Yikes: Bill Clinton Struggled to Sleep w/ Hillary After Trump’s 2016 Upset

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Yikes: Bill Clinton Struggled to Sleep w/ Hillary After Trump’s 2016 Upset

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former President Bill Clinton admitted he struggled to sleep after his wife, Hillary Clinton, lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. 

Clinton admitted this in his newly published memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, released on November 19, 2024. 

“The whole thing is hard for me to write,” Clinton wrote, as reported by the Daily Mail. “I couldn’t sleep for two years after the election. I was so angry, I wasn’t fit to be around.” 

In the same passage, Clinton recounted his post-election rage: “I apologize to all those who endured my outbursts of rage, which lasted for years and bothered or bored people who thought it pointless to rehash things that couldn’t be changed.” 

Clinton described the Nov. 8, 2016, contest as the “darkest election possible in the United States” and falsely blamed Russia and the FBI’s criminal investigation for his wife’s loss. 

“Almost two years after the election, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a highly regarded social scientist said Russia’s cyber attacks piled on top of Comey’s interventions were effective enough to persuade voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to vote for third parties or stay at home,” Clinton claimed.  

“If so, Putin’s enablers were Comey and the political press,” he continued, echoing false talking points cited by Democrats to explain Trump’s 2016 upset. 

Clinton also addressed his controversial relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He lamented, “The bottom line is, even though it allowed me to visit the work of my foundation, traveling on Epstein’s plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward. I wish I had never met him.” 

Clinton also made headlines this month after excerpts on Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern with whom he had an affair, surfaced online. 

According to The Guardian, Clinton wrote about his frustration when an NBC reporter asked if he had apologized to Lewinsky directly. 

“I said, ‘No, I felt terrible then.’ ‘Did you ever apologize to her?’ I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged,” Clinton wrote.  

“I was caught off guard by what came next,” the former president added, “‘But you didn’t apologize to her, at least according to folks that we’ve talked to.’ I fought to contain my frustration as I replied that while I’d never talked to her directly, I did say publicly on more than [one] occasion I was sorry.”  

Another Luxury Car Brand Goes Woke

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Another Luxury Car Brand Goes Woke

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Ferrari, one of the world’s most luxurious and prestigious car companies, recently imposed DEI on people, resulting in a massive backlash online.

“We proudly reaffirm our commitment to equality, equity, and inclusion by endorsing the new Diversity and Inclusion Charter alongside @F1 and the @fia. Through encouraging education, breaking biases and ensuring transparency, we’re creating a more inclusive industry,” the company wrote.

Conservatives on Twitter criticized Ferrari for pushing the woke ideology instead of selling its cars to multimillionaires and multimillionaires.

“Enzo [Ferrari, the company founder] would have fired all of you. He worked harder than anyone around him and achieved success through MERIT, not inclusivity. You are a disgrace for shaming his name and company,” @RagnarockLothbr wrote.

Libs of TikTok also criticized the leftists who captured the company for pushing their ideology where it is not needed.

“Can’t you guys just stick to making cars? Get woke, go broke,” Libs of TikTok wrote.

Independent conservative reporter Nick Sortor responded to Libs of TikTok’s post, stating that Ferrari pushing DEI is nothing more than virtue signaling because the company does the complete opposite by making sure not everybody would be able to buy their cars.

“Ferrari literally limits who is allowed to buy their cars. And they’re going to preach to us about ‘inclusivity?’ Get the h-ll out of here,” he wrote.

In his own post, he went into detail about what exactly he meant by that.

“Ferrari has now gone woke and is preaching ‘inclusivity.’ And nothing says ‘inclusivity’ like requiring background checks and ‘social status checks’ for ENTIRE FAMILIES before they’re allowed to purchase your cars. Spare us from your hypocrisy and virtue signaling, @Ferrari,” he wrote.

Conservative commentator Liz Churchill also urged other people to “cancel these communists.”

“RIP Ferrari. Needed that ESG score,” anti-communist commentator James Lindsey wrote.

