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Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz

As the Gulf Cartel continues their almost month long internal war that has turned various Mexican cities into warzones, a series of gruesome executions and mutilations appear to point to a major shift in tactics. Where open gunfights were the norm, now the targeting of individual enemies and gruesome mutilations are occurring. The intent appears to be an effort to strike terror into anyone who works against cartel faction. Continue reading “Mexican Cartel Execution Photos Indicate Shift in War Tactics”

Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer Reuters

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group tracking violence in Syria said on Tuesday.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they carried out dawn raids on rural villages inhabited by the ancient Christian minority west of Hasaka, a city mainly held by the Kurds. Continue reading “Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 Christians: monitor”

The Guardian – by Sarah Knapton

Fluoride could be causing depression and weight gain and councils should stop adding it to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, scientists have warned.

A study of 98 per cent of GP practices in England found that high rates of underactive thyroid were 30 per cent more likely in areas of the greatest fluoridation.

Continue reading “Fluoride in drinking water may trigger depression and weight gain, warn scientists”

The Daily Caller – by GIUSEPPE MACRI

Three days before the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on the most significant Internet regulations in history, two commissioners are asking Chairman Tom Wheeler to delay the vote and release his proposal to the public.

“We respectfully request that FCC leadership immediately release the 332-page Internet regulation plan publicly and allow the American people a reasonable period of not less than 30 days to carefully study it,” Republican Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly said in a statement Monday. “Then, after the commission reviews the specific input it receives from the American public and makes any modifications to the plan as appropriate, we could proceed to a final vote.” Continue reading “Republican FCC Commissioners Ask Wheeler To Delay Net Neutrality Vote, Release Proposal”

And what about all of the damages that Israel is liable for after attacking the Palestinians? Yeah, I see how it is.

Breitbart – by John Hayward

The latest setback for terrorist finances is a $218.5 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization for their role in injuring ten American families, a judgment tripled to a whopping $655 million under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Continue reading “U.S. Jury Holds Palestinian Authority, PLO Liable for $655M In Damages For Terror Attacks In Israel”

Breitbart – by Lana Shadwick

HOUSTON, Texas – A grieving Texas father told Breitbart Texas, “my son is dead because the concept of borders is dead.” Spencer Golvach was senselessly murdered by an illegal alien who had been deported a number of times after being convicted of committing crimes, including as law enforcement officers now tell us, crimes of violence. Golvach was shot in the head on January 31^st while sitting in his car waiting for a stoplight to change. Golvach’s father said he wants the “boomerang” of deportation and illegal reentry into the country to be stopped. Continue reading “My Son is Dead Because the Concept of Borders Is Dead”

Breitbart – by Adelle Nazarian

Parents and educators alike have taken exception to the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS). As California and the United States seek ways to become more educationally competitive on a global scale, educators and people who are pushing the federally funded initiative have sought ways to package it in a manner that appears to benefit all. Yet most teachers say it does not.

Cal State Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education is hosting a speaker series titled “Education on the Edge.” This week, it is featuring Stanford University Professor of Education Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond. The series is focused on ways in which California’s educational system can improve, placing Common Core at the fore. Continue reading “Common Core: There Will Be Children Left Behind”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

In an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” with Bob Schieffer on Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) described Texas’ border security challenges as a “problem [that] is not going away,” as 20,000 people have already been apprehended this year crossing illegally.

Abbott first discussed the recent ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, which held that the plan President Barack Obama announced last November to grant amnesty via executive order to millions of illegal immigrants was not something that he was authorized to do under the law. In his final weeks as Attorney General, Abbott had filed a lawsuit against this executive amnesty, which twenty-five states ultimately joined. Continue reading “Abbott Reaffirms: More Than 20,000 Have Illegally Crossed the Border Since Jan. 1”

So one guy leaves his post and sides with the enemy and after growing a huge Muslim-like beard is considered a hero by Barry, but this guy leaves his post and goes to Lebanon and is considered a traitor. I’m confused. So we are picking and choosing who is and who is not a traitor if they leave their post?

Yahoo News – by Jonathan Drew

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A U.S. Marine who vanished a decade ago in Iraq was convicted Monday of desertion for leaving his post there and then fleeing to Lebanon after a brief return to the U.S. Continue reading “US Marine who vanished in Iraq found guilty of desertion”

CNS News – by Susan Jones

The United States has “a long tradition of welcoming refugees,” and it expects to welcome thousands more of them from Syria in 2015 and 2016, despite concerns about foreign fighters, the State Department said.

“The United States has admitted 524 Syrians since 2011. We’re likely to admit 1,000 to 2,000 Syrian refugees for permanent resettlement in Fiscal Year 2015 and a somewhat higher number, though still in the low thousands, in Fiscal Year 2016,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday. Continue reading “U.S. Expects to Quadruple the Number of Syrian Refugees Brought Here”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

A day after a federal judge halted President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, California Governor Jerry Brown declared “California stands firmly with the White House.”

