It always had the stench of fake news, but enough denying had happened the past couple weeks that I can call it officially.
Paul Ryan denies rumors of resignation, calls them ‘irresponsible speculation
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House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that the fastest way to curtail the sale of the kind of bump stock add-on that made last week’s Las Vegas shooting so lethal would be for the administration to act.
Bump Stock Maker Sued After Vegas Attack | The Daily Caller
A personal injury law firm is now suing the producer of bump stocks — devices that can be fitted to a semi-automatic weapon to simulate fully-automatic fire — over its reported role in the Las Vegas shooting.
The proposed ban on bump stocks not only applies to a wide, vague range of firearm accessories, as Christian Britschgi noted this morning. It also criminalizes mere possession of those accessories, making owners subject to fines and up to five years in prison, even if they acquired the newly prohibited items before the ban was enacted.
Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank – NBC News
The Boy Scouts of America announced on Wednesday that girls will soon be allowed to become Cub Scouts and to earn the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, the organization’s highest honor.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that the fastest way to curtail the sale of the kind of bump stock add-on that made last week’s Las Vegas shooting so lethal would be for the administration to act.
Bump Stock Maker Sued After Vegas Attack | The Daily Caller
A personal injury law firm is now suing the producer of bump stocks — devices that can be fitted to a semi-automatic weapon to simulate fully-automatic fire — over its reported role in the Las Vegas shooting.
The proposed ban on bump stocks not only applies to a wide, vague range of firearm accessories, as Christian Britschgi noted this morning. It also criminalizes mere possession of those accessories, making owners subject to fines and up to five years in prison, even if they acquired the newly prohibited items before the ban was enacted.
Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank – NBC News
The Boy Scouts of America announced on Wednesday that girls will soon be allowed to become Cub Scouts and to earn the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, the organization’s highest honor.
Patient Dies After Wait Time | The Daily Caller
At one Halifax hospital, a man with terminal pancreatic cancer was ignored by doctors for six hours in the hallway of an emergency room and then asked if he could just expire without further efforts being made to resuscitate him.
ISIS Capital Braces For Showdown | The Daily Caller
The Syrian Democratic Forces are entering the final phase of battle for the Islamic State’s capital of Raqqa as the terror group’s caliphate continues to crumble.
Ben Affleck Accused of Groping Actress Hilarie Burton
Update: Ben Affleck apologized for “acting inappropriately” toward Burton in a post to his Twitter account Wednesday.
Rose McGowan slammed Ben Affleck as a liar Tuesday after he finally broke his silence over the sexual harassment and assault allegations leveled at Harvey Weinstein.
Utah officer fired after nurse’s arrest caught on video | Daily Mail Online
A Utah police officer who was captured on body-cam footage arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient was fired on Tuesday.
Oregon pays out $85 million in pot taxes to school fund, cops, other services | OregonLive.com
That’s the message the Oregon Department of Revenue sent Friday when it announced it will pay out $85 million in marijuana taxes for schools, public health, police and local governments by next week.
Vegan Food Truck Owner Faces Huge Backlash After Attempting to Justify Vegas Shooting – MUNCHIES
Delinda Jensen, the owner of the Mother Nature vegan food truck, responded to the Las Vegas shooting with a Facebook post that has led to the (very, very) swift downfall of her business. “Yes I am jaded,” she wrote last Monday afternoon. “Fifty nine meat eaters dead. How many animals will live because of this?” She then responded to herself, writing, “I don’t give a fuck about carnists anymore.”
Statue Topplers Coming After Abe Lincoln for ‘Brutality Towards Indigenous Peoples’ | Truth Revolt
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) requested a plaque to be installed near the statue that would recognize Lincoln’s “brutality towards indigenous peoples” for his role in the executions of dozens of Sioux prisoners in December 1862. As The Washington Free Beacon explains, over 260 men were charged in military tribunals for murder and rape of white settlers in Minnesota. However, Lincoln commuted the death sentences down to just 38, though some believe innocent Indians were among those hanged. And there in lies the problem, according to ASM Chair Katrina Morrison.
Transgender bathroom policy reaffirmed by Grass Lake School Board | MLive.com
Transgender students in Grass Lake Community Schools can continue to use the bathroom and locker room of the gender they identify as.
Detroit firefighter fired for bringing watermelon to station – Story | WJBK
“Is it racially insensitive to bring a watermelon into a fire house?”
As Hurricane Irma roared, thieves used sledgehammer to break in, steal | Miami Herald
It looked as if Hurricane Irma‘s powerful winds had swirled through the 14 businesses that occupy the Junction Lofts building in Miami’s Little River district. File cabinets were overturned. Pictures were ripped off walls. Papers were strewn about.
You know when a blue check breaks out a phrase like ‘carceral state’ the BS to follow said phrase will be exceptionally deep.
Kid Rock tells Nazis, KKK to ‘stay the f– away’ at Michigan concert – Washington Times
“If you want to take a knee or sit during our ‘Star-Spangled Banner:’ Call me a racist ‘cause I’m not PC and think you have to remind me that Black Lives Matter,” he said. “Nazis, f—ing bigots and now again the KKK, screw all you a—holes, stay the f— away.”
ESPN host accuses Kid Rock of racism. Maybe she should talk to Rock’s black son – Red Alert Politics
Hill tweeted on Monday that Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, pandered to racists and dehumanized black people because he used the Confederate flag at his concerts. Rapaport agreed and called him a “racist” and a “scumbag,” who was a hip hop artist and then switched to country music to make money.
ESPN: Jemele Hill Comments Inappropriate | The Daily Caller
“The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN,” the sports network’s public relations department said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.”
