Donald J. Trump, the fuhrer of the United States issued an executive order banning travelers and immigrants from seven majority Muslim nations. Many considered this a Muslim ban.
The executive order attracted major controversy. Many travelers and business executives from the banned nations were turned away. People who wanted to see their families in the United States were denied entry. People with green cards and residency visas were stuck at the gate.
It was two weeks since the Trumpster signed off the executive order. It brought massive protests against the order. They asked the federal courts to put the brakes on it.
It seems like the Trumpster got a major setback to his executive order. A federal appeals court on Thursday declined the Trumpster's request to restore the ban on refugees and travel by immigrants from the Muslim majority countries.
Rejecting arguments, that the government would be "irreparably harmed" if the judicial system reviewed by the Trumpster ban, which he premised on his authority over national security matters, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit determined unanimously that the judiciary has a proper role in safeguarding people's rights.
The fuhrer signals that he wants this to head to the Supreme Court.
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
The ban is going against everything the United States stands for. And for the fuhrer and the Republican Party, it's about security. Who's security are we willing to sacrifice for the government?
The Huffington Post reports that overseas, Europeans aren't feeling our leader. They are expressing strong concerns that his leadership could take us into a global crisis.
A top ranking member of the British Parliament put a block on Donald J. Trump. They said that he is barred from speaking among the U.K.'s top leaders at Westminster Hall. The concerns were Trump's on going agitation towards race, religion, gender and social standings.
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said that he "strongly opposed" to the fuhrer addressing Parliament during an upcoming state visit to the Brits-Land.
"I would not wish to issue an invitation to Trump to speak," Bercow said. While British lawmakers value the loyal bond between the U.S., Bercow said that he's not pleased with the nonsense.
"I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.
Trump's anti-Muslim stance has brought the Brits at a crossroads. They strongly disapprove of the anti-Muslim ban that was enforced by the executive order. They believe that Trump shows no honor towards being the ___________of the United States.
They believe that he will embarrass himself in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
He said that Britain is welcomed to Pope Francis of the Holy See and Canada's Justin Trudeau who will make appearances in the coming months.
Conservatives complain that Bercow has no problems with controversial figures from countries like China, Kuwait and Qatar.
Over 1.3 million Brits complained Trump's state visit to Buckingham Palace will be a problem.
Prime Minister Theresa May is very "happy" to have Trump visit the Brit-Land. Buckingham Palace higher ups say that his visit may give the wrong impression about the Queen.
Mexico, Australia and now Yemen. Three countries the fuhrer blundered.
With the executive order to ban citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries traveling into the United States has caught so much backlash, the CEOs of Disney and Uber decided to take a knee after a massive backlash came forth.
Stephen Bannon is the top political adviser to the fuhrer. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) straight up called him a "White nationalist". Bannon is getting seating in the National Security briefings much to the dismay of many former and current intelligence officials. Bannon is the former president of the controversial Breitbart News. That outfit is notorious for pandering to White extremism. A gay white extremist named Milo Yiannopoulos is now the top head of the website.
Now a botched raid in Yemen falls on the feet of the fuhrer. But guess who he, the conservative agitators and Sean "Softball" Hannity tried to pin the failed attack on?
You guessed it: Barack Obama, the former president of the United States.
Conservatives have longed blamed Obama for everything. Now they're back to their old tricks again.
We first start with top Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway going to MSNBC to justify the ban against Muslims. On Hardball, Conway was being interviewed by Chris Matthews. He would ask her about how this executive order affect Trump's legacy. Conway, a master of spin claimed that the ban was similar to Obama's. She said that two Iraqi nationals would commit the Bowling Green Massacre.
This massacre would have happened if it actually existed.
Republicans had to do some damage control. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was on the phone with the fuhrer and it got tense. The fuhrer hung up on him when he demanded the Australians to not send refugees to the United States. The fuhrer and his allies have denied the conversation went bad especially the hang up part. Trump dismissed this as "fake news". Trump claims that Obama's deal with Australia when it came to refugees is pretty much a dumb deal.
Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) had to actually reach out to the Australian ambassador for the United States to smooth over the tension.
The Yemen offense led to an American military operative for the Navy SEALS to lose his life. It led to many civilians being killed in the botched raid. Now Yemeni militants from al Qaeda and the Islamic State vow revenge against the U.S. for the offense.
Wondering when the Republicans are going to call for relentless investigations into the matter. Who's going to take the blame for the botched operation?
They've given Obama and Hillary Clinton such contempt.
Donald J. Trump ignored the federal court order issued over the weekend. The fuhrer has issued an executive order forbidden millions of refugees and hundreds of thousands of visitors and 500,000 legal immigrants from seven-majority Muslim countries from entering the United States.
It sparked massive protests at many of the country's busiest transit hubs.
Federal courts temporarily blocked the major parts of the order. Trump's minions will continue forth despite a court order. He took to social media to pat himself on the back.
