July 23, 2015

McCain on Military Budget Cuts: 'This Madness Must Stop'

Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R., Ariz.), said the declining size of active duty Marines will struggle as they confront new threats due to decreases in military spending during a nomination hearing on Thursday Morning.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

What Food and Activity Is Most Popular in Your State? Researchers Came Up With These Cool Maps

What's being tweeted about the most in your state? 

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Annoyed By Mobile Sites That "Ask" You To Download Their App? You're Not Alone

5722778376_3f79a79c4b_b Your team has spent many many months perfecting your mobile app, so of course you want people to download it. You want to get your app high up in the app store charts. I get it. Totally. However, you (and a lot of companies) have gotten overly aggressive with how you go about "suggesting" that we download your app. You know what I'm talking about. The… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

In Texas, an illegal immigrant crime wave

(Paul Mirengoff) Christian Adams reports that an internal report by the Texas Department of Public Safety, obtained by PJ Media, finds that illegal immigrants have committed hundreds of thousands of crimes, including nearly 3,000 homicides, in Texas. According to the Department of Public Safety's analysis, foreign aliens committed 611,234 unique crimes in Texas from 2008 to 2014, including thousands of homicides and sexual assaults. The report states: From October 2008 to April

Source: Power Line

Clinton Doesn't Condemn Questioner's 'Apartheid' Slur Against Israel

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has new job as PR consultant

NEW YORK (AP) - Scandal-tarred former congressman Anthony Weiner has a new job as a part-time consultant to a public relations firm.

The firm MWW announced Thursday that Weiner will join the company's board of advisers.

MWW said Weiner will be a consultant on public policy and new business development ...

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British-Iraqi Girl Petitioning Gov't To Save Peers From Sexual Slavery By ISIS

'A 12-year-old living in our village is pregnant...They're scared the pregnancy might kill her'

Via: The Daily Caller

Atheists and the ACLU Have Launched Legal Battles Against This Giant Cross for Decades — but This Key Move Could End All That

"We are glad the government is trying to get out of the business of religion."

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Iran Fleeced U.S. in Nuclear Agreement, Republicans Tell Kerry

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Marching Band Delivers Awesome Surprise for Woman's Last Cancer Treatment

Awesome!

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NASA Announces Historic Discovery of Earth's 'Older, Bigger Cousin'

"Exciting result brings us one step closer to finding an Earth 2.0."

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What The Tech Bubble Means Outside Silicon Valley

bubble It's a place, a mindset, a nickname, a metonym, an innovation hub, a TV show and a standard against which all cradles of technology are measured. Silicon Valley prides itself on having a meta-status that defies easy categorization, but this cannot save it from the impending bubble. According to investors like Mark Cuban, Chris Sacca, Bill Gurley, Manish Goyal and Bharat Ramnani… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Todd: If I'm Hillary Clinton's Campaign, I'm Looking at Recent Polls and Saying 'Oh No'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

The 'Cool Pictures' of Legendary Rock Band Nirvana She Found Tucked in a Book Turned Out to be Way Cooler Than She Ever Possibly Imagined

"I didn't realize it was such a historical thing."

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Man sues DMV for refusing to translate, interpret exam

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An Italian immigrant is suing the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles for refusing to translate the written driver's license exam or allow for an interpreter.

The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday announced it had filed a federal complaint with ...

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Bikini-Clad Chick Nearly Breaks Her Neck Getting Tossed In The Lake [VIDEO]

This is why you ALWAYS let go

Via: The Daily Caller

Dashcam Video Captures Six Seconds of Sheer Terror After a Semitruck Blew a Tire on a Bridge

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Obama Administration Threatens to Veto Bill Penalizing Sanctuary Cities

The Obama White House on Thursday threatened to veto legislation that would cut off federal funding from state and local governments providing sanctuary to illegal immigrants.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Seriously… What The F**k Is Going On With This Japanese Baseball Player? [VIDEO]

