News Brief

It’s only funny until someone gets hurt. Actually, no. It’s still funny.

“I have been the biggest hypocrite ever” — Josh Duggar, the married 19 Kids and Counting star said after his email was discovered among those released during the Ashley Madison hack.

Earlier last month, more than 30 million users on the site Ashley Madison – which helps cheaters find affairs – had their email addresses exposed to the world. Canadian police reported two suicides related to the hack. They also said criminals have been blackmailing users, threatening to expose them unless they pay up.

The company that runs Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 reward for any information leading to the identification, arrest, and prosecution of the hackers. In more good news, Jason Doré, the executive director of Louisiana’s GOP, was found as having spent over $150 on the site. He claims he was using the site for “opposition research.”  Lesson learned: What happens on the internet never stays on the internet.

 

Oppa Kim-Jong Style

North and South Korea just reached a deal ending an intense military standoff. Last month, the South accused the North of planting land mines that injured South Korean soldiers. South Korea responded by playing propaganda and k-pop on thousands of loudspeakers over the border. Yes–you read that right. Kim Jong-Un has been planning nuclear war to a soundtrack of Lee Hyori, Ock Juhyun, Sung Yuri, and SISTAR. Negotiations were tense as Kim Jong-Un wants a new, clear future for North Korea. Oops, typo! Kim Jong-Un wants a nuclear future for North Korea.

 

Admit it, you want Trump to win just for entertainment purposes, don’t you?

Donald Trump is still dominating the polls in the Republican primary. During the GOP debate he didn’t exactly bond with moderator Megan Kelley. In the aftermath Trump defended himself by saying: “(There was) blood coming out of her eyes, coming out of her wherever.” He claims he was not referencing menstruation–he was referring to her nose and mouth. Period. This is not the first derogatory statement he has made about a woman. He has said that women hate prenups because they can’t gold dig, called them slobs, pigs, and dogs, and claimed that every woman on his reality show flirted with him. He has also been quoted as saying that a woman cannot be successful if she is not beautiful.

Trump is equally as nuanced on the subject of immigration, explaining “the wall” he is planning on building on the border between the US and Mexico. In a related development Trump said, “If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?”