Monthly Archives: August 2016

Glenn Beck Faces Potential Jailing After Refusing To Name Alleged Boston Marathon Bombing Sources

Glenn Beck and two of his staffers face jailing for contempt after refusing today to name the alleged sources that led them to wrongly accuse a Saudi man of being behind the Boston Marathon bombing. Via Law Newz: In a letter delivered Wednesday, Beck’s attorney, Michael J. Grygiel, said that Beck and his colleague Joe Weasel, would refuse to reveal …

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TONIGHT: Fox’s Megyn Kelly To Interview Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange About “October Surprise”

The Hill reports: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear on Megyn Kelly’s “The Kelly File” on Fox News on Wednesday night as part of a two-part interview. The two are expected to discuss the possibility of a WikiLeaks “October surprise” that could impact the presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  Fox News says Kelly will also tackle WikiLeaks’s …

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DNC: These Are Actual Breitbart Headlines [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Tuesday released an ad using controversial headlines from Breitbart News — the outlet once run by Donald Trump’s new campaign CEO — to attack the GOP presidential nominee’s campaign rhetoric. “Former chairman of Breitbart News Stephen Bannon is now Donald Trump’s campaign chief,” the ad text says. “These are some of …

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GEORGIA: Maniac Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Pouring Boiling Water On Sleeping Gay Couple

The Associated Press reports: A jury convicted a Georgia man on Wednesday for throwing boiled water on a same-sex couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns that required surgery. Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault in the attack on Anthony …

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Wacko Tea Party Doctor: Hillary Clinton’s Laughter Demonstrates Her Traumatic Brain Injury [VIDEO]

Ooh papa toony. Via Right Wing Watch: Graham Ledger of the conservative One America News Network spoke about Clinton’s health with Dr. Jane Orient of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, which, despite its innocuous name, is a far-right group that champions a whole host of bizarre claims. Ledger, wondering if the former secretary of state has brain damage …

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Homocon Milo Yiannopoulos Celebrates After Hackers Post Nude Photos On Site Of Actress Leslie Jones

“Karma’s a bitch.” Via Mediaite: This morning, Leslie Jones‘ was violated when her personal website was hacked. The hackers leaked her license and passport as well as nude photos. Jones is no stranger to cyber bullying. When Ghostbusters was released, she received so many racist and hateful comments on her Twitter account that she temporarily “quit” the platform. Breitbart writer …

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Trump Super PAC Chair: Yes, He’s Losing Badly [AUDIO]

Via Buzzfeed: Ed Rollins, chairman of a pro-Donald Trump super PAC, says the Republican nominee would lose badly if the election was held today. “If we’re sitting here three weeks from now after Labor Day and it’s in the same position, we’re gonna have a hard uphill battle,” Rollins said on the Laura Ingraham Show on Wednesday. “He’d lose badly …

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Meet Earth-Like Planet Proxima B [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: The search for life outside our solar system has been brought to our cosmic doorstep with the discovery of an apparently rocky planet orbiting the nearest star to our sun. Thought to be at least 1.3 times the mass of the Earth, the planet lies within the so-called “habitable zone” of the star Proxima Centauri, meaning that …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Anti-LGBT Hate Law Drags Gov. Pat McCrory Down To -9 Points In Stunning New Poll

USA Today reports: For the governorship, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is far behind Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper. The incumbent trails Cooper, 52%-43%. Some of McCrory’s struggle could stem from the HB2 law that he signed. The HB2 law, also known as the “bathroom bill,” among other things requires users of public restrooms to use the bathroom of the gender …

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The Liberal Redneck: Pushups For The Troops [VIDEO]

Today the Liberal Redneck (real-life comedian Trae Crowder) rips into the right wing’s empty pro-military rhetoric and takes part in a 22-pushup challenge meant to publicize a recent statistic showing that 22 US military veterans are taking their lives every day. Watch below.

