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Scramble begins as Patriot Act teeters

Scramble begins as Patriot Act teeters
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is running out of time to save sections of the Patriot Act that the White House deems crucial to national security.




BREAKING: US arrests international soccer executives. Global war criminals still at large. - The Daily Edge

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Islamic State shoots dead 20 at Palmyra amphitheatre: monitor
• Saudi air strikes kill at least 80 in deadliest bombings of Yemen war
• Obama says Russia adopting 'increasingly aggressive posture'
• US, allies seek new ways to pressure N. Korea over nuclear program
• Amnesty report says Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinians

Florida is considering legalizing silencers so you can stand your ground without all the hoopla.- JokeBlogger.com

U.S. Marines Being Deployed To Honduras Because.... Hurricanes
Troops from a 250-strong contingent of US Marines will start to deploy to Honduras this week to provide help if needed during the region’s hurricane season and to train local forces, officials said Tuesday.








Ireland legalizes gay marriage and gets a rainbow.
Texas bans gay marriage and gets a flood.

TAKE A HINT, PEOPLE! - TheGoodGodAbove

Republican Shenanigans

• If You’ve Wondered Why So Many Politicians Deny Climate Change, Science Has Your Answer
• Scott Walker: Mandatory Ultrasounds Are 'Just A Cool Thing' For Women 
• Jon Stewart calls Rand Paul out on ‘religious freedom': Don’t Christians sell cakes to adulterers?
• What Clintons Do Is ‘Scandalous,’ What Republicans Do Is… Ignored
• Colorado school booted teacher for opposing ‘Jesus pizza’ Bible studies during lunch: lawsuit
• CHICAGO POLICE PUT ANTLERS ON BLACK MAN AND POSED FOR PICTURES

You can see Russia from her porch, if you look directly through her ears. - JokeBlogger.com

Wow. One Conservative Columnist Attacks Another.
One can understand why the Weekly Standard’s William Kristol would try to nullify Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, but smearing all baby boomers in the process seems a stretch of veracity in the service of a blank page.







Glad we have a president who won't play the "Sorry, I Can't Help Texas with Floods 'Cuz I Don't Want Them to Think I'm Invading Them" Card.- LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama confers with Gov. Abbott about Texas floods, promises quick federal aid
• Kenyan Lawyer Wants to Buy Malia Obama for 50 Cows, 70 Sheep and 30 Goats

What Does Google, Apple And Edward Snowden Have In Common?
At an 18th-century mansion in England’s countryside last week, current and former spy chiefs from seven countries faced off with representatives from tech giants Apple and Google to discuss government surveillance in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks.

Republicans Invite Head of FIFA to Address Congress. - Andy Borowitz

Setback For Immigration
The Obama administration has lost a bid to lift a temporary injunction blocking the president’s controversial executive action that promised special status and work permits to nearly 5 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.

The University of Phoenix now offers an advanced degree in Debt Slavery.- John Fugelsang




Business/Tech News

• Oil down on dollar strength; awaits weekly supply data
• FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges
• Bernie Sanders kicks off 2016 campaign by opening can of whoopass on Wall Street 
• Florida releases personal data on 13,000 people, issues ‘fraud’ alert

Was Hillary involved in the FIFA corruption scandal??? Is that what was in those deleted emails???- Tea Party Cat




Money Talks, Molesters Walk
Several companies that advertise with TLC are responding to pressure from customers to pull ads from the popular show "19 Kids and Counting," after star Josh Duggar apologized in the wake of the release of a 2006 police report alleging he molested underage girls as a teenager.

The Catholic Church says that abstinence is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy.

HA! Tell that to the Virgin Mary.- TheGoodGodAbove

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Odd News

• Danish radio station defends killing baby rabbit live on air
• Twins charged with hurling bricks at each other
• Colorado city going dark this weekend to help stargazers
• Police: Man hid heroin, crack in his underwear
• Guess Who Has Inspired A Brand Of Ice Cream Cones

Time To Deflate Photo

Bunda Cliffs, Australia. 100km of unbroken cliffs opening onto the vast Nullarbor plain.


