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Post Hill Press goes on with book by officer in Taylor raid
Read full article: Post Hill Press goes on with book by officer in Taylor raidThe publisher of memoir by a Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment says it will release the book even though its distributor, Simon & Schuster, announced it would “not be involved.”.
Simon & Schuster drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
Read full article: Simon & Schuster drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh HawleySen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a statement Thursday, Simon & Schuster announced that “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C, Simon & Schuster has decided to cancel publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book, ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech.' Simon & Schuster quickly issued another statement: “We are confident that we are acting fully within our contractual rights” to cancel the book. Simon & Schuster has had numerous clashes with Trump and his supporters over the last few years. A Simon & Schuster spokesman declined comment on whether the publisher would be interested in a new Trump book.
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office
Read full article: Trump books will continue after Trump leaves officeNEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. “But there are tens of millions of Americans who look to the Trump presidency as an important time and are fans of his administration. Center Street, a Hachette Book Group imprint, has published Donald Trump Jr., Newt Gingrich and Judge Jeanine Pirro among others. Any publisher signing with Trump or a top administration official might face the anger not just of Trump critics among the general public, but from within the industry.
Laura Loomer wins GOP primary to challenge Rep. Lois Frankel
Read full article: Laura Loomer wins GOP primary to challenge Rep. Lois FrankelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech got her banned from social media won her Republican primary on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel for Congress in November. Laura Loomer also won praise from President Donald Trump early Wednesday, who tweeted that she has a great chance." Loomer received 43% in a six-candidate Republican field, garnering 14,500 votes. Frankel, running against a political newcomer, received 75,000 votes, or 86% in the Democratic primary, which had 87,000 votes cast. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, PayPal, Venmo, GoFundMe, Uber and Lyft have banned her, but her messages get out through tweets by supporters and other workarounds, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Remember Laura Loomer from Catholic university in Miami-Dade? She is Jewish millennial running for Congress in Palm Beach
Read full article: Remember Laura Loomer from Catholic university in Miami-Dade? She is Jewish millennial running for Congress in Palm BeachMIAMI Laura Loomer is a political newcomer and self-proclaimed proud Islamophobe. This didnt dissuade voters from choosing the 27-year-old Republican to represent the party in Novembers race for Floridas 21st District. Loomer will be running against the incumbent, Rep. Lois Frankel, a 72-year-old Democrat who assumed office in 2013. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott also represent the districts area, which includes President Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Post listed Roger Stone, Gavin McInnes and Milo Yiannopoulos among the guests at her victory party.