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LIVE AT FIVESIX: 07.02.14

Posted on | July 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
IDF Air Strikes Pound Gaza As Netanyahu Blames Hamas For Teens’ Murder

Secondary explosions after a strike in Rafah, southern Gaza

UN human rights office calls on Israelis, Palestinians to exercise “maximum restraint”

Over 500 Arrested After Pro-Democracy Rally In Hong Kong
Tens of thousands rally

Nicolas Sarkozy Questioned Over Influence Claims
Former French President under investigation for influence peddling



POLITICS
Protesters Block Busloads Of Illegals In California

Border Patrol union reps decry “de facto amnesty”

Illegals’ families being transferred from overcrowded facilities in Texas to understaffed facilities in California
Illegal Immigrants Already Being Released To A Neighborhood Near You



The House That Talking Built: Clintons’ Speaking Riches A Political Conundrum

Navy Gets First Four-Star Female Admiral

ObamaCare Coverage For Millions In Jeopardy As IG Finds Major Data Flaws

Berkeley Voters To Decide Soda Tax In November

Activists Sue To Block Colorado Marijuana Sales Tax

Obama Warns Of Deep Cutbacks In Highway Construction Aid

VA Offers Appointment To Veteran Two Years After His Death



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Mixed Pending US Stockpile Report: WTI $105.35, Brent $112.14
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Diagnosed With Throat Cancer
Ousted American Apparel CEO Raises Stake
Asia Shares Hit Three-Year High On Economic Optimism
Dollar Plunges To Six-Year Low Against Euro Pending Yellen Comments
Puerto Rico Downgrade Raises Default Fears
Google Buys Music Playlist Service Songza
T-Mobile Sued By Feds Over Bogus Billing
Court Rejects Google Appeal On Street View Privacy Suit
Boston Introduces Solar-Powered Benches As Charging Stations



SPORTS
Dodgers Run Into Triple Play En Route To Scalping By Tribe

Dodgers’ Dee Gordon tagged out at home at tail end of triple play

David Murphy breaks out of slump, gets three hits as Cleveland pounds Dodgers 10-3

America’s Long National Nightmare Ends As Belgium Tops US 2-1 In Extras


Cubs Edge Red Sox Again

Lincecum Stellar Again As Giants Blank Cards 5-0

Angels Sweep Doubleheader Against Pale Hose With 7-5 Win

Tigers’ Porcello Shuts Out A’s 3-0

Yankees Lose Fourth Straight As Price Pitches Rays To Victory

Mariners Crush Astros Again 13-2

Strasburg Shuts Down Rockies, Nats Win 7-1



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Megan Fox Wants Women To Own Their Sexuality

The August Cosmo cover girl

“Women don’t have to be desperate and try so hard.”

“Longmire” Crew Member Dead; Teamsters Probing Whether Long Hours To Blame

Robin Williams In Rehab To Maintain Sobriety

Filmmaker Paul Mazursky Dies, 84

Cameron Diaz, Esquire Cover Girl

Beyonce Sparks Jay-Z Cheating Rumors

Fox Pulls Plug On Egyptian Drama “Hieroglyph”

Curly Kate Pretty In Pink!

Portia De Rossi Secretly Spent 30 Days In Rehab

Travel Channel Pulls New Adam Richman Show In Wake Of His Crude Instagram Rant

“Breaking Bad” Spinoff “Better Call Saul” Plots Return Of Walter White

Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott’s Marriage “A Work In Progress”

Blake Lively: “I’m A Very Shy Person And My Hair Is A Safety Net”

Taylor Armstrong Moving Back To California From Colorado

Cops Rush To Selena Gomez’ Calabasas Home – Again

Carrie Fisher’s Daughter Reportedly Cast As Young Leia In “Star Wars VII”



FOREIGNERS
India Summons US Envoy Over Reports That NSA Spied On BJP
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Eight In Kabul
Ukraine Resumes Offensive Against Separatist Rebels As Truce Ends
Meriam Ibrahim In Hiding After New Forgery Charges Placed
Rolf Harris Faces New Abuse Allegations
Red China Denies Link Between Seoul Visit, Nork Missile Launches
Saudi King Pledges $500 Million To Help Iraqi Refugees
Modi To Attempt Getting Indian Railways Back On Track
Tories Surge Ahead Of Labour In Polls After Cameron’s Clash With EU

Nigeria Arrests Businessman In Connection With Girls’ Abductions



BLOGS & STUFF
The Quinton Report: Black Mass In OKC Led By Sex Offender
Michelle Malkin: Two Huge Victories
Twitchy: Rest Easy, Ladies – George Takei Will Do Your Hobby Lobby Thinking For You
American Power: Huge Majorities Blame Obama For Illegal Alien Crisis, IRS Coverup, And Iraq
American Thinker: Those Poor Little Gays – The World Is Saying No
BLACKFIVE: Trailer Talk – CNN’s Zakaria Trashes The Tea Party
Conservatives4Palin: Mark Steyn – The Merger Of The Party And The State
Don Surber: No, America, Iraq Is Still Your Problem
Jammie Wearing Fools: This Is Perfectly Rational – NOW President Compares Hobby Lobby Ruling To Apartheid And Jim Crow Laws
Joe For America: Former Colorado Obamacare Director Pleads Guilty To Stealing Public Funds
Pat Dollard: One-Third Of Little Girls Lured Across The Border By Obama Raped On The Way
Protein Wisdom: Remember – ObamaCo. Planned This Crisis To “Force His Hand” On Amnesty
Shot In The Dark: Civics 090 – Remedial American Civics For “Progressives”
STUMP: Labor Force Participation Rates, Part 3 – Older Folks
The Jawa Report: HHS “Brown Shirts” Threaten To Arrest Doctors & Nurses Treating Illegals
The Lonely Conservative: Did Thad Cochran Win Runoff By Buying Votes?
This Ain’t Hell: Petraeus Unsurprised By Iraq
Weasel Zippers: CAIR Laments America’s “Free” Society Makes Muslims “Uncomfortable”
Megan McArdle: Lois Lerner, Colonel Mustard, And The Blue Screen of Death


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3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVESIX: 07.02.14”

  1. Kidnapped Israeli Teens found Dead: RIP; Prime Minister promises Hamas will pay for this… | Batshit Crazy News
    July 2nd, 2014 @ 8:51 am

    […] Wombat : Israel Strikes Back at Hamas/Gaza […]

  2. Belgium Cultural Exchange and Rule 5; Updated USA falls to Belgium in OT | Batshit Crazy News
    July 2nd, 2014 @ 9:13 am

    […] the USA does not lose to Belgium. It would be embarrassing to lose to these people… Updated: Wombat : We lose in OT Really, lose to Tin Tin? Ok, This is cool… And here is a Belgium Rule […]

  3. Megan Fox Rule 5 | Batshit Crazy News
    July 3rd, 2014 @ 8:01 am

    […] if you do screw up on a job, apologies don’t hurt. Especially if you look like Megan Fox. Wombat links to this too. Never let a Rule 5 opportunity […]