Operation KKK Is Beginning To Unmask Hate Group Members

 Operation KKK, an Anonymous-led effort to shut down the Ku Klux Klan, has begun in earnest. The main Twitter account is reporting that many KKK-related sites are down after concerted hacking efforts and that more are to come as they prepare for an action called HoodsOff on November 5. The Ku Klux Klan is classified as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law… Read More

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It's Time For Jeb To Go

(John Hinderaker) Until now, I have taken a benign view of Jeb Bush's presidential candidacy. I have said from the beginning that he has zero chance of getting the Republican nomination, but he was a good governor and he has as much right to seek the nomination as anyone else. But now, Bush has turned into a negative, anti-Republican force. To an even greater degree than Donald Trump, he mouths Democratic Party

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Frustrated Republicans Agree to Debate Changes During Meeting in Washington

"Everybody was cordial. We all agreed we need to have these meetings more regularly."

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Skydiver's Pant Leg Catches on Plane's Exit Step, Leaving Him Hanging Upside-Down at 10,000 Feet. Video Captures What Happens Next.

"Watch out for that first step — it's a doozy"

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This Weekend's College Football Games Were Full Of Crazy Endings [VIDEO]

It was a wild weekend

Via: The Daily Caller

Fred Thompson, Former Senator, Actor, Pitchman, Dies at 73

Fred Thompson, the former U.S. Senator from Tennessee who went on to become an actor and a television pitchman, has died age 73 after a recurrence of lymphoma, his family said in a statement.

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John Hickenlooper, Cynthia Coffman in Colorado power battle over EPA lawsuit

DENVER — Governors and attorneys general are unified in most of the 24 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, but not in Colorado.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, objected last week when Republican Cynthia Coffman signed on to the lawsuit without his approval. He told The Denver Post ...

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'Like He Was Having a Stroll in the Park': Witnesses Describe Gunman's Deadly Rampage in Colorado Springs

"His last words were 'Please God, no.'"

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Mother of Officer Killed by Drunk-Driving Illegal Immigrant Reveals the Response She Received After 'Pleading' to Meet With White House

"We had been pleading with them to meet with us, to see our faces, to feel our pain and to hear our stories."

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Startup Budgets And Timing Burn: Are Founders Winging It?

 Allocating startup capital is hard — but more importantly, it's key to successfully raising your next round. Which tools are founders using to build a strategic financial plan? With cash in the bank, a founder's job is to time growth, metrics and money to validate a thesis and raise another round. How strategic is this budgeting process in practice, and what are founders… Read More

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The Camp of the Saints Is Here

(John Hinderaker) Three news stories can be excerpted and presented with scarcely any comment. First, from the New York Times: "A Mass Migration Crisis, and It May Yet Get Worse." There are more displaced people and refugees now than at any other time in recorded history — 60 million in all — and they are on the march in numbers not seen since World War II. They are coming not just from

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Former U.S. Senator, Actor Fred Thompson Dies

(Reuters) - Fred Thompson, a former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who also ran for president and was a longtime film and television actor, has died at age 73, the Nashville Tennessean reported on Sunday.

The post Former U.S. Senator, Actor Fred Thompson Dies appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Terry McAuliffe's legacy may hinge on Virginia Senate elections

Virginia voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose all 140 members of the General Assembly, with most of the attention on a tight battle for control of the state Senate that will shape the remainder of Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe's time in office.

Republicans have a 21-19 edge in ...

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Former Senator Fred Thompson Passes Away At 73

He had a prolific career in both politics and in Hollywood

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Masked Man Enters Chicago Corner Store, Points Gun at Employee and Announces Robbery. But Customer With Concealed Carry License Has Final Word.

"We're looking at it as a self-defense issue at this point."

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RNC Names Cairncross to Work With Networks on Debates: Politico

Sean Cairncross, COO of the RNC, to also work with Republican presidential campaigns on future debates, Politico said, citing an e-mail to the campaigns from RNC Chief of Staff Katie Walsh. Cairncross to work with party's chief strategist Sean Spicer in "negotiating with the networks": Politico Cairncross move reflects "RNC's No. 1 priority is to provide the best debate format for our candidates," Politico said, citing the e-mail Story: http://politi.co/1GVSONW

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Fred Thompson, Former GOP Senator and Actor, Dead at 73

"He had an enduring belief in the exceptionalism of our country, and that America could provide the opportunity for any boy or girl, in any corner of our country, to succeed in life."

