Is Rep. Carolyn Maloney demonstrating poor gun safety?

http://twitter.com/#!/SooperMexican/status/436681570468909056

For Throwback Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) posted a photo of herself stumping for an assault weapons ban in the ’90s. As closely as we can zoom in, we can’t tell if her finger is on the trigger — a clear violation of gun safety rules — or not. What does anyone else think?

http://twitter.com/#!/johneastborough/status/436681776732573696 http://twitter.com/#!/Garrett_R_Hall/status/436682578930577408 http://twitter.com/#!/MarkHall73/status/436681993414520832

Related:

Mayor Bloomberg press conference displays seized weapons, lousy gun safety lesson

Katie Pavlich schools Mayor Bloomberg on four rules of gun safety

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/02/20/is-rep-carolyn-maloney-demonstrating-poor-gun-safety/

There’s Something Special In The Cliffs Of Nepal. And These Guys Will Do Anything For It.

When I think of honey, I really don’t think of scaling a huge cliff with giant bees to get it. But that’s what the local people of Nepal do every year. They risk their lives to harvest wild honey from the cliffs, climbing long bamboo ladders and collecting the combs in a traditional, but very precarious, manner.

But this is not just any honey, and it doesn’t come from just any old bee. The Himalayan honey bee (Apis dorsal laborious) is the world’s largest honey bee and can measure up to 1.2 inches. They exist only in the Himalayas and build their nests in extremely high altitudes (from 8,200 to 13,500 ft). As for the honey itself, it’s red, and it’s one of the most valuable types of honeys in the world due to its intoxicating and relaxing qualities.

The Himalayan Gurung men of Nepal hanging on cliffs to harvest the honey.

They risk their lives so they can then export the honey to other Asian countries.

Seriously, they really risky their lives…

The bees are incredible.

These guys look like daredevils, but they’re just normal men earning their living.

Fascinating.

After a long day of honey harvesting, it’s picture time.

That’s some serious work to get a bit of honey.

Photos: Éric Tourneret and Eric Valli

Share the hard, death-defying work these guys do to earn their living.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/nepal-bees/

Breaking: Multiple outlets reporting arrest made in Boston bombing case

http://twitter.com/#!/PoliticalEditor/status/324580377903652865

As Twitchy reported earlier, sources told CNN that a Boston Marathon bombing  suspect has been identified. Reports swiftly followed that an arrest was imminent.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/324578507290185728

https://twitter.com/emzanotti/status/324579117104242689

https://twitter.com/WCVB/status/324575638663073793

https://twitter.com/Wej12/status/324579298872811520

https://twitter.com/RickLeventhal/status/324579395102703618

https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/324579543421702144

Now it is being reported that an arrest has been made.

https://twitter.com/RickLeventhal/status/324580808931287040

https://twitter.com/CarsonChambers/status/324580012684636161

https://twitter.com/ChuckyT3/status/324579995588640768

This has not been confirmed by authorities.

https://twitter.com/journodave/status/324581066977452033

Twitchy will continue to monitor and update with further developments.

Update:

https://twitter.com/michaelhayes/status/324582202589454336

https://twitter.com/michaelhayes/status/324583108059987969

Multiple outlets are reporting an arrest has been made. Others still say “imminent.”

https://twitter.com/LorianaONFOX7/status/324584229151322112

https://twitter.com/LHNetwork/status/324584419128127489

https://twitter.com/MyFoxTampaBay/status/324583969440010241

https://twitter.com/AP/status/324583755350147072

Update: Courthouse is getting ready.

https://twitter.com/susantran/status/324582891310964736

Update: Authorities are still denying.

https://twitter.com/DylanByers/status/324595569752424448

https://twitter.com/JudgeJeanine/status/324595514702176256

CNN backpedaling:

https://twitter.com/Deggans/status/324594835606626307

https://twitter.com/EdMorrissey/status/324594998630830083

Update: The Boston Police Department and the FBI state that no arrests have been made

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/17/breaking-reported-arrest-or-imminent-arrest-in-boston-bombing-case-suspect-to-be-brought-to-court/

‘Nailed this one!’ Martha MacCallum slams Obama with crushing quote

http://twitter.com/#!/marthamaccallum/status/412560929000144896

O-Bam!

Fox News’ Martha MacCallum was quoting Michael Goodwin, who rightly and gloriously blasted the “clown kings” pair for the funeral selfie at the Mandela memorial.

http://twitter.com/#!/terresamonroe/status/412575986551500800

More from the New York Post:

It’s official — the government of the United States of Obama consists of boobs and bores and is led by a narcissist. It is no consolation that Great Britain joins us in racing to the bottom.

President Obama’s flirting with Denmark’s prime minister would be shameful on any occasion. That it happened at the memorial for Nelson Mandela only adds to the embarrassment.

But the “selfie” episode also symbolizes the greater global calamity of Western decline. With British prime minister David Cameron playing the role of Obama’s giggling wingman, the “look at me” moment confirms we have unserious leaders in a dangerously serious time.

Dead-on. Read the whole thing. Seriously.

MacCallum’s beautiful tweet scored:

http://twitter.com/#!/timcbrown4703/status/412577224114831361 http://twitter.com/#!/SchwabbieMan/status/412565930749620224 http://twitter.com/#!/jhrusher/status/412563650369425408 http://twitter.com/#!/JessieJaneDuff/status/412564999295746048 http://twitter.com/#!/oldschool_28/status/412565259883270144

Smart move. Keep the tweets coming, Ms. MacCallum!

Related:

Full Twitchy coverage of Martha MacCallum

‘Hilarious!’ George Takei: What Obama was really doing during funeral selfie; Bonus ear worm [pics]

‘Made my night!’ SNL slays with Obama funeral selfie, Mandela sign language guy [pics]

Meme-tastic! ‘That moment’ when FLOTUS’ furious funeral selfie face scores [pics]

‘I literally LOL’d!’ What was Jimmy Fallon’s Furious FLOTUS, funeral selfie prediction?

New angle on Obama’s memorial selfie adds to the drama

Forget the death glare: Check out what furious FLOTUS did to Obama [pics]

Funeral selfies? Obama’s selfie face, FLOTUS’ furious face at #MandelaMemorial [pics]

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/16/nailed-this-one-martha-maccallum-slams-obama-funeral-selfie-with-crushing-quote/