videos of cockfighting San Francisco Condo Price Drops Nearly 30 Percent From 2019A handful of Kamala Harris campaign consultants made several shocking confessions while reflecting on the election cycle . David Plouffe, Stephanie Cutter, Quentin Fulks and Jen O'Malley Dillon sat down with hosts of the "Pod Save America" podcast this week to discuss her doomed campaign. The team shared their shock about post-debate public polling that contradicted their internal polling, explained why Harris struggled and afraid to differentiate herself from Joe Biden and addressed the no-show Joe Rogan podcast controversy, among other things. Worst storm for half a century blankets major city in 8 inches of snow Dr. Oz seeks to privatize Medicare as uninsured 'do not have right to health' The advisers admitted that they were "surprised" to see public polling showing Harris ahead of Donald Trump after the debate in September and October because their internal polling had her way behind. “We were behind. I mean, I think it surprised people because there were these public polls that came out in late September, early October, showing us with leads that we never saw,” said Plouffe, Harris’ senior campaign adviser. Harris/Walz senior advisor @DavidPlouffe says Democrats "have to dominate the moderate vote." Top Harris campaign staff tells us what went wrong in 2024 election in full PSA interview, dropping tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts. #PodSaveAmerica #CrookedMedia ... pic.twitter.com/Ld5LA3xfmc — Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) November 26, 2024 The team also expressed that the lack of cohesive messaging after Harris stepped into the race contributed to her losing every single swing state. Among the messaging failures, the team admits, including the struggle to separate and distance Harris from President Biden, whether on the economy, the border and immigration or Gaza. “She felt like she was part of the administration," Cutter explained. "So why should she look back and pick out, cherry-pick, some things that she would have done differently when she was part of it? She added that Harris "also had tremendous loyalty to President Biden." This issue came to a head when Harris said on ABC's "The View" that "nothing comes to mind" when asked how her administration would differ from her predecessor’s. Cutter added, “Imagine if we said, ‘Well, we would have taken this approach on the border.’ Imagine the round of stories coming out after that of people saying, ‘Well, she never said that in a meeting,’ or ‘What meeting when she said this,’ or ‘I remember when she did that.’ And it was just, it wasn’t going to give us what we needed because it wouldn’t be a clean break.” DON'T MISS... Donald Trump's plan to use NASCAR drivers to 'guide' America's military generals Trump 'hush money' sentencing postponed in major victory for President-elect Trump's election mandate was 'very shallow' busting huge myth, says data expert Harris Campaign Senior Advisor @StefCutter explains why Kamala Harris was unwilling to differentiate herself more from Joe Biden on policy. In an exclusive interview with PSA, top Harris campaign staff reflect on the 2024 election. Out now wherever you get your podcasts.... pic.twitter.com/iqyjycjEWs — Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) November 26, 2024 Plouffe said it is “really hard for Democrats to win battleground states" while deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks argued Democrats are “losing the culture war.” Fulks argued that Democrats are “eating” their “own” through the “woke” culture compared to mostly unapologetic Republicans. “Until that stops, we’re not going to be able to address a lot of the things that just need to be said," he said. The team also reflected on and applauded the Republican campaign for taking advantage of right-wing media, whether reaching voters on TikTok or through podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience. “The Republicans have a well-tuned, well-oiled, well-invested echo chamber that exists beyond where they’re campaigning. And it’s online. It reverberates through TikTok. It reverberates through the culture,” Fulks said. “There is a cultural dynamic that’s at play in politics today where it is converging like we’ve never seen.” Plouffe also addressed the Joe Rogan controversy and explained that there was a scheduling issue, as Rogan previously admitted on social media, as he refused to interview unless it was in his podcast studio in Austin. In total, the Harris campaign spent an eyewatering $1.5 billion over 15 weeks compared to under $1.1 billion for Trump.

