Preparedness Advise – by Noah

I’ve been watching the recent flooding in Louisiana and the response to those in need. Churches in my area have loaded up trucks and trailers and have coordinated with Louisiana churches to provide assistance. No requirement of church membership, proof of tithing, approval of lifestyle, racial quotas — none of that. It’s just, “You need some diapers for your baby? Here they are.”

That’s how charity is supposed to work. You learn about someone in need and then you find a way to meet that need. The founder of Salvation Army knew this and founded the organization on those principles. You can read his fascinating life story in this book.   Continue reading “You’re Right to Fear Government Interference During Emergencies”

The Weekly Standard – by Jeryl Bier

“If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” was President Barack Obama’s signature catchphrase he used to sell the Affordable Care Act to the American people. Now Obamacare’s flagship website, healthcare.gov, no longer even addresses the issue.

Ironically, the section in question was the first public (if indirect) admission by the Obama administration that the president’s promise was less than a “guarantee.” As THE WEEKLY STANDARD first reported in July 2013, the website told consumers that they “may be able to keep your current doctor,” in contrast to the president’s unequivocal statement: “Here is a guarantee that I’ve made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance. If you’ve got a doctor that you like, you will be able to keep your doctor.”   Continue reading “Obamacare Website No Longer Addresses ‘You Can Keep Your Doctor’”

NBC News

Police were responding Wednesday night to reports of an attack at the American University of Afghanistan, possibly involving gunfire and an explosion.

“We have been notified of a complex attack on the American University on Darul-Aman Road,” the commander of Kabul police’s quick reaction force told NBC News, adding, “We still don’t know the exact nature of the attack.”   Continue reading “Police Respond to Reports of Gunfire, Blast at American University of Afghanistan”

The Daily Caller – by Chris White

The Obama administration is allowing trucking companies to buy their way out of a strict set of environmental regulations heaped on the trucking industry.

The Environmental Protection Agency, with the help of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), announced Tuesday changes to fuel emission standards for work trucks, vans and over-the-road semi-trucks under the guise of fighting global warming.   Continue reading “Obama Says Truckers Must Pay Fine To Avoid New Climate Regs”

PC World – by John Ribeiro

Clothing retailer Eddie Bauer has informed customers that point-of-sale systems at its stores were hit by malware, enabling the theft of payment card information.

All the retailer’s stores in the U.S. and Canada, numbering about 350, were affected, a company spokesman disclosed Thursday. He added that the retailer is not disclosing the number of customers affected. The card information harvested included cardholder name, payment card number, security code and expiration date.   Continue reading “All U.S. and Canadian Eddie Bauer stores infected by point-of-sale malware”

QRZ.com

The Red Cross continues to request Amateur Radio volunteers to support communication at shelters housing evacuees from flooding of historic proportions in Louisiana. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) in Louisiana has activated, and Section Emergency Coordinator Adam Tamplain, KD5LEH, has put out a call for additional volunteers, reaching out to neighboring states. The federal government declared Louisiana a major disaster area, states of emergency remain in Louisiana and Mississippi, and the Louisiana Emergency Operations Center is at full activation. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, visited the stricken region on August 16. While some residents are being allowed to return home, about 7000 remain in shelters.   Continue reading “Amateur Radio Volunteers Still Needed in Louisiana”

Fox News – by Todd Starnes

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is demanding an Air Force major be “aggressively punished” for having an open Bible on his desk at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“It [the Bible] is very obviously a statement of Christian preference, Christian primacy,” MRFF founder Mikey Weinstein told me. “Had that been the Book of Satan or the Koran there would be blood in the freaking streets.”   Continue reading “Air Force officer faces investigation over Bible on his desk”

Southgate

A group of Portuguese amateur radio enthusiasts are spending their own vacation time trying to identify the location of a series of GPS buoy clusters that are transmitting, illegally and for years, on the 10 meter band.

