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Marco Rubio delivers best line of his campaign after heckler claims 'Marco Rubio is trying to steal my girlfriend.'

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Back in January, a comedy duo called The Good Liars appeared at a Trump rally to call him "boring" in the guise of annoyed supporters. They pulled another stunt again on Sunday, this time at a Marco Rubio event—and the candidate actually used the disruption to score a pretty decent line.
"I didn't even win New Hampshire!" laughed a pretty-funny Rubio, responding to the actor's claim that "Marco Rubio is trying to steal my girlfriend." He also used the incident to score points against Trump, saying, "It's ok, we don't beat up our hecklers."

While reporters speculated about a rouse, one serious journalist at Someecards reached out to a mutual friend of the actors involved to confirm it was all just a goof.

All serious journalism is conducted over Facebook chat.

The Good Liars consist of Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, who made the whole thing up. So your girlfriends are safe around Rubio.

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Couple on vacation gets videos from dog sitter who is having way too much fun at work.

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During one couple's 10 day vacation, their dog sitter kept them updated about how their pup Wilson was doing by sending them videos of the dog wearing costumes while the sitter did a series of very, very bad impressions and accents. It doesn't actually prove that the dog is being taken care of, but it's way more entertaining than it should be. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLT_lr8QrY

As you can see, Wilson stares on in unceasing apathy, probably wondering why this freak has replaced his owners and keeps yelling in hackneyed, stereotypical voices. Wilson's obviously too laid-back of a dude for this nonsense. Next time, he deserves an all-inclusive stay at a five-star canine hotel instead.

A woman finds out twins can have two different fathers after she DNA tests her two boys.

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The mother of fraternal twins in Vietnam recently had DNA testing done on her kids because they looked so different from each other. It turned out that, yup, the twins had different dads.

This is rare, but certainly not unheard of. It's called heteropaternal superfecundation, and it happens when a woman's eggs are fertilized by two men within a short period of time. It can only happen with fraternal twins, though, since they're the result of two separate eggs in the mother's womb being fertilized by two different sperm. Identical twins, on the other hand, are the result of one already fertilized egg splitting into two.

In an interview with CBS News, a fertility specialist at Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Institute, Dr. Cynthia Austin, explained that sperm can stay alive in a woman's uterus for several days. So, if during ovulation the mother's ovaries release two eggs, instead of one, and she happens to have intercourse with two different men a few days apart, it's possible that one man's sperm could fertilize one egg, and another man's sperm the other.

Dr. Austin continued: "Sometimes it's very obvious, if the father is one race and the babies are two different races. . . I would say the vast majority of times, twins with different fathers, it goes unnoticed."

Having different fathers isn't the only thing that can result in very different-looking fraternal twins. Take, for example, Maria and Lucy Aylmer, who do have the same mother and father, but whose mother, Donna, is half-Jamaican and half-white, while their father, Vince, is fully white.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBnxL_IF_W5/

Maria and Lucy are the youngest of five children, all of whom have skin somewhere "in between" Maria and Lucy's, Lucy told The Mirror. The twins just happen to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. Because their mother carries genes for both black and white skin, Maria inherited one code, and Lucy randomly inherited another.

Here are some twins who look alike but are still fraternal.

Oh, nature, you so crazy.

Take a look at these celebs wearing pajamas because it's National Napping Day.

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This Monday is National Napping Day—the world has lost an hour of sleep thanks to daylight saving time, and a lot of people could use a nap to adjust to the change. Unfortunately, most people are at work right now and can’t afford the luxury of snoozing on the 9-5. That's because they're not celebrities. Celebrities can nap whenever they feel like (and sleep with whoever they feel like, but that's another thing).

How much do celebrities nap? Well, judging by how often they take pictures in pajamas, a lot. Take a look at these celebs who are probably about to catch some zZz's while making $$$ at the same damn time.

