July 23, 2015

McCain on Military Budget Cuts: 'This Madness Must Stop'

Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R., Ariz.), said the declining size of active duty Marines will struggle as they confront new threats due to decreases in military spending during a nomination hearing on Thursday Morning.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

What Food and Activity Is Most Popular in Your State? Researchers Came Up With These Cool Maps

What's being tweeted about the most in your state? 

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Annoyed By Mobile Sites That "Ask" You To Download Their App? You're Not Alone

5722778376_3f79a79c4b_b Your team has spent many many months perfecting your mobile app, so of course you want people to download it. You want to get your app high up in the app store charts. I get it. Totally. However, you (and a lot of companies) have gotten overly aggressive with how you go about "suggesting" that we download your app. You know what I'm talking about. The… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

In Texas, an illegal immigrant crime wave

(Paul Mirengoff) Christian Adams reports that an internal report by the Texas Department of Public Safety, obtained by PJ Media, finds that illegal immigrants have committed hundreds of thousands of crimes, including nearly 3,000 homicides, in Texas. According to the Department of Public Safety's analysis, foreign aliens committed 611,234 unique crimes in Texas from 2008 to 2014, including thousands of homicides and sexual assaults. The report states: From October 2008 to April

Source: Power Line

Clinton Doesn't Condemn Questioner's 'Apartheid' Slur Against Israel

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has new job as PR consultant

NEW YORK (AP) - Scandal-tarred former congressman Anthony Weiner has a new job as a part-time consultant to a public relations firm.

The firm MWW announced Thursday that Weiner will join the company's board of advisers.

MWW said Weiner will be a consultant on public policy and new business development ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

British-Iraqi Girl Petitioning Gov't To Save Peers From Sexual Slavery By ISIS

'A 12-year-old living in our village is pregnant...They're scared the pregnancy might kill her'

Via: The Daily Caller

Atheists and the ACLU Have Launched Legal Battles Against This Giant Cross for Decades — but This Key Move Could End All That

"We are glad the government is trying to get out of the business of religion."

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Iran Fleeced U.S. in Nuclear Agreement, Republicans Tell Kerry

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Marching Band Delivers Awesome Surprise for Woman's Last Cancer Treatment

Awesome!

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NASA Announces Historic Discovery of Earth's 'Older, Bigger Cousin'

"Exciting result brings us one step closer to finding an Earth 2.0."

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What The Tech Bubble Means Outside Silicon Valley

bubble It's a place, a mindset, a nickname, a metonym, an innovation hub, a TV show and a standard against which all cradles of technology are measured. Silicon Valley prides itself on having a meta-status that defies easy categorization, but this cannot save it from the impending bubble. According to investors like Mark Cuban, Chris Sacca, Bill Gurley, Manish Goyal and Bharat Ramnani… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Todd: If I'm Hillary Clinton's Campaign, I'm Looking at Recent Polls and Saying 'Oh No'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

The 'Cool Pictures' of Legendary Rock Band Nirvana She Found Tucked in a Book Turned Out to be Way Cooler Than She Ever Possibly Imagined

"I didn't realize it was such a historical thing."

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Man sues DMV for refusing to translate, interpret exam

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An Italian immigrant is suing the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles for refusing to translate the written driver's license exam or allow for an interpreter.

The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday announced it had filed a federal complaint with ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Bikini-Clad Chick Nearly Breaks Her Neck Getting Tossed In The Lake [VIDEO]

This is why you ALWAYS let go

Via: The Daily Caller

Dashcam Video Captures Six Seconds of Sheer Terror After a Semitruck Blew a Tire on a Bridge

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Obama Administration Threatens to Veto Bill Penalizing Sanctuary Cities

The Obama White House on Thursday threatened to veto legislation that would cut off federal funding from state and local governments providing sanctuary to illegal immigrants.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Seriously… What The F**k Is Going On With This Japanese Baseball Player? [VIDEO]

'Domo arigato' for the hilarioiusly bizarre display

Via: The Daily Caller

Twitter Makes It Easier To Target Ads Around Big Events

twitter-lightning Twitter is announcing a straightforward way for advertisers to join in the social media conversation around major events. Not that the service has lacked ads around, say, the Super Bowl. But Ameet Ranadive, the company's senior director of revenue products, said that until now, buying those ads has been a "very manual" process, with advertisers piecing together the right… Read More

Source: TechCrunch