newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Liberty University grad claims he had sexual encounter with Becki Falwell

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A Liberty University graduate claims Becki Falwell, the wife of the disgraced school head Jerry Falwell Jr., performed oral sex on him when he was a student in 2008, according to a report.
The graduate made the allegations in an interview with POLITICO, saying the sexual encounter was initiated by Becki Falwell and occurred in a guest bedroom at the Falwell’s Virginia home.
“She was the aggressor,” the former student told the outlet.
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, was 22 at the time and had been in a band with the Falwell’s oldest son, Trey Falwell. The band, which included other members, routinely practiced at an abandoned church on the Falwell’s property.
Leading up to the sexual encounter, which the student said occurred in either August or September, Becki Falwell, a then-employee of Liberty University, allegedly flirted with him and made at least one prior advance in the same guest room.
“One night [in August or September], we were up till one or two, and we went back to [Trey’s] room. We had a decent amount of Jack Daniels,” the former student told POLITICO.
From there, the student recalled, he went into the guest room, which was adjacent to Trey’s, to go to sleep.
“I’m laying in the bed and I hear, like, giggling to the side of me on the floor. And, pardon my French, but I was like, ‘What the fu– is that?’ I look over and it’s Becki,” he said.
“Just, you know, in my room. I’m like, ‘You can’t be in here. This can’t happen.’”
The student said Becki Falwell left, but a few nights later after a late band practice, she came back again and went further, climbing into his bed and performing oral sex.
“I was like, ‘uh, what are you doing?” the former student said.
From the encounter up until December 2008, the former student said Becki Falwell barraged him with calls and Facebook messages, the tones of which ranged from flirtatious to apologetic. The student provided Politico with screenshots of the notes.
In one message, Becki Falwell tells the student, “I think that you are beautiful just like you are,” in response to a mutual female friend wanting him to cut his bangs.
“You don’t want to cover up those killer eyes of yours and you know the bandana drives me wild … 🙂” the message continued.
Following the alleged sexual encounter, the former student only confided in a few people, including another bandmate who spoke with POLITICO.
The encounter “made [him] feel bad. It was a depressing thing; he struggled with depression [afterwards],” the former bandmate told the outlet.
Becki and Jerry Falwell, who this week amid a seperate sex scandal resigned as president of Liberty University, denied the allegations in a statement to POLITICO.
“It is unfortunate that the coverage of our departure has turned into a frenzy of false and fantastic claims about us,” the couple said.
“These false and mean spirited lies have hurt us and our family greatly and we will respond fully with the truth at an appropriate time. At this time, however, we think it is best to move on and help the Liberty community focus on its very bright future…”
Scott Lamb, the senior vice president of Liberty University, told the outlet the conservative Christian school received no complaints “for any inappropriate relationship” against Becki Falwell while she was employed there.
Lamb also noted it’s against university policy for employees to to engage in sexual relationships with students. He also said sexual relations outside of marriage at the school are prohibited.
“This is a fresh allegation, as far as we can tell,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--US Open’s virtual opening-night gala will boast Alec Baldwin, Mike Tyson

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) When the US Open gets @ @ @ @ @ , the USTA Foundation will still host its annual starry opening-night gala — virtually .
@ @ @ @ @ speakers beaming in via Zoom will include Alec Baldwin , Mike Tyson , Dr. Oz @ @ @ @ @ Shark Tank ” stars Daymond John and Robert Herjavec , tennis greats Chris Evert and @ @ @ @ @ and USTA honcho Katrina Adams , among others .
The event will support Rally to @ @ @ @ @ raise $ 5 million to support National Junior Tennis and Learning .

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When the US Open gets underway without spectators next week, the USTA Foundation will still host its annual starry opening-night gala — virtually.
Page Six has learned that speakers beaming in via Zoom will include Alec Baldwin, Mike Tyson, Dr. Oz, Katie Couric, “Shark Tank” stars Daymond John and Robert Herjavec, tennis greats Chris Evert and John and Patrick McEnroe, and USTA honcho Katrina Adams, among others.
The event will support Rally to Rebuild, which seeks to raise $5 million to support National Junior Tennis and Learning.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Serena Williams’ quest for 24th Grand Slam starts with rough US Open draw

The Western & Southern Open in Queens , an annual U.S ... .

Serena Williams’ “date” with history just got worse.
Williams’ march to a potential record-tying 24th Grand Slam title won’t be a cupcake ride early on.
The 38-year-old tennis legend from Compton, Calif. got stuck in a nasty quarter of the U.S. Open draw with No. 7 seed Madison Keys, No. 22 Amanda Anisimova and No. 26 Sloane Stephens.
Williams’ trip to Flushing hasn’t gone smoothly and she has no raucous cheering section to prod her. She was bounced in the third round Tuesday, losing in three sets to Maria Sakkari in the Western & Southern Open tuneup that was moved to fan-less Queens because of the pandemic.
After dropping the third set, 6-1, Serena said her collapse was “like dating a guy you know sucks.’’ Williams also lost in the prior WTA event in Louisville to No. 116-ranked Shelby Rogers.
“I started cramping, but I mean, I shouldn’t have been in that situation,’’ Williams said. “I don’t think that helps mentally when it’s like you know the match is over and you have won the match, and now your legs were already tired and now they are even more tired.’’
The Open draw was unveiled online Thursday with no ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Western & Southern Open action was also paused Thursday after Naomi Osaka’s boycott in following sports protests over this week’s police shooting in Kenosha, Wis.
Williams could face Stephens in the third round and the 2017 Open champion is dangerous when motivated. A potential fourth-round match could loom against Anisimova, who missed last year’s Open because of her father’s death. She’s equally formidable, a New Jersey product and considered a future champion. The quarterfinals could pit Williams against the Illinois slugger, Keys.
“It’s hard to play the way I have been playing and stay positive,’’ said Williams, attempting to tie Margaret Court for most Grand Slams ever. “And to play nine hours in a week is too much. I don’t usually play like that. It’s all new for me.”
Teen sensation Coco Gauff faces a tough seed in Round 1, No. 32 Anastasija Sevastova, who made the 2018 Open semifinals.
If she survives, Gauff, 16, could face Naomi Osaka in the third round. Osaka derailed Gauff’s inaugural Open run last year in the same round.
The men’s draw is watered down without the tandem of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the first time since 1999. That gives Novak Djokovic a legitimate chance to post his 18th Slam victory, which would leave him two behind Federer.
Second-seeded Dominic Thiem figured to be Djokovic’s toughest opponent but the Austrian ended up with a terrible quarter of the draw in hot No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista Agut and former Open champions Andy Murray and Marin Cilic.
For American interest, 6-foot-11 Reilly Opelka got a lousy draw in facing No. 6 seed David Goffin of Belgium.
Another compelling first-round matchup is No. 5 seed Alexander Zverev against 2017 Open finalist Kevin Anderson.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Rob Manfred indirectly responds to Brodie Van Wagenen’s comments

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed MLB’s stance on social justice issues Thursday night, as well as giving an indirect response to Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s comments that were caught on a hot mic earlier in the day.
“Over the past few days, players on a number of Clubs have decided not to play games,” Manfred said in a statement. “I have said publicly and privately that I respect those decisions and support the need to address social justice.
“I have not attempted in any way to prevent players from expressing themselves by not playing, nor have I suggested any alternative form of protest to any Club personnel or player. Any suggestion to the contrary is wrong.”
The last sentence in the statement is likely a response to Van Wagenen being unknowingly captured on video bashing Manfred’s leadership, while stating that the MLB commissioner suggested the players perform an orchestrated walkout before the first pitch, only to return to play an hour later.
Van Wagenen later apologized in a statement regarding the hot mic comments, saying he “misunderstood” and that the criticism of Manfred was “wrong and unfounded”. The GM also said the hour delay was Mets COO Jeff Wilpon’s suggestion, not Manfred’s.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Jeff Van Drew warns Biden will be ‘puppet’ president in RNC speech

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew , who made waves last year when he defected from the Democratic Party mid-term to join the GOP , said he quit after radical progressives took over the party he once loved , in a stirring speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention .
“ Imagine how I felt seeing members of ‘ The Squad ’ quickly take control of the Democratic Party just weeks after being elected , ” Van Drew said , referring to the foursome of far-left young female lawmakers .
“ Democratic leaders told me that I had to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made difficult .
I ’ m from South Jersey , and you better be coming to me with more tan just loud words and empty threats .
I voted no on impeachment and it was an easy call , ” he said .
The 67-year-old Van Drew , who represents South Jersey including Atlantic City , was elected to Congress in 2018 as a Democrat .
But in October 2019 , Van Drew was one of two House Democrats to vote against the beginning of the impeachment inquiry into Trump .
Two months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Party calling it the “ honorable thing , ” and was welcomed with open arms by Trump .
Speaking on the fourth and final night of the convention , Van Drew said he was proud to support Trump and warned Joe Biden would be a “ puppet ” for the progressives in his party .
“ When the Democrats tried to order me around , I was ready , willing and bale to say , ‘ I ’ ve had enough with their radical , socialist agenda .
Do you really believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , most of all , able to do the same ?
” he asked .
Van Drew is not the only speaker with Democratic roots to stump for Trump at the RNC .
On Monday ’ s opening night , Democratic George state Rep. Vernon Jones delivered a blistering broadside of his own party , saying that Dems have developed “ a dangerous tolerance for people who attack others , destroy property , and terrorize our communities.
” And Tuesday , Eveleth , Minn. Mayor Bob Vlaisavljevich , a self-described “ lifelong Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his small iron-ore mining town where Democrats failed .