“Further delay will not fix our broken immigration system,” Brown, who has declared that all illegal immigrants from Mexico are “welcome” in California, said in a statement.

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama said he disagrees with the decision and the administration would appeal the ruling. Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that the Obama administration will not be taking temporary amnesty applications until the case is resolved. Continue reading “Jerry Brown: ‘California Stands Firmly with White House’ on Exec Amnesty”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Governor Greg Abbott (R) handed Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America another loss on February 17 when he announced that he will indeed sign open carry into law, thereby “[making] Texas the 45th state to allow Open Carry.”

Abbott made these comments during his 2015 State of the State Address.

Breitbart Texas reports that it was toward the end of the address when Abbott said: Continue reading “Moms Demand Action Loses: Gov. Abbott Says He Will Sign Open Carry Into Law”

Washington Examiner – by Eddie Scarry

Los Angeles Times officials are partnering with Jose Vargas, an openly illegal immigrant, for a new editorial venture.

The project is “a multimedia platform which will explore the evolving American identity in the 21st century,” read a release.

Vargas is an outspoken activist for immigration reform, particularly reform that would include amnesty for the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. He is also a veteran journalist who came out in 2011 as an unlawful American resident. Continue reading “Los Angeles Times teams up with illegal immigrant journalist on editorial project”

Yahoo News – by MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is amending its regulations for weapons sales to allow the export of armed military drones to friendly nations and allies.

The State Department said Tuesday the new policy would allow foreign governments that meet certain requirements — and pledge not to use the unmanned aircraft illegally — to buy the vehicles that have played a critical but controversial role in combating terrorism and are increasingly used for other purposes. Recipient countries would be required to sign end-use statements certifying that the drones would not be used for unlawful surveillance or force against domestic populations and would only be used in internationally sanctioned military operations, such as self-defense. Continue reading “US to allow export of armed military drones”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moons

Measles continues to spread internationally, with ten cases now appearing in Quebec, Canada connected to a California outbreak, according to a Feb. 11 report by the Public Health Department (PHD) of the Agency for Health and Social Services of Lanaudière.

The Canadian public health release fell short of specifically relating the outbreak to the Disneyland cases, but did state: “the first cases contracted the virus during a visit to a park in California, where other cases have been reported.*” Continue reading “Measles Hits Canada in Disneyland Outbreak”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

After a long day of debate and passionate public testimony from both sides, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee has voted to recommend that the Texas Senate pass both SB 11, the “campus carry” bill, and SB 17, the “open carry” bill. Both bills now head to the full Texas Senate for consideration. The vote came just before 6:00 pm Central Time on Thursday.

The vote was 7-2, on partisan lines, for both bills, with the two Democrats on the committee, Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) and Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) voting against. Republicans on the committee who voted in favor of the bills are Committee Chair Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury), Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls), Sen. Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay), Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), and Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown). Continue reading “Texas Open Carry & Campus Carry Bills Pass Committee”

Bretibart – by Brandon Darby

LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents caught a group of illegal aliens attempting to use Customs and Border Protection property to illegally enter the United States. The incident occurred in Laredo, Texas on February 10, 2015 at approximately 10:15 pm local time. This writer captured the incident on video.

The group of illegal aliens crossed the shallow Rio Grande that is the only physical barrier between the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo and the U.S. city of Laredo, Texas. The aliens hid under a bridge ramp and waited to cross into a parking lot used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Specifically, the parking lot is used for Laredo’s main port of entry’s CBP station. Continue reading “VIDEO: Border Patrol Agents Bust Illegal Aliens Entering Texas”

Breitbart – by Caroline May

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is shining the light on a change made to the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that could put hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship.

According to the House Judiciary Committee, the Obama administration announced Thursday that it will allow illegal immigrants seeking deferred status to apply for DACA and advance parole (which allows them to travel abroad and reenter the country) simultaneously. Continue reading “Goodlatte: Obama Program Could Put ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Illegal Immigrants On Path To Citizenship”

Yahoo Tech – by Alyssa Bereznak

As anti-drone sentiment spreads, a new organization has risen to help individuals secure the blue skies above their properties.

NoFlyZone.org lets you register your address online, letting drone manufacturers and fliers know that their machines are not welcome near your business or home, according to a report from TechCrunch. Continue reading “Hate Drones? This New Website Lets You Create a ‘No Fly Zone’ Over Your Property”

The Daily Caller – by Neil Munro

The spread of vibrant social diversity is constricting the GOP’s ability to champion conservative causes, such as smaller government and independent families, President Barack Obama said in a softball media interview.

“Over the long term, I’m pretty optimistic, and the reason is because this country just becomes more and more of a hodgepodge of folks,” Obama told Vox editor Ezra Klein. Continue reading “Obama “Hopeful” Immigration Will Drown Conservatism”