More people in the U.S are killed by crime and criminal negligence every year than have ever been killed by terrorists in the nation, in history combined.

I was really turned off by the governor’s statement in response to the incident, which really only addressed the killing of the officer and not the 7 other innocent people who died:

“My intentions was to have God kill me. I ran out of bullets,” he said. “Suicide by cop was my intention.”

Same. What I liked best about this is that some of them went against their parents, which gives me hope because 1) it shows teenagers seek out news outside of what their parents read/watch/parrot at home, 2) they’re forming their own opinions on what they want for their country and 3) they feel like taking a stand for…

Some kids are smart.

Ryan Seacrest is upset that Katy Perry is being offered way (waaaay) more to do American Idol than he is. [Page Six]

Yeah, Cosby, because the thought of someone making you ingest something against your will and knowledge is pretty fucking horrifying, huh?

I actually ordered pancakes with ricotta cheese yesterday ON PURPOSE and they were incredibly delicious.

I came here and didn’t see color.

Taylor Swift is an underdog...

“Does this mean we can start kicking Jews and coloreds out of our business establishments?”

“promote equity by focusing on what unites our students and reducing visible gaps between those of different means,”

Johnson also told Fallon that he thought voters were looking for “more poise, less noise,” and “better leadership.” He believes his mass appeal comes from a combination of early rising, supporting the troops, and being a family man.

1st thought: holy shit this is straight out of a dystopian fiction novel when the democracy first starts to collapse. Usually the White House will at least put out a statement saying “no, [insert president’s outlandish claim here] isn’t true” to attempt to placate the press but to not even attempt to reassure people…

If I had to spend even 10 minutes a day in Donald Trump’s presence for four months, I’m pretty sure the part of my brain that deals with language would have turned into mush by the end.

“Spicer went on to assuage peoples fears by confirming that the only recording devices in the Oval Office are Russian ones.”

“I don’t think—that’s not a threat. He’s simply stated a fact...”

it’s never a good sign when a comedy’s trailer is full of jokes that don’t elicit a single laugh.

They should consider changing the name to The Challenged.