The recent news came after Jaguar, another luxury car brand, released a woke ad with no cars. On the other hand, Volvo decided to release a pro-life and pro-family ad that people online praised, which resulted in some of them considering buying Volvo.

Future Rivals? Hillary, Kamala May Run in 2028

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Future Rivals? Hillary, Kamala May Run in 2028

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Two former presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, were allegedly considering running for president in 2028.

President-elect Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Jason Miller, recently claimed that Clinton plans to run again in 2028.

“Just when I thought I couldn’t be more thankful,” Donald Trump Jr. wrote.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., agreed with him, saying he now has “a new thing [to be] thankful for.”

Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports also pointed out that Clinton is not very young anymore and will get only older by the 2028 election.

“Imagine the optics of her vs Vance. She will be 81,” he wrote.

Political commentator Monica Crowley also celebrated the recent claims, implying that Clinton would again lose to a Republican presidential candidate.

“It may be Thanksgiving, but it feels like Christmas morning!” she wrote.

However, the Daily Mail claimed that Clinton previously said she doesn’t plan to run for president ever again.

Clinton may have decided not to run for office again because she is unpopular. She recently released her book, which almost nobody bought.

According to Politico, Harris also told her advisers and allies to keep her political options open, which could mean that she decides to run for president again in 2028 or California governor in 2026.

“I am staying in the fight,” Harris said multiple times.

One of the former Harris campaign aides also stated she doesn’t need to decide whether she wants to run for the next six months.

“The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships,” the aide told Politico.

However, Democrat mega-donor John Morgan recently stated that Harris’s political career is over because people saw how she destroyed her presidential campaign and ended up with millions of dollars in debt.

“If you can’t run a campaign, you can’t run a country,” Morgan said. “I told everybody she should not have been the nominee. She was not going to win, and she didn’t win, and she lost badly… So she’s having a call with donors this week, and they tell me about her political future. I don’t think she has a political future.”

DeSantis Is ’Not in a Hurry’ to Choose Rubio Replacement

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DeSantis Is ’Not in a Hurry’ to Choose Rubio Replacement

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is reportedly “not in a hurry” to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the U.S. Senate.

Five people familiar with the process told NBC News that DeSantis is still reviewing all the candidates for the role and plans to wait at least a month to appoint someone.

“The governor will be conducting a thorough vetting process and interview process in December that will involve several candidates,” a DeSantis adviser said. “He’s not in a hurry to make an important decision.”

An anonymous Florida Republican close to DeSantis’s team also told NBC News that DeSantis doesn’t plan to become a senator.

“The governor is not looking for a placeholder and seems unlikely to pursue the Senate himself,” the source said.

Donald Trump supporters previously expressed their desire to see Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, in the Senate, among whom were conservative commentators like Benny Johnson and journalists like Nick Sortor.

“WE NEED a MAGA loyalist in the Senate. Ron DeSantis MUST appoint her!” Sortor wrote.

 

Lara also suggested that she would be willing to become a politician.

“If I am able to serve, I would love to serve the people of Florida… Truly to have that opportunity, I think would be incredible,” she said while appearing on Fox News.

Some people close to DeSantis also pointed out that it is not clear whether the Sunshine State governor would cave to the pressure from Trump loyalists or appoint someone else.

“Lara Trump or not Lara Trump, that’s the biggest question for him at this point,” another anonymous Florida Republican and DeSantis ally said. “Clearly, Trump and his world want Lara Trump, but does he [DeSantis] do that? Will he cave? It’s unclear.”

Other Trump-supporting conservatives also suggested that DeSantis appoint former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. According to an anonymous source, DeSantis decided not to appoint Gaetz. However, Gaetz recently stated that he doesn’t plan to return to Congress, even if DeSantis offered him to become a senator.

Some people suggested that DeSantis may appoint a Trump ally for the position because doing so would increase his chances of becoming president of the U.S. in 2028.

“It colors everything,” the Florida operative close to DeSantis told NBC News. “If you believe it is important to not cross Trump, and I think most would agree with that, then all these things have to be viewed through that.”

