Online story: "(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integrate Nokia Oyj's handset unit, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans." -- Whatta hypocrite.. less than a week ago, Gates (joined with two other extreme billionaires) chastised Republicans for not opening our borders for all foreign job seekers, and now is making the biggest job cut in Microsoft's history, and mainstream media will give his a pass.

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HuffPost story: "(Former HuffPost editor) Jose Antonio Vargas, the nation's most prominent undocumented immigrant, was released from U.S. Border Patrol custody on Tuesday. * (He) flew to the border last week to interview and film undocumented immigrants who have fled their home countries in Central America * what he didn't know is that in order to leave McAllen (Texas), he would need to pass through an interior U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. * A TSA agent at the McAllen-Miller Airport initially cleared Vargas' Philippines-issued passport when he attempted to board a flight Tuesday morning. He was placed into custody soon after, however, when he couldn't produce a U.S. visa at the request of a border patrol agent. * "Do you have your visa?" the agent asked, according to audio of the exchange. * "No, there's no visa," Vargas replied. * The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Vargas was processed at the McAllen Border Patrol station, provided with a notice to appear before an immigration judge, and ultimately released after consultation with ICE * The McAllen incident is not the first time Vargas has been detained by authorities over his undocumented status. In 2012, Minnesota State Police officers stopped Vargas while he was driving down a highway outside Minneapolis because he was driving with headphones on. He was taken to a county jail where he was questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, but no immigration charges were filed against him. * Gillian Christensen, an (ICE)agency spokeswoman, (said) “ICE is focused on smart, effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes the removal of public safety threats, recent border crossers and egregious immigration law violators, such as those who have been previously removed from the United States.” * White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest declined to comment on Vargas' detention during the daily White House briefing on Tuesday" -- This is beginning to look like the sequel to George Orwell's "Animal Farm".. 'all illegal aliens are equal, but some are more equal than others'..even Josh Earnest couldn't... wouldn't go out on a limb and lie for the man of Steal on this.

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HuffPost headline: "Israel: Hamas to pay price for denying truce" -- Hey, Mosqued Man.. that's what you say and do when someone crosses a line you've "drawn in the sand".

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Online headsline/story: "Elizabeth Warren bashes Wall Street in West Virginia * “The way I see this, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, all those other guys on Wall Street, they’ve got plenty of folks in the United State Senate willing to work on their side,” she said, jabbing her hands into the air to make her points. “We need more people in the U.S. Senate willing to work on the side of America’s families.” -- Good grief.. the institution that hired her, paid her $350K to teach one class per year, has one of the biggest partnerships with Wall Street.. period.

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HuffPost story: "At least 35 Disney employees in and around Florida have been arrested and accused of sex crimes involving children since 2006, CNN reports as part of a six-month investigation. So far, 32 of those cases have resulted in convictions. * Disney maintains that it has "extensive measures in place" to thwart child predators before they're employed, including background checks and computer monitoring. The Disney theme park in Florida has about 70,000 employees. * "The numbers reported by CNN represent one one-hundredth of 1 percent of the 300,000 people we have employed during this time period," spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said." -- ""The numbers reported by CNN represent one one-hundredth of 1 percent "? Where did Disney get this person.. steal her from the top of the list for applicants to be the replacement for Jay Carnet at the White House? American families did not need/deserve to hear "spin", they deserve to hear an apology and that Disney is taking steps to eliminate this from ever happening again!

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HuffPost headline: "California Residents Face Historic Fines For Failing To Take Drought Seriously" -- Hmm, but Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinstein still sit in office and 'smelter fish' still swim around smugly as farms dry up and wither.

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Question: Why is the state of California.. the state that its politicians champion "green", fine citizens for wanting to keep their lawns and vegetable "green"?

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Huff Post headline: "Pope Francis: Immigrant Children Must Be 'Welcomed And Protected' -- Hey, Pope!, what do you have to say to the parents who abdicate care of their children, and to Mexican politicians who wave the children through to the US? Hey, Pope, what do you have to say to Italian government workers who are waving Muslim refugees into other European countries without registering their admittance into Italy first. Hey, Pope.. should we listen to what you say or do what you do? Hypocrite!!!!

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HuffPost headline: "CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is teaming up with former nemesis IBM in an attempt to sell more iPhones and iPads to corporate customers and government agencies." -- Good grief.. Steve Jobs is turning over in his grave.. You know.. Apple's hold on the under-30 market has been Apple's maverick stance against being a mainstream staple. Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said his company is turning to help from IBM because it doesn't understand the needs of corporate customers as well as it does consumers. * How appropriate (inappropriate) that Apple is teaming with IBM in the 30th anniversary year of its anti-establishment ad campaign against "big brotherism". Now may be a good time to start unloading your Apple stock.

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Online headline/story: "Thor is now a woman * Thor’s not a guy anymore. * Thor’s a gal. * Marvel Comics announced that their male hero of yore was no longer worthy to hold the mighty hammer Mjölnir. * "The inscription on Thor’s hammer reads ‘Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.’ Well it’s time to update that inscription," said Marvel editor Wil Moss in a statement. "The new Thor continues Marvel’s proud tradition of strong female characters like Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow and more. And this new Thor isn’t a temporary female substitute – she’s now the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!" -- Good grief.. Marvel can't develop a female "hero" by he own accomplishments, so Marvel is creating a "trangendered" substitute.. Thanks, but "No, Thanks!" to future Marvel movies... even if they are filmed in 2-D, 3-D or Marvel's next generation, 38-DD format.

