Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton to face impeachment vote in GOP-controlled House



Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, will face an impeachment vote in the Lone Star State's GOP-controlled House Saturday, multiple outlets reported.

Paxton criticized the measure ahead of the vote in a press conference Friday afternoon, calling the efforts "illegal" and a "scheme to overturn a decision made by Texas voters," the Center Square reported.

"They are determined to ignore the law. They have denied me the opportunity to present the evidence, which contradicts their politically motivated narrative, and they are showcasing their absolute contempt for the electoral process," AG Paxton said in the press conference.

Paxton encouraged people to peacefully protest the proceedings.

"I want to invite my fellow citizens and friends to peacefully come let their voices be heard at the Capitol tomorrow ... Exercise your right. Petition your government," Paxton also said.

The law would require Paxton step aside from his position if he were to be impeached, according to the New York Post.

An investigative group working for the Texas House alleges Paxton used his office to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul. The group says Paul donated $25,000 to Paxton's campaign, as NPR station KUT reported.

"To be negligent is just one thing," investigator Donna Cameron told the Texas House General Investigative Committee.

"But malfeasance is when you are actively and intentionally doing things to the detriment of the office and to your oath and to the responsibility that you have to the state of Texas and the public."

The conclusion of their months' long investigation was that Paxton allegedly committed multiple violations of the law. The investigation stemmed from Paxton asking lawmakers in Texas for $3.3 million to settle a suit brought by four former employees who accused Paxton of wrongdoing with respect to Paul.

The report indicates Paxton was allegedly "forcing staff to change a ruling on COVID-19 restrictions to benefit Paul and hired an outside attorney to serve as a special prosecutor and fight federal law enforcement on Paul's behalf," NPR reported.

Paxton called legislators' actions "deceitful," saying the credibility of the Texas House would sustain lasting damage for their actions.

The Texas House "is poised to do exactly what [President] Biden as been hoping to accomplish since his first day in office — sabotage our work, my work, as Attorney General of Texas."

Watch Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) interview Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) Friday ahead of an impeachment hearing in the Texas House scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

\u201cTexas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX Sounds the Alarm on @NEWSMAX \ud83d\udea8\n\n@MattGaetz: \u201cAre you confident that you have the votes to block an impeachment by the Texas State House?\u201d \n\n@TXAG Ken Paxton: \u201cNo. They thought I was going to lose my election to Bush, and they became very\u2026\u201d
— Joel Valdez (@Joel Valdez) 1685158984

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Facebook slaps down The Babylon Bee, claims that a post from the satire site 'goes against our Community Standards on hate speech'



Facebook has declared that a post by the satire site The Babylon Bee ran afoul of standards regarding hate speech.

The popular satire site had shared an article mocking the idea that Amy Schneider, a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman, broke the record for winning the most money of any woman in the history of "Jeopardy!"

Facebook slapped down the satire site for posting the piece titled, "Trans Woman Breaks Jeopardy Record, Proving Once And For All That Men Are Smarter Than Women."

"Your post goes against our Community Standards on hate speech," Facebook declared, according to a screenshot posted by Babylon Bee Managing Editor Joel Berry. "No one else can see your post. We have these standards because we want discussions on Facebook to be respectful. Repeatedly violating our Community Standards can cause further account restrictions. If you think we've made a mistake you can disagree with the decision."

Berry tweeted, "Pretty proud of this. It's not often we manage to get transphobia and misogyny into one headline."

Pretty proud of this. It's not often we manage to get transphobia and misogyny into one headline
— Joel Berry (@Joel Berry) 1645458389

The Babylon Bee's CEO Seth Dillon said that the site will appeal, according to Not the Bee.

During Schneider's impressive winning streak on the gameshow, Larissa Kelly, who had previously held the record as the woman with the highest overall "Jeopardy!" earnings, congratulated Schneider for breaking that record.

"Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years...but it's been even more fun to watch @Jeopardamy set new standards for excellence, on the show and off. Congratulations to Amy on becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history!" Kelly tweeted.

Schneider replied, "Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!"

Thanks so much, I\u2019m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!
— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640378074

Trump-hating motorist spits on MAGA guy's banner, appears to curse him out as he speeds off — and then pays for it, bigly



A left-wing motorist decided to take some time out of his day to jabber with supporters of President Donald Trump at a "Stop the Steal" rally in Houston over the weekend — and it ended badly for him.

