Reid Mene
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Mike Huckabee Comes to Trump's Defense Saying the Media 'Hates' Trump 'More Than They Love America'
Mike Huckabee appeared on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning where he weighed in on the highly talked about feud between Donald Trump and the hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe.” The former Arkansas governor insisted that the attacks by “Morning Joe” are just a “mosquito bite” and Trump has much more important things to worry about, Fox News reports. Huckabee said to “Fox & Friends” if he were… → Read More
In Wake of Congressional Shooting, VP Pence and Others Donate Blood to Honor Victims of Shooting
Last week, tragedy struck the calm streets of Alexandria, Virginia, when a deranged man upset with nation's current political state went on a shooting spree, firing at a group of Republican members of Congress practicing for the charity baseball game. During the shooting, five individuals were shot, two of whom were Capitol Police officers. The only fatality was the shooter, James Hodgkinson.… → Read More
In Wake of Congressional Shooting, Trump Ditches B-Day Plans and Sits by Scalise in Hospital Bed
On Wednesday evening, President Trump refrained from his birthday plans so he could visit Congressman Steve Scalise at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Scalise, who remains in stable condition, was one of the five victims shot Wednesday morning during practice for the charity Congressional Baseball Game by shooter James Hodgkinson. > Democrat James T. Hodgkinson has been reported as the… → Read More
Map Shows Most Impactful Invention in Every State — And There Are Some Surprises
A recent map coming out of MidAmerica Nazarene University set out to find the most impactful inventions in each state. While you may not have heard of the school, you're bound to know almost every one of these inventions. Just see for yourself: Here is the list in full, which credits the state, inventor, invention, and invention date thanks to The Chive. Alaska — Kayak Inventor: the Inuit… → Read More
Kathy Griffin Says Trump Is 'Trying to Ruin My Life Forever' After Bloody Photo Controversy
Kathy Griffin held a press conference on Friday to explain why she participated in the controversial photo shoot where she held up the fake severed head of President Donald Trump. Griffin has faced a tsunami of backlash over the bloody stunt. Members of the Trump family, including the president himself, have since responded to photo, criticizing her for her actions. While Griffin has apologized… → Read More
Man Charged With Murdering His Girlfriend Found Not Guilty After Using Oral Sex Defense
"Her death is consistent with being accidentally sexually asphyxiated..." → Read More
Aspiring Surgeon Who Stabbed Her Boyfriend May Avoid Jail for Reason That Has Nothing to Do With Case
"To prevent this extraordinary able young lady..." → Read More
80 Years Ago, Patients in a Lunatic Asylum Vanished. Now Their Grim Fate May Have Been Discovered
In the mid-1800s, Mississippi opened its first mental institution, which was formerly located where the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s campus in Jackson now sits. From the time of its opening in 1855 to its closing in 1935, a multitude of people walked through its doors with conditions that were considered mental disorders, Huffington Post reports. However, while 35,000 people walked… → Read More
ISIS Members Are About to Have Major Withdrawals After Police Confiscated $75 Million in Painkillers
Rest easy tonight, because there are going to be countless ISIS members who won't be. According to Heat Street, Italian police just did the entire world a favor when they seized over 37 million painkillers that were headed to Islamic terrorists. The drugs obtained have been noted to be Tramadol, a drug similar to morphine, and the confiscation was worth $75 million. Heat Street notes the pills… → Read More
High School Yearbook Tanked Over Controversial Student Quotes Like 'Build That Wall'
While freedom of speech may be the first thing listed in the constitution, it apparently doesn't hold up when it comes to Richmond Early College High School near Rockingham, North Carolina. According to reports from the News & Observer, every yearbook at the school was collected from students after a number of students wrote controversial quotes, one of which came from a Donald Trump… → Read More
Old West-Style Shootout Breaks Out at Gas Station. 1 Man Is Dead — And No One's Going to Jail
Video from an Elmwood Park, New Jersey, BP gas station taken on April 8 shows an unnamed man in a maroon vehicle filling up his tank. Just after the driver had finished pumping his gas, a man in an orange hoodie and sweatpants quickly approached him. The man in orange would later be identified as Ronald Morales, as WGN-TV notes. Just before Morales approached the maroon vehicle, he pulled out a… → Read More
When School Bus Becomes Engulfed in Flames, Bus Driver Comes to the Rescue, Saving Nearly 60 Children
"They were her first priority. She’s our hero today.” → Read More
The Projected Winner of South Korea's Election Could Set up Clash With Trump Over Unstable North Korea
While overseas politics may not be on the forefront of most people's minds, the election in South Korea could pose potential obstacles for President Donald Trump. According to Bloomberg, South Korea's near-decade under conservative rule has come to an end, and that end comes with 64-year-old Moon Jae-in. Recent polls in North Korea's neighbor show that Democratic Moon is ahead by a landslide,… → Read More
American Busted Overseas in Disturbing Case of Online Child Exploitation 'Epidemic'
"My bible, it's like the only fricken thing I have from America." → Read More
Secret Military Spacecraft Lands in Florida With a Sonic Boom. What Was It?
"Does someone want to explain to me why I just heard a sonic boom out of NOWHERE?!?" → Read More
Debra Messing Unloads Verbal Assault on Ivanka Trump, Calling Her 'The Secretary of Straight'
“You can’t just write ‘#womenwhowork’ and think you’re advancing feminism.” → Read More
Whisper App Reveals the *Other* Reason Hillary Clinton Lost the Presidential Election
"I hate both Trump and Hillary. But I hate Hillary more..." → Read More
Party-Goers Body Slam Elderly Woman, Drag Her Into Pool — Because She Asks Them to Turn Volume Down
Police are searching for a group of party-goers after a shocking video surfaced showing an elderly woman being body slammed and dragged into a pool. According to reports from Daily Mail, a video that is quickly going viral depicts an elderly white woman surrounded by a group of black party-goers in which she allegedly is asking the group to turn their music down. The woman, who is with her two… → Read More
Wife Claims 'Revenge of the Nerds' Star Tried to Take Their Lives by Driving Straight Into a Semi
"...so when he suddenly veered across the highway..." → Read More
Congressman Asked if Obamacare Repeal Vote Was Worth His Seat. His Tearful Response Ends the Interview...
While Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) may not jump out as a household name, he just catapulted himself into the public eye after helping lead the way for passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in the House. MacArthur, a GOP representative from New Jersey, played an instrumental role in getting the AHCA through the House with an amendment that helped secure coverage for those with… → Read More