Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) slammed the City University of New York Law School on Wednesday after a video clip went viral showing an anti-Semitic graduation speech.
Fatima Mousa Mohammed, selected by the graduating class of 2023 to speak, gave her incendiary speech at the May 12 law school commencement.
“As Israel continues to indiscriminately rain bullets and bombs on worshippers, murdering the old, the young, attacking even funerals and graveyards; as it encourages lynch mobs to target Palestinian homes and businesses, as it imprisons its children; as it continues its project of settler colonialism, expelling Palestinians from their homes &#8230; our silence is no longer acceptable,” she said, later saying she hoped &#8220;the rage&#8221; in the auditorium would &#8220;fuel the fight against capitalism, racism, imperialism, and Zionism around the world.&#8221;
Cruz <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1663972889584910353?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the remarks during an episode of his podcast &#8220;Verdict&#8221; on Wednesday, describing Mohammed as a &#8220;hard leftist.&#8221;
&#8220;The speech she gave was virulently anti-Israel – was slandering Israel with lies,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;She was reveling in anti-Semitism, and in a way that there really is no other bigotry that would be as welcome at a college graduation as anti-Semitism. She also, by the way, enthusiastically cheerleads open borders and releasing violent criminals from jail, and she refers to police officers as the, quote, &#8216;fascist NYPD.’”
Cruz declared that Mohammed&#8217;s remarks were &#8220;just a wild lie.&#8221;
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&#8220;When you have a place that becomes a vicious cesspool of racism and indoctrination, that&#8217;s no longer carrying out an educational mission – that is instead performing the very same mission of indoctrination,&#8221; Cruz added, linking the speech with the other topics he discussed in his podcast episode. &#8220;Whether it is DHS funding indoctrination, saying, &#8216;If you&#8217;re a Republican, if you listen to Fox News, you&#8217;re connected to the Nazis&#8217;; whether it&#8217;s debate judges saying, &#8216;If you dare to defend America or capitalism you must lose&#8217;; or whether it is the vicious lies coming at the City University of New York Law School graduation — all three are examples of how the hard left weaponizes money to indoctrinate, to intimidate, and to silence and attack their opponents.&#8221;

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Cruz Hammers CUNY Law School Over Student’s Anti-Semitic Graduation Speech

Cruz Hammers CUNY Law School Over Student's Anti-Semitic Graduation Speech

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Three teenagers were charged after they killed a beloved town swan, stole its chicks, then cooked and ate the swan.
Eman Hussan, 18, and two other teenagers ages 17 and 16 reportedly jumped over the fence of the Swan Pond in Manlius, New York, after midnight on Sunday and held Faye, the town swan who was nesting, down until the swan died. They then took Faye’s four cygnets with them to one of their residences, where the family cooked and ate Faye. The teenagers said they planned to raise the cygnets as pets.
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Teenager Eman Hussan and 2 friends arrested in Syracuse, NY area for killing and eating the town swan and stealing her 4 babies<a href="https://t.co/aUuK8JpANa">pic.twitter.com/aUuK8JpANa</a>
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“They believed it was just a very large duck. They did not know that it was a swan, and they did not know that it was not a wild animal, that it was actually owned by the Village of Manlius,” Manlius Police Sgt. Ken Hatter said. “Faye was killed at the pond.”
Hetter acknowledged the three teenagers were all friends and attended high school together.
“I asked them specifically, the two juveniles, what they were going to do with the cygnets if they wanted to raise them: ‘Were you going to raise them to later consume them?’ And they said, ‘No, we wanted to raise them,” Hatter added. He noted that video of the incident did exist.
Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall said of the biologist who had cared for Faye since 2007 and is now caring for the cygnets and their father, “Manny,” “Right now he’s taking care of the four cygnets. He will take care of those probably for another six weeks because they’re not ready to be put back in the pond yet to live on their own. At that point, we will probably remove Manny because of the significance that they do mate forever and losing Faye, Manny can become combative.”
The teenagers were charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, criminal mischief in the second degree, a class D felony, conspiracy in the fifth degree, a class B misdemeanor and criminal trespass in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor, CNY Central <a href="https://cnycentral.com/news/local/three-teens-arrested-for-killing-manlius-swan-faye-family-ate-swan-on-memorial-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“The swans have been here since 1905. And so we care for them, maintain them, feed them, do everything and stuff,” Whorrall concluded. “They&#8217;ve been ours forever. And we will continue. The public needs to know that this is not ending. We will continue to have swans and hopefully, at some point get back to normal.”

