The Daily Populous

Tuesday October 10th, 2023 morning edition

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), like Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the man he hopes to replace as House speaker, lies a lot.

And though he may stand out from his colleagues on brazenness, on most topics, his fibs align with his fellow House Republicans.

But Jordan was one of only a handful of congressional Republicans who actively conspired with Trump to overturn the election results.

Jordan was an early and enthusiastic recruit in Trump’s war on the republic and reality—in public and in private.

He endorsed Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell’s bogus claims that Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic had robbed Trump of electoral victory.

But the committee did uncover evidence that Jordan was hatching some plan with Trump to mount a coup.

An hour and a half later, President Trump and Representative Jordan spoke by phone for 18 minutes.” »

Dead skydiver found on front lawn of Florida home: "The worst I've seen"

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Detectives are investigating after a skydiver was found dead in the front yard of a residence near an airpark in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

The Titusville Fire Department responded and said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbor's surveillance video captured an SUV window's reflection, showing the skydiver descending before making a hard landing on the lawn, CBS affiliate WKMG reported. »

Attorney General Bonta’s Sponsored Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law

Authored by oag.ca.gov

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to Senate Bill 478 (SB 478), a bill that he sponsored, being signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Coauthored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the legislation will prohibit hidden fees (also called ‘junk fees’) in California beginning on July 1, 2024.

“Today, California is eliminating hidden fees,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. »

69-year-old skydiver plunges to death in Florida front yard

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Police on Florida’s east coast are investigating the death of a 69-year-old skydiver, whose body was found in the front yard of a home in Titusville, Fla., Saturday.

CBS News reported a surveillance camera from a neighboring home caught the reflection from a parked SUV in which the skydiver was seen falling from the sky before landing on the lawn.

James Sconiers told local TV station WKMG it was his yard in which the man landed. »

Trump’s niece denounces her ‘maniac’ uncle for leaking Israeli intel

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Mary Trump wrote a scathing post about her uncle, former President Donald Trump, on X, blasting his alleged leaks to foreign leaders.

“This f***ing maniac likely gave Putin (who gave Iran, who gave Hamas) Israel’s national security secrets…” she wrote.

“Plus, he divulged highly classified information about our nuclear subs to an Australian cardboard guy,” Ms Trump added. »