1. The Kardashian-Jenner clan has a thing for pinstripes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/9Raz8TDo8E/

2. Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande have a thing for non-existent animals.

https://www.instagram.com/p/2T8OqDSWa_/?taken-by=arianagrande&hl=en

3. Justin Bieber has a shirtless thing, 24/7.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BC6xDANgvpf/?taken-by=justinbieber

4. Adele has that all-black everything.

https://www.instagram.com/p/-X9cYdgfKr/?taken-by=adele&hl=en

5. Rihanna has a thing for looking good in ugly things.

https://www.instagram.com/p/8S1-eFBMx2/?taken-by=badgalriri&hl=en

6. Taylor Swift has a thing for horrible puns.

https://www.instagram.com/p/_r3IE-DvDj/?taken-by=taylorswift&hl=en

7. Drake has a thing for hats.

https://www.instagram.com/p/wa-eTRDQN9/?taken-by=champagnepapi&hl=en

8. Kanye and baby North always have a matching thing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/pWc0GeLDik/?taken-by=privatekanye&hl=en

9. Amy Schumer has a thing for bananas.

https://www.instagram.com/p/93l_9CqUGC/?taken-by=amyschumer&hl=en

10. Lady Gaga has this hella pricey thing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/7RQbStJFJn/?taken-by=ladygaga&hl=en

11. Megan Fox has a thing for hotels.

https://www.instagram.com/p/p_u22UGJvd/?taken-by=the_native_tiger&hl=en

12. Britney Spears has a thing for crop-tops.

https://www.instagram.com/p/_A7Z5Vm8Ip/?taken-by=britneyspears&hl=en

13. Just that Ryan Gosling thing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/9QYT_MxSY-/?taken-by=ryangosling_page&hl=en

14. Katy Perry has many of these outrageous things.

https://www.instagram.com/p/xPi8-dP-WN/?taken-by=katyperry&hl=en

15. Beyoncé and Blue Ivy have that super cute thing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/073CF1vw07/

Sometimes smart.

A guy has discovered the song that works with every single movie ending. Every. Single. One.

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Peter Salomone has a hypothesis that unifies the entire cinematic canon, and so far, it has proven to be correct.

Salomone created The Walk of Life Project to test a simple hypothesis: "'Walk of Life' by Dire Straits is the perfect song to end any movie." By seamlessly editing famous film endings with Dire Straits' powerful keyboarding and smooth guitars, he has proven the song's previously unknown power.

Every film ever. One song.

Many look to cinema for a glimpse into different experiences that speak to the universality of the human condition, and Salomone has elevated cinema by proving the universality of one song.

The project proves that "Walk of Life" transcends genre and aligns perfectly with every existing (and future) film. 

Action: Mad Max

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmuOuRIe1FI

Drama: Casablanca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdYpbzrtekc

Musical: Singin' in the Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz4qQQY4YfU

Family: The Lion King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivBMkmHbw0

Silent Film: Modern Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJdjp_NUCY

Superhero: Spider-Man 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRnBxmXWzaI

Horror: The Shining

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9CQwZvXxg

Sci-Fi: The Matrix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Fsgj_yrzs

Comedy: Friends*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDG4iBasB6E

* Yes, it's a TV show rather than a movie, but it still works!

Who would have thought that Dire Straits—a humble British band formed by two brothers—would encapsulate cinematic finality in a way no other music could?


Kendall Jenner rubs ice on herself in Calvin Klein ad like a normal, relatable woman.

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Love magazine released a YouTube video on Monday morning featuring Kendall Jenner, the face of Calvin Klein, modeling Calvin Klein clothing ("wearing" would be a strong term for the relationship between Kendall and the clothes) and doing inexplicable things with an ice cube.

The photo shoot shows Jenner"demonstrating how to pull off 'pool to party,'" as if that's a real thing people have to worry about. The video also purports to be a "celebration of [the] return to swimwear." So, whoo hoo, everybody! Get your bikinis out and get your…ice cube…ready? Hold up, what?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc5KV7gXPK4

According to the video, a good deal of taking your look from pool to party involves sucking on an ice cube. It also involves moving very, very slow (how long does she have to get ready for this party, anyway?) sticking your hands down your pants, and rubbing your hands on your breasts to make sure they're still there, in place, where you last left them.

Summer's coming, bitches, and there's nowhere to hide.

Bentley the bulldog overcomes his fear of wires and ladders by changing his perspective.

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Bentley the bulldog is the most hilariously inspirational animal you'll see on the Internet this week. Are his fears—ladders and cables—totally irrational? Yes, yes they are. But who among us does not have a fear or a condition that we did not choose to have, but affects our lives nonetheless? Bentley doesn't let living with ladderwirephobia slow him down. He just has to adapt...with his butt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt_wBb0FV4U

Related: All of the Internet’s best animals who refused to let their dreams be dreams.

People shared the freakiest coincidences that ever happened to them. Magic is real, y'all.

