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There is a war being waged on our Christian faith, and many people just don't see it coming.

Bible studies were just banned at yet another senior living center. We told you this was happening a few weeks ago, as elderly Americans were barred from sharing God's Word.

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Public schools are confiscating Bibles and forcing kids to perform pornographic scripts, pastors have been threatened with arrest for praying, realtors have had their livelihoods threatened for saying "Jesus loves you," and FBI spies have been placed in churches. This is just the tip of the spear.

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Smoking Marijuana Could Be Banned Again In New York State
Smoking Marijuana Could Be Banned Again In New York State
SMOKING MARIJUANA COULD BE BANNED AGAIN IN NEW YORK STATE
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Published: September 18, 2023
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New York State could possibly go backward when it comes to smoking marijuana being legal in many places. A New York lawmaker wants to make it virtually impossible for people to smoke cannabis.

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Get Fined For Smoking Marijuana In These 6 Banned Places In New York State
Smoking marijuana is already banned in certain public places.

1. All state-owned beaches

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2. All state-owned boardwalks

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3. All state-owned marinas

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4. All state-owned playgrounds

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5. All state-owned recreation centers

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6. All state-owned group camps

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Smoking in these designated areas will be punishable with a civil fine of $50. The bill exempts the Adirondacks and Catskills from the ban as well as parking lots, sidewalks adjoining parks, and areas not used for park purposes.



New York Legislator Wants To Make Weed Smoke Illegal
New York State Assemblymember Phillip Steck is the sponsor of Bill A08025. The bill would significantly limit where people can smoke marijuana. The bill, if passed, would make smoking or vaping cannabis in certain areas a class B misdemeanor.

Prohibits the use of cannabis within thirty feet of a child or within thirty feet of any location in which children reside or attend for any recreational or educational purpose; provides for increased penalties for a second or subsequent violation.

The bill takes it to the extreme by including areas separated by walls, closed doors, or floors within a building.



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CAN YOUR JOB DISCRIMINATE AGAINST YOU FOR USING MARIJUANA IN NEW YORK STATE?
Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
If you work from home, you are partially protected as the guidelines state,
The Department of Labor does not consider an employee’s private residence being used for remote work a “worksite” within the meaning of Labor Law Section 201-D. However, an employer may take action if an employee is exhibiting articulable symptoms of impairment during work hours as described above and may institute a general policy prohibiting use during working hours.
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
Your employer can also ban you from having marijuana in your possession while you are at work.
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
The New York Department of Labor has guidelines for companies when it comes to their workers' recreational use of cannabis.
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
If you are a recreational marijuana user or plan to become one, you can check out the guidelines in full here.
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act has amended Section 201-D of the New York Labor Law now that marijuana is legal for adult recreational use in the state,
As such, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees based on the employee’s use of cannabis outside of the workplace, outside of work hours, and without use of the employer’s equipment or property.
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
Plus, there are some exemptions where employers can actually discriminate,
• An employer is/was required to take such action by state or federal statute, regulation, or ordinance, or other state or federal governmental mandate • The employer would be in violation of federal law • The employer would lose a federal contract or federal funding • The employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that decrease or lessen the employee’s performance of the employee’s tasks or duties • The employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that interfere with the employer’s obligation to provide a safe and healthy workplace as required by state and federal workplace safety laws
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Can Employers In New York Discriminate Against Employees Who Consume Marijuana?
Now don't get too excited, you can't freely walk around work with a lit joint. That still won't fly. Companies are permitted to ban cannabis use during a worker's hours on the job, and even if the employee is "on call."


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Site logo image ScamicideScam of the day – September 18, 2023 – Phantom Debt Collection Scams

Steven Weisman, Esq.

Sep 17

Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe constitutes fraud. In recent years the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against a number of these Phantom debt collection agencies. These scammers used false claims and threats to compel people to pay debts which were largely either non-existent or which the defendants had no authority to collect. They also violated federal law by illegally failing to provide proper notices and disclaimers also required by federal law.

TIPS

Subject to strict federal laws, legitimate debt collectors are permitted to call debtors, however, the law prohibits them from threatening imprisonment for the failure to pay a debt and attempting to collect a debt that the debt collector knows is bogus. The law also prohibits debt collectors from communicating information about a debt to the consumer's employer although they can contact the employer merely to obtain contact information about the employee

It can be difficult to know when someone calls attempting to collect a debt if indeed they are legitimate or not, so the best course of action if you receive such a call is to not discuss the debt with the person calling, but instead demand that they send you a written "validation notice" by regular mail which describes the debt they allege you owe and includes a listing of your rights under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Never give personal information over the phone to anyone who calls you attempting to collect a debt. You can never be sure who they are. If you receive the validation notice and it appears to be legitimate, you may be better off contacting your creditor directly because the person who called you may not be representing the creditor, but may merely have information about the debt.