Mute swan in lake

Teenagers Arrested After Killing Beloved Town Swan, Then Cooking It, Eating It, Stealing Its Babies

Crime

Swan

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york">New York</a> attorney has to convince a judge that the he doesn&#8217;t deserve sanctions after admitting his firm used &#8220;bogus&#8221; legal research obtained through ChatGPT for a personal injury case.
Attorney Steven Schwartz, an attorney with Levidow, Levidow &amp; Oberman, submitted a brief containing several references to non-existent cases his legal team gathered through the artificial intelligence chatbot program.
Schwartz, who has been an attorney for more than 30 years, had helped prepare legal research for his colleague Peter LoDuca for a case involving a man suing Avianca Airlines for injuries he argues were sustained from a serving cart that was being pushed by an employee on the airline in 2019.
But U.S. Judge Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York said in an <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.31.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> that the submission contained six cases that &#8216;appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations.&#8221;
&#8220;The Court is presented with an unprecedented circumstance,&#8221; Castel said.
The non-existent cases in the filing included Varghese v. China South Airlines, Martinez v. Delta Airlines, Shaboon v. EgyptAir, Petersen v. Iran Air, Miller v. United Airlines, and Estate of Durden v. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
In a written <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to Castel, the lawyer attached screenshots showing a conversation between Schwartz and ChatGPT.
&#8220;Is varghese a real case,&#8221; reads one message, referencing Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd.
&#8220;Yes,&#8221; ChatGPT responded. It &#8220;is a real case.&#8221;
&#8220;What is your source,&#8221; the user replied.
&#8220;I apologize for the confusion earlier,&#8221; ChatGPT replied. &#8220;Upon double-checking, I found the case Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019), does indeed exist and can be found on legal research databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis. I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion my earlier responses may have caused.&#8221;
The user asked ChatGPT to confirm if the cases provided were real, and the system doubled down on finding the lawsuits in the legal databases.
Schwartz accepted responsibility for not confirming the sources, saying that it was the first time using ChatGPT as legal research and &#8220;was unaware of the possibility that its content could be false.&#8221;
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022. The system, which has sparked massive criticism for its role in several industries, has warned users that it could produce inaccurate information.
Schwartz said he &#8220;greatly regrets having utilized generative artificial intelligence to supplement the legal research performed herein and will never do so in the future without absolute verification of its authenticity.&#8221;
His colleague LoDuca &#8220;had no reason to doubt the sincerity,&#8221; Schwartz said, adding he did not have direct knowledge of how the legal team acquired the research.
LoDuca must show cause why the court shouldn&#8217;t sanction him &#8220;for the use of a false and fraudulent notarization&#8221; in a hearing on June 8.

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Lawyer Faces Sanctions After Admitting Using ChatGPT For ‘Bogus’ Legal Research

Lawyer Faces Sanctions After Admitting Using ChatGPT For 'Bogus' Legal Research

Artificial Intelligence

Lawyer

Christopher Neely, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/jordan-neelys-uncle-christopher-arrested-for-pickpocketing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uncle</a> of Jordan Neely, was arrested this week after law enforcement officials had been searching for him for a string of larcenies.
The 44-year-old was caught after trying to run from New York Police Department officers, who recognized him as a suspect for &#8220;a robbery pattern,&#8221; the New York Daily News <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-jordan-neely-uncle-christopher-neely-daniel-penny-subway-pickpocket-20230523-tqobkymidjhudebxjphnuk7oym-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Christopher Neely was allegedly caught carrying credit cards from numerous victims, the report said. He was also armed with a gravity knife.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/jordan-neelys-uncle-christopher-arrested-for-pickpocketing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the arrest happened near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. He was wanted for allegedly stealing purses from restaurants.
He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, bail jumping, and unlawful possession of a weapon, the report said.
The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12115667/Jordan-Neelys-uncle-called-no-plea-deal-Daniel-Penny-ARRESTED.html">reported</a> that he had more than 70 prior arrests and had two active warrants for his arrest when he was taken into custody.
Christopher Neely&#8217;s arrest comes after he said that he does not want Daniel Penny, who put his nephew Jordan Neely in a chokehold that ultimately led to his death, to get a plea deal in the case.
“I want this to go to trial,” Christopher Neely <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/jordan-neelys-uncle-christopher-arrested-for-pickpocketing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “He has too much confidence in himself and has to be taught what he did was wrong.”
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Penny, a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine, was charged with second degree manslaughter and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Penny <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-penny-breaks-his-silence-following-the-death-of-jordan-neely" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a recent interview with the New York Post that the incident had nothing to do with race.
Penny placed Neely, a homeless man with over 40 arrests and a history of mental health issues, in a chokehold after Neely embarked on an aggressive rant and began screaming that he did not care if he went to jail.
“This had nothing to do with race,” he said. “I judge a person based on their character. I’m not a white supremacist. I mean, it’s, it’s a little bit comical. Everybody who’s ever met me can tell you, I love all people, I love all cultures. You can tell by my past and all my travels and adventures around the world. I was actually planning a road trip through Africa before this happened.”
Penny said he would not go into details of what happened because of his pending case, but said that the incident was unlike “anything I’d experienced before.”

