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June 1, 2015
The real Rand Paul stands up
(Paul Mirengoff) As John notes below, Rand Paul has used his Senatorial prerogative to block the Patriot Act. As a result, its provisions will expire at midnight. A new Act will be passed, but probably not for at least 72 hours. Let's hope that terrorists worldwide respect Sen. Paul's prerogative and wait 72 hours before using using U.S. phone lines to plot attacks on U.S. interests. Rand Paul is concerned, as he
Parts of Post-Sept. 11 Patriot Act Expire as Senate Fails to Act Before Midnight
GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.
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A defense of Dave Morin
Dave Morin and Path get a lot of shit. Some of it is deserved, like the time Path breached user trust by stealthily uploading your address book up to the cloud. Mostly, though, it seems people don't like Morin because he's seemingly had an easy road—from a well-to-do family, landing in Silicon Valley and "lucking" into stints at Apple and Facebook, before getting ass-loads of money to launch his own app. […]
Source: PandoDaily
Kansas lawmakers approve changes in election, lobbying laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas would make it easier for candidates to spread their messages through social media and would require lobbyists to publicly disclose whether tax dollars are financing their activities under a measure that received final legislative approval Sunday.
A 66-48 vote in the House for the elections ...
Baltimore Needs A Prosecutor Like Bob McCulloch, Not Marilyn Mosby
The city needs justice, not predetermined bias
Via: The Daily Caller
'We're Not All Falling for Your BS': Blaze Readers React to Al Sharpton's Shocking Question About Flooding in Texas
"Every time I think my opinion of Al Sharpton could not get lower, he opens his mouth again."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
May 31, 2015
Media Alert: Bill Bennett Tomorrow Morning
(Steven Hayward) For commuters in the east and early risers elsewhere, I'll be a guest on Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" radio show at 8:05 am eastern time tomorrow (Monday) morning, to talk about the latest in climate science, and other topics. Tune in to your local station, or you can listen in online at BillBennett.com. Call in! Love to say hello to Power Line readers.
Source: Power Line
'Family Guy' Creator Rips 'Duck Dynasty' During Award Acceptance Speech
"Let's not forget I'm being declared a genius on a network that airs 'Duck Dynasty' …"
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Rand Paul Declares a Short-Term PATRIOT Act Victory, as His Opponents Bristle
The PATRIOT Act is dead, for a few hours.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Rand Paul Blocks Patriot Act Extension, For Now
(John Hinderaker) Important provisions of the Patriot Act expire at midnight tonight, unless renewed by Congress. The House has passed such a bill, and the Senate has been in session today, trying to do the same. This effort was blocked, in the end, by one senator: Rand Paul. Fox News reports: The Senate failed Sunday to strike a deal to extend the NSA's phone surveillance program before the midnight deadline. … The
Source: Power Line
For Rand Paul, push on Patriot act carries risks, rewards
Sen. Rand Paul's high-profile push to scrap the Patriot Act carries both risk and reward for his 2016 presidential prospects, according to GOP analysts, who say that the battle is helping him solidify his libertarian-leaning base, but also could further alienate voters that already have questions about his world view.
...Deadly Komodo Dragon Bites Nebraska Zookeeper
"Komodos, even though they've got this fierce reputation — they eat deer, they're scavengers, they're venomous, they have a bacterial mix in their mouth — all that said, they're nice."
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Patriot Act Will Expire, Senate To Hold Mid-Week Vote
Rand Paul held off reauthorization as long as he could
Via: The Daily Caller
'It Was '(The) Dukes of Hazzard": Car Flies Through the Air in Terrifying Crash Caught on Surveillance Video
"… he actually did some good air."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Buzz
(John Hinderaker) Our friend David Lebedoff has written a number of books, one or two of which we have plugged here. But now, just in time for the Summer beach market, he has published his first thriller, called Buzz. Buzz is somewhat in the tradition of Jaws, only the deadly predator is a whole lot smaller. Most of us are used to swatting them without much thought: That's right: mosquitos. The plot
Source: Power Line
Drug smugglers get creative in bids to elude U.S. border guards
Hidden inside a load of green peppers, sealed in bales of coiled cable wire, stuffed inside the cups of women's bras — drug runners are finding increasingly innovative places to stash their illicit cargo as they try to sneak it by U.S. border guards.