Senior officials say that the federal court order was sparked by activist liberal judges.
The Trump minions did adhere to the federal order letting permanent residents enter the country without retainer.
U,S, government must "permit lawyers access to all legal permanent residents being detained at airports," a federal judge ordered.
The executive order considered a backdoor Muslim ban is sparking discussion across the world.
Even the infamous leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said "kudos" to the decision. He said that Trump will prove to the Muslim world that America is at war with their religion.
While all this happened, our neighbor to the north had a terrorist attack in the majority French speaking province of Quebec.
The trolls cite a mass shooting in Quebec. Two terrorists barraged into a Quebec City mosque. They managed to kill six people. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this horrific incident is "an attack on Muslims" and the sanctity of Canadians. The terrorists were arrested. Their names weren't released at the time. They will face a court hearing and face up to LIFE in the iron college. They are innocent until proven guilty.
America's TV Dad Alan Thicke passed away. He is the father of R&B/pop singer Robin Thicke.
One of America's famous TV dads passed away. The junk food media confirms that Alan Thicke passed away. Alan Thicke was a famous TV dad. He played Dr. Jason Seaver on the ABC hit sitcom Growing Pains. He was a Canadian-born actor, game show host, talk radio host and pitchman for Optima Tax Relief. The actor was playing hockey with his son Carter when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
He just posted on social media five hours ago before he passed away. He said that he was going to be on an episode of Fuller House, the sequel to Full House.
Thicke was born in Ontario, Canada. He started his career as a daytime talk show in Canada, and later hosted a late-night show called "Thicke of the Night" for an American audience, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Thicke a lifelong hockey fan, first rooting for the Montreal Canadiens and then the Los Angeles Kings after moving to California. He was a familiar face at NHL events over his life, performing at the league's award ceremony and also playing in a 2014 Celebrity Game.
TMZ confirmed that he passed away at the St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank.
Thicke was also involved in the music industry. He wrote theme songs for Hello Larry, The Facts of Life, Diff'Rent Strokes, Wheel Of Fortune and voice acted on television.
He was the "charming, witty, talented, icon".
He was the father of R&B singer Robin Thicke and voice actor Brennan Thicke. He passed away at 69 years old.
Now I expect his former castmates will send condolences soon.
Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Joanna Kerns, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, and Leonardo DiCaprio were the stars of Growing Pains.
Alan Thicke, thank you for the years of laughs and charm. You will be missed.
My vacation in Niagara Falls. I took a picture of the International Boundary Line at the Rainbow Bridge. Its one of the many border crossings that the United States and Canada share.
Our future dictator has one of his properties in Toronto.
Our neighbor to the north is concerned about the nationalist stance of your incoming dictator. His surprise win has concerns globally. He is not prepared for the job. The controversial billionaire/racist/sexist/pussy grabbing/reality television star who will become the 1st Dictator of the United States will take office in January along with his running mate the Christian extremist who is the outgoing Indiana governor. They promised that they will make America Great Again.
On his journey he may takedown many allies in his quest.
Canada our most reliable ally in the world is hoping that the incoming leader will not ruin a century's worth of trade and friendship.
If you didn't know this lovely fact, let me inform you about it. The U.S.-Canadian border is one of the longest boundary in the world. It's an invisible line that cuts through two countries and the U.S. Border Patrol and Canadian Border Service Agency monitor it 24/7, everyday. The International Boundary Commission is the agency that deals with maintaining the border. The IBC must cut through forests and mountains to maintain a clear path dividing the countries.
It spreads from Alaska in the extreme northwest with the Yukon and British Columbia. Then it starts from Washington state to Maine. It passes through the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
It pass through the U.S. States of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan (water), Ohio (water), Pennsylvania (water), New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
It passes through forests, mountains, valleys, and water. However the border is complex. Some of the United States extends into Canadian mainland and vise versa. It's noted that some of the border does pass through buildings such as homes, businesses, and a library.
In the tiny town of Derby Line, Vermont, there is a handful residents who are literally neighbors to the people of the city of Stanstead, Quebec. The town was cut in half and the residents must apply for passports to see their neighbors. So if you live in Derby Line to get a fresh pizza from Stanstead, you better have a passport. If you from Stanstead and want to travel to the nearest Walmart 30 miles down the Interstate 91, better get a passport.
It's even rough for the residents of the tiny village of Estcourt Station, Maine. The town sits at the northernmost point of the United States. You have to drive through Canada to enter the tiny hamlet.
Only five people live there and they have the worst luck of border residents. Their homes are directly on the border. Those who live in the United States must travel through Canada to get back to the town of Fort Kent, Maine. Those who want to get gas from the Gulf station in Estcourt Station and live in the city of Pohenegamook, Quebec have to drive nearly a mile to border patrol before going to the gas station to fill up. That's if they're open. If the U.S. Custom and Border Patrol station isn't open, you're out of luck. Because if you have a home in the Canada but have to get through your driveway in United States, you're pretty much trapped in your home.
