July 29, 2015

Players Union Condemns 'Unjustified' Decision To Suspend Tom Brady

The main union of NFL players promised Tuesday to fight the suspension of Tom Brady in court - noting faulty evidence connecting him to the deflated footballs.

Via: The Daily Caller

Dem. Congressman Indicted in Racketeering Case

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An Open Letter To WeWork

breast pump, lactation room Dear WeWork, We moved into WeWork Golden Gate on July 1 and signed a four-month lease on a sunny new office space for our growing startup, Glassbreakers. This is a really exciting time for us. We're hiring our first batch of full-time employees and embarking on a whole new chapter scaling our company. Since our first day at WeWork, we've hired three new teammates (two engineers and… Read More

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We Live In a World Gone Mad

(John Hinderaker) These are perilous times: Iran is on its way to getting the bomb, Russia is on the march, China's economy is teetering, the U.S. has a historic election in prospect. So what is the number one news story in the world? Cecil the lion. The Drudge Report: The Daily Mail. I like the supermodel angle: The Telegraph: Then there is television: Jimmy Kimmel–whom I have never watched, but isn't he

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Reporter asks White House For Comment on Death of Cecil the Lion

Source: Washington Free Beacon

This Is What an NYC Pickpocketing Looks Like (See if You Can Spot It)

Police say the man is bald and in his 40s. 

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White House says reports of Mullah Mohammad Omar's death are credible

The White House said Wednesday that U.S. officials believe reports are true that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for two years.

"We do believe the reports of his death are credible," said White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz.

Omar reportedly died in 2013 in Pakistan. Asked ...

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PETA Wants To EXECUTE Hunter Who Killed Lion

'Hunting is a coward's pastime'

Via: The Daily Caller

Here's What Happens in an Hour After You Drink a Can of Coke (and What Happened to Me When I Tried It)

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Lawmakers Dangle 10% Rate for Some Tech Profit in U.S. Tax Plan

Source: Bloomberg.com news

White House Takes Over Two Years to Respond to Snowden Pardon Petition

The White House on Tuesday responded to a petition demanding Edward Snowden receive pardon more than two years after it was created.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Christian Minister Reportedly Banned From Juvenile Jail After He Refused to Sign a Form Promising Not to Call Homosexuality 'Sinful'

"[DJJ volunteers] shall not imply or tell LGBTQI juveniles that they are abnormal, deviant, sinful, or that they can or should change their sexual orientation or gender identity."

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Democratic Rep. Fattah Charged In Racketeering Conspiracy

'The conduct that Congressman Fattah engaged in undermines public faith in government'

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Hillary Clinton Calls Videos 'Disturbing,' but Still Defends Planned Parenthood

"Planned Parenthood for more than a century has done a lot of really good work for women."

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Apple Music's Strategy Is No-Paywall Premieres, Not Exclusives

apple-music-vault The idea of Apple Music struck fear in the hearts of listeners like me. The company had enough money to buy exclusives that could fracture and balkanize the music catalog. The problem with exclusives on services like Tidal or Spotify is that only the tiny percentage of people who pay for their subscriptions can hear these songs when they want. It could have been the same with App But it… Read More

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New Ad Attacks Animal Rights Fanatics for Evoking Holocaust, Slavery

Russell Simmons is under addack for a rant that compared the people running New York City's horse-drawn carriages to the "people for slavery" and the "people who put people in ovens."

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Something Soft Bumped His Leg While He Was Wading in a Lake. When He Sees What It Was, He Sprang Into Action.

"I did sort of a back kick to bring up whatever it was …"

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Will the Internet listen to your private conversations?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm.

But Aanya's care-free attitude dissolved into paranoia a few months ago shortly after her mother bought Amazon's Echo, a digital assistant that ...

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I Wasn't Sure What To Think Of The Iran Deal Until I Listened To Jack Black

He's got a Frisbee, and he's not afraid to use it. Here's something called "Jack Black and Morgan Freeman Drop the Mic on the #IranDeal," from a no-nukes organization called Global Zero: We can't trust Iran. Let's trust Iran! It would be nice if everybody got along. It would be nice if the people who […]

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Public University Identifies 'Problematic' Words Such as American, Mothering, and Healthy

"This makes them invisible, and for some, it feels like a form of violence."

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Pennsylvania Congressman Fattah Indicted for Fraud Scheme

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What Carly can do: Quotable quotes

(Scott Johnson) At my request the Fiorina campaign has kindly forwarded the text of Carly Fiorina's speech at the Reagan Library this week. I want to post this addendum of quotable quotes to the video of the speech that I posted here this morning. Quotable quote: "When President Obama warned Assad not to cross a red line, Assad took this as an invitation, not an admonition. This administration's blind eye to aggression

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McCain: 'Absolutely Astounding' that Sec. Moniz Hasn't Seen Side Agreements

Source: Washington Free Beacon

You Built an Exchange, Now Die In It

The message the federal government should send to states that built exchanges is simple: You broke it, we bought it.

