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Like it or not, the DH is coming to the National League
Post Date: 2015-04-10 22:57:53 by A K A Stone
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If you’re not ready for the designated hitter to be part of National League baseball, your time to get ready is getting shorter by the day. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when, and more than that, it’s a matter of how. Tony Clark, the players union chief and himself a designated hitter 101 times during his career, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday the “topic has come up, independent of us bringing it up.” Click for Full Text!
One more reason Rand Paul is toast (my title)
Post Date: 2015-04-10 09:31:53 by BobCeleste
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As more than a dozen possible 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls take the stage to address the National Rifle Association’s Leadership Forum on Friday, one name will notably be missing from the lineup: Sen. Rand Paul. Mr. Paul, a strong gun rights advocate who formally announced his bid for the presidency this week, has not received any formal endorsements or money from the nation’s largest and most politically potent gun lobby despite his “A” voting record rating from the NRA. “We did not extend an invitation to Sen. Rand Paul, and he didn’t request to be invited,” said NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker, blaming the packed lineup and scheduling ...
Fort Hood shooting victim denied benefits, despite Purple Heart decision
Post Date: 2015-04-10 09:20:56 by cranky
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EXCLUSIVE: The Obama administration has finally acknowledged that those hurt and killed in the 2009 Fort Hood shootings were victims of terrorism -- and not “workplace violence,” as it was previously described. But while formal recognition of that is set for Friday, when victims will receive the Purple Heart, it may only be symbolic. Fox News has learned as part of its ongoing investigation of the 2009 terrorist attack that the military, at least in one case, is still denying benefits for injuries sustained in the attack. "I think it's almost unheard of for someone to receive the Purple Heart but not have their injuries deemed combat-related," Shawn Manning, who ...
End of the road for motorist who hid cheeky message in his license plate as Texan officials finally get the joke after three years
Post Date: 2015-04-10 09:10:48 by cranky
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State department has banned Safer Hassan's license plate '370H55V' It has been on his Lamborghini for three years without any problemsNow Texas Department for Motor Vehicles have banned 'offensive' platesAuthorities in Texas have banned a seemingly-innocent personalized number plate after three years attached to a swish Lamborghini.Now its Houston owner Safer Hassan has 30 days to get rid of the license plate '370H55V' - after the Texan Department for Motor Vehicles saw it spelled 'A**HOLE' upside-down. The authority has written Mr Hassan a letter explaining that the license plate would be cancelled in a month, writing: 'It has been determined that ...
Shock Video: Police Punch, Kick Man Over 50 Times After He Surrenders
Post Date: 2015-04-10 08:54:21 by Deckard
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Yet another shocking example of police brutality has emerged with a video showing San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies beating and kicking a man more than 50 times after he had already surrendered following a chase through rough terrain. The clip shows 30-year-old Francis Jared Pusok frantically attempting to flee pursuing cops on horseback through the Deep Creek area of Apple Valley yesterday afternoon.When the horse is spooked by a police helicopter, Pusok falls off before he is approached by an officer who tases him. Pusok is face down in the dirt and obviously not resisting, but another cop arrives on the scene and immediately begins violently kicking and punching Pusok in the ...
Video shows 9 months pregnant, handcuffed woman punched by Texas police
Post Date: 2015-04-10 05:44:19 by Deckard
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A Texas woman has accused a cop of beating her when she was 38 weeks pregnant. Thanks to a surveillance system in her parents’ home, a video has been published online that appears to prove her allegations. An investigation is under way. The Hunt County sheriff’s deputy has been identified as one of several officers who stood in the woman’s home in Quinlan on the evening of March 4. Two officers can be seen keeping Deanna Robinson in the corner of her kitchen, next to the counter, restraining her, as her 18-month-old toddler watched. Next, the deputy can clearly be seen taking at least two quick punches at Robinson, who wouldn’t stop yelling. This was after she ...
