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Orlando: Pulse Nightclub Massacre One Year Ago Today

It was one year ago today that a lone gunman, Omar Mateen, pledged his loyalty to ISIS, walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando armed with an assault rifle and killed 49 people in the worst gun massacre in American history.

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Suspected Chelsea Bomber Apprehended Following Shootout With Police

From CNN:

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man suspected in bombings in New York and New Jersey, is now in custody after a shootout with police, sources said.

The shootout happened Monday in Linden, New Jersey, a local and federal law enforcement official said. Rahami was taken to an ambulance in a stretcher with his right shoulder bloodied and bandaged.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man wanted for questioning in connection with bombings in New York and Seaside Park, New Jersey, is also believed to be connected to the pipe bombs found in a backpack Sunday night in Elizabeth, New Jersey, sources said.

Rahami has been added to key terror watch lists to prevent him from trying to leave the country.

Ahmad Khan Rahami is now also wanted for questioning in connection with the explosion Saturday in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the FBI said Monday.

New York police announced earlier they are looking for Rahami for questioning in connection with the Saturday bombing in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, which injured 29 people.

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Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner Interviews President Obama On SCOTUS Nominee Judge Merrick Garland

Out journalist Chris Geidner interviews President Obama
Out journalist Chris Geidner interviews President Obama

Buzzfeed’s legal eagle, and 2014 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association “Journalist of the Year,” Chris Geidner interviewed President Obama today in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to discuss SCOTUS nominee Judge Merrick Garland. This was President Obama’s first-ever “Facebook Live” interview. From Buzzfeed:

Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the nation’s highest court after Justice Antonin Scalia died in February. Garland currently is the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Top Republicans have said they would not consider any nominee and maintain that they will not hold hearings or a vote for Garland — not necessarily because of his positions, but because, they say, the next president should decide who is nominated.

 

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Donald Trump Supporters Don’t Like Being “Labeled” For Saying Racist Things

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1049678605125193 Seriously? The woman who says she has a “right to her opinion without being labeled something.” She wants to be able to express HERSELF without others having an opinion about it? Toss that around in your head for a minute. Just be bigot and go on. Have the courage of your misguided convictions. They might as well say “Just because I use the N-word doesn’t make me a bigot.” Dang, these people….

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Donald Trump Signs Pledge To Not Run As Independent

After meeting with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump has signed a pledge to not run as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign. “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands,” said Trump. The “pledge” states: “I, Donald Trump, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is. “I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party.” At the first 2016 GOP debate, Trump was the only candidate to raise his hand when asked if anyone would not commit to such a pledge. Trump maintains that his reticence is based purely on his desire to be treated “fairly” by the Republican Party.

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Video: Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis Defies SCOTUS, Continues To Deny Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples

Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court denied County Clerk Kim Davis’ request for an emergency stay on the ruling by a federal judge which compels her to do her job and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Continue reading “Video: Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis Defies SCOTUS, Continues To Deny Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples”