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Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss Aren’t Playing — They Want Their Money From Rudy Giuliani NOW

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers who had to deal with all kinds of mess after Rudy Giuliani spread lies about them, are coming for what’s theirs. After winning a $140 million defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, they’re done waiting. The disrespected duo filed a court order to snatch up his assets, including his luxury condos, fancy watches, and even his Mercedes-Benz. 

As BOSSIP previously reports, Giuliani admitted to spreading lies about them! So now, the journey for justice ramps up.

They’re Taking Everything — Even the Yankees Rings

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Freeman and Moss demand that Giuliani hand over his New York condo, worth around $6 million, and his Palm Beach spot, valued at $3.5 million.

But that’s not all — they’re also coming for his collection of luxury watches, his Mercedes, and even his New York Yankees World Series rings. One of those rings alone potentially has a value of $30,000. According to Politico, these are two separately filed cases! Whew!

Guess how foul this sore loser is trying to play? Giuliani tried to play the bankruptcy card, but the judge wasn’t having it, and tossed his case out in July.

With that protection gone, Freeman and Moss are ready to collect. They refused to play Giuliani’s games and accused him of ducking and dodging throughout this ordeal.

BBC states that their lawyers made it clear in this court order: if Giuliani doesn’t cough up the goods in seven days, they’ll take more drastic measures. 

Rudy’s Crying “Harassment” — But It’s Too Late for That

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Of course, Giuliani’s not happy. He’s appealing the defamation verdict and is now whining that Freeman and Moss are just trying to “harass and intimidate” him. According to BBC News, his spokesperson, Ted Goodman, fired off an email to Reuters.

It states, “The appeal of the $148 million verdict hasn’t even been heard yet, and they’re already coming for him.”

Coming for who? Let’s not forget that Giuliani’s lies put Freeman and Moss through hell.

Some background info: this all started because Giuliani falsely accused Freeman and Moss of messing with the 2020 election results.

His lies led to THEM being harassed AND threatened by people who bought into the nonsense.

BBC News states in December, a jury saw through his BS and hit him with the massive defamation judgment — $140 million, including over $16 million each for the emotional damage they suffered.

Giuliani’s Legal Woes Aren’t Over — He’s Still Got Charges Waiting

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And don’t think this is the end for Giuliani. He’s still facing heavy legal drama, including nine felony charges related to a “fake elector” scheme in Arizona. Politico states that Giuliani and 17 others tried to declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election there, and now he’s paying the price. Cheaters never win!

Freeman and Moss aren’t backing down. This latest move shows they’re determined to get what’s owed to them — no more delays, no more excuses. Black women deserve justice, especially while they’re alive.

Whether Giuliani will hand over the goods or face even more trouble remains to be seen, but one thing’s certain: these ladies aren’t going anywhere.

The unjust killing of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson in his own home led to manslaughter charges against ex-deputy Eddie Duran. He recently lost his employment with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, and Fortson’s family hopes he loses his freedom for taking the 23-year-old’s life.

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This unforgettable incident, which took place on May 3, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is coming just weeks after Fortson’s little brother was killed in an Atlanta shooting. 

As this new charge brings some kind of promise of justice, the larger issues of gun violence and police brutality in the United States continue. 

Just look at how long this process took for an innocent young Black man’s life cut short in cold blood. And how many supporters could have pushed the case this far if a witness and bodycam footage weren’t available to vindicate the victim?

The Incident That Ended A Life

On the evening of May 3, Fortson was at home alone with his dog, engaged in a video call with his girlfriend. It was supposed to be an ordinary night for the young airman, who was dedicated to serving his country. Instead, it turned into a nightmare.

While responding to a domestic disturbance call at Fortson’s apartment complex, Duran knocked on Fortson’s door. After hearing the same reported commotion, Fortson answered the door while holding a gun pointed at the ground. 

Duran justified his behavior choice due to a “stare” he received from Fortson. Is that in police training?

Bodycam footage revealed that despite the non-threatening position of the weapon, Duran fired multiple shots, executing Fortson on the spot. 

The fatal encounter has left many questioning Duran’s actions and quickly resorting to lethal force. 

