Ferguson: 2 police officers shot after chief resigns

Ferguson: 2 police officers shot after chief resigns
The overnight shootings of two police officers in Ferguson was an "ambush," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters Thursday morning, saying the gunshots were directed at the police.




I hope authorities in Ferguson prosecute the shooter to the full extent of the law. It would be a nice change of pace.- Frank Coniff Tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Khamenei condemns Republican letter on Iran, bemoans U.S. 'tricks'
• 14 million children pay price for Syria, Iraq conflicts: UNICEF
• Colonial Williamsburg may help guard Iraq relics imperiled by ISIS
• U.S. Army: $500 million spent on empty buildings as troops cut
• 'Search and rescue' mission still underway for missing U.S. Black Hawk crew

OMG they just found an unauthorized letter on Hillary's hard drive to the Islamist dictators of Iran - oh wait, that wasn't Hillary.- John Fugelsang

The Secret Service Or Keystone Kops?
 President Barack Obama has been briefed on an incident in which two Secret Service officers are alleged to have driven a government-issued car into White House barricades last week after a party, a White House official said on Thursday.











"Jeb Bush is getting his presidential campaign in gear. Last week he said he supports a path to citizenship for immigrants. He said, 'I believe in an America where hard work and dedication can lead to any job that your brother and dad once had.'" –Conan O'Brien

Republican Shenanigans

• Ted Cruz: Same-Sex Marriage Rulings Are 'A Real Danger To Our Liberty'
• Maine GOPer: ISIS is Obama’s ‘family reunion,’ but ‘I’m as far from being a racist as you can get’
• Jon Stewart destroys ‘Morning Joe’ for blaming racist Oklahoma fraternity on ‘the hippity-hoppity’
• Rush Limbaugh: If Kanye West sang the SAE ‘n****r’ chant, it would be a hit record

Asking why the first black president why he hasn't fixed racism is like asking Jackie Robinson why he didn't invent baseball. - LOLGOP

Cruz Contradicts Himself On Death Penalty
Cruz the Politician Champions the Death Penalty. Cruz the Private Lawyer Did Something Else.
In the case of a man wrongfully sentenced to death, Ted Cruz once argued the criminal-justice system couldn't be trusted regarding capital punishment.

"Hillary Clinton used a private email account to conduct official state business. Experts say that if this violates any federal rules, then she . . . will still be president." –Jimmy Fallon




Rock The Voter News

• Obama's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' visit: Road closures, streets to avoid
• Elizabeth Warren challenges Obama (and Clinton) on trade

Black people to blame for white people's racism, say white people.- LOLGOP




I'd Love To See These Guys Doing The Perp Walk
A petition on whitehouse.gov calling for charges to be filed against the 47 senators who sent an open letter to the leaders of Iran, possibly in violation of the Logan Act, has collected more than 165,000 signatures in less than two days.

Democrats stuck with most vetted candidate in American history who leads every Republican frontrunner, laments press.- LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• WTI Crude Falls for Third Day as U.S. Inventory Glut Expands
• Applications for US Unemployment Benefits Fall Sharply
• Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.86 percent
• German, Dutch central bankers take aim at France over deficit

Any deal on Iran depends on sanctions, which depend on allies, which depend on us negotiating in good faith, which the GOP says we aren't.- LOLGOP

You'll never win the lottery, but you could enjoy a lucrative career as an oil industry-funded climate science skeptic!- John Fugelsang

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Odd News

• Inmate admits sending Obama letter threat to wrong address
• Boy hunting pigeons on roof shuts down part of Idaho city
• Dieting dachshund in Ohio goes from obese to svelte
• Ireland rushes through new law after inadvertently legalizing ecstasy
• Shoe Store Robber Spends 15 Years In Prison, Gets Out And Robs Same Shoe Store

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Mt. Fuji, Japan. Photo/NASA

Peace.

