29-year-old high school athlete accused of lying about age claims he doesn't know how old he is

Along the same line as you're reading this remember our fearless leader told us not to worry about those Syrian/Iraqi Muslim refugees terrorists because they're totally 100% vetted.

Ben (lying) Rhodes...Barry's mouthpiece:

“We have very extensive screening procedures for all Syrian refugees who would come to the United States. There’s a very careful vetting process that includes our intelligence community, our National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security. So we can make sure we’re carefully screening anybody who comes to the United States.”

You know, just like the great job they're doing stopping 12 million Mexicans from jumping the border wall.

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A South Sudanese high school basketball star accused of lying about his age admitted Wednesday he is not 17, as he claimed to be – but doesn’t exactly how old he is.

‘Teen’ basketball player says he didn’t know he was 29 https://t.co/jAwKiQumvC #JonathanNicola #TorontoStarpic.twitter.com/E5UK3imDfu— Nicholas Keung (@nkeung) April 27, 2016

Jonathan John Elia Nicola, who authorities say is 29, told The Canadian Border Services Agency his mother does not remember his age, Reuters reports.

Nicola was arrested on April 15 after submitting a U.S. visa application with a date of birth of Nov. 25, 1998 — which would make him 17. The agency says a fingerprint match determined he was an individual who had made a previous application to the U.S. using a date of birth of Nov. 1, 1986. That would make him 29.

Also Tuesday, the immigration board ruled Nicola to be a flight risk and ordered him detained until May 24 in Windsor, Ontario. Nicola now faces potential deportation. According to transcripts, he wants to return to South Sudan.

Catholic Central High School in Windsor, where Nicola attended school, has said it respects the immigration board's decision and hopes "this sad story will conclude soon."

At least one rival basketball coach had his suspicions about Catholic Central's new star.

"I knew it when I looked right at him — I said ‘that guy’s 30 years old,'" Cam Nekkers of Pine Ridge Secondary School told The Toronto Star. "After the game, he’s sitting on the bench as a bunch of us walk by; we get past him, and I’m like, ‘Did you look at his face? Does anybody think he’s 17 years old?'"

The Toronto Star reported that Nicola arrived in Canada this past November and was issued a student visa good through January 2017.

A spokesman for the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board wouldn't comment directly on the case, but said a "rigorous" system is in place requiring all international students to present valid government documentation — including passports and study permits — before they can enroll.

29-year-old high school athlete accused of lying about age claims he doesn't know how old he is

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A better solution to the Jackson/Tubman $20 bill controversy

Caitlyn Jenner used the ladies' room in Trump Tower - and didn't flush any feminine products down the toilet

What a world we live in!

"feminine products"?

"She's" 66. Thought her menstrual cycle ended a long time ago. You know, as in menopause. She hit the pause button on being a man to become a woman. Man, I'm starting to sound as crazy as they are.

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On Tuesday, Donald Trump won all five presidential primaries, and perhaps also the support of Caitlyn Jenner.

The transgender icon toasted the mogul at the TIME 100 gala Tuesday night.

Jenner praised Trump for coming out against the new North Carolina law banning transgender persons from using the bathroom of their identified sex. 

'This toast, actually started, in a bathroom. Actually, bathroom issues right now in my life seem to be in the forefront,' Jenner said during her speech at the gala, where she was an honoree. 'Actually, on that issue I just want to say also – One little trans woman walking down the street had to go, I looked up and who did I see but the Trump Tower. Last week Donald Trump said I could use any bathroom I wanted in the Trump Tower. So, of course, I veered right in there – took care of myself.'

The reality star was referring to Trump's interview on the Today show last week when he said he thought the new bathroom bill was causing 'a lot of problems'.

'There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. There has been so little trouble, and the problem with what happened in North Carolina is the strife and the economic punishment that they're taking. So I would say that's probably the best way,' Trump told Today. 

Jenner says she recently needed to go to the bathroom, and took Trump up on his offer to use whichever facilities she deemed fit at Trump Tower 

When directly asked by NBC's Matt Lauer whether he would let Caitlyn Jenner use either of the bathrooms at his buildings, Trump responded 'that is correct'.

Jenner went on to say that she 'obeyed all the rules' when she used the facilities at Trump Tower, and 'didn't throw any feminine products down the toilet'. 

'It actually worked out quite well. It was very good,' she said. 

Caitlyn Jenner used the ladies' room in Trump Tower - and didn't flush any feminine products down the toilet

A sad read

Talk about party fracture!

Charles Koch says Hillary Clinton might be better than GOP candidates

Conservative billionaire Charles Koch says that it's possible that he could support Hillary Clinton for president over any of the GOP presidential candidates.

In an interview in Kansas that aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Koch was asked if it's possible for another Clinton to be better than another Republican after he said President Bill Clinton "in some ways" was better than President George W. Bush.

