UnitedHealth warns losses “unsustainable” … The chief executive officer of the largest U.S. health insurance company on Thursday told investors that the company’s losses from Obamacare were worsening, showed no signs of improvement, and would be unsustainable beyond 2016. UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen J. Hemsley made the comments in a conference call after the insurer warned investors about $425 million in losses primarily due to its participation in Obamacare, even
ObamaCare’s mission of destroying America’s healthcare system continues apace [Darleen Click]
This can’t be real … even for hipsters … [Darleen Click]
Just.Say.No. You can do some pretty cool things with a big, badass beard. Since the lumbersexual trend took over, we’ve seen everything from flower-clad facial hair and rainbow-colored scruff to beards covered in little Christmas ornaments. If you’ve been getting into the holiday spirit by hanging beard baubles all over your face, you should know those dull decorations aren’t the only ways you can make a seasonal style statement. Apparently,
Princeton indulges its children’s tantrums [Darleen Click]
As if these attendees of an institution of higher daycare will be mollified … Princeton University has agreed to look into the legacy of alumnus and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson after a group of students staged a sit-in to protest his views on race and segregation. That resolution comes after university President Christopher Eisgruber and two other school officials signed an agreement late Thursday with the Black Justice League to
#WarOnBoys — 9 year old writes love note to classmate; School threatens him with sexual harassment charges [Darleen Click]
Want to bet this would not have happened if the note was directed toward another boy? A 9-year-old Florida boy could face sexual harassment charges for penning love notes to a girl in his class, his furious mother said. The tiny admirer gushed about his crush, telling her she’s “pretty and cute” while boldly revealing his feelings for her in the handwritten loose-leaf letter, ABC Action News reported. “I like
Cross-dressing teen doesn’t get why straight boys reject him for dating and sex [Darleen Click]
Of course, it’s all the fault of the hatey-hatey cismale, heteronormative boys who decide they just don’t want to get involved with a “transgender girl” who is a fully-intact male. Appearing in a new BBC Three documentary, Young, Trans and Looking for Love, they let viewers see a glimpse of their lives as they struggle to find love. The doc shows the moment Claire, from Virginia, meets a guy that
Must be the Baptists: ‘Gunmen’ storm hotel in Mali [Darleen Click]
There were shouts of Jesus is Great! Allah Akbar, but who really knows? Al Qaeda-linked jihadists claimed responsibility for an ongoing and deadly hostage-taking at a hotel in Mali’s capital Friday, as U.S. and Malian special forces worked to free at least 90 people who were still inside. Malian army commander Modibo Nama Traore told The Associated Press that at least one guest earlier reported that the attackers instructed him
“Welcome women and orphans … ” [Darleen Click]
Welcome the women and orphans… pic.twitter.com/yVVVLCwhHL — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 19, 2015
Korean playwright reduced to tears … [Darleen Click]
University play shut down by playwright because actors are ::::gasp:::: white!! He writes (as he heads to his safeplace) You should know that what you are doing is connected to a very painful history of egregious misrepresentation and invisibility, and is incredibly hurtful. Hurtful to a community for whom opportunity and visibility is critical, and also extremely hurtful to me personally as a flippant denial of Asian heritage as a
A brief interlude … [Darleen Click]
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