Is this protocol? Can’t be.

Fortson’s family, heartbroken and devastated, has been relentless in their pursuit of justice for their son.

A Family’s Fight For Justice

From the moment the news broke, Fortson’s family, led by his mother, Chantemekki Fortson, has been vocal about their desire for accountability. With the support of renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, they have pushed for transparency and justice, refusing to let Roger’s death become just another statistic.

According to WFLA News 8, Chantemekki Fortson expressed the family’s hopes and frustrations at a press conference held last week. 

 “I hope this brings about change and it teaches others that you can’t just kill people,” said Chantemekki. 

“Because he should have waited for backup. And investigated a little more.” 

Her words reflect the deep pain and sense of injustice that many families of police violence victims feel—a pain that is all too familiar in communities of color across the nation.

The family’s demands for justice did not go unheard. On August 23, State Attorney Ginger Bowden announced the manslaughter charge for Eddie Duran.

This criminal case is a significant step in the continuing battle for justice. For Fortson’s family, it is just the beginning of a long road ahead.

The Broader Impact

Roger Fortson’s death is a poignant reminder of the perils faced by Black individuals when encountering law enforcement, even within the supposed safety of their own homes. 

The fact that Duran, who identified as Hispanic, reacted with deadly force in a situation where Fortson’s weapon was not even aimed at him, underscores the deep-seated issues of fear, bias, and training deficiencies that continue to plague police departments across the country.

As the legal process unfolds, the Fortson family and their supporters must remain vigilant— charges are only the first step. WFLA News 8 states that they seek not only justice for Roger but also systemic change to prevent other families from suffering similar tragedies.

BOSSIP will continue following the Roger Fortson case as a platform of conversation about race, policing, and justice in America.

Look, it’s no secret that ever since President Joe Biden decided to step aside and yield the Democratic nomination for president to Vice President Kamala Harris, a certain terracotta-colored cretin has been having a rough go of it.

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Trump thought he was going to win the White House back in a landslide victory against Biden, and now he’s watching Harris rise in the polls, he’s kicking and screaming about where his debates against her will be held, and he’s so transparently jealous of the large crowds she has been able to draw that he’s out here lying about those crowds being generated by AI.

So, now that the Democratic National Convention has given consecutive nights of Harris praise and Trump dumping, somebody in Trumpty-Dumpty’s campaign should probably check the candidate’s blood pressure, because if his social media feed is any indication, that man is about to pop a forehead vein causing his sentient toupee to run for all of the hills except Capitol Hill.

Anyway, let’s take a look at some of the best digs against Trump at the DNC so far.

1. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

We’re starting with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mostly because she clearly got under Trump’s rust-orange skin when she noted that the commander-in-34-convictions was “born a New Yorker, but ended up a fraud, a philanderer and a felon.”

“He wasn’t raised with the New York values that I know. He never had to worry about child care costs, or groceries, or rent,” Hochul said on the first night of the DNC. “He never had to worry about anything — or anyone — but himself.”

Trump responded on his comically titled “Truth” Social platform by calling Hochul “nasty,” which is essentially the first word he comes up with whenever a female journalist or official challenges him in a tone he doesn’t like. (See his racist-a** appearance at NABJ.)

“Kathy Hochul, the very unpopular Governor of New York, was the nastiest speaker on Monday evening (at the Democrat National Convention) as it pertains to your favorite President, me,” Trump wrote. “Her total hatred, and statements made about me, had no bounds.”

“Number one, I did a GREAT job in New York, employed thousands of people, built some of the most beautiful and successful buildings, and paid billions of dollars in taxes,” Trump continued. “Number two is that, on the very distinct possibility I will win the Presidency, wouldn’t it be better for the people of New York State to have a Governor who got along with the President? Adversarial relationships are not good in politics!”

You might be asking yourself a few obvious questions:

When the hell has Trump ever spewed anything but “total hatred” at his opposition? When has he ever extended the grace to his opponents that he is now demanding from them? By Trump’s non-logic, it’s also true that there’s a “very distinct possibility” that Kamala Harris will be elected president, in which case he would also regret all of the “total hatred” he has leveled against her, no?

