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Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin endorsed Republican Sen. Martha McSally for the Senate seat in Arizona, snubbing her challenger, former astronaut Mark Kelly. "Martha, check six - Mark? Buzz - over 100 jet hours in Arizona," Aldrin wrote on Twitter. "12 o'clock is straight ahead. 6 o'clock is behind. Fighter pilots understand what 'check six' means in FTR lingo talk. Martha, wave as you move ahead past Mark, to 12 o'clock, and you win for Arizona!"12 o’clock is straight ahead. 6 o’clock is behind. Fighter pilots understand what “check six” means in FTR lingo t… https://t.co/mQY6WN87Vv — Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@Dr. Buzz Aldrin)1603593406.0Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, who is a retired Air Force pilot, was speaking in aviation terms to McSally because she is also a former United States Air Force pilot. As commander of the 354th Fighter Squadron and an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, McSally was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. McSally became the first woman in U.S. history to serve as the commander of any combat aviation squadron, to include fighters and bombers.McSally thanked the iconic astronaut for his support. "Absolute honor to have the support of hero astronaut Buzz Aldrin in this mission," McSally said on Twitter. "We must hold this seat, the Senate, and save the country. It's a dog fight, and as we fighter pilots say: Fight's On!"Absolute honor to have the support of hero astronaut Buzz Aldrin in this mission! We must hold this seat, the Sen… https://t.co/i04cirIq7r — Martha McSally for U.S. Senate (@Martha McSally for U.S. Senate)1603595372.0Besides Aldrin, the celebrated Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot and one of 12 humans who have walked on the moon, McSally has also been endorsed by three other former astronauts. Former astronauts Tom Stafford, Charlie Duke, and Jack Lousma, shunned their fellow astronaut Mark Kelly to throw support to McSally."As former fighter pilots and test pilots, we know what it takes to get in the cockpit of a fighter jet for a test flight or combat: incredible determination, strength and grit," the former astronauts, who have spent about 2,400 hours in space combined, wrote earlier this month. "That's why we support Sen. Martha McSally. As the first woman in U.S. history to fly a fighter jet in combat and command a fighter squadron, she broke barriers in the Air Force and the military."Despite losing the coveted astronaut vote, Kelly is leading in the polls. Kelly, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, is leading by 5.6 points, according to RealClearPolitics. Earlier this month, Kelly issued an apology after his deputy press secretary referred to police officers as "worthless f***ing pigs" in a tweet.

The CEO of Expensify, a software company that developed an expense management system for businesses, made headlines last week for sending his 10 million customers an unsolicited email claiming they are voting against democracy if they support President Donald Trump.CEO David Barrett said that "anything less than a vote for Biden is a vote against democracy.""That's right," Barrett continued, "I'm saying a vote for Trump, a vote for a third-party candidate, or simply not voting at all — they're all the same, and they all mean: 'I care more about my favorite issue than democracy. I believe Trump winning is more important than democracy. I am comfortable standing aside and allowing democracy to be methodically dismantled, in plain sight.'"Barrett even suggested that not supporting Biden is tantamount to risking "civil war."What's happening now?The mass email generated significant controversy, and now it appears Expensify is losing customers over Barrett's anti-Trump plea."I do have to give my sincere thanks to @dbarrett. He and his company @expensify's misuse of my personal data to send me a pro-Biden spam email prompted me to do some thinking. Turns out we have the capacity to add users to our QuickBooks and dump his product thus saving money," one now-former Expensify user said on Twitter."Deleting @expensify and never using them again after their founder/CEO blasted this e mail out to customers this morning," another person said.One business CEO, Carlos Domingo, responded by asking for alternatives to Expensify."The email from the CEO of @expensify to their customer database is completely innapropiate irrespective of your political views. Total spam. We use them. Alternatives?" Domingo tweeted.Another person said, "Friend of mine who runs a biotech company canceled his @expensify account. He emailed a few of us about it: "If I wanted to pay someone to tell me to vote Democrat I'd enroll in a university."Daniel Rothschild, executive director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, responded by sending Barrett a letter of his own."My feelings on politics aren't as strong as yours. But I do have strong feelings about another matter: trust. For a variety of reasons, America is becoming a low-trust society," Rothschild wrote. "Your email contributes to this breakdown in social trust.""David, we selected Expensify as a vendor based on trust — after all, you have financial information for us organizationally as well as the personal information of hundreds of my colleagues. You also have our email addresses. We trusted you with our private information. You have violated that trust," he added.I sent an email to the CEO of @expensify https://t.co/RmdRM55m43 — Daniel M. Rothschild (@Daniel M. Rothschild)1603463232.0

