Yahoo News- by JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration slapped new visa restrictions Thursday on pro-Russian opponents of the new Ukraine government in Kiev and cleared the way for financial sanctions as the West began punishing Moscow for its occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.

The new restrictions targeted an unspecified and unidentified number of people and entities that the Obama administration accused of threatening Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial borders. They were announced in Washington as Secretary of State John Kerry headed into a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Rome.   Continue reading “US announces visa restrictions on Russians”

_cfimg-776718488333646855Portland Oregon Police Bureau

On Tuesday March 4, 2014, at 3:47 p.m., North Precinct and Transit Police Division (TPD) officers responded to Northeast 82nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard on the report of an armed man on a TriMet bus.

As officers were en route to the scene, additional information was received that the suspect claimed to have a “loaded and cocked” handgun.    Continue reading “Man Arrested on TriMet Bus After Implying He Had a Gun”

Sipsey Street Irregulars – by Mike

The night is gathering gloomily, the day is closing fast —
The tempest flaps his raven wing in loud and angry blast;
The thunder clouds are driving athwart the lurid sky —
But “put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry.”
— “Oliver’s Advice,” a poem by William Blacker, 1834.   Continue reading “On the proper response to Connecticut tyranny going operational. “Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!””

Arab Times

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 3, (AP): Libya’s parliament moved into a five-star Tripoli hotel Monday, a day after rioters armed with knives and guns stormed the legislature building, torching furniture, killing a guard and wounding six lawmakers in the latest episode of turmoil in the country. Tensions have been mounting between the country’s biggest political blocs, each backed by militias, adding to the potential explosiveness of political disputes. Protesters demanded that parliament be disbanded immediately after its mandate ran out in January. In Sunday’s violence, dozens of protesters swept into the parliament chamber while it was in session, shooting guns, throwing bottles at lawmakers and setting fire to furniture. They took the seat of the parliament’s president — the head of a main Islamist bloc — tied it to a lamppost outside and set it on fire.   Continue reading “Libya Relocates Parliament After Rioters Storm Building”

The Register – by John Leyden

CIA officers allegedly hacked into the US Senate Intelligence Committee’s computers to find out what the oversight committee had found out about its controversial detention and treatment of terror suspects.‬

The oversight committee had managed to get its hands on unapproved material, or so the CIA feared, the New York Times reports. In response, the agency allegedly went as far as hacking into the Congressional network to find out what it knew and perhaps where the leaked material came from, an unnamed official told the paper.   Continue reading “CIA snoops snooped on Senate to spy spy torture report – report”

Mark Koernke is urging everyone living near a river and/or floodplain to go out and get sandbags now.  Don’t wait for the thaw, everyone knows it is coming, it always does.

Ask your county government.  Some counties have them at their fire stations. They give them away for free.

WESH News – by Claire Metz

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —A witness who helped rescue a family after their mother allegedly drove her minivan into the ocean tells WESH 2 that one of the children was screaming that their mother was trying to kill them.

Tim Tesseneer, of Rutherfordton, N.C., said he was one of the two men to first reach the minivan.   Continue reading “Rescuer: Pregnant mom intentionally drove van with 3 kids inside into ocean”

Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

Before It’s News just received the following email from a retired American military officer who has agreed to identify himself as SFC Hawkins.

We have been requested to republish this email in full. According to SFC Hawkins, he served in the US Army from 97-01. After he got out of the Army, he had a meeting in the Pentagon after which he became a civilian contractor for the military, traveling to different states training defense contractors for the next several years. With a top secret security clearance, he put two and two together to realize what he was REALLY training these contractors for, so he decided he no longer wanted to be a ‘part of their crazy plans’.   Continue reading “Reader Warns Russian Troops Everywhere”

CT Post – by NICK TABOR

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The House of Delegates is considering a bill that would link Maryland’s gun registry to its criminal database.

State law requires gun owners to surrender their weapons if they’re convicted of felonies or any violent crimes, but Del. Luiz Simmons, D-Montgomery, said Maryland State Police lack a systematic way of enforcing this. They can’t use their databases to identify gun owners convicted of crimes.   Continue reading “Maryland House bill would link gun, criminal registries”

ewing-51.jpgCBS News

EWING, N.J. – Authorities say one resident was killed in an explosion in a New Jersey housing development that also injured seven workers.

Police say the blast happened Tuesday after a gas line was damaged by contractors who were digging in the area. At least one town home was destroyed in the Trenton suburb of Ewing and 55 others damaged.   Continue reading “One dead as damaged gas line explodes at New Jersey townhouse complex”

ABC News

Acting at Ukraine’s request, the United States and 14 other nations on Tuesday formed a military observer mission intended to monitor the tense Crimea region, and a U.S. official said the team planned to leave within 24 hours.

