February 3, 2016

Black Lives Matter activist joins Baltimore mayor's race

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson has joined the crowded 2016 Baltimore mayoral race.

Maryland's State Board of Elections shows that he filed Wednesday to run in the Democratic primary along with 12 other candidates.

The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/1PVyD6T) reports that the 30-year-old filed minutes before ...

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Carter: 'I Think I Would Choose Trump' Over Cruz

'I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Watch Clinton's Seven-Word Response When Asked About Six-Figure Goldman Sachs Speaking Payments

"But did you have to be paid $675,000?"

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Controversial Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Launches Bid to Become Mayor of Baltimore

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Clinton, Sanders Vie for Progressive Label in New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each tried to establish their credentials as progressives as they vied for the votes of Democrats and independents in next week's New Hampshire primary.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

For Venezuela, the End Is Near. Someone Tell Bernie!

(John Hinderaker) Venezuela's disastrous experiment with socialism is nearing its inevitable end. The Financial Times has the numbers: The year 2015 was an annus horribilis in Venezuela with a 10 per cent decline in gross domestic product, following a 4 per cent fall in 2014. Inflation reached over 200 per cent. The fiscal deficit ballooned to 20 per cent of GDP, funded mainly by the printing press. In the free market, the

Source: Power Line

Homeland Security officials testify 30 Syrian refugee applicants denied admittance

Homeland Security says it's already weeded out 30 Syrian refugee applicants for terrorism or other criminal concerns, and helped deny 2,200 other visitor visas because of terrorism concerns, as officials sought Wednesday to assure Congress the Obama administration is taking threats seriously.

The department has faced questions about its screening ...

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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Is Running For Mayor Of Baltimore

Activist files just before deadline

Via: The Daily Caller

Meet The Organizations Vying For The Crunchie Award For Biggest Social Impact In 2015

crunchies-impact-noms It's that time of year again. With the passing of January into February the 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. Next week, on February 8, some of the best minds of our generation will descend bedecked, bedazzled, and (some of them at least) bespectacled on San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House for one of San Francisco's biggest bashes to celebrate the tech… Read More

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Clinton Campaign Press Secretary Refuses to Call Clinton a Liberal

The post Clinton Campaign Press Secretary Refuses to Call Clinton a Liberal appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Donald Trump's private jet makes emergency landing

Donald Trump's private Boeing jet had to make an emergency landing at Nashville airport on Wednesday, according to federal authorities.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Boeing 757 had to land in Nashville in the afternoon when the pilot reported engine trouble, ABC News reported.

Mr. Trump was on ...

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Why Did The Government Prosecute This Original NSA Whistleblower?

FOIA lawsuit seeks answers

Via: The Daily Caller

Dinesh D'Souza Faces Off With Bill Ayers in Debate — and Stings Him With One Devastating Response

"The inequity of our criminal justice system is on full display right on this podium…"

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Uber Delivered Puppies On Demand To TechCrunch Ahead Of Super Bowl Weekend

9d3bdd0f-3212-4199-92f1-01f584cbd2ef Uber has big plans for Super Bowl 50 this weekend. The rideshare platform will pick up passengers at designated areas throughout San Francisco and route them in a way that will hopefully help avoid all the traffic congestion that is already starting to happen before the big game. It's also offering something very fun and fluffy ahead of the big day today – puppies on-demand.… Read More

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Former Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum Endorses Rival

SantorumSenator Rick Santorum dropped out of the Presidential race today. He wasted no time in endorsing his former rival, Senator Marco Rubio. From CNN: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, throwing his support behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Santorum made the announcement Wednesday night on Fox News' "On the Record," ...More

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Santorum Says He's Suspending Campaign, Endorsing Rubio

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum will suspend his campaign and endorse Senator Marco Rubio of Florida for president, according to a senior adviser to the Santorum campaign who asked for anonymity. As an outspoken religious conservative, Santorum gives Rubio powerful bona fides among the evangelical voters who propelled Santorum's unsuccessful 2012 presidential campaign. Santorum's 2012 campaign also emphasized many of the blue-collar economic anxieties that are resonating powerf

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Kansas considers giving governor more say in high court

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas lawmakers are considering giving the governor more authority over who is appointed to the state Supreme Court, which has been under increasing attacks by conservatives who say it is too liberal.

A proposed constitutional amendment to change the system received first-round approval in the House ...

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Mass Migration Causing 'Stark Transformation' Of Western Values, European Leader Says

'[It's] a serious problem'

Via: The Daily Caller

White House veto threats keep on coming

The White House has issued two more veto threats against Republican-sponsored bills, picking up the pace of confrontation with GOP leaders.

The Office of Management and Budget said Tuesday that President Obama would likely veto House measures pertaining to oversight of capital markets and the tightening of banking regulations.

The ...

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The Crazy Reason Carmen Electra Is Suing A Strip Club

What did it do to her?

Via: The Daily Caller

'This Lines Up With Scripture': Michele Bachmann's Warnings About Middle East End-Times 'Invasion' and 'Global Government'

"This is about the Lord speaking to the world that, 'I am coming soon.'"

