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Tampa Bay Times – by Elizabeth Koh
The Florida House voted Wednesday to issue subpoenas to several local governments in Broward and Palm Beach counties and the city of Coral Springs as it escalated its investigation of how all local governments handled the Parkland shooting.
House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’Lakes, signed the subpoenas moments after an unrecorded House vote.
Continue reading “Florida House issues subpoenas in probe of Parkland shooting”
I have received a number of tips from my readers revealing additional so-called “Mass Casualty Events” are now also planned for the cities of Dallas, Houston and Anchorage, Louisville and elsewhere. Ads for “Crisis Actors” are appearing online at places like Craigslist” offering to pay such actors $1,000 for their participation in the upcoming “Drills” and the one for Louisville insists potential selectee “must be discreet.”
More “mass shootings” may be planned for Houston on March 2. Dallas on March 18, and in Louisville, KY (Date not yet disclosed). Continue reading “More “Mass Casualty” Drills for Dallas, Houston, Anchorage, & Louisville; Will they Turn Into More MASS-SHOOTINGS Like Broward County, Florida”
Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest sporting goods retailer, will stop selling assault-style weapons like the one used in the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting.
The company said it will also raise the minimum age for all gun sales to 21. Dick’s (DKS) will not sell high-capacity magazines that allow shooters to fire far more rounds than traditional weapons without reloading, as well as other accessories used with weapons similar to the AR-15. Continue reading “Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling assault-style weapons”
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against an environmental challenge to President Trump’s border wall, delivering a win to the Trump administration in a decision that allows construction plans to move forward.
In a 101-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel wrote that both Congress and the executive branch “share responsibilities in protecting the country from terrorists and contraband illegally entering at the borders.” Continue reading “Federal judge rules against challenge to Trump border wall”
Presidential son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has had his security clearance downgraded — a move that will prevent him from viewing many of the sensitive documents to which he once had unfettered access.
Kushner is not alone. All White House aides working on the highest-level interim clearances — at the Top Secret/SCI-level — were informed in a memo sent Friday that their clearances would be downgraded to the Secret level, according to three people with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading “Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence”
Rhode Island established a new “red flag” policy on guns with an executive order that will help keep guns away from people who “could pose significant threats to public safety.”
“The executive order I signed today is an immediate step we can take to make residents safer. It sets the table for a complementary legislative effort,” Gov. Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, said in a statement Monday. “We cannot wait a minute longer for Washington to take action to prevent gun violence.” Continue reading “Rhode Island executive order encourages taking guns from ‘red flag’ individuals”
by Firas Samuri
State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on February 20 that Washington supported united Syria with current borders. “We’re not changing it, we’re not supporting the changing or the addition of any kind of autonomous region”, she added.
The statement, however, runs counter to the DoD actions for its officials must have their own plans for Northern Syria. As early as late last year Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon confirmed the U.S. Air Force was going to stay in Syria as long as it would have to support the local Kurds and Syrian opposition partners as well as to prevent an ISIS recovery. Continue reading “Why Does US have no Intention to Leave Syria?”
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a lower court ruling temporarily blocking it from winding down the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The decision delivers a blow to the Trump administration, which argues that DACA is unconstitutional. It also could ease some pressure on Congress to quickly come up with a legislative solution, however, since it means the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will continue to review the case. Continue reading “Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump challenge on DACA”
Two weeks after President Donald Trump blocked its full release, the House Intelligence Committee published a blacked out version of a classified Democratic memo aiming to counter a GOP narrative that the FBI and Justice Department conspired against Trump as they investigated his ties to Russia.
The document’s release Saturday was the latest development in an extraordinary back and forth between Republicans and Democrats about the credibility of multiple inquiries into links between the Trump campaign and Russia, and the integrity of the top U.S. law enforcement agencies. Continue reading “Dems release Russia probe memo defending FBI surveillance”
Sent to us by Peter.
Who is running America? Have you ever asked that question?
