Preliminary data from the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has found that the US may be in for a “baby bust”, with births hitting their lowest level since 1985. Continue reading “US births fall to 35-year low amid fears of further decline due to coronavirus”
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Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Oklahoma City, OK — Since March, unemployment across the country has reached record and potentially catastrophic numbers. In the entire country, a record 38.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment during the pandemic. That corresponds to nearly 25% of the entire United States labor force. While many of these folks are receiving unemployment from state and federal government, many others are not. Continue reading “After State Killed 275k Jobs Over COVID-19, Sheriff Now Evicting Residents Who Can’t Pay”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Sonoma County, CA — Last year, David Glen Ward was the victim of a carjacking. Like he was told to do, he reported this attack and theft to police. Sadly, however, after he would get his green Honda Civic back, police would mistake him for the thief, pull him over and kill him. Shocking video of the incident was later released. Now, the mother of the victim is suing the Sonoma Country Sheriff’s office and others for the role in her son’s death. Continue reading “Cops Accuse Man of Carjacking His Own Car, Viciously Beat Him to Death”
Celebrity psychologist Phil McGraw is facing a wave of criticism after he claimed on Fox News that the statewide shutdowns due to the coronavirus are more deadly than the virus itself. Continue reading “Dr. Phil slammed for saying shutdowns deadlier than COVID-19: ‘People’s lives are being destroyed’”
This guy sums it up perfectly. @myfoxboston pic.twitter.com/lP1WgQj1aD
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 19, 2020
The Mind Unleashed – by Jake Anderson
The birth of the modern security state took place in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. Since then, there has been a slow but steady federal push for draconian surveillance powers. It has come from all branches of government–congressional, executive, and judicial–and from both political parties. Continue reading “Thanks to AG Barr and Senator McConnell, Patriot Act Will Soon Be Much Stronger and More Invasive”
The College Fix – by Charles Hilu
Colorado State University has distributed $1,500 checks to hundreds of undocumented students to help the student population out during the coronavirus pandemic.
Undocumented students are not eligible for COVID-19 federal aid through the CARES Act, so the public university used state funding and other sources to help its illegal immigrant students. Continue reading “Colorado State University doles out $1,500 COVID aid checks to hundreds of undocumented students”
The city of Chicago blocked parking at some churches’ lots Sunday in order to enforce Illinois’s stay-at-home order.
The Chicago Police Department said in a statement that the city was banning parking by certain buildings to stop large numbers of people from congregating for planned gatherings. Continue reading “Chicago blocks church parking lots to enforce stay-at-home order”
Following a trial in Humberside, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire, and another in London, alcohol-fuelled criminals could be made to wear “sobriety” ankle tags to monitor their behaviour. The measures are expected to be rolled out this winter.
Continue reading “‘Sobriety Tags’ Set to Come Into Force Across England and Wales”
Tent cities are springing up around streets and parks in Washington D.C. amid concerns the coronavirus is making homeless people even more vulnerable. Continue reading “New tent cities spring up in the sidewalks and parks of Washington D.C.”
A massive memorial block party with 3,000 attendees in Florida over the weekend resulted in seven people arrested, one man tasered, one shot, and one deputy injured. Continue reading “7 arrested as 3,000 attend Florida memorial block party”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Westbrook, CT — All too often, police officers — using their badges as excuses — break the same laws they are tasked with enforcing. This is especially true when it comes to driving as everyone reading this has likely experienced a police officer blow by them with no lights on travelling down the highway. When cops are called out for their non-emergency erratic driving, all too often, they will completely snap and go into a fit of rage, using their authority to threaten the freedom and safety of those who would dare to criticize their driving. Continue reading “Cop Snaps, Threatens to Throw Handcuffed Man Off Bridge for Criticizing His Driving”
A Democrat-linked advocacy group is blaming the spread of Covid-19 on anti-lockdown protesters in the US after tracking their cell phones cross-country. Despite the tempting partisan narrative, though, many never left their cars. Continue reading “Group that TRACKED protesters’ cell phones accuses them of spreading Covid-19 across US… even if they DIDN’T leave their cars”
Memberships in Democratic Socialist of America chapters around the country have surged in the past eight weeks, reports The Atlantic.
An estimated 10,000 people have joined since March, bringing the group’s total membership to roughly 66,000, according to internal figures. Continue reading “COVID-19 Panic Results in Large Increases in Democratic Socialists of America Memberships”
The Chinese Navy is busy building a string of overseas bases, and one of the largest is in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa.
The question is, why? Exactly who are they defending against? And why is it a modern-day “Fort Apache” walled fortress, featuring battlements similar to medieval castles, shooting ports and corner towers. Continue reading “China builds a mega-fortress on the Horn of Africa”
This restaurant in Maryland intends to use bumper tables to keep customers six feet apart once it begins to take seated diners. pic.twitter.com/ReCLbzcowF
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 18, 2020
A visual thread on the founder of Microsoft, and great philanthropist, billionaire Bill Gates.
First, his family tree… pic.twitter.com/7Ic3PxpIwJ
— Sizwe sikaMusi (@SizweLo) May 17, 2020