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The apocalypse is now. Institutions destroyed across America

Yesterday before Savanah Guthrie even was able to finish her sentence that NBC executives suddenly and decisively fired MATT LAUER from the company, news outlets already were running blazing headlines.. Drudge’s siren rolled out from the 1990s GIF graveyard.. People were able to commentate on Youtube live streams within seconds. Reactions on Twitter were ferociously …

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BALDWIN MELTDOWN ON TWITTER! Polanski meltdown! insanity over abuse allegations! Baldwins bids ‘Au revoir’

The DAILY BEAST sums up what is occurring on Twitter right now like this: First, McGowan tweeted out a link to the video interview with the message, “Told you everyone knew. No one cared. Men ran the show. Women toed the line. No more. #ROSEARMY.” Then, Asia Argento, who also accused Weinstein of raping her, …

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A President Tweets after a storm. And causes a Category 5 storm of Tweets.

In an 11-hour period beginning at 7:19 a.m. and ending at 6:46 p.m. Saturday, the President of the United States ripped off 18 — yes, 18! — tweets dealing with the dire situation in Puerto Rico following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria. None of them were good.. it has created a monster of a …

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THE CHAINSAW NUN AFTER IRMA

An off-duty cop in Miami went to check out the damage Hurricane Irma brought to a local neighborhood when he encountered a nun cutting up trees to clear the roadways…with a chainsaw. Sister Margaret Ann wanted to help clean up damages after witnessing an almost car accident as a result of the storm. She took …

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HURRICANE PENNYWISE AT BOX OFFICES

I have a few ‘floating’ observations to make about this past weekend. Initially I fell victim to the hype..the overkill..the horror–from the news media! I have been in touch with some family and friends–a few haven’t responded yet–who live in the hurricane zone in Florida.. So far fine. Power is out for them, about over …

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Finding your best defense with someone else’s worst offense..

Early in the week Kathy Griffin thought it would be humorous to be showcased in a photo shoot raising the severed head of Donald Trump. Later in the week.. Bill Maher uttered the N word during his HBO REAL TIME live broadcast.. Anger online! Twitter repudiates! This morning, Bill Maher is facing widespread calls that …

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Politically incorrect or culturally inappropriate ?

The latest from pop culture: Bill Maher, the HBO late-night host of “Real Time,” was criticized widely on social media after an interview with a Nebraska senator that aired Friday night where the host joked that he is a “house [expletive].” Maher was having a back-and-forth with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and the senator invited …

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KATHY GRIFFIN ‘ABOUT FACE’

PR stunt today attempts to turn tables as pendulum swung against her.. CNN fired her. And the President questioned her mental health. Today.. Tears… for fears.. “That apology absolutely stands,” Griffin said at the packed morning news conference held at her attorney’s office in Woodland Hills. “I apologized because it was the right thing to …

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WIRED magazines opines: Discontinuing the NES Classic Is a Classic Nintendo Mistake

WIRED magazines opines: Discontinuing the NES Classic Is a Classic Nintendo Mistake: All of this written by Julie Muncy at WIRED: Considering the dizzying popularity of the NES Classic—Nintendo reported in January that they had sold 1.5 million units—it’s difficult to find the logic in ending production. The product’s entire brief life seems, in hindsight, …

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