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who made waves last year when he defected from the Democratic Party mid-term to join the GOP, said he quit after radical progressives took over the party he once loved, in a stirring speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
“Imagine how I felt seeing members of ‘The Squad’ quickly take control of the Democratic Party just weeks after being elected,” Van Drew said, referring to the foursome of far-left young female lawmakers.
“Democratic leaders told me that I had to vote for impeachment or my life would be made difficult. I’m from South Jersey, and you better be coming to me with more tan just loud words and empty threats. I voted no on impeachment and it was an easy call,” he said.
The 67-year-old Van Drew, who represents South Jersey including Atlantic City, was elected to Congress in 2018 as a Democrat.
But in October 2019, Van Drew was one of two House Democrats to vote against the beginning of the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
Two months later, Van Drew hopped to the Republican Party calling it the “honorable thing,” and was welcomed with open arms by Trump.
Speaking on the fourth and final night of the convention, Van Drew said he was proud to support Trump and warned Joe Biden would be a “puppet” for the progressives in his party.
“When the Democrats tried to order me around, I was ready, willing and bale to say, ‘I’ve had enough with their radical, socialist agenda. Do you really believe Joe Biden is ready, willing and, most of all, able to do the same?” he asked.
Van Drew is not the only speaker with Democratic roots to stump for Trump at the RNC.
On Monday’s opening night, Democratic George state Rep. Vernon Jones delivered a blistering broadside of his own party, saying that Dems have developed “a dangerous tolerance for people who attack others, destroy property, and terrorize our communities.”
And Tuesday, Eveleth, Minn. Mayor Bob Vlaisavljevich, a self-described “lifelong Democrat” thanked Trump for standing up for his small iron-ore mining town where Democrats failed.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Dorinda Medley’s lucrative real-estate hustle jeopardized by ‘RHONY’ axe

Page Six is told that Dorinda Medley stands to lose more than just her Bravo paycheck after getting axed from the “ Real Housewives of New York City ” earlier this week .
We ’ re told that — thanks to her role on “ RHONY ” — Medley made a particularly sweet real estate deal that allowed her to live rent-free in a $ 10,000-a-month apartment , while also banking around $ 10,000 every month .
According to sources , in 2017 , a couple of years after she joined the cast , Medley signed a contract to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oriana building on Sutton Place in return for promoting it .
At the time , The Post ’ s Jennifer Gould reported that such apartments in the building rented for $ 9,550- to $ 10,240-a-month .
And then she put the Upper East Side condo she owns up for rent .
Again , Gould reported at the time that the East 87th Street two-bedroom was being offered for $ 9,950 monthly .
Sources say that her team then came up with ways to get the apartment featured on the Bravo show , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there and making arrangements for the show to get permission to film there .
“ She did a great job getting attention for the place , ” said an insider .
“ The property company were very happy with it.
” Medley still lives in the building , but the source says that they ’ re not aware if , or how , the deal was renegotiated after the initial one-year contract was signed .
We ’ re told it wasn ’ t a condition of the deal — which was brokered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had to be in the show , but she did have to show it off on social media .
Bravo ’ s Web site also did a video tour of the home earlier this year .
“ She ’ s a very shrewd business person , ” added a source close to the deal .
“ She ’ s very good at leveraging her platform.
” It remains to be seen whether Medley can keep up that kind of public profile after leaving the show .
We ’ re told the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lohan and tennis champion Serena Williams .
Talent Resources and a rep for Medley declined to comment .

Page Six is told that Dorinda Medley stands to lose more than just her Bravo paycheck after getting axed from the “Real Housewives of New York City” earlier this week.
We’re told that — thanks to her role on “RHONY” — Medley made a particularly sweet real estate deal that allowed her to live rent-free in a $10,000-a-month apartment, while also banking around $10,000 every month. According to sources, in 2017, a couple of years after she joined the cast, Medley signed a contract to live in a three-bedroom apartment in the tony Oriana building on Sutton Place in return for promoting it.
At the time, The Post’s Jennifer Gould reported that such apartments in the building rented for $9,550- to $10,240-a-month. And then she put the Upper East Side condo she owns up for rent. Again, Gould reported at the time that the East 87th Street two-bedroom was being offered for $9,950 monthly.
Sources say that her team then came up with ways to get the apartment featured on the Bravo show, like throwing Valentine’s and Halloween parties there and making arrangements for the show to get permission to film there. “She did a great job getting attention for the place,” said an insider. “The property company were very happy with it.”
Medley still lives in the building, but the source says that they’re not aware if, or how, the deal was renegotiated after the initial one-year contract was signed. We’re told it wasn’t a condition of the deal — which was brokered by a company called Talent Resources — that it had to be in the show, but she did have to show it off on social media. Bravo’s Web site also did a video tour of the home earlier this year.
“She’s a very shrewd business person,” added a source close to the deal. “She’s very good at leveraging her platform.”
It remains to be seen whether Medley can keep up that kind of public profile after leaving the show. We’re told the same company has done similar deals for Lindsay Lohan and tennis champion Serena Williams.
Talent Resources and a rep for Medley declined to comment.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--This is not first time sports world has fought for social justice

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There is a reason why the sports section of your newspaper has for generations been dubbed — alternately with affection and with affliction – as “the toy department.” It was the Chief Justice of the United States, Earl Warren, who once provided a little extra context to that description
“I always turn to the sports section first,” Warren famously said. “The sports page records people’s accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.”
Warren retired from the Court in June 1969, five days shy of exactly two years before that august body would offer its own opinion on that old chestnut. It was on June 28, 1971, when the Court voted 8-0 in favor of the plaintiff in Clay v. United States, overturning the draft-evading conviction of the man who was by then known as Muhammad Ali, and who was the single-most famous athlete on the planet.
It is important to remember in these fevered days that sports has not only mingled with societal issues forever, it has also generally stood a few steps ahead of the curve. The NBA players who forged this latest sea change in the Florida bubble join a long list of their forebears who have used their public platforms to say things — sometimes shout things — that some didn’t want to hear.
And basketball has long been a most reliable arbiter of such issues because for at least the last 70 years of its history it has been populated by such a large number of men of color. So it was that at the same time as Ali was fighting his own battles, a number of high-profile black basketball players — Lew Alcindor, Bob Lanier, Elvin Hayes — opted not to play for the 1968 Olympic basketball team.
So it was that in 1961, five Celtics — Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Tom Sanders, Al Butler and Sam Jones — bolted an exhibition game scheduled between the Celtics and St. Louis Hawks in Lexington, Ky., after they were refused service in the coffee shop at the Phoenix Hotel, where the players were staying. They flew home and Red Auerbach, their coach, said, “I support that decision 100 percent.”
So it was that in the mid- and late-’50s, a number of prominent Northeastern college teams preferred to play in the NIT rather than the NCAA, because New York City was more welcoming than the various cities in North Carolina that usually hosted the East regionals. Seton Hall’s No. 1 team in 1953 chose this path, and that was before an incident late in the season at Louisville — whose fans spent the night racially riding the Pirates’ best player, Walter Dukes — justified that decision.
So it was that in 1963, it took a surreptitious plan to sneak Mississippi State’s all-white basketball team out of Starkville, defying a court injunction, to the NCAA Tournament in East Lansing, Mich. And so it was three years later when all-black Texas Western defeated all-white Kentucky and its patrician racist coach, Adolph Rupp, who for years had called New York newspapers asking about local prospects and asking, “White or colored?”
It has never only been basketball, though, which is why it is appropriate that other sports have joined in the movement. Some football teams, including the Jets, decided not to practice Thursday, and so did several college teams (notably BC and Kentucky), honoring the legacy of the 1965 AFL All-Stars, who forced their All-Star Game out of New Orleans when the black participants were refused service by local cabs and restaurants, and the game was moved to Houston.
And of course there is baseball, which for too long allowed the stain of segregation to spoil its history and soil its history books. And as important as Branch Rickey’s signing of Jackie Robinson was, as important to the cause was what the Dodgers’ soon-to-be-suspended manager, Leo Durocher — never exactly noted as a progressive — said to a group of Brooklyn players who were buzzing about signing an anti-Robinson petition in spring training:
“I don’t care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a f–kin’ zebra. I’m the manager of this team, and I say he plays.”
So it was encouraging — and not surprising — to see The Players Alliance announce that its 100-strong membership of present and past ballplayers have agreed to donate their earnings from Thursday and Friday (which also happens to be the annual day MLB will designate to celebrate Robinson) — and others have joined the pledge.
And it was affirming — despite the leaked-video slapstick that preceded it — that the Marlins and Mets would conduct a note-perfect 42-second moment of silence before joining many of their fellow players in spending the day away from the field. And appropriate that this demonstration would take place exactly 13 miles from where Ebbets Field once stood, the place where Jackie Robinson permanently altered baseball’s destiny.
Sports, as it so often has, cleared its throat this week. And maybe, as in the past, has cleared a path for something real.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry in stands for Trump RNC speech

