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  • Elon Musk’s Estranged Trans Daughter Claims Trump’s Victory ‘Confirmed’ Her Decision To Leave The U.S.

    Elon Musk’s Estranged Trans Daughter Claims Trump’s Victory ‘Confirmed’ Her Decision To Leave The U.S.

    Elon Musk‘s daughter, Vivian Wilson, says she might be leaving the United States soon because she is worried about the future for transgender Americans now that Donald Trump has been re-elected with the strong support of her father. 

    “I’ve thought this for a while, but yesterday confirmed it for me,”

    Wilson wrote Wednesday on Threads.

    “I don’t see my future being in the United States. Even if he’s only in office for 4 years, even if the anti-trans regulations magically don’t happen, the people who willingly voted this in are not going anywhere anytime soon.”

    In 2022, Wilson changed her name and started receiving care for her gender identity. Her father, a billionaire, has criticized her choices, saying he believes she is influenced by what he calls

    “the woke mind virus”

    and that she is

    “dead”

    to him.

    “Watching the grown members of my ex-‘family’ in the media/twitter-sphere recently makes me glad that I didn’t develop my genetic pre-disposition of apparently not having a fucking spine,”

    Wilson wrote Thursday on Threads about her pro-Trump relatives.

    “That’s all.” 

    Last year, the Human Rights Campaign said that 33 transgender people were killed in the U.S. from November 2022 to November 2023, calling it an

    “epidemic of violence.”

    Vivian Wilson also spoke out against those who blame minorities, like Black and Latino voters, or supporters of third parties for Trump winning the election.

    “‘Blame this demographic, blame that demographic’… No. Blame the f—ing politicians and oligarchs who caused this to happen. Direct your anger towards them.”

    Wilson’s billionaire father reportedly contributed $75 million into a pro-Trump political action committee (PAC), and has been vocal about his support for the President-elect. Even using his platform, X, to boost the President. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • 3 States Enhanced Sam-Sex Marriage Protections In Anticipation Of Supreme Court Overturning Landmark Ruling

    3 States Enhanced Sam-Sex Marriage Protections In Anticipation Of Supreme Court Overturning Landmark Ruling

    California, Colorado, and Hawaii took steps to protect same-sex marriage in their states during the 2024 elections, as reported by PEOPLE. This decision comes after fears that the Supreme Court’s recent actions could threaten same-sex marriage rights.

    On November 5, voters in these three states approved measures to amend their constitutions and protect marriage equality. This decision comes as President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who have expressed negative views about LGBTQ+ rights, prepare to take office in January 2025. 

    Even though same-sex marriage has been legal across the U.S. since the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, activists are worried about its future after the court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. In California, voters passed Proposition 3, which gets rid of the state’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriage and guarantees the right that anyone can marry, no matter their sex or race. 

    Colorado voters also chose a similar measure called Amendment J, which posed the question, 

    “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution removing the ban on same-sex marriages?”

    Colorado enacted the ban in 2006, and it was never officially repealed. 

    Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage two years before the Supreme Court mandated it, but there was still a section in the state constitution that allowed the Hawaii Legislature to create a ban on same-sex marriage in the future. However, the year, Hawaii voters decided to remove that part from the constitution, so state lawmakers wouldn’t have the power

    “to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Three Women Shot In Miami After Heated Discussion About The Election, One In Critical Condition

    Three Women Shot In Miami After Heated Discussion About The Election, One In Critical Condition

    Florida police are searching for a gunman who shot three women during a heated discussion about the election, reports the NY Post. The shooting occurred early Wednesday morning in Miami. One of the victims is in critical condition.

    “A group was drinking and talking about politics when the shooting suspect went to a vehicle, retrieved a firearm, and began shooting,”

    said the police department’s spokesperson Michael Vega.

    “They saw chaos and people running,”

    he said.

    “Three people were shot. The woman in critical condition was shot in the abdomen. The other two victims, one of whom was shot several times, are in stable condition.”

