‘Semper fi’: Prayers for Marines sent to Sudan to protect embassy, Americans

http://twitter.com/#!/dap1510/status/415298899926986752 http://twitter.com/#!/CaterW/status/415391849868570624

It may be Christmas Eve, but there’s no rest for our men and women in uniform defending freedom and securing peace 24/7/365. Grateful Americans sent up prayers for the U.S. Marines who’ve been dispatched to South Sudan, where civil war has created a deadly catastrophe as thousands seek to flee. Several American servicemen were wounded last week during evacuation efforts.

http://twitter.com/#!/kevlmar/status/415303109225635840 http://twitter.com/#!/MLLowder/status/415147218908094464 http://twitter.com/#!/MissTayBlaze/status/415177973353185280

May their mission be successful and may they all come home safe and sound.

Not forgotten:

http://twitter.com/#!/KE6ZGP/status/415313904948883456

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/24/semper-fi-prayers-for-marines-sent-to-sudan-to-protect-embassy-americans/

Tiny Hummingbird Caught In A Wad Of Chewing Gum Gets An Incredible Rescue.

We’ve all dealt with the sticky issue of having gum stuck in our hair. There’s a reason why many mothers always warned their children to not fall asleep with that Wrigley’s in their mouths (aside from the obvious choking hazard), but we never really learned our lesson until we had to sit through the headache of peanut butter, ice cubes, and every other supposed remedy under the sun. After all of that pulling and scrubbing, most moms would ultimately lop off the chunk of hair. (You were probably thinking of rocking bangs, anyway.)

Now, imagine your whole body is roughly the size of that piece of gum and going through the same ordeal. That’s what happened to this little hummingbird who was discovered hopelessly stuck to the ground. Luckily, the family, including an adorable three year old narrating the whole thing, was able to extricate him and send him on his happy way.

“Is it stuck? It is stuck!”

“He wants to get out of there.”

“That baby bird is really cute.”

“He doesn’t say anything.”

“He go-ed over it.”

(H/T: The Dodo.)

You can watch the full video here:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI7eNpHJe90]

Because of hummingbirds extremely high metabolism, they’re almost constantly eating. If this family hadn’t shown up, this one might have burned through all the energy he needs to survive. Thank goodness they came along. We should all be more careful about where our waste ends up.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/gummingbird/

Ha! Pat Sajak zings Obama’s selfie; Replies hammer it home [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/patsajak/status/410794101798215680

Bada-zing! The “Wheel of Fortune” host weighed in on President Funeral Selfie with that snort-worthy tweet. Well, Sajak, ask and ye shall receive. As Twitchy reported, Twitter users unearthed a “Lincoln selfie”:

http://twitter.com/#!/RickMoore/status/410794800179200001 http://twitter.com/#!/liars_never_win/status/410794527750766592

Oh, Internet! What would we do without you?

Related:

‘The Internet has everything’: Guys, don’t forget this presidential selfie! [pic]

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

Full Twitchy coverage of Pat Sajak

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/12/ask-and-ye-shall-receive-pat-sajak-zings-obamas-selfie-replies-hammer-it-home-pic/

David Draiman is pissed off about ‘ABHORRENT’ Holocaust denial assignment

http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463494856073945088

Will other members of the entertainment industry join Disturbed and Device vocalist David Draiman in calling this “abhorrent”?

The Rialto Unified School District in California created an eighth-grade “Argumentative Research” assignment that instructed students to explain “whether or not you believe [the Holocaust] was an actual event in history, or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain wealth.” Students were asked to read several “credible articles,” including one that insisted, “If nothing else, this unbelievable coverup demonstrates the irrepressible Zionist influence and control of our country.”

Sounds like a “credible article,” right?

The district has announced plans to revise the disturbing assignment that was reportedly crafted “to meet Common Core standards relating to critical learning skills.”

Draiman’s take:

http://twitter.com/#!/AnthonyDantzer/status/463495369725575168 http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463495992864555009 http://twitter.com/#!/BrowncoatBoaz/status/463553121881694209 http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463559884177301504

A school district spokesperson described the assignment as an “error. ” The  Times of Israel reports that Rialto police are investigating threats against district administrators.

http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463671911809961985

Here’s part of the 18-page assignment:

http://twitter.com/#!/Tomthereporter/status/463416681969115136

Related:

‘Go to hell’: Vocalist David Draiman of Disturbed destroys ‘ultra-liberal’ Rolling Stone in epic rant

David Draiman eviscerates Roger Waters’ response to anti-Semitism accusations

Full Twitchy coverage of David Draiman

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/05/06/david-draiman-is-pissed-off-about-abhorrent-holocaust-denial-assignment-for-eighth-graders/