TSA Orders Over Half-Ton Of High Powered ExplosivePrepper Podcast – by James Smith

Put this in the “What in the hell are they thinking?” category, but the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) protectors of the friendly skies, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has submitted another requestfor high explosives via the Federal Business Online website today, and has issued a Limited Source Justification for three businesses to provide the material: Hallowell Manufacturing LLC, Omni Explosives Inc, and Tripwire Operations Group.   Continue reading “TSA Orders Over Half-Ton Of High Powered Explosive”

Get out of dodge bags. This is our packing list. It is for bugging out on foot without transportation.

Pick a good, heavy duty bag with a frame. A lot of this equipment can be found at My Patriot Supply. They have an ad on From the Trenches World Report.

  1. Duct Tape.
  2. Water. Water weighs 2 lbs. per liter, so you can’t carry all of your needed water. Put several bottles to get you going until you can filter some.
  3. Life Straw. This is a straw that is a water filter. They filter up to 1000 liters of water. $20.00-$25.00 each.   Continue reading “Get Ready It’s Coming Bug Out Bag List”

It didn’t take very long to monetize the crisis in Ukraine. Or was that part of the plan all along.

Oil & Gas Journal – by Nick Snow 

An American Petroleum Institute official and two Republican US senators separately called for accelerated US LNG exports in response to the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation over control of the Crimean Peninsula.   Continue reading “US urged to export more LNG in response to Russia-Ukraine crisis”

Members of Crimean self-defence units gather near a Ukrainian military base in the village of Perevalnoye, outside Simferopol, March 6, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoReuter – by Alissa de Carbonnel

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Crimea’s parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula.

The sudden acceleration of moves to bring Crimea, which has an ethnic Russian majority and has effectively been seized by Russian forces, formally under Moscow’s rule came as European Union leaders gathered for an emergency summit to seek ways to pressure Russia to back down and accept mediation.   Continue reading “Crimea votes to join Russia, accelerating Ukraine crisis”

USA Today – by NINA MANDELL

Steve Keeley, a veteran reporter for Philadelphia’s Fox 29, was braving the elements to cover the latest snowstorm to hit the area on Monday when he was blindsided by a snowplow.

From Keeley’s report on MyFoxPhilly:

This is the 15th snowstorm Keeley has reported on this winter. Clearly he is a pro at it now. He didn’t even miss a beat!   Continue reading “TV reporter introduces the sport of snowplow surfing, of which he is a champion”

Fox News

Ukraine says Russian forces controlling the disputed peninsula of Crimea are demanding that the crew of two Ukrainian warships must surrender – or face capture.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Maksim Prauta said four Russian navy ships were blocking Ukraine’s anti-submarine warship Ternopil and the command ship Slavutych in Sevastopol’s harbor.   Continue reading “Russia sets deadlines for Ukrainian warships, forces to surrender in disputed Crimea region”

Back to life: Walter Williams from Lexington, Mississippi, after being pronounced dead and waking up at a funeral home inside a body bagDaily Mail – by LUKE GARRATT

A man who woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being pronounced legally dead in what the coroner described a ‘miracle’.

Walter Williams from Lexington, Mississippi, was zipped up in a body bag while funeral home workers prepared to embalm him, but instead they soon found him kicking to get out, according to WAPT.   Continue reading “I’m alive! Man wakes up in a BODY BAG as funeral home prepares to embalm him after being declared dead”

He is starting to sound more like McCain every day.

The Hill – by Cameron Joseph

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a gathering of Tea Party conservatives that those affiliated with the movement need to watch what they say, alluding to his recent criticism of right-wing rocker Ted Nugent.

“In order for us to be a bigger party, we have to reach out to more people, not just those of us here. It has to be a bigger party, it has to be a bigger movement,” Paul said at a Tea Party Patriots event in Washington, D.C.   Continue reading “Rand Paul to Tea Party: Watch what you say”

ZeroHedge – by Tyler Durden

When a hypertotalitarian banana republic takes another turn for the gigasurreal, even Elon Musk is speechless.

In the most glaring example of how farcical idiocy has become the new normal, we will remind readers (especially those who do not follow us on twitter), of the following blurb from last night:   Continue reading “Obama Asks Court To Make NSA Database Even Bigger”

Living off the grid: While some homes comprised a sheet over a branch, this settlement had a clothes line, barbecue and gym equipmentDaily Mail

A sheet of plastic laid over a clothesline. A mini-fortress of milk crates stacked under a tree. A thin mattress on a flimsy crate lying in a dark tunnel.

On the edge of Baltimore’s woodlands, dozens of the city’s transients live in makeshift homes which they consider safer than homeless shelters.    Continue reading “Baltimore’s people of the woods: Inside the hidden homeless camps made of milk crates, wooden doors and tarps on the outskirts of town”

Photo - If the FCC goes forward, it's not clear what will happen to news organizations that fall short of the new government standards. (Photo: Thinkstock)Washington Examiner – by BYRON YORK

The First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” But under the Obama administration, the Federal Communications Commission is planning to send government contractors into the nation’s newsrooms to determine whether journalists are producing articles, television reports, Internet content, and commentary that meets the public’s “critical information needs.” Those “needs” will be defined by the administration, and news outlets that do not comply with the government’s standards could face an uncertain future. It’s hard to imagine a project more at odds with the First Amendment.   Continue reading “New Obama initiative tramples First Amendment protections”

Ukraine protests and torture allegationsIB Times – by Vasudevan Sridharan 

As the unrest in Ukraine continues, reports of extreme torture have emerged in some parts of the country.

An anti-government protester has been admitted to hospital in Brovary, a city in Kiev Oblast in northern Ukraine, with his mouth sewn up with shoemaker’s thread, allegedly by riot police.   Continue reading “Ukraine Unrest: Riot Police Sewed up Protester’s Mouth with Shoemaker’s Thread”

Watch this videoCNN – by Phil Black, Nick Paton Walsh and Michael Pearson

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — [Breaking news alert, 12:01 p.m.]

Asset freezes on people in Ukraine believed to be involved in the crackdown are being “fast-tracked” by the Obama administration, a senior administration official said Thursday.   Continue reading “Truce crumbles amid gunfire in Ukraine, protesters claim 100 dead”

KATC News – by MELISSA CANONE

Today, there was a demonstration in Morgan City of the Anaconda, a boat designed for military use, by Swiftships Shipbuilders LLC and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, who represents Louisiana’s 3rd congressional district, was also present at the demonstration.

UL researchers (faculty and students) working with Swiftships are adding autonomous navigation to the Anaconda. Autonomous naviagtion integrades sensors and technology that will enable the boat to to be self-driven. Swiftships enlisted the University’s help to enhance the Anaconda because of its expertise in control systems, sensors and robotics.   Continue reading “UL, Swiftships demonstrate unmanned boat”

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UKRAINE — In a move that is picking up international attention, the people of Ukraine have begun bringing mirrors to their protests.

They say they’re doing it to force police to look at their own reflection, in a piercing psychological reminder of what they’ve turned into.   Continue reading “Mirrors brought to protest to force cops to see what they have become”

The new system can target homes based on their political views, allowing advertisers to target 'floating' votersDaily Mail – by MARK PRIGG

Ads targetted on what political party you support, what clothes you buy and even where you go could could soon be coming to your TV, it has been revealed.

TV firms are beginning to trial the first ‘addressable ads,’ and say they can target an individual home.

The technology can replace every ad with one deemed suitable for an individual or family.   Continue reading “The ad break just for you: TV firms reveal plans to replace advertisements with personalised versions based on your political views”