Government Shutdown, Oklahoma Teen Rapist Plea Deal, and Online Threats | NY POSTcast

Government Shutdown Stalemate

• 🗓️ The government shutdown has reached day 23, becoming the second longest in history.
• 🎯 Democrats are openly admitting to dragging their feet on the shutdown, aiming to gain political favor regarding healthcare subsidies.
• 📊 A new poll indicates that voters in eight swing districts are more likely to blame Democrats (39%) for the shutdown than Republicans (36%), with 23% blaming both.
• 🗣️ President Trump believes that enough Democrats will eventually agree to a deal, stating, "common sense will prevail."

Controversial Oklahoma Plea Deal

• ⚖️ An Oklahoma teen, Jesse M. Butler, who was 17 at the time of the attacks, received a lenient plea deal for raping and assaulting two 16-year-old girls.
• 💔 Prosecutors agreed to change his status from adult to youthful offender, allowing a no contest plea which resulted in a sentence of only one year of rehabilitation and community service.
• 😠 Parents and lawmakers are outraged, with one victim's mother expressing concern that he could re-offend.

Online Threats and Political Rhetoric

• ✉️ A Texas man, Nicholas Ray, faces 12 charges for allegedly making online death threats against prominent Jewish conservative figures, including columnist Carol Marowitz and influencer Laurel Loomer.
• 📢 Ray threatened to hang Loomer and accused Newsweek editor Josh Hammer of conspiring with foreign governments.
• 🎓 Dr. Stacy Patton, a Howard University professor, urged white allies to emulate John Brown, an abolitionist known for his violent actions against slavery.
• ⚔️ Patton referenced John Brown's raid on a federal armory in Virginia in 1859, an event intended to incite a slave rebellion.