Author: Angel - NYC

Mediaite – by Andrew Kirell

Those following the developments in Friday evening’s UCSB shootings are aware of the suspected perpetrator Elliot Rodger‘s frightening YouTube manifesto, describing his bitterness towards women and the men who are able to find a mate.

As it turns out, he had also written a 141-page manifesto that lays out his grievances in painstaking detail, describing stories from his childhood onward that seemed to have laid the foundation for his anger towards women, “alpha males,” and society in general.   Continue reading “Elliot Rodger’s Written Manifesto Is 141 Pages Long and Absolutely Terrifying”

Huffington Post – by GILLIAN FLACCUS and OSKAR GARCIA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Elliot Rodger killed six people in a beachside California college community, the 22-year-old repeatedly talked online in videos about being sexually frustrated, alone and miserable.

Rodger’s family worried about him enough to call police about his videos on YouTube, saying they were alarmed by seeing him talk of suicide and killing people, family attorney Alan Shifman said Saturday. Three weeks later, Rodger stabbed three people at his apartment to death, gunned down two women outside a sorority and killed one more person outside a deli. Police believe he killed himself after a roving gunbattle with police.   Continue reading “Elliot Rodger’s Videos Raised Alarm Before Santa Barbara Shooting”

AOL

URUMQI, China (AP) – Authorities announced a security crackdown Saturday in China’s Muslim northwest after a deadly bombing raised questions about whether tightening Beijing’s grip might be feeding anti-Chinese anger and a rise of organized terrorism.

Thursday’s bombing at a vegetable market in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region, killed at least 43 people and left the region’s ethnic Chinese on edge.   Continue reading “China launched anti-terror drive after bombing”

Dallas News – by Jeffrey Weis

Several superintendents have taken an unusually public stance against the state’s school accountability system in advance of this week’s release of STAAR results. One letter by the head of Paris ISD drew attention from East Texas to Bangkok.

Paris ISD Superintendent Paul Jones posted his letter to parents on Friday, de-emphasizing the importance of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests.   Continue reading “Superintendents push back against STAAR before latest results”

Build Direct – by Steffani Cameron

Nothing wrecks a warm night outdoors quicker than the arrival of mosquitoes. The buzzing, the stabbing, the bleeding, the itching — who needs it?

With barbecue season upon us, it’s time to fight back! There are a lot of great steps you can take to fight mosquitoes, from attacking standing water on your property through to ditching your scented products, but today we’re talking about planters.   Continue reading “Mosquito-Fighting Plants for Your Yard”

24/7 Wall Street – by Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich

The United States is currently engulfed in one of the worst droughts in recent memory. More than 30% of the country experienced at least moderate drought as of last week’s data.

In seven states drought conditions were so severe that each had more than half of its land area in severe drought. Severe drought is characterized by crop loss, frequent water shortages, and mandatory water use restrictions. Based on data from the U.S. Drought Monitor, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states with the highest levels of severe drought.   Continue reading “Seven States Running Out of Water”

New York Daily News – by Annie Karni

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is gone, but his shock ads warning about obesity endure.

The graphic spots, which show grisly images of how consuming sugary drinks can lead to diabetes, obesity and heart disease, are playing on television, five months after Bloomberg left office.   Continue reading “Michael Bloomberg’s gross-out anti-obesity TV ads continue fight against sugary drinks”

AmmoLand

Washington, DC – After a backlash of complaints from concerned citizens, Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine puts the USDA on notice that he wants an explanation why the farm business development department of the U.S. Government needs an unknown quantity of .40 Cal. S&W submachine guns?

Says Congressman Jim Bridenstine “The fear of my constituents is that the USDA is expanding outside of its Intended mission.”

Continue reading “Congressman Jim Bridenstine Demands to Know Why USDA Needs Machine Guns”

AmmoLand – by Michelle Malkin

Los Angeles, CA – -(Ammoland.com)- A government that fails to secure its borders is guilty of dereliction of duty.

A government that fails to care for our men and women on the frontlines is guilty of malpractice.

