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Mayor bans Trump ‘until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all Trumps’ – The Washington Post

Sarah Larimer9 years ago05 mins

Condemnation came quickly to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Here are some notable comments. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) A Florida mayor responded to Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the country by issuing a tongue-in-cheek ban of his own — on the Republican presidential front-runner himself….

‘This Will Be The End Of Trump’s Campaign,’ Says Increasingly Nervous Man For Seventh Time This Year

The Onion 9 years ago02 mins

SALISBURY, MD—Repeating identical comments he had made in June, July, August, September, and twice in November, increasingly nervous local man Aaron Howe responded to Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. Monday by once again stating this would be the end of the Republican frontrunner’s campaign, sources confirmed. “Well, that’s it—you just…

Critic’s Notebook: The Nostalgia of Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Return – Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Fienberg9 years ago013 mins

Who had “32” on the betting pool for the number of episodes before Trevor Noah would feel sufficiently comfortable with his place as host of The Daily Show to welcome back Jon Stewart? On Monday (December 7) night, Stewart made an unannounced Daily Show drop-by, filling what had been slated as a TBD guest slot….

Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius | WIRED

Andy Greenberg and Gwern Branwen9 years ago034 mins

Even as his face towered 10 feet above the crowd at the Bitcoin Investor’s Conference in Las Vegas, Craig Steven Wright was, to most of the audience of crypto and finance geeks, a nobody. The 44-year-old Australian, Skyping into the D Hotel ballroom’s screen, wore the bitcoin enthusiast’s equivalent of camouflage: a black blazer and…

Tishman Speyer Lands $640M Construction Loan for LIC Residential Towers | Commercial Observer

Danielle Balbi9 years ago06 mins

Tishman Speyer and H&R Real Estate Investment Trust’s development site on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City (Photo courtesy: Google Maps). first embed adBank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo are providing Tishman Speyer and its joint venture partners with a $640 million construction loan on the developers’ three-tower luxury residential project in Long…

What it’s like to be laughed at on the Internet

Amy Salloway9 years ago016 mins

One night, about 10 months ago, I got an email from a friend in Vermont, with the subject line “Is this you!?” I clicked it open, and the friend had sent me a link to a website called “Youredoingitwrong.com,” which is a site of all viewer-submitted photos of people doing things hilariously, ignorantly wrong in public….

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CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield: Should We Ban Jews Since They’ve Committed Terrorist Attacks? | Mediaite

Andrew Husband9 years ago03 mins

Should We Ban Jews Since They’ve Committed Terrorist Attacks? CNN Legal View anchor Ashleigh Banfield and former Ronald Reagan White House administrator Jeffrey Lord argued vehemently over whether or not Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s proposed ban on Muslims mirrored past calls to ban Jewish immigrants before and during World War II. “If you supplant the…

Jeb: ‘Maybe Donald Negotiated a Deal with His Buddy’ Hillary to Help Her Win | Mediaite

Josh Feldman 9 years ago02 mins

You know all those theories about how Donald Trump is a Democratic plant designed to sabotage the GOP from within and help Hillary Clinton? Well… Trump’s relationship with the GOP is getting rockier by the day. A lot of his rivals have condemned his call for a Muslim U.S. entry ban. And so Trump tweeted…

Severed pig’s head thrown at Philadelphia mosque door – The Washington Post

Elahe Izadi9 years ago09 mins

Authorities are investigating an incident at a Philadelphia mosque after early-morning prayers Monday were disrupted by the discovery of a severed pig’s head on the mosque’s doorsteps. A spokesman for the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society said surveillance cameras captured video of a red pickup truck that drove by the building twice Sunday night; during its second pass,…

Fox News suspends contributors for lashing out at President Obama in separate expletive-laden on-air rants – Salon.com

Sophia Tesfaye9 years ago04 mins

Fox News has suspended two contributors, Ralph Peters and Stacey Dash, who described President Obama as a “p**sy” who doesn’t “give a s**t” on air today, reports CNN. Peters’ and Dash’s comments “were completely inappropriate and unacceptable for our air,” Fox News senior executive vice president Bill Shine said in a statement announcing the suspensions this…

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Mayor bans Trump ‘until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all Trumps’ – The Washington Post

‘This Will Be The End Of Trump’s Campaign,’ Says Increasingly Nervous Man For Seventh Time This Year

Critic’s Notebook: The Nostalgia of Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Return – Hollywood Reporter

Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius | WIRED

Tishman Speyer Lands $640M Construction Loan for LIC Residential Towers | Commercial Observer

What it’s like to be laughed at on the Internet

CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield: Should We Ban Jews Since They’ve Committed Terrorist Attacks? | Mediaite

Jeb: ‘Maybe Donald Negotiated a Deal with His Buddy’ Hillary to Help Her Win | Mediaite

Severed pig’s head thrown at Philadelphia mosque door – The Washington Post

Fox News suspends contributors for lashing out at President Obama in separate expletive-laden on-air rants – Salon.com