Wall Street Journal – by WILLIAM MAULDIN

WASHINGTON—The purchase of Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD +29.23% by China’s Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. is unlikely to face serious opposition from the U.S. committee that reviews foreign acquisitions, according to former U.S. officials and trade experts.

In announcing their proposed combination Wednesday, the companies said the $4.7 billion deal is subject to approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS. Continue reading “U.S. Expected to Clear China Firm’s Smithfield Purchase”

Driver's license photo of Jerry Wayne Waller, who was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer on May 28, 2013. (credit: Texas Department of Public Safety)CBS DFW

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A grandfather checking on his neighbor is shot and killed by Fort Worth police. The shots rang out early Tuesday morning near Woodhaven Country Club, in east Fort Worth.

Those close to the family say the victim lived nearby and heard his neighbor’s burglar alarm. Neighbor Jerry Wayne Waller then apparently went outside to see what was going on.   Continue reading “Police Shoot & Kill Grandfather While Responding To Burglary Call”

SyriaThe Daily Beast – by Josh Rogin

Update: Pentagon spokesman Dave Lapan sent the following statement to The Daily Beast after this story posted: “There is no new planning effort underway. The Joint Staff, along with the relevant combatant commanders, continue to conduct prudent planning for a range of possible military options.”

Along with no-fly zone plans, the White House is considering arming parts of the Syrian opposition and formally recognizing the Syrian opposition council, reports Josh Rogin.   Continue reading “Obama Asks Pentagon for Syria No-Fly Zone Plan”

walmart checkoutCNN – by Annalyn Kurtz

Wal-Mart will pay $82 million for violating the Clean Water Act and other environmental regulations, after dumping pesticides and other hazardous materials down the drain.

The retail giant pleaded guilty to six counts of violating the Clean Water Act — all misdemeanors — in cases filed by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco.Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) also pleaded guilty to separate charges filed in Kansas City, Mo., for improperly handling pesticides that had been returned by customers.   Continue reading “Wal-Mart pays $82 million fine for dumping hazardous waste”

nsagoogle.jpgBATR – by James Hall

The data mining technology that is integral to the Google AdWords experience is a power tool in creating an individual profile for anyone who surfs the web. The amazing capacity to target specific ads to personal search topics, geographic locations and web history is the harbinger of a total recall on your personality. If the benefits of getting relevant advertisement that maximize sales opportunities were the only purpose of the process, the relatively benign intrusion of a materialistic message might be tolerable to most internet users. However, the bull in the china shop is not merely in the business of making a commercial profit. Google is a wonder creation of the calculate surveillance society.   Continue reading “Google and the NSA Connection”

Armageddon Online

Armageddon Online proudly presents… 954 survival books, manuals, guides and more in one place! Topics include: – Natural Disaster Survival,  Food and Water Prep  – Navigation – General Urban and Wilderness Preparedness – Evasion Techniques – and much more! Opening the files requires ADOBE READER or a web browser with it built in.  All of the following 954 files are free to read and download individually.   Continue reading “954 Survival Books, Manuals, and Guides”

Living Not Surviving – by Ahmed Serag

In a victory for Maryland concealed carry, open carry, and gun Rights, Carroll County has passed resolution 884-2013, a Second Amendment Preservation Act.

“The Board reasonably believes the MFSA to be “pretended” (unconstitutional) legislation and be it further resolved that the Board, in affirmation of the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Carroll County, herein direct that Carroll County Government will not authorize or appropriate government funds, resources, employees, agencies, contractors, buildings, detention centers or offices for the purpose of enforcing any element of the MFSA that infringes on the right of the people to keep and bear arms” [Source Legislation]   Continue reading “Carroll County Nullifies Maryland Gun Control Legislation With 2nd Amendment Preservation Act”

Dr. Michael Ciampi took his practice back from Mercy health system after finding that patient care was too impersonal. He also stopped accepting insurance and Medicaid as way to deal more directly with his patients. Bangor Daily News – by Jackie Farwell

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. Michael Ciampi took a step this spring that many of his fellow physicians would describe as radical.