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Fashion influencer Matilda Djerf apologizes following report she created a toxic workplaceRed Velvet Irene ’s solo debut has been a commercial hit since its release last month, but one accolade “Like a Flower” has missed out on so far is a music show win — and fans say SM Entertainment is to blame. From the moment Irene’s debut mini album, Like a Flower , was released, it’s been racking up album sales achievements. In its first day alone, the record sold over 250,000 copies, achieving the seventh highest first-day sales for a female K-Pop soloist on the Hanteo chart. With just one day of tracking, Irene also recorded the highest first- week sales for an SM Entertainment female soloist. Naturally, with such accomplishments in hand, fans had high expectations for Irene to become the first Red Velvet member to achieve a win on a music show. In particular, ReVeluvs worldwide went full force with their efforts on KBS ’s Music Bank . After an intense period of voting, fans even managed to break the app All Chart ’s record for the highest vote total of all time at 983,504, giving her the number one spot in the pre-vote. However, despite fans’ tireless efforts, when Music Bank aired on November 6, Irene was not nominated at all. Although she received the maximum score of 2,000 for the pre-vote, her final total was 5,768, putting her in third place on Music Bank ’s ‘K-Chart.’ The reason? A discrepancy in her album sales, which fans are calling “sabotage.” irene breaking records left and right in her solo debut yet you choose to sabotage her, you incompetent bastard @SMTOWNGLOBAL — nicole 💐 (@baechustokki) December 6, 2024 The root of the issue lies in the difference between the Hanteo chart and the chart Music Bank uses for its tally: Circle . In a nutshell, Hanteo counts retail sales, tracking albums purchased by customers both offline and online. Circle Chart, on the other hand, records the number of albums shipped to retailers, before they’re even sold to individual customers. As such, Circle Chart figures are usually higher than Hanteo, as they include stock that has been distributed to stores but not yet sold. However, in a shocking turn of events, Circle reported that Irene had only sold 164,802 copies across all versions by the end of the music show tracking week on Sunday — a striking difference from Hanteo’s figure of 288,911. Circle Album Chart Week 48: 4. Like A Flower – 159,165 [NEW] 25. Like A Flower (SMC) – 5,637 [NEW] #RedVelvet @RVsmtown #IRENE pic.twitter.com/7OWhhn5cQ5 — Red Velvet Charts (@ChartsRV) December 5, 2024 This meant that more than 120,000 sold albums were missing from Irene’s sales figures. In contrast, the two groups nominated for the win ( WayV and TWS ) had approximately 8,000 and 31,000 more sales on Circle than on Hanteo respectively. In the end, this meant that Irene was allocated just 914 points awarded for physical album sales on Music Bank . Had her Circle sales figure matched her Hanteo sales, Irene would have scored around 1,600 points in the physical sales category: enough to push her final points to over 6,400. This would have placed her above the eventual winner, WayV, whose total was 6,354 points, giving her the win. Naturally, the gap between what could have been and what happened left fans furious at SM Entertainment. Across social media, ReVeluvs accused the company of failing to support Irene’s solo debut properly, or even intentionally sabotaging it. Irene, her team, and her fans are working hard to give their best, only for Pink Company to sabotage their artist lmao why is this always happening? So professional @SMTOWNGLOBAL @RVsmtown #IreneDeservesBetterTreatment — 현 솔로⋆ 🍓 silhouette (@justirenerg) December 5, 2024 Questions arose about why her Circle chart sale were so low, with theories ranging from delayed album shipments to errors in reporting figures. Many pointed out the stark contrast between Irene’s case and that of WayV, whose sales were accurately reflected on Circle despite both artists being under SM Entertainment with albums distributed by Kakao Entertainment. we really need an explanation from sm why they managed to ship wayv's albums properly but not irene's — 🌺 (@fanniirene) December 5, 2024 Irene’s visible dedication to her debut only added to the heartbreak. The star had been working on the album for several months, including in the midst of the group’s Asia fan concert tour. In a recent vlog with fellow member Seulgi , fans also noticed dark bruises on Irene’s legs, making the agency’s lack of support even harder to accept. irene has been working SO HARD getting all bruised and exhausted just to make everything perfect but @SMTOWNGLOBAL and kakao can't even work with her and treat her properly with the same energy?? @SMTOWNGLOBAL @RVsmtown respond and treat irene better! https://t.co/Ia0jXXLjEa pic.twitter.com/UiIBJJEu88 — •᎑• | Like A Flower 🌷 (@notrenesbathtub) December 6, 2024 Now, fans are calling for SM Entertainment to explain and apologize for what happened. Baetokkis, we all know that Irene deserves the best, so help us demand better treatment from SM. Aside from the mass email event, let’s flood Kwangya 119 as well! KWANGYA 911🔗: https://t.co/kWKbO845KE Email template: https://t.co/5HQwztYa4A #아이린 #IRENE #アイリーン ... pic.twitter.com/zz44oGUOAy — Irene Ads 🌷 (@IreneadsPH) December 5, 2024 Irene’s China fanbase ( IreneBar ), whose members contributed hundreds of thousands of sales for Like a Flower , have also lodged threats against SM Entertainment. “ If the company fails to provide a satisfactory response ,” they announced on X , “ we will request a full refund for all unreleased albums and will completely boycott all albums, activities, and merchandise purchases, except for Irene’s individual activities, in the future. ” 회사에서 납득할 만한 답변을 내놓지 않을 경우, 출고되지 않은 모든 앨범에 대해 전액 환불을 요청할 것이며, 앞으로 아이린 개인 활동을 제외한 모든 앨범, 활동, 굿즈 구매를 전면적으로 보이콧할 것입니다. @RVsmtown @SMTOWNGLOBAL https://t.co/ILJ7Vp2u1c — IreneBar (@IreneBar_) December 6, 2024 Red Velvet Red Velvet’s Irene Confesses How Far She’s Gone To Avoid Dieting Red Velvet’s Irene Shocks With Album Sales And Chart Performance Following Solo Debut Red Velvet’s Irene Gains Praise For Intense Choreography “Not Made For TikTok” Red Velvet’s Wendy Faces Backlash For Posting A “Natural” Photo See more Red Velvet

