Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Aberdeen, WA — Surveillance video of a deadly police shooting in Aberdeen this week is going viral on Facebook after it began to raise some serious questions about the official police story. Now, Aberdeen police are doing damage control in an attempt to justify it.

According to reports, the shooting happened Monday around noon as police attempted to arrest Kristopher Fitzpatrick, 41, for the victimless crime of alleged drug possession. Fitzpatrick reportedly told police that he did not want to go back to jail and then ran away.  Continue reading “Disturbing Video Shows Cop Kill Man From His Police SUV, Like a Drive-By Shooting”

Breitbart – by John Binder

Columnist Michelle Malkin is calling on President Trump to “shut down” a Federal Reserve program that profits off remittances sent to foreign countries by illegal aliens.

During an interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Malkin detailed how the Federal Reserve actually aids illegal aliens living in the United States through a federal remittance program, included in her latest book, Open Borders, Inc: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction? Continue reading “Michelle Malkin to Trump: ‘Shut Down’ Federal Reserve Remittance Program for Illegal Aliens”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A growing number of states are now allowing family members and law enforcement officials to confiscate an individual’s guns via so-called red flag laws in the wake of several recent mass shootings, according to Roll Call‘s Jacob Fischler.

In Ohio, for example, Republican governor Mike DeWine has been hard at work pushing such gun control proposals following an August 4th mass shooting in Dayton which left 10 people dead and 27 injured.  Continue reading “Growing Number Of States Adopting ‘Red Flag’ Gun Seizure Laws In Wake Of Mass Shootings”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears ready to risk launching a major Middle East war rather than see his chances of re-election to a record fifth term dwindle.

Desperately trying to shore up more votes ahead of Tuesday’s election by trying to “out-hawk” his opponents in the center-right Blue and White Party, he said Thursday Israel will probably launch a full-scale war on Gaza “before the elections”.  Continue reading “Netanyahu: Israel Might Launch Full-Scale Gaza War “Before The Elections””

Yahoo News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday passed a statewide cap on annual rent increases for most tenants, the boldest step yet to address an affordable housing crunch that has helped push people into the streets.

The bill limits annual rent increases to 5% after inflation and takes effect from March of this year. It also imposes restriction on evictions without cause – a significant factor in the state’s burgeoning homeless population.  Continue reading “California approves statewide rent control to deal with housing crunch”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Lexington, KY — It is no secret that the lack of training in many police departments leads to police officers firing their weapons when they should not be doing so. It is also no secret that these shots will often end up in the bodies of children and innocent individuals as well. Indeed, hundreds of people are shot and left permanently disabled or even killed every year by improperly trained police officers. As the following story illustrates, in some instances, this lack of training is so overt that even cops aren’t safe from it. A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy learned about this lack of training the hard way and is now left paralyzed as a result of it.  Continue reading “Deputy Left Paralyzed After Fellow Cop Shot Him In the Back and Faced No Consequences”

Global Macro Monitor

We are just starting play with the wealth distribution data and will have much more coming your way.  What we have seen so far is shocking.

The distribution of wealth has deteriorated significantly over the past 20 years and is now so skewed toward the top that average U.S. household wealth is close to $1 million, though the median household wealth is only around $70k.  Continue reading “Household Leverage Ratios By Wealth Distribution”

CNN

A dozen leaders of a California-based ministry have been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of forced labor of mostly homeless people, a US attorney said.

Imperial Valley Ministries leaders recruited people by promising food and shelter, and instead forced them to beg for money for nine hours a day, six days a week and to give up their welfare benefits “for the financial benefit of the church leaders,” prosecutors said in a news release Tuesday that announced the indictment had been unsealed.  Continue reading “California church leaders charged with forced labor of homeless, US attorney says”

Epoch Times – by Jack Phillips

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting that portions of the United States will see a “snow-verload” during what has been described as a snowy winter.

For instance, it is predicting a “wet and wild” 2019-20 winter in the northeastern U.S.