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Someone on Ask Reddit asked users "What's something you're pretty sure has only happened to you?" and the answers people gave might leave you agog. Like, you know that story about the mom who discovered her twins had two different fathers? That's happened to at least 10 people. This stuff is weirder. Please enjoy. 

1. When the conversation turns to bad landlord stories, GTBlues wins.

Was reading a book about a serial killer. Turned over the page to see a picture of MY house. The serial killer was my former landlord.

eta: He was the most prolific serial killer in recorded history. At the time I rented his (former childhood) home from him, he wasn't known to be a murderer. I didn't know him personally, it was through an estate agent.

The poop hit the fan about 2 years after I left that house. I was sitting in my new home reading a book about him and just saw the picture of my former home. He was born and raised there and both of his parents died in the kitchen and living room there. He left at 17 to go to medical school in Leeds.

edit: about 250 victims. The book was Prescription For Murder by Brian Whittle and Jean Ritchie.

2. That's called a boomerang, rumdiary.

I grew up in Australia until 1998, then my family (and me) moved to the UK.

13 years later me and my wife were on the last day of our honeymoon in Venice and I bumped into my best friend from High School in Australia. First time I'd seen him in 13 years. He was on the first day of his honeymoon with his wife.

3. User kotkaiser might be Walt from Lost?

A live bird fell on my head while I was sleeping. Twice. In completely unrelated incidents. I was inside in both.

Edit: due to request:

Both times they flew through an open window at night and crashed into the window I was sleeping next to. I did the only thing any normal person would do both times: I screamed like a little girl. I caught both birds, one was a middle sized dark thing (middle of the night, no light, drunk) and the other a pigeon, and released them. They were both fine

4. Everyone wants to meet this woman bos789 is talking about.

I dated a woman in high school who left me senior year because she discovered she was gay. After college, a different woman also left me because she said she was gay. Both those women left me for the same woman. 

5. LouBeeftard has experienced the circle of life in the lamest possible way.

The first customer who I had to deal with on a new job was the last person I said goodbye to the day I quit that job. It was full circle and it blows my mind everytime I think about it.

6. No one will ever believe followingflanders.

I was playing with a clear plastic bead a in high school craft class. It was small, think like maybe 1/3 the size of a pearl. I got bored and wandered out to the balcony. As i stepped out the door, I threw the bead over arm out into the courtyard, except that on it's way out, it nicked the bottom of the awning that came down only about 2cm from the roof and i swear, bounced back to me and landed directly in my hand which was still in the process of swinging down from the throw.

I was gobsmacked. I just walked back in to class and sat down quietly knowing that even if I told someone they'd never believe me.

To this day, it remains the most impressive thing I've ever done, and I've never told this to anyone until now.

 7. That's why everyone wants to rub asylum32's wife's shoulders.

My wife and I were in a casino and she sat down to play Video Poker. After only 4 hands she hits a Royal Flush for $4,000.

The casino workers come to pay her out and a lady next to my wife also playing video poker sees it and asks my wife, "Can I rub your shoulder real fast before I play my next hand so I'll get a Royal Flush too?"

My wife and I look at each other very weirded out but my wife didn't want to come off rude, so she shrugs and says, "Sure."

The lady awkwardly rubs my wife's shoulder, hits Deal, and gets a Royal Flush. Also $4,000. All three casino workers, myself, my wife, and a couple nearby players just stood there with our jaws dropped. I'm not a superstitious man but what the fuck.

8. White van guy is always watching lucidillusions.

Three am, walking to the bus stop with two friends. So one of the friend starts telling us a story that took place few years ago in is home town.

This kid, in college, was walking back to his home late evening, a white van stops next to him and asks for direction. He gives them direction, the van leaves, stops 20ft ahead of him this time. So the kid goes to the van, and gets jumped on by people in it and gets kidnapped.

The moment he finished the story, a white van pulls up next to us, and one of the guy asks us for direction. We give him direction, the van leaves, and stops again some thirty feet ahead of us. We stop walking and look at the van. We stood there for close to ten minute before the van left and we resumed our walk.

9. Footballp09 has seen desperation.

When I was 8 years old i witnessed a common mouse commit suicide. I was just walking through my garage when I saw him dart out from behind something and throw his poor little body under my foot. It happened so fast I couldn't stop my foot. I imagine he probably did it because he got behind on bills, or maybe life was just to hard for him. 

10. Antony Loveless can't be killed.

Under bombardment in Baghdad in 2004, A Chinese-made Katyusha rocket landed 30ft away and blew me up. I stood up, dusted myself off, and discovered I was completely unhurt.