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South Korea Pulls Plug on Popular Child Monitoring App; Smart Sheriff's 'Catastrophic' Security Is to Blame, Experts Say

Smart Sheriff, the most popular of more than a dozen state-approved apps, was meant to keep children safe from pornography, bullying and other threats …

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Texans still prohibited from carrying most knives

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas residents will soon be allowed to openly carry most guns, but state law still bars the carrying of many types of knives and other weapons.

Rep. Harold Dutton, a Houston Democrat, has been in favor of the Legislature having a broader conversation about Texas' weapons ...

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Mike Rowe: MSNBC Host's Contempt for the Term 'Hard Worker' Shows 'There Is No Longer a Limit to What People Can Be Offended By'

"Whatever her logic might be …"

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Watch The Inspiring Movie 'CODEGIRL' For Free On YouTube Until November 5th

 Alphabet, which backs diversity in all facets of technology, is helping to shed light on a specific project…a film called "CODEGIRL". It comes via filmmaker Lesley Chilcott, who you might be familiar with from her work on "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Waiting for Superman." Countdown 2 @codegirlmovie! 12noon PT launch today on @YouTube.… Read More

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Ben Carson Tweets of $10 Million October Fundraising Haul

In a tweet on Sunday, Carson said that his campaign will soon reach 800,000 donations.

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Stories That Should Be True

(Steven Hayward) Herewith a new category of Power Line post: stories that aren't true, but ought to be, because they actually are, as Yogi Berra might say: World Health Organisation Warns That Consumption Of Kale Leads To Arrogance The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new report today warning that consumption of the 'super-food' kale over a period of time can lead consumers to have heightened levels of arrogance. The study was

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Analysis: Vitter trying to appeal to GOP rivals' voters

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Republican candidate for governor David Vitter should send thank you notes to his former GOP rivals for the job, Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne. The two men's combined refusal to exit the race ensured a split of the anti-Vitter vote that helped propel the U.S. ...

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ACC: Officials Suspended for Making 'Series of Errors' on Miami's Wild Kickoff-Return Touchdown Against Duke

Commissioner John Swofford said that final play "was not handled appropriately."

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Home Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt

 Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for "home services," has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We've reached out to Porch for a statement (See the update below). The company has raised $98.85M to date in 3 rounds. Their competitors include Amazon, Angie's List, Pro.com and HomeAdvisor, just to name a few.… Read More

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Non-Smoker Paul Ryan Encounters Putrid Reality as He Moves Into Boehner's Office

"I'm going to have to work on the carpeting in here."

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Augmented Reality: Believe The Hype (Cycle)

 Gartner's annual report in 2008 was titled "Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies." This was the first year the IT and technology research firm's annual report mentioned augmented reality (AR). In it, Gartner estimated that AR was "more than 10 years" from mainstream adoption. Read More

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Thomas Korte Of AngelPad On Its "Disproportionate Success" With European Founders

 In another week or so, AngelPad, a five-year-old incubator that twice a year chooses roughly a dozen startups to coach over a three-month period, will host an invite-only "demo day" for a couple hundred angels and VCs in San Francisco. Likely, the investors are already looking forward to it. AngelPad has funded 115 companies to date, including its current cohort, and half a dozen… Read More

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Israel Blasts Palestinian Authority for Honoring Slain Stabbing Assailants as National Heroes

"…by holding a STATE FUNERAL for terrorists who stabbed Israelis."

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Instagram Launches A Curated Feed Around Events, Starting With Halloween

 Is Snapchat, the brazen baby of the major social media platforms, slowly killing the hashtag? It looked that way yesterday, when for Halloween, Instagram curated content in a special feed for users who wished to view Halloween-based content from their friends and others, reports Wired. This normally wouldn't be a very big deal, and on its own, it isn't. However, Twitter… Read More

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