'Domo arigato' for the hilarioiusly bizarre display

Via: The Daily Caller

Twitter Makes It Easier To Target Ads Around Big Events

twitter-lightning Twitter is announcing a straightforward way for advertisers to join in the social media conversation around major events. Not that the service has lacked ads around, say, the Super Bowl. But Ameet Ranadive, the company's senior director of revenue products, said that until now, buying those ads has been a "very manual" process, with advertisers piecing together the right… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Poll: Clinton trails three Republican contenders in key states

(Paul Mirengoff) If this news doesn't have Joe Biden, Al Gore, or Elizabeth Warren seriously considering entering the presidential race — and serious Democrats urging them to do so — then nothing will. According to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll, Hillary Clinton trails Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Scott Walker in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia. Two of the three Republicans Clinton trails are neither well known nor in possession of a

Source: Power Line

China Rights Activists on Trial Amid Crackdown

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A closely-watched trial of three Chinese rights activists resumed on Thursday in the southern city of Guangzhou as authorities pursued an unprecedented crackdown on human rights lawyers across China.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

YES, Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Hike is Still Crashing and Burning

About a year ago Seattle passed its own minimum wage hike, which immediately began to reap havoc  on a number of local restaurant owners who were forced by city government to raise their minimum wage pay. To quickly recap, April 1st saw Seattle's minimum wage rise to $11 an hour. For some businesses, minimum wage will jump again ...More

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The Latest: Kerry says deal limits Iran's nuclear options

WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest in a hearing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is conducting on the agreement the United States and five other world powers struck this month with Iran to rein in its nuclear weapons program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions (asterisk)(all times local):

10:45

Secretary ...

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What's Behind The 'Cuckservative' Slur? (NSFW)

Erick Erickson recently stumbled across the term "cuckservative." It's a word that has been popping up on Twitter a lot lately, but this was the first time I'd seen someone of any consequence reference it. But the definition Erickson tweeted doesn't really do it justice — as it elides the obvious, but sleazy, implications of the term. The goal […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Think You're Having a Bad Day? Read This Poem…and Then Read the Secret Message Hidden In Plain Sight

"Today was the absolute worst day ever…"

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Sell-Low Trading Strategy Seen in Congress's Oil Reserve Sale

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Obama in full, and full of it

(Scott Johnson) President Obama appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart the day before yesterday. Video of the extended full episode (I think) is posted below. Obama is playing before a friendly audience and Stewart does everything but give him a French kiss. He wants to, but modesty somehow intrudes. Stewart's approach to Obama reminds me of Howard Stern interviewing Rudy Giuliani in the course of one of Giuliani's reelection campaigns:

Source: Power Line

Taylor Swift 1989 Clothing Could Be a Problem in China

Taylor Swift is launching a clothing line in China next month to drum up excitement for her 1989 Live world tour performances in Shanghai later this year, but the singer's merchandise will likely be ill-received by the Chinese government.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

'I Saw Teeth and Hair and Gator': Woman Wrestles 7-Foot Alligator to Save Her Dog

 "The most God-awful, piercing scream that I have ever heard in my life." 

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Crazy Taiwanese Animators Take On Gawker

Gawker has hit a bit of a rough patch lately. As if staff unionization and the Hulk Hogan lawsuit weren't bad enough, last week the gossip site posted something that even the most diehard Gawkerites couldn't defend. When founder Nick Denton took down the offending post because of the near-universal outcry, a couple of his […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Look Closely at This Painting of the Virgin Mary. Do You See the Astonishing 'Miracle' Some Say Happens With Her Lips During the Lord's Prayer?

"I went to the altar and wanted to confirm."

