Twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stacey-abrams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacey Abrams</a> has resurfaced with a new book and an apparent appetite to turn a couple of southern states blue.
Abrams, last seen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-now-throwing-her-weight-around-with-group-advocating-gas-stove-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">throwing her weight</a> around with a group advocating that Americans ditch their gas stoves, released a new fiction book on Tuesday titled, &#8220;Rogue Justice.&#8221; Here&#8217;s an interview she did with CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper on Tuesday about that novel. As described by Media Research Center&#8217;s Curtis Houck, the media appearance is &#8220;what one could call the interview equivalent of a back or foot massage at a five-star hotel and spa.&#8221;
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This from CNN&#39;s Jake Tapper to Stacey Abrams is what one could call the interview equivalent of a back or foot massage at a five-star hotel and spa <a href="https://t.co/zjZiJS9TXn">pic.twitter.com/zjZiJS9TXn</a>
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Giving Abrams a back or a foot massage sounds like hell in a handbasket. But, if you happen to own a five-star hotel in Kentucky or Mississippi, you might have to give Abrams one anyway. It looks like she might soon spend some time in the Magnolia and the Blue Grass States.
On MSNBC, anchor Eugene Robinson asked her, &#8220;Which southern state do you think is ripest for the transformation you helped accomplish in Georgia?&#8221;
&#8220;I think that we have an exciting set of elections coming up in Mississippi with Brandon Presley running against a very weakened Tate Reaves,&#8221; Abrams said. “I think that Andy Beshear is going to put on a very credible race against Daniel Cameron. He has been a strong governor, and that is a real opportunity.&#8221;
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MSNBC: &quot;Which southern state do you think is ripest for the transformation you helped accomplish in Georgia?&quot;
STACEY ABRAMS: &quot;I think that we have an exciting set of elections coming up in Mississippi&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2VECEukd21">pic.twitter.com/2VECEukd21</a>
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For context, after the 2018 election, the Georgia Democrat refused to concede on election night only to spend the next four years bemoaning that Governor Brian Kemp (R) had effectively stolen the election from her. Then, after he signed election reform laws that included items such as voter ID, she alleged he was suppressing the black vote even further.
After primary and general election turnout saw record early numbers with little wait times and near zero reports of voting difficulty, she alleged that the overall smooth process was not necessarily evidence that suppression did not exist. Other Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-georgias-record-voter-turnout-is-actually-voter-suppression" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concurred</a> with that assessment.
In the waning days of her campaign, she spent her time appearing at concerts pushing abortion and claimed that Republicans wanted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-tells-oprah-elect-me-or-transgender-kids-will-be-banned-from-playing-with-friends-parents-will-be-forced-to-lie-and-gay-people-wont-be-protected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlaw certain friends from playing with each other</a> and would force parents to lie.
In 2022, Abrams was trounced by Kemp, who won with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-georgia-governor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">53.4% of the vote</a>.
Abrams also has experience abroad acting as a part of a 40-member crew <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-pops-up-in-nigeria-as-an-election-observer-losing-side-promptly-alleges-rigged-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observing</a> polls in Nigeria’s elections.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky">Kentucky</a> Attorney General Daniel Cameron won the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary, according to a poll projection from <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-governor-primary-election-df994c12f233b5dc6b8ec147b2907c8a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>.
Cameron, who became the state’s first black attorney general, announced his bid for Kentucky governor last year, looking to oust current Democratic Governor Andy Beshear. He defeated Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and former U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft for the Republican nomination.
The Associated Press called the race Tuesday evening after Cameron secured 45.4% to Craft’s 17.6%, and was officially named the first major-party black gubernatorial nominee in the state’s history.
“I think often about my ancestors who struggled for freedom,” Cameron <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/trump-backed-daniel-cameron-wins-231318287.html#:~:text=“I%20think%20often%20about%20my,thought%20in%20the%20Black%20community.”">said</a> at the RNC. “I also think about Joe Biden who says, ‘If you aren’t voting for me, you ain’t black,’ who argued that Republicans would put us back in chains, who said there is no diversity of thought in the black community.”
“Mr. Vice President, look at me. I am black; we are not all the same, sir. I am not in chains. My mind is my own,” he added.