    The victims were all women in their late 20s to early 30s, as reported by the police.

    “Witnesses said one of them became upset, possibly intoxicated, and returned to the vehicle to retrieve the weapon,”

    Vega explained.

    He added,

    “It seems that alcohol, along with the election discussion, led this person to go to the vehicle, grab a gun, and start shooting. But this is not acceptable. We have to handle our differences and respect each other’s beliefs. We need to either reach an agreement or simply avoid such topics.”

    The shooting took place on the 500 block of Northwest 19th Street. A neighbor named Suly Ashe told WFOR that she heard gunshots around 12:30 a.m. Investigators are still working on identifying a suspect. No arrest has been yet. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

    https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1854595891165884460

  • Rufus Wainwright ‘Mortified’ By Trump Playing His Cover Of ‘Hallelujah’ At Campaign Rally

    Rufus Wainwright ‘Mortified’ By Trump Playing His Cover Of ‘Hallelujah’ At Campaign Rally

    It looks like Donald Trump is being called out yet again for using a song at his rally that the artists were not very fond of. Musician Rufus Wainwright said he was utterly

    “mortified”

    when he caught wind that the Republican presidential nominee played his cover of Leonard Cohen’s

    “Hallelujah”

    during a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday.

    “The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth,”

    Wainwright said in a statement posted to X on Tuesday.

    “I’ve been supremely honored over the years to be connected with this ode to tolerance. Witnessing Trump and his supporters commune with this music last night was the height of blasphemy.”

    Wainwright is recognized for his rendition of Cohen’s iconic song, originally written in 1984. Wainwright’s 2001 cover was also featured in the Shrek soundtrack.

    Trump played Wainwright’s cover of

    “Hallelujah”

    during a town hall in Pennsylvania, where he

    “bizarrely”

    spent almost 40 minutes just listening to music instead of answering questions, Wainwright described in his statement.

    “Turn it up. Great song,”

    Trump said to his supporters as the song was playing. Cohen’s estate has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign, according to Rolling Stone.

    This isn’t the first time Trump has been told he can’t use a song at his rallies. Last month, a federal judge in Georgia ordered the Trump campaign to stop playing Isaac Hayes’ soul classic

    “Hold On, I’m Comin’”

    at their events.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Fat Joe and E-40 To Show Their Support For Joe Biden At A Rally In North Carolina Amid Presidential Debate

    Fat Joe and E-40 To Show Their Support For Joe Biden At A Rally In North Carolina Amid Presidential Debate

    The competition for the 2024 U.S. presidency is growing more intense. Following the conclusion of the highly anticipated first presidential debate, Joe Biden is already looking ahead and making plans for the future. As part of his preparations, he has extended invitations to some notable guests for a rally in North Carolina tomorrow. 

    Joining Biden and his wife Jill at the rally will be Fat Joe and E-40, who are lending their support to the Democratic candidate. Their presence aims to not only show solidarity but also to rally more backing from the hip-hop community for the blue side in the upcoming November election.

    According to a statement from the Biden campaign,

    “Fat Joe and E-40 are both legends of the music industry, who understand the importance of utilizing their platforms to ensure their fan base understands the stakes of this election. The Biden-Harris campaign will continue to welcome celebrities and influencers from across the entertainment spectrum in the fight to save democracy from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.”

    This is not the first instance of politicians attempting to align themselves with hip-hop. Donald Trump has already made waves in the rap world this year. New York drill rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow endorse the former president at a recent rally. Additionally, there are more subtle nods, like Sexyy Red’s

    “Make America Sexyy Again”

    branding.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Angela Rye Delivers ‘Fact-Check’ On Sexyy Red’s Comments About Black People Supporting Donald Trump, Says ‘I Would Invite You To Look Into His Record’

    Angela Rye Delivers ‘Fact-Check’ On Sexyy Red’s Comments About Black People Supporting Donald Trump, Says ‘I Would Invite You To Look Into His Record’

    Angela Rye has responded to Sexyy Red‘s public endorsement of Donald Trump by presenting evidence of his past actions, which she reveals were racially discriminatory. Rye is urging Black Americans who back the former president’s 2024 presidential campaign to educate themselves about his track record.

