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George Takei Vs. Devin Nunes Or April Fool's Joke?; What Is Michael Flynn’s Game? ; The Truth Is In Danger

... which falls short of the national average. These are among the provisions included in the education plan Lieutenant Governor Northam unveiled on Thursday. “Ralph understands the foundational role public education plays in the future of our state,” said VEA President Jim Livingston, who also serves as chairman of the VEA Fund. “He’s the best candidate for our students, schools and educators, and he has an excellent track record of working to meet their needs. We took a good look at the candidates but Ralph is clearly the best qualified to be our next governor.”. Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam issued the following statement in response to Friday’s Virginia Education Association endorsement. “I am truly honored to receive the support of Virginia’s educators. I’m a proud product of Virginia public schools — and I’ll fight for them as governor. Every child ...

Gigi Hadid, Katy Perry And Other Stars Who Won April Fools' Day

... of her new album. She captioned this classic throwback photo, "I'm proud to announce the cover for my 4 th album!". "Happy April Fools!" she added. "Been plotting in the same type of sports bra from my IM and laminated calendar since 99' It's all about the long game.". A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson) on. Apr 1, 2017 at 8:12 am PDT. Rebel Wilson : The comedienne gave everyone on the set of Pitch Perfect 3 quite a scare when she collapsed backstage. Not to worry, though! It was all a silly prank. "Tragic accident on the set of Pitch Perfect 3.just kidding! Happy April Fools Pitches! I got you!" she captioned a video of the debacle. Some dreams/goals you just can't get rid of.been doing a lot of thinking n I've decided that I'm going 2 make another comeback! #tokyo 2020. — Michael Phelps (@Michael Phelps) April 1, 2017. Michael Phelps : The Olympic swimmer almost had sports nuts fooled when he said he'd Speedo up and head back to the pool for the 2020 games in Tokyo. He quickly responded to the ...

Bob Evans Beauty, Honda Horn Emojis

... So Tv LNW __link__/DHhm 3 ZBNy 0. — Bob Evans Farms (@Bob Evans Farms) April 1, 2017. An honorable mention goes to KFC Bucket, which wires up Amazon's Alexa with the Colonel's 11 secret herbs and spices. Good idea in theory, not so much in practice: Zappos In Secure Box. Shoe lovers, you know the feeling: You got the delivery notice for those Frye boots you drooled over for months. But you're stuck at work and your $400 boots are sitting out on the front stoop where anybody can get to them. The online retailer has your solution. But it's not without its own issues. (Like, not being able to find your box.). Because drivers need more choices than a toot and and angry honk: Honda Horn Emojis. Car horns don't really have much in the way of range. If the light has turned green but the driver in front of you hasn't moved because they're looking at their phone, ...

Exclusive First Look At Janm's 'new Frontiers

... The Many Worlds of George Takei'. by John Rabe | Off-Ramp®. Ephemera from George Takei's political career at the Japanese American National Museum's exhibit "New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei." George ran for LA City Council in 1973. John Rabe. Share on Facebook. Jeff Yang, a curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in downtown LA, says they backed a couple trucks up to George Takei's house a while back, accepting the donation of his vast personal archive. It's been carefully winnowed to a couple hundred items for an exhibit called " New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei ," which opens Sunday and runs through August 20. Jeff Yang, curator of the Japanese American National Museum's exhibit "New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei." Behind him is a George Takei yard sign from ...

George Takei Returns To Dismantle Donald Trump With Epic Day-long Twitter Attack

... Takei (@George Takei) March 29, 2017. Takei trolls. On the latest news that Donald Trump was going to roll-back Obama-era regulations on internet privacy, George Takei wasn't pleased. "Republican bill allowing ISPs to track our browsing habits is difficult to understand," Takei wrote, stating, "I assume it made more sense in the original Russian.". Republican bill allowing ISPs to track our browsing habits is difficult to understand. I assume it made more sense in the original Russian. — George Takei (@George Takei) March 29, 2017. "Donald Trump is the master of projection, calling real news fake news.then citing Fox News and National Enquirer as his trusted sources," Takei pointed out. Not stopping there, the former "Star Trek" actor continued with his social media mockery. Donald Trump is the master of projection, calling real news fake ...

Michael Phelps Returning To Swimming? The Best Celebrity April’s Fool Day Jokes

... haircuts, major announcements and one scary on-set prank. Star Trek star  George Takei  kicked things off, announcing in the early minutes of Saturday that he was planning a run for Congress in 2018 — targeting California’s 22 nd District so he can take on Republican Devin Nunes. Takei told  The Daily Buzz  that he wanted to take a bigger stand in politics. “With what is going on now in the country, I couldn’t stand by any longer merely as a citizen,” Takei said. “I knew I had to take a bigger stand. So that’s why I’m running for Congress. My hope is to challenge Devin Nunes for his seat in 2018.”. Well, the cat's out of the bag it seems. Let's do this! #Takei 2018 __link__/Wf 7 qv V 1 e Xj. — George Takei (@George Takei) April 1, 2017. The 79-year-old actor let the world wait over 8 hours before revealing the truth — tweeting a photo of him holding a sign that read, “Gotcha!”. “No, I’m not running for Congress. Happy 4/1!,” he wrote. “But Jon Ossoff is on 4/18. Help him win at __link__. Let’s flip Congress in ...

George Takei Enters A New Frontier

... was more important: As a child in the first half of the 1940 s, he was one of thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent held in internment camps. Takei spent nearly four years at Arkansas’ Rohwer War Relocation Center and California’s Tule Lake War Relocation Center. Both the acting career and the internment period are explored in New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei, a just-opened exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Yet even those are just starting points, as the show also delves deeply into Takei’s role as an activist and his life in Los Angeles. [ Get DTLA stories in our daily email newsletter. ]. In October 2016, Takei and his husband Brad donated the actor’s vast collection of entertainment and historical holdings to JANM. Curator Jeff Yang has turned those items into an exploration of minorities in America, systemic oppression and Asian Americans in media, using Takei’s life as a filter. Actor and activist George Takei is the focus of a new exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. It touches on everything from his time on “Star Trek” to his years in a World War II internment camp to his ...

To Be Takei' Director Jennifer Kroot Says George Does It For His Dad

... as a gay man, a gay Asian actor. He also is the person that launched that reignition of George's career when he invited him to be on his show. He'd pranked George for years on and off prior to that so I'm not sure George was dying to do that. But I know he really is grateful for what Howard has done for his career. __link__/watch?v=W 2 v Fo 5 VFjm 8. Near the end of "To Be Takei," actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Chekov on Star Trek, says he hopes George knows what he's accomplished in his long and unlikely career. Jennifer thinks George knows, but isn't patting himself on the back about it. He has lived and continues to live a pretty unique life. He has a position where it's very unique - first of all- to be part of Star Trek, and he knows that talent but also luck. He's been able to take his very high profile position as a Star Trek star and really talk about issues that are meaningful to him and are important to a lot of people. I think it's something he does for his parents, especially his Dad. I think that's what he's always looking at 'This is what my dad would want so I'm going to do it for my dad.'. The best So Cal news in your inbox, daily. Catch up each ...