What are the details?

A short clip circulating on social media shows one of the Trump supporters standing on a sidewalk holding a pro-Trump banner in front of the driver's open window. They exchange words — some of them of the four-letter variety — and the phrase "you lost" is stated.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @JFNYC1

At one point the driver appears to spit on the banner — his face is obscured by the banner, but the distinct sound of spitting is audible — and the Trump supporter appears to spit back at the driver.

Then as the driver speeds away, he makes the mistake of turning his head back toward the Trump supporter in order to deliver one, final parting shot: "Stupid asshole!" he apparently yells.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @JFNYC1

Turns out it was a major mistake on his part.

He promptly crashes his car into a light pole — to the delight of nearby Trump fans.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @JFNYC1

"That's what you get! All that hate!" someone yells at the driver, soon adding, "Look what it did to you, man!"

Another Trump supporter tells the driver his accident is "unfortunate" as the motorist unsuccessfully tries gunning the car's engine to move it away from the pole — and the damaged vehicle just won't cooperate.

Seconds later the same Trump supporter notices flashing lights and announces, "Oh, and now you've got the cops here!"

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @JFNYC1

Here's the video. (Content warning: Language):

I can watch this all day 😂 😂 #Karma https://t.co/eEEN7jPQHI
— Joel Fischer (@Joel Fischer)1605461539.0

What happened next?

Another much longer video shows the aftermath of the crash, with vehicles from the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office arriving on the scene.

The longer video — which focused on the rally — featured a short interview with a woman who said she and other Trump supporters were behaving "peacefully" when the motorist in question "drove up, and he yelled some derogatory words at us, and then he spit. And after he spit ... he sped away really fast and lost control of his car and crashed into the light post."

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The woman added that the outcome was "hilarious" and characterized it as "totally funny karma. This is what happens. We're minding our own business, he comes around ... talking smack, cursing and spitting — spitting during COVID — on us, and then he speeds off and crashes. Karma. Trump 2020!"

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The woman interviewed in the longer clip claimed the driver was arrested, but the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office on Monday told TheBlaze that wasn't the case.

The official said there were no charges or citations issued in connection to Saturday's incident, which took place in front of a downtown courthouse near the 1200 block of Preston Street. The official also said a Trump supporter and a supporter of former Vice President Joe Biden engaged in a verbal argument that escalated into a "spitting match," after which the pro-Biden driver hit a light pole. Neither side wanted to press charges, the official also told TheBlaze.

Here's the relevant portion of the longer video:

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Black Lives Matter and NYPD clash after protest stops traffic on George Washington Bridge: 'We shut s*** down!'



A Black Lives Matter protest shut down the upper level of the George Washington Bridge on Saturday. BLM supporters and NYPD clashed as police attempted to unblock the George Washington Bridge after traffic was ground to a halt.

For about an hour on Saturday night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched across the George Washington Bridge to the 34th precinct station house in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. About 100 protesters blocked all cars and trucks from passing. The crowd boasted that they were on the bridge to "shut s*** down!"

Agitators used construction cones to block cars from driving on the George Washington Bridge.

#HappeningNow protest for #breathebill https://t.co/cLoSNQr9hp
— @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@@SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV))1599951887.0
Happening now on the GWB. Any comments @NYCMayor, @NYGovCuomo? https://t.co/U1hqm3VsRZ
— Joel Fischer (@Joel Fischer)1599964085.0
A little bit ago - BLM blocking the George Washington Bridge in NYC https://t.co/jws1jgYLmB
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1599956777.0

Hawk Newsome, leader of the Greater New York chapter of Black Lives Matter, said they shut down the bridge "for our Sisters and Brothers who had their lives stolen by AmeriKKKa."

Newsome added that three BLM agitators were arrested during the demonstration, and urged his followers on social media to call the 34th precinct for their release. "FREE THE TEAM!!! Pigs at the 34th are not picking up the phone. CALL UNTIL THEY DO FREE," he wrote. Newsome boasted "our city" during the shutdown of the bridge.

"Look how much power we had. We sat on the bridge for 20 minutes. We shut the whole city down," one protester bragged, according to the New York Post.

Nearly 300,000 vehicles used the George Washington Bridge in 2016, a double-deck suspension bridge that connects New York City with New Jersey.