Cameron became known as the frontrunner after receiving an endorsement from former and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, who won the state by double digits during the 2020 election.
Trump joined Cameron on Sunday for a tele-rally supporting the GOP nominee for governor, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/politics/kentucky-governor-republican-primary-election-trump/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
“I’ve been with him all the way, and now he’s doing this, and I have no doubt he’s going to be a fantastic governor,” the former president said.
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Cameron also received support from Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the chamber’s Republican leader, after serving as legal counsel for the lawmaker.
Cameron acknowledged the riff between Trump and McConnell earlier this year to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-tornadoes-politics-kentucky-united-states-government-0db202c10b27bd3c1e28f9c5a324dbc9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>, saying that his candidacy for Kentucky governor represents different factions within the GOP.
“They’ve got their differences,” Cameron told reporters at the Kentucky Capitol. “I think what our candidacy means is that we’re able to transcend a lot of different factions within the Republican Party and bring people together. And I think that is what ultimately this candidacy represents.”
Last year, Cameron blasted so-called “stakeholder capitalism” in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kentucky-ag-daniel-cameron-blasts-esg-globalist-investing-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opinion letter</a> advising the Bluegrass State not to follow the globalist investment trend with taxpayer funds after the World Economic Forum gathered in Davos to continue its push for “ESG,” or Environmental, Social, Governance investing, a trend that scores companies by their commitment to progressive causes.
Cameron wrote that investing public funds with managers who subscribe to the practice violates Kentucky law, arguing that management of the state’s pension fund must seek to maximize profits for taxpayers, not advance a political agenda.
Scott Jennings, a prominent Republican consultant in the state who was neutral in the primary, told <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/kentucky-governor-cameron-craft-00097287" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a> he believes Cameron’s chances of becoming governor bank on the fact he advocated for people who feel like they were disenfranchised, or not listened to, or trampled upon during COVID.
“I mean small business owners, churches, parents,” Jennings said. “There’s a lot of people out there that are still pretty sore about that.”
Cameron said at a campaign stop in Shepherdsville last month, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/us/politics/kentucky-governor-gop-primary-cameron.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The New York Times, that he took action when Governor Beshear “shut down churches.”
“I went into federal court and, after nine days, got churches reopened in Kentucky,” Cameron said.
Cameron now heads to the gubernatorial election in November to face Governor Beshear, who currently holds a 63% approval rating in the state.

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The 25-year-old man who murdered five coworkers and shot eight others earlier this month at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/louisville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville</a> bank where he worked reportedly left behind a manifesto detailing an anti-gun motive for the attack.
The killer, who The Daily Wire is not naming due to company policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers, made three main points in the document, which is in the hands of law enforcement, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11995155/Louisville-bank-killer-left-13-page-manifesto-revealing-three-motives-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
He wanted to prove how easy it was to purchase a firearm, to highlight the mental health crisis in the U.S., and to commit suicide.
The report said that he had worked at the bank since 2021, but that executives lost confidence in him because he failed to fit in. He was fired just days before he went on the rampage.
The Louisville Metro Police Department also revealed the identities of the five victims who died in the shooting: Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; James Tutt, 64; and Deana Eckert, 57.
One of those who was seriously injured in the shooting was Officer Nickolas Wilt, whose heroic actions brought the tragedy to an end. He had just graduated the police academy and was on only his fourth shift when he responded to the shooting.
Police said Wilt “ran towards the gunfire today to save lives” and, after reportedly receiving surgery, “remains in critical condition after being shot in the head.”
“Our city and so many from around the nation are praying for Officer Wilt’s strength and healing. His heroic actions exemplify the best of law enforcement,” tweeted Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
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The killer&#8217;s mother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/louisville-shooters-mother-call-to-911-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> police to warn them that he was headed to the bank with a gun. The woman said she learned about what her son was up to secondhand from her son’s roommate, and noted that he was an employee at the bank. However, her call to police came after the attack had already started.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.

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Police identified an officer who was wounded while stopping a shooter who killed four people at a bank in Louisville, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a>, on Monday.
Officer Nickolas Wilt, 26, &#8220;was critically wounded while stopping the active shooter,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/LMPD/status/1645508019973758976" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> a tweet from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).
