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Today in History: Jan. 5, 2017

On Jan. 5, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine. In 1905, the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals was incorporated in New York State.

Trump should defend net neutrality – Thu, 05 Jan 2017 PST

The following editorial from the Seattle Times does not necessarily reflect the view of The Spokesman-Review’s editorial board. Imagine how President-elect Donald Trump would feel if his late-night tweets were bumped to a slow lane of the internet to make way for “Saturday Night Live” broadcasts making fun of him.

Trump should defend net neutrality – Thu, 05 Jan 2017 PST

The following editorial from the Seattle Times does not necessarily reflect the view of The Spokesman-Review’s editorial board. Imagine how President-elect Donald Trump would feel if his late-night tweets were bumped to a slow lane of the internet to make way for “Saturday Night Live” broadcasts making fun of him.

One on One – Galifianakis: Nick or Zach?

By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – ” Did you ever feel so let down after an election?Many North Carolina Democrats have been asking each other this question every day since they learned the results of the latest presidential election.Some old timers remember other times when they felt like they had been hit in the stomach by disappointing election … (more)

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Later this month, Barack Obama will become the first president in at least 40 years to leave the office with a smaller federal prison system than he started with. In 2015, the total incarceration rate – including state prisons, federal prisons and local jails – fell to 670 inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents.

Why your viral a heroesa probably shouldna t be the Twitter accounts of brands

“In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them” – Deuteronomy 32:35 “Our community manager was unaware of the recent evolution of the Pepe meme’s meaning, and this tweet was promptly deleted.” – The Wendy’s brand Twitter account, Jan. 4. Just 24 short hours ago, the Wendy’s brand Twitter account was the Internet’s latest hero, because it “owned” a troll who questioned whether the fast-food company’s hamburgers were really never frozen.

‘Obama Out’: President ending reign as pop culture king

From his campaign fist bump to his theatrical mic drop at the last White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama ruled as America’s pop culture president. His two terms played out like a running chronicle of the trends of our times: slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon, reading mean tweets with Jimmy Kimmel, filling out his NCAA basketball bracket on ESPN, cruising with Jerry Seinfeld on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Turkey closing in on nightclub gunman, official says

Chicago police say charges are expected against four people who police say beat a man in an assault that was broadcast live on Facebook. Charges are expected against four people who police say beat a man in an assault that was broadcast live on Facebook, Chicago police said.

Bruce Springsteen questions Trump’s competence for office

In this Nov. 7, 2016, file photo Bruce Springsteen performs during a Hillary Clinton campaign event at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. During an interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast released Monday, Jan. 2, 2016, Bruce Springsteen questioned whether President-elect Donald Trump “is simply competent enough to do this particular this particular job.”

Trump to name Lighthizer as trade representative, tap Pence adviser for West Wing

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert E. Lighthizer as the U.S. trade representative, a transition official confirmed Monday night, recruiting to his Cabinet a veteran of the Reagan administration who has decades of experience in trade policy and litigation. Lighthizer, whose nomination is expected to be formally announced as early as Tuesday, will join a team of Trump lieutenants charged with fulfilling one the central promises of Trump’s populist candidacy: aggressively confronting China, Mexico and other nations the president-elect believes have been taking advantage of international trade agreements, to the detriment of U.S. workers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals his New Celebrity Apprentice catchphrase

The post-Donald Trump era of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice has arrived, and with it the debut of new host Arnold Schwarzenegger’s catchphrase for firing contestants in the climactic boardroom showdown segment. NBC’s The Apprentice franchise has taken on heightened significance in pop culture because it proved to be the vehicle that president-elect Trump used to establish himself as a household name, paving the way for his convention-busting political career.

The Media Outlets Poised To Become Trump’s Personal Propaganda Machine

After the 2016 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump is coalescing a network of supportive right-wing media outlets, including an online publication owned by his son-in-law, a supermarket tabloid, and a new 24-hour news outlet that has been described as “Trump TV.” Since the primaries, these right-wing media outlets have helped push Trump’s agenda and have attacked his political opponents.

Then came Trump

In the still sweet morning of December 26, people start preparing for the next blast of holiday cheer. Happy New Year!!! The Progressives from George Read-My-Lips Bush through the Clinton Inter-Lewd, George Endless-Wars-For-Peace Bush, and Barack the Destroyer managed to turn Ronaldus Magnus’ Morning in America into Mourning in America.

AFL Footy Show’s Billy Brownless poses with Sam Newman at Shane Warne’s NYE party

Diva singer’s aides claim faulty earpiece caused Times Square lip-sync disaster – and accuse TV execs of disabling equipment on PURPOSE to create a scandal and boost their audience figures Will a BAG solve the mystery of what happened to six missing plane passengers who vanished over Lake Eerie? Police find luggage in hunt for family of four and their two friends What 2017 means for YOUR love life: A thrilling alignment between Jupiter and Uranus promises magic, reveals OSCAR CAINER in an unmissable series Stand up during the TV commercials and eat purple… just two of an Oxford professor’s essential tips to help anyone over 40 stay fit and well into old age Rosie O’Donnell calls Trump ‘mentally unstable’ on Twitter and warns America that there are ‘less than three weeks to stop him’ ‘No computer is safe,’ warns Trump as he explains how he writes important information down and sends it … (more)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin just crushed President Obama by refusing to play games with international diplomacy. In addition, the Putin approach immediately negates the intention of the Obama effort to create crisis with Russia.

