A bag of marijuana being prepared for sale sits next to a money jar at BotanaCare in Northglenn, Colorado December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters – by KEITH COFFMAN

Sales of recreational marijuana products in Colorado added more than $2.1 million to state coffers in tax receipts and other fees in the first month retail sales of the drug were allowed, state figures showed on Monday.

The figures, which the Colorado Department of Revenue said were in line with expectations, add to just over $1.4 million collected in taxes and fees on medical marijuana in the state in the same month.   Continue reading “Colorado reaps $2.1 million in taxes, fees in first month of recreational pot”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

It’s no secret that the U.S. government is in serious fiscal trouble. So much so that our Treasury Secretary recently noted that should the debt ceiling fail to be increased, the fall-out would be “catastrophic” and last for generations.

Given that sobering report, consider that everything in America, from food to fuel, is subsidized in one way or another. Those subsidies are being paid with ever-increasing debt. It is inevitable that at some point the world’s reserve currency, the US dollar, will be wiped out. The trigger for such an event is irrelevant. What is relevant, is how average Americans will be affected when that day comes.   Continue reading “Game Changer: It Will Be Shocking for the Average American: “Your Cost of Living Will Quadruple””

CTFreedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

On Saturday, I informed you of a Connecticut police officer who said he wanted to bust through one patriot’s door and take his guns. This morning I spoke with John Cinque via telephone and he provided me with screenshots of the conversation that he mentioned in the video. Many people wanted to see the evidence of what John referenced in the video. Some thought it was nothing more than ploy since he was in the video with Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti. I won’t attempt to judge Visconti’s motives. However, the evidence is clear of what Officer Joseph Peterson of the Branford Police Department said, and in the course of the conversation actually spilled the beans on what gun registration is all about: Taking your guns, which every red-blooded, American gun owner knows already. Take a Look for yourself:   Continue reading “CT Cop Who Wants to Kick in Doors & Confiscate Guns Suspended – Not Before Spilling the Beans on What Gun Registration is all About”

plane-route-1-522x293The Daily Sheeple – by Chris Carrington

Experts at the organization monitoring the nuclear test ban treaty have been asked to see if they detected an explosion at high altitude of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane.

Lassina Zerbo, executive director of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) told a news conference the organisation used “infrasound” – or infrasonic sensors – to monitor the earth mainly for atmospheric nuclear explosions. (source)   Continue reading “Nuclear experts to check if flight MH370 exploded”

(Source: ABC 10 News)Police State USA

SAN DIEGO, CA — Dancers at a gentlemen’s club felt harassed and uncomfortable when the establishment was raided by nearly a dozen police officers who demanded to take pictures of the women and examine their bodies and permits.

The raid took place at Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club on Thursday, March 6th.  The evening was disrupted when 10 armed officers swarmed the business to “conduct a random inspection” of the ladies inside.   Continue reading “Cops raid gentlemen’s club to photograph strippers for “investigative purposes””

[A Burglary Or Thief Breaking Into A Home At Night Through A Back Door. View From Inside The Residence" on Shutterstock]The Raw Story – by Eric W. Dolan

Two “sovereign citizens” in Georgia were sentenced to prison on Friday for trying to take over three vacant homes, according to Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds.

Susan Lorraine Weidman was indicted in 2011 for trying to rent out foreclosed houses that she did not own.   Continue reading “‘Sovereign citizens’ in Georgia to serve prison time for trying to take over foreclosed homes”

CBS News

Adam Lanza’s father, Peter Lanza, is speaking at length for the first time since his son shot and killed 26 people more than a year ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Adam Lanza also killed his own mother and himself that December day in Newtown, Conn. His father, Peter, gave an extensive interview with The New Yorker magazine. He says the only reason he is alive is that he was not in Newtown that day.   Continue reading “Sandy Hook shooter’s father: I wish my son had never been born”

San Diego 6 The CW

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A man surrendered peacefully Sunday evening after a six-hour standoff with authorities at the gated FBI office in Sorrento Valley.

An FBI spokesman identified the man as William Durant, 36, of Lakeside and said he faces several charges including trespassing.   Continue reading “Man arrested after standoff at FBI office in Sorrento Valley”

ABC News – by AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press

A gunman opened fire inside a northern Ohio nightclub early Sunday, killing an off-duty police officer and two other men and wounding a fourth man.

Detectives worked to identify the gunman at the Last Call Bar in Fremont, which is about 35 miles southeast of Toledo. No arrest has been made.   Continue reading “Officer Among 3 Men Killed in Ohio Club Shooting”

A police officer looks into an open window on Florida Street, where an officer was shot, while other officers investigate. Photo: Codi Mills, The ChronicleSF Gate – by Peter Fimrite and Erin Allday

An extensive hours-long manhunt for a suspect believed to have shot a San Francisco police officer came up empty Saturday night, police said.

