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In major shift, Walgreens and CVS ask customers to leave their guns outside

09/06/2019 Community 65 Comments

Five retailers have announced this week that they will start asking customers not to openly carry guns into their stores in states where open carry is legal. MORE

Mike Pence “Shat On The Carpet” in Ireland

09/06/2019 Community 43 Comments

Mike Pence’s praise of Brexit leader Boris Johnson caused humiliation to Ireland according to members of the Irish press. Beginning with complicated travel plans due to the stay at the Trump hotel far away from the meetings, his outright praise of the British prime minister MORE

Trump Administration hoarding billions in disaster relief funds

09/06/2019 Community 27 Comments

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is sitting on tens of billions of dollars in unspent recovery money meant to help Americans recover from disasters, leaving people less able to rebound from the effects of Hurricane MORE

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95

09/06/2019 forkless 10 Comments

Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 MORE

Lettuce Prey: Argument Between Pastor’ Wives Ends With Gunfire In Church Parking Lot!

09/05/2019 Surley 56 Comments

In today’s LE††UCE PREY® we bring you a sad tale about two wives of pastors arguing in the church parking lot that turned into holy gunplay. It seems as if the two women’s hostilities MORE

Hurricane Dorian blows 25 kilos of cocaine onto the Florida shore

09/05/2019 Ms. G 10 Comments

Heavy winds and rains weren’t the only things hitting the Florida coast because of Hurricane Dorian. Bricks of cocaine also showed up on Paradise and Coco Beach. MORE

Vitamin E in vaping products appears as the culprit in lung illnesses

09/05/2019 Community 43 Comments

Federal and state investigators have identified vitamin E in cannabis vaping products taken from patients experiencing mysterious lung illnesses. MORE

The internet mocks Trump on Sharpie map edit

09/05/2019 Community 165 Comments

Democrats are taking to social media using viral Sharpie-related hashtags to knock President Trump after he displayed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s trajectory that appeared to have been altered with black marker. About a day after Trump referred MORE

Tariffs add to California’s already high housing costs

09/05/2019 Ms. G 122 Comments

As if housing prices in California weren’t astronomical enough, Trump’s tariff wars have boosted the cost for a new home in CA by roughly $20-30 thousand dollars. No, China will not foot the bill for MORE

Jeffrey Epstein Case: Thousands Connected to Him

09/05/2019 Community 64 Comments

A trove of sealed court records names hundreds of people who are connected to Jeffrey Epstein, and one unnamed man has already asked a judge not to release his name or the names of others MORE

Jacob Wohl Charged With Felony in California

09/05/2019 forkless 37 Comments

California authorities issued an arrest warrant for blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who is now due to be arraigned on a felony charge next month, court records show. MORE

Who’s going to pay for the Wall? Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and military families

09/05/2019 Ms. G 20 Comments

The Pentagon released details on the $3.6 billion in funds it will pony up to help pay for Trump’s Wall. Included in the plan, the Pentagon will defund “Hurricane Maria recovery projects at military installations in Puerto MORE

Boris Johnson’s Brother Quits U.K. Government Amid Brexit Chaos

09/05/2019 CrazyEyes 66 Comments

Jo Johnson, 47, Conservative MP for Orpington and the minister of state for universities and science, made the announcement on Twitter. “It’s been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as MORE

Marianne Williamson: Use ‘the power of the mind’ to change Dorian’s course

09/05/2019 Rachel Kennedy 83 Comments

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson offered an unorthodox suggestion Wednesday for dealing with Hurricane Dorian: using “the power of the mind” to will the storm elsewhere. Dorian has largely spared Florida the worst of its MORE

Liveblog - Lords agree to push through bill preventing no deal by end of Friday

09/05/2019 forkless 14 Comments

The House of Lords has agreed to get the Benn bill ruling out a no-deal Brexit through all stages of parliament before it is suspended by Boris Johnson. MORE

Albuquerque Taqueria names menu items after Trump’s inflammatory phrases

09/04/2019 Ms. G 72 Comments

Ripping off some of Trump’s ‘infamous’ words, Urban Taqueria has received backlash for naming its menu items after some of his popular rally chants and offensive phrases. The new restaurant feautes tacos that include: “Executive MORE

Trump’s schedule shows a president with plenty of downtime this summer

09/04/2019 Community 46 Comments

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s daily Twitter feed in recent weeks has been a torrent of personal attacks, news commentary, weather reports, unfounded claims and congratulatory notes. But when it comes to his day job, MORE

Michigan First to Ban Flavored E-Cigs

09/04/2019 Community 32 Comments

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is making the state the first to ban flavored vape products. The ban will prohibit online and retail sales of the flavored nicotine products, which target young people with candy-like or MORE

Judges Declare North Carolina Election Map “Severely Gerrymandered”

09/04/2019 Community 33 Comments

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 / 7:26 AM / AP Full article at: CBS News A North Carolina judicial panel rejected state legislative district maps Tuesday, saying legislators took extreme advantage in drawing voting districts to help elect MORE

San Francisco Board of Supervisors declare the NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization.’

09/04/2019 Ms. G 41 Comments

On Tuesday, the San Francisco board of supervisors voted unanimously to pass a resolution declaring the NRA a domestic terrorist organization. The resolution urges other cities, states, and the federal government to do the same. MORE

Wing Nut Watch: Trump administration to “Bring Back the Bulb!”

09/04/2019 Ms. G 82 Comments

In 2007, Congress passed legislation meant to help boost lighting efficiency and save energy. The law never banned any particular lightbulb; it simply boosted energy efficiency and saved consumers money on their energy bills. After MORE

Google to pay $170 million in fines

09/04/2019 Ms. G 27 Comments

Google on Wednesday agreed to pay a record $170 million fine and to make changes to protect children’s privacy on YouTube. MORE

Trump raids military funds to pay for part of his wall

09/04/2019 Ms. G 98 Comments

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper agreed Tuesday to free up $3.6 billion from the Pentagon budget for President Trump’s border wall by effectively defunding 127 military construction projects using emergency authorities. Esper determined that the MORE

Roger Federer stunned by Former Protegé in US Open quarterfinals

09/04/2019 Rachel Kennedy 16 Comments

There has been a massive, unexpected development at the US Open: The “Big 3” in the men’s singles draw is down to one. An ailing No. 3 Roger Federer was stunned by Grigor Dimitrov, with the unseeded MORE