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NPR – by Tom Bowman

Starting Jan. 1, every woman in the Marines Corps was supposed to meet a new physical standard by performing three pullups. But that has been put off.

The Marine Corps announced it quietly. There was no news conference — just a notice on its social media sites and an item on its own TV show, The Corps Report.

Lance Cpl. Ally Beiswanger explained that the pullup test had been put off until sometime next year, to gather more data and “ensure all female Marines are given the best opportunity to succeed.”   Continue reading “Marines: Most Female Recruits Don’t Meet New Pullup Standard”

Politico – by JOSH GERSTEIN

Federal officials are ticked about a New York Times editorial published Thursday, not so much over its call for clemency or a plea deal for leaker Edward Snowden, but for accusing intelligence agencies of intentionally violating the law.

Drawing the particular ire of Obama administration officials is the Times’s suggestion that Snowden should be off the hook because he revealed that the government set out to act illegally on a broad scale.  Continue reading “Feds steamed at New York Times Snowden editorial”

The Daily Caller – by Caroline May

The Department of Justice called on the Supreme Court to not exempt a group of Catholic nuns from Obamacare’s contraception mandate on Friday.

Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor granted the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged a temporary injunction from the requirement that the nuns offer insurance that covers contraception or face hefty fines.   Continue reading “Obama administration demands Catholic nuns comply with contraception mandate”

The Daily Sheeple

Whether you’re new to the preparedness community or you’ve been stockpiling for years, information is the most valuable prep item.  That’s why the brand new resource, Top Prepper Sites, is an excellent addition to your bookmarks.

The site introduction states:   Continue reading “Looking for Information on Prepping? Check Out the Brand New “Top Prepper Sites””

Global Warming and the Fickle Finger of Fate

Red Orbit

I guess some felonies have no consequence.

Fox News

SAN FRANCISCO –  The California Supreme Court granted a law license Thursday to a man who has lived in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope will open the door to millions of immigrants seeking to enter other professions such as medicine, accounting and teaching.

The unanimous decision means Sergio Garcia, who attended law school and passed the state bar exam while working in a grocery store and on farms, can begin practicing law immediately.   Continue reading “California grants law license to illegal immigrant”

The Washington Free Beacon – by Elizabeth Harrington

The Justice Department is spending more than $500,000 to “enhance” its company profile on LinkedIn and increase its “brand awareness.”

The contract, awarded on Christmas Eve, gives the government “unlimited access” to each of the networking site’s 250 million users through LinkedIn’s “Recruiter” service.   Continue reading “Justice Department spending $544,338 for an ‘enhanced company profile’ on LinkedIn”

The Washington Times – by Emily Miller

For the first time in the United States, a citizen who has legally registered a gun will have to submit to a renewal process. The consequences of not knowing about this new law or missing the specific 60-day window are dire.

Starting on Jan. 2, every single D.C. resident who has registered a firearm since 1976 must go to police headquarters to pay a $48 fee and be photographed and fingerprinted.   Continue reading “Gun re-registration begins in D.C., may lead to arrest and confiscation”

The DC Caller – by Robby Soave

Now that New York City Mayor and far-left Democrat Bill de Blasio has chosen Carmen Farina to become chancellor of NYC schools, city residents can expect a sharp turn to the left on education policy.

Farina, a former teacher and long-time adviser to de Blasio, shares the mayor’s desire to foist a “progressive agenda” upon NYC schools, she said at a news conference earlier this week.   Continue reading “It begins: New NYC schools chancellor will push ‘progressive agenda’”

Why do American taxpayers have to pay for this foreign chemical cleanup?

WVEC News 13

PORTSMOUTH (AP) — A cargo ship is being outfitted in Virginia with sophisticated technology capable of destroying Syria’s chemical weapons.

The 648-foot MV Cape Ray is undergoing work in a Portsmouth shipyard before sea trials and its expected voyage to the Mediterranean. The vessel in the Maritime Administration’s ready reserve is rolling out the gangplank Thursday for media visits.   Continue reading “Portsmouth yard preparing ship for Syria chemical weapons disposal”

Radix Journal – by Jack Donavan

The following was delivered as a speech at the second National Policy Institute’s conference, which was held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, on October 26th.

