May 4, 2016

The Obama Justice Department's Insane Attack on North Carolina

(John Hinderaker) Of all Barack Obama's unforgivable sins, his corruption and politicization of the Department of Justice ranks near the top. Under Eric Holder and now Loretta Lynch, DOJ has become a lunatic enforcer of far-left fantasies. The latest instance is DOJ's letter to the Governor of North Carolina, claiming that North Carolina's law requiring that bathrooms, locker rooms and so on be used by those of the proper sex–male or female,

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Bill Clinton Takes Jab At Democratic-Run States

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Budget passed, Legislature rushing to pass bills and adjourn

PHOENIX (AP) - With a state budget passed, the Arizona Legislature on Wednesday began rushing to complete its yearly work by the end of the week, considering dozens of the hundreds of bills that still need votes.

Lawmakers worked into the early morning hours Wednesday before passing the $9 .6 ...

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California Raises Vaping Age To 21, Risks Major Unintended Consequence

California cracks down on vaping

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Microgravity contest takes students and experiments on the vomit comet

zerogaircraft FOX's "Xploration Outer Space" show is teaming up with Arlington, Va.-based ZERO-G Corporation, which operates weightless flights from U.S. airports. The reason they're collaborating: to create the ultimate consolation prize for college students who were just too young to apply to NASA's latest astronaut class. The show, a part of FOX's… Read More

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Chris Matthews Caught Ogling Melania Trump on Hot Mic

MSNBC host Chris Matthews was caught on a hot mic ogling Donald Trump's wife Melania during Tuesday primary night coverage.

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Bob Bennett dies at 82

Former Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah, who was one of the first incumbent Republicans to lose his seat to a tea-party challenger in 2010, died Wednesday. He was 82.

Mr. Bennett was elected to the Senate in 1992 and won three terms as a reliably conservative vote representing the heavily ...

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#DropOutHillary Becomes Top Trending Topic On Twitter

Comes right after Guccifer interview

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Periscope mimics Fb Live by letting you permanently #Save replays

img_6868-1 Periscope added its biggest missing feature today in a move that could make it more palatable to brands and social stars, and help it compete with Facebook Live. You can now permanently save replays of your broadcasts by including #Save in their title. You still can delete them later if you want. Previously, broadcasts disappeared after 24 hours. Periscope's CEO Kayvon Beykpour took… Read More

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Donald Trump may be only pro-life option left

While some conservatives are already questioning whether to support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the general election, several prominent pro-life groups say he's the only viable option for abortion opponents in 2016.

Between Mr. Trump and likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — the only presidential candidate ever ...

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Bath Time

Goldie Taylor is traumatized… A new alleged rape victim at Spelman College has stirred up tough feelings for Goldie Taylor, a former contributor to MSNBC and Blue Nation Review. Taylor explained that she waited 30 years to come forward with her story."I don't know your name," she wrote in The Daily Beast. He was a high school […]

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How consolidations will play out in the transportation, food and entertainment industries

togetherclay There has been no shortage of thoughtful articles exploring a bubble in technology. I would argue that the world has already been transformed, and there is no bubble in the purest sense. Instead of massive flameouts that leave everyone burned, I think we are going to see a wave of beneficial consolidation and rationalization in industries that appropriately have seen exceptional venture… Read More

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Trump's Triumph Leaves Many Republicans at a Loss for Words

On a day when Republicans in Congress would normally be rallying around their new presumptive presidential nominee, there was instead mostly silence or awkward tap-dancing around Donald Trump's triumph.

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A Rare Foray Into Culture Criticism

(John Hinderaker) I can put up with just about any Game of Thrones sub-plot, as long as the show eventually gets back to Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. But the current Arya Stark misery, with no name or no face or whatever it is–no eyesight, for sure–needlessly and stupidly sidelines one of the program's best characters. The story is boring, repetitious and as far as I can tell, going nowhere. We don't

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And Then There Was The One

Is Trump lying about his signature issue, immigration?

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In Reversal, Donald Trump to Seek Donations to Fund Campaign

Throughout the Republican primary, Trump had touted the fact that he was self-funding his campaign.

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Romanian Clinton Server Hacker: 'It Was Easy'

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Arizona House rejects stiffer illegal immigration penalties

PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona House rejected a bill Wednesday that would stiffen sentences for immigrants in the country illegally, after a fervent effort from Republican supporters who wanted the bill to pass.