Family of Walter Scott tells Rev. Al Sharpton to keep away; police release dash-cam video from cop Michael Slager’s cruiser
Post Date: 2015-04-09 23:46:42 by out damned spot
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Stay away, Rev. Al. That was the message from the family of South Carolina police shooting victim Walter Scott to the civil rights activist Thursday two days before the funeral for the slain father of four. “We don’t want another Ferguson type of circus here,” a source close to the Scott family told The Daily News. That was a reference to the Missouri town that was rocked by violent demonstrations last year after black teen Michael Brown was killed by a white cop. Sharpton gave a rousing speech at the 18-year-old’s funeral, which was attended by thousands. Scott family attorney Chris Stewart said they appreciate Sharpton’s support but “the funeral is ...
10 U.S. senators seek investigation into H-1B-driven layoffs
Post Date: 2015-04-09 17:33:35 by Willie Green
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Southern California Edison IT layoffs cited by lawmakers Ten U.S. senators, representing the political spectrum, are seeking a federal investigation into displacement of IT workers by H-1B-using contractors. They are asking the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the Labor Department to investigate the use of the H-1B program "to replace large numbers of American workers" at Southern California Edison (SCE) and other employers. This letter is a significant development in this contentious issue. It arrives at the same time that lawmakers are pushing a substantial increase in H-1B visas under the I-Squared bill, legislation that would raise the ...
Here’s What A THUG Was Doing Right Before He Was Shot By Police
Post Date: 2015-04-09 16:49:20 by Vinny
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Here’s What A THUG Was Doing Right Before He Was Shot By PolicePosted on April 9, 2015 by Robert Rich Share ThisTweet This function essb_window1619342788(oUrl, oService) { essb_window(oUrl, oService, 71072); }; function essb_pinterenst1619342788() { essb_pinterenst(); }After a black teen was shot and killed by police in Chicago, cries of racism surfaced right on cue. Too bad for them, police were recently able to tell their side of the story, which blew their whole “innocent” narrative to bits. As the race-baiting left would have you believe, police shot and killed an innocent 17-year-old by the name of Justus Howell. Just like clockwork, the protests began as racial ...
Officer Feared for His Life, So He Shot & Killed this Family’s Tiny Miniature Pig
Post Date: 2015-04-09 10:40:59 by Deckard
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“He came out of the woods at me running at a trotting pace and I felt threatened so I shot and killed him….I was following orders” Ely Township, MI — In one of the most cowardly moves by law enforcement that we’ve ever witnessed, a Michigan DNR officer shot and killed a family’s miniature pig Thursday after he “felt threatened.” Two years ago, Tony Gervasi and Brandy Savelle decided to get another pet. They adopted a miniature pig named Caeser, and he’s been a part of their family every since. “He just instantly became one of us, cuddled, slept in our bed. Just like another dog,” said Gervasi. Caeser was mostly an indoor pet, but ...
Obama calls for end to 'gay conversion therapies'
Post Date: 2015-04-09 05:17:32 by Willie Green
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"The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was," Leelah Alcorn wrote before her death US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian and transgender youth.Mr Obama's statement was in response to an online petition calling for a ban on conversion therapies. It gained over 120,000 signatures in three months.The petition was inspired by Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old transgender youth who committed suicide in December.Some conservative groups and religious doctors support conversion therapy."We share your concern about its potentially devastating effects on the ...
Ted Cruz '92: Grassroots phenomenon who once seemed destined for the ivory tower
Post Date: 2015-04-09 00:09:49 by A K A Stone
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While many now identify Ted Cruz ’92 as the classic example of a conservative populist politician, few still remember a time in his life when he seem destined for the ivory tower or understand how someone so committed to the life of the mind became a grassroots phenomenon. Cruz had already begun thinking about the topic of his senior thesis while he was a freshman, his roommate and debate team partner David Panton ’92 said. “He was 17,” Panton said. “Not too many 17-year-olds were thinking about their thesis their freshman year first of all, and also writing about two relatively unknown, orthodox amendments of the constitution. He was very focused, very ...
