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Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison for college bribery scandal

09/14/2019 forkless 72 Comments

The actor Felicity Huffman was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT scores in the college admissions MORE

John Bolton Waves Goodbye, Returns To Sea To Be Walrus Again

09/13/2019 forkless 9 Comments

PACIFIC OCEAN—With his position as National Security Advisor of the United States having come to an end, John Robert Bolton has decided it is time to return to being one of the walruses who inhabit MORE

Full moon Friday the 13th

09/13/2019 Ms. G 23 Comments

Friday the 13th is here, and it’s extra spooky because we also get treated to a full moon; well, some of us do, anyway. According to the Farmers Almanac: If you live in the Eastern MORE

The Taliban goes to Russia

09/13/2019 Ms. G 4 Comments

A negotiating team from the Taliban arrived Friday in Russia, a representative told The Associated Press, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared dead a deal with the insurgent group in Afghanistan. Russian state MORE

Mayor of Prospect Park, NJ detained at JFK: ‘Did you meet with terrorists?’

09/13/2019 Ms. G 28 Comments

Mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, Mohamed Khairullah said Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents detained him at JFK International Airport in August MORE

Eddie Money, Archetype Of Rock Radio, Dies At Age 70

09/13/2019 forkless 21 Comments

The singer and songwriter Eddie Money, whose singles like “Take Me Home Tonight,” “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise” were an archetype for 1970s and 1980s rock radio, died Friday morning in Los MORE

NASCAR rejects some firearm ads, now faces backlash

09/13/2019 Community 54 Comments

NASCAR is facing backlash from gun manufacturers and gun rights organizations after reportedly rejecting certain advertisements from weapons manufacturers. MORE

Sinclair ABC affiliates run ads of AOC burning and turning into skeletons

09/13/2019 Ms. G 105 Comments

During last night’s Democratic debate, a few Sinclair-owned, ABC affiliates in New York and Washington, D.C ran a disturbing ad that featured Alex Ocasio-Cortez burning to death and turning into skeletons. The ad’s creator, Elizabeth MORE

Kenya becomes third country to adopt world’s first malaria vaccine

09/13/2019 Community 7 Comments

Kenya on Friday became the third country to start routinely inoculating infants against malaria, using the world’s first vaccine to combat a disease that kills 800 children globally every day. “This is the most advanced MORE

2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates Trump emoluments case

09/13/2019 Ms. G 18 Comments

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump violated the U.S. Constitution by profiting from foreign and domestic officials who patronized his hotels and restaurants, adding to the corruption MORE

U.S. Budget Deficit hits $1 Trillion-

09/13/2019 Ms. G 36 Comments

With a few weeks left in the fiscal year, the U.S. budget deficit widened to $1.067 trillion for the first 11 months of the fiscal year, an increase of 19% over this time last year, MORE

DoJ considered using Fentanyl in executions

09/13/2019 Ms. G 31 Comments

The U.S. Department of Justice examined using fentanyl in lethal injections as it prepared last year to resume executing condemned prisoners, a then untested use of the powerful, addictive opioid that has helped fuel a MORE

Trump: ‘Those light bulbs make me look orange.’

09/13/2019 Ms. G 39 Comments

While ten, Democratic hopefuls took the stage to discuss real issues the United States and the rest of the world face, Trump went to ‘rat infested’ Baltimore to deliver a speech at the GOP’s retreat. MORE

Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58

09/13/2019 forkless 6 Comments

Daniel Johnston, the influential singer-songwriter and visual artist who painted Austin’s famous “Hi How Are You” frog mural on the Drag, died at home last night following a presumed heart attack at age 58. The MORE

Free Chat Friday, Week 37

09/13/2019 Rachel Kennedy 179 Comments

Happy Friday, News Viewers, on this post–9/11, post– “Tea with Terrorists,” post–Truth, post–Bolton, post–Bahamas, post–OMG, Vaping!, post–Irish Pence, post —- The United States As We Know It……….Friday. Another week, another word salad from Donald Trump, MORE

Wing Nut Watch: Texas State Legislator threatens Beto O’Rourke during the debate

09/12/2019 Ms. G 60 Comments

On Twitter, Texas legislature Briscoe Cain issued a threat to candidate Beto O’Rourke using Beto’s real name: “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis.” Obviously, Beto’s comments about forcing a government buy-back on ARs, MORE

Fact Check Democratic 3rd Debate

09/12/2019 Ms. G 19 Comments

Like our first Live Discussion on the Democratic 3rd Debate, this will be our first fact check. We will post this with the subject matter, a summary of the beef, and a link to the beef. MORE

Third Democratic Primary Debate

09/12/2019 Ms. G 390 Comments

Join us for our first Live Discussion the Third Democratic Primary Debate. [lazy-load-videos-and-sticky-control id=”9gtWPb0YwHo”] The Debate begins at 7PM CT/5PM PT and will feature the following candidates: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar New Jersey Sen. Cory MORE

Welcome to Baltimore, Trump

09/12/2019 Ms. G 17 Comments

After several weeks of baggings on the city non-stop and criticizing one of its Congressmen, Trump heads to Baltimore to deliver a speech at the GOP’s annual retreat. Protesters will greet Trump with a giant-sized, MORE

Villains

09/12/2019 forkless 5 Comments

After a pair of amateur criminals break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret that two sadistic homeowners will do anything to keep from getting out. MORE

California winery apologizes for denying gay couple wedding

09/12/2019 Ms. G 52 Comments

Viaggio Winery in Acampo, CA issued an apology after receiving backlash for denying to host a same-sex couple’s wedding. Denying services, housing, or employment based on sexual orientation or identity is illegal in California. Dezanea MORE

Justice Department prepares to indict Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe

09/12/2019 Ms. G 24 Comments

Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen told former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday that his appeal against possible criminal charges against him has been rejected, according to a person familiar with the decision. The MORE

Trump’s ‘African-American’ leaves GOP, slams president’s ‘white privilege’

09/12/2019 Community 93 Comments

Gregory Cheadle, the black man singled out by President Trump as “my African-American” at a rally, is leaving the Republican Party and pursuing a congressional run as an independent, PBS News reported Thursday. The 62-year-old real estate broker told the outlet MORE

Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections

09/12/2019 Community 82 Comments

he Trump administration on Thursday is expected to complete the legal repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation, which had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies. MORE

Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax files $400 million defamation suit against CBS

09/12/2019 Community 12 Comments

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) on Thursday filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting in New York, charging the organization with publishing false statements from two women who accused him MORE