Author: Angel - NYC

Forbes – by Geoffrey Smith

IEA warns that the U.S. is going to run out of storage soon, at which point somebody, somewhere, is going to have to stop pumping.

Oil prices are tumbling back towards the six-year lows that they hit in January after more signs of the U.S. economy weakening and a new report suggesting that the rout at the end of last year still hasn’t had a meaningful impact on U.S. shale oil output.   Continue reading “Oil is back in the doldrums as the IEA warns of glut”

Ammoland – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The West Virginia Constitutional Carry bill,  SB 347, has now passed the House.  The vote was 71 to 29.  This is a very comfortable, veto proof margin.  The bill was amended in the House to raise the age for concealed, permit-less carry from 18 to 21, on the 11th of March.  On the third read today, the 12th of March, it passed 71 to 29.  The vote was both bi-partisan and sufficient to override a veto.  51 Republicans and 20 Democrats voted for the bill.   13 Republicans and 16 Democrats voted against it.

One of the Republicans  who voted against it was Daryl Cowles, the House majority leader, from Berkeley Springs, District 58.  Note that he is not the Speaker of the House, but the majority leader.   Continue reading “WV House passes Constitutional Carry with Bi-Partisan Support”

Capital New York – by Kelly Weill

Computers operating on the New York Police Department’s computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters have been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged police brutality, a review by Capital has revealed.

“The matter is under internal review,” an NYPD spokeswoman, Det. Cheryl Crispin, wrote in an email to Capital after examples of the changes were presented to the NYPD.   Continue reading “Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza”

Huffington Post

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have found more than six tons of marijuana hidden in a truck that tried to cross into the United States from Mexico.

It was the third largest seizure in record at any Arizona port of entry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Nogales inspection facility for commercial vehicles found the 12,397 pounds of pot on Wednesday. The drugs were in a shipment that also contained water pump components.   Continue reading “Authorities Seize 6 Tons Of Pot Hidden In Commercial Truck”

Huffington Post – by Arin Greenwood

Jaimie Kraczkowski says her pit bull Isis protected her when her then-boyfriend became violent.

“Finally, when my head got hit against the wall, she just grabbed his pant leg and she was done. She was done with him abusing me — and abusing her,” Kraczkowski told Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK-TV.

But now Isis — also known as Ice — has been told to leave town.   Continue reading “Pit Bull Credited For Protecting Owner From Domestic Violence Is Getting Kicked Out Of Town”

Ammoland – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On March 12 2015, rape victim Amanda Collins responded to an op-ed by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts, which claimed that opening the door for women to carry guns for self-defense on college campuses could lead to more sexual assaults.

Collins refuted the claim and pointed out that Watts is wrong for fighting to keep women defenseless on campuses.   Continue reading “Rape Victim says Moms Demand Action WRONG for Keeping Women Defense”

New York Times – by MANNY FERNANDEZ

HOUSTON — The Republic of Texas is unlike any other volunteer organization in what used to be the Republic of Texas.

Its monthly meetings are called joint sessions of congress. Members have minted their own silver and gold currency and carry ID cards warning police officers they are diplomatic representatives of the nation of Texas. Its vice president, a retired telephone company worker, sent a letter in 2011 to the governor of Oklahoma, informing her that she faced indictment because her state’s counties and territories were “trespassing inside the geographical boundaries” of the nation.   Continue reading “Secede? Separatists Claim Texas Never Joined United States”

Ammoland

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Educate Mayors Project is sponsored by 2AO and the Institute for Policy Action, based in Washington DC.

The goal is to provide information on why mayors should oppose these Unconstitutional efforts of Michael Bloomberg and Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

By connecting with each mayor, 2AO will work to advocate within these communities to provide accurate analysis of statistics regarding the 2nd Amendment.   Continue reading “2AO Nation’s Educate Mayors Project”

Ammoland

Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- A workshop titled “Covering Gun Violence” is being offered in Phoenix by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma to “help journalists and news organizations in the Southwest improve their reporting on guns and gun violence.”

That sounds reasonable and helpful.  Surely the Dart Center, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism could help improve the state of reporting on the firearms issue, especially in light of the way reporters seem to call every pistol a Glock, every rifle an AK47, and every gun an automatic.   Continue reading “Is Teaching Anti-Gun Propaganda Ethical?”

ABC News – by Emily Swanson

The number of Americans who live in a household with at least one gun is lower than it’s ever been, according to a major American trend survey that finds the decline in gun ownership is paralleled by a reduction in the number of Americans who hunt.

According to the latest General Social Survey, 32 percent of Americans either own a firearm themselves or live with someone who does, which ties a record low set in 2010. That’s a significant decline since the late 1970s and early 1980s, when about half of Americans told researchers there was a gun in their household.   Continue reading “Propaganda Alert: Major Survey Shows Gun Ownership Declining”

Yahoo News

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transportation officials say 40 passengers were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer that was stuck on the tracks in North Carolina.

DOT officials said 25 people were taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center by bus and 15 by ambulance after the collision, which happened about noon Monday.   Continue reading “Officials: 40 passengers injured in truck-train collision”

ABC 7 – by Kendra Nichols

CAMP HILL, Pa. (WHTM) – Beginning April 1, Holy Spirit Hospital will no longer hire people who use tobacco products.

All applicants, including those seeking full and part-time positions, flex, volunteers and students will be tested for nicotine as part of the hospital’s routine drug screening.   Continue reading “Holy Spirit Hospital to Begin No Nicotine Hiring Policy”

The Guardian

Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, according to a video posted online. The pledge came in an Arabic audio message with English subtitles alleged to have come from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and posted Saturday on Twitter, according to the SITE Intelligence monitoring service.

“We announce our allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims … and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity, in hardship and ease, and to endure being discriminated against, and not to dispute about rule with those in power, except in case of evident infidelity regarding that which there is a proof from Allah,” said the message.   Continue reading “Boko Haram declares allegiance to Isis”

Chicago Heights Patch – by Dennis Robaugh

Homeless and hopeless, David Allen Potchen is the bank robber who didn’t want the money, he just wanted to be caught.

His “career” as a stickup man began in 2001, when he walked into a Lowell, Ind., bank armed with a shotgun and took nine employees hostage. But he didn’t ask for money in the four hours he spent chatting with the terrified tellers and bank manager as FBI and SWAT surrounded the bank. He asked for two Big Macs and cigarettes.   Continue reading “Luckless, Hopeless Welder Robs a Bank Just to Get Caught”

Times of India

KOHIMA: A man, accused of raping a girl, was beaten to death today after being pulled out of a jail by a mob at Dimapur in Nagaland.

A mass protest rally against the rape was held at Dimapur this morning after which students and angry people forced into the district jail and managed to pull out the accused.

The accused had allegedly raped the victim several times on February 23 and was arrested the following day following a complaint lodged by the victim.   Continue reading “Accused rapist dragged from prison and killed by Indian mob”

US English

“Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.”
S.I. Hayakawa

“By emphasizing the importance of a common language, we safeguard a proud legacy and help to ensure that America’s future will be as great as her past.”
President Ronald Reagan, letter to U.S. ENGLISH, Mar. 24, 1987   Continue reading “Making English the Official Language Quotes”