Daniel Baer, the chief U.S. delegate to the Organization for Security and Cooperation, told The Associated Press that each country was contributing two individuals. But with more OSCE member nations expected to join, he said the mission could grow beyond its present strength of 30 people.   Continue reading “OSCE sending military observer mission to Ukraine”

YUKOS workers servicing an oil well on the Ust Balick oil field near Nefteyugansk, West Siberia, RussiaThe Telegraph – by Katherine Rushton

Russian energy giant Gazprom has increased the price of gas supplies to Ukraine, sending a chilling reminder of the power Russia holds over European energy markets.

The price rise comes as escalating unrest in Ukraine threatens to boil over into war – a situation that has already stoked fears of disruption to energy supplies from Russia to other parts of the world.   Continue reading “Russia cancels Ukraine’s gas discount and demands $1.5bn”

New Straits Times

LOS ANGELES: A US couple who unearthed gold coins worth more than $10 million might have to return them as they may have been stolen, a report said.

The California couple uncovered eight cans filled with more than 1,400  coins on their property, in what is believed to be the most valuable treasure  trove ever discovered in the United States.   Continue reading “Questions raised over California treasure trove”

Kayona TietzTwin Cities – by Mila Koumpilova

A St. Paul student in a wet swimsuit spent 10 bone-chilling minutes outside her school Wednesday when a false fire alarm interrupted her class in the school’s swimming pool.

When smoke from a science project triggered a fire alarm at Como Park Senior High School, freshman Kayona Tietz ended up outside barefoot in her wet bathing suit and a towel. Her mother, Eva Tietz, took to the district’s Facebook page to criticize the district’s handling of the incident, saying the girl suffered minor frostbite to her feet.   Continue reading “Como Park High student in wet bathing suit suffers frostbite”

Tenth Amendment Center

OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 4, 2014 – A bill that would nullify Agenda 21 in Oklahoma passed through the state house today

HB2807, the “Oklahoma Community Protection Act,” would prohibit any state agency or political subdivision from adopting or implementing “policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe upon or restrict private property rights without due process.” It also would void any previous commitments which may have been made under Agenda 21 or a similar program. It reads, “any debt or commitment to an international or federal entity whereby the citizens did not have the ability to exercise their constitutional rights shall be considered null and void.”   Continue reading “Oklahoma House votes to nullify Agenda 21, 66-26”

BankerExecRunningLiberty Gold and Silver

The alternate financial media has been abuzz of late with bizarre stories of the alleged suicides of prominent members of world banking and finance. Over recent weeks, between eight and twelve (some say as many as twenty) successful traders and managers involved with FOREX trading and other derivative currency speculation, have conveniently “decided” to throw themselves from the roof tops of a variety of JP Morgan Chase banks in London, Hong Kong, and New York. Another top banking official, William Broeksmit, former executive at Deutsche Bank, was found hanged in his London home.   Continue reading “Bankers Tell It Like It Is – Top 10 Quotes That Reveal Their Crimes”

Yahoo Shine – by Beth Greenfield

A school-bus driver in rural Georgia who was fired after sticking up for a hungry student last spring has joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit against the school district on Thursday for “violating [his] free speech rights.”

The bumpy ride for the driver, Johnny Cook of Tallapoosa, began last May, when he posted a Facebook message expressing concern for a middle-school student who told him he was hungry after being denied a school lunch for not having the necessary 40 cents on his account. Continue reading “Bus Driver Fired for Helping Hungry Student Fights Back With Lawsuit”

CBN – by David Brody

GREELEY, Colo. — If you mention the word “secession” most people think of the South during the Civil War. But today, a new movement is gaining steam because of frustration over a growing, out-of-control federal government.

A number of conservative, rural Americans are taking about seceding and creating their own states, meaning a new map of the United States of America could include the following:   Continue reading “The New USA? Secession Movement Gains Steam”

Be Your Own Leader – by Dana Gabriel

The recent North American Leaders Summit in Mexico was seen as a perfect opportunity to try and kickstart the trilateral partnership. While there was no headline grabbers or major breakthroughs, the NAFTA partners still moved forward on some crucial issues that centered around North American competitiveness. They developed a shared set of priorities and established a roadmap for enhancing cooperation in areas such as trade, transportation, energy, as well as border facilitation. This includes creating a North American trusted traveler program which is part of ongoing efforts to establish a fully integrated continental security perimeter. During separate bilateral meetings, Canada and Mexico also took steps towards strengthening political, economic and security ties.    Continue reading “NAFTA Partners Pushing North American Competitiveness Integration Agenda”