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October 03, 2017

The Morning Rant

"We are not served well by the 24/7 news cycle. Journos clamp on to spectacular news stories like lampreys and they're all competing with each other for the hottest hot take and so most everything you see or read in the first 24 hours will be wrong. It usually takes a good week to begin to get things properly sorted out."

How many lies can you spot in this one tweet?:

My 10 year old asked me how the shooter was able to get his machine gun. I told him that pretty much anyone in the US can. 'But why daddy'?
— Boris Kodjoe (@BorisKodjoe) October 2, 2017

I wonder if the kid is named Che-che?

Best LV hot takes:

For all its flaws, the Communist revolution taught Chinese women to dream big https://t.co/Fci82iAPxM
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) September 26, 2017

Like an alcoholic who can't keep away from the bottle, the NY Times just can't stop running interference for murderous commie regimes.

I'll Take 'Laughably Unbelievable Statements' For $400, Alex:

Mark Zuckerberg reacts to Trump's accusation that Facebook is anti-Trump: This is a "platform for all ideas" https://t.co/dzyllOdI0j pic.twitter.com/SxnHTc1enf
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 27, 2017

A very clever remix of dance numbers from old movies to modern music:

posted by OregonMuse at 11:30 AM

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'But why daddy'? — Boris Kodjoe (@BorisKodjoe) October 2, 2017 I wonder if the kid is named Che-che? Best LV hot takes: For all its flaws, the Communist revolution taught Chinese women to dream big https://t.co/Fci82iAPxM — NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) September 26, 2017 Like an alcoholic who can't keep away from the bottle, the NY Times just can't stop running interference for murderous commie regimes. I'll Take 'Laughably Unbelievable Statements' For $400, Alex: Mark Zuckerberg reacts to Trump's accusation that Facebook is anti-Trump: This is a "platform for all ideas" https://t.co/dzyllOdI0j pic.twitter.com/SxnHTc1enf — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 27, 2017 A very clever remix of dance numbers from old movies to modern music: posted by OregonMuse at 11:30 AM \| Access Comments <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript>	Recent Comments AZ deplorable moron: "smash burgers soon. ..." 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