Former New York Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry is in the audience for President Trump ’ s Republican National @ @ @ @ @ White House South Lawn .
Strawberry , 58 , was a Yankee right fielder from @ @ @ @ @ career with several other MLB teams .
But he made his name as a star @ @ @ @ @ ’ 86 Mets .
Strawberry has a long relationship with Trump .
In 2010 , @ @ @ @ @ Celebrity Apprentice ” by the future president .
After Trump took office , Strawberry in @ @ @ @ @ interview with Sports Illustrated , likening him to the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner , @ @ @ @ @ “ He reminds me of the boss just like George was for the Yankees .
@ @ @ @ @ people and they care about people .
And sometimes people misunderstand that , ” Strawberry @ @ @ @ @ s what I really liked about those two gentlemen : They didn ’ t allow @ @ @ @ @ run over them .
”

Former New York Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry is in the audience for President Trump’s Republican National Convention acceptance speech on the White House South Lawn.
Strawberry, 58, was a Yankee right fielder from 1995 to 1999 after a career with several other MLB teams. But he made his name as a star of the World Series winning ’86 Mets.
Strawberry has a long relationship with Trump. In 2010, he was fired from “Celebrity Apprentice” by the future president.
After Trump took office, Strawberry in 2017 defended him during an interview with Sports Illustrated, likening him to the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died in 2010.
“He reminds me of the boss just like George was for the Yankees. They’re very gracious people and they care about people. And sometimes people misunderstand that,” Strawberry said.
“That’s what I really liked about those two gentlemen: They didn’t allow the media or anybody to run over them.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--The Weeknd causes fan panic with faux-bloodied mug

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Pop star The Weeknd had fans doing @ @ @ @ @ on his way to rehearsals for MTV ’ s upcoming Video Music Awards — with @ @ @ @ @ .
But the singer hadn ’ t been in any physical altercations behind the scenes @ @ @ @ @ the battered look he had in a recent short film for his latest album , @ @ @ @ @ was seen leaving a New York hotel in the jarring makeup , and later signed @ @ @ @ @ ’ s up for six MTV VMAs on Sunday .

Pop star The Weeknd had fans doing double takes when he was on his way to rehearsals for MTV’s upcoming Video Music Awards — with his face bloodied and bruised.
But the singer hadn’t been in any physical altercations behind the scenes: He was just mimicking the battered look he had in a recent short film for his latest album, “After Hours.” He was seen leaving a New York hotel in the jarring makeup, and later signed autographs for fans.
He’s up for six MTV VMAs on Sunday.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Sherri Shepherd: Barbara Walters made me cry for years

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Sherri Shepherd said that Barbara Walters made @ @ @ @ @ they co-starred on “ The View ” together .
“ Barbara was so hard on @ @ @ @ @ three years in my dressing room because she was so hard on me , but @ @ @ @ @ love , ” Shepherd — who was a co-star on the longrunning ABC panel show @ @ @ @ @ told People .
But apparently Walters told her : “ I love you , I @ @ @ @ @ a book , dear , and learn to defend what you believe .
And speak @ @ @ @ @ “ It was the most painful experience that I ’ ve ever gone through , @ @ @ @ @ experience .
”

Sherri Shepherd said that Barbara Walters made her cry for years when they co-starred on “The View” together.
“Barbara was so hard on me. I cried for three years in my dressing room because she was so hard on me, but she did it out of love,” Shepherd — who was a co-star on the longrunning ABC panel show between 2007 and 2014 — told People.
But apparently Walters told her: “I love you, I just need you to read a book, dear, and learn to defend what you believe. And speak up.”
Shepherd said, “It was the most painful experience that I’ve ever gone through, but it was the best experience.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Sheldon Silver finally pays (some) for his crimes

Sheldon Silver is finally getting at least some of what he deserves : real time behind bars .
On Wednesday , Silver , 76 , turned himself in at Otisville Correctional Facility , a medium-security federal prison about 80 miles northwest of the city , to at long last start serving his 6 ½ years for accepting bribes ( nearly $ 4 million worth ) , money-laundering , extortion and other crimes committed as speaker of the state Assembly .
His first conviction , back in November 2015 , got tossed on appeal in 2017 .
Convicted in a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appealed — and got a three-judge Second Circuit panel to vacate three of the seven “ guilty ” counts .
But his final appeal — he had the gall to ask the full Second Circuit to take up the case and toss the last four counts , which centered on real-estate kickbacks — failed .
It all left him keep roaming free for five years .
But in July , federal Judge Valerie Caproni nixed his final bid to delay prison because of the coronavirus .
“ The time , ” she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Silver to pay the piper.
” It ’ s still no triumph of justice : Silver will collect a $ 6,600-a-month pension from New York ’ s taxpayers .
Fixing that would require amending the state Constitution .

Sheldon Silver is finally getting at least some of what he deserves: real time behind bars.
On Wednesday, Silver, 76, turned himself in at Otisville Correctional Facility, a medium-security federal prison about 80 miles northwest of the city, to at long last start serving his 6 ½ years for accepting bribes (nearly $4 million worth), money-laundering, extortion and other crimes committed as speaker of the state Assembly.
His first conviction, back in November 2015, got tossed on appeal in 2017. Convicted in a second trial in May 2018, he again appealed — and got a three-judge Second Circuit panel to vacate three of the seven “guilty” counts. But his final appeal — he had the gall to ask the full Second Circuit to take up the case and toss the last four counts, which centered on real-estate kickbacks — failed.
It all left him keep roaming free for five years. But in July, federal Judge Valerie Caproni nixed his final bid to delay prison because of the coronavirus. “The time,” she said, “has now come for Mr. Silver to pay the piper.”
It’s still no triumph of justice: Silver will collect a $6,600-a-month pension from New York’s taxpayers. Fixing that would require amending the state Constitution.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Why Nancy Pelosi’s nervous about Joe Biden debating Donald Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just became the latest , and highest-profile , Democrat to give nominee Joe Biden a vote of no-confidence — by urging him to dodge the normal debates against President Trump .
“ I don ’ t think there should be any debates , ” she told reporters Thursday , completely out of the blue .
She claimed President Trump will make any debate “ an exercise in skullduggery.
” But it sounds like she doesn ’ t think Biden is up to the task .
To his credit , Biden later said he ’ ll show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 29 .
But his campaign still rejects Trump ’ s request for an added , earlier debate to serve the many Americans who will vote early .
And the chorus of those urging Biden to stay off the stage has reached a roar , with Clinton-era White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart , New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman , liberal éminence grise Elizabeth Drew and NeverTrumper Bill Kristol all opposing the traditional debates .
We ’ re not surprised Biden ’ s supporters are terrified voters will question his performance .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments — such as declaring that African Americans don ’ t have a diversity of opinion — plainly exceed his past gaffes .
What ’ s surprising is how bold Biden ’ s biggest backers are in going public with their reservations about his ability .
If they don ’ t trust him on a debate stage , why should voters trust him as their representative on the world stage ?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just became the latest, and highest-profile, Democrat to give nominee Joe Biden a vote of no-confidence — by urging him to dodge the normal debates against President Trump.
“I don’t think there should be any debates,” she told reporters Thursday, completely out of the blue.
She claimed President Trump will make any debate “an exercise in skullduggery.” But it sounds like she doesn’t think Biden is up to the task.
To his credit, Biden later said he’ll show for the three scheduled debates starting Sept. 29. But his campaign still rejects Trump’s request for an added, earlier debate to serve the many Americans who will vote early.
And the chorus of those urging Biden to stay off the stage has reached a roar, with Clinton-era White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, liberal éminence grise Elizabeth Drew and NeverTrumper Bill Kristol all opposing the traditional debates.
We’re not surprised Biden’s supporters are terrified voters will question his performance. Some of the 77-year-old’s craziest recent comments — such as declaring that African Americans don’t have a diversity of opinion — plainly exceed his past gaffes.
What’s surprising is how bold Biden’s biggest backers are in going public with their reservations about his ability. If they don’t trust him on a debate stage, why should voters trust him as their representative on the world stage?


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Fourth and final night of the 2020 RNC: Trump set to accept nomination

Thursday ’ s fourth and final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention is underway , building to a climactic address in which President Trump will formally accept the GOP nomination for reelection .
Though all eyes are on the south lawn of the White House , from which Trump will deliver his remarks before a live crowd of about 1,500 , the undercard is hardly devoid of bold-face names .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky , Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — now Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak .
Ivanka Trump , the president ’ s eldest daughter and a senior White House adviser , is also on the slate , following older brother Don Jr. , who spoke Monday , as well as younger brother Eric and half-sister Tiffany , who both delivered remarks Tuesday .
In a late addition to Thursday ’ s docket , Pat Lynch , president of the NYPD ’ s Police Benevolent Association , will also speak , expanding on the union ’ s unexpected endorsement of Trump earlier this month .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making an extended pitch to the nation for four more years following First Lady Melania and Vice President Mike Pence ’ s addresses earlier in the week .
On a night bearing the theme of America as the “ Land of Greatness , ” Trump is expected to strike a balance between dinging Democratic challenger Joe Biden and touting his fourth and final night of the 2020 RNC : Trump set to accept nomination accomplishments .
“ At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties , two visions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Trump is expected to say , according to an excerpt of his speech released by his reelection campaign .
“ We have spent the last four years reversing the damage Joe Biden inflicted over the last 47 years.
” But he will also look back on his own term — and endeavor to entice voters with something to look forward to if given another .
“ The Republican Party goes forward united , determined , and ready to welcome millions of Democrats , independents , and anyone who believes in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the American people , ” he ’ s expected to say .
“ This towering American spirit has prevailed over every challenge , and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor .
”

