Author: NC

Dollar Vigilante – by Jeff Berwick

One of the reasons I live in Anarchapulco is because Western media gets almost no play down here.  Typically the days conversation ranges from how beautiful and wonderful of a day it is to when is the next fiesta (invariably it is at least every week).

However, in my role of Dollar Vigilante a big part of my job is paying attention to what is going on in the world… and watching and reading US media always leaves me flabergasted.   Continue reading “I’m Having Trouble Focusing On What I Am Supposed To Be Scared Of”

Breitbart – by Charlie Spiering

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking New Yorkers to put aside political debates, protests about police fairness and anger directed at political figures for now.

“I think it’s important that regardless of people’s viewpoints that everyone recognizes the time to step back and just focus on these families,” said de Blasio during a speech at the Police Athletic League Luncheon in New York City on Monday afternoon.   Continue reading “Mayor Bill De Blasio Urges New York City To Put Aside Politics and Protests, For Now”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Now that President Obama granted 5 million illegal immigrants amnesty via an executive decree, legions of undocumented aliens are scurrying about finding ways to prove that they have been in the USA long enough to qualify for the deportation reprieve.

The illegals must prove that they were here since Jan. 1, 2010, which is a challenge since most have avoided setting up accounts and are paid under the table so there are limited employee records.   Continue reading “Illegal Aliens Search to Find Ways to Prove Residency”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

For the first time, more immigrants illegally crossing the southern border of the United States came from countries other than Mexico. Central Americans from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras accounted for 239,229 of the FY 2014 apprehensions while the number of Mexican nationals being apprehended during the year was 229,178.

The numbers reflect a continuing change in the demographics of illegal immigrants according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report obtained by Breitbart Texas. The apprehension of Mexican nationals actually fell by fourteen percent compared to FY 2013. However, the apprehension of what DHS refers to as OTMs (Other Than Mexicans) rose by sixty-eight percent. The OTM apprehensions were predominately from Central America.   Continue reading “More Illegal Aliens from Other Nations Crossing Southern Border than Mexicans”

IB Times – by Reissa Su

Russia is planning to ignite a war in Israel in an alleged contingency plan to trigger a direct military conflict between Hezbollah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. A French official has revealed the plan as Russia‘s weapon against the U.S. and theEuropean Union amid increasing sanctions on Moscow.

Continue reading “Russia ‘Planning’ War in Israel Says Official; Putin Notes Rising Foreign Spy Activities”

The Week – by Kyle Mizokami

Over the last several months, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have repeatedly exhorted the People’s Liberation Army to “be ready to win a war.” Xi has repeatedly called for greater military modernization, increased training, and enhanced overall readiness of the Chinese army, navy, and air force.

These repeated calls have alarmed China’s neighbors from New Delhi to Washington. The question on everyone’s mind: what is all this preparation for?   Continue reading “China’s leader is telling the People’s Liberation Army to prepare for war”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended eight previously convicted criminal illegal aliens who had secretly crossed the porous U.S.-Mexico border in recent days. The aliens all had previous convictions for serious crimes, including sexual offenses and violent crimes, or had known affiliations with violent gangs. The arrests took place in the Tucson Sector, which covers the border areas in Eastern Arizona.

According to a statement released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), all of the criminal aliens have been processed “for prosecution and/or removal proceedings in accordance with Tucson Sector prosecution guidelines.”   Continue reading “Eight Violent Criminal Aliens Caught in One US Border Sector”

CBS Chicago – by Mike Krauser

The teenage son of Mayor Rahm Emanuel was the victim of a robbery outside the mayor’s Lakeview home Friday night, a spokesperson from the mayor’s office confirms.

Police were called to the 4200 block of North Hermitage at 10:05 p.m. Friday for a report of a robbery on the street where there would normally already be a police presence.   Continue reading “Mayor Emanuel’s Son Robbed Outside Family’s Lakeview Home”

ShowBiz – by Roger Friedman

A new threat against Sony came tonight on Pastebin.com from a group identifying itself as Anonymous. Is it legit? They’re telling Sony now to release “The Interview” or else– more hacks coming from their databases. The letter threatens both Sony and CEO Michael Lynton. So now what? Release, don’t release. It’s as if “The Interview” were a serious political movie. It’s not. I can’t believe so many people are fighting over it. Meanwhile, on amazon, “Team America” is up to number 179 and rising. Paramount and the “South Park” are getting a good laugh.   Continue reading “Sony Gets a New Threat– “Anonymous” Says Hackers Aren’t Korean, Release Film Or More Hacks Coming”

Yahoo News – by Kate Pettegrina, Thrillist

One thing that makes the U.S. great: no two states are the same. That diversity leads to distinct strengths and weaknesses, but how can you know what makes North Dakota different from South Dakota, besides a made-up line separating them?

