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LIVE AT FIVE: 06.30.14

Posted on | June 30, 2014 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
ISIS Jihadis Declare Caliphate In Iraq, Syria

Kurdish forces battling jihadis in Diyala Province

Declaration proclaims leader as caliph

Cameron’s Protests Rejected; EU Chooses Juncker
Former PM of Luxembourg to serve as President of EU bureaucracy

Four-Power Talks On Ukraine Crisis Continue
Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to confer amidst continued fighting by pro-Russian rebels
Ukrainian military calls for lifting of cease-fire



POLITICS
Former P&G Exec Nominated To Head Veterans Affairs

Can the laundry detergent company’s CEO clean up the VA?

West Point graduate served as a captain in the 82nd Airborne Division; Boehner gives thumbs-up

Election-Year Fear Slows Senate Work To A Halt

Bumpy Road Ahead For Legal Pot In Washington

Democrats Worried California’s Expanded Cap & Trade Rules Will Push Up Gas Prices

Obama To Ask For $2 Billion To Manage Border Crisis

Hobby Lobby’s Legal Team Very Confident Ahead Of Supremes’ Ruling

Swett, SD For Sale



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Sinks Slightly On Weak US Demand: WTI $105.48, Brent $113.08
Asia Stocks Mostly Higher Before Global Data Test
Philips Mirrors Siemens, Merges LED, Auto Lighting Divisions
Tokyo Worries About Post-Tax Inventory Surge
California Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Bitcoin, Other Digital Currencies
Wheat, Corn Set For Quarterly Loss Ahead Of USDA Report
Facebook Study Tinkered With Feeds
Android Wear Smartwatches Making Google Glass Obsolete?
Quickoffice Removed From Google Apps, Play Stores
Ham Radio Hobbyists Gather For Field Day
Google Launches $50 Million Initiative To Get Girls To Code



SPORTS
Big Papi, Pedroia Provide Muscle As Red Sox Pound Yankees 8-5

Dustin Pedroia smacks a two-run double in the fifth

Best offensive game by Boston in two weeks

Mexican Soccer Fans Butthurt By KLM Tweet

Reds’ Bailey Flirts With No-Hitter, Shuts Out Giants

Bosh Opts Out, Joining James & Wade


Morales’ Big Hit Leads Twins Past Rangers. 3-2

A’s Top Marlins In 14th For Win, Sweep

Hernandez K’s Nine As M’s Blank Tribe

Altuve, Feldman Lead Astros Past Tigers 6-4

Kershaw Blanks Cards, Dodgers Tied For Lead In NL West

The B-Side Wins Again: Nats Beat Cubs 7-2 For Doubleheader Sweep, Series Split



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Weight Watchers Clearly Working For Jessica Simpson

Dazzling

Steals the show in nude Oscar de la Renta gown embellished with jewels, feathers



Aaron Swartz Movie Charts Rise And Decline Of “The Internet’s Own Boy”

“Transformers: Age Of Extinction” Earns $301.3 Million For Biggest Opening Weekend In 2014


“Designing Women” Star Meshach Taylor Dies, 67

Zendaya Off Lifetime’s Aaliyah Biopic

Erykah Badu Interrupts Live News Shot To Kiss Reporter

Lucy Hale Splits Up With Country Singer Joel Crouse

Reported Stabbing At BET Awards Pre-Party

First-Class Move: Amy Adams Gives Up Plush Seat To Serviceman

Soul Legend Bobby Womack Dies, 70

Lauren Conrad’s Friends Tried To Embarrass Her At Bachelorette Party

In Bed With Cara Delevingne As She Talks Bags, Boys And Bunnies

Ice-T’s Grandson Arrested For Killing Roommate

Arianna Huffington’s “Thrive” Conferences Aren’t Thriving

Lou Reed Left Behind A $30 Million Fortune



FOREIGNERS
Norks Prepare To Put Two American Tourists On Trial
Gazprom Reports Russian Gas To EU Flowing Normally Through Ukraine
Nigerian Jihadis Attack Three Villages Near Chibok
Fiery Suicide Bid Shocks Shinjuku As Man Protests Defense Changes
First UK Poll After Juncker Election Shows Rising Support For Pullout
Hong Kong Braces For Massive Rally After Democracy Poll
Modi: Cost Of Missile To Mars Less Than Budget For “Gravity”
Netanyahu Calls For Independent Kurdistan
Philippine Senator Refuses To Enter Plea On Corruption Charges
Marine Twice Charged With Desertion Turns Himself In