But overall, it is calling for “shivers, snowflakes … and strong storms” with the “snow-verload” impacting northern states in the Midwest and West.  Continue reading “Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts ‘Snow-verload’ Winter Across Much of US”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

President Trump has ordered White House officials to crack down on homelessness in California according to an anonymously-sourced Tuesday report in the Washington Post.

#1 on the list appears to be Los Angeles’s infamous “skid row,” where vagrants will be moved into government-backed facilities. Trump is said to be actively involved in the effort, which is currently under discussion by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Domestic Policy Council, and the Department of Health and Human Services.  Continue reading “Trump Orders Crackdown On California Homelessness”

Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) – Air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in Syria have killed or wounded many civilians, indicating that required precautions were ignored and war crimes may have been committed, United Nations investigators said on Wednesday.

Syrian government and allied Russian warplanes are also conducting a deadly campaign that appears to target medical facilities, schools, markets and farmland and which may also amount to war crimes, the report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria said. Continue reading “U.N. investigators link U.S., Syrian and Russian forces to war crimes”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update: During the post-conference Q&A, Paxton revealed that, though their investigation is still in its early days, the AGs have already issued subpoenas related to Google’s digital advertising business.

“If advertising costs are higher…who ends up paying that?” Paxton said.  Continue reading “State AGs Unveil Sweeping Anti-Trust Probe Against Google On Steps Of The Supreme Court”

FEE

The following is an article by Craig Cesal, a federal prisoner sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a first-time offender convicted of conspiring to distribute marijuana.

“I sentence you to a term of natural life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole.” Continue reading “I Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole for a Non-Violent First Drug Offense”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Ever since legalized recreational marijuana has become a reality in America, the powers that be have been brainstorming new ways in which to prosecute the legal marijuana user. Obviously, driving stoned is high on the list of no-nos, but the police state will exponentially increase now that cops will soon have marijuana breathalyzers. Continue reading “Get Ready for Weed Checkpoints: The Marijuana Breathalyzer is Now a Reality”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

On Monday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked President Trump to provide “political cover” for Republicans who will not otherwise support gun control.

He said this during a press conference in which he announced that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent a letter to Trump regarding gun control. Continue reading “Schumer asks President Trump to Give GOP ‘Political Cover’ on Gun Control”

The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat

From the world’s highest peaks to the deepest depths of the ocean floor, there isn’t a single place on the planet that’s safe from the scourge of plastic pollution.

But the inundation of plastic debris doesn’t come in the form of plastic bags, bottles and straws alone—according to a new study published in Science of The Total Environment, plastic is now taking the form and shape of pebbles that look exactly like the real thing. Continue reading “Scientists Discover New Form of Plastic Pollution That Looks Exactly Like Rocks”

Aljazeera

Iran was clandestinely developing nuclear weapons but destroyed a secret site after Israel discovered it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Monday.

Iran quickly refuted the Israeli leader’s accusation.

Tehran had been developing atomic arms at a facility in Abadeh, south of Iranian city of Isfahan, said Netanyahu.  Continue reading “Netanyahu accuses Iran of dismantling secret nuclear weapons site”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Among the most underreported but explosive stories of the past six months has been growing signs of Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions. But now there are new questions over whether the kingdom’s future planned two nuclear power reactors will be limited to purely energy-related and peaceful purposes.

On Monday the kingdom’s nuclear energy minister said Saudi Arabia wants to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program, Reuters reports — an announcement likely to hinder talks with Washington over American companies’ potential help in establishing its atomic energy program.  Continue reading “Saudi Energy Minister Confirms Plan To Enrich Uranium”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Chesterfield Township, MI — Jonathan Vanderhagen, 35, was a caring father who watched the system take his son from him and place in in harm’s way. Despite his repeated protests, Vanderhagen says his son Killian died as a result of this system’s action. After he said the court’s decision to place Killian in the custody of his mother led to the child’s death, Vanderhagen took to social media to peacefully voice his opinion about what happened. His peaceful posts, however, have led to him being kidnapped and thrown in a cage. Continue reading “Grieving dad jailed for repeatedly criticizing court system in Macomb County”