If you live in New York, you have the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. It is a Native American claim that cuts into both countries. Many residents can freely travel through the countries without being stopped. Although both government monitor the area, the area is independent governance.
If you live at the Northwest Angle in Minnesota, you have to travel through Manitoba to get to the area. You must contact the border patrol once you enter the Angle. If you fail to do so, within 30 minutes the border agents and the U.S. Coast Guard will appear and round you up.
If you live in Point Roberts, Washington, you have a rough way to the mainland. The city is part of the United States and it sits on the peninsula of British Columbia. You have only an elementary school in Point Roberts. Many residents who have children who are passed 5th grade have to go to either Canadian schools for education or take the hour ride from Surrey, British Columbia to Blaine, Washington for middle and high school education.
With the Republican Party fixated on building walls and having countries pay for it, I wonder if the Republicans are willing to pay the residents of the United State sand Canada to clear the way for that wall to the north.
The soon-to-be dictator wants to end trade agreements with countries that don't help America first.
But in the same breathe he wants the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access Pipeline to carry forth. Those pipelines will cut through the United States from Canada.
The issues with legalization of marijuana is also divisive. Canada is going to legalize the weed nationwide. In the United States, a handful of states are legalizing the weed. The rest considers it a felony if you possess the weed.
Nonetheless, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with the guy in the coming month as a jester of goodwill. The two will have some tension on issues. His stance on refugees, the poor and the American-Canadian trade agreements are issues that the dictator may have to focus on.
Border security is truly a Republican issue. They want to ban Muslims from coming into the country.
They want to ship immigrants back to their nations (including Canada).
Did you know it's easier to get into Canada than it is the United States. The U.S. takes everything seriously and assured that you'll be banned from entry if you commit a felony in the country of your origin. Matter of fact, if you're an American cause an criminal incident in Canada, you could be banned from entry in the United States. You might have to face Canadian courts or detainment for an indefinite period.
Glenn Beck isn't playing softball with the country's most annoying conservative agitator.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has caused a civil war within the conservative media.
The war caused a rift that could strain within the movement. Many agitators on the right are really divided on a Trump presidency. The agitators were a part of a movement that dogged Barack Obama for the entire 8 years of his presidency with rhetoric that is deplorable.
One of the agitators made it clear, he'll sit this one out. Conservative agitator Glenn Beck said that even though Trump picked conservative Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, he could not pull the lever for Trump.
Beck is the founder of TheBlaze Network. He created the network after being fired out the cannon by Fox News after a boycott of his 5pm show caused his ratings to tank. He moved to Dallas, Texas, bought a television station and livestreamed his radio show out of the studio. Now four years later, the network is on over 100 television providers.
The network also has conservative and libertarian agitators such as Tomi Lahren, Marcus Luttrell, Dana Loesch, Stu Burguiere and Buck Sexton. Most of the agitators on that network aren't fans of Donald Trump.
Beck believes that Trump's rhetoric is scary and dangerous to the movement he's proud to be a part of. He along with George Will, Mary Matlin, Steve Deese, Erick Erickson, Ben Shapiro, Michelle Malkin, Michael Reagan, Karl Rove and Bill Kristol made it clear, it's no to Trump.
Sean "Softball" Hannity is the country's most annoying conservative agitator. He is by far one of the worst agitators in the junk food media. He claims he's a registered conservative. In reality, he's a huckster who tells half-truths to his gullible audience. He can't go a day without mentioning President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's name in sentence. He calls people names and acts like a man child when he doesn't get his way.
The Blaze, Newsmax TV and One America News are hoping to win over the #NeverTrump viewers. They figure that Fox News is devoting too much time to a bombastic billionaire who has no actual plan to make conservatism better.
The softball and Glenn Beck are feuding again. The truce between Sean "Softball" Hannity and Glenn Beck was short lived. Since the softball got the hots for The Donald, many conservatives see him as an opportunist who is willing to sell his soul to elect a billionaire who once partied with his opponent Hillary Clinton.
On the right wing carnival, the softball was trashing on Beck.
Beck called upon conservatives to come together to build a coalition in case Trump loses to Clinton.
The softball isn't having none of that.
"Glenn Beck was saying, 'Oh, we got to all come together after the election' -- I'm not interested in coming together with a bunch of saboteurs. I just have no interest in that, and people that are myopic... You sabotage, you stay home, you help [Hillary Clinton], and you own her Supreme Court nominees, you own her unvetted refugees, you own radical Islam being empowered because they know she's weak."
The softball said the blame of Trump losing falls on Republicans who refuse to support him. The blame falls on conservative agitators who joined the #NeverTrump movement. The softball called Beck a "saboteur". The softball is "sick and tired" of being lectured by "a guy that gives a Nazi analogy a day." He said that Beck and others are "myopic dicks'.