But U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
Actress Betsy Palmer, Played Murderous Mother in 'Friday the 13th,' Dies at 88
Palmer had appeared in films and TV shows for decades, several of them classics, before she took the role of Mrs. Voorhees in the 1980 horror film.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Texas GOP pushes through 'campus carry' as Legislature ends
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Legislature wound down Sunday by lifting a ban on firearms on college campuses after years of thwarted attempts, putting a final conservative stamp on new Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's debut that included tax cuts and a dramatic rise in border security spending.
The official ...
Break a Leg!
(John Hinderaker) John Kerry is a noted sportsman, despite his 71 years. Who can forget how he wind-surfed his way into the hearts of voters everywhere in 2004? Or his goose-hunting excursion in Ohio during the same campaign, where he claimed to have shot a goose–gotta have credibility with these swing-state rubes!–but when he emerged from the woods he wasn't carrying one; a picture of a dead goose would have been bad
Source: Power Line
Surveillance Powers Set to Expire With No Deal in Senate
The objections have come primarily from GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
92-Year-Old Vet Was a Pitching Prospect Before He Went Off to Fight in World War II. Now 70 Years Later, He Finally Steps Foot on a Major League Mound.
"I could throw that ball beyond 90 miles an hour and I had a curve like nobody else had one."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
FIFA Official Accuses the U.S. of 'Double Standard.' See If You Can Spot the Problem With His Embarrassing Evidence.
"If FIFA is so bad, why is it that USA wants…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Behind Science Fraud, Chapter 7
(Steven Hayward) New York magazine has a terrific piece up this weekend that tells the whole story of how the Green-LaCour Science magazine article on changing support for gay marriage by way of a canvas was exposed as a fraud—by another graduate student. It's a long piece, but worth an extra-grande latte and a good slow read. In addition to the details of the fraud itself—which involved LaCour fabricating emails with a
Source: Power Line
Martin O'Malley Uses Goldman Sachs to Hit Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush
The former Maryland governor continues to highlight comments attributed to CEO Lloyd Blankfein.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
No show of suspicion of ABC's George Stephanopoulos among presidential candidates
If presidential candidates other than Hillary Rodham Clinton are leery of being questioned by ex-Clinton aide-turned-ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, so far they're not showing it.
Mr. Stephanopoulos, a former top adviser to President Bill Clinton, interviewed Sunday three contenders in the 2016 presidential race — former Maryland Gov. Martin ...
Republicans Say What Rand Paul Plans to Do Tonight Will Probably Lose Him the Presidential Nomination
"He's confused about which party he's running in."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Jeb Bush: 'The Rules Don't Always Apply' To The Clintons [VIDEO]
'Inappropriate'
Via: The Daily Caller
Cemetery Photo Shoot Sparks Outrage and Is Being Called an Insult to Religion
"[A]n act of stupidity and religious intolerance."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Marilyn Mosby Becomes A Circus Ringmaster Amid Skyrocketing Baltimore Crime [VIDEO]
From VIP guest at Prince concert to circus ringmaster
Via: The Daily Caller
Bernie Sanders' New Claim About His Gang-Rape Essay and 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
"This is a piece of fiction…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Media alert
(Paul Mirengoff) Tonight at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, I will be on One America News Network talking about Hillary Clinton's Benghazi emails. The show is called "On Point." The host is the dynamic Tomi Lahren. One America News Network is a national TV news network. It airs on Verizon Fios, channel 116. AT&T U-verse, channel 208, and Century Link prism, channel 209. It streams on Roku and Amazon Fire. I'll be on
Source: Power Line
'Think Creatively': Report Says NBC Is Desperate to Keep Disgraced Anchor Brian Williams — and Pay Him Millions
"Andy's contorting to figure out a way to keep Brian."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Bernie Sanders Compares Rape Fantasy Essay to Fifty Shades of Grey
Titled "Sex and the Single Girl—Part Two," the essay was not what Sanders hoped to be talking about during his campaign.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
US defense secretary to ask Vietnam to end land reclamation
HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday he will urge Vietnamese officials to give up their reclamation projects in the South China Sea, making a direct plea after earlier calling for all countries in the Asia-Pacific region to halt the construction of artificial islands.
China's rapidly ...
