FOX News settles defamation suit, etc.

The breaking news is that there has been a settlement reached in the Dominion defamation lawsuit against FOX News. FOX News will pay more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems after the sides hammered out a last-minute settlement Tuesday in the explosive defamation case launched against the right-wing network. FOX acknowledged that their certain claims about Dominion to be false. FOX will not have to acknowledge that on air that it told election lies as part of the settlement (according to a representative for Dominion). That means that FOX News executives and air personalities will not testify about their 2020 election coverage which was filled with leis about voter fraud. The reason is that the settlement has been reached. Dominion still have pending lawsuits against extremist networks like Newsmax and OAN (and against Trump allied Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mike Lindell). In the final analysis, the truth matters. The reality is that Trump was involved in a plot to steal the 2020 election, and he failed. Also, FOX News refused to apologize for its lies. 

Some good news is that the House Republicans failed to override a Biden veto. Joe Biden vetoed a resolution to overturn an Enivronmental Protection Agency water rule. That means that Biden's veto is successful. The rule is important to protect the nation's waterways and safeguarding clean water. You need a two thirds majority vote in both chambers of Congress to override the veto. Many moderate Democrats were wrong to support overridden the veto like Senators Catherine Bortez Maso, Jacky Rosen, Jon Tester, and of course Joe Manchin. Now, Arizona independent Senator Krysten Sinema joined Republicans to support the resolution to overturn the rule. Republicans and moderate Democrats need to realize that protecting the environment isn't some trend or clout. We must have legitimate regulations to reduce kids from having asthma, to protect animal species, and to build up communities where cancer rates are fundamentally reduced. That is why we care for the environment as we can't live full lives without using progressive means to build up the environment wholeheartedly.

The Washington Post reported that Justice Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm. The Washington Post said that records show that Justice Thomas has made errors and omissions on financial disclosure form over decades. Refusal to file for certain disclosures is a violation of federal law. Justice Thomas won't be impeached because of Republican power. The only way Thomas will be held accountable (if he is guilty of federal law) is from the DOJ. At the bare minimum, there should be an independent, thorough investigation to find it what is going on. Attorney General Merrick Garland was a former federal judge, and he does have the power to execute an investigation of Justice Clarence Thomas. There has been growing pressure on Thomas after new Thomas revelations. The Senate Judiciary Committee can investigate Justice Clarence Thomas too.

The accused shooter in Kansas City is a person who caused a young black teenage to be in critical condition at first. He has survived and was released out of the hospital. At Kansas City, Missouri, the black teenager, named Ralph Yari was accidently knocked on the wrong house. Ralph was shot twice and stuck in the head and the arm according to Ralph's family's attorneys (via a statement). The family of the teenage has spoken out about the tragedy. Neighbors disgracefully refused to help Ralph at first after Ralp desperately knocked on their doors for help. Ralph's mother is a nurse, so he is being taken care of at his home. There was a weekend rally with community and family members marching and demonstrated in front of the man's house. They want charges to be filed, and charges were filed. No child should be shot for ringing the doorbell. That is just commonsense. Many people rang my doorbell, and I politely declined buying something from them. There is no excuse for a black human being to be shot unjustly. A GoFundMe account from Ralph's aunt has raised more than 1.5 million dollars by Monday afternoon for Ralph's medical expenses. We wish for Ralph to have a complete recovery. Justice should be enacted too.

By Timothy