Republican unity shatters after backlash to Iran letter

Republican unity shatters after backlash to Iran letter
The unity that Republicans briefly enjoyed by sending an open letter to Iran in an attempt to disrupt a nuclear deal has cracked, as several conservative congressmen and media outlets described the letter as a folly.





Republicans finally providing some excellent evidence that they're terrible at foreign policy. Besides, of course, that 2001-2008 thing.- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador from Sweden as rift widens
• Iraqi forces enter IS-held Tikrit after 10-day push
• Kerry calls for US war powers to strike IS
• IS claims execution of Arab Israeli accused of spying: video
• Exclusive: U.S. asks Vietnam to stop helping Russian bomber flights
• Bomb-sniffing elephants? Not so nutty, US Army says

Today would have been the birthday of Osama bin Laden. It makes me remember when Seal Team 6 threw him a surprise party.- David Letterman




The AP Wants ALL Of Hillary's Email & STUFF
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.

Republican Shenanigans

• FLASHBACK: When Millions Of Lost Bush White House Emails (From Private Accounts) Triggered A Media Shrug
• ‘Morning Joe’ panelists blame Oklahoma fraternity racism on black culture and rap music
• Baton Rouge transit CEO: ‘I would love’ fewer black drivers because they ‘don’t match’ white skin
• Tom Cotton told uninsured voter not to use Obamacare because ‘Russian mobsters’ would steal her identity

Republicans aren't any better at coming up with real Clinton scandals than they are at Obamacare replacements.- LOLGOP

Texas Public School Reads Bible Verses Whether You Like It Or Not!
The superintendent of a Texas school district recently criticized by “Friendly Atheist” Hemant Mehta and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) for allowing a principal to recite Bible verses under the guise of a “Thought for the Day” announcement struck back on Tuesday with a blog post in which he declared that he would do nothing to stop the practice.

Only 1 person seems to be actively trying to get Elizabeth Warren to run for president, and it's Hillary Clinton.- John Fugelsang

Rock The Voter News

• Senators grill Obama officials on Iran 

Weird. Reporters don't like a a frontrunner who has completely cleared the field on the strength of her biography and experiences.- LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• US oil price drop on record-high stockpiles 
• Wall St bonuses rise to $28.5 bln; jobs up for first time since 2011
• Fed rate hike fears weigh on stocks as Greece dogs euro
• Russian auto market collapsing, but luxury cars still a must

The guys who went to the Supreme Court because they didn't want to tell us which big oil guys Cheney met with now want ALL the emails.- LOLGOP

Congressional Immunity From Prosecution?
Forty-seven Senate Republicans may have broken the law this week. But no one's losing any sleep over it.
Pundits and legal scholars are raising questions over whether Sen. Tom Cotton and the 46 Senate Republicans violated the Logan Act when they penned a letter to Iran's leaders on Monday, undercutting President Barack Obama's efforts to negotiate a nuclear agreement with those same leaders. The law, passed in 1799, forbids any U.S. citizen -- acting without official U.S. authority -- from influencing "disputes or controversies" involving the U.S. and a foreign government.

Tim Tebow is coming back to the NFL. I'm telling you, this guy has been on the bench more than Judge Judy.
Tim Tebow, you know, originally was thrown out of the NFL for using his personal email account.- David Letterman

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Odd News

• Court: Judge shouldn't have scolded jurors for wrong verdict
• South Africa crime in focus after television reporter mugged on camera
• Passing cars pick up some pot bales tossed from fleeing SUV
• Imprint of license plate in snow leads to burglary suspects
• Girl Scouts aim to boost cookie sales with a drive-thru

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Lofoten is the name given to a chain of granite mountain-islands, off the coast of Northern Norway, well inside the Arctic Circle, formed during the last ice age into a group of jagged ridges and wild coastlines.

Peace.

Iran Replies To Republican's Letter

Iran Calls GOP Letter 'Propaganda Ploy,' Offers To 'Enlighten' Authors

Republican senators' letter to Iran about ongoing nuclear talks has prompted a lengthy response from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who delivered an overview of international law as he critiqued the letter.