Police said Wilt &#8220;ran towards the gunfire today to save lives&#8221; and, after <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/active-shooter-louisville/?id=98470141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly receiving surgery</a>, &#8220;remains in critical condition after being shot in the head.&#8221;
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Officer Nickolas Wilt, a new officer to the LMPD, ran towards the gunfire today to save lives. He remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. <a href="https://t.co/yPNZBfAl7I">pic.twitter.com/yPNZBfAl7I</a>
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&#8220;Our city and so many from around the nation are praying for Officer Wilt&#8217;s strength and healing. His heroic actions exemplify the best of law enforcement,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisvilleMayor/status/1645579529870778369" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
The shooting happened at Old National Bank on Monday morning.
The gunman, who is believed to have been an employee at the bank where the shooting took place, died in a confrontation with responding police. Authorities said the suspect was armed with a rifle and was live-streaming during the attack. An investigation is ongoing.
The Daily Wire is not naming the suspect in keeping with a policy of depriving mass shooters of undeserved notoriety.
The Louisville Metro Police Department also <a href="https://twitter.com/LMPD/status/1645506287508258822" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> the identities of the four victims who died in the shooting: Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; and James Tutt, 64; and Juliana Farmer, 45.
Greenberg said Elliott was a &#8220;a very good friend of mine&#8221; and of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. The governor also <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/louisville-police-multiple-casualties-confirmed-after-shooting-downtown/WJ2SNJNVEFHFLL65NRP2CSI5T4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called Elliott an &#8220;incredible friend</a>&#8221; who &#8220;helped me build my law career, helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad.&#8221;
Police said nine other people have received treatment at a local hospital, including Wilt and another LMPD officer, <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/10/louisville-shooting-in-downtown-at-old-national-bank-near-slugger-field/70098991007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Courier Journal</a>. The report said Wilt graduated from LMPD&#8217;s Police Academy on March 31.
Interim Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said during a Monday afternoon news conference that three of the injured victims, including Wilt, were in critical condition. Three others were listed as noncritical, and three more were treated and released.
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Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department reads the names of the victims of Monday&#39;s Kentucky shooting that left four dead and nine hospitalized with injuries. <a href="https://t.co/cC6veOWxsE">https://t.co/cC6veOWxsE</a> <a href="https://t.co/U5cfTiS520">pic.twitter.com/U5cfTiS520</a>
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&#8220;Today is a tragedy. Louisville and the entire commonwealth are mourning and we call on everyone to share the love, support and compassion this community desperately needs right now,&#8221; Beshear, a Democrat, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1645469395185958923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Twitter.
&#8220;A senseless act took the lives of our fellow Kentuckians, including friends of mine. What these families are experiencing is unimaginable. They need us to wrap our arms around them and to love them with all our hearts,&#8221; the governor added. &#8220;Thank you to the heroic members of the LMPD and all of our first responders who undoubtedly saved lives while putting their own at risk. We are forever grateful.&#8221;
President Joe Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1645469188813619209" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> on the shooting in a tweet that brought up the issue of gun control.
&#8220;Once again, our nation mourns after a senseless act of gun violence – Jill and I pray for the lives lost and impacted by today&#8217;s shooting,&#8221; he said, referring to his wife Jill Biden. &#8220;Too many Americans are paying for the price of inaction with their lives. When will Republicans in Congress act to protect our communities?&#8221;

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The Republican-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> legislature voted Wednesday to override Democrat Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andy-beshear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Beshear</a>’s veto of a bill banning child sex changes as nearly 20 Left-wing protesters were arrested at the statehouse on criminal trespassing charges.
As lawmakers were meeting, Kentucky State Police were asked to restore order as protesters shouted and chanted, disrupting the ongoing legislative meeting. The bill passed the House 76-23 and in the Senate 29-8, surpassing the requirements to override Beshear’s veto. 
The bill <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/kentucky-republicans-override-governors-veto-of-bill-banning-transition-surgery-puberty-blockers-for-minors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will ban</a> life-altering procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex change surgeries like performing double mastectomies on girls who say they are boys. Additionally, it will allow teachers to not be compelled to use students&#8217; so-called preferred pronouns and prohibits the teaching of gender ideology at schools. 