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Uncle Of Jordan Neely Arrested For Allegedly Pickpocketing, Has 70+ Prior Arrests: Reports

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Jordan Neely

A far-left professor who recently went viral for berating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pro-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-life</a> students was caught on camera holding a machete up to a reporter&#8217;s neck this week, threatening to &#8220;chop&#8221; him up.
A reporter from the New York Post showed up to the home of Hunter College professor Shellyne Rodriguez on Tuesday to ask her questions about her profanity-laced tirade, which was posted to Twitter by Students for Life of America.
“You’re not educating s***. This is f***ing propaganda,” the art professor yelled at the students. “What are you going to do, like, anti-trans next?”
The professor then started throwing the materials that the students had at their booth, claiming that they were &#8220;triggering&#8221; others students.
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New York Post reporter Reuven Fenton went to her apartment in the Bronx on Tuesday and was greeted by her holding a large machete.
“Get the f*** away from my door, or I’m gonna chop you up with this machete!” she yelled as she put the machete right up next to his neck. “Get the f*** away from my door! Get the f*** away from my door!”
The reporter and photographer quickly left the building, but were chased moments later when she came outside armed with the machete.
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“If I see you on this block one more f***ing time, you’re gonna …” she said as she began to chase them. “Get the f*** off the block! Get the f*** out of here, yo!”
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The New York Post later <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/nyc-college-professor-shellyne-rodriguez-holds-machete-to-post-reporters-neck/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that after she chased the photographer, she came back &#8220;to kick the reporter in the shins.&#8221;
A spokesperson for Hunter College later told the newspaper that she had been fired.
“Hunter College strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Shellyne Rodriguez and has taken immediate action,” he said. “Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately, and will not be returning to teach at the school.”

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Far-Left Professor Holds Machete To Reporter’s Neck, Threatens To Kill Him, Chases Him Down Street

Far-Left Professor Holds Machete To Reporter's Neck, Threatens To Kill Him, Chases Him Down Street

Abortion

Violence

The attorney for Sarah Comrie — a white pregnant woman vilified on social media as a racist over a viral video showing a bike rental dispute between her and a black man with his friends in New York City — created a Twitter account to track defamatory remarks about his client.
Comrie, a physician&#8217;s assistant at Bellevue Hospital, encountered a man on May 12 who claimed he paid for a Citi Bike that she said she had rented first. Part of the confrontation went viral on social media with more than 40 million views, which has since resulted in Comrie keeping out of the public eye, receiving death threats, and NYC Health + Hospitals placing her on leave after some people branded her a &#8220;Karen.&#8221;
Attorney Justin Marino, who is representing Comrie, has since produced receipts he says prove his client paid for the bike, which contradicts the widely circulated claim that she &#8220;stole&#8221; it from the man. Marino, who has pledged to file defamation lawsuits, joined Twitter to help build such cases against those who he says unfairly smeared his client.
&#8220;I created this account so individuals can tag me as to defamatory statements/videos made against Ms. Comrie,&#8221; Marino said. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking for comments labeling Ms. Comrie a: 1) Karen; 2) racist; and/or 3) thief. Also, videos referencing a third party doing the foreging (sic) is also actionable.&#8221;
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I created this account so individuals can tag me as to defamatory statements/videos made against Ms. Comrie. I&#39;m looking for comments labeling Ms. Comrie a: 1) Karen; 2) racist; and/or 3) thief. Also, videos referencing a third party doing the foreging is also actionable.
&mdash; Justin Marino (@AttorneyJMarino) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyJMarino/status/1660130945037643777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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An account under the moniker &#8220;Leftism&#8221; replied to Marino&#8217;s tweet with a thread showing a person accused of initially doxxing Comrie and her husband&#8217;s social media accounts.
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This is the person who originally doxxed her.<a href="https://t.co/CHhq6EtgBw">https://t.co/CHhq6EtgBw</a>
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Lawyer Ben Crump, who has been involved in some of the most controversial racial cases in recent history, claimed in a now-deleted tweet that Comrie had tried to &#8220;steal&#8221; the bike.
&#8220;This is unacceptable! A white woman was caught on camera attempting to STEAL a Citi Bike from a young Black man in NYC,&#8221; Crump tweeted. &#8220;She grossly tried to weaponize her tears to paint this man as a threat. This is EXACTLY the type of behavior that has endangered so many Black men in the past!&#8221;
According to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karen-accused-of-racism-when-accosted-by-young-black-men-over-bicycle-produces-receipts-lawyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marino</a>, the NYC healthcare professional had finished a 12-hour shift when she paid for the bike and removed it from its docking station, only to have the group approach her with one holding onto the handlebars, insisting it was his. One man allegedly pushed the bike back into its docking station, prompting the woman to call for help, Marino told <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/nyc-hospital-karen-paid-for-citi-bike-at-center-of-fight-with-black-man/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a>, adding that one of the men covered the bike&#8217;s QR code so the woman could not pay for it again.
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&#8220;In blocking the QR code, this individual&#8217;s arm was touching my client&#8217;s pregnant stomach, a condition of which she had made them aware,&#8221; the attorney continued. &#8220;Throughout this time and for the remainder of the video, roughly five individuals were telling her to get off the bike and heckling her. The fact anyone would treat another person like this is tragic, especially a visibly pregnant woman.&#8221;
Marino said he has shown media outlets two timestamped Citi Bike receipts only minutes apart; the first, he said, represented the contested bike, while the second was for another bike the woman rented to get home, and it showed the 25-minute ride she took to get there.
Despite the limited context shown in the video, many on social media and some media outlets quickly ran with the framing that Comrie had tried to steal the bike from the black man.
&#8220;What&#8217;s at play is what social media did to this woman who&#8217;s literally a hero, and has done nothing but help people and within one minute effectively tries to ruin her life,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawyer-for-woman-accused-of-racism-over-bike-incident-threatens-lawsuits-as-media-others-scramble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News.

