Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Corporate ownership of 90 percent of media outlets in the United States has made the term ‘mainstream journalist’ quite the oxymoron, but the Washington Post’s newest project eliminates ‘journalist’ from the equation entirely — robots are now writing the outlet’s ‘news.’

Using artificial intelligence technology, the Washington Post is ‘employing’ software to ‘write’ hundreds of news briefs highlighting key information about the Olympic Games in Rio in real-time.   Continue reading “Where Does Your Info Come From? Mainstream Media Now Literally Using Robots to Write News”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

On Saturday night, a 20-year-old man was shot and killed while playing Pokemon Go in San Francisco’s Aquatic Park.

Calvin Riley was a graduate of Serra High School in San Mateo. Thereafter, “he pitched for the baseball team at San Joaquin Delta College.”   Continue reading “Man Shot Dead While Playing ‘Pokemon Go’ in San Francisco Park”

Western Journalism – by Jack Davis

Two Arkansas police officers were shot Wednesday morning as police descended upon a house in which the shooting suspect had taken refuge.

The officers were taken to a hospital in Fort Smith. A deputy who was shot was reported in critical condition and was taken into surgery.  Hackett Chief of Police Darrell Spells was also taken to the hospital but has since been released.   Continue reading “Two Arkansas Police Officers Shot As Police Surround Suspect’s Home”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Sacramento, CA — Joseph Mann, 50, used to work for the Department of Corrections until he had a mental breakdown in 2011 following the death of his mother. Since then, this mentally ill man has peacefully lived on the streets of Sacramento — until last month when he was shot 18 times and killed as he fled from police.

Mann’s family has since filed a wrongful death suit against the Sacramento police department for the killing of their family member on July 11.   Continue reading “Video Refutes Official Police Narrative, Shows Them Shoot, Kill Mentally Ill Man as He Fled”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Palestine – Internet giant Google has come under fire from around the world this week, after removing the name Palestine from Google Maps and replacing it with Israel. Interestingly, international mainstream corporate media has completely blacked out any coverage of the incident or the global outrage it has sparked.   Continue reading “Google Ignites International Outrage After Wiping Palestine Off the Map, Replacing it with Israel”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

No government really wants an unrestricted, heavily armed population, least of all the United States government. They have been trying to hinder the Second Amendment in every which way they can for decades, sometimes successfully. They’re always trying to find a new angle that will allow them to chip away at our ability to own and operate firearms.

The latest angle comes courtesy of the Department of State, who last month decided to redefine gunsmithing as a “manufacturing” activity under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Essentially, gunsmiths will now have to register themselves as manufacturers under ITAR, regardless of whether or not they are considered manufacturers under the Gun Control Act of 1968. And once they’re registered, they’ll have to pay an annual fee of $2,250.   Continue reading “Why The Government Is Targeting Gunsmiths With Ridiculous Fees”

Heat Street – by Nahema Marchal

The University of Wisconsin-Stout has decided to take down historical paintings that show interactions between white settlers and First Nations people because of their potentially “harmful” effects on students and viewers. The move was sparked by complaints from a diversity group.

One of the paintings shows French fur traders canoeing down the Red Cedar River with American Indians; the other is of a French fort. Both were painted by artist Cal Peters in 1936 and were recently restored with funding by the Wisconsin Historical Society.   Continue reading “Wisconsin College Removes Historical Paintings of Native Americans After Diversity Group Complains”

Reuters

Florida health officials are investigating a new non-travel- related case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, but it is not yet clear whether the person contracted the virus from local mosquitoes or from a recent trip to Miami.

Governor Rick Scott said in a statement on Monday that the infected person recently traveled to Miami-Dade County, which is experiencing an outbreak of Zika caused by local mosquito transmission. So far, 16 people have been infected in the Miami area. The Palm Beach case brings the state’s tally to 17.   Continue reading “Florida is investigating apparent new case of locally transmitted Zika”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Figures from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) show the number of gun manufacturers in the U.S. grew “nearly 250 percent” from 2009 through 2015.

The number of manufacturers are measured via the number of licenses issued to make guns.   Continue reading “Number of Gun Manufacturers Up ‘Nearly 250 Percent’ Under Obama”

Nunez Report

The Constitutional Court has ruled to annul a provision that punishes all sexual acts against children under the age of 15 as “sexual abuse,” stirring outrage from academics and women’s rights activists who warn that the decision will lead to cases of child abuse going unpunished.

