Author: Stephanie Gauthier

Caroline Giuliani, daughter of former New York mayor and Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani, didn’t mince words about Trump, accusing him of stealing her father.

She calls on Americans not to let Trump take over their country too.

"Donald Trump took my dad from me. Please don’t let him take our country, too."

In a special essay for VF, Caroline Giuliani reflects on how the ex-president has impacted her relationship with her father, and compelled her to support Kamala Harris.https://t.co/XWJRrYFgAi

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 30, 2024

In an essay for Vanity Fair, Caroline Giuliani declared her support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, while expressing deep concern for America’s future should Donald Trump return to the White House.

Caroline Giuliani cites her father as an example, whose life has imploded since associating with Trump, first during his 2016 presidential campaign, then by joining Trump’s personal legal team in April 2018, and during the 2020 presidential election.

Giuliani’s decline is said to be linked to numerous lawsuits seeking to overturn election results, making false and discredited accusations about rigged voting machines, polling station fraud, and… an international communist conspiracy.

Rudy Giuliani even spoke at Trump’s rally ahead of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he renewed his false accusations of voter fraud and called for a “trial by combat” against those he falsely accused.

Giuliani has been indicted in connection with the 2020 election prosecutions in Georgia, as well as similar charges in Arizona. He also lost $148 million in a defamation suit over his false accusations against two election officials in Georgia.

In 2024, Rudy was disbarred in New York State and the District of Columbia.

A brutal fall for the former America’s Mayor, which his daughter Caroline was able to witness from the front row.

Caroline Giuliani says her father lost his reputation by becoming one of Trump’s most ardent supporters, resulting in a loss of not only his personal, but also his professional integrity.

It was extremely painful for her to witness, and she sees the collapse of her father’s life as a warning about the destructive consequences of a possible second presidential term for Donald Trump.

According to Caroline, Trump represents a nefarious force that has not only destroyed her family, but could also threaten the nation as a whole, words that certainly invite reflection.

Earth welcomed a “mini moon”, a temporary visitor, into its orbit on September 29, 2024. This astral companion is due to orbit our planet for around two months. The transitory extraterrestrial star, christened 2024 PT5, measures around 10 meters and is due to leave Earth’s gravitational embrace on November 25 and return to the Arjuna Belt, where it originated.

https://Twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1840569912005161155

The asteroid was discovered on August 7 by a telescope on South African territory belonging to the University of Madrid astronaut team.

This discovery sheds light on the phenomenon of mini moons. These are small celestial objects that enter the Earth’s orbit for a short period of time, including this one, which passes within 4.5 million kilometers of the Earth while traveling at a speed of around 3,530 km/h.

Mini moons are unique in their fleeting nature. It’s because they don’t complete a full orbit that they stand out from other celestial bodies. The 2024 PT5 is scheduled to circle the Earth in 57 days, but its orbit will only be completed a quarter of the way before the object escapes into space.

The chances of amateur astronomers catching a glimpse of asteroid 2024 PT5 are practically nil. You’d need a professional telescope to catch a glimpse.

The next mini moon could orbit within the Earth’s magnetic field within the next five years, but for the moment, there are no others in sight.

Rest assured, this phenomenon is in no way dangerous to terrestrial security.

Six weeks before the election, Bill Maher, comedian and host of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher, predicted that Donald Trump would “definitely lose” the upcoming 2024 presidential election, drawing the ire of the former president!

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1840323148392157424

Bill Maher, who has often been criticized for predicting that Trump would win in past elections despite the many controversial events surrounding him, says, with six weeks to go before the election, that he is now convinced Trump will lose:

“We can feel it.”

This follows his statements a few weeks earlier in which he already claimed to think Trump would fail to return to the White House.

During a discussion at the “overtime” segment with his panel of guests, Maher pointed out that people seem to quickly forget the mistakes of the past, condemning them to repeat them. He gave the example of Trump, who was president only four years earlier, and noted that we seem to have completely forgotten what it was like.

When one of his guests advised him not to jump to conclusions about the upcoming election, Maher replied that he had already put his mark on it and that we wouldn’t repeat the mistake of re-electing Trump.

When asked by one of his guests, author Fran Lebowitz, if he meant what he said, Maher responded with conviction:

“He’s definitely going to lose. We can feel it.”

He also jokingly added not to worry or think about it, saying that even if Trump won, not worrying about it beforehand would avoid all the stress of the election.

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Donald Trump was quick to call Bill Maher a bad comedian… and accused him, in a post on Truth Social, of using fake laughs on his show. He also called Bill Maher and his program “obnoxious and disgusting”.

