County Public Defenders Jaya Varghese … [Read more...] about Joliet Gangster Disciple Reveals Defense In Double Murder
Improv at Curtain Call
0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Arts & Entertainment February is Improv Month at Curtain Call's Front Street Theatre in Mokena. cheryl collins , Community Contributor Posted | Updated Reply "On or off the stage, improv encourages us to listen more intently, think more creatively, and support unconditionally. I consider it a great honor and a true pleasure to share it with people, young and old." - Ken Czechanski. An award-winning improviser who has appeared in over 200 shows at various theaters around Chicago, Ken is bringing Improv to the Curtain Call stage. In November of 2022, Ken led a wildly successful first Improv night. All the guests had the opportunity to participate, playing improv games and learning basic improv skills or some guests sat back and just enjoyed a night of side-splitting laughter. Ken will be leading a second Improv night for … [Read more...] about Improv at Curtain Call
Southland College Prep Seniors Find ‘Lane’ for Colleges, Universities
0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Schools Robert Lane, Southland College counselor - protégé of Chicago icon Silas Parnell - makes dreams come true for today's college bound Bill , Community Contributor Posted Reply Robert Lane, Southland College counselor, and Robert Lane, Jr. await news on the application to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "the state’s flagship university." Robert Jr. was accepted. Southland College Prep Charter High School seniors celebrate with Robert Lane, Director of College Admissions (front row left) and Southland CEO Dr. Blondean Y. Davis (third row middle) after acceptance to the University of Illinois is confirmed. Southland senior Favour Emiko finds out that she has been accepted to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Micah Pointer and other Southland seniors celebrates during the … [Read more...] about Southland College Prep Seniors Find ‘Lane’ for Colleges, Universities
Kate Hudson in ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Was the Original ‘Cool Girl’
It’s hard to forget the searing “Cool Girl” screed from Gillian Flynn ’s novel Gone Girl and the 2015 movie adaptation of the same name. To refresh, it goes something like this: “ Being the Cool Girl means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves threesomes and anal sex, and jams hot dogs and hamburgers into her mouth like she’s hosting the world’s biggest culinary gang bang while somehow maintaining a size 2, because Cool Girls are above all hot. Hot and understanding. Cool Girls never get angry; they only smile in a chagrined, loving manner and let their men do whatever they want. Go ahead, shit on me, I don’t mind, I’m the Cool Girl. ” The wild thing is: Barring a few, this list of adjectives reads like the character description of one Andie Anderson, protagonist of 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days , which turns 20 years old this week. Can you believe … [Read more...] about Kate Hudson in ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Was the Original ‘Cool Girl’
Preacher Accused of Enabling Pedophile at Creationist ‘Dino’ Theme Park
Billy Summers had only known Kent Hovind a couple days when Hovind told him about the convicted child sex offender who sometimes visited Hovind’s Christian amusement park. They were in Hovind’s car, picking up supplies for Dinosaur Adventure Land, the creationist theme park that Hovind operates in a quiet pocket of Alabama. Hovind spoke about a longtime friend who had done time for battery and committing lewd acts on children under the age of 14. Hovind claimed the conviction was a sham, and that the friend was actually being persecuted for his work exposing the New World Order . But Summers was alarmed. “In my head, I was like, ‘well, I’m stuck out in the middle of Alabama right now, riding along with him, so I can’t say nothing,’” Summers told The Daily Beast. In interviews with former workers, and recordings from internal Dinosaur Adventure Land (DAL) meetings, people close to the theme park expressed concerns about Hovind’s cavalier attitude toward crime on the compound. … [Read more...] about Preacher Accused of Enabling Pedophile at Creationist ‘Dino’ Theme Park