“We cannot allow people to continue down the path of fantasy, to where they’re going to end up 10, 20, 30 years down the road and find themselves miserable from decisions that they made when they were young,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-care-bill-kentucky-legislature-e7c0bfb0e6cdfb1144451efe677108d6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Republican Rep. Shane Baker said at an event supporting the bill before the vote. 
The vote came as protesters shouted and chanted at lawmakers, eventually leading to the arrest of 19 people after police were asked to restore order. 
&#8220;The Sergeant of Arms requested that KSP assist in restoring order today in the House gallery chambers. KSP gave each individual the option to leave without any enforcement action or be placed under arrest,&#8221; police spokesman Captain Paul Blanton <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pro-trans-kentucky-protesters-arrested-swarming-state-capitol-house-vote-override-beshears-veto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News. &#8220;KSP arrested 19 individuals. They have been cited for criminal trespassing 3rd degree.”
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Many Republicans said the legislation was needed to protect children from harmful procedures.
According to Republican state Sen. Robby Mills, “puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, when administered to youth under 18 for the purpose of altering their appearance, is dangerous for the health of that child.”
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Left-wing legal groups are promising to challenge the bill in courts, a move that has succeeded in deep-red Alabama and Arkansas for the time being. “While we lost the battle in the legislature, our defeat is temporary. We will not lose in court,” said Chris Hartman, the executive director of an LGBTQ group called the Fairness campaign. 
Conservative family groups in the Bluegrass State supported the legislation, with The Family Foundation’s David Walls saying that it enacted a “policy in alignment with the truth that every child is created as a male or female and deserves to be loved, treated with dignity and accepted for who they really are.”
Kentucky joins states like Tennessee, Mississippi, Iowa, and Utah in banning the sex change procedures on minors while blue states like Minnesota have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-house-votes-to-make-state-refuge-for-child-sex-changes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> themselves a “refuge” for such procedures.

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Tennessee Capitol Stormed
A group of around 400 people rushed into the Tennessee state capitol building in Nashville this morning to protest for stricter gun laws following a mass shooting at the Covenant School earlier this week. The protest was planned by a Tennessee non-profit called “AWAKE.” According to the New York Post, “AWAKE” seeks to improve conditions for women and children. Capitol police escorted members of the legislature to the restroom as protesters grew more aggressive.
WSJ Journalist Arrested
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wall-street-journal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter has been arrested in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> after being accused of spying by Russia’s security agency. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service, Evan Gershkovich had “collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex” after “acting on the instructions of the American side.” An espionage case has been opened against Gershkovich. The Journal denied any accusations of spying. An arrest of this nature has not happened since the fall of the Soviet Union. 
Nine Killed In Training Accident
Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-army" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Army</a> HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed Wednesday night in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> during a training exercise, resulting in the deaths of NINE service members.  
Few details have been released about the crash, which occurred at around 10:00 p.m. local time between two helicopters that are part of the 101st Airborne Division. The crash took place in Trigg County, near Fort Campbell. Early Thursday morning, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that he would be traveling to Fort Campbell to “support our troops and their families after last night’s tragic incident.” 
“We know a lot about loss in Kentucky, especially these last three years. We&#8217;re gonna do what we always do,&#8221; Beshear said. &#8220;We&#8217;re gonna wrap our arms around these families, and we&#8217;re gonna be there with them, not just for the days, but the weeks and the months and the years to come. We&#8217;re gonna let them know that they are loved, they are special. And if they&#8217;ll allow us to carry some of their grief, we&#8217;ll do that for as long as we can. ”
Safe School Act Introduced
Following the horrific school shooting in Nashville on Monday, Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Haggerty have introduced the “Safe School Act,” a bill that would unlock $900 million in grants to beef up security at public and private schools. 
Fetterman Expected To Return Home Next Week
Senator John Fetterman is expected to return to work the week of April 17th, after weeks of seeking treatment for anxiety and depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fetterman <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/senator-fetterman-to-be-hospitalized-for-weeks-after-checking-himself-into-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">checked himself in</a> for treatment in March, stating that he’d dealt with such issues in the past but they’d amplified after a near-fatal stroke, a senate campaign, and his first days in office. Sources close to the freshman senator have indicated that he recovered well and is ready to get back to work as soon as possible.
