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Donald Trump's fame makes Mexican mask factory great again 
A Halloween mask factory in Jiutepec, Mexico, is busier than ever. And it's all thanks to Donald Trump...Trump's fame in the United States -- and infamy in Mexico -- drove demand for the unflattering Trump mask.



In bed, recovering from the horrors of the primaries. - Bette Midler

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Airman shot his squadron commander at Lackland AFB, Pentagon official says
• Key suspect in Paris, Brussels attacks arrested
• Islamic State begins releasing kidnapped workers: Syrian Observatory
• Latest writer slain in Bangladesh criticized religious extremists on Facebook

I can't wait for President Trump to get ISIS to surrender by repeatedly using the phrase 'Radical Islam.'- John Fugelsang

Church, Meet State
Tennessee is poised to make history as the first state in the nation to recognize the Holy Bible as its official book.

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump has resounding 34-point lead in New York
• Cruz announces new California events after Trump cancels trip
• White separatist advises Trump on wooing women: Stop being an ‘assh*le’ and ‘seduce them’
• Trump adviser insists Republicans won’t have a contested convention
• WATCH: Michele Bachmann busts a move 
• Georgia ‘campus carry’ gun bill sparks backlash from fearful students and faculty
• Ellen DeGeneres slams Mississippi’s anti-gay law: ‘That is the definition of discrimination’

Welcome to Mississippi, where it violates your freedom to be made to deliver wedding cakes, but not rapists' babies. - Mrs. Betty Bowers

Cruz And NY Jews
Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera accused Ted Cruz of anti-Semitism, saying his "New York values" comments were a slight against Jewish people. 
















Alabama Has A Sex Scandal Not Involving First Cousins
Alabama’s family-values governor, Robert Bentley, was caught last month in an affair after a recording of a racy phone call between himself and his mistress was released.
On Friday, Bentley appeared to be trying to make the whole thing go away when he tried unsuccessfully to stop reporters from asking him about it

Rock The Voter News

• President Obama says he's sticking with Merrick Garland through the end of his term
• Clinton: GOPers who think I'll be indicted for emails living in "fantasy" world 

Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian. - The Onion

A Catholic And A Jew Walk Into A Conference...
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Friday morning announced a visit to the Vatican next week to attend a conference hosted by Pope Francis on social, economic and environmental issues.











The IRS has introduced new technology allowing you to pay your taxes at a 7-Eleven. So just imagine: You can now declare your earnings from 2015 while eating a hot dog from 2005.- Conan O'Brien

Business/Tech News

• Oil prices surge, but stocks wobble as drug companies slip
• Apple-Justice Department Standoff Over iPhone Access Goes On, In New York 
• Putin says Panama Papers part of US plot to weaken Russia
• Donald Trump's Health Care Ideas Bewilder Republican Experts

I'm furious about US jobs being sent to China & I can't wait to tweet about it on my new Apple iPhone.- John Fugelsang

The CIA: Skin Cream Investors?
The CIA invested in a cosmetic company to help develop a skin cream that can be used to secretly harvest DNA evidence.

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Odd News

• New Jersey man faces jail for refusing to take down Trump flag
• Self-driving cars are old news. Make way for a self-driving military warship 
• Shakespeare First Folio discovered on Scottish island
• Man who scaled cliff to propose arrested for drugs
• Costa Rica man who had 18-inch yuca surgically removed from anal cavity could file lawsuit

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Chilling out on the Dettah Ice Road, Yellowknife, Canada.

Peace.

Trump Warns Supporters Not To Harm Protester: 'Don't Hurt The Person!'

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Trump Warns Supporters Not To Harm Protester: 'Don't Hurt The Person!' 
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump cautioned his supporters Wednesday night not to hurt a protester being removed from the event after a string of violent run-ins at his campaign events.



The Trump campaign does feel like a 60s college experiment to identify nearly all the people who're poisoning the GOP. - LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Afghan casualties disputed after U.S. air strikes
• Turkey grants temporary protection to Syrians returned from Greek islands
• Belgian prosecutors launch public appeal to look for the 'man in hat' suspect in Brussels airport attack
• EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians: EU source
• Standoff threat over as fugitive Oregon occupier found heavily armed and sleeping in stranger’s shed

More than 11.5 million documents called the “Panama Papers” just leaked, and they link Vladimir Putin to $2 billion held in secret offshore accounts. If confirmed, it could be the LEAST bad thing Putin's ever done. - Jimmy Fallon

War On Marijuana Over?
After years high atop the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most dangerous drugs, marijuana may soon be coming down.
The DEA said it will likely decide in the first half of 2016 whether to reclassify cannabis in a category other than Schedule 1...However, reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II, which includes drugs such as cocaine, would make it much easier for researchers to learn about its effects, medical and otherwise.



"Trans people using the wrong bathroom is a public safety issue" shouted a man carrying an assault rifle in the grocery store. - OhNoSheTwitnt

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump fires back at Obama: "His whole administration is half-baked" 
• Anti-abortion group defends Trump after he skips their conference
• Cruz Visit To Bronx High School Canceled After Students Threaten Walkout
• SC GOPer introduces anti-trans bathroom bill: "it's a public safety issue" 
• Charles Barkley: NBA Should Pull All-Star Game From NC After Anti-LGBT Bill (VIDEO) 
• Gross new details reveal Hastert tried to use victim’s family to get a more lenient sentence

At a campaign event in Wisconsin yesterday, a 16-year-old boy threw an egg at Donald Trump but missed. And I can’t quite explain it, but somehow it hit Jeb Bush.- Seth Myers

Cruz Lands On Cover Of Time
Ted Cruz has landed on the cover of Time, joining other 2016 presidential candidates who have found their faces on the front of the magazine.
A close-up of Cruz wearing a bright blue tie appears above a headline "Likeable Enough?" on the magazine's latest issue. 