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: The Pawns Of Immigration Policy
Doug Powers: You’ll Never Guess What Might Have Contributed To The Current Iraq Crisis
Twitchy: Bastardi – “No End To Excuses” After Antarctic Sea Ice Breaks All-Time Record
American Power: Arrival Of Russian Military Advisors In Iraq Pointed Rebuke To Obama Administration
American Thinker: Theological Rabies In The Presbyterian Church USA
BLACKFIVE: Secure Freedom Radio – The Many Problems Of Iraq
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Did Jennifer Lawrence And Nicholas Hoult Break Up?
Conservatives4Palin: NRSC Wants My Money So They Can Support “Proud Conservative Candidates”
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, June 27
Jammie Wearing Fools: Not A Cult – Illegals Wearing Obama T-Shirts Storm Capitol Hill Making Demands
Joe For America: Gun Safety Video With Sex Toys Goes Viral
JustOneMinute: BS Will Never Die – Ongoing Phony Gun Trace Stats
Pat Dollard: Nancy Pelosi Says US, Mexico One Nation – “A Community With A Border Running Through It”
Protein Wisdom: IRS Combined Timelines – The Scandal Is In The Details
Shot In The Dark: Things I’m Supposed To Hate, But Kinda Like Anyway – Madonna
STUMP: Stat Crunching – Labor Force Participation Rate Trends, Prime Earning Years
The Jawa Report: Google Profits Selling Ads During ISIS Snuff Porn Pic
The Lonely Conservative: Dick Durbin Says Obama Can “Borrow The Power” He Needs To Pass Laws
This Ain’t Hell: Mexican Army Chopper Crosses Border
Weasel Zippers: As Many As 120 Exposed To Swine Flu From Illegal Children Crossing Border
Megan McArdle: Supreme Court 2, Word Magic 0


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8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.30.14”

  1. richard mcenroe
    June 30th, 2014 @ 8:11 am

    P&G is notorious for having one of the most toxic work environments in American business. The local emergency room calls stress-related heart attacks P&G’s. What exactly is he expected to do at the VA?

  2. CrustyB
    June 30th, 2014 @ 8:33 am

    I saw a trailer for the “Aaron Swartz documentary. Even though he was caught, put in jail and killed himself under the Obama regime the trailer shows a clip of Bush.

  3. Is the ISIS in Iraq and Syria dysfunctional? Sure, so is cancer… | Batshit Crazy News
    June 30th, 2014 @ 8:58 am

    […] to the current crisis. Update: TOM: The Battle for Iraq ISIS reaches out to Christians in Syria Wombat : ISIS declare Caliphate in Iraq and […]

  4. Will Vladimir Putin save Iraq’s (and other Middle Eastern) Christians? | Batshit Crazy News
    June 30th, 2014 @ 9:01 am

    […] Vladimir Putin than with Barack Obama… EBL: Is the ISIS in Syria and Iraq Dysfunctional? Update: Wombat : ISIS declare Caliphate in Iraq and […]

  5. Ramadan Kareem: ISIS mocks Obama in video: All the borders will be broken, Inshallah Humduallah! | Batshit Crazy News
    June 30th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm

    […] Pundit: Keep giving and we will keep taking! Wombat : ISIS declares Caliphate […]

  6. Adjoran
    June 30th, 2014 @ 4:23 pm

    He is expected to serve the Democratic constituency, which is the American Federation of Government Employees, by ensuring their failures do not impact their employment or compensation, including bonuses.

    Doh!

  7. Adjoran
    June 30th, 2014 @ 4:25 pm

    Say, remember when those of us who said the radical islamists wanted to form a “new Caliphate” in the Middle East were just paranoid?

    ~

    Stabbings at the BET Awards Pre-Party with rappers? Who could have foreseen such a thing? I mean, shootings, sure – but stabbings? So “old school” . . .

  8. Wombat_socho
    June 30th, 2014 @ 9:30 pm

    Of course!