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Thursday Afternoon Update: Army Training Accident Kills 9, Anti-Gun Protesters Storm Tennessee Capitol, Journalist Arrested In Russia

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andy-beshear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Beshear</a> is the latest prominent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat</a> to turn against his own party and the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG</a>, amid a run for reelection in a heavily <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/republican" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican</a> state.
Critics of the ESG movement largely align with conservatives and assert that the philosophy intermixes political and social causes in a manner that compromises or distracts from profitability. Beshear signed a <a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb236.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> last week to require fiduciaries of the state’s retirement funds to only consider factors which have a “direct and material connection to the financial risk or financial return of an investment” rather than any “environmental, social, political, or ideological interest” without a connection to the financial realities of an asset.
Beshear, who won an upset victory four years ago in the predominantly Republican state, is presently campaigning for a second term; the general election will occur at the end of the year.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), both of whom will be on their respective ballots in primarily Republican states next year, recently voted against fellow Democrats to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-infuriating-manchin-blasts-biden-for-vetoing-rebuke-of-esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pass</a> a resolution scrapping a White House rule that allows retirement fiduciaries to invest in accordance with the ESG movement. President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-uses-first-veto-of-his-presidency-to-kill-rebuke-of-federal-esg-push" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vetoed</a> the resolution last week.
American investors are broadly skeptical of the ESG movement and desire that their funds are allocated in a politically neutral manner. An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-by-two-to-one-margin-investors-reject-woke-companies-pushing-political-causes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exclusive poll</a> from The Daily Wire showed last year that 64% of respondents believe “individual investors whose savings are being invested” should decide whether funds are appropriated according to ESG standards, while a mere 20% believe that “Wall Street asset managers” should make such decisions.
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed <a href="http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2862&amp;year=2023&amp;sessiontype=RS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> this week similar to the law enacted in Kentucky. Justice, a former Democrat who became a Republican six years ago, has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-has-formidable-2024-opponent-for-joe-manchin-in-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> as a possible contender for the Senate seat currently held by Manchin.
Republican officials in both Kentucky and West Virginia lauded the endorsement of the bills.
&#8220;Kentucky now has the strongest anti-ESG legislation in the nation,” Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. “For many years, pension investments were about maximizing returns. Recently, however, there has been a destructive shift in investment methodology to use the savings of Americans as financial muscle to push ideological causes through the ESG movement. Kentucky has said no to this shift.”
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“West Virginia is once again leading the way to protect pensioner and taxpayer dollars from woke Wall Street activists who prioritize their own political and social agendas over the best financial interests of our people,” West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore said in another statement provided to The Daily Wire. “Each year, public employees in West Virginia retire from their jobs after decades of service to our state and rely on their hard-earned state pensions to support them and their families through retirement.”
The ESG movement could emerge as a core issue in the 2024 election cycle, particularly among declared and potential Republican primary candidates. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who currently lead early polls as Republican voters’ preferred nominees, have each spoken against the totalizing investment approach, while former Strive Asset Management Executive Chairman Vivek Ramaswamy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-top-private-sector-voice-against-esg-teases-possible-presidential-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered</a> the contest and placed the issue at the center of his platform.

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Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-army" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Army</a> HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed Wednesday night in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> during a training exercise, resulting in the deaths of nine service members. 
Few details have been released about the crash, which occurred at around 10:00 p.m. local time between two helicopters that are part of the 101st Airborne Division. The crash took place in Trigg County, near Fort Campbell. 
&#8220;The crewmembers were flying two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission when the incident occurred. The status of the crew members are unknown at this time,&#8221; the 101st Airborne Division announced in a statement. &#8220;The command is currently focused on caring for the servicemembers and their families.&#8221;
The division initially confirmed that there were several “casualties,” and an Army official later <a href="https://abc7news.com/2-army-black-hawk-helicopters-crash-all-9-service-members-killed/13046784/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> ABC News that everyone on board both helicopters had died. 
“We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected.<a href="https://twitter.com/kystatepolice"> @kystatepolice</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/KentuckyEM"> @KentuckyEM</a> and local officials are responding. We will share more information as available. Please pray for all those affected,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Twitter.
