Fox News – by Dan Springer

The list of things 15-year-olds are not legally allowed to do in Oregon is long: Drive, smoke, donate blood, get a tattoo — even go to a tanning bed.

But, under a first-in-the-nation policy quietly enacted in January that many parents are only now finding out about, 15-year-olds are now allowed to get a sex-change operation. Many residents are stunned to learn they can do it without parental notification — and the state will even pay for it through its Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan.   Continue reading “Oregon allowing 15-year-olds to get state-subsidized sex-change operations”

National Journal – by Jason Plautz

July 7, 2015 Democrats are going hard after a right-wing hero this week, with plans to put language on the House floor that some have deemed the “Cliven Bundy amendment.”

Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona plans to introduce an amendment to the House fiscal 2016 spending bill for the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency that would block the government from issuing grazing permits to people with unpaid grazing fees.   Continue reading “House Democrats Are Planning to Go After Cliven Bundy in Spending-Bill Fight”

Hot Air – by Bruce McQuain

Federal Judge Andrew Hanen, who previously issued an injunction against further enforcement of President Obama’s unilateral executive actions on immigration, has issued an order directing the defendants (to include the HHS secretary) appear before him in court in August to attempt to explain to him why they shouldn’t be held in contempt of court. From his order:   Continue reading “Federal Judge orders Obama administration to court to explain why it has ignored his immigration injunction”

Sent to us by a reader.

Ammoland

llinois –-(Ammoland.com)-  The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):

“A pathetic and cynical slap at the civil rights movement” is how the ISRA is describing a lawsuit filed yesterday by a group of plaintiffs that includes renegade priest Michael Pfleger.   Continue reading “Crazy Father Pfleger Lawsuit: ‘2nd Amendment Violates The Civil Rights Of Blacks’”

KATU

PORTLAND, Ore. – The former owners of a Gresham bakery found guilty of discriminating against a lesbian couple have now been told to pay their big fine by Friday.

Melissa and Aaron Klein have been ordered to pay the couple $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for their wedding.

The decision from Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian also slaps a cease-and-desist order on the Kleins, banning them from advertising their beliefs. The couple contends the ruling is too broad and violates their First Amendment rights.   Continue reading “Sweet Cakes owners told to pay fine or face lien on home”

Wall Street Journal – by Gregor Stuart Hunter

Chinese shares made their biggest daily gain in six years Thursday, restoring confidence in Beijing’s suite of attempts to rescue its struggling stock market.

The Shanghai Composite rose 5.8% to 3709.33, after losses in eight of the last 10 trading days. The smaller Shenzhen market rose 3.8%. Still, both indexes have lost around a third of their value in the past month. The small-cap ChiNext board, which has shed some 38% from its June highs, rose 3%.   Continue reading “China Stocks Make Biggest Daily Gain in Six Years”

ABC News

The South Carolina House has approved a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, and the flag could be removed within days.

The move early Thursday came after more than 13 hours of debate.

The House approved the Senate bill by more than a two-thirds margin. The bill now heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Nikki Haley, who supports the measure.   Continue reading “South Carolina House Approves Bill to Remove Confederate Flag”

AL.com – by Leada Gore

The graves of Confederate war dead buried at federal cemeteries will likely no longer be decorated with Confederate flags following a vote Tuesday night by the House of Representatives.

The House passed an amendment that prohibits the controversial banners from being placed on any graves in federal cemeteries, The Hill reported. The matter must still be approved by the Senate.   Continue reading “Congress votes to ban Confederate flags at federal cemeteries, national parks”

Sent to us by Joe from the Carolinas.

Non-GMO Shopping Guide

What’s a GMO?

A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to obtain a desired trait or characteristic, hence they are also known as transgenic organisms. This process may be called either Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM); they are one and the same.   Continue reading “GMO Label Reading Guide”

Thanks to Cavmedic.

The Cubic Lane – by Aiman Diaz

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has called for the removal of the statue and remains of the Confederate General and once Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, from the city park.

The Mayor believes that Nathan Bedford Forrest wanted to be buried somewhere else in the beginning.

Wharton’s belief comes from Forrest’s own will and testament which states he wanted his self and wife to both be buried in Elmwood Cemetery.   Continue reading “Memphis City Council Unanimously Approves Removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest Remains from Municipal Park”

Reuters

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said technical problems reported on Wednesday by United Airlines and the New York Stock Exchange were apparently not related to “nefarious” activity.

“I have spoken to the CEO of United, Jeff Smisek, myself. It appears from what we know at this stage that the malfunctions at United and the stock exchange were not the result of any nefarious actor,” Johnson said during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.   Continue reading “United, NYSE technical troubles not caused by ‘nefarious’ actor: U.S. Homeland Security chief”

USA Today – by Tom Vanden Brook

The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA TODAY.

The potential troop cut comes as the Obama administration is pondering its next moves against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria. President Obama said Monday he and military leaders had not discussed sending additional troops to Iraq to fight the Islamic State. There are about 3,500 troops in Iraq.   Continue reading “Army plans to cut 40,000 troops”

Sacramento Business Journal – by Allen Young

California lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a bill to regulate electronic cigarettes with the same laws that govern regular cigarettes. Senate Bill 140 would ban “vaping” in restaurants, bars and other workplaces.

A long list of health organizations support the bill as a way to protect young people from addiction to potentially harmful chemicals derived from tobacco. In opposition, e-cigarette industry representatives say they should not be held to the same restrictions as tobacco products because their product is safer.   Continue reading “Lawmakers consider banning e-cigarettes from bars and restaurants”

Yahoo News – by Dylan Stableford

The FBI and state police searched the Indiana home of Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle early Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Star reports that electronics were removed from Fogle’s house in Zionsville, Indiana, and loaded into a mobile forensics van parked in his driveway.

Fogle was seen entering and exiting the van during the search, and later left with his attorney, according to the paper.   Continue reading “FBI agents search Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s home”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moons

Five-time deportee, seven-time convicted felon Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez said in a new interview Sunday with a local ABC News affiliate that he came to San Francisco because he knew the sanctuary city would not hand him over to immigration officials.

He also claimed that he was “looking for jobs in the restaurant or roofing, landscaping, or construction.”   Continue reading “Murderer: I Chose SF Because It Is A ‘Sanctuary City’”