Trump also took the opportunity to send a message to Fox News, saying that real Republicans hate it when Fox airs his show, because it gives the impression that the left “agrees” with them.

Trump urged Fox to be smarter…

Authorities are warning of the major risks posed by electric vehicles in flooded areas, due to the salt water brought in by the hurricane, while, at the same time, a surveillance video showing a Tesla in a flooded garage in Florida, after the devastating passage of Hurricane Helene, has gone viral.

Hurricane Helene Saltwater Sparks Tesla Fire in Florida Garage on Video | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/Kcl8x46BxZ

— TMZ (@TMZ) September 30, 2024

An incident in Siesta Key, Florida, following flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, has raised concerns about the safety of electric cars in contact with salt water.

Authorities in Pinellas County, Florida, were keen to warn the public about the risks associated with electric cars by releasing an alarming video following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

The striking images show Tesla’s electric vehicle catching fire in a flooded garage.

Authorities warn that electric car contact with seawater can damage lithium-ion batteries and create a fire hazard.

Hurricane Helene’s devastating devastation has already claimed more than 100 lives.

Donald Trump, the former president, caused controversy at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, this weekend by suggesting that America could benefit from a “violent day” to fight crime.

Many were quick to express outrage at Donald Trump’s comments, which seem to be inspired by the fictional plot of horror films The Purge.

‘The Purge’ Trends As Trump Suggests ‘One Really Violent Day’ Could End Theftshttps://t.co/cv1fXcS59v pic.twitter.com/bZB1kuuevB

— Forbes (@Forbes) September 30, 2024

Addressing his gathered supporters, he claimed that a tough, even violent, police response would solve the crime problem.

He suggested having “one really violent day,” would end shoplifting crimes immediately.

“One rough hour, and I mean real rough,” is another option, according to Trump.

Reactions to Trump’s remarks were swift and numerous, with some comparing them to Germany’s Kristallnacht in November 1938, while others pointed out that he was literally proposing the Purge.

They mentioned the similarities to The Purge movies, where all crimes, including murder, are allowed for 12 hours, while the rest of the year is crime-free.

In his speech, Trump blamed the rising crime rate on Democratic policies and immigrants.

However, the misinformation mentioned by the former president is part of a fictional narrative, as crime has actually decreased from levels seen in recent years.

Critics blame Trump for his inflammatory language, which they believe is likely to lead to violence, citing as an example the consequences of his comments leading to the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021.

The Democratic Party campaign office in Tempe, Arizona, was recently the target once again of a worrying attack, with police called after reports of gunshots heard on site on September 23.

This was the second shooting targeting the office in a week, sparking fear among employees and residents alike of traveling to the area concerned.

Shots fired into Democratic campaign office in Arizona https://t.co/DZiFUJo8PH

— Axios (@axios) September 24, 2024

According to investigators, the door and windows of the Tempe office received at least five bullet holes. Fortunately, no one was in the building at the time the shots were reported.

Police, concerned for the safety of those working in and around the building, said they would be stepping up their presence in the area and taking additional measures to ensure public safety, while investigating the motives behind the attacks.

It should be remembered that a week earlier, the same office was attacked on the night of September 16, with impacts from projectiles appearing to be fired from a pellet or BB gun, according to investigators.

Yolanda Bejarano, chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party, announced that the party was working with law enforcement to take these threats very seriously and guarantee the safety of all its staff.

In the run-up to the election, campaign tensions are at their highest after two alleged assassination attempts targeting Republican candidate Donald Trump, as well as threats to Vice President Harris’s campaign office.

Security surrounding both candidates is at its tightest.

Harris will soon visit Arizona as part of her campaign, a key state she hopes to conquer, having been narrowly won by Joe Biden in 2020.

Mark Zuckerberg is to be heard in a major lawsuit concerning artificial intelligence and copyright, brought by several authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman.

Mark Zuckerberg Must Face Deposition in Sarah Silverman's AI Lawsuit Against Meta https://t.co/AYmfuQfJf4

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 25, 2024

On September 25, a judge rejected the defense’s request to prevent the deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, pointing out that he would have played a central role in the company’s decisions regarding its artificial intelligence technology.

Sarah Silverman, along with two other authors, Chris Golden and Richard Kadrey, filed a lawsuit in July 2023 against OpenAI and Meta, accusing them of copyright infringement.

In particular, the authors claim that these companies have illegally copied their books and used them to train AI systems without their consent, attribution or compensation.

In his decision, the judge states that the evidence presented by the plaintiff, including an article published in the New York Times, suggests that Zuckerberg would have directly and intensively supervised the development of artificial intelligence at Meta.