The officer, whose name was not released, was listed in serious but stable condition after being shot Saturday afternoon during a vehicle stop in the Mission District.   Continue reading “San Fransisco officer shot in Mission – manhunt near Daly City mall”

Sac Bee – by Mark Glover

Sacramento police officers on Saturday shot a knife-wielding man aboard a light rail train near 13th and R streets about 9:17 p.m.

Police said the man was taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and was declared dead at the hospital.

Although other passengers were on the train at the time of the shooting, no other injuries were reported.   Continue reading “Sacramento police shoot knife-wielding man on light rail”

A Miami Beach police officer on Aug. 6 caught Israel Hernandez-Llach spray-painting a shuttered McDonald’s on North Beach. After a foot chase, Miami Beach Officer Jorge Mercado shot Herandez-Llach with his department-issued Taser. Miami Herald – by DAVID OVALLE AND CHARLES RABIN

A young graffiti artist shot by a Miami Beach police Taser stun gun died of heart failure from the “energy device discharge,” authorities said Thursday.

But the six-month-long medical examination concluded that the “sudden cardiac death” of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez-Llach, 18, was accidental.

The Miami-Dade medical examiner’s office informed prosecutors of the findings on Thursday, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said.   Continue reading “Teen shot by Miami Beach police Taser died of accidental cardiac arrest”

puppet-stringsSHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

Former Senior Counselor at the World Bank Karen Hudes has spent the last several years of her life working closely with whistle blowers from around the world to shed light on what she calls a “global conspiracy.”

While working for the World Bank as a member of their legal team Hudes uncovered so much corruption that she could no longer keep quiet. She followed the proper channels to report her findings, going first to the organization’s Evaluation Department and country directors, and then to the U.S. Treasury Department and even the United States Congress. All of her requests were ignored, and in some cases, completely covered up. So she did what any honest person would do. She went public. Suffice it to say, she received the typical treatment you’d expect for a whistle blower.   Continue reading “This World Bank Insider Will Blow You Away: “There Is A Huge Global Conspiracy””

CNN – by Ann O’Neill

Hampton, Florida (CNN) — How off-the-charts corrupt do you have to be to capture somebody’s attention in the Sunshine State?

You can lay claim to a 1,260-foot stretch of busy highway a mile outside of town and set up one of the nation’s most notorious speed traps. You can use the ticket money to build up a mighty police force — an officer for every 25 people in town — and, residents say, let drugs run rampant while your cops sit out by the highway on lawn chairs, pointing radar guns at everybody who passes by.   Continue reading “Speed trap city accused of corruption, threatened with extinction”

Rebels stand guard at the entrance of the Es Sider export terminal where a North Korean-flagged tanker has docked in Ras LanufYahoo News – by Ulf Laessing and Feras Bosalum

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a major escalation of a standoff over the country’s petroleum wealth.

The rebels, who have seized three major Libyan ports since August to press their demands for more autonomy, warned Tripoli against staging an attack to halt the oil sale after the tanker docked at Es Sider terminal, one of the country’s biggest. The vessel started loading crude late at night, oil officials said.   Continue reading “Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port”

ABC News

AMHERST, Mass. — A pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual “Blarney Blowout.” There were more than 70 arrests and four officers were injured in the clashes that included some students throwing beer bottles, cans and snowballs, officials said.

Amherst police said early Sunday that 73 people had been arrested after authorities spent most of the day Saturday attempting to disperse several large gathering around the UMass campus for the party traditionally held the Saturday before spring break. The partying carried through Saturday evening into early Sunday, and Amherst Police Capt. Jennifer Gundersen said in a statement that police were busy with numerous reports of fights, noise and highly intoxicated individuals.   Continue reading “73 arrested at Massachusetts pre-St. Pat’s blowout”

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was placed under martial law. Residents were forcibly disarmed and forcibly evacuated. (Source: Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)Police State USA

In the deepest fears of every freedom-loving American is the sinister thought of government following through with a mass confiscation of firearms — the tools of independence and self-preservation.

Some envision a proverbial “house-to-house” confiscation effort.  Police — perhaps soldiers — would be given an order to collect guns and they would literally go to every house in the country to find the guns and seize them.   Continue reading “What would a large-scale gun confiscation look like?”

Washington’s Blog

Americans Are Sick of War

Polls show that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to U.S. military involvement in:   Continue reading “Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose US Intervention in Ukraine, Syria, Iran … Or Anywhere Else”

Tenth Amendment Center

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rarely do you get to witness a battle with the line between right and wrong so clearly drawn. The Maryland House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Fourth Amendment Protection Act afforded such an opportunity. One one side, everyday Americans yearning to stop the violations of their rights and the rights of others. On the other side, those concerned only about advancing their own self-interest, and who care nothing about the principles trampled in the process. Following is the story of that hearing. It will take you behind the curtain into a drama most never see play out. It will make you cheer. It will make you scream. But in the end, you will clearly see the triumph of good ideas over evil.   Continue reading “A Clear Divide: Surveillance State on Display During Maryland Fourth Amendment Hearing”