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Lawyer For NYC Woman Accused Of Racism Over Bike Dispute Asks Public For Help Tracking ‘Defamatory’ Statements

Lawyer For NYC Woman Accused Of Racism Over Bike Dispute Asks Public For Help Tracking 'Defamatory' Statements

New York City

Racism

Social Issues

New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has a new proposal for dealing with migrants crossing the border, and it involves the federal government dispersing them across America. 
In an <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-adams-new-york-city-mayor-face-the-nation-transcript-05-21-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appearance</a> on CBS&#8217;s “Face The Nation” on Sunday, Adams said that instead of burdening one city with an influx of migrants, the federal government needs to do more to direct them to other areas. He told host Margaret Brennan that the $30 million the federal government has sent to New York City is insufficient to deal with the “national problem.” 
“We have 108,000 cities, villages, towns,” Adams said when asked if the federal government should send migrants elsewhere. “If everyone takes a small portion of that, and if it&#8217;s coordinated at the border, to ensure that those who are coming here to this country in a lawful manner is actually moved throughout the entire country, it is not a burden on one city.” 
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYCMayor</a> Eric Adams tells <a href="https://twitter.com/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MargBrennan</a> the federal government should be directing migrant movement throughout the U.S. “We have 108,000 cities, villages, towns. If everyone takes a small portion, it’s not a burden on one city.” <a href="https://t.co/GJvEDnosmH">pic.twitter.com/GJvEDnosmH</a>
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Adams explained that NYC has taken in more than 70,000 asylum seekers and still cares for approximately 42,000. He told Brennan that he’s met with FEMA, New York’s congressional delegation, and the White House regarding financial allocations and resources to try to solve the issue, which Adams says is “unfair to the city of New York and all about cities to carry the burden of a national problem.” 
Adams began busing migrants to surrounding counties in recent weeks in an attempt to alleviate the severity of the issue in New York City, in what he referred to as a “decompression strategy.” Both <a href="https://rocklandnews.com/rockland-sues-nyc/">Rockland</a> and <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/nyc-loosens-rules-ships-migrants-upstate-seeks-federal/story?id=99301885">Orange</a> Counties sued to stop the move.
“This is a home rule state and New York City does not have the authority over this County or Town to volunteer us for placement, especially when we are telling them we do not have the infrastructure to help,” Rockland County Executive Ed Day <a href="https://rocklandnews.com/rockland-sues-nyc/">said</a>.
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When asked by Brennan about this practice, Adams said he believes “the entire state should participate in a decompression strategy, and it&#8217;s unfortunate that there has- there have been some lawmakers and counties that are not carrying on their role of ensuring that this is a decompression strategy throughout the state.&#8221;
While campaigning for mayor, Adams ensured New Yorkers that the city would &#8220;remain a sanctuary city&#8221; under his administration if elected. 
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&quot;We should protect our immigrants.&quot; Period.
Yes, New York City will remain a sanctuary city under an Adams administration. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EricOnNBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EricOnNBC</a>
&mdash; Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericadamsfornyc/status/1450967702093320203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Send Migrants To The ‘Cities, Villages, Towns’ Across America So ‘It’s Not A Burden’ On NYC, Mayor Says

