Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

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Ohio Shuts Down Primary Voting Just as Polls Were About to Open

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2020 18 Comments

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered polls to close due to health concerns over the coronavirus.

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Bay Area Issues ‘Shelter in Place’ to Stop Coronavirus From Spreading

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 25 Comments

Six Bay Area counties, which include San Francisco, will begin to "shelter in place" at 12:01 am local time. Authorities hope this will help stop coronavirus from spreading in the area.

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Biden Promised to Pick a Female Vice President. But Why?

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 45 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden promised to pick a female vice president. Great, but why? Because she is qualified or simply because of her chromosomes?

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Trudeau Closes Canada’s Border to Non-Citizens or Permanent Residents Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 22 Comments

The coronavirus has forced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to close the borders to all except a few people. But I thought closing borders is racist?

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Mitt Romney Proposes Giving $1,000 to Each American in Response to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 59 Comments

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) sent out a proposal to help Americans due to coronavirus, which includes providing each American with $1,000.

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Biden Attacks Energy Sector: No More Drilling, No New Fracking

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 26 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden moved to the left during Tuesday's debate. He did this despite having a decent lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Biden may have damaged his chances in key swing states by going after the energy sector.

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Supreme Court Postpones Arguments for March Session Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 14 Comments

The Supreme Court announced this morning it will postpone arguments during the March session.

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Clyburn Compares Trump to Hitler, Warns U.S. ‘Could Very Well Go the Way of Germany in the 1930s’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 64 Comments

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, the top black politician in America, constantly compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler during Axios on HBO. He also warned that the U.S. "could very well go the way of Germany in the 1930s."

Georgia the Latest State to Postpone Primary Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 15, 2020 13 Comments

On Friday, Louisiana postponed its primary to June 20 due to the coronavirus. Georgia joined Louisiana on Saturday. State officials pushed its March 24 primary to May 19 while pausing in-person early voting.

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Former Florida Gov. Candidate Andrew Gillum Found in Hotel Room With Man Suffering From Possible Drug Overdose

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 14, 2020 36 Comments

Police found former Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate and CNN contributor Andrew Gillum in a hotel room with a man who suffered from a possible drug overdose. Police believe a bag they found at the scene contained crystal meth. Reports indicate the man is a gay escort.

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Trump Tweets Support for the Wuhan Coronavirus Relief Package

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 22 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump's administration are close to an agreement on a coronavirus relief package. The vote in the House should happen tonight, but some House Republicans may not jump on board. It's possible pork is still shoved in the bill. Turns out paid sick leave caused the delay.

Louisiana Postpones Primary Until June Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 9 Comments

Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced the state will hold its primary on June 20 instead of April due to coronavirus:

“We can pull off elections after disasters or issues like this but we have to have more time than 30 or 60 days,” he said Friday.

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Conflicting Reports: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Insists He Tested Negative for Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 26 Comments

Earlier reports said that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus. Now he is adamantly denying he tested positive and insists he does not have the virus.

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U.S. Strikes Back at Iran-Backed Militia, Supposedly Kills Senior IRGC Commander

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 10 Comments

The Pentagon announced the U.S. launched missiles at an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq officials believe attacked and killed American troops just north of Baghdad. Other reports speculate the attack killed Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) top commander General Siamand Mashhadani.

Biden Leads Sanders in Florida by 44 Points Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2020 19 Comments

Arizona, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio vote on Tuesday. Florida is the big trophy due to the delegates. It has 248 delegates with 219 of them being pledged delegates. After stomping Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) two weeks in a row it looks like former Vice President Joe Biden will once again claim victory in a top delegate state.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Tested for Coronavirus After Aide Confirms Diagnosis After Meeting With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2020 37 Comments

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone testing for coronavirus after his press secretary Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the virus. Both men met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week.

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Students Praying at Planned Parenthood Confronted With Man Exposing Himself, Women Shouting ‘Hail Satan!’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2020 19 Comments

Students involved with Students for Life of America (SFLA) decided to pray peacefully outside of a Planned Parenthood as part of the 40 Days of Life campaign. However, people confronted the students, who were minding their own business and not causing any problems.

Ilhan Omar Reportedly Marries Political Strategist She Denied Dating

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 11, 2020 49 Comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announced on Instagram that she got married. She didn't say his name or tagged the photo. Reporters and news outlets have said it's Tim Mynett, her chief fundraiser and political strategist.

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