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My name is Kyemonte Walker i attend Belhaven University. I am a Freshman football player for the Blazers. I like to spend a lot of my free time catching up on whats going on in the sports world.
by KWALKER

Pittsburgh suspect echoed talking point that dominated Fox News airwaves

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/media/pittsburgh-suspect-invasion/

In the search for answers after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, there is newfound scrutiny on the suspect’s social media posts and how his anti-Semitism merged with a hatred of immigrants. 

The suspect, Robert Bowers, complained about immigrant “invaders” six days before the shooting.
While there is no such invasion happening, this rhetoric has blanketed right-wing media in relation to the Central American migrant caravan that’s been in the news this month. 
And Bowers apparently noticed. On October 21, he wrote on Gab, “I have noticed a change in people saying ‘illegals’ that now say ‘invaders’. I like this.”
by KWALKER

Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination heads to final Senate vote with near-certain confirmation

For weeks, Kavanaugh’s future has hung in the balance during hours of hearings, FBI investigations and a smattering of sexual assault allegations. The remarkable and ugly set of twists and turns over the weeks all ended at the doorsteps of several key lawmakers.

Senators Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Joe Manchin, D-W.V., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, waited until Friday to announce how they would vote. By the end of the day, there was a slim, 51-49 vote tally in favor of Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Collins’ dramatic decision, laid out in a nearly 45-minute speech on the Senate floor Friday, pushed Republicans over the edge and became a turning point for Kavanaugh.

CHRISTAL HAYES | USA TODAY |

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Colin Kaepernick Nike Ad Generated $43M In Media Exposure in Less than 24hrs

Kaepernick’s Nike ad went VIRAL!

After learning that Colin Kaepernick‘s become the face of Nike’s “Just Do It” 30th anniversary campaign, the company’s shares plummeted 3.2 percent in one day; the biggest one-day drop since April. However, the company’s rebounded with a tear-jerking visual ad that went viral yesterday (Sept. 5); featuring the ousted NFL baller motivating others to “Just Do It.”

While most applauded the advertisement, others continued to condemn both Nike and Kaep, but it seems like the good outweighed the bad, as Apex Marketing Group & Bloomberg reports that in less than 24 hours the buzzing ad garnered over $43 million worth of media exposure.

RELATED: Angry NFL Fans Are Cutting Off Nike Swooshes In Response To Colin Kaepernick’s “Just Do It” Campaign

Additionally, Apex discovered that the announcement generated $19.01 million in positive exposure and $10.91 million in negative, with $13.76 million showing as neutral.

Also, sports marketing exec at Baker Street Advertising Bob Dorfman not only mentions how great of a message the ad sends and the financial risk taken; but says “it’s not a move that any company can make, but for Nike it’s definitely smart business.”