Early Thursday morning, Beshear said that he would be going to Fort Campbell in response to the crash. “This morning I will be traveling to Fort Campbell to support our troops and their families after last night’s tragic incident. More information will be released later this morning,” he said. 
According to Kentucky State Police, the crash took place in the woods. Fort Campbell will have a press conference Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. to provide further details about the incident.
Kentucky local Nick Tomaszewski told WSMV that he heard the crash happen after he saw the helicopters fly by. &#8220;So it’s nothing out of the norm to see helicopters, we see them all the time, but tonight there were two that were coming kind of straight up over our house, headed straight northbound,&#8221; he said. “I told my wife, ‘wow, those look really close tonight’ for whatever reason &#8230; about a minute later, they were coming across and there was a large explosion in the sky almost look like a firework went off. And then the entire tree line lit up.”
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Several residents at Arcadia Senior Living in Bowling Green, Kentucky, received flowers from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rihanna">Rihanna</a> and Jay-Z after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> video of them dancing went viral.
The senior women put together an act recreating Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” dance sequence from her performance at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl LVII</a> in February. The short <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@arcadiasrlivingbg/video/7203101432105700654?refer=embed">video</a> has since racked up more than 3.7 million views on the social platform and even got the attention of the singer herself.
Rihanna sent a huge bouquet of white roses with a note that said, “You Ladies Dance [sic] Was Amazing, Love Roc Nation, Rihanna.” This comes after rapper Jay-Z also sent the ladies a bouquet of red roses last week accompanied by a card that said, “We Love The Tik Tok Here At Roc Nation! Jay Z.”
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“When the roses showed up from Rihanna, we were all in shock,” Paige Oakes, director of community relations at Arcadia Senior Living Bowling Green, told <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rihanna-surprises-older-women-tiktok_n_6407c2abe4b018d7c56da327">HuffPost</a>. “All week, we have been waiting to see if we would get a response from her.”
“We were so excited to know that Rihanna watched the video and saw our lovely ladies having fun and dancing to her music,” Oakes continued.
The clip features 11 women dressed in white outfits to reference the costumes worn by Rihanna’s backup dancers during the Super Bowl. The women all step aside to show off resident Dora Martin, 87, who is dressed in red like the Grammy Award-winning singer was during her performance. 
“I would say half were aware of TikTok, and the other half did not know what it was, so we had to explain it,” the community relations director told the publication. She went on to explain how engagement director Maitlin Nuckols made the TikTok account “never thinking” any of their content would go viral.
“We were just trying to find something new and engaging for the residents,” Oakes noted, saying they are so far “loving all of the fame and attention.”
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“Everybody loves to see the older generation letting loose and having fun,” Nuckols added. “You always think of the older population in this way, and then I feel like this video just kind of shows a different side of them.”
Rihanna made headlines for announcing her second pregnancy with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during the performance. The Federal Communications Commission received <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rihannas-super-bowl-performance-compared-to-pornography-in-fcc-complaints-about-broadcast">dozens of complaints</a> that the show was “indecent” and “pornographic” due to the “Umbrella” singer dancing in a sexually suggestive manner.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/louisville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville</a>’s police routinely violate constitutional rights and federal law, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) said following a two-year investigation following the death of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/breonna-taylor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breonna Taylor</a>.
The DOJ announced the findings of its investigation on Wednesday in a press conference and 90-page report. Federal investigators <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-louisville-metro-police-department-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> their review found that officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) “engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law.”
Some of the report’s findings include use of excessive force, executing search warrants without knocking or announcing, using invalid search warrants, and violating the rights of protesters.
The LMPD “[u]nlawfully discriminates against Black (sic) people in its enforcement activities” and “discriminates against people with behavioral health disabilities when responding to them in crisis,” the DOJ said.
“The Justice Department has concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that Louisville Metro and LMPD engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the constitutional rights of the residents of Louisville — including by using excessive force, unlawfully discriminating against Black (sic) people, conducting searches based on invalid warrants, and violating the rights of those engaged in protected speech critical of policing,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement.
Garland added that the DOJ will “work closely with Louisville Metro and LMPD to negotiate toward a consent decree and durable reforms that protect both the safety and civil rights of Louisville’s residents.”