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White House Threatens to Veto Bill to Shut Down Operation Choke Point

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Kasich Says His Campaign Won't Drag on Like 'Band of Minstrels'

Ohio Governor John Kasich said he's ready to drop out of the Republican presidential race if he "gets smoked" in next week's New Hampshire primary.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Hillary annotated

(Scott Johnson) Hillary Clinton is a liar of the Lillian Hellman variety as described by Mary McCarthy: "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'" Perfect. Nobody has ever said it better. The Clintons have turned lying into performance art. Most recently, in her appearance on ABC's This Week with former (Bill) Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos on Sunday (video below), Hillary did it again. As for Stephanopoulos, kid gloves

Source: Power Line

Amazon Echo Can Now Order Your Pizza

amazon-echo In case you needed another reason to buy Amazon's Internet-connected speaker, the Amazon Echo: the device can now order pizza for you, following your verbal command. Have all my dreams come true? Yes. Yes, they have. The feature is actually being made available by way of a third-party application from delivery chain Domino's, which has been experimenting with new digital… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

FLASHBACK: Chris Matthews, Who Does This 'For A Living,' Predicted Rand Paul Would Be 2016 GOP Nominee

The post FLASHBACK: Chris Matthews, Who Does This 'For A Living,' Predicted Rand Paul Would Be 2016 GOP Nominee appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Donald Trump on Iowa caucus: 'Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it'; votes should be 'nullified'

Donald Trump said Ted Cruz "stole" his win in the Iowa caucus after the Texas senator's staff spread rumors that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race with the hopes of garnering the retired neurosurgeon's votes — and as a result, Mr. Cruz's votes should be "nullified"

"Based on ...

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This Is What O.J. Simpson Told Kris Jenner About His Wife's Murder

'It was unprompted...'

Via: The Daily Caller

Man Becomes Example of Why Some Gun Owners Prefer Concealed Carry Over Open Carry

The suspects pushed him to the ground. 

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Watch Bill Clinton Explain Why Bernie Sanders Appeals to More Young Voters Than Hillary

"End of story."

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Rand Paul Suspends Presidential Campaign

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is suspending his run for the Republican presidential nomination, he said Wednesday after finishing near the bottom of the pack in the Iowa caucuses.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Crypter Encrypts Your Facebook Chats For Maximum Security

IMG_0529 Imagine you're Edward Snowden with a Facebook profile. You text an ace reporter at the Guardian and have a new bit of information to share: you totally found a great new coffee place in the heart of Moscow where the CIA can't poison you with thallium. How do you send that news securely over Facebook Messenger? Crypter is the answer. Created by a Max Mitchell, a student at Sussex… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Rand Paul to Suspend Presidential Campaign

Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) will end his 2016 presidential campaign Wednesday, according to multiple reports Wednesday morning.

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Rand Paul suspends presidential campaign

Sen. Rand Paul is suspending his presidential campaign, CNN is reporting.

The Kentucky Republican has been lagging in the polls and finished as an also-ran in the Iowa caucuses.

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Sanders Says The Clinton Campaign Is 'Nervous' [VIDEO]

'Now suddenly they're very interested in more debates'

Via: The Daily Caller

Passenger Sucked Out of Plane at 14,000 Feet After Suspected Bomb Blasts Hole in Side of Jet

"It was my first bomb. I hope it will be the last."

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Rand Paul Suspends Presidential Campaign

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Fitbit Announces The Alta, A $130 Customizable Fitness Band

Fitbit Alta Family 2 Meet the new face of Fitbit. Called Alta, this new $130 fitness tracker is set to invigorate the company's aging product line — if it's not too late. The Alta is packed with the standard affair of Fitbit abilities, lacking only heart rate monitoring. Inside the band is activity tracking, sleep tracking, move reminders, a clock and smartphone notifications. The Alta even has… Read More

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Trump's Iowa Postmortem: Skipping Debate, Lax Ground Game Hurt

Donald Trump said he's proud of his second-place finish in the Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa but skipping the Fox News debate and his inexperience with mobilizing voters on the ground hurt his campaign.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Donald Trump: 'I think that polls for a caucus don't work very well'

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said his second-place finish in Iowa — after many surveys had projected a victory for him — doesn't mean he's swearing off polls.

"I think that polls for a caucus don't work very well," Mr. Trump said Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "The polls for ...

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Chicago Seminary Launches 'White Privilege Glasses' Campaign

Of course it includes a white police officer

Via: The Daily Caller

Petcube Scoops Up $2.6 Million So You Can Entertain Your Pet From Anywhere

IMG_3627 Petcube, which is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2016 class, is a young startup that wants to bring together pet care and the connected home to improve the lives of our pets. To do this, the company has raised $2.6 million for their first product, the Petcube Camera. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Santorum Postpones S.C. Campaign Events

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is delaying South Carolina tour and Wednesday's events are postponed, campaign says in news release. Santorum will do "media activites" in Washington on Wednesday, release says Campaign is working to reschedule South Carolina events, release says NOTE: Santorum won 2012 Iowa caucuses; finished in 11th place in Monday's caucuses, according to AP Earlier: Santorum to Spend 'A Couple of Days' Deciding What's Next: Paper

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Judge reduces prison sentence of former mayor

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - A judge has reduced the prison sentence of a former mayor convicted of embezzlement.

The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1o5peNN ) reports Rankin County Circuit Judge William Chapman III re-sentenced former Terry Mayor Rod Nicholson to 10 years with nine suspended and one year of house arrest on Monday. ...

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Tennessee School Board Considers Ban On Classroom Material From TERRORIST GROUPS

'I don't think our teachers are going to Hamas and pulling down supplementary materials'

Via: The Daily Caller

Bill requires some immigrants to serve full sentences

PHOENIX (AP) - A proposal barring judges from giving sentencing breaks to immigrants in the country illegally and making them ineligible for parole is set for a hearing in the Arizona Senate.

Republican Sen. Steve Smith says his proposal is designed to ensure that people who already broke immigration laws ...

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Thumzap Scores $3M To Let You Pick Up Your Kid's Online Shopping Bill

Thumzap — presuming it can get decent traction with online sellers and app developers — is a pretty neat idea. The U.S.-registered startup, with R&D out of Tel Aviv, has developed a payments platform that reduces the friction for teens, who might not otherwise have a means of paying, to shop online. Read More

Source: TechCrunch