Monthly Archives: August 2018

DNC Headquarters Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Politico reports: The Democratic National Committee’s headquarters was evacuated Tuesday following a bomb threat, a spokesperson said. “There was a bomb threat that came in this afternoon and the DNC took the necessary precautions and evacuated the building,” DNC spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa said in a statement. Hinojosa said the DNC is currently working with law enforcement on the threat. The …

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David Pecker Bolts Board Of Canadian Media Giant

The Huffington Post reports: David Pecker, the chairman and CEO of American Media Inc., has resigned from the boards of the Canadian media company Postmedia effective immediately, according to a press release. “David noted that it is important for him to focus his efforts on ensuring that his businesses are best positioned for continued growth,” Peter Sharpe, the lead director …

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Stormy Daniels: Trump Lasted “Two Minutes” In Bed

Vogue Magazine reports: It is just after 10:00 a.m. on a Tuesday, still early morning in the world of adult-film stars and their entourages. Daniels is barefoot, in black skinny jeans with silver zippers at the ankles and a purple V-neck T-shirt. With no makeup Daniels, 39, looks much younger than when she appeared on 60 Minutes last March and …

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Last Night Trump Warned Evangelicals That Democrats Will “End Everything Violently” If They Win Midterms

The New York Times reports: In remarks to evangelical ministers in the White House State Dining Room on Monday night, President Trump spoke in high-minded tones about religious liberty, abortion and youth unemployment. He noted a John Adams quote carved into the room’s fireplace: “I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house.” But once reporters and …

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NRA TV Host: Buying Guns For Teachers Is A Better Use Of Federal Money Than Buying Textbooks For Students

“Texas is asking to spend federal Department of Education grant money to buy firearms for teachers that have gone through the state’s school marshal program. Teachers trained to carry firearms in school, in firearms, and the state needs permission to use federal money to do that. As you can imagine, the left is melting down. I would argue of all …

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STD Cases Hit Record High, Resistant Gonorrhea Rises

Bloomberg reports: The U.S. saw a record number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in 2017, marking the fourth straight year of sharp increases in gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The trend is exacerbated by the fact that gonorrhea could soon become resistant to antibiotic treatment, the CDC said …

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Trump Administration To Pay $4.7 Billion In Relief To US Farmers Hurt By Trump’s Stupid Trade War With China

NPR reports: The Department of Agriculture will pay $4.7 billion to farmers growing soybeans, cotton and other products hit by tariffs in the Trump administration’s hard-line trade war with China, announcing the first batch of payments from a $12 billion government aid package. Starting next Tuesday, the agency will take applications from farmers who produce corn, cotton, dairy, hogs, sorghum, …

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Manafort Lawyers Seek Change Of Venue For DC Trial

Reuters reports: Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday said they would seek to move his second trial, scheduled to start next month, out of Washington, D.C., due to the highly politicized environment in the nation’s capital. The motion for change of venue will be the second by Manafort after a failed attempt to move his first …

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster: Democrats Are Like Dogs, Nice One On One, But Dangerous In A Pack

South Carolina’s The State reports: GOP Gov. Henry McMaster Monday night referred to Democrats as “dogs” and urged his fellow Republicans not to become complacent with one of their own, President Donald Trump, in the White House. McMaster, addressing a crowd of about 1,250 gathered for U.S. Rep, Jeff Duncan’s, R-Laurens, eighth annual Faith and Freedom BBQ, told GOP voters …

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FLORIDA: Docs Show Gov. Rick Scott And His Wife Have Socked Away Tens Of Millions In The Cayman Islands

The Miami Herald reports: The portfolio of Gov. Rick Scott and first lady Ann Scott includes earnings last year of at least $2.9 million in two dozen hedge funds registered in the Cayman Islands, a well-known tax haven for U.S. and foreign investors. The investments had a minimum total value of $25 million and a potential value of $62 million, …

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Catholic League: If You’re Mad About The Molestation Scandal, You’re Just “Taking The Bait” Of Church Haters

Via press release from Catholic League head Bill Donohue: Conservative Catholics have been especially strident in their comments. Unfortunately, they are being played. To be specific, their call for grand jury investigations in every state, and the wholesale release of priest personnel files, is playing into the hands of the enemies of the Catholic Church. So are their appeals to …

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Larry Kudlow: We’re Looking At Regulating Google

Politico reports: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Tuesday that the Trump administration is “taking a look” at imposing regulations on Google following the president’s tweet Tuesday morning accusing the search giant of favoring news outlets critical of him in search results. Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning that Google’s search results only show reporting from what he labeled the …

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Nunberg Blasts “White Trash Scumbag” Lewandowski

Mediaite reports: Hey, remember that time when Sam Nunberg went on an explosive, full-throttle media blitz that was equal parts highly entertaining and completely insane? Well, this sorta looks like that, but on Twitter. It isn’t clear what set off Nunberg on Tuesday morning, but he got online and threatened to take action against “white trash scumbag” Corey Lewandowski if …

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Pennsylvania AG: The Vatican Knew About The Coverup

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Investigators “have evidence that the Vatican had knowledge of the cover-up,” involving priests accused of sexually abusing thousands of Pennsylvania children over decades, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday morning on NBC’s Today show. “I can’t speak specifically to Pope Francis, but I think the broader issues here with the Vatican knowing about this, with …

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Homocon Jim Hoft Again Names Innocent Man As Mass Shooter (So Did Infowars, Daily Caller, Mike Cernovich)

Once again homocon blogger Jim Hoft – eternally infamous as “the stupidest man on the internet” – has accused an innocent person of terrorism. This time Hoft and other well-known fake news idiots accused a Reddit user of being the mass shooter in Jacksonville. NBC News reports: The fringe sites Infowars and Gateway Pundit, plus far-right commentator Mike Cernovich and …

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Russia To Hold Largest War Games Exercise In Decades

Reuters reports: Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two …

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State TV Host Brian Kilmeade: Trump’s Trade Deal With Mexico Totally Proves He Isn’t Anti-Hispanic [VIDEO]

“For those people who think the president is anti-Hispanic, or doesn’t like Mexicans, or doesn’t respect Mexico, oops. What did he just do now? Forget about Canada, let’s focus on Mexico. President Nieto engineered it, the socialist new guy was all for it, together he already put together a three-way deal between two, one incoming, one outgoing governments. So far …

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Biographer: Mike Pence Believes God Is Calling On Him To Function As The “President-In-Waiting” [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Michael D’Antonio, a CNN contributor and biographer who wrote “The Truth About Trump,” said in a new interview that Vice President Mike Pence believes God is “calling him” to “function as a president-in-waiting.” “Absolutely everything Mike Pence does is oriented toward him becoming president,” D’Antonio said during an appearance on CNN on Tuesday in promotion of his …

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POLL: 44% Support Starting Impeachment Process

Axios reports: Almost two thirds of Americans believe Michael Cohen’s claim that President Trump ordered him to make illegal payments to two women to keep them quiet about his affairs — but less than half of Americans believe Congress should start impeachment proceedings, according to a new Axios poll. Republicans believe it’s those payments, which would have violated campaign finance …

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Junior’s Mistress: We Make The Perfect Team

The New York Post reports: Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. hit the Hamptons last week to help raise big bucks for Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin. After headlining a fund-raiser Tuesday night with 600 guests at the home of Steve Louro on Smithtown Bay, the lovebirds were in Bridgehampton on Friday night at the Sandcastle, the estate that builder Joe …

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