The DOJ <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-review-memphis-police-department-wake-tyre-nichols-death-rcna73973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday that it would begin a similar review into the practices and procedures of the Memphis Police Department, focusing on its special police units. The review was prompted after a handful of officers were seen on video allegedly beating Tyre Nichols to death in January.
The Department of Justice launched its review of LMPD after police shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor during a no-knock police raid. During the raid, Taylor’s boyfriend fired at officers, later saying he believed that intruders had broken into the home. Taylor was shot multiple times when police returned fire.
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The DOJ has <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/current-and-former-louisville-kentucky-police-officers-charged-federal-crimes-related-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pursued</a> charges against four officers involved in the raid, alleging a number of civil rights violations, obstruction, and inappropriate use of force.
A grand jury <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/08/04/breonna-taylor-shooting-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> one of the officers in September 2020 on charges of wanton endangerment and disregard for the safety of Taylor’s neighbors. The officer was later acquitted of the charges last year.

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Utilities in Cincinnati and Northern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> shut Ohio River water intake valves early Sunday morning over concerns about contamination by hazardous materials from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio-train-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">train that derailed</a> in East Palestine, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a>.
The two utilities, Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) and Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD), said they are taking precautions as testing found at least low levels of chemicals from the toxic spill in some places at intakes along the waterway amid reports of <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-dead-fish-vinyl-chloride-hazardous-materials-affecting-pets-wildlife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fish dying en masse</a> in local waterways and East Palestine residents reporting ailments such as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/16/ohio-train-derailment-response-toxic-contamination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headaches and rashes</a>.
After the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on February 3, crews executed what authorities said was a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/j-d-vance-calls-for-answers-after-ohio-train-derailment-notes-alarming-reports-he-received" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controlled burn of hazardous chemicals</a> from cars that were in danger of exploding, prompting temporary evacuations and a large plume of smoke over the small town on the Pennsylvania border.
&#8220;Emergency responders were able to quickly respond and contain most of the chemicals,&#8221; NKWD <a href="https://v5z61e.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Press-Release-East-Palestine-OH-Train-Derailment-Intake-Closed_02-19-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a press release</a>. NKWD said one of the chemicals, butyl acrylate, &#8220;was detected at low levels in the Ohio River far upstream of our water supply intakes.&#8221;
Butyl acrylate &#8220;is a clear liquid with a sweet odor used in arts and crafts, adhesives, flooring, sinks, bathtubs, to name just a few of the uses of the chemical,&#8221; NKWD said.
<a href="https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/ohio-river-test-results-show-no-contaminants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GCWW said</a> low levels of butyl acrylate were believed to have &#8220;seeped&#8221; into the Ohio River through a small creek about 300 miles north of Cincinnati.
By Sunday afternoon, <a href="https://twitter.com/danielledindak/status/1627412460046061568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GCWW reported</a> “2-Ethyl-1-hexanol was detected. This compound is commonly used in industrial applications including for flavorings and fragrances.”
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BREAKING: Greater Cincinnati Water Works is keeping its intake CLOSED after reportedly detecting a compound upstream.
“2-Ethyl-1-hexanol was detected. This compound is commonly used in industrial applications including for flavorings and fragrances.” 
FULL RELEASE⬇️ <a href="https://twitter.com/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLWT</a> <a href="https://t.co/b0U3Qqu2sA">pic.twitter.com/b0U3Qqu2sA</a>
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NKWD and GCWW, each of which reportedly serve <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2023/02/19/local-ohio-river-supply-shut-after-east-palestine-trail-derailment/69920711007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds of thousands of customers</a>, said they will continue testing in coordination with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission and assured the public they have treatment processes in place. The utilities said they will rely on reserves until regulators are certain water from the Ohio River is safe.
Norfolk Southern <a href="http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/derailment-in-east-palestine--oh.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says it is working with</a> local, state, and federal leaders and the community affected by the derailment in East Palestine. That hasn&#8217;t stopped a number of <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norfolk-southern-stock-railorad-lawsuits-train-derailment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuits to accumulate</a> as outrage grows, spurred in part by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-disgusting-j-d-vance-scrapes-creek-bed-with-stick-after-train-crash-oily-substance-emerges-in-viral-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">videos of showing</a> an oily sheen from chemicals in local waterways.