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a celebrity magnate who has hobnobbed with everyone from Bill Clinton to Hollywood stars Larry David and Tom Hanks over the years. But he also had strong opinions about them that he confessed in his secret sex diaries, viewed by The Post. Tom Hanks In February 2000, Kennedy writes about reluctantly going to an event with the “Forrest Gump” star. “I thought the guy was a chronic complainer when he seemed to have the best luck on Earth,” he writes. Paula Zahn A month earlier, Kennedy disparaged newscaster Paula Zahn, who interviewed him in January of that year. “TV with Paula Zahn who has always been sweet to me, but turns out to be a right wing zealot or an innocent who has swallowed all the tripe that the GOP propaganda machine produces daily,” he writes on January 10. Republican president-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy , a former environmental lawyer, to be the next federal health secretary earlier this month. The Post has reached out to Kennedy’s representative for comment. Rob Reiner, Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer On a 1999 trip to Los Angeles, Kennedy had lunch with Rob Reiner and met actors Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis on the set of the film “The Story of Us” at Culver Studios. “I was struck by how slim and strong Willis was — almost slight,” he writes on Feb. 24. “He looks buff and tough in the movies.” Reiner told him that he never discusses politics with Willis “who is a libertarian of sorts and was Republican,” Kennedy writes. Larry David and friends During his LA visit, Kennedy had a “great dinner” at Larry and then-wife Laurie David’s house, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Billy Crystal. “I talked Daniel Stern — from ‘Home Alone’ — into being my tent mate next week [at an environmental event] in Baja.” He finished up the trip by writing, “I stayed out of trouble which always dogs me in LA.” Bill Clinton Although he admits to having once been a fan of Bill Clinton, RFK Jr. was “disgusted” by the former president’s decision to pardon financier Marc Rich in 2001. Rich fled to Switzerland after he was indicted on federal wire fraud and racketeering charges. “He has sold out all who believed in him for trinkets and whatever else he got for those pardons,” writes Kennedy of “highly flawed” Clinton on Jan. 29. “I think of all the good deeds he didn’t do — like Vieques.” Kennedy chronicles his attempts to speak to high-ranking members of the Clinton administration over the continued bombing of Vieques, a nature preserve off the coast of Puerto Rico. “I got a returned phone call from Donald Rumsfeld,” he writes on Jan. 16, 2001, referring to the former secretary of defense. “Hillary [Clinton] told me to call him. He was very jolly and told me a lot about his mother and how much he loves her.” Alec Baldwin Two days later, Kennedy writes that actor Alec Baldwin called “to talk about his divorce from Kim Basinger. He is very worried about their child.” Baldwin once notoriously referred to his daughter, Ireland, as “ a rude, thoughtless little pig ” in a leaked phone message when she was 11 years old. Benicio del Toro In July 2001, Kennedy, along with civil rights activist Al Sharpton and others, was sentenced to 30 days in prison in Puerto Rico for his role in a Vieques protest. During his time in prison, he continued to keep a diary on yellow legal pads, which The Post has seen. On July 12, he wrote about how he was actually enjoying his time behind bars. “I really needed a break and this place is perfect,” he writes, adding that he was in the midst of reading Alan Schom’s 1997 biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, calling it “one of the most pessimistic books I’ve ever read. “Schom damns him with his own words, and he is worse than Hitler,” Kennedy writes. “Hitler at least had a purpose outside himself. 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A guide created by four Stephen F. Austin State University business students has been adopted by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce as its official resource for helping local small businesses with their communications. “Both internal and external communications are important for a small business,” said Kelly Augustine, president and CEO of the chamber. “Clear messaging in areas such as instruction, education and promotion will set a business on a path to success because effective communication is a big benefit for employees and customers.” To help produce a short guide for small businesses, Augustine turned to students in SFA’s business communication technologies course taught by Dr. Kristen Waddell, assistant professor in the university’s Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies. Five student groups in the class designed surveys, collected data, and devised communication- and technology-driven strategies based on that data. They then created guides that outlined those strategies in a user-friendly way and presented them to chamber representatives. The guide was created by Chloe Adams, a senior from Houston; Ava Hoffpauir, a junior from Beaumont; Gisselle Rivera, a junior from Houston; and Madeline Rivers, a junior from Baytown. The students received $500 from the Rusche College of Business for their winning entry. “The students provided a useful resource that our local businesses and organizations will value,” Augustine said. “We enjoyed working with the group, and the project submissions were impressive and can be easily implemented in a variety of business operations.” Waddell said the project gave students an opportunity to directly apply the concepts discussed in class to a real-world scenario. “It highlighted the importance of creating a communication strategy that includes different types of technology as well as the best practices for using that technology,” she said. “Most importantly, it connected students to the community, allowing them to learn from and engage with local business professionals.” Rivera said learning about the chamber was a huge benefit of the project. “I had no idea Nacogdoches was run like an organization,” she said. “They have people looking out for its small businesses and continuing its growth. It’s interesting to see firsthand how what we learned in class is being used in our own community.” Waddell and the students thanked the chamber representatives for their time and engagement. “Working on this project with the chamber allowed me to grow my skills in a collaborative and supportive environment,” Rivers said. The chamber will have the guide available in early 2025. For more information about SFA’s Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies, visit www.sfasu.edu/bcls . For information about the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce, visit www.nacogdoches.org .