For those who might not be familiar with world history, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov — better known as Vladimir Lenin — changed the world in 1917. That year, his own intervention and the intervention of his supporters caused the collapse of Tsarist Russia and ushered in the era of the Soviet Union. Despite his death during […]
Earlier today, Congressional Democrats met with staffers from the Department of Homeland Security and the White House to assure members that the way the administration is screening refugees from Syria does not put America at risk. It didn’t go so well: The message from the White House was apparently “too complicated.” From CNN: The two […]
http://twitter.com/#!/Crutnacker/status/271623274381860864 “Matt Lauer” is a trending topic on Twitter this morning. He’s certainly generating a lot of social media buzz for the holiday. But it’s not for anything good, alas. The veteran NBC host of the Today Show is anchoring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade — and aggravating all sorts of viewers. Gershwin fans, for […]
No matter how much you love your job, going into work can be a total drag. The next time you’re feeling a little down at your 9-5, just think about these adorable animals who also work – just like you! Sure, they probably aren’t accountants, but these little guys still put in their time and work […]
Bears are already cute, but what this one in Laos was doing takes the cake. While a man was visiting the small Southeast Asian country of Laos, a trip to the local zoo turned into something incredible. When he showed up at the sun bear pen, he noticed one of the inhabitants was doing something […]
http://twitter.com/#!/greenfield64/status/378554972025016324 No joke! In the New York City mayoral primary, Bill de Blasio currently has a little over 40 percent of the vote, which is the minimum percentage needed to avoid a runoff. Second place finisher Bill Thompson has yet to concede and wants all the votes counted in the hopes things will change and […]
http://twitter.com/#!/gatewaypundit/status/346770356494794753 Noted ornithologist Jeb Bush today confirmed that the call of the right-wing “wacko bird” is the standard chirp, and he’s adept at ignoring the sound. The Washington Post reports that Bush, in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, defended his conservative credentials and assured supporters, “I will be able to, I think, manage my […]
http://twitter.com/#!/ExPoleDancer/status/278993452715372545 As Twitchy reported, hot dog vendor Clint Tarver’s business was destroyed by union goons, hurling vicious racial epithets, in Michigan. “There will be blood,” you see. Most of the media swept the union-perpetrated violence under the rug. Predictable. But Twitter users are wondering, “where are the alleged civil rights leaders?” Or the president? @davidwebbshow […]
One day Reddit user Tatsputin decided to take his 4-year-old daughter’s art to the next level, by coloring it in and thus bringing his child’s imagination to a whole new colorful level. What started as a fun little game where he would color in one of his daughter’s drawings with pencils quickly grew into fun for […]
Meet Lucca, a 12-year-old German Shepherd who served over 400 missions with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan. She lost her legfrom an IED explosion during a patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand provincein 2012. #Lucca protected troops on 400 missions in Afghanistan & Iraq b4 receiving near-fatal injuries on her last patrol pic.twitter.com/5lrQd3xwSr — […]