June 23, 2015

About That Whole Confederate Flag Thing? Never Mind

(John Hinderaker) Hillary Clinton: Confederate flag is "a symbol of our nation's racist past that has no place in our present or our future." Images via American Power.

Source: Power Line

Hillary Clinton: Women Have The 'Worrying Gene'

Guess what gene she thinks women have?

Via: The Daily Caller

Ann Coulter Goes After Nikki Haley With Scathing Comment — But There's a Big Problem With Her Claim

Oops.

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Virginia Governor Orders Confederate Flag Be Removed From State License Plates

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Confederate Flag Debate Appears Headed to Mississippi

Source: Bloomberg Politics

The Gruber variations

(Scott Johnson) On Morning Joe yesterday, the crew assessed the veracity of the Obama administration against the page-twp Wall Street Journal story that I quoted and commented on in "From the mixed-up files of Jonathan Gruber." On MSNBC a good time was had by all. Kudos to Joe Scarborough for picking up the story and to his sidekick Mika for playing it straight. As for the rest, this is an unimpressive performance

Source: Power Line

Hillary Clinton Abandons Brooklyn Hipsters; Works Out Of Manhattan Office

Hillary Clinton appeared at her campaign's Brooklyn headquarters months ago and the media gushed over her picking the hipster-haven as her central command center.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Internet Erupts After CNN Host Don Lemon Holds a Sign Featuring Unredacted N-Word

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BONEHEADED Sports Illustrated Writer Tweets 'Women's Sports Are Not Worth Watching'

... and, yeah, he probably shouldn't have done that

Via: The Daily Caller

Islamic State's Latest Execution Video May Be Its Worst Yet

"If you thought #IS could get no more sadistic you were wrong."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Placemeter Uses Computer Vision To Help Businesses And Cities Measure Vehicle And Pedestrian Traffic

neighborhood If you own a business, you probably want to know how many people walk into your stores. If you're a city, you may want to know how many people use a given sidewalk or drive down a certain street. You could measure all of this with some basic sensors or WiFi pinging, but that's either not very accurate or difficult to install. New York-based Placemeter, which is coming out of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Begala: Hillary Clinton Needs to Answer for Confederate Flag in Arkansas

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Guy Out Riding His Bike Had to Stop and Start Filming When He Saw This Strange Phenomenon in the Sky

"That was the strangest thing I've ever seen."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Caption This: The Cause Of All Our Problems

Banning this will solve the biggest problem of them all: feeling helpless.

Via: The Daily Caller

Emails Show Blumenthal Pushed Clinton to Take Credit for Libya Intervention

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Mike Huckabee Backs Nikki Haley on Confederate Flag Removal

On Sunday, the Republican said it wasn't an issue for a presidential candidate.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Netanyahu Still Hasn't Convinced Obama to Abandon Iran Nuclear Deal — Now He's Going for Football Imagery to Make His Case

"Iran is one yard away from the goal line."

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Chris Christie approval hits 30 percent in New Jersey: poll

New Jersey Gov. Christie Christie's approval rating has dropped to 30 percent in the Garden State, with 55 percent disapproving, said a poll released Tuesday.

About four in 10 say their opinion of the governor has changed for the worse since he took office, with 13 percent saying ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Famous Preacher Reveals That His Great-Great Grandfathers Fought for the South in the Civil War — and Calls for Confederate Flag to Be 'Set Aside as Part of Our History'

"Jesus Christ can change the human heart and take away the prejudice, racism, and hatred that lies within."

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Ily Is A Modern Family Phone To Stay Connected With Your Family

ILY02 Meet Ily, a brand new take on personal communication between family members. Ily is a new connected device for your home as well as a smartphone app. Developed by New York-based startup Insensi, Ily doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. This all-in-one communication box does a few things really well, and makes sense for all family members, from kids to grandparents. "When I was working… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Iran (and Obama) vs. Israel (2)

(Scott Johnson) Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren's Ally: My Journey Across the Israeli-American Divide is out from Random House today. The book is part autobiography, part memoir, part history and part (as they say in the bookstore) current events. I urge interested readers to pick it up now and study it with care. The book makes a valuable contribution to recent history in which he has been a participant and to which

Source: Power Line

Rare Triple Crescent Moon Pictured by NASA Spacecraft

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Losers Who Can't Find Real Jobs Are Grading America's Common Core Tests

It's totally just like putting 'two patties on that Big Mac,' see

Via: The Daily Caller

'That Is So Outrageous': Megyn Kelly and Ann Coulter Tackle Controversy Over AP Photos of a Gun Aimed at Ted Cruz's Head

 "God forbid anything were to happen to Sen. Cruz as a result of this threatening photo."