Beck rather play soccer. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Glenn Beck go to the border and pass out soccer balls and teddy bears to immigrant children.
He spent a portion of his right wing carnival blasting Beck and his co-hosts for not supporting Trump and expressing concern for the softball's flagrant support of Trump.
Beck fired back at the softball with class.
"Sean will always be welcome in my world. He is not my enemy. Nor is D Trump. Jesus didn't teach 'when you they hit you, hit back twice as hard.' That was from rules from radicals which is dedicated to Satan. It is also what DJT teaches and I have heard Sean say a lot lately... Please forgive me for whatever set you off this time. I am sorry we disagree on who we are going to vote for. I have voted for a Republican my whole life, starting with Reagan. I can't do it this time. I am sorry that this disappoints everyone so much."
Beck was a staunch supporter of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz was considered the most conservative candidate running for the presidency.
Unfortunately, Donald Trump managed to get into the race and turned Cruz's asset as being an opposition to the establishment a weakness. He managed to go after Cruz for being inept.
Trump mocked Cruz and Beck for giving teddy bears and soccer balls to illegal immigrants. He questioned Cruz's birthplace. Cruz was born in Canada and was naturalized as an American and held duel citizenship with our neighbor to the North. Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship. His mom was born in the United States and his father was born in Cuba. The Trump campaign claimed that his dad, Rafael Cruz was associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Trump also whispered allegations of Cruz and Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) cheating on their wives with staffs and agitators in the junk food media.
He mocked Cruz and his running mate perennial loser Carly Fiorina for being out of touch with voters.
Cruz at first didn't support Trump. He even went to the Republican National Convention to speak on behalf of Republicans but not Trump. He was roundly booed by supporters.
Beck praised the move.
But a few weeks ago, Beck was none too happy knowing that Cruz finally endorsed Trump for president.
Beck had feuded with Sean "Softball" Hannity and Mark Levin for nearly five years. They had called a truce in 2013. Beck had let the softball into his studio to do his right wing carnival.
Frank Ocean released long awaited sequel to Channel Orange.
Odd Future's frontman Frank Ocean is a genius. He released two albums this week. The first was a visual album called Endless. The second one was the long awaited Boys Don't Cry (retitled Blonde).
Fans are already praising it. It's likely assured for a Grammy nomination.
It's been over four years since the rapper/R&B singer released an album. The last album Channel Orange was a success. It was released on Def Jam and it getting Grammy buzz.
The album is an instant success.
APPLE Music released the albums on Thursday and Friday.
The albums have features from Tyler The Creator, Kendrick Lamar, Jazmine Sullivan, Sampha, Beyonce, Andre 3000, James Blake, Yung Lean and Sebastian.
Frank Ocean is well on his way to scoring another platinum album.
Drake is riding high on the success of Views. The album is three times platinum and possibly one of the best selling albums of the year. He is also confirming another album release. The album The 6'ers is a collaboration with Gucci Mane. The two will release their album in September.
One feud that was allegedly brewing was the one with Eminem. That rumor was quickly put to bed.
Drake had enough of the bullshit rumors. He singled out Hot 97 and specifically Ebro and DJ Funkmaster Flex for starting rumors about a possible feud with Slim Shady.
Ebro was making claims that Eminem was cooking up a single aimed at Drake. Funk Flex tried to push the Meek Mill feud by releasing "Wanna Know". The song was released and it was panned by the hip-hop community.
It all started from a feud between Shady Records artist Joe Budden of Slaughterhouse going after Drake for having a ghostwriter. Drake tapped him in 4pm and Calabasas and No Shopping with French Montana.
Drake said that he's "not a one hit wonder, the fans know all his stuff!" That was a dig at Joe Budden's one hit wonder "Pump it Up" off his self-titled album on his old label Def Jam.
The rapper performed at Joe Louis Arena yesterday and he decided to pay homage to the Detroit legend. Guess what Drizzy done? He brought Em out to help him perform.
He said that's one of the greatest before he bowed to him. It confirms that the two aren't beefing.
Later Eminem released on his official Instagram a picture with Drake.
In other news, 50 Cent is releasing his long awaited album Street King Immortal this week. The album was supposed to be released on Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment. It was shelved after 50 got into a heated feud with Interscope boss Jimmy Iovine.
Iovine had to fire 50 out the cannon after he threatened to leak songs without authorization.
Champagne Papi confirms that his collaboration album with Guwop is a go. The album is coming out in September.
Fresh out the feds, Radric Davis known as the Gucci Mane is hungry for music. He released Everybody's Looking on Atlantic and it was a success.
The Gucci Mane and Drake project will be titled The 6'ers. It will be released through APPLE Music and it will feature production from Mike Will Made It, Zaytoven, and Noah "40" Shebib.
It's sort of a sequel to the platinum album What A Time To Be Alive. That was Drake first collaboration album with Atlanta's codeine obsessed rapper Future.