There was a massive pro-Trump car parade on Sunday in New York City. The parade was touted as the "largest Jewish car parade in history." Vehicles left from Coney Island to drive by Trump Tower in Manhattan and finish with a Trump rally in a park in Brooklyn. The convoy of cars and trucks plastered with "Trump 2020" flags reportedly stretched for miles. Former NYC Mayor and President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani was also seen mixed in with the parade in Manhattan. (Content Warning: Explicit language):This will be the largest Jewish Trump car rally in the History of car rallies. Stay tuned. https://t.co/kXLTHBhhDB — Mark Kennedy 🇺🇸 (@Mark Kennedy 🇺🇸)1603640474.0This isn’t Pensacola or even Pennsylvania. This is just 10 seconds of a Trump car parade on NEW YORK CITY’s FDR Dri… https://t.co/MzPIUIjxhm — Joe Shikhman (@Joe Shikhman)1603642746.0The Brooklyn Bridge has never been more Beautiful. #TrumpCarParade #JewsForTrump https://t.co/fw7l7BB2Cp — Mark Kennedy 🇺🇸 (@Mark Kennedy 🇺🇸)1603641219.0#NewYorkCity Breaking (last hour): Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seen driving in a vehicle caravan of pro-Tru… https://t.co/yhnu6XQLnT — Shane B. Murphy (@Shane B. Murphy)1603649261.0The "Jews for Trump" caravan was attacked by people throwing projectiles, including paint, eggs, and rocks, according to SV News. The egg-thrower allegedly made the mistake of recording himself throwing eggs at the vehicles and uploading the video online. One man is seen punching one of the vehicles in the "Jews for Trump" parade. Social media posts show counter-protesters stomping on a thin blue line flag. (Content Warning: Violent images):This man is so upset that a #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy practically shut down the Brooklyn Bridge while heading to… https://t.co/E9QaXIlLoC — NYC Scanner (@NYC Scanner)1603643773.0BREAKING: More rocks being thrown at Jews for Trump caravan rally in #Brooklyn, New York. https://t.co/qU3a9qlcca — SV News 🚨 (@SV News 🚨)1603644412.0DEVELOPING: Man spotted throwing eggs & rocks at huge Jews for Trump caravan in Brooklyn, New York https://t.co/c3nzeClNp9 — SV News 🚨 (@SV News 🚨)1603641670.0The crowd is marching south on 6th Ave. — possibly to Times Square, the destination of the MAGA caravan. https://t.co/YoEvtJZZWm — NYC Protest Updates 2020 (@NYC Protest Updates 2020)1603645263.0As Trump supporters rolled through Manhattan, a black SUV with Trump flags was attacked by several individuals dressed in all black. The truck was splattered with red paint. As NYPD officers detained one man, a brawl erupted nearby. Then a man kicks the feet out from underneath another man, who falls on the pavement hard.More from brawl in Manhattan when anti-Trump protesters attack #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy https://t.co/KUPratW4Mf — NYC Scanner (@NYC Scanner)1603649096.0Another fight broke out in Times Square as tensions flared. A fight broke out at the MAGA/ Proud Boys rally in Times Square. A Trump supporter can be seen swinging a baton at… https://t.co/sDU8hPSwGF — NYC Protest Updates 2020 (@NYC Protest Updates 2020)1603649950.0The NYPD declared an "unlawful assembly," and made several arrests. A woman was reportedly arrested for pepper-spraying Trump supporters; she can be heard crying as she is being handcuffed. Unlawful assembly was declared in Times Square, One Maga protester and multiple 'Antifa' protesters were arrested,… https://t.co/IVv5tnVLrp — @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@@SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV))1603654987.0One of the counter-protesters just got taken away on stretcher following arrest. The Counter-protesters were here a… https://t.co/ZaTkpx9oV5 — @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@@SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV))1603652761.0Woman arrested for spraying pepper spray at the #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy on 5 Avenue in Manhattan. https://t.co/kfrwaLTJgT — NYC Scanner (@NYC Scanner)1603647482.0

