Source: Bloomberg Politics
May 23, 2016
Sanders Urges Californians to Vote in Favor of Legalizing Pot
"If I lived in your state I would vote in favor of that initiative," Bernie Sanders says at Calif. rally of a measure on the state's ballot that would legalize marijuana. NOTE: Calif., Nev., Mass., Mich. and Mont. are among states that may legalize marijuana in Nov.; a vote in Calif., where signatures are being collected on the initiative, would have a significant impact on whether other states move toward legalization, Bloomberg Intelligence reported Sanders, at a rally in Santa Monica attended
We Are a Fish, Rotting From the Head
(John Hinderaker) Glenn Reynolds' current USA Today column addresses the rapid decline of the United States as a high-trust society, something that sociologists have found to be critical for economic development and security: [T]he CIA's "accident" was only the latest in a long rash of "accidental" losses of incriminating information in this administration. The IRS — whose Tea Party-targeting scandal is now over 1,100 days old without anyone being charged or sent
Source: Power LinePower Line
Family asks for FBI investigation of 2013 police shooting
CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a teenager shot to death by Chicago police in 2013 is asking for an FBI investigation after seeing surveillance video that captured part of the incident.
Chantell Brooks went to police headquarters Monday to view the video, taken from a police observation camera. Her ...
Senator: Obama Steals From Zika Victims To Fund UN Climate Programs
Obama gives $500 million in Zika funding to UN agency that recognizes the 'State of Palestine'
Via: The Daily Caller
'There Are Zero Facts': Megyn Kelly Repeatedly Presses DeRay Mckesson on What Acquitted Officer Did Wrong
"Don't you see the danger to the community if we start locking up cops for making a bad judgement call?"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup set to test 'size matters' election adage
Separated by at least 7 inches in height, presidential contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to test the adage that "size matters," according to researchers, who have found that voters, whether they acknowledge it or not, are often influenced by a candidate's physical stature and overall appearance.
Height ...
Chilean Tries To Chill With Lions
Animals are dumb and I don't like them. If an animal tries to kill a human being, then the animal must be killed. That's all there is to it. Even if, um, the human being totally wants the animal to kill him. BBC News: A man stripped naked and jumped into a lion enclosure at […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Freddie Gray Family Lawyer Confronts Greta: Fox News Has 'Racist' Approach to Black Community
"[Y]our station was ripe with speculation…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Wall Street Lobbyists Decide Against Pushing Trump for Specifics -- for Now
Representatives from the nation's largest financial institutions met in Washington last week and discussed the Republican party's presumptive nominee.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Kamala Harris-Loretta Sanchez all-Democrat Senate race looms in California
LOS ANGELES — For the first time in state history, California faces the very real possibility of a Senate election with no Republican candidate.
Polls continue to show Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez — both Democrats — leading the packed 34-candidate primary field. Under the system approved ...
Transgender Teacher Gets $60k After Co-Workers Won't Call Her 'They'
Teacher claims to be a 'transmasculine' who is neither male nor female
Via: The Daily Caller
Non-profit RideAustin looks to fill void left by Uber and Lyft
Charity or opportunism? It's so hard to tell, sometimes. In RideAustin's case, it looks to be a bit of both. It's a non-profit car-for-hire service that's happy to abide by the city's rules — and adds a layer of budget- and conscience-friendly features that may help it stay differentiated (and alive). Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Top TSA Official Removed Amid Scrutiny Over Extremely Long Lines at Airports
"A new leadership team is now overseeing screening operations."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
DNC Gives Sanders Bigger Say on Platform in Bid to Quell Feud
The Vermont senator will receive five spots on the platform drafting committee at the Democrats' July convention, while Hillary Clinton will get six.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Academic Absurdity of the Week: Khardashian in the Ivory Tower
(Steven Hayward) I have never kept up with the Khardashians. I can't even, as the saying goes. Not even when, as America's most trusted news source (TMZ) reports, Kim Khardashian suffers a "wardrobe malfunction" at the Cannes Film Festival. (Now if someone photographed her with a firearm, she might be able to make Power Line on a Saturday.) But never fear, academia is on it. From the journal Celebrity Studies: Hottentot in
Source: Power LinePower Line
Illegal immigrant border crossings surge to highest level in nearly two years
The number of illegal immigrants crossing the southwestern border surged in April, reaching the highest point in nearly two years as Central American families and children traveling alone continued to test the Obama administration's border controls.
More than 38,000 illegal immigrants were caught in April, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
GOP Lawmakers Introduce 'The World's Greatest Healthcare Plan'
'This bill empowers all Americans to make their own healthcare choices'
Via: The Daily Caller
Google and Oracle present closing arguments in battle over Java
Attorneys for Oracle and Google presented their closing arguments today in a lawsuit over Google's use of Java APIs owned by Oracle in Android. Oracle accused Google of stealing a collection of APIs, while Google suggested that Android transformed the smartphone market and Oracle sued out of desperation when its own smartphone attempts failed to launch. The case is expected to have… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Read Letter Facebook Just Sent to Senate Addressing Allegations of Political Bias in Trending Topics
"While our investigation revealed no systematic political bias…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Clinton Turns Down Fox News Invite for Democratic Debate in California
"We plan to compete hard in the remaining primary states…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Why Bob Shrum Says It's Too Early For Democrats to Panic
On "With All Due Respect," Democratic strategist Bob Shrum discusses the divisive Democratic race and the need for Hillary Clinton to consolidate the party and reach out to Bernie Sanders' independent supporters.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
DOJ Investigates McAuliffe Over Donation From Chinese Clinton Foundation Donor
A Chinese businessman involved in a federal investigation into Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe whose company pledged $2 million to the Clinton Foundation the same year that it wrote a six-figure check to McAuliffe's campaign.
