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We must say we admire the chutzpah of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He presides over a city that has copious gunplay despite supposedly tough gun control, yet he presumes to tell New Hampshire and the rest of the country how to deal with guns.
That is, he does this when he isn’t telling the citizens of Gotham how big a soda cup they can purchase. Continue reading “Bloomberg’s chutzpah: Awesome, but NH isn’t buying it”
Colorado Watchdog – by Calvin Thompson
Despite Gov. John Hickenlooper’s repeated denial that the new gun control policies had nothing to do with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s harsh anti-gun rhetoric, phone records indicate that the two politicians exchanged personal phone calls at least twice during the Colorado gun control debates.
Todd Shepherd, an investigative reporter at theIndependence Institute and editor-in-chief ofCompleteColorado.com, reported yesterday that Hickenlooper got a phone call from Bloomberg on March 2, just two short days before the gun-control bills went to Senate committee hearings. Continue reading “Bloomberg called Hickenlooper during gun control debate”
Huffington Post – by TAMI ABDOLLAH
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The gunman who went on a chaotic rampage killing four people before being fatally shot by police at a college campus planned the attack and was capable of firing 1,300 rounds of ammunition, the police chief said Saturday.
“Any time someone puts on a vest, of some sort, comes out with a bag full of loaded magazines, has an extra receiver, has a handgun and has a semi-automatic rifle, carjacks folks, goes to a college, kills more people and has to be neutralized at the hands of the police, I would say that that’s premeditated,” said Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks. Continue reading “Santa Monica Gunman Planned Attack, Had Rifle & 1,300 Rounds Of Ammunition”
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston resident Cheryl Strain’s inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun.
Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range, Strain’s instructor, Dan Blackford, patiently directed her on how to use her thumb to shove a shell all the way inside the barrel and feel it click. Continue reading “Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood”
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun violence group is launching a cross-country bus tour this month as the next step in its push for stricter gun control measures.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ bus tour will start June 14 to mark the six-month anniversary of the Newtown, Conn. massacre, taking gun violence survivors, their families and friends and law enforcement officials to 25 states in 100 days, according to a job posting by the group. Continue reading “100-day bus tour for Bloomberg gun group”
Evergreen State Open Carry activists are today promising a warm welcome for anti-gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s upcoming gun control bus tour if it visits the Pacific Northwest, according to messages posted over the past several hours on the Open Carry/Washington forum.
The billionaire anti-gun New York mayor is busy today using his bottomless bucket of bucks to bully a New Hampshire senator for voting against his background check scheme, the Manchester Union Leader reported. He is spending $400,000 on a ten-day advertising campaign against New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte because she voted against the background check bill in the Senate; a measure the mayor wanted. Continue reading “Open Carry activists plan warm welcome if Bloomy bus tour comes here”
A Manhattan condo board is doing everything it can to keep a proposed Denny’s from moving into its building. After all, the board says, wild types visit those sort of establishments.
The condo board of the building, which is located in the city’s Financial District, has gone as far as to file a $10 million lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court to keep stop the restaurant from moving into the building’s retail space, according to the Real Deal, a New York City real estate news site. Continue reading “Denny’s New York City Plan Backfires After Condo Board Rips ‘Drunk’ Culture, ‘Party Atmosphere’”
Huffington Post – by JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea’s nuclear threats.
Obama’s efforts to press Xi to halt China’s alleged hacking against the U.S. could be overshadowed by revelations that Obama’s own administration has been secretly seizing phone records from millions of Americans. Continue reading “Obama, Xi Jinping Meeting In California”
Huffington Post – by MICHAEL R. BLOOD
LOS ANGELES — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced Friday.
Operator Southern California Edison said in a statement it will retire the twin reactors because of uncertainty about the future of the plant, which faced a tangle of regulatory hurdles, investigations and mounting political opposition. With the reactors idle, the company has spent more than $500 million on repairs and replacement power. Continue reading “San Onofre Power Plant Closing After Epic 16-Month Battle”
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) introduced the Patriot Act in October of 2001. Today, he sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder saying that initial reports about the National Security Administration’s request for Verizon phone records are “disturbing,” and “not consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act.”
Take a minute to let that sink in. Continue reading “Patriot Act Author Jim Sensenbrenner “Disturbed” by NSA’s Collection of Verizon Phone Records”
HONG KONG (AFP) – A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen — he was a woman.
Doctors realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, the Hong Kong Medical Journal reported. Continue reading “Hong Kong man finds he is a woman after doctor visit”
ABC News – by TOM HAYS Associated Press
Authorities have returned to a Texas home linked to the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to New York City’s mayor and President Barack Obama.
FBI agents wearing hazardous material suits were seen going in and out of the house in New Boston Wednesday. The house also was searched last Friday.
A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that the search was initiated after the resident’s spouse contacted the FBI. The official wasn’t authorized to disclose information and spoke to the AP Saturday on condition of anonymity. Continue reading “Texas Home Searched Again in Ricin Investigation”
Charles Koch confirmed that he and his brother David are exploring the possibility of buying newspapers in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
There have been rumors swirling for weeks that the conservative billionaires, who run Koch Industries, are interested in acquiring the Tribune’s big regional titles, which include the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel. The prospect of such a sale has raised alarm among some readers and Tribune employees, who are concerned that the new owners would use the papers to advance their political causes. Continue reading “Koch Brothers Say They’re Interested In Buying Newspapers: Wall Street Journal”
The Obama administration is spying on all calls millions of Verizon customers make each day, to any phone number inside or outside the United States.
The news broke after the Guardian1 unveiled the top secret court order2 that authorized the government’s shocking mass-surveillance program. This comes just weeks after we learned the Justice Department has been spying on journalists, and threatening them with criminal prosecution, just for doing their jobs. Continue reading “Dear President Obama: Stop Spying on Me”
Huffington Post – by Rebecca Shapiro
The two teenagers who appeared on The New York Post’s infamous “Bag Men” cover are suing the tabloid for libel, the Boston Globe reported on Thursday.
Days after bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line, the New York Postsplashed a photograph of 16-year-old Salaheddin Barhoum and 24-year old Yassine Zaimi across its cover under the headline “BAG MEN: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon.” The photograph showed the two men watching the end of the race while carrying their backpacks. The only problem? The men were completely innocent. After seeing his face on the Post’s cover, Barhoum went to the police to clear his name. Continue reading “‘Bag Men’ Sue New York Post Over Boston Marathon Bombing Cover”
Politico – by PRIYA ANAND
Examiner – by Dave Workman 
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Reason – by Mike Riggs 
Yahoo News
Huffington Post
Free Press