This evidence is deemed sufficient to warrant a court hearing.

This artificial intelligence dispute deserves particular attention, as the development and use of this technology has grown explosively in recent years, raising important ethical questions.

Notably, recently, a voice strongly resembling Scarlett Johansson’s was used without her consent for an OpenAI voice feature, which the latter vigorously denounced.

Donald Trump claims to have been informed by US intelligence officials that there are allegedly serious threats against his life orchestrated by Iran.

Donald Trump Says Iran Is Trying to Assassinate Him | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/rxM4U8R5qa

— TMZ (@TMZ) September 25, 2024

Trump responded to the threats by posting on his social networks that Iran poses a great threat to his life and that all US military personnel are “attentive” to the situation.

According to Trump, Iran has already tried to assassinate him, but it didn’t work and, he believes, they will try again.

It’s impossible to know at present whether the two assassination attempts against him are linked to Iran, apart from the fact that Ryan Routh, the suspect in the failed assassination attempt on his Florida golf course, is said to have written in a book calling on Iran to assassinate him after the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike ordered by Trump on January 20, 2020.

According to a statement, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned Trump’s team of real and specific threats from the Iranian government, as well as attempts to interfere as part of a broader effort to destabilize the United States.

Hackers associated with the Iranian government also reportedly stole sensitive data to pass on to other candidates and media outlets.

Trump also expressed gratitude for Congress’s approval of additional funding for the Secret Service, a bipartisan measure he was keen to highlight.

Trump said he was now surrounded by more men, guns and weapons than he had ever seen before.

An error that occurred when the absentee voting system for foreign voters and military personnel in Montana went online caused concern, but the election authorities quickly took steps to remedy the situation.

Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Kamala Harrishttps://t.co/Y93Z47SeTi pic.twitter.com/9i4SAvYzXh

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) September 24, 2024

According to reports, online ballots for Montana overseas voters did not initially include Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris among the candidates.

In fact, it was thanks to a voter who received the online ballot and noticed Kamala Harris’s absence that election authorities were alerted shortly after the launch last Friday.

Montana’s Secretary of State, Republican Christi Jacobsen, has been heavily criticized for the error, which could have had serious consequences for the integrity of the electoral process.

It also raises questions about Jacobsen’s oversight of the electoral process, a Republican elected official, at a time when Republicans, led by Trump, are working hard to cast doubt on the reliability and validity of elections.

Jacobsen spokeswoman Richie Melby said the system had been taken offline to give the supplier time to resolve the problem. The system was back online on Friday afternoon and the error only affected the online platform, according to Melby.

Melby also assured that Kamala Harris’ name would appear on printed general election ballots.

Jacobsen’s rival for the next election, Jesse Mullen, publicly denounced Jacobsen’s negligence.

He demanded a full explanation of how this error occurred and what steps will be taken to prevent it from happening again in the next election, while expressing his distrust of the Secretary of State.

I ask that Secretary Jacobsen provide a public explanation of how this error happened, whether or not processes are being followed to prevent it from happening in future elections, and proof that those processes were followed in prior elections. https://t.co/vQb6IIbm3z

— Jesse James Mullen (@jmullen2) September 23, 2024

The incident has also sparked discussion about the transparency and confidence of many Republican elected officials in the integrity of elections.

Cases of whooping cough, or Pertussis, are now a major public health problem in the USA and Canada.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cases reported in the USA has quadrupled compared to the previous year.

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue. https://t.co/qPPns9xhNv

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2024

Nearly 15,000 cases were reported in the USA this year, a dramatic increase on the 3,475 reported the previous year.

This increase in cases reflects both the trends towards a return of pertussis, as well as the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with declining levels of vaccination in particular.

Many children were unable to receive their usual vaccinations due to reduced medical consultations during the pandemic. At the same time, some parents became increasingly wary of vaccines.

In the United States, it’s most evident in New York, Pennsylvania and California. Pennsylvania alone has reported over 2,000 cases this year.

Canada is also facing difficulties, with over 12,000 cases reported in August, compared with the usual 1,000 to 3,000 infections per year. Provinces such as Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are seeing a worrying increase in cases. Quebec alone recorded more than 6,000 cases this year, according to data published in August.

It’s important to remember that pertussis symptoms can mimic those of other common respiratory conditions, making early diagnosis more difficult and increasing the risk of transmission. As the disease progresses, people may experience a strong cough, often accompanied by a sound when out of breath, and this cough may persist for several months. More severe symptoms may require hospitalization.

The CDC and Health Canada recommend updating immunization records with DTaP for young children or Tdap for older children and adults.