Breaking – More Lane Closures Announced At George Washington Bridge

Where’s Chris Christie? This email went out to all EZ-PASS holders. Attention Motorists Using the George Washington Bridge (GWB) During the Overnight Hours: Beginning Monday, June 16, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will resume a steel deck improvement project on the upper level of the GWB that may cause significant overnight… Continue reading Breaking – More Lane Closures Announced At George Washington Bridge

Almost No One Saw This “Perfect” Video of Maya Angelou

In December of 1996, I was a programmer and producer of the Slamdance Film Festival, the punk alternative to Sundance. It was the third year of the festival, and we were still a very scrappy bunch. At the time all films were submitted on VHS tapes. We got over a thousand submissions that year. Each… Continue reading Almost No One Saw This “Perfect” Video of Maya Angelou

Conservative Tells Gun Victim’s Dad – “You Stupid Son Of a Bitch” A Gun Could have Saved Your Child

Conservative radio host Stan Solomon had a conversation with Larry Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America. After the two lambasted liberals for trying to do something to curb the gun deaths in this country, they turned their attention to the recent killings in California, where a 22 year old killed six people… Continue reading Conservative Tells Gun Victim’s Dad – “You Stupid Son Of a Bitch” A Gun Could have Saved Your Child

Chris Matthews of MSNBC Parrots The Republican Talking Points on Bergdahl’s Release – Video

This must be what they mean when they call them “spineless democrats.” It’s becoming increasingly difficult to figure out the difference between Fox News and MSNBC. Just a few days ago, I blogged about Chris Hayes, going above and beyond what is required to help the Republicans get their talking points together, by providing them… Continue reading Chris Matthews of MSNBC Parrots The Republican Talking Points on Bergdahl’s Release – Video

General McCrystal Weighs in – “We don’t leave Americans behind”

As usual, Republicans once again find themselves on the wrong side of history. General Stanley McChrystal, the General in charge when Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl went messing is just the latest in a group of knowledgeable military experts calling out the ignorant Republicans, pundits and Fox commentators for opposing the process involved in bringing Bergdahl home.… Continue reading General McCrystal Weighs in – “We don’t leave Americans behind”

Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Talks – $32 Billion Deal in Works

Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have agreed on the broad outlines of a merger valuing T-Mobile at around $32 billion, as recent regulatory developments convinced executives at both telecommunications companies that they have an opening to get a deal approved, according to people familiar with the matter. The terms involve Sprint paying around $40… Continue reading Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Talks – $32 Billion Deal in Works

Baseball Great Don Zimmer – Dead at The Age of 83

He was player, a coach, and for the final 10 years of his life, a senior advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays. He became living history, a treasure trove of baseball memories that spanned from Jackie Robinson to the New York Yankees’ dynasty of the late 1990s and early 2000s to the Rays’ transformation from… Continue reading Baseball Great Don Zimmer – Dead at The Age of 83

Experience gunpoint robbery firsthand with a head-mounted GoPro

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmiFFxDz_HY?list=PLJzRgcEgd-M0l_Mc-sy60OKM6P2CmuTSK] It’s difficult to mosey around the internet on any given day without running into a multitude of first-person videos shot from a GoPro camera. Normally, these videos are of people jumping off things, or getting extremely close to either adorable or dangerous (or both) wildlife. Sometimes, though, the videos are more similar in content… Continue reading Experience gunpoint robbery firsthand with a head-mounted GoPro

Watch: NY Man Records Racial Confrontation in Parking Lot

In the video footage, the white women repeatedly berates the man behind the camera, calling him a “dirty f–king n–ger” because he apparently scared her kids when he started his car. The woman yelling at the man through his car window “You’re a n–ger!” This is allegedly what the woman said, pointedly and vehemently, to… Continue reading Watch: NY Man Records Racial Confrontation in Parking Lot