Source: Power Line
October 16, 2015
Sentenced to be snookered
(Paul Mirengoff) The Weekly Standard has published an article Bill Otis and I wrote opposing the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015. We thank the Standard for enabling us to sound the alarm on the effort, by Senators who should know better, to undo two decades of success in the fight against crime. I also want to thank readers who, in response to my request, called Senators to demand hearings on
11 Muslims Who Probably Won't Win CAIR's 2015 Muslim Of The Year Trophy [SLIDESHOW]
The Daily Caller pulls out the old crystal ball!
Via: The Daily Caller
Leaked Pinterest Documents Show Revenue, Growth Forecasts
TechCrunch has obtained documents that show Pinterest has been forecasting $169 million in revenue this year and $2.8 billion in annual revenue by 2018. Pinterest was also expecting to grow its monthly active users to 151 million by the end of 2015 and 329 million by 2018. Andreessen Horowitz used this information to solicit limited partners to invest in its special investment fund for… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
"Truth," according to the Times (4)
(Scott Johnson) The Rathergate film Truth opens today in New York and Los Angeles. It's coming soon to a theater near you. It opens across the country on October 30. As we might have anticipated, New York Times critic Stephen Holden gives the film a rave review in "'Truth' treads a perilous political tightrope." The rather glaring fraud at the center of the events becomes "a suspenseful detective story in which the
Source: Power Line
Slow Start on Fundraising for Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland has raised just over 13 percent of the money advisers said he would need to have by November 2016 in order to defeat incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) in the Ohio Senate race.
The post Slow Start on Fundraising for Ted Strickland appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
With Jews Under Siege, It's Time To Debunk Left-Liberal Narratives On Israel
The carnage on their TV screens helps Americans understand what Israel has to deal with.
Via: The Daily Caller
'I'm Coming Home': Ahmed 'Clock Kid' Mohamed Meets With President Accused of War Crimes, Orchestrating Genocide
He was "extremely delighted" to visit.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Former Camino Engineer Releases Distilled, An Ad And Content Blocker That Won't Slow Down Safari
With the release of iOS 9, the ability to block ads and other content that slows down mobile websites has been a standout feature, if a somewhat controversial one. Soon after iOS 9's launch, a number of app developers rushed to release their own content blockers on the App Store, and these apps quickly climbed the charts. With the abundance of content blockers available today, it's… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Benghazi Committee's Focus on Huma Abedin Is Meant to Harm Clinton, Campaign Says
(Corrects name of spokesman in headline and first sentence.)
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Joe Biden: Letter from aide urges Dems not to count VP out yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Democrats were starting to count him out, Joe Biden sent a clear signal through his political team that not only might he enter the presidential race soon, he has a strategy prepared that he thinks could win.
After months of growing calls for him to ...
Does Donald Trump Now Control The Debate Rules?
CNBC has caved to Donald Trump's demands to keep the next GOP debate limited to two hours, and I, for one, am ambivalent. First, why this concerns me… Trump is probably right when he says the cable networks hosting these debates want to "sell more commercials." But this profit motive also gives Trump more leverage to negotiate. Because […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Atheist Richard Dawkins Calls It 'Disgraceful' That Presidential Hopefuls Are Creationists — and Reveals Which Religion Has 'Maximum Toxicity'
"Just show me some evidence and I'll change."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Why FBI Agents Were Reportedly Angered by Obama's Comments on Hillary Clinton's Email Scandal on '60 Minutes'
"Injecting politics…leaves a foul taste in the FBI's mouth."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Kordestani Will Be Paid A Base Salary Of $50k As Twitter Chairman, With Up To 1.2M Shares On Top
Twitter today released the details of how its new executive chairman Omid Kordestani will be compensated. The social media company says that Kordestani, who was poached from Google and was apparently the company's highest paid employee in 2014, will be paid a base annual salary of $50,000, and will have the option of getting up to 1.2 million shares on top of that. The shares are… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Sanders Rejects Shkreli Donation: Boston Globe
Campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says it would not keep $2,700 given by Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, according to the Boston Globe. NOTE: Turing earlier this year increased price of drug used to treat parasitic infections in HIV patients 5500% "We are not keeping the money from this poster boy for drug company greed," says Sanders campaign spokesman Michael Briggs Shkreli made the contribution because he supports some of Sanders's platform and "to get t
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Martin O'Malley raises $1.3 million in third quarter, well behind Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley raised $1.3 million in the third quarter of the year and finished September with about $806,000 on hand — putting him well back of Democratic presidential rivals former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders in the money race.
