A mentally disturbed gentleman was really on the hot seat Friday morning. He sat down on a protective board covering the electrified third rail at the Utica Ave. subway station station on the C line in Brooklyn Friday morning — and refused to get up, authorities said. Transit workers had to shut off electricity to… Continue reading Mentally Ill Man Sits on Third Rail for C Train
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Adobe Gets Hacked!
OMG! Adobe has just disclosed that one of their servers has been hacked. Although investigations are still ongoing, the company is sharing details on what they believe could have been accessed. It’s pretty huge! Seems like the hackers have obtained encrypted data for as many as 2.9 million customers, and while Adobe stresses that… Continue reading Adobe Gets Hacked!
Letitia James Poised To Become First Black Woman To Hold Citywide Office in NYC
New York City councilwoman Letitia James, from Brooklyn and with strong ties to labor unions, has won a Democratic primary runoff for public advocate on Tuesday. This victory makes her all but certain to become the first African-American woman to hold citywide office. Since there is no Republican candidate, Ms. James will almost definitely be… Continue reading Letitia James Poised To Become First Black Woman To Hold Citywide Office in NYC
ObamaCare in Full Effect – Video
Despite the best efforts of the House Republicans to defund ObamaCare by any means necessary, the Healthcare Reform Act is in full effect today. The online comedy troupe Funny or Die put out a humourous public service announcement starring singer Jennifer Hudson, parodying the Olivia Pope character from the popular tv drama ‘Scandal’, to help… Continue reading ObamaCare in Full Effect – Video
No.
No. The answer is no. There should be no compromise over the Affordable Care Act. It is a duly passed law of the land that will make positive changes in the lives of millions of Americans. It will give them financial and wellness security. It will change, for the better, the way in which health… Continue reading No.
7 Corporate Haters of ObamaCare – Slideshow
GOP Targets Contraception, Again!
“The country wants Congress to focus on jobs and the economy, not on pushing an extreme agenda against birth control,” – Dawn Laguens, EVP, Planned Parenthood Federation of America House Republicans have included a so-called “conscience clause” in the government funding bill in a plan they approved early Sunday. The House voted 231-192 on a… Continue reading GOP Targets Contraception, Again!
Stand Your Ground: Marissa Alexander To Get New Trial
Marissa Alexander, the African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years for discharging a firearm in Florida despite pleading Stand Your Ground against her husband, will get a new trial. Alexander, 32, said she fired a bullet at the ceiling because she was afraid of her husband. No one was injured. It took 12 minutes for… Continue reading Stand Your Ground: Marissa Alexander To Get New Trial
Cruz Missal
It’s not enough for Ted Cruz to be wrong, because he is. It’s not enough that he’s offensive, because he is. And it’s not enough that he’s a hypocrite, because he is. The worst part is that he has the whole package, and he’s terribly difficult to listen to. But Ted Cruz represents much more… Continue reading Cruz Missal
Okay, Now This S**t Is Personal
“I no longer have the luxury of being a dove when it comes to my financial security. I have to become a hawk and protect my nest egg – my future – with everything I’ve got.” I’d been waiting for the last 8 to 10 years for the repercussions, but up until now I’d been… Continue reading Okay, Now This S**t Is Personal
Witness to a Massacre in a Nairobi Mall
When terrorists attacked at a mall with guns in Nairobi today today, The Times’s Tyler Hicks, a staff photographer, happened to be next door. Here’s what he saw…. h/t – Times new York
911 Call That Led to Police Shooting Innocent Black Man
It was about 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning when Sarah McCartney heard a banging at her front door. The young mother, alone with her 1-year-old son, rushed to the door thinking that something might have happened to her husband. But the man standing there wasn’t her husband, but a young black man. McCartney quickly shut the… Continue reading 911 Call That Led to Police Shooting Innocent Black Man