Drake is riding high as the king of hip-hop. He dethroned Eminem. His album Views surpassed The Marshall Mathers LP in weeks on the Billboard top selling albums.
Drake is engaged in a feud now with Slaughterhouse rapper Joe Budden. He will address Budden on this album.
This will come as no surprise that Drake said it best, "Gucci gets out, you know it's a problem".
Donald Trump used to mock President Barack Obama for using a teleprompter. Now struggling in the polls, guess Trump decided to use one to deliver an economic speech.
Already facing a mountain of criticism, the Trump campaign decided to "reset" the campaign.
Donald Trump delivers his economic speech in Detroit and guess what he used!
The teleprompter. That device that conservatives were complaining about when President Barack Obama was using it during his prepared speeches. To this day, they still complain about the president using them. Last month, The Drudge Report splashed on its website the president stuttering during his concerns about Trump.
They were saying without the teleprompter, Obama would be a hot mess.
Why does @BarackObama always have to rely on teleprompters?
Anyway, Trump gives out his "low energy" speech on how to improve the economy by offering the same Republican talking points. He also took aim at Hillary Clinton for being a part of "yesterday".
Trump decided to make Detroit the fault of Obama and Clinton. He also pointed out his proposals should be able to bring people into the workforce and out of food stamps.
Now Trump's proposals include a lowering of tax rate from 39.6 percent to 25 percent and creating two other rates of 10 percent and 10 percent. Pretty much trickle down economics.
He will used the Paul Ryan's austerity budget as kickstart.
Trump had endorsed Ryan for his bitter primary fight.
His speech was interrupted by protesters. Trump didn't get too angry at them. He stuck to the script.
Clinton hits him back. She first points out the Trump economic team is mostly old White men. She also said that the Trump plan is the same recycled garbage that perennial loser Mitt Romney tried to sell to the public.
Gucci Mane (left) is working with Drake on a collaboration album. Producers Zaytoven and Mike Will Made It are featured with the two entertainers.
Is there going to be another What A Time To Be Alive in the works?
Mega producer Zaytoven confirms that he, Mike Will Made It, Southside (Sizzle), Metro Boomin' and 40 Shahib are working with Drake and the slimmer Gucci Mane.
Drake has proven to be the "Golden Child". He and Future released the joint mixtape and it immediately went to Number 1 on Billboard. It became Future's second major release in the top ten.
It sparked the major hits, Jumpman, Big Rings and Digital Dash.
Drake's Views album is still the Number 1 album on Billboard's top album releases. It sold 5 million and streamed over 40 million times. The album doesn't have any collaborations from Cash Money or Young Money.
Views is pretty much the top selling album of the year.
Gucci Mane also said that he will release Everybody's Looking on July 22 through APPLE Music.
The War of Meek-Drizzy was in the news last year.
Around this time, Drake was being called out by Meek Mill over having a ghostwriter. The rapper went to social media to blast the Canadian rapper for being "soft" and "having people writing his lyrics".
Drake wasted no time responding to Meek. He laid two hammers on the rapper. Charged Up and Back 2 Back destroyed Meek's credibility and left memes.
Gucci Mane served a 35 month bid in the federal time out for having weapons under disability. He managed to skirt 20 years in federal time out. He was busted in 2013 for binging on cocaine and alcohol. He would go through the streets of Atlanta acting erratically with a firearm.
He would be admitted to the hospital before being taken into custody.
Upon his release from time out, he was issued a bracelet and ordered to serve at least five years of supervised in-house. He can't cause no federal or state criminality or he'll head back for the remaining.
Also there's a mild controversy still trending with Guwop. He's being called a clone. This happened to be float around about the rapper's dramatic weight loss.
He lost 80 lbs and doesn't look like the normal. People are saying he's not Gucci because of the infamous ice cream tattoo on his face. The tattoo is clearly on his face.
Brits are now starting to see the effects of leaving the European Union. They will lose their right to travel freely to France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. They could lose everything.
Trading would become more expense and the British economy could be a risk of default. The Standard & Poor's rating downgraded the AAA bond rating for the UK.
And even some of the residents are calling for a vote of reinstatement.
The BREXIT was massive.
Now it seems like there is a fall out between crews. Former Lndon Mayor Boris Johnson announced that he would not be running. Johnson had led the charge for the UK to exit the European Union in the Brexit vote, and he was expected to officially launch his campaign to lead the ruling Conservative Party Thursday. Instead, he declared that that that leader "cannot be me," reports the Telegraph, an announcement that followed another stunner by just a matter of minutes: Justice Minister Michael Gove, who had been expected to back Johnson, instead announced that he would be running.
The Guardian provides some analysis: "For Johnson, to be abandoned by the guarantor of his candidacy and his most exalted supporter—and at this particular stage—is the worst setback in his political career." The moves will apparently leave Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May as frontrunners to become the next prime minister in September, and to formally begin the process leading to the UK's exit from the EU. May, unlike Gove, voted to stay in the EU but has said she would respect the referendum's outcome. All this comes as the rival Labour Party is in disarray of its own: Leader Jeremy Corbyn lost a confidence vote but refuses to leave.