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Russell Brand: BBC and Channel 4 investigate allegations
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Actor Russell Brand arrives for the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
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Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women
By Ian Youngs and Steven McIntosh
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The BBC, Channel 4 and a production firm have said they are investigating after allegations that Russell Brand sexually assaulted four women.

The comedian and actor has been accused of rape and sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, which he denies.

The allegations form part of a report published by the Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches.

It also included claims about his behaviour towards women and his workplace conduct over the same period.

Brand worked as a radio presenter for the BBC between 2006 and 2008. The BBC said it was "urgently looking into the issues raised" by the allegations. Channel 4, where Brand also worked as a presenter, announced an internal investigation.

Although the alleged assaults are not said to have taken place on BBC or Channel 4 premises, the claims have raised questions for the broadcasters and the wider industry.

The Times quoted sources claiming a complaint was previously made to BBC management about an "alarming display of aggression and disrespect" from Brand.

During the period in question, Brand worked for two years as a presenter on 6 Music and Radio 2, hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth on Channel 4's sister station E4, and launched his Hollywood movie career.

On Sunday, the Times published a first-hand account from the woman who accused Brand of rape in Los Angeles in 2012.

It later reported that since Saturday more women have come forward with allegations about Brand's behaviour, which have not yet been investigated but "will now be rigorously checked".

'Very serious allegations'
Endemol, the company behind shows Brand appeared on in the mid-noughties such as Big Brother's Big Mouth, was bought by Banijay UK in 2020.

It said it was aware of the "very serious allegations" relating to the "alleged serious misconduct of Russell Brand while presenting shows produced by Endemol". It said it had launched an "urgent" internal investigation.

Channel 4 said it had "asked the production company who produced the programmes for Channel 4 to investigate these allegations and report their findings properly and satisfactorily to us".

The broadcaster added it was conducting its own internal investigation, and encouraged "anyone who is aware of such behaviour to contact us directly."

The statement added: "We will be writing to all our current suppliers reminding them of their responsibilities under our code of conduct."

The broadcaster also confirmed to the Telegraph it had "taken down all content featuring Russell Brand" while it looked into the matter. "This includes episodes of the Great British Bake Off that he appeared on."

The Metropolitan Police has said it was "aware of media reporting of a series of allegations of sexual assault" but had not received any reports from alleged victims.

It added: "We will be making further approaches to the Sunday Times and Channel 4 to ensure that any victims of crime who they have spoken with are aware of how they may report any criminal allegations to police."

A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told the BBC the force had not been notified of any incidents, reports or allegations regarding Brand or any of the accusers.

The spokeswoman also said she could not immediately confirm the reports in the Times of an LAPD officer being alerted by a rape treatment centre in 2012 about one of the accusers being treated there following an incident with Brand.


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Watch: Questions for the industry - James Cleverly on Brand

Earlier on Sunday, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the entertainment industry had questions to answer over allegations against Brand.

Mr Cleverly told BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that those in power must "be better" at listening to the voices of the "relatively powerless".

He added: "I think there are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power - whether that be in the entertainment industry, whether that be in politics, and we see this in the commercial world as well.

"I think we have to be particularly careful when we listen to the voices of the people who are relatively powerless because we, I think collectively, have missed opportunities to do the right thing and intervene much, much earlier, and we've got to be better at this."

Asked whether there were questions for the industry, Mr Cleverly replied: "Sadly, I think there are."

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MPs are expected to push for answers from big institutions that were involved in Brand's career on the crucial questions of who knew what, and when.

Dame Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the House of Commons media committee, said: "We will be closely monitoring the responses of the media, especially our public service broadcasters, to these allegations, and looking at the questions that this, yet again, raises about the culture in the industry as a whole."

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Brand posted a video on YouTube denying the allegations, adding his relationships were "always consensual"
Meanwhile, the Trevi Women & Children's Charity said it had cut ties with the 48-year-old comedian and had been "deeply saddened and upset" following the allegations.

Author Irvine Welsh, also speaking on Kuenssberg's programme, said the entertainment industry "has to get its house in order so people do feel comfortable and it's an environment where they can come forward and can be listened to".

But things have "changed for the better" in recent years since the start of the Me Too movement, he added.


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One woman, played by an actor, described the moment she says Brand tried to attack her at his house

Other claims made in the investigation relate to Brand's allegedly controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour.