Georgia Man Rescues a Deer and Gets Rewarded in an Adorable Way
"This is my favorite picture on the internet!"
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See the Video That Bernie Sanders Definitely Won't Be Using as His Campaign Ad
"The Bernie Sanders Save the Children Fund."
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UK Police Tell Subjects Not To Harm Their Attackers, Get A Rape Alarm
This is what happens when there is NO Second Amendment
Via: The Daily Caller
Fiorina: US In 'Grave Danger' Thanks To Hillary's State Dept Tenure
'I'm concerned'
Via: The Daily Caller
'Please Help Me, I Don't Want to Die': Gay Palestinian, Son of Prominent Hamas Family, Asks for Help to Avoid Deportation Back to the West Bank
"From as early as I can remember, I was taught that Islam was the one true faith, that violence was the only answer, and that the Jews were our enemies."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Deep secrets of racial profiling (1)
(Scott Johnson) The current assault on the criminal justice system has taken the form of an assault on local law enforcement as racist. Who speaks for the police? Not many. The task has apparently fallen to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, profiled recently by Charles Cooke in the NR cover story "The sheriff as rebel." Inundated as we are by a farrago of politically inspired falsehood and hysteria, it may be useful
Source: Power Line
'Unbelievable': Video Lays Out the Stark Statistics About World War II
"Never realized how much death there was…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Rand Vows To Force Patriot Act To Expire
While former world-class spy warns of dire consequences
Via: The Daily Caller
Egyptian-American released, flies back to US
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Egyptian-American who had been sentenced to life in prison in Egypt and had been on a hunger strike for more than a year before being freed has arrived back in the United States.
Mohammed Soltan, the son of a prominent member of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, ...
Giving Ivan Depth
U.S. Marines often conduct live fire training on ranges that feature "Ivan" targets. These thin green plastic shells look like three-foot-tall army men toys. Ivan has no distinguishable facial features and he only exists so that Marines can pummel him with rifle and machine-gun bullets. That these simple targets are still called Ivan more than 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union is a testament to the enduring legacy of the Cold War and decades spent preparing to fight the Red Army. Even for those well versed in the history of World War II, the Soviet soldier seems to have the depth and substance of a thin plastic Ivan target. The secrecy of the Soviet state and cultural stereotypes contribute to an image of poorly trained peasants forced to fight under the threat of execution if they retreated.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Connecticut lawmakers reach tentative budget deal
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reached a tentative deal on a two-year, $40 billion budget early Sunday.
"A brighter tomorrow will start with this budget today," the Democratic governor said in a statement. "This agreement will help Connecticut now and in the long run. ...
HBO, MTV, Celebs and Bloomberg Join Forces for 'National Gun Violence Awareness'
HBO, MTV, and a host of celebrities will join Michael Bloomberg and other pro-gun control groups to watch participating mayors proclaim "Gun Violence Awareness Day" in their cities on June 2. Participants will "wear orange," a color that symbolizes the value of human life," according to PRNewsWire, to help "honor the 88 Americans whose lives are ...More
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Analysis: Earlier '16 primary changes Arkansas' politics
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' latest experiment with moving up the state's primaries could give voters greater say in a presidential campaign that features two candidates with ties to the state. But it's just as likely to change the state's political dynamics, at least temporarily, in a way that ...
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the coming ninny state
(Paul Mirengoff) Scott's post, "The Unmaking of a Mayor," directs our attention to the stunning exchange between Fox News Channel's Leland Vittert and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake during her weekly press conference. Vittert was pressing Rawlings-Blake on whether the wave of shootings that has plagued Baltimore is related to the sharp decline in arrests. Rawlings-Blake looked like a deer in the headlights. I almost wanted to find her a "safe space" and
Source: Power Line
San Antonio group helps families released from detention
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - When the vans from South Texas's immigrant detention centers arrive at the San Antonio Greyhound station, a group of volunteers waits to greet women and children who face a long bus ride through a foreign country with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Members ...
Rare Computer Unwittingly Dropped Off at Silicon Valley Recycling Center. Want to Guess How Much It's Worth?