    “To Sexyy Red and everyone else who’s found themselves in the camp for ‘Blacks for Trump,’ I would invite you to look into his record,”

    Rye said in videos posted on X (fka Twitter).

    “I would invite you to look beyond barbershop conversation, people who are just shooting a breeze — or as some people say, shooting the sh*t.”

    “If that’s what you’re gonna do, let at least the sh*t be facts. Let it at least be fact-checked,”

    she added.

    “Let it at least be associated with his actual record. When you look and see what Donald Trump actually accomplished for Black people, are you satisfied with that?”

    Rye highlighted a number of instances where Trump has been

    “egregious”

    towards the Black community. One of these instances was the case of the Central Park Five, who were later exonerated and renamed the Exonerated Five. She also mentioned Trump’s questioning of former president Barack Obama’s citizenship during his presidential campaign.

    In 1989, the ex-president took out full-page newspaper ads advocating for the death penalty on five, Black teenage boys after a Central Park jogger was assaulted. Five innocent Black men, Korey Wise, 51; Kevin Richardson, 48; Raymond Santana, 49; Antron McCray, 49; and Yusef Salaam, 49, were wrongly convicted, and later exonerated. In 2019, Trump declined to apologize for his remarks.

    “You have people on both sides of that,”

    he said, according to The New York Times.

    “They admitted their guilt.”

    Rye also spoke about

    “Birtherism,”

    which was enacted during Barack Obama’s run for presidency in 2008, spearheaded by Donald Trump which accused the 44th president of not being a natural-born citizen of the United States. Rye posted a video in response to Sexyy Red’s comments to which she mentioned that black people support Donald Trump on Theo Von’s

    “This Past Weekend”

    podcast last week.

    “Yeah, they support him in the hood… Once he started getting black people out of jail and giving people their free money, oh baby we love Trump. We need to get him back in office.” 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Trump Demands Shoplifters Be ‘Shot’ To End ‘Pillaging and Theft’ During His Speech At The California Republican Party Convention

    Trump Demands Shoplifters Be ‘Shot’ To End ‘Pillaging and Theft’ During His Speech At The California Republican Party Convention

    In another one of his attempts to

    “Make America Great Again,”

    former President Donald Trump promised to

    “immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,”

    if he returned to the White House, by urging police to shoot shoplifters, per the NY Post. 

    Amidst a surge in crime rates and bold, daylight shoplifting incidents, Trump directed his focus towards criminals during a passionate speech on Friday night at the California Republican Party convention.

    “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft. Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store,”

    the 77-year-old said.

    “Shot!”

    Trump said with an added emphasis.

    “The word that they shoot you will get out within minutes and our nation, in one day, will be an entirely different place. There must be retribution for theft and destruction and the ruination of our country,”

    he added. During his time as President, Trump suggested shooting migrants to stop them from crossing the US-Mexico border. Trump was supported by his followers who cheered him on as he discussed his tough-on-crime plans that proposed opening fire on shoplifters.

    According to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Trump reportedly asked about shooting protesters during the George Floyd demonstrations. Additionally, Trump has advocated for the death penalty for drug dealers, human traffickers, and those who have killed police officers. In his first year as President, he advised law enforcement officers to be tougher when dealing with suspects, even telling recruits,

    “Please don’t be too nice.”

    There has been a recent surge of shoplifting crimes across the country. Most recently, looters in Philadelphia ransacked several retail stores, resulting in extensive damage and leaving numerous businesses with the task of cleaning up the aftermath.

    “We will reverse the decline of America and we will end the desecration of your once-great state, California,”

    Trump said Friday.

    “This is not a great state anymore. This is a dumping ground. You’re a dumping ground. The world is being dumped into California. Prisoners. Terrorists. Mental patients.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?