Sunday Times media editor Rosamund Urwin, who worked on the story, told BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House there were "a lot of questions to be answered" by TV companies.

She said: "I think in the coming days we will see a lot more scrutiny, including in our paper, of who knew what when, and why on earth this man was continuing to go on Channel 4 shows as late as 2018/19 when there certainly were widespread rumours that would have at least needed investigating before you put him on your channel."

On Saturday, Brand went ahead with a scheduled comedy gig in north-west London, but did not address the allegations directly.

The previous evening, the star released a video in which he denied "serious criminal allegations" that were about to be made against him.

The actor and comedian said he was the subject of a "co-ordinated attack" involving "some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute".

"These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies, and as I've written about extensively in my books I was very, very promiscuous," he said.

"Now during that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual."

Happy Sunday, Cats.com community!

Every cat has their own unique preferences, but there are a few things that almost all cats hate. To keep your cat healthy and happy, it’s just as important to understand what they dislike as what they like. In this Sunday’s mailer, we’ll dive into the top five things cats hate so you can make an effort to avoid them.

Read until the end to learn about this week’s cat in need, Mickey. Just four months old, Mickey is a sweet and energetic kitten who is excited to meet his forever family.
The Story: What Stresses a Cat Out?

Cats have a knack for hiding it when they’re stressed, sick, or in pain. As such, it falls on the cat owner to interpret their cat’s behavior. The better you know your cat, the easier it will be to spot changes in their habits which may clue you into the fact that they’re hiding something. Knowing some of the things that will almost certainly stress your cat out is a good place to start.

Here are five things cats truly hate:
Loud noises. An unexpected noise could signal the approach of a dangerous predator, triggering your cat’s fight or flight response. Ongoing noise issues (such as from construction or home renovations) could become a source of chronic stress.
Dirty litter boxes. Cats like having a clean place to do their business, so a litter box that isn’t scooped daily could cause stress.
Improper petting technique. Every cat has their own set of rules for how they like to be petted, so pay attention to their body language. Hissing or growling means stop!
Bathing. While some cats don’t mind water, bathing can be a stressful or downright scary experience.
Cat carriers. Many cats quickly learn to associate the cat carrier with scary or stressful experiences like visits to the vet. A little training goes a long way in this instance.
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Mickey is currently in the care of Project Saving Paws, an organization dedicated to saving homeless cats in South Florida through Trap-Neuter-Return programs, fostering, and adoptions. As an out of town cat, Mickey’s $350 adoption fee covers transportation. He’s been vaccinated, dewormed, and microchipped.

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YEP,  IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER.  DURING THIS PERFORMANCE, SHE TOOK SELFIES, RECORDED THE PERFORMANCE, CALLED A PREGNANT WOMAN "MISERABLE" FOR ASKING HER TO STOP, VAPED (THEN LIED ABOUT VAPING UNTIL FOOTAGE SURFACED), GOT FELT UP/FELT UP HER DATE, YELLED, AND FLIPPED OFF AN USHER WHEN TOLD TO LEAVE.  AND NOW HER DATE IS (GASP) A DEMOCRAT AND SUPPORTS LGBTQ+. 

HER EXCUSE? THE STRESS OF THE DIVORCE SHE INITIATED.  ARE THESE THE CHRISTIAN VALUES SHE LIKES TO TALK ABOUT?  MORE LIKE ANOTHER HYPOCRITE TRYING TO GET LIKES AND VOTES.


Man groped by Lauren Boebert during frisky ‘Beetlejuice’ date...

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Man groped by Lauren Boebert during frisky ‘Beetlejuice’ date owns gay-friendly bar that hosts drag shows
By Jon Levine

Published Sep. 16, 2023, 4:07 p.m. ET

A bar owned by Rep. Lauren Boebert’s apparent new beau has staged at least one drag show, according to a review of social media posts.

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In January, the Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen, which is co-owned by Quinn Gallagher, staged “a winter Wonderland Burlesque & Drag Show,” an invitation for the event reveals.

In January 2020, Aspen Gay Ski Week hosted “an evening of cocktails, appetizers, and laughs” at Hooch, according to a Facebook post at the time.

Gallagher, a Democrat, was caught on video getting frisky with Boebert, apparently grabbing her breast while she appeared to rub his crotch as the pair took in a performance of “Beetlejuice” and the Buell Theater in Colorado.


The two have reportedly been dating under the radar for months.


Boebert — who also has a long history of arrests — has staked herself as one of the most anti-LGBT members of Congress and a tough critics of children being exposed to drag entertainment.



“Take your children to CHURCH, not drag bars,” she exclaimed on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, in June 2022.