Lawmakers Press Google, Meta, Others on Addressing Deep Fake Pornography

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Lawmakers Press Google, Meta, Others on Addressing Deep Fake Pornography

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) A bipartisan group of 26 U.S. lawmakers have sent letters to seven major tech companies requesting updates on how the platforms plan to counter the growing prevalence of pornographic “deepfakes” on social media.

The number of artificially generated, sexually explicit impersonations of nonconsenting individuals increased by 550% from 2019 to 2023, with deepfake pornography now making up 98% of all deepfake videos online, the lawmakers cited in each of the seven letters addressed to Google, Apple, X, ByteDance, Snapchat, Microsoft and Meta.

“[Deepfake technology] has enabled abusers to create and disseminate realistic, non-consensual pornographic content, causing emotional, psychological, and reputational harm,” the lawmakers, led by Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and August Pfluger, R-Texas, wrote. “The spread of this content, often with little recourse for victims, underscores the need for stronger and effective protections.”

The lawmakers highlighted specific examples of how each company had failed to adequately or permanently address instances of deepfake abuse on their platforms.

Google pledged earlier this year to ban advertisements for websites and services that produce deepfake pornography and implement developer restriction policies and in-app reporting mechanisms.

But recent reports, the lawmakers said, have highlighted that Google continues to promote results for nudity-generation apps.

Also in early 2024, Apple removed three deepfake creation apps from its store only after a 404 Media report singled the apps out, showing loopholes still persist in App Store screening processes and developer guidelines.

The lawmakers expressed particular concern about policies implemented by X in May, which allow nudity or sexual content on its platform–including AI-generated deepfakes–as long as the content is “consensually produced and distributed.”

It is unclear how X could determine whether or not it was consensually produced and how it could effectively police such content.

ByteDance, the company which owns TikTok, laid out 2023 standards requiring that all deepfakes or realistic manipulated content must be labeled to indicate they are fake and cannot include private figures or minors but did not outright ban pornographic deepfakes from the platform.

In response to deepfake nude images of a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat in October 2023, Snap. Inc now watermarks all images generated by Snapchat’s AI tools.

The company says it does not allow pornography on the platform and is committed to “ongoing AI literacy efforts,” but gave no clear details on how it is addressing the issue.

The lawmakers asked Microsoft for clarification on the details of its approach to address deepfakes across its platforms, including Bing search results, especially in light of how Microsoft’s Designer tool was used to create pornographic deepfakes of singer Taylor Swift.

They also questioned Meta on why deepfake images were removed for bullying and harassment violations rather than the platform’s pornography policies.

Meta prohibits pornography or sexually explicit ads on its platforms.

The letters requested each company to promptly provide Congress with detailed outlines of how they plan to address the deepfake problem.

With the swearing in of the new Congress in a few weeks, the 26 lawmakers have pledged to continue combatting AI and deepfake exploitation.

“As Congress works to keep up with shifts in technology, Republicans and Democrats will continue to ensure that online platforms do their part to collaborate with lawmakers and protect users from potential abuse,” the lawmakers said.

‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Hamill Gets Slammed on Social Media over Latest Trump Comments

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‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Hamill Gets Slammed on Social Media over Latest Trump Comments

(Maire Clayton, Headline USA) Legendary Star Wars actor Mark Hamill was slammed over recent comments where he compared President-elect Donald Trump’s win to Pearl Harbor.

Hamill took to social media Tuesday where he responded to a post about the 2024 election taking place three weeks ago.

“A Day That Will Live In Infamy,” he wrote. 

The line was previously spoken by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, which caused the United States to enter into WWII.

Critics were quick to slam the once beloved actor for his comments.

“At least he found a place where he can spew his nonsense with no one pushing back,” one user wrote.

Hamill posted to Bluesky, an alternative to X, which saw millions of leftists join the platform after the 2024 election results.

“Let them rot there, they enjoy their bubbles after all,” another user added to X.