The family physician stopped accepting all forms of health insurance. In early 2013, Ciampi sent a letter to his patients informing them that he would no longer accept any kind of health coverage, both private and government-sponsored. Given that he was now asking patients to pay for his services out of pocket, he posted his prices on the practice’s website.   Continue reading “South Portland doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices online”

Washington Post – by Jonathan Turley

There were times this past week when it seemed like the 19th-century Know-Nothing Party had returned to Washington. President Obama insisted he knew nothing about major decisions in the State Department, or the Justice Department, or the Internal Revenue Service. The heads of those agencies, in turn, insisted they knew nothing about major decisions by their subordinates. It was as if the government functioned by some hidden hand.   Continue reading “The rise of the fourth branch of government”

Veterans Today – by Kevin Barrett [Satire]

According to unconfirmed reports, former Republican presidential candidate and current Senator John McCain has joined al-Qaeda.

Informed sources report that McCain slipped across the Syrian border last night and joined the al-Nusra front, an Israeli-supported al-Qaeda affiliate that is waging war against Syria.   Continue reading “McCain Sneaks Across Syria Border, Joins Al-Qaeda”

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The Syria crisis appears to be entering a new phase of deadly maneuvering with fast-paced events between Monday and Tuesday (today).

On Monday, May 27, the European Union lifted an embargo on arming Syrian rebels, allowing member nations to go ahead to provide the arms as they deem fit.   Continue reading “Syria escalation(Israel vs Russia): Russia to send in advanced missiles to deter foreign intervention; Israel threatens to strike shipment”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

During much of the United States’ existence, a significant portion of the population lived near the uncivilized frontier. The frontier was a place where the laws of civilization did not reach, where Judeo/Christian morals were not in the ascendancy, a place of danger, where travelers must always be on their guard, where savage tribes held sway, a land often as not immersed in a low level of war, either between the tribes or between a tribe and western civilization, and where a man depended on his wits and weapons, and was not able to depend upon the force of law.   Continue reading “Armed Citizens and the Modern Frontier”

A member of the bomb squad searches the suspicious vehicle on the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday.CNN

The New York Police Department gave an “all clear” Monday after an unattended, suspicious vehicle prompted authorities to shut the Brooklyn Bridge.

The vehicle was found in the right lane of the Manhattan-bound side of the bridge, mid-span, a police spokesman said.   Continue reading “All clear given at Brooklyn Bridge after suspicious vehicle prompts closure”

John McCainThe Daily Beast

Sen. John McCain Monday became the highest-ranking U.S. official to enter Syria since the bloody civil war there began more than two years ago, The Daily Beast has learned.

McCain, one of the fiercest critics of the Obama administration’s Syria policy, made the unannounced visit across the Turkey-Syria border with Gen. Salem Idris, the leader of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army. He stayed in the country for several hours before returning to Turkey. Both in Syria and Turkey, McCain and Idris met with assembled leaders of Free Syrian Army units that traveled from around the country to see the U.S. senator. Inside those meetings, rebel leaders called on the United States to step up its support to the Syrian armed opposition and provide them with heavy weapons, a no-fly zone, and airstrikes on the Syrian regime and the forces of Hezbollah, which is increasingly active in Syria.   Continue reading “John McCain Slips Across Border Into Syria, Meets With Rebels”

Inflation Or DeflationThe Economic Collapse – by Michael

Is the coming financial collapse going to be inflationary or deflationary?  Are we headed for rampant inflation or crippling deflation?  This is a subject that is hotly debated by economists all over the country.  Some insist that the wild money printing that the Federal Reserve is doing combined with out of control government spending will eventually result in hyperinflation.  Others point to all of the deflationary factors in our economy and argue that we will experience tremendous deflation when the bubble economy that we are currently living in bursts.    Continue reading “Will It Be Inflation Or Deflation? The Answer May Surprise You”

John DrydenDaily Herald – by Susan Sarkauskas

A Batavia High School teacher’s fans are rallying to support him as he faces possible discipline for advising students of their Constitutional rights before taking a school survey on their behavior.

They’ve been collecting signatures on an online petition, passing the word on Facebook, sending letters to the school board, and planning to speak at Tuesday’s school board meeting.   Continue reading “Constitutional Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water”