She has also attacked the use of drag queens for military recruiting.



Rep. Lauren Boebert is taking heat after getting handsy with a boyfriend in a Denver theater.
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“Do our military leaders understand that China and Russia see this stuff and prepare accordingly? We need a non-woke military. Better yet, an anti-woke military,” she said in May.

“I’m a Christian. So they may try to drive me to my knees, but that’s where I’m the strongest,” she offered in another declaration of piety from July 2020.

Many online commentators mocked the disparity between Boebert’s public and private lives.


Bar owner Quinn Gallagher has quietly been dating Rep. Boebert for months.
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“And definitely don’t take [kids] to see Beetlejuice (especially when you are in the audience),” Democratic National Committee boss Jaime Harrison said.

Star Trek actor George Takei added, “Rep. Lauren Boebert, who urged parents to take their kids to CHURCH not DRAG SHOWS, was caught in a public performance of Beetlejuice, a children’s show, groping and getting groped by her date. I’ve had it with their hypocritical moralizing. They have no standing to judge or constrain ANYONE else’s private lifel.”



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Scam of the day – September 17, 2023 – Doctors, Nurses and Other Medical Personnel Targeted by Scammers

Steven Weisman, Esq.

Sep 16

Most new scams are merely variations of older scam and today's Scam of the day is one of those. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning doctors, nurses and other medical personnel of a scam in which the targeted victim receives a phone call from the scammer posing as a deputy sheriff who informs the targeted victim that he or she has missed a court date where he or she was supposed to testify as an expert witness. The scammer goes on to tell the targeted victim that he or she will be arrested unless they pay a fine by gift cards. Of course, anytime you are asked to make a payment by way of a gift card, you can be confident it is a scam. Gift cards are a favorite method of payment for scammers because they are impossible to trace.

The scammer then goes on to tell the targeted victim that the gift cards must be delivered in person to the judge at the local courthouse. The scammer then insists that they stay on the phone with the targeted victim while he or she purchases the gift cards. Then, before they can get to the courthouse, the scammer tells the targeted victim that the judge is not available at this time, but that the targeted victim can give the card numbers over the phone to the scammer posing as a law enforcement official. Gift cards can be readily used online without having the cards in hand so providing the numbers to the scammer is all the scammer needs to access the gift cards.

TIPS

No government agency accepts payments by gift cards. It is a sad commentary that the IRS has had to post on its website that it does not accept gift cards. Additionally, no law enforcement agency will demand a payment over the phone or you will be arrested.

This particular scam has fooled some people by using the names of real law enforcement officers and by spoofing the phone numbers of various law enforcement agencies so that the call appears to be coming from a real law enforcement agency even though it is coming from the scammers phone. As I have often told you, it is a simple matter for a scammer to manipulate your Caller ID to make a call appear to come from whatever source the scammer wishes. Trust me, you can't trust anyone

I am so weary of the cats with one eye or elderly, and we don't know the alleged owner. And they say: Cuz i am ugly no one blesses me. Blesses me. I shall never give a like to the scammer behind the alleged cat. And i wonder from what country they are to say: no one blesses me.


Site logo image ScamicideScam of the day – September 16, 2023 – The Danger of Facebook Farming

Steven Weisman, Esq.

Sep 15

We have all seen Facebook postings urging us to click that we "like" them. Sometimes it is an emotional appeal to show support for a sick child. Sometimes it is to show support for a political message. Often it is a post related to a missing child. Curiously enough, many times the description of the lost child is the same, namely the child is wearing black Converse with red and purpose shoestrings and a zip-up hoodie. Sometimes these appeals are legitimate, but unfortunately sometimes they are not. Often they are done to take advantage of Facebook's algorithms that value the popularity measured by likes and shares which then appear on the Facebook pages of more people. Although the original content liked or shared may appear sincere or entertaining, the scammers who use this technique, which is called "farming," then are able to change the content to something entirely different from what was originally shared or liked. This can be done for purposes of sending advertising or gathering marketing information, but, at its worst, it can be used to send malware infected content that can steal personal information from your computer and use it to make you a victim of identity theft.

TIPS

So what should you do? Posts that promise some sort of prize for sharing or liking are most likely scams. As for the other scams, you may wish to be a bit skeptical before automatically sharing or liking a post. You may wish to even do a little research yourself to find out if the posting is legitimate. A 2007 photo of a seven year old Pennsylvania girl with Stage IV cancer posing in her cheerleading uniform has been used numerous times for Facebook farming. Today that girl is a cancer free teenager whose family is understandably outraged that their daughter's photograph has been abused by scammers through Facebook farming.

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