Ok, let’s move on.

2.  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also spent the first night of the DNC coming straight at Trump’s jugular as she noted the ridiculous of the very idea that a supposed billionaire who came from wealth and largely worked for the wealthy during his presidency is somehow the ultimate man of the people.

“We know Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing palms of his Wall Street friends,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And I, for one, am tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed trampling on our way of life.”

“The truth is, Don, you cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business,” she continued.

Daaaaayum! AOC didn’t have to do the silver spoon buffoon painted orangey-maroon like that. She had bars though.

3.  Stephanie Grisham.

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham used to be a Trump supporter. In fact, it was her job to be a Trump supporter and clean up every mess he made after spewing pure bile out of his butthole-shaped mouth, which had to be a full-time job with more overtime than anyone ever wanted. On the second night of the DNC, Grisham became the living embodiment of “It be your own people” when she was one of three Republicans to take the DNC stage and spill the real tea on the Pumpkin spice MAGA Menace.

“I saw him when the cameras were off. Behind closed doors, Trump mocks his supporters. He calls them ‘basement dwellers,’” Grisham said of Trump. “He has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth. He used to tell me, ‘It doesn’t matter what you say, Stephanie. Say it enough, and people will believe you.’”

“When I was press secretary, I got skewered for never holding a White House briefing. It’s because, unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand at that podium and lie,” she went on to say.

Well.

4. Barack and Michelle Obama.

OK, so we already covered former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama laying the tag-team smackdown on Trump during the second night of the convention, but we just can’t gloss over the way Barack was killing Trump, who he said “hasn’t stopped whining since he rode down that golden elevator.”

If you look closer during the part where the former commander-in-chief was taking a dig at Trump’s aforementioned “weird obsession with crowd sizes,” Obama appeared to be mocking the weird thing Trump is always doing with his hands where it looks like he’s trying to explain the before and after effects of penile enhancement.

But it was Michelle who really brought the hammer down on Trump.

“For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” said Michelle according to NewsOne. “See, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black. I want to know — I want to know — who’s going to tell him, who’s going to tell him, that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?”

5. Hillary Clinton.

Former presidential candidate and First Lady, Hillary Clinton, was basically like: “Nah, y’all ain’t finna throw this Trump-jumping party and not invite me to come shake a leg.”

After Trump led his MAGA minions in chanting “Lock her up” when they were running against each other in 2015’s general election, you just know Clinton was waiting to take revenge on the guy who stored multiple truckloads of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida after he and his low-information constituents had so much to say about her emails.

From Politico:

The former secretary of state used her primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention to rip into her former presidential rival as a selfish criminal who Democrats now have “on the run” against Vice President Kamala Harris.

As a prosecutor, Harris “locked up murderers and drug traffickers. She will never rest in defense of our freedom and safety,” Clinton said.

“Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial. And when he woke up, he made his own kind of history — the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions,” Clinton said.

Then she grinned as the crowd erupted into chants of “lock him up.”

Yeah, that must have been fun for her.

Anyway, the final night of the DNC will air live on Thursday evening. Let’s see if we can add a few more great Trump digs to the list.

On Monday, Donald Trump sat down with Elon Musk on Spaces, X’s platform for live audio discussions, so that the ex-president could lie, insult his opponents, and ramble on barely coherently in front of someone who is more than willing to babysit him through an interview while not pushing back on any misinformation Trump is bound to spew.

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The interview between Orange Foolius and Darth Apartheid got off to a rocky start with a 45-minute delay due to technical issues, which Musk blamed on a “massive DDOS attack.”

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Musk, of course, provided zero evidence that his elaborate dog and pony show with his partner in thinly veiled white nationalism was the target of an intentional cyber attack, but, as the New York Times noted, he did agree with a follower’s baseless remark  that the outage was caused by “Dems fighting to ‘save’ Democracy from two massive disrupters.”