"It's possible," Koch said.

ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Koch, "You couldn't see yourself supporting Hillary Clinton, could you?"

"We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way," Koch said. "But on some of the Republican candidates we would, before we could support them, we'd have to believe their actions will be quite different than the rhetoric we've heard so far."

Koch said he probably won't support the GOP nominee because the candidates have been engaging in personal attacks rather than acting more like how Ronald Reagan explained how he would improve the country.

"Right off the bat, they didn't do it," he said. "More of these personal attacks and pitting one person against the other, that's the message you're sending the country."

Koch said that Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. was "antithetical to our approach" and he said that a proposal to make Muslims register is "reminiscent of Nazi Germany."

Asked to comment on Ted Cruz's comments about carpet bombing the Middle East, Koch said, "That's gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people. This is frightening."

Koch said if he controlled the Republican Party, the U.S. would not have a tax code that subsidizes the wealthy.

"We would get rid of all of that," he said.

But on Twitter Sunday afternoon, Clinton rejected a potential endorsement from the Koch brothers.

Not interested in endorsements from people who deny climate science and try to make it harder for people to vote. https://t.co/TWN4zYhMBh— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 24, 2016

In an interview with CBS News last October, Koch said "it depends" whether he plans to support anyone in the primary. He said, "I don't have the evidence that [the GOP candidates] are going to change the trajectory of the country."

A sad read

Looks like the fat lady sang

Think about it. Giving your hard earned money to the campaigns of Sanders, Cruz, and Kasich is like flushing it down the toilet. Clinton's a lock and the email scandal will disappear. Trump's destiny is not as clear but if he takes Indiana he should be on his way to 1237. If he's not the nominee the Cleveland Convention will be very entertaining... and that's putting it mildly! 

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Trump and Clinton to rivals: It's time to give up

After strong showings in Tuesday's primary contests, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton had a message for their rivals: It's time to give up. 

Real estate mogul Trump swept the GOP's five presidential primaries, extending his delegate lead over Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Former Secretary of State Clinton, meanwhile, won four of the five Democratic contests, adding to her advantage over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. 

Those results made a Clinton-Trump general election contest more likely than ever, and both candidates acknowledged that their opponents' chances were dwindling. Those declarations came 86 days after the tumultuous primary-caucus season began in Iowa on Feb. 1.

"As far as I'm concerned, it's over," Trump said after his Tuesday night victories.

Trump still needs strong showings in upcoming contests, like next week's Indiana primary, to secure a majority of delegates before the party convention in July. But in the wake of victories he called "conclusive," Trump questioned why his rivals remained in the race. 

Cruz and Kasich, who can no longer lock up the nomination through the primaries, are attempting to limit Trump's delegate gains and push an open convention in Cleveland. Trump, however, contended they have "no path to victory." 

The New York businessman asked on Tuesday why Kasich was still in the race, and contended Cruz was "wasting his time" by considering vice presidential picks. 

Cruz, for his part, called on supporters in the critical state of Indiana to unite around him as the primaries move away from the Northeast. "The media is going to say 'the race is over' ... But I've got good news for you. Tonight, this campaign moves back to favorable terrain," Cruz said.

On the Democratic side, Clinton sought to turn to the general election on Tuesday night. 

"With your help we're going to come back to Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention with the most votes, and the most pledged delegates," Clinton said during her victory speech. 

"We will unify our party to win this election, and build an America where we can all rise together — an America where we lift each other up instead of tearing each other down," she said. 

Clinton characterized her campaign as the ideal vehicle for achieving Democratic aims. Sanders has regularly described his candidacy as part of a revolution, but Clinton said: "We have to be both dreamers and doers" to achieve political progress. 

"We're setting bold, progressive goals backed up by real plans," she said. 

Still, the Democratic front-runner extended conciliatory words to Sanders and his voters.

"I applaud Senator Sanders and his millions of supporters for challenging us to get unaccountable money out of our politics and giving greater emphasis to closing the gap of inequality," she said. "And I know together we will get that done." 

Trump on Tuesday urged Sanders to run as an independent should he lose the party's nomination. This would presumably sap votes from a Clinton ticket in the general election. 

Clinton emphasized that her party should stick together. 

"Because whether you support Senator Sanders or you support me, there's much more that unites us than divides us," Clinton said, pointing to Democrats' agreement that "wages are too low, and inequality is too high, that Wall Street can never again be allowed to threaten Main Street, and we should expand Social Security." 

During her speech, Clinton repeatedly spoke of "we Democrats." 

Although Sanders won Rhode Island on Tuesday, Clinton notched victories in Delaware and the comparatively delegate-heavy Maryland, Pennsylvania and Connecticut contests. Trump easily won all five of those states on the GOP side. 

Looks like the fat lady sang