This will be upsetting to all those Trump supporters on Twitter calling for the NYPD to shoot him down. Via Mediaite: One day before an unidentified climber took to Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, a video appeared on YouTube posted by one Leven Thumps, announcing his intention to scale the skyscraper and his motives for doing so. In the video …

Of course he does. Via Politico: Republican nominee Donald Trump is pushing back against a report that he had a conversation with the Secret Service following his comments on Second Amendment supporters, which many interpreted as him inciting violence against Hillary Clinton. CNN reported that the Secret Service had a conversation with Trump after his remark Tuesday that Second Amendment …

Second time in one week. The Independent reports: Hillary Clinton was rushed at by an animal rights protester during a speech on the economy, the second time in a week. Ms Clinton was talking in Des Moines, Iowa, and facing the other way as a woman launched herself over the barrier and towards the stage. She has been named as …

From the New York Post: A man was climbing the side of Trump Tower in Midtown on Wednesday afternoon — prompting a massive police response. The climber had made about five floors above a landing, and appeared to be using giant suction cups for his ascent. Police raced to the scene and appeared to be trying to talk the dare-devil …

The lyingest liar from Liar Town thinks everybody else is lying. He writes: The Mainstream Media and Democrats have gone bat-crap crazy over Donald Trump. This time they’re accusing Mr. Trump of threatening to assassinate Mrs. Bill Clinton. I mean it’s full-blown, head-spinning, Linda Blair-projectile vomiting kind of crazy, folks. Before Mr. Trump could say, “God bless America — Thanks …

The press is merely saying Trump was “spoken to.” We can presume it was more like a chastising. CNN reports: A US Secret Service official confirms to CNN that the USSS has spoken to the Trump campaign regarding his Second Amendment comments. “There has been more than one conversation” on the topic, the official told CNN. The campaign told USSS …

The Belize News reports: Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin today found that Section 53 of the Criminal Code which criminalizes consenting intercourse between adults of the same sex contravenes the right granted by the Constitution of Belize to no interference with a person’s dignity and personal privacy, as well as equality and equal treatment of all persons before the law. So …

According to infamous liar and debunked author David Barton, White Jesus will totally throw you into the pits of hell if you don’t vote for Trump. Right Wing Watch has the transcript: “We will stand before God one day and answer for everything we’ve said and thought and done,” he continued. “[God will say,] ‘I gave you your country, what …

NorthJersey.com reports: A former aide to Governor Christie said the governor lied about his knowledge of his administration’s involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures, according to a new court filing. Christina Renna, who worked under deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly, texted: “Are you listening? He just flat out lied about senior staff and (former deputy chief …

Here’s what Hair Furor is screaming about today. Via Politico: On Wednesday morning, Scarborough, a former Republican congressman, criticized the Republican Party for its continued support of Trump on his flagship show, “Morning Joe.” “Let me say this to my Republican Party,” he said. “You are letting Donald Trump destroy the party. And you’ve done it from the beginning. We’ve …

Massive Attack and Mazzy Star’s vocalist together! IndieWire reviews: Cate Blanchett is front and center in the latest Massive Attack video for their single “The Spoils,” released Tuesday. The six-minute clip is an eerie visual that shows the Oscar-winning actress’ face in front of a black backdrop. Highlighting her features from all angles, she then undergoes a transformation and morphs …

The New York Times reports: Digital ads pop up online so frequently and ubiquitously that many people are using software to block them. But if you try to stop ads from showing up on Facebook’s desktop website, you will now be out of luck: The social network has found a way to block the ad blockers. On Tuesday, Facebook flipped …

San Francisco’s Lone Star Saloon has become the city’s first gay bar to earn “legacy business” status under a recently voter-approved program to protect culturally significant businesses from developers and their wrecking balls. The Examiner reports: When landlords sell their buildings, the “for sale” sign can feel like a death sentence for the businesses operating there, which are subject to …

The Guardian reports:  The Philippines’ firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with his colourful language, calling the US ambassador “gay” in comments that prompted Washington to summon Manila’s envoy to complain. In the latest of series of tirades, Duterte used a local Tagalog language homophobic slur to express his displeasure with US Ambassador Philip Goldberg in …

Sean Hannity agrees with the Stupidest Man On The Internet™. He writes: As we’ve seen recently with Reuters, presidential polls cannot always be trusted. So for anyone who’s been disheartened by the post-convention bump for Hillary Clinton, the Gateway Pundit has some uplifting numbers for you. The website reports that analysis from the two candidates’ social media accounts could mean …

Rather’s blistering denouncement has been shared over 140,000 times since last night. USA Today reports: Dan Rather, formerly of CBS Evening News, took to Facebook in a scathing rant after Donald Trump implied that people with guns could stop Hillary Clinton as president from appointing anti-gun judges. “When he suggested that ‘The Second Amendment People’ can stop Hillary Clinton he …

The timing isn’t at all coincidental. Via Politico: The shotgun wedding between Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association has been rocky, but the gun rights group is standing by its man. Just hours after Donald Trump sparked yet another controversy with remarks that seemed, to some, to encourage violence against Hillary Clinton, the NRA offered its biggest gift yet …

From their story: Donald Trump must end his campaign for the White House in a reckoning with his own madness, while praying that nothing comes of his musing about an assassination of Hillary Clinton. In the event that Trump fails to abandon his candidacy — as he seems determined to — the Republican Party, including vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, …

ABC News reports: Hillary Clinton’s campaign responded late Tuesday to criticism that she did not reject the support of Seddique Mateen — the father of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen — who made headlines earlier this week when he was seen sitting in the crowd at a Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida. Earlier in the day, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump …

At this writing Ryan is leading by an insane 68 points in an utter humiliation for the far-right nutjobs. And Trump too, even though he grudgingly endorsed Ryan after being taken to the woodshed by Reince Priebus. CBC News reports: Until recently, Ryan had little reason to assume he would have any trouble against Nehlen: no House Speaker in recent …