Once the interview finally got going, listeners were able to bore themselves to death by subjecting themselves to two full hours of Trump repeating the same old lies and leveling the same old attacks on the Biden administration and his new opponent in the general election, VP Kamala Harris. Occasionally, Musk would sort of guide Trump into speaking about actual issues like immigration and the economy while being very careful not to ask any tough questions that might fluster the Republican nominee, but, for the most part, Musk just sat there and agreed with everything Trump said like he was the world’s most disposable bobblehead. (To be fair, that might be one of the most accurate descriptions of Musk I’ve ever written.)

There was this one weird part of the interview when Trump complimented Harris’ appearance, calling her “beautiful,” which would have been wildly uncharacteristic of Trump—if it hadn’t come after a slew of personal insults regarding Harris’ intelligence and competence, and if it hadn’t turned out to be a backhanded compliment meant to point the finger at the media for depicting Harris as more attractive than he believes she truly is. (You can tell Trump has never taken an honest look in the mirror in the last few decades even after applying a fresh coat of spray tan.)

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From the Independent:

In the interview, Trump launched into a scathing critique of Harris calling her a “terrible” leader, before he swiftly drifted to fawning over her “beautiful” appearance.

“We need smart people, and people that have the ability to lead. She doesn’t have that ability. Can you imagine her with chairman Xi [Jinpin, President of the People’s Republic of China],” he said, speaking with a distinct lisp.

Musk, who remained agreeable throughout the two-hour interview, admitted that it “would be silly.”

“She is terrible, she is terrible,” Trump doubled down. “She’s getting a free ride.”

The former president then abruptly segued into talking about Harris’ looks, drawing comparison between her and the former first lady.

“I saw a picture of her on Time magazine today. She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,” Trump said of Harris, referring to the latest edition of Time magazine, which brands Harris’ campaign as “the swiftest vibe shift in modern political history.”

“She looked very much like our great first lady, Melania,” Trump gushed as Musk met his comment with an awkward chuckle and a reserved, “yeah…”

“She didn’t look like Camilla,” Trump said, purposely butchering Harris’ name. “Of course, she’s a beautiful woman and we’ll leave it at that.”

“Right… well yeah, well, you know,” Musk said, before scrambling to change the subject and entering into a monologue about the American dream.

On the other hand, it’s entirely possible Trump was actually trying to compliment Harris in order to get out from under criticism of his personal attacks on Harris, including the number of times he publicly questioned her racial identity. There’s also a story the Times published over the weekend, which included accounts from at least two people who claim they witnessed Trump call Harris a “b****” repeatedly during different conversations.

Either way, Harris’ campaign didn’t bother acknowledging Trump’s remarks about the 59-year-old’s appearance, but the campaign did describe Trump and Musk as “self-obsessed rich guys” who basically engaged in a circle-jerk of mediocre white men who are just extremely lucky they were born into wealth. (OK, the campaign didn’t say all that about the discussion between Mango Mussolini and Phony Stark, but only because they would never hire me as a spokesman.)

“Trump’s entire campaign is in service of people like Elon Musk and himself — self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class and who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024,” the campaign wrote in an official statement after the interview.

https://twitter.com/DisavowTrump20/status/1823159747308306741

I mean, they’re not wrong.

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Donald Trump is a liar. BOSSIP previously reported on one of his most recent lies in which Trump claimed that he almost died in a helicopter crash with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. He also claimed that Brown had “terrible” things to say about Vice President Kamala Harris. Brown spoke out saying that not only is he fond of Kamala Harris but that he’s also never been on a helicopter with Donald Trump.

Another day, another batch of lies.

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During his weird 65-minute press conference at his home in Mar-a-Lago yesterday, Trump also told the immature lie that the crowds at his MAGA rallies rival that of the crowd that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. drew at his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech.

Via Business Insider:

“If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ours, same real estate, same everything, same number of people,” Trump said. “They said he had a million people, but I had 25,000 people. But when you look at the exact same picture, and everything’s the same because it was the fountains, the whole thing all the way back to… from Lincoln to Washington. And you look at it, and you look at the picture of his crowd, my friend, we actually had more people.”

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The caucasity audacity of this orange almost-octogenarian. Dr. King’s daughter, Bernice King, caught wind of this egregious lie and took to Twitter to make it plain.

November 5 is fast approaching. Are you ready?