Thursday’s fourth and final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention is underway, building to a climactic address in which President Trump will formally accept the GOP nomination for reelection.
Though all eyes are on the south lawn of the White House, from which Trump will deliver his remarks before a live crowd of about 1,500, the undercard is hardly devoid of bold-face names.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — now Trump’s personal lawyer — are all on tap to speak.
Ivanka Trump, the president’s eldest daughter and a senior White House adviser, is also on the slate, following older brother Don Jr., who spoke Monday, as well as younger brother Eric and half-sister Tiffany, who both delivered remarks Tuesday.
In a late addition to Thursday’s docket, Pat Lynch, president of the NYPD’s Police Benevolent Association, will also speak, expanding on the union’s unexpected endorsement of Trump earlier this month.
The headliner, though, is Trump, making an extended pitch to the nation for four more years following First Lady Melania and Vice President Mike Pence’s addresses earlier in the week.
On a night bearing the theme of America as the “Land of Greatness,” Trump is expected to strike a balance between dinging Democratic challenger Joe Biden and touting his fourth and final night of the 2020 RNC: Trump set to accept nomination accomplishments.
“At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies, or two agendas,” Trump is expected to say, according to an excerpt of his speech released by his reelection campaign.
“We have spent the last four years reversing the damage Joe Biden inflicted over the last 47 years.”
But he will also look back on his own term — and endeavor to entice voters with something to look forward to if given another.
“The Republican Party goes forward united, determined, and ready to welcome millions of Democrats, independents, and anyone who believes in the greatness of America and the righteous heart of the American people,” he’s expected to say.
“This towering American spirit has prevailed over every challenge, and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Vigilantism, like rioting, violates the social order

The teenager accused of killing two people during protests in ...

Just as much as rioting, vigilantism is a violation of healthy social order — with horrific results in the case of young Kyle Rittenhouse.
The 17-year-old joined a militia set on “protecting” businesses in Kenosha, Wis., amid the rioting after a cop shot a black man, Jacob Blake. At some point Tuesday, Rittenhouse wound up far over his head in a confrontation with angry protesters/rioters. He allegedly shot three people, killing two.
Wrong as rioting is, none of the vigilantes had any business stepping in: They’re not police officers trained to avoid deadly mistakes like Tuesday’s. It wasn’t their job to protect anything. Nor was it their own property — indeed, many (if not all), including Rittenhouse, weren’t even from the area.
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth understood all that when he denied their request to be deputized: “What happened last night is the perfect reason why I didn’t” deputize them, he said Wednesday.
Yes, the rioters have been out of control since Sunday, when Blake was shot. Scores of businesses have been looted or vandalized and fires set. Thugs have freely smashed cars and destroyed property.
But what’s been needed there and other places where mobs have run amok is for authorities to do their jobs, for adequate law enforcement to take up the positions the vigilantes felt justified assuming — to keep businesses and the general public safe.
It’s all fresh proof of how wrong the “defund the police” left is: Because idiocy like Rittenhouse’s is one of the all-too-likely results when you weaken society’s protectors, and when politicians hold police back from confronting utterly un-peaceful “protesters.”
It’s one thing for store owners to protect their businesses, as some have done during these riots: That’s a form of self defense, by people rooted in the community. It’s another for yahoos to jump into situations far beyond their ken or control.
All sides might ponder the tale of New York City’s own infamous vigilante of the crime-ridden ’80s: Bernhard Goetz.
Surrounded on a subway by four teens who demanded cash, Goetz pulled out an illegal gun and shot them all. Much of the public — weary of muggings, robberies, murders and other rampant crime — cheered, and a grand jury refused to indict Goetz on nearly all charges, despite ample evidence.
But the city as a whole kept getting more dangerous — until it started taking crime-fighting seriously in the ’90s.
Everything we’ve seen so far suggests the Kenosha cops had no good reason to gun down Jacob Blake. But the fix for bad policing is good policing, not less policing — which brings a downward spiral all its own.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Watchdog groups say RNC appearances violated Hatch Act

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed President Trump as the ...

WASHINGTON — Two White House officials violated the Hatch Act by participating in choreographed events that were aired during this week’s Republican National Convention, according to two separate ethics complaints filed by government watchdog groups.
Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, violated the law when he appeared during a taped naturalization ceremony on White House grounds with President Donald Trump, the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, wrote in a complaint filed Thursday.
On Wednesday, two law school professors filed a separate complaint against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arguing he committed an “egregious violation” by delivering a video-taped speech from Israel.
The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that is intended to limit the commingling of political activity and government business, though it does not apply to the president and vice president. While Wolf and Pompeo were ostensibly performing their official duties, the watchdog groups contend the events were staged and intended for use during an overtly political event — the convention — and are thus violations of the act.
The Trump White House has taken an ambivalent approach to the ethics rules and norms that guided past administrations. And Wolf and Pompeo now join a substantive list of other Trump officials who have taken a cavalier approach specifically toward the Hatch Act.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows dismissed concern about such violations on Wednesday, telling Politico, “Nobody outside of the Beltway really cares.”
Past secretaries of state have gone to lengths to avoid the appearance of partisan political activity, particularly during nominating conventions for the administrations they served.
Pompeo’s speech shattered that precedent and even went against the guidance he issued to American diplomats last month, advising that federal law prevented them from taking overt sides in the presidential campaign.
It was filmed during a diplomatic mission, using Old Jerusalem as a backdrop. In it, he praised Trump’s foreign policy and also celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an issue of particular importance to white evangelicals who are a crucial voting block for Trump.
“This video is an egregious violation of the Hatch Act,” wrote Claire O. Finkelstein and Richard W. Painter, the two law school professors. “Secretary Pompeo at the same time as he was on a diplomatic mission to Israel gave a partisan political speech for an RNC campaign video in which he referred to the U.S. embassy in Israel, said that a candidate in a partisan election — Donald Trump — should get credit for the relocation of that embassy.”
Wolf, meanwhile, participated in a naturalization ceremony with five newly minted citizens on White House grounds. He stood before a podium, made introductory remarks and administered the oath of allegiance. Trump also appeared at the ceremony, spoke for several minutes and handed out certificates.
“By participating in this event that mixed official government business with support of a political party and a candidate for partisan political office, Mr. Wolf appears to have used his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election,” Noah Bookbinder, CREW’s executive director, wrote in the complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. “His participation in … this event constitutes political activity prohibited by law.”
The White House declined to comment.
The complaint from Finkelstein, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, and Painter — George W. Bush’s former ethics lawyer, a onetime Democratic Senate candidate, and a University of Minnesota law professor — requests an inspector general investigation into Pompeo’s State Department.
They also called for a review of whether State Department employees who helped with logistics could have violated the Hatch Act, as well.
The penalty for violating the Hatch Act can include removal from federal service, debarment from federal employment for a period of under five years, suspension, reprimand, or a civil penalty that cannot be greater than $1,000.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--No, Trump hasn’t made the Republican Party unrecognizable

President Trump took over the Republican Party , but it ’ s still discernibly the GOP .
The party ’ s convention was obviously very Trumpy .
At least one member of the family had a slot every night , and it featured plenty of reality-TV touches .
There are also notable differences of substance .
Trump ’ s party has reversed itself on trade and jettisoned concern over deficit spending .
The party is much less hawkish than President George W. Bush ’ s and much more skeptical of immigration than Ronald Reagan ’ s .
It doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convention on terrorism or the 2012 convention on entitlements .
And yet there is a clear through-line between today ’ s Republican Party and the GOP of the last several decades .
Someone transported from the floor of a GOP convention in the 1980s , ’ 90s or 2000s to the Mellon Auditorium would unquestionably have known where he was .
Take Don Trump Jr. ’ s forceful speech , which by lineage and inclination should be most representative of the Trump GOP .
Sure enough , on trade and immigration , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what he said echoed high-profile speakers at past conventions .
Trump Jr. argued that “ Biden ’ s radical left-wing policies would stop our economic recovery cold , ” in part by raising taxes .
This contrast with Democrats is a GOP commonplace .
The keynoter at the 1984 convention during the high-tide of Reaganism , Katherine Dávalos Ortega , the treasurer of the United States , hit Democratic nominee Walter Mondale for his long record “ based on the idea of high taxes , big spending and more government regulations.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Beijing Biden ” and said he ’ s “ weak on China.
” Harsh ?
Yes .
But name-calling aside , Republicans have been hitting Democrats as weak for decades .
In his acceptance speech as vice president in 1984 , George H.W .
Bush referred to the “ Carter-Mondale era of vacillation , of weakness , of lecturing to our friends and letting them down.
” At the 2004 convention , Democratic Sen. Zell Miller scorned John Kerry as “ more wrong , more weak and more wobbly than any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ in the past , both parties believed in the goodness of America .
We agreed on where we wanted to go .
We just disagreed about how to get there .
This time , the other party is attacking the very principles on which our nation was founded.
” In her famous 1984 foreign policy speech , Jeane Kirkpatrick hit a similar note , saying that Democrats once “ were not afraid to be resolute nor ashamed to speak of America as a great nation.
” Trump Jr. underlined the importance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as great American heroes .
Again , back in 1984 , then-Vice President Bush said , “ President Reagan and I think it ’ s time that we worried less about the criminals and more about the victims of crime.
” “ My dad is pro-school-choice , ” Trump Jr. averred , whereas Democrats are “ bowing to big money union bosses.
” New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008 boasted that the GOP is “ the party that believes that parents should choose where their children go to school.
” Republicans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or as Trump Jr. put it , “ this land of promise and opportunity — of heroes .
.
.
and greatness.
” Chris Christie ended his keynote speech in 2012 , before anyone besides Donald Trump thought of Donald Trump running for president , by declaring , “ together , we stand up for American greatness.
” This perspective sheds some light on the future of a post-Trump GOP .
In the main , it ’ s not likely to be radically different from the current Trump GOP .
As Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal , America ’ s political parties are great institutions that change gradually while preserving an identifiable DNA .
If this week ’ s convention has again demonstrated Trump ’ s personal grip on the party , it also showed that the Republican Party as it has existed for decades isn ’ t going away .

