Friday, May 17, 2019

The Harrod Report: What'd You Miss? - By Brian Harrod

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019



A yearlong Ohio State University investigation has found that a doctor working for the school's athletic teams and the student health center abused at least 177 students from 1979 -- 97, according to a report released Friday.


As the frontman of KISS, Gene Simmons occupies rarefied air -- a rock star who entertains arenas filled with adoring fans. On Thursday, Simmons joined another exclusive club, conducting only the second on-camera press briefing at the Department of Defense in the last year. 


So now, while abortion foes in many other states are celebrating and feeling empowered by the possibility of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, those in Kansas are working on a constitutional amendment to prevent the undoing of the many measures they've put in place. "Everyone's taking advantage of the supposed contention that Roe v. Wade is about to be overturned," said Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, the state's largest anti-abortion organization. "And yet, here in the middle of America, where we fought hard for years to establish pro-life legislatures, the Kansas Supreme Court comes out with this decision."



On the campaign trail, Trump told us over and over that he'd hire only the best people to serve him, but his choices just haven't worked out well for him or for the country.


A Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been charged with killing at least 11 more elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole, authorities said Thursday. 


Mark Morgan, the White House choice to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said during a Fox News interview earlier this year that he can judge the likelihood that an unaccompanied minor will become a gang member by looking into that child's eyes. 


Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy has resigned after a report surfaced earlier this week that he had asked an extramarital lover to end her pregnancy. 


Democratic lawmakers Reps. Maxine Waters and Adam Schiff along with Sens. Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden are calling for an investigation into Mitch McConnell's Russia bribe. It is not a coincidence that the least popular senator in America used his power as Senate Majority Leader to stop Democrats from reimposing sanctions on a Russian oligarch and then that same oligarch just so happens to invest $200 million in McConnell's home state before the reviled senator is running for reelection. Those are some unbelievable coincidences, and why Democrats are demanding an investigation into the investment in Kentucky.



Grumpy Cat died at home following complications from a urinary tract infection on May 14, 2019. Grumpy Cat, was an American internet celebrity cat. She was known for her permanently "grumpy" facial appearance, which was caused by an underbite and feline dwarfism.[1][2][3] She came to prominence when a photograph of her was posted on September 22, 2012, on social news website Reddit by Bryan Bundesen, the brother of her owner Tabatha Bundesen.[4][5] Lolcats and parodies created from the photograph by Reddit users went viral. She was the subject of a popular internet meme in which negative, cynical images are made from photographs of her.[6]


France's Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Rally, is the latest politician to find themselves in hot water for signalling that everything is OK.


A National Farmers Union executive and active Wisconsin dairy farmer joined Midwest agricultural leaders this week in condemning President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China, warning of increased financial stress and suicide among farmers. 

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019

There are some 80 major active construction projects in Miami-Dade, making it one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. Broward has as many as 50. But if new tariffs are imposed on Chinese raw materials, as the Trump Administration has warned, many of those projects could grind to a halt. 



This Evangelical Prayer-Coin Grift Is What the Age of Trump Is All About. For just $45, you can pray for the president with this coin that's sold by a guy who says God told him you need the coin.



The White House launched a tool on Wednesday that will allow any U.S. citizen to submit a complaint if they think they were unfairly censored on social media platforms. 



The Trump administration has forked over more than $62 million -- taxpayer cash that was supposed to be earmarked for struggling American farmers -- to a massive meatpacking company owned by a couple of corrupt Brazilian brothers