CNN host Jake Tapper grilled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday over why she continues to block passing additional coronavirus-related aid that millions of Americans desperately need, all while blaming the White House.What's the background?White House chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that Pelosi continues to "move the goalposts" on COVID-19 economic relief."We have continued to make offer after offer after offer. And Nancy continues to move the goalposts. And, as you know, we're up to $1.9 trillion. I personally have talked to the leader multiple times. I have talked to senators multiple times," Meadows explained. "And, at the end of the day, it was the Democrats just last week who said that they weren't going to support a $500 billion deal. So, they said no to some relief coming to Americans."What happened with Pelosi?Later in the show, Tapper grilled Pelosi over why she continues to stall economic relief, highlighting the fact that the Trump administration has attempted to compromise with House Democrats."So, we know that the White House has moved closer to your position on lots of issues, coronavirus testing, contact tracing strategy, unemployment benefits, local government," Tapper said, before being cut off by Pelosi.In response, Pelosi claimed that Republicans have not attempted to comprise."And also same thing, they keep moving the goalposts. They— every time they say we move the goalposts, that means they're projecting what they did," Pelosi claimed.The House speaker then attempted to steer the conversation away from the details of coronavirus relief legislation, but Tapper rejected the spin."But it just seems like they keep moving closer and closer," he said of Republicans."I get that you're waiting for it on paper. But it just seems like, you're winning. I mean, that's what it seems like to me," Tapper told Pelosi. "I'm looking at all the things that the White House is moving forward to your position on. And it seems like you could take yes for an answer."Pelosi tried to continue blaming Republicans for the lack of a deal, but Tapper quickly reminded her that even Democrats are imploring their leadership to make a deal."[O]ne of your own members, Congressman Max Rose, said this week that the Democratic Party needs to learn, to a certain extent, how to declare victory and go home," Tapper said. "You're getting a lot of messages from Democrats saying: 'This is good enough. We need to say yes.'" CNN's @JakeTapper calls out @SpeakerPelosi for refusing to pass a Covid relief bill despite the GOP caving: "It see… https://t.co/ahAlsZCxYL — Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott)1603638219.0 Indeed, last week, the White House pushed a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus-relief bill, which included many Democratic requests, making clear they want to compromise before Election Day.

Matthew McConaughey gave an interview to Joe Rogan where they discussed a myriad of topics, including the actor slamming cancel culture, talking about being a Christian in Hollywood, and providing an eye-opening response to the defund the police movement. McConaughey blasted the practice of cancel culture during his appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience.""We're making people persona non grata because of something they do that is right now deemed wrong or it's the hot point in a hot topic right now," the Hollywood actor stated. "You can't erase someone's entire existence. Where the heck does some forgiveness go?" Rogan asked the "Interstellar" actor if he has experienced any discrimination in Hollywood for being Christian, and he said he "hasn't had any difficulties." However, McConaughey did point out the phoniness of some of his fellow actors. "I have had moments where I was on stage receiving an award in front of my peers in Hollywood," McConaughey explained. "And there were people in the crowd that I have prayed with before dinners...many times.""And when I thank God, I saw some of those people go to clap, but then notice that, 'This could be a bad thing on my resume,' and then sit back on their hands. I've seen people read the room and go, 'That wouldn't bode well for me in the future for getting a job or getting votes or what have you.' I have seen that, I have witnessed that. I don't judge them for it," he said. According to a 2014 Daily Caller report, God had only been thanked 14 times in over 750 Academy Awards acceptance speeches over the last 30 years.One of the 14 times happened in 2014 when McConaughey thanked God while accepting his Best Actor award for "Dallas Buyers Club.""First off I want to thank God, because that's who I look up to. He's graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human hand," McConaughey said after receiving his award. "He has shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates. In the words of the late (British actor) Charlie Laughton, who said, 'When you got God you got a friend and that friend is you.'"McConaughey pointed out that some Hollywood liberals go so far left that they become "illiberal.""Some people in our industry, not all this, there's some that go to the left so far that go to the illiberal left