Middle East Monitor

Sir Richard Branson kissed the ground at Tel Aviv airport on Wednesday as he inaugurated Virgin Atlantic’s new UK to Israel route.

Deputy Director General of Israel’s Tourism Ministry, Pini Shani, greeted Branson as he descended from the plane, with the British entrepreneur and billionaire walking towards the cockpit and kissing the ground. The Times of Israel reported that his actions came “apparently after being told by a local reporter that this was the custom upon arriving in the Holy Land”.  Continue reading “Virgin boss Branson kisses the ground in Tel Aviv”

Daily Mail

Los Angeles area residents ran for their lives on Thursday evening as wildfires, whipped up by strong winds,  reached residential neighborhoods, forcing 50,000 evacuations.

Two blazes are threatening LA, while another has taken hold in Sonoma County in California’s wine country, where 16,000 acres are burning. Two other fires are moving across the center of the state.  Continue reading “Wildfires sweep across homes north of Los Angeles forcing 50,000 evacuations – as firefighters battle a blaze in California’s wine region where an electrical fault may have started the inferno”

Jewish Journal – by Aaron Blander

A group of around 20 student protesters disrupted former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s Oct. 23 speech at Duke University.

The Duke Chronicle reports that the disruption began at an event hosted by The Duke Program for American Grand Strategy (AGS). Moderator Bruce Jentleson asked Livni about the 2008-2009 Gaza War and a student interrupted Livni, shouting that the war was a “massacre.”  Continue reading “Protesters Disrupt Former Israeli Foreign Minister’s Duke Speech”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Lake Stevens, WA — In the land of the free, stacking firewood on your own property can and will lead to your extortion by government bureaucrats. You can be fined exorbitant amounts of money for this firewood even if you are collecting it to donate it to elderly, sick and struggling people to stay warm during the harsh winter. As TFTP has reported, if you refuse to pay these fines, you can and will be kidnapped. Or, if you resist this kidnapping, you may even be killed.  Continue reading “Family Facing $2,500/Day Fines for Firewood Charity That Delivers Wood to the Sick and Elderly”

Times of Israel

JTA — Hunter Biden and his wife shared their dramatic love story — and it includes matching Hebrew tattoos.

Biden, the son of former vice president Joe Biden, told ABC that he married his now-wife Melissa Cohen Biden within six days of meeting her.  Continue reading “Hunter Biden and Jewish wife have matching Hebrew tattoos”

Legal Insurrection – by Mary Chastain

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) decided to suspend its ICE program. This means officers will no longer detain people for federal immigration officials.  Continue reading “Las Vegas Metro Police Suspends ICE Program, Will Not Detain People for Federal Immigration Officers”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Livingston, LA — A high level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — has been arrested this week for unspeakable crimes against children. Dennis Perkins, 44, and and his wife Cynthia Perkins, 34, are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography, among other disturbing charges.

On Wednesday, the couple was arrested after a months-long criminal probe headed up by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. After the arrest, footage of the alleged child rapist was posted to Twitter, showing him being led into prison in shackles.  Continue reading “High-Level Police Commander and His Wife Arrested for Running Child Sex Ring”

Daily Caller – by Blake Neff

A transgender police officer in Washington, D.C., who has repeatedly been praised as a community role model has also quietly been reprimanded for improper sexually-tinged antics with underage police interns.

In a story published Thursday night, NBC4 News profiled Jessica Hawkins as a police officer who “helps build trust in [the] D.C. community” due to his work on an LGBT outreach unit. Hawkins, who previously went by Billy, is biologically male but identifies as a woman, and publicly transitioned two years ago.  Continue reading “DC’s Transgender Cop Poster Child Turns Out To Be A Pervert”

Miami Herald

Homeless people living on the streets and sidewalks of downtown Miami are also relieving themselves on the streets and sidewalks of downtown Miami, turning the city’s core into an outdoor toilet, merchants and residents say.

“The situation is the worst I’ve seen in my 25 years here,” said business owner Jose Goyanes. “The stench is really bad, even after you hose it down. We see people urinating against buildings or pulling their pants down and squatting because they have nowhere else to go.”  Continue reading “Human waste from homeless people makes downtown Miami streets unpleasant, unsanitary”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, President Trump bragged about his efforts to try to get the US “out of wars,” then warned that “we may have to get in wars, too. OK?“

Trump continued on talking about how ready the US is for a war with Iran, and how Iran will get hit “like they’ve never been hit before.” The implication is clear that Trump is nominally ending wars, but that America’s hawks will get fresh, new wars to replace them. Continue reading “Trump: US May Have to Go to War With Iran Soon”

NJ.com – by Adam Clark

Princeton Theological Seminary will set aside more than $25 million to pay reparations for its historical ties to slavery, thrusting the seminary to the forefront of a national debate over how America’s should reconcile with its slave-owning past.

Calling the payments an act of repentance, President M. Craig Barnes said in a statement Friday the seminary is “committed to telling the truth,” even though the seminary itself never owned slaves. Continue reading “Princeton seminary will pay $27M in slavery reparations”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Santa Maria, CA — Disturbing video was posted to Facebook this week which is causing a firestorm of controversy as it shows multiple Santa Maria police officers using an insane amount of force against an unarmed man who appeared to be trying to comply with their commands.  Continue reading “Cops Shoot Unarmed Peaceful Man in the Face with Pepper Spray Balls, Sic K9, Beat Him”