President Trump took over the Republican Party, but it’s still discernibly the GOP.
The party’s convention was obviously very Trumpy. At least one member of the family had a slot every night, and it featured plenty of reality-TV touches.
There are also notable differences of substance. Trump’s party has reversed itself on trade and jettisoned concern over deficit spending. The party is much less hawkish than President George W. Bush’s and much more skeptical of immigration than Ronald Reagan’s. It doesn’t have the focus of the 2004 convention on terrorism or the 2012 convention on entitlements.
And yet there is a clear through-line between today’s Republican Party and the GOP of the last several decades. Someone transported from the floor of a GOP convention in the 1980s, ’90s or 2000s to the Mellon Auditorium would unquestionably have known where he was.
Take Don Trump Jr.’s forceful speech, which by lineage and inclination should be most representative of the Trump GOP.
Sure enough, on trade and immigration, he hit distinctively Trumpian notes. But much of what he said echoed high-profile speakers at past conventions. Trump Jr. argued that “Biden’s radical left-wing policies would stop our economic recovery cold,” in part by raising taxes.
This contrast with Democrats is a GOP commonplace. The keynoter at the 1984 convention during the high-tide of Reaganism, Katherine Dávalos Ortega, the treasurer of the United States, hit Democratic nominee Walter Mondale for his long record “based on the idea of high taxes, big spending and more government regulations.”
Trump Jr. called the former vice president “Beijing Biden” and said he’s “weak on China.” Harsh? Yes. But name-calling aside, Republicans have been hitting Democrats as weak for decades.
In his acceptance speech as vice president in 1984, George H.W. Bush referred to the “Carter-Mondale era of vacillation, of weakness, of lecturing to our friends and letting them down.”
At the 2004 convention, Democratic Sen. Zell Miller scorned John Kerry as “more wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure.”
Trump Jr. declared that “in the past, both parties believed in the goodness of America. We agreed on where we wanted to go. We just disagreed about how to get there. This time, the other party is attacking the very principles on which our nation was founded.”
In her famous 1984 foreign policy speech, Jeane Kirkpatrick hit a similar note, saying that Democrats once “were not afraid to be resolute nor ashamed to speak of America as a great nation.”
Trump Jr. underlined the importance of safety and security and hailed the police as great American heroes.
Again, back in 1984, then-Vice President Bush said, “President Reagan and I think it’s time that we worried less about the criminals and more about the victims of crime.”
“My dad is pro-school-choice,” Trump Jr. averred, whereas Democrats are “bowing to big money union bosses.” New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008 boasted that the GOP is “the party that believes that parents should choose where their children go to school.”
Republicans have long promoted national pride and national strength, or as Trump Jr. put it, “this land of promise and opportunity — of heroes . . . and greatness.” Chris Christie ended his keynote speech in 2012, before anyone besides Donald Trump thought of Donald Trump running for president, by declaring, “together, we stand up for American greatness.”
This perspective sheds some light on the future of a post-Trump GOP. In the main, it’s not likely to be radically different from the current Trump GOP. As Michael Barone argued recently in The Wall Street Journal, America’s political parties are great institutions that change gradually while preserving an identifiable DNA.
If this week’s convention has again demonstrated Trump’s personal grip on the party, it also showed that the Republican Party as it has existed for decades isn’t going away.
Twitter: @RichLowry


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--Meet the gritty ‘New Mutants’ taking over for the X-Men

Introduced in 1982 as the younger teen students to the now-grown X-Men , “ The New Mutants ” have always been the grittier , left-of-center B-team that turned the teen angst up to 11 .
Still think Wolverine is your favorite mutant ?
OK , boomer .
Here ’ s a quick rundown of the new superpowered kids on the block , finally hitting theaters Friday after a long and tortured journey .
This country-fried Kentuckian discovered he could wrap himself in thermal energy and shoot around like a ( you guessed it ! )
cannonball when he escaped from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 .
Renewable energy has always been the future .
Co-leading the group with Cannonball , Mirage ’ s powers are a mystical blend of psionic energy manipulation and illusionary fear projection .
A woman in charge ?
!
That ’ s enough to make some men quake in their boots .
A Brazilian bad boy with buckets of cash , Sunspot originally had his eyes on becoming a professional soccer star .
Those dreams were burnt to a crisp after he turned into a walking sun while on the field and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an actual star .
The walking embodiment of Catholic guilt , Wolfsbane is a good Scottish girl who literally was set to be burned at the stake after her lupine mutant abilities manifested when she was just 13 .
Just like Shakira , she has since let her she-wolf out of the closet .
Kid sister to iron X-Man Colossus , Magik is also pretty heavy metal .
She was raised in Limbo ( between heaven and hell ) by an evil sorcerer before escaping using a sword she forged from her own @ @ @ @ @

Introduced in 1982 as the younger teen students to the now-grown X-Men, “The New Mutants” have always been the grittier, left-of-center B-team that turned the teen angst up to 11.
Still think Wolverine is your favorite mutant? OK, boomer.
Here’s a quick rundown of the new superpowered kids on the block, finally hitting theaters Friday after a long and tortured journey.
Cannonball, a k a Sam Guthrie
Played by Charlie Heaton
This country-fried Kentuckian discovered he could wrap himself in thermal energy and shoot around like a (you guessed it!) cannonball when he escaped from a collapsing coal mine when he was 16. Renewable energy has always been the future.
Mirage, a k a Danielle Moonstar
Played by Blu Hunt
Co-leading the group with Cannonball, Mirage’s powers are a mystical blend of psionic energy manipulation and illusionary fear projection. A woman in charge?! That’s enough to make some men quake in their boots.
Sunspot, a k a Roberto da Costa
Played by Henry Zaga
A Brazilian bad boy with buckets of cash, Sunspot originally had his eyes on becoming a professional soccer star. Those dreams were burnt to a crisp after he turned into a walking sun while on the field and now, well, he’s just an actual star.
Wolfsbane, a k a Rahne Sinclair
Played by Maisie Williams
The walking embodiment of Catholic guilt, Wolfsbane is a good Scottish girl who literally was set to be burned at the stake after her lupine mutant abilities manifested when she was just 13. Just like Shakira, she has since let her she-wolf out of the closet.
Magik, a k a Illyana Rasputina
Played by Anya Taylor-Joy
Kid sister to iron X-Man Colossus, Magik is also pretty heavy metal. She was raised in Limbo (between heaven and hell) by an evil sorcerer before escaping using a sword she forged from her own soul. Rock on.


newyorkpost--2020-08-27--How Brodie Van Wagenen-Rob Manfred video went viral

Here 's video of Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen discussing a plan in which he says MLB wanted the Mets to take the field , leave it and return an hour later .
Van Wagenen is critical of the idea and commissioner Rob Manfred , saying : `` He just doesn ’ t get it . ''
( Video via @ NickCocco18 ) pic.twitter.com/46Z9neVkJt The already infamous Brodie Van Wagenen-Rob Manfred video was public when diehard Mets fan and aspiring sports journalist Nick Albicocco stumbled across it on the team ’ s website as he searched for the status of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found the video on Mets.com when I went to look for an update on whether they would play tonight , ” Albicocco , a 20-year-old diehard Mets fan , told The Post .
“ It was sitting on their home page for who knows how long .
When I heard [ Van Wagenen ’ s comments , ] I couldn ’ t believe it.
” The video titled , “ Mets Pregame Press Conference 8-27 , ” according to Albicocco , interested him enough to click on it .
In the video , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was going to say , “ can ’ t leave this room , “ Manfred , the video seems to indicate , wanted the Mets and Marlins not to take the field for an hour to take part in the social injustice protests that have gripped the sports in the aftermath of the Wisconsin police shooting of Jacob Blake .
“ At the leadership level , he doesn ’ t get it , ” Van Wagenen said in the video that can be faintly heard .
“ He just doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Van Wagnen said the ill-received idea to leave the field for an hour before playing was actually Jeff Wilpon ’ s , not Manfred ’ s .
Van Wagenen apologized to Manfred .
It turned out the Mets didn ’ t play on Thursday night .
They took the field with the Marlins , took off their hats for 42 seconds of silence , laid a Black Lives Matter shirt at home plate , and then promptly left the field .
Earlier , Albicocco posted the comments on Twitter for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Mets were looking to get “ clarity ” how the video was on the site in the first place .
The video has since been taken down by the Mets .
Albicocco stressed that he didn ’ t want any harm to come to Van Wagenen or MLB commissioner Rob Manfred .
It was already public so he was just sharing it with his followers .
Still , Albicocco is sort of like a modern day Brad34 .
In 2000 , a Penn student named Brad Rosenberg was on the Mets.com @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he attributed to then Mets manager Bobby Valentine .
What became known as “ Whartongate ” nearly cost Valentine his job .
Albicocco ’ s role in the BVW caper was more as a passerby , as the video already was public and displayed prominently .
A 20-year-old double major ( sports journalism and economics ) at Maryland , scheduled to graduate next year , Albicocco now has a little footnote in team lore .
Maybe it will be an omen .
In 2000 , Valentine eventually led the Mets to the World @ @