She left no contact information.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Traditional Marriage Advocate: 'Now Only Politically Correct Views' Are Allowed In Public Square
Traditional Marriage Advocate: 'Now Only Politically Correct Views' Are Allowed In The Public Square
Via: The Daily Caller
May 30, 2015
Gov't Watchdog: Suspected Nazi War Criminals Got $20.2 Million in Social Security Benefits
President Barack Obama late last year signed into law a measure that bars suspected Nazi war criminals from receiving the benefits.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Rand Paul Raising Money Off Forcing Expiration Of Surveillance Law
'I know you have the ability to make a big impact with your generosity'
Via: The Daily Caller
Jeb Bush: Rand Paul 'Wrong' on Efforts to End Surveillance Laws
Bush said he does not consider the collection of domestic phone metadata a violation of civil rights.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Connecticut lawmakers return to Capitol as deadline looms
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Major issues, including a new two-year state budget, election reforms and an anti-domestic violence measure remained on the to-do list for Connecticut legislators on Saturday.
With Wednesday's midnight adjournment deadline looming, proponents of certain bills showed up at the state Capitol, hoping to persuade the General ...
Joe Biden's Son Beau Dies Of Brain Cancer
In a late night statement, Vice President Joe Biden announced the passing of his elder son, Beau, to brain cancer. "It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, Ashley, Jill and I announce the passing of our husband, brother and son, Beau, after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Poll: Scott Walker Expands Lead in lowa
"For the time being, he's doing the right things to make the right first impression."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
I'll say one thing for Martin O'Malley
(Paul Mirengoff) He isn't Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. But then, Rawlings-Blake, the current mayor of Baltimore, isn't running for President. O'Malley, the former Baltimore mayor is, and he's not profiting from reports about how badly the city is doing. As the Washington Post puts it, "Baltimore's blight has O'Malley on the defensive. The Post provides a useful look at O'Malley's time as mayor. As you would expect from an ambitious liberal, O'Malley was an
Source: Power Line
Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Spotlight Again, Pumping Up a Crowd at a Venue That Might Surprise You
"I am honored to be a part of this initiative …"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
On Lindsey Graham's Turf, Rand Paul Begins Patriot Act Endgame
The senator rallies across South Carolina and pledges to block the law.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Report: At Least Four Americans Held by Yemen's Rebels
The Americans are believed to be imprisoned in the capital Sanaa.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Texas Senate OKs concealed handguns on college campuses
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate has approved allowing license holders to carry concealed handguns on public college campuses - but included a caveat that lets college presidents designate "gun-free zones."
Senators voted 20-11 Saturday to approve the measure. House passage expected Sunday sends it to Gov. Greg Abbott ...
These Ten Celebrities Aren't Afraid To Go In The Ocean [SLIDESHOW]
Is that a shark out there?! They don't care
Via: The Daily Caller
Scott Walker Has Early Lead in Iowa Poll as Jeb Bush Faces Challenges
Marco Rubio is a popular second choice, a potential indication of strength if he can convert that support to his own.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Police Fatally Shoot Oklahoma Man Who Fought With Them After Floodwater Rescue
"It's not real clear how it all transpired."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Five more superstars join our already stellar Pandoland lineup
It's just over a couple of weeks until our incredible Pandoland conference begins in Nashville, Tennessee. We've been so busy coordinating speakers, organizing break-out sessions, mentoring finalists for our $100k startup contest, planning parties, booking bands and all that important stuff that I almost forgot to share the latest additions to our already stellar line up. In addition to the couple dozen speakers, mentors and judges already announced, I'm delighted […]
Source: PandoDaily
See How 'Very Reasonable' You Think Bill Nye's Analogy About Climate Change Is
"No, the scientists who studied cigarette smoking, they don't know…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas White House over expensive State Dept. training site
The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to the White House budget office on Thursday for documents about a new State Department security training facility.
The administration has plans to build an expensive new facility at a military base in Blackstone, Va. rather than expanding an already existing law ...
She Barely Knew Him, but When This Hooters Waitress Heard What He Needed, She Was Ready to Go Under the Knife
"I did my part, now it's God's turn…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Martin O'Malley Delivers Powerful Campaign Kickoff Speech
Analyzing the substance, style, and overall impact of the Democrat's presidential campaign launch.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
The Definitive H&H Martin O'Malley Scouting Report
Analyzing the former Maryland governor's candidacy, point by point.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Martin O'Malley Launches Longshot 2016 Challenge to Hillary's Left
"Well I've got news for the bullies of Wall Street."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Survey shows majority support for NY gun control law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A recent survey shows majority support among registered voters for New York's gun control law enacted two years ago.