Feminist Group Says Starbucks’ PSL is Funding White Supremacy – Christine Rousselle
Sorry, basic ladies of America: according to one feminist group, your pumpkin spice latte habit from Starbucks is “funding rent payments to white supremacy.”
FLASHBACK: Starbucks CEO Faces Backlash After Suggesting Violence and Hatred Towards Whites is Acceptable
Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz continued his assault against the majority of Americans. Following the Charlottesville protests, Schultz said, “I know we’re better than this. The bigotry, hatred and senseless violence against people who are not white cannot stand.”
A physics professor at the University of Washington is blaming white male scientists for having too much influence in the field of scientific research.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo Says Osama Bin Laden’s Porn Stash Won’t Be Released
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said documents retrieved from the 2011 Navy Seal raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden would be released in “weeks”—with the exception of one particular part of the haul, his pornography stash.
Burn it all down: Just 26% of Americans can name the three branches of government – Hot Air Hot Air
I don’t know that there’s anything to add to what Jay Cost said: “We have squandered the greatest civic legacy in the history of the world.”
Video Montage: Hillary Blames Everything and Everyone | Truth Revolt
Washington Free Beacon has compiled a hilarious yet unsettling short video montage of excerpts from Hillary Clinton‘s recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, in which the failed presidential candidate slung blame wildly in all directions, from WikiLeaks to former FBI Director James Comey to “millions of white people” to sexism and misogyny — lots and lots of sexism and misogyny.
‘Holy sh*t’! It’s official: Hillary Clinton is out of her ever-loving mind – twitchy.com
We knew Hillary Clinton’s been taking her election defeat pretty hard, but it really seems to be taking a toll on her sanity. And don’t just take our word for it … take hers:
JFC pic.twitter.com/aexcT0MDQW
— Nando (@TooOldTooStupid) September 12, 2017
Hillary: The lesson of “1984” is trust your leaders – Hot Air Hot Air
There are establishmentarians, there are big-government establishmentarians, and then there are people who read Orwell and see a parable about insufficient trust in authority:
Bizarre misreading: @HillaryClinton thinks the lesson of Orwell's 1984 is that you should trust experts, leaders and the press pic.twitter.com/7rPbrq11fV
— JamesHeartfield (@JamesHeartfield) September 12, 2017
Fighting For $15? New Robot Taking Over In Fast Food Spots « CBS13 | CBS Sacramento
As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that works for free. The competition for the company’s low-wage workers: a burger-flipping robot named “Flippy.”
REPORT: Paul Ryan Says No Chance for Border Wall at Private Dinner
At a private dinner over the summer, Speaker Paul Ryan claimed Congressional support for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is non-existent. Only “one member” supports President Trump‘s core campaign promise to build “the wall,” said Ryan.
Waiver issued so construction of border wall can begin – KVOA | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to waive certain laws, regulations and other legal requirements to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers in the vicinity of the international border near Calexico, California. The waiver was published in the Federal Register today.
Speaker Paul Ryan Says US House Will Vote to Fund Border Wall This Week (VIDEO)
Speaker Paul Ryan: This week the House is going to vote on all of the appropriation bills. This week the House is going to vote on all of the appropriation bills before the fiscal year deadline… It hasn’t been done in a long time. So the House of Representatives is doing its work. The House of Representatives is doing its job. And the House of Representatives is bringing all of these appropriation bills on budget, on time and that is an historic achievement… We are fully funding the president’s request to build a wall along the southern border.
White House calls for the resignation of ESPN host Jemele Hill
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling for the termination of an ESPN anchor after she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter.
REPORT: Texas Professor Resigns after Tweet about Sec. DeVos Being Sexually Assaulted
A Texas community college professor who Tweeted he would be okay if Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was sexually assaulted resigned from his law firm according to local news outlets.
Strange how he just protected his account. pic.twitter.com/Mw6WWjninz
— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) September 9, 2017
Trump Puts Another Woman in Top White House Role, Leftists Mad She’s Pretty | Truth Revolt
nt Trump has hired another woman for a top position in his White House, but instead of celebrating another huge step toward equality, leftists are breaking their own rules and picking on her physical appearance.
Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, Rick Santorum Reveal Their Obamacare Block Grant Repeal Legislation
The Graham-Cassidy bill will repeal Obamacare’s individual and employer mandate, Obamacare’s medical device tax, and deliver health care to the states so that local governments can design a more affordable alternative to the Affordable Care Act. GCHJ strengthens the ability for states to waive Obamacare regulation, such as community ratings and essential health benefits. The bill will also allow Americans to use their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to purchase health insurance and pay for premiums, an idea first sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriage – ABC News
They found 17 of 485 miscarriages they studied involved women whose vaccinations followed that pattern. Just four of a comparable 485 healthy pregnancies involved women who were vaccinated that way.
Awans Funneled Data to Secret Server | The Daily Caller
A secret server is behind law enforcement’s decision to ban a former IT aide to Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz from the House network.
Gasoline prices have gone up in recent months but despite disruptions in supply, an energy economist at Purdue says prices at the pump should still be 40 to 60 cents below last summer’s prices.
Gas prices around Michiana expected to jump yet again – 953MNC.com
For the second time in a week, #gas prices in #Michiana are jumping, and this time they’re expected to get to the highest price of 2016 so far.
Trump trusted over Ryan to lead GOP, poll says – Talk Media News
The majority of Republican voters trust #Donald Trump to lead the Republican party over House Speaker #Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), according to a new NBC/Survey Monkey #poll released Tuesday.