As I was marveling at this, I watched another rocket come in. I knew from its parabola that my luck was up, and stood rooted to the spot, horrified, as it came down nose first about 5 ft away from me. I've never been so certain that my life was over.

It failed to explode.

11. PrototypeT800 was moved.

A few years ago I was in a really bad place one night and decided to take a walk and see where I end up. About 30 minutes in a car pulls up beside me and 3 girls jump out and give me some flowers, telling me to cheer up and everything will be alright. One of the girls even offered for me to come with them, but another girl said something so I declined. I kept those flowers on my desk for almost a month before I threw them out. It was by far one of the strangest things I have ever experienced. I know it was probably some prank or a dare, but that still does not change how much it touched me that day. 

12. Okay, sizzlorr26 probably didn't need to share this one.

One time when I was constipated I pooped so hard that when my poop fell it made a huge sploosh that made the water splash into my mouth. 

13. XXVIIMAN performed real magic.

When I was eleven and into magic so I could get all the ladies, I was holding a quarter in my left hand and tapped it with my right. When I opened my left hand, there was no quarter there. Nobody was in the house with me (I don't know why I wasn't masturbating), and I was freaking the fuck out for the next two hours. It was nowhere around me, and it couldn't have flown across the room.

14. _Bubba_Ho-Tep_ just blew everyone's minds.

My identical twin brother and I both married women with the same first and middle name. So now they have the same first, last and middle name.  

Khloé Kardashian has a lot to say about self-love through words, not boobs.

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Khloé, everyone's favorite of the three Kardashian sisters (right?!), has been kind of winning at life recently, and her recent Instagram just goes to show that she's doing just fine. In between some self-promotional pictures, the celebrity sister shared a quote Instagram from Rozie G. Moon that Khloé livened up with more words. Many words. It was an Insta-essay.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BC6u7ebBRvG/?taken-by=khloekardashian&hl=en

I find that people may be practicing self care on so many levels but abandon themselves emotionally. So many search for others to make them feel whole. Try to stop searching for your missing pieces in other people or material things. 
Self-love or personal happiness should never be contingent on success because there are always failures to contend with no matter what level. 
Self-love is dynamic and runs deep. When we act in ways that expand our self-love, we begin to expand our minds. We start to notice the parts we once abandoned. We will find dimensions of our soul that needs attention too. We begin to know exactly what we deserve and we shouldn't settle for anything less. Don't apologize for your past for it made you who you are today. Make your past fuel your future and the way you choose to live. Be in the now! 
When your intent is to love yourself rather than abandon yourself, you start being able to feel compassion for your past choices. You will start to be proud of the progress you've made in life. Instead of letting your past control your present let it fuel your daily evolution to greatness. Don't look at your past as a mistake. Look at how far you've grown and be grateful. You will finally begin to grow and elevate to a better you. You define your worth! Don't ever give anyone else that much power over your self. 
Less judgement- more dynamic unbiased self love.

There are no boobs here, so this Instagram probably won't go viral like her big sister's, but the message is much less divisive than that nudie.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCgAEjABRpu/?taken-by=khloekardashian

It's nice to hear a Kardashian openly preaching and promoting self-love (and auditioning for a new job as a motivational speaker). Oh, how far the 31-year-old Khloé has come—remember the days when the whole world didn't even know her name yet?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BA0OSkvBRg-/?taken-by=khloekardashian&hl=en

Feels like a distant dream.

On and on.

George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton giggle, embrace, and make the Internet's head explode.

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On Friday, the absolute elite of the political elite gathered in Washington D.C. to mourn Nancy Reagan at her funeral. Among the many photo ops was one that Hillary might come to regret, or use as an example of her bi-partisanship, or just totally ignore because she thinks no one's going to worry about a picture when there are so many serious issues to discuss. It's of her sharing a smile with George W. Bush:

Three definitive ways of thinking have surfaced in the Twitter comments:

1. "This proves it, Hillary is reaching across the aisle!"

https://twitter.com/DeborahCrombach/status/709202087737823232https://twitter.com/DrBonnyForrest/status/709201406553509888https://twitter.com/txjunebug12/status/709212112032104448

This group thinks Hillary is the only good candidate, because she's willing to embrace her opponents.

