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Californian independent contractors and freelancers got quite a shock Thursday evening when a state senator compared lost jobs to “lollipops.” Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson represents the 19th District in western Ventura County and Santa Barbara County. In a Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement meeting officials heard arguments for and against pushing forward SB 806 and SB990. The bills — put forth by Republican senators John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) and Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) — aimed to immediately suspend and amend the disastrous AB5 legislation that killed independent contracting/freelance jobs across the state. Moorlach and Grove have been two politicians at the...

Twitter accounts claiming to be allied with Anonymous have dropped alleged phone records of late DC madam Deborah Palfrey, showing Ted Cruz used her services. One of the several Twitter accounts tied to the hacktivist group, tauntingly posted a screenshot of the call log, with Texas calls highlighted: Hey Teddy Cruz #Anonymous#CruzSexScandal We dont bluff! will let the rest of you figure out the document! pic.twitter.com/nnuRioGutv — 0 (@0Hour1) April 1, 2016 Other accounts are sharing a more detailed record through torrents, which appear to be circulating widely. Ted_Cruz_Sex_Scandal_DC_Madam_Phone_Records The date 9/16, highlighted in the screencap, is where multiple calls...

Okay, we know that Ted Cruz needs to win 84% of the remaining delegates to reach the magic 1237 to win the nomination. Since that won't be happening, his ONLY hope is to win after the first ballot at an open (brokered) convention. For him to win you need to believe that the GOPe would be cool with a Cruz nomination. Sooooo... On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being a complete impossibility of a Cruz nomination and 10 being an absolute certainty that Cruz will be nominated, numerically rate Cruz's chances of a nomination after the first...

Ted Cruz on Wednesday pitched himself to women voters in Wisconsin, in the wake of a recent spat between Republican presidential rival Donald Trump over their wives and tabloid allegations. Trump is also facing criticism for standing by his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who on Tuesday was charged with simple battery of a female reporter. And Cruz has aggressively pushed back on a National Enquirer story alleging the Texas senator had multiple affairs with unnamed women. The "Women for Cruz" coalition features his wife, Heidi, and his mother, Eleanor, a lesser-seen presence on the campaign trail that has used his...

Anyone who wants to know who's Lollipop, Tune in to this week Table Talk, hosted by @DiamondandSilk on the Viewers View.

Immediately after Governor Jan Brewer upheld her obligation to the citizens of Arizona by signing SB 1070, President Obama, whose blatant refusal to secure U.S. borders contributed heavily to the passage of this bill, polluted the air waves with an angry outburst not dissimilar from an eruption of an Iceland volcano. In typical Obama-speak, the president was divisive, inflammatory and darn right goofy.As reported, in part, at Bloomberg, Obama said:"The actions by the Arizona legislature threaten "to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans," Obama said. It also may hamper trust between residents and law enforcement authorities,...

SOME FAMILY MAN: Asse Sam Hoyt ALBANY - A married assemblyman got caught with his virtual pants down - busted by XXX-rated e-mails to a 19-year-old intern.....In one sex message Hoyt made it embarrassingly clear they shared not only an interest in the people's business, but in lusty sex and personal hygiene. Titled "what i wish," the Democratic assemblyman's list included: ". . . that i could be painting your toenails right now . . . that i could see you do that little cheerleader move . . . that i could be your human lollipop . . ....

Lollipops from China recalled Published: February 15, 2008 LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — The importer of a Valentine's Day lollipop said it was voluntarily recalling the treats after metal fragments were found in at least two lollipops sold at central Florida stores. Sherwood Brands of Maryland, which imports the candy from China, said it was recalling all of its Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops, which have been pulled from the shelves of thousands of stores across the country. Roughly 20 lollipops were seized at Kathleen Elementary School in Lakeland. X-rays determined that only one piece definitely had metal — what appeared...

Store Pulls Stock From Shelves LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parents are being warned to check their children's Valentine treats carefully after a Florida family found a metal blade in a lollipop. The Lakeland family found the piece of metal in the lollipop while addressing Valentine's treats Wednesday night. The Pokemon candy was purchased at a Dollar General store. Florida's Polk County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident, and said the metal appeared to have been sealed inside the lollipop wrapper. Dollar General has pulled the remaining stock of the lollipops from its store shelves.

Excerpt - BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Tuesday raided a lollipop factory being used to make bombs, finding boxes of explosives and two tons of fertilizer in the basement of the facility in northern Iraq, an Iraqi officer said. The entry room to the al-Arij factory was booby-trapped and the building was empty because the workers fled after apparently being tipped off to the raid, according to the officer, army commander Brig. Gen. Nour al-Din Hussein. He said an anti-aircraft gun was hidden on the roof. ~ snip ~

Increased Abuse of Narcotic Lollipops Reported; Ease of Use, Good Taste, Worry Law Enforcement By Mark Scolforo/ Associated Press Writer Apr 27, 2004 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A narcotic painkiller that looks like a lollipop - designed to speed relief to cancer patients - is starting to show up in illegal sales with the nickname "perc-a-pop." The drug's ease of use and sweet taste have law enforcement officials worried about the potential for abuse. Actiq, a berry-flavored lozenge on a stick, contains the synthetic opioid fentanyl. "We're starting to see it emerge as a drug that is, as we call...

<p>September 5, 2003 -- REP. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) doesn't like "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," but his boyfriend does. Frank, the only openly gay member of Congress, ran in 1976 with the slogan, "Neatness Isn't Everything." But he finds "Queer Eye" offensive. "It doesn't have to do with effeminacy, it has to do with superficiality," Frank told The New York Observer. "The notion that gay men have a superior fashion sense is not true, and it's damaging . . . It's perfectly possible to enjoy that show and say, 'Look at those clever homosexuals - what they do with hair!' And not support gays at all." But Frank's friend, Sergio Pombo, told The Hill he likes the makeover show. "Barney has a right to his own opinion," said Pombo, who admitted the chronically disheveled lawmaker sometimes needs style tips. "He's not a slob. Fashion just isn't his main interest. But when I think he needs some advice, I give it to him."</p>