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Picasa Desktop Users Prompted To Move To Google Photos Backup Instead

17 google photos As part of the transition to Google's new photo hosting and sharing service, Google Photos, launched this May, users of Google's older Picasa desktop software are now being prompted to upgrade to Google Photos Backup for saving their images to Google's cloud storage. The change could signal the beginning of a plan to migrate Picasa users over to the newer Google Photos… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Carly Shows How It's Done

(John Hinderaker) Reporters love to cross-examine Republicans about social issues and their supposedly "extreme" positions. Of course, they never challenge Democrats on the positions that really are extreme–e.g., advocating the sale of aborted babies' body parts. Republicans need to push back against these transparent attempts not only to make Republicans look bad, but equally important, to change the subject away from $18 trillion in debt, a collapsing foreign policy, runaway illegal immigration,

Source: Power Line

Cuban Dissidents 'Sidelined,' 'Abandoned,' Amid Closer Government Ties with United States

U.S. lawmakers and officials are overlooking Cuban dissidents in their rush to meet with leaders and businessmen on the island and resume normal relations, the Associated Press reports.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Donald Trump Open To Running On A Third-Party Ticket

'So many people want me to, if I don't win the primary.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Ship Missing for 116 Years Shows Up on Sonar. A Crew Sent Down a Camera and Were Amazed at What They Saw.

"Not a railing is missing."

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Obama's Deal-or-War Argument on Iran Pact Rejected by Corker

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New Yorkers to Schumer: Kill the Iran Deal or Find a New Job

Waving signs reading "Schumer—You Are No Shomer" and "Schumer—You Control the Votes to Stop the Iran Deal," thousands of New Yorkers flooded Times Square on Wednesday evening to call on Congress to reject the Obama administration's Iranian nuclear agreement.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Activist group says Liberians pressured to sign away land

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Liberians in the country's southeast are being threatened into signing away land for palm oil plantations, and in some cases those opposing expansion have been beaten and arrested, activist group Global Witness said Wednesday.

In its report, the group called on Liberia's government to "investigate acts ...

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Paris Hilton Has Wild Foam-Fueled Night In Bedazzled Bra [PHOTOS]

'Are you ready for the foam?!!'

Via: The Daily Caller

With $20M In The Bank, JetSmarter Is Building The Uber Of The Skies

jetsmarter JetSmarter, a private air transportation startup, wants to make commuting by private jet a reality for all travelers. With $20 million in Series B funding from The Saudi Royal Family, music and entertainment moguls including Jay-Z, and executives at companies such as Goldman Sachs and Twitter, the company will take a big step closer to that goal. Originally launched in 2013 as a booking… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Report: MSNBC To Cut 'The Ed Show,' 'Now with Alex Wagner' and 'The Cycle'

Mediaite reports that MSNBC will announce on Thursday that three shows in their afternoon lineup will be cancelled.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

'You Are Not Safe': Pastor Reveals Why He's Using Guns and Armed Guards to Protect His Megachurch

"We now live in an America where you must be vigilant."

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Scott Walker Straps Camera To Gun Barrel, Taps Rubio As VP In CNN Interview [VIDEO]

'This is the ultimate selfie-stick.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Saudis Really, Really Don't Believe the White House That the Iran Deal Will Prevent a Nuclear Weapon — So Much So That Saudi Media Has This Scary Suggestion on How to Respond

"[C]landestine scientific research in absolute secrecy…"

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Immigration Official: 'Building a Wall Isn't Something That Could Be Accomplished Along The Border'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump 'a political car wreck'

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who demonstrated various ways to destroy a cell phone after his number was read aloud by Donald Trump at a campaign rally Tuesday, likened Mr. Trump to a car crash on Thursday.

"I think he's [sort of] a political car wreck where ...

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Ebay-backed Asian E-commerce Company Giosis Lands $82.1M Series A

qoo10 Giosis, the eBay-backed company behind e-commerce platform Qoo10, will boost its operations in Asia after landing a $82.1 million Series A led by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Ebay (which owns a stake in Giosis as a joint venture with Korean shopping site Gmarket), Saban Capital Group, UVM 2 Venture Investments, Brookside Capital, and Oak Investment Partners also participated in the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Allen West ERUPTS on Obama Over Iran in the Middle of Times Square

Former Florida Congressman Allen West didn't mince words yesterday during his passionate speech about Obama's Iran nuclear deal. West addressed a roaring crowd at a "Stop Iran Deal Rally" in New York City's Times Square on Wednesday. More than 10,000 people showed up, according to the Associated Press, to march and protest Iran's nuclear program. West ...More

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