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There may be a collapse. It could happen. It could happen tomorrow. Vengeful gods could hurl boulders from the sky, cleansing the earth with fires and floods. There could be blood in the streets and gnashing of teeth. A plague of locusts or killer bees, some Chinese flu, or the Zombie Apocalypse. Your debit cards might run empty and your “smart”phones might get real dumb. We may be forced to band together in primal gangs and fight for survival. We may be forced by circumstances beyond our control to rediscover lifeways more familiar to our species—to our ancestral brains—than this endless, banal sprawl of corporate parks and shopping malls.   Continue reading “Becoming the New Barbarians”

New York Daily News – by NINA GOLGOWSKI

He’s back from the dead and federal authorities are delighted to see him.

A banker wanted for $21 million wire fraud who fooled many into believing he had committed suicide in 2012 has been arrested in south Georgia.

Authorities say Aubrey Lee Price, 47, was pulled over by police in Brunswick for his vehicle’s illegally tinted windows on Tuesday and after a bit of questioning, they realized who he was.   Continue reading “‘Dead’ banker, Aubrey Lee Price, arrested on $21M fraud charges 18 months after claimed suicide”

Reuters – by Stephen Jewkes and Deepa Seetharaman

MILAN/DETROIT, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Italian carmaker Fiat SpA struck a $4.35 billion deal to gain full control of Chrysler Group LLC, ending more than a year of tense talks that have obstructed Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne’s efforts to combine the two automakers’ resources.

The agreement, announced on Wednesday, cements Marchionne’s reputation as the industry’s consummate dealmaker about a decade after he took the helm of Fiat as a car business newcomer, analysts and bankers said.   Continue reading “Fiat strikes $4.35 billion deal to buy rest of Chrysler”

ABC News

The California Supreme Court on Thursday will decide whether to grant a law license to a man living in the United States illegally who graduated from law school and passed the state bar exam.

The opinion to be published comes in the case of Sergio Garcia, who is challenging a 1996 law that bars people living in the country illegally from receiving “professional licenses” from government agencies, or with the use of public funds, unless state lawmakers vote otherwise.   Continue reading “California to Rule on Law License for Illegal Immigrant”

KDRV News 12 – by Randa Gore

APPLEGATE, Ore. — It’s the driest year on record for most of Southern Oregon and Northern California.  Lakes and rivers in the area are drying up, and there is no help sight.

The Applegate Reservoir is usually filled to the brim with water, but right now it’s nothing more than a muddy desert.

“We’re praying for water, we’re praying for rain, it’s really really low,” said Applegate Reservoir visitor Bear Perrin.   Continue reading “Lakes Dry Up As Lack of Rain Continues”

KDRV News 12 – by Hannah Everman

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A commercial truck driver and his dog are safe after his truck traveled off Highway 140 W, about six miles west of Klamath Falls, and went into the ice-covered Upper Klamath Lake Tuesday morning. Oregon State Police are still investigating the crash and the Oregon Department of Transportation is working on removing the truck from the water.

On December 31, at about 6:40 a.m., Carl Hansen, 73, from Medford, was driving the commercial truck that was pulling an empty semi-trailer on Highway 140 W near milepost 58 when the truck traveled across the westbound lane, off the shoulder and into the ice-covered lake. The truck and trailer broke through the ice and became partially submerged in the water.   Continue reading “Man and Dog Safe After Crash Into Lake”

Reuters –  by Ben Blanchard

(Reuters) – China’s first aircraft carrier has successfully finished a series of tests during a training mission in the disputed South China Sea and has returned to port, state media reported.

Last month’s drills off the coast of Hainan Island marked not only the first time China has sent a carrier into the South China Sea but the first time it has maneuvered with the kind of strike group of escort ships U.S. carriers deploy, according to regional military officers and analysts.   Continue reading “China’s first aircraft carrier completes South China Sea drills”

ABC News – by MARK MOONEY

Federal officials will decided in the “coming weeks” whether to require new cars to include smart technology that would alert drivers of a coming crash, even in vehicles that are two or three cars away.

The vehicle-to-vehicle — or V2V — technology has undergone testing in recent years and has already been installed in some cars that are on the road.   Continue reading “Feds May Require Cars to Talk to Each Other to Avoid Crashes”