Eric Adams

Immigration

Politics

Republican and independent voters in Nassau County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a>, this week were shocked to find out that they had changed parties after all the voter information cards mailed out before an upcoming primary mistakenly identified every voter as a Democrat.
The mistake, which drew condemnation from local Republican leaders, was made by “human error,” <a href="https://abc7ny.com/nassau-county-voters-mailer-board-of-election/13255440/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Phoenix Graphics, the company responsible for sending out the voting cards.
&#8220;Phoenix Graphics Inc. made a human error on Voter Information Cards for Nassau County. The voters party affiliation may have been incorrect on the first mailing however polling site information is correct. We take responsibility for that. As soon as it was discovered we moved immediately to remedy the situation. This is an isolated event, but we apologize for our mistake, especially to Nassau County officials, who bear no responsibility for this problem. We have fixed the error and at no cost to taxpayers will deliver corrected Voter Information Cards as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement.
According to local outlets, there are over 500,000 non-Democrats in the county and the mistake will cost about $300,000.
&#8220;We’re already starting to get phone calls from people, saying &#8216;I’m a registered Republican, I’m a registered conservative – how come I’m being identified as a Democrat? Who changed my registration?&#8217; And they’re quite upset about it,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/printing-error-makes-every-registered-voter-a-democrat-in-gop-leaning-nassau-county/4341046/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
&#8220;There’s a lot of confusion, there’s a lot of people emotionally upset about this,&#8221; he added.
The executive said that he did not believe that anything nefarious was going on.
“I don’t think the Democratic Party is engaged in a conspiracy to create havoc in their own primaries,” he <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/deja-blue-printers-flub-makes-every-nassau-county-voter-a-dem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I don’t think the Democratic Party wants a bunch of Republicans showing up to vote in their primaries.”
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Blakeman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BruceBlakemanNCExec/posts/pfbid02mKCEq6nnWDi5KSfXrS7sovR4iTPKsG1GuiAdFDcBzXPbr3qVVJAFFFMPaYV3zVRrl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did say</a> that the Board of Elections needed to review their processes, so that the “disturbing error” would not happen again.
Phoenix Graphics, a printing company based in Rochester, has over 40 years of experience in election-related printing, <a href="https://www.phoenix-graphics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to its website.
Nassau County’s primary elections are scheduled for June 27.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media</a> outlets and others scrambled this week after a white pregnant woman was widely vilified on social media as a racist after a video went viral of a confrontation over a bike, and the woman’s lawyer has said they plan to file defamation lawsuits. 
Since the video went viral, garnering more than 40 million views, the woman, Sarah Comrie, was placed on leave from Bellevue Hospital, where she worked. A lawyer for Comrie has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karen-accused-of-racism-when-accosted-by-young-black-men-over-bicycle-produces-receipts-lawyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since produced receipts</a> he says shows that she paid for the bike, which contradicts the widely circulated claim that she “stole” the bike from the group. 
“We are gonna get an answer when we start filing defamation lawsuits,” lawyer Justin Marino told Fox News’ Bill Hemmer Friday. “She’s been called a racist, she’s been called a thief, there are reasons defamation laws exist, and we plan to pursue that.”
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&quot;She&#39;s been called a racist. She&#39;s been called a thief. There are reasons defamation laws exist, and we plan to pursue that.&quot;
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&#8220;She&#8217;s received death threats,&#8221; Marino said. &#8220;She&#8217;s in hiding. What&#8217;s at play is what social media did to this woman who&#8217;s literally a hero, and has done nothing but help people and within one minute effectively tries to ruin her life.&#8221;
Marino has shown media outlets two timestamped Citi Bike receipts only minutes apart; the first purportedly represented the contested bike while the second was for another bike the woman rented to get home, and it showed the 25-minute ride she took to get home. 
Despite the limited context shown in the video, many on social media and some media outlets quickly ran with the framing that Comrie had tried to steal the bike from the black man, labeling her a “Karen.” The outlet “Bicycling,” a cycling magazine published by Hearst Communications, <a href="https://archive.ph/uKHde#selection-437.0-437.69" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran a headline</a> entitled “‘Pregnant NYC Karen’ on Video Trying To Steal a Black Man’s Citi Bike” that described Comrie as &#8220;the aggressor.&#8221;
“Many Black people have voiced their disdain about white privilege and how it can be weaponized to cause harm and in ill-fated circumstances, possibly even a loss of life,” the article begins. 
“Her screams for help, despite not being in harm’s way, is the definition of white privilege,” the article, which appears to have been deleted, continues. “Again declarations for help, even though she is the aggressor.”
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Lawyer Ben Crump, who has been involved in some of the most controversial cases involving police in recent history, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/citi-bike-fight-video-woman-attorney/">said</a> in a now-deleted tweet that Comrie had tried to “steal” the bike. 
“This is unacceptable! A white woman was caught on camera attempting to STEAL a Citi Bike from a young Black man in NYC. She grossly tried to weaponize her tears to paint this man as a threat. This is EXACTLY the type of behavior that has endangered so many Black men in the past!&#8221;
NBC News also came <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1659491718721335297" target="_blank" rel="noopener">under fire</a> for its coverage of the incident, writing in an initial tweet that the video “appeared to show her attempting to take a rental bike from a group of young Black men.”
The tweet, which had reader context added to it, was followed up by another adding that the lawyer had come forward with receipts for the bikes that appeared to show the woman had paid for the bike in question. 
Insider <a href="https://www.insider.com/white-woman-video-citi-bike-black-man-2023-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the video showed “a white woman apparently trying to take a rental bike from a Black man.”
Other headlines framed against the woman were <a href="https://www.distractify.com/p/woman-tries-weaponizing-her-tears-bike-dispute-doesnt-work#:~:text=Woman%20Tries%20%E2%80%9DWeaponizing%E2%80%9D%20Her%20Tears,When%20It%20Doesn't%20Work&amp;text=An%20NYC%20nurse%20from%20Bellevue,Citibike%20rental%20from%20a%20man.">Distractify&#8217;s</a> “Woman Tries &#8216;Weaponizing&#8217; Her Tears in Bike Dispute, Immediately Stops When It Doesn’t Work,” <a href="https://blackamericaweb.com/playlist/sarah-jane-comrie-citibike-karen-nyc-carolyn-bryant-donham-reactions/">Black America Web&#8217;s</a> &#8220;‘Citi Bike Karen’ Reminds Us That Carolyn Bryant Donham’s Sordid Legacy Lives On,” and Black Enterprise’s “Nurse Sheds White Woman Tears in an Attempt to Steal a City Bike from a Black Man.”

