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UPDATE: George Zimmerman re-tweets image of Trayvon Martin’s lifeless body

George Zimmerman released comments Tuesday after a public backlash for his re-tweeting an image of Trayvon Martin's lifeless body last week.

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President Obama under fire after pointing fingers like a gun

Piers Morgan popped off about the picture, which featured Obama with his fingers arranged into the shape of a gun, and said such an image was appalling.

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Seth Rogen under fire after ‘American Sniper’ tweet

Seth Rogen tweeted that the movie reminded him of a movie that he saw playing on another movie, something which some folks didn't take too kindly since the movie was about Nazi Germany.

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Reporter mistakes earplugs for rubber bullets, tweets pic

A Huffington Post reporter learned the hard way that everything you tweet is under scrutiny after mistaking a couple of earplugs for rubber bullets Sunday morning. Reporter Ryan J. Reilly, who was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday night while covering protests, tweeted a photo of a four orange earplugs atop what appears to be asphalt. […]

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Congressional candidate offers $100K reward for nude photos of Kendall Jones

Virginia Democratic congressional candidate Mike Dickenson has offered $100,000 to anyone who can provide him with nude photos of the controversial big game hunter and Texas cheerleader Kendall Jones. Dickenson, who is seeking Republican Eric Cantor’s seat in the House of Representatives, tweeted that if Jones is old enough to hunt and kill animals, she’s old […]

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NYPD’s #myNYPD Twitter hashtag backfires

The New York Police Department’s effort to reach out to its Twitter fans by encouraging them to Tweet photos of themselves with New York cops using the hashtag #myNYPD backfired Tuesday. Instead of following the example picture, New Yorkers tweeted photos primarily of police brutality. Do you have a photo w/ a member of the […]

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U.S. Olympic bobsledder who burst through door accepts invitation to train with SWAT

I was taking a shower and the door got locked/jammed…. — Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014 …With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO — Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014 The U.S. bobsledder who smashed through his locked bathroom door in Sochi Feb. […]

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Marine Corps mistakenly tweets ‘don’t be a lone shooter’ over MLK weekend

The Marine Corps tweeted “don’t be a lone shooter” over Martin Luther King Day weekend, before deleting it shortly after. The Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) sent out the tweet Friday morning at 10:52. While it’s not uncommon for MARSOC to tweet safety tips, when they tried to remind Marines to never conduct […]

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Globe trotting drug cartel enforcer tweeted his way straight to jail (PHOTOS)

A major drug cartel enforcer was recently arrested as he tried entering the Netherlands, and the telling photos of his exploits he posted to Twitter may aid in his prosecution. Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa, 23, is a big hitter for the Sinaloa cartel No.2 Ismael “Mayo” Zambada. He’s touted as the leader of the “Anthrax” […]

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Congressman Steve Stockman tweets his new gun lubricant

The best gun lubricant around. (HT @LolaGOP) pic.twitter.com/CkjOpBsWfl — Rep. Steve Stockman (@StockmanSenate) December 30, 2013 Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas)  tweeted his new gun lubricant Monday. Stockman, who has previously tweeted “If babies had guns, they wouldn’t be aborted,” and held AR-15 giveaways on Twitter, has impacted the twittersphere once again, according to his Twitter […]

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Watch Piers Morgan get repeatedly pelted by pro-cricket bowler (VIDEO)

Piers Morgan suited up and faced off against a professional Australian cricket bowler Thursday. As it turns out, Morgan took a break from insulting the gun culture and turned to hurling jeers at the Aussies for crushing his British cricket teams. After a public challenge was issued, Morgan stepped up to the plate, Mediaite reports. […]

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