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CONNECTICUT: Homocon House Candidate Clay Cope Says Trump & Pence Don’t Believe In Discrimination

Back in June when House Democrats staged their gun control sit-in, homocon House candidate Clay Cope told the press that he was going to buy a gun because he feels “targeted” as a Christian gay man. Today he brags to NBC News about his support for Donald Trump: To explain the appeal of Trump’s politics, he described his first experience …

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Coulter Threatens To Turn On Trump: If He Flip-Flops On Immigration I’ll Cancel My Book Tour [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: Coulter appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball Tuesday evening, where Chris Matthews asked her to weigh in on recent remarks from Trump in which he admitted that he was considering “softening” his policies on immigration. “We’re not looking to hurt people,” Trump had said. Coulter said Trump’s comments “sounded very consultant to me,” adding, “This could be the shortest book …

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UTAH: Lawyer For Escaped Polygamous Cult Leader Tells Court He Might Have Experienced “Miracle Of Rapture”

Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate reports: Polygamist leader Lyle Jeffs may not have escaped from home confinement, but was instead kidnapped or “experienced the miracle of rapture,” his lawyer raises as a possibility in a new court filing. In a filing about whether to continue the food stamp fraud trial for 11 members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church, Jeffs’ defense …

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Dr. Stabby: “Elderly” Candidates Like Trump And Hillary Should Always Release Their Medical Records [VIDEO]

And this guy supports Trump. Via Politico: Not only should Hillary Clinton release a new health report confirming her fitness to be commander in chief, so should Donald Trump, Ben Carson said Wednesday. Carson, a retired world-renowned neurosurgeon who supports Trump, called it “common sense” for those running for the White House to “disclose their medical history,” “particularly if they’re …

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NORTH CAROLINA: McCrory Defends Anti-LGBT Hate Law With Ad Starring Sexual Abuse Victim [VIDEO]

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is seven points behind AG Roy Cooper in the latest poll, therefore we get this desperation move. Watch below. Via Raleigh’s NBC affiliate: Gov. Pat McCrory launched a pair of new campaign ads on Monday, one touting his record on education spending and the other slamming his Democratic rival on House Bill 2. The campaign …

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New York Times Editorial Board Slams Ken Paxton’s “Bigoted And Specious” Attacks On Trans Citizens

From the New York Times editorial board: Just days after the federal Department of Education in May issued sensible antidiscrimination guidelines for accommodating transgender students, Texas’ attorney general, Ken Paxton, set out to challenge them. Zeroing in on North Texas, the attorney general’s office encouraged the Harrold Independent School District to adopt an anti-transgender bathroom policy. The choice of district …

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Trump Campaign Manager: We’re Actually Winning Right Now Because Of Our “Undercover Trump Voters”

This is how the Trump campaign is spinning the polls for the British press: Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told the UK’s Channel 4 that Donald Trump is actually winning the election, but every poll is wrong because Trump voters are undercover. Conway denied on the Channel 4 special “President Trump: Can He Really Win?” that Trump was losing and …

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Trump: I’m Open To Softening On Immigration [VIDEO]

Via Fox News: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday he is open to “softening” laws dealing with illegal immigrants in a “Hannity” town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. His remarks were the latest sign he is considering softening a position he has taken since the onset of his campaign. Trump was asked by Hannity if he would change …

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New Hillary Ad Hits “Made In China” Trump [VIDEO]

Politico recaps today’s new ad from the Clinton campaign: New England Shirt Company’s Robert Kidder knocks Donald Trump for making clothing overseas. “This factory has been here since 1883. We have over 60 people here making shirts labeled ‘Made in America,’ but Donald Trump’s brand of shirts come from China, his suits from Mexico, his coats from India. Trump’s products …

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Pitchfork’s 200 Top Singles Of The 70s

In case you feel like having a completely unproductive day, Pitchfork has created a ranking of their top 200 singles of the 1970s. Lists like these, of course, tend to generate plenty of dissent and arguing and that’s a lot of their fun. Hit the link for factoid-packed capsule reviews and YouTube links to David Bowie, ABBA, Donna Summer, The …

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