4 critically injured in explosion at NJ cocoa butter processing facility
Source: New York Post · Bias: Right
Summary
Over 7,000 residents living within a few miles of the facility felt or heard the explosion, with many sharing footage of their homes being shaken by the force of the blast.
4 critically injured in explosion at NJ cocoa butter processing facility
Right
Over 7,000 residents living within a few miles of the facility felt or heard the explosion, with many sharing footage of their homes being shaken by the force of the blast.
Racism is an act of self-destruction, warns podcaster Wajahat Ali and independent reporter Joy Ann-Reid. But that destruction extends to everything around them when they manage to grab the levers of power.“I mean there's a big hole in the White House. The lawn where they built that ugly UFC ring is now brown. They've destroyed the Jackie Kennedy garden. [President] Donald Trump is supposed to be a builder but he physically destroyed D.C.,” said Reid. “And then that the poor pathetic little fair that he had, his little world's fair with the fake arch made of plastic. And they painted it. America right now is a laughingstock. I think we created 57,000 jobs last month. That is sad. It's a sad birthday.”But this is the mess that comes of a nation that “refused to acknowledge and uproot its dark sin of white supremacy,” said Ali. “We whitewashed our history books, made heroes of racist traitors, and decided to elect the most incompetent, corrupt vulgarian after electing the first Black president.”“Refusing to learn our lesson, we re-elected Trump, even though we could have had a competent Black woman as President. Now? America is turning into a s——hole,” Ali lamented. “Just look at the Reflecting Pool as a tragic example of our downfall. Take a trip to Washington, D.C., and see the absolute mess that is the White House. Our infrastructure is collapsing, our economy is ailing, and our public health is deteriorating. Measles, death, gun violence, and suicide are on the rise. But it doesn’t matter. White supremacy will destroy everything, including itself, instead of sharing power. It will burn everything down.”“The right wing is not satisfied with just having physically destroyed the country,” said Reid. “[They] destroyed the morale of the country on our birthday where we're sad and pathetic and can't even pull off a world's fair.”The Supreme Court, meanwhile, barely protected birthright citizenship with a six-to-three vote when all the justices had to do was read the Constitution and see that if you're born here, you're a citizen, said Ali.With the war on birthright citizenship and MAGA cries to sterilize brown immigrants, Reid said MAGA and Trump are laboring for a very specific kind of America.“If they were successful at removing everyone who looks like you and me — all the Blacks, all the browns, all the Muslims all the AAPI, all the Latinos — if they got their way, you know what America would look like? It would look like Trump’s pathetic American state fair,” said Reid. “That was a place where there were no Blacks. There were no gays. There were no brown people. It was just MAGA white folks. The one’s who weren’t broken by [Trump’s] economy, who could afford to get on a plane or drive to DC with these gas prices. It was an estimate that the first day was like a 1,000 people — only tens of MAGA could even afford to go there. … [because] they are the poor. They are broke. They're bored. And they're boring.”“There was no musical entertainment,” Reid raged. “That cultural anti-phenomenon that we saw at that pathetic Trump celebration supposedly of America’s birthday and Donald Trump — that is what's left when you get rid of all of us. If you really get rid of people of color then American culture is like sad Europe.”“Like a crusty, crusty mayo sandwich that has been left in the sun for two days,” added Ali.“One-hundred percent,” confirmed Reid. “You'd get no Janet Jackson, no Michael Jackson, no Prince, no Whitney Houston, no Aretha Franklin, no jazz, no gospel, no hip-hop. What do you actually have? What is your culture? What is this white culture that you're trying to preserve at all costs, at the cost of your own economy?”Ali added that even MAGA doesn’t like MAGA America.“When they move to the Southern states where do they move to when they move to Texas? Austin! When they move to Tennessee, they move to Nashville,” said Ali. “Even MAGA influencer] Nick Fuentes was like ‘yeah, I don't want to really move to a red state. So, they know that their mayo sandwich is s——. They know their potato salad sucks. They know their chicken is dry and has no spice. They know that they're bland and pasty and that they have no culture and no rhythm.”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Friday criticized President Trump’s decision to hold a July Fourth rally on the National Mall during a heat wave in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. “I think that we should never ask our people to sacrifice in order to hear a speech,” he told The Hill’s Judy Kurtz and Hillary…
Mamdani mentions he’s an immigrant himself, but completely ignores the fact that this country, which he says is so unwelcoming, made him the youngest mayor in the history of its largest city.
Record-breaking heat is having an impact on one of the biggest celebrations for the United States’ 250th birthday, with organizers of the Freedom 250 Salute to America are delaying the event’s start time from 1pm to 5pm because of the expect triple-digit heat in Washington. It comes as President Donald Trump prepares to visit Mount Rushmore ahead of July 4 celebrations. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
Extreme heat, drought and dangerous fire weather are raising wildfire risks across the U.S. West heading into the July 4 weekend.Why it matters: Millions of Americans celebrating Independence Day face fireworks restrictions as officials warn that a single spark could ignite fast-moving wildfires in areas already strained by extreme heat and drought.Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in parts of Utah and Colorado due to massive blazes in those states.Driving the news: "Dangerous, record-breaking heat" continues across the central and eastern U.S., with the most intense heat shifting east through Independence Day weekend, the National Weather Service warns. Heat indexes of up to 115°F are possible, and temperatures are set to hit 105°F or higher in Washington, D.C., this weekend.Widespread drought conditions have fueled an unusually active wildfire season in Florida.Several areas of the West and Great Plains are in extreme or exceptional drought, which, combined with recent heat waves, has increased the likelihood of wildfires.Case in point: Utah officials report that more than 300,000 acres have burned this season.The Cottonwood Fire alone has burned more than 92,000 acres. Two other major fires near Eureka have burned about 70,000 acres combined.Fire threat level elevatedState of play: Counties nationwide have issued fireworks bans to reduce the risk of fires during July 4 celebrations.Fire danger is elevated nationwide, with at least 49 large fires burning across 13 states as of Thursday, per the National Interagency Fire Center.Conditions are particularly dangerous across the Four Corners and the Great Basin.Zoom in: Gusty winds, low humidity, dry thunderstorms and near-record- to record-dry fuels have ignited new fire starts and rapid fire spread across the eastern Great Basin and Four Corners. Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Oregon have major topsoil moisture deficits, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.Red flag warnings were in effect Friday across the interior West, including parts of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.By the numbers: Wildfire activity is well above average this year. Through June 30, acreage burned was 157% of the 10-year average, while 36,262 wildfires had been reported — 133% of average, according to the National Interagency Fire Center's July outlook.Between the lines: "Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last two decades," NOAA notes.The congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment notes that Western wildfires have become larger, hotter, more destructive and deadlier due to multiple factors, including climate change.How wildfire danger is affecting July 4 fireworksSome U.S. counties and cities have issued fireworks bans amid extreme heat or drought, including parts of the Nebraska Panhandle, New Mexico and Colorado Springs.Multiple Florida counties remain under burn bans that limit bonfires, trash burning and fireworks.Utah has implemented statewide fireworks restrictions. Gov. Spencer Cox said the ban was in response to "the reality that is with us, not the one that we wish we had."What we're watching: More wildfire activity is possible if prolonged extreme heat worsens drought conditions.Fireworks safety tips for July 4 weekendWhat they're saying: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises Americans to never use homemade fireworks and always keep water nearby "in case of fire or to safely soak used fireworks."The CPSC recommends that you "leave fireworks to the professionals and enjoy public fireworks displays in your community." Go deeper: America's 250th fireworks party collides with burn bans