A government that puts the needs of illegal aliens above U.S. veterans for political gain should be prosecuted for criminal neglect bordering on treason.   Continue reading “How America Treats Illegal Aliens vs. Veterans… Happy Memorial Day”

AmmoLand – by Rob Morse

Southern California –-(Ammoland.com)  It used to be called suicide by cop.  That is when some insane guy points a toy gun at a police officer fully expecting that the officer will kill him.   It is a tragic situation at best.  It is made worse when the next of kin complains about unnecessary violence.

Sadly, the next of kin also complains when an ordinary citizen faces a violent criminal and the citizen uses lethal force in self-defense.  We should call it suicide by citizen.  I’ll go a step further.   Continue reading “Criminals Commit Suicide by Citizen”

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Texas – -(Ammoland.com)- Over the past year, our members have done what no other organization has been able to do – put open carry at the forefront of the fight to restore gun rights for all Texans.

As we have grown, we have had to adjust our efforts based on lessons learned through hundreds of open carry events, big and small.  

Continue reading “Texas Open Carry Groups Joint Statement on Open Carry of Long Arms”

KBTX – by Patrina Adger

Hearne, TX The shooting death of a 93 year old woman in Hearne more than two weeks ago is still getting a lot of attention, including from the Federal Government.

The Hearne Citizen’s Oversight Committee hosted a second town hall meeting and invited a member of the U.S. Department of Justice to sit in on the discussion.   Continue reading “US Department of Justice attends Hearne Town Hall Meeting”

Gee Thanks, Rick Perry, for bringing “Businesses” and “Jobs” like this to Texas.

The Eagle – by Beth Brown

Bryan and Brazos County are expected to decide next week to not award incentives to Gunler Foods, the manufacturing plant located in Texas Triangle Park that is accused of owing tens of thousands of dollars to vendors around town.   Continue reading “Bryan, Brazos County expected to not award incentives to Gunler Foods”

Lincoln Park Patch – by Dennis Robaugh

A Chicago police sergeant who met a drunken woman during a domestic dispute, drove her home, bought her wine on the way, then returned to her apartment with more booze after his shift ended says he “feels terrible” the woman shot herself to death that night with his gun.

Sgt. Steven Lesner — who pleaded guilty Friday to several misconduct charges — told a Chicago Police Board hearing officer that he was in the bathroom urinating and washing his hands when he heard the gunshot.   Continue reading “Cop Says He ‘Feels Terrible’ Drunk Woman Shot Herself to Death With His Gun”

Dearborn Patch – by Beth Dalbey

For 35 years, the cremated remains of Sgt. Russell A. Shumway sat in a sterile metal can collecting dust at a Michigan funeral home.

A North Dakota native, Shumway served with the Army’s 14th Cavalry in World War I, from May 1917 to September 1919. He was 86 when he died March 31, 1980, in Grand Rapids, MI, forgotten and alone.   Continue reading “Final Resting Place for 250,000 Vets is a Tin Can on a Shelf”

Huffington Post – by David Wood

WASHINGTON — The problems veterans experience getting Veterans Affairs medical care also exist with VA mental health care, where veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and even those at high risk of suicide face long waits, according to VA staffers and internal investigations.

At some VA medical centers, qualified mental health professionals, nursing staff and bed space are in such short supply that some mental health patients are discharged early. “The turnaround on patients has gotten faster — there’s a lot of pressure to get them in and out and a lot of them aren’t ready to leave,” said a VA psychiatric nurse, who added that patients are sometimes discharged “AMA” — against medical advice.   Continue reading “VA Mental Health Care Delays, Staff Shortages, Plague Veterans”

AOL – by MICHAEL GRACZYK

HOUSTON (AP) — A 600-pound calf that lost its back hooves and part of its legs to frostbite in Virginia more than a year ago has been fitted in Texas with a new pair of prosthetic hind legs.

The English Charolais (SHAR’-lay) calf known as Hero received the high-tech devices on Wednesday in Houston. The animal may be the only double-amputee calf in the U.S. with prosthetics.   Continue reading “Rescued calf gets new high-tech prosthetics”