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The founder of a charitable organization has been accused of fabricating a story about homeless <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/veterans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veterans</a> being kicked out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> hotel rooms to make room for migrants.
State Assemblyman Brian Maher <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/unhoused-veterans-displaced-migrants-fake-18107182.php?cmpid=115195&amp;sid=60b3cad7deeb000c01434b3d&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=5d9dfe65-3d22-4599-8bfa-e660828db683&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=altu%20%7C%20daily%20headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Times Union this week that he had been misled about a situation purportedly involving homeless veterans, adding that he was “devastated and disheartened” as the story unfolded.
The initial <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/homeless-vets-are-being-booted-from-ny-hotels-to-make-room-for-migrants-advocates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, from the New York Post, featured claims from Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, who said that 20 homeless veterans were told they would need to end their stay early at hotels not far from New York City and find somewhere else to go.
After publication, the story earned widespread attention and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-pile-on-over-reports-of-homeless-vets-getting-kicked-out-of-ny-hotels-to-accommodate-migrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bipartisan condemnation</a>, with Republicans and Democrats in New York calling for investigations. Now, with allegations coming out that the whole story was false, Maher has asked the attorney general of Orange County, where the expulsions allegedly took place, and New York’s district attorney to investigate potential misconduct by the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation.
“This is something I believe hurt a lot of people,” Maher said, who explained that he had spoken with individuals he believed to have been veterans displaced by migrants and someone who was said to have transported the migrants from the hotels they were staying at.
Maher said he was left waiting for three hours at a bank to meet up with Toney-Finch to verify that the foundation had paid for shelter for the veterans. A receipt that was purported to be from the organization that had previously been given as proof appeared to have been altered, according to state lawmakers who spoke with the Times Union.
The claim was also <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/advocate-lied-about-vets-getting-kicked-out-of-ny-hotels-for-migrants-pol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disputed</a> by several of the hotels that were implicated in the initial report, saying that Toney-Finch’s narrative was not true. Todd Solloway, an attorney for Crossroads Hotel, <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/unhoused-veterans-displaced-migrants-fake-18107182.php?cmpid=115195&amp;sid=60b3cad7deeb000c01434b3d&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=5d9dfe65-3d22-4599-8bfa-e660828db683&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=altu%20%7C%20daily%20headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Wednesday letter that there “are not now, and never were, any group of veterans at the hotel and certainly none were kicked out to make way for migrant asylum seekers.”
“My client and their staff are receiving serious threats — including death threats — from all over the county as a result of his false accusation,” he added. “And, this morning, the staff at the Hotel were forced to call 911 to seek protection against someone who was menacing the staff at the hotel, claiming he was looking for the veterans.”
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According to Maher, he has worked with Toney-Fitch, an Iraq War veteran who received the Purple Heart, and her foundation several times over the last few years. He <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/advocate-lied-about-vets-getting-kicked-out-of-ny-hotels-for-migrants-pol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that he asked for her to provide evidence several times in multiple phone calls as he began to believe he may have been lied to.
“Shortly after that, when I asked her why she would make something like that up, she said, ‘I had to help the veterans,’” he told the New York Post.
“Their gross misrepresentation of the facts surrounding our homeless veterans is appalling,” the lawmaker added in a statement.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-doesnt-charlize-theron-come-and-f-me-up-megyn-kelly-torches-actress-over-drag-queen-ultimatum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a>, Caitlyn Jenner, and others reacted on Wednesday to reports that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-and-her-mother-involved-in-near-catastrophic-car-chase-with-paparazzi-spox-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry</a>, Meghan Markle and her mom Doria Ragland were involved in a &#8220;near catastrophic car chase&#8221; with paparazzi while in New York City.