2. "This proves it, Hillary is a conservative war criminal!"

https://twitter.com/royalpolitik/status/709205112640708611https://twitter.com/MarceAriasSouto/status/709240559446183936https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/709210139895574528https://twitter.com/mls1776/status/709207083145674752https://twitter.com/ArabsForBernie/status/709394407192186881

This group thinks Dubya couldn't save Jeb's presidential bid, but he still has a chance to sink Hillary's.

3. "This proves it, lizard people exist (or the conspiracy theory of your choice)!"

https://twitter.com/EJ_McGillicutty/status/709210172284129281https://twitter.com/OPMpaul/status/709207100858040320https://twitter.com/EJ_McGillicutty/status/709213575060049921

This group thinks Hillary Clinton and George W. are both lizards.

If you dig deep enough, you'll actually find some people who had neutral opinions about the photo, too. 

https://twitter.com/speechboy71/status/709230621558759426

But man, what a buzzkill. It's much more fun to imagine an illuminati government run by shape-shifting lizards.

Richard Simmons denies bonkers story about being held captive in his own home.

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Richard Simmons made a statement on Monday denying a report that he was being held against his will at his own home. The story comes after a two-year public absence by Simmons, which naturally concerned his friends since he had always been such a bubbly public personality. The story relied on the account of Mauro Oliveira, Simmons' former masseuse and assistant, who felt that the fitness guru may be under the control of his brother and a long-time maid.

Simmons called into The Today Show and spoke with Savannah Guthrie to deny any claims that he's being held hostage:

https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/709345688417476608

No one is holding me in my house as a hostage. You know, I do what I want to do as I've always done so people should sort of just believe what I have to say because like I'm Richard Simmons.

Richards Simmons does what Richard Simmons wants. He also denied that his maid had any control of his affairs:

That's just very silly. Teresa Reveles has been with me for 30 years. It's almost like we're a married couple. 

Simmons also cited a knee injury as contributing to his reclusiveness, and said he simply needed a break from public life. He was also quite stunned that he became such a story and thanked his supporters:

https://twitter.com/TheWeightSaint/status/709200975349878784https://twitter.com/TheWeightSaint/status/709397447756283904

Perhaps Simmons will return to sweat to the oldies one last time before he retires from public life forever.


Fans of 'The Simpsons' are relentlessly trolling their local news stations with fake tips.

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Four Finger Discount, a Simpsons fans podcast, has collected several hysterical images of fans trolling local news stations with stories related to the show. They often share the conversations on their Facebook page, and they are a delight to read. Both devout and casual fans of The Simpsons will love the good clean fun of sticking it to local TV news with classic plotlines:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the most exciting local TV news has been in a long time: in text message form, getting wholsomely pranked, and referencing The Simpsons.

Designer has fantastically indignant Instagram response to bizarre fat-shaming ad.

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The prize for THE WORST way to show plus-sized items of clothing has been awarded, and it goes to the shopping website/app Wish. The site shows a typically thin model fitting both her legs into one leg of a pair of XXXL shorts. But why? Why? And how did they not think this would set them up for Internet backlash?

WELL, GOOD FOR YOU, LADY.

After seeing the pair of shorts on HelloGiggles, fashion designer Christina Ashman (of Interrobang Art & Fashion) decided to take matters onto her own legs. On Friday, she posted a picture on Facebook of the ad side-by-side with a picture of her wearing a floral skirt over just one leg. The caption reads:

". . . [I]f plus size ladies buy shorts based on how one leg looks on a whole petite woman, then maybe smaller ladies will buy skirts based on how the whole thing looks on one pretty thunderous thigh."

https://www.facebook.com/InterrobangArtFashion/posts/1027154173997120

Then she posted the same picture on Instagram, just to make sure she was covering all the bases.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BC0W3F7vpGg/

In an interview with Daily Mail, Ashman said, "You don’t sell clothes by shaming the target audience. It’s fine if you’re using a small model in small clothes, but to put a petite model in one leg of some plus-size shorts is just unnecessarily insulting."

This isn't the first website to show clothing for sale modeled this way; hopefully it doesn't become a trend. Maybe someone can let these companies know that they can actually hire plus-sized models to fit into the plus-sized clothing they are selling. Just an idea.

High school basketball player stares so intensely at reporter that he could have set her on fire.

