January 30, 2015

You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Gun than a Car

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Trish

Graphic from Americans for Responsible Solutions

The good news is cars and driving are getting safer, thanks to better construction, a trend away from younger drivers, and maybe even because of harsher penalties for things like texting while driving or not wearing a seatbelt.

The bad news is you’re more likely to take a bullet, especially if you’re under 25.

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Romney Won’t Run and Jeb’s Pretty Sanguine About It

January 30, 2015 Buck Banks

Mitt is a patriot and I join many in hoping his days of serving our nation and our party are not over.

— Jeb Bush, on Facebook, after Mitt Romney announced he would not run again for president.

Romney Still Leads Republican Field for 2016

January 30, 2015 Buck Banks

21%

Mitt Romney’s lead among the GOP presidential field, followed by Sen. Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee at 11%, Jeb Bush at 10%, Ben Carson at 9%, Gov. Scott Walker at 8% and Sen. Marco Rubio at 5%, according to a new Fox News poll.

Former Klan Leader Might to Unseat Mere Racist

January 30, 2015 Buck Banks

Steve Scalise, let me tell you something, this is the way I view it now: I mean this guy is a sellout. I mean he’s a sellout. He’s not David. He used to say that he was David Duke of course without the baggage, whatever that means… I might have to run against Steve Scalise because you know, I really might. I mean, I’m definitely going to consider it because its so disgusting to me to see…he got elected on false pretenses.

— Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, saying he might run for office against Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), BuzzFeed reports. Scalise faced questions earlier this month about a 2003 appearance he made before a white supremacist group founded by Duke and called the appearance “a mistake I regret.”

Day: January 30, 2015

You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Gun than a Car

Romney Won’t Run and Jeb’s Pretty Sanguine About It

Mitt is a patriot and I join many in hoping his days of serving our nation and our party are not over.

— Jeb Bush, on Facebook, after Mitt Romney announced he would not run again for president.

Romney Still Leads Republican Field for 2016

21%

Mitt Romney’s lead among the GOP presidential field, followed by Sen. Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee at 11%, Jeb Bush at 10%, Ben Carson at 9%, Gov. Scott Walker at 8% and Sen. Marco Rubio at 5%, according to a new Fox News poll.

Former Klan Leader Might to Unseat Mere Racist

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

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