Jussie Smollett:
Felony charges were fired against ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett yesterday for filing a fake police report. He is now in the custody of Chicago police after he turned himself in.
People are starting to compile lists of fake hate crimes because it has become so prevalent.
Amazon:
A billboard has been placed in New York over Amazon pulling out. The billboard says “Thanks for Nothing, AOC”
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed over anti-Amazon push in New York City billboard: ‘Thanks for nothing’ (Fox News)
- Amazon Pulls Out of NYC: Thanks for Nothing AOC. (Job Creators Network)
Amazon was set to get tax credits for the New York deal and now AOC is saying they can use those for infrastructure… but it doesn’t work that way.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts critics who claim she didn’t understand Amazon deal. (New York Post)
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Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going.
$500+ million of the deal was *capital grants.*
$2.5 billion in tax breaks.
It’s fair to ask why we don’t invest the capital for public use, + why we don’t give working people a tax break. https://t.co/jUqaugUHYP
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 19, 2019
Kamala Harris:
The 2020 Presidential candidate’s dad isn’t too happy with her. After her comments on smoking pot her dad believes she is stereotyping her Jamaican heritage.
- Kamala Harris’ Jamaican father rips her for pushing pot stereotype ‘in pursuit of identity politics’ (Washington Times)
Trump Campaign Workers:
A former staff member from President Trump’s 2016 campaign has filed a lawsuit- saying its unlawful to make staffers sign a nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreement.
Author of the Week:
Author Paul Kengore joined Nick to talk about why communism is so accepted in America.
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism: The Killingest Idea Ever. (KSGF)
- ABC Books. (Facebook)