Why political satire may become even more important in Trump era

John Oliver, pictured here at a February 2015 Comedy Central event, used nearly the entire season finale of his HBO show on Nov. 13, 2016, to criticize President-elect Donald Trump. “This week saw the biannual nuclear security summit in Washington,” begins John Oliver to a cheering crowd on a segment of his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight.”

Trumpa s complaint about Obamaa s a inflammatorya rhetoric fits nicely with his rubber-and-glue strategy

Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.Thought it was going to be a smooth transition – NOT! The tweet would seem to be a reaction to Obama’s remark that he could have beaten Trump in the 2016 election and the Obama administration’s abstention from a key United Nations vote that ran afoul of Israel. But the language Trump uses here is telling, and it suggests that a feature of Trump’s 2016 campaign will persist during his presidency — the rubber-and-glue strategy.

Smerconish: Rights, wrongs, and a few surprises in ’16

A Philadelphia lawyer turned political commentator, Michael Smerconish is a nationally syndicated radio host, best-selling author and weekly contributing columnist to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sunday Currents section. The Michael Smerconish Program is heard exclusively on SiriusXM – POTUS Channel 124 from 9a12p ET – reairing again 6-9p ET.

Stars Celebrate Holidays With New Baby

Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, on Feb. 10, 2016, in New York City Model Behati Prinsloo and musician Adam Levine arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, on Feb. 22, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. There is nothing like baby’s first Christmas , even if it’s the parents who will remember it more than the kids.

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In his upcoming budget proposal, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to establish a series of sunrise and sunset review commissions that would analyze proposed and existing occupational licenses to see if they are needed, or if they are too restrictive, and we think it is a good proposal that is long overdue. Friday, February 3, 2017 Some might consider our reporting of an affair between two Oneida County sheriff’s department officers to be a bit tawdry, but what’s tawdry is not the reporting but the behavior.

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Greeks “Chasing Greatness” Watch as ancient Greece’s legacy is invoked in Athens and at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Take a look back at its rise and fall, which might not only help us understand the challenges we face now, but also point toward a better future.

Trump: U.S. must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. Trump made the statement on Twitter and did not expand on the actions he wants the U.S. to take or on the issues he sees around the world.

Disney shows are coming to Snapchat

Disney shows are coming to Snapchat This is adult fare. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2icnC5V The Mouse House, or Walt Disney Co., and Snap, Inc., parent company for communications app Snapchat, have agreed to a new deal to have Disney create programming for Snapchat.

Footage from The Apprentice shows Trump saying – every racist thing’

Actor and comedian said he received the material before last month’s election but he did not release it because of a confidentiality clause The actor Tom Arnold has claimed to have video of Donald Trump using racist language, obscenities and denigrating his own son in outtakes of The Apprentice . “I have the outtakes to The Apprentice where he says every bad thing ever, every offensive, racist thing ever.

Inside the Beltway: Networks weaponize their Russian hack coverage

The big three broadcast networks still appear intently interested in President-elect Donald Trump , and not in a good way: “The broadcast networks treat accusations of Russian hacking very differently when they can use it as an angle to bash Trump,” says Mike Ciandella , an analyst for Newsbusters.org, a conservative press watchdog. He discovered a major discrepancy.

Michelle Obama tells Oprah that 2016 election ‘was painful’

In this June 14, 2016, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have a discussion on Trailblazing the Path for the Next Generation of Women during the White House Summit on the United State of Women in Washington. Mrs. Obama sat down in The White House with Winfrey for a White House interview that was broadcast on CBS Dec. 19, 2016.

Seek Solace on Home Video

Get ready to enter the mind of a madman! And it doesn’t hurt that Sir Anthony Hopkins is along for the ride you’re about to take. If you missed Solace in theatres, don’t fret! You’ll soon be able to catch it in the comfort of your own home.

Donald Trump thinks his supporters, whom he just called a violenta and …

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour 2016 at the Giant Center on Dec. 15 in Hershey, Pa. If my many supporters acted and threatened people like those who lost the election are doing, they would be scorned & called terrible names! Trump said Friday at a rally in Orlando that his supporters had been both of those things during the campaign, but that they had toned it down since he won.

North Carolina governor-elect says lawmakers will call session to repeal bathroom bill

The city of Charlotte on Monday abandoned a nondiscrimination ordinance that helped spark North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” potentially clearing the way for legislators to drop the highly-criticized measure that prompted lawsuits and cost the state jobs and tourism dollars. North Carolina’s governor-elect Roy Cooper said Monday he has been told that due to Charlotte’s actions, state lawmakers would call a special session Tuesday to vote on repealing the measure known as House Bill 2 .

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A federal court just hammered away at the Second Amendment with an asinine ruling with regard to waiting periods. The lawsuit, Silvester v.

Today in History

On Dec. 18, 1916, during World War I, the 10-month Battle of Verdun ended with French troops succeeding in repulsing a major German offensive. In 1863, in a speech to the Prussian Parliament, Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck declared, “Politics is not an exact science.”