Well, in the interest of showing that every state sucks in some way, we picked out one key area where each is most deficient. This is what every state is the worst at.   Continue reading “What Every State in the U.S. Is Worst at (Including North Dakota at Tourism)”

Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz

A fierce firefight just south of the Texas border resulted in the death of two gunmen as well as a considerable amount of property damage. A third gunman also died in a recent shootout.

The shootout took place this week near the town of Diaz Ordaz which is just 30 miles west of the border city of Reynosa, the Tamaulipas government said in a prepared statement issued to Breitbart Texas.   Continue reading “Three Cartel Hitmen Killed Near Texas Border”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Early in December, paramedics rushing to save a collapsed man who later died in the hospital were delayed in their response by protesters. The additional time it took to reach the victim may have contributed to his death.

Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong said, “Anytime there is a delay it causes us concern… Our objective is to get there rapidly so we can start treating the patient.”   Continue reading “‘I Can’t Breathe’ Protesters Obstruct Paramedics from Dying Man Struggling to Breathe”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

Eight operatives of a Mexican drug cartel were sentenced to U.S. federal prison for their role in running a Methamphetamine distribution ring in Atlanta, Georgia.

Court records don’t specify which drug cartel the group belonged to, but most of the members were Mexican nationals. The group often spoke with a Mexican drug trafficker identified in court documents as “El Licenciado”, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas show.   Continue reading “Eight Mexican Cartel Operatives Ran Atlanta Meth Ring”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

A member of the violent MS-13 gang was captured approximately 90 miles into Texas after illegally crossing the porous U.S. border with Mexico. The arrest was made by a volunteer reserve deputy working together with U.S. Border Patrol agents. The law enforcement team was trying to help round up a large group of illegal immigrants who were being smuggled through Brooks County in an attempt to circumvent the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint.   Continue reading “MS-13 Gang Member Entered US Illegally, Caught 90 Miles into Texas”

Hollywood Reporter – by Paul Bond

Whether or not North Korea is behind the Sony hack, Kim Jong Un better brace himself because The Interview is headed to his country. Human rights activists are planning to airlift DVDs of the Seth Rogen comedy into the country via hydrogen balloons.

Fighters for a Free North Korea, run by Park Sang Hak, a former government propagandist who escaped to South Korea, has for years used balloons to get transistor radios, DVDs and other items into North Korea — not to entertain the deprived masses, but to introduce them to the outside world.   Continue reading “Activists to Drop ‘Interview’ DVDs Over North Korea Via Balloon”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas — A massive gas explosion and fire south of the Texas border forced Tamaulipas authorities to scramble firefighters and emergency personnel. Unlike previous explosions, no injuries have been reported.

The explosion took place Wednesday afternoon near the rural city of San Fernando in the area called Nejo well #57, the Tamaulipas government said in a prepared statement issued to Breitbart Texas. San Fernando is about 80 miles south of the border city of Reynosa.   Continue reading “Massive Gas Explosion Reported South Of Texas Border”

The Telegraph – by Bruno Waterfield

Continue reading “EU court rules that fatness ‘can constitute a disability’”

Politico – by Rachael Bade

The IRS is considering its own temporary shutdown due to recent budget cuts enacted by Congress, its chief said Thursday.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said furloughs — forced unpaid days off for employees as part of an IRS closure — is one idea reluctantly being tossed about to save money, though they are hoping they will not have to go there.   Continue reading “IRS warns of possible shutdown”

Breitbart – by Merrill Hope

Former lawyer and ex-judge Eric Williams, who was accused of the brutal murders of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife, and an assistant prosecutor, was sentenced to death by a jury on December 17.

Texas Lawyer reported that the 47-year-old Williams had been convicted on December 4 of the capital murder of Cynthia McLelland, who, along with her husband, was shot repeatedly inside their Forney home, located east of Dallas, on March 30, 2013.   Continue reading “‘Revenge Killings’ Ex-Judge Sentenced to Death in Texas”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — After Sony Pictures Entertainment cancelled the release of their movie The Interview, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema had announced plans to swap the film with a free showing of Team America: World Police, released by Paramount Pictures in 2004, but now Paramount is ordering the theater not to show that film either.

Both films are comedies that pit American characters facing off against a satirical portrayal of a North Korean leader. The Interview features Seth Rogen and James Franco as two characters who are hired to assassinate current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Team America, co-written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, had singing marionette characters representing an American anti-terrorism task force fighting Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un’s now-deceased father. The North Korean government had expressed outrage at both films, and had sought — unsuccessfully — to have Team America banned in other countries.   Continue reading “Paramount Orders Texas Theater Not to Show ‘Team America”