Westboro Church to Picket Robert Schuller's Memorial Service
Post Date: 2015-04-08 23:40:56 by A K A Stone
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The Westboro Baptist Church says it will picket the memorial service of the late Rev. Robert H. Schuller on April 20. The group often protests American soldiers' funerals, and has staged nearly 55,000 protests. In a press release posted to its website, the group says Schuller, a televangelist and author, "should have been hated." "He called himself a Bible preacher; he should have been hated of the world, not loved; and he should have preached about hell," the release reads. The 88-year-old Schuller died Thursday, having been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013. He was the host of the "Hour... Click for Full Text!
DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV VERDICT: GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY
Post Date: 2015-04-08 21:22:23 by out damned spot
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The verdict in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial for the Boston Marathon bombings began unrolling shortly after 2:00 PM Eastern time, and it was guilty, guilty, guilty right down the line. Of the 30 charges, 17 carry a potential death penalty, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death. He faced a total of 30 charges, and was found guilty on all of them. His terrorist attack killed three people, maimed 17, and wounded 240. The anniversary of the bombings is coming up next week. According to CNN, jury deliberations lasted a total of 11.5 hours. The New York Times counted 92 witnesses called by the government over 15 days. Prosecutors argued that Dzhokhar was ...
Police in India Will Use Weaponized Pepper Spray Drones on Protesters
Post Date: 2015-04-08 18:39:32 by Willie Green
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Indian police recently purchased five drones so they could dump pepper spray on protesters during political demonstrations. The police force in Lucknow, India (population 2 million) is prepping the drones to start releasing pepper spray as a form of crowd control, starting next month. Yashasvi Yadav, police chief of Lucknow, said his officers have successfully test-flown the newly purchased drones with a view to better crowd control. “The results were brilliant. We have managed to work out how to use it to precisely target the mob in winds and congested areas,” Yadav told AFP. Law enforcement all over the world, including in the United States, are using drones as a policing ...
Looser marijuana penalties approved by Wichita voters (54%-46%)
Post Date: 2015-04-08 15:17:35 by kenh
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In the general city election Tuesday, Wichita voters said yes to reducing penalties for possession of marijuana. Of the 37,000 Wichita voters, 54 percent said they wanted more lenient penalties for first-time offenders. About 45 percent wanted to keep the status quo. The major provision of the ballot initiative was to reduce the punishment for a first-time marijuana conviction to a $50 fine. Violations would be an infraction that wouldn’t have to be disclosed on most job and college scholarship applications. Click for Full Text!
New Ted Cruz Super-PACS Take in Record Haul (31 million in the bank by Friday)
Post Date: 2015-04-08 09:24:08 by A K A Stone
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Ted Cruz’s presidential effort is getting into the shock-and-awe fundraising business. An associate of the Texas senator, a recently announced presidential candidate, tells Bloomberg that a cluster of affiliated super-political action committees was formed only this week, and among them they are expected to have $31 million in the bank by Friday. Even in the context of a presidential campaign cycle in which the major party nominees are expected to raise more than $1.5 billion, Cruz’s haul is eye-popping, one that instantly raises the stakes in the Republican fundraising contest. Although super-PACs have radically changed the pace at which committees backing presidential ...
Fun Police Demand That Father Demolish Cardboard Fort He Built For His Kids
Post Date: 2015-04-08 09:10:53 by Deckard
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A father in Ogden, Utah who lovingly built a fort made out of cardboard for his kids and their friends almost immediately received a letter from Ogden City’s code enforcement office ordering the family to demolish the creation or face being fined. 36-year-old Jeremy Trentelman used boxes from his job as a floral designer to build an impressive fort with trapdoors, turrets and secret tunnels, enlisting the help of his wife as well as two-year-old daughter Story and three-year-old son Max.The fort featured a sign that read, “everyone can come in,” prompting other neighborhood kids to join in with the fun.But the mood turned sour when Trentelman received a letter just one day ...
