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Articles by Joel B. Pollak

‘Tinder for Voting’ Hacks the Vote at RNC

Hunter Scarborough is talking up his mobile app, Voter, which he describes as “Tinder for politics,” and which allows voters to learn about issues, candidates, and each other.

Scarborough Voter (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Ohio Delegates Want Kasich to Back Trump

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Members of the Ohio delegation to the Republican National Convention told Breitbart News on Wednesday that despite Gov. John Kasich’s steadfast refusal to back Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, they hoped he would do so.

Ohio delegate RNC (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Twitter Censors Milo, and Most of the Media Celebrates

Most of the mainstream media and the tech journalism world celebrated Twitter’s decision to ban Breitbart News tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos from Twitter on Tuesday evening, after complaints from Ghostbusters co-star Leslie Jones.

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Ohio Leftists Armed with AR-15 Rifles Outside Republican Convention

Two left-wing activists who came to Cleveland to protest against Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention were sporting AR-15 rifles and suppressors (“silencers”) outside the security perimeter Tuesday evening as delegates voted for the party nominee inside the Quicken Loans Arena.

Leftists open carry at RNC (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Top 10 Cases of Plagiarizing Democrats

Melania Trump — or her speechwriters — stand accused of plagiarizing several lines from First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech (which was itself accused of lifting lines from Saul Alinsky).

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How CNN Muzzled Victims’ Voices at Republican National Convention

CNN cut away from speakers who spoke out against illegal immigration at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Monday night, turning instead to its daily stable of talking heads, and coming back for a conventional politician’s speech.

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Sean and Rachel Campos-Duffy: From Reality TV to RNC

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, delivered a humorous and rousing address to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, reminding the audience that they were the first reality TV stars — before Donald Trump.

Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy (Screenshot)

Students Force Ivanka Trump’s Rabbi to Withdraw from RNC

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the Orthodox Jewish rabbi who supervised Ivanka Trump’s conversion and is close to the Trump family, has withdrawn from offering the invocation at the Republican National Convention following intense public pressure.

Jared Kushner (Mike Coppola / Getty)

Forget Pokémon: Hello Kitty Pops up in Irvine

Not everyone is obsessed with Pokémon Go. A new Hello Kitty café has popped up in Irvine, California inside a shipping container. And already, the beloved Japanese kitten is attracting droves of die-hard fans from across Southern California.

Hello Kitty in Irvine (Kenneth Chan / Facebook)

Bloodbath in Bakersfield: 14 Shot Outside House Party

A house party turned into a scene of horrific violence early Saturday morning as three gunmen opened fire, wounding 14 people, including two critically. Several minors were injured, the youngest casualty a mere 13 years old.

Bakersfield (Robert Hale / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Dem. Rep. Brad Sherman in Trouble for Anti-Erdogan Tweet

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), a hawkish congressman from the San Fernando Valley, is facing criticism for a tweet he published during the height of the coup attempt against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday.

Brad Sherman (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)

Armed Robber Attacks Pokémon Go Players

A Marine veteran who was playing Pokémon Go into the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday had to fight for his life after being attacked by an armed robber in a Lakewood, California park.

Gun barrel robbery (Geoffrey Fairchild / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Nice Terror: ‘So Many Muslim Victims’; Mother a ‘Martyr’

As the death toll continues to mount in Nice, France after a truck plowed into Bastille Day oceanfront crowds in what is suspected to be an Islamic terror attack, a report has emerged that a number of the victims were Muslims themselves.

Nice terror survivors (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty)

Kamala Harris Claims Castile Shot Because He Was Black

California Attorney General Kamala Harris told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday that Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by police in Minnesota last week, would have been alive if he were white.

Kamala Harris (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty)

New York Times: Trump is Right About Ginsburg

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump demanded that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg resign on Wednesday morning, after she criticized him in harsh terms several times over the past several days.

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California Plans to Flush More Water to Sea to Save Delta Smelt

The State of California has released a new plan to save the endangered Delta Smelt, including a proposal to flush up to 250,000 acre-feet of water from reservoirs into the Pacific Ocean in the summertime, despite ongoing drought.

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