CNN reported on Monday that an ongoing Department of Justice corruption probe targeting McAuliffe is examining his tenure on the board of the Clinton Global Initiative, a foundation offshoot.
The post DOJ Investigates McAuliffe Over Donation From Chinese Clinton Foundation Donor appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
DIANE KATZ: FDA cigar rules threaten industry's small businesses
Julius Caeser Newman was 13 years old in 1888 when he sailed from Austria-Hungary to Baltimore in pursuit of the American dream. With vision, hope and a $50 loan, he built a hand-rolled cigar business that survived the Panic of 1893, the Great Depression, two world wars, the Cuban trade ...
Dave Matthews Band To Perform In NC, But Will Donate Proceeds To 'Equality' Groups
'Equality groups' will celebrate
Via: The Daily Caller
Gov. McAuliffe flights: The Final Four, Cuba and others
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Records show that a state airplane has taken Gov. Terry McAuliffe to Cuba and a University of Virginia basketball game in Chicago, among other destinations.
The Daily Press (http://bit.ly/1s4Hitp) filed a Freedom of Information Act request this month for Department of Aviation records covering the flights ...
'Morning Joe' Panelist: DNC Chair 'Bungled' The 2016 Election [VIDEO]
Wasserman Schultz 'antagonized' the Sanders campaign
Via: The Daily Caller
This iPhone-only professional photographer is the future of sports photography
Picture a professional sports photographer. What do you see? Someone in a beige vest hidden behind a giant, telescopic camera stationed in the back of an end zone? How about someone standing in a throng of spectators with only an iPhone 6s Plus in their hands and a battery pack in their pocket? No? Well meet Brad Mangin. Brad has been a professional sports photographer for over two… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
'Frozen' Actress Responds to Campaign Urging Disney to Make Elsa a 'Lesbian Princess': 'I think It's Great…'
"We've never been able to see the purity in a queer relationship."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Clinton's boost to guns?
Because many conservatives view the Democratic front-runner as even more liberal on the issue than the president, the gun industry predicts her victory would prompt new sales records.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Review: 'Weiner' is riveting fly-on-the-wall filmmaking
There are lots of fly-on-the-wall documentaries. But occasionally there's one that makes you want to ask the fly: Just HOW did you get onto that wall, and how did you manage to stay there?
In the case of "Weiner," the compulsively watchable new film about Anthony Weiner and the implosion ...
This Dual Chamber Vape Gets Rave Reviews
'Dual bowls, long battery life and solid performance'
Via: The Daily Caller
Why owning your cable box won't kill your favorite shows
A funny thing happens when the Federal Communications Commission moves to introduce competition into a consumer market. The industry, once so accustomed to acting the monopoly or duopoly in its sector, must suddenly "deal with" thousands if not millions of unhappy customers and a heated public debate. In the case of cable companies fighting the FCC's set-top box proposal… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Multiple Blasts in Syria Government Strongholds That Kill Over 80, Wound 200
The targets included bus stations and a hospital.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Through the media looking glass
(Scott Johnson) The terrorism trial in progress before Judge Davis is important and interesting, but is difficult to understand through a media filter. The national media have mostly shied away from the trial. A couple of recent articles, however, offer exhibits A and B in the imposition of a gauzy filter over the case. The Los Angeles Times's Matt Pearce took a detour from his trip to Minneapolis on the Prince beat
Source: Power LinePower Line
Republican voters still more focused than Democrats on presidential race: poll
Republican voters continue to follow the presidential election more closely than Democrats, showed a poll released Monday that underscored the enthusiasm gap that has been a hallmark of the 2016 campaigns.
The Gallup poll found 47 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters are "very closely" following election news, ...
Manu Kumar on how venture capitalists manage their time
To get an accurate view of how VCs spend their time, we surveyed 100 investors from The Twenty Minute VC to determine the most efficient time allocation. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Church of Scotland Makes Major Change to Allow Pastors Who Are in Gay Marriages — but There's a Twist
"In some ways we crossed the Rubicon last year…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Debt King Trump, Bridge Builder Clinton Equal Bigger Deficits
The U.S. looks set to rack up bigger budget deficits in the coming years, no matter who is elected president.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
3nder adds a +1 for your Tinder adventures
If swiping left and right for your next adventure is starting to feel a bit last year, the team behind 3nder has a trick up its proverbial wizard's sleeve. The app — arriving for Android imminently — assists its users in establishing less conventional relationships of the triangular persuasion, helping them find one or two additional participants for boudoir gymnastics. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
500 Startups and Seedcamp back hairdresser booking app Rock Pamper Scissors
London-based hairdresser booking app Rock Pamper Scissors has picked up £1.2 million in backing from U.S.-based 500 Startups and European pre-seed and seed investor Seedcamp, alongside various angel investors. The latter includes Tom Singh (the founder of New Look, and Just Eat's former CMO Mat Braddy who is also a co-founder of Rock Pamper Scissors. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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