Bong Squad? Transit Center Evacuated Over ‘Suspicious’ Marijuana Smoking Device
Post Date: 2015-04-08 09:04:03 by Deckard
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A transit station in Colorado was shut down and evacuated for a brief period this morning after a pothead left behind his smoking apparatus, prompting all hell to break loose. A security officer at the Boulder Transit Center alerted his superiors today after finding a “foot-long plastic pipe that was capped at both ends” near the bike racks, which he presumed to be a pipe bomb. Concerned the device could go up in smoke, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) ordered an immediate evacuation of the station and closed nearby streets. A keen police sergeant was eventually able to identify the device as a water pipe, or bong, filled with a leafy green substance. “It was some ...
Obama deportation amnesty to remain halted; judge says lawyers lied to him
Post Date: 2015-04-08 00:33:57 by nolu chan
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Obama deportation amnesty to remain halted; judge says lawyers lied to him Federal judge refuses appeal to let deportation halt continue, relying on Obama’s own words By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times Updated: 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 President Obama’s new deportation amnesty will remain halted, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday night in an order that also delivered a judicial spanking to the president’s lawyers for misleading the court. Judge Andrew S. Hanen, who first halted the amnesty in February, just two days before it was to take effect, said he’s even more convinced of his decision now, particularly after Mr. Obama earlier this year ...
Bobcat catches shark in Sebastian: Real or photoshopped?
Post Date: 2015-04-07 21:40:59 by cranky
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Real or photoshopped?That might be your reaction when you see a photo of a bobcat dragging a 4-foot-shark from the water.YouReporter John Bailey sent the picture to us which he said he took at Sebastian Inlet State Park. He claims the cat leaped into the water, caught the shark, and dragged it to shore. The photographer thinks he ended up getting too close and may have caused the cat to drop the shark and run off into the forest.Wildlife experts say it’s not uncommon for bobcats to be wandering Florida beaches.They say it’s possible the cat is a female and might have been trying to catch food for its babies.“My first reaction was amazement that somebody actually took that ...
Cop Never Fired for Beating Innocent Man with Down Syndrome, Beat Another Innocent Man
Post Date: 2015-04-07 20:40:20 by Deckard
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San Diego, CA– In February, we reported on despicable actions of San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy, Jeffrey Guy. Guy became infamous after he beat and pepper sprayed 22-year-old Antonio Martinez, a man with down syndrome and the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. The deputy said that he would “do it again if he could.” And he just proved to the world that he was not lying when he said those words. Guy is now facing a second use of force lawsuit after reportedly stomping an innocent student’s head into the asphalt as he was lying face down and handcuffed. Brett Bacon has filed a lawsuit over injuries he says were inflicted upon him by Guy during an ...
Explosion at Power Plant Responsible for D.C. Area Outages
Post Date: 2015-04-07 16:05:20 by redleghunter
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WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The White House, State Department and areas throughout D.C. and Maryland lost power Tuesday afternoon due to an explosion at an area power plant. The power went out at the White House for nearly 10 seconds while the State Department conducted its press briefing in the dark. The Justice Department’s power also went down. State Dept. spokesperson Marie Harf says power is now restored to the main building. WNEW’S Chuck Carroll reports D.C. Homeland Security officials believe an explosion at a SMECO power facility in southern Maryland caused the outages. They say there is no indication of terrorism behind the outages. White House press secretary Josh ...
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Post Date: 2015-04-07 15:59:41 by BobCeleste
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New App Will Show Where Gun Control Supporters Live
Post Date: 2015-04-07 10:29:27 by A K A Stone
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I write frequently about guns on this website, and I get more feedback — in comments, on Twitter, in my email — for those articles than I do for any other subject. I get called an idiot. I get asked the same questions over and over. weirdgunBut so far, despite the name-calling, I’ve never gotten anything remotely close to a serious threat. Most of the gun rights supporters who contact me disagree strongly, but that doesn’t mean they’re dangerous. I just hope no one who disagrees with my belief that we should regulate gun ownership in this country is ever angry enough to add me to this app: An app in the Google Play Store called “Gunfree Geo Marker” ...
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