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LIVE AT FIVESIX: 05.14.15

Posted on | May 14, 2015 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Who’s In Charge In Burundi?

Celebration and confusion

Former general leads coup against President Nkurunziza after latter bids for third term
President appeals for calm
Army chief says coup has failed




EU Proposes Quota System To Address Migration Crisis
UK, Hungary, Czech Republic signal opposition to proposal

AP Estimates Train In Deadly Philadelphia Crash Was Going 107 MPH
Engineer “has absolutely no recollection” of crash, says lawyer



POLITICS
Homeland Security Doesn’t Know WTF

DHS IG John Roth reveals sinister ineptitude of ICE

Can’t say how many illegals being released under Obama policies, sometimes turns illegals loose without knowing criminal history

House Votes To Ban Most Abortions After Twenty Weeks

Fifth Person Arrested In Connection With Mississippi Police Shooting

Martin O’Malley To Announce May 30

House Rejects NSA Phone Snooping, Okays Patriot Act Rewrite

FBI Chief Of Staff Tapped To Head DEA



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Slips On Economic Worries: WTI $60.27, Brent $66.63
Duke Energy Pleads Guilty To Clean Water Act Violations, Fined $102 Million
Global Gold Demand Plateaus In Q1 As Chinese Buying Falls
Walmart Challenges Amazon With Unlimited Shipping For $50/Year
Feds Open Inquiry On Student Loan Services
JC Penney’s Q1 Loss Narrows
Google “Right To Be Forgotten”, How Does It Work?
Microsoft Rolling Out Nine Kinds Of Windows 10?
AT&T To Begin Offering Hulu Later This Year
America’s Supply Of IP Addresses About To Run Out
Chinese Soldiers Banned From Wearing Smartwatches
Nintendo Bringing World Championships To E3



SPORTS
Rangers Edge Caps In OT 2-1

Rangers celebrate as Caps goalie Holtby stares at puck

New York will face Tampa Bay in the semifinals

Kluber K’s 18, One-Hits Cards As Tribe Wins 2-1

Warriors Push Grizzlies To Brink With 98-78 Blowout

Bombs Away As Astros Top Giants 4-3


Hawks Take 3-2 Lead Over Wizards, 82-81

Prince Fielder Leads Rangers To 5-2 Win Against Royals

Castroneves Survives Spectacular Crash In Practice For Indy 500

Harper, Williams Ejected; Taylor’s Grand Slam Crushes Snakes



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Leighton Meester: Never Been Dumped

From her 2009 GQ photo shoot

Currently married to Adam Brody, “Gossip Girl” star shared dating tidbit

Martha Stewart Assesses Blake Lively, Gwyneth Paltrow, And Jessica Alba’s Businesses


Melissa Rivers: Kathy Griffin “Sh*t All Over My Mother’s Legacy”


Lindsay Lohan Finally On The Job


Australia Tells Johnny Depp: Get Your Dogs Out Or We’ll Put Them Down

Taylor Swift Looked “Glowing” During Dinner With Calvin Harris

Cannes Beefs Up Security After $20 Million Cartier Jewelry Heist

Fox Announces “New Mutants” X-Men Spinoff

Female Celebrities Support Hillary At NYC Fundraiser

Pink To Body-Shamers: “I Don’t Take Well To Bullying”

Joe Namath Laughs Off Deflategate Questions

Portia De Rossi Opens Up About Early Struggles With Bulimia

X-Files: The Musical? Duchovny, Anderson Reunite And Sing



FOREIGNERS
14 Killed In Taliban Attack on Kabul Hotel
The Last Days Of North Korea’s Defense Chief
72 Dead In Philippine Factory Fire
Pakistan Holds Mass Funeral For Shiites Killed In Bus Attack
Vatican Recognizes Palestinian State In New Treaty
Flak For “Childhood Tea Seller” Modi Over Revamped Child Labor Law
Iraq Releases Video Of Airstrike Said To Have Killed Deputy ISIS Commander
Kerry To Get Tough With Chinese Over South China Sea
UKIP Consumed By Infighting After Election Setback
Ten Arrested In China For Poaching Giant Panda



BLOGS & STUFF
Louder With Crowder: Rebuttal To Obama’s Poverty Summit Remarks
EBL: Fauxcahontas Is Off The Reservation
Doug Powers: Obama Contributes To Less Opportunity For Kids
Twitchy: “Does The White House Even Know How Obamacare Works?” All Signs Point To Nope!
Shark Tank: Ted Cruz Compares Obama’s Common Core Initiative To Drug Dealing
Dan Bongino: The Thinning Skin Of America (h/t Loyal Reader Brian E.)
American Power: This Is Elizabeth Warren’s Party Now
American Thinker: Bankruptcy Court Rulings Uncover Historic Government Securities Fraud
BLACKFIVE: Dirty Dozen – Obama’s Model Mosque
Conservatives4Palin: University Of Illinois Says A Room Full Of White People Is “A Microaggression”
Don Surber: Presley O’Bannon And The Shores Of Tripoli
Jammie Wearing Fools: Finally – Austria Unveils Gay And Straight Traffic Lights
Joe For America: Didn’t Know Blacks Owned Slaves In America?
JustOneMinute: Senate Democrats Bail Out Hillary On Trade
Pamela Geller: GWU Law Prof Sues Catholic University – All Your Crosses Make Muslim Students Uncomfortable
Protein Wisdom: Dem Rep Hank Johnson Threatens Violence Over Any Move to Limit Government
Shot In The Dark: What A Century Of Democrat Governance Gets You
STUMP: Chicago Bonds – Welcome To Junkville, Population – You
The Gateway Pundit: Baltimore Officials Report “Peaceful Protesters” Torched 61 Buildings, Damaged 350 Buildings, Injured 113 Officers
The Jawa Report: Islamic State Kills 43 Muslims In Pakistan For Being Wrong Kind Of Muslims
The Lonely Conservative: It Didn’t Take Long For Liberals To Use Train Derailment To Score Political Points
This Ain’t Hell: The Daily Outrage
Weasel Zippers: King Of Bahrain Skips Obama Summit For Horse Show
Megan McArdle: Pollsters Are Worse Than Ever
Mark Steyn: May Day



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Comments

3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVESIX: 05.14.15”

  1. Gunga
    May 14th, 2015 @ 6:49 am

    With regard to the DHS story, the “not knowing” is a design feature not a glitch…

  2. Wombat_socho
    May 14th, 2015 @ 7:11 am

    No doubt in my mind about that, either.

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