The already infamous Brodie Van Wagenen-Rob Manfred video was public when diehard Mets fan and aspiring sports journalist Nick Albicocco stumbled across it on the team’s website as he searched for the status of Thursday’s game.
“I found the video on Mets.com when I went to look for an update on whether they would play tonight,” Albicocco, a 20-year-old diehard Mets fan, told The Post. “It was sitting on their home page for who knows how long. When I heard [Van Wagenen’s comments,] I couldn’t believe it.”
The video titled, “Mets Pregame Press Conference 8-27,” according to Albicocco, interested him enough to click on it.
In the video, Van Wagenen told two others that what he was going to say, “can’t leave this room,“
Manfred, the video seems to indicate, wanted the Mets and Marlins not to take the field for an hour to take part in the social injustice protests that have gripped the sports in the aftermath of the Wisconsin police shooting of Jacob Blake.
“At the leadership level, he doesn’t get it,” Van Wagenen said in the video that can be faintly heard. “He just doesn’t get it.”
In a later statement, the Van Wagnen said the ill-received idea to leave the field for an hour before playing was actually Jeff Wilpon’s, not Manfred’s. Van Wagenen apologized to Manfred.
It turned out the Mets didn’t play on Thursday night. They took the field with the Marlins, took off their hats for 42 seconds of silence, laid a Black Lives Matter shirt at home plate, and then promptly left the field .
Earlier, Albicocco posted the comments on Twitter for his 490 followers. It quickly went viral.
The Mets were looking to get “clarity” how the video was on the site in the first place.
The video has since been taken down by the Mets.
Albicocco stressed that he didn’t want any harm to come to Van Wagenen or MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. It was already public so he was just sharing it with his followers.
Still, Albicocco is sort of like a modern day Brad34. In 2000, a Penn student named Brad Rosenberg was on the Mets.com chatroom as Brad34, posted inflammatory quotes he attributed to then Mets manager Bobby Valentine. What became known as “Whartongate” nearly cost Valentine his job.
Albicocco’s role in the BVW caper was more as a passerby, as the video already was public and displayed prominently.
A 20-year-old double major (sports journalism and economics) at Maryland, scheduled to graduate next year, Albicocco now has a little footnote in team lore.
Maybe it will be an omen. In 2000, Valentine eventually led the Mets to the World Series.


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--The Case Behind ‘I Am a Killer: Released’

What happens when a killer is released after spending decades behind bars ?
That ’ s the question Netflix ’ s latest docuseries explores .
I Am a Killer : Released follows the life of Dale Wayne Sigler , a felon who killed a Subway employee 30 years ago .
The three-episode series explores Sigler ’ s return to society and how one family handles the release of the man who killed their loved one .
The crime that would land Sigler behind bars happened in 1990 .
After a life filled with charges for petty crimes , Sigler robbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During the holdup one Subway employee , John William Zeltner Jr. , ran to the back room where Sigler shot him six times .
For all of this bloodshed , Sigler only took $ 400 from the cash register .
What makes Sigler ’ s case so extraordinary is what happened after .
Many authorities were stunned by the severity of Zeltner ’ s death .
Homicide detective Tommy Lenoir actually referred to the shooting as “ execution style ” because there were so many wounds .
Initially Sigler was sentenced to death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed once the state of Texas changed its laws regarding jury selection .
Those laws were altered enough to grant Sigler a new sentence , which is how he changed from being a death row inmate to serving life in prison .
I Am a Killer : Released picks up decades after that changed sentencing .
While navigating the deeply changed world around him , Sigler has to also find housing , employment , and a life in town that has a difficult time looking past his sins .
I Am a Killer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s criminal record as it is about the question that ’ s haunted the legal system since the dawn of time : Can a former killer truly be reformed ?
For Sigler and his family , the answer to that question is yes .
While in prison Sigler found faith in Christianity and regularly confesses to his crimes .
For Zeltner ’ s surviving family members , the answer is emphatically no .
No matter what side of the debate you land on , the resulting docuseries is a compelling examination of that @ @ @

What happens when a killer is released after spending decades behind bars? That’s the question Netflix’s latest docuseries explores. I Am a Killer: Released follows the life of Dale Wayne Sigler, a felon who killed a Subway employee 30 years ago. The three-episode series explores Sigler’s return to society and how one family handles the release of the man who killed their loved one.
The crime that would land Sigler behind bars happened in 1990. After a life filled with charges for petty crimes, Sigler robbed a Subway sandwich shop at gunpoint. During the holdup one Subway employee, John William Zeltner Jr., ran to the back room where Sigler shot him six times. For all of this bloodshed, Sigler only took $400 from the cash register.
What makes Sigler’s case so extraordinary is what happened after. Many authorities were stunned by the severity of Zeltner’s death. Homicide detective Tommy Lenoir actually referred to the shooting as “execution style” because there were so many wounds. Initially Sigler was sentenced to death row for his crimes, but that changed once the state of Texas changed its laws regarding jury selection.
Those laws were altered enough to grant Sigler a new sentence, which is how he changed from being a death row inmate to serving life in prison. I Am a Killer: Released picks up decades after that changed sentencing. While navigating the deeply changed world around him, Sigler has to also find housing, employment, and a life in town that has a difficult time looking past his sins.
I Am a Killer: Released is less about Sigler’s criminal record as it is about the question that’s haunted the legal system since the dawn of time: Can a former killer truly be reformed? For Sigler and his family, the answer to that question is yes. While in prison Sigler found faith in Christianity and regularly confesses to his crimes. For Zeltner’s surviving family members, the answer is emphatically no. No matter what side of the debate you land on, the resulting docuseries is a compelling examination of that all-powerful question.
Watch I Am a Killer: Released on Netflix


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--Olivia Culpo reveals ‘excruciatingly painful’ battle with endometriosis

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Olivia Culpo is opening up about her personal health battle .
The 28-year-old announced on Wednesday she has endometriosis , a painful disorder in which tissue grows outside of the uterus .
“ I ’ ve never publicly said this before , but I have endometriosis – AKA the most excruciatingly painful cramps/period , ” Culpo shared on her Instagram Stories , as reported by the UK ’ s Daily Mail on Thursday .
“ It ’ s not so fun , ” she continued .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgery you can get for it that I don ’ t really want to get but [ I use ] lots of heating pads , [ drink ] lots of water , and [ take ] lots of Midol.
” The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl encouraged her 4.7 million followers to “ do [ their ] research and due diligence ” by seeking medical help if they ’ re privately suffering from the disease .
“ If you are having very painful periods or you are not being diagnosed with what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your research , ” she advised .
“ Because if you don ’ t discover that you have this it could get in the way of fertility , you can have tissue growing in areas that you really shouldn ’ t have it , which could interfere with getting pregnant someday , ” shared the former Miss Universe .
“ Definitely go to your doctor if you have painful periods , ” she continued .
“ Painful periods are not normal .
You just want to make sure that everything is OK .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you just never know .
You don ’ t want to wait [ until it ’ s ] too late .
“ So , I feel like if you are someone out there with super painful periods , it is very important to take it seriously , ” added Culpo .
According to the outlet , Culpo tagged her personal OB-GYN , Dr. Thais Aliabadi , who also treats numerous members of the Kardashian-Jenner family .
Back in July , it was announced that Culpo , Kate Bock and Jasmine Sanders were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s 2020 issue .
“ These three women who make up the 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue are inherently unique but a solidarity exists among them in terms of their ambitions , goals and what they stand for , ” SI Swimsuit editor-in-chief MJ Day announced on Instagram .
According to the magazine ’ s Instagram , Culpo ’ s first SI Swimsuit experience took place in 2018 for the outlet ’ s “ In Her Own Words ” feature .
From there , she headed to Australia in 2019 to pose for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the hardest working people in the industry , ” said Day .
“ I have never seen her give anything less than 200 percent toward whatever goal she sets for herself .
Her accomplishments speak to that and are vast and impressive .
“ It gives me great joy to celebrate such an exemplary professional and hardworking individual whose unapologetic enthusiasm will shine from the cover of our magazine , ” Day continued .
“ We are excited to have Olivia represent our brand in a way that celebrates the multifaceted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pages of our issue .
”

Olivia Culpo is opening up about her personal health battle.
The 28-year-old announced on Wednesday she has endometriosis, a painful disorder in which tissue grows outside of the uterus.
“I’ve never publicly said this before, but I have endometriosis – AKA the most excruciatingly painful cramps/period,” Culpo shared on her Instagram Stories, as reported by the UK’s Daily Mail on Thursday.
“It’s not so fun,” she continued. “Very painful. There is obviously a surgery you can get for it that I don’t really want to get but [I use] lots of heating pads, [drink] lots of water, and [take] lots of Midol.”
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl encouraged her 4.7 million followers to “do [their] research and due diligence” by seeking medical help if they’re privately suffering from the disease.
“If you are having very painful periods or you are not being diagnosed with what you think COULD be endometriosis, definitely do your research,” she advised.
“Because if you don’t discover that you have this it could get in the way of fertility, you can have tissue growing in areas that you really shouldn’t have it, which could interfere with getting pregnant someday,” shared the former Miss Universe.
“Definitely go to your doctor if you have painful periods,” she continued. “Painful periods are not normal. You just want to make sure that everything is OK. If you do want to get pregnant, you just never know. You don’t want to wait [until it’s] too late.
“So, I feel like if you are someone out there with super painful periods, it is very important to take it seriously,” added Culpo.
According to the outlet, Culpo tagged her personal OB-GYN, Dr. Thais Aliabadi, who also treats numerous members of the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Back in July, it was announced that Culpo, Kate Bock and Jasmine Sanders were the cover girls for SI Swimsuit’s 2020 issue.
“These three women who make up the 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue are inherently unique but a solidarity exists among them in terms of their ambitions, goals and what they stand for,” SI Swimsuit editor-in-chief MJ Day announced on Instagram.
According to the magazine’s Instagram, Culpo’s first SI Swimsuit experience took place in 2018 for the outlet’s “In Her Own Words” feature. From there, she headed to Australia in 2019 to pose for the magazine.
“Olivia Culpo is one of the hardest working people in the industry,” said Day. “I have never seen her give anything less than 200 percent toward whatever goal she sets for herself. Her accomplishments speak to that and are vast and impressive.
“It gives me great joy to celebrate such an exemplary professional and hardworking individual whose unapologetic enthusiasm will shine from the cover of our magazine,” Day continued. “We are excited to have Olivia represent our brand in a way that celebrates the multifaceted women who pursue their dreams and fill the pages of our issue.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--D’Andra Simmons reveals ‘RHOD’ filming precautions amid coronavirus pandemic

“ Real Housewives of Dallas ” star D ’ Andra Simmons is “ very proud of Bravo ” for how they ’ ve handled production amid the coronavirus pandemic , because they have “ taken it very seriously.
” The reality star revealed that the network put in place several precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all the cast , staff and crew while filming .
She shared that there is a “ COVID monitor ” who wipes down the set before and after every scene .
The “ Housewives ” are also expected to wear face masks at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scene .
Simmons , 50 , said the producers have also made sure that everyone ’ s houses , every set , and every location they film has been sanitized .
“ We get COVID tests either weekly or biweekly , so especially now when we do go on our what our version of what a cast trip is , because you can ’ t really go that far , you do get COVID tests and so does the entire crew , ” she added .
“ I think they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of course , we were thinking , ‘ How are we going to do this in a pandemic ?
’ But it has worked , and knock on wood none of the cast has had any issues with COVID.
” Simmons said she has taken the added precaution of quarantining at home as much as possible when she doesn ’ t have to leave to go film .
“ I literally stay in my house unless I have to go do something that is required for the show , except for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want to take any chances on contracting something and bringing it back to someone else on the cast or crew , ” she said .
“ I take my job very seriously and I ’ m very grateful to have this job.
” During the pandemic , however , Simmons admits she struggled with depression .
“ I was pretty depressed for a while , ” she said .
“ My dad used to always say , ‘ Pick yourself up by your bootstraps and keep on trucking , ’ so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The business owner , who is the CEO of Hard Night Good Morning skincare , said it was a challenge to try to “ pivot ” her business during these hard times .
She also focused part of her time on producing her new film , “ My Brothers ’ Crossing.
” “ How I was going to keep my employees on the payroll is the most important thing to me , ” she said .
“ You have to kind of just create a new reality and come up with solutions all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and keep you from being down in the dumps.
” The “ RHOD ” star said she has worked with many spiritual healers like a Reiki master— even before the coronavirus pandemic — which have helped her do some “ inner-work , reflection , meditation.
” “ If you watch the show , you know that my father committed suicide and I put up a bunch of walls and I was very stern with people , not very touchy feely , not very compassionate , not very sensitive , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want people to see that vulnerability , so I ’ m looking and finding that vulnerability again , which is I hope making me a softer and compassionate person .
”

“Real Housewives of Dallas” star D’Andra Simmons is “very proud of Bravo” for how they’ve handled production amid the coronavirus pandemic, because they have “taken it very seriously.”
The reality star revealed that the network put in place several precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all the cast, staff and crew while filming.
She shared that there is a “COVID monitor” who wipes down the set before and after every scene. The “Housewives” are also expected to wear face masks at all times until they’re in the scene.
Simmons, 50, said the producers have also made sure that everyone’s houses, every set, and every location they film has been sanitized.
“We get COVID tests either weekly or biweekly, so especially now when we do go on our what our version of what a cast trip is, because you can’t really go that far, you do get COVID tests and so does the entire crew,” she added. “I think they’re being very responsible and very careful, because of course, we were thinking, ‘How are we going to do this in a pandemic?’ But it has worked, and knock on wood none of the cast has had any issues with COVID.”
Simmons said she has taken the added precaution of quarantining at home as much as possible when she doesn’t have to leave to go film.
“I literally stay in my house unless I have to go do something that is required for the show, except for a few tiny little instances because I don’t want to take any chances on contracting something and bringing it back to someone else on the cast or crew,” she said. “I take my job very seriously and I’m very grateful to have this job.”
During the pandemic, however, Simmons admits she struggled with depression.
“I was pretty depressed for a while,” she said. “My dad used to always say, ‘Pick yourself up by your bootstraps and keep on trucking,’ so that’s what I did.”
The business owner, who is the CEO of Hard Night Good Morning skincare, said it was a challenge to try to “pivot” her business during these hard times. She also focused part of her time on producing her new film, “My Brothers’ Crossing.”
“How I was going to keep my employees on the payroll is the most important thing to me,” she said. “You have to kind of just create a new reality and come up with solutions all the time to keep your business going and keep you from being down in the dumps.”
The “RHOD” star said she has worked with many spiritual healers like a Reiki master— even before the coronavirus pandemic — which have helped her do some “inner-work, reflection, meditation.”
“If you watch the show, you know that my father committed suicide and I put up a bunch of walls and I was very stern with people, not very touchy feely, not very compassionate, not very sensitive,” she said. “I was, but I didn’t want people to see that vulnerability, so I’m looking and finding that vulnerability again, which is I hope making me a softer and compassionate person.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--Joe Biden plans to hit campaign trail after hunkering down amid pandemic

Joe Biden is setting up a plan to emerge from his basement .
The Democratic presidential nominee — whom President Trump has mocked for hunkering down in his Delaware basement during the coronavirus pandemic – said he plans to return to the campaign trail , according to Politico .
“ One of the things we ’ re thinking about is I ’ m going to be going up into Wisconsin , and Minnesota , spending time in Pennsylvania , out in Arizona , ” Biden said Thursday , the outlet reported .
“ What we ’ re working on is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former veep explained during a campaign fundraising event .
“ I ’ m going to be traveling throughout the country where I can do it consistent with the state rules about how many people can be assembled.
” “ But we ’ re going to do it in a way that is totally consistent with being responsible , unlike what this guy ’ s doing , ” Biden added .
“ I ’ m a tactile politician .
I really miss being able to , you know , grab hands , shake hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
But I can in fact appear beyond virtually , in person , in many of these places , ” he said .
Biden accepted the nomination in Delaware among a limited group of journalists and no supporters present .
The president , meanwhile , accepted the GOP nomination for re-election on Thursday evening in front of a sea of guests on the White House South Lawn .

Joe Biden is setting up a plan to emerge from his basement.
The Democratic presidential nominee — whom President Trump has mocked for hunkering down in his Delaware basement during the coronavirus pandemic – said he plans to return to the campaign trail, according to Politico.
“One of the things we’re thinking about is I’m going to be going up into Wisconsin, and Minnesota, spending time in Pennsylvania, out in Arizona,” Biden said Thursday, the outlet reported.
“What we’re working on is how I get out,” the former veep explained during a campaign fundraising event. “I’m going to be traveling throughout the country where I can do it consistent with the state rules about how many people can be assembled.”
“But we’re going to do it in a way that is totally consistent with being responsible, unlike what this guy’s doing,” Biden added.
“I’m a tactile politician. I really miss being able to, you know, grab hands, shake hands, you can’t do that now. But I can in fact appear beyond virtually, in person, in many of these places,” he said.
Biden accepted the nomination in Delaware among a limited group of journalists and no supporters present.
The president, meanwhile, accepted the GOP nomination for re-election on Thursday evening in front of a sea of guests on the White House South Lawn.


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--Minneapolis police officer struck with garbage can lid, knocked to ground

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A Minneapolis police officer was struck in the head with a heavy trash can lid and knocked to the ground during a chaotic night of looting and unrest in the city.
The act played out amid widespread looting and vandalism Wednesday night and was broadcast on Facebook Live.
The video shows the uniformed officer about to get into his marked car when a large metal disc flies through the air and whacks him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground.
The crowd can then be heard cheering, as the injured officer radios for help.
The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries, a department spokesperson told Fox 9.
Riots broke out in the city following false reports of a police-involved shooting of a murder suspect on the Nicollet Mall downtown.
Police quickly released video showing the suspect dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound as officers closed in — then deleted the post the next day following backlash.
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Minnesota state troopers said 33 people were arrested that night.