Mr. O'Malley's campaign ...
This Insane Touchdown Catch Might Be The College Football Play Of The Year [VIDEO]
You need to see it to believe it
Via: The Daily Caller
'I Can't Describe That': Stanford Wide Receiver's Unbelievable Touchdown Grab Already Considered Catch of the Year
"I can't describe that catch."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Alleged Jewelry Store Robbers Bust Through Basement Walls in 'Totally 'Ocean's 11′-Style' Heist
"They took everything."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Jeb Bush Says Presidential Campaign 'Just Starting': CBS
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he's "pretty confident" about his campaign chances despite his place in the polls relative to front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson. "People know me as George's boy and George's brother," Bush says on "CBS This Morning." "They don't know that I was an effective conservative governor that disrupted the old order in Florida and made big changes" On Trump: "I admire the fact that he's not politically correct" and "embarrassed" about his wealth "Ul
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Matt Kelly, Facebook's Head of Growth Product, Is Leaving
Matt Kelly, who has spent the last two-plus years as the head of product at Facebook, has resigned from the company, he announced in a Facebook post to friends and family yesterday. He tell us separately that he's planning to travel to see friends and family and afterward, to get back in to the startup world. Kelly had been with the company since November 2009, joining the (then… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Thoughts from the ammo line
(Scott Johnson) Ammo Grrrll returns this morning as SCIENCE GRRRLL: I know that I absolutely should not drink coffee after mid-afternoon. It will interfere mightily with my sleep. But I love coffee, and also sometimes my energy flags in "mid-afternoon," which I believe is an imprecise time frame that stretches until 8:00 p.m. Similarly, I believe that "late, late middle age" covers the years from the mid-50s to 5 years from wherever
Source: Power Line
Donald Trump: Janet Yellen keeping interest rates low for political reasons
Real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Janet Yellen, who chairs the Federal Reserve, is keeping interest rates low for political reasons and that the Obama administration doesn't want to risk triggering a possible recession before the president leaves office.
"Keeping these interest rates at this level ...
Anti-Wealthy Donor Candidate Bernie Sanders Hangs With Rich Hollywood Contributors
'He has consistently stood up against big money in politics'
Via: The Daily Caller
Palestinian Man Wearing 'Press' Vest Shot Dead After Stabbing Israeli Soldier
In Nablus, dozens of Palestinians threw firebombs at the site known as Joseph's Tomb.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
There's Unrest at the Democratic National Committee — and Top Dem Is 'Really Close' to Calling for Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Resignation
It's not just the GOP with an internal struggle.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Red Hat Is Buying IT Automation Startup Ansible, Reportedly For Around $100M
Open source giant Red Hat is making another acquisition to build out its enterprise IT portfolio: today the company announced that it would buy Ansible, an IT automation solutions specialist that helps companies build and manage hybrid IT deployments across the cloud and on-premise solutions. The acquisition had been rumored to be in the works for a price of over $100 million. Officially,… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Trump: Janet Yellen Keeping Interest Rates Low as Political Favor to Obama
The billionaire Republican presidential front-runner also said corporate inversions are on the rise.
Source: Bloomberg.com news
The Moment MSNBC Anchor Has to Correct Reporter On-Air When He Makes False Leading Assertion About Palestinian Terrorist
"We can clearly see the man…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Fashion And Tech Collide Again As Apple's Jony Ive Will Co-Host Met Gala
Two of the most fascinating worlds are working together once again. Apple will sponsor next year's Met Gala and its designer in chief Jony Ive will even co-host the event with Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and Anna Wintour. This is another effort from Apple to break into the fashion scene. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Insurrection Erupts at the Democratic National Committee
Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's autocratic ways in limiting the number of primary debates, insiders say, alienated many of her colleagues. And the problem may get worse.
Source: Bloomberg.com news
This One Easy Trick Can Limit Your Losing Trades
One phenomenon I find holds true in trading and investing is that some things that diehards think should not go together just work. It's a lesson I learned early. It came from my love of eating, which led to my love of cooking. Specifically, it was a batch of hot, gooey brownies followed by a […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Apple Updates iWork Apps On All Platforms With Major New Features
Apple has been relatively quiet with Pages, Numbers and Keynote in the past few months. But the company just released a major update for these three apps on all its platforms — iOS, OS X and iCloud.com. The apps now support the last features in iOS and OS X, but also bring long-awaited features. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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