Kelly tweeted to her nearly 3 million followers that the &#8220;car chase&#8221; reports involving the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not possible.
&#8220;I lived in Manhattan for 17 yrs [and] it is not possible to have a 2 [hour] &#8216;car chase&#8217; there,&#8221; Kelly wrote in her now viral post. &#8220;Too many street lights/stop signs, too much foot/car traffic &amp; hundreds of places you could safely pull over to protect yourself.&#8221;
&#8220;Also if they really want to avoid the paparazzi perhaps the Duchess should stop using them so obviously when she wants to see herself in the paper,&#8221; she added in a second tweet. &#8220;The relationship can get complicated.&#8221;
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I lived in Manhattan for 17 yrs &amp; it is not possible to have a 2hr “car chase” there. Too many street lights/stop signs, too much foot/car traffic &amp; hundreds of places you could safely pull over to protect yourself. <a href="https://t.co/ABihLDNfBk">https://t.co/ABihLDNfBk</a>
&mdash; Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1658848014050504714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Reality star Caitlyn Jenner seemed to agree and tweeted, &#8220;I have been party to [paparazzi] following me in NY (definitely not 2 hrs and plenty of evidence &#8211; kind of the point since they have cameras), [Los Angeles] (even in a city with lots of driving and long distances between destinations, not 2 hours, and AGAIN LOTS OF EVIDENCE) it comes with the territory. Whine whine whine is all these 2 seem to do.&#8221;
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I have been party to paps following me in NY (definitely not 2 hrs and plenty of evidence &#8211; kind of the point since they have cameras), LA (even in a city with lots of driving and long distances between destinations, not 2 hours, and AGAIN LOTS OF EVIDENCE) it comes with the…
&mdash; Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) <a href="https://twitter.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1658849979111227394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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GB News host Dan Wooton tweeted, &#8220;&#8216;Near catastrophic&#8217; The credibility of Prince Harry and Meghan is yet again destroyed. 
When will the media start realizing every statement they make must be fact checked?&#8221;
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“Near catastrophic.” The credibility of Prince Harry and Meghan is yet again destroyed. When will the media start realising every statement they make must be fact checked? <a href="https://t.co/5ihDvZJVbM">pic.twitter.com/5ihDvZJVbM</a>
&mdash; Dan Wootton (@danwootton) <a href="https://twitter.com/danwootton/status/1658882819358064641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Fox News&#8217; Dagen McDowell wrote, &#8220;I have many questions: &#8216;near-fatal&#8217; and &#8216;near-catastrophic&#8217; for whom? Innocent pedestrians? Bystanders? Bicyclists? Other motorists?&#8221;
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I have many questions: “near-fatal” and “near-catastrophic” for whom? Innocent pedestrians? Bystanders? Bicyclists? Other motorists? <a href="https://t.co/y4xMj1PUBZ">https://t.co/y4xMj1PUBZ</a>
&mdash; Dagen McDowell (@dagenmcdowell) <a href="https://twitter.com/dagenmcdowell/status/1658850947047489536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Others called out the paparazzi following reports of the alleged car chase.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s many of us who don&#8217;t recall how his [Harry&#8217;s] mum died. I thought that was a bit reckless and irresponsible.&#8221;
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“I don&#39;t think there&#39;s many of us who don&#39;t recall how his mum died.&quot;
The car chase involving the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and paparazzi was ‘reckless and irresponsible,&#39; says New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. <a href="https://t.co/Db7BH0nRXz">pic.twitter.com/Db7BH0nRXz</a>
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One person tweeted, &#8220;Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Doria were chased by paparazzi for 2 hours. The paparazzi were chasing after them in cars, motorcycles, scooters on the streets and on the sidewalks endangering lives of many. They had to switch to a taxi to get away from these psychopaths.&#8221;
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Doria were chased by paparazzi for 2 hours. The paparazzi were chasing after them in cars, motorcycles, scooters on the streets and on the sidewalks endangering lives of many. They had to switch to a taxi to get away from these psychopaths. <a href="https://t.co/Y2fwPb8Pur">pic.twitter.com/Y2fwPb8Pur</a>
&mdash; Alexis 🎖️MNOSL (@ArchewellBaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArchewellBaby/status/1658872560698654728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another added, &#8220;In an incident all too familiar with the Princess Diana crash in 1997, seeing the paparazzi chase down Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is concerning&#8230;
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In an incident all too familiar with the Princess Diana crash in 1997, seeing the paparazzi chase down Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is concerning.
