Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, is in “serious but stable condition” after contracting a lung infection, South Africa officials said. The 94-year-old Nobel Peace prize winner’s “condition deteriorated and he was transferred to a Pretoria hospital,” early Saturday morning according to statement from the office of South African President Jacob Zuma. “The former President is receiving… Continue reading Nelson Mandela Hospitalized: Former South African President in ‘Serious But Stable Condition’
Year: 2013
And This Is A Surprise, Why?
Yes, I try to be a good liberal every chance that I can, but honestly, I can’t help but think that this NSA surveillance business is a big yawn. We live in an electronic, connected world. We provide information via phone, cable TV, Internet, e-mail, texts, check boxes (especially after we’ve all thoroughly read the… Continue reading And This Is A Surprise, Why?
Santa Monica College Shooting Reportedly Leaves Several Wounded
Santa Monica College was placed on lockdown Friday after reports that a suspect fired a gun inside a campus building just before noon. There are several victims, including the shooter, confirmed Santa Monica police Sgt. Rudy Flores to the Associated Press. Flores also said that the police fielded several reports of a man on a street… Continue reading Santa Monica College Shooting Reportedly Leaves Several Wounded
Jamaican Police Beating School Girl Caught On Tape
The below video captured a Jamaican police officer manhandling a young girl who reportedly attends Spalding High School. The video is going viral online and has sparked an outcry from Jamaicans both at home and abroad. Watch the video and weigh in below in comments. h/t – URBANISLANDZ
Sluts Don’t Want Slutty Friends
Branden Lee is a blogger, screenwriter, producer, and actor, currently residing in Boston, MA. Follow Branden on Twitter and Tumblr. A recent Jezebel article profiled a Cornell College of Human Ecology study called “Birds of a Feather? Not When It Comes to Sexual Permissiveness“. In this study 721 co-ed students were asked to rate their feelings regarding promiscuity… Continue reading Sluts Don’t Want Slutty Friends
Safety in the Name of Surveillance
Hey, America, WE’RE AT WAR!!! This is No Ordinary War, but it’s still War just the same! Stop it with your Penny-Anny whining about “Privacy and Civil Liberties” being taken away. It was taken away after 9/11, less we forget. Immediately after we were attacked with the planes diving into buildings, the Bush Administration began… Continue reading Safety in the Name of Surveillance
Rape Suspect Buried Alive With His Victim
Police had identified the 17-year-old as the possible culprit in the rape and murder of a 35-year-old woman near the municipality of Colquechaca. The chief prosecutor says more than 200 furious local people seized Santos Ramos and buried him in the grave of his alleged victim. He says residents blocked roads into the village to… Continue reading Rape Suspect Buried Alive With His Victim
AEG Has “Irrefutable” Evidence that Paris is NOT Michael’s Daughter
Interior designer Kenneth Bordewick, who was a regular visitor to the Jackson home before Michael died of a drug overdose in 2009, tells me: ‘Paris has always ruled the roost. She was in charge of the whole house before Michael died. The kids were completely spoiled by the staff, and Paris told everyone what to… Continue reading AEG Has “Irrefutable” Evidence that Paris is NOT Michael’s Daughter
Father With 22 Children By 14 Women, Sued For Unpaid Child Support
Orlando Shaw, who has 22 children by 14 women, is being sued for unpaid child support. A Tennessee man who has 22 children by 14 women is being sued in what might be one of Nashville’s most expensive child support cases, according to NBC affiliate WTVF. In an interview outside court, Orlando Shaw said he loves all… Continue reading Father With 22 Children By 14 Women, Sued For Unpaid Child Support
Xi Loves You Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yes, that would be the number one hit on Radio Beijing this week as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the United States on Friday to meet with President Obama. Their agenda will not be full of arms control or contentious issues like North Korea, Iran or who owns which teensy islands in the South China… Continue reading Xi Loves You Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
911 Operator Fired Over Facebook Post Calling Black People “Crazy” and “Animals”
Facebook can get you fired. April Sims, a 911 operator in Dallas, was apparently unaware of the ramifications of social media when she ranted about Black people being “crazy,” and “animals.” Based on her posts, Sims talking about her experience at work. “Black people are outrageous! They are more like animals,” she wrote. “They never know how… Continue reading 911 Operator Fired Over Facebook Post Calling Black People “Crazy” and “Animals”
Mitt Romney: 47% Comment Sounded Better In My Head
The 2012 election has long been in the history books, but Mitt Romney still laments some of the things he said in the campaign — like those secretly taped “47%” remarks. In an interview with CNN airing Thursday, the Republican presidential nominee said he was “very upset” after his comments at a fundraising event about… Continue reading Mitt Romney: 47% Comment Sounded Better In My Head