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A debate moderator completely rattled Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after he pressured him for his poor attendance record while serving in the United States Senate. Sen. Sanders is up for re-election in his home state of Vermont. He was originally elected to the Senate in 2006 and hopes to serve for six more years, though rumors are still looming that he may run for president in 2020. During his Senate debate, Sanders faced a direct line of questioning from the moderator about his failure to turn up to vote when he was running for president. The moderator nailed Sanders with his blunt question: “In your first term in the Senate, Sen. Sanders, you missed only 1.7 percent of the roll call votes that were held. That’s very close to the average of your peers, but in your second term, that was not the case. In 2016 you missed nearly 71 percent of the roll call votes. That was 115 out of 163 votes that were held that calendar year. Can each of you pledge tonight that you will miss no mo...

When the Intelligencer set out to find out why Millennials aren’t voting in the 2018 midterm elections, they probably expected to learn that the Democratic and Republican Parties are equally unappealing, or that not everyone is lucky enough to be able to vote for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. What they probably didn’t expect to discover was that Millennials are equal parts lazy and apathetic, and will take any excuse to avoid doing their civic duty. In an article published Tuesday, apparently the culmination of months of interviews with select Millennials who don’t plan on voting in the midterms, 12 “young people” described the hassle of voting, the difficulty of mailing envelopes, the problems inherent in online voter registration, and, of course, the violence inherent in the “system.” Samantha, age 22, isn’t voting because “2016 was such a disillusioning experience,” she’s crushed and can’t bring herself to believe her vote counts because her chosen candidate lost. She’s waiting for a...

According to USA Today, three-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White issued a series of apologies on Monday for dressing up as “Simple Jack” for Halloween, a mentally disabled character from the hit comedy “Tropic Thunder,” played at the time by Ben Stiller as a satire on actors who exploit disabilities to garner Oscar nominations. “Simple Jack” was not an actual character in the “Tropic Thunder” plot but a film-within-the-film role that Ben Stiller’s character had previously played in a sorry attempt to get accolades. Here was Shaun White’s take on it: Snowboarder Shaun White in big trouble for this "Tropic Thunder" Halloween costume. pic.twitter.com/8QTtFYjPcD — Paul Bois (@PaulBois39) October 30, 2018 After posting photos of the costume to Instagram, several of White’s followers immediately expressed outrage, accusing him of insensitivity toward people with mental disabilities. “I’m so incredibly disappointed in you,” one comment on Instagram reads. “Mak...

Don’t touch their beloved Beto! Leftists on social media lost their minds Monday after The New York Times released an exposé, detailing Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke’s, early career in real estate development, and revealing for the first time this campaign that O’Rourke isn’t a blue collar hero but rather the son-in-law of a billionaire. The NYT reports that O’Rourke’s father-in-law proposed gentrifying a neighborhood in El Paso by force, bulldozing public housing to make way for restaurants, a shopping district, and an art walk. Beto, the Times claims, served as the “pretty face” for the plan while also serving in city government, and often tangled with low-income El Paso residents protesting the plan. “What might not have been entirely clear to everyone at the meeting was that the plan’s success was largely dependent on the city’s ability to convince property owners in the most blighted areas to turn over their holdings to the private trust. In the ca...

The age of just desserts has been replaced by the age of woke desserts, a world of substance-free sugary treats with the miraculous ability to rot both the brain and the teeth at the same time. The pioneers in this brave new age are, of course, ice cream moguls Ben & Jerry, who have routinely used their brand of decorative flavoring as a forum for virtue-signaling. Their latest ice cream flavor is the company’s most explosive yet: “Pecan Resist.” “Today we launch Pecan Resist!” the company tweeted on Tuesday. “This flavor supports groups creating a more just and equitable nation for us all, and who are fighting President Trump’s regressive agenda.” Today we launch Pecan Resist! This flavor supports groups creating a more just and equitable nation for us all, and who are fighting President Trump’s regressive agenda. Learn more and take action here >> https://t.co/Bi8YE1FvOZ pic.twitter.com/Kr6CKBX1sc — Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) October 30, 2018 According to...

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley set out to defend President Donald Trump against those who pointed fingers in “blame” toward the president after 11 people were killed at a Pittsburgh Synagogue on Saturday. At the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, 11 people were killed in a mass shooting. As IJR previously reported, the gunman had anti-Semitic beliefs and told police that his goal was to “kill Jews.” Watching the events unfolding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Law enforcement on the scene. People in Squirrel Hill area should remain sheltered. Looks like multiple fatalities. Beware of active shooter. God Bless All! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018 Haley connected what had happened in Pittsburgh to what had happened at another church in Charleston, South Carolina, at a historic black American church in 2015. The U.N. ambassador was, at the time, Governor of South Carolina when a gunman opened fire and killed nine people at Ema...

The crazies are coming out of the woodwork in Hollywood. How crazy? Well, Jim Carrey’s back, and he’s (again) not funny (unless you’re thinking funny in the head). “The GOP are now completely invested in Trump’s economy of LIES. They say they’re gonna give you HEALTHCARE while working to destroy it. They make up lies about refugees while KIDNAPPING INNOCENT CHILDREN! Vote Democrat. Help save the future. DON’T FOLLOW THE RED HAT TO HELL!” Carrey posted on Twitter, along with another of his fifth-grade drawings. The GOP are now completely invested in Trump’s economy of LIES. They say they’re gonna give you HEALTHCARE while working to destroy it. They make up lies about refugees while KIDNAPPING INNOCENT CHILDREN! Vote Democrat. Help save the future. DON’T FOLLOW THE RED HAT TO HELL! pic.twitter.com/YCzppLRnmM — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 30, 2018 But others are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with exactly seven days to go before the midterm elections. Character actor James Cr...