Zarif said he was astonished by the letter, saying it suggests the U.S. lawmakers "not only do not understand international law" — a subject in which he is a professor — "but are not fully cognizant of the nuances of their own Constitution when it comes to presidential powers in the conduct of foreign policy,"

It is amazing how stupid the Republicans are. Some call it stupid, some call it treason.

GOP gearing up to run in 2016 on the premise that Americans have too much health insurance but not enough wars in the Middle East.- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• UN Security Council to meet on 'persecution' of Mideast Christians
• Spain says dismantles Islamic cell in North African enclave
• Jordan's King Abdullah urges EU to fight 'Islamophobia'
• Venezuela's Maduro seeks decree powers to face U.S. 'imperialism'
• Myanmar police beat students, journalists, monks, detain about 100

The NEW Saudi King
Under its new monarch, Saudi Arabia appears to be moving to improve relations with Turkey and Qatar and soften its stance against the Muslim Brotherhood with the aim of weakening Iran. The shift could lead to pressure on its ally Egypt to reconcile with them as well.

I remember when Republicans would wait to win the presidency before they tried to start unnecessary wars.- LOLGOP

Republicans Win The Gold Medal For Foot Shootin'
A letter to Iran from Senate Republicans aimed at undermining the Obama administration's attempt to strike a diplomatic agreement to halt the country's nuclear program appears to be backfiring.

Republican Shenanigans

• Jeb’s scary new adviser: Meet Jordan Sekulow, global attorney for the religious right
• Reporter: No Way O'Reilly Witnessed Suicide — He Even Got Location Wrong
• Laura Ingraham mocks ‘Redskins’ protests: Native Americans think it’s ‘their Selma moment’
• Texas fraternity under fire for racist party forbids interracial dating, Mexicans, and ‘fagetry’
• Money Being Raised For Black Chef Who Lost Job Because Of Frat's Racist Chant 

The GOP needs a new war in the Middle East. How else are we going to pay for tax breaks for the rich?- LOLGOP

New York New York
The New York Daily News released its cover for Tuesday morning, in which it calls Senate Majority Leader (R-KY) and three of his GOP colleagues “traitors” for their letter warning Iran about a prospective nuclear treaty with the U.S.










IF Obama Was A Dictator

Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama. - Andy Borowitz

Rock The Voter News

• Obama blasts Gov. Scott Walker over union law 
• Obama to announce changes for student loan repayment

You should measure your time in politics by how many axes you have to grind with the Clintons.- LOLGOP

Fox News Victimizes White People On "Bloody Sunday"
Coming out of the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march in Alabama, The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart had one question about the coverage.
“Could Fox take this commemoration of courageous civil rights marchers and somehow turn it into white conservative victimization?” he asked.

21st Century Republicans:
Lindsey Graham: "I don't use email"
Jim Inhofe: "I don't use science"
Sarah Palin: "I don't use English" - The Daily Edge Tweet

Business/Tech News

• Oil prices drop as dollar gains further
• Cheap oil is an investing opportunity
• Obamacare will cost less than thought, says federal agency
• CIA started hacking iPhones before they were even introduced: report

The new Apple Watch is out. I'm on the waiting list to get the new Apple hearing aid. - David Letterman

GOP Gearing Up For War?
A freshman Republican senator who organized a controversial open letter to Iranian leaders will meet Tuesday with lobbyists for defense contractors.




Hillary Clinton could use one of these Apple Watches. She could hook it up to her secret email account. If you want to contact Hillary, she's at hillary@pantsuit.com.- David Letterman

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Odd News

• Too Much Praise Can Turn Your Kids Into Narcissistic Jerks, Study Finds
• Video Surfaces Apparently Showing Oklahoma Frat 'Mom' Singing N-Word
• Watch 19 satellites zip around Earth in fascinating NASA video
• Ferrets poised for comeback amid New York City vote on lifting ban
• Indiana farmer saves freezing baby cow with hot tub swim

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Best selfie photobomb ever!

Peace.