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June 18th, 2015 - 11:03 am § in Uncategorized

The other pool incident

White cops attacked black kids at an Ohio swimming pool last week, manhandling a pregnant woman, and breaking a 12-year-old’s jaw and ribs. Even if the black mom made a ruckus with pool staff, I never read of cops treating whites like this. Read the story here.  [...]

June 18th, 2015 - 10:41 am § in Uncategorized

Donald Trump’s hired applause

It seems Donald Trump hired actors to provide applause for his announcement (yawn) that he’s running for president. “Watching Donald Trump’s bizarre announcement speech, you almost certainly wondered who on earth would show up to applaud Donald Trump entering the presidential race[...]

June 18th, 2015 - 8:54 am § in Uncategorized

Return of the flat tax

It’s baaaaack … “Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul unveiled his version of a flat tax on Thursday,  proposing to “blow up the tax code and start over “in a Wall Street Journal editorial. …  A flat tax has long enjoyed support among some elements of GOP[...]

June 18th, 2015 - 8:26 am § in Uncategorized

Charleston church shooting suspect is captured alive

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June 18th, 2015 - 8:18 am § in China, Misc.

Hong Votes Down Beijing (Maybe)

HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government’s controversial Beijing-backed election reforms were defeated Thursday by pro-democracy lawmakers after  the lawmakers from pro-establishment parties walked out of the legislature chamber and failed to cast any votes.. .[...]

June 18th, 2015 - 12:12 am § in Misc.

THE Ave Challenge: Who She?

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