Peace.

John McCain mocks Obama for calling climate change a threat as ISIS advances

John McCain mocks Obama for calling climate change a threat as ISIS advances
Senator John McCain on Sunday attacked the president for citing climate change as a threat to national security, suggesting that the Obama administration’s focus on environmental issues was detracting from the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.




President Obama, by the way, has set a Guinness World Record as the fastest person to get a million Twitter followers. Obama now has as many followers as the Republicans have presidential candidates.- Conan O'Brien

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Joint Chiefs Chairman says U.S. blindsided by fall of Mosul
• Iraqi Shi'ite militia claim leadership of campaign against Islamic State
• Bombing exposes Saudi failure to curb sectarian strains
• Japan to join U.S., Australia war games amid growing China tensions

Obama doesn't care about vets, say pols who cut their food stamps, UE benefits & sent them to war on a lie in the 1st place. - John Fugelsang

Austrian Terrorist?
A 14-year-old boy from Austria who downloaded bomb-making plans onto his Playstation games console was sentenced to a two-year jail term on Tuesday after pleading guilty to terrorism charges, a court spokeswoman said.




#MemorialDay - when America honors its fallen heroes with beer, action films & air conditioner sales. - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• What the GOP could learn from Ireland on gay marriage
• Male Texas lawmakers nearly fistfight on House floor after GOP women defect from anti-abortion bill
• Fox Contributor: Crime Increases When DOJ Investigates Local Police
• Joe Arpaio asks public to pay legal fees, laments: I have to pay for my own lawyers!
• Creationist: If evolution is true, then it wasn’t wrong for Josh Duggar to molest his sisters
• All Aboard Florida, also known as the Boondoggle Express, is having public-relations problems

Next on Fox News we'll have the author of "Get the Hell Out of My Country, Jose" to discuss how liberals are too quick to scream racism.- LOLGOP

A Fox News debate and the murder of the Iowa straw poll
The Iowa straw poll is dead. Long live the Fox News debate.
For decades, the August event in the Hawkeye State has served as a first culling of Republican candidates for president.





Seems that Black people could justifiably say in court "I feared for my life" just like the cops who regularly murder them do.- Kona Lowell

Rock The Voter News

• On Memorial Day, Obama Honors Sacrifices Of Service Members
• Obama to Use Executive Action to Protect Waters

Americans Flocking To Cuba
 The thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to a stunning 36 percent increase in visits by Americans to the island, including thousands who are flying into Cuba from third countries like Mexico in order to sidestep U.S. restrictions on tourism.

Imagine if Bush's wars and tax plans were investigated as much as the Clintons' private lives.- LOLGOP

"Hillary Clinton is trying to get the young vote. She's doing her best to win over millennials. Hillary's telling millennials if all goes well, she too plans to move back into the home where she lived in the 1990s." –Conan O'Brien





Business/Tech News

• Japan and China Boost Crude Oil Prices 
• U.S. new home sales, prices rise strongly in April
• Amazon pays $16 million tax in Germany, while making $11.9 billion sales
• Costa Rica is the most expensive destination in Central America

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced a new bill that would make four-year college tuition free. Which was great news, unless you were the student who was just walking out of your graduation.- Jimmy Fallon





Media CEOs Are The Highest Paid
They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league.

Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.

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Odd News

• FL Mom Agrees to Get Son Circumcised After Refusing Lands Her in Jail
• Ohioan posts message on his SUV: 'Got kidney? I need 1'
• 3 burglars share tips of trade in crime prevention video
• Remarkably Buff Kangaroo Moves Into Australian Suburb
• Extraordinary Elephant Selfie Goes Viral

Time To Deflate Photo

This artist's concept depicts the most luminous galaxy known in the universe. The object, which was discovered by NASA’s WISE space telescope, is called WISE J224607.57-052635.0
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Peace.