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MSNBC Panelist Asks Stefanik: 'Are You Treated As a Congresswoman As Opposed to That Girl?'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Cops Say Female Teacher Victimized 18-Year-Old Male With Sex, Naked Selfies

'Nobody was really surprised'

Via: The Daily Caller

Study: Key Belief About God Impacts Christians in a Profoundly Unique Way

"Not [found] among other religionists and those without religious affiliation."

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Jelli Raises $21M From Intel, iHeartMedia, UMG And More For Its "AdWords For Audio" Platform

Jelli Logo High resolution 2015 Jelli, makers of an ad platform for radio broadcasters to digitise how they fill space on their airwaves — think "AdWords for audio" — has raised a $21 million round of funding to grow its business as it prepares to expand to other kinds of audio services — specifically streamed music. The Series B round comes from a mix of strategic backers and top shelf VCs… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Matthews: Ed Schultz Was 'Jumping Up and Down' for Bernie Sanders

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Mike Huckabee: 'I salute' S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley on Confederate flag issue

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he is saluting South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who called Monday to remove the Confederate flag from the state Capitol grounds.

"I salute Governor Haley and the other people of South Carolina for saying look, if this is a distraction, if this is something ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Walmart Scrubbing Website, Stores of Confederate Flag Merchandise: 'Never Wanted to Offend Anyone'

"We have taken steps to remove all items."

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Small Texas Town Sees Unusually High Rates of Childhood Cancer

"How many classrooms have two kids or more with cancer?"

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Yotpo Raises An Additional $15M, Adds Former GoDaddy CEO To Board

unnamed Yotpo, a platform that helps businesses with original content marketing, just announced the closing of a $15 million funding round. This brings total funding so far by the company to $30 million. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Hillary Clinton leads Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker in head-to-head match-ups: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads a trio of Republican heavyweights in head-to-head 2016 match-ups, according to a new poll.

Mrs. Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential frontrunner, leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush by 8 points, 48 percent to 40 percent, she leads Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Why Ted Cruz Can't Quit the Gay Marriage Fight

Republican presidential contender's desire to keep the issue alive could cause heartburn for the Republican establishment.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

The Kids Are Coming Apart

Think of an upper-middle class high-school boy who just got his driver's license. One day after lacrosse practice John decides to go to his friend's house instead of straight home. While there, his friend offers him some weed. He hasn't smoked before, but he's heard it is relatively safe and won't hurt him, so he smokes a joint with his buddy. On the way home, a police officer pulls John over for erratic driving. The cop sees his bloodshot eyes and smells the marijuana on his clothes, and he arrests John for driving under the influence.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

API-Based Money Mover Currency Cloud Taps Sapphire Ventures And Rakuten For $18M

mobilemoney Startups that help people send money to each other or pay for goods and services online have been growing like weeds, fuelled by consumer demand, increasingly ubiquitous connected devices to make and receive the funds, and VCs eager to profit from their growth. Now a startup that has built technology to power fintech startups is raising some money of its own. Currency Cloud, a UK-based… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Southeast Asian Restaurant Booking App Offpeak Gets $800,000

Offpeak Offpeak, a Malaysia-based restaurant booking startup, has raised a Series A round of $800,000 led by Gobi Partners. The company will use its new capital to expand into Southeast Asian cities, starting with Bangkok, and find more restaurant partners. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Alibaba And Subsidiary Ant Financial Plow Almost $1B Into A New Online-To-Offline Joint Venture

Alibaba NYSE Flags 2 Online-to-offline (O2O) commerce and providing ultra-speedy local deliveries are two of Alibaba's main growth targets. Now the e-commerce giant is significantly increasing its commitment to both verticals. Alibaba and subsidiary Ant Financial announced today that they will each put RMB 3 billion (about $483.3 million) into a joint venture called Koubei. Read More

Source: TechCrunch