The UK Independence Party a side branch of the Conservative Party claimed a victory last week.
They managed to push the United Kingdom out of the European Union. The move caused a global rift in the world economy.
It also sparked a movement for Scotland to declare independence from the crown.
Late word that Detroit's Gordie Howe passed away in Toledo, Ohio. The Canadian born Howe was known as Mr. Hockey and is one of the greatest legends in the NHL. He was an icon with the Detroit Red Wings.
Born in the town of Flora, Saskatchewan, Gordie was born into the game.
The Hockey Hall of Famer had had health struggles in recent years, suffering a stroke in 2014. A statement from the Howe family said he passed away peacefully Friday morning with his family by his side.
As a six-time league MVP, Howe arguably was one of the sport's greatest players, scoring 801 goals in his 26 years in two stints in the National Hockey League.
"All hockey fans grieve the loss of the incomparable Gordie Howe," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
"A remarkable athlete whose mastery of our sport was reflected by the longevity of his career and by his nickname, 'Mr. Hockey,' Gordie's commitment to winning was matched only by his commitment to his teammates, to his friends, to the Red Wings, to the city of Detroit and -- above all -- to his family."
In 1963, Howe became the NHL's all-time leading scorer, a record Wayne Gretzky later broke. Gretzky idolized the older player, wearing No. 99 as a tribute to Howe, who wore No. 9.
Gretzky called in Friday to "The Dan Patrick Show," saying Howe would be "sorely missed."
"To me, he's the greatest hockey player who ever played," said Gretzky, who is known as "The Great One."
A prolific scorer, Howe was feared and revered, famous for his flying elbows. But perhaps, biggest of all, he was an iconic name that a casual and non-hockey fan would know.
Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch said Howe "embodied on and off the ice what it meant to be both a Red Wing and a Detroiter. He was tough, skilled, and consistently earned success at the highest level. His achievements are numerous and his accomplishments immeasurable. It is truly a blessing to have had him both in our organization and our city for so many years. He will be deeply missed."
Howe signed his first professional contract at age 18 in 1946 with the Red Wings, where he spent 25 years and won Stanley Cups in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955. In 1971, Howe announced his retirement and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame a year later. But two years after hanging up his skates, he returned to the ice for the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association. Remarkably, he played with his sons Marty and Mark.
In 1980, Howe retired for the second time at age 52 after playing for the Hartford Whalers. By the time of his retirement, Howe would own league records in assists, points and games played. To this day, he holds NHL records for most games played and seasons.
But Howe still wasn't done with hockey. Seventeen years later, the 69-year-old put on his skates one more time to play for the International Hockey League's Detroit Vipers.
"Gordie's greatness travels far beyond mere statistics; it echoes in the words of veneration spoken by countless players who joined him in the Hockey Hall of Fame and considered him their hero," Bettman said.
Howe, born March 31, 1928, was one of nine children. He met his wife, Colleen, in 1949. They were married for 55 years until her death in 2009.
Howe is survived by four children -- Marty, Mark, Cathy and Murray -- and nine grandchildren. Arrangements will be announced once they are finalized, the Howe family said.
"Gordie Howe was an incredible ambassador for the game of hockey," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "He was as fierce and competitive as they come but away from the rink he was truly engaging and personable and always enjoyed his interaction with the fans. ... We will miss Mr. Hockey, who was the greatest Red Wing of all time."
His funeral will be Friday and it's open to the public. It will be held in his hometown of Detroit at the Joe Lewis Arena. He will be buried in his birthplace of Flora.
They are naming the new U.S.-Canadian border bridge in Detroit and Windsor after him. The Gordie Howe International Crossing Bridge is currently being worked on. It will connect Interstate 75/96 with Ontario Highway 401 which is being extended to cross the Detroit River.
World News Today sends our condolences to the family of Gordie Howe. We will miss Mr. Hockey.
Celebrity agitator Kylie Jenner is reportedly dating PartyNextDoor. Former boyfriend Tyga is feuding with PartyNextDoor who is affiliated with Drake.
So freaking confusing.
First things first, Kanye West is the rapper/producer who married reality turd Kim Kardashian. Kim Kardashian has dated numerous men notably washed up singer Ray J and former NFL star Reggie Bush. Kanye West who was signed to Jay-Z rap label Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation is the most controversial rapper in hip-hop. He has two children with her.
Kim Kardashian is the daughter of Robert Kardashian, the famed attorney who helped O.J. Simpson beat the murder charges against Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
Kim Kardashian's mom Kris is dating a 36 year old bodyguard Corey Gamble who faces allegations of having an affair with Kourtney Kardashian. She and her husband Scott Disick divorced a few years back. Khloe Kardashian is estranged from former NBA star Lamar Odom. Odom had nearly died after having a sex orgy with unregulated sex pills.