The law banned large-capacity magazines and sales of some popular semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 rifle. It also required owners of those guns now redefined as assault ...
Rand Paul Plans to Kill the PATRIOT Act
"I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
The Power Line Show, Episode 18: Obama's Global Crack-Up, With Pete Wehner
(Joe Malchow) Last night, Steve, Paul and I were joined by Pete Wehner of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a discussion of the comprehensive failures of the Obama administration in foreign policy. The conversation took off from Pete's recent Commentary article, "Counting Up Obama's Cataclysmic Foreign Policy Failures." Pete then stayed with us for a spirited discussion of "reform conservatism," a movement with which he is identified. It is a
Source: Power Line
Bruce Jenner Will Be On The Cover Of 'Vanity Fair' As A Woman [PHOTOS]
He officially announced his 'transition into a woman' in April
Via: The Daily Caller
'Definitely That Is Not Me': FIFA President Has Defiant Words About the U.S. Investigation of Soccer Corruption
"Arrested for what? Next question."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Disagreement over impact if US surveillance laws do expire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring a last-minute deal in Congress, three post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expire as Sunday turns into Monday.
Will that make Americans less secure?
Absolutely, Obama administration officials say.
Nonsense, counter civil liberties activists.
That heated debate may recede to ...
Martin O'Malley Expected to Announce Democratic Presidential Bid
Hillary Clinton gets a challenger who's ready to attack her program and character.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Life lessons from Justice Thomas
(Scott Johnson) This is the season of left-wing and formulaic commencement speeches. Contributing to the cause of true "diversity" — diversity in the life of the mind — Zev Chafets has edited a volume of heterodox commencement speeches under the title Remembering Who We Are: A Treasury of Conservative Commencement Addresses. There are several speeches that I find inspirational and/or moving and/or thought-provoking in the book. One that is all of the
Source: Power Line
Paul McCartney Reveals Why He Quit Smoking Marijuana
"…the kids were little so I'd just try and keep it out of their faces."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
The Week in Pictures: Liberal Crack Up Edition
(Steven Hayward) In looking for a theme for the week, it is hard to escape noticing the senescence of liberalism across the board. Obama is lame even for a lame duck, with the relentless advance of ISIS making a has of his pronouncements about how we were on the road to defeating them. Bernie Sanders is stuck in a Galbraithian time warp; surely he'll advocate regulating advertising after we ban Ban Roll-On.
Source: Power Line
This Video Proves Why You Should Always Stop Before Turning Right on Red
"Instant karma."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Blatter criticizes US justice chief, soccer corruption case
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter criticized U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and an American federal investigation into soccer corruption which could yet lead directly to his door.
In a defiant interview with his local Swiss broadcaster, Blatter said "there is something that smells" about the timing of dawn ...
The Jewish Revolt
Bruce Hoffman's Anonymous Soldiers is a deftly written account of the Jewish revolt against the British in 1940s Palestine. Despite its scholarship—it draws heavily on recently declassified British documents—and its significant bulk, it is a page-turner that leaves the reader feeling sorry once the book is finished.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Hastert rose to speakership among the scandals of others
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dennis Hastert's career as House speaker both arose and ended amid the sex-related scandals of others.
Now, eight years after leaving Congress, Hastert's own legacy is threatened by an indictment charging financial misdeeds - and cryptically referring to "misconduct" against an unnamed individual. A person familiar with ...
Charles Krauthammer: Rand Paul's 'Ignorance Really Astonishes Me'
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer blasted Sen. Rand Paul Friday on the "Hugh Hewitt Show" for the remarks he made earlier in week claiming "hawks" in the Republican Party were to blame for the rise of ISIS. Krauthammer said he was "astonished" by Paul's ignorance and laid out his dissent point-by-point. "Who is right in this spectrum ...More
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NYC to weigh landmarking Stonewall Inn, gay rights beacon
NEW YORK (AP) - Officials are considering whether to make the Stonewall Inn a city landmark, granting recognition to a powerful symbol of the gay rights movement.
The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/1LTaJCo ) says the Landmarks Preservation Commission is set to vote Tuesday on taking a first step: adding the ...
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