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L-E story: "DETROIT — A major announcement is expected in a deal that promises millions of dollars to support municipal retiree pensions while protecting city-owned artwork from possible sale as part of Detroit's bankruptcy. * Foundations also have committed about $366 million, while the state will add $195 million." -- You know.. this reminds me of what our Council has done.. poured tax dollars into non-revenue producing projects, and now wants more tax dollars to maintain them/bail out the people earning money off the backs of taxpayers.

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Online quote source: " “Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place; it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there is plenty left to learn.” - Melanie Joy " -- Wow! What a perfect solution and excuse for the Mosqued Man's former supporters to gracefully save face!

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Special item about one of our own: "...Mike Helms, will be inducted into the “Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame” on the evening of August 2, 2014, 7:00 P.M.,(CST) at the Wiregrass Rehab Center, 795 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36303." -- Mike played for Auburn for you who do not follow AU sports from the 20th Century. Congrats, Mike!

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Online story: "The Federal Election Commission recycled the computer hard drive of April Sands — a former co-worker of Lois Lerner’s — hindering an investigation into Sands’ partisan political activities, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. * Sands resigned from the Federal Election Commission in April after she admitted to violating the Hatch Act, which bars executive branch employees from engaging in partisan political activities on federal time and at federal facilities. * The twist is that Sands also worked under Lois Lerner when the ex-IRS agent — who is currently embroiled in a scandal over the targeting of conservative political groups — worked at the FEC’s enforcement division." -- And the beat goes on.....and on.... and on....

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Online story: "JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A day after a rookie police officer was gunned down in an ambush, mourners came to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial with candles, balloons, empty liquor bottles and messages of love from friends scrawled on T-shirts taped to a brick wall. * Instead of honoring the officer, the memorial was for his killer. "Rest easy," "Thug in peace" and "See u on the other side" friends wrote about L(_*_) C(_*_)mpbell, who police say ambushed Officer Melvin Santiago early Sunday as he responded to an armed robbery call at a 24/7 pharmacy. Officers returned fire, killing C(_*_)mpbell." -- Once again.. this is not about racism.. it's about black culturism and the failure of black leaders to try to stop such actions. Where're the "revs".. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Where are the torch bearers for Martin Luther King's "dreams"? Where is President Obama?

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You know...you have to wonder why 18 - 22 year olds vote for Democrats..Either they've just finished high school and know how weak their education was, or they are saddled with student loans and no career path.

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L-E headline: "Old school headquarters torn down" -- Now if the School Board would tear down the old programs and policies that still don't work.

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L-E story: "Officers suspect gang activity may have been involved during a Sunday afternoon burglary at a 3900 block apartment, according to a Columbus police report. * The residence was broken into at 3:30 p.m. after an unknown individual threw a rock through the window. No items were listed as taken. * Police did not disclose why they believe the burglary to be gang related. Anyone with more information should contact Investigative Services at (706) 653-3400." -- Good grief.. Mayor Obamalinson's second term hasn't started yet, and it's already falling apart. Her voters must have been upset that she failed to recognize how organized they'd become doing her first term

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "The government was running with a surplus when Clinton left the office and George W. Bush took over. It didn’t take Bush long to go through that and destroy the economy. But then, what’s new?" -- Typical lib "fact"... no substance to it.. "According to U.S. Treasury figures at Debt to the Penny, on January 20, 1993, as Bill Clinton took office, the total outstanding public debt was $4.1 trillion. On January 19, 2001, that same figure had increased to $5.7 trillion. * the debt during Bush’s eight years in office increased from $5.7 trillion to $10.6 trillion, or $4.9 trillion over eight years." -- And this included not only 5 years of "Mid-East wars, but also the costs of rebuilding the military. It took Bush 18 months to re-equip, re-ready our military to be able to respond following Bill Clinton's intentional dismantling of our military he unabashedly claimed to 'loathe'. On the other hand, since the Mosqued Man took over the Mid-East Wars, our National Debt has increase over $7 TRILLION dollars in his 5 year management of the war effort while dismantling our readiness ala Clinton...

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L-E story: "PELHAM, Ala. — A member of the gun rights group BamaCarry was allowed to vote in Shelby County while wearing a holstered pistol Tuesday, but police later asked him to leave the front of the polling place." -- Hmmm.. he musta looked like he was a Republican.. i do not remember the police in Philadelphia asking Black Panther members camped out at polling places with "billy clubs" being requested by the police to leave the area.

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L-E story: "AUGUSTA — The state Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for an Augusta man who was sentenced to 95 years in prison on charges of attempted rape and more. * The Augusta Chronicle reported Tuesday that the appeals court reversed the 2010 conviction for Roger Bettis, saying a Richmond County judge didn’t follow protocol in determining whether the man could represent himself at his trial." -- In a system that would have provided the man with a lawyer if he requested one.. why are we taxpayers saddled with another trial expense? We taxpayers should be subjected from "Double Jeopardy", too!