Meanwhile in the world of baseball, Washington National Bryce Harper received some flak for wearing a hat that says "Make baseball fun again” on opening day. The hat is a take on Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again," and what better way to make baseball fun again than by reminding all of your Latino teammates about how Donald Trump wants to deport them.- James Corden

I always thought religion was about holding yourself to a higher standard. Turns out it's about deciding who deserves a cake! - LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama to visit U. of C., make case for confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee
• Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Spar Over Presidential Qualifications

Why would you watch Batman vs. Superman, a movie about a rich crusader vs. an alien, when you can see Trump vs. Cruz on CNN any day? - Bette Midler









Did you hear about all the names released in the Panama Papers? Personally, my offshore financial plan is singing show tunes on cruise ships. - Bette Midler

Business/Tech News

• Oil prices waver
• SpaceX will be launching its first resupply mission since an explosion last summer 
• Bitcoin creator to finally reveal himself 
• Ivanka Trump's made-in-China scarves recalled over flammability
• ‘Trump Institute’ Partnered With Couple Who Got Prosecuted for Get-Rich-Quick Fraud

Ben Carson's appearances on behalf of Donald Trump are as inspiring as the disclaimer at the end of a Viagra commercial.- LOLGOP

Trump Really Hates Mexico
 U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said the move by Ford Motor Co to build a manufacturing plant in Mexico "is an absolute disgrace" and shows the need to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).









The Archdiocese of NY is auctioning off the Popemobile that Francis used. Should I buy it? I hear the radio gets Immaculate Reception. - Bette Midler

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Odd News

• NASA Discovers ‘Behemoth Black Hole’ In Unlikely Place
• Indiana trooper still using traffic stops to preach about Jesus — after lawsuit and warning 
• Minister of what? Portugal culture minister wants to slap critics
• Wisconsin's Walker compares himself to Packers greats
• Guilty conscience: Stolen sign returned after 30 years

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Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Peace.

Pro-Life Logic

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Authorities raid anti-abortion video maker David Daleiden’s California home
Investigators reportedly took all of the video Daleiden shot as part of his series of “sting” videos — which has been roundly debunked — released through his group, the Center for Medical Process.


A man was arrested on Friday by Secret Service officers for climbing over the White House fence. "I just wanted to see the Oval Office," said Jeb.- Seth Myers

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo
• Head of Tripoli authority refuses to cede power to Libya unity govt
• Iraq puts northern offensive against Islamic State on hold
• Fox Guest Doubles Down On Need To "Infiltrate" Muslim Neighborhoods

Conservatives want to conserve your freedom, cause you ain't usin' it right. - Tea Pain

In 1992 I Waited 8 Hours To Vote For Bill Clinton In Florida
The Department of Justice is looking into the election-day chaos that transpired in Arizona's most populous county when the state held its primaries on March 22. Thousands of voters waited hours to cast ballots, and some voters complained that their registration information had changed and essentially blocked them from voting.



Greece has put into place its new plan of deporting unwanted migrants. The plan was the brainchild of new Greek minister "Adonis Trumpadopoulos."- Conan O'Brien

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Makes Up The Name Of A Federal Agency He Would Axe As Prez (VIDEO)
• Woman Shouts Down Florida Gov. Rick Scott In Starbucks: 'You're An A*shole!' (VIDEO) 
• Megyn Kelly not sure she will stay at Fox News
• GOP Rep.: Wisconsin Voter ID Law Will Help Republicans In General Election 
• GOP Senator Leading SCOTUS Blockade Blames Roberts For Politicizing Court 
• Law school honoring Scalia forced to change name over unfortunate acronym 

Newt Gingrich: Trump is like a "rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl"

Conservatives Don't Want The Latino Vote
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter downplayed Republican front-runner Donald Trump's controversial comments on abortion and his dismal polling with women Tuesday, arguing that his immigration platform will protect women from the "Latin American rape culture."


Trump's biggest problem going forward is women. In that they still exist.- LOLGOP

Ted Cruz said that a "white knight" is not going to parachute into the Republican convention and walk away with the nomination. To which the GOP responded, "You had us at 'white.'"- Conan O'Brien

Rock The Voter News

• Sanders wins big in Wisconsin, but barely dents Clinton delegate lead

Media Whores & Trump
...And it's not just that front-runner Trump is getting way more media time and attention than front-runner Hillary Clinton. It's that Trump's getting way more than Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Mississippi - The poorest state w/highest unemployment, most obesity and worst education just passed a law to protect themselves from gays. - John Fugelsang

Business/Tech News

• U.S. sues to block Halliburton and Baker Hughes deal, says anti-competitive
• Oil prices jump 4 percent after surprise U.S. crude stocks draw
• Leading Arab satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV
• US arrests 21 for visa fraud in fake university sting

Donald Trump told The Washington Post that he'll be able to get the United States completely out of debt in eight years. When asked how, Trump was like, "Easy, declare bankruptcy and start fresh! It's fantastic. I've done it already. It's amazing."- Jimmy Fallon

Thanks Obama!
U.S. brokers managing retirement accounts must adhere to tough new standards under an Obama administration rule released Wednesday that aims to protect millions of savers from conflicted investment advice.



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Odd News

• Raindrop Cake whets appetites as NYC’s hottest new dessert
• NJ town plans to combat aggressive wild turkey problem with air horns 
• Police: Man swallows stolen ring, needs surgery to remove it
• Convicted killer OK'd for Washington retail pot license
• Man accused of killing neighbor tells judge 'God's got this'

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Sunrise in Washington D.C. as the cherry trees are in bloom. It's good to see that not everything is ugly there.

Peace.