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DeLaSalle High in Minnesota won the Class 3A state basketball title on March 10, but player Samm Jones was even more excited about finding (unrequited) love with a reporter. In a post-game interview with KSTC, Jones spoke with reporter Allie Arlt. Well, Jones's coach Dave Thorson spoke with Arlt while Jones stared at her with his entire life force.

https://twitter.com/schmitzstain/status/708822111356198912

Get this guy some Gatorade. He thirsty.

Jones responded to the tweet, explaining that he was simply trying to not look at the camera.

https://twitter.com/SammJellyJones/status/708843056598884352

He was also obviously trying to not devour that reporter in one bite.

Humans of New York journalist Brandon Stanton blows up Facebook with open letter against Donald Trump.

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Brandon Stanton, the journalist and creator of the mega-popular photo blog Humans of New York, has done the impossible—win over the Internet with positivity. His photos, which celebrate the diverse, resilient, and unique people of New York City, are the antidote to all the flame wars and hate speech on Facebook. His posts have inspired millions around the world. On the back of that widespread success, he's taken his blog worldwide, profiling Syrian refugees and traveling to the Middle East to give some much-needed attention to the wonderful ordinary people living there.

Brandon Stanton, one of the Internet's nicest guys.

Perhaps it was his travels to the Arab world that convinced Stanton to break his policy of remaining nonpolitical and write a scathing open letter to would-be Muslim-banner Donald Trump. Without even including a photo (gasp), Stanton posted his letter to the Humans of New York Facebook page on March 14. And for such a sweet man, he really didn't pull any punches. (Full text below.)

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/1207382856002479

Here's the full text of Stanton's letter:

An Open Letter to Donald Trump:

Mr. Trump,

I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. I didn’t want to risk any personal goodwill by appearing to take sides in a contentious election. I thought: ‘Maybe the timing is not right.’ But I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is always now. Because along with millions of Americans, I’ve come to realize that opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.

I’ve watched you retweet racist images. I’ve watched you retweet racist lies. I’ve watched you take 48 hours to disavow white supremacy. I’ve watched you joyfully encourage violence, and promise to ‘pay the legal fees’ of those who commit violence on your behalf. I’ve watched you advocate the use of torture and the murder of terrorists’ families. I’ve watched you gleefully tell stories of executing Muslims with bullets dipped in pig blood. I’ve watched you compare refugees to ‘snakes,’ and claim that ‘Islam hates us.’

I am a journalist, Mr. Trump. And over the last two years I have conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of Muslims, chosen at random, on the streets of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. I’ve also interviewed hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi refugees across seven different countries. And I can confirm— the hateful one is you.

Those of us who have been paying attention will not allow you to rebrand yourself. You are not a ‘unifier.’ You are not ‘presidential.’ You are not a ‘victim’ of the very anger that you’ve joyfully enflamed for months. You are a man who has encouraged prejudice and violence in the pursuit of personal power. And though your words will no doubt change over the next few months, you will always remain who you are.

Sincerely,
Brandon Stanton

The fact that Stanton took a stand is really significant when you realize how thirsty politicians are to get a piece of his "ordinary folks" action. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have both commented on his posts before, and so has NASA. But this is the first time Stanton engaged with any political figure directly.

It's a testament to Trump's power as a uniter. He's able to motivate people who've never gotten involved in politics to speak up. He's also bringing together diverse groups of people who never usually agree to stand united against a common enemy: him.

Forever 21 lands in hot water over offensive anti-consent t-shirt.

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While high-end luxury brands set trends for the fashion world, "fast-fashion" stores—the Zaras and H&Ms—rapidly churn out pieces to adhere to the latest trends. These companies may feel burnt out by a clothes-making process that requires constantly catching up with trends, but there is no excuse for creating garments that poke fun at serious issues. For example: rape.

It probably wasn't their intent, but some designers at Forever 21 recently created an offensive anti-consent t-shirt. Straight from the department of terrible marketing decisions, here's Forever 21's tee:

Maybe—actually—no, this was a terrible idea.

The shirt received a ton of backlash from folks on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/LWald13/status/709405469652164608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/LaurenMoody_/status/707965166915362816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/tf2chainz/status/698260881235275776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This Monday, a Forever 21 representative apologized on behalf of the company and told Consumerist that they removed the shirt from the website:

Forever 21 strives to exemplify the highest ethical standards and takes feedback and product concerns very seriously. With regards to the t-shirt in question, upon receiving feedback from our customers, we took immediate action to have it removed from our website. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by the product.

For just $19.90, you can admit to being a total scumbag.

Decisions, decisions: some clothing companies just flat-out suck at making them.

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