Trump Nickname for Dick Durbin

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:55

President Donald Trump lobbed an insulting tweet at Democratic lawmaker Dick Durbin for leaking contents of a Thursday private oval office meeting, in a Monday tweet.

Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t get made when there is no trust! Durbin blew DACA and is hurting our Military. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2018

NFL Viewership Collapses Among Older White Viewers, Drives 2017 Ratings Crash

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:28

Who would have thought that alienating over 60 percent of the country would backfire?

Last week, we learned that 2017 NFL viewership had fallen by 10 percent over the previous year. Nor did things show any sign of improvement during the first weekend of the NFL’s postseason, when ratings fell by 13 percent from 2016.

Robbery Suspects with Fake Gun Shot by Security Guard Who Said, ‘Mine’s Is Real’

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:02

Robbery suspects allegedly using a fake gun to hold up a convenience store were shot by a security guard who burst onto the scene saying, “Mine’s is real.”
The extent of the suspects’ injuries was unclear.

Twitter Employees Say ‘We Make Most of Our Money’ Selling Data from ‘Everything’ You Post — Even Private Messages

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 16:53

Project Veritas has published its latest Twitter exposé, featuring both current and former Twitter employees allegedly explaining how the company receives, stores, and sells user data, as well as their attitudes on privacy.

In their undercover investigation, James O’Keefe and other Project Veritas reporters secretly recorded Twitter employees as they allegedly revealed the extent the platform surveils users.

Intrusion Suspect Allegedly Threatens 82-Year-Old Homeowner, Gets Shot Dead

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 16:41

An armed 82-year-old man in Kanawha County, West Virginia, turned the tables on a home intrusion suspect Saturday by pulling a gun and shooting him dead.
The deceased suspect was identified as 24-year-old Timothy Dean Coker.

According to WSAZ, Kanawha County deputies say Coker allegedly “broke in through a window in the garage where the 82-year-old homeowner was working and threatened the homeowner.”

12,000 FLEE AS PHILIPPINES VOLCANO CRATER GLOWS RED HOT

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 15:12

The Philippines’ most active volcano has awoken again. On Sunday, lava pooled to the surface of the volcano’s crater showing a glowing red hot core.

By Monday, the crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red. Coupled with vulcanologists’ warnings it could erupt within days, the glowing crater caused thousands of residents to flee from their homes in search of safety. The volcano lies in the coconut-growing Albay province about 210 miles southeast of Manila.

EX-CIA AGENT: DEEP STATE ‘TERRIFIED’ OF TRUMP, ‘WANT HIM TAKEN OUT’

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 14:25

President Trump is shaking up the Deep State in such a way they’ve ordered the corporate media to attack him nonstop, according to former top CIA officer Kevin Shipp.

“Donald Trump is questioning the Deep State and the shadow government,” Shipp said in a USAWatchdog interview on Sunday.

The Economy Is About to Break its 13 Year Streak of Poor Growth

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 14:12

The American economy is on track to deliver its strongest sustained growth in thirteen years.

The latest readings of gross domestic product see the economy growing at well above three percent in the final quarter of 2017. The GDPNOW predictor run by the Atlanta Fed forecasts 3.3 percent GDP growth. The New York Fed’s Nowcast forecasts 3.9 percent growth.

‘Thousands Of Restaurants’ May Close After Minimum Wage Hikes

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 13:47

Restaurants are under increasing pressure from minimum wage hikes to pay workers more and pass off costs in higher prices for customers, Fox Business reports.

Eighteen states raised their minimum wage at the start of the year, forcing thousands of restaurants to adapt to rising labor costs. However, patrons will only absorb so much of the cost.

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