Her step-father Bruce Jenner came out as transgender and had transitioned into a woman named Caitlyn. During filming of the their E! Entertainment show, Caitlyn told the family about the transition and kept it in the dark until telling Diane Sawyer and the world. Jenner was a former gold medal athlete and once sexist man in People Magazine. He supports the controversial billionaire Donald Trump for president.
Let's get this straight, Tyga is officially broken up with Kylie Jenner, the half sister of Rob Kardashian, the expecting father of Blac Chyna's baby. Blac Chyna is the mother of Tyga's son, Cario. Tyga was feuding with Drake who were both signed to Young Money/Cash Money Records.
PartyNextDoor, a Canadian rapper/singer is signed to Drake's OVO Sound Music and is currently dating Kylie Jenner. Tyga started Last Kings Entertainment and used the Death Row Records logo as his label moniker. He is dating Demi Rose, a rival to Kylie and Kim.
Blac Chyna is pregnant with Rob Kardashian's child. Chyna is friends with Kim and Amber Rose.
Amber Rose is the ex-wife of Wiz Khalifa. Wiz was rolling in smoke with Kanye after the rapper mocked Wiz's son. Amber Rose stepped in and embarrassed Kanye by saying he gets pleasure having a person place their fingers in his butt. Wiz warned Kanye to stop trashing his ex-wife and son or face a lump of knuckle kush. Kanye backed down and delayed his album away from Wiz's.
Kanye released this album The Life of Pablo and it has a song that has a rapper named Desiigner who sounds so much like Atlanta's codeine obsessed player's card carrying rapper Future.
Desiigner is openly dissing Future and promises to have Ciara on a single. Ciara is feuding with Future over his alleged cheating and not paying child support for their son. Kanye worked with Future and Drake over the past year. Drake had Kanye and Jay-Z on the remix of Pop Style. They called themselves The Throne.
At one time, Drake was feuding with The Throne but it's since ended.
Damn this stuff is weird. Let's get back to the subject.
Tyga got on Kylie Jenner's nerves. He cheated one too many times on her.
Tyga and Kylie Jenner are officially broken up (for good). Kylie was spotted with another man and he's a rival of Tyga's.
Kylie Jenner and PartyNextDoor were spotted in the area. He's been trolling Kylie for some time. He was openly mocking Tyga on the set of his music video and having Kylie give him a dap.
PartyNextDoor was peeping Kylie since she showed up on the set of his video. This is before Tyga started his infamous civil war with Cash Money. Tyga aimed at Drake for being fake and a "weirdo".
Drake served him a side of beef and made him a vegan. He also gave Meek Mill a helping of beef after he started popping off. Drake said that the only weirdo here is a rapper who finds interest in dating a 17-year old girl. Kylie was hurting Tyga financially. Tyga missed a handful of bills and had some of his fortunes confiscated.
Meek Mill is dating Young Money/Cash Money's Nicki Minaj and has dissed Tyga on Fat Joe's summer banger All The Way Up. Meek Mill's career fizzled after Drake served him two helpings and the rapper struggled to respond out the gate.
What's confuses me is the fact that I know this without even watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
US Weekly has spilled the beans on the relationship between the 18 year old celebrity agitator is dating the 22 year old rapper and singer.
Drake released the highly anticipated album VIEWS (formerly Views from the 6). The release on Universal Republic Records is the most talked about album this week.
Drake released it through APPLE Music and it's expected to go platinum as well. The album has 20 tracks and it has features from Jay-Z, Kanye West, PartyNEXTDoor, the late Pimp C and long time collaborator Future.
Drake announced another tour with Future. Could there be a sophomore to What a Time to Be Alive?
On the album cover, you see Drake sitting on Toronto's CN Tower.
The album came out at 11:59pm Thursday and many fans went and cop it. The songs were previewed on OVO Radio throughout the day.
Drake teamed up with APPLE Music to have his music exclusively released.
Another thing that is noted about the album. There is no members of Young Money or Cash Money on this album.
So in other words, get the VIEWS.
Expect his album to go platinum.
Here's one of the singles from VIEWS that Apple released to YouTube. You might have to go to iTunes or APPLE Music to view videos posted by Drake and Future.
Canada is looking forward to the future. It's going green. The country is considering legalizing marijuana and it's winning praise in the U.S.
Our neighbor to the north trying to rid itself of the awful legacy of the former conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. The progressives are taking over. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is working overtime and is build bridges with President Barack Obama.
Trudeau said that legislation is well on the way. He said that recreational marijuana could be a reality in the Commonwealth.
Trudeau smoked weed back in his younger days. He's hoping that Parliament will pass a law assuring that any Canadian would not face prison time for smoking the sticky icky.
Washington, Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia have legalized the weed.
President Barack Obama and some of his staff will meet with marijuana legalization advocates.
