TagsTagsWe have a terrorism arrest tonight, another case in which the suspect was under surveillance the whole time: Bloomberg announces arrest of terror suspect. New York (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested a man they claim was plotting to detonate pipe bombs, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday night. The Manhattan ...
The latest news in the ongoing saga of Zuccotti Park: a judge has ruled against the demonstrators, and will not allow them to set up camp in the park again. So here's another thread to argue about it some more... UPDATE at 11/15/11 2:29:23 pm Here's the judge's decision (PDF). UPDATE at 11/15/11 ...
The big news this morning: New York police have cleared Zuccotti Park of Occupy Wall Street protesters, arresting nearly 200 of them in the process. The police action was quickly challenged as lawyers for the protesters obtained a temporary restraining order barring the city and the park’s private landlord from ...
Republicans are being very quick to trumpet this as a sign of trouble for Barack Obama: Bob Turner Wins Anthony Weiner’s House Seat. But despite the right wing crowing, the reason why Turner won has little to do with the President: Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the chairwoman of the ...
Congratulations to the New York Senate for taking a step into the modern world -- and especially to the Republicans who didn't cave in to pressure from the reactionary religious lobby, and instead did the right thing: New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law. The marriage ...
The New York subway system as a stringed instrument, by Alexander Chen.
Today the FBI staged the largest organized crime bust in New York history, arresting more than 100 alleged mobsters from New York's five crime families. And if there's one thing these guys know how to do, it's give themselves nicknames: The 20 Best Nicknames in the Big Mafia Bust. My favorite ...
Due to poor ratings, WOR radio in New York is dropping the syndicated show of a certain raving freakazoid nut sandwich: Glenn Beck dropped by New York's WOR radio station over poor ratings. WOR (710 AM), one of the city's two biggest talk radio stations, said this morning it ...
I filed this under "Humor" but I don't think it was too funny for the owner of the Ford Explorer. (Language warning.) [Video] (h/t Lawhawk.)
The original Animatronics Abe Lincoln figure from the 1964 New York World's Fair is going on display, which almost makes me want to take a vacation and go to Disney's Hollywood Studios. (Hat tip: Boing Boing.)
The GOP's Neanderthal candidate for governor of New York, Carl Paladino, who's been in the news lately for a series of homophobic and gay-baiting comments, cashed in on Buffalo gay clubs Cobalt and Buddies II. Carl Paladino says kids shouldn't be "brainwashed" into thinking it's okay to be gay or be ...
Republican Party, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Racism, Carl Paladino, Homophobia
The GOP's Neanderthal candidate for Governor of New York just can't seem to stop himself from spewing hatred: Paladino Calls Gay Parades ‘Disgusting’. Despite an uproar over his remarks about gays, Carl P. Paladino appeared on national television on Monday and expressed revulsion at gay pride parades. Mr. Paladino restated his ...
Republican Party, RNC, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Carl Paladino, Racism, Homophobia
GOP gubernatorial candidate for New York Carl Paladino, who sent out emails to his list containing overt racism, pornography, and bestiality, and fathered a child in an extramarital affair, is telling audiences that he considers himself the "religious values" candidate. And as the religious values candidate, he wants you to know ...
Republican Party, RNC, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Carl Paladino, Racism, Homophobia
Charles Leaf, the reporter for New York's Fox 5 who's been aggressively promoting the "Ground Zero Mosque" bigotry, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year old girl. Award-winning Fox 5 news reporter Charles Leaf was charged with sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl at his Wyckoff home, Bergen County Prosecutor ...
Ground Zero, Park51, Cordoba House, Mosque, New York, Fox News, Charles Leaf, Crime
Carl Paladino, the GOP's psycho candidate for Governor of New York, is in the news today for threatening a reporter. Sunday's Post featured a front-page story about Paladino's wife, Cathy, and his ex-lover, Suzanne Brady. It included an exclusive interview with Cathy Paladino. "You send another goon to my daughter's house ...
Republican Party, RNC, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Carl Paladino, Racism, Threats
New York Republican House candidate Jim Russell has been denounced by his own party, after an ugly racist essay he wrote for a fringe white nationalist journal became public. A quote from Russell's essay: It has been demonstrated that finches raised by foster parents of a different species of finch ...
Republican Party, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Racism, Jim Russell, Carl Paladino
We covered the Carl Paladino story at LGF when he was caught sending around emails full of overt racism, misogyny, and hard core pornography (including bestiality), last April: Tea Parties? Racism? No Way! Here’s a screenshot of a video he forwarded (now deleted from YouTube for terms of use violation), titled ...
Republican Party, RNC, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, New York, Carl Paladino, Racism
And a racist, misogynistic, apparently psychotic freak will be the GOP's nominee for New York Governor. See: Carl Paladino's "Obama Inauguration Ceremony."
Republican Party, RNC, GOP, Extremism, Anti-Science, Bad Craziness, New York, Carl Paladino
Here's another anti-Muslim hate crime that Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and the Bigot Brigade can claim they have nothing to do with -- this time on the hallowed ground of Hudson, in upstate New York. HUDSON -- City detectives are searching for the vandals who spray-painted a racial slur ...
New York, Anti-Muslim, Hate Crime, Crime, Bigotry, Vandalism
Another hate crime that Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and the anti-Muslim Bigot Brigade can claim they have nothing to do with:Teenagers Charged in Harassment at Mosque. A group of teenagers in western New York has been accused of harassing members of a mosque by yelling obscenities and insults during ...
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) has reportedly been charged with ethics violations by a House investigative committee, but there are no details yet on the charges.
NPR’s All Things Considered covers the Islamic Center Near Ground Zero. Video
From the National Republican Trust Political Action Committee, this is the advertisement that was rejected by NBC and CBS. [Video] The fear mongering is so completely over the top in this little piece of hate propaganda, there’s not much to say about it. So I’ll just attempt to relay some facts. Contrary to ...
Here’s an account of a demonstration against the proposed community center/mosque in downtown Manhattan, featuring anti-Muslim bloggers Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller: On this ground, zero tolerance. The following appalling incident perfectly demonstrates the pure bigotry that motivates the Spencer/Geller crowd; the angry mob turned on a pair of men who ...
New York, Islam, Mosque, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Bigotry, Hatred, Hate Speech
In a jaw-droppingly bigoted rant last Wednesday, right wing radio talker Michael Berry came right out and said about the proposed mosque/community center in Manhattan, “I hope somebody blows it up.” Audio On Wednesday, a man named “Tony” called into the KTRH-AM (Houston, TX) radio show of right-wing radio host Michael ...
New York, Islam, Mosque, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Bigotry, Hatred, Michael Berry, Hate Speech