Under the doctrine of Parens Patriae, “Government As Parent”, as a result of the manipulated bankruptcy of the United States of America in 1930, ALL the assets of the American people, their person, and of our country itself are held by the Depository Trust Corporation at 55 Water Street, NY, NY, secured by UCC Commercial Liens, which are then monetized as “debt money” by the Federal Reserve. It may interest you to know that under the umbrella of the Depository Trust Corporation lies the CEDE Corporation, the Federal Reserve Corporation, the American Bar Association, the legal arm of the banking interests, and the Internal Revenue Service, the system’s collection agency. Continue reading “The Bankruptcy of America, the Corporate United States, and the New World Order”
A woman suspected of ramming her vehicle into a White House security barrier on Friday afternoon has been taken into custody and charged with multiple criminal charges, according to the U.S. Secret Service and local authorities. A law enforcement source identified to CBS News the woman arrested in connection with ramming of the barricade at the White House today as Jessica Ford.
The White House went on lockdown Friday afternoon when the suspect allegedly “intentionally drove a white can into a security barrier near the White House,” as the U.S. Secret Service described the incident late Friday. The vehicle did not breach the security barrier, and no law enforcement personnel were injured in the incident. Continue reading “Woman charged after vehicle hits barrier near White House”
The Oregonian – by Maxine Bernstein
A Utah-based company that manufactures commercial explosives pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to failing to report a large-scale ammonia discharge from its plant just outside St. Helens.
Dyno Nobel Inc., through its senior vice president, admitted to releasing more than six tons of anhydrous ammonia vapor into the air from its St. Helens-area facility over a three-day period starting on July 30, 2015. Continue reading “Manufacturing plant near St. Helens emitted tons of hazardous ammonia without alerting authorities”
Today, I am announcing a major action plan. I will be working with the legislature aggressively over the next two weeks to get it done.
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I’ve broken my action plan down into three sections. Gun laws, school safety, and mental health. We must get this done in the next two weeks. Continue reading “Florida Governor announces new action plan on guns, school safety, and mental health”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest privately-owned bank holding company and a major car rental chain said Thursday they will stop promotions aimed at National Rifle Association members.
The Nebraska-based First National Bank of Omaha will not renew its contract to issue the group’s NRA Visa Card, spokesman Kevin Langin said in a statement.
“Customer feedback has caused us to review our relationship with the NRA,” Langin said. Continue reading “US bank halts NRA credit card, car rental firm ends discount”
The Oregon legislature passed a bill Thursday banning anyone with a domestic violence conviction from owning a firearm, according to KOIN 6 local news station.
The state has banned those with domestic violence or stalking convictions from owning guns since 2015, but a loophole in the law allowed abusers who aren’t living with, married to or have children with the victim to have their guns, according to OregonLive. Continue reading “Oregon legislature passes bill strengthening state’s gun laws”
ALBANY, N.Y. — A collective approach to fighting gun violence could help states in the Northeast, governors said Thursday.
Democratic governors of Northeastern states announced they have formed a coalition, “States for Gun Safety” to work together in the battle against gun violence.
The governors of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island said they would sign a memorandum of understanding to develop ways the states can jointly address the scourge of illegal guns and develop shared law-enforcement efforts. Continue reading “Gun violence: Northeast governors form coalition to fight illegal guns”
The Oregonian – by Maxine Bernstein
Federal prosecutors next week will seek a nearly 31/2-year sentence for Oregon refuge occupier Ryan Payne, the longest prison term yet for a defendant convicted in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
They described Payne as a central figure who helped orchestrate the armed occupation of the federal wildlife sanctuary, described by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Barrow as “one of the most extensive criminal activities in Oregon history.” Continue reading “Prosecutors to seek nearly 3 1/2-year sentence for refuge occupier Ryan Payne”
One week after a mass shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Broward’s top cop on Thursday revealed a stunning series of failures by the sheriff’s department.
A school campus cop heard the gunfire, rushed to the building but never went inside – instead waiting outside for another four agonizing minutes as Cruz continued the slaughter. Continue reading “Douglas school cop who ‘never went in’ during shooting has resigned”