By Rachel Stoltzfoos Miami rapper Pitbull praised likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush for delivering a killer one-liner after Pitbull explained where he got his stage name. Pitbull, also known as “Mr. Worldwide” and whose real name is Armando Perez, recounted the story on Howard Stern’s radio show Tuesday, reported The Hill. The former Florida governor had asked him about his stage…
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By Rachel Stoltzfoos When Emma “Mattress Girl” Sulkowicz carried her mattress across the stage at Columbia’s graduation Tuesday, the university president did not shake her hand. Video posted by The Columbia Daily Spectator shows the president turn away and put a piece of paper down when she and the three others helping her carry the mattress…
By Ivan Plis The U.S. government has made public a list of materials found on Osama bin Laden’s computer, including books claiming that the 9/11 attacks were faked. The release, called “Bin Ladin’s Bookshelf” by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, provides a look into the ideas that influenced the al-Qaida leader in his…
The friendly public servants over at the 30th precinct of the NYPD have some kind words to say for people peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights. “F*ck these Savages They should all die a nice slow death!” Citizen activist Michael Barber filmed two plainclothes police officers grabbing a young girl. Filmingcops.com reported on the scene…
Hillary Clinton got a little snippy with a reporter who tried to ask her a question at an event. Former Secretary of State Clinton shut down the reporter coldly, while the crowd seemingly enjoyed watching her take the newsman down a peg. It’s an interesting exchange for the fact that Clinton has been dodging questions for…
Some people just don’t seem to understand the concept of force. A man at a B.o.B. concert decided to pick a fight with a fleet of security guards. One has to wonder just what he thought he would accomplish with such a feat of dumbassery. Of course, there is no end to stupid people in…
by G.B. Endian #1. We give to charity even if other people don’t. Why don’t liberals give away their last dime to government programs they think are important? Why do they require other people to pay the same amount in taxes before they do the same? When a libertarian decides to give money to charity,…
By Jonah Bennett Last year, Philadelphia decided to decriminalize marijuana, dropping the consequences to a simple fine for possession. That decision appears to have saved the city $1 million dollars over a very short period of time. On October 20, 2014, legislation signed by Mayor Michael Nutter officially came into effect, making marijuana a civil…
By Blake Neff Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University student also known as Mattress Girl, has fulfilled her pledge to carry a mattress all the way to graduation by dragging it up on stage during Columbia’s class day celebration Tuesday. Video posted online by the Columbia Daily Spectator shows Sulkowicz carrying the mattress, assisted by some friends, while…
By Erica Wenig Islamic State jihadis used a sandstorm to obfuscate their movements while launching a well-planned offensive and overrunning Ramadi last week. American warplanes were unable to strike during the storm, as Islamic State militants launched at least 10 suicide bombings and used bulldozers to demolish city walls, according to The New York Times. An estimated 400 Islamic State fighters defeated the remaining 1,000 Iraqi officers and…