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Visited a local creek in East Palestine today. These waterways are still very polluted. It’s time for Norfolk Southern to finish the cleanup. Check this video out: <a href="https://t.co/4lsHBmrMJj">pic.twitter.com/4lsHBmrMJj</a>
&mdash; J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1626305927207854089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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After the fire went out on February 8, the Environment Protection Agency <a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/statement-regional-administrator-debra-shore-east-palestine-train-derailment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on Tuesday its air monitoring</a> had &#8220;not detected any levels of health concern in the community that are attributed to the train derailment.&#8221;
Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine&#8217;s office <a href="https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/East-Palestine-Update-2-17-23-2-15-pm-02172023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said Friday</a> testing results from East Palestine’s municipal water source determined that municipal drinking water is safe to drink, but urged locals who get their water from private wells to use bottled water until their water is tested.
Also on Friday, DeWine released a joint statement with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Administrator Thomas Sivak, announcing FEMA aid would be on the way after the Biden administration indicated the train derailment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-rejects-federal-disaster-assistance-for-ohio-town-impacted-by-toxic-train-derailment-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did not qualify</a> for federal disaster aid.
&#8220;FEMA and the State of Ohio have been in constant contact regarding emergency operations in East Palestine,&#8221; the <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeDeWine/status/1626736542524796929" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joint statement said</a>. &#8220;U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA have been working together since day one. Tomorrow, FEMA will supplement federal efforts by deploying a Senior Response Official along with a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) to support ongoing operations, including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of potential long-term recovery needs.&#8221;

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A chapel meeting at a Kentucky Christian college was supposed to end on the morning of February 8, but students were so inspired by the service that it never ended, turning into a 24/7 service that was still going strong nearly a week later while inspiring students from colleges in other states to travel there just to be a part of it.
On February 8, the service at Asbury University in Hughes Auditorium ended with a benediction and a song by the gospel choir, but the students wouldn’t leave, instead continuing to pray as they sang quietly.
“They were praising and praying earnestly for themselves and their neighbors and our world—expressing repentance and contrition for sin and interceding for healing, wholeness, peace, and justice,” <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/february-web-only/asbury-revival-1970-2023-methodist-christian-holy-spirit.html">wrote</a> Asbury theology professor Thomas H. McCall, who attended the service.
“There is no pressure or hype. There is no manipulation. There is no high-pitched emotional fervor. To the contrary, it has so far been mostly calm and serene,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I know that God moves in mysterious ways; Jesus tells us that the Spirit blows where it wills,” he added.
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What I love about this Asbury revival in Kentucky is that it is nameless and faceless. It’s not about personalities. It’s just people getting desperate for God. It’s Day #7 and the worship continues. Lord let this hunger come to every church, and let it spill into the streets. <a href="https://t.co/Dda73LfjMK">pic.twitter.com/Dda73LfjMK</a>
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This is so incredibly beautiful.
These kids are about to enter their SEVENTH day of worship.
A FULL WEEK OF WORSHIPPING GOD!
A great revival is coming. <a href="https://t.co/yn5HHD2kox">pic.twitter.com/yn5HHD2kox</a>
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Students reportedly came from Purdue University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Ohio Christian University,  the University of Kentucky, the University of the Cumberlands, Transylvania University, Midway University, Lee University, Georgetown College, and Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, among others.
By February 14 the crowd had surged to 3,000 worshipers not only in the college chapel but also four other facilities at the college. University President Dr. Kevin Brown said at least two-thirds of the attendees came from other states.
“It has absolutely been social media that is the mechanism that people found out about this,” noted Mark Whitworth, Asbury University’s vice president of communications. Videos hashtagged “Asbury Revival” have proliferated on social media with hashtag #asburyrevival having at 24.4 million views on TikTok by February 15, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/asbury-university-revival-college-kentucky-going-viral-tiktok-rcna70686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“The university made an intentional decision not to publicize this because we wanted to place an abundance of respect towards the experience of our students,” Brown stated.
Revival-type events have occurred at Asbury University before; in 1970 a revival closed classes for a week; in 2006 four days of continuous worship took place.
The movement to hold a revival-type meeting has spread from Asbury; on February 13  Lee University in Tennessee started a nonstop prayer vigil while similar events were started at Anderson University in Indiana, Ohio Christian University, and others.

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