The Constitutional Court discussed the issue upon an application from a district court, which complained that the current law does not discriminate between age groups in cases of child sexual abuse and treats a 14-year-old as equal to a four-year-old.   Continue reading “Turkey legalizes pedophilia”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Chicago Police officers are now the subject of intensive criticism over the shooting death of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal, after the release of a series of body and dash cam videos showing a number of procedural errors — and a startling lack of coordination — including firing at a fleeing vehicle and an astounding admission by the cop who fired the fatal shot that he did not know if O’Neal was even armed.

That admission appears to indicate that cop perceived crossfire shots from the other officers on scene had been fired by O’Neal, when in fact the teen did not have a weapon at all. In direct violation of departmental policy, officers fired at the vehicle they believed O’Neal had stolen — worse, that gunfire directly endangered not only the suspected car thief, but other officers and everyone in the neighborhood.
Continue reading “Cop Kills Unarmed Teen Because He Mistook Fellow Cop’s Gunfire as the Teen’s”

Underground Reporter – by James Holbrooks

Jerusalem — Last Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers legalized the imprisonment of Palestinian children as young as — by their own words — twelve years old.

The new law, passed by legislators as the “Youth Bill,” allows authorities to “imprison a minor convicted of serious crimes such as murder, attempted murder or manslaughter even if he or she is under the age of 14,” the Knesset said in a press release.   Continue reading “Palestinian Children As Young As 12 Can Now Be Legally Imprisoned By Israel”

End of American Dream – by Michael Snyder

The Obama administration is absolutely furious with Israel. At the end of July, the U.S. State Department issued a scathing press statement in which it publicly rebuked the government for Israel for “settlement activity” in East Jerusalem which the Obama administration considers to be “corrosive to the cause of peace”. There has always been tension between the Netanyahu government and the Obama administration, but I don’t know if we have ever seen the State Department use such strong language to condemn Israeli activity. Unfortunately, the rapid deterioration of the relationship between the United States and Israel could have some very serious implications for the entire region in the months ahead. As you will see below, Newsweek is reporting that France is ready to make a renewed push for a UN Security Council resolution that would formally establish a Palestinian state, and this time around the Obama administration may be ready to go along with such a resolution.   Continue reading “U.S. Anger At Israel Could Result In A UN Security Council Resolution Establishing A Palestinian State”

SHTF Plan – by Jeremiah Johnson

The Obama Administration has been characterized by not only a lack of transparency on issues that surface, but a deliberate obfuscation to mask true actions and intentions.  There are literally no limits to what the man and his handlers will do outside of the law to attain their ends, while simultaneously “crafting” legislation to enslave the citizenry.  The fawning, lying press trumpets his victories and quietly spins his defeats: objectivity cannot be maintained by journalists on the government payroll and command.   Continue reading “Make No Mistake: “Everyone Who Is Warning About Clinton Is A Target and They Are Marked””

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Washington, D.C. – A new Department of Defense Inspector General’s report, released last week, has left Americans stunned at the jaw-dropping lack of accountability and oversight. The glaring report revealed the Pentagon couldn’t account for $6.5 trillion dollars worth of Army general fund transactions and data, according to a report by the Fiscal Times.

The Pentagon, which has been notoriously lax in its accounting practices, has never completed an audit, would reveal how the agency has specifically spent the trillions of dollars allocated for wars, equipment, personnel, housing, healthcare and procurements allotted to them by Congress.   Continue reading “Audit Reveals the Pentagon Doesn’t Know Where $6.5 Trillion Dollars Has Gone”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

The police state apparatus will now condition children to prostrate themselves before their masters as they are extorted during traffic stops. Illinois drivers education now includes instructions on how to properly allow police to generate revenue.

The bill signed into law on Friday by Governor Bruce Rauner authorizes a new curriculum for driver’s education classes which includes interacting with police. It will be instituted for the 2017-18 school year and become mandatory training at both private and public schools.   Continue reading “Illinois Institutes Chilling New Mandate for Schools to Teach Children How to Submit to Police”

Constitution – by Onan Coca

The liberal fascists in Charlotte, North Carolina might have been stopped from forcing unisex bathrooms on private businesses, but that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped fighting. The activists have shifted their focus from private businesses towards the local public school system and pushed the school board in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County to enact new guidelines on dealing with gender issues.   Continue reading “Public Schools in North Carolina Look to Brainwash Children on Gender with “the Gender Unicorn”!”

Informed Comment – by Juan Cole

Zack Beauchamp at Vox has a very clear explanation of why the $400 million the US paid to Iran in January was not a ransom for hostages.

The fact is that the Obama administration dodged a likely ruling by an arbitration court against the United States that could have awarded Iran as much as $10 billion.   Continue reading “Obama not only did not pay Iran Ransom, he denied Iran Billions it had Coming to It”