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Bryan Michalek | August 23, 2017
German police told the press in a translated announcement Tuesday that they had seized thousands of ecstasy pills, all shaped to look like President Donald Trump. Police in Osnabrueck, located in northwestern Germany, claimed to have discovered 5,000 of the orange-colored ecstasy tablets in addition to a large but unspecified quantity of cash.   "In the control of the car, the officials found…
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Bryan Michalek | August 23, 2017
During a highly publicized pro-Trump rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, an alleged supporter of the president could reportedly be heard yelling, "McCain needs to die now!" in reference to Arizona Sen. John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The incident was tweeted by journalist David Catanese, who was in attendance.  Shortly after the tweet hit the internet, Meghan McCain, Sen.…
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Bryan Michalek | August 23, 2017
According to a recent BBC report, a Saudi teen has been arrested and accused of "improper public behavior" in Jeddah after a video went viral showing him doing the Macarena on a public street.  The Twitter video, which was posted last week, shows the teen dancing in front of a bunch of cars parked at a traffic light, bopping along to the popular song known to pretty much anyone who remembers the…
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Bryan Michalek | August 22, 2017
The emergence of another generational divide is making its way to the forefront of the American consciousness. As the majority of the Baby Boomer generation enters seniority, younger generations like Millennials and Gen-Xers are tasked with figuring out what to with their parents' stuff.   According to Tom Verde at the New York Times, younger generations are "reluctant" to inherit their parents…
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Bryan Michalek | August 21, 2017
(UPDATE: It turns out the story of the 26-year-old man who claimed he was stabbed because of his “neo-Nazi” haircut is a hoax. Click HERE for updated story.) Below is original story as published August 21, 2017: Joshua Witt, 26, was on his way to buy a shake from the local Steak n' Shake in Sheridan, Colorado when a confused and possibly mentally disturbed man swung a knife at him.  The New…
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Bryan Michalek | August 21, 2017
As the Trump administration continues to grapple with fallout from the violence in Charlottesville, a small but growing number of Liberty University students are protesting the president by returning their diplomas.  Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of the Lynchburg, Va.-based Evangelical school, has been one of the president's most ardent supporters since the campaign, so perhaps it's no…
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Bryan Michalek | August 18, 2017
In a report by the Associated Press, PETA will be paying out close to $50,000 for accidentally euthanizing a family's Chihuahua, in order to quell what would've been a media firestorm had this case gone to court.  Wilber Zarate, the father of the young girl who called the Chihuahua her own, sued PETA for taking the pet from their mobile home park and euthanizing it before the required five-day…
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Bryan Michalek | August 18, 2017
The America Civil Liberties Union is reportedly struggling over whether or not to defend the free speech rights of hate groups, and how. In the aftermath of the violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, three of the ACLU's California affiliates came out last Wednesday stating that "white supremacist violence is not free speech." The ACLU has since stated that they will not represent white…
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Bryan Michalek | August 18, 2017
Imran Awan, a former IT aide for Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was hit with a four-count indictment on Thursday including conspiracy and making false statements. Awn was indicted along with his wife Hina Alvi following a grand jury decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia.  The newest charges against the couple include conspiracy to commit bank fraud…