They have petition heavily for support of legalization of recreational marijuana. Many other states are pushing for legalization.
While on tour, Post Malone puts his hands on Justin Bieber's neck. The rapper told the junk food media they were just playing.
Post Malone who had the hit single "White Iverson" made him a household name. Now giving the Biebs a neck brace is legendary. The Dallas rapper was allegedly placed his hand on the neck of Canadian entertainer Justin Bieber.
Biebs was being an asshole as usual. He decides to put a cigarette out on Post Malone.
TMZ reported that Justin Bieber had mischievously ashed a cigarette on Post Malone while he was performing his hit, "White Iverson," at a Houston club. As far as we could tell from the clip, Malone seemed unbothered by the move, or perhaps he's just a good showman and withheld the pain until after his performance-- because a new photo tells a slightly different story.
Justin Bieber looks like the holy ghost got him. Nah, that's his buddy Post Malone after he flick a square on him.
The junk food media went bonkers. Matter of fact, people were trashing on Post for being "rough" on him.
Post said that they were just playing. No feud.
In the clip, taken on a mobile phone, Justin can be seen grinning after the shocking incident - which took place as the pair partied with the Biebs’ very large entourage following his sold out show in Houston on April 9.
Responding to the picture on Twitter, Post said: "I love Justin y'all tripping lol.
"He's my big brother and we like to rough house. If we was fighting someone would have done something instead of just sit around while the Biebs gets chokeslammed.
"End of story I love jus more than life and the mixtape is on the precipice of release. God bless my fans."
They are currently on the Purpose Tour. Bieber is currently on tour with Post Malone. The incident happened while they were in Houston.
The controversial Rob Ford, former mayor of Toronto passed away.
Toronto's colorful and yet trouble politico passed away last night. Rob Ford, the former mayor of Canada's largest city was facing a whole lot of issues. Two issues that seemed to haunt him was his admitted affairs on his wife. But what really got him was his addiction to cocaine and heroin.
He was busted for drinking and driving. He was always under the influence of something when he doing his presser. His misfortunes became the talk of Canada and the world.
Ford admitted that he's not perfect. He kindly reminded his citizens that he's going to get hammered after ending his presser.
Ford had been diagnosed with pleomorphic liposarcoma, a rare form of soft-tissue cancer, in September of 2014, amid a heated re-election battle. The illness forced him to withdraw his candidacy for a second term to focus on cancer treatments.
Rob Ford opening up one of Donald Trump's luxury hotels.
He was elected to the Toronto City Council in 2014 in spite of his tumultuous past history with inappropriate behavior that included alleged sexual harassment and drug abuse. He was always a good source of entertainment and will forever be remembered for the following quote:
I’m a sick motherfucker, dude.
Rob passed away at the age of 46. He was married to his longtime wife, Renata Brejniak and had two children.
Ford was a bombastic and larger-than-life personality who spoke bluntly, traits that helped him craft an image as a champion of the working class.
When running for mayor, he campaigned as an anti-politician who would cut the size of government and stand up to what he called "big-city elites."
"Toronto's government has grown bloated and wasteful," he said in a campaign video. "It's time to stop the gravy train that provides luxuries and perks to politicians and rich contracts to their friends."
Before his death, Ford mentioned his sins had finally caught up to him. He had no regrets about his troubles. He was a real class act to the people of Toronto.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered Canadian flags lowered in his honor.
World News Today send our condolences to the family of Rob Ford.
The Morning In America by Marco Rubio was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is such a dork.
Desperately trying to win the Republican presidential nomination, he tries to channel his inner Ronald Reagan by making his version of Morning in America. He would have a calm voice narrator cover the political ad blasting President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
In the first scene you see a skyline of a major city with tugboats cruising across the waterway.
The skyline is not an American city. It's actually Vancouver, Canada. To make it even more noticeable, they zoomed in on the flag aside the tugboat showing the Canadian flag.
Okay, the Rubio campaign said that it's not the video, it's the message. He's trying to make the point that Obama's policies hurt America.
Those pseudo-patriots will say that the Canadian city in the video will always be a distraction.
Pathetic. Marco Rubio got stuck with the robotic claim.
Rubio hired the company to produce the video and used stock footage of Vancouver, Washington, DC, San Francisco and New York City for the video.
If it wasn't for Buzzfeed once again taking the time to cover the goofs and gaffes of the political candidates, Rubio would have gotten away with it.
Even the Canadian junk food media mocking Rubio.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hasn't spoken on the video but he probably appreciates Rubio's shout out to his country.
Vancouver is the eighth largest city in Canada. It's located in British Columbia on the west coast. It's population of 605,000. The vicinity covers 2.4 million residents. It's 35 miles from the U.S.-Canadian border.
Vancouver gives tax breaks to American and Canadian filmmakers. Many shows such as The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl (DC comics) are filmed in the city.
Some of American television shows and movies are filmed in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