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--Children barricaded in German school during major police operation

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Children were barricaded inside a German school after what appeared to be a false alarm sparked a major police operation Friday morning, according to local authorities and a new report.
Authorities responded to the Max Taut Upper School Center in Rummelsberg, Berlin, after an alarm was triggered there around 10 a.m. local time, police in the German capital city tweeted.
Local reports indicate that talking was banned, “everyone is scared and some students are crying,” according to Metro UK.
“The police take such alarm signals very seriously and have therefore sent the forces to check the situation and search the school,” a police representative told German media.
A photo believed to be from the scene shows around 10 armed police getting out of a van, according to Metro. Twenty-five firefighters were also on scene.
As the investigation went on, police assured barricaded students in a tweet that authorities are “making good progress,” but advised them not to post photos of the rooms on social media “to be on the safe side.”
About five-and-a-half hours after the police operation began, authorities tweeted that they are assuming it was a false alarm and that classes were being led out of the building.
“We always take an amok alarm seriously,” police said in a separate tweet. “The school and our emergency services must always proceed as in an emergency. We ask for your understanding & thank you for your patience. How it came to the false alarm is now being determined.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-28--New Movies + Shows to Watch this Weekend: ‘Cobra Kai’ on Netflix + More

Wow , is it already the last weekend of August ?
The summer flew by !
But don ’ t let the back-to-school time ( or lack thereof ) get you down in the dumps , because your favorite streaming platforms are here to keep you thinking positive .
This weekend , you ’ ll have quite a few new movies and shows to choose from when you sit down and try to decide what to watch .
Whether you ’ re sifting through your options on Netflix , Hulu , Amazon Prime , or all of the above , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strategic move , and that is why we are here to help !
Here are the new releases you can watch this weekend and where to stream them .
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend : Cobra Kai , The Binge , and Phineas and Ferb the Movie The movies and shows to watch this weekend will not disappoint , so let ’ s jump right in .
Fresh from it ’ s transfer from YouTube to Netflix is the action dramedy series Cobra Kai , the follow-up show to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Over on Hulu you can check out The Binge , a brand-new Vince Vaughn comedy that is a boozy spoof on the horror franchise , The Purge .
HBO max is also serving up some great content this weekend with the release of films like Seneca and The Way Back .
And let ’ s not forget about the two big movies out now on Disney+ , Phineas and Ferb the Movie : Candace Against the Universe and Fantastic Four !
We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut up and let you check them out below : The YouTube series Cobra Kai has found a new home on Netflix starting this weekend .
And for those just discovering the kickass ( literally ) show on Netflix , Cobra Kai is the follow-up series to the classic film , Karate Kid , told from the perspective of the defeated antagonist , Johnny Lawrence .
Watch William Zabka and Ralph Macchio ’ s characters reignite their 35-year-old rivalry while teaching the new generation the ways of Cobra Kai or Miyagi Do .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not clear-cut and you may even find yourself rooting for the old villain this time around .
Warm up your crane kicks and find your inner sensei because Cobra Kai is one of the top shows to watch this month on Netflix , and you can watch the first two seasons now !
New on Hulu August 28 : The Binge Get ready for The Binge , the riotous film new on Hulu this weekend .
A spoof on the dystopian horror franchise The Purge , this teen comedy is set in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal except for one day per year called “ Binge Day.
” It follows teens Griffin ( Skyler Gisondo ) , Hags ( Dexter Darden ) and Andrew ( Eduardo Franco ) who have just turned 18 and are now eligible to partake in the all-day bender that is the Big Binge Party .
Also starring Vince Vaughn , The Binge is sure to be filled to the brim with drug-addled antics that will cement it as one of the top comedy films of the summer .
New on Disney+ August 28 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Against the Universe ‘ There ’ s a hundred and four days of summer vacation , and school comes along just to end it… ’ But this weekend we have no problem deciding how we are going to spend it : watching Phineas and Ferb the Movie : Candace Against the Universe which is new on Disney+ this weekend !
The animated movie based on the beloved Disney series centers on Candace ( voiced by Ashley Tisdale ) , the older sister who is sick and tired of her brother ’ s antics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But when she is abducted by aliens and taken away to another universe , Phineas , Ferb and the gang embark on an adventure with the evil Doctor Doofenshmirtz to get their sister back .
Phineas and Ferb is a must-watch film for all ages — at least in this writer ’ s humble opinion — and you can check it out on Disney+ starting today !
Stream Phineas and Ferb the Movie : Candace Against the Universe on Disney+ Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend The options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know that this weekend ’ s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend !
For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now , or if you ’ re still undecided on what to stream this weekend , then check out the complete list below : All Together Now *NETFLIX FILM Cobra Kai : Seasons 1-2 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL I AM A KILLER : Released *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Orígenes secretos / Unknown Origins *NETFLIX FILM Alice Through the Looking Glass Fantastic Four Muppets Now – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Factor ” *Disney+ Original One Day At Disney – Episode 139 – “ Eric Baker : Imagineering Creative Director ” *Disney+ Original Phineas and Ferb the Movie : Candace Against the Universe *Disney+ Original ( Movie Premiere ) The One and Only Ivan *Disney+ Original ( Movie Premiere ) Weird But True – Episode 303 – “ Farming ” *Disney+ Original

Where to Stream: Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe
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Wow, is it already the last weekend of August? The summer flew by! But don’t let the back-to-school time (or lack thereof) get you down in the dumps, because your favorite streaming platforms are here to keep you thinking positive. This weekend, you’ll have quite a few new movies and shows to choose from when you sit down and try to decide what to watch. Whether you’re sifting through your options on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or all of the above, starting with the freshest titles is always a strategic move, and that is why we are here to help! Here are the new releases you can watch this weekend and where to stream them.
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend: Cobra Kai, The Binge, and Phineas and Ferb the Movie
The movies and shows to watch this weekend will not disappoint, so let’s jump right in. Fresh from it’s transfer from YouTube to Netflix is the action dramedy series Cobra Kai, the follow-up show to the iconic film, The Karate Kid. Over on Hulu you can check out The Binge, a brand-new Vince Vaughn comedy that is a boozy spoof on the horror franchise, The Purge. HBO max is also serving up some great content this weekend with the release of films like Seneca and The Way Back. And let’s not forget about the two big movies out now on Disney+, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe and Fantastic Four! We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend, but instead we will shut up and let you check them out below:
New on Netflix August 28: Cobra Kai Seasons 1-2
The YouTube series Cobra Kai has found a new home on Netflix starting this weekend. And for those just discovering the kickass (literally) show on Netflix, Cobra Kai is the follow-up series to the classic film, Karate Kid, told from the perspective of the defeated antagonist, Johnny Lawrence. Watch William Zabka and Ralph Macchio’s characters reignite their 35-year-old rivalry while teaching the new generation the ways of Cobra Kai or Miyagi Do. But this time, the antagonist is not clear-cut and you may even find yourself rooting for the old villain this time around. Warm up your crane kicks and find your inner sensei because Cobra Kai is one of the top shows to watch this month on Netflix, and you can watch the first two seasons now!
Stream Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 & 2 on Netflix
New on Hulu August 28: The Binge
Get ready for The Binge, the riotous film new on Hulu this weekend. A spoof on the dystopian horror franchise The Purge, this teen comedy is set in a world where all drugs and alcohol are illegal except for one day per year called “Binge Day.” It follows teens Griffin (Skyler Gisondo), Hags (Dexter Darden) and Andrew (Eduardo Franco) who have just turned 18 and are now eligible to partake in the all-day bender that is the Big Binge Party. Also starring Vince Vaughn, The Binge is sure to be filled to the brim with drug-addled antics that will cement it as one of the top comedy films of the summer.
Stream The Binge on Hulu
New on Disney+ August 28: Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
‘There’s a hundred and four days of summer vacation, and school comes along just to end it…’ But this weekend we have no problem deciding how we are going to spend it: watching Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe which is new on Disney+ this weekend! The animated movie based on the beloved Disney series centers on Candace (voiced by Ashley Tisdale), the older sister who is sick and tired of her brother’s antics and being unappreciated by her family. But when she is abducted by aliens and taken away to another universe, Phineas, Ferb and the gang embark on an adventure with the evil Doctor Doofenshmirtz to get their sister back. Phineas and Ferb is a must-watch film for all ages — at least in this writer’s humble opinion — and you can check it out on Disney+ starting today!
Stream Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe on Disney+
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix- Full List
Released Friday, August 28
All Together Now *NETFLIX FILM
Cobra Kai: Seasons 1-2 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
I AM A KILLER: Released *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Orígenes secretos / Unknown Origins *NETFLIX FILM
New on Hulu- Full List
Released Friday, August 28
The Binge (2020) (Hulu Original)
New on Amazon Prime- Full List
Released Friday, August 28
*Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys – Amazon Original Special
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Friday, August 28
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Fantastic Four
Muppets Now – Episode 105 – “The I.T. Factor” *Disney+ Original
One Day At Disney – Episode 139 – “Eric Baker: Imagineering Creative Director” *Disney+ Original
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe *Disney+ Original (Movie Premiere)
The One and Only Ivan *Disney+ Original (Movie Premiere)
Weird But True – Episode 303 – “Farming” *Disney+ Original
New on HBO- Full List
Released Friday, August 28
Seneca, 2019 (HBO)
Steven Universe Future, Season Six
Released Saturday, August 29
The Way Back, 2020 (HBO)
New on Showtime- Full List
Released Friday, August 28
National Treasure
Released Sunday, August 30
Love Fraud