Via: The Daily Caller

Former Obama Chef Joins NBC News as 'Senior Food Analyst'

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Snowball Debuts A "Priority Inbox" For Your Phone's Notifications

Screen Shot 2015-07-29 at 10.27.39 AM With a growing number of mobile applications available to download, and only a handful that see regular usage, push notifications have become one of the only ways for developers to grab users' attention in order to get them to re-open their app and re-engage with their content. Unfortunately for app users, that means we're often bombarded with notifications we don't care about. Read More

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Dempsey: Obama Presenting False Choice Between Deal and War

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'Totally Inappropriate' Facebook Comment Aimed at Gun Owner Could Land VA Psychiatrist in Big Trouble

"One of those moments you'd rather take back." 

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Ohio Democrat to 'Black Lives Matter Drones: Don't Target Police, Protest Planned Parenthood

It took Ohio Democratic state Rep. Bill Patmon to put both Planned Parenthood and "Black Lives Matter" agitators in their place. During a speech at a #WomenBetrayed rally Tuesday, where activist demanded Congress defund Planned Parenthood, Patmon said "You hear a lot of demonstrations across the country now about 'Black Lives Matter. Well they skipped one place. They ...More

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Helicopter Descends On Home Of Man Charged With Trying To Help ISIS

Another man has been arrested for ties to the Islamic State, this time in New York. Authorities arrested Arafat M. Nagi, 42, of Lackawanna, N.Y., Wednesday morning and charged him with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Authorities say he tried to recruit Americans, bought military gear, and traveled to Turkey twice to help […]

Via: The Daily Caller

His Viral Sermon About Gays Had Liberals Showering Him With Praise. But Pastor's Clarifying Message Might Spark a Different Reaction

"You quote homosexuality as an abomination from Leviticus, but you say that right after you ate some shrimp, some catfish and some lobster."

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Puerto Rico Lacking One Voice in Congress Hurts Aid Efforts

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Trump tests the intelligence of populists

(Paul Mirengoff) It's well documented that until fairly recently Donald Trump was a Democrat and that he took mostly liberal positions on major issues. But Kevin Williamson deepens our understanding of Trump's non-conservatism — as well as his deep cynicism — by looking at how the tycoon has tried to influence American politics through money. Williamson makes his point by comparing Trump to others who, as Donald likes to say, are "really

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Royals Infielders Join Forces To Make MAGICAL Play, Probably Are Wizards [VIDEO]

'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?'

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Steyer Shrugs Off Clinton Silence on 'Catastrophic' Planet-Killing Pipeline

Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer said on Tuesday that he's not particularly concerned about Hillary Clinton's stance on the Keystone XL pipeline, the project that served as a litmus test for his extensive financial support during the midterm elections.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Afghan Officials Say Key Taliban Leader Has Been Dead for Two Years

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'Morning Joe' Host Throws Temper Tantrum, Pulls Plug On Segment She Doesn't Like [VIDEO]

'Let me know when you're actually going to uncover something new, ok?'

Via: The Daily Caller

The Nation's Capital Is Sinking — Literally

"Right now is the time to start making preparations."

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Clinton Says She Has Doubts About Arctic Drilling: NH1 News

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Afghan Officials Say Taliban Leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is Dead, Taliban Denies Report

Afghan officials and an individual close to the Taliban claim that the group's spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, for whom the United States had issued a $10 million bounty, is dead.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Senator: White House Will Reject Keystone XL Next Month

'It's a victory for our opponents'

Via: The Daily Caller

Donald Trump Actually Thanks MSNBC Hosts After Seeing How They Handled 'Pathetic Reporter' Behind Story on His Ex-Wife

"He walked right into a buzzsaw."

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This Week On Bullish: Stacey Ferreira's Call For Optimism

BullishLogoSample1 Welcome back to Bullish, TechCrunch's newest show that may or may not be a ruse to force me into a tie every week. This time 'round we invited Stacey Ferreira to drop by HQ to dish on her new book, 2 Billion Under 20, which argues against the idea that the kids these days are useless layabouts. A compendium of stories about younglings in action, Ferreira's tome is essentially… Read More

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What Carly can do

(Scott Johnson) The field of Republican presidential candidates is extraordinarily impressive. Even so, Carly Fiorina stands out. She's the only woman and she has articulated her critique of the Democratic opposition with a special zest and bite. In his recent dispatch from New Hampshire, Jay Nordlinger dubs her "Carly the communicator." I am unsure what the premise of her candidacy for president is, but it seems to me at the least that

Source: Power Line

Scary: Hackers Infiltrate High-Tech Rifle System, Causing Shooters to Miss Targets or Disable It All Together

"You can make it lie constantly to the user."

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Activists warn of refugee housing crisis in German capital

BERLIN (AP) - A thousand refugees may be sleeping outside in Berlin each night because authorities in the German capital are overwhelmed with the sharp rise in asylum-seekers this year, an activist group said Wednesday.

The problem is compounded by bureaucratic rules that prevent more refugees from being placed in ...

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Many Democrats Not Ready To Decide Which Way To Vote On Iran Deal

'Rather than demand Iran's bad behavior be corrected, this agreement rewards it'

Via: The Daily Caller

Ex-Megachurch Pastor's Revelation Fuels Speculation That He Could Be Headed for a Highly Publicized Return to the Pulpit

"We will see how the Lord leads."

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Bobby Jindal Releases Personal Financial Disclosure

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Watch The Trailer For New Michael Bay Film About Benghazi Attack

Source: Washington Free Beacon