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You did build that? White House announces first-ever Maker Faire

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http://twitter.com/#!/Keith_Milliron/status/430452451800403969 It turns out the president wants you to build “that” after all. Inspired by Joey Hudy’s marshmallow cannon at the 2012 White House Science Fair, the Obama administration has announced the first-ever White House Maker Faire. http://twitter.com/#!/WhiteHouse/status/430449078405955586 According to the White House, the Maker Faire will be “an opportunity to highlight both the remarkable stories of Makers like Joey and commitments by leading organizations to help more students and entrepreneurs get involved in making things.” http://twitter.com/#!/ChangeHopeless/status/430455202697998336 In a stunning reversal, President Obama actually wants students and entrepreneurs to take […]

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‘Wow!’ Obama & his ‘red lines’ brutally spanked as Ukraine bloodbath continues

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http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/436508081476759553 Horrifying images and reports of dozens more dead in Ukraine as a bloody war zone replaced the “truce” in just hours: http://twitter.com/#!/patrickdehahn/status/436510937403916288 Today's death toll in #Ukraine Officially 32. Reliable free speaking TV channel says 60 Protest leader on stage says 100. #euromaidan— Tim White (@TWMCLtd) February 20, 2014 http://twitter.com/#!/BBCDanielS/status/436507963113865216 http://twitter.com/#!/nycjim/status/436467620850569216 http://twitter.com/#!/ChristopherJM/status/436501631279312896 Chess champ and Human Rights Foundation chair Garry Kasparov has already tied the bloodshed in Ukraine to Obama’s incompetence. What does he think of Obama’s pathetic “big bad mom jeans” warning that there “will […]

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REPORT: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the new White House Press Secretary

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The new White House Press Secretary has been named. Sanders will be the press secretary — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 21, 2017 Sarah Huckabee Sanders is new WH press secretary. Incoming WH comm. dir. Anthony Scaramucci speaking now in the James Brady briefing room. — Vanessa Ruffes FOX13 (@RuffesFOX13) July 21, 2017 Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the new White House press secretary, Scaramucci announces. — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) July 21, 2017 MarketWatch: Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be press secretary, replacing Spicer https://t.co/dAWnlrzw5F pic.twitter.com/ni9kGzjUFS — serge poznanski (@serge_poznanski) […]

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Additional layer of defense added to White House perimeter; Font questioned

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http://twitter.com/#!/AnnieSage/status/514554025799581696 Fox News’ Clayton Morris earlier today called the four-foot “Barrycades” set up in front of the 10-foot White House fence and secured with plastic twist ties “embarrassing.” Apparently White House security agreed, and tonight set up an additional layer of security: “Police Line: Do Not Cross” signs twist-tied to the outer fence. New signs going up on the extra fence in front of the White House pic.twitter.com/SxY7Bws12h — Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) September 23, 2014 @ryanjreilly oh yes, signs and a 3ft fence will definitely stop the […]

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White House designates Extreme Heat Week

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Joy! Global warming was again the president’s No. 1 priority for several hours on Monday,and not onlydid theWhite House release a new report on climate change;the Obama administrationalso announced that it wasdevelopingneweducational materials on climate change for public schools, prepping something called PrepareAthon!, and declaring May 2327 Extreme Heat Week. It’s likely many missed the 2p.m. announcement of Extreme Heat Week as they were at opening day at the baseball stadium watchingsnow collect onthe outfield. Some lovely opening day snow flurries here in Milwaukee. — Christopher Hayes […]

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Code Pink pour buckets of dirt on their heads in solidarity with Gaza

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http://twitter.com/#!/SenseOffense/status/505132972350382081 Taking a cue from the actually useful #ALSIceBucketChallenge, Code Pink is in front of the White House Thursday night taking the #RubbleBucketChallenge. The group’s Facebook page explains: http://twitter.com/#!/WRMEA/status/505117595021094913 http://twitter.com/#!/SpinsterBeth/status/505132285637951489 http://twitter.com/#!/SenseOffense/status/505133284171333633 http://twitter.com/#!/proudusafan/status/505151187696750592       Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/28/code-pink-pour-buckets-of-dirt-on-their-heads-in-solidarity-with-gaza-youth/

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Whoops! Did Ellen Page inadvertently suggest Obama should get out of politics?

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http://twitter.com/#!/VanLee23/status/453903807445868544 Oversimplify very much. Ellen Page is totes disgusted with the gender pay gap in America, you guys. And this morning, she took to Twitter to share her frustration: http://twitter.com/#!/EllenPage/status/453891314224869376 Can she get an “amen”? Even though she doesn’t know what “begs the question” means? You bet! http://twitter.com/#!/Elvan_Demi/status/453891609168732160 http://twitter.com/#!/Kegluneq1103/status/453893273883779072 http://twitter.com/#!/Hey__Its_Kate/status/453893192937533440 http://twitter.com/#!/weirdandbadass/status/453891896020975616 If only she weren’t Canadian … http://twitter.com/#!/ImAPolarPopKid/status/453894455615963137 http://twitter.com/#!/piotrRasputn/status/453902956971032578 http://twitter.com/#!/RatedRen34/status/453899277492711424 http://twitter.com/#!/Springe11r/status/453897166604337152 http://twitter.com/#!/JTCornish/status/453892346107551744 http://twitter.com/#!/EqualityDepot/status/453892704762478592 Smart take! Here’s another: http://twitter.com/#!/JohnJohnsHunter/status/453906979371900928 Wow. Don’t stop now, guys! http://twitter.com/#!/MeowOmgACat/status/453892832399740928 http://twitter.com/#!/apearlpicnic/status/453915288044462080 http://twitter.com/#!/newageamazon/status/453891679628836864 That’s nice. http://twitter.com/#!/deepseawitch/status/453895555215659008 Wendy Davis? If anyone needs us, we’ll be […]

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A gunman shot the WH 7 times and the Secret Service didn’t know about it

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http://twitter.com/#!/AHMalcolm/status/514997735934918656 Oh, boy. This is bad: Post EXCLUSIVE: The story of the night bullets hit the White House and the Secret Service didn't know it. http://t.co/zg6hhrxRoB — Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) September 27, 2014 Some excerpts: It took the Secret Service five days to realize that shots had hit the White House residence, a discovery that came about only because a housekeeper noticed broken glass and a chunk of cement on the floor. *** Nobody conducted more than a cursory inspection of the White House for evidence or […]

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