But there is something else I find concerning as well. Both the The Daily Mail and Express ran articles that featured photos that… <a href="https://t.co/H1IO1jD0d3">pic.twitter.com/H1IO1jD0d3</a>
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The New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner Public Information Officer Julian Phillips responded on Wednesday to reports about the &#8220;near catastrophic car chase.&#8221;
&#8220;On Tuesday evening, May 16, the NYPD assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,&#8221; a statement to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-responds-to-reports-of-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-near-catastrophic-car-chase-in-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> read.
&#8220;There were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries, or arrests in regard.&#8221;
The statement comes following an earlier report that the trio were involved in a &#8220;car chase&#8221; in NYC, per a spokesperson for the prince. It reportedly happened following an event in the city where Markle was honored with a &#8220;Woman of Vision&#8221; award.
&#8220;Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi,&#8221; a rep for the Sussex&#8217;s told <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/05/prince-harry-meghan-markle-involved-in-near-catastrophic-car-chase-with-paparazzi-1235369929/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>.
&#8220;This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,&#8221; the statement added.
&#8220;While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone&#8217;s safety,&#8221; the statement concluded.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> Democratic Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/eric-adams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Adams</a> has suspended land use review processes, including public hearings with city residents, to expedite the search for housing for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigrants</a> coming to the city.
Adams <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-adams-suspends-nyc-land-review-for-migrant-shelters-20230516-gyhlhfv7hndupf6clyn2qlaymq-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended</a> the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure used in city planning to weigh interests and receive public input. The “humanitarian crisis” that has exploded in the city because of illegal migrants from the southern border necessitated the drastic step, according to an emergency executive order enacted on Monday.
The order comes as the city faces growing backlash over its handling of the influx of migrants. Residents are protesting the city’s decision to potentially house migrants in neighborhoods and schools.
“[T]he City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the asylum seekers while continuing to serve the tens of thousands of people who are currently using the DHS Shelter System,” the <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/406-23/emergency-executive-order-406" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> says.
The order suspends “the holding of public hearings, the certification of applications, the submission of recommendations, any required or necessary voting, the taking of final actions, and the issuance of determinations” related to zoning, leasing, and construction of migrant shelters until the emergency comes to an end.
Students and their parents at three Brooklyn schools took to the streets this week to protest the city’s plan to house migrants in at least 20 school gymnasiums across the city. Many involved in the protest carried signs such as “I need recess” and “I want to go to school safe please!”
“I don’t feel safe having adult men with no criminal background checks or health screenings living at our children’s school,” Richard Cabo, whose daughter is in sixth grade, told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/angry-parents-kids-rally-outside-nyc-schools-prepped-for-migrants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.
“It makes me want to cry, honestly,” said Jesenia Velez, whose daughter is in second grade. “I do sympathize with what’s going on, but I just don’t think it should be on school grounds. If you’re going to accept people in, that’s fine, but they should be nowhere near kids. It’s not the right place.”
More than 200 parents and city school officials <a href="https://abc7ny.com/nyc-migrants-gyms-brooklyn-schools/13258610/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> an “emergency meeting” on Tuesday night over the city’s plan. Parents told a local news outlet that the meeting did little to answer their concerns over housing migrants so close to students.
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Adams has said that the city is running out of options. It has received more than 65,000 of the millions of migrants that have entered the U.S. since the border crisis began after President Joe Biden won the White House.
“Each gym, the 20 gyms that we are looking at, we have not made a final determination on all the gyms, but that we are looking at are separate from the actual school buildings, they are independent from the school buildings, they are not in buildings where schools are,” Adams said.

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