The actor was also trolled on Bluesky as well.

“How’s it feel to have Donald Trump as your next President?” one Bluesky user asked.

Another user questioned the actor on how it feels to have Trump constantly consuming his thoughts.

“Admit that you love Trump,” the user wrote. “He’s all you think or talk about. He’s your everything.”

Hamill, known for his vocal opposition to Trump, previously teamed up with the Lincoln Project to try to hinder his Madison Square Garden rally in October.

“Who would sign up, then NOT go? (except everyone who puts country over party) 🇺🇸,” while reposting the Lincoln Project’s link on how to secure tickets.

Hamill also visited the White House in May and joined a briefing to support President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign before he ultimately dropped out.

While he spoke at the briefing he told reporters he offered to call Biden “Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi.”

Colorado Race Heads to Automatic Recount as Republican Holds Six-Vote Lead

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Colorado Race Heads to Automatic Recount as Republican Holds Six-Vote Lead

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) A Colorado state representative race where the Republican candidate appears to have won by six votes has triggered an automatic recount, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.

Secretary of State Jena Griswold ordered the District 16 Colorado House of Representatives race in El Paso County to conduct a mandatory recount.

This happens in all races decided by fewer than 0.5%, the release said.

El Paso County must complete this recount by Friday, Dec. 6, according to the release.

With the votes tabulated, Republican Rebecca Keltie has 20,641 votes, while Democrat Stephanie Vigil has 20,635.

The 0.02% margin of victory for Keltie (50.01% to 49.99%) meets the criteria for an automatic recount.

If Keltie maintains her lead in the recount, it is a flip for the Republican Party.

Vigil won the seat in 2022 after an unsuccessful bid in 2020.

Keltie told KOAA News earlier this month that she felt confident she would win the race, even with the recount.

“I never count my chickens before they hatch,” Keltie told KOAA. “I may lose a vote. She may gain one. Vice versa. I don’t see it changing more than maybe one or two.”

Keltie served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years and ran on opposing illegal immigration, cutting taxes, supporting parental rights in education, helping small businesses and veterans, and protecting gun rights, according to her campaign website.

Meanwhile, Vigil ran on supporting abortion and LGBT rights, gun control, driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, and environmental policies, according to her website.

One bill she touted required schools to call transgender-identifying students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 schools by their preferred name and deemed it discriminatory to refuse to do it.

True Blue Washington State Turns a Little Bit Red in the 2024 General Election

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True Blue Washington State Turns a Little Bit Red in the 2024 General Election

(Brett Davis, The Center Square) While nobody will mistake Washington state for a hotbed of political conservatism, it turns out voters moved ever so slightly to the right, according to numbers from the Nov. 5 general election.

Media reports based on initial results on Election Day characterized progressive Washington as trending slightly more blue, contrasting that with red wave national results that saw Republicans retain the House of Representatives, take control of the Senate, and return former President Donald Trump to the White House.

While other solidly liberal states like California and New Jersey saw President-elect Trump improve on his 2020 performance by multiple percentage points, that wasn’t quite the case in the Evergreen State.

According to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office, Trump garnered 39.01% of the vote in Washington this year, compared to 38.77% in 2020.

That’s a gain of almost one-quarter of a percentage point.

Those figures are based on ballot counts through Tuesday, the deadline for the state’s 39 counties to certify their election results.

To be sure, Washington is still very blue in terms of political ideology.

More than 57% of Washington voters cast their ballot for Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

During the most recent election cycle, Democrats swept all statewide offices and retained their majorities in both chambers—the House and Senate—of the state Legislature.

The Washington State Republican Party put a positive spin on Washington’s small rightward shift in what was otherwise a disappointing election for Republicans in the state.

“Indeed, Republican results at all levels did better in 2024 than in 2020 and earlier election cycles,” a WSRP news release said, noting Republicans increased their average performance by four percentage points.

The news release went on to note that in competitive congressional races, Republicans increased their median performance to about 47%, and said state legislative races in “swing” districts showed similar improvements.