Republican Sen. Steve Smith of Maricopa sponsored Senate Bill 1377, which essentially would make it impossible for ...

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Anti-Fossil Fuel Crusaders Label Divestment Critics As Big Oil Lackeys

'Critics use research from trade groups to misrepresent and belittle students in the fossil fuel divestment movement'

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Free Code Camp survey reveals demographics of self-taught coders

codecode If you've ever wondered who exactly is signing up for all these free learn-at-home coding classes and tutorial websites, Free Code Camp (which is one of them) has kindly surveyed 15,624 users with regard to various basic demographics and some more code-centric items. Read More

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GOP For Hillary: Who Will Jump Ship?

On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss which Republicans the Clinton campaign will target and how big a role they will play in the general election.

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John Kasich Announces He is Suspending His Presidential Campaign

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Senate votes to give some juvenile lifers a chance at parole

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's state senators have reluctantly agreed to give people convicted of murder as teenagers a shot at parole after serving 35 years of their life sentence.

The bill, approved in a 25-8 vote Wednesday, comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The high ...

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Russia To Counter NATO's 4,000 Man Deployment By Adding Over 30,000 Troops

Three new divisions to be created

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Fitbit shares tank after reporting a weak outlook amid rising competition

fitbitblaze Fitbit is not having a good day, with the stock crashing more than 11 percent after reporting its first-quarter results. Here's the rub: its guidance for the second quarter came in light. Very light. Industry watchers were expecting the company to report earnings around 26 cents per share, while the company put its outlook at earnings between 8 cents per share and 11 cents per share. Read More

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Campaign Wrap: Trump Last One Standing, Democrats Battle On

A Republican field of 17 is now whittled down to one: Donald Trump is on his way to being his party's standard-bearer.

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How Trump Could Win

(Steven Hayward) First of all, kudos to Roger Simon of Pajamas Media, who said last summer that Trump would be the nominee and is in a strong position to win the general election. He takes a well-deserved victory lap today: That seemed a bold prediction at the time — that the presidency, not just the Republican nomination, which he now has, was Trump's to lose. But it really wasn't so courageous. It was almost obvious, if you would

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Federal Judge Says it 'May Be Necessary' to Depose Hillary Clinton in Suit

A federal judge issued an order Wednesday that could lead to Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton providing testimony regarding her use of an unsecured email system while she served as secretary of state.

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Senate approves ban on phone cases that look like guns

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have taken the first step toward banning cellphone cases designed to look like handguns.

The Senate unanimously passed a ban on selling, possessing or manufacturing the lookalike cases on Wednesday. 60-0. The measure is awaiting a final vote in the House.

Police officials ...

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Six Ways To Improve The Littoral Combat Ship

Off the shelf solutions to beef up our Navy's workhorse

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Tesla ramps up its ambitions, expecting to produce 500,000 cars annually by 2018

photo6 Tesla says it is expecting to hit its goal of producing 500,000 cars annually — including the Model S, Model X and Model 3 — two years earlier than expected, meeting that expectation by 2018. All this is coming ahead of a critical next year for Tesla with the expansion of its line of vehicles with the Model 3 and updates to its Model S. Tesla also said it is re-affirming its plan… Read More

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Langone Tells CNBC He Thinks Trump Will 'Do a Hell of A Job'

Ken Langone says if Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, "I'm all in...I think he'll do a hell of a job," CNBC says in a tweet, citing an interview. Link Langone had backed Ohio Governor John Kasich Link

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Bill Clinton Receives Compliment on Looks from Woman in Crowd

Former President Bill Clinton received a compliment in California, leading him to say it's been a while since he's heard that from a woman.

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Oklahoma House panel OKs open carry without permit, training

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma residents age 21 and up could openly carry guns without a license, training or background checks under legislation that a House committee gave preliminary approval to on Wednesday.

The House Conference Committee on Public Safety passed the bill, of which different versions have already been ...

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Hillary Clinton Pimps Out Conservative Journos In Wake Of Donald Trump's Win

Lucky her.

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Winter brings oppurtunities for the wise and frugal

grasshopperant One of my seed portfolio founders called for advice recently. He'd raised a Series A from a Tier 1 VC and was ahead of plan, but his investor suddenly wanted him to cut spending: on SEM, on PR, on whatever he could. He wanted to know why, and how to think about it. Read More

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