side so far, that is so condescending and patronizing to 50 percent of the world that need the empathy that the liberals have gives and should give to throw somebody, to illegitimize them because they say they are a believer," McConaughey said. "It's just so arrogant, and in some ways hypocritical to me." Matthew McConaughey Discusses His Religious Beliefs www.youtube.com McConaughey was asked about the defund the police movement; the Texas native delivered a well-thought-out response in attempting to improve relations between police and communities. "It's almost like it should have been renamed because 'defund' does not sound anything like there's been money reallocated to different areas of handling some police exercise," McConaughey said. "It sounds like you got a million and, 'We're taking three hundred thousand. Good luck.' And it's not exactly what it is, to be fair.""The community and the police need to get back together, and the community needs to say, 'Here's what's unfair. Here's how I feel it's unfair as a black man or a person of color or whatever the situation. Here's my problem with my relationship with you as cops,'" the actor explained. "Well, the police got to get clear to go, 'OK. Our whole force isn't screwed up, we have to have law and order. We all agree on that. Yes, we can all agree on that. We've got a few bad apples that either need to be trained better so we don't have those kind of bad apples,'" he continued. "So few of these bad apples need to be removed. But they also we need to make sure we're training them better." "Now, also, the cops need to go to the community and go, 'Can you all remember and understand our point of view that we're like the tow truck driver. We're not called when there's good news; we're called when it's bad news. So we're coming in looking for trouble. So we're already under stress when we get a call. Can y'all help us in the way we communicate? Can we get trust again?'" he said.Last week, online provocateurs users attempted to cancel Chris Pratt because they labeled him as a Trump supporter despite him being largely apolitical. Pratt's Hollywood co-stars, including Robert Downey Jr., Zoe Saldana, and Mark Ruffalo, came to his defense, calling him "as solid a man there is."You can watch the entire Matthew McConaughey interview below. Joe Rogan Experience #1552 - Matthew McConaughey www.youtube.com

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is promising swift action against a New York City police officer who was caught on camera saying "Trump 2020."What are the details?Multiple videos uploaded to social media showed a NYPD officer say "Trump 2020" over the loudspeaker in his patrol car while two additional NYPD officers conversed outside the vehicle.The incident happened in Brooklyn Saturday night."Do it again. What? You can't say 'Trump 2020' now, you f***ing p****?" the man behind the camera in the first video said. "Say it again."When the officer repeated the phrase, the cameraman responded, "Go f*** yourself you f***ing fascist."Another video uploaded to Twitter captured the incident from a different angle. The video, taken from the window of a nearby apartment, showed what happened after the first video ended."Trump 2020. Put it on YouTube, put it on Facebook. Trump 2020," the NYPD officer said over the loudspeaker. "Take a picture, take a picture, take a video, put it on your Facebook, put it on YouTube. Have some fun." How the NYPD rolling up in Black communities these days (on my block): “Trump 2020. Put it on YouTube. Put it on Fa… https://t.co/7elyi5j0Am — Brandon K Hines (@Brandon K Hines)1603593225.0 What was the reaction?Enraged city leaders, including the mayor, are vowing action against the officer, and the NYPD said they are investigating the incident.According to the New York Post, "NYPD strictly forbids officers from expressing political views or endorsing candidates."In response, de Blasio promised New York City residents that the city would take immediate action against the police officer."Let me be clear: ANY NYPD Officer pushing ANY political agenda while on duty will face consequences. We will act fast here, and this will not be tolerated," de Blasio said. Let me be clear: ANY NYPD Officer pushing ANY political agenda while on duty will face consequences. We will act fa… https://t.co/Pcaqdt4R59 — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@Mayor Bill de Blasio)1603641417.0 Top NYPD brass also scolded the officer.NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said, "One hundred percent unacceptable. Period. Law Enforcement must remain apolitical, it is essential in our role to serve ALL New Yorkers regardless of any political beliefs. It is essential for New Yorkers to trust their Police. Updates to follow after initial investigation."Chief of Department Terence Monahan added, "When you wear our uniform it is imperative to remain apolitical. Behavior like this will not be tolerated and will be dealt with."