“We still need to do better,” WSRP Chair Jim Walsh said. “We are still challenged in those statewide executive position races. But we’re getting more competitive overall. If Washington Republicans stay on this track, at the rate we’re going, we’ll be much more competitive in a few years.”

Blue State Creating New Department to Wage Lawfare w/ Trump Admin.

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Blue State Creating New Department to Wage Lawfare w/ Trump Admin.

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Democrat-controlled state across the country are preparing to wage lawfare with the incoming Trump administration—including Maryland, which created an entirely new department to do so.

A recent job ad on the Maryland government’s website seeks attorneys for its newly established Federal Litigation Unit within the Civil Litigation Division, which was created to sue the Trump administration.

“In preparation for potential actions by the federal government that could threaten the health and well-being of Maryland residents, this unit will play a pivotal role in protecting Marylanders’ rights and defending against federal overreach,” the job advertisement states.

“As part of this team, the Senior Assistant Attorney General will lead, coordinate, and participate in critical federal and multistate litigation efforts, from opposing federal regulatory rollbacks to defending environmental laws, protecting civil rights and ensuring election integrity.”

The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the job ad, quoted Maryland’s Democratic Attorney General Anthony Brown, who is asking the state legislature to fund his Federal Litigation Unit before the start of the new fiscal year.

“The president-elect has touted a lot of things that he’s going to do on Day One. So we need to be ready by Day One,” Brown reportedly said. His unit would reportedly require the governor or legislature to earmark at least $1 million for it.

Earlier this month, Brown explained why he’s advertising for the unit even though it’s not yet fully funded.

“I’m not representing today that I have a commitment of resources,” Brown said, according to the Baltimore Sun. “But I have to do this concurrently.”

Democrats used lawfare to block many Trump initiatives during his first term, including his so-called Muslim ban, as well as his attempts to build the southern border wall via executive fiat.

The Journal interviewed a law professor who expects Trump to be better prepared this time.

“The Trump administration won’t be as legally sloppy as they were the first time,” Paul Nolette, a Marquette University political scientist, told the Journal. “I think they will be ready to go with more legally sound arguments for reversing Biden priorities.”

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

Thousands of Amazon Workers on Strike During Black Friday, Cyber Monday

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Thousands of Amazon Workers on Strike During Black Friday, Cyber Monday

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Thousands of Amazon workers in the U.S. and abroad are striking from Black Friday to Cyber Monday.

Workers have participated in the annual strike for five straight years as part of “Make Amazon Pay” movement.

Spearheaded by UNI Global Union and Progressive International, the protests include street demonstrations of Amazon workers, unions, and civil society groups in more than 30 countries, including the U.S., Germany, Brazil and Japan.

The participants are demanding increased wages and better working conditions, saying they aim to “hold Amazon accountable for labour abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy.”

“Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,” General Secretary of UNI Global Union Christy Hoffman said this week in a press release. “Bezos’s company has spent untold millions to stop workers from organizing, but the strikes and protests happening around the world show that workers’ desire for justice–for union representation–can’t be stopped.

“We stand united in demanding that Amazon treat its workers fairly, respect fundamental rights, and stop undermining the systems meant to protect us all,” she continued. “‘Make Amazon Pay Day’ is becoming a global act of resistance against Amazon’s abuse of power.”

As of Sept. 30, the average pay for customer fulfillment and operations roles at Amazon is approximately $22 per hour, with benefits available.

The company says it also invested $2.2 billion in 2024 to increase wages and benefits, equivalent to a $3,000 average annual increase for full-time employees.

In a statement to multiple news outlets, Amazon accused the strike organizers of being “intentionally misleading” and spreading a “false narrative” about the company’s working conditions.

“The fact is, at Amazon we provide great pay, great benefits, and great opportunities—all from day one,” Amazon spokesperson Eileen Hards said. “We’ve created more than 1.5 million jobs around the world, and counting, and we provide a modern, safe, and engaging workplace whether you work in an office or at one of our operations buildings.”

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