After crossing the bridge, tensions between the BLM protesters and NYPD cops flared outside the 34th precinct in Manhattan. Several people were arrested during the protest in New York City.

Clashes and Arrests happened outside 34th precinct today in Manhattan, following protesters shutting down George Wa… https://t.co/gZcnXcx8Lz
— @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@@SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV))1599960921.0
#NYC#NY NYPD not messing around. Different angle Footage: thoughtstream_ig https://t.co/BVxXoG8ZND
— No Name (@No Name)1599960046.0

Some protesters then set their sights on New York City diners. "Sorry to interrupt your dinner, it's a revolution," one demonstrator said to people dining on Saturday night in NYC. Last week, violent Black Lives Matter protesters vowed to prevent diners from eating at outdoor restaurants in Rochester and Pittsburgh.

>Sorry to interrupt your dinner, it's a revolution#NYCProtest earlier https://t.co/OzUqPv1Reh
— Kitty Shackleford (@Kitty Shackleford)1599972785.0

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) gave an interview to BlazeTV's Steven Crowder last week, where he suggested that the riots erupting in American cities are likely a coordinated effort funded by corporate America.

"We're seeing these people ... some of the same people are in Portland, Kenosha, D.C., Louisville," Paul said. "How are they getting there? They're staying at the [Willard Hotel] — the Willard Hotel might be $500 to $1,000 a night — who's paying for them to stay in the Willard Hotel? Who's paying for them to have air flight? Who's paying them to do this?"

"And here's the sad truth of it," he explained. "It's probably not going to be a sinister name like George Soros, it's going to be corporate America."

"Corporate America is giving money to Black Lives Matter, and my guess is, if we follow the money, the people who paid for the plane tickets and the hotels and the people who continue to do this, is Black Lives Matter," Paul continued. "People should not be giving money to a group that is then funding thuggery."

Paul advocated that instead of funding Black Lives Matter, people should consider giving their money to the United Negro College Fund or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

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VIDEO: Driver attacks NYPD traffic cops after being asked to move car away from fire hydrant



A driver attacked two NYPD traffic safety agents after they asked him to move his car away from a fire hydrant in the Bronx, according to the NYPD.

Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, two traffic cops approached the motorist and asked the man to move his 2008 silver Nissan Altima away from a fire hydrant in Fordham Heights because it was illegally parked. The man allegedly became enraged and started punching the two officers. The man knocked both officers to the ground with his vicious punches, and then drove away.

One officer suffered a bruised face and a sprained ankle, and the other agent also had bruising on his face. They were taken to a nearby hospital to have their injuries treated.

Adams Mandiata, one of the cops involved in the brawl, recounted the brawl. "I was backing up, backing up. He just punched my left eye so hard," Mandiata told the New York Post. "I feel down. I couldn't see anything."

"This happens to traffic agents on the regular," the other officer, Edwyn Stuart, who is an 11-year veteran, said. "Our job is a dangerous job."

Both agents said that New York's bail reform law that went into effect this year has emboldened criminals.

The driver is described as black, about 6-feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. He was seen wearing a white T-shirt, black and white sweat pants, and black and white sneakers in the video.

Anyone with information regarding the attack is asked to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.

While @NYCMayor is busy attacking @realDonaldTrump, two NYPD traffic officers were brutally beaten in Brooklyn afte… https://t.co/h7tIREfPch
— Joel Fischer (@Joel Fischer)1598655827.0

🚨WANTED🚨 for an ASSAULT in front of 400 East Fordham Road #fordhamheights #bronx @NYPD48Pct on 8/26/20 @ 8:00PM 💰Re… https://t.co/cA2sJrjD7M
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPD Crime Stoppers)1598667264.0

On Friday afternoon, two more traffic agents were assaulted. The traffic cops were attempting to issue a summons when a driver began fighting with them. One of the agents was punched in the face and the other sustained a hand injury, according to WPIX-TV.

Violent crime has increased over the summer in the Big Apple. There has been a 200% increase in New York City shootings between June 15 and July 2 of this year, compared to the same time in 2019.

In July, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hypothesized that the "uptick in crime" in New York City is because of "record unemployment in the United States."

AOC also theorized that New Yorkers are desperate for bread.

"Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren't paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent," Ocasio-Cortez said. "And so they go out and they need to feed their child and they don't have money so you... maybe have to... they're put in a position... they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry that night."