“So far, we have had some success in determining the location of the few that we can receive when propagation allows. The data suggests that these clusters are located in the Atlantic, alongside the coasts of Africa and Europe but it´s possible that they are present elsewhere”, indicates Paulo Teixeira, CT2IWW.   Continue reading “Illegal GPS sea buoys on 10 meters”

KVVU Fox 5 – by Craig Huber

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday announced it is assisting the Division of Public Health in investigating the theft of two nuclear density gauges.

Police said the theft occurred on Aug. 11 in the 4000 block of Meadow Valley Lane.   Continue reading “Metro searching for stolen nuclear density gauges”

Chron

If anyone needs proof that the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton truly is dividing the country, they should look to Texas.

According to poll results from Public Policy Polling released Tuesday, three out of five Texans who support Donald Trump said they would support seceding from America if Hillary Clinton becomes president.   Continue reading “Poll: Three out of five Texans support secession if Hillary becomes president”

Yahoo News

A Chicago-based communist revolutionary group blamed by Milwaukee’s police chief for stoking a second day of violence said that some of its members did go there to “support a revolution” but didn’t set out to cause trouble.

Police chief Ed Flynn said members of a Chicago chapter of the Revolutionary Communist Party turned what had been a peaceful night into a tense one by leading marchers down several blocks at around 11:30 p.m. TV footage showed a small group of protesters walking or running through the streets, sometimes toppling orange construction barriers.   Continue reading “Communist group members go to Milwaukee to help ‘revolution’”

The Weather Channel

Nearly a third of all the homes in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, have been flooded as floodwater overtopped a levee  along the Amite River, the Baton Rouge Advocate says. Though skies have cleared as of Tuesday morning, the region is still dealing with the massive amount of water left behind, which is responsible for at least seven deaths and is pushing flood control systems to their limits.

“The next 24 to 48 hours is going to be a significant indication of just how much risk the parish remains in,” Rick Webre, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security, said in an emergency statement.    Continue reading “Nearly a Third of All Ascension Parish Homes Flooded as Levee Overtopped Amid Deadly Flooding”

Politico – by Paul Demko

Aetna is pulling out of all but four states where it currently sells plans on the Obamacare exchanges for 2017.

The insurer’s participation will be limited to Virginia, Delaware, Iowa and Nebraska next year, compared with 15 states where it competed for customers this year.

The announcement follows similar decisions by UnitedHealth Group and Humana to scale back exchange participation.   Continue reading “Aetna pulling out of most Obamacare markets”

Daily Mail

At least one person was shot as police moved in to disperse nearly 150 protesters during a second night of riots in Milwaukee following the death of a 23-year-old man who was shot by an officer.

The crowd of protesters marched through the neighborhood where Sylville Smith was killed by a 24-year-old officer Saturday afternoon.   Continue reading “A second night of violence erupts in Milwaukee”

NBC News – by Erik Ortiz

Texas and 12 other states will ask a federal judge Friday to halt the Obama administration’s plan allowing transgender students to use school bathrooms based on their gender identity.

The hearing in Fort Worth is the latest in the battle between the federal government, led by the Justice and Education departments, and the various states that are trying to block the policy change.   Continue reading “Texas, Other States to Ask Judge to Halt Obama’s Transgender Bathroom Policy”

The Daily Signal – by Leah Jessen

Three professors are fighting a Texas law that allows students to carry concealed handguns in their college classrooms.

Senate Bill 11, allowing concealed handgun license holders 21 and older (or 18if active military) to carry in campus buildings, was signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, in June 2015. The law went into effect Aug. 1 this year.   Continue reading “University of Texas Professors Sue Over Concealed Guns Allowed in Their Classrooms”

PC Mag – by Stephanie Mlot

AT&T will pay $7.75 million to settle an FCC investigation into whether the company added unauthorized cell phone charges to customers’ bills.

According to the FCC, the carrier allowed scammers to charge approximately $9 per month for a sham directory assistance service.   Continue reading “AT&T to Pay $7.75M For Phone Bill Scam”